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A horrendous injury to a young roustabout that led to her scalp being torn off has raised issues about safety in the nation's shearing sheds. Shearing industry stalwarts are calling on farmers to ...

Though the first Lister sheep shears were made in 1909 (and are still being made to this day) the company’s origins are much older. In fact the name dates back to 1867 when Robert Ashton Lister ...