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180,000 Sheep
Up until 1920, 100 people worked in the shearing shed where 180,000 sheep were shorn. 3,000 bales of wool were exported to England. The sheep enterprise eased in 1960 and was replaced by the Angus Beef cattle breading venture. The first generation of White's (James White 1829) came out from England to develop the Merino sheep industry in Australia. They purchased Belltrees station in 1853 and set up a huge pastoral dynasty. Today around 5,000 head of cattle are grazed on Belltees. Continue tour...
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