- Oct 20, 2022
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But wait....
I googled 'where was the sheep shearing machine invented' and......oh dear, are Australians making false claims again?
'The sheep shearing machine was invented in Australia by Frederick York Wolseley, an Australian sheepgrower:
(all good so far) …Wolseley's machines were manufactured in Birmingham, England by his company, The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company...
Wolseley was born in Dublin and moved to Australia in 1854.
(Bugger, he was Irish)
Ha! - Invention, development and production all started in Australia though - the Wolesley Sheep Shearing Company Ltd was set up to by Wolseley make his sheep sheering machines and incorporated in Sydney before ownership was later transferred to Wolesley’s new company in England to continue production.
Wolesley is buried in Beckenham cemetery where I grew up.
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