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Australia's first professional wool classer Anne Cooper

Author
Manson Podcasting Network
Published
Sun 27 Jun 2021
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Anne Cooper believes she was the first professional female wool classer to work in shearing sheds along the eastern seaboard of Australia. As she recounts her story with Skye, she recalls how disruptive it was to have a women in charge of the shearing shed in this time. Shearing contractors and farmers were so put out that Union meetings were called about the issue and in some cases Anne was asked to provided written reports on her wool classing (a requirement that was never required prior) Can you image what that would have been like?! Find out here today.

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