Jackie Howe
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Jackie Howe
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John Robert Howe was a legendary Australian sheep shearer at the end of the 19th century. He shot to fame in pre-Federation Australia in 1892 when he broke the daily and weekly shearing records across the colonies. Howe was born at Killarney near Warwick, Queensland. On 10 October 1892, Howe had shorn 321 sheep in seven hours and 40 minutes at Alice Downs station, near Blackall, Queensland. This was a faster tally than any other shearer had achieved before. In the week beforehand, Howe also set
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Australian sheep shearer (1861–1920)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Howe
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2023-06-23T14:50:17Z
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