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history of agriculture
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settlement
this is the year that the first fleet arrived in australia and started farming the land to make a living. -
crossing of the ranges
the great dividing range was crossed by Braxland, wentworth and lawson.they discovered grassed light timbered lands that were perfect for grazing -
stump jump plough
the stumop jump plough was developed by the smith brothers. this gave us better soil preperation -
machenical shearers handpiece
a mechanical shearing machine was developed by Fredwick wolseley. this machine pleased wol growers and scared the blade shearers -
purchasing of marino sheep
john macarther purchased sheep, so he could create better wool -
agriculture begins to grow
huge grazing properties have been established and there are now over 100 million sheep and 12 million cattle -
bill huges
bill huges designs the grain auger