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Shearing his passion for six decades
‘‘I used to see the shearers roll up in their Mk II Zephyrs and Holden utes and I used to think ‘gosh I want to be like that too, one day".
Our very own wool classer and master woolhandler, Mr Bell. Involved with shearing since the Merino Shears began in Alexandra in 1961.
Read the full stuff article here > https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/focus-on-farming/shearing-his-passion-six-decades
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