Click go the shears at Mungallala

Penelope Arthur
Updated September 22 2015 - 1:58pm, first published March 6 2015 - 9:00am
Fred and James Bryant don’t seem to notice it is close to 40 degrees in the sheep yards at Preston, 70 kilometres south of Mungallala. They are just delighted to be in the middle of their  first shearing here since they bought  the property last year. - <i>Picture: PENELOPE ARTHUR.</i>
Fred and James Bryant don’t seem to notice it is close to 40 degrees in the sheep yards at Preston, 70 kilometres south of Mungallala. They are just delighted to be in the middle of their first shearing here since they bought the property last year. - <i>Picture: PENELOPE ARTHUR.</i>

IT has been 13 years since the rhythmic hum of the shearing stands have been heard across the paddocks of Preston, 70km south of Mungallala.

Penelope Arthur

Penelope Arthur

Journalist

Journalist for Queensland Country Life at Roma.

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