“Shearing in the Riverina, New South Wales” by Rolf Boldrewood is a book about Australian animal culture. Excerpt: “Shearing commences to-morrow!” These apparently simple words were spoken by Hugh Gordon, the manager of Anabanco station, in the district of Riverina, in the colony of New South Wales, one Monday morning in the month of August. The utterance had its importance to every member of a rather extensive “CORPS DRAMATIQUE” awaiting the industrial drama about to be performed.
