A print from a disbound book of the British Empire published 1897. With an unrelated picture on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.25" or 22.5cm x 16cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1897 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
IN THE LAND OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
Since the first sheep was brought to Australia, in 1788, the growth of flocks in that country and New Zealand has been astounding. It is calculated that there are now from eighty to a hundred million sheep in Australia and New Zealand, and Australasian wool is the finest in the world. Despite competition, disease, and bad seasons, "wool' now constitutes the greatest part of the wealth of the colonies, and justifies the title which we have chosen for our illustration. The shearing is naturally the great event of the year on a sheep run. To shear a hundred thousand sheep is no small matter, but practice and organisation have made it a possible and even a rapid operation. The sheep are washed, dipped, scrubbed, and then passed under the hands of professional shearers, who can shear from ioo to 150 a day.