24-year-old woman shears 661 lambs in 9 hours setting new world record

A 24-year-old has set a new women’s world record for shearing the most number of lambs in nine hours.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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24-year-old woman shears 661 lambs in 9 hours setting new world record

A 24-year-old has set a new women's world record for shearing the most number of lambs in nine hours. Megan Whitehead sheared 661 lambs in near 30-degree heat at the Grant Brothers' Gore woolshed, New...

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