Golden Shears

Download or read book Golden Shears written by Gareth Winter and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Masterton home of the Golden Shears, 1961 - 2020. For sixty years New Zealand's paramount rural sporting event has been held in Masterton's War Memorial Stadium. Thousands or shearers, wool handlers and wool pressers have competed with each other to be crowned the Golden Shears champion. This book, lavishly illustrated by a number of different photographers, but mainly by the Nikolaison family of Masterton, traces the development of Wairarapa's most important annual sporting event, with contributions from historians, top shearing writers and those involved in the Golden Shears International Championships Society. Complete with all the results from the 60th competition held in March 2020, it is a 'must have' for those who who competitive shearing, and anyone interested in the wool industry"--Back cover.