Who was the Sheep King? – BBC Bitesize Key Stage 3 History (Environment and society)
Автор: BBC Northern Ireland
Загружено: 2020-05-11
Просмотров: 299
Sir Samuel McCaughey was born in 1835 in Tullynewey, near Ballymena, Co. Antrim. He emigrated to Australia to work as a jackaroo (a sheep farm labourer) on his uncle’s sheep farm.
Samuel was no stranger to working with the times – he was one of the first to adopt irrigation, meaning his livestock had better access to water. In 1888, the world’s first ever mechanised shearing of sheep took place in Dunlop, one of his sheep stations.
Making these improvements brought Samuel a lot of success and wealth. He became one of the richest men in the state of Victoria and was given the nickname “the Sheep King”.
This is part of the History (Environment and society) section of BBC Bitesize Secondary (KS3) level. For more Bitesize content head to bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Доступные форматы для скачивания:
Скачать видео mp4
-
Информация по загрузке:
