"Wyreema " Kelpie Stud at Narrandera was our next stop to visit Gordie McMaster and his dogs. The stud was established in 1882 and is the oldest stud of its kind in the world. This is Seanie, Gordon's best dog and one of the top sires in Australia. We watched Seanie work and he showed us just how intelligent he is - it was amazing to watch! Gordie was a real Aussie character with lots of stories to tell. We ventured into his home office and we were all amazed at the history displayed on the walls. He even had a personally autographed photo of Nelson Mandela – one of Gordie’s heroes! 
Our next stop was Shear Outback at Hay to take a look at the history of shearing in Australia. I think these sheep are fake??!!
Our overnight accommodation was at Claughton House in Hay which used to be the boarding house for isolated students in the area. It closed as a boarding house a few years ago and then Maxine bought it and turned it into budget accommodation. It was very comfortable and warm!Kim, Jan, Anne, Wendy, Carol, and Barb at the famous Peppin Merino at Wanganella, near Deniliquin - Donna is taking the photo.
We did a quick tour of the Peppin Heritage Centre at Deniliquin which has Deni’s history displayed. A lovely lunch was had by all at The Crossing next door. We then headed out to North Tuppal shearing shed where a re-enactment of the famous Tom Roberts painting "Shearing of the Rams" took place in 2010. The manager of the property, Bernard showed us around and gave us the history of this famous shed with it's 72 stand 88m board!.
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