A teenager from a remote corner of northwestern New South Wales has created a major piece of sheep shearing history by winning the Golden Shears Junior final in Masterton.

It can be said that Eleri Bradley’s family are into the shearing sports hard-core. Twin brother Tegwyn won the Golden Shears Intermediate and Senior shearing titles, sister Laura is in the books as Novice woolhandling champion in 2020, and mum Helen is there too, as Junior woolhandling champion in 1995.

Central Hawke’s Bay farm training institution Smedley has claimed bragging rights among the farmers of the future by winning the first title decided at the 61st Golden Shears in Masterton today.

A 10-year-old shearer added another layer to the multi-generational whanau involvement in the wool industry when he shore in the Novice Heats as the 2023 Golden Shears hot under way in Masterrton.