Ted Conner
Ted Connor Seeing that photo of Ted Conner published in the ‘Albury Mob’ recently, brought back a few memories of the past for me. Some photographer had obviously captured Ted shearing a sheep in a little demonstration. I gather he was a gun shearer in his early days. He most likely worked with Vic Casey who I am sure was a shearing contractor in the Albury district in Ted’s time. I think, going by the photo, he may have been using machines on this occasion, rather than the blades. Ted worked on the Chaff Cutters when not shearing and spent time on the Threshing Mills. There were a few of those machines around in those early days. Two operators I can think of, from the top of my head, were Bill Winter and Jeff Wood. I was a school boy in Albury when I remember Ted. I can recall him weaving his way back to his cottage, from Mrs. Gibson at the Albury pub on the odd occasion. He must have been aged about 70 then I guess. I can...
