John Robert "Jackie" Howe (26 July 1861 (?) – 21 July 1920) was a legendary Australian sheep shearer at the end of the 19th century. He shot to fame in pre-Federation Australia in 1892 when he broke the daily and weekly shearing records across the colonies.© Wikipedia
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Contact details53 Shamrock StreetBlackall QLD 4472 P: 07 4657 4344
The Universal Garden Centre and Gallery houses is easy to find in the main street of Blackall - just look for the a statue of the famous shearer, Jackie Howe sitting at the entrance. There is a small fee to enter the Jackie Howe museum to find out about this amazing man who set a blade sharing record in 1892 which has never been beaten. He also set the machine shearing record which was not broken for 58 years. I love to read the history of these amazing men of the outback - Jack Howe was a publican, car dealer, grazier, father and a notable public figure. All this and he died at the age of 59.
The Universal Garden Centre and Gallery also has:
This is a great place to visit when you want to find out about the local area.