1830. Robert Dawson, `The Present State of Australia,' p. 139:
"The male kangaroos were called by my natives old men, `wool-man,' and the females, young ladies, `young liddy.'"
<hw>Wool-shed</hw>, <i>n</i>. the principal building of a station, at which the shearing and wool-packing is done. Often called the <i>Shed</i>.
1850. J. B. Clutterbuck, `Port Phillip,' vol. ii. p. 23:
"In some instances the flood has swept away the wool-sheds."
1851. `Australasian' [Quarterly], vol. i. p. 298:
". . . we next visit the `wool-shed,' and find the original slab-built shed has been swept away, to make room for an imposing erection of broad-paling . . ."
1873. A. Trollope, `Australia and New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 126:
"The wool-shed is a large building open on every side, with a high-pitched roof,—all made of wood and very rough. The sheep are driven in either at one end or both, or at three sides, according to the size of the station and the number of sheep to be shorn. They are then assorted into pens, from which the shearers take them on to the board;—two, three or four shearers selecting their sheep from each pen. The floor, on which the shearers absolutely work, is called `the board.'"
1890. `The Argus,' Aug. 9, p. 4, col. 1: