Founder looking forward to Merino Shears' 60th anniversary
13 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Ted Dreckow is a founder of New Zealand’s only national merino shearing and woolhandling championship, the New Zealand Merino Shears. Photo / Jared Morgan
Ted Dreckow is a founder of New Zealand’s only national merino shearing and woolhandling championship, the New Zealand Merino Shears. Photo / Jared Morgan
Otago Daily Times
By: Jared Morgan
The New Zealand Merino Shears turns 60 in October and front and centre at the celebrations will be one of its founders - Ted Dreckow.
The Alexandra man is the last of three, the late Brent Gow and the late Fred McSkimming, who "started the thing".