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Click Go the Shears

first published in 1891; popular from the 1950s · 19th century

"Click Go the Shears" is a traditional Australian song about a day's work for a sheep shearer in the days before machine shearing. Its lasting popularity reflects the long place of the wool industry in Australian life.

Songs in history

Click Go the Shears1891

Cite this entry

APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Click Go the Shears. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/click-go-the-shears
MLA: “Click Go the Shears.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/click-go-the-shears. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Click Go the Shears.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/click-go-the-shears.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Click Go the Shears’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/click-go-the-shears (Accessed: ).

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