ne , ▁Make ▁w af ers ▁and ▁c akes , ▁for ▁our ▁she e pe ▁must ▁be ▁sh or ne , ▁At ▁sheep ▁she aring ▁neighb ors ▁none ▁other ▁thing ▁cra ue , ▁but ▁good ▁cheer ▁and ▁welcome , ▁like ▁neighb ors ▁to ▁ha ue " ▁ ▁In ▁Australia ▁ ▁She aring ▁the ▁R ams , ▁a ▁painting ▁by ▁Australian ▁painter ▁Tom ▁Roberts ▁is ▁like ▁an ▁icon ▁for ▁the ▁liv est ock - g row ing ▁culture ▁or ▁" life ▁on ▁the ▁land " ▁in ▁Australia . ▁It ▁was ▁par od ied ▁in ▁Michael ▁Le un ig ' s ▁Ram ming ▁the ▁She ars . ▁The ▁expression ▁that ▁Australia ' s ▁wealth ▁rode ▁on ▁the ▁sheep ' s ▁back ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁the ▁currency ▁it ▁once ▁had . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁M andy ▁Francis ▁of ▁Hard y ' s ▁Bay , ▁Australia , ▁constructed ▁a ▁black but t ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁Street ▁F urn iture ▁Project ▁at ▁Wal cha , ▁NS W , ▁Australia . ▁This ▁seat ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁comb s , ▁cut ters , ▁w ool ▁tables ▁and ▁gr ating ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁craft ▁and ▁industry ▁of ▁she aring . ▁ ▁During ▁Australia ' s ▁long ▁week end ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 1 1 1 ▁machine ▁she ar ers ▁and ▁ 7 8 ▁bla de ▁she ar ers ▁shore ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Mer ino ▁e w es ▁and ▁