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Goats were originally brought to Australia on the First Fleet, which landed at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.

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In the bush.

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On farms.

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Where are the sheep kept in?

The sheep and wool industry's Sheep /Wheat Zone stretches from inland Queensland south of around Longreach, through into the Murray Darling catchment into southern South Australia and across into south western Western Australia.


What is the name of the most famous sheep in Australia?

Merino Sheep are the common sheep in Australia.


What is a native sheep to Australia?

Sheep are not native to Australia - they are an introduced species.


What is a station in Australia?

You have the basic train station and then this is also the name given to property's where cattle and sheep are kept, similar to the ranch in the USA.


What year did sheep come to Australia?

The very first sheep in Australia came with the First Fleet in 1788. However, it is not from these sheep that Australia's huge sheep industry has grown.The Father of Australia's sheep industry is often regarded as John Macarthur. He was a man with a great deal of influence in colonial Australia, and it was he who arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796.


Are sheep farmed in South Australia?

Yes. There are sheep stations in South Australia.


Name Australia's first cloned-sheep.?

Australia has not yet cloned a sheep.


How do you know if sheep are being kept for wool or meat?

By the breed of sheep being kept but eventually all sheep end up as meat.


What country has the most sheep in Australia?

As it is a good farming environment to rear sheep


Why do white sheep in Australia eat more than black sheep?

That would be because there are more white sheep than black sheep in Australia.


What is the most famous sheep in australia called?

The most famous sheep, if not the most abundant sheep, in Australia is called the Merino.


Who started the sheep breeding industry in Australia?

John Macarthur is considered to be the father of the sheep industry in Australia. He arranged for the first Merino sheep to be brought to Australia from Spain. The first Spanish Merino sheep were brought to Australia in 1796. This type of Merino was a tough sheep which could handle Australia's extreme conditions.