![]() ![]() An associated occupation is that of the drover, who, like the shearer may be an itinerant worker, and is employed in tending to livestock while they are travelling on a stock route.Ī station trainee is known as a jackaroo (male) or jillaroo (female). With pastoral properties facing dire recruitment problems as young men are lured into the booming mining industry, young women from the cities are becoming a common sight on outback stations, often attracted by the chance to work with horses. ![]() A station hand is an employee who is involved in routine duties on a rural property or station, which may also involve caring for livestock. Stockmen who work with the cattle in the Top End are known as ringers and are often only employed for the dry season which lasts from April to October.
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