PHOTO: After more than 20 years, cattle brander Jack Shanks is still an invaluable service to Coonamble Saleyards.
AMID new directions for one of the fastest developing industries in Australia, one of the oldest practises in the Coonamble sale yards is still going strong.
Visitors to the sale yards would be hard-pressed to miss the gentlemen tossing painted iron brands from the pen to the catwalk and back again.
The branding contracting business was originally started by Greg Shanks out of Dubbo and has been appearing at Coonamble . . .
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