The Drovers News

 
Gulgong's Henry Lawson Festival
The Australian
You could riot with Chinese miners, get run over by a stagecoach and, as in the famous poem The Drover's Wife, contend with black snakes. Certainly Henry Lawson didn't think much of pioneer life in the 1870s. He hated growing up in the goldfields and ...

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Drovers' influence
This is South Wales
Last week's column gave a brief insight into the need for naming places in accordance with their link to the droving world. Before the journey to English markets began, Welsh cattle were first taken to various 'fairs' by their owners.


 
Colorado gripped by severe drought
North Platte Bulletin
by The North Platte Bulletin - 5/26/2012 Colorado is in its worst drought since 2002 when huge wildfires engulfed the state, according to reports summarized Thursday by the Drovers Cattle Network. Gov. John Hickenlooper recently signed a water ...


 
Baseball: Bison best the Drovers in SAC Tournament
Chickasha Express Star
Despite a strong first five innings, the Drovers couldn't overtake the No. 8 Oklahoma Baptist Bison in the second game of the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament. The game was close up until a tough sixth inning propelled the Bison into a large lead.

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Schiele exhibit focuses on real job of cowboys - driving cattle
Gaston Gazette
Only here in the Carolinas, where a system of backcountry cattle trails and “cowpens” sprang up, cattlemen were called drovers instead of cowboys. “If you remember, not too far from here is a town Cowpens,” said museum director Ann Tippitt, ...


 
Drovers upset No. 18 Rogers State
Chickasha Express Star
Four runs, nine innings and a diving catch later, the Drovers claim the first victory in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament, overtaking No. 18 Rogers State 4-3. The game went down to the wire and was described by Coach Mike Ross as a nail biter.

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Three Drovers named baseball All-Conference
Chickasha Express Star
Three Drover starters were named 2012 Sooner Athletic Baseball All-Conference after strong performances in the field and at the plate this season. Third baseman Heath Wilda and outfielder Jared Coon were named All-Conference First Team, ...

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