Ox-wagon
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An ox-wagon or bullock wagon is a four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. It was a traditional form of transport, especially in Southern Africa but also in New Zealand and Australia. Ox-wagons were also
A bullock team in Australia
Bullock wagon carrying wool in New Zealand, c. 1880.
Bullock Team drawing II Ton Marshall Engine (Australia early 20th century)
Ox-wagon with four wagon wheels.
Bullocky
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A bullocky is an Australian English term for the driver of a bullock team. The American term is bullwhacker. Bullock drivers were also known as teamsters or carriers.
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…was led by a pair of well trained leaders who responded to verbal commands as they did not have reins or a bridle. The bullock team driver was called a bullocky, bullock puncher or teamster. Many Australian country towns owe their origin to the bullock teams, having grown from a store or shanty where teams…
Bullock team hauling wool on a dray, Walcha, New South Wales
Yoking up the leaders of a bullock team.
A bullock team at Farrell Flat, South Australia in 1911.