News Archives: What was in the news 75 years ago 16/03/2025 FacebookTwitterEmail Front page of The Longreach Leader from Friday, 9 November 1923. ON THIS DAY 17 March 1950 Two Longreach shearers, Ted Oates and Tom Faulkner, pioneered a daring and unconventional method […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password