Spirit of the bush

SUZIE MEERS PARKS her dusty wagon beside an old shearing shed near Narromine, NSW. The wagon is filled with buckets of roses and paper daisies of pastel hues, which photographer Clancy Job helps Suzie unload. The flowers are placed on a large wooden shearing table for Suzie to carefully select and trim the stems. It’s still cool inside and the boards creak underfoot as she assembles a floral display atop a nearby wool press.

There are no remnants of wool on the floor this