Stockman (Australia)

Bulls respond well to a good stockman
Two stockmen at Brunette Downs Station ca. 1953
Indigenous Australian stockman at Victoria River Downs Station
Sheep mustering at Chermside, ca. 1931
Stockman in cattle yards at Newcastle Waters Station

In Australia, a stockman (plural stockmen) is a person who looks after the livestock on a station, traditionally on horse. It has a similar meaning to "cowboy". A stockman may also be employed at an abattoir, feedlot, on a livestock export ship, or with a stock and station agency.


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