Bullock Yoke
A rectangular piece of timber which has a U-shaped metal rod approximately 6 1/2 to 7cm from each end of the timber. The timber has been shaped to fit over the shoulders of the bullocks and the U-shaped metal rods are secured to the timber by a larger piece of metal on one side of the rod and a strap of leather tied above the piece of metal which stops the rod from being pulled out. In the middle of the timber is a large metal pulling ring which is connected to a metal hook which is nailed to the timber. Each U-shaped rod is 30cm wide and 56cm from the wooden beam which itself is 10cm wide by 139cm long by 9cm depth. The pulling ring has a diameter of 15cm.
This is a bullock yoke, which would have been hitched to two bullocks. The U-shaped metal rods on each end of the piece of timber are quite large. The metal ring in the middle of the yoke would have been connected to a cart of other type of farm machinery.
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Courtesy of Shire of Kojonup.
Kojonup Historical Collection
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