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Spirited sheep shearers brave work dressed up as 'bush Santas'

Sheep shearers have refused to let the extreme Aussie heat dull their Christmas spirit as they don full-bodied Santa suits to work.

The striking images shot at Packsaddle Roadhouse located at Broken Hill in NSW shows the team of shearers dressing up to keep the Christmas spirit alive.

In the spirit of Christmas the men have decided to dress up. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.
In the spirit of Christmas the men have decided to dress up. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.
Braving the heat to keep the Christmas spirit alive. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.
Braving the heat to keep the Christmas spirit alive. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.

With temperatures reaching around 40 degrees the men have decided to brave the weather and the gruelling conditions of the job all in the spirit of the season.

The men will work for around eight hours on an average shift, shearing and then hauling loads of wool.

Packsaddle Roadhouse owner Mia Degoumois told Daily Mail Australia she doesn’t let the weather get in the way of the festive season.

“We get some crazy temperatures this time of year but everyone loves Christmas so we figured we'd celebrate by dressing as bush Santas.”

“I think everybody had a lot of fun on the day, but there was were a couple of German guys there who definitely hadn't experienced that sort of heat.”

Sheep shearing is a proud Aussie tradition and one of our most iconic ‘outback’ images.

What a typical day shearing sheep looks like at Packsaddle Roadhouse. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.
What a typical day shearing sheep looks like at Packsaddle Roadhouse. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.
Sheep shearing is gruelling, manual work for the men. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.
Sheep shearing is gruelling, manual work for the men. Source: Packsaddle Roadhouse.

In March 2007, shearer Brendan Boyle set the world 24-hour sheep shearing record by shearing 841 full wool Merino sheep.

He raised over $20,000 for the fight against prostate cancer.

It was the first time a record has been set in 24 hours sheep shearing.