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Heavyweight sheep is sheer woolpower
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HE SHOULD have been called Rambo. But by any other name - a
modest, unassuming Richard, according to his breeder John Wilson -
this could be the biggest Oxford Down sheep in Britain.
Or ever. About 300lbs (136kg) is a lot of sheep and only the
distorting mirror of memory suggests that the Oxford Down ram which
trundled away with my father on its back, or the one which tried to
drown me in the dipper, were bigger.
The smallest Oxford is a big sheep, ewes about 90kg, rams rather
more. Richard is rather more again.
John Wilson, 78, said at his Knowley Farm, Insch, Aberdeenshire:
"I never ...
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MY SHEEP DOGS; Mutton chops as farmer gives flock the poodle look.(News)
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; STUMP, John Wilson Jr., 57, of Salem, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2002. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem.
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Statesman Of the Streets; What We Lost When We Lost The Impassioned John Wilson
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; ...feel like crying is not just because John Wilson showed how politics could be an honorable...of relationship you could have with John Wilson, and that was a personal one. Some politicians...abstract discussion of any length with John Wilson, I never heard about it. Rather than...
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OBIT - RILEY, JOHN WILSON, SR.
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; John Wilson Riley, Sr., 80, of Clifton Forge, died Thursday, May 26, 2005. Funeral, Sunday, 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
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IN MEMORIAM: JOHN WILSON: 1928-2003
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; ...in August 2003. Throughout his life, John Wilson was amazingly prolific. He was sole...in values education. At Farmington, John Wilson became founding editor of Moral Education...offered less fertile ground. Hence John Wilson became no less renowned outside his...
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John Wilson: The Man We All Will Miss
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; ...undertaken a rather substantial neighborhood project, I called upon John Wilson, my councilman, for assistance. The response from his office...directly with me. I subsequently enjoyed many conversations with John Wilson - whether they were easy banter about the vagaries of the...
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OBIT - YOST, JOHN WILSON
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; YOST, John Wilson, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2003. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel (982-2221).
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John Wilson: Singer On The Road To Musical Success
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; ...York Beacon, The 10-21-1998 John Wilson: Singer On The Road To Musical...of popular community artist John Wilson can be described as a soulful...performing and producing skills, John Wilson has proven he has the perseverance...
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THE GUESTS OF MR McLEAN by John Wilson.
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; THE GUESTS OF MR McLEAN by John Wilson. Published by The McLean Institute (PO Box 34060, Fendalton...200pp, $39 (+ $5 post and packaging). . Christchurch historian John Wilson has brought his customarily thorough approach to chronicling...
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John Wilson
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; ...North Berwick, aged 74 MIRRORING his frank and open nature, John Wilson was a man utterly devoid of deviousness, his approach to life...chief accountant, before promotion to joint general manager. John Wilson had the ability to think on his feet. He relished the cut...
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