Female shearer sets world record by shearing 500 merino lambs in one day

A New South Wales woman has set a world record as the first female to shear more than 500 merino lambs in a day.

Nikki Lyons achieved the feat in a shearing shed near Marnoo in Victoria’s Wimmera region on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old shore 502 lambs between 6am and 6pm, with nine of those hours…