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Merino wool heritage unfolds across a windswept grassland under towering cumulus clouds. A lone stockman stands vigilant beside a compact mob of dense-fleeced Merino sheep, their silvery-grey wool billowing like the cloudscape above. The native pasture stretches in muted ochre and taupe tones, typical of inland New South Wales grazing country, with grasses bent and whispering in the subtle breeze. The herder, dressed in deep blue workwear and a classic wide-brimmed hat, represents generations of pastoral skill - carefully guiding and monitoring the valuable merino flock during mustering. Each woolly animal stands compact and robust, their thick fleeces a testament to generations of careful breeding and agricultural expertise. This image captures the quintessential Australian agricultural landscape - a harmonious interaction between skilled farmer, resilient livestock, and the expansive, unforgiving rural terrain that defines the nation's agricultural heartland.