Sitting in his part-warehouse, part-office in Sydney’s Alexandria, Sam Rogers, 19, describes growing up on a 6000-head cattle station north of Bowen, Queensland. His dad mustered cattle using helicopters, horses and motorbikes; it could take an entire day, from sunrise to sunset. Occasionally there were accidents; some were fatal.
Rogers would help out as a stockman. He also remembers pulling apart washing machines with his brother to figure out how they worked.
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