Around 1,000 sheep were rounded up on the hills above Glossop and it only took three hours to do it.
Rabbits raced to run free of the flocks and birds screeched over-head as the operation took place on Cold Harbour Moors.
The Chronicle said the stampede was carried out by the aptly named Mr Shepherd and his sons and Mr Wheeldon who farmed part of the moors.
Volunteers also helped to sweep the land but most of the scampering was done by eight sheepdogs.
The round-up was so the sheep could be given their late summer health dip in September 1976.
The difficult part was separating the sheep which came from the two farms into two pens so they would not get mixed up.
It took around 20 minutes before the job was done and the sheep were released to run back home.
However the round-ups were not over for the year, there was another dip planned for October.
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