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June 1965 had plenty going on from Naracoorte sales, WAB and Ag Bureau and dairy conferences, Elders-GM and Bennett &amp; Fisher branch openings and Mid North sheep on display. Check out the action in this week’s Flashback Friday.

Allen Bodey, Lorraine, Dooen, Vic, who sold two Shorthorn bulls at 250 guineas at the annual autumn stud beef cattle sale at Naracoorte, with fellow seller Jack Gower, Cloverly, Tantanoola, and Roger Goode, Barooka, Kingston.

At the Naracoorte beef sale were MC Verco, Marcollat, Naracoorte, A Napier, Norbyn, Naracoorte, Bill Clutterbuck, Elders G-M, sale topper FR Humphris, Yongala Poll Shorthorns, Jamestown, and LWR Hinge, Fairview, Mundalla.

Vin McInerney, Garryowen, Riverton, holding his 950-guinea Poll Hereford bull, which topped the Naracoorte sales, and buyer Willie Lintvelt, Fairbanks, Keith.

AHW Byles and son John inspect a Poll Shorthorn bull at the Naracoorte sale, held by stud groom Rosemary Daley, from the property of John Keynes

Kingston graziers Graham Cameron, Bert Gibbs and Ian Cobiac inspect the catalogue at the Naracoorte stud beef cattle sale

More than 40 officers from country branches visited the head office for the Bennett & Fisher 'product knowledge' day.

John Parker, Old Canowie, Hallett, travelled to the SE to see his team of Exmoor Shorthorns win the annual Naracoorte beef cattle competition. He is receiving the trophy from donor and last year's winner PJ Baily while judge Dudley Coombe, Myponga, looks on.

These two rams were included in a special consignment of Corriedales fom the Lake Park stud at the Adelaide airport bound for Taiwan.

Lameroo branch president Mrs MB Piggott (second from right) greets members of the Murray Mallee Women's Ag Bureau branches to the annual regional meeting including Mrs C Orwell, Mrs L Gregurke, and her daughter Mrs N Angel, Pinnaroo.

Prudence Coulls, Eden Hills, Terry Bell, Plympton, Oksana Holobowycz and chaperone Susan Tilbrook on a prizewinning tour to Flinders Chase Sanctuary, Kangaroo Island.

Mrs CR Henke and Mrs K Rosenzweig, Towitta WAB branch at the Riverton meeting hear thoughts on happiness in marriage.

Mrs LH Argent and Mrs W Georg, member and president of the Sheoak Log branch at the WAB AGM.

SA manager of the Commonwealth Development Bank JW Bullwinkle and Waite Ag Institute director Dr J Melville look a look at some Red Scale infested SA oranges.

Shown with three Coongra Poll Herefords at the Naracoorte stud beef cattle sales are Dean Motteram and Jack Spehr, studmaster of the Furner stud.

GW Hicks, Birdwood, ER Hobbs, Mt Pleasant, and PJ Ancell, Birdwood, at the Oakbank Ag Bureau conference.

Ray Parker, Gumeracha, W Erdmann, Lobethal, and Des Lovett, Gumeracha, talk over the conference at lunch.

Wally Forth, Dalgety-NZL, Adelaide, Stanley J Ross, Aindreas, Ellerslie, Vic, and Bill Wright, SE supervisor for Dalgety-NZL, at the Naracoorte sale of stud and commercial Angus.

AE French, Naracoorte, Frank Smith, Tieyon Station, via Finke, Gerry Rodda, stud stock officer, Bennett & Fisher Ltd, at the Naracoorte Angus sale.

Paracombe branch members at the 56th annual conference of the Hills branches of the Ag Bureau at Oakbank are FR Chamberlain and AE Johns.

A Rauf, East Pakistan, AV Kemp, chairman of the Balhannah Ag Bureau branch, and R Brockhoff, at the Ag Bureau conference.

Hamilton, Vic, identities Norm Anderson, B Mayfield and FG Larmour, with F Prelc, Penola, at the Naracoorte sale.

Kingston's Ralph Starling, B Cullen and LG Starling.

The crowd at the Naracoorte autumn stud beef cattle sale was so big some of the crowd was forced to stand in the ring.

Conference delegates and visitors at the dairy conference include Ian Griffiths, AE Truscott & Son Pty Ltd, NSW, GS Pickhaver, senior dairy officer Dept of Ag, WN Rule, former associate president, K Anderson, Jervois, and Erik Asterman, Alfa-Laval.

SA Division of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Manufacturers and Secretaries FA Aubrey and Ag Minister Mr Bywaters.

SE supervisor for Dalgety-NZL Bill Wright, Elders-GM's Bill Clutterbuck, and auctioneer Jim De Garis, Elders-GM Naracoorte, take bids at the Naracoorte sale.

WAB Brinkley branch members Mrs KW Pfeiffer and Mrs MC Pope have a word with J Steer, a CWA member and judge of the handmade articles at the regional meeting of the WAB Murray Mallee branch held at Lameroo.

Mr and Mrs IH Potts, with Josephine and Carolyn, Gawler River, at Naracoorte.

JA Johnston, former stud stock officer for Dalgetys, DW Taylor, Kingarth, Nairne, and GM Harfield, Dalgety-NZL, Naracoorte.

Elders-GM Port Augusta manager JB Pyman inspects a draft of 1100 ewe weaners travelling 2650 miles from northern NSW to Albany WA.

Poll Herefords in the Bordertown district. People in background unknown.

Elders-GM Lameroo manager John Wilson relaxes with RM Pocock, JW Bowman and LT Kakoschke at the opening of the new local branch.

Ron Hooper, Mr Giles, MHR, Ag Minister Mr Bywaters, Murray Bridge Meat partner RK Bartholomew, Lobethal, and meat inspector Brian Pugh discuss an export license for the Murray Bridge abbattoir.

WM Schiller, GD Traeger, ML Traeger and son Darryl and WE Schild at the opening of the Stock Co Lameroo.

At the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries SA branch annual conference are C Schmidt, James Bell Machinery, J Nyford-Hansen, Australian Rennett Manufacturing Co, WJ Walsh, Strath Foods, and Jack Alder, Strath Foods.

Dept of Ag staff John Skull and Brian Hannaford at the dairy conference.

Aust president of the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Les Simm, Brunswick, WA, is shown with DW Gray of United Cooperative Dairymen Ltd, Adelaide, and cheese and butter judge A Kennedy (centre)

The homestead of a "well-known Merino stud property at Mt Bryan".

C O'Malley, Karoonda, and HH Ackland, Bow Hill, inspect the fleece of a Merino.

J Reichstein, Laura, LP Williams, SAFU, Wirrabara, and I Seaman, Brookleigh, Wirrabara, at a Mid North Merino stud.

FS Sleep, Meningie, and A Fogden, SAFU, Coonalpyn.

Mrs W Vigar, Mrs O Needs and Mrs C Needs, Lameroo, at the Elders-GM Lameroo branch opening.

Charlie Needs, Lameroo, Frank Best, Merwin Props, Lameroo, Roy Hannam, Lapaya, Lameroo, John Kelly, Lameroo, Lance Lines, Gum Hill, Mt Bryan, and Bruce Swann, Elders-GM, at the branch opening.

B Fulwood, Tintinara, J Groutch, Elders-GM, Tintinara, and Gordon Wait, Tintinara, at the Elders-GM special store cattle sale.

L Christie, Adelaide, with her daughters-in-law Mrs WL Christie, Ann Christie and Mrs Don Christie, Lameroo.

Mrs M Zypuha, Mrs A Kreig and Mrs C Lloyd, Gawler, at the WAB regional meeting of the Lower North branches.

Chairman of the Crystal Brook District Council MJ Slattery, adresses the gathering of more than 300 guests at the opening of the new Crystal Brook premises of Bennett & Fisher.

AJ McArthur, Mt Hope, Rendelsham, has been waging a years long war against rabbits.

Jack Hams, Pandappa Station, Arnold Fink, Clare, and Bob Hams, Terowie, at the Bennett & Fisher opening.

H Bentley, D Betnley and R Bentley, Crystal Brook, with CG Burford, Koolunga.

HM Saint, Crystal Brook, and RS Darley, Narridy.

DV Ward and J Goulter, Crystal Brook, discuss seasonal prospects.

Large White sow Para Wirra Coral was the equal top price animal at the Minnipa stud pig sales. Sold by SL Dawkins, Para Wirra, Gawler River, to HC Post for 70 guineas.

State Shearing Industry Committee representatives.

Eric Brooks, Murray Bridge, Bob Hammat, Port Lincoln, and LB 'Tup' Tregoning, Kingscote, discuss fleeces at the five-day Elders-GM Wool School for branch managers.

Jack May, Wentworth, Bill Edwards, Hawker, Max Bray, Pinnaroo, and Hilary Osborne, Broken Hill, learn about fleeces.

Flashback Friday – June 1965

June 1965 had plenty going on from Naracoorte sales, WAB and Ag Bureau and dairy conferences, Elders-GM and...

Flashback Friday – June 1965

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