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This week’s Flashback Friday goes back into the archives almost 60 years, to March 1968. There is a look into some old school farming practices, and lots of faces that helped set this state’s agricultural future.

The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, made our front page in celebration of her visit to SA.

Prof JE Eckert from the University of California, USA, was the feature speaker at the beekeeping conference at Waite Institute. Within him is entymology department head DC Swan and CSIRO entymologist M Day, Canberra.

D Gordon, Coonalpyn, was at the dispersal sale of stud Merino sheep at Culburra.

L Kelly and RA Kelly, Jervois, at the Ettrick Friesian stud dispersal.

John Greenslade, Ettrick, Riverton, with David Clarkson, Riverton, looking over the catalogue at the Ettrick dispersal.

TJH Dodd, 'Glen Murray', Myponga, and AC Slack, Clarendon.

AE Neville, Clover Dale, Clarendon, and JE Eisele, Hiawatha, Murray Bridge.

On the auctioneers platform are Goldsborough staff Morgan Hawkes, auctioneer Bruce Swann and Alwyn Siddal, with Ettrick studmaster Lionel Greenslade, Riverton, and (front) Goldborough stud stock assistant manager Lloyd Wilkinson.

The crowd at the Mullinger Jersey stud, Kybybolite, dispersed on account of Arthur S Shepherd.

At the official opening of a new wool store in Port Adelaide by Elder Smith & Co Ltd was machinery dept manager CM Allender, Bill Wilson, Wertaloona, Don Miller, Elders Wool dept, and Bob Wilson.

Discussing wool trends at a Merino sale were H and F Staude, Bordertown.

Carrieton man A M Clarke was at a gathering of stock agents and country people in the city.

British livestock expert John Hammond, took a two month tour of the Australian meat production areas, sponsored by the Australian Meat Board. He is win AMB chair JL Shute.

Mrs AA Rowe with Mrs Arthur Shepherd at the Mullinger Jersey sale.

Hay baling at the Balhannah property of S Camac, with an Allis Chalmers Roto-Baler at work.

Bruce Wilson with RA Wilson, Paradale, Bolivar, at a Friesian dispersal stud.

A super-spreader sends out a cloud of superphosphate during top-dressing operations on newly-established pastures at the Australian Mutual Provident Society scheme in the Coonalpyn Downs.

Eric Lord, 'Yardea', West Port Augusta, Bob Crawford, 'Plumbago', Olary, and Len Ragless, 'Puttapa', Beltana, at the opening of the new wool store. 

W Freeman, Arrarat, Vic, and SA Dept of Ag Apiaries Inspector JF Masterman, at the Waite Institute's beekeeping conference.

This 10-disc stump rower was invented by K Olsen, Mangalo, EP, to help clear 1600 acres of scrub country.

T Gilmore, Pyramid, Vic, paid the top price of 175 guineas for Glenhope Netherland Serenade at the Ettrick dispersal.

E Tomlinson, Bordertown, at a recent Merino stud dispersal.

Lloyd Paech, Mt Barker, paid 160 guineas for this cow, Ettrick Champion Buttermaid, at the Riverton dispersal.

T Hamilton and LWR Hinge of Mundulla, with JT MacLean, Keppoch.

Frank W Warren, Rickleigh, Gumeracha, baled 1018 bales of oats from a five-acre paddock.

Herb Wood, Borrika, on Peggy, at his homestead. A former jockey, he was still on horseback into his 80s.

Chair of the Southern District wheat crop competition HB White, Monarto South, FAJ Starick, Kongolia, and Murray Plains Soil Conservation Board member HB Scheer, Murray Bridge.

C O'Connor and AE Willis, Mt Bryan, at the Snowtown Ag Bureau conference.

Jersey Herd Society SA branch president Mark Eckermann, 'Pella' Eudunda, judged at the Mannum Show, pictured with son William.

English livestock expert John Hammond inspects pigs at Gepps Cross, with Ken Davis, Macclesfield, and pig husbandry advisors WJ Wilkie.

TG Wurfel, DAJ Robertson, branch manager AL Wright and DG Fulwood at the opening of the new Elder, Smith & Co Ltd premises at Pinnaroo.

NL Davis, Strathalbyn, and AB Davis, Macclesfield, at Gepps Cross for the baconer carcase competition.

Lynette Lane, Glandore, with premier Sir Thomas Playford, at the Tanunda Show.

District inspector of schools EJ King with the Broken Hill teaching staff of School of the Air I Datson, BM Sargent and principal Mrs MC Gibb.

Pupils receive lessons from School of the Air.

Mt Compass Show Friesians judge Hugh Giles.

R Julge, Snowtown, helped conduct the Ag Bureau conference

JH Sneyd, Braidwood, at the Mt Compass Show.

Maxine Dolling, Macclesfield, with champion Jersey cow Yeronga Mayfair 3rd at the Autumn Jersey Fair, at the Wayville Showgrounds. 

John Pople and Jock McIntyre at 'North Bungaree'.

Snowtown Ag Bureau conference chairman GP Herbert.

DF Hermann, 'Beaver Springs', Tungkillo, with his second prize-winning Suffolk ram at the Mannum Show.

LA Leverington, Willunga, FV Barnett, Mt Compass, and RJ Mortimer, 'Ravenswood', Mt Compass, at the Mt Compass Show.

Mannum Agricultural Society committee members EA Haines, HH Ramm and NW Male held the same positions at the previous Mannum Show, held in 1939. 

BK Jenkins, Snowtown, at the Ag Bureau conference.

Record numbers were at the state baconer carcase competition.

John Hammond congratulates baconer carcase competition winner John B Sneel, Bolivar.

Flashback Friday – March 1958

This week’s Flashback Friday goes back into the archives almost 60 years, to March 1968.

Flashback Friday – March 1958

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