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There were field days, a seed symposium, off shears and more as we delve back through the archives to November 1967.

Australia wool was on the global stage as Wool Week was conducted in a Tokyo department store, while Australian editors were in town. Pictured are George Mitchell, The Victorian Wheat and Woolgrower, David Austin, Pastoral Review, Arnold Hudson, The Land, Wallace Skelsey, Country Life, and Frank Hill, Stock Journal.

Superintendant of SA High Schools KE Barter, talks wool to Urrbrae student Kevin Tiller, Lock, while chairman of the school council, ESG Bowes, listens.

Animals quarantine officer Douglas Scott and veterinary research officer Jules Collard walk back to Port Adelaide from Torrens Island.

Alan Fogden, Coonalpyn, Eric Ashby, Ashrose, Hallett, Arch Proser, Tintinara, and E Rolland, Rockleigh, at the Bellbro Merino field day and auction at Tintinara.

Elders-GM Tintinara representative J Groutch, Bellbro co-owner Tom Bell and EE Jaeschke, Culburra.

Barossa MP Mrs M Byrne holds a kitchen fire extinguisher of the type distributed to Williamstown residents.

Sunbeam sales manager KK Fiebig watches Colin Hall, Ellison, using the shearing equipment. On the right is deputy director general for education in SA AW Jones.

NSW visitor to Australian wine show at Wayville, Dr J Stanley, Katoomba, with chairman of the Pastoral Board in SA, JL Johnson. 

Adrian Lush, Corriedale Hills, Inman Valley, congratulates the Parndana Area School students who on the practical sheep assessment: Stephen Harris, Robert Birks and Robert Morgan.

A pen of 33 Suffolk cross sucker lambs offered at Gepps Cross, account CH Kies, Sandy Creek.

Mr and Mrs Keith Krause, Strathaven, Birdwood, with daughter Susan, are presented a cheque by Artificial Breeding Board chairman SB Denton.

Former worker Keith Bakewell, Yalkuri manger Richard Harvey and Dalgety-NZL regional branch manager Bob Lighton, Naracoorte, speak to visitors at Yalkuri, Narrung, at the Angus field day.

Yalkuri Station staff members Jim Cannell, Bob Way, Viv Wilson and Bruce Rigney with Perendale studmaster Ralph Dodd, Lowan Vale.

Attendees at a Kangaroo Island field day.

Talking at the Murray Bridge stud pig sale were MJ Wandel, Mallee Grove, Boowillia, SL Dawkins, Para Wirra, Gawler River, and G Nussio, Rivoli, Mypolonga.

Mrs CC Kelly, Barwidgee, Caramut, Vic, Mrs James Cowell, Carwidya, Mount Crawford, and Lucy Orbell, New Zealand, pause after lunch in the shearing shed on Yalkuri, Narrung.

John Adams, a grade 7 student at Williamstown Primary School, was one of the students kept busy during clean up week.

Superintendant EW Handler (second from left), officer-in charge of region B SA Police Force, congratulates Elders-GM stockman Jack Kraehe, on being the first employee to qualify for a $100 bonus for having completed 100,000 miles of accident-free driving. Also in the picture is chair of the SA Road Safety Council JF Finn and Elders-GM SA manager AD Chenery.

Stud and Commercial Pig Society identities presented a cheque to Lester Morgan, the Miss Minda in the SA Telethon Quest. Pictured are Superintendant of Minda Home D Crawford, Bill Dunsford, Redhill, Minda Home social worker Lester Morgan and Lance Dawkins, Gawler River.

Carolyn Horton has become the first SA Rural Youth member to win the P&O Scholarship to attend a course at a university or technical or agricultural college. She is with deputy manager of Elders-GM AB Tapfield and divisional manager AJ Day.

Australian Wool Board chair Sir William Gunn addresses and Adelaide meeting - first grower meeting in Australia to debate the wool marketing proposals.

RD Thomas, Elders-GM, Yankalilla, LD Kingsmill, Elders-GM, and RD Wilson, Warrenda, Lyndoch, speaking after the Corriedale Hills sale.

R Hayman, Meningie, C Harvey, Hartley, and DC Smyth, Nairne, speak at the off-shears sale at Strathalbyn.

Finalists in the Champion Farmer 1967 (back) E Ashby, Inman Valley, RD McCallum, Morchard, winner CW Beinke, Kimba, GR McLellan, Wolseley, and L Scholz, Minnipa. (front) FB Pearson, SA Department of Ag, R Taylor, state manager Ampol, Ag Minister GA Bywaters, EH Mancey, Ampol country manager for Australia, and UFGA general secretary TC Stott.

Bennett & Fisher general manager JA Thwaites, Ivan Cross, Wood-Dere Proprietors, Strathalbyn, and LJ Verrall, Hermitage, at the Strathalbyn off-shears.

Len Guthrie, Springton, Sid Tucker, Elders-GM stock department, Alan Kaine, Hamley Bridge, and Bill Guthrie, Tungkillo, at the Mount Pleasant off-shears sale.

MT Huny, and EH Hunt, Second Valley, were active buyers at the Strathalbyn off shears.

Bennett & Fisher general manager JA Thwaites with FR Martin, Willunga, who paid top sale price for a pen of ewes from the Ashbourne partners of DH Pethick and MW Heading.

WAB regional councillors Mrs RJ Camac, central region councillor and council president (centre) sits with Mrs OM Bourne, SE, and bureau organiser Jean Woods. Standing are Mrs CC Cooper, Upper North, Mrs L Freeman, Lower Eyre, Mrs C Matthews, Murray Mallee, Mrs AR Neumann, Mid North and Mrs KW Bruce, Lower North.

SA champion farmer Cliff Beinte, Kimba, is a member of the Rural Youth Advisory committee. He is pictured receiving the winners shield from AJ Walker, Dept of Ag, assisted by Ampol's Australia country sales manager EH Mancy.

Ross Julge, Snowtown, Ted Coffey, Lake View, Bevan Metcalfe, Elders-GM Snowtown, Bill Gosling, Elders-GM wool department, Port Adelaide, inspect the wool clips. 

P Overton, Kapunda, Dalgety-NZL wool store manager B Kilgour, C Whitehorn, Dalgety-NZL wool department, and manager of Ben Lomond Pastoral Co R Shillabeer, Kapunda.

Keith Scott, Kersbrook, Jack Burns, Mount Pleasant, Elders-GM branch manager Bob Dunsford, Darcy Hynes, Gumeracha, at the Mount Pleasant off-shears.

This large Large White boar sold at Mount Gambier by KA&LA Goosens, Naracoorte, to top the sale at $51.25. Standing behind 'Pedro' are Southern Farmer officers Kerry Black and Barry Allen.

Mr and Mrs John Corbin, Binnum, received top price for Border Leicesters at the British Breeds- Poll Dorset sale at Penola.

Gepps Cross abattoir chief export grader Charlie Ricketts demonstrates the measurement system used to grade sheep.

(front) Jack Tremaine and Allen West were among farmers attending the lamb discussion at Parndana. Beside them is Dept of Ag chief livestock officer CJ Mulhearn, with animal producer adviser DW Russell, Parndana Research Centre manager BA Ninnes and livestock officer MR Heysen.

Mrs HB Moody and Mr and Mrs TH Tilley, Lucindale, with Allan Turner of Holbrook Meat Co, at the first sale in the new joint Lucindale yards.

Henry Krischauf, Delamere, with Ron Thomas, Elders-HM, Yankalilla.

Elders-GM auctioneer C Paltridge, D Penny, Padthaway, Elders-GM Naracoorte branch manager J De Garis, and SL McElroy, Keppoch.

CWA members were able to enjoy the new canteen facilities at the Mount Pleasant offshears. Pictured are Joy Starkey, Mrs JA Deane, Mrs AJ McGilvray, Mrs AB Rundle, Mrs E Gardner, and Mrs M Halren, ready to pass around the cups for luncheon, a service that raises funds for the association's projects.

Students from Penneshaw, Angaston, Wasleys, Ardrossan, Lobethal, Port Broughton and Point McLeay took part in the road safety training at the Thebarton Police Barracks, with Cadet Roger Zeuner instructing students from Elizabeth East infants school on the correct procedure at a railway crossing.

Lands Minister JD Corcoran, and SA Seedgrowers Cooperative president A Brookman at the seedgrowers symposium.

Southern Farmers Cooperative stock department manager HJ Megaw and JR Clifton, Paracombe, at the Mount Pleasant off shears.

Meat trade buyer Bob Donavan, Dalgety-NZL Mount Gambier branch manager Stan Standish, buyer Doug Clezy, Scotts livestock manager Pat Doman, and Alan Scott, talk of the season beside a transport of 407 prime lambs bound for Portland.

Max Haldane, and sons Roger, Trevor and Douglas, Bute, at the SA Seedgrowers Cooperative symposium.

Flashback Friday – November 1967

There were field days, a seed symposium, off shears and more as we delve back through the archives...

Flashback Friday – November 1967

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