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IN this week’s search back through our archives we have one or two ‘shocking’ images from April 1983.

Mark and Wayne Heaslip, Gramar, Owen, adjusted their harrows in preparation for sowing wheat, barley and peas after getting 140mm for the year so far.

The Rural Youth Council celebrated 30 years of the movement and its 100th meeting, with a cake. Suzie Quixley, Chris Curnow, Stock Journal general manager Frank Hill, RY state president David Ridgway, Department of Technical and Further Education's Robert Hodge, Rhys Eldredge, Kybunga, United Farmers and Stockowners' Denys Slee, (front) Dept of Labour's Margaret Wagstaff, British exchangee Debbie Clarke,Dept of Ag's Leslie Jacobs and Jim Richardson.

This big Friesian cow was bought by Peter Judd, Murray Bridge, for a record $602 from Tronsdale Dairy, Balaklava, when sold through the Gepps Cross market. Also pictured is Bennetts Farmers auctioneer Bill Warton, as he and Peter tried to guess the weight of the cow which dressed out at 438.4kg.

Brian Small, SA Gas Co, and Ernie Cambridge, Mount Barker, at the Wudinna Pig Fair.

Graeme Hampel, Bennetts Farmers, Burra, and Kim Short, Makenvale, Burra, put their heads together during the Paskeville store sheep sale.

Jim Downer, Mt Beevor, Nairne, and Andrew Michael, Oora-ma, Hilltown, exchange opinions at the United Farmers and Stockowners' wool and meat section AGM.

Wallace Drennan, Redpaths, Hoyleton, prepares to sow about 70ha of peas.

Stock Journal general manager Frank Hill presents Tom Heath, Mallala, with his tickets and itinerary after he won the Rural Youth exchange to Britain.

Members of the Tintinara and Mount Crawford B-grade polocrosse teams fight it out in the final of the tournament.

Palmer sharefarmer Colin Wachtel has his weightlifters smile as he prepares to sow Weeach barley.

David Doak, Newhaven, Bundarra, NSW, and Barry Tonkin, Tarrawonga, Kingston, bought this junior champion Poll Hereford female from the Royal Sydney Show from Judi Richardson, Majestic, Bordertown.

Len Hentschke, representing his son Phil's Homelands stud, Rosedale, with buyer Max Gale, Marapana Farm, Back Valley. 

Inman Valley Holstein Friesian breeders Peter Watson, Watson Springs, and Glen Rundle, Moon Hill, confer during the Jaylea production sale at Ponde.

On-farm training course welding instructor Peter Koch, watches trainee Garry Summerton, Pinnaroo, using a Dillion welding hand piece.

Robert Mackareth, Bordertown, assisted by brothers Barrie and Geoff, for a set of new sheep gates.

The barley Ron Nolan and father Tom will sow a Pallamana, near Murray Bridge, will be used to feed their dairy cows at Mypolonga.

Gwenda Schumacher, Kybunga, takes a break from harrowing to look look at the soil.

Les Rathjen and son Kevin take a changeover break in cultivating their Caloote property.

Bob Piesse explains the principles of electric fencing to South East farmers at a fencing field day.

With the shearers on strike over the wide comb, Colin Burton, Stockowners Shearing, was in Myer at Rundle Mall to show shoppers where their wool comes from with stock supplied by the SA Stud Merino Sheepbreeder's Association.

Warren and Gay Ingerson, Ingawarra, Keith, paid $5400 for the reserve senior champion at Naracoorte Poll Hereford bull show and sale from Shirley and David Nioka, Urania.

Strathalbyn farmers Des Walter and Hartley Weckert check out a tractor at a clearing sale at Old Noarlunga.

Frank Centofanti (second from left), Virginia, and four Aldinga Rob Symonds, Eric Williams, Gordon Symonds and Fred Croser, at the Ostrich Farm, Old Noarlunga clearing sale.

Buyers of the Naracoorte junior and grand champion bull John and Helen Ashby, Wirreanda, and vendors Campbell and Heather Day, Allendale, Bordertown, auctioneer Andrew Sloan, Austock Bennetts Farmers, and Graham Day, Allendale

Margaret and Adrian Lush, Corriedale Hills, Inman Valley, were off to Peru to judge the Juliaca Show.

Top price bull at the Murray Grey national sale was Willalooka Jumbo, sold to New Zealand for $6200. With the bull are Phil Stevens, Syntex ANimal Helath, buyers Bill and Joyce Gray, Tokaroa, NZ, and Debbie MacDonald, Willalooka, Naracoorte.

Margaret Haden, The Croft, Willunga, with the second top price bull from the Murray Grey national, The Croft Kernewek, bought by Charles Wallace, Woodbourn, Cressy, Tas.

RA&HS director Gary Campbell was encouraging all farm inventors to enter the Stock Journal- NAB farm innovation challenge.

The newly sworn-in Agriculture Minister Frank Blevins outside Parliament House.

Vendor J Chant, Tantanoola, with SA Herefords Breeders' Group president Peter Bateman with the top price bull from the Millicent SAHBG sale.

Paul Francis, Elders Meningie, with Jim Pratt, Swansea Pastoral Co, Meningie, who bought eight females at the Barossa Holstein Friesian production sale at Angaston.

Andrew Cornell, Kukakunga, in a pre-sale discussion with fellow Angus breeder Keith McFarlane, Wellington Lodge, Tailem Bend, at an Angus embryo sale. 

Gwen and Ron Prescott help Charles Brammer tend to a healthy patch of celery.

Ian McIntyre, Alice Springs, and Peter Duncan, Adelaide, at the Gepps Cross cattle market.


Metro Meat buyer Bill Boxall and Peter Dillon, Gawler, at Gepps Cross.

Buyer Nino Deciccia, Nino's Smallgoods, Paradise, discusses cattle prices with Martin Quinlaven, Pooraka.

SA Bacon Co managing director Rod Phillips, Adelaide, with vendor Ken Donnell, Reynella, whose Hereford-cross yearlings made to $402.

Colin Greenfield, Billa Kalina Pastoral Co, with Dudley Kemp, Quindoo Park, Roseworthy.

Reg Roada, Victor Harbor, and Les Hunt, Hindmarsh Tiers, check out a 30-foot hydraulic harrow at a clearing sale.

Flashback Friday – April 1983

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