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Stock Journal looks back at July 1960, when many Ag Bureau annual conferences were&nbsp;held, and sheep producers across the state took home prizes from hogget competitions.&nbsp;

RL Hampel, Streaky Bay, hogget contest entrant Ken Ross, Nunjikompita, and Department of Lands' Colin McKechnie, Ceduna, at a competition yarding on Mr Ross's farm.

A Thomas, Clare, W.M Wood, Clare, Mrs and Mr M.E Tralaggan amd I Tralaggan, Hamilton, Vic, and W Lintvelt, Tintinara, at Stradbrooke stud, Clare.

West Coast graziers Ern Miller and Don Zippel, Nunjikompta, examine a first year stand of lucerne on Mr Miller's property during the Nunjikompta hogget competition.

Horse enthusiasts R Goldsworthy, Adelaide, K.A Kelly, Urania, and L.B Fisher, Pinnaroo, looking at an artist's impression of the Heavy Horse memorial.

Hoggets belonging to E.C Scown, Bordertown, which scored him 87 points in the Mundalla hogget competition.

Keith Freeman, a regular entrant in the Charra hogget competition. 

Department of Agriculture officers J.j Messenger and L.T Hayward judging ewe hoggets owned by Robert Ryan (right) at the Nunjikompita contest.

K Hynes and Goldsbrough Mort & Co Limited manager J.W Rymill, at Miss Hynes' retirement lunch. Miss Hynes was with the company for 45 years, and was farewelled by more than 150 staff members.

Late shorn wethers from Cliffdale stud, Port Vincent, pictured at the Gepps Cross market.

Dorset cross lambs belonging to Salisbury graziers F.G and E.L Ryan, pictured at an Abattoirs market.

The Nunjikompita hogget event following called on this property, belonging to P May.

Young boys at Minda Home, Brighton, march to school for daily lessons.

Colonial Sugar Refining chair J.W Dunlop.

M Connell, Bordertown, demonstrates his stump-picking machine on a waterlogged paddock on his property.

N Henderson, B Simmons, B Greenslade, A Honner and R Farrow at the Agricultural Bureau Maitland conference.

Guy McIlroy at the end of his term as Graziers' Federal Council president.

V.E Wegener, Frayville, and T Starick, Cambrai, at the Nildottie Agricultural Bureau conference.

A sheep self-feeder made from a 166-litre drum and an old tyre, pictured at the Karutz family station, Kirkala, near Streaky Bay.

A 'Big Wheel' machine used on the Karutz property to clear paddocks of stones so more productive pastures and crops may be sown and reaped.

C Hannaford, Cudlee Creek, Ashton Co-op's B Hannahfrd and G Botting, Department of Agriculture.

R Pattersen and J Deaking, Cleve, with L.R Whyte of Wangaraleednie stud, Cleve.

Part of a consigment of 21 sheep from H.M and A.I McKeough, Marrabel.

Sucker lambs belonging to Currumulka producers R.C and D.E Hickman.

P.T.M Jacob, Arno Bay, and E.H and P.G Dreckow, Cleve, at a stud Merino sheep sale in Cleve.

Anlaby studmaster John Dutton, Kapunda, Goldsbrough, Mort and Co's John Mackie and stud manager Alan Robinson.

F Bald and J Evans, Myponga, A Sherriff, Aldinga, and L Elliot and W Dempster, Willunga, at a Willunga function.

D. Barr, Kybunga, and E Hoepner, Whitwarta, at an Agricultural Bureau conference in Blyth.

R.W Oliver of the Taranga Dorset Horn stud, McLaren Vale, with D Chapman, Houghton.

Adelaide Woolbrokers' Association chairman K.D Williams.

Prizewinners C.A Cooke, Mannum, and F.A Aubrey, Kenton, at the SA Division of the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries Association annual conference. Mr Cooke had highest points in all butter classes and Mr Aubrey topped cheese classes.

Australian Woolgrowers' Council chairman W Weatherly.

J.J Messenger and L.T Hayward judging a hogget entry at Maltee, with owner Mervyn Martin (left).

Hartley-Belvidere hogget competition president  R.J Michelmore,  with judge C.R McInnis, Hallett.

Glen Stacey and Ray Lang, Strathalbyn, with Mal Jordan, Murray Bridge, at the Hartley-Belvidere hogget contest.

Australian Institute of Dairy Factor Managers and Secretaries SA branch board members, including presiden A.G Matheson, secretary G.R Pobke and organiser V.J.B Marceau at the branch's annual conference.

Shorn Merino ewes sold by L.D Jenkin, Korunye.

Suffolk cross lambs at a Gepps Cross market. The lambs belonged to Parilla graziers H.A, H.L, T.D and J.M Gilbertson.

Ross Payne, Goode, with a grade ram used to sire the winning hoggets in a competition run by Charra Bureau.

D Kirby and F Kelly, Maitland, at the Maitland Agricultural Bureau conference.

Boys from Craigburn, Blackwood, feed their pets.

L.C Crowhurst, Giles Plains, at the Parafield poultry station field day.

Frayville-Summerfield hogget contest secretary Don Abraham at the Hartley-Belvidere competition.

Bloodhorse Breeders' Association of Australia SA Division secretary Mary Neate.

Australian Woolgrowers' and Graziers' Council president T.M Scott.

V.J Schuster and J Fraser at Mr Schuster's Wharminda property during the Roberts-Verran hogget competition.

Australian Society of Breeders and British Sheep president Boyd Dawkins.

Donald MacDonald, Bairnkine stud, and Neilson Mills, Burraboogie and Wahwoon stud, with valuable Merino rams.

D. Magarey, Blackwood, and D Driver, Summertown.

Watching on at the Hartley-Belvidere hogget contest.

Len Russ and Arthur Kemp with Merino breeder Maurice Vandeleur, Rice Creek, Clare, at the Hallett hogget competition finals.

Hartley-Belvidere hogget contest assistant secretary Lionel Brook with his daughter Heather, and brother H.C Brook.

Vic Camm at the Hills Horticultural conference held in Uraidla.

Part of a pen of 48 cows and heifers sold at the Abattoirs on account of M and T Breaden, Todmorden, Oodnadatta.

March shorn wethers which were part of a draft of 113 belonging to W.S and R.E Taylor, Balaklava.

Dorset sucker lambs at Gepps Cross, belonging to A Bahr & Sons Ltd, Wasleys.

Les Pearce, Booborowie, in the pen of ewes which came second in the Hallett finals of the North East hogget competitions.

H.S Stanton, Bletchley, at the Hartley-Belvidere hogget competition.

American cook Dione Lucas with South Australian cook Lilian Newman on the 'Cooking with Gas' television program.

Helen Bower, Radstock, Strathalbyn, at the Mt Pleasant show.

N Mayfield, Myponga, E Bone, Adelaide, and L.R Hart, Two Wells, at the British Breeds sheep dinner.

<i>Stock Journal</i> looks back at July 1960, when many Ag Bureau annual conferences were&nbsp;held, and sheep producers across the state took home prizes from hogget competitions.&nbsp;

Flashback Friday: July 1960

Stock Journal looks back to July 1960, when many Ag Bureau annual conferences were held, and sheep producers...

Flashback Friday: July 1960

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