Flashback Friday: September/October 1971

Chris Thomas, Tasmania, Jason Chester, Belair, and Robert McFarlane, Meningie, decorate the cars belonging to Roseworthy students. The cars toured Adelaide and nearby country towns to promote the students' Open Day.

The champion entry in the 1971 National Photographic Exhibition. The photo was captured by Frank Cork, and was taken on his Gawler property.

MrBill Chester, Blakiston, and Mr Oscar Gladigau, Pine Vale, Harrogate, at a cattle market in Mt Barker.

Miss Apple Princess Janet Clarke, presented the season's first controlled apples and pears to the Lord Mayor, Mr Hayes.

Miss Erin Walker (centre), Aldinga, who assisted with the Royal Adelaide Show Rural Heritage display in the Keith Angas hall has a discussion with members of the agricultural produce committee: Mr Alan McGowan, The Point, Mr Ron Crosby, Brucefield, Kadina, Mr Fred Croser, Aldinga Park, Aldinga, and chariman Roy Hentschke, Patanga, Blyth.

The first Australian Meat Board Travelling Scholarship was awarded on August 25, and was won by JL Shute scholar Henry Couch, Coolah, NSW (right). Here, back-up award winner Bruce Collins, Spring Creek, Townsville, Qld, (left) is presented by AMB chairman MH McArthur.

Max Venning, Crystal Brook, inspecting some recently arrived Australian apples at London's Covent Garden market, United Kingdom.

Australian Wheat Board chairman A.R Callaghan.

Anthony Cameron, Mount Barker, and his cousin Christopher Page, Brukunga, at a Bennett and Fisher's calf market at Mount Barker.

Three generations of the Irish family of Mallala at the Gepps Cross Abattoirs. Pictured are 'grandfather' Syd, 'grandson' Tim and 'son' Tom.

Adelaide models Clare Heinrich, Toni Cameron and Julie Cheyne (seated), with Glen Mehaffey, of Melbourne. The group are modelling SA homespun woolen garments at the Australian Wool Board's fashion displays during the Royal Adelaide Show.

Winner of the supreme Angus entry award in the Royal Adelaide show, Ray McCallum, Mt Robert, Morchard, with Mr and Mrs Don Davidson.

The Governor, Sir James Harrison, with two champions from Dalwhinnie Poll Hereford stud, Maitland. At left is the judge, F.M MacDiarmid Jnr, Canberra, ACT, and centre, John Greenslade, Dalwhinnie.

Mrs D Masters, Wharminda, who won a CWA competition where entrants had to provide recipes for a three-course meal - hors d'oeuvres, entree and main - using pig meat.

Pfizer Agricare nutritional products manager H.E Lightbown, who visited the United States to attend an intensive training program at the Pfizer headquarters in New York.

Royal Adelaide Show president Rex C Warnes presents visiting French model Sophie Blateyron with an RAS membership badge.

Mrs Evan Davies, Nioka, Urania, presented the grand champion Poll Hereford female sash to the junior champion, Dalwhinnie Kae 37th, shown by L.E Greenslade, Canberra, and groom, Mr G Storey.

The Royal Adelaide Show junior and grand champion Angus bull Glen Bold Edwin Era 2nd, shown by V.A Lyons Ltd, Glen Bold, Echunga. With the bull is Mrs Colin Lyons and groom Peter Inglis. Glen Bold studmaster Colin Lyons is SA branch president of the Angus society.

Colin and Joy Lienert of the Lynjoleen Berkshire stud, Sheaoak Log, proudly show one of the members of its successful Royal Adelaide Show team which won for the stud the 1971 Stock Journal trophy for the most successful exhibitor in the livestock section.

Sharon, Rathjen, 10, holding a 30-hour-old heifer at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Stock Journal Publishers Pty Ltd general manager Frank Hill presents the Stock Journal trophy to Mr and Mrs Lienert, Lynjoleen Berkshire stud, Sheaoak Log. The trophy is awarded to the most successful exhibitor of livestock at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Agriculture Minister Tom Casey presents Topclip championship winner J.L Frame (right), Burnbank, Mount Barker, in the Royal Adelaide Show wool pavilion.

Former Trade Minister John McEwen.

Top price ram, JC&S 122 from the line of Collinsville, Mount Bryan, held by sheep classer Mr Ken Broad, WA, and new owner Rob Bishop, Brockham, Lake Grace,WA.

Perce Puckridge, White River, Port Lincoln, admires the Merino ram, JC&S76, which e bought for $7750 from John COllins & Sons, Mount Bryan. Holding the sheep is his stud manager, David McKeddie, and opening the fleece is Elders-GM Port Lincoln manager Mr Boris McLeod.

Senior champion Jersey cow for the third consecutive year Raywyn Grand Girl, shown by K&I Askew, Raywyn, Sale, Vic.

Senior champion Guernsey cow Salwin Gay Rose, shown by A.E&P.D Rothe, Rotunga, Echunga, Vic.

Junior and grand champion Ayrshire bull, Woodstock Principal, shown by V.T Canobie, Woodstock, Kyabram, Vic. The bull was later sold by auction for $700.

Visiting French model Sophie Blateyron (centre) talks with Mrs Rex Warnes, wife of the RAHS president, and Mrs John Duncan, wife of the RAHS chairman, at the "Focus on Fashion" wool fashion parade.

Toni Cameron models a full length, vivid red evening gown at the "Focus on Fashion" wool fashion parade.

Julie Cheyne in a pure wool hot pants outfit.

Glenn Mehaffey showing an SA woollen homespun cardigan.

Finalists in the 1971 Miss Rural Youth competition, pictured at the Rural Youth Ball. From left: Penny Smith, Sandra Kimber, Kaye Read, Diane Clifford, Erica Mickan, Maureen Jacobs, Lily Klepacki, Jan Blakemore, Yvonne Beinke, Lyn Ridley, Rosemary Gardner and Lesley Wiseman.

Junior Herdsman trophy winner Ron James, Golden Grove, after receiving his sash from Mr Warren Steer, Warrensville Poll Hereford stud, Bordertown.

Miss Rural Youth, Maureen Jacobs and partner, Lindsay Inglis, admire part of the Stock Journal Trtophy presented to her at the Rural Youth Ball.

Watching the beef cattle judging at the Adelaide Royal Show were Ann Mitchell from the UK, Helen Cartwright, New Zealand, and Joy Mattner, Jamestown.

Best exhibit in the dog section at the Royal Adelaide Show, Mr D.J.K Roche's Afghan Hound Crown Crest Miss Carousel. N Walter Bradshaw, Lancashire, England (centre) made the award.

Frank Reddin clamps the lid of a boiler into a position. The boiler is part of a larger processing plant used to produce eucalyptus oil.

Mr R Crowe, Mt Gambier, receives a $200 cheque for winning the J.N Taylor-Honda agricultural motorcycle trials at the Royal Adelaide Show. Presenting the cheque is D.H Taylor, while I Zander, Angaston, holds his second prize cheque for $50.

Mr and Mrs Brian Hannaford presenting Mr and Mrs S.W (Wilf) Mieglich with a photo album of Galaview Fred Frasea's appearances during Milk Week.

Glenalpine stock manager Frank Rogers, Elders-GM branch manager Ken Pryor, Bordertown, Glenalpine manager Straff Scolz, the proprietor Ranald McGregor and seller of a bull to the stud, John Greenslade, Maitland.

Bob Radford, Little Hills, Burra, with Colin Skinner, Kianna, Kopi, at the Wudinna show.

Richard Darke, Quorn Park, with his sons Peter and David.

Peter and David Darke standing in one of the Heron wheat stands on the property.

Champion Landrace board and best of breed Exeter Far Memoirs 27th, shown by G.T & G.P Freeland, West Tamar, Tasmania.

Junior champion Large White sow and Barbel Trophy winner, Oak Lynne Mona Lisa 2866th, shown by R.J and J.A Lienert, Oak Lynne, Sheaoak Log.

Junior champion Landrace sow, Wodalla Susanna 435th, shown by D.G Grayson, Killarney, Qld.

Newly elected Women in Agriculture and Business president W. Bartlett.

New WAB councillors R.F Wormald, H.E Franks and G.E.A Sampson.

Former West Coast Sentinel editor W.R Thompson, Miss Wendy Rodgers, Trevilla Red Poll stud, Brimpton Lake, and Wudinna and Le Hunte Districts Agricultural Horticultural and Floricultural Society president Don Kammerman.

South-East land supervisor for Elders-GM Jim DeGaris, Jim O'Driscoll and his sons Brian and Terry, S.R Kidman, Belbourie, Naracoorte, and Ron Smith, Narrowie, Whyte Yarcowie.

Bungaree manager Frank Nicholls and Booborowie Seed Pty Ltd's Bill Phin examine a crop of oilseed rape on the stud property.

Stephen Hoffrichter rides one of his father's boars at the Ceduna show.

Clarrie Sampson and his brother Roy, Royce Haines and Max Sampson were leading buyers at the annual Green Oaks sale, Yaninnee.

Parndana officer-in-charge Bert Ninnes addresses the large crowd attending the field day on the station's experimental rape plant plots.

Don Brown, Parndana, Andy Howard, Penneshaw, Ian Gilfillan, Penneshaw, and Parndana officer-in-charge Bert Ninnes discussing the Parndana Research Station Field Day.

Perth Royal Show Champion Suffolk ram, shown by A.E Day & Sons, Allendale, Bordertown.

Perth Royal Show reserve champion Suffolk ram, shown by Les Duffield, Broughton Lodge, Wandearah.

Perth Royal Show first prize shorn Suffolk ram under 1.5 years, shown by S.J and D.E Greig, Greigvale, Greenock.

Perth Royal Show reserve champion Poll Dorset ram, shown by A.E Day & Sons, Allendale, Bordertown.

Perth Royal Show first prize Border Leicester ram under 1.5 years, shown by Broadways Pty. Ltd., Maitland.

Bennett & Fisher Limited, Sir Arthur Rymill.

Senator Gordon Davidson with Australian Institute of Agricultural Science R.G Downes, and the SA president, Rex Krause, Roseworthy Agricultural College.

Reg Oldfield (holding the ram on the right), won the Southdown breeders' group for the ninth time at the Perth Royal Show. This is his winning group of three from the Lovely Valley stud, Myponga.

David Miller, Wynhaven, Kimba, supplies a drunk at Ceduna for his champion of the swine section, Wynhaven Scipio 108th.

George Sincock, Streaky Bay, presents the RAHS trophy to K.J Young at the Ceduna show, for her success at West Eyre Peninsula shows last season.

Alistair Murray, Cappeedee, Hallett, judges Merinos in the Ceduna show.

Ceduna Show Society president Ken Wright introduces Mr Gunn, MP, (left) while support comes from the West Eyre Peninsula Association president George Sincock, and the Ceduna secretary Gwen Betts.

Sagasco Bottled Gas state manager Lesley Wiserman, Adelaide club, Julie Scriven, Mount Gambier club, Robyn Wilson, Strathalbyn club, and special sweets prize winner Joanne Bucjley, Wudinna club, at the Rural Youth State Cooking Championships.

Renmark hospital board chairman Mr John, Renmark club president J Rowe, vice-president Bill Christie, club host Hans Geerling and past secretary Tessa Murphy.

Elder Smith Goldsborough Mort Limited fat stock section officer in charge M.L Bain.

Elders-GM stock liason officer Sid Tucker, and Doug Smith, Rural Youth exchange from Donnevirke, New Zealand, at a Gepps Cross cattle market.

Joint winners of the Downsbragh trophy holding their prize after the presentation at the Adelaide Royal Show. Left is Colin Lyons of V.A Lyons Ltd., Glen Bold Angus stud, Echunga, and Ray McCallum of R.D&S.F McCallum's Mt Robert Angus stud, Morchard.

Russian farmer Vasily Ryndin, Colin Oliver, Hawick, Wasleys, and interpreter Veronica Arkadova, East Siberia in a headland of oats on Mr Oliver's farm.

Stephen Davidson and Wayne Veitch were among the young cattlemen who attended the inaugural Angus field day on Kangaroo Island. Their families had entries.

The KI Angus field day opening ceremony was made by agriculture director Marshall Irving on the property of Jack Boxer.

Mark Morris, Haines, Bill Millar, Newland, Lindsay Howard, Parndana, Dick Morris, Haines, Fred Elsegood, Macgillivray, Malcom Pengilly, Haines, and John Smart, Parndana at the KI Angus field day.

These five Polwarth rams were bought for $80 each by Mr and Mrs W.C Smith, Castamboul, who are shown with their son Des Packer and his wife, soon after the deal was made at the annual Mt Alma field day at Inman Valley.

Jim Sullivan, Greenfields, Hallet, with his grand champion ram from the Adelaide Royal Show.

Latin Lover completed a winning double for trainer Mick Armfield and jockey Bill Sharp at Cheltenham.

Aerial view of the Roseworthy silos.

Adelaide butcher Phil Barnett and Mt Barker grazier Gordon Hart at the Gepps Cross sheep market.

Wife of winemaker Vincenzo Berlingieri, Waikerie Co-operative Distillery, Pat Berlingieri, pauses to study a brandy class with Australian Wine Research Institute's Anne Bridson during the Adelaide Wine Show's annual prize-giving and tasting.

Adelaide Wine Show judges panel chairman Rev. Cant, holds a trophy with d'Arry Osborn who was named as the winner of the A.C Kelly trophy for the best burgundy.

At the meat hall in John Martin's store in Adelaide last week were Alan McLean, Dalgety Australia, Suffolk breeder Leon Broster, Mallala, Don Barkley, Angas Butler, Weetulta, Rick Butler and his mother Mrs Butler, John Martin's publicity officerRon Sullivan,, studmaster Ern Sharrad and meat section manager David Mann.

Staff at the Commonwealth Serum Laboraties field station at Woodend, VIc, check the condition of a sheep being used in tests to ensure that a CSL veterinary vaccine is free from abnormal toxicity.

R.D McCallum, Morchard, who won the beef herdsman's trophy at the Jamestown AH&F Society's 97th annual event. He is pictured here with his Angus bull, Mt. Robert Jet 2nd.

Near Boy (Mr Miller) with all feet off the ground is clear of his rivals at the SAJC Derby.

Guenther Prass, Orlando, Rowland Flat, accepts the Seitz Werk trophy for dry white wines presented by White Engineering an handed over by Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society president R.C Warnes.

W.L Redman, Coonawarra, Colin Gramp, Orlando, Owen Redman and RAHS wine committee member Michael Auld at the wine tasting following the presentation of prizes at the Adelaide Wine Show.

Melbourne model Suzy Gashler wearing bi-color focal optical lenses.

A Dorset Horn ram in the ring during selling at the 1971 SA Dorset Fair.

Lamb producer H Fuller, Currency Creek, and P. Dixon, Southern Farmers Co-operative Limited, McLaren Vale, at the Gepps Cross market.

New Zealanders Henry Andrew and Ian Fraser talk to studmaster Ern Wirth (centre) during the SA Dorset Fair.

Clare show president Alistair Angas, Hill River, congratulates Miss Clare Show Girl Christine Smart.

Clare Rural Youth Club adviser Andrew Sandow writes as tractor driving entrants Brendon Smart, Vernon Rogers and Don Sommerville await a result at Clare showground.

M Lucas, B Harris and F.A Lucas, Gawler, inspect Roseworthy college's new winery.

Cereal growers Albert Borgas, Bas Fitzgerald and Wally Mickan and (in front) ICI field representative Doug McGrath, Port Lincoln, ICI development officer Max McKay and Eyre Peninsula ICI research team leader Phil Watkins, pictured on Mr Fitzgerald's property.

Ric Pisaturo, Mandalong Park stud, St. Marys, NSW, who has made a close study of the Charolais breed in other parts of the world.

D Ferguson, Anna Villa, Weetulta (right) with his SA Dorset Fair top price Poll Dorset ewe, which sold for $120 to buyer R Dawkins, Leamington, Gawler River.

Top price Dorset Horn ewe sold for $87.0 to R.T Trengove, Bute(left). Malcolm Hart, Glen Devon, Two Wells, the selling stud, is holding the ram.

Top price Dorset Horn ram, sold on account of Glen Devon stud to W.S Martin & Sons, Balmoral, Sandy Creek, and J Simmie, Vic, for $975. Pictured with the ram (from left) are Mr Simmie, L.R Hart, W.S Martin and Robert Hart.

Commercial beef classes judge, Jim Cahalan, being watched by stewards Allan Krantz, Southern Farmers, John Atkinson, Elders-GM, John Ashby, Snowtown and Jim Hackett, Sevenhill.

Mr Kelly, MHR, nominates Jillian Millard Miss Show Girl of the North, while co-judges Mrs Anthony, Mrs Jessop and Senator Jessop add their wishes to a worthy winner in a field of 13.

Graham Day, Allendale, Bordertown, judges the ram lamb class of a dozen entries at the Clare show.

Keith Drage, Trevenson, WA, with one of his brood mares, Little Debra, winner of the WA Champion Stakes.

The top priced ram at the Kentish Downs sale, sold to the Harpsden Downs stud of Mr Michael Hall, Morrinsville, NZ, for $800. With the ram is Kentish Downs studmaster Jim Martin and Dalgety Australia Limited's Bill Monfries, who bid on behalf of Mr Hall.

Agriculture Minister Tom Casey, Elders-GM chief inspector Malcolm Kemp and Max Venning, who had just returned from his extensive overseas tour sponsored by P&O Lines.

Graeme Oswald, Green Oaks, Yaninee, placed third in the Royal Adelaide Show's Rural Youth beef cattle judging.

Max Oswald in the first ketch barley crop he had sown.

Max Oswald shows a Halberd seed wheat crop to Adelaide charter pilot Harold Hall.

Veterinary research scientists at Commonwealth Serum Laboratories examine a sheep with footrot. CSL was working to produce a sheep footrot vaccine on commercial scale.

Vendor, buyer and auctioneer of the top price Large White sow at Bordertown stud pig sale. From left: S.L Dawkins, Para Wirra, Gawler River, R.A Bache, Marviro Vale, Wild Horse PLains, and Dean Weatherspoon, Elders-GM, Adelaide.

Ian Ross, Glen Gillian, Williamstown, stud stock officer Alan Heading, Southern Farmers, and Ken Joyce, Kyimba, Kyancutta, at the Ir-Braw Santa Gertrudis stud reduction sale at Cooke Plains.

C.H Skinner, Kiunna, Lock, with D.M Miller and Wynhaven Serene 153, bought by Mr Skinner for $200.

Bennett & Fisher Loxton branch stock manager Glen Westbrook with the top price sow of the Loxton stud pig sale, Jondell Sylvia 106, bought by H.D Attrill, Buronga, NSW, from the Jondell Landrace stud of DN&FA Johnson, Parilla, for $150.

Griff Jones, Maitland, and Jock Johns, Urania, pictured at the Gepps Cross Abattoirs sheep market after delivering a consignment from the Yorke Peninsula.

Some of the units in the Emergency Fire Services shown during the procession in Adelaide to mark the opening of SA Fire Prevention Week.

Mr and Mrs Norman Wittke, Paringa Guernsey stud, Lobethal.

Broadways studmaster S Henderson and his son Neil with A.J Johns, J.A.C Arnold and P.E Byrnes, all of Maitland, after the successful fifth annual flock ram sale of the Broadways Border Leicester stud at Maitland.

D Suter, Department of Lands, SA Department of Agriculture livestock research officer I.N Cutten, Brian Shannon, Illawarra, Kapunda, and Rodney Beach, Gunnawarra, Butler.

KE&RJ Smith, Keross, Lucindale, exhibited the champion Poll Hereford bull, Dalwhinnie Carnival in Adelaide. Mr Smith holds the champion and Keross Flipper, which was being reserved for the 1972 Naracoorte sales.

Tom Cardy bought these Canowie Merino Poll Merinos at Kingscote for his farm in the County of Duncan.

Among visitors to the 1971 SA Dorset Fair held at the Wayville Showgrounds were Mrs Ross Dawkins, Leamington, Gawler River, and Mrs E. Ewen and Mrs W Bagshaw, both from Adelaide.

Romantic Gem was one of four winners for Lindsay Park stallion, Romantic. J Courtney was the rider.

Agriculture Minister Mr Casey, Bushfire Research Committee chairman Dr Melville, Comissioner of Highways Ms Johinke and Roads and Transport Minister Mr Virgo at a handing over ceremony of new roadside signs produced by the Highways Department for the Bushfire Research Committee.

Trevor Denton checking out a Yamaha 125cc Trail Bike before delivery of Thursday's consignment of 36 motor cycles of seven different models.

Artificial Breeders general manager J.D Wham, director G.B Mort, chairman G.F.M Quinn and Qantas cargo supervisor B. Orth, with a consignment of Murray Grey semen bound for the United States.

Maitland buyers Bob Fitzgerald and Ian AUstin at the Gepps Cross Abattoirs sheep market.