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Ivan Venning, Crystal Brook, was one of 35 Rural Youth members who capped off a tour of pig studs with a pork chop and sausage barbecue.

At the Freedom from Hunger Campaign opening were Minister of Lands Mr Brookman, Lord Mayor of Adelaide Mr Bridgland and chairman Baden Pattinson. 

Mr and Mrs Jack Walsh with a potential show jumper named Franz.

Minister of Agriculture Mr Story talks to David Shearer Limited chairman and managing director EG Bottroff.

Les Venning, sons Phillip and Andrew, and Elders-GM Pinnaroo manager Max Bray look over a late-June barley crop.

Despite four weeks of concerted attacks by 600 hungry sheep, the pasture in this paddock was still looking good.

At a meeting of the SA Stock Salesmen's Association in Adelaide, retiring members Harold Moar and Barney Kidd are seated at the front either side of Hedley Megaw. At back are Bob Giffen, Cyril Insley, Ian Scott, John McMichael, Ross Murrie and Morgan Hawkes.

Staff of Glenn Gate Pty Ltd - G Hendrickson, EA Paynter, V Wiadrowski and K Waters.

An export model Holden being swung aboard the Chandpara at Port Adelaide.

Elders-GM auctioneer Chris Paltridge takes bids at the Cliff Farm field day and auction.

After the Cliff Farm stud field day and auction at Stansbury are G Robinson and G Sherriff, both of Yorketown, and Ray Cox of the Elders-GM wool department.

Buyer of the top ram at the Cliff Farm sale J Honner, Double Spings, Yorketown, speaks with studmaster K Ross Anderson.

Ecclefechan studmaster Bruce Daniell (right) and his son John welcome visitors to their stud during the Yorke Peninsula Merino field days.

Visitors look over pens at Cliff Farm stud before the auction began.

Tony Honner, Brentwood, who bought several rams at the Cliff Farm auction, speaks with G Short and R Short, both of Curramulka.

Selling in progress at the Cliff Farm field day and auction at Stansbury.

An Australian Illawarra Shorthorn bull is loaded aboard the P&O cargo ship, the Chandpara, for shipment from Port Adelaide to Karachi, en route to Pakistan.

Topping wool auctions in 1967-68 were Walker Parker, Long Plains, Reedy Creek; Charles Koch, Tallageira, Frances; Harry Copping and his son George Copping, Redbank, Lucindale; Douglas Bowden, Melaleuca, Stokes Bay; and John Noble, Waverley, Karatta.

Pam Staker, Whyte-Yarcowie was secretary of the Rural Youth Ambassadors.

Mrs Herb Petras, Netley Park, Karoonda, and Mrs Ray Vogt, during the Netley Park Merino Field Day.

ICIANZ Films Division market development officer Barry Larkman chats to Iplex Plastic Industries managing director SWO Menzel.

A new Beechcraft Bonanza 36, which could accommodate six passengers and had a range of almost 1000 miles.

DF Clark and WP Kiely from Fertilizer Sales Pty Ltd, which disbanded in July 1968.

Visitors look over Yapoona Springs Merinos.

Braving the elements at Yapoona Springs' Merino field day are Elders-SM stud stock officers Bill Clutterbuck and Chris Paltridge talk with studmaster Dudley Freeman.

These 12 Shorthorn-cross steers made up to $203.50 at Gepps Cross.

These 20 Merino wethers from HE& CI Schuster, Hamley Bridge, sold at Gepps Cross for $11.75.

Dorset Horn lambs from ML Davey & Son, Maitland, made $9.75 each at Gepps Cross.

The entrance of the Adelaide Fruit & Produce Exchange on Grenfell Street, Adelaide.

President of the Legacy Club of Adelaide, John Redwood, with the cheque for $3000 he received from the charitable group in allied liquor industries.

EP porker and baconer carcase competition judges Martin Baily, Bob Conroy and Joe Bryson, talk with entrant Sam Jericho (second from right) at Port Lincoln.

Winner of the porker section of the EP carcase competition Laurence Jericho, Cummins, receives a sash from Port Lincoln mayor HJ Freeman.

This large Merino ram topped the Tweinga auction at Tumby Bay, selling for $390.

Workmen use mobile cranes and earthmoving equipment in an attempt to clear the railway line near Whyalla after the derailment of an iron ore train.

State tree pruning championship finalist F Kaesler, Tanunda, at work on a peach tree.

Workmen 'top' eight new cells of the Port Lincoln grain terminal.

Legal Ranger, a four-year-old gelding, wins the Fund Hurdle at Victoria Park.

Miss Rural Youth Lower EP candidate Beverley Wait, 20.

At the Port Adelaide wool stores are Bennett & Fisher wool technician Bob Fisher, Kevin Hayes, Chris Tiver, DE Tiver and Graham Cameron.

Elders-GM wool technician Alan Schmerl (right) demonstrates how a wool press works to Jim Pallant, Karoonda, Charlie Shilton, Sandalwood, Barry Radloff and Bill Aylesbury, Karoonda.

Rory Pullman inspects wool with Dalgety-NZL wool valuer Rex Moran.

Southern Farmers Co-operative technical wool manager Bill Brownbill explains how bales are stacked to Copenhagen buyers Block & Behrens' Sven Anderson and Sam Quigley. Driving the truck is Bob Snelling.

These 15 yearlings from Richardson Bros, Culburra, averaged $124.13 at Gepps Cross.

Wethers from E Mildren, Wudinna, made $10.35 at the Gepps Cross market.

These Dorset-cross sucker lambs from EK& WE Nelligan, Sandilands, made $8.35 at Gepps Cross.

At the Guernsey society's AGM are Mrs V Maywald, Meadows, Mrs G Lambert, Auburn, L Bowey, Macclesfield, C Eckermann, Hart, V Maywald, Meadows and G Lambert, Auburn.

Talking during the Rural Youth tour of leading pig studs and commercial properties are W Bottrall, Caltowie, R Angel, Pinnaroo, and M Hill, Cape Jervis.

At the Red Pines Large White stud at Redhill, Bill Dunsford gives Rural Youth members advice on stud and commercial selection of pigs.

At the Tewinga ram auction at Tumby Bay were Les Freeman, Leabrook, Mount Hill, Allan Edwards, Southern Farmers, and John Manuel, Amalgamated Chemicals, Adelaide.

Yeelanna Ag Bureau brance members GB Hancock, TW Pearson and DR Dennis examing the life membership certificate presented to Mr Pearson.

Canowie Poll Merino studmaster Chip Sawers and manager Gordon Gooch.

White River proprietor PL Puckridge shakes hands with AJ Johnston, Lairg, who paid $550 for the top price ram.

Bennett & Fisher's selling team in action at a special store cattle sale held at Gepps Cross.

Bennett & Fisher manager JA Thwaites speaks with CA Koch, Tallageira, Frances.

Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort held a junior training course at Murray Bridge. This photo shows some of the trainees looking over the good points of one of MH Retallack's Malbria Large White boars.

Visitors attending the annual Canowie Poll Merino stud field day.

During the Rural Youth pig tour, plastic footwear was worn by all members to reduce the risk of carrying possible infection from stud to stud.

At a special sale of Alice Springs, NT, cattle held at Gepps Cross, these heifers from Frome Downs made the top price, selling for $131.50.

JJ Gregory, Moonta, and WE Bowman, Bennett & Fisher Kadina, with Phil Schapel, Bennett & Fisher Adelaide.

Metropolitan and Export Abattoirs deputy chairman Reg Correll demonstrates points to look for in breeding quality pig carcases.

Elders-GM Gladstone manager Brian Voumard.

A 1927 Ford motel T turned into a hot rod.

A 1928 Chevrolet tourer with a 1937 Ford V8 engine.

Officers from Bennett & Fisher Limited and Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort taking bids at the Tewinga ram sale.

Graham Roberts, Port Lincoln, looks at the high level of the Tod River dam.

The Lameroo branch of Southern Farmers Co-operative won a statewide competition for their fencing material display. Pictured are Cyclone manager G Lindsay, A Sears, V Goodall, R Wall, Lameroo, J Wall, J Verral, J Schinckel, Cyclone, D Richardson, M West, Cyclone, and G Cox.

Action at the annual Gladstone stud pig sale.

Mitchell Bros, Angaston, sold these wethers at Gepps Cross for $8.05.

These Dorset-cross lambs from G Koch, Melton, made $9 at Gepps Cross.

South African Wool Board officers David Louw and Peter Schuurmann.

Colleen Starick, Springton, assists research scientists John Burford as he takes gas samples from a line attached to an underground trap at the Waite Institute. In the centre is Dennis Greenland from the University of Adelaide.

Conservation adviser Stephen Moore and irrigation research officer David Armstrong inspect a new plastic pipe system being displayed at Urrbrae.

These trade weight Dorset-cross lambs from CF&G Snoswell, Coomandook, made $6.85 at Gepps Cross.

Merino ewes being loaded at Port Adelaide, bound for New Zealand.

This block containing 32 farrowing pens was completed little more than a year earlier, but Peter Savaidis was convinced he could build a better one.

Peter Savaidis, his son Steven and workman John Bilopetos.

Shorthorn bullocks from Orientos Station, via Broken Hill, made up to $210 at Gepps Cross.

At the Karoonda Agricultural Bureau conference were R Griffiths, Sherlock, L Filsell, Copeville, C Maywald, Sherlock, P Hall Sherlock, and R Piggott, Moorlands.

AW Hoff, Karoonda, and HE Burbidge, Sunnyside, at the Karoonda Agricultural Bureau conference.

Seeds officer with the Department of Agriculture David Ragless, inspecting a new system of irrigation.

President of the Mt Gambier branch of the RSL AJC Miller watches as the president of Legacy in SA, JP Redwood, receives a cheque for $3000 from KR Wait acting for the committee of a Legacy golf day. A cheque for $75 from CC Bignill, representing the RSL dart club and a further $162 from JC O'Connor, were also presented.

At the Murray Lands West Agricultural Bureau conference at Karoonsa were livestock research officer D Yeo, W Murdoch, Karoonda, animal production adviser R Roberts and R Whibley, Karoonda.

Third year agricultural science students Ben Hunt, Mt Gambier, Philip Cole, Graham Warnes, Roger Polkinghorne and Andrew McCord, Adelaide, and Andrew Stoeckel, Renmark, take a break in the sunshine at Waite.

Miss Rural Youth central zone winner Beverley Schaeffer.

A cartoon from the July 25, 1968 edition.

These Merino wethers from HB Gordon & Sons made $7.65 at Gepps Cross.

Flashback Friday - July 1968 | PHOTOS

Wondering what sheep and cattle were making in 1968? Check out this week's Flashback Friday to find out.

Flashback Friday - July 1968 | PHOTOS

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