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December 2014 I was born on 15 April 1924 at Warracknabeal. My family lived 9 mile east of Brim, and 22 mile north east of Warracknabeal. My father had a 480 acre WW1 soldier settlement block. In 1928 dad bought a Bean car, which had a 4-speed gearbox and had a top speed of 20 mph. Petrol came in 2x4 gallon tins in a wooden box. When the tins were empty, we cut them and flattened them and used them to line the sheds. In the early 1930’s a Hart Parr tractor was the first in the district, followed by a McCormack Deering W30 and then a Lanz Bulldog in 1943. I was schooled by correspondence until 1936 when I attended the Galaquil East school for 2 years - leaving school at age 14 in Grade 7. When I left school I worked on the family farm; I sewed wheat bags for neighbours at 12/6d a hundred – sewing 250 bags a day. Wheat was all bagged in those early days. In 1941 I was offered a job droving sheep at 25/- a week at Edenhope in Victoria. I went for a fortnight and ended up staying for 4 months – I was offered a job in the woolsheds in the September of that year. I went back home to Brim East for the harvest and then returned to Edenhope for crutching. Some of my youth was spent horse riding, winning the bare back championship at the Apsley Rodeo in 1944 on a horse We ran 1,000 Merino ewes mated to Border Leicester called “Ginger Meggs”. I also rode racehorses with the last rams and from 1967-1982 we had the top priced ewe ride being at the back to Edenhope in 1956 on a horse called lambs at the Apsley off-shear sales. “Johnny Blue” owned by Keith Burns. In 1968 we started rearing 15 Jersey/Friesian heifers, In May 1942 I got a job at Les Forster’s in Edenhope for 2 which we mated with a Shorthorn bull. In 1972 I was pounds a week and my keep. In that September I went and looking for a new bull, so attended the Naracoorte Bull shore for his neighbours, then back to Forster’s until 1946. sales and purchased a roan Beef Shorthorn bull from The Forster’s neighbours, the Warlburtons were very good to Cliff Sallman of Dimboola. In October that year I bought me. They had 3 teenage daughters, one being Annie who I 3 heifers from the “Hillview” dispersal sale at Ballarat. married in June 1946! This was the start of our stud “Wyndora”. I first showed dairy cattle when Annie and I moved to In 1987 we had Senior and Grand Champion Cow at the Dennington near Warrnambool to a share farm, showing the Melbourne Show; in 1988 we had Junior Champion champion Guernsey bull at Warrnambool and Noorat in female also at the Melbourne Show; 1989 Reserve 1948, 1949 and 1950. Junior Female; 1990 the Reserve Junior Female; 1998 Senior and Grand Champion Female at 12 months 3 Annie and I had 70 pound and a horse and gig with ambitions weeks of age at the Adelaide Show; 2002 Reserve to own our own farm one day. Our children Kathleen (1947) Champion Bull at Melbourne. and Allen (1950) were born whilst living at Dennington. We moved back to Patyah in 1952 to work on Annie’s fathers In 2004 I sold the last of my stock to Bill Harwood. My farm just after her mother had died; Pamela was born in bull “Wyndora Denmark” was about 2 months old at the 1957. time. In 2006 Bill Harwood won Senior and Grand Champion Bull with ‘Denmark’ at the Melbourne Show. When her father died in 1958 Annie inherited 600 acres of unimproved country at Dopewarra near Goroke, which we I now follow with interest my granddaughter and her set about clearing and sowing down to crops and farming family’s showing of their cattle stud. sheep. In 1962 we built a sawmill to cut logs out of the scrub to build our own woolshed, still living at Patyah at this time. In 1966 we sold the property to Annie’s sister and bought “Wyndora”, a 526 acre property at Bringalbert south Apsley – which I still own but have leased. George Crockford 13.10.14 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2015! Graeme and Cindy Walsh North Eastern Beef Shorthorn Stud Visitors Always Welcome 22 Peddles Road Legerwood, Tasmania Ph: (03) 6353 2339 Pictured North Eastern Ronan With cows and calves in the background North Eastern Beef Shorthorn Stud sold 72 yearling VACC BREEDER/MEMBER 2014 cattle from early September to the end of October. The recipient this year of the VACC Averaged dressed weight was 292.6kgs, average price of Breeder/Member is junior member Darcy $4.10@kg, price per beast of $1199.98 a total of Swan. Darcy was acknowledged as a $86,398.30. passionate and devoted member of the breed having a longstanding interest in Beef – Shorthorn cattle. These cattle were sent to JBS Australia Pty Ltd at the Longford Meat Works as part of their Quality Assured His parents Fiona and Leo have supported program; 98% had milk teeth and were of mixed sex. Darcy in his endeavours, and recently the Swanlea stud of Shirley Swan made Darcy the BEEF SHORTHORN bulls sired ALL the cattle; some principal contact of the stud. were pure bred steers from our stud herd, others were cross breeds. Darcy has attended the Stud Beef Victoria Handlers Camp for many years now and has The heaviest beast weight was 365.5kgs. been recognized by Society members as a very helpful and agreeable young man. Congratulations Darcy. markets and strongly into commercial Hereford and Angus operations. We look forward to hearing of the positive results Greetings fellow members, cattlemen and women, as Christmas of these matings. quickly approaches I trust that everyone is well. As reported elsewhere in this Newsletter Seasonal conditions are mixed and varied around our vast country, the Society has a new promotional trailer most areas in need of rain, many would find it too late, however which I believe will be an excellent asset. would welcome some storms to replenish dams and the like. It is also anticipated that the next edition Society memberships and registrations remain steady and our of the Herd Book will be published in early financial accounts are strong. With the lack of general rainfall cattle 2015 covering the years 2008-2014 prices remain only fair, however the National shortages are inclusive. destined to show strengthening prices, according to the experts by mid-year 2015. I sincerely hope that this prediction is accurate as it I would like to thank my fellow councillors will be most welcome by all involved in the industry. for their dedication and assistance throughout this year. Also my gratitude to I would like to thank all members who have taken time to promote our Federal Secretary Marion Spencer, both the Beef and Australian Shorthorn breeds at both Royal and Federal Treasurer Judy Alberni and to regional shows. Congratulations to D Ashley & Grandchildren on Andrea Falls for her assistance in the Supreme Beef Shorthorn exhibit and the Falls family on the constructing and auditing our annual Supreme Australian Shorthorn exhibit at this years Royal accounts. Melbourne Show. There have also been many notable interbreed results at regional events. As we near the festive season, I wish you and your family the very best for the Bull sales have been strong amongst members, some on stud coming year. May it be bountiful!! replacement but primarily into the commercial crossbreeding Regards Bill Harwood President Some of the cattle and calves referred to by Matt Donoghue. The 2 larger heifers are 13 months old and the small heifer calf is 1 month old. In comparison the photo of the red Heifer at the back end of the angus steer is 9 months younger than that angus steer. Temperament and carcase weight: praising the virtues of the beef shorthorn (pictures at left) My name is Matt Donoghue. My wife and I live in the Adelaide hills in SA and run a small herd of cattle consisting of Brahman’s, Angus and Herefords. In 2012 I decided I needed new bull. We were attending Royal Melbourne Show with our horses and as I normally do I hide in the cattle sheds away from the crazy horse scene. What I saw in the ring was a giant bull with the temperament of a newborn eldest son of Allen and Eileen (dec) and brother to Bill (dec) baby and decided I needed him. MaureenNoel started and life Kathleenat “Glenarthur”, (dec). Greenvale His parents Victoria; milked he was cows the supplying whole milk to a suburban dairy. On finding out who owned him I approached Scott Bruton and got talking about this bull, Roly Park He attended the Greenvale State School and then onto Shocko. I went away thinking about this bull and Essendon Technical school. At the completion of this he stayed wondering how he would cross over some at home and worked on the farm. Brahman’s figuring a Brahman and a shorthorn is basically a Santa Gertrude’s. I tried to look for The family moved to Tooleen in 1957, running fat lambs, some Shocko on the Shorthorn website but found nothing. cropping and some cows. Together with his brother Bill, Noel I eventually found out he was a Beef Shorthorn, I had never heard of the breed before and this was my Perricoota female.
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