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Cattlemen and Cowboys of Queensland

Profiles of beef cattle people connected to Queensland.

Also honored

  • Bob McDonald living Co-owner of McDonald Holdings, a large family cattle company at Brightlands Station, Cloncurry.
  • Bob McDowall fl. 1910 Station manager who in 1910 acquired two zebu bulls formerly at the Melbourne Zoo, whose descendants spread Bos indicus blood in north Queensland herds.
  • Bob Rea fl. 1940s-1960 Early Droughtmaster stud pioneer who took Droughtmaster carcases to London markets in 1959 and became a Droughtmaster society patron.
  • Charlie Wallace fl. 1962 Foundation stud breeder at the July 1962 Townsville meeting that formed the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society (Queensland).
  • David Brown living Owns and runs West Talgai Feedlot near Allora for about 40 years and sat on ALFA's R&D committee for over 20 years.
  • Des Rinehart fl. 1973-2019 Began in the feedlot industry in 1973 and led MLA's grain-fed feedlot R&D program for about 20 years.
  • Don Anderson 1938-1991 Pioneered embryo transfer in Australian cattle, imported North American stock, founded the Inverary Salers stud and was president of the Poll Hereford Society from 1973.
  • Ernest Roy Reynolds 1885-1954 Founded Ennisview Hereford stud in 1917 and served as Australian Hereford Society president from 1949.
  • Geoff Wagstaff fl. 1971-2005 Worked eight years for King Ranch from 1971 including Milton Park Santa Gertrudis stud, then 26 years at AA Co running Barkly Santa bull breeding.
  • George Robertson fl. 1953-1975 Agricultural science graduate and ex-CSIRO officer who established the Birrahlee Brahman stud at Wandoan from 1953 and continued it at Ridgelands from 1975.
  • George Seifert fl. 1950s-1960s Principal scientist at Belmont credited with helping develop the composition of the Belmont Red, bred by CSIRO from 1954 and released to breeders in 1969.
  • Greig Turner fl. 1950s-1960s CSIRO scientist who helped develop the Belmont Red with Rendel and later led tropical cattle-breeding work at Rockhampton.
  • Henry Atkinson fl. 1934 Brother of Monty Atkinson who from about 1934 used half-blood red zebu-cross progeny over British-base herds.
  • Hugh Innes fl. 1960s Foundation Droughtmaster stud breeder at the 1962 Townsville meeting and credited by ABBA for work on the Brahman breed.
  • Hyrtle and Marion Powley fl. 1962 Foundation Droughtmaster stud breeders at the 1962 society meeting in Townsville.
  • John Griffith living Former AACo managing director and CEO from 1987, early Breedplan worker, and builder of AustAsia into a major live cattle exporter.
  • John Moore 1926-2013 Elders livestock manager who helped develop the Elders Beef City feedlot west of Toowoomba, managing director 1975-1986 and ALFA president.
  • John Stewart-Moore fl. 1962 Foundation stud breeder at the July 1962 Townsville meeting that formed the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society (Hughenden).
  • John Vercoe fl. 1960s-1970s Succeeded Greig Turner as leader of CSIRO cattle-breeding work at Rockhampton.
  • Ken Atkinson fl. 1934-1950s Bred the half-blood red progeny used by Monty and Henry Atkinson from about 1934 and became first president of the Australian Zebu Breeders' Society formed in Cairns in 1946.
  • Maurice de Tournouer fl. 1946 Co-founder with Ken Atkinson of the Australian Zebu Breeders' Society (later Australian Brahman Breeders' Association) at Cairns on 7 October 1946.
  • Merilyn Plant b. 1946 Founded the Poll-Hers in 1971, a support group for women on Poll Hereford farms that sold about 25,000 copies of a beef recipe book.
  • Mick Tierney fl. 1972-2002 Queensland DPI livestock geneticist 1972-2002 who helped develop beef breeding programs.
  • Noel Perry fl. 1962 Foundation stud breeder at the July 1962 Townsville meeting that formed the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society (Nebo).
  • Ralph Bodkin Kelley fl. 1931-1954 CSIR geneticist who from 1933 led zebu-by-British-breed crossing experiments in north Queensland and in 1943 reported zebu benefits for the beef industry.
  • Richard Apel fl. 1962 Foundation stud breeder at the July 1962 Townsville meeting that formed the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society (Gayndah).
  • Robert Lamont (Monty) Atkinson d. c.1986 Founder of the Droughtmaster breed who noticed tick-resistant zebu-cross cattle in 1926 and was foundation president of the Australian Zebu Cross Beef Cattle Breeds Association in 1952.
  • Robin Hart living or unknown Pioneer of Australian beef trade to Japan; co-founded Stockyard Meat Packers in 1973 with Japanese partner Nitchiku.
  • Scott de Bruin living Bought four bulls in 1999 to establish Mayura's fullblood Wagyu herd and as AWA president launched Wagyu-specific EBVs.
  • Tom Booth fl. 1962 Foundation stud breeder at the July 1962 Townsville meeting that formed the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society (Mareeba).
  • Wally and Betty King fl. 1962 Foundation Droughtmaster stud breeders at the 1962 society meeting in Townsville.