Home » People & achievements » Prominent People (A-Z) Prominent People A-Z Listing Search Department: All - Industry - Government This section lists industry people who have made a significant contribution to the achievements and success of agriculture in South Australia and Australia. Where information is available from a readily available source, a link is provided. M Martin, Brian Lockhart 1927 - 2017 Brian Martin was a well-known and successful Mallee farmer with sheep and cereals and was active in the local community. He increased his holdings over the years to become one of the largest farms in the area. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Maurice, Price 1818 - 1894 Pastoralist. In 1843 he took up an occupation licence on the River Gilbert and bought lambing ewes. As his flock multiplied he turned north and acquired the leases of Pekina and Oladdie, 671 sq. miles (1738 km²) near Tarcowie. In 1870 he bought the Castambul estate, 5300 acres (2145 ha) in the Adelaide Hills near Morialta, and stocked it with Angora goats from Turkey. Image: SLSA B664 1880 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website May, (John) Frederick 1840 - 1897 Engineer and manufacturer (of agricultural machinery) and, with his brother Alfred, established the firm of May Brothers. Buying land near the Gawler railway station, they designed and built a workshop and a huge smelting works. Specialising in the manufacture of agricultural implements and mining and smelting equipment, May Brothers was an outstanding success. In 1886 the brothers patented stripping and reaping machines. Image: Gawler Then and Now website Adelaidia Website May AM, Dr Peter 1922 - 2007 Peter May spent his working life with CSIRO and became one of Australia’s foremost viticultural researchers. His work revised viticultural practices and were widely adopted and he was a great mentor to many other researchers. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology Mazure, Léon Edmond 1860 - 1939 Winemaker. Manager of the Auldana vineyard and became managing director. Mazure was among the first vignerons in South Australia to make champagne on a large scale, to preserve olives and to introduce levures into the making of wine. He built substantial cellars at Auldana and was a councillor of the South Australian Vignerons' Association. Image: http://www.winelit.slsa.sa.gov.au/sa_story/SS_Portrait_Mazure_01.htm People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Obituaries Australia Website McCann, Sir Charles Francis 1880 - 1951 Agent-general and trade commissioner. McCann joined the Produce Export Department in Adelaide, and enjoyed remarkable promotion. He became chief inspector of wheat for South Australia and examining officer for export rabbits and meat. The detailed expertise which he accumulated, along with his rural family background, underpinned his career in the international marketing of primary produce. Throughout the 1930s McCann sought to promote South Australian products in Britain by improving quality, packaging, distribution and publicity. To this job he brought extensive knowledge of the production and marketing of perishable goods, sound judgement and indefatigable energy. Image: SLSA B7765 1938 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Obituaries Australia Website McColl, AO, James Carvel 1933 - 2013 Jim was appointed as the director General of Agriculture in South Australia following work as a consultant in Victoria and overseas. His wide industry experience enabled him to engage with industry leaders and government colleagues to make many changes to improve the delivery of services to primary producers. These changes included regionalisation of services, introduction of corporate planning, a fundamental overhaul of research activities and the establishment of the exchange of technology to overseas countries. He is well renowned for his collaboration with the water supply agencies involved in irrigated horticulture along the River Murray resulting in significant advancements to the delivery and adoption of new technologies. After retiring from the Department of Agriculture Jim engage at the highest level in reviewing and promoting the primary industries sector through his role on the Industry Commission, Royal Commission into grain handling and review of agricultural education. Image: PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History McEwin, Sir Alexander Lyell 1897 - 1988 Farmer and politician. As a farmer McEwin held leadership positions in the Blyth branch of the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia, and in 1930-41 was a member (chairman 1935-37) of the State’s Advisory Board of Agriculture. Early in the 1930s he sat on State and Federal government advisory committees dealing with matters of agricultural settlement, debt adjustment and meat export. He was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council and remained in parliament for over forty years. Image: SLSA B10080 1939 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website McGregor AO, Alan Gordon 1936 - 2005 Alan McGregor was a successful businessman who had numerous pastoral interests, had good knowledge of the agricultural industry and was a director of S Kidman & Co. He was also Chairman of Intercast & Forge P/L, the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History McInnes OAM, Peter Aloysisus 1936 - 2014 Peter McInnes was a leader in animal nutrition and his work took him all over Australia and the world. He worked for aid agencies and was involved in research funding organisations. He finally settled at Willunga, running a small herd of cattle. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History McIntosh, Samuel 1867 - 1939 Irrigation administrator and horticulturist. He worked on his father's mixed farm at Tickera, where he saw at first hand the benefits of irrigation from the Beetaloo reticulation system. After working in various positions in irrigation in the Riverland McIntosh became chairman of government irrigation boards and manager of the Murray Bridge experimental farm. In January 1910 he inaugurated the Government Irrigation Department and was appointed director of irrigation. During and after World War 1, McIntosh was involved in the State government's plans to establish returned soldiers on blocks along the Murray, using his knowledge of river conditions, soil and suitable crop types. Image: SLSA PRG 16/15/3/387 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website McLaren, Malcolm (Glen) 1931 - 2007 Glen McLaren was a farmer in the Kingston SE area who overcame physical difficulties following contracting polio to make his farm a success. He was involved in many community organisations and serving the Kingston community. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History McWhinnie, Kenneth 1925 - 2017 Ken McWhinne was a soldier settler on Kangaroo Island who cleared his land and turned it into a thriving sheep property. He was the last of the original soldier settlers to farm his property. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Meinig, Donald William 1924 - 2020 Don Meinig was an American geographer who studied at the University of Adelaide and wrote an influential book on the South Australian wheat frontier during the 1800s Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Wikipedia Melrose, George Thorburn 1855 - 1924 Pastoralist and Shakespearean scholar. Owned and managed Merino sheep stud Rosebank at Mt Pleasant. As the result of travel he made inquiries into the sheep breeding industry of various countries, and gave his fellow pastoralists the benefit of all the knowledge he gained. He was a skilful judge of sheep and president of the Mt. Pleasant Agricultural and Horticultural Society. He was a director of Elder, Smith and Co. from 1898 until 1901, during which period his advice on pastoral matters was of great service to the company. 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