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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.

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Hannaford, Alfred 1890 - 1969

Inventor of farming machinery. Alf Hannaford initially developed a wheat pickling machine in the family farm blacksmith shop. It applied copper sulphate solution to protect against rust and was patented in 1914. In 1923, he developed a dry wheat pickler, then combined it with a seed grader in 1924, and further upgraded this with a steel frame in 1927. The Alf Hannaford & Co Ltd business was established in 1925 and went on to manufacture more than 500 machines. During the Great Depression, machine sales fell dramatically, and Alf Hannaford switched to an on farm contract seed grading business using truck mounted machines. By 1944, 11,000 farmers were using this service. In 1937, Alf Hannaford built a harvesting machine for Barrel Clover.

Image: Hannaford Family

Hardy, Thomas 1830 - 1912

Vigneron. Thomas Hardy arrived in Adelaide in August 1850 and worked for John Reynell. He later bought 15 acres on the banks of the River Torrens, just west of Adelaide and planted Shiraz and Grenache vines. He made his first wine in 1857 and extended his plantings in size and variety, including other tree crops. Hardy was producing large quantities of wines for local and export markets by 1875 and was active in lecturing and writing widely on the wine industry. He was a member of the Phylloxera Board in 1889, was President of the Wine Growers' Association in 1891 and Vice-President of the SA Agricultural and Horticultural Society.

Image: Image trove.nla.gov.au: Advertiser, Thursday 11 January 1912, page 9

Harfull, Lyall Kenneth Kerr 1919 - 2006

Lyall Harfull was a dairy farmer at Mil Lel in the South East before setting up a commercial chaff mill. He was a member of the South East Dairyman’s Association for many years.

Image: PIRSA Ag History

Harvey AM, Richard Gilbert Mungo 1926 - 2023

Richard Harvey operated properties very successfully near Bordertown and Meningie, including the historic Poltalloch Station. He was a farming and community leader recognised for his innovation and contributions to land management and pest control.

Image: PIRSA Ag History

Haselgrove, Colin Powell 1904 - 1982

Winemaker. Colin Haselgrove began work at Angoves cellars at Renmark in 1924, then joined Thomas Hardy & Sons Ltd at McLaren Vale. In 1926 he studied wine making at Montpellier, France then spent further seasons in the Cognac region and Algeria. In 1929 he became Hardy’s chief winemaker. He had a distinguished winemaking career at Hardy’s, Emu Wine Co Pty Ltd and Walter Reynell & Sons Ltd, Reynella. Haselgrove also played significant roles on the Board of the Australian Wine Research Institute, Australian Wine Board, and Federal Wine and Brandy Producers Council of Australia.

Image: trove.nla.gov.au: The Advertiser Monday 18 January 1954 p 11

Hawker, George Charles 1818 - 1895

Politician and grazier. George Hawker along with his brothers Charles and James acquired land during the establishment of South Australia. They overlanded 2,000 Merino ewes from Bathurst to the Barossa Valley, then bought their Bungaree property in 1841, and by 1848 they were leasing 500,000 acres. Under guidance of overseer John Noble, they focussed on breeding large framed Merion sheep capable of walking long distances to water, thus establishing the famous Bungaree stud. These sheep became renowned for large body size, strong constitution and fleeces of considerable weight and merit. George Hawker also developed a career in politics representing the district of Victoria in the House of Assembly from 1858 to 1865.

Image: SLSA Image B10800 1890

Hawker, Michael Seymour 1857 - 1933

Sheep grazier and breeder. Michael Hawker continued development of the Bungaree Merino stud established by his father Mr G C Hawker in 1941. This stud played an important role in providing high preforming Merino sheep to the Australian wool industry. Michael Hawker also had ownership of and interests in a number of stations in SA, WA and Queensland. He was also associated with the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society for 25 years.

Image: SLSA Image B11284

Hawker, Walter 1861 - 1951

Walter Hawker, a member of a famous pioneering family of Bungaree, was a noted Merino sheep and an enthusiastic Friesian cattle breeder. His herd provided foundation stock for many South Australian and interstate herds.

Holmes, Mary 1880 - 1980

Mary Holmes was a pioneer in horticulture in the Waikerie area. The orchard was planted to apricots, vines and oranges and continued to run the orchard for many years after the death of her husband.

Horrocks, John Ainsworth 1818 - 1846

Pastoralist and explorer. John Horrocks arrived in South Australia in 1839 and explored land near Hutt River and established Penwortham Village. He built up a flock of 9,000 sheep and is believed to have established the first vineyard in the Clare Valley. In 1846 he established an expedition to search for new agricultural land near Lake Torrens. John Horrocks was seriously wounded in a firearms accident while on this expedition and died on 23 September 1846.

Image: SLSA Image B2333 1840

Howard, Amos William 1848 - 1930

Nurseryman & pasture improvement pioneer. While on a property near Mt Barker in 1889, Amos Howard identified vigorously growing pasture plants later identified as subterranean clover (Trifolium subterranean Linn.). In 1906, Howard began promoting the virtues of this pasture plant, and harvesting and selling seed. The introduction of superphosphate greatly improved subterranean clover productivity, and its nitrogen fixing capacity to improve soil fertility was subsequently recognised. His work contributed greatly to Australia’s progress and prosperity. Howard’s son Cecil imported a clover hulling machine from the USA enabling a dramatic lift in seed production. By the 1960s, a range of subterranean clover varieties were being widely grown as a pasture plant across southern Australia.

Image: SLSA B45402 1920

Hughes, Edgar Gwynne (Gwynne) 1916 - 2006

Gwynne Hughes was involved in managing Clifton Hills Station for many years and utilised fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to muster cattle where economic to do so.

Image: The Advertiser

Humphrys AM, Obituaries -, Reo Wallace 1913 - 2000

Reo Humphrys was a well-known farmer from Urania on Yorke Peninsula who promoted and encouraged soil conservation and supported other farmers in reviewing their management of their land.

Image: The Advertiser

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Ive, Morton Beach ? - 1923

Pastoralist. Morton Ive was associated with northern pastoral interests in South Australia practically all his life. He was employed by the Beltana Pastoral Company in 1876 and worked his way through the company both on various pastoral stations and in Adelaide. Upon the death of Peter Waite in 1922, Ive became managing director of the company. He was also a director of the Yudnapina Pastoral Company, of the Stockowners' Co-operative Shearing Company of South Australia and a member of the council of the South Australian Stockowners' Association.

Image: Pastoral Review, 16 April 1923

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Jaeschke, Kevin 1926 - 2022

Kevin Jaeschke was the founding chairman of the first Hart Field Day and based on this he was instrumental in establishing a field day system inspiring many other field day sites around the country over 40 years. He was also a leader in soil conservation in the Mid North.

Image: Stock Journal

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