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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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Hamilton, Richard 1792 - 1852

Vigneron. Richard Hamilton was an agricultural labourer when he emigrated to South Australia in 1837. He took up land on the Sturt River south of Adelaide. His first wine sales were in 1848 but he died four years later.

Hannaford, Ernest Hayler 1879 - 1955

Farmer. Ernest Hannaford, son of George Hannaford grew up on the family orchard, then developed properties at Mt Crawford and Millbrook for production of honey, apples, pears, plums and wattle bark. He was also involved with forestry development near Millbrook.

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Hannaford, George 1852 - 1927

Farmer. George Hannaford grew up on the family farm near Riverton, and was for a period the overseer of the Government Experimental Farm at Mannahill. He later moved to Cudlee Creek where he was a successful orchardist producing apples, pears, plums and hops.

Image: Cyclopedia of South Australia

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.

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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.

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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, Charles Allan 1894 - 1938

Politician and pastoralist. After returning from WW1, Charles Hawker was given Warrakimo Station in the Flinders Ranges by his father, and in 1925 he bought a further property, Dillowie near Hallett. From 1927, Charles Hawker became involved in politics, and in 1929 he became the member for Wakefield in the House of Representatives. In 1932 he became Minister for Markets and Repatriation, and later Minister of Commerce. From 1935, he travelled widely to the UK, France, Germany, Japan and China gathering information on trading opportunities for Australia. Charles Hawker was killed when the aircraft Kyeema crashed at Mt Dandenong, Victoria on 25 October 1938.

Image: SLSA Image B11121 1935

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.

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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.

Hincks, Sir Cecil Stephen 1894 - 1963

Politician, farmer and soldier. After WW1, Cecil Hincks was employed by the Wheat Harvest Board at Pt Victoria, then bought a farm at Urania in 1928. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1941 and returned unopposed until his death in 1963. In 1945 he was appointed to a committee responsible for assessing land for resettlement of ex-servicemen. He was involved with the repatriation program including development of the Loxton Irrigation Area. Hincks Conservation Park on Eyre Peninsula commemorates him.

Image: SLSA Image B11908 1946

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

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