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. L Lehmann AM, Peter 1930 - 2013 Peter Lehman was a successful winemaker, being innovative and adaptable. He introduced several new grape varieties and was a great promoter of Australian wines. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Wikipedia Lienert OAM, Ronald John 1938 - 2010 Ron Lienert was an innovative breeder of pigs which had a profound impact on pig herds in Australia. He had a life-long interest in commercial pork production and was a judge at Royal Shows across Australia. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Livingston, New Entry -, John 1857 - 1935 John Livingston was a stock-dealer at Mt Gambier and manager of several properties. He prepared one of South Australia's first shipments of fat lambs for export. He judged stock at agricultural shows and encouraged innovations and later became a State and then Federal politician. Image: National Library of Australia Australian Dictionary of Biography Lockier, Bruce Watts 1928 - 2020 Bruce Lockier was the founding manager of the Apple and Pear Growers Association of SA. He was instrumental in promoting the industry at very opportunity and introduced many innovations. He worked tirelessly for SA orchardists. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Lowrie, William 1857 - 1933 Agricultural educationist. Appointed professor of agriculture and second principal of Roseworthy Agricultural College, in 1888. He became a strong advocate of the use of superphosphate, and the importance of efficient bare fallows to eliminate weeds. Lowrie’s energies in advocating the use of superphosphate overcame initial scepticism and contributed greatly to improving soil condition. He was a member of the Central Agricultural Bureau and his grasp of scientific principles and a practical approach to farming won the respect of the rural community. In 1911, he accepted the position of Director of Agriculture, which he occupied until 1914. Image: PIRSA People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website PIRSA Ag History Lyons, Herbert William 1888 - 1958 Farmer, politician and company director. Early in his career Lyons was one of South Australia's biggest wheat-growers. He was a director of Cresco Fertilizers Ltd and as chairman and managing director, Lyons played a major role in piloting Cresco through the depression and expanding in the post-war market. Image: parliament.sa.gov.au People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website M MacLachlan, Byron Hug 1900 - 1991 Hugh MacLachlan was born in Adelaide in 1900. Both parents came from families with extensive pastoral interests. He took over as manager of Paratoo station, aged nineteen. MacLachlan built one of Australia’s largest pastoral empires. In 1937 he acquired a vast tract of undeveloped semi-desert land north-west of Tarcoola, subsequently transformed into Commonwealth Hill. He successfully lobbied for the construction of an outer dog fence across the State as protection against dingoes. On 17 June 1947 the South Australian Dog Fence Act came into force and MacLachlan served on the South Australian Dog Fence Board almost continuously from 1947 to 1979. People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Marshall, Dorothy May 1902 - 1961 Schoolteacher and public servant. Marshall was appointed State superintendent of the Australian Women's Land Army, controlled major policy implementation and determined the labour needs of primary producers. In 1953 the State government appointed her to the Department of Agriculture as organizer of the Women's Agricultural Bureau of South Australia. With her breadth of experience, charm and personality, she revitalized the far-flung organisation. Image: SLSA B44350 1942 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Marshall, Richard 1838 - 1923 Farmer and wheat-breeder. Marshall was a prolific breeder of wheat and developed several varieties which became standards grown by most farmers. By 1915 the variety Yandilla King stood next to Federation as the most popular wheat in Australia. He was appointed a member of the Central Agricultural Bureau, continuing with its successor, the South Australian Council of Agriculture. Image: trove.nla.gov.au: The Advertiser Wednesday 8 August 1923 p 12 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Marshall, Barry John 1950 - 2014 Barry Marshall was a barley breeder with the Dept of Agriculture before joining the Australian Barley Board and then Joe White Maltings. He worked closely with barley growers and in ensuring South Australia’s reputation for malting barley. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History 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 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 Previous Page 9 of 12 Next Share this page
