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UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 2004 1UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.
QueenslandAgriculturalCollege
UQ GattonPast StudentsAssociation Inc
Re-ConnectRe-ConnectREMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AND
60TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN ARMY
WITHDRAWAL FROM CAMPUS
Professor Roger Swift, Executive Deanof the NRAVS Faculty, Group CaptainDr David Emonson, Centre for Militaryand Veterans’ Affairs, and CommanderJohn O’Neill, representing the AmericanLegion Post 03 Brisbane planted adescendant seedling of the original LonePine.
In his Remembrance Day address,Retired Brigadier Peter Rule AM, RFDreminded all attendees of thesignificance of the symbolism that isused during the service. Symbols suchas the silence, The Last Post and TheRouse and the tomb of the UnknownSoldier have withstood the tests of time,being first used in 1919. Brigadier Rulereminded the crowd that the Great Warwas meant to end all wars and asked allpresent to reflect on the contributions ofall servicemen and women in areas ofcurrent conflict.
A Publication of theUQ Gatton Past StudentsAssociation Inc.Issue 4, Summer 2004
Email:[email protected] Secretariat:Box 717The University ofQueenslandGatton CampusGatton QLD 4343Phone: (07) 5460 1724
www.uq.edu.au/gatton/paststudents
STOP PRESS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Report .............. 2
Honorary Life Members ...... 3
UQ GattonScholarship Fund ................ 4
Branch Updates .................. 5
Heritage Trail ...................... 5
The Ties Have Arrived ......... 6
Mary Staatz Celebrates40 Years on Campus .......... 7
Executive CommitteeMembers ............................ 8
UQ Gatton seeks externalfunding for pool
redevelopment. Acommittee including a
UQGPSA member has beenestablished to sourceexternal funding to
redevelop the swimmingpool complex, which willremain closed until it is
upgraded. See next issue ofRe-Connect.
Approximately 200 visitors,staff and students attended theUQ Gatton RemembranceDay ceremony that alsocelebrated the 60th anniversaryof the withdrawal of theAmerican Army hospitalsfrom the campus.
The service, held in front ofthe southern flagpole adjacentto the Foundation Building,was attended byrepresentatives of current and retiredAustralian servicemen, the AmericanLegion, past and present staff, past andpresent students and local students fromLockyer District High School. At theconclusion of the service, ProfessorMargaret Gardner, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), UQ St Lucia,
Part of the crowd that attended Gatton Remembrance DayService, held in front of the southern flagpole.
(From left:) David Emonson, Margaret Gardner,John O’Neill and Roger Swift at the site of theplanting of the Lone Pine and memorial cairn. (continued on page 3)
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INDUSTRY LOSES LEGEND –BRIAN OXENFORD
OBITUARY – By Pamela Deamer
His life was a testament to us all. Fromhumble beginnings with grit and thedetermination to succeed, nothing wasimpossible. Brian Oxenford was born inBrisbane on March 16th 1930, youngerson of Frank and Daisy.
He attended Coomera State School,Brisbane Boys College and GattonCollege, much to his reluctance. Whileat Gatton College he represented theCollege 1st XI cricket team. AfterCollege he returned to the family farmand his first job was a council graderdriver. He then began share farming hismother’s family dairy farm, Donaldton,at Oxenford.
He married Alva, a local girl, in 1952,aged 22 years. Brian continued dairyingbut took off-farm work as a mechanicand later as a car salesman at Peachey’sgarage, Ormeau. That background andexperience, he always said, stood him ingood stead for his later businessdealings.
Brian and Alva bought Gambamora, theoriginal Oxenford family dairy farm in1956 but didn’t move there until 1963,by which time they had four daughters.They continued dairying there until1990. During that time, he was wellknown and respected within the dairyindustry, with innovative ideas that wereahead of his time, becoming the highestmilk producer in Queensland. Whilestill dairying he decided to diversify offfarm and purchased the Kirra BeachHotel and Wellcamp Downs, a grainsproperty on the Darling Downs.
The call to move further west began in1983, when he bought Eurella Station.However, Brian and Alva did not moveto Eurella until 1986. The subsequentsale of Gambamora, the dairy farm,enabled him to expand even furtherafield into north west Queensland andthe Northern Territory, where his lovefor the beef cattle industry flourished. Itwas at this time that he found thenecessity, because of distances involved,to look to the aviation industry,subsequently buying Five Star Aviation.
At the time of his death, “WesternGrazing” Brian’s trading name, hadholdings of about 3 million hectares andwas believed to have been one of thelargest landholders in the country. Theproperties included Wave Hill,Magowra, Morstone, Oban, plus a largeportfolio of properties in the SouthwestQueensland area and recently Tanbar($50 million) and Rocklands (close to$60 million).
One of the reasons for his success wasthe hands-on approach he always took.He never expected anyone to doanything he wasn’t prepared to dohimself. Brian was described by closefriends as being an intensely privateman who made a tremendouscontribution to the Australian beefindustry. “He did a lot for others thatpeople would not know about.” Brian issurvived by his widow Alva and his fourdaughters Leigh, Pam, Lorae and Dale.
UQ GATTON
PAST STUDENTS
ASSOCIATION INC
Box 717The University of QueenslandGatton CampusGATTON QLD 4343
President
Graham McClymont
11 Aldergrove StreetChapel Hill Qld 4069
Home:(07) 3378 0201
Mobile: 0419 778 981
Email: [email protected]
Senior Vice-President
Peter Douglas
Email: [email protected]
Secretary
Nicole Hoskin
Email:[email protected]
Treasurer
Jack Stegall
Junior Vice-President
Ron Swanwick
Craig Tunley
Committee Members
Mal Ferguson
Jim Madden
Rob Nielsen
Bob James
Fiona Ferguson
UQG Student Association Inc
President
Heritage Committee
Rod Jensen
Ross Murray
Editor ‘Re-Connect’
Craig Tunley
Email: [email protected]
Try our new quick link at:
www.uq.edu.au/gatton/paststudents
79-Out General/Jan 05
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 20042
PRESIDENT’S REPORTTHE LAST
WORDby Craig Tunley Mal Ferguson
President,UQ Gatton PastStudents Association
Phone: (07) 3294 6267
Email:[email protected]
That time of the year againwhen a new crop of paststudents rolls out the doorand steps in to that bigwide world known as theworkforce. Many of youwill remember theexperience, you either hadthe first job all sewn up orit was first stop newsagentsfor a Saturday paper and anew pencil. In myexperience, I didn’t just getone paper, I bought sharesin News Limited.
While I knew that the PastStudents existed, who couldyou talk to to get theanswers to the questionsyou didn’t even know youwere supposed to ask?
Mentoring! I have oftenstated that the best asset ofthe UQ Gatton PastStudents Association is thepeople. Almost 10,000+graduates, 110 years ofhistory and work in a wholerange of fields. So how doyou take advantage? Well,my advice is go outback,get active and adapt. Theicing should be a closehandy Past Students branchthat you can get involved inor attend the ‘Back toCollege’ Weekend. Younever know what doors areopen to a Gatton graduate!
It is with regret that I give my lastPresident’s report to Re-Connect. I havebeen very fortunate to work with strongExecutive Committees over the last fouryears and I thank all who have served.Please understand, it is my workcommitments that do not allow me tocontinue. I will stand for election to theExecutive at the AGM.
What has been achieved in the past isnot of any great concern, provided thatwe continue to do it better each time. Ibelieve Re-Connect is the perfectexample of this. Craig Tunley has donean excellent job as Editor and I hopethat he will continue in that role in thefuture. However, I ask that you allsupport him by contributing informationthat can be made into interesting articlesfor all to read.
What is yet to be achieved is what reallyconcerns me. The Scholarship Fund isthe activity that will receive my effortsin the future. I believe that it isbecoming more difficult for students tofund themselves in tertiary education.As one who benefited from aScholarship during my days as astudent, I know that anything we do as agroup will be greatly appreciated bythose who receive a benefit.
The lack of student mentoring,particularly for final year students, isthe greatest waste in providing studentswith real work life experience. There isa wealth of experience that thesestudents could benefit from if only therewas a mechanism in place that allowedyouthful exuberance to be matched with
wily experience. I look forward to theday when this comes about.
Branch development has to be thelifeblood of the Association. If eachmajor city had a branch that held one ortwo simple activities per year thatallowed recent graduates to more easilysettle into a new location, it would soonbe sent back to current students thevalue of belonging to the past studentsassociation. I look forward to hearingfrom people in major cities who areprepared to see branch developmentbecome a reality in their location.
What would make this a more completeassociation is a closer workingrelationship with the current studentbody. Hopefully, in the New Year, therewill be an Executive member who willwork near the campus. This will addressthe issue and contribute to a moremeaningful dialogue between the twoorganizations.
Our War Memorial Swimming Pool cannot be currently used because ofplumbing problems that prevent thewater quality being maintained. Thereplacement structure is an excitingdevelopment but it will always be a WarMemorial area. There will be more onthis in the next issue of Re-Connect.
I would like to thank all those who haveassisted in the revitalizing of theAssociation in the past few years. WhileI have mentioned Executive members, Inow acknowledge present and pastCampus staff who have contributed.Janelle Zahmel, Brad Henderson, theirpredecessors and their staff have allmade significant contributions.Professor Roger Swift has alsocontributed in many ways.
Finally, I hope that you all enjoyed thisyear’s Back to College weekend.Hopefully all travelled safely so that youreturned home to celebrate a HappyChristmas and a rewarding New Yearwith all of your family and friends.
7
MARY STAATZ CELEBRATES
40 YEARS OF CAMPUS WORK
The highlights of forty years? Marylisted the following people and events:
• “John McCosker was a JuniorOfficer when I first started. I findit a bit strange to see John nowcompared to back in 1964. I mustbe getting old!”
• “Neil Briton was a serious manbut always nice to serve in the staffarea.”
• “One night in Number 1 DiningHall, staff were concerned becausewe could see a shoe box movingacross the floor. It turned out somestudents had put a blue tonguelizard in the box.”
• “The day they (students) putDennis Maguire’s green MiniMinor in the current Dining Hall,it caused a bit of a disturbance.They put it right up the front,straight below the area where staffdined.”
• “When I served in the staff area, Ifound Bryan Grant enjoyed givingthe staff a hard time and JohnWadley seemed to enjoy findingsomething to complain about.”
• “Of all the students that I met, themost memorable was Scrubber(Pat Devlin). He really enjoyedgiving us hell and we enjoyedtrying to get back at him.”
• “Back in the days when studentsworked in the abattoir and thebutchers shop, quite often sheepeyes would appear in the tapioca.I guess they really didn’t enjoybeing served tapioca.”
Honorary Life Member Mary Staatz,formerly Quinn, celebrated 40 years ofservice to students on 2 July 2004. Aspecial morning tea was organized tocelebrate the occasion.
Mary joined the then QueenslandAgricultural College as a maid in theNumber 2 Dining Hall. One of the fewpeople to have worked longer thanMary in the Dining Hall, ElsieRaymont, was a cook in the Number 1Dining Hall. By Easter 1965, both olddining halls were taken over by thecurrent structure.
After 40 years, Mary still enjoyscontact with students. “I mother them”Mary said. “They try to start out astough guys, but once I start to talk tothem, they soon appreciate me. It’sgreat to come back to work after a fewdays off and be told that you have beenmissed”.
In her time at College, Mary has had animpressive list of employers. Originallyemployed by the Department ofEducation, Mary transferred over to theCollege Council when Gatton became aCAE. Since then several contractorshave been employed to provide theservice including, Nationwide,Spotless, P&O and Eurest.
Asked about her plans for the future,Mary said she would continue to workat College “while I enjoy the students”.Although recently married to DougStaatz and contemplating retirement,Mary said that she will continue in herjob for a while.
Mary Staatz at her 40-year ofservice celebration.
“On behalf of the
Association,
congratulations to
Mary and thanks for
the interest that you
have shown in so
many lives for such an
extended period.”
Tables set by the domestic staff in the new DiningHall (ca 1960s).
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 2004 3
The day finished with a lone piperplaying The Lament and lightrefreshments in the FoundationBuilding. A highlight of the materials ondisplay in the Foundation Building wasoriginal footage recorded by Lt ColMarshall, CO and Chief Surgeon of the153rd Field Hospital during the time thecampus was occupied by the US Armyhospital. Unfortunately, his son, DrDavid Marshall, who had visited Gattoncampus previously, was unable to attendthe service due to ill health.
(From left:) Stan Petherick (Patron UQGPSA), Mal Ferguson,Agnes Petherick and Ray McNamara (both UQGPSA Honorary Lifemembers) and Ken Jackson (Staff and 1971 graduate) on theFoundation Building verandah after the Remembrance Day Service.
(continued from front page article:)
Group Captain Dr David Emonson toldthe story of the 153rd and 105th US armyhospitals at Gatton.
In speaking of the conditions underwhich the Americans arrived inAustralia, Dr Emonson told of thehospital staff camping out in Melbournein June and then travelling to Gatton byrail, requiring the loads to be unloadedand reloaded at each state borderbecause of different rail gauges.
However, the ties between the medicalschools of Harvard and UQ, whichstarted during the war, have continuedinto recent times.
Commander John O’Neill, AmericanLegion, provided an Americanperspective to the story of the militaryhospitals at Gatton. He also remindedall present of the huge benefits thatcitizens of both Australia and Americanow enjoy because of the sacrifices ofothers and asked “Have you thanked aVeteran today?”
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSUQ GATTON PAST STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
In coming issues, Re-Connect will feature the Honorary Life Members of the UQGatton Past Students Association. If you wish to contribute a short story, a memoryor a quote from any of our life members, please send it by email [email protected] or alternatively to Craig Tunley, 10 Abbott Street,Hughenden. Let’s celebrate the contribution that these great people have made orcelebrate the lives they led. They deserve it!
1987Owen Joseph Cusack
1988Hattie BritonElton Owen BurnsThomas Malcolm MorrisonJohn ReuterPercival James SkermanAndrew Donald Taylor
1989Thomas Winston Gavin GrahamAustin HegartyBarry Kerven
1990William George Robertson
Year unknownHugh Courtney
1952W Stuart Conachie1953CJ McDermott
1981Stanley Vincent PetherickE Peter S Roberts
1983Raymond John McNamara
1984Edward Douglas Crellin
1991Mary Norris (Arndt)Mary Louisa Staatz (Quinn, Zischke)
1994Agnes Fraser Petherick
1997Alan George BrimblecombeRaymond Sidney MontgomeryKevin John Saxby
2002Robert James HampsonJames Ross Murray
2004Rodney Charles JensenColin George Story
‘.. hospital staff
travelled to Gatton by
rail from Melbourne,
requiring the loads to
be unloaded and
reloaded at each state
border because of
different rail gauges.’
There may be further names to be added to this list as we identify other Honorary Life members from the past.
6
UQ GATTON STUDENTS MARKET
AUSSIE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD
Final year Agribusiness students from The University ofQueensland’s Gatton Campus have returned from Asiaand the Middle East investigating new exportopportunities for Australian products.
In 2004, commercial clients enlisted teams of 4-5students to research markets for fruit and vegetables inVietnam and Dubai, grevillea flowers in Japan andAustralian beef in China. Two other teams assessed thesuccess of one of the Supermarket to Asia projects inSingapore and Thailand for the Federal Government.
Agribusiness program coordinator, Associate ProfessorRay Collins, said no other university in Australia offeredsuch a commercial experience as part of a businessdegree program.
“These are exciting market opportunities which our clients havereal expectations of capturing and given these projects are also amajor part of the students’ final year assessment, there’s a lot ridingon them,” Associate Professor Collins said.
“I am travelling to China with a group engaged by Meat andLivestock Australia to conduct research on consumer attitudestowards Aussie beef in light of China’s recent admission to theWorld Trade Organisation.
“Since this project started, our Agribusiness students haveundertaken market research for nearly 50 agribusinesses in 16countries, and some clients have come back for further involvementup to four and five times. We know our students can perform toprofessional standards,” Associate Professor Collins said.
“We also know from surveys of those clients that almost one in two have donemore business as a result of the work that students have done for them.”
Pictured outside Shanghai University are (from left):Associate Professor Ray Collins, students Nellie Shannon,David Woodhouse and Dr Tim Sun.
Nellie Shannon and Greg MacDonald interviewconsumers at a wet market in Xi’an, China, aspart of their research.
THE TIES HAVE ARRIVED!Send payment to:
UQ Gatton Past Students AssociationBox 717The University of QueenslandGatton CampusGATTON QLD 4343
or phone (07) 5460 1724 oremail with credit card details to:[email protected]
Ties will also be available for sale atupcoming events.
UQ Gatton Past Students Associationties are now available, having arrived amonth ahead of schedule. The tiesfeature alternating panels of Maroonwith the old QAC coat of arms andDark Blue with the UQ coat of arms (asat right).
For only $30 plus $3.50 postage andhandling, order yours now!!
Check the website www.uq.edu.au/gatton/paststudents under“Membership Fees” for merchandise.
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 20044
SCHOLARSHIP FUND TREASURES PAST
STUDENTS IN LIVING MEMORY
an easy task because locating livingrelatives some 20 to 30 years followinggraduation is very difficult” he said. “Ofthe ones listed above, Chris and Ericwere the most difficult as they both onlyhave one living brother. Chris also haschildren but his daughter’s location onlybecame known when Chris’ brother waslocated”.
Fellow classmates will be asked tocontribute to the Scholarship Fund in aletter sent out following approval of theappeal from relatives. These donationswill be tax deductible to the individualdonating. All of these donations will beincluded in the Register of Donors to bekept in the Dining Hall.
“The furniture will be called, forexample, The Chris Jacobsen MemorialTable and will recognize that it wasdonated by his classmates” Malexplained. “However, some familymembers have asked if they couldcontribute and where this is done, theplaque on the furniture willacknowledge the efforts of the family aswell as the classmates”.
“The plaques have been placed on thefurniture for the donations received atthe launch of the Scholarship Fund. Ofthe 54 tables and 400 chairs available inthe scheme, nearly 20% of the tablesand 10% of the chairs have beenclaimed. During the next calendar year,the appeal will be extended to past andcurrent staff as well as corporatesponsors”.
Anyone wishing to organize a yeargroup to arrange a similar gesture inmemory of a deceased classmate shouldcontact Mal Ferguson. It would be mosthelpful if the names and addresses ofthe relatives of the deceased could beincluded as this will make the wholeprocess much quicker.
Eight deceased past students could havetheir contributions to campus liferemembered by having some of the newDining Hall furniture named after themaccording to Association President, MalFerguson.
“Chris Jacobsen (the first CollegeMedal recipient in the degree era), EricJoyce, Jim Diamond, Steve Everingham,Russ Evans, Anne Bennett, GaryLubach and John Lancini could all beremembered this way” Mal said. “It nowdepends on the responses of familyrepresentatives and the classmates whoasked that these individuals beremembered in this way.”
The concept was first proposed justafter the launch of the Appeal. At thefollowing Back to College Weekend in2003, individuals approached Mal to seeif it was possible to arrange appeals toremember these people and theircontributions to the community life ofthe campus. The approach to UQunearthed additional requirements thathad to be satisfied before such appealscould be launched.
“UQ has a requirement that the familiesof the deceased have to be approachedand respond with written permission ofthe appeal” Mal said. “This has not been
“UQ has a
requirement that the
families of the
deceased have to be
approached and
respond with written
permission to conduct
an appeal”
The new furniture in theDining Hall depicting a plaqueon a chair that has beennamed after a past student orsponsor.
5
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES
OUTBACK QUEENSLAND
I don’t know about anyone else, but I aman Outback convert, choosing to live andwork in the rural areas of Queensland inmy chosen field. I am sure there are afew more like me out there who wouldlike to get together every now and then.I would be interested in starting anOutback branch of the Past StudentsAssociation, hosting two events per year,one in the south and one in the north.
You can contact me, Craig Tunley,through my email (see page 8) or phone(07) 4741 1885.
If you are interested in attending and/orhave some ideas as to where and whenwe could hold such an event, contactme. I live in Hughenden, so obviouslywill get actively involved in a northernget-together, but encourage those in thesouth to send your ideas.
GOLD COAST
The Gold Coast branch of the UQGatton Past Students Association heldits second get together for 2004 onAugust 7. Twenty-seven gathered tosocialise over lunch, including theAssociation’s Patron, Stan Petherick,and Past President Rod Jensen and hiswife Enid.
Due to a late scratching, the Augustlunch did not feature a guest speaker,allowing time for a decent chat. A fewnew faces were welcomed into the mix,with many of the regulars enjoying thecamaraderie that similar experiencesbring.
The next event will be held on 12February 2005. Gold Coast ReunionLunches are only $20/head and all paststudents are welcome to attend. Formore information, phone or fax PeterDouglas on (07) 5546 6350.
NEW BRANCHES
Are you a past studentliving in Townsville,Rockhampton,Sunshine Coast orBrisbane? You are!!Do you know other PastStudents who live inyour vicinity? You do!!!Well, get together, havelunch (or just coffee forthat matter) and start abranch of the UQGatton Past StudentsAssociation. Expandyour professionalcontacts, share yourGatton experiences andsocialise with friends.To help establish abranch, just contact amember of theExecutive Committee.
UQ GATTON HERITAGE TRAIL
At the UQ Gatton Open Day in August,Vice Chancellor John Hay officiallyopened the Heritage Trail by unveilingthe display board outside the FoundationBuilding. The Trail was a projectcommissioned and funded through theUQ Gatton Heritage ManagementCommittee. Gatton Honours studentBruce Thompson collected much of thedata for the 21 interpretive displays byinterviewing many past students andstaff and using the resources of the PastStudent Association Museum. Bruce hasnot simply given historical data but haswoven into the technical aspects of thehistory, some of the stories that ender thestructures to past students. The story ofthe footprints coming "down the watertower" is recorded as well as the historyof the structure.
The heritage tour engages staff, studentsand visitors alike in a celebration of thehistory of Gatton Campus.
(From left:) Prof Roger Swift, Prof John Hay, Bruce Thompsonand Mal Ferguson at the opening of the Heritage Trail.
A book entitled “The Stories So Far”(Author Bruce Thompson) has also beenproduced to accompany the heritagetour. It provides a fascinating account ofthe Gatton campus’ 107-year history aswell as detailing the final resting placeof some parts of the Campus like the"warrens at Helidon".
Copies of the book canbe obtained bycontacting Chris Ablett(07) 5460 1279 or [email protected]
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 20044
SCHOLARSHIP FUND TREASURES PAST
STUDENTS IN LIVING MEMORY
an easy task because locating livingrelatives some 20 to 30 years followinggraduation is very difficult” he said. “Ofthe ones listed above, Chris and Ericwere the most difficult as they both onlyhave one living brother. Chris also haschildren but his daughter’s location onlybecame known when Chris’ brother waslocated”.
Fellow classmates will be asked tocontribute to the Scholarship Fund in aletter sent out following approval of theappeal from relatives. These donationswill be tax deductible to the individualdonating. All of these donations will beincluded in the Register of Donors to bekept in the Dining Hall.
“The furniture will be called, forexample, The Chris Jacobsen MemorialTable and will recognize that it wasdonated by his classmates” Malexplained. “However, some familymembers have asked if they couldcontribute and where this is done, theplaque on the furniture willacknowledge the efforts of the family aswell as the classmates”.
“The plaques have been placed on thefurniture for the donations received atthe launch of the Scholarship Fund. Ofthe 54 tables and 400 chairs available inthe scheme, nearly 20% of the tablesand 10% of the chairs have beenclaimed. During the next calendar year,the appeal will be extended to past andcurrent staff as well as corporatesponsors”.
Anyone wishing to organize a yeargroup to arrange a similar gesture inmemory of a deceased classmate shouldcontact Mal Ferguson. It would be mosthelpful if the names and addresses ofthe relatives of the deceased could beincluded as this will make the wholeprocess much quicker.
Eight deceased past students could havetheir contributions to campus liferemembered by having some of the newDining Hall furniture named after themaccording to Association President, MalFerguson.
“Chris Jacobsen (the first CollegeMedal recipient in the degree era), EricJoyce, Jim Diamond, Steve Everingham,Russ Evans, Anne Bennett, GaryLubach and John Lancini could all beremembered this way” Mal said. “It nowdepends on the responses of familyrepresentatives and the classmates whoasked that these individuals beremembered in this way.”
The concept was first proposed justafter the launch of the Appeal. At thefollowing Back to College Weekend in2003, individuals approached Mal to seeif it was possible to arrange appeals toremember these people and theircontributions to the community life ofthe campus. The approach to UQunearthed additional requirements thathad to be satisfied before such appealscould be launched.
“UQ has a requirement that the familiesof the deceased have to be approachedand respond with written permission ofthe appeal” Mal said. “This has not been
“UQ has a
requirement that the
families of the
deceased have to be
approached and
respond with written
permission to conduct
an appeal”
The new furniture in theDining Hall depicting a plaqueon a chair that has beennamed after a past student orsponsor.
5
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES
OUTBACK QUEENSLAND
I don’t know about anyone else, but I aman Outback convert, choosing to live andwork in the rural areas of Queensland inmy chosen field. I am sure there are afew more like me out there who wouldlike to get together every now and then.I would be interested in starting anOutback branch of the Past StudentsAssociation, hosting two events per year,one in the south and one in the north.
You can contact me, Craig Tunley,through my email (see page 8) or phone(07) 4741 1885.
If you are interested in attending and/orhave some ideas as to where and whenwe could hold such an event, contactme. I live in Hughenden, so obviouslywill get actively involved in a northernget-together, but encourage those in thesouth to send your ideas.
GOLD COAST
The Gold Coast branch of the UQGatton Past Students Association heldits second get together for 2004 onAugust 7. Twenty-seven gathered tosocialise over lunch, including theAssociation’s Patron, Stan Petherick,and Past President Rod Jensen and hiswife Enid.
Due to a late scratching, the Augustlunch did not feature a guest speaker,allowing time for a decent chat. A fewnew faces were welcomed into the mix,with many of the regulars enjoying thecamaraderie that similar experiencesbring.
The next event will be held on 12February 2005. Gold Coast ReunionLunches are only $20/head and all paststudents are welcome to attend. Formore information, phone or fax PeterDouglas on (07) 5546 6350.
NEW BRANCHES
Are you a past studentliving in Townsville,Rockhampton,Sunshine Coast orBrisbane? You are!!Do you know other PastStudents who live inyour vicinity? You do!!!Well, get together, havelunch (or just coffee forthat matter) and start abranch of the UQGatton Past StudentsAssociation. Expandyour professionalcontacts, share yourGatton experiences andsocialise with friends.To help establish abranch, just contact amember of theExecutive Committee.
UQ GATTON HERITAGE TRAIL
At the UQ Gatton Open Day in August,Vice Chancellor John Hay officiallyopened the Heritage Trail by unveilingthe display board outside the FoundationBuilding. The Trail was a projectcommissioned and funded through theUQ Gatton Heritage ManagementCommittee. Gatton Honours studentBruce Thompson collected much of thedata for the 21 interpretive displays byinterviewing many past students andstaff and using the resources of the PastStudent Association Museum. Bruce hasnot simply given historical data but haswoven into the technical aspects of thehistory, some of the stories that ender thestructures to past students. The story ofthe footprints coming "down the watertower" is recorded as well as the historyof the structure.
The heritage tour engages staff, studentsand visitors alike in a celebration of thehistory of Gatton Campus.
(From left:) Prof Roger Swift, Prof John Hay, Bruce Thompsonand Mal Ferguson at the opening of the Heritage Trail.
A book entitled “The Stories So Far”(Author Bruce Thompson) has also beenproduced to accompany the heritagetour. It provides a fascinating account ofthe Gatton campus’ 107-year history aswell as detailing the final resting placeof some parts of the Campus like the"warrens at Helidon".
Copies of the book canbe obtained bycontacting Chris Ablett(07) 5460 1279 or [email protected]
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 2004 3
The day finished with a lone piperplaying The Lament and lightrefreshments in the FoundationBuilding. A highlight of the materials ondisplay in the Foundation Building wasoriginal footage recorded by Lt ColMarshall, CO and Chief Surgeon of the153rd Field Hospital during the time thecampus was occupied by the US Armyhospital. Unfortunately, his son, DrDavid Marshall, who had visited Gattoncampus previously, was unable to attendthe service due to ill health.
(From left:) Stan Petherick (Patron UQGPSA), Mal Ferguson,Agnes Petherick and Ray McNamara (both UQGPSA Honorary Lifemembers) and Ken Jackson (Staff and 1971 graduate) on theFoundation Building verandah after the Remembrance Day Service.
(continued from front page article:)
Group Captain Dr David Emonson toldthe story of the 153rd and 105th US armyhospitals at Gatton.
In speaking of the conditions underwhich the Americans arrived inAustralia, Dr Emonson told of thehospital staff camping out in Melbournein June and then travelling to Gatton byrail, requiring the loads to be unloadedand reloaded at each state borderbecause of different rail gauges.
However, the ties between the medicalschools of Harvard and UQ, whichstarted during the war, have continuedinto recent times.
Commander John O’Neill, AmericanLegion, provided an Americanperspective to the story of the militaryhospitals at Gatton. He also remindedall present of the huge benefits thatcitizens of both Australia and Americanow enjoy because of the sacrifices ofothers and asked “Have you thanked aVeteran today?”
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSUQ GATTON PAST STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
In coming issues, Re-Connect will feature the Honorary Life Members of the UQGatton Past Students Association. If you wish to contribute a short story, a memoryor a quote from any of our life members, please send it by email [email protected] or alternatively to Craig Tunley, 10 Abbott Street,Hughenden. Let’s celebrate the contribution that these great people have made orcelebrate the lives they led. They deserve it!
1987Owen Joseph Cusack
1988Hattie BritonElton Owen BurnsThomas Malcolm MorrisonJohn ReuterPercival James SkermanAndrew Donald Taylor
1989Thomas Winston Gavin GrahamAustin HegartyBarry Kerven
1990William George Robertson
Year unknownHugh Courtney
1952W Stuart Conachie1953CJ McDermott
1981Stanley Vincent PetherickE Peter S Roberts
1983Raymond John McNamara
1984Edward Douglas Crellin
1991Mary Norris (Arndt)Mary Louisa Staatz (Quinn, Zischke)
1994Agnes Fraser Petherick
1997Alan George BrimblecombeRaymond Sidney MontgomeryKevin John Saxby
2002Robert James HampsonJames Ross Murray
2004Rodney Charles JensenColin George Story
‘.. hospital staff
travelled to Gatton by
rail from Melbourne,
requiring the loads to
be unloaded and
reloaded at each state
border because of
different rail gauges.’
There may be further names to be added to this list as we identify other Honorary Life members from the past.
6
UQ GATTON STUDENTS MARKET
AUSSIE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD
Final year Agribusiness students from The University ofQueensland’s Gatton Campus have returned from Asiaand the Middle East investigating new exportopportunities for Australian products.
In 2004, commercial clients enlisted teams of 4-5students to research markets for fruit and vegetables inVietnam and Dubai, grevillea flowers in Japan andAustralian beef in China. Two other teams assessed thesuccess of one of the Supermarket to Asia projects inSingapore and Thailand for the Federal Government.
Agribusiness program coordinator, Associate ProfessorRay Collins, said no other university in Australia offeredsuch a commercial experience as part of a businessdegree program.
“These are exciting market opportunities which our clients havereal expectations of capturing and given these projects are also amajor part of the students’ final year assessment, there’s a lot ridingon them,” Associate Professor Collins said.
“I am travelling to China with a group engaged by Meat andLivestock Australia to conduct research on consumer attitudestowards Aussie beef in light of China’s recent admission to theWorld Trade Organisation.
“Since this project started, our Agribusiness students haveundertaken market research for nearly 50 agribusinesses in 16countries, and some clients have come back for further involvementup to four and five times. We know our students can perform toprofessional standards,” Associate Professor Collins said.
“We also know from surveys of those clients that almost one in two have donemore business as a result of the work that students have done for them.”
Pictured outside Shanghai University are (from left):Associate Professor Ray Collins, students Nellie Shannon,David Woodhouse and Dr Tim Sun.
Nellie Shannon and Greg MacDonald interviewconsumers at a wet market in Xi’an, China, aspart of their research.
THE TIES HAVE ARRIVED!Send payment to:
UQ Gatton Past Students AssociationBox 717The University of QueenslandGatton CampusGATTON QLD 4343
or phone (07) 5460 1724 oremail with credit card details to:[email protected]
Ties will also be available for sale atupcoming events.
UQ Gatton Past Students Associationties are now available, having arrived amonth ahead of schedule. The tiesfeature alternating panels of Maroonwith the old QAC coat of arms andDark Blue with the UQ coat of arms (asat right).
For only $30 plus $3.50 postage andhandling, order yours now!!
Check the website www.uq.edu.au/gatton/paststudents under“Membership Fees” for merchandise.
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 20042
PRESIDENT’S REPORTTHE LAST
WORDby Craig Tunley Mal Ferguson
President,UQ Gatton PastStudents Association
Phone: (07) 3294 6267
Email:[email protected]
That time of the year againwhen a new crop of paststudents rolls out the doorand steps in to that bigwide world known as theworkforce. Many of youwill remember theexperience, you either hadthe first job all sewn up orit was first stop newsagentsfor a Saturday paper and anew pencil. In myexperience, I didn’t just getone paper, I bought sharesin News Limited.
While I knew that the PastStudents existed, who couldyou talk to to get theanswers to the questionsyou didn’t even know youwere supposed to ask?
Mentoring! I have oftenstated that the best asset ofthe UQ Gatton PastStudents Association is thepeople. Almost 10,000+graduates, 110 years ofhistory and work in a wholerange of fields. So how doyou take advantage? Well,my advice is go outback,get active and adapt. Theicing should be a closehandy Past Students branchthat you can get involved inor attend the ‘Back toCollege’ Weekend. Younever know what doors areopen to a Gatton graduate!
It is with regret that I give my lastPresident’s report to Re-Connect. I havebeen very fortunate to work with strongExecutive Committees over the last fouryears and I thank all who have served.Please understand, it is my workcommitments that do not allow me tocontinue. I will stand for election to theExecutive at the AGM.
What has been achieved in the past isnot of any great concern, provided thatwe continue to do it better each time. Ibelieve Re-Connect is the perfectexample of this. Craig Tunley has donean excellent job as Editor and I hopethat he will continue in that role in thefuture. However, I ask that you allsupport him by contributing informationthat can be made into interesting articlesfor all to read.
What is yet to be achieved is what reallyconcerns me. The Scholarship Fund isthe activity that will receive my effortsin the future. I believe that it isbecoming more difficult for students tofund themselves in tertiary education.As one who benefited from aScholarship during my days as astudent, I know that anything we do as agroup will be greatly appreciated bythose who receive a benefit.
The lack of student mentoring,particularly for final year students, isthe greatest waste in providing studentswith real work life experience. There isa wealth of experience that thesestudents could benefit from if only therewas a mechanism in place that allowedyouthful exuberance to be matched with
wily experience. I look forward to theday when this comes about.
Branch development has to be thelifeblood of the Association. If eachmajor city had a branch that held one ortwo simple activities per year thatallowed recent graduates to more easilysettle into a new location, it would soonbe sent back to current students thevalue of belonging to the past studentsassociation. I look forward to hearingfrom people in major cities who areprepared to see branch developmentbecome a reality in their location.
What would make this a more completeassociation is a closer workingrelationship with the current studentbody. Hopefully, in the New Year, therewill be an Executive member who willwork near the campus. This will addressthe issue and contribute to a moremeaningful dialogue between the twoorganizations.
Our War Memorial Swimming Pool cannot be currently used because ofplumbing problems that prevent thewater quality being maintained. Thereplacement structure is an excitingdevelopment but it will always be a WarMemorial area. There will be more onthis in the next issue of Re-Connect.
I would like to thank all those who haveassisted in the revitalizing of theAssociation in the past few years. WhileI have mentioned Executive members, Inow acknowledge present and pastCampus staff who have contributed.Janelle Zahmel, Brad Henderson, theirpredecessors and their staff have allmade significant contributions.Professor Roger Swift has alsocontributed in many ways.
Finally, I hope that you all enjoyed thisyear’s Back to College weekend.Hopefully all travelled safely so that youreturned home to celebrate a HappyChristmas and a rewarding New Yearwith all of your family and friends.
7
MARY STAATZ CELEBRATES
40 YEARS OF CAMPUS WORK
The highlights of forty years? Marylisted the following people and events:
• “John McCosker was a JuniorOfficer when I first started. I findit a bit strange to see John nowcompared to back in 1964. I mustbe getting old!”
• “Neil Briton was a serious manbut always nice to serve in the staffarea.”
• “One night in Number 1 DiningHall, staff were concerned becausewe could see a shoe box movingacross the floor. It turned out somestudents had put a blue tonguelizard in the box.”
• “The day they (students) putDennis Maguire’s green MiniMinor in the current Dining Hall,it caused a bit of a disturbance.They put it right up the front,straight below the area where staffdined.”
• “When I served in the staff area, Ifound Bryan Grant enjoyed givingthe staff a hard time and JohnWadley seemed to enjoy findingsomething to complain about.”
• “Of all the students that I met, themost memorable was Scrubber(Pat Devlin). He really enjoyedgiving us hell and we enjoyedtrying to get back at him.”
• “Back in the days when studentsworked in the abattoir and thebutchers shop, quite often sheepeyes would appear in the tapioca.I guess they really didn’t enjoybeing served tapioca.”
Honorary Life Member Mary Staatz,formerly Quinn, celebrated 40 years ofservice to students on 2 July 2004. Aspecial morning tea was organized tocelebrate the occasion.
Mary joined the then QueenslandAgricultural College as a maid in theNumber 2 Dining Hall. One of the fewpeople to have worked longer thanMary in the Dining Hall, ElsieRaymont, was a cook in the Number 1Dining Hall. By Easter 1965, both olddining halls were taken over by thecurrent structure.
After 40 years, Mary still enjoyscontact with students. “I mother them”Mary said. “They try to start out astough guys, but once I start to talk tothem, they soon appreciate me. It’sgreat to come back to work after a fewdays off and be told that you have beenmissed”.
In her time at College, Mary has had animpressive list of employers. Originallyemployed by the Department ofEducation, Mary transferred over to theCollege Council when Gatton became aCAE. Since then several contractorshave been employed to provide theservice including, Nationwide,Spotless, P&O and Eurest.
Asked about her plans for the future,Mary said she would continue to workat College “while I enjoy the students”.Although recently married to DougStaatz and contemplating retirement,Mary said that she will continue in herjob for a while.
Mary Staatz at her 40-year ofservice celebration.
“On behalf of the
Association,
congratulations to
Mary and thanks for
the interest that you
have shown in so
many lives for such an
extended period.”
Tables set by the domestic staff in the new DiningHall (ca 1960s).
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 2004 3
The day finished with a lone piperplaying The Lament and lightrefreshments in the FoundationBuilding. A highlight of the materials ondisplay in the Foundation Building wasoriginal footage recorded by Lt ColMarshall, CO and Chief Surgeon of the153rd Field Hospital during the time thecampus was occupied by the US Armyhospital. Unfortunately, his son, DrDavid Marshall, who had visited Gattoncampus previously, was unable to attendthe service due to ill health.
(From left:) Stan Petherick (Patron UQGPSA), Mal Ferguson,Agnes Petherick and Ray McNamara (both UQGPSA Honorary Lifemembers) and Ken Jackson (Staff and 1971 graduate) on theFoundation Building verandah after the Remembrance Day Service.
(continued from front page article:)
Group Captain Dr David Emonson toldthe story of the 153rd and 105th US armyhospitals at Gatton.
In speaking of the conditions underwhich the Americans arrived inAustralia, Dr Emonson told of thehospital staff camping out in Melbournein June and then travelling to Gatton byrail, requiring the loads to be unloadedand reloaded at each state borderbecause of different rail gauges.
However, the ties between the medicalschools of Harvard and UQ, whichstarted during the war, have continuedinto recent times.
Commander John O’Neill, AmericanLegion, provided an Americanperspective to the story of the militaryhospitals at Gatton. He also remindedall present of the huge benefits thatcitizens of both Australia and Americanow enjoy because of the sacrifices ofothers and asked “Have you thanked aVeteran today?”
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSUQ GATTON PAST STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
In coming issues, Re-Connect will feature the Honorary Life Members of the UQGatton Past Students Association. If you wish to contribute a short story, a memoryor a quote from any of our life members, please send it by email [email protected] or alternatively to Craig Tunley, 10 Abbott Street,Hughenden. Let’s celebrate the contribution that these great people have made orcelebrate the lives they led. They deserve it!
1987Owen Joseph Cusack
1988Hattie BritonElton Owen BurnsThomas Malcolm MorrisonJohn ReuterPercival James SkermanAndrew Donald Taylor
1989Thomas Winston Gavin GrahamAustin HegartyBarry Kerven
1990William George Robertson
Year unknownHugh Courtney
1952W Stuart Conachie1953CJ McDermott
1981Stanley Vincent PetherickE Peter S Roberts
1983Raymond John McNamara
1984Edward Douglas Crellin
1991Mary Norris (Arndt)Mary Louisa Staatz (Quinn, Zischke)
1994Agnes Fraser Petherick
1997Alan George BrimblecombeRaymond Sidney MontgomeryKevin John Saxby
2002Robert James HampsonJames Ross Murray
2004Rodney Charles JensenColin George Story
‘.. hospital staff
travelled to Gatton by
rail from Melbourne,
requiring the loads to
be unloaded and
reloaded at each state
border because of
different rail gauges.’
There may be further names to be added to this list as we identify other Honorary Life members from the past.
6
UQ GATTON STUDENTS MARKET
AUSSIE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD
Final year Agribusiness students from The University ofQueensland’s Gatton Campus have returned from Asiaand the Middle East investigating new exportopportunities for Australian products.
In 2004, commercial clients enlisted teams of 4-5students to research markets for fruit and vegetables inVietnam and Dubai, grevillea flowers in Japan andAustralian beef in China. Two other teams assessed thesuccess of one of the Supermarket to Asia projects inSingapore and Thailand for the Federal Government.
Agribusiness program coordinator, Associate ProfessorRay Collins, said no other university in Australia offeredsuch a commercial experience as part of a businessdegree program.
“These are exciting market opportunities which our clients havereal expectations of capturing and given these projects are also amajor part of the students’ final year assessment, there’s a lot ridingon them,” Associate Professor Collins said.
“I am travelling to China with a group engaged by Meat andLivestock Australia to conduct research on consumer attitudestowards Aussie beef in light of China’s recent admission to theWorld Trade Organisation.
“Since this project started, our Agribusiness students haveundertaken market research for nearly 50 agribusinesses in 16countries, and some clients have come back for further involvementup to four and five times. We know our students can perform toprofessional standards,” Associate Professor Collins said.
“We also know from surveys of those clients that almost one in two have donemore business as a result of the work that students have done for them.”
Pictured outside Shanghai University are (from left):Associate Professor Ray Collins, students Nellie Shannon,David Woodhouse and Dr Tim Sun.
Nellie Shannon and Greg MacDonald interviewconsumers at a wet market in Xi’an, China, aspart of their research.
THE TIES HAVE ARRIVED!Send payment to:
UQ Gatton Past Students AssociationBox 717The University of QueenslandGatton CampusGATTON QLD 4343
or phone (07) 5460 1724 oremail with credit card details to:[email protected]
Ties will also be available for sale atupcoming events.
UQ Gatton Past Students Associationties are now available, having arrived amonth ahead of schedule. The tiesfeature alternating panels of Maroonwith the old QAC coat of arms andDark Blue with the UQ coat of arms (asat right).
For only $30 plus $3.50 postage andhandling, order yours now!!
Check the website www.uq.edu.au/gatton/paststudents under“Membership Fees” for merchandise.
UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.Re-Connect, Summer 2004 1UQ Gatton Past Students Association Inc.
QueenslandAgriculturalCollege
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Re-ConnectRe-ConnectREMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AND
60TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN ARMY
WITHDRAWAL FROM CAMPUS
Professor Roger Swift, Executive Deanof the NRAVS Faculty, Group CaptainDr David Emonson, Centre for Militaryand Veterans’ Affairs, and CommanderJohn O’Neill, representing the AmericanLegion Post 03 Brisbane planted adescendant seedling of the original LonePine.
In his Remembrance Day address,Retired Brigadier Peter Rule AM, RFDreminded all attendees of thesignificance of the symbolism that isused during the service. Symbols suchas the silence, The Last Post and TheRouse and the tomb of the UnknownSoldier have withstood the tests of time,being first used in 1919. Brigadier Rulereminded the crowd that the Great Warwas meant to end all wars and asked allpresent to reflect on the contributions ofall servicemen and women in areas ofcurrent conflict.
A Publication of theUQ Gatton Past StudentsAssociation Inc.Issue 4, Summer 2004
Email:[email protected] Secretariat:Box 717The University ofQueenslandGatton CampusGatton QLD 4343Phone: (07) 5460 1724
www.uq.edu.au/gatton/paststudents
STOP PRESS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Report .............. 2
Honorary Life Members ...... 3
UQ GattonScholarship Fund ................ 4
Branch Updates .................. 5
Heritage Trail ...................... 5
The Ties Have Arrived ......... 6
Mary Staatz Celebrates40 Years on Campus .......... 7
Executive CommitteeMembers ............................ 8
UQ Gatton seeks externalfunding for pool
redevelopment. Acommittee including a
UQGPSA member has beenestablished to sourceexternal funding to
redevelop the swimmingpool complex, which willremain closed until it is
upgraded. See next issue ofRe-Connect.
Approximately 200 visitors,staff and students attended theUQ Gatton RemembranceDay ceremony that alsocelebrated the 60th anniversaryof the withdrawal of theAmerican Army hospitalsfrom the campus.
The service, held in front ofthe southern flagpole adjacentto the Foundation Building,was attended byrepresentatives of current and retiredAustralian servicemen, the AmericanLegion, past and present staff, past andpresent students and local students fromLockyer District High School. At theconclusion of the service, ProfessorMargaret Gardner, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), UQ St Lucia,
Part of the crowd that attended Gatton Remembrance DayService, held in front of the southern flagpole.
(From left:) David Emonson, Margaret Gardner,John O’Neill and Roger Swift at the site of theplanting of the Lone Pine and memorial cairn. (continued on page 3)
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INDUSTRY LOSES LEGEND –BRIAN OXENFORD
OBITUARY – By Pamela Deamer
His life was a testament to us all. Fromhumble beginnings with grit and thedetermination to succeed, nothing wasimpossible. Brian Oxenford was born inBrisbane on March 16th 1930, youngerson of Frank and Daisy.
He attended Coomera State School,Brisbane Boys College and GattonCollege, much to his reluctance. Whileat Gatton College he represented theCollege 1st XI cricket team. AfterCollege he returned to the family farmand his first job was a council graderdriver. He then began share farming hismother’s family dairy farm, Donaldton,at Oxenford.
He married Alva, a local girl, in 1952,aged 22 years. Brian continued dairyingbut took off-farm work as a mechanicand later as a car salesman at Peachey’sgarage, Ormeau. That background andexperience, he always said, stood him ingood stead for his later businessdealings.
Brian and Alva bought Gambamora, theoriginal Oxenford family dairy farm in1956 but didn’t move there until 1963,by which time they had four daughters.They continued dairying there until1990. During that time, he was wellknown and respected within the dairyindustry, with innovative ideas that wereahead of his time, becoming the highestmilk producer in Queensland. Whilestill dairying he decided to diversify offfarm and purchased the Kirra BeachHotel and Wellcamp Downs, a grainsproperty on the Darling Downs.
The call to move further west began in1983, when he bought Eurella Station.However, Brian and Alva did not moveto Eurella until 1986. The subsequentsale of Gambamora, the dairy farm,enabled him to expand even furtherafield into north west Queensland andthe Northern Territory, where his lovefor the beef cattle industry flourished. Itwas at this time that he found thenecessity, because of distances involved,to look to the aviation industry,subsequently buying Five Star Aviation.
At the time of his death, “WesternGrazing” Brian’s trading name, hadholdings of about 3 million hectares andwas believed to have been one of thelargest landholders in the country. Theproperties included Wave Hill,Magowra, Morstone, Oban, plus a largeportfolio of properties in the SouthwestQueensland area and recently Tanbar($50 million) and Rocklands (close to$60 million).
One of the reasons for his success wasthe hands-on approach he always took.He never expected anyone to doanything he wasn’t prepared to dohimself. Brian was described by closefriends as being an intensely privateman who made a tremendouscontribution to the Australian beefindustry. “He did a lot for others thatpeople would not know about.” Brian issurvived by his widow Alva and his fourdaughters Leigh, Pam, Lorae and Dale.
UQ GATTON
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Graham McClymont
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Nicole Hoskin
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Jack Stegall
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Craig Tunley
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