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. N Nicholson OAM, Don 1931 - 2016 Don Nicholson was a pastoralist farming sheep on Roopena station who took an interest in the ecology of the land. He was a long time member of the Wool and Meat Section of the South Australian Farmers Federation. He was a strong supporter of pest control and became Chairman of the Dog Fence Board. Image: PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History Noble, John 1827 - 1914 John Noble was a pioneer Merino studmaster for the Hawker family at Bungaree. He carefully bred larger sheep with heavy wool. He introduced fencing into paddocks where the sheep could roam with improved results. Image: Obituaries Australia Obituaries Australia Norris, Ronald Anthony 1916 - 2005 Ron Norris was a prominent breeder of shorthorn cattle and was an innovator in the industry. He owned some large pastoral runs and also smaller properties within the Mt Lofty Ranges. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History National Library of Australia Norrish AO, Keith 1924 - 2017 Keith Norrish made a major contribution to soil science and became Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO. He founded the Minerology Group within CSIRO and helped determine why fertilizers and trace elements did not work in some soils. Image: CSIRO PIRSA Ag History CSIRO Cambridge University Press Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Northcote, Keith Hawke 1919 - 2004 Dr Keith Northcote was a distinguished soil scientist at the CSIRO who developed and published a national soil classification system in 1960. He refined this system several times over the years and was instrumental in conducting schools on pedology. Image: Australian Soil Science Society PIRSA Ag History Norton, Ray 1927 - 2016 Ray Norton was an excellent farm manager and lecturer who began his career at Roseworthy Agricultural College and then at the Waite Institute at Urrbrae. He was instrumental in planning and developing the farm business at the Martindale property once that property was bequeathed to the University of Adelaide. Image: Roseworthy Old Collegians Assoc PIRSA Ag History Roseworthy Old Collegians Assoc O O'Loughlin, Laurence Theodore 1854 - 1927 Farmer and politician. O'Loughlin represented farmers in the House of Assembly for the northern constituencies of Frome and then Burra Burra. He was commissioner of crown lands and held various other portfolios including agriculture. But it was in his administration of land policy that O'Loughlin was most notable. He pressed for a progressive land tax to promote closer settlement but at the same time fostered the development of less fertile but arable areas such as Eyre Peninsula and the Murray Mallee region. After standing as a candidate of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in 1918, he lost his seat and next year became chairman of the Wheat Board. Image: Cyclopedia of South Australia People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Orrock, Malcolm Ronald 1947 - 2005 Malcolm Orrock was a farmer from Booleroo Centre who was an excellent shearer and sheep farmer, developed Booleroo Fertilisers and planted a successful vineyard at Murray Town, promoting the area as a wine region. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History P Paech, Grant Lester 1940 - 2015 Grant Paech was a farmer in the Adelaide hills who developed the growing and marketing of strawberries by creating Beerenberg. His expansion of the product range of jams and spreads grew the business into the iconic brand that it is today. Image: ABC PIRSA Ag History Parliament of SA Payne, George Arthur 1840 - 1932 George Payne was a hard-working farmer at Cambrai and built up a thriving farming enterprise despite an accident in which he lost his right arm and later a fracture to his leg. Despite these physical disabilities, he remained actively engaged in farming and was a pioneer of the district. Image: Obituaries Australia Obituaries Australia Penfold, Mary 1816 - 1895 Winemaker. Mary Penfold, with her husband Dr Christopher Penfold, arrived in Adelaide in 1844 and purchased the Magill estate and Grange cottage. It was here that Mary planted and tended the vines. It was Mary’s practical approach to wine production that allowed Mary to make her first commercial wine in the 1850s and develop the business to be a major exporter of wine to the other colonies and overseas. Mary died in December 1895. Image: SLSA b20490410 People Australia Website History of Agriculture in SA website Penfold, Christopher Rawson 1811 - 1870 Vigneron. Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold arrived in Adelaide in 1844 and purchased the Magill estate and Grange cottage. It was here that Christopher tended his patients and Mary planted and tended the vines. Christopher supported Mary in the vineyard endeavour and was active in local government. He was in poor health for some years prior to his death in March 1870. Image: Image SLSA B 22969 History of Agriculture in SA website Perkins, Arthur James 1871 - 1944 Agricultural scientist and viticulturist. Arthur Perkins was appointed a member of South Australia's Central Agricultural Bureau and government viticulturist in 1892 based at Roseworthy Agricultural College. His appointment followed requests to the government for expert advice to farmers on viticulture, oenology and horticulture. His teaching of European viticultural methods, including pest and disease control and winemaking techniques, constituted Perkins' first major contribution to Australian agriculture. He also conducted many trials on cultivation of cereals, and was prominent in the improvement of cereals by systematic selection. In 1914 Perkins replaced William Lowrie as South Australian Director of Agriculture; his experience, persuasive powers and administrative skill were highly impressive and he was particularly concerned with agriculture economics. Image: SLSA B6415 1928 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website PIRSA Ag History Pfeiffer, Graham John (Sam) 1932 - 2005 Sam Pfeiffer was a dryland farmer from the Riverland whose expertise was recognised when he was selected to help demonstrate dryland farming systems in Libya as part of the SA Government team. He was a major contributor to his local agricultural bureau and what is now the SA Farmers Federation. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Pfieffer, Kevin 1942 - 2022 Kevin Pfeiffer was prominent in the Riverland wine industry where he explored new markets and introduced innovation to the industry. He introduced new varieties to the region and developed low-alcohol wines and grape juices. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Previous Page 15 of 18 Next Share this page
