—Mr Mioliacl S. Hawker, president cf the Pastoralftts' Association of South Australia and "West Darling, is considerably tho youngest of tho presidents o£ the Federated Pastoralists' Associations, but when his colleagues oil the council nominated him for office they had many years' cxperienoo of his shrewdness and staunchness in tini< of trouble, besides tho respect general!} entertained in South Australia and beyond it for the family of which he is the chief pastoral representative. As managing partner of Hawker Bros.,' Mr Michael Hawker has maintained and improved tho reputation of tho Bungareo flock and wool, and shown remarkable entcrpriso m taking up abandoned areas in .the far north of South Australia, where ho has formed the Carriewcrloo and Parollena stations., Tho success the Bungareo sheep havo met with in this dry country has induced Mr Hawker to aim at introducing tho Bungareo strain for uso. in the back country of Now South Wales and Queensland, and with this object he sent a few specimens to tno Melbourne sales last year, and to tho Sydney sales this year, and on both which occasions they attracted much attention. Besides having a thorough ■ practical knowledge of all branches of pastoral work, Mr Hawker is an onthusiastio gardener.—Pastoratists' Review. For chronic chest complaints Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d.„.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13386, 12 September 1905, Page 6
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