Maisters Swamp
Maister`s Swamp flock was founded in 1969, after the present property was purchased by Bob & Pat Watson. Flock ewes were purchased from leading local flocks. From 1969 till 1991, rams of a Merryville blood background were used.
STUD ACHIEVEMENTS
2011 Canberra GSSM Show
AP 78 Champion March shorn superfine Poll Ewe, 2tooth
2011 Stanthorpe Show
MD 123 Champion superfine Ram, Reserve Grand Champion Ram. URM 97 Champion finewool Ram. JH 215 Champion fine medium Ram, Reserve junior Champion Ram. GD 236 Champion fine wool Ewe, Reserve Grand Champion Ewe. MD 97 Reserve Champion extra superfine Ewe. BY 21 Reserve Champion fine wool Ewe, Reserve Champion junior Ewe. BY 3 Champion fine medium Ewe. Most successful exhibitor.
Wool section:
Grand Champion Rams fleece, Reserve Grand Champion fleece of the show, Champion fleece in the open wool section.
2011 Uralla Show
Champion pairs of fleece, Champion 1kg sample, Champion Rams Fleece, Champion Fleece in open section.
2011 Guyra Show
Champion Housed Fleece, Reserve Grand Champion Rams Fleece, Champion Hoggets Fleece, Reserve Champion Hogget Commercial Fleece.
2011 Australian Sheep & Wool Show Bendigo VIC
Sheep results:
Reserve Champion Superfine Ewe August shorn restricted section.
1st place 6tooth Ultrafine Ram restricted section.
3rd place Ultrafine Poll Ewe open section March shorn.
3rd place Superfine Poll Ewe open section August shorn.
Fleece results:
Reserve Champion extra ultrafine fleece, 14.6 microns.
2011 Sydney Royal Easter Show
Sheep Results:
1st place 2tooth Finewool Ram JH 215 March shorn.
2nd place 2tooth Finewool Poll Ewe AP 78 March shorn.
2nd place 4tooth Finewool Ewe GD 236 March shorn.
3rd place 6tooth Superfine Ram URM 97 August shorn.
3rd place 2tooth Ultrafine Ram MD 180 August shorn.
4th place Ultrafine Ram MD 171 March shorn.
Fleece Results:
Most Successful Merino Fleece Exhibitor Fleece Section. Thomas Farquarson Hodgson Memorial Perpetual Trophy.
Best Collection of three Spinners Merino Type Fleeces. Unhoused and Housed. The Australian Council of Wool Exporters Perpetual Prize.
Blade Shearing JH 215 2tooth finewool Ram, cutting 9.4kg @ 18.1 micron.
2012 Canberra GSSM Show
Champion superfine Poll Merino Ewe. 6tooth BP 54
2012 SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW
Sheep Results:
Reserve Grand Champion superfine Poll Ewe
Grand Champion superfine March shorn Poll Ewe
2nd in the objective section of 4tooth and under, our ewe (GSB 0002) 2tooth cutting 6.9kg @ 13.6 micron fleece value $165.79
Wool Results:
Most successful exhibitor Thomas Farquhar Hodgson Trophy
Most successful exhibitor in housed and unrugged fleece classes Cliff Friend Trophy
Champion merino rams spinners fleece in open class
Best collection of 3 spinners fleece
2nd in the objective section of 4tooth and under, our ewe (GSB 0002) 2tooth cutting 6.9kg @ 13.6 micron fleece value $165.79
David & Georgina with the Champion superfine wool March shorn Poll Ewe which also received the Reserve Grand Champion superfine Poll Ewe.
2012 Australian Sheep & Wool Show Bendigo
GB 20 1st place in superfine restricted
BY 100 1st place in fine wool Ram restricted, Champion restricted fine wool Ram.
GB 24 1st place in fine wool Ewe restricted, Reserve Champion fine wool Ewe in restricted section.
2013 Stanthorpe Show
Grand Champion Rams fleece
Champion Commercial fleece
Reserve Grand Champion Ram
Reserve Grand Champion Ewe
2013 Tenterfield Show
Grand Champion fleece of the show
Reserve Grand Champion fleece of the show
Champion pairs
Reserve grand Champion Ram fleece of the show
Grand Champion Hogget fleece
Most Successful Exhibitor
2013 Sydney Royal
Wool section: Most successful Exhibitor Thomas Farquhar Hodgson Memorial Perpetual Trophy (3 years running).
Most successful Unhoused unrugged section Cliff Friend Award.
Woodside Trophy Champion Topmakers Fleece.
Champion Spinners Ram Fleece.
Sheep section: Champion Superfine August Shorn Poll Merino Ewe.
Reserve Champion March Shorn Poll Merino Ram.
2014 Canberra GSSM Show
BX 290 2 tooth, Reserve Champoin Superfine Poll Ram.
1st place Ewe.
3rd place Ewe.
2014 Uralla Show
Junior Merino ewe of the show. BX 268
2nd place in the pen of 3 Merino Sheep.
Reserve Champion finewool Poll Ram. BY 111
Champion Superfine Ewe. BX 268
Reserve Champion Supefine Ewe. MRF 2
Champion Finemedium Ewe. BX 270
2014 Sydney Royal
Wool section: Most successful Exhibitor Award 4th year running.
Most successful in Unhoused & Unrugged section.
Congratulations to clients Steve & Robyn Johnston "Oakhurst" Deepwater, on winning the England wether trial @ Glen Innes. Maister`s Swamp first amongst 25 bloodlines.
Sophie judging wool in the state fleece competion.
2015 SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW.
Sophie won the 2015 State Sheep handling competition, then went on and came 5th in the Nationals.
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Georgina won 5th place in wool handling,
second place in sheep judging to give her
an overall 4th place in 2015 for the NRBA.
Above David receiving the Most Successful Merino Fleece Thomas Farquhar Hodgson Award with Peter Ackroyd from AWTO.
Sophie with her 2nd place Junior Sheep Handlers Award at Sydney Royal Easter Show .
Isabella with P42 Champion Superfine August shorn Poll Merino Ewe
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Above the Sydney Royal 2018.
Sophie at the AWEX woolclassing competition 2018.
D.A.S Campbell prize for the woolclassing 2018.
Top graduate of NSW Woolclassing in 2018.
Top Graduate of TAFE NEW ENGLAND ARMIDALE for Woolclassing 2018.
2019 Sydney Royal Easter Show:
Champion commercial topmakers
fleece below left.
The Thomas Farquhar Hodgson Memorial Trophy,
The most successful exhibitor fleece competition below right.
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