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![]() "Winners Are Grinners" ![]() Above; Greg and Sharon Jack of New South Wales are pictured during a recent loft visit. Greg knows the importance of using high quality pigeons in pursuit of top results and is very lucky that Sharon conducts all their loft cleaning chores. He also confirmed that Sharon is not for sale. ![]() Above; Top South Australian father & son racing combination Stan and Grant Roberts are pictured during a recent loft visit. Grant is holding a Van Loon race winning daughter from "ProteChe" x "Dynasty". This highly talented pigeon was 1st club, 5th Open and the first placed yearling in the SAHPA from Hawker 305klm against 2,732 birds 12/6/10. Stan also noticed that this hen has a spot eye cluster which is often associated with freak breeders. Congratulations Terry Joy and Phil Gorman Partnership of Perth, Western Australia Online auction 10 bird race team winners ![]() Above; Terry Joy and Phil Gorman are all smiles as they celebrate the news of winning an exclusive 10 bird race team made up of youngsters bred from our hi-performance bloodlines. Well done Terry and Phil and a big thank you to everyone who participated in our online auction. ![]() Champion
South
Australian
long
distance
flyers
Wayne and Cheryl Meyers
are pictured during a recent loft visit. In addition to racing with top results
Wayne and Cheryl are great administrators for the South Australian
Homing Pigeon Association. Wayne is a member of the SAHPA Special Races
& Long Distance Committees, Cheryl is also a member of both
committees plus is the General Secretary of the SAHPA.
![]() Above; Adelaide
fanciers Tony and Carol O'Loughlin are
pictured
during
a
recent
loft
visit.
Tony
is
a great believer that you
must always be on the lookout to improve your results with better
pigeons and better methods. "Top pigeons are a must for success" Tony
says.
![]() Top
Barossa
Valley
flyers
Mick Partington and Ray
Linkevics
are pictured during a recent loft visit.
Ray says "the Barossa Valley is a great place for people but not so good for pigeons, the peregrine falcons are in big numbers and are always giving the pigeons a hard time". ![]() Father/Daughter
team
Shane and Renee Queissner from Burra, South Australia
are pictured during a recent loft visit. Shane is holding a young long
distance hen which will be used as a future base breeder.
![]() SAHPA
Management
Committee
member
David
Walker is pictured during a
recent loft visit.
David is a very keen fancier and his excellent work as an administrator has included the introduction of the SAHPA short distance championship, training and race unit replacement initiatives plus increased prize money back into the sport. ![]() Top
Warrnambool
flyers
Ian Fawcett,
Andrew Bosse, Graeme McLeod and Keith McLeod are pictured during a recent visit to
Adelaide.
The Warrnambool Club conducts a great squeaker sale at the end of January each year where top class local and interstate birds are auctioned to raise funds for the club. ![]() Top
South
Australian
fanciers
Phil
and David Thalbourne are
pictured during a recent loft visit.
Both Phil and David have enjoyed top results over many years flying in the SAHPA. David is also the Chairman of the SAHPA Management Committee. ![]() Top South
Australian fanciers Ken and Dorie Roberts
are pictured
during a recent loft visit.
Ken says "our birds respond well to Dorie's good management and care, I'm sure it's a big part of why we get top results". ![]() Top
South
Australian
and
Victorian
fanciers
Charlie
Forbes and Rod Simmonds
are pictured
during a recent loft visit.
![]() Top
South
Australian
fanciers
Stan and
Gail Roberts are pictured
during a recent loft visit.
Stan is holding a young Pryor-Goodger pigeon and has his own family of Goodger's which have been kept intact since purchasing top birds at Allen Goodger's sale in 1982. ![]() Des
Evans Wins 1st
SAHPA
Lyndhurst Young Bird Championship 500klm
against 249 owners entering 5,010 birds 1/8/09.
![]() SAHPA
Management
Committee
Member
Gavin Harris is pictured
loading grain into the race transporter in preparation for the first
Association race for 2009.
![]() South
Australian
legend
Bill Walford
is pictured handling one of our top Van Loon cocks.
The SAHPA Hall was recently named in honour of Bill Walford in recognition of his massive contribution to the racing pigeon sport in South Australia ![]() Geoffrey
Jackson
of Victoria is pictured handling one of his young stock pigeons, a
direct son of the "Goldmine Cock". Geoffrey is coming back into the
sport and has a keen eye for top long distance birds with a preference
for Goodger and Pryor bloodlines.
![]() Top Victorian
fanciers Andrew Djordevic and Geoff Johnson are pictured with
South Australian Tim Fawcett
while in town for the Adelaide Pigeon Clubs first race of the 2009
season.
The Adelaide Pigeon Club conducts 5 races for the 2009 season with $15,000. paid in prize money for each race. click here for details>>> ![]() Champion
South
Australian
flyer
Lee Abbott
is pictured handling the "Goldmine
Cock" during a recent loft visit. Lee is an absolute ace at long
distance
racing
having won many blue ribbon SAHPA events including Alice Springs 1320km.
![]() Mark Horridge from
Innisfail QLD is displaying one of his breeding hens, an inbred
daughter of "Phantom" obtained from pigeonsales. Mark has won an
incredible 13x1st prizes from 18 races over the last two seasons. Now
that's something to smile about!!
![]() Top New South Wales
fancier Brian Catling is
pictured displaying one of his magnificent Van Loon pigeons obtained
from pigeonsales.
![]() Above;
Top
Victorian
fanciers
Sean and
Carmen Munday are pictured while on holidays in Adelaide. Sean
is holding
"Gilchrist" one of our top Van Loon pigeons. In 2008 "Gilchrist" was
placed in the SAHPA from 490klm against over 4,000 birds. A full sister
was placed 5th SAHPA 490klm against 4,071birds and 13th SAHPA 740klm
against 2,610 birds (clocked in the dark). A brother was also placed in
SAHPA from 970klm against 2,129 birds.
Great winning Van Loon bloodlines with the two g-sires being "Phantom" and "Planet 13" ![]() Above;
Champs
and
icons
of
the
racing
pigeon
sport
Graeme
McLeod of
Warrnambool and Colin Hawke of
Adelaide during a recent loft visit.
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