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25.01.2022 A look back at Glenhaven Bonnie Pride VG 88 Bonnie Pride was purchased via the Ashgarth stud who had purchased Pride from Glenhaven at a NSW breed sale. Bonnie Prides show highlights include - Jnr Champ. Melbourne Royal 1979 Res Champ.Melb.Royal ‘80(to herdmate) Champ.&Best Vessel Melb.Royal ‘81&’82... Supreme Guernsey Exhibit Melb.Royal ‘81&82 A winner of many Feature &country show Champions. After a very successful show career Bonnie Pride was sold back to the Saddlier family (Ashgarth) See more

25.01.2022 Our lockdown look back continues with the ever reliable Crookslea CC Nancy and her achievements through the 80’s. - Australia’s first Excellent ‘Claude’ dtr -Calf of the day Nth Vic calf day 1983 -1st yearling heifer Melb Royal ‘84 -Jnr Champ Geelong Feature Show ‘85 ... -1st 3yrs in milk Dandenong Feature Show ‘86 -1st 3yrs in milk Champ Cow Camperdown Feature Show ‘86 -1st 4yrs in milk 3rd Best Vessel Melb ‘87 -1st 4yrs in milk Ballarat Feature Show ‘87 -2nd 5yrs in milk Shepparton ‘88 -1st 6yrs in milk Pakenham Feature Show ‘89 -2nd 8yrs and over in milk Melb Royal ‘91 4-1 8597 M 4.8 415 F 3.3 287P 6-3 7079 M 5.1 363 F 3.3 231P Her dtr Crookslea Sonny Nanette VG 87 (VG 85 first class) sold at End of Era sale 94 for $10000 Her dtr Crookslea Heralds Nanette GP84 first class 1st 3yrs in milk Melb Royal ‘97 Res All Australian 3yr old ‘97 See more

23.01.2022 Continuing with more Melbourne Show memories

21.01.2022 This week we look back at our first homebred Excellent in C.SH Vaingirl EX3E sired by C Sir Herby the Sir Galahad son of C Gloria Sunny . Her show record included Jnr Champ Melbourne Royal 1982 Res Champ and Best Vessel Melb Royal ‘83 Snr Champ and Best Vessel Melb Royal ‘85... Res Champion Melbourne Royal ‘86 Champ Cow World Conference Show ‘86 Her son Crookslea Fay Valiant EX (Fayette) Supreme Champ Bull All-Breeds Melb Royal 1995-97 and the sire of Crookslea Valiant Dimples VG89 Champ cow and Res Champ All Breeds Melbourne Royal ‘97 Fond memories of Vaingirl (Rocky) See more

21.01.2022 Recent Classification update Hadleigh Contender Cherry-Red 3E91 7lact C Steady Starlit VG87 5lact C Steady Starlit 2nd VG 85 4lact C CF Rose VG 85 1lact (Fitz)... Shea &Wilkie C End WBrook Topsy VG 88 C End Doorman Topsy VG87 2lact C End Octane Topsy VG85 1lact (All dtrs of C End Goldwyn Topsy EX5E)

16.01.2022 We take a look back at our second foundation cow the great brood cow Crooksdale Gloria Sunny VG88 Sire-C.Glorias Beau Champ.Adelaide 1970 Dam-W.Sunny South Champ.Adelaide 1970 Dtr-C.Gloria Sunny2nd VG Ch.Melbourne 1977 Dtr-C.Sunset VG ... Dtr-GP Herald Sunny VG Jnr Ch Melbourne Dtr-GP Herald Sunburst VG Res Jnr Ch Melb. Dtr-Ashgarth TB Empress VG 1st Australian cow to produce 20000lbs milk and 1000lbs bf in300 days Son-C.Sir Herby sired C SH Vaingirl Ex 3E Jnr Ch Melb.Royal ‘82 Res Ch Melb.’83 &’86 Ch cow Melb.’85 CG Sunny was also a successful show cow Res Ch Geelong Feature Show ‘76 1st Aged cow dry Melb ‘77 Ch cow Shepparton ‘77 Ch cow Whittlesea Feature ‘77 and Res AllBreeds Unfortunately an udder injury finished her show career prematurely.A cow that had a huge influence in 4 herds (Crooksdale-Crookslea-Ashgarth -GodwinPark) Fond memories of (Big Red) See more

16.01.2022 Lockdown Lookback continues as we reflect on the decade of the 80’s at the Royal Melbourne Show with the highlights. Champ Bull 1980-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89 Champ Bull All Breeds 1987 Res Champ Bull All Breeds 1982-85-88 Champ Cow 1980-81-82-85... Res Champ Cow 1980-81-83-86-89 Jnr Champ Heifer 1982 See more

15.01.2022 Continuing with the 90’s memories undoubtedly one of the highlights was our on farm sale in1994

09.01.2022 After last weeks Lockdown lookback reflecting on the success of Crookslea at the Melbourne Royal in the 1980’s we needed to share with you the quality of the Guernsey Breed at the 1988 Melbourne Show.Undoubtably probably the best collection of quality Guernseys ever at a Show in Australia. Cow 5yrs dry -1st Minnesota Herald Pollyanna Champ Sydney 92 Res Champ Melb 93 (Chesworth) Cow 6yrs dry-1st Brookleigh TCF Belinda... Res Champ Adelaide 84 Champ &Supreme All Breeds Adelaide 87 (Cleggett) Hfr 3yrs in milk-1st Brookleigh GH Bronte Champ Adelaide 89-90 Supreme All Breeds Adelaide 90 Res Champ Melb 88&90 (Cleggett) Cow 4yrs in milk-1st Brookleigh GH Comet Jnr Champ & Supreme All Breeds Adelaide 87 Champ Adelaide & Melb 88 Res Champ Adelaide 89 (Cleggett) 2nd -Minnesota Heralds Dreamlass Jnr Champ & Res All Breeds Sydney 88 Champ Brisbane 92-93 (Chesworth) 3rd-Wilmar Heralds Graceful Champ Cow & Supreme All Breeds Heifer Melb 87 (Shea) 4th -Nerrill GH Mildred Champ Brisbane 88 (Wilkie) Cow 5yrs in milk-1st Nerrill GH Snowflake Res Champ Brisbane 88(Wilkie) 2nd-Meadow View TC Ramona Champ Sydney 89 (Meadow View Dairies) 3rd-Minnesota Herald Dreamlady Res Champ Sydney 89 Champ Sydney & Brisbane 90 (Chesworth) Cow 6-7yrs in milk 1st Brookleigh TCF Amy Res Champ Adelaide 86-87-88(Cleggett) 2nd- Meadow View TC Rowena Res Champ Sydney 86(Meadow View Dairies) 4th-Minnesota Intrepid Lovelace Res Champ Melb 87 (Chesworth) Cow 8yrs &Over in milk -Minnesota Staff Dreamlady Res Champ Melb 84 Sydney 85 Champ Melbourne 86(Chesworth) 2nd-Brookleigh TCF Becky Champ Adelaide 83 Res Champ Sydney 87 (Cleggett) Hfr 2yrs dry 2nd-Langleigh Pippas Delight Res Champ Melbourne 89 (Wilkie) See more

09.01.2022 We take a look back at 1987 the year Guernseys reigned Supreme at Melbourne Royal FHRA PARK GALAHAD-EXCELLENT Supreme Champ Bull All Breeds Melb Royal 87 Res Champ Bull All Breeds Melb Royal 82-86 Champ Bull Melb 80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87... Congratulations to the Kellett family NSW on breeding such an outstanding animal . and his granddaughter WILMAR HERALDS GRACEFUL VG88 Supreme Champ Dairy Heifer All Breeds 87 The first Guernsey to win All Breeds at Melbourne Royal 1st 3yrs in milk 1st Best Vessel Champ Cow and Supreme Guernsey Exhibit Melb 1987 All Australian 3yr old 1987. Congratulations to the Shea family who purchased her dam Crookslea G Glory VG in calf carrying Graceful whose bloodlines are the foundation of the very successful Graceful family at Rockmar including Rockmar Miami Graceful -Champ Cow IDW 2018 &2020 Great memories from 1987 .

08.01.2022 Today we look back at the incredibull Nerrill GH Symbolic .After judgeing the Brisbane Royal in1987 the opportunity arose to purchase 6 animals from the Patrick’s family Nerrill stud who were retiring from dairy farming.Included in the purchase were N GH Mildred -Champ cow Brisbane 87 ,N GH Snowflake -Res Champ cow Brisbane 87 and N GH Symbolic -Champ Bull Brisbane 87. Arriving in Victoria in Feb 88 Symbolic soon became a headline act due to his extreme size.He was not just b...ig he had great conformation classifying Excellent and winning many championships including Champ Bull and Res Champ All Breeds Melbourne Royal 1988 a feat he also repeated in 89-90. Symbolic appeared on the front page of the Melbourne Sun in October 88and another appearance in89.He also made headlines in the Australian Post magazine and local papers .He was a celebrity on the local show circuit being displayed in a tent and promoted as the ‘Worlds Largest Bull ‘ with a gold coin donation on entry.Fun times indeed as we remember the incredibull Nerrill GH Symbolic. Seen in the photos are a young Jade (Wilkie) Easterbrooke ,Tyson Shea and (Neville ). See more

07.01.2022 Hadleigh Contender Cherry -Red EX Just fresh with a Red Diamondback heifer

06.01.2022 Today we look back at a bull that figured prominently in the pedigree of a majority of the Crookslea foundation herd .The Queensland bred much travelled Cossartvale Gloria’s Beau .After being Champion at Brisbane Royal he was sold to NSW where he was 4 times Champion at Sydney Royal.The family (Crooksdale) purchased .Beau in 1969 where he continued his successful show career being Champion at Adelaide Royal in 1969-70.Unfortunately he was ineligible for Melbourne Royal (dam not herd recorded).A winner of 74 Championships and a undefeated show career Beau went on to be a very successful sire and a huge influence at Crooksdale/Crookslea. We remember the great Cossartvale Gloria’s Beau.

05.01.2022 Lockdown Lookback Crookslea Guernseys was established in 1978 with a half share of the family Crooksdale stud (D.L.Wilkie &Sons).The first animal selected was Kemwarra Trudy who was purchased by the family months prior to the 1975 Sydney Royal Show where she had previously been Champion Cow in 1971 and Res.Champ.Cow in1974.Trudy went on to be Champ.Cow at Sydney in 1975 at 10 yrs old and then transported to Victoria where she became Australia’s first Excellent cow .A dtr C.Fames Trudy VG 88 sold for then record price $7500 and her son C Trudy’s Beau Sired Ashgarth TB Empress the first Australian cow to produce in excess of 20000lbs milk and 1000lbs bf. We look back with fond memories of the great Kemwarra Trudy .

03.01.2022 We take a look back at the great story of Cormiston Rani VG 88(Tassie) On the advice of renowned Holstein breeder Des Vallence after a judgeing appointment at Launceston on his return home he saidthere is a cow over there good enough to win Melbourne .After a hastily arranged family holiday to Tasmania the sale was completed and Tassie was off to the mainland.Tassie had previously been Champ.cow and Res.Champ.All-Breeds Launceston ‘78. After being too fresh for Melbourne in... 1979 she went on to win Champ.Shepparton and Champ cow and Res Champ.All-Breeds Colac Feature Show ‘79(defeating reigning Melb.Champ.Cow) Calved again and in peak form in 1980 Tassie was 1st 6yrs in milk 1st Best Vessel Champion Cow and Supreme Guernsey Exhibit Melbourne Royal,a proud moment for the Wash(Cormiston) and Wilkie families. We remember the great adventures of Tassie the cow and the holiday with fond memories See more

02.01.2022 September Showtime-40 years ago today fond memories

02.01.2022 This week we look at another one of our purchases from the Patrick’s family Nerrill stud in Queensland in Nerrill GH Snowflake and her all round contribution to the Crookslea stud. -Res.Champ Cow Brisbane Royal -1st 5 yrs in milk Melb Royal -1st 6yrs in milk 3rdBest Vessel Melb Royal -2nd 6-7 yrs in milk Melb Royal ... -Champ Cow Noorat Feature Show -Res Champ Cow Whittlesea Show 5-5 7787 M 4.6 335 BF 3.1 245 P 300 D Classification VG 88 Snowflake gave us 3 dtrs who sold at our ‘End OF AN ERA ‘ on property sale in 1994 for an average of $8000 Crookslea Dallas Showgirl VG 88 (Dallas) 3-1 5991M 4.7 283 BF 3.3 199 P 300 D Champ Cow Western District Fair Sold for $15,100 Crookslea Linkon Snowflake VG85 1st class (Linkon) All Australian Under 3yrs Sold for $5,100 Crookslea Victory Snowflake (Victory) Sold for $4000 We fondly remember Snowflake See more

01.01.2022 Looking back at the 90’s we take a look at arguably two of our best. CROOKSLEA VALIANT DIMPLES VG89 1st 4yrs in milk 1st Best Vessel Champion Cow Res Champ All Breeds Melbourne Royal 1997 (Beaten by 1vote) Exhibited by Tyson Shea... And CROOKSLEA HERALDS DAIRYFROST EX 3x in milk winner Melbourne Royal Sold for Australian record price $22,000 at Crookslea End of Era Sale 1994. See more