Primac Gurus

“From office clerk and roustabout to Branch Manager” Les Pontin enjoyed a very long and enjoyable 35 year relationship at Bridesons in Oakey. As an agent and auctioneer, Les, had an enviable reputation amongst his colleagues and clients alike. Here is Les Pontin’s story! Les Pontin I joined R. Brideson & Sons in 1952 at

1983 – 1986After a period of time at Warwick Branch, I was sent down to Brisbane for three weeks for further training & development with six other likely lads. Well-known Roma agent Cyril Close was there as well and we were all put up at the Canberra Hotel which was a dry camp but very

Primac Guru Helen Walker offers her reflections on her long standing friendship with Chris Todd “I have worked very closely with Chris, over many years. I first stumbled upon Chris at ram sales when he was Dalgety branch manager at Dirranbandi, in the early 1980’s. After that he was a well respected Branch Manager for

I joined the Primac staff , January 1980 in Rockhampton, which included Jack Wyland, Tom Scanlon (Manager), Dick Graham, Kenny Hinton, Alan Ferguson (Stud Stock), Gordon Grace, to mention a few of the staff. I spent 12 months or a Full Bull Sale Season so, I got to know the Stud Stock team from Brisbane

“Bruce Vidgen was part of a group of young men including John Deane and Stan Cook whom Doug Mactaggart relied very heavily on, as his quick fix, trouble shooters, in the fast growing Mactaggarts group during the the late 1950s and 1960s” This is a very apt quote on Bruce Vidgen’s loyalty and dedication to

After a period he transferred to Longreach branch (year not known), which was the hub centre for the Primaries business in the west. Arthur worked under the legendary Gordon Reid, who was a great mentor for a significant number of successful agents throughout Queensland and Gordon knew what was happening not only in his Longreach

“From odd jobs painting cars and teasing horsehair for 7 bob a week, Jack Wyland, as a young man growing up in Longreach, dreamt only of becoming a stock and station agent”. Jack Wyland certainly went on to carve out a name for himself in the competitive central Queensland livestock agency business. He became a

Taroom Branch 1981 – 1984 Interviewed and Employed as a stock salesman by Derek Anderson in Brisbane. People I worked with at TaroomJamie Long (Manager), Loraine O’Sullivan (nee Quigley), Rick Tyrer (Stock), Cyril Close (trainee), Kerry Lynch (Stock), Butch Yorkston (Casual yardman).Primac Wandoan – Lee Gould (Manager / Auctioneer), Geoff Baker (Stock Salesman / Auctioneer),Stud