By Dr Clive Dalton ‘His Majesty’s Spanish Flock. Sir Joseph Banks and the Merinos of George III of England’.H.B. Carter, 1964.Angus and Robertson. First published in 1964. H.B. Carter and Merino sheep arrive at Leeds UniversityThis story starts when I was a Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture at the University of Leeds from 1959-1968, … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Francis William Dry ‘Daddy‘‘Daddy’: FW Dry lived and worked in the days of formality when from school onwards, we males were only addressed by their surnames. In some schools, girls got their surnames too, but more often these were preceded by ‘MISS’, said with cutting emphasis if they were in trouble. … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton. The story starts at Leeds This bit of Australian agricultural history has turned out to be a fascinating tale – and it’s necessary to tell it backwards! This is because it developed from my lecturing years at Leeds University Department of Agriculture, when some funny looking sheep arrived at the University … Read more