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PAST PRESIDENTS

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Over a period of 100 years we have had 41 presidents. You can view many of their photos below, and the full list of past presidents can be viewed below this gallery.

You can click on a photo to view images as a gallery.

PAST PRESIDENTS

The Leader, Angaston

2019 - Current

D J K. Robinson

The Courier, Mount Barker

2017 - 2019

I J Osterman

The Plains Producer, Balaklava

2014 - 2017

A C Manuel

Northern Argus, Clare

2013 - 2014

* D W Wright

The Murray Valley Standard, Murray Bridge

2011 - 2013

T M Channon

The Murray Pioneer, Renmark

2009 - 2011

B G D Taylor

Yorke Peninsula Country Times, Kadina

2007 - 2009

M C Ellis

Rural Press Limited

2003 - 2007

T J McAuliffe

The Courier, Mount Barker

2002 - 2003

K W Marston

The Plains Producer, Balaklava

2000 - 2002

M S Manuel

The Border Watch, Mount Gambier

1998 - 2000

A H Hill

Murray Valley Standard, Murray Bridge

1996 - 1998

B D Price

The Murray Pioneer, Renmark

1994 - 1996

P H G Taylor

Whyalla News, Whyalla

1992 - 1994

A G Browne

The River News, Waikerie

1989 - 1992

J D Pick

The Recorder, Port Pirie

1987 - 1989

K J Jeffrey

Northern Argus, Clare

1985 - 1987

* I T Tilbrook

Naracoorte Herald, Naracoorte

1983 - 1985

R J Peake

Yorke Peninsula Country Times, Kadina

1981 - 1983

* T F Ellis

Whyalla News, Whyalla

1979 - 1981

R J C Willson

The Courier, Mount Barker

1977 - 1979

* P J Marston

The Murray Pioneer, Renmark

1975 - 1977

* D H G Taylor

The Loxton News, Loxton

1973 - 1975

D B Hann

The Transcontinental, Port Augusta

1972 - 1973

* R M Edwards

Murray Valley Standard, Murray Bridge

1970 - 1972

M G Hambidge

The Pioneer, Yorketown

1968 -1970

* V W Starr

Northern Argus, Clare

1966 - 1968

* D T Tilbrook

The Transcontinental, Port Augusta

1964 - 1966

* R M Edwards

Yorke Peninsula Country Times, Kadina

1962 - 1964

* B Kaesehagen

Naracoorte Herald, Naracoorte

1959 - 1962

* H J Peake, OBE

Murray Valley Standard, Murray Bridge

1957 - 1959

* F W Hambidge

Barossa & Light Herald, Tanunda

1955 - 1957

* J Liddy

Northern Argus, Clare

1954 - 1955

* E H Tilbrook

Naracoorte Herald & Border Chronicle

1952 - 1954

* E G Sprigg

Murray Pioneer, Renmark

1950 - 1952

* W Gilmore Taylor

Gladstone, Jamestown & Laura paper

1948 - 1950

* L Judell

The Leader, Angaston

1945 - 1948

* W K Robinson

Border Watch, Mount Gambier

1942 - 1945

* R J R Watson

Kadina & Wallaroo Times

1939 - 1942

* W F Taylor

Northern Argus, Clare

1935 - 1939

* R H Tilbrook

The Courier, Mount Barker

1915 - 1935

* C M R Dumas

Southern Argus, Strathalbyn

1914 - 1915

* J W Elliot

Gawler Bunyip, Gawler

1912 - 1914

* R H Barnet

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