After numerous years away from the farm working as teacher in Adelaide, Louise Close returned to Gawler River in 1966 when W.J. Dawkins retired as stud master and split the Newbold sheep stud amongst his four daughters. Louise had long been passionate about sheep husbandry and relished the chance to run her own stud under the prefix “Newbold North”.
And so commenced a long and successful stud career for Louise.
Louise commenced with a flock of 150 Poll Dorset ewes and these ewes formed the basis of the highly successful stud that continues to influence the Poll Dorset breed.