Ex-Elders employees talk ‘shop’ over lunch

Brendan Coxon, Martin Skahill and Graeme Stribbles.

The annual gathering of former Elders employees returned to Deniliquin this week, with about 40 coming together on Wednesday.

Deniliquin’s Tony Smith said the gathering was also opened up to those who worked for companies which later merged to create the Elders of today.

Coming from all over the district, the former employees gathered at the Deniliquin Golf Club for lunch.

Many had worked in Deniliquin during their careers.

Blue Harper, Glenn Fordyce, Kevin Brown and Max Mueller.
Noel Porter and Don Alexander.
Patrick Esse, Mick Pitzen and Graeme Stribbles.
Jim Coffey, Dick Douglas, Graeme Miller and Tony Smith.
Graham Locke, Jim Rockliff, Bill Hurlston, Terry Cullen, Alister Drummond and Graeme Nicholson.
Colin Weissel, Bob Hocking, Malcolm Hunt, Barry Coutanche and Denis Henderson.