Framed Photograph - Board of Directors c1915 (South West Co-operative Dairy Products Ltd)

Short profiles of those Directors pictured:

John Partridge - "White Rocks Homestead", Benger. Established by John Partridge in 1887, the property has continuously operated as a dairy farm from 1894 up to the present day.

RT Hon Barron Forrest PC, GCMC - Sir John Forrest (1847-1918) was the 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury.

Walter Buckley Castieau (1905-1971) - Farmer and prominent community member in Roelands and the South West. He was active in regional agricultural leadership, also serving as the chairman of a major potato growers' conference held in Bunbury in December 1920.

Samuel Clifton Rose (1863-1938) - Born into the pioneer Rose family who arrived in W.A. in 1841. Samuel resided at the "Doungup" estate near Capel and was deeply involved in local community boards, including the Bunbury Road Board during the late 1890s.

Hon Edwin Rose MLC (1863-1948) - After running cattle and sheep stations in the Kimberley with his brother between 1887 –1908, Edwin purchased and was farming at "Wedderburn Park", Brunswick by 1898. He served as a Member of the Legislative Council (1916-1934), was President and Vice-president of the Royal Agricultural Society (1917–1920), a Member of the first Veterinary Board and Brunswick Road Board (1910), and Chairman of South West Dairy Co-operative for 10 years and Director for 30 years.

Algernon Francis Clifton (1857-1948) - His father, W. R. Clifton, started a dairying operation at the historic "Alverstoke" estate in Brunswick, managing a fine herd and manufacturing substantial quantities of butter. A.F. Clifton continued and expanded these agricultural efforts. By the 1920s, he had served as a director of the South West Dairy Co-operative. He was actively involved in addressing early dairy industry issues, including disagreements over cream weights and profit sharing among local suppliers.

Arthur Robert Foreman - Arrived in Bunbury from Albany in 1888. He served as an elected councillor of the Bunbury Municipal Council during the early 1900s. He frequently worked alongside other notable south-west farming pioneers, such as the Rose family.

Hon Ephraim M. Clarke MLC (1846-1921) - Farmed his father’s property and his own holding in the Harvey district, before becoming a storekeeper at Bunbury, erected two shops, warehouses and residences in Stirling Street. Ephraim served as a Member of the Legislative Council in the south-west (1901-1921).

George Canler Rose (1861-1959) - Operated what was considered the best-equipped dairy in the South-West of Western Australia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries at his family estate, "Parkfield," near Australind. At its peak, the G.C. Rose dairy was a pioneer in regional agricultural technology, using advanced machinery, including a steam engine, before the dairying business was eventually phased out.