Phoenix Lofts (Ballarat) 9th July 2006

PHOENIX LOFTS AUCTION

END OF AN ERA - COMPLETE SELL OUT

SALE DATE: SUNDAY, 9TH JULY, 2006

BLOODLINES GOODGERS

WICKHAMS

PHOENIX BLUES

KEITH WRIGHTSON

DESMET MATTHIJS

ENDIGOS

VIEWING: SALE COMMENCES

11.00 A.M. 1.00 P.M.

VENUE: CENTRAL HIGHLAND PIGEON COMBINE PIGEON CLUB 620 HUMPHREY STREET SOUTH

B A L L A R AT

ENQUIRIES AND COMMISSION AGENTS CATALOGUES SYDNEY

BARRY DEVINE

(02) 9542 1751

BALLARAT

GREG BURGESS

(03) 5335 8304

NORTH BENDIGO RON WHITFORD (03) 5443 4209

PHOENIX LOFTS OF AUSTRALIA - BARRY & SHIELA DEVINE END OF AN ERA - COMPLETE SELL OUT

Stock Birds, Race Birds, the Winners & Prize Winners Baskets & S.T.B. Quartz Clock.

At 67 years of age I have decided to call it a day, still in good health. I would like to do some travelling around Australia and overseas and devote more time to my family.

Having such a large team of pigeons it has become a 7 day per week involvement which prevents me from doing anything else.

My wife Shiela has developed a serious illness also which can be cured but will take time and a lot of assistance from myself and the family.

This has been a very hard decision to make but like anyone else I have to put my wife and family first and foremost.

1. The Desmet Matthijs are from Allen Browns clearance sale Melbourne in 1999. All four birds were hand selected by Allen for me. One Desmet from John Dismore and one Desmet obtained from Robert North. Raced by Dave Able of Ipswich, won 1st Batemans Bay 935 km, 1st Tuncurry 505 km by 20 minutes.

One of the original cocks from Allen Brown has since died rung 91. This family of imports has bred Chris Ostojic of Brisbane 1st QPF 400 miles. Barry Dodds, winner of VPU Old Bird aggregate three years in succession consistently won with Desmits x Janssens and John Dismore in Melbourne has consistently won with birds bred down from Desmets purchased at Alan Brown's sale. All have produced excellent race and Stock Birds. They have all been kept together, only a few crossed with the Houbans. To describe the Desmets they have beauty, brains and stamina, probably the nicest looking pigeons I have seen and very reliable.

2. The Keith Wrightsons pair were bred especially for me by Keith a few years ago.

Keith has been flying pigeons for over 60 years and would have to be one of the best long distance flyers in Sydney, especially at 700 mile. The pair Keith bred me are off his 700 mile winner and his national winners. I believe this is the first time Keith's birds have been put up for auction, the original pair would be sold in Melbourne plus 5 of the young and six will be sold in Brisbane, full pedigrees on each Lot. 3. The Goodgers I have come about when Roger Mortevedt visited Australia and stayed with John Pryor and Bill Wallford in Adelaide.

Roger took a liking to the Goodgers and three pair were acquired and placed with me to breed off and test them and then send them off to America. Each time we had them ready Newcastle Disease broke out in NSW and prevented them going. I am unable to hold them any longer so they will all be put up for auction. There will be 12 or so in Melbourne sale and Brisbane.

There are over sixty Goodgers and will be auctioned in Ballarat on Sunday, 9th July 2006.

Contact Greg Burges - 03 5335 8304. John Share Red Hen Mealy Cock 2nd Feb and 13th Feb 500 miles. Bill Wallford one pair and one pair from Grant Patterson. By way of John Share in the pedigree all have the famous Lots 53 & 60. The Cook winner of course the Elliot Hen. They all look good and handle well. Some have what I call a Black Pearl Eye. These came from the Bill Wallford Hen I believe.

I don't believe you can get better Goodgers than these.

THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THEY GET! Detailed pedigrees on all lots.

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WICKHAM LOT 43 BLUE PENCIL PIED HEN AUST 98 22938 Won 2nd Club, 3rd Section, 5th overall from Launceston 900 KM timed in on the second day.

ENDIGOS I obtained the parents of these from Graham Davidson. One Cock MBRA 99 0383 won Graham a 500 mile Combine winner, the Mother I obtained from Ray Read, President of Maroubra Pigeon Club LIV 92 3006 Mother of Grahams pigeon also bred Ray a Combine winner from Casino 365 miles. Mother and Son were paired together to produce the ones I have now. There were no others available or alive that I was aware of. They are very rare, no one has these pigeons anywhere now days that I am aware of. The Endigos work extremely well, they work for hours if you let them.

When they are fit and in work they look or go a Gold colour very attractive and they win (I believe you will strike gold with them on the race track). They are an all Australian Pigeon, no European blood in them at all.

Note: - The only medication used on these pigeons is a little iodine occasionally.

NO ANTIBIOTICS OR HEAVY CHEMICALS USED

Their reproduction system has not been affected or damaged.

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PIGEONS PURCHASED

BY LES HANSSON FROM BARRY DEVINE BLUE BAR HEN AUST - 98 - 22905 now deceased (suspected Spider bite) DAM of 3rd Club 18th FED Winton 650ml.

RED CHEQUER COCK AUST - 98 - 7042 (life ring now removed due to feather legs) SIRE OF 1st - Club Glen Innes 120ml best velocity in TMBA) 1st - Club Deepwater 160ml 1st - Club Roma 200ml 1st - Mungalalla 275ml Young Bord Derby 1st - Club Miles 120ml Velocity 898mpm 1st - Interclub Combine Roma 200ml (team race send 3 clock 2 on a separate release) 1st - Club - 4th - Fed Charville 365ml 1st - Club - 4th - Fed Windorah 600ml 1st - Club - 4th - Fed Clermont 425ml 2nd - Club - 5th - Fed Mungalalla SMASH 275ml (no birds on the day) 2nd - Club - 3rd - Fed Bauhinia Downs 275ml 2nd - Club - 3rd - Fed Quilpe 475ml 2nd - Club - 11th - Fed Temora 540ml 2nd - Interclub Combine Roma 200ml (coloured bird race sent 2 red hens on a seperate release; they landed together) As you can see Barry, a truly marvellous Pigeon is 7042, he has a lot of character this cock and rules his nest. He is afraid of nothing including me. This year I will race the first of the Grand Children and hopefully I’ll do even better with them.

Your in the Sport of Pigeon Racing

Les Hansson WICKHAM PHOENIX LOFTS OF AUSTRALIA - BARRY & SHIELA DEVINE

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There are a couple of things of importance that I would like to point out to intending buyers.

These birds have not been medicated with antibiotics at any time. In my opinion Pigeons that have been medicated heavily or lightly would definitely have had their reproductive systems partly destroyed as well as their immune systems. As I stated in my story in the journal March issue that I let the pigeons build their own immune systems up.

One other important issue also is when I am racing these pigeons - I can race them every week if necessary and mostly do even if the velocities are down to 900 mpm. They don't need two or three weeks rest to come back into condition. After a Saturday race my pigeons are jumping in the loft by Monday. The only medication used is iodine occasionally and apple cider vinegar. You usually can tell if pigeons are medicated by their poor feather quality.

You will find my pigeons have a very silky feather and will slip through your hand.

IN DEPTH PEDIGREES ON EACH LOT OR PEN

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GOODGER LINE LOT 1

MEALY COCK

AUST 01 1180

LOT 2

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 03 2371

LOT 3

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 03 2547

LOT 4

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 03 2546

LOT 5

RED CHECKER COCK

AUST 03 2509

LOT 6

MEALY COCK

AUST 03 2510

LOT 7

MEALY HEN

AUST 04 16468

LOT 8

RED CHECKER COCK

AUST 03 2536

LOT 9

RED CHECKER COCK

AUST 03 2540

LOT 10

MEALY COCK

AUST 04 16442

SIRE: DAM:

RCVPU93 06777 (SHARE) BB SA 96 50493 (BILL WALFORD IN MELBOURNE SALE)

GOODGER LOT 11

RED CHECKER HEN

LIV 02 3969

Raced in Liverpool Club Special Race on the western line, always a very reliable hen.

At the 600 km point a strong north west wind blew most birds into Victoria and was a smash race.

3969 came home next day. Would have to have flown most of the way from Victoria on her own, a very gutsy hen. Very nice handling, lots of potential at stock, I believe.

LOT 12

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 9563

LOT 13

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 04 16489

LOT 14

RED CHECKER COCK

AUST 05 17049

LOT 15

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 17076

LOT 16

RED CHECKER COCK

AUST 05 17075

LOT 17

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 9456

LOT 18

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 17048

LOT 19

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 17078

LOT 20

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 17092

LOT 21

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 17089

SIRE: DAM:

RCVPU 93 06777 JOHN SHARE PAIR RCVPU 93 06703

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GOODGER LOT 22

BLUE CHECKER FLY HEN

AUST 03 2548

LOT 23

DARK CHECKER HEN

AUST 03 2549

LOT 24

BLUE CHECKER HEN

AUST 03 2522

LOT 25

BLUE CHECKER COCK

AUST 04 16443

LOT 26

BLUE CHECKER HEN

AUST 01 1331

SIRE: DAM:

DARK CHECK SA 95 11435 (GRANT PATTERSON PAIR) BLUE CHECK PIED SA 95 11492

GOODGER LOT 27

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 03 2533

LOT 28

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 03 2514

LOT 29

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 05 17027

LOT 30

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 02 2488

LOT 31

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 03 2529

LOT 32

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 02 8866

LOT 33

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 04 16491

SIRE: DAM:

DARK CHECK SA 95 11435 (GRANT PATTERSON) BLUE BAR SA 96 50490 (BILL WALLFORD)

GOODGER LOT 34

BLUE BAR FLY HEN

AUST 03 2513

LOT 35

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 05 9562

LOT 36

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 03 2541

LOT 37

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 05 9539

LOT 38

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 05 17005

LOT 39

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 04 16394

LOT 40

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 02 8867

LOT 41

BLUE BAR PIED HEN

AUST 03 2532

LOT 42

BLUE BAR COCK

AUST 03 2545

SIRE: DAM:

BLUE CHECKER SA92 36376 BILL WALLFORD PAIR BLUE BAR SA96 50490

All the Goodgers are closely bred but were all flown up to 400 and 500 km, except the 2005 rung.

The Goodgers on offer are the survivors.

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WICKHAM LOT 43 BLUE PENCIL PIED HEN AUST 98 22938 Won 2nd Club, 3rd Section, 5th overall from Launceston 900 KM timed in on the second day.

LOT 44 BLUE PENCIL PIED HEN Has bred very reliable race pigeons only lightly bred of.

AUST 00 8640 (BLIND IN ONE EYE)

LOT 45 BLUE BAR PIED HEN AUST 97 11770 Only lightly bred off. Has produced good reliable pigeons. Very good stock hen, will produce good stock pigeons when paired back to Wickhams.

LOT 46 PENCIL BLUE BAR COCK Not bred off has all the right blood line.

AUST 02 8655

LOT 47

AUST 03 2410

BLUE CHECKER PIED COCK

DARK CHECK SIRE: VPU 89 8032 ENGLISHMAN TRIPLE FED COCK DAM: RED CHECKER AUST 91 2491

WICKHAM LOT 48 RED CHECK COCK AUST 02 8757 All 3 (Same way bred as Les Hansson of Toowoomba Champion PRODUCER COCK) LOT 49

MEALY COCK

AUST 04-16263

LOT 50

MEALY COCK

AUST 04 16377

SIRE: DAM:

RC FRP 94 965 BB AUST 97 11595

WICKHAM LOT 51

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 05 9574

LOT 52

PENCIL RED CHECK COCK

AUST 05 9435

LOT 53

PENCIL RED CHECK COCK

AUST 05 9516

LOT 54

BLUE BAR COCK

AUST 05 17043

LOT 55

BLUE CHECK PIED COCK

AUST 05 9427

LOT 56

BLUE BAR COCK

AUST 05 17042

LOT 57

BLUE BAR COCK

AUST 05 16257

LOT 58

RED CHECKER HEN

AUST 05 17054

LOT 59

RED CHECKER FLY HEN

AUST 05 9492

SIRE: DAM:

RED CHECK VPU 99 11706 BLUE BAR AUST 04 16250

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WICKHAM LOT 60 RED CHECKER HEN Flew Warrnambool 900 km.

AUST 04 16314

LOT 61 RED CHECKER PIED HEN Flew Warrnambool 900 km.

AUST 04 16424

LOT 62

RED CHECKER PIED HEN

AUST 05 9491

SIRE: DAM:

RC AUST 02 8757 LOT 48 PENCIL BB PIED AUST 98 22938 LAUNCESTON WINNER

KEITH WRIGHTSON LOT 63 LOT 64 LOT 65 LOT 66 LOT 67 LOT 68 LOT 69 LOT 70 LOT 71 LOT 72

BLUE BAR HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 05 17053 AUST 9488 AUST 9561 AUST 05 17009 AUST 04 16418 AUST 04 16476 AUST 16492 AUST 03 2526 AUST 03 2542 AUST 03 2511

All 2004 and 2003 birds have been surplused on Cumberland Transporter to 400 km.

SIRE: DAM:

BLUE CHECK IHPS 98 1655 BLUE BAR IHPS 01 2505

DESMET MATTHIJYS LOT 73 LOT 74 LOT 75 LOT 76

BLUE CHECK PIED COCK BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN BLUE CHECK HEN

SIRE: DAM:

BLUE BAR PIED PUN 04 3335 BLUE CHECK PIED SH 04 2105 500 KM COMBINE WINNER

AUST 05 17032 AUST 05 9590 AUST 05 9524 AUST 05 9466

DESMET MATTHIJYS LOT 77 BLUE CHECK PIED COCK Same way bred as Mother of Combine Winner.

SIRE: DAM:

AUST 04 16384

DC AUST 02 8852 BC PIED MBRA 98 5095

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ENDIGOS I obtained the parents of these from Graham Davidson. One Cock MBRA 99 0383 won Graham a 500 mile Combine winner, the Mother I obtained from Ray Read, President of Maroubra Pigeon Club LIV 92 3006 Mother of Grahams pigeon also bred Ray a Combine winner from Casino 365 miles. Mother and Son were paired together to produce the ones I have now. There were no others available or alive that I was aware of. They are very rare, no one has these pigeons anywhere now days that I am aware of. The Endigos work extremely well, they work for hours if you let them.

When they are fit and in work they look or go a Gold colour very attractive and they win (I believe you will strike gold with them on the race track). They are an all Australian Pigeon, no European blood in them at all.

LOT 78 ENDIGO HEN LOT 79 ENDIGO HEN LOT 80 ENDIGO HEN LOT 81 ENDIGO HEN LOT 82 DARK CHECK HEN Same way bred as Lots 78, 79, 80 & 81.

AUST 16242 AUST 05 17004 AUST 05 9537 MBRA 03 23 AUST 05 17079

LOT 83 DARK CHECKER COCK Raced to 400 km. Same as Lots 78, 79, 80, 81& 82.

AUST 04 16210

LOT 84 CHOCOLATE FLY Never bred off. Same as Lots 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 & 83.

AUST 03 2201

LOT 85 RED CHECKER PIED COCK HD 04 2838 1/2 SM EVANS 1/2WICKHAM This cock DOES have a lot of potential bred by me off Robert North Evans blood. Raced in the Hills District Pigeon Club (Special) 900 KM. LOT 86 RED COCK AUST 00 8601 EVANS Off two Reds from Mr Ryan's Loft (Deceased) Queensland. They were obtained from Tyacks Loft.

I am very sure the Evans enthusiasts will be impressed.

No pedigrees available.

LOT 87 SIRE: DAM:

RED CHECK HEN AUST 05 9505 RED AUST 008601 LOT 88 RED QPF 99 16004 (BRISBANE SALE) ROB NORTH

LOT 88 DARK CHECK HEN Same as Lot 87.

EVANS

AUST 05 17067

EVANS

Blacks were only bought in two years ago, mainly to pair to the Endigos. They are very good quality, they too love to work and are always the last down.

The Mother is a Blue Bar AUST 94 5167 bred off two national winners by Bob Appleby.

The cock is black FRP 02 1155 son of above 5167, this black cock raced north and south for Mr Sid Webster an old identity in Sydney Pigeon Racing.

LOT 89 BLACK COCK LOT 90 BLACK COCK LOT 91 BLACK COCK LOT 92 BLACK COCK LOT 93 BLACK COCK Bred by Fred Burton no records available.

AUST 04 16504 AUST 05 9412 AUST 04 16301 AUST 04 16202 AUST 98 14741

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PARENTS ABOVE PARENTS ABOVE PARENTS ABOVE PARENTS ABOVE

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THE PHOENIX PIGEONS Over the years the Phoenix Pigeons have been raced in every state in Australia with success.

Have done very well in Perth.

I developed them myself in the late 1960's early 1970's. The main two were a Blue Pied Cock who won Bundaberg 600 miles combine for a Mr Bill Eastcott on the day the first pigeon achieve that at the time on the day. The hen was known as the 7510 hen and came from Bob & Harry Appleby's loft who was bred of the Black Prince and a Side Witford hen well known in those days and then a Blue Bar Cock was introduced and it was a Peddie Cock and the Blue Bar colouring dominated from then on. I won nearly every race point with the pigeons right up to mid 1990's.

They crossed very well with the Wickhams.

I won the Young Bird National this way bred in 1993.

The main breeding cock of late in my loft is Blue Bar Cock Rung BANK 91 1243 his son BB AUST 98-7284 (is in the sale) Blue Bar Hen BANK 96-651, she won four races and bred many winners Pedigrees on all the Phoenix.

LOT 94 BLUE BAR COCK LOT 95 BLUE BAR COCK LOT 96 BLUE BAR COCK Kept for stock not raced.

AUST 04 16391 AUST 03 2406 AUST 98 7284

LOT 97 BLUE BAR HEN LOT 98 BLUE BAR COCK LOT 99 BLUE BAR COCK Same as Lot 98.

AUST 01 1349 AUST 03 2512 AUST 03 2465

SIRE: DAM:

BB BANK 91 1243 BB BANK 96 651

LOT 100 LOT 101 LOT 102 LOT 103 LOT 104 LOT 105 LOT 106 LOT 107 LOT 108 LOT 109 LOT 110 LOT 111

BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR PIED HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR HEN BLUE BAR PIED HEN

SIRE: DAM:

BB AUST 98 7284 AUST 99 578 (DIED MARCH, 2006) (WON 5 RACES ON THE WEST AND SOUTH LINES)

AUST 02 8826 AUST 04 16374 AUST 04 16246 AUST 04 16309 AUST 04 16417 AUST 02 8796 AUST 04 16475 AUST 05 17072 AUST 02 8859 AUST 04 16455 AUST 05 9595 AUST 05 17088

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LOT 112

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 9431

LOT 113

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 04 16461

LOT 114

BLUE BAR HEN

AUST 04 16245

LOT 115

BLUE BAR FLY HEN

AUST 05 17097

SIRE: DAM:

BB BANK 91 1243 BB BANK 96 651

LOT 116

BLUE BAR PIED

AUST 02 8946

DELBAR

MOZIAC COCK

IHPS 03 135

MCLEAN

Pedigree on Pen.

LOT 117

No pedigree. Nice pigeon.

LOT 118

BLUE CHECK COCK

AUST 04 16399 DESMET MATTHIJSX DEWERT

LOT 119

BB COCK

AUST 05 9536

STAFF VAN RIET X DORDIN

No pedigree. Nice cock.

LOT 120

DUNN HEN

AUST 05 9520

Off a pair of yellows of Sid Webster. Parents did race well. Nice pigeon.

LOT 121

RED PIED HEN

SH 98 1406

Bred and raced by Mr Zammit, Jurin Blood South Australia.

LOT 122

WHITE PIED GRIZZLE

MIR 92 1370

Fills every egg out of Appleby BB's.

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