At
the R.N.A Show Sale in 1961, J.N. Wilson purchased Mungalla King followed by the
purchase of Mungalla Duke at the 1962 R.N.A Show Sale.
In
June 1962, 108 Brahman cross heifers in calf, were purchased in Central
Queensland. J.N. Wilson joined the Society in August 1962. The progeny of the
Brahman cross heifers were very impressive and in 1965 fourteen Bellevue
registered Droughtmaster heifers were acquired.
In
1966 Truvalle Stud was registered with the owners being J.N & F.B Wilson and
the Stud located at "The Valley", Blackbutt. At the 1966 Rockhampton
Droughtmaster Sale, Rainbow Texas 3rd was added and at the 1967 R.N.A Show Sale,
the top priced Droughtmaster bull, Valley Chief, was purchased. The partnership
later was changed to J.N. Wilson & Son, when their son, Peter, joined the
partnership.
At
the Droughtmaster Feature Show for 1972, Truvalle Stud took the award for Grand
Champion Bull with Truvalle Dalkeith, Grand Champion Female with Truvalle Fleur,
and won the Breeders Group section.
Truvalle
continued their successes in the Burnett and the Brisbane Valley show rings,
at Droughtmaster Feature Shows and at the Brisbane R.N.A. In
1974, Truvalle Cain led the Droughtmaster breed in the National "Sire of
the Year" contest sponsored by the Queensland Country Life and Country
Life (N.S.W), coming second to the winner of the contest, a Santa Gertrudis
sire, King Ranch K179.
Also,
in 1974 Truvalle Fabian was Grand Champion Bull at the Brisbane R.N.A. He was
sold to the Kengoon Stud for $4900 at the Stud's first annual production sale
on October 12th that year. Truvalle Fabian went on to become National
Droughtmaster Sire of the Year in 1977 and 1978. In 1974, Sunny View
Droughtmaster Stud bought Truvalle Fancy, the beginning of their successful
Sunny View Fancy line.
In
1985, at the Gympie Droughtmaster Female Sale, Truvalle Nelly with calf at
foot, sold at a record price of $4800 to the Mimosa Stud and Cattle Co,
Gayndah. In 1989, again at the Gympie Droughtmaster Female Sale, Truvalle
Adelaide, a 17-month heifer, sold for a world record price of $10,000 to
Jaybees Stud, Mt. Larcom.
Truvalle
Stud has purchased bulls from Studs such as Delaney, Strathfield, Billabong,
Glen Houghton, Alcheringa, Clonlara, Canelands, Valley, Minlacowie, Swan,
Coolalinga, Wingfield, Woodbine, Alma, Garthowen, Huntly, Dalmally, and
Talgai.
With
the passing of Peter Wilson, Truvalle Stud is now run by his wife Margaret
Truvalle
continues to purchase top quality sires, such as Wingfield Krypton in 1993 at
the 34th Annual Droughtmaster Sale at Rockhampton for $28,000, and in 1999 at
the Rockhampton National Droughtmaster Bull and Female Sale, Garthowen Farnham
2, for $23,000. Talgai Apache was purchased for $25,000 at the 2005 National Droughtmaster Bull
& Female Sale. Sire of Apache is Talgai Impact 951 sold at the 2002
National Droughtmaster Sale for $60,000.
