Stan Artridge with his daughters Heather Drysdale, Cathy Artridge and Ruth Hannigan.
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One of Australia s leading shearing champions has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in this year s Australia Day honours.
Stanley Artridge was posthumously recognised with an OAM for his service to the wool industry and community.
The former Ruffy and Creightons Creek local was a foundation member and chief referee of the Golden Shears World Council.
He held the ‘Sheep to Suit’ record, through the Melbourne College of Textiles listed in the
1982 Guinness Book of Records.
Teaching shearing was his craft. He became a regional instructor for the Australian Wool Corporation. Then, in 1977 he began teaching at Wangaratta TAFE for 10 years.