Whopping Hereford bullock's carcase weighed 816kg

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Updated September 1 2020 - 12:00pm, first published August 27 2020 - 10:36am
The Walcha whopper, Big Ben, with breeder Edde Waugh, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Walcha, and agent Garvn and Cousens' auctioneer Cyril Smith.
The Walcha whopper, Big Ben, with breeder Edde Waugh, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Walcha, and agent Garvn and Cousens' auctioneer Cyril Smith.

Back in 1950s Walcha, the unassuming Big Ben, also known as the Whopper of Walcha, made headlines when his carcase weighed in at 816kg.

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Mark Griggs

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Central West and Western editorial reporter living at Wellington and based out of The Land, Dubbo office.

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