Photos from the Annual Southdown Society Tour which visited Australia in 2011.
![\"Romale\" ewe lambs](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour002_2.jpg "\\"Romale\\" ewe lambs")
![One of the promotion boards at \"Fernhill\"](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour010_10.jpg "One of the promotion boards at \\"Fernhill\\"")
![Southdown history at \"Fernhill\"](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour012_12.jpg "Southdown history at \\"Fernhill\\"")
![\"Chandpara\" ram lambs](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour018.jpg "\\"Chandpara\\" ram lambs")
![Welcome at \"Romale\" - Ian & Roslyn Ireland](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour022.jpg "Welcome at \\"Romale\\" - Ian & Roslyn Ireland")
![\"Clear Hills\" ewes](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour037.jpg "\\"Clear Hills\\" ewes")
![\"Chandpara\" ewes](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour037_37.jpg "\\"Chandpara\\" ewes")
![Andrew Sellars\'Jones, \"Chandpara\", Tylden](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour041_41.jpg "Andrew Sellars\'Jones, \\"Chandpara\\", Tylden")
![\"Yentrac\" ram lambs](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour045_45.jpg "\\"Yentrac\\" ram lambs")
![\"Yentrac\" ewes](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour046_46.jpg "\\"Yentrac\\" ewes")
![Some sires at \"Clear Hills\"](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour054_54.jpg "Some sires at \\"Clear Hills\\"")
![Judging Discussion at \"Fernhill\"](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour055.jpg "Judging Discussion at \\"Fernhill\\"")
![\"Clear Hills\" ewes](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour055_55.jpg "\\"Clear Hills\\" ewes")
![\"Clear Hills\" 2th ewes](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour058_58.jpg "\\"Clear Hills\\" 2th ewes")
![\"Clear Hills\" ram lambs](http://www.southdownsheep.org.nz/blog/wp-content/gallery/tour11/austour063_63.jpg "\\"Clear Hills\\" ram lambs")
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