This section contains historical records and older articles that may be useful.

Retrieving Records

• HISTORICAL RA LEADERBOARD RESULTS

• AUSTRALIAN RETRIEVING TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS (Illustrated)
  
  
• Australian National Retrieving Trial Champions, List of
  
  

Video Records

• 2014 Australian National Retrieving Trial Championship held at Waikerie SA, 29 Aug 2014 - Video by Scott Washington (Pawtraiture) ~25 minutes.
  

• NSW Retrieving Trials 1959-1960s Nostalgic footage of several Gundog Retrieving Trials conducted in New South Wales in 1959 and the early 1960s.
  
  
• 1st Australian National Retrieving Trial Championship 1969  Footage of the 1st National Retrieving Trial Championship held at Yarramundi NSW 18-19 Oct 1969.
  
  
• 2nd Australian National Retrieving Trial Championship 1971 Footage of the 2nd National Retrieving Trial Championshipn held at Ferndale in Western Australia on 28-29 Aug 1971.
  
  

General Information

• Archived Copies of this Website - (formerly Australian Working Retriever Central)  from 2002 onwards.
  Click on the 'WayBack Machine' navigation bar at the top of the archieved pages to travel backwards or forwards in time.

• Retrieving Trials in Australia - Robert Tawton

Opinion Articles

• Retrieving Trials & Tribulations. A discussion paper by Karl E Britton Nov 2015

• My Blueprint for the Future (Word format) Provided by Peter Betteridge 2003

• Australian Retrieving Trials - In What Direction Are They Heading? By Joe Law 2003

• Viewpoint - The Derby Revisited by Peter Betteridge

• Viewpoint - Response to The Derby Revisited by Robert Tawton

Retrieving Scrapbook

An eclectic collection of news clippings etc. about Australian retrieving as sent in by readers.

Seminar & Training Notes

• Bill Bailey Training System

• Retrieving Trial Seminar: Shepparton, January 2003

• Retrieving Training Seminar with Bill and Becky Eckett

• Retriever Trial Seminar, Shepparton Jan 27-29th 2003

Retrieving Trial Rules

• ANKC Rules for the Conduct of Retrieving Trials effective 1 January 2005.

• Submissions to the 2004 rule review.

• Judges' Guide Discussion Paper (Word format) Provided by Robert Tawton 2004

• ARD submission from W.A. (Word format) Provided by Kerry Webster 2003
  

• Retrieving Trial Rules - Judge’s Summary. Provided by Paul Hamson 2015
  
• Matters to Consider When Setting Runs. Provided by Paul Hamson 2015
  
• Retrieving Trial Judge's Score Sheets. Provided by Paul Hamson 2020
  
• Retrieving Trial Judge's Tally Sheet. Provided by Paul Hamson 2015