Jack Goodfellow was born on 24th May 1888 near Oxley on the Lachan River. He commenced breeding in 1909 with a black & tan male called, "King" and a red bitch called "Madge". After the First World War he moved to Lake Cargellico in western NSW and soon had one of the best Kelpie Studs in Australia. Jack Goodfellow was a superb handler of Kelpies and he influenced many of the handlers and breeders that came after him. Two of these Kelpie men were Tony Parsons of the Karrawarra Stud and Jack Mills of the Waringa Stud. He bred a number of famous dogs that include, Currawang Nap, Don O'Currawang, Dot O'Currawang and the black dog, Wilga. He used some of King & McLeod's bloodlines along with Quinns and also Red Hope.

Currawang Nap - (Don O'Currawang X Dot O'Currawang) Born : 1941

Currawang Nap was reported as a very early starting Kelpie that would work anything, even ants. Mrs. Goodfellow picked Nap in the litter and always thought of him as her dog. He was only eight months old when he won his first sheepdog trial. In his first year as a trial dog he worked all over NSW against good competition and was never beaten. He even beat Boy Blue and Don O'Currawang in every trial. It is said that he was later poisoned at a Sydney trial and not as good afterwards. He never won another trial for Jack Goodfellow . After a period Currawang Nap was sold to Frank Scanlon.

Frank Scanlon thought that Currawang Nap was similar to Currawang Wilga, which he also owned. "Currawang Nap, he was the same. He really wasn't as good at controlling the sheep as Wilga, he was a bigger dog with longer hair than Wilga. But he was really good, he really could control them just the same. He was a good trial dog."

Frank in turn sold him to Herb Morrice at the Artesian Stud in North Queensland. Sire of Artesian Bindi, owned by Herb Morrice. He did win trials for Herb Morrice.

Currawang Nap was the sire of Artesian Bindi. Bindi was a red and tan female and a full sister to Currawang Tip. Bindi was bought from Frank Scanlon in 1939. She won the Hughenden Novice Trial and was 3rd in the Open section in 1940.

Wilga - (Quinns Boy Blue X Dot O'Currawang)

Another high profile Kelpie bred by Jack Goodfellow. He was never beaten in a sheepdog trial. He won the Novice at Hughenden in 1939, Townsville Open 1939, Ayr Show 1939, and the Northern Trial 1939. He was the sire of Mulga, Nulla, Nigger II, Sally, June, Gidgee, Smock etc. Sally became the dam of Porters Don, Porters Blue and Casey's Mick. Nigger II become the sire of Maxwellton. Nulla won Hughenden Novice 1942, Townsville Open 1946, & 1948, 2nd Open Townsville in 1949. Mulga was 2nd Novice Hughenden 1939.

" What Wilga would be worth today (1984) is difficult to say. I should think it would run into five figures." -Tony Parsons (Karrawarra Stud)

Currawang Wilga was also the sire of Mulga, who came second at Hughenden in 1939. He was also the sire of Nulla, who Won the Novice at Hughenden in 1942, Won the Townsville Open in 1946 and 1948 and was 2nd in the Open at Townsville in 1949.

Wilga was originally owned and worked by Frank Scanlon on his property near Quirindi NSW.

"Jack Goodfellow said he'd bring me around a puppy. Now, Wilga, that was a clever dog on three sheep. Wilga, he was a dog. When he had control of the sheep, all you had to do was stand there and he'd do the job. He was intelligent all right, he watched those sheep and moved the instant before the sheep moved and had them blocked. He really could control those sheep. A master with three sheep but he was really only a trial dog." - Interview by Frank Scanlon with Mary & Stephen Bilson 1985

 Later Mr. Herb Morrice of the Artesian Kelpie Stud in the far North of Queensland asked to borrow Wilga to run him in a few Sheepdog Trials.

I had a standing order from Jack Forest, a man that had followed sheepdog trials for years. He told me before that any time you have a dog that you think can win a trial, send him to me. Don't worry about the money part. Just send him to me. Put him on the train. I"ll send you the money. And that was absolutely true. I wired Jack and I offered him to Jack for 50 pound. "Put him on the train", he said. I also sold him another dog he won a number of trials with. Jack Forest had that dog until he died and I wouldn't know how many trials he won between him and the other fellow. - Part of interview with Frank Scanlon by Mary & Stephen Bilson (Noonbarra Stud) 1985/ 1988

Quinns Boy Blue - (Black Prince X Blue Lottie)

 Boy Blue was born in the 1930's, he had a big influence on Kelpies at the time. He was bred on lines that traced to Quinns Coil and Blue Biddy. He was however, not liked by everyone. Paddy Noakes of the Woombi Stud suggested at one time that Blue Boy would not be capable of handling the New England sheep in Mr. Noakes area. After that suggestion Jack Goodfellow travelled to the New England Championships with Blue Boy and won the event.

Blue Boy also sired two important Kelpies in Wilga and Scanlons Flash. Frank Scanlan send Scanlons Dell to be mated by Boy Blue and this mating produced Scanlons Flash. Wilga won nearly every trial he went into and was worked by a number of handlers although Frank Scanlon originally trained him. Scanlons Flash was also worked by a number of handlers and was very highly regarded.

 Another of the Currawang Kelpies to make a big name was Don O'Currawang, who won forty eight trials. He was placed four times at Sydney Trials. He won the Condobolin Trial five times in a row. In Tony Parsons book, The Working Kelpie he writes: " Jack had a soft spot for old Don. He was a very brainy dog, almost human and was never known to get in the way at any time. He would help with anything. No matter where Jack was, Don would be there. Once he even followed Jack up a ladder that was leaning against a high haystack."Dot O'Currawang and later Currawang Nap also won a large number of trials and made big names for themselves.

This dog was owned by Jim Moore and Albert Meacham in their Newton Stud. When Hope was just 10 months old he was placed in the Sydney Novice. He was later sold for £75.

Jack Goodfellow was one of the small number of breeders that always maintained he had a small amount of Dingo in his Kelpies. He once said that no combination of Scottish dogs could produce a Kelpie-like dog. Some people believed him and others thought he was having them on. We'll probably never know for sure. Don O'Currawang and Currawang Nap supposedly both had Dingo crosses in them. Jack was a very good handler and often impressed people with his control of dogs in sheepdog trials. Money didn't mean much to Jack. If he didn't want to sell a dog, he wouldn't.

 Jack Goodfellow was also a well known horseman and a friend of both Frank Scanlon and Bill Prendagast (Cudgee Kelpies). Frank Scanlon told us in 1985: "Real Good Fellow, old Jack, we were great mates. That's right. Goodfellow by name and good fellow by nature" .