Jim Moore and Albert Meacham worked as partners. Jim did most of the breeding and Albert broke the dogs in and trained them. Newton Nap, Newton Fawn, Newton Gem and Newton Jennie were some of the better known Kelpies. Many of the Newton Kelpies were bred from Artesian and Currawang bloodlines. Albert and Jim were a unbeatable pair in their time. They met in 1940 and stayed friends for life.

Newton, the prefix that Jim chose for his Kelpie Stud was also Jim's middle name. Jim passed Newton Jennie to Albert Mecham to be trained for trial work. Her first recorded placing was at Griffith trial in 1945 where she ran second. Next Albert worked her in the Canberra National Maiden where she ran third. Albert then gave Jennie back to Jim and encouraged him to trial her. Jim had no success working with Jennie and Albert taught Jim the correct way to work her and get the best from her. In 1948, Jim surprised everyone by winning the Novice and the Open at the Sydney trials with Newton Jennie.

Newton Nap won 42 trials, as well as 11 seconds, 4 thirds,4 fourths and 2 fifths. He won the Sydney Trials twice! Albert Meacham won the Novice at Canberra in 1947 with Glen and placed 4th in the Open with Newton Stella. Both were excellent dog handlers. Jim Moore gave up trialling Kelpies and became a Sheepdog Trial Judge. The evening before he was due to judge the biggest trial in Australia, the 1954 Canberra Nationals he passed away.

With Jim gone, Albert bred under his own prefix of Wyalong. Albert was one of the very best handlers on a trial field in the 1950's. He also bred a number of notable Kelpies including Wyalong Jim, Wyalong Wallace and Wyalong Toney.

After Jim Moore's death and the failing health of his wife, Albert lost some of the interest in training dogs. Albert often travelled to the sheepdog trials with his wife who also kept the handwritten records of Alberts dogs up to date. She contracted Parkinsons Disease and after 1955 no longer was able to write up Alberts records. She died in 1964 after spending her last six years in a wheelchair.

After town dogs killed all his sheep on the small property Albert finally went to trials just to talk dogs to all his old friends. Albert was born in 1888 and died about 1970.

Mary and Stephen Bilson Noonbarra Kelpie Stud