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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-03 · by Danie Sprague

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The Age showcases a photograph of Alf Woods, aged 98, expressing his disappointment at not being able to attend this year’s Melbourne Royal Show due to bird flu precautions. Despite missing the event for the first time since he was 11 in 1939, Woods continues to care for his chickens and maintains connections within the poultry community through emails. The image captures him with his ten-year-old great-grandson Blair, who has taken an interest in showing chickens.
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Alf Woods, a 98-year-old poultry enthusiast who has been participating in the Melbourne Royal Show's poultry section since he was 11 years old in 1939, is facing a dilemma this year due to bird flu precautions. Despite finding it upsetting, Alf acknowledges that canceling his participation is necessary to protect his birds and others. A devoted caretaker, Alf continues to personally feed his chickens fresh grass and spends time emailing poultry friends. His 10-year-old great-grandson, Blair, has also developed an interest in showing chickens and now enjoys the hobby alongside him.

Written for “Photographs Of The Week” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Article A discusses Woods mentoring his great-grandson Blair and their poultry competitions, while Article B focuses on a photo of Alf Woods lamenting the cancellation of the Melbourne Royal Show due to bird flu.”
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Danie Sprague
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Topics

Melbourne Royal Show

Subjects

1/26 Alf Woods PERSON · 1× Blair PERSON · 1× Jason South PERSON · 1×

Narrative

1/26 Alf Woods, 98, who has competed in the Melbourne Royal Show poultry section since he was 11 in 1939, says it’s terrible not to be going this year due to bird flu precautions, but understands it has to be done to protect his chooks.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-03
2026-10-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The Age photos of the week, October 3, 2026 · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

1/26 Alf Woods, 98, who has competed in the Melbourne Royal Show poultry section since he was 11 in 1939, says it’s terrible not to be going this year due to bird flu precautions, but understands it has to be done to protect his chooks. asserted
it → compete → chooks
He still personally feeds his birds things like fresh grass that he cuts, and spends hours emailing friends from the poultry world. asserted
he → feed → world
Pictured here with 10 year old great grandson, Blair who now loves to show chickens too. asserted
who → picture → chickens
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