The 2006 Australian Peanut Thresher Pull at the Kingaroy Peanut Festival attracted five teams competing in two categories, as well as the usual strong support of the crowd.

Team PCA, (right), gave it their all but unfortunately were eliminated in the first round of the All-Comers Cup.

Freemans Estates pulled off against the South Burnett Thrashers rugby union team in the final.

Freemans were confident following their win in the same competition last year however the Thrashers stretched them to the limit. Freemans eventually won by just 0.02 seconds!

In the Australian Title (Farmers' Cup), peanut growers who live north of Haly Street, Kingaroy, competed against growers from south of Kingaroy.

Three-time victors South Burnett South were downed by last year's winners South Burnett North. A special feature this year was a miraculous pull by a horde of local children, (left), who were truly stunned when the massive Amadas thresher moved off the mark!

2006 Australian Title
South Burnett North (Times in seconds) 15.59 15.11 15.36 TOTAL: 46.06 seconds	South Burnett South (Times in seconds) 17.05 15.90 15.83 TOTAL: 48.78 seconds
WINNER: South Burnett North (for the second year running!) RIGHT: Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce president Rob Patch presents the Australian Title trophy to local peanut grower Brian Jones
2006 All-Comers Challenge Cup
Freemans Estates (Times in seconds) 14.37 13.97 TOTAL: 28.34 seconds	South Burnett Thrashers (Times in seconds) 16.14 15.80 TOTAL: 31.94 seconds
PCA Social Club (Times in seconds) 16.54 16.28 TOTAL: 32.75 seconds	FINAL PULL-OFF: SB Threshers (above): 14.74 seconds Freeman Estates: 14.72 seconds
WINNER: Freeman Estates by just 0.02 sec! RIGHT: Col Wolski (Coppards Menswear) presents Freeman Estates team captain Josh Freeman with the Coppards Cup for achieving the fastest pull on the day ... 13.97 seconds

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