 Its headquarters, Brahman House, Rockhampton (the former AMP Building), was officially opened on 20 August 1971 by the Association's patron Mr Edgar Hudgins of Hudgins Ranch, Texas, USA; making it the first beef cattle breed association in Australia to own its own building.By 1971 there were 26,900 purebred Brahmans and 57,800 Appendix registered Brahmans in Australia.During the early 1970s the ABBA's membership increased dramatically, exceeding 900 in 1972.