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Greenough Farmer's Club Show certificate

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Geraldton Newspapers Limited

1930

Subcollections

Morrell family Archives

Overview

rectangular blue card with black printed text and decorative border with writing in pencil.

Historical information

Ruby Morrell (1904-83) was the daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth Morrell and grew up at Ironbarks Farm, North Greenough. She was an accomplished horsewoman.
The Greenough Farmers' Club held agricultural shows at Greenough from 1873 to 1940.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0099

Item type

Material

Width

157 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Depth

1 mm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

"Greenough Farmers' Club 57th Annual Show
FIRST PRIZE
Awarded to Miss R. Morrell For Lady Rider Section... H.R. Connolly, Secretary. Class...
Geraldton Newspapers Limited, Printers"

Contextual Information

This card is a reminder of what was once an important community event at Greenough.

Keywords

Place made

Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1930

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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