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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Greenough Farmer's Club Show first prize card

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1908

Overview

rectangular blue card with black printing, top left corner missing.

Historical information

This card was awarded to Rowland Beetson at Greenough on 7th October 1908. Rowland Beetson's parents moved from SA to WA in 1896. They settled in Harvey, before moving to Greenough in 1906. Beetson worked for David E. Grant at Moonyoonooka. He married in 1909, and in 1912 moved to Guildford, then Greenhills.
His horse 'Cream Bess' was owned by him at Harvey and over 15 years won many show certificates.

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cwa-org-72-GMOB2926

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Width

192 mm

Height or length

124 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Farmers' Club Annual Show 7th October 1908.
Awarded to R. Beetson, Exhibit - High Jump (Cream Bess), Section B, Class 17.
F.E.M. Clinch, Secretary.

Contextual Information

The Greenough Farmers' Club Show was an important annual event at Greenough.To date this is the oldest prize card from that show that we have in the collection.

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Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia

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Well provenanced

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First prize card won by Rowland Beetson

First prize card won by Rowland Beetson at the Greenough Farmers' Club show, 1908.

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