CERTIFICATE OF MERIT - ARMADALE PROGRESS ASSOCIATION

1906
Overview

Rectangular cream-coloured card with text in purple ink. Certificate of merit awarded to B. V. Cross for scoring 83 in the maiden class of a pruning contest run by the Armadale Progress Association on June 9th 1906.

Text on the certificate reads: [ARMADALE PROGRESS ASSOCIATION / Certificate of Merit / Pruning Contest held June 9th 1906 / This is to Certify that Mr. B. V. Cross / in the above Contest gained points as follows :- / Maiden Class 83. / SIGNED / J Gould JUDGE / ? Sutcliffe PRESIDENT / E G Schovell Act. SECRETARY / SIGNATURE OF COMPETITOR]

The names, dates, category and signatures have been entered manually on the certificate using black ink. Some categories have been crossed out with blue ink. The section for the competitor's signature is blank.

Historical information

Merit certificate awarded to B. V. Cross for obtaining 83 points in the maiden class for pruning on the 9th June 1906 by the Armadale Progess Association.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2013.43
Item type
Material
Width
187 mm
Height or length
122 mm
Inscriptions and markings

[DODGSON & MUHLING, PRINTERS, 358 HAY STREET, PERTH]

Year
Statement of significance

The Runnymede/Cross Family collection represents the role the Cross family, who established Runnymede Orchard and Market Garden in Bedfordale in 1895, played in establishing and developing the horticultural industry in the Bedfordale locality. Runnymede, especially under the management of Benjamin V. Cross, won numerous awards at local agricultural shows including the Bedfordale Show and the Kelmscott Show.

Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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