Busselton Show - Schedule of Prizes

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Overview

five booklets

Historical information

Established in 1861, the Busselton Show is the longest running show in Western Australia and has grown from very small beginnings into one of the major shows in the State.

The settlers of the 1860’s were still ‘breaking in’ new land but this agricultural society that they formed was set on very firm foundations. The initial Shows were a combination of agricultural and horticultural displays, and was mainly staged to pay out bounties for fox tails and cockatoos.

The first Show was held on land on the site of the old Council Chambers at the corner of Adelaide and Queen Streets (where Jacksons Art Supplies now stands). It was probably a modest affair and there was no ‘gate’ due to the absence of fences of any kind. In the following years, the Show moved to where the library now stands.

During the 1920’s and 1930’s, the merry-go-rounds and other rides (favourite haunts of young people), were set up on what was then known as Barnard’s Yard, opposite the Commercial Hotel, as there was insufficient room for them on the showgrounds.

Finally in 1946, the Show was transferred to Churchill Park, its present site. In the ensuing years, this has been transformed by hardworking committees into one of the most attractive country show grounds in the State.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.207

Item type

Booklets

Themes

Popular Culture
Social History

Material

Paper

Inscriptions and markings

"Southern Districts Agricultural Society"
Official Schedule of Prizes for
Annual Busselton Show

(a) 5 December 1928
(b) 29 November 1929
(c) 17 November 1933
(d) 18 November 1938
(e) 15 November 1946