Greenough Farmer's Club Show certificate
c. 1918pink cardboard card for Second Prize originally produced for the 45th Show.
Second Prize card awarded to Ruby Morrell for Girl Rider at the 46th Greenough Farmers' Club Annual Show in 1919.
The first agricultural show was held at Greenough in 1873 in a paddock near the Convict Bridge. Later shows were held in the grounds of the Hampton Hotel. Then in 1894 Thomas Clinch donated a block of land just south of the Greenough River to the Greenough Farmers’ Club and here the annual shows were held until 1940.
Ruby was the daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth Morrell (nee Duncan). She grew up at Ironbarks Farm, North Greenough.
Details
Details
45th has been replaced with 46th and 1918 altered to 19.
Card awarded to Ruby Morrell for the class - girl rider.
The Greenough Farmers' Club Annual Show was an important community event at Greenough from 1873 to 1940 and the Morrell family were enthusiastic supporters of that event, both through being on the managing committee and as competitors.
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The object 'Greenough Farmer's Club Show certificate' (GMOB0092) has high aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture) and has some rarity value. The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class DOCUMENTS/Certificates in good condition. The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has very high social significance given it was associated with RUBY MORRELL(1919), associated with Ironbarks (1919), associated with Greenough Farmer's Club Hall Fmr. Dewar's Barn(1919),
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