Greenough Farmer's Club Show certificate

c. 1918
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Overview

pink cardboard card for Second Prize originally produced for the 45th Show.

Historical information

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

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB0092
Item type
Material
Width
157 mm
Height or length
110 mm
Depth
1 mm
Inscriptions and markings

45th has been replaced with 46th and 1918 altered to 19.
Card awarded to Ruby Morrell for the class - girl rider.

Contextual Information

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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Place made
Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia
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Statement of significance

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),

Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
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Greenough Farmer's Club Show certificate
Greenough Farmer's Club Show certificate, 1919.

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