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Greenough Farmer's Club Show second prize card

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Geraldton Newspapers Ltd., Print

1938

Subcollections

Morrell family Archives

Overview

red card with black printing and hand-written entries

Historical information

The Greenough Farmers' Club held annual agricultural shows from 1873 to 1940.
Ruby Morrell (1904-83) was the daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth Morrell and grew up at Ironbarks Farm, North Greenough.
Lionel Robert Duncan (c1904-68) was a farmer at Greenough.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0105

Item type

Trophies and Awards

Material

Card

Width

157 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Greenough Farmers' Club
Sixty-fifth Annual Show
Wednesday, Sept. 21st, 1938
Second Prize
Awarded to R. Morrell
For Best Lady Rider
Sec. 13 L.R. Duncan, Secretary Class 12
Geraldton Newspapers Ltd., Print

Contextual Information

For many years the Agricultural Show was an important social event at Greenough. This card is the most recent of the prize cards held in this collection.
It is also important because of its connection to the Morrell family.

Keywords

Agricultural Show

Place made

Geraldton
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1938

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