Greenough Farmers' Club Journal

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Greenough Farmers' Club

c. 1880

Overview

Notebook with black cover with thin gold border. Marbled effect on paper edges.

Historical information

The journal contains minutes of meetings of the Greenough Farmers' Club from 10 June 1887 to 22 June 1889, cash accounts from 1887 to 1902 and prize winners for the 1887 and 1888 Greenough Agricultural Shows.

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 (including 1887 when this book is first used). 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.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0207

Item type

Documents

Material

Paper

Width

123 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

25 mm

Themes

People

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

Contains hand written entries from 1887 to 1902.

Contextual Information

This journal covers the agricultural shows for 1887 (before the big flood) and 1888 (after the big flood). Comparisons could be made to determine how significant a major environmental disaster that 1888 flood was for Greenough. The journal will also provide information of who was farming, what animals were kept, crops grown and how self-sufficient people were.

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 1880

Statement of significance

The object 'Greenough Farmers' Club Journal' (GMOB0207) 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 BOOKS/ in fair condition. The item has high historic significance for the local community and possibly for the State and has high interpretive potential. This item has very high social significance given it was associated with Greenough Farmer's Club Hall Fmr. Dewar's Barn,

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

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