Australian Agricultural Societies and their medals, Leslie J Carlisle

Article from Vol 39 no 1, Feb 2017

Australian Agricultural Societies and their medals, Leslie J Carlisle

Abstract:

Australia’s first agricultural society was founded 195 years ago, to organise shows and encourage better farming practices. They are still going strong, and even today agricultural shows attract a lot of interest in the cities, with millions visiting across the nation. For those on the land, they are much more serious events, opportunities to showcase, see, compare and chat about machinery and stock.

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