South Australia - Miscellany

Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows

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A meeting to form an Agricultural and Horticultural Society is reported in the Register,
29 January 1842, page 3f; also see
5 and 19 February 1842, pages 2c and 3d.

A history of the Royal Agricultural Society is in the Register,
12 September 1906, page 12a,
5 March 1910, page 6b (includes photographs); also see
The Mail,
11 September 1937, page 1 (magazine).

"Old-Time Agricultural Shows" is in the Register,
14 September 1893, page 6b,
"The Floricultural and Horticultural Society - Looking Backward" on
21 November 1893, page 7e.

An agricultural show held "in the extensive, beautiful and umbrageous paddock between North Terrace and Frome Bridge" is reported upon in the Observer,
17 February 1844, pages 3-6; also see
11 May 1844, page 4c and
15 February 1845, page 3a.
A sketch of the 1845 event is in the Pictorial Australian in
September 1892, page 145.

The silver jubilee of the Agricultural Bureau is reported in the Register,
6 September 1913, page 7a; also see
9 and 23 September 1913, pages 12f-14f and 9e.
A photograph of the original members of the Agricultural Bureau is in the Observer,
12 April 1913.
Biographical details of Albert Molineux, "originator of the Agricultural Bureau of SA", are in the Observer,
29 September 1894, page 16a,
Register,
11 July 1907, page 5b.

"Old Time Agricultural Shows" is in the Observer,
16 September 1893, page 49a,
"Adelaide Shows - Reminiscences of Past Presidents" on
1 September 1917, page 20b.

Criticism of a Cattle Show is in a letter in the Observer,
28 December 1850, page 3b,
Register,
7 October 1864, page 3e,
23 October 1865, page 2e.

"The Agricultural and Horticultural Show" is in the Register,
15 and 16 February 1855, pages 2d and 3a.

A proposed horticultural society backed by The Growers' Association is discussed in the Register,
15 October 1855, page 3e,
5 November 1855, page 3g.
Its first exhibition is reported on
21 and 24 March 1856, pages 3e and 3e; also see
19 September 1856, page 2h,
3 and 7 November 1856, pages 2g-h and 2f-3f,
5 and 7 January 1857, pages 3d and 3d,
24 September 1858, page 3d.

Historical information on the Horticultural and Floricultural Society is in the Register,
21 October 1903, page 4e.

An "annual" fruit and flower show is reported in the Register,
8 November 1855, page 3d.

"Agricultural Exhibitions" is in the Observer,
22 and 29 March 1856, pages 6d-1e (supp.) and 1b (supp.).

Information on the A&H Society is in the Register,
11 and 12 September 1856, pages 2e and 2f,
19 February 1858, page 2f,
18 February 1859, pages 2f-3f.

Flower and floral shows are discussed in the Observer,
5 September 1857, page 8c,
7 November 1857, page 5a-h,
16 January 1858, page 4f,
20 November 1858, page 8c,
22 January 1859, page 4d,
5 November 1859, page 4g,
21 January 1860, page 4d,
9 October 1880, page 612b,
Register,
4 September 1857, page 2h,
6 November 1857, page 3a,
26 March 1858, pages 2g-3d,
4 November 1859, page 3e,
22 April 1864, page 3b,
19 January 1867, page 3g,
20 September 1867, page 3h,
15 November 1867, page 3c,
24 January 1868, page 3e.

"Agricultural Dinners" is in the Register,
22 February 1858, page 2b,
2 and 5 March 1858, pages 3c and 2f.

"The Agricultural and Horticultural Society" is in the Observer,
20 and 27 February 1858, pages 5f and 6c.

Information on the Horticultural and Floricultural Society is in the Observer,
20 November 1858, page 8c,
4 December 1858, page 7g,
15 and 22 January 1859, pages 3e and 4d.
The reminiscences of Andrew Loutit are in the Register,
28 may 1918, page 7c.

"Shows and Dinners" is in the Observer,
20 April 1861, page 3d,
"The Annual Show" on
15 February 1862, page 6c,
27 February 1864, page 5f.

The second fruit and flower show is reported in the Register,
20 March 1857, page 2g.
"The Flower Show" is in the Observer,
23 April 1864, page 3d,
29 October 1864, page 4c,
25 January 1868, page 5b,
20 January 1870, page 6d,
22 October 1870, page 3b,
26 November 1870, page 3a,
26 September 1874, page 6b,
24 October 1874, page 4e,
30 November 1878, page 7g.
"A Plea for Flower Shows" in the Express,
18 September 1866, page 2d; also see
8 November 1866, page 2e,
25 September 1868, page 3d,
13 November 1868, page 3e,
19 March 1869, page 3b,
23 September 1870, page 3d.
28 September 1872, page 6d,
7 December 1872, page 9e.
An editorial on flower shows is in the Observer,
23 October 1909, page 33d; also see
Register,
26 April 1912, page 6f.

"Show of Roses" is in the Register,
16 October 1862, page 3g,
"Flower Farming" on
12 January 1864, page 2c-e.

An A&H Societies annual show is reported in the Register,
26 February 1864, page 3c; also see
23 October 1866, page 2f,
16 February 1867, page 2d,
4 March 1867, page 2e.

"Agricultural Gatherings" is in the Register,
11 March 1867, page 2a.

"Politics at Agricultural Dinners" is in the Register,
30 March 1867, page 2b.

"The Agricultural Society and the Government" is in the Register,
15 May 1867, page 2c,
Observer,
18 May 1867, page 1b (supp.).

"The Forthcoming Agricultural Show" is in the Register,
31 August 1867, page 2c.

"The Grand Exhibition" is in the Register,
4, 7 and 8 November 1867, pages 2d, 2c and 2d.

"Agricultural Show" is in the Register,
6 March 1868, page 3b.

"The Memorial of the Agricultural Society" is in the Register,
12 June 1868, page 2d,
Observer,
13 June 1868, page 3a,
1 October 1870.

"Agricultural Shows" is in the Observer,
8 July 1876, page 9a,
"Judges and Judging" on
26 May 1877, page 9a,
"Judges at Shows" on
6 May 1882, page 9a,
"Conducting Country Shows" on
15 October 1881, page 9a,
"Agricultural Societies" on
22 April 1882, page 28b,
"Judges at Shows" on
6 May 1882, page 9a.

"Judges and Judges" is in the Register,
7 July 1877, page 2b (supp.).

"At the Show" is in The Lantern,
8 September 1877, page 12.

A poem entitled "Reflections on a Flower Show" is in The Lantern,
24 November 1877, page 10.

"The Use and Abuse of Agricultural Shows" is in the Observer,
13 October 1883, page 9a,
"The Show Nuisance" on
11 October 1884, page 9a.

Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian
in March 1882, page 41,
October 1885, page 176.

"A National Agricultural Society" is in the Observer,
10 November 1883, page 9a,
"Union Among Agricultural Societies" is in the Observer,
26 July 1884, page 9a.

"The Royal Agricultural Society and Its Work" is in the Register,
5 March 1886, page 3g,
Observer,
6 March 1886, page 9a.

"Some Lessons Gathered From the Shows" is in the Observer,
9 April 1887, page 9a.

"The Show and the Farmers" is in the Register,
16 September 1887, page 4e.

"The Royal Agricultural Society" is in the Register,
27 April 1889, page 4e,
30 January 1890, page 4h,
5 February 1890, page 6d,
Observer,
1 February 1890, page 9d.

"The Blockers Produce Show" is in the Express,
1 April 1892, page 3g.

"The Ministry, The Show Ground and Morality" is in the Register,
30 September 1892, page 4f.

"The Show and the Market for Produce" is in the Observer,
4 March 1893, page 25c.

"The Spring Show and Its Lessons" is in the Register,
15 September 1893, page 4e.

"Agricultural Societies and Their Functions" is in the Register,
28 February 1894, page 7b,
Observer,
3 March 1894, pages 3e-31c.

"The Show and the Country" is in the Register,
14 September 1894, page 4d.

"Show Day and Its Lessons" is in the Register,
28 February 1895, page 4f,
Observer,
2 March 1895, page 24e,
"Spielers at Country Shows" in the Express,
23 March 1895, page 6g.

"The Show in its New Home" is in the Register,
1 March 1895, page 4g.

"Are Agricultural Shows Educating?" is in the Register,
10 May 1895, page 2g.

"The Show, the Producers and the Producer's Friends" is in the Register,
13 September 1895, page 4f.

"The Autumn Show" is in the Register,
27 February 1896, page 4e.

A photograph of some prominent members of certain societies is in the Chronicle,
26 September 1896 (supplement); also see
23 September 1899 (supplement).

"The Season and Country Shows" is in the Register,
23 September 1898, page 4d.

"The Show and the Country" is in the Register,
14 September 1899, page 4d,
Observer,
16 September 1899, page 24e.

An obituary of C.M. Bagot is in the Observer,
14 October 1899, page 42d.

Information on John Murray, President of the Royal Agricultural Society is in the Observer,
11 May 1901, page 16a.
A sketch of "some notables" is in The Critic,
21 September 1901, page 17.

Biographical details of Samuel Goode are in the Register,
17 September 1900, page 5b,
an obituary of D. Waite on
28 June 1901, page 4g.

Photographs at the Royal Show are in The Critic,
14 March 1903, pages 13 and 16.

"Royal Agricultural Society - An Historical Outlook" is in the Register on
29 February 1904, page 7b,
a history of the Royal Show is in The Mail,
5 September 1925, page 1d.

A history of the Royal Agricultural Society is in the Register,
5 September 1904, page 4h,
"The Agricultural Society - Career of Progress" on
5 March 1910, page 6b.

"Old Time Agricultural Shows" is in the Register,
14 September 1893, page 6b,
"Fun at a Country Show" on
3 October 1905, page 8d.

"The Royal Show" is in the Register,
10 September 1903, page 6c.
Historical information is in the Register,
1 October 1926, page 10a.

"The Producer and The Show" is in the Register,
3 March 1904, page 4c.

"Agricultural Shows - Reunions of Country People" is in the Register,
3 March 1904, page 5b.

"The Rose Show" is in the Register,
21 October 1904, page 6g,
27 October 1905, page 8a,
24 and 25 October 1907, pages 4g and 4f-9a,
"The Carnation Show" on
14 and 15 November 1904, pages 3c-4f and 4g,
18 and 20 November 1905, pages 6f and 4f-6d.

"The Show, the Producer and the Producers' Friends" is in the Register,
1 March 1905, page 4c.

A photograph of T. Cox, the winner of a woodchopping event, is in The Critic,
8 March 1905, page 13.

"The Agricultural Society and Its Grounds" is in the Register,
27 July 1905, page 4g,
proposed new showgrounds are discussed in the Register,
6 and 14 March 1911, pages 6f and 9b,
28 April 1911, page 3f,
13 May 1911, page 13g,
12 July 1911, page 7d,
14, 15 and 28 September 1911, pages 15b, 12f and 5b,
8 March 1912, page 13a,
1 and 5 August 1912, pages 6i and 6h,
27 November 1913, page 5d,
29 January 1914, page 7b,
30 April 1914, page 9b,
26, 27 and 30 November 1914, pages 7c, 7c and 7i,
30 September 1915, page 4e,
27 July 1916, page 4d,
1 February 1917, page 4g.
"Government and the Showgrounds" is in the Register,
31 January 1919, page 6d; also see
29 January 1920, page 6i,
12 March 1921, page 8f,
30 November 1923, page 11f.
Also see Place Names - Wayville.

"Fun at a Country Show" is in the Register,
3 October 1905, page 8d,
"Country Shows" on
23 October 1906, page 6e.

"The Show and Its Lessons" is in the Register,
11 September 1906, page 6c,
Observer,
15 September 1906, page 31c,
"Down for the Show" on
12 September 1908, page 39b,
"As Others See Us" on
19 September 1908, page 53a.

A photograph of the committee of a Carnation Show is in The Critic,
13 November 1907, page 10.

"Show Week" is in the Register,
7 March 1907, page 6d,
1 March 1909, page 4b,
13 September 1909, page 6c.

A photograph of a log chopping contest is in the Chronicle,
16 March 1907, page 30,
of sheaf tossing on
22 September 1917, page 28.

"The Show and Its Lessons" is in the Register,
11 September 1907, pages 8c-9c.

A photograph of Messrs F. Rymill, E.W. Hacket and A.M. Simpson is in the Observer,
15 August 1908, page 30.

"The March Show" is in the Register,
4 March 1908, page 4c.

"[Flower] Shows" is in the Register,
19 October 1909, page 4c,
"The Adelaide Rose Show" on
22 October 1909, page 8b.

"Show Week and Politics" is in the Observer,
14 March 1908, page 33c,
"Show Week" on
4 March 1911, page 34c,
"Shows and Railway Fares" on
28 October 1911, page 47b.

"Popular Roses" is in the Register,
10 March 1910, page 8d.

An obituary of John F. Pascoe is in the Register,
27 June 1912, page 7a.

Show Sidelight - Past and Present" is in the Register,
12 September 1913, page 13a,
Observer,
20 September 1913, page 44a.

Photographs of the opening of a floral and horticultural show are in The Critic,
17 February 1915, page 14.

"Agricultural Shows" is in the Register,
29 February 1916, page 4c.

"Adelaide's Shows - Reminiscences of Past Presidents" is in the Register,
30 August 1917, page 4g.

An article on country agricultural shows is in the Observer,
23 March 1918, page 42b.

"March Show Revived" is in the Register,
5 March 1920, page 7a.

"Agricultural Shows - Changed Methods Necessary" is in the Observer,
4 March 1922, page 29b,
"City and Country" on
16 September 1922, page 31d.

"The Show and the State" is in the Register,
12 September 1923, page 12d.

"A Woman's Part in Show Week" is in the Register,
9 September 1924, page 4d.

"Show Week" is in the Observer,
13 September 1924, page 35b.

"Genesis of Royal Agricultural Society" is in The News,
9 September 1924, page 17,
"New Home for Royal Agricultural Society" on
8 September 1925, page 14d.

Biographical details of H.J. Finis are in the Observer,
19 December 1925, page 39d.

"Shows Fifty Years Ago" is in The Mail,
2 October 1926, page 2d,
"Back to the Day of Small Shows" on
8 September 1928, page 4e,
"History of the Show Down Through the Years" on
19 September 1932, page 17,
"Sweepstakes for Prizes at SA's Earliest Shows" on
9 September 1933, page 20.

A wildflower show is reported upon in the Register,
16 October 1926, page 11b.

The reminiscences of Seth Ferry, "a veteran show judge", are in the Register,
3 November 1926, page 7d.

"Show Week and the Show Society" is in the Register,
26 September 1927, page 8d.

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