Corporate Body

Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales (1891 - )

From
1891
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Functions
Association, Society or membership organisation and Agricultural industry
Website
http://www.rasnsw.com.au
Location
Sydney Showground, Showground Road, Homebush Bay, New South Wales 2127

Summary

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales was formed in 1891, when the Agricultural Society of New South Wales gained permission to use the prefix 'Royal'. The Society continued to promote agricultural excellence and to organise Sydney's annual Royal Easter Show. In 2002 the Society has a membership of around 14,000.

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Timeline

 1822 - 1891 Agricultural Society of New South Wales
       1891 - Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Related People

Published resources

Books

  • Fletcher, Brian Hinton, The Grand Parade: a History of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales (Paddington, New South Wales: Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, 1988), 328 pp. Details

Resources

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