Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania

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The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania(RAS) is a Tasmanian Agricultural society based at the Hobart Showgrounds. The RAS organises many of the agricultural shows around Tasmania including the Royal Hobart Show. Originally called the “Van Diemans Land Agricultural Society” the society ws the 1st Agricultural society formed in Australia. The society started in Hobart Town on 1st January 1822. The first show was conducted in January 1822, in the Old Market Place, just in front of the present State Parliament House. In 1922 His Majesty King George V approved the granting of the prefix ‘Royal’ to the Society and which in turn became known as the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania.^[1]