Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
For other uses, see Royal Agricultural Society.
The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales (founded July 1822) is an Agricultural society based in New South Wales, Australia. They run many of the agricultural shows around New South Wales including the Sydney Royal Easter Show.[1]
The Royal Agricultural Society Ground was initially the major venue for the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, the precursor to today's National Rugby League competition. The Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield was the trophy awarded to the NSWRFL premiers from 1908 to 1913.
Personnel
- Samuel Hordern was President (1915-1941)
- William Parry-Okeden was Executive Director for many years
- Lieutenant Colonel Roy Morell DSO, OBE, was Hon. Treasurer for 23 years
- Major-General Sandy Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC, was Executive Director (1976–1983)[2]
- The Hon. Winter Warden MLC was a committee member for many years [3]
- Lord Livingstone Ramsay was a committee member for many years[4] and was the architect responsible for buildings such as Rawson House, the Wine Kiosk and the members pavilion and club rooms[5] built in the first decade of the 20th century.[6]
References
- ↑ "Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales-History ", rasnsw.com, Retrieved 29 March 2010
- ↑ Who's Who in Australia 2007 pp 1622 Crown Content
- ↑ "Mr Winter David WARDEN (1860 - 1936)". Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 24 January 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 14 March 1903. p. 10. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "New Wine Kiosk for the Royal Agricultural Society's Grounds, Sydney.". Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 2 November 1901. p. 38. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
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