Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
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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
.
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.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
society based in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. They run many of the agricultural shows around New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
including the Sydney Royal Easter Show
Sydney Royal Easter Show
The Sydney Royal Easter Show, also known as the Royal Easter Show or simply The Show, is an annual show held in Sydney, Australia over two weeks around Easter.It is run by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales and was first held in 1823...
.
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
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. The Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield was the trophy awarded to the NSWRFL premiers from 1908 to 1913.
Personnel
- Samuel HordernSamuel HordernSir Samuel Hordern KBE was an Australian businessman. Educated at Sydney Grammar School and Bath College, England he directed the Hordern family company Anthony Hordern & Sons for more than fifty years....
was president 1915-1941. - William Parry-OkedenWilliam Parry-OkedenWilliam Edward Parry-Okeden was a public servant, Police Commissioner and Protector of Aborigines , as well as a horseman.He was buried in Balmoral Cemetery in Bulimba, near Brisbane, Queensland....
was Executive Director for many years. - Major-General Sandy PearsonSandy PearsonMajor General Cedric Mandsley Ingram "Sandy" Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC is a retired Australian Army officer. He is a former Commander of Australian Forces during the Vietnam War, Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and Director of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South...
AOOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, was Executive Director (1976–1983).
See also
- Royal Agricultural Society of England
- Royal Agricultural Society of TasmaniaRoyal Agricultural Society of TasmaniaThe Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania 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 Diemen's Land Agricultural Society” the society was the...
- American RoyalAmerican RoyalThe American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri is a livestock show, horse show and rodeo held each year in October and November at Kemper Arena. The Future Farmers of America was founded during the Royal and Kansas City's professional baseball team the Kansas City Royals derive their name from the...