District Exhibit Display Winners
District Exhibit Winners
Effectiveness and attractiveness of display first became a judging category for District Exhibits in 1906. The category did not have an official award assigned to it until 1955 when a trophy was presented by the Commercial Bank of Australia to the district scoring the highest number of points for effective arrangement and attractiveness of general decorations. The trophy had to be won three years in a row or five times in total by a district before it could be won outright. It was first won outright by Southern NSW in 1964 after winning three years in a row. The trophy became the Westpac Trophy when Westpac took over the Commercial Bank of Australia. The Westpac Trophy was won outright by Western District in 1994 and was replaced with a Perpetual Trophy donated by Woolworths Supermarkets, major sponsors of the District Exhibits Competition until 2016. The Society decided to retain the trophy in 2016 and it became the RAS of NSW Perpetual Trophy for display.
Note:
Not all the perfect scores have been listed.
No record of winners has been found for 1906 to 1932.
Winners of the District Exhibit Competition are recorded on the District Exhibit Perpetual Shield – see trophy results for details.
Learn more about the history of the District Exhibits competition here.
| Year | Display winner |
|---|---|
| 1933 | CENTRAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1934 | NORTH COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1935 | NORTH COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1936 | no record of winner found to date |
| 1937 | no record of winner found to date |
| 1938 | NORTH COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1939 | no record of winner found to date |
| 1940 | NORTH COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1941 | WESTERN NSW DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1942 | Show cancelled due to WWII |
| 1943 | Show cancelled due to WWII |
| 1944 | Show cancelled due to WWII |
| 1945 | Show cancelled due to WWII |
| 1946 | Show cancelled due to WWII |
| 1947 | CENTRAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1948 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1949 | MORETON AND DOWNS QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1950 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1951 | MORETON AND DOWNS QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT (Perfect score of 200) |
| 1952 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1953 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1954 | MORETON AND DOWNS QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1955 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1956 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1957 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1958 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1959 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1960 | MORETON AND DOWNS QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1961 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1962 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1963 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1964 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1965 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1966 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1967 | MORETON AND DOWNS QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1968 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1969 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1970 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1971 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1972 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1973 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1974 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1975 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1976 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT (Perfect score of 1000) |
| 1977 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT (Perfect score of 1000) |
| 1978 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1979 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1980 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1981 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1982 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1983 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1984 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1985 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1986 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRIXT EXHIBIT |
| 1987 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1988 | NO AWARD |
| 1989 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1990 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1991 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1992 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1993 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1994 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1995 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1996 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1997 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1998 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 1999 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2000 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2001 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2002 | WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2003 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2004 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2005 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2006 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2007 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2008 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRIXT EXHIBIT |
| 2009 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2010 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRIXT EXHIBIT |
| 2011 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2012 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2013 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2014 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2015 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2016 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2017 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2018 | SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2019 | NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2020 | Show cancelled due to outbreak of COVID-19 |
| 2021 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2022 | NO AWARD |
| 2023 | SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |
| 2024 | CENTRAL NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT EXHIBIT |