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Banksian Medal Winners - Sydney Royal Flower & Garden Show

Date: 1951
Collection: Lists

Three prestigious medals are awarded during the RES in the Flower & Garden section:

• The Banksian Medal (since 1951)
• Bronze Medal (since 1953)
• The John Baptist Medal (since 1967)

THE BANKSIAN MEDAL 

Award presented by The Royal Horticultural Society (UK), to the Exhibitor gaining the highest aggregate number of points in all Sydney Royal Flower & Garden Show Classes, excluding Decorative and Bridal Classes.

The winners, individual, part of a team or team, of the Banksian Medal in the previous two years shall not be eligible to compete.  Exhibitors may enter more than one Exhibit in each Class, but should an Exhibitor win more than one Award in a Class, only the highest placed Award will count towards the Award for the Banksian Medal.

More information on the history of Horticulture can be found here.

Year Winner
1951 T Young
1952 Mrs VM Richard & C Johnson
1953 AG Winley
1954 J Stevens
1955 PA Olsen
1956 T Young
1957 FG West
1958 PA Olsen
1959 RC Ling
1960 SH Pearson
1961 T Young
1962 L Sasso
1963 AG Mulley
1964 L Betts & R Harris
1965 T Young
1966 AG Mulley
1967 C Lawn
1968 Mrs L Ranson
1969 AG Mulley
1970 C Lawn
1971 Royal Botanic Gardens
1972 Mrs J Grose
1973 Mrs L Ranson
1974 E Welsh
1975 L Sasso
1976 C Lawn
1977 E Welsh
1978 Lewis & Towns
1979 C Lawn
1980 E Welsh
1981 Lewis & Towns
1982 E Notley & D Warren
1983 E Welsh
1984 N Walsh
1985 N Brooker
1986 A & S Ross
1987 F Stralow
1988 C Lawn
1989 J & J Woodfield
1990 G Davis
1991 JH Moxey
1992 C Lawn
1993 Highland Nursery
1994 A & S Ross
1995 F Stralow
1996 Highland Dahlias
1997 C Lawn
1998 D Kelly
1999 Highland Dahlias
2000 C Lawn
2001 G Wright
2002 T McInnes & H Desmond
2003 CS Lawn
2004 Highland Dahlias
2005 G Wright
2006 CS Lawn
2007 Highland Dahlias
2008 Mr I Hay
2009 G & Mrs S Davis
2010 Mr J & Mrs J Woodfield
2011 Mr Ian Hay
2012 Mr G & Mrs S Davis
2013 Mr John & Mrs June Woodfield
2014 Mr Bruce & Mrs Lonny Raines
2015 Mr G & Mrs S Davis
2016 Mr John & Mrs June Woodfield
2017 Mr Bruce and Mrs Lonny Raines
2018 Graeme Davis and John Woodfield
2019 Mrs Janet and Mr Peter Hill
2020 Show Cancelled
2021 Mr Bruce & Mrs Lonny Raines
2022 Mr Graeme Davis
2023 Mrs Janet and Mr Peter Hill
2024 Mr Edward & Mrs Meryl Morphett

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