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Meeting the Royals Bush Tele Feature
A group of lucky Showgoers and members of the Show family enjoyed once-in-a-lifetime brushes with Royalty during yesterday’s visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The first stop for William and Kate was the District Exhibits, where the much-loved couple slowly...
Michael Arnott
A n iconic feature of the Show since 1900, today the District Exhibits t ake the form of enormous pictorial displays made of fresh produce that highlight a message or theme . Michael Arnott was elected to the RAS Council in 1986 and he worked in District Exhibits and Wine....
Miles Franklin Goes to the Show - RAS Times Feature
At this time of year literary circles buzz with news of two of the nation’s most prestigious literary gongs – the Miles Franklin Award and the Stella Prize. Both are named in honour of the famous author of My Brilliant Career, who so vividly chronicled Australian...
Milking the Show - RAS Times Feature
One of the many innovations at the new Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park was a purpose-built milking parlour. Before then, exhibitors made their own milking arrangements, and demonstrations for the public were provided by two maverick sisters from the back of...
Model T Ford Heritage Highlight
The Model T Ford was the farmers’ friend, a utility vehicle that quickly caught on in Australia. Built by Henry Ford with the explicit purpose of being inexpensive and available to everyone, the Model T Ford became popular the world over. Coming with a windscreen and...
Moveable Beasts: The Grand Parade - RAS Times Feature
The Grand Parade is more than a tradition - it's a metaphor for the collective memory of the RAS. With its intricate choreography, it's a dance to the music of time.
Munro Pavilion
Munro Pavilion Douglas Gordon Munro ( -1966) of Cromarty, Bingara was the second son of Hugh Robert Munro of Keera, Bingara. They were descendants of Donald Munro who’d migrated from Scotland in 1848 and made his fortune transporting gold from the NSW goldfields,...
Murchison Pavilion
Murchison Pavilion A cattle, sheep, and wheat farmer with an avid interest in horse sports, Ken C Murchison OAM, was a foundation member of the Pony Club Association, President of the NSW Show Jumping Association and the NSW Tent Pegging Association, as well as a Councillor...
Neale Lavis Heritage Highlight
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Neville Russell_Councillor
Since the early days of the Royal Easter Show the coming together of remarkable people from all walks of life and from all parts of the country has made the Show into the remarkable institution it has become . Dairy farmer, Neville Russell, started showing Guernsey cows...