RAS red souvenir glassware in the form of a small tea cup (1260/002) Inscription reads: 'E.G. 1915' (presumably the purchaser's initals of the souvenir in 1915) 'RAS Sydney' - surrounded by a wreath of leaves

Rural Achievers The RAS Rural Achiever Award is a state-wide leadership program run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW to recognise future young leaders (20-29 years of age) who are working hard to make a significant contribution to their community and to rural Australia....

Rural Achievers Competition History What began as an idea of the Scholarship & Education Committee in late 1989 grew into the RAS Young Achievers award. The inaugural competition was held in 1990 and was renamed Rural Achievers Award in 1991. The competition was launched...

Scanogram – The Fat Detective For the first time at an Australian royal show, an ultrasonic machine known as the scanogram was used at the 1972 Sydney Royal Easter Show in the judging of cattle and pigs. Breeders had been looking for a better way to assess muscle and...

Schmidt Arena A cattle man from the Northern Territory, with an impressive resume managing some of the largest stations in outback Australia, taking on the Presidency of the RAS in 1988 could have been easy for Trevor Schmidt. It just so happened, however, that he was President...

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When Australia commemorated the 150 th anniversary of European settlement, the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW joined in the celebrations. In 1938 Australia commemorated the 150 th anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip’s landing at Sydney Cove in 1788, and the subsequent...

With more money in people's pockets than ever before, the Sydney Royal Easter Show was the place to buy livestock, wear your best frock, do a deal, or simply gawk along with the rest of the throng at the bright new future on offer.