Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society 1880 'Dog Cart'

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Type: Medals
Materials: Metal - non specific
Collection: David Allen medals collection
Accession number: 2011.0005.0090

Description

A silver coloured agricultural medal with inscribed text on one side which reads 'GEELONG AND WESTERN DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL / AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'. Engraved text on opposite side reads 'PRIZE / to / Mr John Stanley / FOR / DOG CART / Septr. 1880'.

About the collection

The David Allen medals collection comprises 111 prize medals awarded at rural and urban agricultural shows across Australia from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries. Medals in the collection are in good to reasonable condition. Agricultural and industrial associations formed across rural and urban Australia to foster the development of modern farming systems by promoting new scientific and technological methods. The annual show emerged as a key arena in which the hard work and skill of primary producers were acknowledged and rewarded. Shows also served significant social functions, providing regular occasions to develop and celebrate community ties. Show prizes record the spread and character of rural activities. Medals in the David Allen medals collection feature diverse representations of industrial equipment and rural produce, suggesting the role of the show in characterising agricultural activity as a process of making fruitful the unruly and unfamiliar 'natural' terrains of Australia.

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