Back in the Dark Ages, when I was a child and Dad worked on farms, I remember him using one of these. When the tractor broke down he used a horse to pull it.
Finally there were the district displays. I ran out of camera before I could finish with the Pilbara and Kimberley districts. Still, the ones I got were quite impressive.
Western Australia has always grown wheat but over the past half century the range of grains has grown. Each segment of Ceres’ skirt is made of samples of each of the grains grown.
Here is another grouping of grain varieties (click and the cards become almost readable.)
Flowers, bottles of wine, jars of honey, wool, pottery, olive oil. They all get a mention in the display from the South West.
Eggs! Just who knew there were so many varieties of eggs?
Fruit and vegetables, for both local use and for export.
So that completes the archive’s view of this year’s Perth Royal Show. Half a million people will visit the Show this year. Even though it is no longer the Show I remember from the past, it is still invigorating to be a part of such a crowd.
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we DEFINITELY don’t have ostrich eggs at the local county fair!
Is it wrong to slightly fancy Ceres? …… please don’t answer that.
Ok. Barleys on a serial reply – - –
I just realised – Ceres IS a Terrible Goddess!
interesting series of posts (or should that be ceres of posts? guffaw)
When I was little, I’d often ‘help’ my grandmother and her team of cattlemen at the local agricultural shows (we bred Aberdeen Angus)… the recent shows are just not the same. They seem much more commercial, somehow. And most people don’t seem to be there to see the animals and local produce, which is a pity.
Still, looks like you had a wonderful time and the photos are a great reminder of a way of life which is sadly on the decline.
I’m actually surprised at the number of young people (our grandchildren’s age) who are interested more in the produce and animals than they are in Side-Show Alley. Daughter took her two to the Royal Show and they loved the District Displays and the animals. What I regret the loss of is the old style Show Bags which were sample bags of the land. Samples of all the grains and the cereals into which they were made, samples of tiny little bottles and jars of pharmacy products which were just mini-versions of the usual size sold, samples of wool in various stages of cleansing and the final result which was a jacket for a doll, etc. They were special and now they are all the same … lollies, chocolates, Asian comics and gadgets.
I didn’t notice that preference “in the bulk”. Sideshow alley still seemed to be the big attraction for the young. Perhaps we have rather special grandchildren.