Contacto principal
Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville
Adelaide, South Australia 5034
Área de identidad
Identificador
daa/603
Forma autorizada del nombre
Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia Archives and Museum, Adelaide
Forma(s) paralela(s) de nombre
Otra(s) forma(s) de nombre
- Royal Adelaide Show Museum
- Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Archives Foundation of SA
- RA&HS Archives and Museum
- RA&HS Archives
Tipo
- Business
- Community
- Educational
Área de contacto
Erin Reardon
Tipo
Dirección
Dirección (calle)
Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville
Localidad
Adelaide
Región
South Australia
Nombre del país
Código postal
5034
Teléfono
08 8210 5218
Fax
08 8210 5222
Correo electrónico
ereardon@adelaideshowground.com.au
Notas
Área de descripción
Historia
Covering the Society’s 180-year history, the RA&HS Archives and Museum demonstrate just how important agriculture, horticulture and viticulture are to the fabric of South Australia. The Society is the organiser of the State’s largest event, the Royal Adelaide Show, and the archival material includes everything from showbags and souvenirs, to the history of woodcutting, sheaf tossing, livestock, wine, cookery and craft.
In the absence of a Department of Agriculture, the governments of the early colonial days welcomed and supported the Society's activities. They relied on them to:
- organise trials to test farm machinery
- stage competitions for pruning in order to cope with the rapid growth of the viticulture industry
- advise them on essential services such as the opening up of export markets and make provision for quarantine laws
- provide continuing educational and research facilities in other fields.
In 1870, the Register editorial reported "although formed originally to foster the Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural pursuits, the Society has now become a national institution."
Contexto geográfico y cultural
Mandatos/Fuentes de autoridad
Estructura administrativa
Administración de registros y políticas de recolección
Edificios
Fondos
The records held date from 1856 to the present and are a valuable collection of South Australian history. Some of the information available includes:
- Past Royal Show results
- Correspondence
- Minute books
- Office records
- Annual reports
- Stud stock registers
- Press cuttings
- Catalogues
- Artefacts, trophies
- Ribbons, medals and badges
- Posters, paintings and photographs.
Instrumentos de descripción, guías y publicaciones
Finding aids currently only available onsite.
'Sharing The Good Earth, 175 Years of Influence and Vision': History of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia written by Rob Linn, 2014.
Área de acceso
Horario de apertura
Monday to Thursday: 9am-5pm.
Condiciones de acceso y requisitos
Open by appointment, individuals and groups welcome.
Accesibilidad
Área de servicios
Servicios para la investigación
Servicios de reproducción
Áreas públicas
Área de control
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación, revisión o eliminación
17 February 2023
Idioma(s)
Escritura(s)
Fuentes
Notas de mantención
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso
- Agricultura (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Educación (Thematic area)
- Medio ambiente (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- Labour (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Natural Resources (Thematic area)
- Recreación / Ocio / Deporte (Thematic area)
- Science and Technology (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)