Showtime in the Shire

 

Did you attend the 2021 Noosa Country Show this last weekend?

Perhaps this Friday or Saturday you may be heading out to the annual Orchid show? The show will be held at the Memorial Hall in Cooroy.

Here's a report in the Brisbane Courier on the Cooroy Horticultural Show from 100 years ago.

Do you recognise any of the surnames?

Do you grow some of the things mentioned in your garden?

COOROY HORTICULTURAL SHOW

Gympie, September 12. 1921

The third annual show of the Cooroy Fruit and Horticultural Society was held on the Cooroy Sports Ground on Friday. The official opening ceremony was performed by Mr W. I Ferguson (chairman of the Noosa Shire Council).

THE AWARDS.

FRUIT (Judge, Mr. Scerri, Government citrus fruit expert).-Bananas, Cavendish: J McAnnally Ladies' Fingers: E. N Wheeldon. Gros Michel: J. McAnnally. Champion bunch: J. McAnnally. 

Case of Cavendish, packed for export for southern markets: W. Nugent. Miscellaneous - Smooth leaf pineapples: F Duffy. Strawberries: Miss Morriston. Cape gooseberries:- A Childs Papaws: F. Mahoney Oranges, navel: F. Duffy Saville: A Holzaffal. Any variety: W. Munro. Lisbon lemons: C F. Keys. Limes: S J. Edwards. Papaws- Provan Bros.

VEGETABLES (Judge, Mr. S. Scarf -Sweet potatoes- A Holzaffal. Cabbages: D. Knowles. Swede turnips: C. F. Keys Beetroot: K. Holzaffal. Turnips: A. Oliver Carrots- C F. Keys, Jam melons A. Holzaffal. Green peas : Miss K. Krohn. French beans- A. G. Stewart Collection of vegetables- A Holzaffal

Hen eggs- F Manning, Sugar cane: F Duffy 

HORTICULTURE (Judge Mr. J Ross) Maidenhair fern: Mrs R Whipps, Special blooms- Master R Ross, Bunch of violets- Miss Pearen, Cut flowers: Mrs Hugh Walker Roses: Mrs E A. Edwards (Pomona). Champion rose Mrs. E. A. Edwards Native flowers: Miss G. Bonnell Sweet- peas: Miss Pearen Stocks: Miss B Walker. Vase of flowers: Miss Manning, Buttonholes: Mrs H V Wood. Ladies' sprays: Mrs H. V. Wood. Basket of flowers: Mrs. E. A. Edwards

1921 'COOROY HORTICULTURAL SHOW.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 13 September, p. 9. , viewed 14 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20507563