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Southbridge Horticultural Society
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NameSouthbridge Horticultural Society
DescriptionSouthbridge Horticultural Society started in 1897 and since January 1899 has held annual shows for flowers, vegetables, cookery and home produce, floral art, industrial work (arts and crafts) and photography in Southbridge.
The editor of the Ellesmere Guardian wrote on 11 January 1899, the day of the first show, that he hoped that the work of the Society would address the issue of larrikinism in the district: 'If we can get our growing boys to take up vegetable and flower gardening and if we further stimulate their efforts by healthy competition, we shall refine their tastes, and in doing so shall wean them from much that is demoralising and degrading'.
Start Date1897
DescriptionSouthbridge Horticultural Society started in 1897 and since January 1899 has held annual shows for flowers, vegetables, cookery and home produce, floral art, industrial work (arts and crafts) and photography in Southbridge.The editor of the Ellesmere Guardian wrote on 11 January 1899, the day of the first show, that he hoped that the work of the Society would address the issue of larrikinism in the district: 'If we can get our growing boys to take up vegetable and flower gardening and if we further stimulate their efforts by healthy competition, we shall refine their tastes, and in doing so shall wean them from much that is demoralising and degrading'.
Start Date1897Publication
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PublicationProgramme for the 2023 Southbridge Horticultural Society ShowPlaceSouthbridgeMore InformationSouthbridge Horticultural Society Show Prizes, December 1899Ellesmere Guardian newspaper editorial about the value of the Southbridge Horticultural Society in preventing 'larrikinism' and improving the behaviour of local boys, January 1899Notice seeking interest in forming the Southbridge Horticultural Society in Ellesmere Guardian, November 1897Southbridge Horticultural Society Facebook Page
PlaceSouthbridgeMore InformationSouthbridge Horticultural Society Show Prizes, December 1899Ellesmere Guardian newspaper editorial about the value of the Southbridge Horticultural Society in preventing 'larrikinism' and improving the behaviour of local boys, January 1899Notice seeking interest in forming the Southbridge Horticultural Society in Ellesmere Guardian, November 1897Southbridge Horticultural Society Facebook PageAttribution
Researched BySarah DavyWritten BySarah Davy
Written BySarah DavySouthbridge Horticultural Society. Selwyn Stories, accessed 26/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5192