The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia

This paper examines changes in the entries of livestock to competitions at the Perth Royal Show in the course of the twentieth century. It identifies trends in the showing of animals at the Show and explains these with reference to the wider geographies of state and national agricultural change in W...

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Main Authors: Yarwood, R., Tonts, M., Jones, Roy
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-blackwell 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22398
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Tonts, M.
Jones, Roy
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description This paper examines changes in the entries of livestock to competitions at the Perth Royal Show in the course of the twentieth century. It identifies trends in the showing of animals at the Show and explains these with reference to the wider geographies of state and national agricultural change in Western Australia (WA). In doing so, it provides a longitudinal perspective on the socioeconomic contexts of farming in WA and identifies some of the key cultural and economic drivers that have influenced livestock farming in that locality. In turn, these findings contribute to wider understandings of the global countryside and of the imagined ruralities that exist within and beyond the spaces of showgrounds.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-223982017-09-13T15:57:26Z The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia Yarwood, R. Tonts, M. Jones, Roy rural representations Western Australia agricultural shows Perth Royal Show livestock breeds This paper examines changes in the entries of livestock to competitions at the Perth Royal Show in the course of the twentieth century. It identifies trends in the showing of animals at the Show and explains these with reference to the wider geographies of state and national agricultural change in Western Australia (WA). In doing so, it provides a longitudinal perspective on the socioeconomic contexts of farming in WA and identifies some of the key cultural and economic drivers that have influenced livestock farming in that locality. In turn, these findings contribute to wider understandings of the global countryside and of the imagined ruralities that exist within and beyond the spaces of showgrounds. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22398 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00623.x Wiley-blackwell restricted
spellingShingle rural representations
Western Australia
agricultural shows
Perth Royal Show
livestock breeds
Yarwood, R.
Tonts, M.
Jones, Roy
The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia
title The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia
title_full The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia
title_fullStr The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia
title_short The Historical Geographies of Showing Livestock: a Case Study of the Perth Royal Show, Western Australia
title_sort historical geographies of showing livestock: a case study of the perth royal show, western australia
topic rural representations
Western Australia
agricultural shows
Perth Royal Show
livestock breeds
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22398