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HISTORY.

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  • Since 1868, for 157 years, the Inverell Show Society has hosted the local show with a long history of community involvement.

  • The first show was held on the banks of the Macintyre River behind what is now Coles.

  • In 1873 it was moved to Kamilaroi Park which is now a sporting oval.

  • Our current location, which we have enjoyed since 1914, is the Inverell Showground which is on the Tingha Road on the edge of town.

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During that history the society has had a total of 22 Presidents with the longest serving being Darrell Holder who stepped down in 2011 after a period of 21 years in the chair. Following is a list of our past Presidents:

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1897 - 1914     J Borthwick

1915 - 1916     J Swan

1917 - 1919     N C Bucknell

1920 -              J Bowling

1921 - 1924     A Avern

1925 - 1926     N C Bucknell

1927 - 1929     A S McColl

1930 - 1939     E S Anderson

1940 - 1941     D M Sinclare

1942 - 43 - 44  War Years

1945 - 1948     F File

1949 - 1962     J McColl

1963 - 1967     R S McIntyre

1968 - 1970     A J Gibson

1971 - 1972     J Pilcher

1973 -  1974    A Gibson

1974 - 1976     R Turner

1977 - 1982     G Mather

1983 - 1985     C Marshall

1986 - 1988     S White

1989 - 2011     D Holder

2011 - 2018     G McKenzie

2018 -              J Burtenshaw

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SAPPHIRE WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUND

 

 

Over the past few years, the Inverell Show Society has been very fortunate to receive support and funding from the Sapphire Wind Farm.

  • In 2018, they provided us with funding to entertain the crowds with the Rooftop Express.

  • In 2019, we were allocated grant money from the Sapphire Wind Farm Community Fund to upgrade our campdraft facilities. 

  • In 2021, we once again announce funding from the Sapphire Wind Farm in the form of a grant to provide an upgrade to the power in our beef cattle pavilions. This is allowing the Inverell Show Society to be more Covid safe and OHS compliant.

A special thank you to the Sapphire Wind Farm for their continued support of not only the Inverell Show Society but the Inverell Community as a whole.

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