The Dalgety Show 2010

The 66th “Show us you Hat” Dalgety Show was a great success despite the threat of rain. A short sharp shower of rain at about 11am had the show committee holding their collective breaths, but the rain cleared, the sun came out and so did the people, more that 1500 of them.

Billed as a family show, the crowd did not disappoint with many family groups seen enjoying what the show had on offer with the Patting Paddock being of particular interest to the younger kids.

The teenage contingent was out in force too, enjoying the mechanical bull ride, the gold panning tent, the Teams Challenge and the very popular Tug’o’War event.

The more mature Monaro folk made their annual pilgrimage to the Dalgety Show and caught up with old friends and enjoyed the wonderful spectacle of the show.

As usual, the horse events and the yard dog trials were great crowd pleasers and the wood chopping arena attracted a big audience eager to see how wood chopping should be done.

The “Show us your Hat” novelty event drew some wonderful innovative ideas from the adults as well as great hats on display made by the school kids of the district.

In the Pavilion, the art and crafts were mind blowing and the photography section accentuated the talent on the Monaro. With all the recent rain it turned out to be a bumper year in the flower, condiments and vegetable sections. There were more pumpkins, potatoes, rhubarb, squash and fruit on display than at a green grocer’s shop, and the flowers were a riot of colour. And what can you say about the cooking section except, yum yum!

The school children did themselves proud, with wonderful artwork and a display of stone huts the children had made.

Over in the Dalgety Hall, a constant stream of visitors appeared amazed as they took in the colour and beauty of the quilt exhibition. The needlework and the knitting on display were, as usual, a joy to see.

Near the tennis courts, those men with their vintage farm machinery showed the crowd how jobs used to be done on the farm, and the display of vintage and veteran cars was stunning.

The president and the show committee sincerely thank all their sponsors whose contributions went towards making the Dalgety Show, the best and only show in the Snowy River Shire.

The rain held off, the people smiled and the exhibitors went home tired but happy. A most enjoyable day and if you didn’t get to the “Show us your Hat” Dalgety Show, bad luck.

Don’t forget next year; the first Sunday in March 2011.

The 2010 results are now available to download on the Results page.