As far as can be ascertained the Kilmore Agricultural and Pastoral Society Inc has been operating a show since 1856, if not before. In those days it was called the Kilmore Agricultural Association – it changed its name to the Kilmore Agricultural Society in 1858.

Here are some recent reprints and extracts from local newspapers dating back to 1856. Read carefully and see whether you can recognise some of the long-standing district families!

First, extracts from the Kilmore Examiner between 1856 and 1861, quoted in the Kilmore Free Press …

Second, a longer reprint from the Kilmore Advertiser in 1904 …