Several rare breeds or varieties were successful in procuring major awards at this years under specialist judge John Gibson.
With the poultry exhibits inhabiting the pavilion for the full 14 days of the show it was quite a challenge for exhibitors to prepare their en-tries for this early show.
To the credit of their owners a rare breed Malay was Champion Hard Feather Large Male owned by Norm Black and a rare variety Cuckoo OEG was Champion Hard Feather Large.
