Part 2 of The Road to the Bathurst Show: a series of excerpts from Ben Bezuidenhout’s book, ’Simply the Best’ These were troublesome times and war interrupted all activities from late 1850 to 1853. By 1860 wool was an important export and farming was looking up. The show of 1863 came with Thomas Hartley as … Continue reading War, wool, pineapples and the press – The Road to the Bathurst Show – Part 2