It comes as something of a surprise to discover very successful Exhibitions being held on the Kingston Race Course in 1932 and 1934 - totally forgotten today it would seem!
The Exhibition Organisers
In an editorial at the start of the 1932 Exhibition the Gleaner described
. . . a small group of private persons who had conceived the idea
of a Jamaica Fair and had brought it to the birth. The assistance
they received from the Government or members of the public was
infinitesimal; such success as they have achieved is due entirely
to their own initiative, to their faith and courage - perhaps it would
be more correct to say to their astonishing audacity.
So these Exhibitions were the achievement of ordinary Jamaicans - 'Jamaica
artizans and men of the superior working class' - who 'have not only shown
initiative; they have proved themselves capable of achieving success.'
The following pages have something to say about these men and what they did, so please go to the next page - click here
