John Thomas Baptist Medal winners - Sydney Royal Flower & Garden Show
Three prestigious medals are awarded in the Flower & Garden section:
• The Banksian Medal (since 1951)
• Bronze Medal (since 1953)
• The John Baptist Medal (since 1967)
THE JOHN THOMAS BAPTIST MEMORIAL MEDAL
The award is presented by the Royal Horticultural Society of NSW, to the exhibitor who wins the greatest number of 1st awards in all Flower and Garden Classes.
The winners, individual, part of a team or teams, of the John Thomas Baptist Memorial Medal in the previous two years shall not be eligible to compete. Exhibitors may enter more than one exhibit in each Class, but should an Exhibitor win more than one Award in a Class, only the highest placed Award will count towards the Award for the John Thomas Baptist Memorial Medal.
More information on the history of Horticulture can be found here.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1967 | AG Mulley |
| 1968 | C Lawn |
| 1969 | AG Mulley |
| 1970 | No award |
| 1971 | C Lawn |
| 1972 | L Fairweather |
| 1973 | E Welsh |
| 1974 | K Easterbrook |
| 1975 | E Welsh |
| 1976 | E Notley |
| 1977 | E Welsh |
| 1978 | Lewis & Towns |
| 1979 | E Welsh |
| 1980 | Lewis & Towns |
| 1981 | Lewis & Towns |
| 1982 | E Notley & D Warren |
| 1983 | E Notley & D Warren |
| 1984 | E Welsh |
| 1985 | E Welsh |
| 1986 | A & S Ross |
| 1987 | A & S Ross |
| 1988 | C Lawn |
| 1989 | J & J Woofield |
| 1990 | C Lawn |
| 1991 | JH Moxey |
| 1992 | C Lawn |
| 1993 | Highland Dahlias |
| 1994 | C Lawn |
| 1995 | C Lawn |
| 1996 | Highland Dahlias |
| 1997 | Highland Dahlias |
| 1998 | C Lawn |
| 1999 | C Lawn |
| 2000 | Highland Dahlias |
| 2001 | G Wright |
| 2002 | CS Lawn |
| 2003 | G Newman |
| 2004 | Highland Dahlias |
| 2005 | C Lawn |
| 2006 | CS Lawn |
| 2007 | Highland Dahlias |
| 2008 | CS Lawn |
| 2009 | G & Mrs S Davis |
| 2010 | Mr J & Mrs J Woodfield |
| 2011 | Mr Ian Hay |
| 2012 | Mr G & Mrs S Davis |
| 2013 | G & J Wright |
| 2014 | Mr Bruce & Mrs Lonny Raines |
| 2015 | Robert Mercer & Lorraine Pasfield |
| 2016 | Mr John & Mrs June Woodfield |
| 2017 | Mr Bruce and Mrs Lonny Raines |
| 2018 | Graeme Davis and John Woodfield |
| 2019 | Mrs Janet and Mr Peter Hill |
| 2020 | Show Cancelled |
| 2021 | Mr G and Mrs S Davis |
| 2022 | Mr Edward & Mrs Meryl Morphett |
| 2023 | Mrs Janet and Mr Peter Hill |