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Royal Agricultural Society's Show Grounds, Moore Park 1934

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State Library of New South Wales

[a4293001 / Z/M2 811.18182/1935/1]

(Mitchell Library)

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Royal Easter Show

Sydney's Royal Easter Show is the nation's largest annual event, currently attracting more than 900,000 visitors to its site at Homebush Bay. For generations, the Show has brought 'the country to the city', and continues to be important, especially for children, in Sydney's cultural life.

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Agricultural shows

Royal Easter Show

Agricultural show held annually in Sydney annually since the 1850s.

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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Organisation formed to promote the future of agriculture through competition, education and events.

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Moore Park

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Large area of parklands in inner south-east, also the location of the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium, and the former showgrounds, now an entertainment precinct.

Paddington

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Inner-east residential suburb, named for the London borough, with 3,800 terrace houses built between 1860 and 1890. It was one of the earliest Sydney suburbs to be valued for its heritage buildings, many of which have been restored.

Sydney Showground Moore Park

Venue for the Royal Easter Show, run by the Royal Agricultural Society, from 1882 until 1997. The grounds incorporated a range of pavilions, sporting venues, animal quarters and judging rings, and in the twentieth century hosted other events such as sporting competitions and musical performances.

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