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RNA Showgrounds

Brisbane Showgrounds
RNA Showgrounds.jpg
Former names RNA Showgrounds
Ekka Grounds
Location Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland
Coordinates 27°27′0″S 153°1′58″E / 27.45000°S 153.03278°E / -27.45000; 153.03278Coordinates: 27°27′0″S 153°1′58″E / 27.45000°S 153.03278°E / -27.45000; 153.03278
Owner The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland
Operator The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland
Capacity 25,490
Construction
Broke ground 1880
Opened 1886
Ground information
International information
First Test 30 November – 5 December 1928:
 Australia v  England
Last Test 16–20 January 1931:
 Australia v  West Indies
As of 9 January 2015
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Brisbane Showgrounds
Brisbane Exhibition Ground is located in Queensland
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Location of Brisbane Showgrounds in Queensland
Location 600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 27°27′03″S 153°01′55″E / 27.4508°S 153.032°E / -27.4508; 153.032
Design period 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built 1880s - 1980s
Architect Claude William Chambers
Official name: Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, RNA Showgrounds, National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland Exhibition Grounds, Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland Exhibition Grounds/Show Grounds, Royal Queensland Showgrounds
Type state heritage (landscape, built)
Designated 25 July 2003
Reference no. 601709
Significant period 1880s-1980s (fabric)
1876+ (social)
1881, 1887, c. 1903, 1914-19, 1927-28, 1939-44, 1971, 1989
Significant components toilet block/earth closet/water closet, dormitory, gate - entrance, park / green space, studio - broadcasting, yards - livestock, show ring, workshop, embankment - railway, pavilion - exhibition, turnstile/s, trees/plantings, auditorium, stables, grandstand, hall, tunnel - pedestrian, bank, bar, memorial - plaque, fence/wall - perimeter, bridge/viaduct - railway, office/s
Builders Walls & Juster

The historic Brisbane Showgrounds is located at 600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1875. It hosts almost 300 events each year, with the largest being the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka).

The Brisbane Showgrounds was designed by Claude William Chambers and built by Walls & Juster. It is also referred to as the RNA Showgrounds, Ekka Grounds, National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland Exhibition Grounds, Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland Exhibition Grounds/Show Grounds, and Royal Queensland Showgrounds. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 25 July 2003.

The Brisbane Showgrounds is owned and operated by The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. Over 10 days in August, it hosts the Ekka show. Throughout the rest of the year, other events can hire spaces in the Brisbane Showgrounds.

The site of the Brisbane Showgrounds was originally inhabited by the indigenous 'Turrbal' or 'Duke of York clan' who used the area as a campground. The original European name was "York's Hollow".

The history of the Ekka on the site of the Brisbane Showgrounds dates back to August 1876, with the staging of the Queensland Intercolonial Exhibition. None of the buildings from 1876 have survived, but the grounds have increased from an original 12 acres to 22 hectares (55 acres) and contain a variety of structures and facilities associated with the annual August Ekka. The site has been the venue for Queensland's principal agricultural exhibition for 139 years. It remains the home of the annual Royal Queensland Show and is Queensland's premier showground. Since 1876, only two annual Royal Queensland Shows on this site have been cancelled: the 1919 Exhibition due to the influenza epidemic, and in 1942 during World War II when the grounds were occupied by military personnel.


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