Royal Sydney Agricultural Showgrounds

The former Sydney Showground at Moore Park was the site of the Sydney Royal Easter Show in New South Wales, Australia from 1882 until 1997, when the Show was moved to the new Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay, which was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The old site was then leased to News Corporation on a 99-year lease from the Government of New South Wales to be used for the site of Fox Studios Australia, and is now part of The Entertainment Quarter. HistoryIn 1811, Governor Macquarie proclaimed Sydney’s second common, an area of 1000acre. In 1882, The Agricultural Society established its grounds within the site, which henceforth became the venue of the Royal Easter Show—an annual expression of national pride in Australian produce and industry. The period from 1902 to 1919 saw the expansion of the showgrounds to the south. From 1920–1937, the grounds were further expanded to the north, with the addition of new squares and judging rings. The dominant visual elements of the complex by this time were the peripheral walls, the Members’ Grandstand clock tower and the tower of the Anthony Hordern building.

The former Sydney Showground at Moore Park was the site of the Sydney Royal Easter Show in New South Wales, Australia from 1882 until 1997, when the Show was moved to the new Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay, which was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The old site was then leased to News Corporation on a 99-year lease from the Government of New South Wales to be used for the site of Fox Studios Australia, and is now part of The Entertainment Quarter. HistoryIn 1811, Governor Macquarie proclaimed Sydney’s second common, an area of 1000acre. In 1882, The Agricultural Society established its grounds within the site, which henceforth became the venue of the Royal Easter Show—an annual expression of national pride in Australian produce and industry. The period from 1902 to 1919 saw the expansion of the showgrounds to the south. From 1920–1937, the grounds were further expanded to the north, with the addition of new squares and judging rings. The dominant visual elements of the complex by this time were the peripheral walls, the Members’ Grandstand clock tower and the tower of the Anthony Hordern building.