annual report 2007 where City meets Country - the RNA
annual report 2007 where City meets Country - the RNA annual report 2007 where City meets Country - the RNA
On ShowFor more than 100 years“NationalAgriculturaland IndustrialAssociation ofQLD” is formedby a group ofcolonistsThe first“IntercolonialExhibition of1876” is heldat Bowen Parkwith more than17, 000 attendees(Brisbane’s totalpopulationis 22,000)John Phillips,the proprietorof the RoyalHotel, QueenStreet, erectedrefreshmentRooms. Thiswas a largetimber and ironbuilding.At this firstshow, thesample bag is abag containingcoalFirst railwaystation opensat the RNAShowgrounds -as an extensionof theSandgate LineThe firstexhibitionbuilding iserectedAdmission:5 shillings(50 cents) –Judging Day2/6 (25 cents)– OpeningCeremony1 shilling(10 cents) –After openingceremonySchoolstudents freeThe RNAShowgroundsbecomes thecentre of socialactivities –musical anddrama groups,football,cricket,lacrosse,athletics andcycling all hadheadquartersat theexhibitiongrounds
It’s one of Brisbane’s most historic and culturally significantsites, spanning 22 hectares just outside the CBD of Brisbane.Main pavilion(corner ofBowen BridgeRoad andGregoryTerrace)destroyed byfireFirst motorcar paradeincorporatedinto showJohnMacDonaldstand builtAmericanaviator ArthurBurr Stoneuses the mainoval to takeoff and land aMetz BleriotMonoplanefor the firstflight over theBrisbane CityMain pavilionSix acres ofreplaced withland is boughtnew brickoff Mrs Pettybuilding on the(land borderedcorner of Bowenby GregoryBridge RoadTerrace,and GregoryAlexandriaTerrace (OldStreet, ScienceQueenslandStreet andMuseum).Water Street)It contains1,300,000 bricksand is completedin 23 weeks.300 men areconstantly atwork during itsconstruction. Atits completionin 1892, Thebuilding isequipped witha massive pipeorgan by Wallisand Co ofLondon.RNA Annual Report 2007 55
- Page 1 and 2: annual report 2007where City meets
- Page 3 and 4: table of contentsAbout the RNA 2On
- Page 9: Visit from HerMajesty QueenElizabet
- Page 12 and 13: EkkA 2007Thanks to the dedication a
- Page 14 and 15: Highlights for 2007Financial highli
- Page 16 and 17: On ShowThe appeal of the RNA showgr
- Page 18 and 19: RNA Showgrounds eventsand festivals
- Page 20 and 21: The Main EventEkkA! 2007Ask a small
- Page 22 and 23: The Main EventEkkA! 2007 CONTINUEDW
- Page 24 and 25: On ShowYour space and your place of
- Page 26 and 27: Exhibition Space RefurbishmentConso
- Page 28 and 29: GoveranceThe people behind the RNA
- Page 30: CouncilAngus AdnamLivestock Exporte
On ShowFor more than 100 years“NationalAgriculturaland IndustrialAssociation ofQLD” is formedby a group ofcolonistsThe first“IntercolonialExhibition of1876” is heldat Bowen Parkwith more than17, 000 attendees(Brisbane’s totalpopulationis 22,000)John Phillips,<strong>the</strong> proprietorof <strong>the</strong> RoyalHotel, QueenStreet, erectedrefreshmentRooms. Thiswas a largetimber and ironbuilding.At this firstshow, <strong>the</strong>sample bag is abag containingcoalFirst railwaystation opensat <strong>the</strong> <strong>RNA</strong>Showgrounds -as an extensionof <strong>the</strong>Sandgate LineThe firstexhibitionbuilding iserectedAdmission:5 shillings(50 cents) –Judging Day2/6 (25 cents)– OpeningCeremony1 shilling(10 cents) –After openingceremonySchoolstudents freeThe <strong>RNA</strong>Showgroundsbecomes <strong>the</strong>centre of socialactivities –musical anddrama groups,football,cricket,lacrosse,athletics andcycling all hadheadquartersat <strong>the</strong>exhibitiongrounds
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