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Page 27 of The Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 21 August 1915

Page 27 of The Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 21 August 1915

Creator: Unidentified.

Location: Brisbane, Queensland.

At head of page: The Queenslander Exhibition number.

Caption: Champions in the Horse section. Caption: (1) Champion blood stallion Wallensis (B. Welsh). (2) Champion Clydesdale stallion Royal Scotch (J. R. Lorrax). (3) Champion pony mare Lottie (V. Goodger). (4) Champion blood mare Loch Raven. (5) Champion Clydesdale mare Clodagh (Queensland Agricultural College). (6) Champion trotting mare Iola (H. S. Cribb). – J. J. Murray photo.
Caption: A corner of the new electrical show room of the E. S. C. A. Limited, corner of Edward and Charlotte Streets, Brisbane.

Description: This album is focused on the Royal National Show between 1947-1950. This annual agricultural show is held at the Brisbane Showgrounds and is commonly known as the "Ekka", short for "exhibition". The Ekka includes a night program, which features a sideshow alley, showbag pavilion, and nightly fireworks displays.

View the original image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/290292.

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Posted by State Library of Queensland, Australia on 2023-07-17 07:52:51

Tagged: , EKKA , Exhibition , Exhibition Ground , Event , Brisbane , Brisbane (Qld.) , Showgrounds , Magazine , Queenslander Magazine

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