&sq=&lang=&file=File:Entertainment_Quarter_Showground_1.JPG) Former Sydney Showground, Moore Park, NSW | |
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| Location | Moore Park, Sydney |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′36″S 151°13′37″E / 33.89333°S 151.22694°E |
| Owner | New South Wales Government |
| Operator | News Corporation, 21st Century Fox, Disney Studios Australia (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Capacity | 40,000 (originally 90,000) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1882 |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Renovated | 1938 |
| Expanded | 1902–1919 Southwards 1920–1937 Northwards |
| Closed | 1997 |
| Demolished | 1998 re-purposed |
| Tenants | |
| Sydney Royal Easter Show (1882–1997) South Sydney Rabbitohs (1908–1920) Empire Speedways (1926–1996) World Series Cricket (1977/78) | |
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The former Sydney Showground (Moore Park) at Moore Park was the site of the Sydney Royal Easter Show in New South Wales, Australia from 1882 until 1997. The Show was moved to the new Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park, built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
24.3 hectares of the Moore Park site was then leased by the Royal Agricultural Society and the Government of Bob Carr on 27 September 1996 to Fox Studios Australia for a period of 40 years with a option to renew for another 10 years.[1] A move which Clover Moore, member for Bligh in the New South Wales Parliament, opposed at the time.[2]
- ^ "Performance Audit Report" (PDF). media.opengov.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ Tamsin, Rose (11 September 2024). "'They're all desperate': Clover Moore on defying News Corp, ageism and sexism to seek a record sixth term". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 September 2024.