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Sydney Showground (Moore Park), the Glossary

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, when the Show was moved to the new Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park, which was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.^[1]

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ABBA

ABBA are a Swedish pop supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

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AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in 1973.

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years.

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Anniversary

An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Band (rock and pop)

A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre.

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Big Day Out

The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand.

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Bulls on Parade

"Bulls on Parade" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine.

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Commons

The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable Earth.

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David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.

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Demolition derby

Demolition derby is a type of motorsport, usually presented at county fairs and national events.

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Disney Studios Australia

Disney Studios Australia (formerly known as Fox Studios Australia) is a motion picture and television production facility in Sydney that has operated as part of The Walt Disney Company since 2019.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Film

A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.

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Glebe, New South Wales

Glebe is an inner-western suburb of Sydney in New South Wales.

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Government of New South Wales

The New South Wales Government, also known as the NSW Government, is the governing body of New South Wales, Australia.

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Grand final

Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series.

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Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).

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Harold Park Paceway

Harold Park Paceway was a harness racing track in Forest Lodge, New South Wales, in use from 1890 to 2010. Sydney Showground (Moore Park) and Harold Park Paceway are sports venues in Sydney.

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Hordern Pavilion

Hordern Pavilion (known locally as The Hordern) is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. Sydney Showground (Moore Park) and Hordern Pavilion are music venues in Sydney and sports venues in Sydney.

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Kiss (band)

Kiss (often styled as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).

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Lachlan Macquarie

Major General Lachlan Macquarie, CB (Lachlann MacGuaire; 31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Led Zeppelin DVD

Led Zeppelin DVD is a double DVD set by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2003, and the United States on 27 May 2003.

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Led Zeppelin IV

The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV, was released on 8 November 1971 by Atlantic Records.

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Midget car racing

Midget cars, also speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars.

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Moore Park, New South Wales

Moore Park is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney located from the CBD, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Motorcycle

A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.

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Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission.

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New South Wales Rugby League premiership

The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League.

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New South Wales rugby league team

The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907.

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News Corporation

The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City.

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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American rock band formed in 1991 in Los Angeles, California.

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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales was founded on 5 July 1822, when a group of Sydney's leading citizens formed the Agricultural Society of NSW, and is "a not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting agricultural development and rural communities in Australia." The society has been responsible for holding the Sydney Royal Easter Show since 1823.

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Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league.

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Rugby league

Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby XIII in non-Anglophone Europe and South America, and referred to colloquially as football, footy or league in its heartlands, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring wide and long with H-shaped posts at both ends.

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Rugby league in Australia

Rugby league in Australia has been one of Australia's most popular sports since it started being played there in 1908.

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Sidecar speedway

Sidecar Speedway is a motorcycle sport involving 4 crews of a rider and a passenger competing over 4 laps on an oval shale surface.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Redfern that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Sprint car racing

Sprint cars are high-powered open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks.

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Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in the Moore Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Showground (Moore Park) and Sydney Cricket Ground are music venues in Sydney and sports venues in Sydney.

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The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in the Moore Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Showground (Moore Park) and Sydney Football Stadium (1988) are Defunct rugby league venues in Australia, Defunct soccer venues in Australia, South Sydney Rabbitohs, sports venues in Sydney and Sydney Roosters.

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Sydney Royal Easter Show

The Sydney Royal Easter Show, commonly shortened to The Easter Show or The Show, is an annual show held in Sydney, Australia over two weeks around the Easter period.

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Sydney Showground (Olympic Park)

The Sydney Showground is a purpose-built venue used each year for the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Sydney Showground (Moore Park) and Sydney Showground (Olympic Park) are buildings and structures in Sydney, Showgrounds in New South Wales and sports venues in Sydney.

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Sydney Showground Speedway

Sydney Showground Speedway, originally known as the Speedway Royal and later the Speedway Royale but often referred to as just The Royale or The Showground, was a motorcycle speedway track, which was located at the old Sydney Showground and used from 1926 until 1996. Sydney Showground (Moore Park) and Sydney Showground Speedway are sports venues in Sydney.

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The Entertainment Quarter

The Entertainment Quarter is an entertainment precinct in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

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The Mail (Cumbria)

The Mail, known previously as the North-West Evening Mail (1987–2017), is a daily, local newspaper in the United Kingdom, printed every morning.

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The Police

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977.

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.

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World Series Cricket

World Series Cricket (WSC) was a commercial professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 which was organised by Kerry Packer and his Australian television network, Nine Network.

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1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain

The 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain was made by a group of New Zealand rugby footballers who played matches in Australia, Ceylon, England and Wales between 1907 and 1908.

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1908 Interstate rugby league series

The 1908 Interstate rugby league series was the first series of matches between the then newly formed New South Wales and Queensland rugby league football teams.

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2000 Summer Olympics

The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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21st Century Fox

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., which did business as 21st Century Fox (21CF), was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Showground_(Moore_Park)

Also known as Agricultural Oval, RAS Showground, Royal Agricultural Ground, Royal Agricultural Showground, Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Royal Sydney Agricultural Showgrounds, Sydney Agricultural Ground.

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Baseball venues in Australia

Buildings and structures demolished in 1998

Defunct baseball venues

Defunct cricket grounds in Australia

Defunct rugby league venues in Australia

Defunct soccer venues in Australia

Former music venues in Australia

History of baseball in Australia

Music venues in Sydney

Showgrounds in New South Wales

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Sports venues completed in 1882

Sydney Roosters

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