Brookfield Show
TheBrookfield Showis an annualagricultural showheld at the Brookfield Showground,BrookfieldinBrisbane,Queensland,Australia, in May. It is held for three days over the third weekend in May. The Brookfield Showground is listed on theBrisbane Heritage Register.[1]
History
[edit]In 1885, theQueensland Governmentreserved 1 acre (0.40 ha) of land for a public hall.[2]
In 1897, the Brookfield Pullen Vale and Moggill Farmers' Association was formed at a public meeting held at the Brookfield Hall. In 1905, the association formed a "Show Society" to promote the district and its produce.[3]The first show (a one-day event) was held in 1906, and moved to a two-day format in 1910.[4][5][6]The society held its last show in 1926.[3][7]
In 1953, a public meeting decided to resume the shows with events held in 1954, 1955 and 1956.[8]In 1956, a new Brookfield Show Society was created and has run the annual show ever since.
In 1980, the Show expanded to a 3-day format (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). In 2006 the show attracted a record crowd of almost 22,000 visitors, with numbers averaging around 20,000.[3]
The Show in 2020, scheduled for 15 to 17 May, was cancelled because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Entertainment
[edit]The show includes sideshow and pony and camel rides, food stalls, live music and arena entertainment, including a rodeo and fireworks.
Competitions
[edit]There are competitions in:
- cookery
- needlework
- woodwork
- stud cattle
- horticulture
- art
- photography
- poultry
- waterfowl
- horses and
- guinea pigs.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Brookfield Public Hall & Showgrounds".Brisbane Heritage Register.Brisbane City Council.Retrieved24 February2016.
- ^"Official Notifications".The Telegraph.No. 3, 880. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1885. p. 5.Retrieved22 July2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ^abc"About Us".Brookfield Show.Brookfield Show Society. Archived fromthe originalon 9 December 2013.Retrieved11 December2013.
- ^"Brookfield Show".The Brisbane Courier.No. 16, 330. Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1910. p. 6.Retrieved13 March2017– via National Library of Australia.
- ^"Brookfield Show".The Telegraph.No. 11, 755. Queensland, Australia. 21 July 1910. p. 3.Retrieved13 March2017– via National Library of Australia.
- ^Jeffery, Marlena (19 May 2007)."Opening of the Brookfield Show".Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.Retrieved11 December2013.
- ^"Brookfield Show: Grounds to be Improved".The Telegraph.No. 16, 816. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1926. p. 12.Retrieved13 March2017– via National Library of Australia.
- ^"Fair back after 30 years".Brisbane Telegraph.Queensland, Australia. 6 November 1954. p. 22 (LAST RACE).Retrieved13 March2017– via National Library of Australia.,...Brookfield, one of Queensland's oldest farming districts, today is holding its first country fair for 30 years...
- ^"Brookfield Show" CANCELLED "2020".brookfieldshow.au.Brookfield Recreation Reserve Trust.Retrieved3 July2021.
- ^Walker, Helen (16 March 2020)."Coronavirus stops the shows".Queensland Country Life.Retrieved4 July2021.