FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA

Prior to 1998, the Fox Studios Australia site was host to Sydney’s iconic Royal Easter Show. Since 1869, the Show has opened every year, except during the Spanish flu in 1919 and between the years of 1942 and 1946 when it was interrupted by World War II. The first Easter Show was held in 1823 and, in 1881, the New South Wales Government provided land for the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) at Moore Park where the show was held for 116 years. In 1998, the Show moved to a new venue and the form... er Sydney Showground at Moore Park became the home to Fox Studios Australia. The largest single event of the Show was the Grand Parade on Easter Saturday when livestock of various classes were paraded to the public. This spectacular sight presented everything from Shetland ponies and Brahman bulls to Clydesdale stallions and huge audiences. The Government Pavilion, now Stage 1, and the Commemorative Pavilion, now Stage 7, were built after 1938. Trees that line the former cattle-judging ring between Stage 1 and Stage 3 were planted during this time and add to the wonderful character of the present site.More