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  2. Adelaide Showground - Wikipedia

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    The main arena of the Showground, which at its peak in the 1920s and 1930s held 35,000 people, but now can hold approximately 14,000, was known as the Speedway Royal during its heyday from 1926 until 1934, and is sometimes referred to as "The birthplace of Australian Speedway", even though dirt track speedway in Australia actually started in Maitland, New South Wales, in 1923.

  3. Royal Adelaide Show - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Adelaide Show is an annual carnival and agricultural show run by the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia. It is held at the Adelaide Showground , a dedicated venue located in Wayville , a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

  4. Adelaide Showground railway station - Wikipedia

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    Adelaide Showground railway station is located on the Belair, Flinders and Seaford lines, and is located in the inner western Adelaide suburb of Keswick. It is four kilometres from Adelaide station , and replaced Keswick station and the temporary Showground Central station .

  5. Wayville, South Australia - Wikipedia

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    Wayville is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley.It is most notable for hosting of the Royal Adelaide Show at the Adelaide Showgrounds.. The suburb is bordered to the north by Adelaide's South Parklands, [3] to the west by Adelaide-Goodwood railway line, to the east by King William Road, and to the south by Leader Street, Parsons Street and Simpson Parade.

  6. Showground Central railway station - Wikipedia

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    Showground Central station was first used in September 2003. [2] [3] It was located between Keswick and Goodwood stations, adjacent to the Adelaide Showground on the eastern side of the Belair and Seaford lines. It consisted of a single temporary platform that was assembled for the duration of the show, then removed and stored until the ...

  7. AVCon - Wikipedia

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    In 2024, Team AVCon Inc. relocated the event to the Adelaide Showground, with a renewed focus on creative and community-oriented aspects. These included fun themes, commissioned artwork, mini-events, community outreach, a maid cafe, panels, art classes, arcades, and special guests.

  8. Globe Derby Park (harness racing) - Wikipedia

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    Globe Derby Park was named after the stallion Globe Derby, who was considered the most influential Standardbred sire in Australian and New Zealand during the late 1960s. Harness racing in Adelaide was previously held at the 510-metre long Wayville Showground from 1934 until all Adelaide meetings moved to Globe Derby Park on 14 April 1973. This ...

  9. Adelaide Convention Centre - Wikipedia

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    The centre's West Building, which opened in March 2015. The convention centre was designed by John Andrews and constructed over part of the Adelaide railway station, together with the Hyatt Regency Hotel (now the InterContinental Hotel), Exhibition Hall and an office block in the 1980s as part of the Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment (ASER) project.