Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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.
In 2019, the Adelaide 36ers announced that the Adelaide Entertainment Centre would be the new home of the Adelaide 36ers NBL team. The Adelaide Entertainment Centre has capacity to hold 10,000 Basketball fans. The South Australian Government assigned responsibility for the management of the AEC to the Grand Prix Board in 1989. In August 1998 ...
The Adelaide Convention Centre is a large convention centre on North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. It was the first purpose-built convention centre to be built in Australia. [ 2 ] Along with several other venues, the Adelaide Convention Centre is administered and staffed by the Adelaide Venue Management Corporation, a subsidiary of the ...
[3] [4] [5] The interstate Adelaide Parklands Terminal is located nearby. In late 2016, the station was ranked as the best station in the western suburbs based on five criteria. [ 6 ] The reasons cited included: "Excellent condition in regard to all items, reflecting the recent construction and good upkeep since.
A showground is a place where events occur, including agricultural shows, and associated facilities. In Australia, New Zealand and the United States, showgrounds often house dirt track speedways . Showground may refer to:
Kingston Park is a small beachside suburb, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre.Kingston Park is within the City of Holdfast Bay and flanked by the neighbouring suburbs of Marino to the south and Seacliff to the north and east.