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Highland Gathering, New Year's Day, Sydney Showground, 1 January 1937, photographer Sam Hood

from State Library of New South Wales

  • Miles Green said:
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Sydney Showground and Cricket Ground 1936

from Royal Australian Historical Society

  • Aussie-Pete 4 said:
    What a ground ..and the old scoreboard and the hill !!
  • Jean Weiner said:
    To the left of the SCG's Members & Ladies Stands, replacing the old Northern Stand, is the newly constructed "New Members' Pavilion" (renamed 'Noble Stand' in 1947. Internal reconstruction 1994. Demolished, except for the clock tower, in 2012 to make way for the new Northern Pavilion which opened in 2014.)

Goat riding at Blackall, Queensland, 1905

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    10 Things You May Not Know About Blackall Blackall is a gorgeous Outback town on the banks of the Barcoo River, just off the Landsborough Highway. It is a town filled with fascinating history, world records, art, spirit, and much more! 1. The world record for shearing was set in 1892 in Blackall 2. Blackall was one of the first Queensland towns to sink an artesian bore 3. The saying “beyond the black stump” comes from Blackall 4. Blackall is home to the last remaining steam-driven Woolscour in Australia 5. Blackall was named after the Governor of Queensland at the time 6. The first meeting of the Shearers Union was held in Blackall 7. Blackall once reached 45.7°C! 8. Blackall is known as the Arts Capital of the West 9. The world record for the highest goat jump was set in Blackall Did you know that Jackie Howe wasn’t the only one to set a world record in Blackall? In 1905, William “Roy” Dunne and his goat, Nugget, set a world record when they jumped over a 1.07-meter hurdle at the Blackall Showgrounds. Roy was only around 14 years old and seven stone at the time! 10. Blackall’s cemetery dates back to the 1800s Source: 7weekender.com/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-blackall/