The Adelaide Showgrounds, formerly the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds or Wayville Showgrounds hold many of Adelaide's most popular events including the Royal Adelaide Show. They are south of Greenhill Road and west of Goodwood Road in the suburb of Wayville. It has one of the largest under cover exhibition spaces in the Southern Hemisphere. The Royal Show moved to the present site in 1925. The showgrounds host over 140 exhibitions and conferences each year as well as University of Adelaide and University of South Australia examinations. Sideshow Alley at the Royal Adelaide Show. ... Greenhill Road near Linden Park, facing east towards the Adelaide Hills Greenhill Road near Goodwood, as part of the city ring Greenhill Road is a major road in the South Australian city of Adelaide that provides a vital transport artery for those living in the eastern and hills suburbs. ... Goodwood Road is a major north-south arterial road, approximately 10 kilometres long, running from the Central Business District to the Adelaide suburbs of Pasadena and Panorama. ... Wayville is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... The University of South Australia (commonly known as UniSA) was formed in 1991 when the South Australian Government merged the South Australian Institute of Technology and the South Australian Colleges of Advanced Education through the University of South Australia Act 1991. ...
The Adelaide Showgrounds has recently received significant public attention in regards to demolition of the Centennial Hall, the Walter Duncan Hall, the former Investigator Science Centre (currently occupied by Edge Church) and the Mad Mouse rollercoaster to make way for a new, multi-purpose exhibition hall. Centennial Hall is considered to be a significant historical landmark, having been constructed to commmemorate the centennary of the colonisation of South Australia. It is one of the few remaining examples of 1930s Art Deco architecture in Adelaide. Demolition of Centennial Hall commenced on Wednesday July 18th, 2007.
The dirt track around the main oval was originally used as a trotting track. It is now used occasionally for speedway bikes and cars. A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... A speedway race in Poland Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps. ...
Centennial Hall at the RoyalAdelaideShowgrounds is a place where visitors can seek retreat from the hustle and bustle of the show crowds.
Also for the first time this year, the Adelaide Produce Markets have a comprehensive display of fruit and vegetables, which compliment the traditional displays of apples, pears, citrus and avocados.
Walter Duncan is both the treasurer of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia and the chairman of the Horticultural Committee.
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