Journal article
Queensland in miniature: The Brisbane Exhibition
Queensland Historical Atlas, Vol.2009-2010
2010
Abstract
Since 1876 the Brisbane Exhibition - or Ekka, as it is affectionately known today - has enticed visitors from across Queensland and beyond with the promise of a combination of sights, sounds, tastes and sensations available only at the showgrounds. Across more than thirteen decades it has celebrated Queensland's achievements, especially in primary industries; educated and entertained the public; and served as a showroom and marketplace. One of Australia's premier annual agricultural shows and Queensland's largest annual event, the Exhibition has relied above all on the visual impact of an almost overwhelming 'phantasmagoria of abundance', the sheer quantity and diversity of exhibits proclaiming Queensland as a place of limitless wealth and opportunity according to Queensland country life, August 1910. From the spectacles of the main ring through the extraordinary concoctions of the district exhibits to the seemingly endless rows of cattle, horses, poultry and paintings, the Exhibition embodies the theme of cornucopia.
Details
- Title
- Queensland in miniature: The Brisbane Exhibition
- Authors
- Joanne Scott (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesR Laurie (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Queensland Historical Atlas, Vol.2009-2010
- Publisher
- Queensland Historical Atlas
- Date published
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1838-708X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global & Engagement)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449530402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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