Claremont Showgrounds
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| Location | Claremont, Western Australia |
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| Owner | Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia[1] |
| Operator | Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia |
| Capacity | 40,000 (Big Day Out 2011)[2] 10,000 (WAFL matches) [3] |
| Opened | 1905 |
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| Big Day Out (2002-2011, 2013) Perth Royal Show Claremont-Cottesloe Football Club (1926) Claremont Speedway (1927-2000) Supanova Pop Culture Expo Claremont Football Club (2014–) |
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The Claremont Showgrounds are home to the annual Perth Royal Show. In 1902, 32 acres of land were reserved in the Perth suburb of Claremont for new showgrounds to replace the Guildford Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Show, of three days, was first held there in October and November, 1905.[4]
History
In 1929 a pavilion was built for the State of Western Australia Centenary, as well as other features in the grounds.[5]
The Claremont Showgrounds are serviced by a special events railway station on the Fremantle line. Opened on 20 September 1995, it has direct connection with the showgrounds.[6] The original Showgrounds Station, opened in 1954, was located 350 metres further east with platforms on either side of the line, and required negotiating road crossings to access the showgrounds.
The Showgrounds have in the past been regularly used for WAFL football matches. Perth won its first premiership against East Fremantle there in 1907.[7] They were the original home of Claremont-Cottesloe Football Club in its first year in the WAFL before moving to Claremont Oval in 1927. On 19 March 2005, the venue was used to host a one-off WAFL match between Claremont and West Perth, with Claremont winning in front of 7,812 spectators. Due to a redevelopment occurring at Claremont Oval, Claremont will use the Showgrounds as a home ground in 2014 and 2015.[8]
Claremont Speedway
- See also:Claremont Speedway
From 1927 until 2000, the 586 metres (641 yards) Claremont Speedway operated on a track around the edge of the main oval of the showgrounds. Its size saw it the largest speedway in weekly operation in a state capital in Australia.[9]
With the closure of Claremont, speedway in Perth moved to the 500 metres (550 yards) Perth Motorplex Speedway in Kwinana Beach.
See also
References
- ↑ RAS history
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- ↑ http://www.vintagespeedway.com/Claremont.html
Further reading
- Cooper,William., Moore, Garrick and Michael White.(2004) Adversity and achievement : a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia Claremont, W.A.: The Society. ISBN 0-646-43969-3
External links
- Royal Agricultural Society of WA
- Claremont Showgrounds at Austadiums
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