1/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Jennifer Whish 18yrs from Coorparoo working at the show. Photo: Courier Mail
What’s your fondest memory? 80+ Ekka photos from across the ages
Everyone who grows up in Brisbane has a special memory from the Ekka. Check out the amazing historical photos from The Courier-Mail’s archives showing the Royal Queensland Show from the 1940s to the 1970s. SEE THE GALLERY
2/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - A mother and kids on a rolla coaster in Sideshow Alley. Photo: Courier Mail
3/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Ronald wallace on his blue ribbon perch Tammy, both making a choice from the novelty stall. Photo: Courier Mail
4/85RNA Show Ekka - 1979 - Ground coming up, Meredith slips from the saddle. Photo: Courier Mail
5/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - L to R, Mrs Ulla Magnusson from Sweden and Mrs Pamela Cross Stern from England, are the dog judges at the Show. Photo: Courier Mail
6/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Jan Mahhief from Sunnybank riding her grey mare Silver Bon training for her Pony Hack event. Photo: Courier Mail
7/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Peoples day and enjoying it to the hilt were mr patrick Foy and his son Garry 7yrs from Grovely. Photo: Courier Mail
8/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - Mrs Jeanne Ament pictured in the beer making area. Photo: Courier Mail
9/85RNA Show Ekka - 1960 - Jill Andrews 2yrs from Caboolture with show bags. Photo: Courier Mail
10/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Rhonda Porter 4yrs from Carina enjoys her buys from the Ekka showbags area. Photo: Courier Mail
11/85RNA Show Ekka - 1960 - Bruce Rathie 4yrs from Injune with show bags. Photo: Courier Mail
12/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - People on rides in Sideshow Alley. Photo: Courier Mail
13/85RNA Show Ekka - 1961 - Boys with toffee apples. Photo: Courier Mail
14/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - A young girl parades her Brahman Bull in the main ring. Photo: Courier Mail
15/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - A child holds a horse. Photo: Courier Mail
16/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - A young girl pictured in the show ring with a large bull. Photo: Courier Mail
17/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Model Nel Verhoef with the Grand Champion Fleece of the Commonwealth. Photo: Courier Mail
18/85RNA Show Ekka - 1954 - Nurse D Maltman and M Barn attend the public action at the Exhibition. Photo: Courier Mail
19/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Champion donkey at the Brisbane Show, L to R, Thrupence, with owner Mick Roper, Jamie Roper 11yrs with Penny, Bunty Roper 8yrs with Fourpence, and Michael Roper 6yrs with Eightpence, all from Toowoomba, the Roper family run the Ponderosa Donkey Stud. Photo: Courier Mail
20/85RNA Show Ekka - 1963 - Girl with cowboy hats in sideshow alley. Photo: Courier Mail
21/85RNA Show Ekka - 1979 - Sir Jim inspects the guard of Honour. Photo: Courier Mail
22/85RNA Show Ekka - 1964 - H.W. Ehrich from Emuvale near Warwick, with Champion Clydesdale Stallion "Zalmont Remarkable Boy". Photo: Courier Mail
23/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Mrs Jane Tolhurst of Berela Hereford stud 'Oakleigh', Armidale, and her bull Berela Barlow rest before there turn at the judges. Photo: Courier Mail
24/85RNA Show Ekka - 1964 - Beverley Stanks from Stafford and kids Christine 8yrs, Jennifer 2yrs, Bradley 3yrs Barry 4yrs, with friend Ammid Lonzar from Paddington , with showbags. Photo: Courier Mail
25/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Wendy Epps 10yrs from Rochedale on the go cart track with David Glaze 17yrs who travels the show circuit. Photo: Courier Mail
26/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Damian Palmer 9yrs from Geebung with a Dagwood Dog having a go at the clowns. Photo: Courier Mail
27/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - main ring entertainment with a paraglider coming into land. Photo: Courier Mail
28/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - The Courier Mail/Sunday Mail Trotts - 1st Flight Tree driven by Simon Walker, 2nd Commanchee Prince driven by C.H. Mews, 3rd Mineral King driven by E. Baumann. Photo: Courier Mail
29/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - A winning cake at the show. Photo: Courier Mail
30/85RNA Show Ekka - 1979 - Kids shout for joy on the Ski Jump. Photo: Courier Mail
31/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - The Grand Parade at the Exhibition. Photo: Courier Mail
32/85RNA Show Ekka - 1979 - Stuntman Johnny Fogwell defied gravity with his two-car leap on his motorcycle in a show spectacle. Photo: Courier Mail
33/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Mr Nelsen Man from the Aryshire Stud near Pittsworth with the Champion Aryshire Bull, 'Crescent Farm Isabell's Reform' , winning the title 6 years in a row. Photo: Courier Mail
34/85RNA Show Ekka - 1958 - The Exhibition grounds. Photo: Courier Mail
35/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Helen Gallagher of Hemmant a pupil of Tingalpa State School loaded up with show bags. Photo: Courier Mail
36/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Miss Janelle Foster 20yrs, is a traveling show woman, born in Port Macquarie. Photo: Courier Mail
37/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Show monkey "Sally" riding her bike through sideshow alley. Photo: Courier Mail
38/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Two Salukis Xenon 7months, and Yuri 2yrs, in the dog pavilion with Colleen Hargraves of Hornsleigh Sydney. Photo: Courier Mail
39/85RNA Show Ekka - 1963 - Kevin Bacon, top jump rider in the Olympic Hunt. Photo: Courier Mail
40/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Getting involved with the Gwen and Peter Iliffe are the Puppet People at the Dairy Hall at the Brisbane Show. L to R, Keith Andrews 3yrs, Catherine Austin 3yrs, and Duncan Andrews 4yrs. Photo: Courier Mail
41/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - A kid looks at a show exhibit. Photo: Courier Mail
42/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - kids enjoy a sideshow alley ride. Photo: Courier Mail
43/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Father and son Steven Dudley 4yrs with father Barry Dudley from Paddington, in Sideshow Alley. Photo: Courier Mail
44/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Debbie Gentper from Camp Hill, holds Gundibri Supreme 27th Polled Short Horn Bull, in the Grand Parade. Photo: Courier Mail / Geoff Potter
45/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Danielle Wyatt 4yrs of Sandgate visits the baby goats in the animal nursery at the show. Photo: Courier Mail
46/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Packed chairlift gave people a panoramic view of the Exhibition. Photo: Courier Mail
47/85RNA Show Ekka - 1979 - Lost boy Ross Schelbach 5yrs from Allen View Stud near Warwick with policewoman constable Shelly Ricketts as he sees his mother. Photo: Courier Mail
48/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - L to R, John Breeding on Imperial, with John Patterson on Jason, of South Australia Mounted Police, practice for there show display. Photo: Courier Mail
49/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Cob and Co. Coach at the Exhibition. Photo: Courier Mail / Kim Sreten
50/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - The Satellite ride in Sideshow Alley. Photo: Courier Mail
51/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Marilyn green 19yrs from Holland Park holding a four foot high bear won in sideshow alley. Photo: Courier Mail
52/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - The two newest arrivals at the show are seeing it for the first time, Exhibition Lass the jersey calf was born this morning and 10 month old Matthew Sample's dad from Bell on the darling Downs 4/8/1969. Photo: Courier Mail
53/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - Show entertainers pictured in the main ring. Photo: Courier Mail
54/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Dairy Hall is Buttons the Dairy cow with dairy maid Philippa Neil 17yrs from the Gap. Photo: Courier Mail
55/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Johanna Van Opstal 18yrs and Rose Willis 29yrs in sideshow alley. Photo: Courier Mail
56/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Denise Budgen 15yrs from New Farm with Tony the 3 week old buck kid goat at the judging. . Photo: Courier Mail / R Barnes
57/85RNA Show Ekka - 1940 - 14/8/40 - Sir Leslie Wilson at the RNA show. Photo: Courier Mail
58/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - A young lady pictured with her horse and dog. Photo: Courier Mail
59/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Keith Hooper, ex Snr Const of Sunnybank, competing in the wood chop. Photo: Courier Mail
60/85RNA Show Ekka - 1961 - Boys with show bags. Photo: Courier Mail
61/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - A kid with his dad and showbags. Photo: Courier Mail
62/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - A lady plays with a new born goat. Photo: Courier Mail
63/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Ekka Grand Parade. Photo: Courier Mail
64/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Mrs margaret Thorpe and her son Terrance visit the Ekka. Photo: Courier Mail
65/85RNA Show Ekka - 1965 - Teenagers on a ride in the Sideshow Alley. Photo: Courier Mail
66/85RNA Show Ekka - 1962 - Boy with horse. Photo: Courier Mail
67/85RNA Show Ekka - 1964 - Sideshow Alley. Photo: Courier Mail
68/85RNA Show Ekka - 1876 - The National Agricultural and Industrial association's first Intercolonial exhibition in 1876. Photo: Courier Mail
69/85RNA Show Ekka - 1963 - Horse jumping at the show 5x4 negatives. Photo: Courier Mail
70/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Ekka show visitors were not bothered by the rain. Photo: Courier Mail
71/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Mr and Mrs Michale Duran of Acacia Ridge with their children Michael 11, Stephen 9, Ricki 6, Rodney 5, Karen 1, and Leonie 2 on there way home with 7 cents left from $40. Photo: Courier Mail
72/85RNA Show Ekka - 1940's - The Round Up or Grand Parade. Photo: Courier Mail
73/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - Mr and mrs Don Cameron with their family Donna, Kim and Scott from Mt Gravatt. Photo: Courier Mail
74/85RNA Show Ekka - 1963 - Ron Fancett 9yrs from Newcastle with 'Lyndy Golden Girl a Boxer dog. Photo: Courier Mail
75/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - Clontarf Year 6 students take timeout to look into the showbags. Photo: Courier Mail
76/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - A kid with showbags. Photo: Courier Mail
77/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - This Blue Tongue lizard gets a taste of icecream from its owner Mr Chris Hamlin from Chermside. Photo: Courier Mail
78/85RNA Show Ekka - 1969 - ladys pictured in the cake section. Photo: Courier Mail
79/85RNA Show Ekka - 1958 - The Royal Show Round Up or Grand Parade. Photo: Courier Mail
80/85RNA Show Ekka - 1964 - Cattle Judging with crowds in the stand. Photo: Courier Mail
81/85RNA Show Ekka - 1964 - Best Young Judges with Mr Pizzey L to R, J.C.A Pizzy Minister for Education, Ken Telford from Goondiwindi, Terry Carroll, Ken Scott, Graham Brown, Robert Epworth all from Gatton AG College. Photo: Courier Mail
82/85RNA Show Ekka - 1977 - The winner Richard Ang (arrow) in the Wine Waiters race. Photo: Courier Mail
83/85RNA Show Ekka - 1973 - Children with disabilities enjoy there day out at the Ekka with showbags. Photo: Courier Mail
84/85RNA Show Ekka - 1978 - Supreme thoroughbred exhibit and champion thoroughbred stallion of the show Persian Sandal owned and exhibited by Mrs Colleen Boyce of Wilberforce, Sydney. Photo: Courier Mail
85/85RNA Show Ekka - 1975 - Andrea Williams 19yrs from Ipswich has her hands full with three clydesdales from A.S. Shellbach's Gap View Stud. Photo: Courier Mail
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