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As memories collide, one family's secrets unravel amidst the vibrant chaos of Sydney's last unforgettable fair.
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As part of the series looking back at the iconic Royal Easter Show at Moore Park Sydney, the producers provide an introduction that sets the context of the series to follow. This series looks at the final Show held at Moore Park in 1997 and interviews the people behind the Show.
In 1997, the Moore Park Sydney Showground held its final ever Royal Easter Show. This documentary series takes us back over 25 years to revisit that show, to see and hear the sights and sounds of a classic and nostalgic part of Sydney's history. Meet the people who brought us the show, see the show-goers and listen to the cows and sheep as they bleat and moo their memories of a bygone time.
We take a ride on the chairlift and along the way, discover the origins of the early Show. We also hear about Sir Francis Suttor, an early President of the RAS, and the part he played in establishing the Show as we know it today. We also meet Colin Sanders, CEO of the RAS during the 1997 Royal Easter Show. He shares with us his insights into the running of a modern world event. And finally, we reveal a hidden part of the old Show tucked away and awaiting discovery by modern day archaeologists.
As we meander down side show alley, we run into Ray Lincoln, master farrier and blacksmith, who joins us to explain the ancient trade of making horse shoes. Also joining us again is Colin Sanders who discusses the Show's need to entertain as well as educate. Along the way we see and experience many of the rides and witness the Show goers having a great day out. And finally, we discover a little bit of Transylvania hiding in the back lanes where an interesting character known as Count Dracula is inviting Show goers to take a ride on his ghost train.
Waiting in the wings after the death of Sir Francis Suttor is none other than Sir Samuel Hordern who slips on the ceremonial garb to become the new RAS President. Accordingly, Hordern unleashes a reign of building development and in 1924 pushes the envelope just as Suttor had done before him. The result is the beginning of the Show as we would come to know it. And in the final Moore Park show of 1997, Hordern's pavilion is home to the Fox exhibit, the very same Fox that would reshape the Show into a major international film studio after the RAS had departed. Along the way, Colin Sanders returns to describe the international status of the Show, Lil Nas X belts out a tune in the Hordern Pavilion, we take a ride on the big Show Carousel, we discover the fate of the retail juggernaut Anthony Hordern and Sons and finally we complete our aerial journey on the chair lift where the operators give us a huge thumbs up.
In 1997, the Moore Park Sydney Showground held its final ever Royal Easter Show. This documentary takes us back over 25 years to see that Show and to hear the sights and sounds of a classic and nostalgic part of Sydney's history.