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Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney [PRG 280/1/7/47] • Photograph

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Summary

The Royal Hall of Industries building in the The Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) Showground, Sydney.

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Physical description

photograph; 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1918

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Architecture -- New South Wales -- Sydney

Catalogue record

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Historical information

One of two halls built by the RAS between 1911 and 1913. The other, the once adjacent Royal Agricultural Hall, was destroyed by fire in 1970. These were the first large scale display halls in the Showground. The architect for the Royal Hall of Industries was J.B. Saunders. The Hall was also used extensively outside show times, for various forms of entertainment such as dancing, balls, international boxing, roller skating and ice skating. As the Palais Royale it was the most popular spot for younger Sydney residents in the 1920s. It was also known as the Ice Palais. During the influenza epidemic of 1919, the building was a morgue. It was taken over by the Army in World War Two. In more recent times, it has been used as a sales point for showbags.

Digitisation information

Date

25/09/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,295 x 2,100 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.92 MB

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