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Show patrons at the railway entrance to the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, ca. 1915.
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#EKKAnot2020

Remember when we had season tickets (periodicals) ?

Railway ticket - Moorooka to Exhibition -
Edmondson card ticket
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Children on miniature train at the Brisbane Exhibition, 1947 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/26… - #slqdigital @slqld

Children enjoying a ride on the miniature railway at the Brisbane Ekka in 1948 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/69… - #slqdigital @slqld

Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander,
August 18, 1927 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/22… - #slqdigital @slqld
Recalling the first Exhibition August 1876.

All aboard for the Ekka !

DD17 steam locomotive 1460 class diesel circa late 1960s.
Brisbane Exhibition loop at the Normanby end.
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B17 class steam locomotives at the 1913 Brisbane Exhibition Queensland Railways special display.
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The other locomotive is an A10. At the time B17 was the newest loco the A10 the oldest.

Steam hauled Ekka loop service arriving at Exhibition station 2016
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Locomotive 1089 BB18 1/4 SX carriages

Arriving at the Ekka, 1950s style.
Frank Crisp.
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D17 854 4-6-4T

QUEENSLAND RAILWAYS 1991 SUBURBAN TRAIN TIME TABLE - IPSWICH LINE TO EXHIBITION.
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Crowded Exhibition Station at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground during the Ekka - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/20… - #slqdigital @slqld

Citytrain station at the Ekka 2009 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/19… - #slqdigital @slqld

Maybe Ekka 2021 hey? 🎡🎠🎇
Remember this ad?
( very brief view of a steam engine 😉 )

Exhibition station 1252 long end leading c. 1960
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DEL 1252 in service 1959 scrapped 1985

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