Hordern Pavilion

Hordern Pavilion
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Address1 Driver Ave
Moore Park, NSW 2021
Australia
LocationEntertainment Quarter
OwnerCentennial Park & Moore Park Trust
OperatorPlaybill Venue Management
Capacity1,500-
Construction
Opened2 April 1924 (1924-04-02)
Renovated1972, 1999
Construction cost£45,000
($2.07 million in 2022 dollars[1])
ArchitectTrenchard Smith & Maisey
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Hordern Pavilion (known locally as The Hordern) is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. Now known as a sports venue,dance party and music concert venue, the Hordern Pavilion was originally constructed for the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales to meet the increasing demands for exhibition space at the Royal Easter Show.Hordern’s undeniable importance was a rather unique use WWII as a bulk store for the Army.

  1. ^ AU = 1850-1901: McLean, I.W. (1999), Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914. Australian Economic History Review, 39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using the pre-decimal inflation calculator provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia for each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.

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