1969: The Chairlift debuts at the Sydney Showgrounds

At the former Sydney Showgrounds site at Moore Park, those attending the Easter Show had the option of moving across the showgrounds by either Chairlift or gondola and not needing to worry about navigating through the hordes below. 

The chairlift was first used for the Royal Easter Show in 1969, and remained there until the final show at Moore Park in 1997.

It was also the first horizontal chairlift to be installed in Australia

 

Source: Anon. 1969. "Exciting "Lift" for Royal". The Sun, March 12: 25. 

Leading into the Royal Easter Show on April 2, I will post two entries on the Royal Easter Show focusing on 2001. This will take us through the next two Mondays.