The first thing was the entire ground was fenced with a 6 foot high corrugated iron fence topped with two barbs.

On entering, if you went to your left there were some car display shelters behind which were dog kennels against the fence. Where the Youth Hall is now there were chook cages built on the fence opening to the showground. I also think there was a toilet block there as well.

The current poultry pavilion was the luncheon booth, sawdust floor with three rows of long bench type tables and you sat on bench seating. The kitchen was located in the western end with a large double oven fuel stove and still a sawdust floor. Outside the kitchen was a fire gantry with four-gallon kerosene tins for boiling water.

The current luncheon room was the main pavilion. It had sloping benches right around the walls except at the eastern end where there were wool pigeon holes large enough to put a fleece in. The still used cooking and other cases were lined up in the centre of the pavilion.

The flower pavilion was a dirt floor corrugated iron building down in the sideshow area and a smaller building beside it was used for junior farmer exhibits. Further down near the cattle yards was the bar, conveniently near where Jimmy Sharman set up his boxing tent. There was a toilet block against the fence behind the sideshow area.

The cattle yards went along the Packington Street boundary and comprised two rows of pens with a central lane and a large yard half way down, roughly behind where the Campdraft cut out yard is now. The loading ramp was in roughly the same position as it is now. These pens were used for cattle sales for many years.

If you turned right from the main gate there was the sheep pavilion which went along the Derby Street fence, two rows of pens with a central lane and the gully cut through the shed towards the southern end. Another toilet block was further along the fence (the concrete slab is still there).

Cars used to park on the hill where the rodeo ring is now. I can't remember the horse stall or cattle shed areas very well as we seldom went that far.

The ring fence was wooden posts with a top rail and wire netting. The announcer and horse stewards were based in the rotunda, now near the bar, which was then in the middle of the ring.

After leaving school when it was Walcha show day, Heb Partridge who was in charge of the vegetable section would get me to help him.

I was elected to the committee in 1961 and then in 1962 Herb stepped down and I was it!

To be continued next week