The beautiful Nowra Showgrounds Pavilion was built in 1904 and is still used today. This image shows members of the Bomaderry Tigers Australian Football Club preparing for training, using the showground as their temporary home ground for the 2020 season.

Nowra Showground was the first park to be designated for public use in Australia.

Governor General Sir Charles Augustus Fitz-Roy consented to the first Act in Australia for Parks and Public Recreation in December 1854 and the Act came into force on January 1, 1855.

Only 46 days later on February 15, 1855, 640 acres in Nowra was dedicated Public Recreation Ground. A clear ten years before any other in Australia.

This panorama-cropped image is a single-frame photograph.

Location: Nowra Showgrounds / Nowra, NSW, Australia.