Qld: Ekka comes to town
Queensland and New South Wales will battle it out in a State of Origin with a twist,as the Ekka comes to town today.
One of the traditional features of Brisbane's 127-year-old Royal Queensland Show --or Ekka as it is better known -- is the Queensland Rail Silver Spike Rail Race.
Two teams race against the clock to build 13 metres of railway track by hand, thena pump car is placed on the track and the teams race to the stop block.
This Saturday for the first time Queensland will take on New South Wales in the SilverSpike State of Origin.
Also new to the Ekka is a concert series featuring Diesel, Taxiride and Killing Heidi,children's concerts, a family horse show and international food fair.
The country will come to the city with sheep-shearing, whip cracking and a wide varietyof animals on display in pavilions and the show ring.
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KEYWORD: EKKA (BRISBANE)
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