Ekka

ekka English Royal Queensland Show Etymology Shortened from en exhibition; the show was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition. Pronunciation ĕkə, en /ˈɛkə/ en EN-AU ck1 Ekka.ogg AU en ɛkə 2 Proper noun the Ekka en Australia chiefly Queensland colloquial The Royal Queensland Show. en 1995 w:The Bulletin 5977-5985 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BhYYAQAAIAAJ&q=%22ekka%22+queensland+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22ekka%22+queensland+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kxFKT6vmKYbkmAWGrLyeDg&redir_esc=y 98 The Queensland Chamber of Commerce questioned the Ekka (the Exhibition - Brisbane′s annual show) public holiday, complaining of loss of productivity. en 2006 Andrew Stafford Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden 231 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=I0zhglD9dcYC&pg=PA231&dq=%22ekka%22+queensland+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bxVKT5SGFOLnmAWSpoSgDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Hundreds came to Rock Against The Queen (on the Queen's Birthday) or the Ekka (on Exhibition Day in August). en 2008 Jennifer Clark Aborigines & Activism: Race, Aborigines & the Coming of the Sixties to Australia 226 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=3mXEaCorrKgC&pg=PA226&dq=%22ekka%22+queensland+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kxFKT6vmKYbkmAWGrLyeDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22ekka%22%20queensland%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false At this point the Exhibition Grounds remained the only reasonable choice but when the Queensland Royal National Association also refused permission, the Queensland Cabinet declared a State of Emergency in order to acquire the ground and to counter union boycotts which may have threatened the Ekka, the agricultural exhibition to be held in August. Anagrams en aekk keak Keka