New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1889)
The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition was a world's fair held in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1889.[1] It opened on 26 November 1889 and ran until 19 April 1890[1] with 625000 visits made, and made a profit.[1]
The fair celebrated that country and the South Seas. Exhibitions included New Zealand's Eiffel Tower, a 40 metre high wooden structure based on the Eiffel Tower built by the Austral Otis Elevator Company and used to display their products.[2] The tower was estimated to cost £1200 and included an elevator that travelled about 30 m. A smaller Eiffel Tower, without an elevator, was situated in an adjacent garden area, near the internal courtyard of the exhibition.[3]
John Roberts was President of the Exhibition and for his services was awarded the Companionship of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, in 1891.[4] Alfred Lee Smith was one of the directors of the exhibition.[5]
Related fairs
- 1865 in Dunedin - New Zealand Exhibition (1865) from 12 January – 6 May 1865
- 1885 in Wellington - New Zealand Industrial Exhibition
- 1906 in Christchurch New Zealand International Exhibition (1906),
- 1925 in Dunedin New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition (1925)
- 1939-40 in Wellington New Zealand Centennial Exhibition (1939-1940)
References
- 1 2 3 Pelle, Findling, ed. (2008). "Appendix B:Fair Statistics". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 414. ISBN 9780786434169.
- ↑ "New Zealand's Eiffel Tower". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ "New Zealand's own Eiffel Tower open". (Ministry for Culture and Heritage). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ "Mr. John Roberts". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]. 1905. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "Obituary". Otago Daily Times (16994). 3 May 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 7 April 2016.