Sydney International Exhibition

EXPO Sydney 1879
The Sydney International Exhibition
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	Sydney International Exhibition
Building	Garden Palace
Area	6.1 hectares (15 acres)
Invention(s)	Elevator
Visitors	1,045,898
Location
Country	New South Wales
City	Sydney
Venue	The Domain
Coordinates	33°51′52.56″S 151°12′46.55″E / 33.8646000°S 151.2129306°E / -33.8646000; 151.2129306
Timeline
Opening	September 17, 1879 (1879-09-17)
Closure	April 20, 1880 (1880-04-20)
Universal expositions
Previous	Exposition Universelle (1878) in Paris
Next	Melbourne International Exhibition (1880) in Melbourne

The Sydney International Exhibition in 1879 was the first World's Fair at the southern hemisphere.^[1]

After being granted self-governance during the 1850s the Australian colonies, Victoria and New South Wales, saw a steady economic growth as result of the discovery and exploitation of gold reserves. After 20 years proposals were made for organizing an exhibition modelled on the great exhibitions of Europe, with an aim to promote commerce and industry, along with art, science and education. In 1879 Melbourne filed a plan to the Parliament. However Sydney wanted to be the first and managed to organize an exhibition in record time.^[2]

The Sydney International Exhibition opened in the autumn of 1879, but it wasn't really universal and therefore not officially recognized by the Bureau of International Expositions. Melbourne decided to start their exhibition shortly after the one in Sydney, so the participants could transport their exhibits during the winter of 1880.^[3] After the exhibitions many of the exhibits were selected to be at display in the powerhouse museum.^[4] The Garden Palace itself was used by the government until a fire destroyed the building in 1882

References

↑ http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/insidethecollection/2009/09/sydney-international-exhibition-1879/
↑ Mattie, Eric (1998). Weltausstellungen (in German). Stuttgart/Zürich: Belser Verlag. p. 54. ISBN 3-7630-2358-5.
↑ Mattie, Eric (1998). Weltausstellungen (in German). Stuttgart/Zürich: Belser Verlag. p. 57. ISBN 3-7630-2358-5.
↑ http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/theme,1635,The_1879_Sydney_International_Exhibition

List of world expositions

Retrospectively recognized expositions

BIE recognized Universal Expositions

BIE recognized Specialized Expositions

BIE recognized horticultural exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

Asia	Nanyang 1910 Hangzhou 1929 Nagoya 1937 Shenyang 2006

Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–14 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–40

Europe	London 1756 Dublin 1853 Manchester 1857 Porto 1865 London 1871–74 Vienna 1873 Amsterdam 1883 Liverpool 1886 London 1886 Copenhagen 1888 Glasgow 1888 Frankfurt 1891 Prague 1891 Lyon 1894 Oporto 1894 Berlin 1896 Glasgow 1901 Cork 1902 Hanoi 1902 London 1905 London 1906 Marseille 1906 Dublin 1907 London 1908 Zaragoza 1908 London 1910 Dresden 1911 London 1911 London 1912 Lyon 1914 Cologne 1914 London 1914 Kristiania 1914 Malmö 1914 Semarang 1914 London 1921 Marseille 1922 British Empire Exhibition (1924–25) Antwerp 1930 Stockholm 1930 Paris 1931 Porto 1934 Glasgow 1938

North America	New York City 1826–1897 Bryant Park, New York City 1853 Atlanta 1881 Louisville 1883–87 New Orleans 1884 Atlanta 1887 San Francisco 1894 Atlanta 1895 Nashville 1897 Omaha 1898 Buffalo 1901 Charleston 1901–02 Portland, Oregon 1905 Jamestown 1907 Seattle 1909 Knoxville 1913 San Diego 1915–17 Bronx 1918 Philadelphia 1926 San Diego 1935–36 Dallas 1936 Cleveland 1936–37 Dallas 1937 San Francisco 1939–40 New York City 1964–65

South America	Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

Authority control	VIAF: 126922677 GND: 5544886-0

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Sydney International Exhibition

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