New Zealand Exhibition

1865 Dunedin
John Hyde Harris, president of the executive
Overview
BIE-class Unrecognized exposition
Name New Zealand Exhibition
Visitors 31250
Organized by John Hyde Harris, James Hector, Alfred Eccles and Thomas Forrester
Participant(s)
Countries 12
Location
Country Colony of New Zealand
City Dunedin
Coordinates 45°52′9.84″S 170°30′30.96″E / 45.8694000°S 170.5086000°E / -45.8694000; 170.5086000
Timeline
Opening 12 January 1865
Closure 6 May 1865

The New Zealand Exhibition held in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1865 was a world's fair[1] visited by 31250 people.[2] It was the first world's fair held in New Zealand.[1] It opened on 12 January and ran until 6 May 1865.[3]

Architecture

There was a large stone Italianate building with clock tower and a series of annexes all designed by Mason and Clayton,[4] with a central courtyard derived from Fowler's design of Covent Garden market.[5] It was not completely finished when the fair opened.[4]

Organisation

John Hyde Harris was president of the executive, James Hector was commissioner and juror, Alfred Eccles the secretary[6] and Thomas Forrester building superintendent.[7]

Legacy

Exhibits from the exhibition provided the opening collection of the colonial museum, and added to the collection at the Otago Museum,[4] and the main building became Dunedin's hospital until 1933.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 McCarthy, Conal (2008). "Dunedin 1865". In Pelle, Findling. Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 34. ISBN 9780786434169.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Jock. "Exhibitions and world's fairs – New Zealand exhibitions, 1865 to 1900'". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand,. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Attendance at major New Zealand exhibitions, 1865–1940 – Exhibitions and world's fairs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 McCarthy, Conal (2008). "Dunedin 1865". In Pelle, Findling. Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 9780786434169.
  5. 1 2 "1865 – Exhibition Building, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand – Architecture of New Zealand – Archiseek – Irish Architecture". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Pelle, Findling, ed. (2008). "Appendix C:Fair Officials". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 418. ISBN 9780786434169.
  7. ↑ "Forrester, Thomas – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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