Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition

Not to be confused with Sydney International Exhibition.

EXPO
250px The Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition building opened at Alfred Park in 1870 and closed in 1954, a century after the first intercolonial exhibition had been held
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition
Area	6.1 hectares (15 acres)
Invention(s)	Elevator
Visitors	1,045,898
Location
Country	New South Wales
Venue	Prince Alfred Park
Coordinates
Timeline
Opening	30 August 1870 (1870-08-30)
Closure	30 September 1870 (1870-09-30)
Universal expositions
Previous	Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia (1866) in Melbourne
Next	Intercolonial Exhibition (1875) in Melbourne

The first Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition was a series of exhibitions inspired by the historic Great Exhibition held in London in 1851. The Colony of New South Wales mounted its first such exhibition in 1854 in preparation for the Paris Exhibition of 1855, another in 1861 in preparation for the London Exhibition of 1862, and then several more until being held annually throughout the 1870s under the name Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition.

The term "intercolonial" referred to the British colonies on the continent of Australia, which did not federate until 1901.

The major impetus for intercolonial exhibitions derived from the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, which from 1858 onwards sponsored annual shows at the Society's grounds at Parramatta, about 20 km (12 mi) west of Sydney's central business district. In 1869, the exhibitions underwent rapid expansion on relocation to the newly established Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills, immediately south-east of the CBD. The Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition building opened in 1870 on the site.

The Industrial Progress of New South Wales (1871). The Industrial Progress of New South Wales (1871).

Further expanding the scope of its exhibitions, Sydney held the first international exhibition, the Sydney International Exhibition, in the Garden Palace in The Domain in 1879.

See also

• History of Sydney
• List of world's fairs

References

• Intercolonial Exhibition (1871), The Industrial Progress of New South Wales: Being a Report of the Intercolonial Exhibition of 1870, at Sydney; Together with a Variety of Papers Illustrative of the Industrial Resources of the Colony, Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer.

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