Event
Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia (1866 - 1867)
- From
- 24 October 1866
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- 23 February 1867
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Functions
- Festival or Event
Summary
The 1866-1867 Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia was held in Melbourne, in large mostly temporary buildings, constructed behind the Melbourne Public Library in Swanston street. A huge range of exhibits were provided from the colonies of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland, New Zealand, Batavia, and New Caledonia.
Details
The Bendigo Pottery Company was one of the companies that participated in the exhibition.
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Intercolonial Exhibition, Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia, Melbourne 1866-67 (Melbourne: Published by authority of the Commissioners, 1867), i-xliv, 9-404, 1-564 pp, https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE20412200. Details
Journal Articles
- Hoare, M. E., 'The Intercolonial Science Movement in Australasia, 1870-1890', Records of the Australian Academy of Science, 3 (2) (1976), 7-28. https://www.publish.csiro.au/hr/HR9760320007. Details
Resources
- 'Intercolonial Exhibition of Australia (1966-19671231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1491591. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_i.html. Details
Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes
Created: 18 July 2001, Last modified: 15 March 2023
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