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About World Expo '88
1. Introduction
2. Zones of the Expo
3. Attendance at the World Exposition
4. The Post-Expo Blues - South Bank Corporation - The Future
* Chronology of Milestone Events
World Expo '88 Theme Song "Together, We'll Show the World!" [COMING SOON!]
* A Day at World Expo '88 *
Critical Staff of World Expo '88
Your Expo Hosts and Hostesses
Honorary Ambassadors
Time Capsule
** World Expo '88 Heritage Walking Trail**
Where's Brisbane?
Pavilions
World Expo '88 Interactive Map
- Australian Pavilions
- Australia
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Northern Territory
- Art of Central Australia
- Communities of Australia
- Indigenous Communities of Queensland
- Office of Economic Development for the City of Brisbane
- International Pavilions
- Brunei Darussalam
- Canada
- British Columbia
- China (P.R.C.)
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Fiji
- France
- West Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Saitama Prefecture
- Kobe City
- Kenya
- South Korea
- Malaysia
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- Sri-Lanka
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Kingdom of Tonga
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Alaska
- California
- Hawai'i
- U.S.S.R.
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Western Samoa
- Yugoslavia
- Multi-Lateral Organisations
- European Community
- United Nations (+ theme song!)
- Thematic Pavilions
- The Captain James Cook Exhibit
- The Magna Carta Exhibit
- Corporate Exhibitors
- Australian Airlines
- Australian Opal Mining Showcase
- Australia Post
- Cadbury Confectionary
- Comet Express - TNT
- Ford
- Fujitsu
- Hitachi
- IBM
- Idemitsu
- The India Centre
- JETRO (Japan External Trade Organisation)
- Leisure Development Centre of Japan
- Lions
- LITS Tour & Travel Centre
- Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- The National Campaign Against Drug Abuse
- The Primary Industries Pavilion - 'Silo in the City'
- Pavilion of Promise
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- Queensland Newspapers
- Queensland Teachers' Credit Union
- Quota
- Rotary
- Suncorp
- Univations
- Universal Telecasters
- Zonta
- Corporate Sponsor of Exposition Entertainment or Services
- Australian Consolidated Press
- The BP Australia Waterski Spectacular
- C. Itoh & Co. Australia
- Conrad International Hotel
- FM-104 River Stage
- Iberia Airlines
- Johnson & Johnson
- Metropolian Permanent Building Society
- QANTAS Light Fantastic Night Parade (daily at 6.30p.m.)
- Suncorp Sensus Play Area
- Syme Electronic Communications
- Telecom Australia 'Expo Info' Booths
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Open Air Exhibits
- NASA
- Universal Studios
Entertainment
- Opening Day
- Warana Amphitheatre
- Aquacade
- Expo City Marching Band
- Lasers & Fireworks
- 'Food!' - The Expo '88 Day Parade
- 'Hermaphro - Queen of the Night' - the QANTAS Light Fantastic Night Parade
- The Space
- Young at Heart
- Piazza
- River Stage
- Walkways
- BP Waterski Spectacular
- Expo Theme Weeks
- World Expo on Stage
- Closing Day
- 'The Best of the Best'
- Celebrity Speakers Forum
- A Daily Guide to Entertainment and Attendance at World Expo '88 - from 'Expo Today'
- World Expo '88 at the Queensland Cultural Centre
- World Expo Park (includes Map)
- § Link to World Expo Park Photos - www.rcdb.com - 'Roller Coaster Database'
- § Link to Australian Amusement Fanatics Web-Site www.australianamusementfanatics.com
- § Link to eBay for 'That's Entertainment', a photo diary of World Expo '88, by Brett Cochrane, official staff photographer
- § Link to Allen & Unwin for Ric Birch, Head of the Entertainment Division, auto-biography 'Master of the Ceremonies'Design & Construction
Design & Construction
Art
- The Human Factor at World Expo '88
- Humanoid Greetings from the Future of Technology
- Sculpture at World Expo '88
- Foreword, Philip Bacon Galleries, New Farm, Brisbane
- Nicholas Alquin, France
- Peter Appleton, U.K.
- Armand P. Arman, France
- Kenneth Armitage, U.K.
- Bruce Armstrong, Australia
- Ted Atkinson, U.K.
- George Baldessin, Australia
- Elliot Balter, U.S.A.
- Geoffrey Bartlett, Australia
- Chris Beecroft, Australia
- Chris Booth, New Zealand
- Cesar, France
- Lynn Chadwick, U.K.
- Peter D. Cole, Australia
- Robert Courturier, France
- Lin Emery, U.S.A.
- Arthur Fleischmann, U.K.
- Dame Elisabeth Frank, U.K.
- Jim Galluci, U.S.A.
- Gidon Graetz, Israel
- Tom Grubb, U.S.A.
- Aaronel de roy Gruber, U.S.A.
- Jon Barlow Hudson, U.S.A.
- Richard Hunt, Australia
- Indian Carvings, India
- Takamichi Ito, Japan
- Greg Johns, Australia
- Robert Juniper, Australia
- Lila Katzen, U.S.A.
- Kiyoyuki Kikutake, Japan
- Stephen Killick, Australia
- Kentano Kimura, Japan
- Inge King, Australia
- John Ladyman, Australia
- O. Evan Lewis, U.S.A.
- Clyde Lynds, U.S.A.
- Molly Mason, U.S.A.
- Adrian Mauriks, Australia
- Henry Moore, U.K.
- Lyn Moore, Australia
- Greg Moring, U.S.A.
- Robert J. Morris, Australia
- Nicholas Mukonberanwa, Zimbabwe
- Henry Munyaradzi, Zimbabwe
- Fumio Nishimura, Japan
- Baile Oakes, U.S.A.
- 'Orbit', Australia
- Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italy
- Night Companion, Australia
- Sergio Redegalli, Australia
- George Rhoades, U.S.A.
- George Rickey, U.S.A.
- Herb Rosenburg, U.S.A.
- Mitsuaki Sora, Japan
- Minami Tada, Japan
- Kiyoshi Takahashi, Japan
- Kyoshi Takahashi, Japan
- Jeff Thomson, New Zealand
- Jurgunby Sadyrov, U.S.S.R.
- Jean Tinguely, Switzerland
- Tim Watkins, U.S.A
- Zelda Wolcock Werner, U.S.A.
- World Expo '88 at the Queensland Cultural Centre
- The Dal Anderson Gallery of World Expo '88
- Art at the World's Fair
- South Bank Today
- World Expo '88 Postcard Slideshow
- Art at the World's Fair
- Official Map World Expo '88 Interactive Version
- Opening Ceremony 30 April 1988 'Daylight Fireworks' - Papermoon
- Aerial View Exposition site - Papermoon
- River Stage and sun -sails from the Brisbane River - Papermoon
- The Monorail and sun-sails - Papermoon
- Front of Central Australia pavilion - Papermoon
- The Victoria Pavilion (Australia) - Papermoon
- The New South Wales Pavilion - Papermoon
- The NASA exhibit - Papermoon
- South Pacific Dancers at the Pacific Lagoon - Papermoon
- The Australia Pavilion - Papermoon
- The Japanese Pond & Garden, Pavilion of Japan - Papermoon
- Front of USA Pavilion - ACP Publishing
- Expo Sculptures- Papermoon
- The Boardwalk restaurants and cafes - Papermoon
- Expo Day parade - Papermoon
- Expo night parade - Papermoon and ACP Publishing
- Expo at sunset - Papermoon
- Expo at sundown - Papermoon
- Expo fireworks - Papermoon
- Human Factor sculptures (including the 88-metre Night Companion) - ACP Publishing
- Expo site before and after photos - ACP Publishing
- Expo 88 Official Guide Book cover - ACP Publishing
- Expo sunsails during construction
- Expo 88 official welcome by the Chair/CEO Sir Llewellyn Edwards - ACP Publishing
- The World Expo '88 Authority - ACP Publishing
- The World Expo '88 Official Logo - Cato Purnell Partners
- Inside the Chinese Pavilion - Greg Keogh
- Expo Marching Band - Greg Keogh
- The "Kookaburra Queen" goes past the Expo site - Greg Keogh
- Float from Expo Day Parade - Greg Keogh
- Front of the Canada Pavilion - Graham John
- The "Night Companion" and Telecom Expo Info booth - Graham John
- Front of the Magna Carta and Singapore Pavilions - Graham John
- 'China Gate' at the entrance to the Chinese Pavilion - Graham John
- Expo Marching Band at the Piazza - Ric Birch
- Expo foreshore at Sundown - Brisbane City Council image # BCC-T108-2
- Concert at the River Stage - Brisbane City Council image # BCC-T120-1291.1
- Australia Pavilion Entrance and base of the 'Night Companion' - Brisbane City Council image #BCC-T120-1294.1
- Fireworks at the River Stage - Brisbane City Council image #BCC-T108-3
- 'Human Factor' sculptures at the North Monorail Station - Brisbane City Council image #BCC-T120-1529.1
- Opening Ceremony at the River Stage - Brisbane City Council image #BCC-T120-1839
- Closing Ceremony at the River Stage - Brisbane City Council image #BCC-T120-1301.1
- The Expo site under construction - Brisbane City Council image #BCC-T54-254
- Aerial view of the City of Brisbane and the Expo site - Russell Stokes- World 88 Official Photographer
- Close-up aerial view of the Expo site under construction - Russell Stokes
- Close up view of the monorail and sunsails - Russell Stokes
- The neon ceiling of 'Times Square' - Russell Stokes
- Inside the Japan Pavilion's 'Communication Plaza' - Russell Stokes
- Italy and Great Britain from the Brisbane River - Russell Stokes
- River Stage and Opening Ceremony balloon Flags of the World - Reina Irmer, State Photographer, State Library of Queensland
Academic Forum
Official Reports
- "Report of the Hon Sir Edward Williams, KCMG, KBE, Commissioner-General of World Expo '88, to the Ambassador for Australia at the B.I.E. General Assembly, Paris, 14 December 1988" (PDF)
- "Report by Mr J.A. Ferguson, First Assistant Secretary, Tourism, Sport & Recreation Divsion, Department of the Arts, Sport, The Environment, Tourism and Territories, on the presentation of Expo 88 Reports to the Bureau of International Expositions" (PDF)
- "Report
of Dr Damaso de Lario, Chairman of the Steering Committee of
Commissioners-General at the 1988 World Exposition, Brisbane,
Australia"' (PDF)
Opening Ceremony
- The Hon Sir Llewellyn Edwards, Chairman of World Expo '88
- The Hon Sir Edward Williams, KCMG, KBE, Commissioner-General of World Expo '88
- Monsieur Jacques Sol-Rolland, President, Bureau International des Expositions (B.I.E.)
- The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Alderman Sallyanne Atkinson
- The Hon Mike Ahern MLA, Premier and Treasurer of Queensland
- The Hon R.J.L.Hawke AC, MP, Prime Minister of Australia
- Her Majesty the Queen
- The Hon Sir Llewellyn Edwards, Chairman of World Expo '88
- Don Damaso de Lario, President of the Steering Committee of the College of Commissioners-General, World Expo '88
- The Hon Sir Edward Williams, KCMG, KBE, Commissioner-General of World Expo '88
- The Hon M.J.Ahern, MLA, Premier and Treasurer of Queensland
- The Hon R.J.L.Hawke, AC, MP, Prime Minister of Australia
- § Architecture Australia, September 2001 Edition. Louise Annabelle Noble - "South Bank Dreaming"
- Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 48, no.1, pp.41-52 (1989). Professor Peter Carroll - "The Origins of World Expo '88" (PDF)
- Journal of Australian Studies, http://www.api-network.com. Richard Nile (Ed.), Issue 79 "Rezoning Australia" (2003) Rachel Sanderson - "Queensland Shows the World: Regionalism and Modernity at Brisbane's World Expo '88"(PDF)
- § Brisbane Institute, transcript from 1 June 1999 presentation. The Hon. Sir Llew Edwards - "Commonwealth Games, Expo, South Bank"
- World's Fair Vol. VIII No. 4 Fall (1988). "Springtime in Brisbane", Alfred Heller, World's Fair Magazine.
- Southside Urban Research Group (1988?). Mark Allen, Ken Butler, Nicole Skeltys - "Trouble with the neighbours : Brisbane's West End and the social consequences of Expo '88" (PDF) [Excerpt: Conclusions]
- Department of Social Work, University of Queensland (1988). Phil Day - "The big party syndrome : a study of the impact of special events and inner urban change in Brisbane" (PDF) [Excerpt: Summary of Conclusions]
- Queensland Tourist & Travel Corporation and the National Centre for Studies in Travel & Tourism, James Cook University "Expo 88 impact : the impact of World Expo 88 on Queensland's Tourism Industry" (PDF) [Excerpt: Executive Summary]
- § Anderson, D., (2003). "Visitors' long-term memories of World Expositions" (PDF). Curator, 46(4) pp 400-420
- Cotterell,
John J. (1990), Youth leisure patterns and World Expo, Youth Studies:
Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Vol.9 n.1,
Autumn 1990 pp 10-16
- §
Opinion Poll DO517: Australian Gallup Poll July, 1987, Australian
Social Science Data Archives,Questions regarding World Expo '88 - among
others. "How much do you know about Expo '88?" [Q. 4a,4b,4c] Polling
Organisation: AGB McNair.http://assda.anu.edu.au/polls/D0517.html
Fun & Games
World Expo '88 Mystery Crossword
World Expo '88 Celebration Jig-saw Puzzle
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The people, personalities, and stars behind World Expo '88
§ World Expo '88 Ideas Centre! Blog - hosted at AOL Journals
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Expo Today
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A Brief Guide to Australia in the 1980s
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World Expo '88 - Arguably the most photographed Event in Australia's History - Andrew Mason
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