| New
South Wales, Australia
NSW Day : July 13, 1988 Agreement to Participate : 2 October 1987 Commissioner : Mr Alan Marsh Pavilion : 727 square metres |
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Pavilion Attendants in 'convict' and
period costumes await visitors to the New South Wales
Pavilion at World Expo '88 : Image Courtesy and © Papermoon
New South Wales, the first British settlement
of Australia, presented it's maritime convict beginnings
and it's development into one of Australia's leading
states in an imaginative multi-themed theatre-style and
audio-visual display.
Located near the Australia and Queensland Pavilions, and just to the side of the Expo icon Tower 'Night Companion' - Pavilion staff in themed uniforms of the time of settlement - some in comic-like convict-garb, and others of free-setllers - welcomed visitors against a painted backdrop reminiscent of the tall ships that first visited the land - to the sailing ships that play on Sydney Harbour today.
The two major presentations, with the first featuring a reproduction of a 1780s English dockside and the First Fleet ship HMS Sirius about to sail for her destination - replete with old worlde charm, swaying floors, background sea-sound noise, and an artificial sea-fog to replicate a 'sea-voyage' feel - became the setting for viewing an audio-visual presentation of Sydney from 1788 to 1988.
The second part of the Pavilion featured a Showscan 70mm film presentation projected on a wall-to-wall floor-to-ceiling screen, showcasing the diverse picturesque landscape of the State today - from a helicopter ride to the NSW outback, a wild boat race, high-speed skiing and waterskiing.
There was also a Pavilion Shop selling Australian souvenirs.
Located near the Australia and Queensland Pavilions, and just to the side of the Expo icon Tower 'Night Companion' - Pavilion staff in themed uniforms of the time of settlement - some in comic-like convict-garb, and others of free-setllers - welcomed visitors against a painted backdrop reminiscent of the tall ships that first visited the land - to the sailing ships that play on Sydney Harbour today.
The two major presentations, with the first featuring a reproduction of a 1780s English dockside and the First Fleet ship HMS Sirius about to sail for her destination - replete with old worlde charm, swaying floors, background sea-sound noise, and an artificial sea-fog to replicate a 'sea-voyage' feel - became the setting for viewing an audio-visual presentation of Sydney from 1788 to 1988.
The second part of the Pavilion featured a Showscan 70mm film presentation projected on a wall-to-wall floor-to-ceiling screen, showcasing the diverse picturesque landscape of the State today - from a helicopter ride to the NSW outback, a wild boat race, high-speed skiing and waterskiing.
There was also a Pavilion Shop selling Australian souvenirs.
References:
Report of the Commissioner-General of Expo
88 on the Australian Government's Involvement in Expo '88
(1988), Published by Office of the
Commissioner-General of World Expo '88
World Expo '88 - The Official Souvenir
Program (1988), Editor Andrew Cowell, Published by Australian
Consolidated PressCommissioner-General of World Expo '88
Expo! an independent Review (1988), Written by Scott Jones, David Bray, Juanita Phillips, Published by Boolarong Publications
