| 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
