Preview Day at Expo 88, South Brisbane, 1988 IM0267 Flickr
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Bill's Ponderings 25 Years Ago Brisbane Hosted the World Expo '88
-C elebrating Brisbane's World Expo '88 and Australia at World Expositions - HOVER OVER SLIDESHOW IMAGE TO PAUSE: READ IMAGE INFORMATION The slideshow is a potpourri of images from Australia's representation and hosting
Expo 88 Public Art sculpture, Brisbane, October 1988 Flickr
As Expo '88 is considered to be a landmark event in the development of Brisbane as a modern city, this sculpture remains an important reminder of that event. Lot plan L10001_SP283436; L10101_SP283436; L10102_SP283436; L10103_SP283436; more. Key dates Local Heritage Place Since — 1 July 2002 Date of Citation — July 2006 Construction
Exterior of Canada stand at Expo 88, South Brisbane, 1988 Flickr
World Expo 88 was held in Brisbane between April 30 and October 30, 1988. Over 15 million visitors experienced the fun of Expo, which included pavilions from international and local participants, laser displays, fireworks, parades, concerts, the Aquacade, water skiing show, a monorail and much more.
Expo 88 Revisiting memories of Brisbane's defining moment 30 years on ABC News
But then he took sick leave with a bad back. Acting prime minister Doug Anthony took the opportunity to sanction Brisbane's bid for the 1988 Expo, and Fraser was reportedly furious.
On this day Brisbane World Expo 88 opens Australian Geographic
Expo 88: Revisiting memories of Brisbane's defining moment 30 years on ABC Radio Brisbane / By Annie Pappalardo Posted Sun 29 Apr 2018 at 8:07pm, updated Sun 29 Apr 2018 at 11:44pm Loading. abc.net.au/news/expo-88-30-year-anniversary-revisiting-memories/9702588 Link copied Share article The pavilions. The performers. The people.
Expo '88 QAlbum
The sign at Expo '88 in Brisbane, 1988. (Supplied: Brisbane City Council) The two weatherbeaten signs had been stored on a plot of land at Deception's Bay's Arethusa College and pupil Kurt Jones became intrigued. "In 2016 I started at the college and everyday I would walk past the signs," he said.
Expo 88 How 1988 Brisbane event changed the Gold Coast forever Gold Coast Bulletin
Expo 88 was conceived hastily after Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The success of the Games had impressed Queensland's pro-development leadership who were keen to reposition their.
Expo 1988 Information Service Centre, Brisbane Queensland Places
Expo 88 was Australia's World Fair and it was a roaring success. Hosted in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland, a lot was riding on.
Brisbane's Expo 88 celebrates 30th anniversary ArchitectureAU
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Flashback World Expo 88 State Library Of Queensland
Brisbane won the right to hold the event and Expo 88 was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 30 April 1988. By the time it closed, it had changed the way the world saw Brisbane and helped shaped the city as we know it today. Butterfly stilt-walker in the Lunchtime Parade, ITM1108530 Closing day crowds leave Expo 88, ITM1102874
Brisbane's Expo 88 celebrates 30th anniversary ArchitectureAU
World Expo 88, also known as Expo '88, was a World's Fair held in Brisbane, during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988. The theme of the Expo was "Leisure in the Age of Technology", and the mascot for the Expo was an Australian platypus named Expo Oz.
Expo 88 Germany Pavilion exterior, Brisbane, October 1988 Flickr
Expo 88 was a temporary event but it changed Brisbane culturally and physically. It redefined the city as one oriented towards culture and leisure, turning citizens into cosmopolitan consumers. The expo also helped to create South Bank Parklands - a 40-hectare site that is now the city's most popular leisure precinct.
Expo 88 Revisiting memories of Brisbane's defining moment 30 years on ABC News
Brisbane, 30 April 1988. Uniforms have been fitted, performers have rehearsed, and construction has been completed for the 1988 World Exposition. The average temperature is a cool twenty-two degrees. People pour through the gates, into the pavilions or onto the monorail. More than 77,000 will visit by the end of the day.
Passione Expo, Brisbane 1988 Expo 2015, Scatti, Foto
World Expo 88, also known as Expo 88, was a specialised Expo held in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia, during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988, inclusive.
Expo 88 France Pavilion exterior, Brisbane, October 1988 a photo on Flickriver
World Expo 88, also known as Expo 88, was a specialised Expo held in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia, during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988, inclusive. The theme of the Expo was "Leisure in the Age of Technology", and the mascot for the Expo was an Australian platypus named Expo Oz.