British and Intercolonial Exhibition

42°43′03″S 170°58′0″E / 42.71750°S 170.96667°E / -42.71750; 170.96667TimelineOpening15 December 1923Closure2 February 1924

The British and Intercolonial Exhibition was a small world's fair held between 15 December 1923 and 2 February 1924 in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand to mark the opening of the Otira Tunnel and the diamond jubilee of Westland Province.[1][2]

The patron of the fair was the Governor-general John Jellicoe and the vice-patron then-Prime Minister William Massey.[1]

40,000 square feet were allocated for the exhibition.[1]

Legacy

A statue of Summer was erected to commemorate the exhibition, and is now outside the Hokitika Museum.[3]

  • Summer (1925)
    Summer (1925)
  • Commemorative plaque on statue
    Commemorative plaque on statue

References

  1. ^ a b c "British and Intercolonial Exhibition ... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand". Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The British and Intercolonial Exhibition, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand, December 15th, 1923 to February 2nd, 1924 : to celebrate the opening of the East and West Coast railway, to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the Province of Westland, 1864-1924. - Version details - Trove". Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "GC3W13R Statue of Summer (Hokitika, West Coast) (Traditional Cache) in South Island, New Zealand created by gracie7". Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  • An image of the East gate of the fair
  • Some souvenir cups from the fair
  • Article positioning the fair against other New Zealand fairs
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