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New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition

New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition

Crowds gather at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, held in Dunedin in 1889–90, to look at a miniature replica of the Eiffel Tower, completed recently for the 1889 Paris Exposition, and other outdoor displays.

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Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: S09-039e

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Business until 1920, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22661/new-zealand-and-south-seas-exhibition (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 18 August 2009, updated 1 May 2015.

Comments

Helen Chappell
20 May 2016
Kiaora I have a painting - "The Cornish Dames School painted c 1885 by Marianne Preindlberger-Stokes. It was brought to NZ in 1889 for the South Seas Exhibition in Dunedin 1889/90 Catalouge No: 43 in the British Oil Painting section. Do you have any historical records about how and when it came to NZ and to Dunedin and then to Christchurch. We had the painting at Glenelg Health Camp for many years. I think the painting originally belonged to either the Bowron Family or the Olliver family. Records that we had were lot in the Earthquake. I would be grateful for some feedback yours sincerely Helen Chappell Email: [email protected] or [email protected]