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Canberra Day at Expo '88 : 11th September 1988
World Fairs or Expos have been staged on a regular basis since the first was held in 1851 at London’s Crystal Palace. In 1988 Expo 88 was held in Brisbane from the 30th April to the 30th of October along the banks of the Brisbane River. This was the third to be staged in Australia, the others being Sydney in 1879 and Melbourne in 1880.
52 international and state governments as well as many corporations held exhibits promoting tourism, goods and services to an average of 100,000 people daily over the six months Expo 88 ran. The then ACT Administration's Canberra Pavilion display was heavily based around the newly opened Parliament House. It included a scale model of the building, a full size replica of the Australian Flag that flies atop Parliament House and a theatrette showing videos of the construction.
As can be imagined the planning and staging of such an event generated a lot of paper work to which ArchivesACT can provide access. The following is a list of the files related to Expo 88 that are available:
- 87/3424: CO-ORDINATION BRANCH - EXPO 88
- 88/764: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, EXPO 88
- 88/1431: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILLION - EXPO 88, CANBERRAS NATIONAL DAY
- 88/1432: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, CANBERRA PAVILION - EXPO 88 VEHICLES
- 88/1433: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, CANBERRA PAVILION - EXPO 88, EXPO BUSINESS VISITOR PROGRAM
- 88/1489: BUDGET OPERATIONS BRANCH, WORLD EXPO 88
- 88/1554: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILION - EXPO 88, PUBLICATIONS BROCHURES HANDOUTS
- 88/1555: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER - CANBERRA PAVILLION, EXPO 88 - OPENING DAY PARADE & OFFICIAL FLAG RAISING CEREMONY
- 88/1811: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILLION - EXPO 88 - PROTOCOL
- 88/1812: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILLION - EXPO 88 - TRAINING
- 88/1941: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILION EXPO 88 CONTRACT
- 88/2399: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILION EXPO 88 FINANCIAL MATTERS
- 88/2572: CANBERRA TOURIST BUREAU, EXPO 88 BUDGET
- 88/3173: ACT PARKS & CONSERVATION SERVICE – FESTIVALS SECTION – CANBERRA DAY AT EXPO 88
- 88/5116: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, EXPO 88
- 88/11497: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, ASSETS REGISTER - FURNITURE & FITTINGS - EXHIBITS
- 88/11498: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, PETTY CASH & HOSPITALITY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
- 88/11499: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, INTER PAVILION MANAGERS MEETINGS
- 88/11500: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, MONTHLY REPORTS
- 88/11501: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, CANBERRA DEVELOPMENT BOARD FUNCTIONS - 12/09/88
- 88/11502: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION - MAINTENANCE
- 88/11503: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, UNIFORMS
- 88/11504: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, MEDIA RELATIONS
- 88/11505: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, PAVILION ENTERTAINMENT
- 88/11506: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION - PROMOTIONS
- 88/11518: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, CANBERRA DAY - 11/9/88 - ENTERTAINMENT
- 88/11519: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, CANBERRA DAY - 11/9/88 - FUNCTIONS
- 88/11520: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION - DISESTABLISHMENT
- 88/11521: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, MANAGEMENT OF COMMISSIONERS UNIT
- 88/11522: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, ATTENDANCE STATISTICS
- 88/11523: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, BUSINESS ENQUIRIES, CIDB BUSINESS CARD COMPETITION
- 88/11524: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT - WORLD EXPO 88 CANBERRA PAVILLION - STAFF
- 88/11525: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, PUBLIC ENQUIRIES & INFORMATION REQUESTS
- 88/11622: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION
- 88/11676: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION - ENTERTAINMENT
- 88/12021: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION - PROMOTIONS
- 88/12022: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION - PROMOTIONS
- 88/13890: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT WORLD EXPO 88, CANBERRA PAVILION, ASSETS REGISTER - FURNITURE & FITTINGS - EXHIBITS
- 89/13702: CANBERRA TOURIST BUREAU, EXPO 88 BRISBANE SURVEY
- HE-4919: CANBERRA PARTICIPATION AT WORLD EXPO 88
- HE-5091: OFFICE EXPO 88 9-10 FEBRUARY 1988
- NC-86/01770: URBAN ECONOMICS BRANCH (UE) NCDC PARTICIPATION AT EXPO 88
- NC-87/02154#1: ARCHITECTURE DIVISION EXPO 88 ACT PARTICIPATION
- NC-87/02218#1-3: PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPO 88 ACT EXHIBITION
- NC-88/00518#1-3: PUBLICATION SECTION EXPO 88 BRISBANE EXHIBITION AUDIO VISUAL & EXHIBIT
- NC-88/00810#1-2: TECHNICAL SERVICES BRANCH (TECHSERV) CANBERRA PAVILION EXPO 88
The biggest event staged by the ACT Administration was ‘Canberra Day’ on the 11th of September 1988, a live concert televised on CTC7 that was produced by Colin Slater of Sing Australia which included 'The Canberra Song', the lyrics of which are published below. The following is the proposal for the event produced by Sing Australia from the file: '88/3173: ACT PARKS & CONSERVATION SERVICE – FESTIVALS SECTION – CANBERRA DAY AT EXPO 88'
The following is a draft press release for ‘Canberra Day’ from the file: '88/1431: OFFICE OF INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CANBERRA PAVILLION - EXPO 88, CANBERRAS NATIONAL DAY'
