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...
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A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These...
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World Expo Park was an amusement park built for Expo '88 in Brisbane, Australia. It was positioned on the corner of Melbourne and Glenelg Streets in South...
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Nepalese Peace Pagoda (category World Expo 88)
Brisbane World Expo '88 site, South Bank Parklands. It is one of the most significant heritage items in Brisbane from the hosting of the Expo. It is the...
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chosen for World Expo 88, the event lasted from 30 April to 30 October 1988 and brought in 18 million visitors during its run. After Expo 88 the land where...
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The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May...
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Liberal Party leader for Queensland. He was Chair and CEO of Brisbane's World Expo '88. Llew Edwards started his working life as an electrician in his family's...
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South Bank Parklands (category World Expo 88)
Queensland, Australia. The parkland, on the transformed site of Brisbane's World Expo 88, was officially opened to the public on 20 June 1992. The South Bank...
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Brisbane has hosted major events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo 88, the 2001 Goodwill Games, the 2014 G20 summit, and will host the 2032...
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original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2006. "About World Expo '88". Foundation Expo '88. 1988. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved...
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The Skyneedle, Brisbane (category World Expo 88)
specially for World Expo 88. The 88 m landmark was earmarked for relocation to Tokyo Disneyland (following the completion of Expo '88). However, hairdresser...
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Bank Parklands, the transformed World Expo 88 site by the Brisbane River, as part of the 20th anniversary of World Expo 88 and the 150th anniversary of the...
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on 3 July 1988, while the experiment was on display at Brisbane's World Expo 88. However, apparently no one witnessed the drop fall itself; Professor...
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Peace Pagoda (redirect from World Peace Stupa)
the 1988 World Exposition, Brisbane's World Expo '88, the Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda is now a permanent commemorative structure of the Expo. It is located...
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26 January. World Expo 88 in Brisbane, the largest event of these celebrations The Great Australian Camel Race, from Uluru to the Expo Australian Bicentennial...
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Australia – Expo '88 (World Expo '88) – Skyneedle 1989 – Nagoya, Japan – World Design Exhibition 1989 1991 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Second World Exhibition...
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Culture of Brisbane (section Legacy of World Expo '88)
College of Art (a part of Griffith University), is based on the former World Expo 88 site at South Bank, and the QUT Art Museum (a part of the Queensland...
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an Australian television presenter. Biggar's career began in 1988 at World Expo 88[citation needed] on a show called The Breaky Bash with Sean James as...
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Following the conclusion of World Expo 88 in Brisbane, at least one of the monorail trains was relocated to Sea World in 1989. It was the first monorail...
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Expo '90 (国際花と緑の博覧会, Kokusai Hana to Midori no Hakurankai) or The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, organized as a part of the International...
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completed in 1988 and it became synonymous with Australian Bicentenary and World Expo '88 Brisbane. It is located at 345 Queen Street on the corner of Creek Street...
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A set of collectable teaspoons from World Expo 88...
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role. In April 1988, Jones presented a report on the opening day of World Expo 88 for Network Ten. Post-Neighbours in 1990, Jones played Lorna Jackson...
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troops were stationed in Brisbane during World War II. The city hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo 88, and the 2014 G20 Brisbane summit. The...
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landmark which Stefan bought to prevent it being moved overseas after World Expo '88. When the Milton Tennis Centre was demolished circa 1999, Stefan rescued...
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keyboardist James Roche (Jamie Paddle) performed at the opening of World Expo 88 in Brisbane on 30 April. They were joined by the Eagles' Glenn Frey...
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series, 2 episodes 1987; 1988 Wogan Guest TV series UK, 2 episodes 1988 World Expo 88: Opening Celebrations Herself (with Peter O'Brien) TV special 1988 The...
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(1988) World Expo 88: The Songs; EMI Records, EMP 8801 (1988) LP: The Les Patterson Long Player (music and dialogue from Les Patterson Saves The World); WEA...
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most of South Brisbane's commercial heart to become South Bank for World Expo 88 and the transformation of large industrial parts of South Melbourne...
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Universal theme park) was shipped to a theme park in Australia, for World Expo '88, in Brisbane, Queensland, but is now believed to be back in the US....
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