Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition

EXPO Melbourne 1875
Redmond Barry, chairman of the commissioners
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition
Visitors	300000
Participant(s)
Countries	7
Location
Country	Colony of Victoria
City	Melbourne
Coordinates	37°48′35″S 144°57′53″E / 37.809801°S 144.964787°E / -37.809801; 144.964787Coordinates: 37°48′35″S 144°57′53″E / 37.809801°S 144.964787°E / -37.809801; 144.964787
Timeline
Opening	2 September 1875
Closure	16 November 1875

The Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition world's fair was held in Melbourne, Colony of Victoria between 2 September and 16 November 1875.

The original commission comprised Sir Redmond Barry, acting chief justice; members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.): J. J. Casey, J. F. Sullivan, C. J. Jennor, J. Munro; James Gatehouse (mayor of Melbourne); the former mayor J. McIlwraith; and J. I. Bleasdale.

And later the following became additional commissioners: John O'Shanassy (former premier of Victoria); James McCulloch, J. A. Macpherson, J.T. Smith, J. Bosisto (all M.L.A.s); S.H. Bindon; the Count de Castelnau; L.J. Sherrard; and J. Danks.G. C. Levey who had experience with the Victorian Exhibition of 1872, and the London International and Vienna Exhibitions of 1873 was appointed secretary.

The exhibition was held in the Public Library (as were earlier exhibitions in 1866 and 1872) along with a specially constructed 190ft by 60ft iron and wood building.

There were exhibitors from the colonies of Victoria (805), New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania (118) and Northern Territory (86), along with Singapore (2) and Japan (2).

Displays included two beer exhibits from Yarra Bend Asylum, three copper engraved maps of Victoria organised by Alexander John Skene and A C Allen and engraved by Slight and The Lord's Prayer in 50 different kinds of shorthand