Summary
Double-sided page (pp. 39-40) from the country edition of The Australasian Sketcher, Wednesday 4 June 1879, published by Wilson & McKinnon, Melbourne.
On the bottom half of p. 40 is an engraving illustrating the construction of the Garden Palace, the site at which the Sydney International Exhibition was held in 1879.
Physical Description
Page 39 contains three columns of text. The first column has an article taken from the Sydney Morning Herald describing progress on the building. Page 40 consists of three black & white woodblock illustrations. The upper two images depict two well-known stage actresses, Mrs Josephine Lingard and Miss Jennie Watt-Tanner. The lower image depicting the construction of the Garden Palace for the Sydney International Exhibition, 1879. The building is covered in scaffolding with many workmen busy. The two main cupolas are taking shapes. In the foreground pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles are passing and watching the construction. There is also a statue, viewed from behind, surrounded by fencing.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Publisher
Wilson & McKinnon, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 Jun 1879
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Inscriptions
Top margin, p. 40: 40; THE AUSTRALASIAN SKETCHER.; June 7, 1879. Upper image caption LHS, p. 40: MRS. LINGARD. Upper image caption RHS, p. 40: MISS JENNIE WATT-TANNER. Lower image caption RHS, p. 40: PROGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BUILDING, SYDNEY.
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Brand Names
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Classification
Public events, Sydney international exhibition 1879, Media coverage
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
90 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Sydney International, 1879-1880, Newspapers, World Fairs
