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| Keywords: royal australian historical society royalaustralianhistoricalsociety john sharkey johnsharkey prince alfred park princealfredpark 1870 Hosted in Prince Alfred Park in 1870, this photograph is a display of the Horticultural Section present at Australia's First Intercolonial Exhibition, an event timed to coincide with the Centenary of Captain Cooks landing in Botany Bay. Colonial exhibitions were popular during the later half of the 1800's as they were designed to boost trade and strengthen support for the international Colonies of Great Britain. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_exhibition trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/70456913 Hosted in Prince Alfred Park in 1870, this photograph is a display of the Horticultural Section present at Australia's First Intercolonial Exhibition, an event timed to coincide with the Centenary of Captain Cooks landing in Botany Bay. Colonial exhibitions were popular during the later half of the 1800's as they were designed to boost trade and strengthen support for the international Colonies of Great Britain. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_exhibition trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/70456913 | ||||
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