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Amusements included a water chute on
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The government financed the exhibition and would cover any losses. When public servants queried about the scale of the proposed event, Seddon clarified his expectations:
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station to service the exhibition (goods traffic only) and a temporary tram line was built in
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I thought I made it clear when I said it was to surpass anything hitherto held in the colony.
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1470:Atlanta 1881
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1829:(1923–1924)
1771:New Zealand
1621:Sydney 1879
1606:Sydney 1870
1570:Dallas 1937
1560:Dallas 1936
1399:London 1921
1384:London 1914
1369:London 1912
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563:London 1862
553:London 1851
546:expositions
420:23 February
290:Alfred Hill
242:Hagley Park
138: /
126:172°37′12″E
114:Coordinates
108:Hagley Park
89:New Zealand
1887:Categories
1857:43°31′37″S
1682:Quito 1909
1545:Bronx 1918
1505:Omaha 1898
1434:Porto 1934
1429:Paris 1931
1394:Malmö 1914
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1186:Clark 1998
1156:Hanoi 1902
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1068:Venlo 2012
1033:Osaka 1990
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949:Yeosu 2012
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839:Turin 1955
819:Lille 1951
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163:1906-11-01
123:43°31′48″S
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1374:Lyon 1914
1319:Cork 1902
1294:Lyon 1894
1249:Lyon 1872
1088:Doha 2023
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674:Universal
413:The Press
278:Riccarton
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478:10 April
386:The Post
294:Dominion
213:Brussels
191:Previous
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81:Location
73:Visitors
41:Overview
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364:9 April
298:Dunedin
274:railway
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