James Maccormick World Expo 88 collection

Plan of the proposed Expo 1988 site at Kangaroo Point.

Plan of the proposed Expo 1988 site at South Brisbane.

Early 1976 sketch of a proposed expo site for Brisbane.

Drawing of a carillon proposed for Expo 1988 in Brisbane.

Master Plan of the recommended South Brisbane site. Site study prepared for the Cameron McNamara Working Party. The plan includes a legend of possible pavilion locations.

Drawing of a carillon proposed for Expo 1988 in Brisbane.

Early plan of residential accomodation for the proposed Kangaroo Point Expo site.

Artistic impression of the Kangaroo Point site depicting the Story Bridge, Brisbane River and exhibition buildings and attractions.

Artistic impression of the Expo site depicting the Expo 88 monorail, buildings, pedestrians and balloons.

The plan includes predicted attendance figures and transportation per hour for the proposed Brisbane 1988 exposition, site plans for expo sites in Montreal Canada, Osaka Japan, Spokane U.S.A. and the proposed Brisbane site at Kangaroo Point.

Site plan for the proposed Expo site at Kangaroo Point showing land use in the area.

Site plan for the proposed Expo site at Kangaroo Point showing the layout of the exposition including the Queensland State Pavilion, Festival Plaza, monorail track, residential areas and International areas.

Key plan timelines for Knoxville Expo 1982 and Brisbane Expo 1988.

Key plan of the Expo 88 site at South Brisbane.

Key plan of the Expo 88 site at South Brisbane.

Key plan in colour of the Expo 88 site at South Brisbane.

Key plan of the Expo 88 site at South Brisbane. This is a small scale version of item 12.

Key plan of the Expo 88 site. This is a small scale version of item 8.
 

Key plan for the proposed international exposition, Brisbane 1984. This is a small scale version of item 11.

Key plan for the proposed international exposition, Brisbane 1984, showing estimated attendance, transportation per hour and site plans for expositions held in Montreal, Spokane U.S.A., Osaka Japan, and the proposed expo for Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. This is a small scale version of item 10.

Key plan for the proposed international exposition site at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. This is a small scale version of item 1.

Key plan of the proposed expo site at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. This is a small scale version of item 7.

Key plan depicting the buildings and monorail of the proposed Brisbane exposition. This is a small scale version of item 9.

Key master plan of the proposed Queensland exposition, 1988, recommended South Bank site. This is a small scale version of item 5.
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Key plan depicting an artistic impression of Expo 87 Brisbane. This is a small scale version of item 3.

Key plan of an aerial photograph of the South Brisbane area prior to Expo 88.

Bound volume containing copies of the original correspondence, notes and records which led to the staging of Expo 88.History as recorded by James Maccormick MBE.

Chronological record of events from June 1976 to November 1982.

Letters from James Maccormick to various recipients including government departments and officials regarding the staging of a world exposition in Brisbane.

Letters to James Maccormick regarding the staging of a world exposition in Brisbane. Correspondents include the Department of Administrative Services in Canberra, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Department of Commerce & Industrial Development in Brisbane, Wilbur Smith and Associates Brisbane, University of Queensland and the Australian Bicentennial Authority.

Inward and outward correspondence regarding Expo 88. Includes a letter from Premier Joh Bjelke Petersen to Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser regarding Queensland's interest in holding an international exposition, May 1978.

Various newspaper clippings regarding Expo 88 from the Canberra Times, Courier Mail, Sunday Sun and The Sun.

Report prepared for J.C. Maccormick by Wilbur Smith and Associates Pty. Ltd. Regarding attendance estimates for Expo 88.

Invitation list for a meeting to discuss plans to hold a world exposition in Brisbane.

Topics discussed included action to date, information collected on Expo 82 held in Knoxville, Tennessee, preliminary attendance estimates and future action.

A Proposal to Hold a Special Exposition in Brisbane Under the Auspices of the Bureau of International Expositions (Paris) in 1988 to Celebrate the Australian Bi-Centennial. Paper prepared for submission to the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce by James Clayton Maccormick.

A Proposal to Hold a Special Exposition in Brisbane Under the Auspices of the Bureau of International Expositions (Paris) in 1988. Paper prepared for the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce 29th May 1978.

Brisbane Exposition 1988: Report on Discussions Held in Canberra by James C. Maccormick, 21st-24th August, 1978

In this statement the Prime Minister rejects the possibility of staging an international exposition as part of the bi-centennial celebrations.

Queensland Government Kangaroo Point Redevelopment Study Report Through the Land Administration Commission June 1980.

The document forms part of the Stage One submission prepared under the project management of Thiess Watkins (Construction) Limited.