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TitleSelwyn participation in the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890, Dunedin
DescriptionThe New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition was an international exhibition held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 26 November 1889 to 19 April 1890.
The exhibition was opened on 26 November 1889 by Governor Lord Onslow. The fair celebrated industry and products from New Zealand and overseas. Places represented included Mauritius, Canada, Costa Rica, United States, Ceylon, Japan, Syria, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Australia, Tonga, Victoria, and Western Australia.
During the 125 days the exhibition was open there was an attendance of 625,248, before the exhibition closed on 19 April 1890. The exhibition made a profit of almost £900, which was distributed amongst the shareholders of the organising body, the New Zealand Exhibition Company.[source: Wikipedia]
The 'Canterbury Court' was one of the regional exhibition areas in the exhibition. The list of items on display was preserved in the Robert Stout collection of pamphlets, available to view online via the NZ Electronic Text Collection. This provides a snapshot on what colonial Canterbury valued and celebrated.
What came from Selwyn in this exhibition? There were a number of products and suppliers, predominantly grain, seeds and legumes but also pottery and timber. Chicory grown at Trent's farm at Templeton made an appearance. We're interested in what the 'patent tubular cranes' from Adam Werner's Doyleston engineering works would have looked like! Here is a distilled list from Stout's pamphlet:
Partridge Peas — Reuben Withell, Brookside, 40 bushels per acre.
Peas in Sheaf — Grown by Mr. R. Withell, Brookside.
Terra-cotta Vases containing Tree ferns; the Vases manufactured and lent by Mr. J. McIlraith, of the Glentunnel Pottery Works.
Werner and Reader, Doyleston—Patent Tubular Cranes, suitable for an attachment to Drays or Waggons.
Brick, Tile, Terra Cotta, Fire Clay, and Pottery Works, Glentunnel—'Tiles, Terra Cotta, Fire Clay Goods, Ornamental and Plain Bricks, Hoofing Tiles, Vases, Rustic-ware, General Pottery-ware.
Photograph—Basket of Trout caught in the Lower Selwyn—kindly lent by W. H. Spackman, Esq. Christchurch.
Photographs of Institutions under the control of Canterbury College. Christchurch Museum—From Garden, do. Moa Room, do. Mammal Room; School of Agriculture, Lincoln Canterbury.
Photograph of the Rhodes Convalescent Home, Christchurch, N.Z. This Home has been built of brick and stone and handsomely furnished by the family of the late R. H. Rhodes Esq., and handed over by them to Trustees for the benefit of the Public.
C. W. Fisher & Co., South Malvern and Christchurch, exhibit a Varied Selection from their manufactures of Glazed Stoneware Pipes, Unglazed Field Pipes, and Fireclay Goods. The attention of visitors is invited to these Exhibits, as showing the superior quality of the Malvern Clays and their great adaptability to this particular Manufacture.
Springfield Coal and Fireclay, Company, Limited—Glazed Drain Pipes, Junctions, Syphons, Bends, Traps, Fire Bricks, Stove Lining, Fire Tiles, Malt Kiln Tiles.
Kaye & Carter, Christchurch—Trophy and Show Case of Canterbury Grain:— including
Partridge Peas—W. Fablin, Brookside. Yield 46 bushels.
White Peas for Splitting—P. O'Reilly, Irwell.
Tick Beans (machine threshed)—F. Spenser, Tai Tapu.
Golden Melon Barley—F. C. Murray, Greenpark. Yield 50 bushels to the acre.
E. C. Buckley, School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury—Pair of Frames of New Zealand Woods.
E. C. Buckley, School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury—Music Cabinet made of New Zealand Woods.
Wool in Fleeces—Of Four-tooth Lincoln Rams and Hoggets—Bred and owned by Mr. H. Overton, Irwell.
Trent Bros., Christchurch—Chicory grown in Canterbury. Photos, of Works and Mills.
Case of Samples of Canterbury Grain, Seeds, &c.
Including Cowgrass—grown by R. Howard, Ellesmere.
Red Clover—J. Milner, Leeston.
Midland Railway Company, Limited.—Specimens of Timber Useful and Ornamental found on the Route of the Line...shown in the Rough, Planed, Polished, or in Manufactured items.
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited—Exhibits of Seeds:
Bed Clover Seed—Grown by Mr. John Milner, Leeston.
Cow Grass Seed—Mr. R. Coward, Ellesmere.
Mr. P. Cunningham, Christchurch, Grain Exhibit, including:
White Pearl—J. W. Prebble, Prebbleton.
Hunter's White—C. Hampton, Southbridge. Yield per acre 40 bushels.
Red Champion—C. Storey, Greendale. Yield 48 bushels.
Indian Wheat—T. D. Boag, Dunsandel. Yield 30 bushels.
Chevalier Barley—C. Withell, Brookside. Yield 50 bushels.
Partridge Peas—T. Townsend, Tai Tapu.Date1899 - 1900SourceNZ Electronic Text Centre
DescriptionThe New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition was an international exhibition held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 26 November 1889 to 19 April 1890.The exhibition was opened on 26 November 1889 by Governor Lord Onslow. The fair celebrated industry and products from New Zealand and overseas. Places represented included Mauritius, Canada, Costa Rica, United States, Ceylon, Japan, Syria, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Australia, Tonga, Victoria, and Western Australia.
During the 125 days the exhibition was open there was an attendance of 625,248, before the exhibition closed on 19 April 1890. The exhibition made a profit of almost £900, which was distributed amongst the shareholders of the organising body, the New Zealand Exhibition Company.[source: Wikipedia]
The 'Canterbury Court' was one of the regional exhibition areas in the exhibition. The list of items on display was preserved in the Robert Stout collection of pamphlets, available to view online via the NZ Electronic Text Collection. This provides a snapshot on what colonial Canterbury valued and celebrated.
What came from Selwyn in this exhibition? There were a number of products and suppliers, predominantly grain, seeds and legumes but also pottery and timber. Chicory grown at Trent's farm at Templeton made an appearance. We're interested in what the 'patent tubular cranes' from Adam Werner's Doyleston engineering works would have looked like! Here is a distilled list from Stout's pamphlet:
Partridge Peas — Reuben Withell, Brookside, 40 bushels per acre.
Peas in Sheaf — Grown by Mr. R. Withell, Brookside.
Terra-cotta Vases containing Tree ferns; the Vases manufactured and lent by Mr. J. McIlraith, of the Glentunnel Pottery Works.
Werner and Reader, Doyleston—Patent Tubular Cranes, suitable for an attachment to Drays or Waggons.
Brick, Tile, Terra Cotta, Fire Clay, and Pottery Works, Glentunnel—'Tiles, Terra Cotta, Fire Clay Goods, Ornamental and Plain Bricks, Hoofing Tiles, Vases, Rustic-ware, General Pottery-ware.
Photograph—Basket of Trout caught in the Lower Selwyn—kindly lent by W. H. Spackman, Esq. Christchurch.
Photographs of Institutions under the control of Canterbury College. Christchurch Museum—From Garden, do. Moa Room, do. Mammal Room; School of Agriculture, Lincoln Canterbury.
Photograph of the Rhodes Convalescent Home, Christchurch, N.Z. This Home has been built of brick and stone and handsomely furnished by the family of the late R. H. Rhodes Esq., and handed over by them to Trustees for the benefit of the Public.
C. W. Fisher & Co., South Malvern and Christchurch, exhibit a Varied Selection from their manufactures of Glazed Stoneware Pipes, Unglazed Field Pipes, and Fireclay Goods. The attention of visitors is invited to these Exhibits, as showing the superior quality of the Malvern Clays and their great adaptability to this particular Manufacture.
Springfield Coal and Fireclay, Company, Limited—Glazed Drain Pipes, Junctions, Syphons, Bends, Traps, Fire Bricks, Stove Lining, Fire Tiles, Malt Kiln Tiles.
Kaye & Carter, Christchurch—Trophy and Show Case of Canterbury Grain:— including
Partridge Peas—W. Fablin, Brookside. Yield 46 bushels.
White Peas for Splitting—P. O'Reilly, Irwell.
Tick Beans (machine threshed)—F. Spenser, Tai Tapu.
Golden Melon Barley—F. C. Murray, Greenpark. Yield 50 bushels to the acre.
E. C. Buckley, School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury—Pair of Frames of New Zealand Woods.
E. C. Buckley, School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury—Music Cabinet made of New Zealand Woods.
Wool in Fleeces—Of Four-tooth Lincoln Rams and Hoggets—Bred and owned by Mr. H. Overton, Irwell.
Trent Bros., Christchurch—Chicory grown in Canterbury. Photos, of Works and Mills.
Case of Samples of Canterbury Grain, Seeds, &c.
Including Cowgrass—grown by R. Howard, Ellesmere.
Red Clover—J. Milner, Leeston.
Midland Railway Company, Limited.—Specimens of Timber Useful and Ornamental found on the Route of the Line...shown in the Rough, Planed, Polished, or in Manufactured items.
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited—Exhibits of Seeds:
Bed Clover Seed—Grown by Mr. John Milner, Leeston.
Cow Grass Seed—Mr. R. Coward, Ellesmere.
Mr. P. Cunningham, Christchurch, Grain Exhibit, including:
White Pearl—J. W. Prebble, Prebbleton.
Hunter's White—C. Hampton, Southbridge. Yield per acre 40 bushels.
Red Champion—C. Storey, Greendale. Yield 48 bushels.
Indian Wheat—T. D. Boag, Dunsandel. Yield 30 bushels.
Chevalier Barley—C. Withell, Brookside. Yield 50 bushels.
Partridge Peas—T. Townsend, Tai Tapu.
Date1899 - 1900SourceNZ Electronic Text CentreConnections
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Selwyn participation in the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1889-1890, Dunedin (1899 - 1900). Selwyn Stories, accessed 06/04/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6066
