N.Z. EXHIBITION

Grey River Argus, 6 September 1939, Page 4

N.Z. EXHIBITION

HISTORIC SHAWLS. Paisley shawls with a history will i be included in the women’s section exhibit at the N.Z. Centennial Exhibition, which opens on November Bth. Some of the shawls are hundreds of I years old, and the collection V*vl include the finest examples of Paisley craftsmanship. Other interesting articles in the loans’ section will be snuff boxes, Charles II spoons, and a Queen Anne period wedding veil, all articles that . belonged to New Zealand’s pioneers, the treasured possessions of settlers’ wives in the earliest days of the Dominion’s development. SUNRISE TO SUNSET. Four dioramas, each 14 feet long, 1 10 feet high, and 7 feet deep,' will be ' featured in the Canadian Court. They : are specially lighted, and the effects > which will be obtained change slow-' I ly from sunrise to daylight, to. sun;'set and finally to night. The dioraI mas represent the principal basic industries of Canada—agriculture, mintimber and transportation. There will be one in each corner of the Canadian Court. I AUSTRALIAN ART GALLERY. A large Art Gallery devoted exclusively to pictures and statuary by leading Australian artists, will be included in the Australian Pavilion. Of exceptional interest will be several large mural paintings, which lend colour and atmosphere to the display in I general. These will be the work of j leading Australian artists. i THE MODEL THEATRE. I It took two years to build the tiny seats for the model auditorium of “The Little Theatre’,” which will be a feature at the Exhibition. The seats were made at the rate of 50 a month, and each one is modelled to scale and upholstered in crimson velvet. To construct the chandeliers, 100 necklaces were stripped and mounted on special frames.' The minute bottles in the theatre bar have lettering on their labels l/300th. of an inch thick.

KIWI TRAINS. , An original Kiwi Train will provide transport about the grounds of the N.Z. Centennial Exhibition. The Kiwi Train gets its name from ja giant model Kiwi above the driver’s cab. ' Behind the driver’s cab are two trailers, each carrying 20 passengers. The seats are placed lengthwise down the right and left of the train, the conductor has an aisle between the seats, and the passengers sit back to back. The trailers are easy to board, being built within six inches of the ground. This service is being made available in anticipation of a demand from older visitors to the Exhibition who will find strolling about 55 acres of ground .and ? buildings too strenuous. The Kiwi train’'wflr’cirry' 1