Empire Exhibition, South Africa
empire exhibition south africa held johannesburg intended mark city jubilee opened governorgeneral union south africa september first exhibition held union south africa following two earlier exhibition cape colony idea empire exhibition south africa first discussed buy empire committee johannesburg january grand council federation british industry passed resolution proposal hold empire exhibition johannesburg conjunction golden jubilee city site acre milner park secured exhibition built building including eight pavilion foreign nation eight main exhibition building largest hall industry schlesinger african air race held conjunction exhibition w schlesinger giving £ prize money exhibitor came nation around world africa basutoland bechuanaland kenya nigeria nyasaland rhodesia south africa seychelles swaziland tanganyika uganda zanzibar america canada trinidad asia ceylon europe great britain oceania australia new zealand palestine temple exhibition showing model tabernacle moses temple hadrian herod justinian solomon zrubabel mosque omar panorama jerusalem western province exhibit displayed cape house designed cape dutch style building became staff club west campus university witwatersrand victoria fall transvaal power company eskom sponsored building art deco tower made reinforced concrete overlooked main axis fair remained standing fair period use north tower cable car system became tuck shop security office university witwatersrand west campus transvaal chamber mine pavilion diorama fountain pillar representing gold output witwatersrand mine life size replica mine working hall south african industry south african iron steel industry pavilion british south africa company presented series picture represent history rhodesia southern rhodesia rockery designed pieter hugo naudé afrikaner restaurant first ice rink south africa downloadable copy british south africa company historical catalogue souvenir rhodesia empire exhibition johannesburg –