The Auckland songster : containing songs and recitations as written, and sung with immense applause by Charles R. Thatcher in Auckland

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No copyright known

Alternative Title

The Auckland songster

Date Created

1864

Identifier

Hocken Library: Lawlor Collection no.0881

Type

Publisher

Auckland [N.Z.] : J. Harris, Bookseller and Stationer, 1864

Description

Song Lyrics (descriptions and parodies) by Charles R. Thatcher about Auckland. Cover shows the price is one shilling. The songster was printed at Cavendish House, on Shortland Street, Auckland. Music is not provided, but a note regarding what tune the song should be sung to is given at the start of the lyric.

Table Of Contents

Things you don't often see
The disputed turkey
A scene in court between Mrs McGuiness & Judge Arney
The return of the Maoris
The Auckland prophet
The convivial meeting of the city board
Down by fat Macready's
The review

Contributor

Thatcher, Charles [lyrics]

Format

Songster (song lyric book)

Extent

24 p. ; 19 cm.

Medium

Paper

Spatial Coverage

Temporal Coverage

Provenance

Hocken Publications Collection: Lawlor Collection

Language

English

Is Part Of

The Auckland songster

Files

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Citation

Charles R. Thatcher (Charles Robert), 1831-1878., “The Auckland songster : containing songs and recitations as written, and sung with immense applause by Charles R. Thatcher in Auckland,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10033.