Thatcher's Otago songster. Containing many of the popular local songs, as written and sung by him at the Corinthian Hall, Dunedin. [No. 1]

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Alternative Title

Thatcher's Otago songster.

Date Created

1865

Identifier

Hocken Library: Pamphlets v.86

Type

Publisher

Dunedin [N.Z.]

Description

Song Lyrics (descriptions and parodies) by Charles R. Thatcher about Otago. Cover shows the price is one shilling. The songster was published and printed by Joseph Mackay. 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

The great assault case
The Caledonian gathering
The Government immigrants
Vauxhall
Sights in Dunedin
The hanging committee
Three years ago
Govenor Grey's arrival
Lecturers at the exhibition
The imported donkeys

Contributor

Thatcher, Charles [lyrics]

Format

Songster (song lyric book)

Extent

24p., 10.5 cm

Medium

Paper

Spatial Coverage

Temporal Coverage

Provenance

Hocken Publications Collection: Pamphlets

Language

English

Is Part Of

Thatcher's Otago songster

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Citation

Charles R. Thatcher (Charles Robert), 1831-1878., “Thatcher's Otago songster. Containing many of the popular local songs, as written and sung by him at the Corinthian Hall, Dunedin. [No. 1],” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 4, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10046.