Oamaru Garrison Band - Est 1879

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Identifier: D20680004

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Oamaru Garrison Band - Est 1879

Dates

1880

Summary

Unnamed photo of the Oamaru Garrison Band, a strong rival of the Invercargill Garrison Band.

Conditions Governing Use

This item has no known copyright restrictions. Please acknowledge Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Ref: A0336 S20680004, when re-using this image.

Extent

1 digital object : TIFF file.

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Existence and Location of Copies

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Physical Description

Black and white photographic print.

Photograph caption

This photograph was taken in 1880. The band did not attend the inagural NZ Contest in 1880 but competed in 1881, when it was placed second to Invercargill. In the first 15 years of New Zealand constesting, the two bands won 11 contests. (It would have been 12 but for Oamaru Navals winning in a disupted result in 1890). Competition between the Oamaru and Invercargill Garrison Bands was so strong that special 'challenge' contests were organised at their combined Garrison manoevres.