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Invercargill Community Singing Committee

 Record Group
Identifier: A0318

Dates

  • 1922 - 1922

Extent

1 folder(s) (Box 1 Small Collections)

Language of Materials

English

Contextual Note

Source: The Southland Times, Thursday 8th June and Friday 9th June 1922.

The community singing movement had it's origins in America but soon spread beyond those shores. The idea behind the community singing movement, as explained by Mr. Tano Fama, was to "make people more cheerful and to send them away with glad hearts so that they could better face the trials of the day and so that they would feel more inclined to help a lame dog over the stile if the opportunity offered" (S.Times, 9th June 1922).

The first "sing" in Invercargill was held at the Municipal Theatre on Thursday 8th June 1922, between 12.30 and 1.30pm. A second "sing" was to be conducted on Friday 9th June 1922 between 12.30 and 1.30pm.

See the above source for a more detailed description of Invercargill's first Community Sing.
Title
Invercargill Community Singing Committee
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository

Contact:
50 Dee Street
Invercargill Southland 9810 New Zealand