Southland Gold Escort, The

DESCRIPTION: "The Southland folk are stirring But they're a deal too slow; In cutting out Otago They find it is no go." Eight men guard the gold mined in Invercargill -- but there is so little that one man can carry it. The escort is mocked for its small burden
AUTHOR: Words: Charles R. Thatcher (1831-1878)
EARLIEST DATE: 1863 (Otago Daily Times, according to Mike Harding, _When the Pakeha Sings of Home: A Source Guide to the Folk & Popular Songs of New Zealand_)
KEYWORDS: gold humorous travel New Zealand
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, pp. 58-59, "The Southland Gold Escort" (1 text)
NOTES [57 words]: Another Thatcher song that appears to be on the same topic is "Go A-Head Invercargill, O!" -- Hoskins-GoldfieldBalladeer-LifeAndTimes-Charles-R-Thatcher, pp. 59-60.
For brief background on Charles Thatcher's career, see the notes to "Where's Your License?" For an extensive collection of his songs, see Anderson-StoryOfAustralianFolksong. - RBW
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