Story: Otago region

Pipers in Princes Street

Pipers in Princes Street

In this 1883 illustration, bagpipers in Scottish dress parade along Dunedin’s Princes Street en route to the New Year’s Day Highland games at the Caledonian Ground, south of the city. The premises of local drapers and importers Brown, Ewing & Co. can be seen on the left.

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Reference: Illustrated New Zealand News, 3 September 1883

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Otago region - Overview', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/22606/pipers-in-princes-street (accessed 21 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015