Biography: Cheesman, Oswald Astley

Oswald Cheesman

Elderly man in tuxedo sitting behind piano with musical instruments in the foreground.

Musician Oswald Cheesman, photographed in the 1960s by Frank Hofmann.

Using this item

Reference: A.030373

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How to cite this page

Peter Downes. 'Cheesman, Oswald Astley', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47832/oswald-cheesman (accessed 4 June 2026).