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Charles Baeyertz and competitors, 1906 Dunedin competition

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Charles Baeyertz and competitors, 1906 Dunedin competition

Charles Baeyertz was a long-time judge at competition society events in New Zealand and Australia. He was a critic, journalist and editor of the Triad. Renowned for his conservative artistic tastes and his sometimes caustic comments to performers, here Baeyertz takes abuse from some Dunedin competitors with good grace. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Triad, 1 November (1906): 21 (S-L-805-21)

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Marguerite Hill, Arts festivals – Beginnings of festivals in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45258/charles-baeyertz-and-competitors-1906-dunedin-competition (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Marguerite Hill, published 13 May 2014, updated 1 August 2016.