'Och aye... Mayor Chin, his councillors and higher profile mates, have come up with a great idea to lift our annual rates. They've bought some land because they've planned to honour with a shrine, a game that's showing definite signs of terminal decline.
Reference Number: DCDL-0006209
Shows the statue of Scots poet, Robbie Burns, that stands (or sits) in the Octagon in Dunedin. He is reading aloud some verses written to lament the extra tax burden that will be put on the public because of the decision to build a new sports stadium in Dunedin.
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1 image, categorised under Cartoons (Commentary) and Digital images, related to Robert Burns, Wing Ho Peter Chin, Dunedin City, Humourous poetry, Stadiums, Mayors and City planning.
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Tremain, Garrick, 1941-:[Includes all digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times from 25 July 2005 onwards plus a selection from December 2004 to July 2005], Reference Number DC-Group-0022 (628 digitised items)
Extent: 1 digital cartoon(s)Jpeg image - Resolution 200 dpi; Gray scale (24 bit); Pixel dimensions 1403 x 1021. Single art work
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