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The City of Sydney Polka 1854

The City of Sydney Polka 1854

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Charles Sandys Packer

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National Library of Australia

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(Published: Sydney : Woolcott and Clarke, [1854?])

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City of Sydney Polka

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Packer, Charles Sandys

National Library of Australia

Packer, Charles

Convict and musician, who came to Sydney after his pardon and became a well known organist, conductor and composer. After a further spell in gaol for bigamy, he resumed his career.

Sydney

Founded by Europeans as a social experiment, Sydney's beginnings brought death and dispossession to the original inhabitants of the place, as well as surprising freedom and prosperity to many of the convicts. Over its history, the city's growth has been shaped by factors that are common to many cities, but also by unique forces. In the twenty-first century, for the first time, the idea of sustainable progress is itself in doubt.

Dance

Music

Dancing

City of Sydney Council

Governing body of the City of Sydney, incorporated as a city in 1842. Boundaries of the city have changed over the years, although it has always focused on the old centre of Sydney.

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Packer, Charles

Convict and musician, who came to Sydney after his pardon and became a well known organist, conductor and composer.

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City of Sydney Polka

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Piece of dance music composed by Charles Packer in 1854 and dedicated to William Charles Wentworth.