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Researching history, Gavin McLean
Oral History in New Zealand Vol 4 Louise Buckingham and Brigid Pike (eds), National Oral History Association of New Zealand, Wellington, 1992, by subscription Oral history continues to gather strength and respectability. Fittingly, in view of the technique’s special value…
History: short reviews, Gavin McLean
Working the Kauri Duncan Mackay, Century Hutchinson, Auckland, 1991, $34.95 The Kauri bushmen, like the gold miners, are part of New Zealand folklore. Duncan Mackay’s new book joins a crowded shelf, all aimed squarely at the lay reader. Working the…