D. J. Cameron
Donald John Cameron (born Dunedin 20 February 1933) is a retired New Zealand journalist and sportswriter.[1] He was one of the leading New Zealand sportswriters of the twentieth century.[2][3]
Early life
Cameron was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin (1946), St Peter's College, Auckland (1946–47), St Patrick's School, Timaru and St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1948–49).[1]
Career
He was sports reporter on the New Zealand Herald (1950-1998). He wrote several books on sport [1] "'D J Cameron' was the familiar by-line on sports stories that appeared in the New Zealand Herald over the period over 40 years that he was employed on that newspaper.[2]
Bibliography
- Caribbean Crusade (1972)[4]
- All Blacks: Retreat From Glory (1980)[5]
- Barbed Wire Boks (1981)[6]
- Rugby Triumphant (1981)[7]
- On the Lions' Trail (1983)[8]
- Someone had to do it (1998)[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cameron, Donald John, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geoff Lonley, "D J Cameron offers his opinion" The Press, 14 Nov 1998; sup.p.2.
- ↑ D J Cameron, Someone had to Do it, Harper Sports, Auckland, 1998.
- ↑ http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1774585
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4B-UHAAACAAJ
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MyIMAAAAYAAJ
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WXrhPAAACAAJ
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cY4QAQAAMAAJ
- ↑ http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=292682
External links
- National Library catalogue search for D J Cameron (Retrieved 24 January 2013).
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