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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cameron, Donald John, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Geoff Lonley, "D J Cameron offers his opinion" The Press, 14 Nov 1998; sup.p.2.
  3. D J Cameron, Someone had to Do it, Harper Sports, Auckland, 1998.
  4. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1774585
  5. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4B-UHAAACAAJ
  6. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MyIMAAAAYAAJ
  7. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WXrhPAAACAAJ
  8. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cY4QAQAAMAAJ
  9. http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=292682

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