ESPECIALLY FOR TRAIN LOVERS
"MAKING RAILWAY HISTORY”
presented by Neill Atkinson -
Wednesday 3 October 2007
Ground Floor, Radio NZ House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington.
12.15pm to 1.30pm.
This seminar will explore new approaches to New Zealand's railway history, a subject that has been exhaustively researched by enthusiasts but largely ignored by academic historians. It will also consider the Railways Department's role as a history-maker. Years before the 1940 Centennial, this state agency was publishing historical booklets, tourist guides and a monthly general-interest magazine, blurring the lines between public history and publicity.
Ground Floor, Radio NZ House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington.
12.15pm to 1.30pm.
This seminar will explore new approaches to New Zealand's railway history, a subject that has been exhaustively researched by enthusiasts but largely ignored by academic historians. It will also consider the Railways Department's role as a history-maker. Years before the 1940 Centennial, this state agency was publishing historical booklets, tourist guides and a monthly general-interest magazine, blurring the lines between public history and publicity.
And watch out for Neill's superb new book being published by Random House on 5 October - TRAINLAND
This will be reviewed by Bookman Beattie next week.
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