A portrait of Dan Davin and his wife Winifred Gonley taken in London.
Dan Davin
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Making of New Zealand literature
Historian and poet Keith Sinclair has argued that the 1950s was the decade 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came alive' Read the full article
Page 1 - The making of New Zealand literature
Historian and poet Keith Sinclair has argued that the 1950s was the decade 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came
The Spanish Civil War
While New Zealand had no official involvement in the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s, a small number of New Zealanders fought in Spain (six were killed there), or served as doctors and nurses. Many others supported the Republican war effort through fundraising efforts back home. Read the full article
Page 3 - Attitudes in New Zealand
The deaths of at least six New Zealanders in Spain went largely unnoticed at home. But some groups within New Zealand saw Spain as more than a ‘far away side issue’.