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Currently living in Auckland, New Zealand.

Also a contributor to Wikitravel.

Started on 20th April 2004 by expanding the article on Guy Burgess

Achieved 500 edits on 2nd March 2007!

Achieved 1000 edits on 7th May 2007!

Current number of edits / history

Current number of edits / history with graphs

Pages worked on

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Initially created most of them!

British espionage

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  • Guy Burgess
  • Donald Maclean
  • John Cairncross

New Zealand

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  • Wanaka (NZ)

New Zealand cricket

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  • Black Caps

Note: Most of the following derives from my interest in Drum (Magazine) and Sophiatown.

South African writers and actors

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  • Herman Charles Bosman
  • Roy Campbell
  • Athol Fugard
  • Don Mattera
  • Can Themba
  • Drum (Magazine)
  • Henry Nxumalo
  • Lewis Nkosi
  • Todd Matshikiza
  • William (Bloke) Modisane‎
  • Casey Motsisi
  • Nat Nakasa
  • Arthur Maimane
  • Paul Slabolepszy‎
  • Bill Flynn

South African music

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  • King Kong (SA musical) (This came about because it was composed by Todd Matshikiza who I've added to the Drum (Magazine) 'collection' which is actually my main interest)

South African photographers

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(Drum (Magazine) photographers)

  • Jürgen Schadeberg
  • Bob Gosani
  • Ernest Cole
  • Peter Magubane
  • Alf Khumalo

South African film

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  • Come Back, Africa, a film filmed mainly in Sophiatown in collaboration with Drum magazine
  • Drum (2004 film)
  • Sophiatown (2003) film
  • Have you seen Drum recently?, a film using images from the Drum magazine archives

South African theatre

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  • Boesman and Lena, a play by Athol Fugard
  • The Road to Mecca, a play by Athol Fugard
  • Marigolds in August, a play by Athol Fugard
  • Saturday Night at the Palace , a play by Paul Slabolepszy‎
  • The Return of Elvis Du Pisanie, a play by Paul Slabolepszy‎

South African places

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  • Sophiatown, Gauteng (Intimately associated with Drum (Magazine))

South African universities

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  • University of the Witwatersrand

Adopted disambiguation pages

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  • Anzac
  • Old Trafford
  • Boer War
  • Also fix San where it partains to Bushmen

Paying back

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  • Charles Petzold

Reference

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  • SPML