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Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay

New Zealand History by Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)

Sep 7, 202359:17Society & Culture

Paul Diamond's book, Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay, examines the startling ‘Whanganui Affair’ of 1920, when the mayor Charles Mackay, shot a young gay man, D'Arcy Cresswell. The affair and subsequent events...

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Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay is an episode from New Zealand History by Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ). Paul Diamond's book, Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay, examines the startling ‘Whanganu...

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Published Sep 7, 2023, 59:17 long, audio available.

Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay

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