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Bill Mackie

Bill Mackie

On leaving school, Bill Mackie went to work at Aberdeen Journals Ltd, before moving into TV. He was Assistant head of news/current affairs at Grampian Television, and also worked as editor/producer on news and documentaries. He has a PhD degree from Aberdeen University for a thesis on the economic impact of North Sea Oil. He lives in Aberdeen, where he runs his own media company.

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Klondykers, The

Klondykers, The


ISBN: 9781841583594
Category: Industry, Social History
Author: Bill Mackie
Publication Date: July 2006
Format: Paperback
Price: £14.99
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Synopsis:

The Klondykers: The Oilmen Onshore is Mackie's sequel to his The Oilmen: The North Sea Tigers,  which shifts focus from the oilrig to how this historical development affected communities on land.


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Oilmen, The

Oilmen, The


ISBN: 9781841583020
Category: Industry, Social History
Author: Bill Mackie
Publication Date: October 2004
Format: Paperback
Price: £14.99
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Synopsis:
This is the first of two graphic accounts of the industry’s three and a half decades of risk and reward, of drama and tragedy and of a remarkable achievement unrivalled in the industrial history of Scotland.
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