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Interview with Raymond Arthur Newman

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Date

9 Mar 1988 - 09 Mar 1988

By

Newman, Raymond Arthur, 1919-2013

Reference

OHInt-0135-10

Description

Raymond Newman gives details of his career up to the time he retired as Company Secretary and Executive Director of NZ News Ltd in March 1984. Refers to South Auckland Courier Newspapers Ltd, Times Newspaper Ltd, District Newspapers Ltd, Suburban Newspapers Ltd, 'North Shore times-advertiser', Phillips Brothers, West Auckland Gazette Ltd, Marker Publications Ltd, 'NZ trade alphabet', 'Papakura news advertiser' ('South Auckland news advertiser'), Franklin Printing and Publishing Co Ltd (Franklin Times Ltd), merger of South Auckland News Advertiser and Franklin Times Ltd, 'Manukau courier', 'Papakura ribbon news-pictorial', 'Rodney times', Colorgravure, Bay of Plenty Airways Ltd, '8 O'Clock', 'NZ truth', commercial radio stations and Radio Auckland Ltd, Visual Investigation Syndicate, Vid Com Ltd, Alternative Television Network, Independent Newspapers Ltd (INL), creation of NZ News Ltd, properties owned by the company, computer systems, acquisition of Universal Business Directories, Independent Drive-in Cinemas Ltd, deer farming, video business, Brierley (BIL), 'More magazine', 'NZ home journal', 'NZ woman's weekly', NZ News Ltd staff.

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Venue - Auckland

Interviewer(s) - Ross Sayers

Venue - Auckland offices of NZ News Ltd

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002472 - OHC-002473

Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 432.

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Public use requires the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Held by NZ News Ltd

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