Slattery, Edmond, 1839?-1927

Date: [1940]

By: Vile, Arthur Henry, 1867-1946

Reference: MS-Papers-5966

Description: The personal, copy-edited, reminiscences of Vile who describes his life as a journalist and editor, newspaper people, political personalities and events in New Zealand. He describes living and working in Melbourne and St Arnaud, Victoria, and his experiences of unionism, his return to NZ in 1889 and working on the `Wairarapa star', his work with the Liberal Party and Richard John Seddon, his move to other newspapers including ones in Hastings, Eketahuna, Oamaru, Woodville, and Christchurch. He describes many of the politicians and other people he met during his working life including John Ballance, Sir John McKenzie, the Plunger (an incarnation of the Jubilee Plunger who was in Australia), G P Donnelly, Shanley (a reporter), his father, Job Vile, Capt Logan, F M B Fisher, the Prince of Wales's visit, Nelle Scanlan, Frank Milner, Sir James Ferguson, Lorimer/McCluskey (a possible member of the Kelly gang), Baird, William Milne, Alexander McMinn, Jock Morris, George Forbes, Capt Russell, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, Sir Thomas Wilford, Tom Duncan, Thomas Lindsay Buick and others. Source of title - Supplied Vile was a journalist and newspaper editor who worked on papers in the Wairarapa, Victoria, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, New Plymouth and other parts of New Zealand Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Duplicated material with holograph annotations, and photocopy

Date: [ca 1920]

Reference: 1/2-043152-F

Description: Ned Slattery, also known as `The Shiner', circa 1920. This image was probably taken in either the North Otago or the South Canterbury regions. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: [1977, 1970s-1980s]

From: Garland, Phil, 1942-2017: Papers and recordings

By: Irish Rovers (Musical group)

Reference: MST7-2816

Description: Recordings of various radio programmes and audio of television programmes, mainly about New Zealand history: `The muster' (TV One, 1980s?); `Landfall New Zealand' (1977); `The Charleston drum' (1977); `Shining with the Shiner' (1970s); After the goldrush' (television documentary, 1977); `Waipu' (`The little place along the way'?, 1977); `Kokatahi Band' (`All the boys in the band'?, 1977); and `The Stan Graham affair' (`The Stan Graham murders'?, 1977). Also recording of the Irish Rovers in New Zealand. Photocopy of original container located at MS-Papers-11839-095. Quantity: 1 7" reel(s).

Date: 21 May 1967

From: Open Country Sound Recordings

Reference: OHInt-0002/161a

Description: Ivan Patterson tells the story of "Shiner" the tramp whose ghostly footsteps must still resound in many roads on North Otago and South Canterbury. Recalls the day when as Returning Officer at the polling booth of Waitiki (just on the border of South Canterbury and Otago), Shiner turned up to vote, giving his name as Edward Slattery. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Jim Henderson, presenter Venue - NZBC Studios, Wellington. Accompanying material - Script for Shiner and a newspaper obituary for Russian Jack at MS-Papers-1239, folder 59 Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT5-0165 Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 1 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other no script for Russian Jack. Search dates: 1967

Date: 29 Oct 1967

From: Open Country Sound Recordings

Reference: OHInt-0002/182

Description: Thyra Langbein of Hawkes Bay tells us about the famous old Irish sundowner known as 'Shiner' (Ned Slattery), who at the age of 86 yrs. returned to his favourite haunts in the three provinces of the South Island, to bid a last farewell. In `Royaly on the road' Patricia Hodgkiss of Christchurch tells us about a swagman called George. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Jim Henderson, presenter Venue - NZBC Studios, Wellington. Accompanying material - Scripts at MS-Papes-1239, folder 65 Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT5-0187 Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 1 event(s). 14 Minutes Duration.

Date: 2007, 2010-2011

From: Garland, Phil, 1942-2017: Papers and recordings

Reference: MS-Papers-11839-048

Description: Contains research papers, songs, poems, and stories about swaggers in New Zealand. Mostly consists of newspaper reports printed out from the PapersPast website. Also the text of presentation entitled `The romance of the swag'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Transfers: Originally CDs (MSCD-2882 and MSCD-2883) was located within folder.

Date: [ca.1965-1980s]

From: Garland, Phil, 1942-2017: Papers and recordings

Reference: MS-Papers-11839-055

Description: Contains scripts for New Zealand folk music workshops held by Phil Garland, originally held in a ring-binder. Includes index and seven numbered scripts (plus some drafts): (1) `N Z traditional music'; (2) `The N Z Aristophanes - Charles Robert Thatcher'; (3) `The lore of shearing'; (4) `Swags to riches'; (5) `The Shiner'; (6) `Landfall New Zealand'; (7) `The golden bush'. Also related papers, interleaved. Other scripts from the ring-binder are located at MS-Papers-11839-056. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter (photocopies)

Date: [ca 1920]

Reference: 1/2-050133-F

Description: Ned Slattery, also known as `The Shiner', and dog, circa 1920. This image was probably taken in either the North Otago or South Canterbury regions. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Underneath original item in album: The Shiner Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: [1970s?]

From: Garland, Phil, 1942-2017: Papers and recordings

Reference: MSC-023783

Description: Probably contains audio relating to the swagger, Ned Slattery, known as the Shiner Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s).