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Vile, Arthur Henry, 1867-1946 : Reminiscences
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
Inward correspondence
Date: Mar-Jun 1892
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-09/2
Description: Identified correspondents entered under Name below Quantity: 1 folder(s).