Edward Earle Vaile

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Vaile was born at Hampstead, London, England in 1869.[1] He was a very strong advocate for the building of a government railway between Rotorua and Taupo via Waiotapu and Reporoa. From 1911 onwards he led campaigns and lobbied vigorously for many years to have a railway built between Rotorua and Taupo. He formed and led the Rotorua Taupo Railway League and the Reporoa Railway League, and in 1928 published a campaign pamphlet advocating the construction of a railway between Rotorua and Taupo. In 1929 published another campaign pamphlet titled "The truth about the Taupo railway - the story of a great crime" advocating the need for and the numerous benefits such a line would bring, in response to the government stopping the project in that year. He stood in the Template:NZ election link in the Template:NZ electorate link electorate as an independent supporter of the Reform Party with the construction of the line as his main issue.[1] The United and Reform Parties had formed the United/Reform Coalition, and Vaile was heavily beaten by both the official coalition and the Labour candidates.[2]

In the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours, Vaile was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community in Auckland.[3]

Bibliography

  • Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966, A. H. McLintock; Government Printer, Wellington, 1966
  • Pioneering the Pumice, E. Earle Vaile; Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1939
  • Some Interesting Occurrences in Early Auckland City and Provinces, E Earle Vaile; Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1955
  • The New Century in Rotorua, D. M. Stafford/Rotorua District Council; Ray Richards Publisher, Auckland, 1988
  • Don Stafford Collection – Railways; Rotorua Public Library, Rotorua
  • Rotorua Taupo Railway League campaign pamphlet; Rotorua Taupo Railway League, 1928
  • The Truth about the Taupo Railway - The Story of a Great Crime pamphlet; Rotorua Taupo Railway League, 1929
  • Waitakere City Council - Waikumete Cemetery records

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