Oliver Neal Gillespie
1883–1957
(author)
Journalist, writer, and theatre director. Former president of PEN.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Palette and Lyre: New Zealand’s Achievement in Painting and Music in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 5 (August 1, 1938)
- The Japanese House in Design Review: Volume 4, Issue 3 (June-July 1952)
- Hamilton — The Empire’s Dairy Capital in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 3 (June 1, 1937)
- New Zealand: Nursery of the Thoroughbred Horse: The Story of the Melbourne Cup from Martini Henry to Catalogue in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 10 (January 2, 1939)
- A Private Paradise—New Zealand’s Northland: An Efficient Garden of Eden in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 2 (May 1, 1935)
- “Manners Makyth Man”: Our English Heritage in School and University in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 10 (January 1, 1936)
- The Romance of the Red Funnel: The Proud Story of our Mercantile Marine in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 4 (July 1, 1935.)
- Palmerston North: The World’s Model Country Town in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 1 (April 1, 1935)
- Wellington Foreshore: The Scene of the Ideal Transport Wedding in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 6 (September 1, 1937.)
- Gisborne’s Glowing Future— The Golden Road Through Paradise to Te Puia. in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 1 (April 1, 1936.)
- “Green Gold”: New Zealand— The World’s Richest Timber Farm in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 7 (October 1, 1935)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand (vol 15, issue 3) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 3 (June 1, 1940)
- New Zealand Railway Lines in Prose and Verse in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 1 (April 1, 1938.)
- The Charm of Wanganui: A River City Of Enterprise And Culture in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 10 (January 1, 1937)
- Heroes of the Rail: New Zealand’s Greatest Transport Service: Glimpses Of The Personnel in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 3 (June 1, 1936)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 7.—Home Utilities: Electrical in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 6 (September 1939)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 9. The Pantry Shelf in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 8 (November 1939)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 10. The Preserve Cupboard in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 9 (December 1, 1939)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series — No. 2: Women’s Underwear in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 1 (April 1, 1939)
- The Glory of Gardens and Their Meaning: Our Immigrant Friends of Flower and Tree in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 8 (November 1, 1937)
- The World’s newest City: The Miracle Of Modern Town Planning in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 8 (November 1, 1935)
- New Zealanders in Literature: A Fine Record of Achievement in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 2 (May 1, 1936)
- Perfect new Plymouth: Where Mount Egmont Reigns In Beauty: The World’s Garden Town (vol 10, issue 5) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 5 (August 1, 1935)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 5.—Men’s Overwear in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 4 (July 1, 1939)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand (vol 14, issue 3) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 3 (June 1, 1939)
- The Sand of a Thousand Golden Beaches: Surf And Sunshine, Sparkling Sand And Smiling Seas For Endless Miles in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 11 (February 1, 1937)
- The Growth of the N.Z. Railways Magazine: From Shop Organ to Great National Journal in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 9 (December 1, 1938)
- The Witchery of Waikaremoana: Where Loveliness is Unspoiled in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5 (August 2, 1937)
- From Taranaki to King Country: The Romantic Railway Route From Stratford to Taumarunui in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 7 (October 1, 1937.)
- In “Show Day” New Zealand: Our Splendid Development of the A. & P. Association Movement: The Display Windows of a Hundred Districts (vol 10, issue 6) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 6 (September 2, 1935)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand (vol 15, issue 2) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 2 (May 1, 1940.)
- The Ascent of The Mount Cook Tourist Co.:The Pioneer Work of R. L. Wigley in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 12 (March 2, 1936)
- “All Change Here…”: Our Railway Junctions: A Journey Of Discovery (vol 10, issue 3) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 3 (June 1, 1935)
- Back-cloth and Gallery, Footlights and Stage Folks: The Drama in New Zealand in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 6 (September 1, 1938)
- Highlights Of Hastings: The Hawke’s Bay Garden Of The Hesperides in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 6 (September 1, 1936)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 6.—Women’s Overwear in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 5 (August 1, 1939)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 3—Tobacco in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 2 (May 1, 1939)
- Nelson: The Athens of the Antipodes: New Zealand’s Serene Haven in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 11 (February 1, 1936)
- Buy New Zealand Goods Because They Are the Best in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 11 (January 1, 1939)
- Music on The Air: Some Deliberations on Democracy and the Disc in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 1 (April 1, 1937)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 12. Toys, Novelties and Woodworking in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 11 (February 1, 1940)
- Marlborough the Golden Province: Beautiful Blenheim—A Garden of History in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 8 (November 1, 1938)
- The Thirteenth Clue or the Story of the Signal Cabin Mystery (vol 12, issue 3) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 3 (June 1, 1937)
- The Peerless Playground of New Zealand: Pelorus Sound—Where Fiordland is Fairyland in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 7 (October 1, 1938)
- The Mixed Trains Cross at Tahekeroa. in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 5 (August 1, 1936)
- The Golden Year for New Zealand Literature: Varied Achievement in the Art of Letters in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 4 (July 1, 1938.)
- Romantic Wellington: Paradise For Poets And Painters in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 5 (August 1, 1936)
- New Zealand: The Land of the Thoroughbred: The World’s Ideal Stud Farm in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 9 (December 1, 1936)
- The University of New Zealand: Something Of Its History: What Of The Future? in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 9 (December 1, 1937.)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series No. 11. Footwear and Leather Goods in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 10 (January 1, 1940)
- The Marvels of Mathematics, “The Mirror of Civilization”: The Coming Of An Arithmetic Of Social Welfare in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 3 (June 1, 1938.)
- A Cluster of Jewels: The Towns of South Taranaki in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 12 (March 1, 1937)
- Sword & Umbrella in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 12 (March 1, 1940)
- The Wairarapa: Land of Promise in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 12 (March 1, 1938.)
- Trentham: The World’s Best Racecourse in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 12 (March 1, 1935)
- New Zealand Verse Wellington Harbour New Zealand. in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 6 (September 2, 1935)
- One Hundred Years Old.: The Problem Of Our Centennial Celebrations in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 8 (November 2, 1936)
- The Turnbull Library: New Zealand’s Greatest Glory: A World Famous Treasury of Literary Riches in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 11 (February 1, 1938)
- “New Zealand Railways Illustrated”: All New Zealand in Colours in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 10 (January 1, 1938.)
- New Zealand’s New Temple of Transport in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 2 (May 1, 1937)
- Orakei-Korako, “The Place of Adorning”: New Zealand’s Newest Wonderland in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 2 (May 2, 1938.)
- Our National Treasure House of Wonders in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 7 (October 1, 1936)
- The Derby: The World’s Greatest Sporting Event in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 4 (July 1, 1937)
- Buy New Zealand Goods and Build New Zealand: New Zealand Industries Series — No. 13. Rubber Goods in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 12 (March 1, 1940)
- A Great New Zealand Novel….: The Little Country: By John Guthrie: A Book in which We Discover Ourselves in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 6 (September 2, 1935)
Mentioned in
- Design Review: Volume 4, Issue 3 (June-July 1952)
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
Cited in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Island Stories
Searching
For several reasons, including lack of resource and inherent ambiguity, not all names in the NZETC collections are marked-up. This means that finding all references to a topic often involves searching. Search for Oliver Neal Gillespie as: "Oliver Neal Gillespie". Additional references are often found by searching for just the main name of the topic (the surname in the case of people).
Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Oliver Neal Gillespie":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
