Oliver Neal Gillespie
(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)
- 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)
- The Charm of Wanganui: A River City Of Enterprise And Culture in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 10 (January 1, 1937)
- 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.)
- New Zealand Railway Lines in Prose and Verse in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 1 (April 1, 1938.)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- “Green Gold”: New Zealand— The World’s Richest Timber Farm in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 7 (October 1, 1935)
- The World’s newest City: The Miracle Of Modern Town Planning in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 8 (November 1, 1935)
- 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 (vol 15, issue 3) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 3 (June 1, 1940)
- 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)
- 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 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)
- Wellington Foreshore: The Scene of the Ideal Transport Wedding in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 6 (September 1, 1937.)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.)
- 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)
- Hamilton — The Empire’s Dairy Capital in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 3 (June 1, 1937)
- New Zealanders in Literature: A Fine Record of Achievement in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 2 (May 1, 1936)
- 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.)
- 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)
- 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)
- Palmerston North: The World’s Model Country Town in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 1 (April 1, 1935)
- Highlights Of Hastings: The Hawke’S Bay Garden Of The Hesperides in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 6 (September 1, 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Nelson: The Athens of the Antipodes: New Zealand’s Serene Haven in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 11 (February 1, 1936)
- The Mixed Trains Cross at Tahekeroa. in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 5 (August 1, 1936)
- 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 Because They Are the Best in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 11 (January 1, 1939)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.)
- Marlborough the Golden Province: Beautiful Blenheim—A Garden of History in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 8 (November 1, 1938)
- 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)
- 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)
- Romantic Wellington: Paradise For Poets And Painters in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 5 (August 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.)
- Sword & Umbrella in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 12 (March 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- One Hundred Years Old.: The Problem Of Our Centennial Celebrations in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 8 (November 2, 1936)
- “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
Cited in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Island Stories
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.
- 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.


