Edward Earle Vaile
Edward Earle Vaile (1869–1956) was a real estate agent, farmer, philanthropist, author, railway campaigner and a pioneer of the pumice country - Broadlands, North Island, New Zealand.
Vaile 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.
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