Edward Earle Vaile
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Edward Earle Vaile was a real estate
agent, farmer
, philanthropist
, author, railway campaigner and a pioneer of the pumice country - Broadlands, North Island, New Zealand
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Vaile was a very strong advocate for the building of a government railway between Rotorua and Taupo via Waiotapu and Wairakei
. He led campaigns and lobbied vigorously for many years to have a railway built between Rotorua and Taupo
, 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.
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
agent, farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
, philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
, author, railway campaigner and a pioneer of the pumice country - Broadlands, North Island, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Vaile was a very strong advocate for the building of a government railway between Rotorua and Taupo via Waiotapu and Wairakei
Wairakei
Wairakei is the name of a power station, small settlement and a geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupo, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River.- Geothermal field :...
. He led campaigns and lobbied vigorously for many years to have a railway built between Rotorua and Taupo
Taupo railway proposals
There have been a number of proposals to build a Taupo Line as a branch railway linking the township of Taupo in the central North Island of New Zealand to New Zealand's rail network...
, 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.