Grayland, Eugene Charles Biography 1971

GRAYLAND, Eugene Charles
Author and journalist, media and sc reporter, Auckland Star
Son of CH Grayland; married Valerie Merle (author detective novels, children’s books), daughter of JK Spanner
Education: St Mark’s, Wellington, Parkvale & Hastings High School
Edited and printed weekly newspaper while at primary school, entered journalism HB; NZ army archives and war history section 1941-45; founder Colenso Press 1945; sub-editor NZ Herald 1945-49; associated- editor Taranaki Daily News 1949-50; deputy-chief sub-editor Manawatu Evening Standard 1950-53; chief of staff Newsview, Better –Business, Women’s Choice magazine group 1953-54; sub-editor Auckland Star 1954-56; education reporter 1956-66; media and sce reporter since 1966; joint editor Hearing News 1969-. NZ correspondent World Medicine (London), Medical World News (New York),  associated member Association of NZ Scientists; member Medical Journalists’ Association of Great Britain
Published: Private Presses, 1947; The Newspaper Morgue, 1948; Value of Newspaper Sources for Historical and Other Research, 1948; Special Uses of Press Clippings Material, 1949; Research as an Aid to Writing, 1949; The Newspaper Reference Library, 1950; There was Danger on the Line, 1954; NZ Disasters, 1957; Auckland, Queen City of NZ (with JCM Cresswell), 1962; Coasts of Treachery, 1963; Christianity Comes to New Zealand, 1964; Coromandel Coast (with Valerie Grayland), 1965; Famous New Zealanders, 1967. Unusual Newspapers of New Zealand and Australia, 1969; Historic Coromandel (with Valerie Grayland) 1969
Recreation: typography, book-collecting (has personal library of 9,000 books), seismology
Private address: 55 Athens Rd, One Tree Hill, Auckland