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Charles Rous-Marten
Charles Rous-Marten (1842–1908) was a New Zealand journalist and British railway writer and recorder. He was born in England. At the age of 16 his family emigrated to New Zealand, settling in Southland, New Zealand, Southland. In 1864 he was appointed Meteorological Director of Southland Province, a position he held until 1870. He was employed as a journalist with ''The Evening Post (New Zealand), The Evening Post'' in Wellington about 1876 and was later editor, resigning in 1884. He was editor of ''The New Zealand Times'', also in Wellington, from 1885 to 1890. In that year he was appointed London correspondent for a number of leading New Zealand newspapers in the New Zealand Associated Press, which he continued to do until shortly before he died. He took a close interest in railways over many years and in 1884 and 1885 he did a thorough study of the British rail network, involving around 40,000 miles of travel. In 1887 the results were embodied in a report to the New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rous-Marten
Charles Rous-Marten (1842–1908) was a New Zealand journalist and British railway writer and recorder. He was born in England. At the age of 16 his family emigrated to New Zealand, settling in Southland, New Zealand, Southland. In 1864 he was appointed Meteorological Director of Southland Province, a position he held until 1870. He was employed as a journalist with ''The Evening Post (New Zealand), The Evening Post'' in Wellington about 1876 and was later editor, resigning in 1884. He was editor of ''The New Zealand Times'', also in Wellington, from 1885 to 1890. In that year he was appointed London correspondent for a number of leading New Zealand newspapers in the New Zealand Associated Press, which he continued to do until shortly before he died. He took a close interest in railways over many years and in 1884 and 1885 he did a thorough study of the British rail network, involving around 40,000 miles of travel. In 1887 the results were embodied in a report to the New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
