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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 February 1928, Page 15 (Supplement)

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■ The Rise oF.the “Star” |i

SIk.TY-TWO years of age this year, 'the “Greymouth Evening Star” has a f gddd iecp.rd of-public service, and ■ £j|iH’liqlos its place in the forefront of Coast publications. The “Star” whs founded in the year 1860 by the l|'te Mr. Jafacs Brown, who was lipdyii.in liis day as “Snyder” Brown. ft was Afterwards conducted by the • Tyrell, Of Westport, and ittfeeijueiitly* by Mp, Joseph iv.esfc, In ' 1875, .tlie. late Mr. Joseph Petrie, who Mil the ipaiihgeipbnt of the paper for Mp tifM during Mr. Tyrell’s prOssWhip, bought the “Star” from jiik‘ Ivess, and was closely associated . with it as editor until his death. . 'The “Greymouth Evening Star Co.. Ltd;," was registered in 1895, and the /‘present building in Mackay Street, of two - stories in brick, was erected in

1902, and added to later. In. the beginning, the “Star” was a four-pagc publication, but its progress has been steady, and to-day its size is never less than ten pages, is often twelve, and sometimes sixteen. The .plant installed is of a modern nature, and is the best, of its kind on the West Coast.

A new printing machine, one of the latest models, was installed last year. An outstanding record of service is that ®of Mr. F. H. Kilgour, who has been manager of the “Star” for thirtysix years, and, like Johnny Walker, is “still going strong.” Mr. Kilgour was born at Dunstan in 1864, a son of the late Mr. William Kilgour. He was educated at Mr. T. Thomas’s private school at Greymouth, and served his apprenticeship as a printer. In his earlier years, he was a prominent player of Rugby football, and is one of the founders of the Greymouth Bowling Club. For nearly twenty years he Jias been a Justice of the Peace, ahd for the past seven years has been actihg-Coroner. He was. a member of the Westland Licensing Coinmittee for 15 years, ahd. a member of the Grey Education Board for a Similar period. He is now a member of the Technical School Board, and chairman of the Finance ComAmong many other semipublic positions, Mr. Kilgour has been a steward and clerk of scales of the Greymouth Jockey Club.