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Brian Beer

A GREAT LOVER OF BOOKS

A voracious reader, Brian has a collection of 1400+ books. With a keen interest in a broad range of historical topics, sport in particular, it wasn’t until 2010 that he decided to write his first book — The Honours Board — in celebration of the New Plymouth Old Boys’ cricket club centennial.

“I particularly enjoy finding and bringing to light the ‘hidden’ stories of those people who were previously unknown for their contribution or involvement in events”

A Family Affair

Wharemotu Taylers of Eltham | Brian Beer Taranaki Author

Eltham Taranaki History | Brian Beer Author

One family’s triumphs and tragedies through seven turbulent decades.

Brian’s book ‘More Sad Blows Than Usually Fall’ is about his great-great-uncle, George Washington Tayler, Eltham’s first mayor, and his family, who lived in Eltham from the 1880s.

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Brian Beer
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A family man, Brian and his wife have spent the majority of their life in Taranaki raising their two children. Based in New Plymouth, Brian is self-employed and also spends his time reading one of the 1400+ books in his collection and enjoying his vast range of CDs and DVDs.

In 2016, Brian was awarded life membership of the New Plymouth Old Boys’ Cricket Club. It was the club’s centennial in 2020 that ignited Brian’s writing – he penned The Honours Board in commemoration of the significant event.