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Temporary bailey bridge over Buller River, 1961Greymouth Technical High School 1961Greymouth Technical High School 1960Greymouth Technical High School 1959Old school friends in the Ahaura Memorial School Ahaura Memorial HallAhaura Primary School 125th reunion *PHOTO ALBUM*Ahaura Primary School 1953Ahaura Primary School 1953Ahaura pet show day,1952.Ahaura Railway Station 2012Ahaura Railway Station 1960sAhaura Railway Station about 1945.Ahaura Railway Station about 1945Ahaura Football Club 1920sShips which serviced Greymouth in the earlier years.Ships which serviced Greymouth in the earlier years.Ships which serviced Greymouth in the earlier years.Ships which serviced Greymouth in the earlier years.Ships which serviced Greymouth in the earlier years.Arthurs Pass Railway Station 1967.Lake Paringa,South Westland. ca.1960s.Outside Woolworths ,Greymouth.1940.sRewanui State Coal Mine, Greymouth .1923. Hunts Beach Gold, Westland.Launching of the Greymouth Harbour Board Tug the William Steer, 1963.James O'Brien first visit for Slipping and Survey, 3 Sept 1978.Pacific Star to load Tuna for Pago Pago, 25 Jun 1977.Blackball Centennial organising committee.February,1966.Fitzgerald Gold claim, Round Hill and Callaghans.ca.1890s.The Harney family.ca.1936-46.Capitaine Wallis carrying logs from New Hebrides, 29 Jan 1973.Navua leaving Greymouth carrying coal to Portland, March 1970.Trucks on the way to and from the bins at the head of the incline,Denniston Mine.ca.1910Snow stops work at Denniston. August,1939. The Aorangi Hotel, 30 kms from Hokitika. ca.1897.Jack Adamson and Tommy Law soaking in a hot pool,Waiho, Franz Josef.ca.1897.Gathering snow for cooking purposes at Pioneer Hut, Fox Glacier.ca.1930s Reefton Primary School,Std 2, 1953.Mail coaches passing through Otira Gorge.ca.1910-19.SS Pukaki leaving Greymouth.Barrytown Sports Football Team ,1898.The natural hot spring bathhouse at Waiho Gorge.ca.1910-19.Grey Main School, P 1, 1948.Loading timber, Greymouth 1920sLine up at Greymouth,-S.S. Opouri, S.S. Ngatoro, S.S. Ngakuta, S.S. MapourikaM.B.O.B. Rugby League Senior Team.1957.Pacific Hockey Club.Greymouth.1955.St Columba Badminton A Team. ca.1956.New Zealand Forestry Division in London during World War 2

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