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Albert Street under flood - Percy K. Wah with bike.. 1936.Party of deerstalkers returning home.Blaketown lagoon.1862.Dobson Car Rest Home. -ALBUM-Oddfellows Hall ReeftonWilsons / Harris' Hotel ReeftonThe Reefton School of Mines 1886
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Reefton state school, exteriorPhotos of the Convent on Tainui Street, Greymouth - July 1991Greymouth high school class of 1962 or 63The Greymouth Technical High School Home Science Class - Jane Molloy L back row and Ella Abbott (back right).1927.ALBUM - OLD GREYMOUTH RUBBISH DUMP DISCOVERED - WESTLAND RECREATION CENTRE-Paroa School - Infants .1969.ALBUM -The Deeds are high-use records at Archives reading room in Christchurch, covering Canterbury, Westland, Nelson and Marlborough. 1930s--CYCLE RACE. Greymouth.An old newspaper ad for Beynons.The Fitzgerald family of Little Grey Junction *PHOTO ALBUM*Horse and carriage GreymouthVal Currie (left) and Bill Bennet using a broad axe for squaring up logs.West Coast.Greymouth Operatic *PHOTO ALBUM*Greymouth RSA 1937 war time chorusesMy Great Aunty Margaret Jenkins married Fred Stafford and owned a shop at 33 Bright Street, Westport,2006--CIVIC AWARDS. Greymouth *PHOTO ALBUM*Travel by bus, Rapahoe *PHOTO ALBUM*W. Duncan from Karamea, Mrs Duncan standing, Annie Jenkins sitting from Westport Jack Cohen and Valmai Cross wedding ALBUM - From Westport - Mrs Duncan standing, Annie Jenkins sitting and W. Duncan from Karamea. Smoko on the trucks at Stockton Mine - Richard Douglas, Brushy Oldam, and Quinton Sutherland.Public meeting in Christchurch in 1885 which urged the building of the midland rail line.ALBUM - SOLID ENERGY. 2000 - 2017. Bridget (Dolly) Flynn *PHOTO ALBUM*Ngahere hotel owner at the time, Ken King, supplying transport for Santa for the then annual Xmas party at the hallGREYMOUTH .ca. 1900.An old Runanga photo from the late 50`s, the car a 35 Dodge was like new when we first got it.Boy with bicycle talking to man, at construction site in bush.1930.NZ Road Service and Hari Hari Hotel back in the day.ca.early 60`s.Colour postcard of WestportALBUM - WESTLAND RECREATION CENTRE -- Fundraising and Volunteer work. Greymouth. 2003-2015.Phil Duffy with pet deer pulling Santa on a sleigh, Otira 1964Danny Spark (athletics) gets Civic Award from mayor Tony Kokshoorn *PHOTO ALBUM*Marist 1st 15 , Greymouth .1966.Grey Hospital, West Coast School of Nursing Class 1975 recently celebrated 50 years since starting our nursing training *PHOTO ALBUM*Mt Tasman across Lake Matheson postcardGallipoli Anzac Cover pine tree at Dixon Park *PHOTO ALBUM*Blackball mine manager's houseThe Immaculate Heart of Mary, Catholic Church, Awatuna.Frank Sullivan, Peter Molloy and Tom Mears with old car at KotukuDevelopment West Coast (West Coast Development Trust)Chinese West Coast delegation/Chinese delegation on West Coast *PHOTO ALBUM*GREYMOUTH AREA.1890`s.1935.--ATARAU, Grey valley. Laying Pipes for Gold Claim Primer 4,St Patricks ,Greymouth.1958.Hampden Street in flood , Hokitika.Westland Jubilee parade, Revell Street, Hokitika.1914.Near the tunnel entrance , Otira.1921.Creek at Otira Gorge.ca 1921-1923.ALBUM - New Sewerage schemes - DOBSON, TAYLORVILLE, KAIATA, BLACKBALL. 2006 - 2013.

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