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Clear felling dead trees, Perseverance area, 1970s.The Exchange Hotel and Princess Theatre,Reefton.1904.Old Perseverance bridge, Rotokohu area, 1974.Rusty Stuart pulling timber on McKay Twins farm at Taipoiti, Reefton, 1980.Logging for NZFS, 1974.Princess Theatre, Reefton, 1904Kart racing in HokitikaThe G.M.C. crosses the Wilberforce River.Cliff Hill is in the background.ca.1960s.MIners and their children at the Brunner Mine entrance.ca.1866.Brunner Mine Disaster Commemoration.1956. -2 PHOTOS-Blackball Inter School 9-a-Side Basketball Team 1951Funeral of Edna Silk, née TuckSteam locos haul goods train between Inangahua and Reefton, 1967Mt White bridge over the Waimakariri near Cass 1913.The Bergman Family Album.Robert Bergman and friends moving greenstone by helicopter.ca.1970s. -ALBUM-Ross man Bill CraseLyell, 1928.Reefton Tennis Courts, 1970s.Nelson Creek Post Office, ca 1970s.Ahaura Hotel, 1979.Opening day of the Otira Tunnel 4th August 1923.Blackball Married Womens Rugby League Team.1966. -2 PHOTOSSouvenir from Richard Seddon's last trip to AustraliaRoss Barnes.. Kotuku surf life saving club 60th anniversary. Brownlee family at Moana, 1934Outing including Henrietta Evans of ReeftonDennistion.Bakers loading a brick oven with a batch of bread, Ryans Bakery, Westport.Four circus elephants on one of Gibbs Transport International trucks.Westport.The Lost Lagoon,cattle wharf and shingle beach ,Westport.Nelson Creek Hotel and Rebecca JohnstonBlackball School Form 1 and Form 2,1952. Blackball School 1952Family at the source of the Buller River, 1935c.Humphrey's School pupilsDillmanstown Fluming, Kumara ALL BLACKS vs WEST COAST,BULLER. 1928.Victoria Park. Greymouth. Full programme. -ALBUM-Rata in Otira GorgeFrank Benjamin Lawn born 1882,traded as FB Lawn,Greymouth. -2PHOTOS-Stratford and Blair Sawmill.Kokiri.Neighbors family brickworks at Conns Creek,Waimangaroa.ca.1890s.Birds eye view of Palmerston St, taking in Westport Bar.ca.1900.Kumara Junction train stationBlackball Boys.Blackball Boys.Blackball Tug-O-War.Guy Menzies plane carted from Hokitika to Greymouth 1931.Guy Menzies plane in Greymouth, Jan 1931.Guy Menzies, Australian aviator 1931

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