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Party of deerstalkers returning home.Blaketown lagoon.1862.Dobson Car Rest Home. -ALBUM-Oddfellows Hall ReeftonWilsons / Harris' Hotel ReeftonThe Reefton School of Mines 1886Albert Street under flood - Percy K. Wah with bike.. 1936.
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RELOCATING the 1904 RAILWAY SIGNAL BOXPORT OF GREYMOUTH. Ca. 1930's.Mary Henrietta Atkin 1872-1966Clement Parfitt Store, Werita Street, Greymouth accountThe Alpine Rugby Club - Albert Alfred Kennedy Sloan of the Lyell is 2nd from the end ca.1880's.ALBUM - Cobden - Kohinoor Schoolboy Presentation of Trophies - Ken McMullen presents Kevin Franklin with a cup.1969.Greymouth Gas Company staff 1927Old Greymouth radio station with black face and Uncle Mickey. Mick Spiers.KUMARA RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB. 1937.Old Ford Motors and the Post office .Greymouth.Fallen girders holding up traffic on the Weheka Road, South Westland.1939.Loading logs onto a waiting lorry at Kowhiterangi.17 APRIL,1935. A touring motorist prepares lunch from the back of his car.28 Mar,1929.A Ten Miles Walk Across The Mountains From Canterbury To Westland.26 July,1928.Loading provisions and mail for Fox Glacier when the road was impassible because of slips. 7 June 1928.Signal station ,Blaketown tiphead.Greymouth.1903-11-26.The Runanga Rail yard and station with Seddon Terrace in the background *PHOTO ALBUM*School garden competitionFleet of coal punts, Grey RiverRoss 1960sRAILWAY CONSTRUCTION - A CUTTING ON THE BLACKKBALL- NGAHERE RAILWAY, 1906. A WATERFALL ON CASCADE CREEK, BURNETT'S FACE , DENNISTON.1904.The main street of Okarito, a gold mining township in South Westland.1904.THE ENTRANCE TO OTIRA GORGE, WESTLAND.1905-09-07.Hokitika taxis 1953/54Hokitika District High School 1958Pot decorated with black sand goldCountry road through the Westland bush, 1966.A man standing next to stacked timber in a timber yard at Ross.1947.A view of Greymouth, showing the shipping.1903-11-26.SHIPPING TIMBER ON AN INTERCOLONIAL VESSIL AT GREYMOUTH.1907-02-28.Tom Malcolm, Charlie Henderson and ___? at Mark and John Shaw Gold Claim - Waitahu, Reefton.Westport Wahines at Tanes night celebrations - Westport.Loco outside Ruru sawmillCar radio aerial flagsShantytown trainPunakaiki store/visitor centre site *PHOTO ALBUM*Vern Pattinson , Dobson.Meteorites or meteorwrongs - Mysterious things happened at Inangahua 1939.Molloy Bros Bedford Truck Charles Edward Kearns of Reefton, died of consumptionCeder Denniston *PHOTO ALBUM*One of the oldest West Coasters - Mr Arthur Dudley Dobson (left) , chatting with Sir Frances Bell, who was present with the Ministerial Party.1924.Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial, Arthurs Pass .1971.Grey Main Special Class.Greymouth. ca.1970-71.The murder of James Gifford at Maori Creek *PHOTO ALBUM*Haast Pass bridge. 1979,McGlashans garage, Greymouth, now furniture shop *PHOTO ALBUM*Greymouth-Christchurch railcarSurfing Cobden 1964

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