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Old Greymouth Post Office, ca. 1990.
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CommentsNeil Martin Roofer re roofing?
11 March at 18:58 · Like · 2
Cole Jones Definately not 1997, long gone by then. I think it was about 1993 it got demolished.
11 March at 19:01 · Like · 2
Mark Frewin That looks my old avenger lol
11 March at 19:09 · Like · 3
Margaret Mulloy Worked in the Telegraph office in the 1970s. Upstairs
11 March at 19:16 · Like · 1
Riley Macenaey Shame they knocked it down
11 March at 19:17 · Like · 5
Kerry Keating I was with the demolition team on the old place. I was a bit sad to see the old place go, but the old place was in a dangerous condition. There was a major crack nearly half the length of the building. Another hard quake could have bought it down. The risk wasn't worth it. The main counter was the only part of it being used. If a quake bought it down in work hours, deaths would have been a certainty.
11 March at 19:32 · Like · 5
Joan Mary Palmer Once was a cleaner at night .
11 March at 19:40 · Like · 1
Scott Marshall Kathy Marshall
11 March at 19:43 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead They don't build them like that these days.
11 March at 20:05 · Edited · Like · 1
Kathy Marshall I worked in many rooms in that building upstairs and downstairs. We moved back into the new Post Office in 1995.
11 March at 20:07 · Like · 1
Colin J Wilson I think with that van painted like that, the photo would at least be in the 1960's or 70's.
11 March at 20:09 · Like · 1
Heather Bennett I went there everyday from 1970 to 77
11 March at 20:25 · Like · 1
Neil Martin Po or PQ plate on post van dates from 1990-1991
11 March at 20:28 · Like · 1
Craig Stevenson 1990 Toyota Hiace Van
11 March at 20:30 · Like · 1
Lesley Jean Frogley loved that building,was so sad to see it go
11 March at 20:48 · Like
Karen Green fond memory
11 March at 21:02 · Like
Lyn Adler I do remember that place
11 March at 21:08 · Like
Margaret E Sadler Lyn Adler... were you the Adler from Cobden that went out with our now PM John Key?
11 March at 21:19 · Like · 1
Emma Hands Kathy Sexton
11 March at 21:24 · Like · 1
Judy Tawhiti Worked in the telegraph department
11 March at 21:28 · Like · 1
Reg Barlow I used to work there !! well, it was a building out the back , on the other side of the back yard, Gosh what memories,
11 March at 21:50 · Like · 2
Carole N Brent Shefford Neil, do you think that maybe the roofer is not re roofing maybe starting demolishion & removing roof..the entrance appears to be blocked off & the ph boxes have card on them so has to be close to demolishion time maybe!!
11 March at 21:51 · Like · 2
Neil Martin I did see the blocked off entrance and thought yes maybe they are stripping the roof . but thought would they bother or would they just bring in a excavator More likely is the builder is installing new iron on the roof in preparation for the buildings...See More
11 March at 21:57 · Like · 2
Nina Townsend loved playing wif the map outside not there in pic tho
11 March at 22:05 · Like · 1
Neil Martin the one which rolled around when you turned the large black nobs ?
11 March at 22:07 · Like · 3
Neil Martin I notice the old Public Trust building next door seems to have no roof and rafters are visible through the window
11 March at 22:08 · Like · 1
Nina Townsend yip dat one neil
11 March at 22:09 · Like
Carole N Brent Shefford yes well you are right about that Neil, not to mention that they usually do the road markings before they dig them up too!!! And yes Nina, we too used to love playing with the big map, not sure when that dissapeared
11 March at 22:09 · Like
Carole N Brent Shefford I can also remember learning to tap the old phones in the boxes out the front...I think there were 3or4 of them in a row...goodtimes they were. smile emoticon
11 March at 22:11 · Like · 3
Victor Smithers I have a lot of video of this being progressively demolished !!
11 March at 22:58 · Like · 1
Jezara-Brendon Marshall Marie Marshall
11 March at 23:49 · Like · 1
Brian Thomas is that your mark 3 escort roy fisher
12 March at 05:53 · Like · 1
Robert Smith yes carol u tapped in numbers backwards eh if u wanted 8 u tapped in 2 etc
12 March at 06:10 · Like · 2
Johannes Debreuk So so sad . Beautiful old building.
12 March at 06:50 · Like · 2
Helen Brennan Fantastic building
12 March at 07:03 · Like · 2
Gavin Case i have the brass plate that we all put our letters and face post in
12 March at 07:14 · Like · 3
Hiria Apanui Wow so cool to see that building again...
12 March at 07:14 · Like · 2
Kerry Keating I have the sign that was on the coal cellar door. The one that warns of the chance of gas being present. It's on the toilet cistern.
12 March at 07:20 · Like · 2
Robert Smith remind me to muchh of the courthhouse lol
12 March at 07:21 · Like · 1
Jill Smith That is such an awesome building, what a shame it had to go. I remember it very well
12 March at 08:38 · Like · 1
Margaret E Sadler The Post Office was still there in 1988 when we had the flood.
12 March at 16:38 · Like
Johannes Debreuk We have to think very carefully what we pull down because once it's gone it's gone forever!!
12 March at 19:24 · Like
Johannes Debreuk Some people wanted to have this old hall pulled down. I said no!
Johannes Debreuk's photo.
12 March at 19:29 · Like · 2
Colin J Wilson Neil & Craig, I stand corrected.
12 March at 20:41 · Like
Kathy Marshall Marg I was working downstairs at the Po. The 1st flood in 1988 never went through the biilding but the 2nd one in September sure did.
12 March at 20:47 · Like
Margaret E Sadler Thanks Kathy Marshall I saw the photo yesterday at the library with the PO in it during the 1988 flood.
11 March at 18:58 · Like · 2
Cole Jones Definately not 1997, long gone by then. I think it was about 1993 it got demolished.
11 March at 19:01 · Like · 2
Mark Frewin That looks my old avenger lol
11 March at 19:09 · Like · 3
Margaret Mulloy Worked in the Telegraph office in the 1970s. Upstairs
11 March at 19:16 · Like · 1
Riley Macenaey Shame they knocked it down
11 March at 19:17 · Like · 5
Kerry Keating I was with the demolition team on the old place. I was a bit sad to see the old place go, but the old place was in a dangerous condition. There was a major crack nearly half the length of the building. Another hard quake could have bought it down. The risk wasn't worth it. The main counter was the only part of it being used. If a quake bought it down in work hours, deaths would have been a certainty.
11 March at 19:32 · Like · 5
Joan Mary Palmer Once was a cleaner at night .
11 March at 19:40 · Like · 1
Scott Marshall Kathy Marshall
11 March at 19:43 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead They don't build them like that these days.
11 March at 20:05 · Edited · Like · 1
Kathy Marshall I worked in many rooms in that building upstairs and downstairs. We moved back into the new Post Office in 1995.
11 March at 20:07 · Like · 1
Colin J Wilson I think with that van painted like that, the photo would at least be in the 1960's or 70's.
11 March at 20:09 · Like · 1
Heather Bennett I went there everyday from 1970 to 77
11 March at 20:25 · Like · 1
Neil Martin Po or PQ plate on post van dates from 1990-1991
11 March at 20:28 · Like · 1
Craig Stevenson 1990 Toyota Hiace Van
11 March at 20:30 · Like · 1
Lesley Jean Frogley loved that building,was so sad to see it go
11 March at 20:48 · Like
Karen Green fond memory
11 March at 21:02 · Like
Lyn Adler I do remember that place
11 March at 21:08 · Like
Margaret E Sadler Lyn Adler... were you the Adler from Cobden that went out with our now PM John Key?
11 March at 21:19 · Like · 1
Emma Hands Kathy Sexton
11 March at 21:24 · Like · 1
Judy Tawhiti Worked in the telegraph department
11 March at 21:28 · Like · 1
Reg Barlow I used to work there !! well, it was a building out the back , on the other side of the back yard, Gosh what memories,
11 March at 21:50 · Like · 2
Carole N Brent Shefford Neil, do you think that maybe the roofer is not re roofing maybe starting demolishion & removing roof..the entrance appears to be blocked off & the ph boxes have card on them so has to be close to demolishion time maybe!!
11 March at 21:51 · Like · 2
Neil Martin I did see the blocked off entrance and thought yes maybe they are stripping the roof . but thought would they bother or would they just bring in a excavator More likely is the builder is installing new iron on the roof in preparation for the buildings...See More
11 March at 21:57 · Like · 2
Nina Townsend loved playing wif the map outside not there in pic tho
11 March at 22:05 · Like · 1
Neil Martin the one which rolled around when you turned the large black nobs ?
11 March at 22:07 · Like · 3
Neil Martin I notice the old Public Trust building next door seems to have no roof and rafters are visible through the window
11 March at 22:08 · Like · 1
Nina Townsend yip dat one neil
11 March at 22:09 · Like
Carole N Brent Shefford yes well you are right about that Neil, not to mention that they usually do the road markings before they dig them up too!!! And yes Nina, we too used to love playing with the big map, not sure when that dissapeared
11 March at 22:09 · Like
Carole N Brent Shefford I can also remember learning to tap the old phones in the boxes out the front...I think there were 3or4 of them in a row...goodtimes they were. smile emoticon
11 March at 22:11 · Like · 3
Victor Smithers I have a lot of video of this being progressively demolished !!
11 March at 22:58 · Like · 1
Jezara-Brendon Marshall Marie Marshall
11 March at 23:49 · Like · 1
Brian Thomas is that your mark 3 escort roy fisher
12 March at 05:53 · Like · 1
Robert Smith yes carol u tapped in numbers backwards eh if u wanted 8 u tapped in 2 etc
12 March at 06:10 · Like · 2
Johannes Debreuk So so sad . Beautiful old building.
12 March at 06:50 · Like · 2
Helen Brennan Fantastic building
12 March at 07:03 · Like · 2
Gavin Case i have the brass plate that we all put our letters and face post in
12 March at 07:14 · Like · 3
Hiria Apanui Wow so cool to see that building again...
12 March at 07:14 · Like · 2
Kerry Keating I have the sign that was on the coal cellar door. The one that warns of the chance of gas being present. It's on the toilet cistern.
12 March at 07:20 · Like · 2
Robert Smith remind me to muchh of the courthhouse lol
12 March at 07:21 · Like · 1
Jill Smith That is such an awesome building, what a shame it had to go. I remember it very well
12 March at 08:38 · Like · 1
Margaret E Sadler The Post Office was still there in 1988 when we had the flood.
12 March at 16:38 · Like
Johannes Debreuk We have to think very carefully what we pull down because once it's gone it's gone forever!!
12 March at 19:24 · Like
Johannes Debreuk Some people wanted to have this old hall pulled down. I said no!
Johannes Debreuk's photo.
12 March at 19:29 · Like · 2
Colin J Wilson Neil & Craig, I stand corrected.
12 March at 20:41 · Like
Kathy Marshall Marg I was working downstairs at the Po. The 1st flood in 1988 never went through the biilding but the 2nd one in September sure did.
12 March at 20:47 · Like
Margaret E Sadler Thanks Kathy Marshall I saw the photo yesterday at the library with the PO in it during the 1988 flood.
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West Coast New Zealand History (21st Jul 2023). Old Greymouth Post Office, ca. 1990.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 5th Jun 2026 05:17, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/12095