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Wedding of Ron King and Pearl Dowell, Greymouth.
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DescriptionRon and Pearl King, who owned the Albion Hotel. Then Kings Hotel. Now Kingsgate Hotel. Mawhera Quay Greymouth.Map[1] ContributorMargaret Elaine Sadler
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LinkFacebookCommentsLyn Wallace Aw loved listening to Rons stories when I waitressed at Kings many year ago
8 December 2014 at 00:51 · Edited · Like
Lyn Wallace Gosh Rachel was so much like her. Grandmother there
7 December 2014 at 21:28 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Who didn't know that Greymouth had a All Black Captain.?
7 December 2014 at 21:44 · Edited · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Did Pearl's parents own The Albion ?
7 December 2014 at 21:59 · Like · 1
Shona Margaret Dixon Same here Lynn wish work was like that now those were the days. No pen and paper in those days just a good memory,
7 December 2014 at 22:00 · Like · 1
Linda Jane Fernandez Worked there in the 60 ' s. .Ron was easy to get along with....Pearl....oh sorry Mrs King...was .ummm....
7 December 2014 at 22:22 · Like · 1
Diane Burling Beautiful wedding photos. ..Very Grand
7 December 2014 at 22:48 · Like
Lois Watts Ron and Pearl were a wonderful couple and great friends of my grand parents Frank and Jean Freitas. I remember having a Longstaff family dinner there 40years ago, when Ron and Pearl looked after young son upstairs.
7 December 2014 at 23:39 · Like · 1
Lynn Turnbull My mum wrked for Ron and Pearl and she said she changed many a nappy of their two sons !!
7 December 2014 at 23:48 · Like · 2
Kaye Power Jack Steel was also an All Black Captain.
8 December 2014 at 00:03 · Like · 4
Lois Watts Forgot Aunty kit worked for the Lynn Turnbull, that was many years ago.
8 December 2014 at 00:49 · Like · 2
Lynn Turnbull I no Lois Watts ... she wrked at the ABC tearooms as well ...its still going lol
8 December 2014 at 00:52 · Like · 1
Lyn Wallace Gosh they were great times Shona for sure. Many a tale could be told.
8 December 2014 at 00:54 · Like · 1
Lois Watts My god how long has ABC been going now, that was there when I was a kid ? Lyn Lynn Turnbull
8 December 2014 at 00:54 · Like
Lyn Wallace Lol and you know what Lois! I still go there when we're home...
8 December 2014 at 00:55 · Like · 2
Lyn Wallace Used to sit in the ABC and wait for the bus to Blaketown....
8 December 2014 at 00:57 · Like · 4
Lois Watts Can see the owners face but can't remember her name, it was always so busy
8 December 2014 at 00:59 · Like · 2
Margaret Elaine Sadler Ron King was All Black Captain from 14 August 1937-29 Sept 1937 can't see a Steel in the All Black Captain list sorry?
8 December 2014 at 08:30 · Edited · Like · 1
Margaret Elaine Sadler The matron of honor sitting down looks like Pearl's sister?
8 December 2014 at 08:37 · Edited · Like
Lynda Manning Denise Bradley Gary Jonathan Macdonald
8 December 2014 at 08:47 · Like
Lynn Turnbull Lois Watts ...mum was in her 20s and she died at 83yrs and its still goin so a lonnnng time
8 December 2014 at 11:43 · Like · 1
Chris Elwood betty stone owned the abc when mum was young
8 December 2014 at 19:39 · Like · 1
Chris Elwood the albian hotel was owned by durham dowell he was father of pearl king .mum worked at kings from the age of 16 and she could tell a story or two on those days and that place
8 December 2014 at 19:44 · Like · 1
Margaret Elaine Sadler Betty & Jim Stone were in the ABC around 1965-1966 not sure what year they sold, but were still there in the early 70's then they brought Kilgours their son Garry was working for them.
8 December 2014 at 19:46 · Like · 2
Brenda Barry Brown Fellow Nesbit owned the ABC in 1950s then their was Grays then Betty Stone the Mike and Bernadette O'donnell
10 December 2014 at 16:57 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler I think there was some one else between Stone's & O'Donnell's.
10 December 2014 at 17:31 · Like
Robyn Jackson Margaret the Richardsons were there for a few years,then Mick and Bernie.
10 December 2014 at 18:29 · Like · 1
Brenda Barry Brown i think Betty Stone brought it of the Richardsons and i think the Odonnells are current owners.
10 December 2014 at 20:39 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Don't know Mike O'Donnell ( Help)
10 December 2014 at 20:41 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler The O'Donnell's brought the ABC off Noeleen Rooney
10 December 2014 at 20:43 · Like
April Jarden Bill and Janice Richardson were after Betty Stone.
10 December 2014 at 21:32 · Like
Lorraine O'Donoghue I waitressed at the Albion in the late 1950's. Mum & Pop Dowell, daughter Alva, husband Reg and their 2 boys and daughter Jean Ogilvie with daughter Diane were there. Beryl Campbell was cook with Cathy douglas in kitchen, a cousin Jean ???? was pantrymaid. Margaret Vaughan also waitressed. My future sister in law Helen Crampton also worked in the pantry.
10 December 2014 at 21:59 · Like · 1
Margaret Elaine Sadler Can anyone find the year that Jack Steel from Greymouth was All Black Captain... ... All I can find is the following:- Where it mentions Jack Steel.
Red and white All Blacks
In the West Coast side that memorable day in August 1932 were two men who wou...See More
27 January at 20:27 · Edited · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Anyone help with the Jack Steel name:-http://stats.espnscrum.com/.../list_of_captains.html...
Rugby Union | New Zealand | List of captains | ESPN Scrum
Scrum.com Rugby Union Records - New Zealand -...
STATS.ESPNSCRUM.COM
27 January at 20:29 · Like
James Codyre Think you will find Mick O'Donnell married Bernadette Garth and are regular contributers on here.
27 January at 21:02 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Yes James Codyre you are correct
27 January at 21:26 · Like
Ian Schroder j steel was all black captain in 1922
28 January at 08:58 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Thanks Ian Schroder Jack's family need to get in touch with the Rugby Union cos his name is not on the list.
28 January at 10:08 · Like
Ian Schroder j steel record is in the book they played for new zealand written by arthur h carman i have a copy if interrested
30 January at 11:22 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler J Steel name wasn't on the web-site I googled for All Black Captains when I was looking for the year that Ron King was Captain. I haven't seen any book Ian Schroder
30 January at 12:24 · Like
Ian Schroder would you like the book a good read
8 December 2014 at 00:51 · Edited · Like
Lyn Wallace Gosh Rachel was so much like her. Grandmother there
7 December 2014 at 21:28 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Who didn't know that Greymouth had a All Black Captain.?
7 December 2014 at 21:44 · Edited · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Did Pearl's parents own The Albion ?
7 December 2014 at 21:59 · Like · 1
Shona Margaret Dixon Same here Lynn wish work was like that now those were the days. No pen and paper in those days just a good memory,
7 December 2014 at 22:00 · Like · 1
Linda Jane Fernandez Worked there in the 60 ' s. .Ron was easy to get along with....Pearl....oh sorry Mrs King...was .ummm....
7 December 2014 at 22:22 · Like · 1
Diane Burling Beautiful wedding photos. ..Very Grand
7 December 2014 at 22:48 · Like
Lois Watts Ron and Pearl were a wonderful couple and great friends of my grand parents Frank and Jean Freitas. I remember having a Longstaff family dinner there 40years ago, when Ron and Pearl looked after young son upstairs.
7 December 2014 at 23:39 · Like · 1
Lynn Turnbull My mum wrked for Ron and Pearl and she said she changed many a nappy of their two sons !!
7 December 2014 at 23:48 · Like · 2
Kaye Power Jack Steel was also an All Black Captain.
8 December 2014 at 00:03 · Like · 4
Lois Watts Forgot Aunty kit worked for the Lynn Turnbull, that was many years ago.
8 December 2014 at 00:49 · Like · 2
Lynn Turnbull I no Lois Watts ... she wrked at the ABC tearooms as well ...its still going lol
8 December 2014 at 00:52 · Like · 1
Lyn Wallace Gosh they were great times Shona for sure. Many a tale could be told.
8 December 2014 at 00:54 · Like · 1
Lois Watts My god how long has ABC been going now, that was there when I was a kid ? Lyn Lynn Turnbull
8 December 2014 at 00:54 · Like
Lyn Wallace Lol and you know what Lois! I still go there when we're home...
8 December 2014 at 00:55 · Like · 2
Lyn Wallace Used to sit in the ABC and wait for the bus to Blaketown....
8 December 2014 at 00:57 · Like · 4
Lois Watts Can see the owners face but can't remember her name, it was always so busy
8 December 2014 at 00:59 · Like · 2
Margaret Elaine Sadler Ron King was All Black Captain from 14 August 1937-29 Sept 1937 can't see a Steel in the All Black Captain list sorry?
8 December 2014 at 08:30 · Edited · Like · 1
Margaret Elaine Sadler The matron of honor sitting down looks like Pearl's sister?
8 December 2014 at 08:37 · Edited · Like
Lynda Manning Denise Bradley Gary Jonathan Macdonald
8 December 2014 at 08:47 · Like
Lynn Turnbull Lois Watts ...mum was in her 20s and she died at 83yrs and its still goin so a lonnnng time
8 December 2014 at 11:43 · Like · 1
Chris Elwood betty stone owned the abc when mum was young
8 December 2014 at 19:39 · Like · 1
Chris Elwood the albian hotel was owned by durham dowell he was father of pearl king .mum worked at kings from the age of 16 and she could tell a story or two on those days and that place
8 December 2014 at 19:44 · Like · 1
Margaret Elaine Sadler Betty & Jim Stone were in the ABC around 1965-1966 not sure what year they sold, but were still there in the early 70's then they brought Kilgours their son Garry was working for them.
8 December 2014 at 19:46 · Like · 2
Brenda Barry Brown Fellow Nesbit owned the ABC in 1950s then their was Grays then Betty Stone the Mike and Bernadette O'donnell
10 December 2014 at 16:57 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler I think there was some one else between Stone's & O'Donnell's.
10 December 2014 at 17:31 · Like
Robyn Jackson Margaret the Richardsons were there for a few years,then Mick and Bernie.
10 December 2014 at 18:29 · Like · 1
Brenda Barry Brown i think Betty Stone brought it of the Richardsons and i think the Odonnells are current owners.
10 December 2014 at 20:39 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Don't know Mike O'Donnell ( Help)
10 December 2014 at 20:41 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler The O'Donnell's brought the ABC off Noeleen Rooney
10 December 2014 at 20:43 · Like
April Jarden Bill and Janice Richardson were after Betty Stone.
10 December 2014 at 21:32 · Like
Lorraine O'Donoghue I waitressed at the Albion in the late 1950's. Mum & Pop Dowell, daughter Alva, husband Reg and their 2 boys and daughter Jean Ogilvie with daughter Diane were there. Beryl Campbell was cook with Cathy douglas in kitchen, a cousin Jean ???? was pantrymaid. Margaret Vaughan also waitressed. My future sister in law Helen Crampton also worked in the pantry.
10 December 2014 at 21:59 · Like · 1
Margaret Elaine Sadler Can anyone find the year that Jack Steel from Greymouth was All Black Captain... ... All I can find is the following:- Where it mentions Jack Steel.
Red and white All Blacks
In the West Coast side that memorable day in August 1932 were two men who wou...See More
27 January at 20:27 · Edited · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Anyone help with the Jack Steel name:-http://stats.espnscrum.com/.../list_of_captains.html...
Rugby Union | New Zealand | List of captains | ESPN Scrum
Scrum.com Rugby Union Records - New Zealand -...
STATS.ESPNSCRUM.COM
27 January at 20:29 · Like
James Codyre Think you will find Mick O'Donnell married Bernadette Garth and are regular contributers on here.
27 January at 21:02 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Yes James Codyre you are correct
27 January at 21:26 · Like
Ian Schroder j steel was all black captain in 1922
28 January at 08:58 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Thanks Ian Schroder Jack's family need to get in touch with the Rugby Union cos his name is not on the list.
28 January at 10:08 · Like
Ian Schroder j steel record is in the book they played for new zealand written by arthur h carman i have a copy if interrested
30 January at 11:22 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler J Steel name wasn't on the web-site I googled for All Black Captains when I was looking for the year that Ron King was Captain. I haven't seen any book Ian Schroder
30 January at 12:24 · Like
Ian Schroder would you like the book a good read
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