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Sawyer's Creek flood, Milton Road, Greymouth 1978. -2 PHOTOS-
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DescriptionSawyer's Creek flood, Milton Road, Greymouth 1978.Date of Photo1978Map[1] ContributorSuzanne Mcgeady
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LinkFacebookCommentsLynnette Beirne Was that the 1978 April flood which flooded all the railway houses as well.
As a result of that event Sawyers Creek got a major makeover
Suzanne McGeady Sounds about the right year.....
Lynnette Beirne Runanga flooded as well and I brought my house after that as I knew it would not flood
Laura Mills Detlaff Great pics
Rachel Olliver My aunty & uncle live in Milton Rd -will have to ask them if their place flooded or not
Marianne Kelly 1978 - terrible weather and torrential rain - Sawyers creek blocked up towards Boddy town then it unblocked and flooded all that central area from Sinnott Road up Marlborough and Marsden Road, Elizabeth Street, etc. I recall parking my car in the mid…See More
Marianne Kelly Great photos by the way,
Nina Townsend Yip my sis & her hubby lived in Shakespeare Dick Stevens can you remember wot year
Neroli Liddell Our house did that's Dad in the canoe Colin Bell and that's our House remember it well we helped lift carpet and furniture before the water came in mum was at work at the Ashley Motor Inn.
Lisa Winter Hi neroli i remember helping mr merv Jamieson move some of his stuff with mum as well
Lisa (abelen)
Peter Westwood Malbrough st
Gary Boucher Remember it well. Was living in Milton Road at that time. Thankfully we were at the IHC end and didn't get flooded. Great Photos!
David Heenan I remember it well we were living at the top of the hill on milton rd and the sight of all of those homes deluged was an awful sight. Wendy Heenan
Jennifer Gaskell The flood was 1978. Mum and Dad lived in the Railway Houses in Paroa Road. I have photos of Dad in a row boat getting Mum out to higher ground.
Carolyn Luck Milton Road, 1978. Looks like Colin Bell in the boat. We lived in Shakespeare Street, backed into Milton Road. Mum came out in a boat, water all through house and it was very muddy water. A terrible time.
Carolyn Luck Colin and Cushla Bell's house and next door Peg and Pat Kavanagh, we backed onto Kavanagh's.
Sandra Geddes 78thats about right!
Margaret Jacobs Remember it well we were living in Josephine St
Sharlene Mclaughlin Emily Kavanagh any relation to u
Emily Kavanagh Maybe. Will have to ask haha
Geoffrey Bell Colin and Cushla Bell's House. Kirstine Latimer. Colin in boat.
Jan Powell One of the infant classes at Grey Main had a calendar on which the weather for each day was recorded. We did a count-up. There were 56 consecutive days of rain that year.
Jill Smith I lived in Milton road with my parents. I have some awesome photos. I married in 1978 so think it was well before that - unless that's another flood I remember. Milton Road flooded several times we used to ride our bikes through the water - great fun.
Lynnette Beirne This was April 78 Jill
I was still living at the High School Hostel and I brought my house at Runanga after that flood
Margaret Jacobs It was 1978 as my eldest daughter was only 5 months old at the time
Sandra Geddes I also lived in Milton RD back then,Arnott was my maiden name,it was always flooding or something!great times!
Wendy Rodden 1978 for sure. I got married the weekend of the this flood. The worst of it was Friday so it wasn't to bad for our wedding on Saturday. We had a lot of hassles with guests that were arriving on the railcar. They had to get on a bus because of a slip …See More
Ian N Valerie Hilliard When I first saw this posting without seeing your comment Jill,my immediate memory was of Aunty Joan and Uncle Keith Batty and my Mum and Dad talking about the flooding and my memories of Milton Street.
Jill Smith Hi Valerie yes lots of flooding in Milton Road year's ago. Never entered mum and dad's house though.
Lynn Edwards We lived at 4 Eva street. Left the house later in the morning -I think it was 14th April 1978 with my two year old and one year old by climbing out the bay window and into a police boat. We got to know all our wonderful neighbours in the clean up days and became the most sociable street in Greymouth. Great memories.
Frances Keating I remember helping clean up Mike Bourkes home in Bedgood St and Jack Watersons home in Marsden Rd I worked with them both at Westpower.
Russ Lowe Joy Dickson wow!!
Wayne Leckie Remember that. Remember talking to Kevin Tinley who got flooded in it .
Carolyn Luck Looks like Colin Bell
Doris Blanchard The first house there looks like the one which my family lived in when I was born and if that big dark fence goes along to Shakespeare Street it is.
Can anyone tell me if that is so please?
Ray Port Remember it well.
Was living in Sinnott Rd..
Ray Vincent Remember giving Tom Anderson a ride home in my river raft with the outboard jet on the back. Tom lived in a Railway house?? Up that way.
David Larry Was in form 1 at intermediate. Remember seeing people in canoes and maybe a jet boat too
Sandra Geddes Remember this pretty high flood!
Karen Potter Mum and dad had water up to the window sills. Made for a huge clean up in Glen road..
Karen Potter Mum and dad had water up to the window sills. Made for a huge clean up in Glen road..
Lynn Edwards Wow -came out of Eva street with our two little children -Pip and Robbie in a police boat.
Gaye Ruru We lived in Milton Road 1980-1984 but at 51 on the corner of the hill going up.
Gaye Ruru Lynn Edwards, that is right - Barry Briggs died several years ago - he did great cake decorating too.
As a result of that event Sawyers Creek got a major makeover
Suzanne McGeady Sounds about the right year.....
Lynnette Beirne Runanga flooded as well and I brought my house after that as I knew it would not flood
Laura Mills Detlaff Great pics
Rachel Olliver My aunty & uncle live in Milton Rd -will have to ask them if their place flooded or not
Marianne Kelly 1978 - terrible weather and torrential rain - Sawyers creek blocked up towards Boddy town then it unblocked and flooded all that central area from Sinnott Road up Marlborough and Marsden Road, Elizabeth Street, etc. I recall parking my car in the mid…See More
Marianne Kelly Great photos by the way,
Nina Townsend Yip my sis & her hubby lived in Shakespeare Dick Stevens can you remember wot year
Neroli Liddell Our house did that's Dad in the canoe Colin Bell and that's our House remember it well we helped lift carpet and furniture before the water came in mum was at work at the Ashley Motor Inn.
Lisa Winter Hi neroli i remember helping mr merv Jamieson move some of his stuff with mum as well
Lisa (abelen)
Peter Westwood Malbrough st
Gary Boucher Remember it well. Was living in Milton Road at that time. Thankfully we were at the IHC end and didn't get flooded. Great Photos!
David Heenan I remember it well we were living at the top of the hill on milton rd and the sight of all of those homes deluged was an awful sight. Wendy Heenan
Jennifer Gaskell The flood was 1978. Mum and Dad lived in the Railway Houses in Paroa Road. I have photos of Dad in a row boat getting Mum out to higher ground.
Carolyn Luck Milton Road, 1978. Looks like Colin Bell in the boat. We lived in Shakespeare Street, backed into Milton Road. Mum came out in a boat, water all through house and it was very muddy water. A terrible time.
Carolyn Luck Colin and Cushla Bell's house and next door Peg and Pat Kavanagh, we backed onto Kavanagh's.
Sandra Geddes 78thats about right!
Margaret Jacobs Remember it well we were living in Josephine St
Sharlene Mclaughlin Emily Kavanagh any relation to u
Emily Kavanagh Maybe. Will have to ask haha
Geoffrey Bell Colin and Cushla Bell's House. Kirstine Latimer. Colin in boat.
Jan Powell One of the infant classes at Grey Main had a calendar on which the weather for each day was recorded. We did a count-up. There were 56 consecutive days of rain that year.
Jill Smith I lived in Milton road with my parents. I have some awesome photos. I married in 1978 so think it was well before that - unless that's another flood I remember. Milton Road flooded several times we used to ride our bikes through the water - great fun.
Lynnette Beirne This was April 78 Jill
I was still living at the High School Hostel and I brought my house at Runanga after that flood
Margaret Jacobs It was 1978 as my eldest daughter was only 5 months old at the time
Sandra Geddes I also lived in Milton RD back then,Arnott was my maiden name,it was always flooding or something!great times!
Wendy Rodden 1978 for sure. I got married the weekend of the this flood. The worst of it was Friday so it wasn't to bad for our wedding on Saturday. We had a lot of hassles with guests that were arriving on the railcar. They had to get on a bus because of a slip …See More
Ian N Valerie Hilliard When I first saw this posting without seeing your comment Jill,my immediate memory was of Aunty Joan and Uncle Keith Batty and my Mum and Dad talking about the flooding and my memories of Milton Street.
Jill Smith Hi Valerie yes lots of flooding in Milton Road year's ago. Never entered mum and dad's house though.
Lynn Edwards We lived at 4 Eva street. Left the house later in the morning -I think it was 14th April 1978 with my two year old and one year old by climbing out the bay window and into a police boat. We got to know all our wonderful neighbours in the clean up days and became the most sociable street in Greymouth. Great memories.
Frances Keating I remember helping clean up Mike Bourkes home in Bedgood St and Jack Watersons home in Marsden Rd I worked with them both at Westpower.
Russ Lowe Joy Dickson wow!!
Wayne Leckie Remember that. Remember talking to Kevin Tinley who got flooded in it .
Carolyn Luck Looks like Colin Bell
Doris Blanchard The first house there looks like the one which my family lived in when I was born and if that big dark fence goes along to Shakespeare Street it is.
Can anyone tell me if that is so please?
Ray Port Remember it well.
Was living in Sinnott Rd..
Ray Vincent Remember giving Tom Anderson a ride home in my river raft with the outboard jet on the back. Tom lived in a Railway house?? Up that way.
David Larry Was in form 1 at intermediate. Remember seeing people in canoes and maybe a jet boat too
Sandra Geddes Remember this pretty high flood!
Karen Potter Mum and dad had water up to the window sills. Made for a huge clean up in Glen road..
Karen Potter Mum and dad had water up to the window sills. Made for a huge clean up in Glen road..
Lynn Edwards Wow -came out of Eva street with our two little children -Pip and Robbie in a police boat.
Gaye Ruru We lived in Milton Road 1980-1984 but at 51 on the corner of the hill going up.
Gaye Ruru Lynn Edwards, that is right - Barry Briggs died several years ago - he did great cake decorating too.
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West Coast New Zealand History (26th Nov 2023). Sawyer's Creek flood, Milton Road, Greymouth 1978. -2 PHOTOS-. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 5th May 2026 02:50, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/18193