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Were the owners of springs junction the Rogers/Rodgers the ones related to Garry Cooke?. Leo and Lawrie De Roo brought from Neil and Ailsa Rowe mid 60s. They sold to a Euan Johnston.
Always a roadman at the top of the Lewis pass in a small hut, Some names are Charlie Stevens, Winston Churchill (whipstick). They walked from the top down and back at least twice a day clearing rocks, fixing watercourses.
The shop I remember at the Engineers camp was run by Mrs Patterson at her house. We used to go over there with Dad for Sunday sessions. Us kids played with Frank and Edna Sullivans children.- Linda SkeltonDate of PhotoBetween 1st January 1960 and 31st December 1969Map^[1]ContributorLinda Skelton

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CommentsLinda Skelton Dad would have loved this site. I wish he was here as he would have said oh yes I recall them...People were closer in those days and mixed socially. Saturday night at the pub. Kids down having a swim then a raspberry in the car
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Heather Newby
Heather Newby same with my Dad,, he would have loved this FB page... a shame dad isnt slive to enjoy it
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Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton I was at the opening of the hot pool. Wore woolen togs. All the colour ran and they stretched. :( If I remember corectly the Govt tourist dept owned it them and paid the hotel a fee to mind it. I worked in a wee hut at the gate one summer and took the entry money.
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Martin Burt
Martin Burt Looked after a bloke called winston Churchill at seaview in the 70s..
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Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton A Christmas Menu from When I worked for The DeRoos at Springs Junction
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Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton The inside
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Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton Just an ordinary Menu for the day. Helen would type them up as she was head waitress. In 1967 I would have been on dishes,spuds pots and pans.
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Helen Hadland
Helen Hadland Lol! That's really funny looking back Linda. Ohh how I wish we could turn the pages back. I wasn't there in 1967 as I was living up North by then and engaged to my John.

The Lodge was bought in 1963 and was bought from my great uncle Bert Streeter. He must have bought it in 62 from the Rowes.
Ewen Johnston (now dead) was a crooked Solicitor along with his Accountant and his uncle who was the Liquidator who cooked the books of 9 Motels including ours around Chch and did 2yrs jail for it. Actually 2 and 1/2. They could only prosecute him on one. When the Lodge was reopened after that time it was put up for auction and he then rigged it and bought the Motels garage shop tearooms, chalet and several houses etc for $42,000.

My dad did try to fight it but he couldn't get a Lawyer to prosecute another Lawyer. There were no safety nets back then unfortunately.

I remember the dances at Maruia every Saturday night. The men stood outside and drank and us girls would partner up for the Gay Gordon's etc. It was a fun time. Thanks Linda for taking the time to put up the Menu. Mum and I would do the typing of them. Loved that place. Impressionable years as a teenager.

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