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LinkFacebookCommentsKerry Keating Before they combined with cobden.... cool as
6 December 2014 at 17:17 · Like
Roger Howell When did they merge with Cobden?
7 December 2014 at 00:30 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Late 50's at a guess My g aunt Julia and uncle Les Harvey were life members of Kohinoor.
7 December 2014 at 08:38 · Edited · Like
Kerry Keating A well informed source says the two clubs merged in 1958.
7 December 2014 at 09:02 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson My cousins Jack & Rex Broome, Bert Elliot and John Baxter used to travel up from Hokitika to play for Cobden in the late 40's early 50's as there was no league in Hokitika. Their father Alex Broome was a great fan of rugby league and played for Runanga in the early days. He bought back a pair of league boots from Aust. with aliminium ?sprigs on them for his son Rex but they were too small for him so I was given them. Well, I was playing rugby for my High school at the time and on the 1st day that I wore them they had a sprig inspection and they asked where I had got them from. There were only leather sprigs in N.Z. at that time and I was told that they were illegal so I had to put on my old boots. Bugger !!!!!. Never got to wear them.
7 December 2014 at 09:23 · Edited · Like · 3
Margaret Elaine Sadler Who did Bert Elliot marry was it Maureen? That name rings a bell.
7 December 2014 at 10:48 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson Yes Maureen. She lived with her Aunty at the Teramkau ? hotel. They are still in good Health and live in Blenheim.
7 December 2014 at 11:19 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead Alex Broome had tea rooms in ChCh then pub at Nae Nae. Two boys top footballers. Mother was a Manderson (Myrtle). Both boys played for WC 15s, and Rex fir South island seniors.
7 December 2014 at 14:36 · Edited · Like · 1
Christopher Morresey
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7 December 2014 at 14:30 · Like · 3
Margaret Elaine Sadler Jack N Pat Manderson could you ask Maureen please if she has any old "Waiuta" photos please?
7 December 2014 at 15:23 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson Bill is that 13's.!!!!!
7 December 2014 at 16:47 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson Margaret I have sent you a pm.
7 December 2014 at 20:43 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler many thanks Jack N Pat Manderson appreciated.
7 December 2014 at 21:16 · Like
Roger Howell Where was Kohimoor based before it merged with Cobden?
7 December 2014 at 21:48 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler I think just in Greymouth. Peter Kerridge would know, from memory his Dad was also a life member of Kohinoor.
7 December 2014 at 21:57 · Edited · Like · 1
Johannes Debreuk I played for Codden Kohinoor for a bit. Good team. Use to love the games especially against Runanga!!
8 December 2014 at 06:32 · Like
Kerry Keating Unforgetable people from the past. Frank Jellyman, Frank and Mrs Twist, Johny Trekawaka, plus many others my failing memory can't recall just now. I just remembered, Boxer Lindbom.
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8 December 2014 at 07:45 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead Jack Broome in WC 15s 1947 at Athletic Park, in Christchurch. WC team LGray; NGrindle,WCairney,BO'Neil;JBroome,J Meikle or JMcGrath;THarris;J Griffin,RScott or LTurner, BKelly or CCurtis; RMaskill,ODuffy or ERooney;KRussell; Reserves: KMcMillan,GDick Local Mgr JAnderson Ref Griffin. JMcRobie,WLisle,OCairns in Cant (+NZ) team, RMcKay in Tar (+NZ),NWilson in Sth Auk (Waikato), KRussell in West Coast (+NZ), RCampbell in Well (+NZ), BJohnson, JPercival,JSutcliff,AMitchell,SDickey,TGardner in Auck (+NZ). NZRL Life Member Alan Gore was in Auck team. Dickey and Gardner not in Auck team in programme, there was No4 G Tamiti (Tamati) in Tar team.
8 December 2014 at 14:42 · Edited · Like
Alan Messenger My Uncle Noel Messenger and his wife June were stalwarts of Cobden Kohinoor and the original Kohinoor club. Also a friend of mine here in Hamilton Mick O'Brien played for the club.
8 December 2014 at 14:16 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead Noel also founded Porirua in Wellington. Great worker for RL. Life Member of both CK and Por. My aunt and uncle Norma and Claude Stewart also LMs of CK.
8 December 2014 at 15:56 · Edited · Like
Brenda Barry Brown Ned Henderson and family great supporters, Claude used to take us Midgets to all the away games on Saturday mornings Nora had the oranges Richard was in our team..
8 December 2014 at 16:31 · Like
Roger Howell I note the name Kohinoor came from a massive diamond which was mined in India
8 December 2014 at 16:41 · Like
Alan Messenger Kohinoor club was based Greymouth, headquarters was Commercial Hotel
8 December 2014 at 17:10 · Like · 1
Alan Messenger Yes, Noel founded Porirua Club when he moved to Wellington. He also started a junior yachting school at Porirua
8 December 2014 at 17:13 · Like · 1
Brenda Barry Brown Kohinoors used to have headquarters at 45 Arney St behind Kerridges [Club Rooms]
8 December 2014 at 19:51 · Like · 2
Margaret Elaine Sadler I know there was a massive gold nugget raffled to help Cobden_Kohinoor build there new club rooms,
8 December 2014 at 19:55 · Like · 2
William Albert Whitehead HISTORY LESSON. My cousin Jenny (Mrs Nick) Nahu (nee Stewart, daughter of Norma (Dad's sister) and Claude Stewart, whose three brothers all played for BOP) is now long-serving Secy of BOP Rugby League. Son-in-law Paul Nahu also played for BOP. My daughter Sharon is Secy of Nelson (Tasman) RL, another, Lisa, who began League reports on Maori Radio here, was on School Board in Waikato (husband, Mike Wilson was recent NZ Maori RL selector). Another daughter wrestles under Scarlett and is NZ women champion at present. Also related to Forrests, Harts, Mandersons, all top RL folk. I was a bit of traitor, played Rugby Union first (for Inangahua 8st 7lb reps v Coast on Victoria Park a fortnight before WC beat Gt Britain in 1946 on same ground. Favourite uncle (Bill Clark, son of Margaret, nee Manderson) and WS (Scotty) Clark, Vice Pres of WC RL 1922-29), played for Inangahua v Canterbury in 1937. Dad was neutral, he refereed Inangahua versus Buller in both codes, and both on Victoria Square, Westport. I was useless at history and geography at school, but finished up as a top tour driver for group Travel (NZ) Ltd, and could tell folk the heights of all mountains, depths of lakes, etc. Topped Nelson College in maths, and everyone told me I should be a surveyor.
12 December 2014 at 20:08 · Edited · Like · 2
Kerry Keating Norma and Claude were long time stalwarts of Cobden Kohinoor, Nick Nahu was member of the club for a few years.Nick,Jenny,Richard and a maybe a few others are here in Rotorua now.
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12 December 2014 at 13:43 · Like · 1
Alan Messenger I knew Nick and Jenny when I was in Kawerau early 70s. I was president Fletchers League club and was delegate BOPRL
12 December 2014 at 14:15 · Like · 1
Julie Clemett My uncle Barney Magee also assisted the club in its day. He apparently loaned the club some money to help build the new club rooms. After he passed I found copy's of receipts he had written out whilst it was being paid back.
13 December 2014 at 19:55 · Like
Kerry Keating So true Julie, your uncle Barney was a big helper of the club. He was a major helper of the cycling club too.Busy boy was Barney.
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13 December 2014 at 20:36 · Like
Julie Clemett Yes for a while there mum and uncle barney were treasurer and secretary of the cycling club.
Kerry Keating I remember the days well Julie. Your brother Kev was a rider I had ear marked as a rider of great promise. Say hi to him for me huh?Patrick Beban The Kohinoor Football Club decided to play league in June 1915.
Patrick Beban My grandfather Artie Beban was first president of the club and Paddy Webb was the patron.Alan Messenger My uncle Noel was a Life Member Cobden Kohinoor. I think they may have had clubrooms somewhere near Arney Street, but they used to drink at the Commercial.
Bill Garth Majority of the players had Blaketown connections. Smacker Stanton has a team photo. Gillies (Bassett Street ) is in it with Ron Messenger (later NZ Rugby President) Johnny McGrath.
6 December 2014 at 17:17 · Like
Roger Howell When did they merge with Cobden?
7 December 2014 at 00:30 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler Late 50's at a guess My g aunt Julia and uncle Les Harvey were life members of Kohinoor.
7 December 2014 at 08:38 · Edited · Like
Kerry Keating A well informed source says the two clubs merged in 1958.
7 December 2014 at 09:02 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson My cousins Jack & Rex Broome, Bert Elliot and John Baxter used to travel up from Hokitika to play for Cobden in the late 40's early 50's as there was no league in Hokitika. Their father Alex Broome was a great fan of rugby league and played for Runanga in the early days. He bought back a pair of league boots from Aust. with aliminium ?sprigs on them for his son Rex but they were too small for him so I was given them. Well, I was playing rugby for my High school at the time and on the 1st day that I wore them they had a sprig inspection and they asked where I had got them from. There were only leather sprigs in N.Z. at that time and I was told that they were illegal so I had to put on my old boots. Bugger !!!!!. Never got to wear them.
7 December 2014 at 09:23 · Edited · Like · 3
Margaret Elaine Sadler Who did Bert Elliot marry was it Maureen? That name rings a bell.
7 December 2014 at 10:48 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson Yes Maureen. She lived with her Aunty at the Teramkau ? hotel. They are still in good Health and live in Blenheim.
7 December 2014 at 11:19 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead Alex Broome had tea rooms in ChCh then pub at Nae Nae. Two boys top footballers. Mother was a Manderson (Myrtle). Both boys played for WC 15s, and Rex fir South island seniors.
7 December 2014 at 14:36 · Edited · Like · 1
Christopher Morresey
Christopher Morresey's photo.
7 December 2014 at 14:30 · Like · 3
Margaret Elaine Sadler Jack N Pat Manderson could you ask Maureen please if she has any old "Waiuta" photos please?
7 December 2014 at 15:23 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson Bill is that 13's.!!!!!
7 December 2014 at 16:47 · Like
Jack N Pat Manderson Margaret I have sent you a pm.
7 December 2014 at 20:43 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler many thanks Jack N Pat Manderson appreciated.
7 December 2014 at 21:16 · Like
Roger Howell Where was Kohimoor based before it merged with Cobden?
7 December 2014 at 21:48 · Like
Margaret Elaine Sadler I think just in Greymouth. Peter Kerridge would know, from memory his Dad was also a life member of Kohinoor.
7 December 2014 at 21:57 · Edited · Like · 1
Johannes Debreuk I played for Codden Kohinoor for a bit. Good team. Use to love the games especially against Runanga!!
8 December 2014 at 06:32 · Like
Kerry Keating Unforgetable people from the past. Frank Jellyman, Frank and Mrs Twist, Johny Trekawaka, plus many others my failing memory can't recall just now. I just remembered, Boxer Lindbom.
Sent from Samsung Mobile
8 December 2014 at 07:45 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead Jack Broome in WC 15s 1947 at Athletic Park, in Christchurch. WC team LGray; NGrindle,WCairney,BO'Neil;JBroome,J Meikle or JMcGrath;THarris;J Griffin,RScott or LTurner, BKelly or CCurtis; RMaskill,ODuffy or ERooney;KRussell; Reserves: KMcMillan,GDick Local Mgr JAnderson Ref Griffin. JMcRobie,WLisle,OCairns in Cant (+NZ) team, RMcKay in Tar (+NZ),NWilson in Sth Auk (Waikato), KRussell in West Coast (+NZ), RCampbell in Well (+NZ), BJohnson, JPercival,JSutcliff,AMitchell,SDickey,TGardner in Auck (+NZ). NZRL Life Member Alan Gore was in Auck team. Dickey and Gardner not in Auck team in programme, there was No4 G Tamiti (Tamati) in Tar team.
8 December 2014 at 14:42 · Edited · Like
Alan Messenger My Uncle Noel Messenger and his wife June were stalwarts of Cobden Kohinoor and the original Kohinoor club. Also a friend of mine here in Hamilton Mick O'Brien played for the club.
8 December 2014 at 14:16 · Like · 1
William Albert Whitehead Noel also founded Porirua in Wellington. Great worker for RL. Life Member of both CK and Por. My aunt and uncle Norma and Claude Stewart also LMs of CK.
8 December 2014 at 15:56 · Edited · Like
Brenda Barry Brown Ned Henderson and family great supporters, Claude used to take us Midgets to all the away games on Saturday mornings Nora had the oranges Richard was in our team..
8 December 2014 at 16:31 · Like
Roger Howell I note the name Kohinoor came from a massive diamond which was mined in India
8 December 2014 at 16:41 · Like
Alan Messenger Kohinoor club was based Greymouth, headquarters was Commercial Hotel
8 December 2014 at 17:10 · Like · 1
Alan Messenger Yes, Noel founded Porirua Club when he moved to Wellington. He also started a junior yachting school at Porirua
8 December 2014 at 17:13 · Like · 1
Brenda Barry Brown Kohinoors used to have headquarters at 45 Arney St behind Kerridges [Club Rooms]
8 December 2014 at 19:51 · Like · 2
Margaret Elaine Sadler I know there was a massive gold nugget raffled to help Cobden_Kohinoor build there new club rooms,
8 December 2014 at 19:55 · Like · 2
William Albert Whitehead HISTORY LESSON. My cousin Jenny (Mrs Nick) Nahu (nee Stewart, daughter of Norma (Dad's sister) and Claude Stewart, whose three brothers all played for BOP) is now long-serving Secy of BOP Rugby League. Son-in-law Paul Nahu also played for BOP. My daughter Sharon is Secy of Nelson (Tasman) RL, another, Lisa, who began League reports on Maori Radio here, was on School Board in Waikato (husband, Mike Wilson was recent NZ Maori RL selector). Another daughter wrestles under Scarlett and is NZ women champion at present. Also related to Forrests, Harts, Mandersons, all top RL folk. I was a bit of traitor, played Rugby Union first (for Inangahua 8st 7lb reps v Coast on Victoria Park a fortnight before WC beat Gt Britain in 1946 on same ground. Favourite uncle (Bill Clark, son of Margaret, nee Manderson) and WS (Scotty) Clark, Vice Pres of WC RL 1922-29), played for Inangahua v Canterbury in 1937. Dad was neutral, he refereed Inangahua versus Buller in both codes, and both on Victoria Square, Westport. I was useless at history and geography at school, but finished up as a top tour driver for group Travel (NZ) Ltd, and could tell folk the heights of all mountains, depths of lakes, etc. Topped Nelson College in maths, and everyone told me I should be a surveyor.
12 December 2014 at 20:08 · Edited · Like · 2
Kerry Keating Norma and Claude were long time stalwarts of Cobden Kohinoor, Nick Nahu was member of the club for a few years.Nick,Jenny,Richard and a maybe a few others are here in Rotorua now.
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12 December 2014 at 13:43 · Like · 1
Alan Messenger I knew Nick and Jenny when I was in Kawerau early 70s. I was president Fletchers League club and was delegate BOPRL
12 December 2014 at 14:15 · Like · 1
Julie Clemett My uncle Barney Magee also assisted the club in its day. He apparently loaned the club some money to help build the new club rooms. After he passed I found copy's of receipts he had written out whilst it was being paid back.
13 December 2014 at 19:55 · Like
Kerry Keating So true Julie, your uncle Barney was a big helper of the club. He was a major helper of the cycling club too.Busy boy was Barney.
Sent from Samsung Mobile
13 December 2014 at 20:36 · Like
Julie Clemett Yes for a while there mum and uncle barney were treasurer and secretary of the cycling club.
Kerry Keating I remember the days well Julie. Your brother Kev was a rider I had ear marked as a rider of great promise. Say hi to him for me huh?Patrick Beban The Kohinoor Football Club decided to play league in June 1915.
Patrick Beban My grandfather Artie Beban was first president of the club and Paddy Webb was the patron.Alan Messenger My uncle Noel was a Life Member Cobden Kohinoor. I think they may have had clubrooms somewhere near Arney Street, but they used to drink at the Commercial.
Bill Garth Majority of the players had Blaketown connections. Smacker Stanton has a team photo. Gillies (Bassett Street ) is in it with Ron Messenger (later NZ Rugby President) Johnny McGrath.
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