A view of Preston Road, Blaketown, taken from Reid Street.ca. early 1960`s.

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DescriptionA view of Preston Road, Blaketown, taken from Reid Street.The lagoon is where Messenger Park is now.
Moe Bowes.."The picture is from my book back in the day, the driver is Barry Curran."

Date of PhotoEarly 1960`sMap^[1]ContributorMoe Bowes

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Location (city or town)GreymouthPersonBarry Curran

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Category TagOld Carslagoon

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Date Created23rd May 2019CommentsDavid Hall You are so right. Used to paddle our canvas kayaks right up to Coburns bus garage.

Eddie Parsons Cowper St,over the lagoon,spent hours near that water as a young fella.

Eddie Parsons Kowhai bush down by the railway bridge was all part of the lagoon,had to go over the rail bridge to get to it,

Lyn Moe Kowhai bush is on the lagoon behind these houses

Lyn Moe The picture looks like its from my book back in the day, the driver is Barry Curan.

Ken OLeary Lyn Moe yep thats him , he had a garage down that alley way near joe Wildes paint shop ,it ran off Boundary street , he work on my V8 many times
Heather Newby Lyn Moe It probably was...Shared from NZ car related street scenes 1950s-1980s
Contributor-Jefferson Sousa.There are a lot of photos from Recollect on that group that haven`t been credited... or acknowleged.

Lyn Moe Yes Heather Newby I dont mind , I take enough from books, you are probably right Heather. I believe once you put them up on here they are anybodies.

Heather Newby Lyn Moe me too.. i dont mind either.. except it doesnt hurt them to acknowlege and credit the photos.
Lyn Moe Hows that Ken OLeary

Ken OLeary looks like a old brickies mixer...lol .......Trish Rennie
Gloria Ann Curin here's an oldie for you

Jeff Sutherland
Taken from Reid Street. The lagoon is where Messenger Park is now

Thomas Peter Mulligan
I think I was in hospital once with Barry many years ago he had been in a major car accident

Max Vicki Messenger
The car is parked outside the Reid St house of a young lady that Barry was seeing in those days

Margaret Wright
This is what is now known as Messenger Park shame so soggy can't do anything with it.

Alan N Barb Cochrane
Margaret Wright yes its it soggy was staying at my mums in blake street thought we would take a short cut across the park bad mistake.

Christine Banks
Barry Curin is the driver.

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A view of Preston Road, Blaketown, taken from Reid Street.ca. early 1960`s.

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