ALBUM - Logging in the Taipo valley early 1990`s.

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DescriptionLogging in the Taipo valley early 1990s in Ginger Paments block.

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Ray Thomas giving hippo a spell in the dozer.
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Ray and Gavin Thomas old didpatch hauler, dog clutch model. Think this was taken in Burton's block, Rough river.
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Me and Gavin Thomas, Taipo valley.
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Gavin Thomas giving it a tidy up before being pulled out by the dozer.
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Les Mathieson (Hippo) having a break.
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Veneer buyers.
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Me standing on the dozer.

Date of Photo1990sMap^[1]ContributorKevin Sheehan

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Location (city or town)TaipoPersonRay ThomasKevin SheehanGavin ThomasLeslie MathiesonEventLoggingForestry

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Date Created4th June 2019CommentsKiri Russell - Margaret Woollett, a good one to show dad.
Kevin Sheehan - Kiri Russell, I posted another couple that your dad will remember.
Kiri Russell - Kevin Sheehan, ok I'll check it out and make sure he sees them. Thank you.
Kevin Sheehan - Kiri Russell, how is your dad, haven't seen him for a very long time. Hope he is well.
Kiri Russell - Kevin Sheehan, he is really well. He turned 65 a couple of weeks ago and is still as fit as ever. Working full time. Living in Greymouth. He isn't electronic savvy at all so will show him this page. He loved his Stillwater days. I'll pass on that you were asking after him. I hope you are well yourself.
Kevin Sheehan - Kiri Russell, I am well thanks, just a lot older.
Anne Hines - Kevin Sheehan, ya dad isn’t 65 lol.
Kevin Sheehan - Anne Hines, not mine ya plonk. Lol
Ryan Langridge - I remember riding in the Croft trucks getting the logs out ginger was my grandad.
Kevin Sheehan - Ryan Langridge, I have bumped into Ken a couple of times over the years, think he is in Brightwater last I heard.
Ryan Langridge -Kevin Sheehan, yes up Nelson.
Judi Mears - This photo brings back memories of how we hauled the logs out for our house in Power Rd! Dad's TD14 dozer... sprigs in the wire ropes.. mud for miles! Ray's brother Ritchie Thomas fell our trees.
Gavin Thomas - I can't believe it stopped raining long enough to take those photos lol great pictures Kev that was one of life's challenges mate.
Kevin Sheehan - Gavin Thomas, it was an enjoyable experience though Gav. Pleased to have some memories from those days.
John Bennett - Young Joe 90 there.
Gavin Thomas - Yea mate mother nature threw what she had at us.

Iris Kenyon
My lovely cousin Gavin.

Lorraine Brian
Dad would have been proud .bloody good log there .

Rex Thomas
My father Colin Thomas also was a bushman felling tree's from Karamea to Charleston

Mike Gillies
Looking good Kevin!!!

Rob Lunn
A couple of career Bushmen there!!!

Judith Hillgrove
Good old days Gavin

Ken Duncan
up that way around then for army exercises & looking for a lost soldier later

Rhonda Glasson
Shit that is going back a while

Gary Bergman
I culled the taipo for the forestry last block to be culled the helicopters took over great times

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