The Mawhera Dredge in the Grey River.

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DescriptionThe Mawhera in the Grey River.Map^[1]ContributorMoe Bowes

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Date Created23rd September 2019CommentsDon Hutton: It was noisy!

Charlie Blanchett: Noisy is an understatement

Ian Andrew Jonson: What happened if it struck a big sunken log?

Marion Corbin: Woodn’t you like to know!

Albie Rose: Dad told me when he was building the Library the apprentice was a know all so he told him he wanted to know how many buckets were on the dredge. He apparently came back some time later and advised there were 3000 odd and they were still coming up.

Sandra Geddes Those were the days it was really noisey!but did a good job!

Roger Smith Arthur Tillyshort was chief engineer on the dredge for many years. Son David and I enjoyed several ‘nautical / dredging expeditions ‘. ‘Scary’ is my most vivid memory.....

Selwyn Leitch I recall going out over the Grey Bar on the Mawhera. It really rocked about when it dropped it's load. That would have been in the early 1960's I think.

Heather Newby
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A noisy dredge

Sandra Arnott
Remember it well,it was noisy could hear it ist night!

Cathy Howat
Recall her working

Claude Ilton
My uncle got me a trip out 2 sea 2 unload while he ducked into the pub 4 a quick whiskey

Claude Ilton i went for a trip on the dredge too

Hi remember it well

Terry Harding
I remember this as a child

Jeff Lemon
I can still hear it!

Ken Campbell
I remember climbing all over that boat on Sundays when no one was around

Mike Waghorne
A noise one could hear all over town.

Jean Wilson
I remember the noise in Kumara

Dorothy Adams
Me too in Kumara, new to the Coast, we wondered what's that noise,

Michael Fitton
Been on her in Westport

David Rodgers
The sound of that vessel working in the river is indelibly imprinted into my brain.
Lyn Wallace
Lol remember half Blaketown mums grabbing washing off the lines

John Greaney
Should never have got ride of it. Dredging the river may have stopped building walls.

Sonia Dando
Yes could hear it all over Greymouth did a good job though after a while just got used to it

Pete Doncliff
Sonia Dando we could hear it all over Westport when it was here too

June Griggs
Remember the noise, but it did its job.

Viv Sheehan
Spent a day on this while staying with Dave Gibb the engineer.

Dave Steers
Should have put when it was in Westport.

Dave Steers
My dad worked on this old girl when he finished at Dobson as 2nd engineer. Then went to Strongman.

Roger Smith
My friend David Tillyshort”s Dad was the ‘engineer’ who took us out for a few trips - exciting stuff for young lads...

Jason Murly
I was told by my mum thst westport got that drege years ago maybe if greymouth still had it we wouldnt had so many floods over the yearsNicki Killner
My grandad used to run that during the war years. Tommy Furlong from Ngahere

John Oakley
Love that photo. Captain HALE use to take us over the bar on a fins day like that to empty out. Would be allowed these days with all the health and safety stuff.
Great shot that photo
RGDS
John Oakley

George Gardner
Each time I look at the river I can hear the noise the buckets made when she was working.

Paul Thomas
Note the fishing boated about centre of wharf. I Remember the Lady Luck, Gioginna (spelling is not correct) and the Compass Rose.

Paul Thomas
Note also the 'anchor' at right stern.

Elizabeth Betty Woods
My father Barney Woods worked on the Mawhera Dredge

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The Mawhera Dredge in the Grey River.

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