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DescriptionFrom left: M Scott, L Rei, R Turnbull, A Quy, M Roper, R Iraia, T Holley, J Kennedy, D O'BrienPhotographerStewart NimmoDate of Photo1995Map[1] Contributor Moe Bowes
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Location (city or town)GreymouthPersonM ScottL ReiR TurnbullA QuyM RoperR IraiaT HolleyJ KennedyD O'BrienOrganisation (eg business)Greymouth Taxis
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Date Created7th October 2019CommentsTerry Corkran: Who could ever forget Scotie,great bloke rember him when he was a guard on the railways.
Edwin Lord: Last time I was back home in Greymouth Scotty was still driving Taxis
Sheree Templeman: Edwin Lord Scotty still is driving taxis. Good old Scotty.
Stephanie O'Brien: Trevor O'Brien Kevin O'Brien
Irene Quy: Merv Pascoe My Dad
Tim Harrop:Sketchy looking bunch.
Glenys Elizabeth Martin:And good old leslie (hoppy) so loved by the elderly they always spoke greatly about how helpful he was.Melanie Galbraith Who's still around? Loved Hoppie and Scotty they mostly drove my mum on dpb day
Melanie Galbraith" Trevor's wife Enid and their son Alan used to drive too
Hayley Skeats Taft: Lynn Turnbull
Sheryl O'Leary" Scottie is still driving
Kevin Voigt Great taxi guys special
Ly in Bob madden, s days Ashley groom etc
Karlei Baldwin Kiri Stevens is that jack kennedy
Kiri Stevens Karlei Baldwin awww sure is, he was a real lovely gentleman
Kiri Stevens Karlei Baldwin and your great uncle Allan Quy aswell he was Aunty margs husband
Mike Roper I loved working with these guys. Miss them all
Debbie Halliwell Nice pic of uncle Alan
Karla Skates Hoppy! loved him, best taxi driver ever!
Brenda Brown How you related to them they our. Neighbours growing up
Jeanne Thomson I was one of the Taxi Telephoned operates along with Marion Ready in my working days. It was a great place to work. I know Bob Turnbull is still around but guess there are not many others.
Madeline Mcgee Worked with a few of these guys
Melanie Langdon Madeline Mcgee aye that you did!
Jann Hines Still working with Scotty 20 odd years later
Joy Cox My Uncle Hoppy Gorgeous man.. Love you
Nina Townsend My fav uncle
Lorraine O'Donoghue Theresa Hume
Wendy Rodden
Garry Lynn
Brian McDermott
I Drove taxis for Bob Turnbull for a few yrs part time.A great boss.
Sandra Arnott
Danny great fella my softball coach!
Brian McIntyre
Rest in peace Danny O'Brien my old PO mate
Sue Vaughan
Allie Vaughan
Jakh Heremia
Hoppy - excellent man, Mervyn next door neighbour when I was a small child, Bob, nice man and Jack and Danny - I don't remember the others.
Brian McDermott
I also worked with Scotty and Hoppy on the railways Really good guys.
Sheryl O'Leary
Great photo
Lorraine O'Donoghue
Theresa Hume
Michelle Urban
Sue Roper do you know any of these guys?
Bruce Knight
Is that Jack Kennedy second from the right? He used to drive Kennedy’s red buses. I last saw him with advanced Alzheimer’s in Granger House ( my mother is there), and he still had that great smile!
Thérèse Vaughan
Bruce Knight yes that’s Dad, aka Taxi Jack . Always a twinkle in his smile
Joy Cox
Hoppy Rei.. My uncle.. The most beautiful man you could ever meet!!!
And a wonderful entertainer.. So much love for this man!!
Dave Steers
All great men. Had the op to work with these guys.
Chip Robinson
Absolute gentleman Brian Certainly missed a great mate and now the ROCK Val has gone to be with him
Marilyn Malone
Worked with them all good memories.
Irene Quy Merv Pascoe
My dad xx
Vern Pattinson
Scotty still doing it
Robert Mathewson
Had a ride home with most of them ,druck and happy.
Craig Crestani
I don’t remember this many taxis when I queued up at 2am after a night at the Railway.
Martin Griffin
Lol ... they were having a few themselves at that hour
Brian Steele
Yes
=Kathleen A S Langi
Sheryl Iraia Ivan Wharerimu Iraia
Madeline Mcgee
Me too nearly
=Leeanne Sneddon
Melanie Langdon
Dean Rainey
Good bugger Mervyn.
Hayden Mahauariki
Few laughs there with these gents.
Sapati Galo
Wow they were gold. At all hours a day reliable.
Steven Van Der Roberts
Many a drunken ride home with Hoppy from the Pumphouse or Opposition
Ned Man
Steven Van Der Roberts omg the memories
Steven Van Der Roberts
Ned Man headed out in the big smoke
Ned Man
Steven Van Der Roberts yeah exactly!
Mary Costello
End Of Many Great Nights
Jann Hines
Worked for over 20 years with most of these guys
Raylene Smith
KEVIN COUSINIS BOBBYTURNBULL
Sandra Skates
Hoppy would always get you home even if you only had $2.00 looked after all the young ones great man
Trish Rennie
Really fine cab drivers. When you took a ride in their cabs you knew you were safe. My daughter got “spiked” in a hotel in Greymouth one night and her friends put her in a cab to send her home….Scotty called me because he knew something was really amiss. Had to go to hospital and thanks to him all was well in the end.
Steph Dowdell
My uncle Jack
Irene Quy Merv Pascoe
My Dad
Becky Jones
I bet they have seen some states in their time hahahaha. R.I.P Uncle Danny
Johnny Bromley
Hoppy .What a top man he was
Sandra Arnott
Danny Obrian he coached us in softball way back eh!
Trish Rennie
Melanie Langdon have you seen this one?
Jann Hines
When we had a reliable taxi service in this town
Alan Beck
This century. J R
THE Edge.
Alan Beck
Jack, the Truman's stand.
Split Lavery
Worked with all these fellas during 80s /90s and also not forgetting Marion and Marilyn as base operators as the resident Newman's coachlines driver. Great people to know and lots of fun. Some stories I can't tell because some involve my shenanigans.
Edwin Lord
Remember those drivers well.
Josephine Wesley
Mums brother an my Uncle Dan
Both missed very much. Xxx
Sheryl O'Leary
Mervyn Scott is still driving taxi's.
Marie Elliott
Melanie Langdon x
Rob Lunn
How things have changed you struggle to get one in town weekend evenings now
Glenys Elizabeth Martin
Great photo of Leslie,,,.,aye?
Mel Gillespie
Gosh I remember all of these taxi drivers from when I was young, such an awsome bunch
Sue McCallum
Lynn Turnbull is your Farther in-law in the line up
Nana Anthea-Rose
Knew Danny well
Linzi Woods
The Good Old Boys Great pic. From a long long time taxi dude
Alan Beck
An education. Often shared trips when fleet in. Much talk of tuna. 'This skipjack you speak of. Is it elusive pelagic?".
Mike Roper
Loved working with these guys. Lots of good memories. Scotty is the only one left that is still driving that .
Sue Roper
Stewart Nimmo took this photo for us
Heather Newby
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Admin
Sue Roper thanks
Murray Green
My parents Russell & Yvonne (Bond) worked there late 50s early 60s. We left the Coast in 1965 but they remained friends with Bobby Turnbull until they died 2013 & 2014.
Split Lavery
Worked with all these fellas during 80s /90s and also not forgetting Marion and Marilyn as base operators as the resident Newman's coachlines driver. Great people to know and lots of fun. Some stories I can't tell because some involve my shenanigans.
Rob Lunn
How things have changed you struggle to get one in town weekend evenings now
Steve Hutt
I can still hear auntie Marilyn as a base operator while Uncle Hoppie was having lunch.
Murray Green
My parents Russell & Yvonne (Bond) worked there late 50s early 60s. We left the Coast in 1965 but they remained friends with Bobby Turnbull until they died 2013 & 2014.
Edwin Lord: Last time I was back home in Greymouth Scotty was still driving Taxis
Sheree Templeman: Edwin Lord Scotty still is driving taxis. Good old Scotty.
Stephanie O'Brien: Trevor O'Brien Kevin O'Brien
Irene Quy: Merv Pascoe My Dad
Tim Harrop:Sketchy looking bunch.
Glenys Elizabeth Martin:And good old leslie (hoppy) so loved by the elderly they always spoke greatly about how helpful he was.Melanie Galbraith Who's still around? Loved Hoppie and Scotty they mostly drove my mum on dpb day
Melanie Galbraith" Trevor's wife Enid and their son Alan used to drive too
Hayley Skeats Taft: Lynn Turnbull
Sheryl O'Leary" Scottie is still driving
Kevin Voigt Great taxi guys special
Ly in Bob madden, s days Ashley groom etc
Karlei Baldwin Kiri Stevens is that jack kennedy
Kiri Stevens Karlei Baldwin awww sure is, he was a real lovely gentleman
Kiri Stevens Karlei Baldwin and your great uncle Allan Quy aswell he was Aunty margs husband
Mike Roper I loved working with these guys. Miss them all
Debbie Halliwell Nice pic of uncle Alan
Karla Skates Hoppy! loved him, best taxi driver ever!
Brenda Brown How you related to them they our. Neighbours growing up
Jeanne Thomson I was one of the Taxi Telephoned operates along with Marion Ready in my working days. It was a great place to work. I know Bob Turnbull is still around but guess there are not many others.
Madeline Mcgee Worked with a few of these guys
Melanie Langdon Madeline Mcgee aye that you did!
Jann Hines Still working with Scotty 20 odd years later
Joy Cox My Uncle Hoppy Gorgeous man.. Love you
Nina Townsend My fav uncle
Lorraine O'Donoghue Theresa Hume
Wendy Rodden
Garry Lynn
Brian McDermott
I Drove taxis for Bob Turnbull for a few yrs part time.A great boss.
Sandra Arnott
Danny great fella my softball coach!
Brian McIntyre
Rest in peace Danny O'Brien my old PO mate
Sue Vaughan
Allie Vaughan
Jakh Heremia
Hoppy - excellent man, Mervyn next door neighbour when I was a small child, Bob, nice man and Jack and Danny - I don't remember the others.
Brian McDermott
I also worked with Scotty and Hoppy on the railways Really good guys.
Sheryl O'Leary
Great photo
Lorraine O'Donoghue
Theresa Hume
Michelle Urban
Sue Roper do you know any of these guys?
Bruce Knight
Is that Jack Kennedy second from the right? He used to drive Kennedy’s red buses. I last saw him with advanced Alzheimer’s in Granger House ( my mother is there), and he still had that great smile!
Thérèse Vaughan
Bruce Knight yes that’s Dad, aka Taxi Jack . Always a twinkle in his smile
Joy Cox
Hoppy Rei.. My uncle.. The most beautiful man you could ever meet!!!
And a wonderful entertainer.. So much love for this man!!
Dave Steers
All great men. Had the op to work with these guys.
Chip Robinson
Absolute gentleman Brian Certainly missed a great mate and now the ROCK Val has gone to be with him
Marilyn Malone
Worked with them all good memories.
Irene Quy Merv Pascoe
My dad xx
Vern Pattinson
Scotty still doing it
Robert Mathewson
Had a ride home with most of them ,druck and happy.
Craig Crestani
I don’t remember this many taxis when I queued up at 2am after a night at the Railway.
Martin Griffin
Lol ... they were having a few themselves at that hour
Brian Steele
Yes
=Kathleen A S Langi
Sheryl Iraia Ivan Wharerimu Iraia
Madeline Mcgee
Me too nearly
=Leeanne Sneddon
Melanie Langdon
Dean Rainey
Good bugger Mervyn.
Hayden Mahauariki
Few laughs there with these gents.
Sapati Galo
Wow they were gold. At all hours a day reliable.
Steven Van Der Roberts
Many a drunken ride home with Hoppy from the Pumphouse or Opposition
Ned Man
Steven Van Der Roberts omg the memories
Steven Van Der Roberts
Ned Man headed out in the big smoke
Ned Man
Steven Van Der Roberts yeah exactly!
Mary Costello
End Of Many Great Nights
Jann Hines
Worked for over 20 years with most of these guys
Raylene Smith
KEVIN COUSINIS BOBBYTURNBULL
Sandra Skates
Hoppy would always get you home even if you only had $2.00 looked after all the young ones great man
Trish Rennie
Really fine cab drivers. When you took a ride in their cabs you knew you were safe. My daughter got “spiked” in a hotel in Greymouth one night and her friends put her in a cab to send her home….Scotty called me because he knew something was really amiss. Had to go to hospital and thanks to him all was well in the end.
Steph Dowdell
My uncle Jack
Irene Quy Merv Pascoe
My Dad
Becky Jones
I bet they have seen some states in their time hahahaha. R.I.P Uncle Danny
Johnny Bromley
Hoppy .What a top man he was
Sandra Arnott
Danny Obrian he coached us in softball way back eh!
Trish Rennie
Melanie Langdon have you seen this one?
Jann Hines
When we had a reliable taxi service in this town
Alan Beck
This century. J R
THE Edge.
Alan Beck
Jack, the Truman's stand.
Split Lavery
Worked with all these fellas during 80s /90s and also not forgetting Marion and Marilyn as base operators as the resident Newman's coachlines driver. Great people to know and lots of fun. Some stories I can't tell because some involve my shenanigans.
Edwin Lord
Remember those drivers well.
Josephine Wesley
Mums brother an my Uncle Dan
Both missed very much. Xxx
Sheryl O'Leary
Mervyn Scott is still driving taxi's.
Marie Elliott
Melanie Langdon x
Rob Lunn
How things have changed you struggle to get one in town weekend evenings now
Glenys Elizabeth Martin
Great photo of Leslie,,,.,aye?
Mel Gillespie
Gosh I remember all of these taxi drivers from when I was young, such an awsome bunch
Sue McCallum
Lynn Turnbull is your Farther in-law in the line up
Nana Anthea-Rose
Knew Danny well
Linzi Woods
The Good Old Boys Great pic. From a long long time taxi dude
Alan Beck
An education. Often shared trips when fleet in. Much talk of tuna. 'This skipjack you speak of. Is it elusive pelagic?".
Mike Roper
Loved working with these guys. Lots of good memories. Scotty is the only one left that is still driving that .
Sue Roper
Stewart Nimmo took this photo for us
Heather Newby
Author
Admin
Sue Roper thanks
Murray Green
My parents Russell & Yvonne (Bond) worked there late 50s early 60s. We left the Coast in 1965 but they remained friends with Bobby Turnbull until they died 2013 & 2014.
Split Lavery
Worked with all these fellas during 80s /90s and also not forgetting Marion and Marilyn as base operators as the resident Newman's coachlines driver. Great people to know and lots of fun. Some stories I can't tell because some involve my shenanigans.
Rob Lunn
How things have changed you struggle to get one in town weekend evenings now
Steve Hutt
I can still hear auntie Marilyn as a base operator while Uncle Hoppie was having lunch.
Murray Green
My parents Russell & Yvonne (Bond) worked there late 50s early 60s. We left the Coast in 1965 but they remained friends with Bobby Turnbull until they died 2013 & 2014.
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