Greenhills Transport.1960.

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DescriptionGreenhills Transport.Date of Photo1960Map^[1]Contributor Moe Bowes

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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business)Greenhills Transport

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Date Created18th October 2019CommentsJohnandKathleen Ranger: Where was Greenhills workshop?

Geoffrey Bell: JohnandKathleen Ranger. Buccleugh Street. Our house was on Shakespeare Street and Greenhill's Workshop, shown, backed onto our section.

Don Hutton: Were you next door to Alf Harrison Geoffrey Bell? During WWII the Greenhills used horse drawn flat decks with pneumatic tyres.

Geoffrey Bell: Yes Don. Greenhill's house was on the corner, then ours and then Alf Harrison.

Don Hutton: Geoffrey Bell In my youngest days another family lived in your house. Their name eludes me. There was a daughter about my age.

Geoffrey Bell: Don Hutton. Correct. The family moved to Nelson. Her father was an avid stamp collector. Like you the name eludes me.

Geoffrey Bell Just remembered Don. Higgins was the name.

Myron Caldwell: Modern media would describe this photo as "two trucks seen mating in Greymouth" Never let the facts get the way of a good story.

Greg Procter Still nowhere near 54 tonnes.

Charlie Blanchett I used to drive the Leyland comet the trailer had two axels it done much all types of work great memories cheers

Charlie Blanchett Greg don’t questions no stories

Bede Beaumont IS that a Scamall

Les Bryce looks like an Austin or Morris.

John Paget Leyland

Roger O'Regan
Good Caltex customers. My first job was as office boy at Caltex in ChCh. A few summers ago!

Geoffrey Bell
Behind our house.

Robert Scott
When I worked at Schaef's Garage, in 1968-69, Greenhills still had a Leyland Comet, I think Bob Butters used to drive it.

Kevin Oregan
Roger O'Regan, your memory is okay. That is a long time ago. I believe the late Jim O'Malley from Cronadun a Caltex dealer was aittle bit instrument into getting you that position. Good pic I remember Greenhills very well as used to pass them regularly coming down from McLean's gravel pit. Kevin O'ReganKevin Oregan
Roger O'Regan, your memory is okay. That is a long time ago. I believe the late Jim O'Malley from Cronadun a Caltex dealer was aittle bit instrument into getting you that position. Good pic I remember Greenhills very well as used to pass them regularly coming down from McLean's gravel pit. Kevin O'Regan

Roger O'Regan
Kevin Oregan
"A little bit instrumental". Say that again. He got me the job. He had the GM of Caltex in ChCh call into home and meet mum and me, and gave me a job. When I got to Caltex they didn't seem to know a lot about it! Those were the days. As o… See more

Kevin Oregan
Wow Rog I never knew all that. Good stuff. Like Mac Ferguson getting me on Burnets D8 on construction of Wanganui bridge at Hari Hari who you knew.

Dianne Smith
Dad used to let me drive his Leyland Coment when not toeing timber & logs.

Russell Cook
This is when trucking was fun ,,my bro and I had a T K Bedford each in 1968 building Bush roads ,,,,we thought we were the bees knees ,

Kevin Oregan
Russell Cook are you referring to Doug Cook and a younger brother Simon that operated a Alliss HD 21 for Fergussons

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