Shunters shed and offices Greymouth.ca. late 1950s

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DescriptionShunters shed and offices Greymouth late 1950sDate of Photo1957-1960Map^[1]Contributor Moe Bowes

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)Shunters shed and officesOrganisation (eg business)Shunters shed and officesEventShunters shed and offices Greymouth late 1950s

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Date Created1st November 2019CommentsShelley Hickling: Rod says it was shunters rooms & facility & also an office. In Elmer/Almer!? Lane.

Lyn Moe: Shelley Hickling, Say gidday to Rodney Hickling I ran into him at the Rec a few yrs ago now, hope hes doin ok.

Edward Cain: Lyn Moe Rodney was a old Blaketown boy 18 Doyle street

Helen Brennan: WOW look at the old cars

Don Hutton: My guess: Vauxhall, Standard 8, Ford Coupe, Hillman?, Hillman?or possibly Humber.

Lenny Crowe: Shunters shack opposite Richmond hotel

Geoffrey Bell: This photo was taken about 1957 and you can see the Shunter's Shack in the background. Note it still has a brick chimney where-as the coloured one shows the chimney has been removed, so has to be later. The pole seems to have also been shifted, though it could be the angle of the photo.

Kevin Voigt: Down opp Richmond Ingles coal shed on left hand side

Lyn Moe: Another great photo from you Geoffrey Bell, I was looking at those tyres

Dave Steers: You can just see cross bars on left. INGLES COAL RAMP ON RIGHT.

Kevin Barron: Left of photo Ingles coal shed, small windows tolets, two big windows at front formans office, widows at side shunters room with big pot belly stove, this is where you lernt to play 500 and 45s. when i worked there Chris Inkster was one of the formans great bunch of guys just some of the names Boofhead, Rusty,Lindsay,Tommy Teka?, Denzel, Tommy Hunt,

Kevin Voigt: Old Ruben used to live in coal yrs, Mrs Mac would feed him at times

Kevin Voigt: Ruben darling

Ray Vincent: One of the many Railway building where as a trainee Id visit to fix the phones or adjust the Gents clocks. Started in 69 so long ago now.

Kevin Voigt: Old Ruben used to live in coal yrs, Mrs Mac would feed him at time.

Percy Billett: Tom Hunts V8

Yvonne Lawson: I was Goods typist from 1963-1967. Used to send it down to the Brick House where I worked.

Percy Billett Tom Hutts V8

Yvonne Lawson I was Goods typist from 1963-1967. Used to send it down to the Brick House where I worked.

Donald Aitken I still have my railway cap. When I was a Shunter. lol Played many games of cards in there.

Graham Bone I remember taking a meal down to that building for my father.

Lyn Moe Theres a few pointing out Inglis yard, here it is from Ashtons lane behind the Richmond hotel. Anyone know what the high building on the left was

Alick Hutt brother toms old 38 ford v8

Lyn Moe Are you going ok Alick Hutt its been a few yrs.

Alick Hutt yip still in this world
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