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Date Created16th November 2019CommentsBarbara Fitzsimmons Lmao such fun .miranda and I..
Don Pearson Those were the days.
Geoffrey King yes I can imagine u and Rex beig there
Anthea Keenan We were in Hoki pool Geoffrey..stop giving show away.
Anne Lambe Wow look at this Sean Coleman wasn't you was it.
1
Graeme Peters Guys and girls it was great
Robert Mathewson We were doing that in the 70's as well .
Heather Newby the dances!!! every week they had dances.. Dad said they were just great!!!
Trish Leckie Heather Newby They were wonderful dances
Les Fitzgibbon prob young Kenny Griff
Les Fitzgibbon Heather Newby yer I know and hope he sees my comment lol
Heather Newby Snowy Rochford wasnt around...obviously
Heather Newby I loved the Memorial Baths.. so miss those times
Cedric Trounson well these days, it is more like crossing the Waimakarieri rver naked, doding star jumps totally naked on the road, riding bicycles totaly naked. It is nothing new
Helen Brennan 50 years ago we did it was busier than any day when you heard a car you were silent until they climbed over wall too-great fun no harm done
Ron McCann We were doin it in the 60s block walls
Barbara Fitzsimmons Ron McCann you make sound like we were all shagging in the 60s lmao .
Ron McCann Barbara Fitzsimmons sorry Barb didn't mean it like that,
Manage
Janet Chappell A teenage thing back in the day midnight pool access brings back memories lol
Peter Dennehy They would have to be careful climbing, the corrugated iron fence.
Helen Brennan Runanga baths were the same and we didn’t need them heated
Nina Townsend Yip been there
Mary Costello We Did The 80s.....Mega Fun
Kevin Bannan we did in the 70's
Bruce Dando 1960s after the pub - dances
Heather Newby EMBER LOUNGE DANCES
Kathy Duthie and no harm was done, just bloody good old fashion fun
Alison Blogs yep we sneaked over many a time,lol
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Tony Smith Brian, do you think Dad could’ve been one of the culprits
Mathew Gordon Judy Davis was this u or gran ?? I know what gran was like on the drink
Glenys Elizabeth Martin Remember in the late 60s or early 70s it was the thing to do but one of the people had a key a hell of a lot of fun (no I never went in the water)
Ian A Cox Did this in the Blaketown school baths and the sea it was just something teenage boys do did know many girls who wanted to
Wendy Perkins Those were the days - when you could sneak into pools at night.
Vern Pattinson Mate we all did it
Gary Rauhihi haha never got caught
Robyn A Rusholme Didn’t realise it hit the papers lol
Rob Absalom You mean there were some who didn't?
Linda Papworth haha we did in the 60 cops use to come tell us to kept the noise down !! good ol days great memoriesKim Blanchfield Ha and my youth thought we were the first. Ha ha So wrong.
Kyle Webster Probably Dad
Sharlene Orme Awesome
Lois Iacoppi Not guilty
Never thought of it
David Carty O!! My gosh what a terrible fun thing to do,!!!
Maree Burrell 1950? That was still going on in 1970
Robin Donaldson There was a fair bit that in the 70s
Anne Miller Mcmillan Lol. Great fun back then
Peter Gray We did the same @ Runanga Baths ;)
Allan Struthers Too busy after dances to bother with swimming!!
Karen Potter We did it. But not nude.
Gary Reid Karen Potter I saw you one day
Glen Campbell Been there done that
Lenny Crowe All been there done that
Andrew Pengelly Putting the roof on stopped that
Gayle Borman Ken Prescott I bet you did this!
Gavin Davy I reckon just about everyone who ever lived in Greymouth has been guilty of that one at some stage.
Heather Reid Would swim in Dobson one especially New Year after pub lol
Stephen Hunter Only on the cxast
Kevin Voigt I was one of these when worked at round house
Kevin Voigt Not on my own either
Heather Newby I bet they weren`t nude when they climbed over the tin fence!!
Kevin Voigt I was a gentleman I helped no we pulled sheet iron of fence
John Greaney It would be easier to name those that have not done that. At least half of my age group would have done it. Sometimes there were more swimmers in that pool at midnight than the day time. Snowy should have worked night shift.
Phillip Lee Police could have just parked a car there or any other swimming pool on the coast back then, would have given us all another challenge before our swim.
Peter Silcock Most of the Bobbies would still have been on bicycles back then.
Myron Caldwell would this be described as an early "expos'e in Greymouth hisotry.
Amy Stacey Margaret Standen was that you?? Hahaha
Margaret Standen Amy Stacey No just a few years before hit GreymouthLOL
Paul Agnes Smith A popular event for the night shift cleaners from the engine shed......
Helen Brennan Paul Agnes Smith most at Kevin’s wedding were from there me Dave Elcocks office
Jude Smail Many times
Patrick Casserly Been their done that
Pat Pfeifer Ha yeah the good old days. Cops busted us one night and we were made to buy a season ticket.
Kim Blanchfield Pat Pfeifer ha the cops use to jump in with us lol
Heather Newby ha ha ha
Priscilla-Chang Newton Brings back memories lol.
Pat Pfeifer Ha yeah the good old days. Cops busted us one night and we were made to buy a season ticket.
Kim Blanchfield Pat Pfeifer ha the cops use to jump in with us lol
Priscilla-Chang Newton Brings back memories lol.
Lyla Al-Alawi Hehe wasn’t me..wasn’t born
Bruce Dando That diving board at night was a laugh
Trish Rennie
Ah…yep….and not a knife or gun to be seen….and when speaking to Police it was yes sir….no sir. No harm caused to anyone…..they certainly were the days my friend
Nathan Mirfin
Let’s just all revert back to the good old ways and just have harmless fun
Denise Bradley
Dallas Honey look at this
Robert Martin
The fun police lol
Jim Howden
Guilty a couple of times well could have been more, Blackball pool much easier!!
Paul Cheryl Culling
Classic,I remember reading that,again in the early 80s I think, definitely not guilty ,not,was easy to jump that wall even if you were a short arse with a tall mate,before the roof was installed,
aye oldish buggers,lol
Alan Smith
We used to do that after the pub's lol
Colin Harman
Guilty of that at the Motueka High School ones in 1966
Barry Fitzgerald
Did this a few times
Ange Beck
Wasn’t just in 1950 either
Mick Haines
I reckon they could be related to th Haines boys
Annie Van Looy
We used to jump the wall in the old pool but it was concrete not corrie iron, municipal baths grey mouth, fun times
Alison Blogs
climbed over the wall many times to go swimming, never caught and no one hurt,lol
Wayne Bellis
I mày have done it in the early 70's.
Barry Ward
Same , I think they talking bout you Vern , severe action they say ,shows you how busy they were in those days, Today they wouldnt even come out to grab ya
Christine Stewart
I wasn't born in 1950 and I'm sure I would never have been involved in anything like this
Vern Pattinson
Did that a few times in the middle 60s with others
Don Pearson Those were the days.
Geoffrey King yes I can imagine u and Rex beig there
Anthea Keenan We were in Hoki pool Geoffrey..stop giving show away.
Anne Lambe Wow look at this Sean Coleman wasn't you was it.
1
Graeme Peters Guys and girls it was great
Robert Mathewson We were doing that in the 70's as well .
Heather Newby the dances!!! every week they had dances.. Dad said they were just great!!!
Trish Leckie Heather Newby They were wonderful dances
Les Fitzgibbon prob young Kenny Griff
Les Fitzgibbon Heather Newby yer I know and hope he sees my comment lol
Heather Newby Snowy Rochford wasnt around...obviously
Heather Newby I loved the Memorial Baths.. so miss those times
Cedric Trounson well these days, it is more like crossing the Waimakarieri rver naked, doding star jumps totally naked on the road, riding bicycles totaly naked. It is nothing new
Helen Brennan 50 years ago we did it was busier than any day when you heard a car you were silent until they climbed over wall too-great fun no harm done
Ron McCann We were doin it in the 60s block walls
Barbara Fitzsimmons Ron McCann you make sound like we were all shagging in the 60s lmao .
Ron McCann Barbara Fitzsimmons sorry Barb didn't mean it like that,
Manage
Janet Chappell A teenage thing back in the day midnight pool access brings back memories lol
Peter Dennehy They would have to be careful climbing, the corrugated iron fence.
Helen Brennan Runanga baths were the same and we didn’t need them heated
Nina Townsend Yip been there
Mary Costello We Did The 80s.....Mega Fun
Kevin Bannan we did in the 70's
Bruce Dando 1960s after the pub - dances
Heather Newby EMBER LOUNGE DANCES
Kathy Duthie and no harm was done, just bloody good old fashion fun
Alison Blogs yep we sneaked over many a time,lol
2
Tony Smith Brian, do you think Dad could’ve been one of the culprits
Mathew Gordon Judy Davis was this u or gran ?? I know what gran was like on the drink
Glenys Elizabeth Martin Remember in the late 60s or early 70s it was the thing to do but one of the people had a key a hell of a lot of fun (no I never went in the water)
Ian A Cox Did this in the Blaketown school baths and the sea it was just something teenage boys do did know many girls who wanted to
Wendy Perkins Those were the days - when you could sneak into pools at night.
Vern Pattinson Mate we all did it
Gary Rauhihi haha never got caught
Robyn A Rusholme Didn’t realise it hit the papers lol
Rob Absalom You mean there were some who didn't?
Linda Papworth haha we did in the 60 cops use to come tell us to kept the noise down !! good ol days great memoriesKim Blanchfield Ha and my youth thought we were the first. Ha ha So wrong.
Kyle Webster Probably Dad
Sharlene Orme Awesome
Lois Iacoppi Not guilty
Never thought of it
David Carty O!! My gosh what a terrible fun thing to do,!!!
Maree Burrell 1950? That was still going on in 1970
Robin Donaldson There was a fair bit that in the 70s
Anne Miller Mcmillan Lol. Great fun back then
Peter Gray We did the same @ Runanga Baths ;)
Allan Struthers Too busy after dances to bother with swimming!!
Karen Potter We did it. But not nude.
Gary Reid Karen Potter I saw you one day
Glen Campbell Been there done that
Lenny Crowe All been there done that
Andrew Pengelly Putting the roof on stopped that
Gayle Borman Ken Prescott I bet you did this!
Gavin Davy I reckon just about everyone who ever lived in Greymouth has been guilty of that one at some stage.
Heather Reid Would swim in Dobson one especially New Year after pub lol
Stephen Hunter Only on the cxast
Kevin Voigt I was one of these when worked at round house
Kevin Voigt Not on my own either
Heather Newby I bet they weren`t nude when they climbed over the tin fence!!
Kevin Voigt I was a gentleman I helped no we pulled sheet iron of fence
John Greaney It would be easier to name those that have not done that. At least half of my age group would have done it. Sometimes there were more swimmers in that pool at midnight than the day time. Snowy should have worked night shift.
Phillip Lee Police could have just parked a car there or any other swimming pool on the coast back then, would have given us all another challenge before our swim.
Peter Silcock Most of the Bobbies would still have been on bicycles back then.
Myron Caldwell would this be described as an early "expos'e in Greymouth hisotry.
Amy Stacey Margaret Standen was that you?? Hahaha
Margaret Standen Amy Stacey No just a few years before hit GreymouthLOL
Paul Agnes Smith A popular event for the night shift cleaners from the engine shed......
Helen Brennan Paul Agnes Smith most at Kevin’s wedding were from there me Dave Elcocks office
Jude Smail Many times
Patrick Casserly Been their done that
Pat Pfeifer Ha yeah the good old days. Cops busted us one night and we were made to buy a season ticket.
Kim Blanchfield Pat Pfeifer ha the cops use to jump in with us lol
Heather Newby ha ha ha
Priscilla-Chang Newton Brings back memories lol.
Pat Pfeifer Ha yeah the good old days. Cops busted us one night and we were made to buy a season ticket.
Kim Blanchfield Pat Pfeifer ha the cops use to jump in with us lol
Priscilla-Chang Newton Brings back memories lol.
Lyla Al-Alawi Hehe wasn’t me..wasn’t born
Bruce Dando That diving board at night was a laugh
Trish Rennie
Ah…yep….and not a knife or gun to be seen….and when speaking to Police it was yes sir….no sir. No harm caused to anyone…..they certainly were the days my friend
Nathan Mirfin
Let’s just all revert back to the good old ways and just have harmless fun
Denise Bradley
Dallas Honey look at this
Robert Martin
The fun police lol
Jim Howden
Guilty a couple of times well could have been more, Blackball pool much easier!!
Paul Cheryl Culling
Classic,I remember reading that,again in the early 80s I think, definitely not guilty ,not,was easy to jump that wall even if you were a short arse with a tall mate,before the roof was installed,
aye oldish buggers,lol
Alan Smith
We used to do that after the pub's lol
Colin Harman
Guilty of that at the Motueka High School ones in 1966
Barry Fitzgerald
Did this a few times
Ange Beck
Wasn’t just in 1950 either
Mick Haines
I reckon they could be related to th Haines boys
Annie Van Looy
We used to jump the wall in the old pool but it was concrete not corrie iron, municipal baths grey mouth, fun times
Alison Blogs
climbed over the wall many times to go swimming, never caught and no one hurt,lol
Wayne Bellis
I mày have done it in the early 70's.
Barry Ward
Same , I think they talking bout you Vern , severe action they say ,shows you how busy they were in those days, Today they wouldnt even come out to grab ya
Christine Stewart
I wasn't born in 1950 and I'm sure I would never have been involved in anything like this
Vern Pattinson
Did that a few times in the middle 60s with others
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