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DescriptionRoss, 1971. Hardwicke Knight photographer.PhotographerHardwicke KnightDate of Photo1971Map[1] ContributorDave Murray
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Location (city or town)RossLandmark (Place)Ross Shops, RossRoss main street
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Date Created27th February 2020CommentsKevin Voigt Robby Brenda's house in centre of photo was Malcolm masons
Glenn Johnston Former Grimmond and Pethig homes, Empire Hotel etc.
Judy Tawhiti Memories of many childhood school holidays at Aunty Flossie and Uncle Jerry Dowlings.Photo has just missed their home.
Lyn Murphy My grandmother was born at Ross - came from an old West Coast family.
M
Donald Pearson Love the colour of the roofs,rust
Arlene Hutcheon My grandmother grew up in Ross, she was from an old west coast family too, Spences.
Ross Muir I wish i found out more about the Muir family who lived at Ross AS a family member went to war and did not come home
Sandra Douglas Ross Muir my aunty Lil ..was married to Walter(wattie) mayb his bro went .
Linzi Woods Just thinking anyone know if there was a street called Railway Terrace or Lane ?
Carrol Barnes - Baker you probably lived down in the Railway Houses that would be the only place I cold think of I lived in Ross then
Linzi Woods Carrol Barnes - Baker Yes they were Dad was a conductor for a while then did something else on trains i think.
Ray Port Returning to the West Coast from Australia for a sentimental journey later this year and will spend a day and night in Ross visiting a few places and memories.
Hopefully I can still see the concrete foundations from railway homes and a few places all of us railways kids played at.
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales Big 2 story place was Kenny McKay's home and shop. Little shop beside pub is possum shop now. Information shop and Mitchell's house beside it. Looking hard at the photo you can see Flossie Dowling's house roof.
ember ross the house on the left was gilmores old house,the two story house was originally bevernages and underneath the house was the shop, the 1st house on the right was old mrs grimmonds house then the next to it was mitches
George Harpur We lived in mill road 1945 till 1956
Sandra Douglas George Harpur now been upgraded as “Ross Beach Road”
Kevin Voigt Hey all you ross itmade mistakes @
Sandra Douglas Kevin Voigt what!
Kevin Voigt Start again I made mistake and you never pu said it was Mitchell's old place you are all slipping
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales Big 2 story place was Kenny McKay's home and shop. Little shop beside pub is possum shop now. Information shop and Mitchell's house beside it. Looking hard at the photo you can see Flossie Dowling's house roof.
Frank Winter Sarah Veller Douglas Smales yes , and The Empire is Blue ! Your place is close by . Love to you G x
Jenny Leach as i remember ross the house on the left was gilmores old house,the two story house was originally bevernages and underneath the house was the shop, the 1st house on the right was old mrs grimmonds house then the next to it was mitches
Jenny Leach it was a great town to grow up in
Chris Scott Just as I left it
Carrol Barnes - Baker I would go back in a minute so many good times there
Jenny Leach Yes me too loved visiting there last year in october my nephews partner is in the tourist shop i believe her name is kim gaz went inside to get our pens i have a box full of pens from every where we have been
Bob Laing
We lived in Ross in the early 1950s. Flossie and Jerry Dowling were from Ireland and bought with them strings of bird eggs which the had up like Christmas decorations in their kitchen. They lived in Aylmer St at that stage and shifted later on. They us… See more
Julie Leaf
Wasn’t the shop by the pub a lollie shop
Malcolm Lutton
Julie Leaf yes ju
Carol Linklater
Julie Leaf The lolly shop was owned by Willie and Liz Trembath. A great Aunt and Uncle of my husband.
Tim Roulston
Robbie and Brenda Breeze lived in the shop next to the top pub for a while. Thompsons were on the other side as I remember. Browny parked his truck in front of the house. That would be in the early 70s
Glenn Johnston
I see what was called the Grimmond home on the right, painted white with a door facing the viewers. Back in the 70's Barry Sheard and I were chased by bees that lived under the building. I copped some stings. Do you remember that Barry?
Barry Sheard
Glenn Johnston Yes I remember those bees and glad I didn't cop any stings
James Walsh
Could you not buy roof paint in Ross in those days
John M Palmer
My wifes father was born in Ross. His parents owned the Empire Hotel.
Kay Hewer McArthur
In the early 60s we live behind Stopforths Shop in Aylmer Street,next door to Gilmours and Rae Leach. 2 along from the Hotel. Our cousins the Thomsons lived on the other side of the hotel.
Kath Stopforth
Hi. Ah yes. My Dad's shop! It was the Warehouse of Ross!
Boot Herriott
Wow so many names from the past... I'm part of the Herriott clan. Lived across the road from the school in Moorhouse Street....Reply22h
Chris Kelly
Wheres the purple dragon
John Flattery-donohoe
worked up the limeworks on the rock crusher maybe in 1969 or 70. remem gala day at the domain must of been approx on part of birchfeilds mining area,remem the tug o war between the sawmill boys,oilrig lads think maybe others too but cant remem now
John Flattery-donohoe
i also unbenown to me at the time but i caught a malarial strain similar to that in fiji which dogged me thru out my time in the army espec my times in jungle overseas.reason being no one knew at the time what it was as it hadnt been discovered at the… See more
Reply19h
Chris Bennett
John Flattery-donohoe hi john,mate did you get that illness in nz?...just asking as i got ill as fk frm nz mozzies,took about 10yrs to shake off...fever dreams,sweats ,shaking hot/cold for weeks then respite for a while,then ill again...
Catherine Grogan
Hamish Alan Kerr
Tony Sharpe
Sharon Sharpe Kristine McKey ...
Sharon Sharpe
Family shop
May be a black-and-white image of 4 people, people standing and outdoors
Anne Cooper
I love Ross, in the 1970's and today. My parents bought me a koala made from possum hide and my brother a Daniel Boone hat from a shop there in the 70's.
Warren Thomson
If my memory is correct in the 1940;s the Dowlings lived in the second last house on the left heading north in Aylmer Street just about opposite the Mays, paddocks next door which later had mill houses built by P.G.Morrisons Christchurch 1949/1950, cross the shingle road from there and the last house was Mitchells old house opposite the school house. occupied by Cowan (daughter Alyth) who retired in Timaru and then the Sharps. Next headmaster for short time I think was WA Meates the All Black.I lived diagonally opposite the Dowlings at the time between the Adamsons and the house occupied at one time by us followed by rhe Mitchells (Cecil and Adelaide, son David) then Gorden Elley Jnr, son of the butcher. He kept a race horse there for a while caslled Leigh Note. Gorden finished up with the Mahanipua Hotel followed by a dairy in Christchurch and then selling Electroluxes. Brother Barry had the Recreation Hotel in Greymouth. Their father Gordon Snr was an original burtcher in Ross before taking over a butchery in Marsden Road Greymouth.
Glenn Johnston Former Grimmond and Pethig homes, Empire Hotel etc.
Judy Tawhiti Memories of many childhood school holidays at Aunty Flossie and Uncle Jerry Dowlings.Photo has just missed their home.
Lyn Murphy My grandmother was born at Ross - came from an old West Coast family.
M
Donald Pearson Love the colour of the roofs,rust
Arlene Hutcheon My grandmother grew up in Ross, she was from an old west coast family too, Spences.
Ross Muir I wish i found out more about the Muir family who lived at Ross AS a family member went to war and did not come home
Sandra Douglas Ross Muir my aunty Lil ..was married to Walter(wattie) mayb his bro went .
Linzi Woods Just thinking anyone know if there was a street called Railway Terrace or Lane ?
Carrol Barnes - Baker you probably lived down in the Railway Houses that would be the only place I cold think of I lived in Ross then
Linzi Woods Carrol Barnes - Baker Yes they were Dad was a conductor for a while then did something else on trains i think.
Ray Port Returning to the West Coast from Australia for a sentimental journey later this year and will spend a day and night in Ross visiting a few places and memories.
Hopefully I can still see the concrete foundations from railway homes and a few places all of us railways kids played at.
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales Big 2 story place was Kenny McKay's home and shop. Little shop beside pub is possum shop now. Information shop and Mitchell's house beside it. Looking hard at the photo you can see Flossie Dowling's house roof.
ember ross the house on the left was gilmores old house,the two story house was originally bevernages and underneath the house was the shop, the 1st house on the right was old mrs grimmonds house then the next to it was mitches
George Harpur We lived in mill road 1945 till 1956
Sandra Douglas George Harpur now been upgraded as “Ross Beach Road”
Kevin Voigt Hey all you ross itmade mistakes @
Sandra Douglas Kevin Voigt what!
Kevin Voigt Start again I made mistake and you never pu said it was Mitchell's old place you are all slipping
Sarah Veller Douglas Smales Big 2 story place was Kenny McKay's home and shop. Little shop beside pub is possum shop now. Information shop and Mitchell's house beside it. Looking hard at the photo you can see Flossie Dowling's house roof.
Frank Winter Sarah Veller Douglas Smales yes , and The Empire is Blue ! Your place is close by . Love to you G x
Jenny Leach as i remember ross the house on the left was gilmores old house,the two story house was originally bevernages and underneath the house was the shop, the 1st house on the right was old mrs grimmonds house then the next to it was mitches
Jenny Leach it was a great town to grow up in
Chris Scott Just as I left it
Carrol Barnes - Baker I would go back in a minute so many good times there
Jenny Leach Yes me too loved visiting there last year in october my nephews partner is in the tourist shop i believe her name is kim gaz went inside to get our pens i have a box full of pens from every where we have been
Bob Laing
We lived in Ross in the early 1950s. Flossie and Jerry Dowling were from Ireland and bought with them strings of bird eggs which the had up like Christmas decorations in their kitchen. They lived in Aylmer St at that stage and shifted later on. They us… See more
Julie Leaf
Wasn’t the shop by the pub a lollie shop
Malcolm Lutton
Julie Leaf yes ju
Carol Linklater
Julie Leaf The lolly shop was owned by Willie and Liz Trembath. A great Aunt and Uncle of my husband.
Tim Roulston
Robbie and Brenda Breeze lived in the shop next to the top pub for a while. Thompsons were on the other side as I remember. Browny parked his truck in front of the house. That would be in the early 70s
Glenn Johnston
I see what was called the Grimmond home on the right, painted white with a door facing the viewers. Back in the 70's Barry Sheard and I were chased by bees that lived under the building. I copped some stings. Do you remember that Barry?
Barry Sheard
Glenn Johnston Yes I remember those bees and glad I didn't cop any stings
James Walsh
Could you not buy roof paint in Ross in those days
John M Palmer
My wifes father was born in Ross. His parents owned the Empire Hotel.
Kay Hewer McArthur
In the early 60s we live behind Stopforths Shop in Aylmer Street,next door to Gilmours and Rae Leach. 2 along from the Hotel. Our cousins the Thomsons lived on the other side of the hotel.
Kath Stopforth
Hi. Ah yes. My Dad's shop! It was the Warehouse of Ross!
Boot Herriott
Wow so many names from the past... I'm part of the Herriott clan. Lived across the road from the school in Moorhouse Street....Reply22h
Chris Kelly
Wheres the purple dragon
John Flattery-donohoe
worked up the limeworks on the rock crusher maybe in 1969 or 70. remem gala day at the domain must of been approx on part of birchfeilds mining area,remem the tug o war between the sawmill boys,oilrig lads think maybe others too but cant remem now
John Flattery-donohoe
i also unbenown to me at the time but i caught a malarial strain similar to that in fiji which dogged me thru out my time in the army espec my times in jungle overseas.reason being no one knew at the time what it was as it hadnt been discovered at the… See more
Reply19h
Chris Bennett
John Flattery-donohoe hi john,mate did you get that illness in nz?...just asking as i got ill as fk frm nz mozzies,took about 10yrs to shake off...fever dreams,sweats ,shaking hot/cold for weeks then respite for a while,then ill again...
Catherine Grogan
Hamish Alan Kerr
Tony Sharpe
Sharon Sharpe Kristine McKey ...
Sharon Sharpe
Family shop
May be a black-and-white image of 4 people, people standing and outdoors
Anne Cooper
I love Ross, in the 1970's and today. My parents bought me a koala made from possum hide and my brother a Daniel Boone hat from a shop there in the 70's.
Warren Thomson
If my memory is correct in the 1940;s the Dowlings lived in the second last house on the left heading north in Aylmer Street just about opposite the Mays, paddocks next door which later had mill houses built by P.G.Morrisons Christchurch 1949/1950, cross the shingle road from there and the last house was Mitchells old house opposite the school house. occupied by Cowan (daughter Alyth) who retired in Timaru and then the Sharps. Next headmaster for short time I think was WA Meates the All Black.I lived diagonally opposite the Dowlings at the time between the Adamsons and the house occupied at one time by us followed by rhe Mitchells (Cecil and Adelaide, son David) then Gorden Elley Jnr, son of the butcher. He kept a race horse there for a while caslled Leigh Note. Gorden finished up with the Mahanipua Hotel followed by a dairy in Christchurch and then selling Electroluxes. Brother Barry had the Recreation Hotel in Greymouth. Their father Gordon Snr was an original burtcher in Ross before taking over a butchery in Marsden Road Greymouth.
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