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Greymouth tennis courts - now the site of Pensioner flats, Frickleton Street
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DescriptionNow the site of pensioner flats, Frickleton Street (cenotaph)
Muritai house in background
Alan Wisdom collection, courtesy West Coast Photo News
Date of Photo1960Map[1] ContributorMarie Summers
Muritai house in background
Alan Wisdom collection, courtesy West Coast Photo News
Date of Photo1960Map[1] ContributorMarie Summers
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Location (city or town)GreymouthEventGreymouth tennis courts
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Date Created4th March 2020CommentsDes Kennedy Is that the Preddy House bottom left?
Brett McLean Yes it is Des.
Des Kennedy Brett, and the one at the top could be the Chunns house? I'm just going by memory. Its well over 50 years since I left Greymouth.
Brett McLean You could be right Des, I lived in Ngarimu Street in the 60's, I know the Chunn's lived up around that area.
Glenn Tomlinson Yes it is. We lived next door, up the hill. The house was destroyed when the hill gave way.
Judi Trompetter We used to walk past this when we got bread for my grandparents We came from Kilgare Rd
James Codyre Muratai House in centre where NZR staff had a camp in the 50's.Frickleton Street in foreground. .St Columba Tennis courts were nearer Alexander Street.We lived in 108 Alexander St on the Ngarimu St corner.
Brett McLean James Codyre.....what year(s) did you live there on the corner, we lived 2 doors down in Ngarimu St. during the 60's.
James Codyre We were there 52-57.
Mary Moffitt Is that Shirley Brown to the right of the photo. She was a great player.
Joan Orchard Spent many hours in the 50s playing here. Was Joan Lambert from Westport. My combines partner was Stan Pollock and my doubles partner my mother Eva Lambert. Played a lot against Shirley Brown and Frank Ansley - he sure had long arms! Have a great scrapbook of tennis from the late 40s when my father Bill Lambert and my mother played.
Mary Moffitt Joan Orchard Exactly. Frank used to play at one end of the court against about four of us, and he could still win - with a smile.
Dyan Hansen Muritai House, formerly Rewa Hospital where mum was born in 1933. She eventually worked there as a cook when the Magee's were running it as a NZR boarding establishment.
Mary Costello Gail McGee....Madeline Mcgee
Madeline Mcgee Mary Costello yes we had so much fun at that house we could sit on the roof an watch the trots at victoria park evenStephen Tvrdeic
Grey United’s tennis courts. Played on them a few times. Marist had a couple of courts at the Shakespeare street end, from memory.
Lynnette Beirne
1972 junior championships was a great tournament that I attended there
Cherie Liddell
Judith Whitehead your house there
Judith Whitehead
Cherie Liddell yes it has big tree in front of it.
Cherie Liddell
Judith Whitehead yes I thought it was. Recognised the house on right as your neighbours
Jill Smith
I remember playing there. Shirley Brown was the coach, we used to have fish and chips before practice. I was never a great player but enjoyed the tea!!. Always wore short white dresses with frilly knickers at Saturday games!!!
Alan Beck
Frequented by Tucker jnr. Ian Tucker, Tucker Law, Auckland.
Bev Johnston
I used to play tennis on those courts many years ago.
Karen Jackson
My late mum was born in Rewa hospital in 1933, & my late father in-law was born in Rewa hospital in 1926.
Glenda Torrance
Grew up in Thompson St, went to the original Grey Main School, spent countless hrs playing tennis there in the 60s and 70s with my brother Lewis Bell.???
Sandra May Rooney
Live in one of those flats now
James Codyre
Rewa became Muritai House and had a NZ Railways single mens camp in the 50'sWe lived a 108 Alexander Street on the corner with Ngarimu Street.St Columa's Tennis Club (the Doolies) was on the east end and Greymouth Club (Proddies) the west seperated by the Scout hall.Norm Preddie who was a bottle and scrap merchant is the left centre house.
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Odette Shearer
Jody Fahey could that be Paddy in the picture??? Looks a bit like him, although perhaps not skinny enough ?
Christine Farrell
Tried to play there after Mum and Dad did play
Carolyn Luck
Spent many happy times there.
Jim Steel (Steel’s Shoe Shop) house opposite in the photo.
My mother was born at Rewa.
Jack Tehan
Did u win any
Robin Donaldson
Played many a game on those courts
Ann Hobden
The scout hall, where girl guides also met was beside the courts.
Lynnette Beirne
We used to come up from Hokitika and play tennis there in the early 1970’s
Laurie Anisy
Spent some time there as young guys.Just along the street from home.
Brett McLean Yes it is Des.
Des Kennedy Brett, and the one at the top could be the Chunns house? I'm just going by memory. Its well over 50 years since I left Greymouth.
Brett McLean You could be right Des, I lived in Ngarimu Street in the 60's, I know the Chunn's lived up around that area.
Glenn Tomlinson Yes it is. We lived next door, up the hill. The house was destroyed when the hill gave way.
Judi Trompetter We used to walk past this when we got bread for my grandparents We came from Kilgare Rd
James Codyre Muratai House in centre where NZR staff had a camp in the 50's.Frickleton Street in foreground. .St Columba Tennis courts were nearer Alexander Street.We lived in 108 Alexander St on the Ngarimu St corner.
Brett McLean James Codyre.....what year(s) did you live there on the corner, we lived 2 doors down in Ngarimu St. during the 60's.
James Codyre We were there 52-57.
Mary Moffitt Is that Shirley Brown to the right of the photo. She was a great player.
Joan Orchard Spent many hours in the 50s playing here. Was Joan Lambert from Westport. My combines partner was Stan Pollock and my doubles partner my mother Eva Lambert. Played a lot against Shirley Brown and Frank Ansley - he sure had long arms! Have a great scrapbook of tennis from the late 40s when my father Bill Lambert and my mother played.
Mary Moffitt Joan Orchard Exactly. Frank used to play at one end of the court against about four of us, and he could still win - with a smile.
Dyan Hansen Muritai House, formerly Rewa Hospital where mum was born in 1933. She eventually worked there as a cook when the Magee's were running it as a NZR boarding establishment.
Mary Costello Gail McGee....Madeline Mcgee
Madeline Mcgee Mary Costello yes we had so much fun at that house we could sit on the roof an watch the trots at victoria park evenStephen Tvrdeic
Grey United’s tennis courts. Played on them a few times. Marist had a couple of courts at the Shakespeare street end, from memory.
Lynnette Beirne
1972 junior championships was a great tournament that I attended there
Cherie Liddell
Judith Whitehead your house there
Judith Whitehead
Cherie Liddell yes it has big tree in front of it.
Cherie Liddell
Judith Whitehead yes I thought it was. Recognised the house on right as your neighbours
Jill Smith
I remember playing there. Shirley Brown was the coach, we used to have fish and chips before practice. I was never a great player but enjoyed the tea!!. Always wore short white dresses with frilly knickers at Saturday games!!!
Alan Beck
Frequented by Tucker jnr. Ian Tucker, Tucker Law, Auckland.
Bev Johnston
I used to play tennis on those courts many years ago.
Karen Jackson
My late mum was born in Rewa hospital in 1933, & my late father in-law was born in Rewa hospital in 1926.
Glenda Torrance
Grew up in Thompson St, went to the original Grey Main School, spent countless hrs playing tennis there in the 60s and 70s with my brother Lewis Bell.???
Sandra May Rooney
Live in one of those flats now
James Codyre
Rewa became Muritai House and had a NZ Railways single mens camp in the 50'sWe lived a 108 Alexander Street on the corner with Ngarimu Street.St Columa's Tennis Club (the Doolies) was on the east end and Greymouth Club (Proddies) the west seperated by the Scout hall.Norm Preddie who was a bottle and scrap merchant is the left centre house.
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STREET.ST
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Website coming Soon | Powered by ST Registry
Odette Shearer
Jody Fahey could that be Paddy in the picture??? Looks a bit like him, although perhaps not skinny enough ?
Christine Farrell
Tried to play there after Mum and Dad did play
Carolyn Luck
Spent many happy times there.
Jim Steel (Steel’s Shoe Shop) house opposite in the photo.
My mother was born at Rewa.
Jack Tehan
Did u win any
Robin Donaldson
Played many a game on those courts
Ann Hobden
The scout hall, where girl guides also met was beside the courts.
Lynnette Beirne
We used to come up from Hokitika and play tennis there in the early 1970’s
Laurie Anisy
Spent some time there as young guys.Just along the street from home.
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West Coast New Zealand History (6th Dec 2025). Greymouth tennis courts - now the site of Pensioner flats, Frickleton Street . In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 22nd Apr 2026 16:28, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/27348