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Woolworths Store, next to the Dominion Hotel, Greymouth.ca.early 1950`s.
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DescriptionWoolworths Store, next to the Dominion Hotel, Greymouth.Date of Photoca.early 1950`sMap[1] ContributorTony Kokshoorn
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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business)Woolworths StoreDominion HotelEventWoolworths Store, next to the Dominion Hotel, Greymouth.
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Date Created31st May 2020CommentsHeather Newby I loved spending my pocket money at Woollies!
Peta Jones Me too! I bought a pretty amber broach with my pocket money when I was 10. Had it until we moved to Los Angeles in the 70s. There was a burglary at our flat, and they took my broach! Grrrrrrr.
Heather Newby Peta Jones how annoying!!Gillian Hill And McKenzies
Heather Gaulter My first job was McKenzies, gosh Woolworths and McKenzies seems like forever ago, great lolly - choice
Mary Hopkins I remember when young going to town on the bus from cobden on a Friday night with my aunty snd cousins it was so busy. I would have half a crown to spend loved deciding what to buy etec
George Samuel whats in the old woolworths store now
Jude Smail George Samuel Noel leemings
George Samuel whos in the mckenzies old store
George Samuel which building had the deka woolworths or mckenzies
Linda Gascoigne I used to love Woolworrhs and McKenzies stores. Did so much shopping at them.
Sue Seymour I can’t recall that hotel being there. Is that on the corner site where Roy Anderson built his store?
Don Hutton Yes. Russell King will know when the Dominion closed. Roy Anderson was a year or two ahead of me at GTHS in the early 1950s so his shop may not have been built until at least the 1960s. Woolworths was a treasure trove when we were children!
Elaine Lawson Stone Sue Seymour yes it was Sue
Tania Newman Remember going there
Kay Brewer Remember the tea rooms between hotel & woolworths
Vern Pattinson Kay Brewer yes Graham Finley had it
Beverley Hooper Kay Brewer... And before that there was a butchers shop with a huge wooden chopping block and the shop floor was covered in sawdust. Don't know who had it tho.
Vivianne Nisbet We used to come down from Reefton for Xmas shopping, in and out of Woolworths and McKenzies. Not sure how Mum managed, keeping track of 8 kids. A great day out
Raewyne Whitcombe Walker So the bank was a pub. Before my time.. cool..
Don Hutton Was it a bank before Roy Anderson established his shop there? I had a little niggle in my head that there was a bank somewhere there or was it on the opposite corner?
Margaret Harrington I’m sure there was a wee shop between Woolworths and the Dominion Hotel that sold Icecreams. Also between Woolworths and McKenzies was Miller’s that went thru to Mawhera Quay
Vern Pattinson Margaret Harrington there was it was a tea room
Carol Cook Margaret Harrington Graeme Finlay and John Morris had it
Elaine Lawson Stone Ron Kendrick Thankyou Ron
Yvonne John Mckenzie Roy Anderson's before the Bank
Geoffrey King I think Roy Anderson moved down to where Calder MacKays was on the Quay whilst the Bank was beig built. He had the shop next to the then Dominion in Tainui St it was the old Tymons shop. From Memory late 70's early 80's. Roys Furnishings was taken ver …See More
Lynn-marie Thompson Woolworths was my first job, I was sent to Christchurch for two weeks to train as a Window Dresser and Ticket Writer in the early70s,I was 16/17 and had my own little office out the back.
Elaine Lawson Stone Lynn-marie Thompson I was window dresser / ticket writer in the 60s and yes, I shared the room out back with the branch orderer at the time, Francie Rutledge Also worked on most counters. Very busy times
Lynn-marie Thompson Elaine Lawson Stone Yes very busy, I had a chance to work on all of the counters, great fun, great bunch of people. I was counter trained by Mary Maddison and worked with Gabriel Anise, Gail Grofsky,Robin Howard a John Curragh and many others. I think Francie May have been the lady I took over from
Lyn Galvin Loved going into Woolworths and McKenzies as a kid with some money to spend. They had such great things to buy and loved the wee shop and its icecreams next door to Woollies My grandkids used to have me wandering around and around at the Wharehouse trying to decide what to buy I suppose that is what we were like at Woolworths and McKenzies
Trish Rennie I worked in there after school in the 60's with Nellie Dundon, Mrs Griffin,Ngaire Sullivan, Mary Maddison, Mrs Currie, Peter McKenzie, Peter Dwyer, Max ?....wonderful memories
Elaine Lawson Stone Trish Rennie yes, worked with most of those people
Pamela Jones Used to buy mushroom sweets at Woolworths covered in chocolate and coconut and bought my first rose bushes there
Noeline McCaughan That store was heaven to me when I was young, living out in a small country township we were only taken to Greymouth a couple of times a year. So with a three penny piece burning a hole in my hand I was thrilled to have my choice of how it was spent there.
Jason Murly The old McKenzie's got turned into post bank when I used to live in greymouth
Lyn Whittle I remember the ride on elephants outside , Friday night was great
Jason Murly Both my mum adele and marion smithson worked at Woolworths thay used to moan bout the smoke from the trains after they cleaned the windows of Woolworths
Trish Rennie Marion Smithson worked as cashier in the office when I was there...
Geoffrey King Heather Newby This picture would have been taken before 1955 may I suggest not long after the store was rebuilt and opened
Peter Armstrong We used to travel from Auckland every Xmas, late 50's early 60's to visit my Grandparents at Runanga and our Xmas presents were all purchased at either Woolworths or McKenzie's in Greymouth . These were two of them
Jock Allen What about the Girl who walked into Mckenzies in the nude she thought that she was in ' Woolies' Ha Ha
Gayle Rae I use to work at McKenzie's in the 70s. I was the office girl, plus looked after the lolly counter.
John Shannon Hi Vern, l used to love their pic & mix lollies, l can still remember them.
Lois Little God loved going on the train with Aunty lil Woolworths then cup o tea and a cake
Lorraine O'Donoghue Woolworths then a couple of doors along was McKenzies. Both great shops.
Glenda O'Donnell I remember that
Natalie Win Wasn’t it wonderful going to Woolies And McKenzies the open topped divided glass counters full of goodies to choose from
Leeanne Sneddon I worked there.
June Williams I loved going to both Woolworths and McKenzies. We used to come on the railcar from Hokitika. Mum would often bring us to Greymouth for the day.
Marilyn Paterson June Williams sane for us!
Diane Parkinson I remember working at McKenzies way back in 1969
Doreen Wallis Pick and mix in a pinky stripey bag on Friday nights
Shane Beatson Brayden Emery Jakob Baldwin before time
George Samuel did woolworths or mckenzies sell snow freeze ice in greymouth
Margaret McBride worked there late 50s.good fun.
Sheryl O'Leary Woolworths was my first job. Christmas school holidays 1973. I worked behind the pick n mix counter and also made the cream freeze icecream. Busy job but I enjoyed it.Anne Bruce Beside Woolworths was Miller's then McKenzies.
Raewyn Louttit I used to love this place, and wish I had money when I was a little girl
George Samuel which store woolworths or mckenzies became DekaSonia Dando Do u still have Woolworths in NZ I thought they become countdown super markets
Do Yous still have McKenzies I had a job there packing lollies after school and Friday nights on the lollie counter cant remember what I was paid as had to give that to my father no pocket money then always went to the master
George Samuel mckenzies long gone they became deka gone also
George Samuel countdown part of the woolworths group
Sonia Dando George Samuel thanks for info left Greymouth 50 years ago live in Perth Australia
Jane Andrews Just the brand name of Woolworths.
Evelyn Dalzell The old Woolwirths and McKenzies as we knew them are long gone.... Those were the days!
John Roberts I worked here in Greymouth for three yeares from1957 onwards The Olympic Milk Bar was next door and the Dominion Hotel was on the corner.
Glenice Hansen Worked in Woolworths late 50s stationary counter
Shona Ratana Loved Woolworths Plenty of items to choose from
Lynn Tacon And McKenzies just along the road a bit,oh and Ashby berg to, Fred Kennedy was the manager of McKenzies for a while
David Carty Got my wife from Woolworths in the early 60s,the only article I couldn't get a refund on, lol but not sorry, I have to say that coz she is sitting across from me,
Anne Kelly I worked at Woolworth's too. I left school and it was my 1st. job. It was in the 60's. When we moved to Chch. I transferred to the Colombo St. branch.
Gloria Eggeling Used to work there
Helen Rozbicki Maunder I remember Woolworths and McKenzie's so well loved them both as a child in Woolworths we would get chocolate coconut rough's to eat Yum
John Armstrong Did Greymouth have a McKenzies store in the 50s
John Armstrong Should have read the earlier posts question awnsered
Gay Southon And she also used to take some of us Viv! I certainly remember my first train trip to Greymouth to Woolies and McKenzies! Loved it!
Mike McMillan From the late 70s or early 80s all I remember was the lollies, pick and choose.
Ed Dando Remember buying fireworks from there! There were heaps
Alan Sheehan After the Dominion was pulled down the empty site was used for a few promotional groups, I remember mid 60’s a demonstration being held using the new ‘jaws of life’ to cut people out of a wrecked car when one of the rescuers screamed out, the jaws had closed on his fingers and was rushed to hospital. Anyone else remember that Friday evening ?
Linda Baylis I made toffee apples in the smoko room. Sold them in the store in the school holidays
Linda Baylis Miller’s was between Woolworths and mackenzies
Nicki Killner Gosh well remember both in High st Christchurch. Lol
M
Ike De Goldi I think the shop next to woodies was called the Olympic and graeme Finley was the owner
Penny David Anderson First job Loved it
Irene Chase I worked there in the 60’s... luved the counter layout.... used to make toffee apples as well at some stage..
What was the haberdashery store between Woolworths and McKenzies?
Christine Hansen I dressed those windows and did the ticket writing in the 70's
Peta Jones Me too! I bought a pretty amber broach with my pocket money when I was 10. Had it until we moved to Los Angeles in the 70s. There was a burglary at our flat, and they took my broach! Grrrrrrr.
Heather Newby Peta Jones how annoying!!Gillian Hill And McKenzies
Heather Gaulter My first job was McKenzies, gosh Woolworths and McKenzies seems like forever ago, great lolly - choice
Mary Hopkins I remember when young going to town on the bus from cobden on a Friday night with my aunty snd cousins it was so busy. I would have half a crown to spend loved deciding what to buy etec
George Samuel whats in the old woolworths store now
Jude Smail George Samuel Noel leemings
George Samuel whos in the mckenzies old store
George Samuel which building had the deka woolworths or mckenzies
Linda Gascoigne I used to love Woolworrhs and McKenzies stores. Did so much shopping at them.
Sue Seymour I can’t recall that hotel being there. Is that on the corner site where Roy Anderson built his store?
Don Hutton Yes. Russell King will know when the Dominion closed. Roy Anderson was a year or two ahead of me at GTHS in the early 1950s so his shop may not have been built until at least the 1960s. Woolworths was a treasure trove when we were children!
Elaine Lawson Stone Sue Seymour yes it was Sue
Tania Newman Remember going there
Kay Brewer Remember the tea rooms between hotel & woolworths
Vern Pattinson Kay Brewer yes Graham Finley had it
Beverley Hooper Kay Brewer... And before that there was a butchers shop with a huge wooden chopping block and the shop floor was covered in sawdust. Don't know who had it tho.
Vivianne Nisbet We used to come down from Reefton for Xmas shopping, in and out of Woolworths and McKenzies. Not sure how Mum managed, keeping track of 8 kids. A great day out
Raewyne Whitcombe Walker So the bank was a pub. Before my time.. cool..
Don Hutton Was it a bank before Roy Anderson established his shop there? I had a little niggle in my head that there was a bank somewhere there or was it on the opposite corner?
Margaret Harrington I’m sure there was a wee shop between Woolworths and the Dominion Hotel that sold Icecreams. Also between Woolworths and McKenzies was Miller’s that went thru to Mawhera Quay
Vern Pattinson Margaret Harrington there was it was a tea room
Carol Cook Margaret Harrington Graeme Finlay and John Morris had it
Elaine Lawson Stone Ron Kendrick Thankyou Ron
Yvonne John Mckenzie Roy Anderson's before the Bank
Geoffrey King I think Roy Anderson moved down to where Calder MacKays was on the Quay whilst the Bank was beig built. He had the shop next to the then Dominion in Tainui St it was the old Tymons shop. From Memory late 70's early 80's. Roys Furnishings was taken ver …See More
Lynn-marie Thompson Woolworths was my first job, I was sent to Christchurch for two weeks to train as a Window Dresser and Ticket Writer in the early70s,I was 16/17 and had my own little office out the back.
Elaine Lawson Stone Lynn-marie Thompson I was window dresser / ticket writer in the 60s and yes, I shared the room out back with the branch orderer at the time, Francie Rutledge Also worked on most counters. Very busy times
Lynn-marie Thompson Elaine Lawson Stone Yes very busy, I had a chance to work on all of the counters, great fun, great bunch of people. I was counter trained by Mary Maddison and worked with Gabriel Anise, Gail Grofsky,Robin Howard a John Curragh and many others. I think Francie May have been the lady I took over from
Lyn Galvin Loved going into Woolworths and McKenzies as a kid with some money to spend. They had such great things to buy and loved the wee shop and its icecreams next door to Woollies My grandkids used to have me wandering around and around at the Wharehouse trying to decide what to buy I suppose that is what we were like at Woolworths and McKenzies
Trish Rennie I worked in there after school in the 60's with Nellie Dundon, Mrs Griffin,Ngaire Sullivan, Mary Maddison, Mrs Currie, Peter McKenzie, Peter Dwyer, Max ?....wonderful memories
Elaine Lawson Stone Trish Rennie yes, worked with most of those people
Pamela Jones Used to buy mushroom sweets at Woolworths covered in chocolate and coconut and bought my first rose bushes there
Noeline McCaughan That store was heaven to me when I was young, living out in a small country township we were only taken to Greymouth a couple of times a year. So with a three penny piece burning a hole in my hand I was thrilled to have my choice of how it was spent there.
Jason Murly The old McKenzie's got turned into post bank when I used to live in greymouth
Lyn Whittle I remember the ride on elephants outside , Friday night was great
Jason Murly Both my mum adele and marion smithson worked at Woolworths thay used to moan bout the smoke from the trains after they cleaned the windows of Woolworths
Trish Rennie Marion Smithson worked as cashier in the office when I was there...
Geoffrey King Heather Newby This picture would have been taken before 1955 may I suggest not long after the store was rebuilt and opened
Peter Armstrong We used to travel from Auckland every Xmas, late 50's early 60's to visit my Grandparents at Runanga and our Xmas presents were all purchased at either Woolworths or McKenzie's in Greymouth . These were two of them
Jock Allen What about the Girl who walked into Mckenzies in the nude she thought that she was in ' Woolies' Ha Ha
Gayle Rae I use to work at McKenzie's in the 70s. I was the office girl, plus looked after the lolly counter.
John Shannon Hi Vern, l used to love their pic & mix lollies, l can still remember them.
Lois Little God loved going on the train with Aunty lil Woolworths then cup o tea and a cake
Lorraine O'Donoghue Woolworths then a couple of doors along was McKenzies. Both great shops.
Glenda O'Donnell I remember that
Natalie Win Wasn’t it wonderful going to Woolies And McKenzies the open topped divided glass counters full of goodies to choose from
Leeanne Sneddon I worked there.
June Williams I loved going to both Woolworths and McKenzies. We used to come on the railcar from Hokitika. Mum would often bring us to Greymouth for the day.
Marilyn Paterson June Williams sane for us!
Diane Parkinson I remember working at McKenzies way back in 1969
Doreen Wallis Pick and mix in a pinky stripey bag on Friday nights
Shane Beatson Brayden Emery Jakob Baldwin before time
George Samuel did woolworths or mckenzies sell snow freeze ice in greymouth
Margaret McBride worked there late 50s.good fun.
Sheryl O'Leary Woolworths was my first job. Christmas school holidays 1973. I worked behind the pick n mix counter and also made the cream freeze icecream. Busy job but I enjoyed it.Anne Bruce Beside Woolworths was Miller's then McKenzies.
Raewyn Louttit I used to love this place, and wish I had money when I was a little girl
George Samuel which store woolworths or mckenzies became DekaSonia Dando Do u still have Woolworths in NZ I thought they become countdown super markets
Do Yous still have McKenzies I had a job there packing lollies after school and Friday nights on the lollie counter cant remember what I was paid as had to give that to my father no pocket money then always went to the master
George Samuel mckenzies long gone they became deka gone also
George Samuel countdown part of the woolworths group
Sonia Dando George Samuel thanks for info left Greymouth 50 years ago live in Perth Australia
Jane Andrews Just the brand name of Woolworths.
Evelyn Dalzell The old Woolwirths and McKenzies as we knew them are long gone.... Those were the days!
John Roberts I worked here in Greymouth for three yeares from1957 onwards The Olympic Milk Bar was next door and the Dominion Hotel was on the corner.
Glenice Hansen Worked in Woolworths late 50s stationary counter
Shona Ratana Loved Woolworths Plenty of items to choose from
Lynn Tacon And McKenzies just along the road a bit,oh and Ashby berg to, Fred Kennedy was the manager of McKenzies for a while
David Carty Got my wife from Woolworths in the early 60s,the only article I couldn't get a refund on, lol but not sorry, I have to say that coz she is sitting across from me,
Anne Kelly I worked at Woolworth's too. I left school and it was my 1st. job. It was in the 60's. When we moved to Chch. I transferred to the Colombo St. branch.
Gloria Eggeling Used to work there
Helen Rozbicki Maunder I remember Woolworths and McKenzie's so well loved them both as a child in Woolworths we would get chocolate coconut rough's to eat Yum
John Armstrong Did Greymouth have a McKenzies store in the 50s
John Armstrong Should have read the earlier posts question awnsered
Gay Southon And she also used to take some of us Viv! I certainly remember my first train trip to Greymouth to Woolies and McKenzies! Loved it!
Mike McMillan From the late 70s or early 80s all I remember was the lollies, pick and choose.
Ed Dando Remember buying fireworks from there! There were heaps
Alan Sheehan After the Dominion was pulled down the empty site was used for a few promotional groups, I remember mid 60’s a demonstration being held using the new ‘jaws of life’ to cut people out of a wrecked car when one of the rescuers screamed out, the jaws had closed on his fingers and was rushed to hospital. Anyone else remember that Friday evening ?
Linda Baylis I made toffee apples in the smoko room. Sold them in the store in the school holidays
Linda Baylis Miller’s was between Woolworths and mackenzies
Nicki Killner Gosh well remember both in High st Christchurch. Lol
M
Ike De Goldi I think the shop next to woodies was called the Olympic and graeme Finley was the owner
Penny David Anderson First job Loved it
Irene Chase I worked there in the 60’s... luved the counter layout.... used to make toffee apples as well at some stage..
What was the haberdashery store between Woolworths and McKenzies?
Christine Hansen I dressed those windows and did the ticket writing in the 70's
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West Coast New Zealand History (4th Jun 2020). Woolworths Store, next to the Dominion Hotel, Greymouth.ca.early 1950`s.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 5th Apr 2026 14:43, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/27957