Elizabeth and Felix Rooney departing Springfield for their honeymoon on the West Coast 1920.

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DescriptionElizabeth and Felix Rooney departing Springfield for their honeymoon on the West Coast 1920.

Kete ChristchurchDate of Photo1920Map^[1]ContributorMaye Dunn

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Location (city or town)ChristchurchPersonFelix RooneyElizabeth Rooney nee McGowenEventDeparting Christchurch for the West Coast by Coach 1920.

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Date Created17th July 2020CommentsMaye Dunn: I was wondering if this is maybe Springfield rather than Christchurch.

Brian Wheatley: It does have that look about it, with the engine shed in the background and it does look like the back of a railway station. The engine shed was to the east of the station so the coach would be pointing towards Christchurch but that might just mean it's heading towards a road that takes it to the main road west. See https://nzrailmaps.blogspot.com/.../midland-line-2c

Robert Mathewson; Gee what an arduous journey.

Jenny Leach: That would have beena bumpy ride to the coast

Lynne McKenzie: Ohhh I wonder if they got coach sick, like car sick. You'd pray for fine weather

John Kerr: Pop over Friday night, then back Sunday for work Monday, nothing to it!

Frank Winter: What a honeymoon !! I can only think of the dust you would eat on that journey .
Gillian

Joanne Tunnage: In 2003 i worked in a Christchurch rest home where a gentleman of 100 told me how he wentbto boarding school and every holiday he would catch the coach home to Ross and work cleaning the family wood drying kilms cleaning them .

Dea Minehan: Wow did that in the '70' ...the boarding school thing not cleaning kiln's! Do you remember his family name?? Ross 2020...

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Elizabeth and Felix Rooney departing Springfield for their honeymoon on the West Coast 1920.

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