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DescriptionBright Street Cobden,Greymouth 1987.
John Charlton Collection, Greymouth Library.
Date of Photo1987Map[1]
John Charlton Collection, Greymouth Library.
Date of Photo1987Map[1]
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Location (city or town)Cobden EventBright Street Cobden,Greymouth .1987.
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Date Created13th September 2020CommentsGabrelle Hart
lived there growing up.at 98 for years thru floods in all.
Mary Saxon Faulkner
So familiar!!!
Ngaire Jones
Very familiar to me also.
Martin Griffin
Awesome thanks for sharing.
Grew up at 138, corner of Taylor st
Steve Thorp
Barry pikes yellow austin princess
Tony Froome
Yep used that post office till they moved it ova the road and then to town
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Wow looks just like it did when i live there
Mary Saxon Faulkner
I lived in Ward Street.
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Walked that street heaps ofd timesChristine Stewart
Lived at 93 Bright Street.
William Burnett
I lived at 36 peel
Graeme Dumelow
Was a gd year for Cobden league prems, first time winners of main comp and grand final, had 5 players in west coast side when it was in division 1 for nz comp. good times
Philippa Trounson
Great picture I grew up next to the shop now its falling down
Marie Harrington
What a great place to grow up loved living there in the day so much fun.
Leanne Robertson
Marie Harrington spent lots of time there too, loved it as a kid
Ivy Parkyway
Lynne maree Davy Douglas you were at 95 , wasn’t it xxx
Rae Amad
Ivy Parkyway remember we use to go there in your little car on the weekend was it a Hillman Humber anyway they had great burgers in the dairy there !!!
Annie Annie
Is that the best fish n chip shop right there
ohn Fowler
Starting to show my age. White shop on right Jim Oakley would cut my hair Saturday mornings. Think it was later a fish and chip shop for a while. Opposite was Cobden branch of Mawhera Meat Co. Traditional saw dust floor, big chopping block and all the meat hanging from hooks. Yellow shop behind Princess Alan and Diane Mcenaney best cream freezes in Cobden.
Simon Ashby
John Fowler better than merf ?
Raewyn Crowley
Grandparents, Dolly & George Williams. #83.
Wayne Clark
Lived down the hill
Deborah Marley
My aunty peg and uncle mat marley lived in the house across the rd from the burger bar. She was a die hard white baiter on the cobden side of the river
Graham A Kyle
I sold packaged food stuffs to that 4 square store once a month, 1963 to 1965... Good customer...
Gabrelle Hart
lived there growing up.at 98 for years thru floods
Mary Saxon Faulkner
So familiar!!!
Ngaire Jones
Very familiar to me also.
Martin Griffin
Awesome thanks for sharing.
Grew up at 138, corner of Taylor st
Rachel Mesman
Martin Griffin I grew up at that house too. My mum still lives there.
Steve Thorp
Barry pikes yellow austin princess
Steve Thorp
Craig Utting yep ur right was years ago lol
Tony Froome
Yep used that post office till they moved it ova the road and then to town
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Wow looks just like it did when i live there
Mary Saxon Faulkner
I lived in Ward Street.
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Walked that street heaps ofd times
Christine Stewart
Lived at 93 Bright Street.
William Burnett
I lived at 36 peel
Graeme Dumelow
Was a gd year for Cobden league prems, first time winners of main comp and grand final, had 5 players in west coast side when it was in division 1 for nz comp. good times
Philippa Trounson
Great picture I grew up next to the shop now its falling down
Marie Harrington
What a great place to grow up loved living there in the day so much fun.
Leanne Robertson
Marie Harrington spent lots of time there too, loved it as a kid
Ivy Parkyway
Lynne maree Davy Douglas you were at 95 , wasn’t it xxx
Rae Amad
Ivy Parkyway remember we use to go there in your little car on the weekend was it a Hillman Humber .. anyway they had great burgers in the dairy there !!!
· Reply · 14h
Ivy Parkyway
Rae Amad yes I’m sure we did , can’t remember which car , did have a good choice though as the boys had so many ..
Annie Annie
Is that the best fish n chip shop right there
John Fowler
Starting to show my age. White shop on right Jim Oakley would cut my hair Saturday mornings. Think it was later a fish and chip shop for a while. Opposite was Cobden branch of Mawhera Meat Co. Traditional saw dust floor, big chopping block and all the … See More
Simon Ashby
John Fowler better than merf ?
Raewyn Crowley
Grandparents, Dolly & George Williams. #83.
Wayne Clark
Lived down the hill
· Reply · 15h
Deborah Marley
My aunty peg and uncle mat marley lived in the house across the rd from the burger bar. She was a die hard white baiter on the cobden side of the river
Graham A Kyle
I sold packaged food stuffs to that 4 square store once a month, 1963 to 1965... Good customer...
Wayne Clark
Graham A Kyle Bill Moore's 4 square
Graham A Kyle
Wayne Clark Yep, if my memory serves me well, long time ago now...
I lived in Newcastle Street, just down from where this photo was taken.
Victor Smithers
Anita Lorraine Barltrop and you still do ! !
Sue Berry
150 Ward st, Cobden lived in by my Aunty Alice and Uncle Albert Watkins.
Peta Jones
my old street! we were down the other end
Annette Mead
I was a peel st girl great place when I was a kid 63 years ago
Pauline Matene
I was a Ward Street girl, 67 years ago
· Reply · 5h
Marlene Jackson Perry
That's my uncle Bill Moore's yellow store on the left. RIP Willy.xxxx
Marlene Jackson Perry
Terry MJ xx
Kelly Williams
Looked the same last may when we were home lol
Tracey Ramsay
I live opposite the Cobden Takeaways now. They have moved the crossing down to the front of the Takeaway shop.
Mary Hopkins
I grew up on corner of Bright and Taylor Street .Cobden awesome place to grow up . Still living in Cobden so proud to be a Cobden girl x
Ann-Maree Duncan
Lived at 110 Bright Street
Jody Fox
Lovely memories.
Lorraine O'Donoghue
Over the years we lived at 100 Bright Street in the top storey, then 3 Taylor Street, then 162 Ward Street and lastly 28 Peel Street.
Carol Brown
My dad Jack Mettrick grew up at 146 Bright Street
Darrin Evans
Best fish n chips in the world.
Vickie Walker
I loved in Peel St until it flooded.
Wayne Leckie
I was a Monroe st kid best st in town lol
Wayne Leckie
Remember Fredy and Mrs Manson having the milk bar and taxi great people
Christine Banks
I lived at 127 Bright Street, diagonally across from milk bar, my grandparents lived in the brick house across from us on Bright Street, and my auntie, uncle and cousins next door to grandparents.
My old street at 123 Bright St
Anne Miller Mcmillan
Lived in 169 Bright st. Little cottage . Just along from Kells Hotel. Interesting
Christine Banks
Anne Miller Mcmillan One of those little cottages belonged to my grandma's sister and husband. They must be some of the original places in Cobden
Andrew Johnson
Dad's family lived in Cobden in 1927 after they arrived from the UK
Tania Tones Lawrence
Well that photo just took me right back home
Mark Thomson
Actually looks a lot Brighter in the photo than it does now
Mary Costello
Love It
Martin Griffin
Retro bro, love my roots
Lyn Whittle
Brett Adler
Darrin Evans
Best fish n chips in the South Island
Christine Farrell
Used to live up that rd for while
Stephen Lucas
I see Bill Moore's store yellow shop on left.
The shop on the right was at one time a fish and shop and then bank.
The old dairy in disappearing on the right.
The old Butcher's shop has gone
Gabrelle Hart
Westland savings bank...we used to hide under there..on cold barber days.
Carolyn Parkinson
My great auntie's lived on bright street straight across the road from rubos pub.
Maria Webley
Carolyn Parkinson I went to meet her one day with Shane about 100 years ago lol xxx
Margaret Wilde
Looks clean
Geoff Wood
Hasn't changed muchJohn Flattery-donohoe
it looks nice an bright too
Ann-Maree Duncan
Fond Childhood memories.
I grew up at 110 Bright Street..
1963 until 1980
Linda Howard
Lived opposite Bill Moore’s shop.
Wakachangi Miller
Brendon Gibson
Jill Adams
Oh i miss my old home town
Jacqueline Dishington
Lived I Newcastle St. Grew up lots of fun on the hill
John Osborne
Now it’s the hood
Joel Murdoch
Same year my family moved in. Couple of details i had forgotten there.
Terry MJ
My uncle Bill Moore's 4 Square shop on the left side of the road, he had that store for many years. Slept in the living quarters behind the shop many times. Uncle "Willie" was my Mums favourite brother and she never got over his passing in '73.
Pat Walklin
Lived in Bright Street first couple of years . Opposite De Lurys place
Tony Mundy
Pat Walklin Hales moved in there when you moved to Chapel St
Pat Walklin
Tony Mundy cheers Tony. I don't actually remember living too young. Lol.
Michael James Keating
Best thing to come out of cobden was BRIGHT STREET lol
Tony Mundy
Michael James Keating.The closer you got to the Cobden Bridge the tougher they got.
Kerry Keating
A better thing to come out of Cobden would be the lazy outsiders who don't won't to work.
lived there growing up.at 98 for years thru floods in all.
Mary Saxon Faulkner
So familiar!!!
Ngaire Jones
Very familiar to me also.
Martin Griffin
Awesome thanks for sharing.
Grew up at 138, corner of Taylor st
Steve Thorp
Barry pikes yellow austin princess
Tony Froome
Yep used that post office till they moved it ova the road and then to town
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Wow looks just like it did when i live there
Mary Saxon Faulkner
I lived in Ward Street.
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Walked that street heaps ofd timesChristine Stewart
Lived at 93 Bright Street.
William Burnett
I lived at 36 peel
Graeme Dumelow
Was a gd year for Cobden league prems, first time winners of main comp and grand final, had 5 players in west coast side when it was in division 1 for nz comp. good times
Philippa Trounson
Great picture I grew up next to the shop now its falling down
Marie Harrington
What a great place to grow up loved living there in the day so much fun.
Leanne Robertson
Marie Harrington spent lots of time there too, loved it as a kid
Ivy Parkyway
Lynne maree Davy Douglas you were at 95 , wasn’t it xxx
Rae Amad
Ivy Parkyway remember we use to go there in your little car on the weekend was it a Hillman Humber anyway they had great burgers in the dairy there !!!
Annie Annie
Is that the best fish n chip shop right there
ohn Fowler
Starting to show my age. White shop on right Jim Oakley would cut my hair Saturday mornings. Think it was later a fish and chip shop for a while. Opposite was Cobden branch of Mawhera Meat Co. Traditional saw dust floor, big chopping block and all the meat hanging from hooks. Yellow shop behind Princess Alan and Diane Mcenaney best cream freezes in Cobden.
Simon Ashby
John Fowler better than merf ?
Raewyn Crowley
Grandparents, Dolly & George Williams. #83.
Wayne Clark
Lived down the hill
Deborah Marley
My aunty peg and uncle mat marley lived in the house across the rd from the burger bar. She was a die hard white baiter on the cobden side of the river
Graham A Kyle
I sold packaged food stuffs to that 4 square store once a month, 1963 to 1965... Good customer...
Gabrelle Hart
lived there growing up.at 98 for years thru floods
Mary Saxon Faulkner
So familiar!!!
Ngaire Jones
Very familiar to me also.
Martin Griffin
Awesome thanks for sharing.
Grew up at 138, corner of Taylor st
Rachel Mesman
Martin Griffin I grew up at that house too. My mum still lives there.
Steve Thorp
Barry pikes yellow austin princess
Steve Thorp
Craig Utting yep ur right was years ago lol
Tony Froome
Yep used that post office till they moved it ova the road and then to town
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Wow looks just like it did when i live there
Mary Saxon Faulkner
I lived in Ward Street.
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Walked that street heaps ofd times
Christine Stewart
Lived at 93 Bright Street.
William Burnett
I lived at 36 peel
Graeme Dumelow
Was a gd year for Cobden league prems, first time winners of main comp and grand final, had 5 players in west coast side when it was in division 1 for nz comp. good times
Philippa Trounson
Great picture I grew up next to the shop now its falling down
Marie Harrington
What a great place to grow up loved living there in the day so much fun.
Leanne Robertson
Marie Harrington spent lots of time there too, loved it as a kid
Ivy Parkyway
Lynne maree Davy Douglas you were at 95 , wasn’t it xxx
Rae Amad
Ivy Parkyway remember we use to go there in your little car on the weekend was it a Hillman Humber .. anyway they had great burgers in the dairy there !!!
· Reply · 14h
Ivy Parkyway
Rae Amad yes I’m sure we did , can’t remember which car , did have a good choice though as the boys had so many ..
Annie Annie
Is that the best fish n chip shop right there
John Fowler
Starting to show my age. White shop on right Jim Oakley would cut my hair Saturday mornings. Think it was later a fish and chip shop for a while. Opposite was Cobden branch of Mawhera Meat Co. Traditional saw dust floor, big chopping block and all the … See More
Simon Ashby
John Fowler better than merf ?
Raewyn Crowley
Grandparents, Dolly & George Williams. #83.
Wayne Clark
Lived down the hill
· Reply · 15h
Deborah Marley
My aunty peg and uncle mat marley lived in the house across the rd from the burger bar. She was a die hard white baiter on the cobden side of the river
Graham A Kyle
I sold packaged food stuffs to that 4 square store once a month, 1963 to 1965... Good customer...
Wayne Clark
Graham A Kyle Bill Moore's 4 square
Graham A Kyle
Wayne Clark Yep, if my memory serves me well, long time ago now...
I lived in Newcastle Street, just down from where this photo was taken.
Victor Smithers
Anita Lorraine Barltrop and you still do ! !
Sue Berry
150 Ward st, Cobden lived in by my Aunty Alice and Uncle Albert Watkins.
Peta Jones
my old street! we were down the other end
Annette Mead
I was a peel st girl great place when I was a kid 63 years ago
Pauline Matene
I was a Ward Street girl, 67 years ago
· Reply · 5h
Marlene Jackson Perry
That's my uncle Bill Moore's yellow store on the left. RIP Willy.xxxx
Marlene Jackson Perry
Terry MJ xx
Kelly Williams
Looked the same last may when we were home lol
Tracey Ramsay
I live opposite the Cobden Takeaways now. They have moved the crossing down to the front of the Takeaway shop.
Mary Hopkins
I grew up on corner of Bright and Taylor Street .Cobden awesome place to grow up . Still living in Cobden so proud to be a Cobden girl x
Ann-Maree Duncan
Lived at 110 Bright Street
Jody Fox
Lovely memories.
Lorraine O'Donoghue
Over the years we lived at 100 Bright Street in the top storey, then 3 Taylor Street, then 162 Ward Street and lastly 28 Peel Street.
Carol Brown
My dad Jack Mettrick grew up at 146 Bright Street
Darrin Evans
Best fish n chips in the world.
Vickie Walker
I loved in Peel St until it flooded.
Wayne Leckie
I was a Monroe st kid best st in town lol
Wayne Leckie
Remember Fredy and Mrs Manson having the milk bar and taxi great people
Christine Banks
I lived at 127 Bright Street, diagonally across from milk bar, my grandparents lived in the brick house across from us on Bright Street, and my auntie, uncle and cousins next door to grandparents.
My old street at 123 Bright St
Anne Miller Mcmillan
Lived in 169 Bright st. Little cottage . Just along from Kells Hotel. Interesting
Christine Banks
Anne Miller Mcmillan One of those little cottages belonged to my grandma's sister and husband. They must be some of the original places in Cobden
Andrew Johnson
Dad's family lived in Cobden in 1927 after they arrived from the UK
Tania Tones Lawrence
Well that photo just took me right back home
Mark Thomson
Actually looks a lot Brighter in the photo than it does now
Mary Costello
Love It
Martin Griffin
Retro bro, love my roots
Lyn Whittle
Brett Adler
Darrin Evans
Best fish n chips in the South Island
Christine Farrell
Used to live up that rd for while
Stephen Lucas
I see Bill Moore's store yellow shop on left.
The shop on the right was at one time a fish and shop and then bank.
The old dairy in disappearing on the right.
The old Butcher's shop has gone
Gabrelle Hart
Westland savings bank...we used to hide under there..on cold barber days.
Carolyn Parkinson
My great auntie's lived on bright street straight across the road from rubos pub.
Maria Webley
Carolyn Parkinson I went to meet her one day with Shane about 100 years ago lol xxx
Margaret Wilde
Looks clean
Geoff Wood
Hasn't changed muchJohn Flattery-donohoe
it looks nice an bright too
Ann-Maree Duncan
Fond Childhood memories.
I grew up at 110 Bright Street..
1963 until 1980
Linda Howard
Lived opposite Bill Moore’s shop.
Wakachangi Miller
Brendon Gibson
Jill Adams
Oh i miss my old home town
Jacqueline Dishington
Lived I Newcastle St. Grew up lots of fun on the hill
John Osborne
Now it’s the hood
Joel Murdoch
Same year my family moved in. Couple of details i had forgotten there.
Terry MJ
My uncle Bill Moore's 4 Square shop on the left side of the road, he had that store for many years. Slept in the living quarters behind the shop many times. Uncle "Willie" was my Mums favourite brother and she never got over his passing in '73.
Pat Walklin
Lived in Bright Street first couple of years . Opposite De Lurys place
Tony Mundy
Pat Walklin Hales moved in there when you moved to Chapel St
Pat Walklin
Tony Mundy cheers Tony. I don't actually remember living too young. Lol.
Michael James Keating
Best thing to come out of cobden was BRIGHT STREET lol
Tony Mundy
Michael James Keating.The closer you got to the Cobden Bridge the tougher they got.
Kerry Keating
A better thing to come out of Cobden would be the lazy outsiders who don't won't to work.
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