Nimmo's van, Bright Street, Cobden.

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Date Created19th November 2020CommentsRobert Porter
Wasn't it in cobden
Sue Glanville
Yes, Nimmo's store was in Bright Street, Cobden.
Robert Mathewson
Mrs Nimmo ,best teacher ever.
Robert Porter
Wasn't it in cobden
Nova Hichens
Robert Porter yes I remember this store in Cobden.
Trevor Molloy
Nimmo's had a store in Taylorville and then in Cobden
Lyn N Moe
Trevor Molloy Your right Trev Nimmos was just down from the pub and Trumans was in the middle. Nimmos later became the Coop run by Ron Morris.The photo could be at Taylorville

Sue Glanville
Yes, Nimmo's store was in Bright Street, Cobden.
Robert Mathewson
Mrs Nimmo ,best teacher ever.
Doreen Griffin
Definitely at Cobden,I shopped there for my sister during the war.
Wayne Nicholson
I still remember my Nana ringing through the grocery order and a couple of days later the Nimmo delivery van would arrive with the goodies. Always a treat for me.
Yvonne Anisy
I remember Mum saying that During the war old Mr Nimmo always included some sweets for the kids in with the order that was delivered to the house
=Yvonne Anisy
We should sue the Target store chain in the States- they pinched the name.
Rosslyn Weaver
Nimmo's store was in Cobden.
Keith Funnell
Denise Lois Gordon - Hill and Gillian Hill you dad worked at Nimmos in Cobden for his first job wasn’t it. What years?
=Gillian Hill
Keith Funnell yip, dont know what years, Denise might know. The Nimmos were very good to dad. As kids living on Omoto Road Jimmy Nimmo used to deliver our bread.
Keith Funnell
Gillian Hill ....I’m thinking it was an after school job, so maybe 1940 when he was 13 years old ... or maybe if he left school at 15, so 1942 perhaps.
Gillian Hill
Keith Funnell well it would have been in the 40s Keith
Denise Lois Gordon - Hill
Keith Funnell yes he did Think he went there to work when he was about 14 which would have been 1941/42 maybe ??
He met Mum on a staff trip to Franz
Somewhere I have some photos. I’ll look for them
Denise Lois Gordon - Hill
No photo description available.
Denise Lois Gordon - Hill
This is not the photo I was looking for. Nothing on the back( usual!!)
I don’t know these guys Guessing they are Nimmos
Denise Lois Gordon - Hill
Gillian Hill it was Lindsay I think Gill ??
Gillian Hill
Denise Lois Gordon - Hill oh yeah it was, I had my doubts after I said Jimmy. Was the father Dave?
Linden Kilkelly
I think Nimmos was from Cobden... Across the bridge from Greymouth
Pauline Matene
Cobden in Bright Street as I remember
=Anne Allan
Pauline Matene absolutely correct, I remember the store as a child when we lived in Cobden.
Tom Currie
yes i used to live around the corner from the shop, when i was a young boy.
Nikki Tamatea
Well i will go with the dog hairs
Mike Minehan
Phone number 306d, who knows what their ring was on the party line? My morse isn´t too flash. Ours at the farm was 1126m, two long rings.
Alan N Barb Cochrane
I shopped at Nimmo's when we lived in bright st in the 6o's
Colin Angus Heinz
The truck is parked in Cobden
John Chapman
was in taylorvill 1932
Margaret Milne
Colin Angus Heinz yes Colin it looks like it is parked in Fox Street outside Helen and Ben Watkins. The Nimmo’s lived next door.
John Chapman
was in taylorvill 1932
Doug Joan Watson
they delivered out to Kaiata mostly Linsay with his big cane basket and fresh flakey bread
Rob Absalom
Jim, Lindsay and Dave in Cobden.

Frank Blanchfield
Yes it was a sell all Bright st Cobden Linsey was the last family member to run it

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Nimmo's van, Bright Street, Cobden.

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