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The old NZ Road Service Depot Hokitika.Late 1960`s.
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DescriptionThe old NZ Road Service Depot Hokitika i took this late 60sDate of Photolate 1960`sMap[1] ContributorDes Madgwick
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Location (city or town)HokitikaLandmark (Place)NZ Road Service DepotOrganisation (eg business)NZ Road Service
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Date Created23rd December 2020CommentsShonaandMurray Marshall
Gosh I so remember going there to catch the bus after the pictures.
Elizabeth Mehrtens
me to Shona up to Davie St
Clare Pierson
Elizabeth Mehrtens and Jollie Street
Paulina Tulloch
Wow I had completely forgotten that. Catch the bus home to Arahura, brings back memories
KateandMike Lilley
Caught the bus a good few times from there
· Reply · 9h
Maggie Boot
KateandMike Lilley oh yeah
Cecily Woolhouse
Caught the school bus to Rimu there most nights at 4.25pm,
Mary FIttock
Margaret O’Neil was in the Office ..
Tania Newman
I remember talking the bus from there to Greymouth
Marilyn Paterson
When parcels came on the train they were taken there and you had to go and collect them!!
Elizabeth Mehrtens
I cleaned there for a while when my babies were little , Ray Rasmussen, Harry Collet . Ray not sure of his surname , goodness the day a patient stole a car and crashed it into Millers plate glass nearly run me and my baby over then did a runner and hid in the toilets at the road services.
Cecily Woolhouse
Elizabeth Mehrtens I remember that,
Elizabeth Mehrtens
Yes Cecily , was a sad day intown, but unfortunately not the only incident that happened we should always be watchful of these things and no where to ring to get help not always the police.
Butch Cadigan
Ray White I think
Janet Sutton
Just how I remember it
Lisa Winter
Catching the 5pm bus back to Grey - took an hour to get back lol
Clare Pierson
On Saturday nights at 10.30pm after seeing a film at the Regent Theatre we could catch a bus to wherever there was a dance that night - Kumara, Kaniere, Gladstone or Woodstock. Bus home about 2.30am Sunday.
· Reply · 7h
Wayne Cannan
Remember catching the bus to CHCH before the moved it to the old garage on Tancred street .
Loretta Donnelly
Me too.
Noula Markham
I remember catching the bus to Christchurch from here.. great memories
Neville East
My dad Len East was the Manager
Grant Symons
Great photo Des
Carolyn Vasta
Great pic.enjoying these NZR ones,my dad was on rail in late 60s
To early 70s
Ruth Priest-Johnson
I picked up alot of parcels from here when working at Griffen and Smiths
Karl Barkley
I moved to Hokitika late 1980's and the Road Services Building was still being used!
Bevan Climo
I helped take it down 93 !
Ian Stewart
Joyce Fuller
Marilyn Paterson
I remember that event very well!
Les Ellis
Used to catch the bus to go up to the hospital Sunday afternoons for visiting. Left that depot on many a rugby trip to Nelson and ChCh with Kiwis. Great times.
Richard Thorpe
Friday nights after the movie’s.. wow brings back same memories.
Kev Rasmussen
My dad worked there for 40years great memories.
Glenn Johnston
During my last year of doing the Press paper run in 1972 we switched to picking up our papers from there in the morning. The change occurred when the railcars stopped running to the railway station and that service was replaced by a bus. (As a paper bo… See More
Les Mehrtens
I remember it very well and with Thomas Bros opposite. I was a mechanic with Greymouth Motors in Tancred street and was always assisting at the Road Service when the pressure was on. Great memories
Wayne Thornton
I remember using it in 1983
James Codyre
My Dad was a mechanic at the Harihari NZR Road Services Depot late 40's to 51.I was born in the NZRRS cottage behind the gararge in 1947.
Anthea Keenan
That's a good pic Des, used to take parcels for Sth Westland.. was Marg ONeill office lady...
Lorraine Murdoch
Think Marg was in main office at railway station
Robynne Hawkins
That brings back memories of my childhood when we used to visit my grandparents in Woodstock. Now I have a photo memory as I couldn't find one among my old photos.
Robynne Hawkins
Does anyopne have a photo of the Breezes Barber Shop. I used to go there to visit sometimes back probably late 40s early 50s.
Dianne Smith
We used to catch the bus at 9.15 p.m. every Saturday night to go to Kumara dance one week & Gladstone the next. Drivers were Bert McMullen, Harry Collett & ? Griffiths.
Dianne Smith
Keith Griffiths (just remembered) Those were the days!!
Dave Maitland
Yes more fun
Chris Howard
Gee I can remember doing electrical work there in the late 60s early 70s.
Joy Barr
Hokitika was a big shopping destination maybe once a fortnight, l lived in Hari hari as a child, my best friend lived in a NZRRS behind the depo too her last name was Barltrop, wonderful memories of the old depo
Heather Newby
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Joy Barr there was a Barltrop family in Greymouth too,, at that time
Ray Vincent
Jack Barltrop being the Rail area manager during the 80's? Really nice man who's brother drove the Road services bus on our 'Brick house' social tours up the Grey valley.
RIP Jack, always be remembered.
Raeone Wallace
when dad worked there loved going in and getting warm by the pot belly fire
Anita Lorraine Barltrop
Exactly the same words I would have used Joy. Weekly shopping trip from Hari Hari then Dad worked there from 1972. Merry Christmas
Ingrid Ferguson
That brings back memories of catching the bus to Kaniere, then to walk home to Arthurstown. Funny how you forget what used to be.
· Reply · 13h
Gosh I so remember going there to catch the bus after the pictures.
Elizabeth Mehrtens
me to Shona up to Davie St
Clare Pierson
Elizabeth Mehrtens and Jollie Street
Paulina Tulloch
Wow I had completely forgotten that. Catch the bus home to Arahura, brings back memories
KateandMike Lilley
Caught the bus a good few times from there
· Reply · 9h
Maggie Boot
KateandMike Lilley oh yeah
Cecily Woolhouse
Caught the school bus to Rimu there most nights at 4.25pm,
Mary FIttock
Margaret O’Neil was in the Office ..
Tania Newman
I remember talking the bus from there to Greymouth
Marilyn Paterson
When parcels came on the train they were taken there and you had to go and collect them!!
Elizabeth Mehrtens
I cleaned there for a while when my babies were little , Ray Rasmussen, Harry Collet . Ray not sure of his surname , goodness the day a patient stole a car and crashed it into Millers plate glass nearly run me and my baby over then did a runner and hid in the toilets at the road services.
Cecily Woolhouse
Elizabeth Mehrtens I remember that,
Elizabeth Mehrtens
Yes Cecily , was a sad day intown, but unfortunately not the only incident that happened we should always be watchful of these things and no where to ring to get help not always the police.
Butch Cadigan
Ray White I think
Janet Sutton
Just how I remember it
Lisa Winter
Catching the 5pm bus back to Grey - took an hour to get back lol
Clare Pierson
On Saturday nights at 10.30pm after seeing a film at the Regent Theatre we could catch a bus to wherever there was a dance that night - Kumara, Kaniere, Gladstone or Woodstock. Bus home about 2.30am Sunday.
· Reply · 7h
Wayne Cannan
Remember catching the bus to CHCH before the moved it to the old garage on Tancred street .
Loretta Donnelly
Me too.
Noula Markham
I remember catching the bus to Christchurch from here.. great memories
Neville East
My dad Len East was the Manager
Grant Symons
Great photo Des
Carolyn Vasta
Great pic.enjoying these NZR ones,my dad was on rail in late 60s
To early 70s
Ruth Priest-Johnson
I picked up alot of parcels from here when working at Griffen and Smiths
Karl Barkley
I moved to Hokitika late 1980's and the Road Services Building was still being used!
Bevan Climo
I helped take it down 93 !
Ian Stewart
Joyce Fuller
Marilyn Paterson
I remember that event very well!
Les Ellis
Used to catch the bus to go up to the hospital Sunday afternoons for visiting. Left that depot on many a rugby trip to Nelson and ChCh with Kiwis. Great times.
Richard Thorpe
Friday nights after the movie’s.. wow brings back same memories.
Kev Rasmussen
My dad worked there for 40years great memories.
Glenn Johnston
During my last year of doing the Press paper run in 1972 we switched to picking up our papers from there in the morning. The change occurred when the railcars stopped running to the railway station and that service was replaced by a bus. (As a paper bo… See More
Les Mehrtens
I remember it very well and with Thomas Bros opposite. I was a mechanic with Greymouth Motors in Tancred street and was always assisting at the Road Service when the pressure was on. Great memories
Wayne Thornton
I remember using it in 1983
James Codyre
My Dad was a mechanic at the Harihari NZR Road Services Depot late 40's to 51.I was born in the NZRRS cottage behind the gararge in 1947.
Anthea Keenan
That's a good pic Des, used to take parcels for Sth Westland.. was Marg ONeill office lady...
Lorraine Murdoch
Think Marg was in main office at railway station
Robynne Hawkins
That brings back memories of my childhood when we used to visit my grandparents in Woodstock. Now I have a photo memory as I couldn't find one among my old photos.
Robynne Hawkins
Does anyopne have a photo of the Breezes Barber Shop. I used to go there to visit sometimes back probably late 40s early 50s.
Dianne Smith
We used to catch the bus at 9.15 p.m. every Saturday night to go to Kumara dance one week & Gladstone the next. Drivers were Bert McMullen, Harry Collett & ? Griffiths.
Dianne Smith
Keith Griffiths (just remembered) Those were the days!!
Dave Maitland
Yes more fun
Chris Howard
Gee I can remember doing electrical work there in the late 60s early 70s.
Joy Barr
Hokitika was a big shopping destination maybe once a fortnight, l lived in Hari hari as a child, my best friend lived in a NZRRS behind the depo too her last name was Barltrop, wonderful memories of the old depo
Heather Newby
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Author
Joy Barr there was a Barltrop family in Greymouth too,, at that time
Ray Vincent
Jack Barltrop being the Rail area manager during the 80's? Really nice man who's brother drove the Road services bus on our 'Brick house' social tours up the Grey valley.
RIP Jack, always be remembered.
Raeone Wallace
when dad worked there loved going in and getting warm by the pot belly fire
Anita Lorraine Barltrop
Exactly the same words I would have used Joy. Weekly shopping trip from Hari Hari then Dad worked there from 1972. Merry Christmas
Ingrid Ferguson
That brings back memories of catching the bus to Kaniere, then to walk home to Arthurstown. Funny how you forget what used to be.
· Reply · 13h
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