ALBUM - Bridge wash out north of Reefton, 1974.

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Description1974 Sorry I dont remember which bridges these were. Just north of Reefton. We managed to all lift the combi back on. The other bridge took a few days to fix.Date of Photo1974Map^[1]ContributorPaul Nankivell

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Location (city or town)ReeftonInangahua LandingLandmark (Place)Inangahua Landing bridgeEventBridge wash out north of Reefton

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Date Created6th January 2021CommentsArthur Bass - Inangahua Landing looking toward Reefton and O'Regans land.

Roger O'Regan - Arthur Bass. Dead right Arthur. Not uncommon for cars and especially motorcycles, to have the odd issue on this bridge.

Myron Caldwell -Roger O'Regan you don't think that those bloody O'Regan kids were up to mischief to cause these sorts of things. Except the lovely Agnes of course.

Paul Agnes Smith - Combined bridge, south of Inagahua road junction.

Gay Southon
That could be Cocky Welches combee ,not sure though ,before the earthquake of 68 ,anyone know anymore.?

Arthur Bass
Didn't James out by the Iron Bridge have one of these ?Rob Southon
Yes Mr Bass you are right I think I got them mixed up as my dad Noel Southon was great mates with both of them ,we are the old buggers now (lol) you know what maybe we including yourself the stuarts , southons and anyone else.you can think off should a… See More
Naireen Bass
Rob Southon , Mr Bass!! Wow, what do you think of that big brother
Arthur Bass
Naireen Bass Rob was always a polite young fella. He even jumped over the verandah at the Cri one night after one ring on the bell because everyone in front of him was going too slow. Hurt his ankle. Ha ha the good ole days.
Jim Galloway
Arthur Bass That is correct, I was also there.... How's life treating you guys Rob?

Daryl Aitken
They sure did Fred, glad everyone survived.
Fred Foster
Daryl Aitken they were bloody lucky
cotty Newcombe
Its the Landing bridge
Geoff More
Should have pushed it of the bridge..hehe!.
Hails Long
Dougy whyte built the Johnny Walker bridge and was almost killed by doing so.. he was 3rd last to pass away some 5-6 year's , that survived the tradgedy in the strongman mine.

Ian Caldwell
That is Jimmy James VW he is the one with the hat between Noel Southon and the guy in the red shirt.

Arthur Bass
Ian Caldwell our memories are still not too bad Ian.

Ian Schroder
Old Jimmy James was a powerful little guy always chugging on a rolly.

Kevin McKenzie
Inangahua landing looking towards reefton and the farm in background is organs.

Ray Kearns
Looks like the old Landing bridge.I think the trees in the top right of the photo are around Pattersons old house.

Arthur Bass
That was ? James VW from the farm on the right before the Iron Bridge isn't it. Son Brian was in my class.

Kevin O'Regan
That's the Landing bridge. ORegans farm in the back ground. Nothing to do with bridge washout
Jim Galloway
Looks like the old Inangahua Landing Bridge, looking at the background.

Pete Lusk
Such a good photo….everyone is head down arse up checking the problem …plus a young bloke in bare feet.

Phil Wright
There checking something on Hitlers revenge, they did 45mph downhill with a tailwind on an exceptional day !

Colin J Wilson
Barney Martin second on the left, Noel Southon, in the middle with the light colour shirt.

Kevin O'Regan
That's the Landing bridge. ORegans farm in the back ground. Nothing to do with bridge washout

Kevin O'Regan
Heather Newby the Waitahu bridge was washed out . Definetly the Landing bridge. I actually remember the incident and people in photo. The recollect album is wrong, sorry.

Sharon Bartlett
Kevin O'Regan what was happening, did the Combi get stuck in the railway lines?

Kevin O'Regan
Sharon Bartlett he sort of missed and grounded on one of the rails.

Paul Agnes Smith
Kevin O'Regan The only connection with 'washout' would be with the liquids onboard...

Colin Wynn
Kevin O'Regan Des O’Regans farm?

Ray Kearns
Looks like the old Landing bridge.I think the trees in the top right of the photo are around Pattersons old house.

Geoff Anders
A VW Combi is, technically, the full van. VW shown is a 'Transporter'. I had one identical in the '60s, same faded blue, rusting sills, useless lights, mine was very rusty but ran well. Dad and I cut the body off and I made a buggy of it, shortened and with aircraft tyres. It won lots of mudplug events, did great beach runs, sold to a mate thence to a cocky. It died on a shingle beach, got washed out to sea (Pacific). Washed up further down the beach months later, most of it missing. I found out that story much later when saw one of my hand-cut tyre treads in a ute tray at a tyre shop. Was the farmer who'd lost and found it!.

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