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Menu from the Holmlea Lounge, Greymouth
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DescriptionOur old menu from the holmlea lounge greymouth god how things have changedMap[1] ContributorJulie ParkinsonChris Henderson
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Location (city or town)GreymouthEventHolmlea Lounge, Greymouth
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Date Created16th January 2021CommentsGlenn Johnston
No date. Would this be from the 1970's?
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Glenn Johnston yes early 70s i think
Brent David
And chips...
Carrol Hunter
1970 it got $ 90 a fortnight working a 8 hr day with 1 weekend penalty rates included .It was just as expensive to eat out when you were paying a mortgage with 17% interest in those days .
Janet Corn
Would you like chips with that......
Jakh Heremia
I remember going there in the 60's, the Tudor?
Mary Moffitt
After decimal currency, anyway.
Sally Everitt
My late husband John Everitt and I owned it for about 3 years in the mid 1980’s, also I had the Sheepskin Shop across the road beside Ron Messenger’s menswear shop.
Teressa Rooney
Not much there for the vegetarian
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Teressa Rooney -probably wasnt such a thing
Bill Garth
Those were the days when you ate everything you were given
Sheila Dixon
Where was the Holmlea Lounge - down near the BNZ?
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Sheila Dixon opp the abc
Sheila Dixon
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson thank you. My husbands mum and dad owned the Caribbean restaurant!
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Sheila Dixon yous to go there for my spiders when young
Lynette Chisholm
That's about the same equivalent of today against the wages paid.
Pauline Barrow
Do you know what year this was please
Christine Hansen
Pauline Barrow.. would be good to know, where was this Cafe
Annie Van Looy
Christine Hansen me to know the name but I can't remember where it was
Pauline Barrow
Yes would like to know that as well
John Fowler
Pauline Barrow It was where Seven Penny is now. I worked there doing electrical work in my Power Board days approx mid 1970’s
Christine Banks
Pauline Barrow The year was "and chips"
Roger O'Regan
Wow! Only one feed over $2.00. Wonder how much an hour we earned then.......
Pauline Barrow
Roger O'Regan yes that would be good to know as well Roger.
Chris Warren
Roger O'Regan assuming it was 1960. $1.05 an hour was average.
Glenn Johnston
Chris Warren Note the prices are in dollars and cents so these prices are not from 1960 but later. Decimal currency came in July 1967.
Chris Warren
Glenn Johnston
Roger O'Regan
Glenn Johnston -
Yes Glen, my mistake. The 1960 should have an s on it!
My wages doubled in July 1967 (lol) and my boss became a millionaire!
Julie Clemett
Roger O'Regan in perspective I was earning around $40 a week back then. Lol
Rewa Kanara-Smith
Wow
Reply7h
Anthony John Travis
Rewa Kanara-Smith eggs were so expensive back then lol
Reply5h
Andrew Cooper
Slide decimal point one place to the right for todays price?
Nicole Scully
Mike Scully good prices
Sue Mcgovern
Haven't prices increased
Chris Warren
Sue Mcgovern in 1960 the average hourly pay was $1.05. pretty relative mostly.
Ian Andrew Jonson
I'll have the fish and chips $1.00 please
Heather Newby
Ian Andrew Jonson me too!!
Grant Callaghan
Ian Andrew Jonson me too for the porterhouse and chips please
Glenn Johnston
It would be over 50 years since we've seen prices like that? There was a big inflation spike with the two oil shocks in the 1970's and we are in the midst of another inflation spike at the moment due to both external and internal government related factors. Back in the 1960's I could buy a good lunch with two shillings.
Janet Sutton
Glenn Johnston I remember going to the Saturday movies at the Regent with a shilling. 6p to get into movie and 6p to spend at Stapletons at half time!!
Trish Barry Andrews
Glenn Johnston wine gums and aniseed balls 5 for 1p and I think Buzz Bars were 3p. A gallon of petrol and a jug of beer about the same price 40p, Baz.
Trish Rennie
Was this along from Sutherlands Jewellers in Tainui st….alongside where Fensoms Butcher shop was?
Judy Fishburn
Trish Rennie they both shared the entrance the butcher was on the left the cafe on the right going into the shops
Cobb & Co in Chch have a huge board on entry showing price list of the past lol. It is gobsmacking.
Kevin Oregan
I remember time of a beer price increase and Paynters bush crew wanted to strike in Whataroa because they could no longer buy a jug, packet of smokes, and a game of pool for a dollar!!
Helen Joan Forrest
Those were the days.
Patsy Hood
Lots of eggs
Charlotte Christensen
Sounds like a posh night out in the 1960/1970 era!!
Reply6h
Anna Panther
Lyn Bryan
Dave Steel
Egg and chips a bit expensive
Imagine if we could all just agree to re set prices back to a level where everyone can actually live a good lifestyle
Can’t see it happening in my lifetime
Tracey Taylor
Steak, eggs and chips for $1.50 nowadays it would cost ya triple that just for a scoop of chips
Michael Norton
Steak Egg And Chips please with a side of bread and butter.
Matthew Cowie
Wouldn't see a vegan option on the menu back then..
Donald Mason
Back in the days
Helen Nolan
Omg! Now an egg is like $1.00 each!! $10 for 10 egg carton @ Countdown!!
Liam McKenny
…and spam.
Don Pearce
Wasn't there a mobile takeaway here in the '60s. Caravan?
Warren Hogg
Tony Hogg Helen Fraser helen
Kathy Templer
The question would be "What's vegan" Back then!
Cheryl Johnston
You have room for chooks… you could sell eggs
Val Morgan
What no whitebait sham
Richard Simpson
Hmmmmm. No spam.
Eileen David Taylor Green
Those were the days......
Reefer Finch
Now look at the price now days
Tanya Momo
Wow .... I remember my mum Jean working there for years before she took over Intemans cafe
Marilyn Fraser
Love those prices.
No date. Would this be from the 1970's?
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Glenn Johnston yes early 70s i think
Brent David
And chips...
Carrol Hunter
1970 it got $ 90 a fortnight working a 8 hr day with 1 weekend penalty rates included .It was just as expensive to eat out when you were paying a mortgage with 17% interest in those days .
Janet Corn
Would you like chips with that......
Jakh Heremia
I remember going there in the 60's, the Tudor?
Mary Moffitt
After decimal currency, anyway.
Sally Everitt
My late husband John Everitt and I owned it for about 3 years in the mid 1980’s, also I had the Sheepskin Shop across the road beside Ron Messenger’s menswear shop.
Teressa Rooney
Not much there for the vegetarian
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Teressa Rooney -probably wasnt such a thing
Bill Garth
Those were the days when you ate everything you were given
Sheila Dixon
Where was the Holmlea Lounge - down near the BNZ?
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Sheila Dixon opp the abc
Sheila Dixon
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson thank you. My husbands mum and dad owned the Caribbean restaurant!
Chris Henderson Julie Parkinson
Sheila Dixon yous to go there for my spiders when young
Lynette Chisholm
That's about the same equivalent of today against the wages paid.
Pauline Barrow
Do you know what year this was please
Christine Hansen
Pauline Barrow.. would be good to know, where was this Cafe
Annie Van Looy
Christine Hansen me to know the name but I can't remember where it was
Pauline Barrow
Yes would like to know that as well
John Fowler
Pauline Barrow It was where Seven Penny is now. I worked there doing electrical work in my Power Board days approx mid 1970’s
Christine Banks
Pauline Barrow The year was "and chips"
Roger O'Regan
Wow! Only one feed over $2.00. Wonder how much an hour we earned then.......
Pauline Barrow
Roger O'Regan yes that would be good to know as well Roger.
Chris Warren
Roger O'Regan assuming it was 1960. $1.05 an hour was average.
Glenn Johnston
Chris Warren Note the prices are in dollars and cents so these prices are not from 1960 but later. Decimal currency came in July 1967.
Chris Warren
Glenn Johnston
Roger O'Regan
Glenn Johnston -
Yes Glen, my mistake. The 1960 should have an s on it!
My wages doubled in July 1967 (lol) and my boss became a millionaire!
Julie Clemett
Roger O'Regan in perspective I was earning around $40 a week back then. Lol
Rewa Kanara-Smith
Wow
Reply7h
Anthony John Travis
Rewa Kanara-Smith eggs were so expensive back then lol
Reply5h
Andrew Cooper
Slide decimal point one place to the right for todays price?
Nicole Scully
Mike Scully good prices
Sue Mcgovern
Haven't prices increased
Chris Warren
Sue Mcgovern in 1960 the average hourly pay was $1.05. pretty relative mostly.
Ian Andrew Jonson
I'll have the fish and chips $1.00 please
Heather Newby
Ian Andrew Jonson me too!!
Grant Callaghan
Ian Andrew Jonson me too for the porterhouse and chips please
Glenn Johnston
It would be over 50 years since we've seen prices like that? There was a big inflation spike with the two oil shocks in the 1970's and we are in the midst of another inflation spike at the moment due to both external and internal government related factors. Back in the 1960's I could buy a good lunch with two shillings.
Janet Sutton
Glenn Johnston I remember going to the Saturday movies at the Regent with a shilling. 6p to get into movie and 6p to spend at Stapletons at half time!!
Trish Barry Andrews
Glenn Johnston wine gums and aniseed balls 5 for 1p and I think Buzz Bars were 3p. A gallon of petrol and a jug of beer about the same price 40p, Baz.
Trish Rennie
Was this along from Sutherlands Jewellers in Tainui st….alongside where Fensoms Butcher shop was?
Judy Fishburn
Trish Rennie they both shared the entrance the butcher was on the left the cafe on the right going into the shops
Cobb & Co in Chch have a huge board on entry showing price list of the past lol. It is gobsmacking.
Kevin Oregan
I remember time of a beer price increase and Paynters bush crew wanted to strike in Whataroa because they could no longer buy a jug, packet of smokes, and a game of pool for a dollar!!
Helen Joan Forrest
Those were the days.
Patsy Hood
Lots of eggs
Charlotte Christensen
Sounds like a posh night out in the 1960/1970 era!!
Reply6h
Anna Panther
Lyn Bryan
Dave Steel
Egg and chips a bit expensive
Imagine if we could all just agree to re set prices back to a level where everyone can actually live a good lifestyle
Can’t see it happening in my lifetime
Tracey Taylor
Steak, eggs and chips for $1.50 nowadays it would cost ya triple that just for a scoop of chips
Michael Norton
Steak Egg And Chips please with a side of bread and butter.
Matthew Cowie
Wouldn't see a vegan option on the menu back then..
Donald Mason
Back in the days
Helen Nolan
Omg! Now an egg is like $1.00 each!! $10 for 10 egg carton @ Countdown!!
Liam McKenny
…and spam.
Don Pearce
Wasn't there a mobile takeaway here in the '60s. Caravan?
Warren Hogg
Tony Hogg Helen Fraser helen
Kathy Templer
The question would be "What's vegan" Back then!
Cheryl Johnston
You have room for chooks… you could sell eggs
Val Morgan
What no whitebait sham
Richard Simpson
Hmmmmm. No spam.
Eileen David Taylor Green
Those were the days......
Reefer Finch
Now look at the price now days
Tanya Momo
Wow .... I remember my mum Jean working there for years before she took over Intemans cafe
Marilyn Fraser
Love those prices.
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