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Sisters a cousin and a friend, Greymouth 1970.
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DescriptionFrom left Vera McDonald(Keating), Moira Thomas(Keating), Bernie Roache, Ngaire Bell(Keating), Peg Moynihan(Keating) and Jean Mouat(Dunn).
The Keating ladies are sisters and Jean Mouat/Dunn is their cousin. Bernie Roache is their friend.Date of Photo1970Map[1] ContributorMaye Dunn
The Keating ladies are sisters and Jean Mouat/Dunn is their cousin. Bernie Roache is their friend.Date of Photo1970Map[1] ContributorMaye Dunn
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Location (city or town)GreymouthPersonVera McDonaldMoira ThomasBernie RoacheNgaire BellJean MouatPeg Moynihan
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Date Created25th January 2021CommentsMarie Tucker
Is she a Roach ??
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Maye Dunn
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Lynn Turnbull any clues.
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Ruth Naylor
Catholic Women's Group Greymouth.
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Ruth Naylor
Perhaps get in touch with the Church they may have some records?
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Lynette Chisholm
Veronica Thompson show this photo to Anne.
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Kay Kennington
Lovely photo
I can’t pick who she is.
Ruth McDonald
I just saw this too and was going to msg you ! I feel like I have seen this photo before.
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Delwyn Hughes
Nice photo of my Aunty Ngaire
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Wendy Cross
Three from the Keating family,our neighbors for many years, not sure if she also is a Keating. Vera McDonald was a regular visitor there,related somehow,was Ian and Gavin McDonald’s mother. They were a lovely family and very good neighbors.
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Wendy Cross
Thinking about it,I think they were all sisters,it’s such a long time ago,sixty years or more. They lived in Fox street in Cobden,and next door to the Skelton family
Maye Dunn
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Wendy Cross Vera Moira Ngaire Peg are Keating sisters and Jean was a Dunn making them all cousins the mystery lady is suppose to be a cousin also.
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Wendy Cross
Maye Dunn Sorry,I should know,as I knew them very well,along with their parents. They were lovely people,and the best neighbors,always swapping veggies out of the garden,and talking over the back fence .
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Michael Benedict Flanagan
Trish Flanagan do you no
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Lynn Turnbull
Omg may Maye Dunn that's awesome xx
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Lynn Turnbull
My 3 Auntys ... Vera ...ngaire and peg .. don't know others ... Keating Clan lol xxx
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Maye Dunn
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Lynn the one on the end right, is my father's sister Jean she married Lou Mouat from Charleston. She is a first cousin to the Keating girls.
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Delwyn Hughes
Lynn Turnbull ngaire was my Aunty too lol
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Lynn Turnbull
Delwyn Hughes ... how was she yr Aunty ?
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Lynn Turnbull
Ngaire and my Dad were Brother and sister.Delwyn Hughes
Lynn Turnbull she married my dad’s brother Tom Bell
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Carmel Breeze
Third from left would be Bernie Roach
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Maye Dunn
Thanks Carmel Breeze it is not a name I'm familiar with. Did she live in Greymouth.?
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Carmel Breeze
The photo was taken at the jubilee of our old school Sacred Heart Cobden, was very good friends with the Keating girls and Bernie Roach, I think Vera MacDonald was.a stepsister.
Maye Dunn
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Thanks that sounds plausible. Vera was a half sister to the Keating girls. They had the same mother. My grt aunt Sarah Dunn/ Keating.
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Maye Dunn
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Carmel Breeze was Roach Bernie's married name? If so what was her maiden name.
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Carmel Breeze
Bernie Roache was her maiden name she and Moira were always great friends
Mary Brown
Lovely to see the photo of Vera she was a gr at friend of my mums, Nora connor.
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Lynn Turnbull
Hell I didnt realize that you were the same Bells lol Delwyn Hughes
Gerry Mangos
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Vera, Moira, Ngaire, and Peg were my aunties. I also remember Joan well. I often stayed at 17 Fox St as a child with Aunty Ngaire and uncle Tommy and my cousins Johnny, Fiona, Peter and Raewyn
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Lynn Turnbull
Gerry Mangos the family home in fox st ... i used to stay as well ...aunty ngaire got me to feed the chooks and i got lice off them lol Helen Joan Forrest
How delightful. I love to see these photos where sisters and cousins are all friends and get to spend time together. Often we live too far from family and this doesn’t happen.
Dea Minehan
Marie Tucker best show your mum!!
Christopher Morresey
I knew all those ladys years ago .Vera McDonald was my neighbour and Jean Mouat was my moms first cousin and Peg Moynihan lived down in Kokatahi on a farm and me Gavin /the Gove / McDonald had great Holliday there when I was 9 . And I still remember thereMother ,Goves Grandmother 'Great times
Anna Anderson
Christopher Morresey Hey Chris. Are all those Keatings related to our Keatings? Heaphy St. Greymouth and Fox St Cobden? . And I think there's another young fella named Keating. Hmmmm. What's his name again? . Sounds like cycle.... Oh I know, Michael! He lives on that Street that has the same name as the Sea.
Judith Cossar
Anna Anderson Yes they were related to the Keatings in Heaphy st
Christopher Morresey
I don,t think so ,There grandma lived in fox St not far from your place but on the other side ,next door to Skeltons
Lynn Turnbull
My Aunties xx
Kerry Keating
Keating s are the mainstay family. Lol.
Levi Phoenix
This a perfect example of how connection creates happiness Thanks for the share!
Tony Mundy
We lived next door to Vera McDonald (Mrs Mac) and family( Mick, Ian(Pansy) & Gavin in Bright Street in the 50's & 60's. Great people, of whom I have great memories.
Dea Minehan
Tony Mundy Ian married my Aunt Monica Prangnell, wonderful aunt and uncle
Dea Minehan
And your mother made mum's wedding dress, Daphne Prangnell
Ann Moynihan
Karen McKenna Toni Young lovely photo of the Keating sisters & friends!
Karen McKenna
Awesome photo my Mum Moria and the best Aunties ever.
Tamara Stollery
Omg, that's my, nan, my auntie vera, auntie moira
And one of the most beautiful people
ever..
My auntie peg.
Love, love, love this picture.
Wow
Is she a Roach ??
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Maye Dunn
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Lynn Turnbull any clues.
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Ruth Naylor
Catholic Women's Group Greymouth.
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Ruth Naylor
Perhaps get in touch with the Church they may have some records?
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Lynette Chisholm
Veronica Thompson show this photo to Anne.
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Kay Kennington
Lovely photo
I can’t pick who she is.
Ruth McDonald
I just saw this too and was going to msg you ! I feel like I have seen this photo before.
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Delwyn Hughes
Nice photo of my Aunty Ngaire
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Wendy Cross
Three from the Keating family,our neighbors for many years, not sure if she also is a Keating. Vera McDonald was a regular visitor there,related somehow,was Ian and Gavin McDonald’s mother. They were a lovely family and very good neighbors.
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Wendy Cross
Thinking about it,I think they were all sisters,it’s such a long time ago,sixty years or more. They lived in Fox street in Cobden,and next door to the Skelton family
Maye Dunn
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Wendy Cross Vera Moira Ngaire Peg are Keating sisters and Jean was a Dunn making them all cousins the mystery lady is suppose to be a cousin also.
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Wendy Cross
Maye Dunn Sorry,I should know,as I knew them very well,along with their parents. They were lovely people,and the best neighbors,always swapping veggies out of the garden,and talking over the back fence .
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Michael Benedict Flanagan
Trish Flanagan do you no
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Lynn Turnbull
Omg may Maye Dunn that's awesome xx
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Lynn Turnbull
My 3 Auntys ... Vera ...ngaire and peg .. don't know others ... Keating Clan lol xxx
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Maye Dunn
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Lynn the one on the end right, is my father's sister Jean she married Lou Mouat from Charleston. She is a first cousin to the Keating girls.
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Delwyn Hughes
Lynn Turnbull ngaire was my Aunty too lol
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Lynn Turnbull
Delwyn Hughes ... how was she yr Aunty ?
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Lynn Turnbull
Ngaire and my Dad were Brother and sister.Delwyn Hughes
Lynn Turnbull she married my dad’s brother Tom Bell
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Carmel Breeze
Third from left would be Bernie Roach
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Maye Dunn
Thanks Carmel Breeze it is not a name I'm familiar with. Did she live in Greymouth.?
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Carmel Breeze
The photo was taken at the jubilee of our old school Sacred Heart Cobden, was very good friends with the Keating girls and Bernie Roach, I think Vera MacDonald was.a stepsister.
Maye Dunn
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Thanks that sounds plausible. Vera was a half sister to the Keating girls. They had the same mother. My grt aunt Sarah Dunn/ Keating.
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Maye Dunn
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Carmel Breeze was Roach Bernie's married name? If so what was her maiden name.
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Carmel Breeze
Bernie Roache was her maiden name she and Moira were always great friends
Mary Brown
Lovely to see the photo of Vera she was a gr at friend of my mums, Nora connor.
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Lynn Turnbull
Hell I didnt realize that you were the same Bells lol Delwyn Hughes
Gerry Mangos
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Vera, Moira, Ngaire, and Peg were my aunties. I also remember Joan well. I often stayed at 17 Fox St as a child with Aunty Ngaire and uncle Tommy and my cousins Johnny, Fiona, Peter and Raewyn
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Lynn Turnbull
Gerry Mangos the family home in fox st ... i used to stay as well ...aunty ngaire got me to feed the chooks and i got lice off them lol Helen Joan Forrest
How delightful. I love to see these photos where sisters and cousins are all friends and get to spend time together. Often we live too far from family and this doesn’t happen.
Dea Minehan
Marie Tucker best show your mum!!
Christopher Morresey
I knew all those ladys years ago .Vera McDonald was my neighbour and Jean Mouat was my moms first cousin and Peg Moynihan lived down in Kokatahi on a farm and me Gavin /the Gove / McDonald had great Holliday there when I was 9 . And I still remember thereMother ,Goves Grandmother 'Great times
Anna Anderson
Christopher Morresey Hey Chris. Are all those Keatings related to our Keatings? Heaphy St. Greymouth and Fox St Cobden? . And I think there's another young fella named Keating. Hmmmm. What's his name again? . Sounds like cycle.... Oh I know, Michael! He lives on that Street that has the same name as the Sea.
Judith Cossar
Anna Anderson Yes they were related to the Keatings in Heaphy st
Christopher Morresey
I don,t think so ,There grandma lived in fox St not far from your place but on the other side ,next door to Skeltons
Lynn Turnbull
My Aunties xx
Kerry Keating
Keating s are the mainstay family. Lol.
Levi Phoenix
This a perfect example of how connection creates happiness Thanks for the share!
Tony Mundy
We lived next door to Vera McDonald (Mrs Mac) and family( Mick, Ian(Pansy) & Gavin in Bright Street in the 50's & 60's. Great people, of whom I have great memories.
Dea Minehan
Tony Mundy Ian married my Aunt Monica Prangnell, wonderful aunt and uncle
Dea Minehan
And your mother made mum's wedding dress, Daphne Prangnell
Ann Moynihan
Karen McKenna Toni Young lovely photo of the Keating sisters & friends!
Karen McKenna
Awesome photo my Mum Moria and the best Aunties ever.
Tamara Stollery
Omg, that's my, nan, my auntie vera, auntie moira
And one of the most beautiful people
ever..
My auntie peg.
Love, love, love this picture.
Wow
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West Coast New Zealand History (8th Jun 2023). Sisters a cousin and a friend, Greymouth 1970.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 25th May 2026 17:26, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/28909