Old mine's pay office in Greymouth

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DescriptionThe old mine's pay office in Greymouth. You had to pick your pay up by 10 o'clock, before it was taken to Dunollie escorted by a armed cop.Map^[1]ContributorPercy Billett

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place) Old mine's pay office in Greymouth

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Date Created28th February 2021CommentsCarol Cook
The cash was picked up from BNZ and counted into the pay packets at the Shipping Office by the Testing Station. Pays not picked up where taken to Strongman and Rewanui. Drags were picked up from the office on back week.

Ken Jones
and i was only 15

Ken Jones
payed in cash picked up and in to the richmond hotel

Percy Billett
Between testing station & Harbour board office

Bruce Anderson
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Hi Remember Picking my pay up there

Lindsay Dowling
is that the one down by the testing station i remember going there whit the old man back in the day

Margaret Moore
Carol Cook good memories. We used to make up the cash at BNZ.

Carol Cook
Margaret Moore yes went from paying out the cash at BNZ to working at NZ State Coal!

Les Neilson
This is so crazyYu

Crow Bay
Was it called the Brickhouse?

Rose Green
I remember Dad taking me on his bike to pick up his pay and he gave me a coin I felt rich .. then mum trying to get as much of it before it went to Kells and Rubbos lol

Phyllis Aberhart
Wow where is it

Alan Messenger
My brother
John

Alan Messenger
My brother John worked at the
Dunollie pay office. He used to travel to Greymouth at the same time every week to pick up the pays. They had a gun in the car but no training in how to use it. He said that if they were held up he wouldn't use the gun an… See More

Annette Messenger
John, my late husband used to say that he was often more frightened of the guard than he was of any robber.
They used to drive past a memorial that was called by the robbers name rather than the person who lost their life.

John White
Ekkers (?) Monument I think

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Old mine's pay office in Greymouth

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