New River - on the Greymouth to Hokitika road.ca.1912.

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DescriptionNew River - on the Greymouth to Hokitika road.

From Te PapaDate of Photoca.1912Map^[1]External LinkTe PapaContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)HokitikaLandmark (Place)New RiverEventNew River - on the Greymouth to Hokitika road.ca.1912.

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Date Created28th March 2021CommentsSandra Arnott
Great whitebaiting river for me way back!

Heather Newby
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Sandra Arnott would be a lot of eels in there too?

Susan Barlow
Heather Newby There were. We swam with them.

Bob Jamieson
Caught a few trout from the pool upstream from the road bridge.

Heather Newby
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Bob Jamieson there were a lot of trout up the river at Kopara

Susan Barlow
Our playground as kids. We even had our own swimming hole .... Just 5 mins from the farmhouse. One day, on that river, our mother asked my brother to bring her some pillow-slips to contain the whitebait she had caught. Such a long time ago!

Clare Pierson
Laura Mills Detlaff the photo is of the lagoon not the New River itself.

Susan Barlow
Clare Pierson Hmm? Dunno! The mouth of the New River was once further south of where it is now. During a big flood in late 50s/early 60s, (I think) the river broke through to the sea, north of its original mouth. Others would know more about this than me. Linda King Les Bryce ?

Linda King
My playground to Susan Barlow swimming the wonderful bonfires at the beach. Whitebaiting at mum's harbour. Great memories.

Susan Barlow
Linda King Ahh Yes! The bonfires!!

Vicki Woolhouse
Jumping off the bridge into swimming hole

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