Axemen Team - Uncle Walter Barr, alias Dookey. 1961

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DescriptionUncle Walter Barr alias Dookey

Second row in from front. Second in from right is Alan Rose.

Ralph Dickson Bill Evan's and Bill Curtain
Date of Photo1961Map^[1]ContributorChris Sheehan

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Location (city or town)West CoastPersonWalter Barr Ralph Dickson Bill Evan's Bill CurtainAlan RoseEventUncle Walter Barr alias Dookey Westcoast Axeman

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Date Created4th June 2021CommentsGraeme Peters
There's a few faces I know there Ralph Dickson Bill Evan's to name two

June Williams
Bill Curtain

Marilyn Paterson
June Williams yes, easy to pick.

Kevin Mead
What year was this. Is this the Dookey Barr that lived in Main St Hari Hari early 80's (pop eye letterbox) worked for MOW then?

Annie Pickering
Kevin Mead certainly is. now resting in the Hari hari cemertery

Kevin Mead
Ok Annie.
I worked for the MOW in Greymouth.
Sometimes we did jobs in Hari Hari. (Different departments)
Always interesting to talk to over a beer or two.lol

Robert McMillan
Yep Bill as well as Parker (Tuddy) and Mason (Henry?).

Arlene Hutcheon
Is it rugby, league, athletics, boxing or what?

Christine Benjamin
Axes on their singlets a clue?

June Williams
Wood chopping

Kathleen Handcock
This is a blast from the past,Dookey lived in Jackson Bay for many years and he was loved by everyone he met,he was a good bigger,and my friend,wood chopping was game,miss you heaps,

June Williams
I am an ex coaster and as a child I used to love watching the wood chopping.

Annie Pickering
Kathleen Handcock yes dookey was my uncle and he was a real character,very mischeivious.

Chris Sheehan

Kathleen Handcock nice to hear, went to early

Daniel McLaren
My poua 2nd from the left in the 2nd row

PaulAnthony Teens
He was a good bastard

Margaret Standen
Charlie Donnelly my Dad 3rd row in sports coat between Bill Curtain and Ralph Dickson,
Mary Costello
Bill Evans
Neville Curtain
1961 team. These were real axemen. The axemen of today are manly show ponies

Brian McIntyre
Second row in from front. Second in from right is Alan Rose

Robyn A Rusholme
Grandad Amby Ryan from Rotomanu, awesome photo thanks guys

Graeme Peters
Tom Jackson top right Sailor Hill top left Colin Daukynext to Tom then Ralph Dickson

Mary Fenemor
No One Can ,forget Sailor Hill...I can remember Him looking Like That ,while Living in Mawheraiti ,

John Greaney
I sure that is the Westcoast Axeman that went to Sydney. They went again in 1965 via Tasmania. Dad, Alex Greaney was the manager.

Bill Stephenson
As a young chap I had never seen hands like Bill Curtians, they were like frying pans.

ay Unkovich
Bill Stephenson very true his Dad my Grandfather was called frying pan Joe .... had even bigger hands than Dad

Bill Stephenson
Kay Unkovich Runs in the family aye Kay.
That was when men were men. Take care.

Liz Stewart
Denise Bowen Look who features in this photo!! Dookey Barr of all people! Lots of champion axemen lining up in there as well!!

Denise Bowen
Yes have just seen this Liz. I never knew that Dookey was into wood chopping !! Dear old fuller but I can’t pick him!!

Denise Bowen
Found him now omg such a young man there!!

Dawn Mclellan
Knew him in the 70s when he worked in haast at mussel point driving the truck for luggart game packers helicopter based there. What a character.

John Webster
Bloody Dookie Barr what a FK legend, remember him well

John Webster
I had a friend suggest I write a book about the legends of the west,the young of today wouldn't believe half of the shit I know as truth happened

John Webster
I remember someone who will remain nameless tapping his chopper skids on the roof of the hut at muscle point ,he took out the tv aerial

Robert John Mallinson
Dookey Barr = was he ever down in the Haast area ? - Nolans territory ?

John Webster
Robert John Mallinson yea mate one of the characters of haast

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