Rewanui coal jewellery

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DescriptionMy Dad gave this set of Rewanui coal jewelry to mum not sure who made them buy dad was working at Rewanui at the timeMap^[1]ContributorAngela Lumsden

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Location (city or town)RewanuiEventRewanui coal jewellery

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Date Created27th July 2021CommentsLes Holmes Germanicus
Stan Gladstone used to carve coal. I don't know if he made jewellery, but he carved figurines.Elaine Lawson Stone
I have a coal heart necklace that was made by a Dobson miner for my mother.

Anne-Marie Dixon
Wow!

Les Holmes Germanicus
Stan Gladstone used to carve coal. I don't know if he made jewellery, but he carved figurines.

Brent Tomlinson
Les Holmes Germanicus yes he gave me a set of cufflinks, he’s my uncle

Annette Morgan
Something special

Sue Gibbons
Annette Morgan Mum had a set as well

Annette Morgan
Sue Gibbons thats lovely

Elaine Lawson Stone
I have a coal heart necklace that was made by a Dobson miner for my mother.

Lynne Kearns-Corbett
My Uncle Andy Mulholland made some beautiful pieces for my Mum. He came from Seddonville.

Bev Thompson
His collection is housed at coal town in Westport or its meant to be I last saw it when coal town was packing up to move to Palmerston st

Craig Jarden
i would say stan gladstone.
one very talented carver.

Angela Lumsden
Hi Craig mum mention that name but she wasn’t sure

Rae Woods
my grandad d esigned the drum winch at rewanui and worked in the engineers workshop , building and designing equipment for the mines, alfred wearn, or as known locally , pro wearn.

Anne Pattinson
I have seen them but never had that in our family have caved from coal thr head and chest of a miner

Anne Pattinson
Just thought about these and the ones I remember had mum written across it and the words were written in the metal that is twined around the heart

Vern Pattinson
Annette Morgan great days was at Rewanui when I was

Emily Myrtle Manson
I had a coal heart from dobson mine,,,that dad gave to mum then to me,,,now i have given it to my daughter

Thelma Coutts
My Father made a lot of coal heart jewellery from Dobson mine chuckles. Mounted in gold. I have a necklace.

Kath Merv Moreton
Thelma Coutts I remember Mum having some jewellery that your Dad(uncle Alec) had made.

Elaine Lawson Stone
Thelma Coutts it was your dad that made mums.

Val Whittaker
May have. Been my brother Kevin who did a lot of jewellery out of coal I can’t ask him as he’s past away

Lynnette Walford
Mum had a coal heart ,from Denniston,don't know where it is now...

Elaine Matthews
It's so lovely that you have a part of history you can wear. I treasure my coal heart from the Strongman Mine given to me from my Mother.

Vern Pattinson
Stan Gladstone carved me a lovely carving when I was at Rewanui out of the stone that fell from the roof still have it on my window sill

Karen Potter
Vern Pattinson that was nice.

Thelma Coutts
My FAther also made a miniature fireman’s hat for a group of firemen visiting the Coast for some sort of a conference. I was home on holiday at the time. He loved the challenge of making things.

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