The Greymouth Dispatch Foundry .1926.

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DescriptionThe Greymouth Dispatch Foundry 1926. The Foundry was established in 1873. By 1900 the foundry employed over 80 staff and manufactured all types of gold mining, coal mining and saw milling machinery. NZ Rail was a major client and obviously the foundry played a very significant role in the development of Westland, ( This advertisement was from the NZ Motorist Book South Island edition 1926)Date of Photo1926Map^[1]Contributor Kelvin Webster

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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business) Greymouth Dispatch Foundry

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Date Created23rd August 2021CommentsDave Steers
My dad did his apprenticeship there.i have a staff photo way back in the day I will try to post l.

Garry Woods
Dave Steers Served my apprenticeship there also 1967 - 1972 Your Dad gave me tremendous support during those tough times.

Roger O'Regan
Love the phone number.

Rachel Fawcett-Kay
Dave McMillan Mike McMillan
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Chris Rabey
I wrote the 100 year history of Dispatch

Diane Whittle
Grew up around the corner from the foundry.

Bernie Merrick
Our Father ,Pat Crowley worked there in the late 50s early 60s can remember calling into see him on our way to school .Loved putting his welders Mask on and watching all the Sparks .

Hiria Apanui
Lol me too...
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Julie Taylor
Our dad worked there Paddy Crowley late 50s early 60s

Jim Neilson
My Dad did his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, starting in the early 1930s, worked there until he went overseas during WW2… Came home, settled in Ashburton.

Geoff Hale
My grandfather, Bob Charlton, worked there for years. Blacksmith I think.

Karen Koster
My Dad Laurence pattinson worked there for a short period of time.

Judy Tawhiti
Karen Koster remember that,went there couple times when he was on evening shift Karen.
Ed Dando
Remember that place cool
Sheryl Iraia
Worked there in the late 60s
Carol Brown
My Aunty Jean Trowland worked in the office there.

Bruce Anderson
Hi my dad worked there

Chris Rabey
Bruce Anderson was his name Ray? If so, he took me to all the clients of
Dispatch so I could meet them and interview rhem

Bruce Anderson
Chris Rabey hi yes his name was Ray

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