Otira Station.1970`s.

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Description1970's - Otira. David Jones photo.PhotographerDavid JonesDate of Photo1970`sMap^[1]ContributorAllan Steel

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Location (city or town)OtiraOrganisation (eg business)Otira Station

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Date Created14th September 2021CommentsRussell Tauwhare
No surprise there. I. Remember we catch. Rail car Arahura Pa station. 5 at night. Go. Ch.Ch. Stop at station one of them kids. Get cup tea something eat off. Ch.ch. next stop 5 mile. Tunnel before got Ch.Ch hit. City big smoke call it. Midnight. Days alright
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Trevor Keith Scott
Worked on the track there as a Ganger Grd 2, 3 times went back to Otira I loved the place and the People, I was in Search ad Rescue when Dave Sands was Police there, 3rd Officer in Local Fire Brigade, also TV repairs going up Kelly's Range fixing TV li… See More
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MIcheal Hunt
Trevor Keith Scott i have my dads otira firebrigade poster from 58

Denie Om

I worked in Signals there when David Sands wast Police and spent many a night with Snow at the pub.

Trevor Keith Scott
Denie Om You and me both brother of the Alps, Fantastic time. I am trying to remember the first Publican when I was there first time as I was a very good dart player, even told to lose a few games. Then Snow Mc Kenzie took over and I worked with his son Don for a while.

Also remember doing the search and rescue up kellys for the Catholic Minister from Christchurch

Trevor Keith Scott
Denie Om 4 of us sent up the Deception to look for 2 people...overdue. Jock Tuari, myself, Bill Edens, Noel Jones went up in a great hurry and on the flat before the hut saw one person starting to go into bush, we called out and he waved back to us th… See More

Collene Neander
stuck there many times on the way back from Christchurch to Greymouth in winter

John Flattery-donohoe
does anyone remem the talkin flower wired up on. the bar remem saying to it you want me to stay an party a bit longer dont you an it would nod its head. you jus had to ask theques the rgt way to get the answer you wanted ha ha

Arthur Dehn
Heather Newby , very interested to contact the Harris descendents linked to the Dehn family my Grandmother was a Harris

Heather Newby
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Arthur Dehn you could make a post about it and post it to this group.

Arthur Dehn
Heather Newby my Great Grandmother was a Harris but I don't know any history , my Grandmother Luisa ( Lulu ) died in 1938 5 yrs after I was born Lise in Whataroa cemetery

Keith Douthett
My wife and I were the teachers at Otira, 1976- 1979

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