Dunollie Miners` train - Rewanui bound.

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DescriptionDunollie miners train Rewanui bound. Photo G. Troup.PhotographerG. TroupMap^[1]ContributorAllan Steel

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Location (city or town)RewanuiRunangaOrganisation (eg business)Rewanui MineEventDunollie Miners` train

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Date Created6th January 2022CommentsBrian McIntyre
At the end of the miners shift as the train rolled into the riverside station the miners would as a group jump off and running to a stop along the platform and either off to their car or across Mawhera Quay to the Royal or Railway hotels

Heather Newby
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Brian McIntyre the Dobson miners pub was the Commercial.. i remember that.. cos Mum used to get mad at Dad for going to the pub and she would send us up there to tell him to come home

Brent David
Like many, used to go up their to kill an afternoon during school holidays

Yvonne Soares
I used to go to the Dunollie station regularly at 8am to meet my dad off the train after his dogwatch shift

Ken Campbell
The train didn’t stop at the Cobden side all the miners had to jump off the moving train. There was a bit of a game played where you would jump off the train at the last possible moment so the guy behind you didn’t have time to get off because he would hit the sides of the rail bridge. I ended up having to walk back from Greymouth a couple of times but I made a couple of others do it too. I wonder what workplace health and safety would say about it now.Roger O'Regan
I love these little side stories. The things we did which we would tell our kids off for doing!

Helen Brennan
No one ever died Ken but it was great times

Rata Charlton
That's awesome

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Dunollie Miners` train - Rewanui bound.