Another day at the Greymouth races - Wallace Bruce and Gus Burrows .ca.1946.

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DescriptionAnother day at the races. Photograph taken about 1946. Wallace Bruce and Gus Burrows. Possibly at the Victoria Park Race Course in Greymouth. Not at all sure what blazer Gus is wearing. Perhaps someone may know?Date of Photo1946Map^[1]ContributorTony Forsyth

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Location (city or town)GreymouthPersonWallace BruceGus BurrowsOrganisation (eg business)Victoria Park

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Date Created22nd September 2022CommentsJudy Bagnall
Wendy Bruce The Ahaura men dressed up for a trip to town!

Dot Wilkins
So nice to see Gus as Hannah family my friends

Paul Buchanan
West coast blazer?

Martin Griffin
Victoria Park - Mt Davey to the right through the gap.
Regent theatre and 12 apostles in background

Anna Hynes
Gus was my dad. I've never seen such a great photo of him as a young man. Thank you! I used to hear about Wallace Bruce but had never seen a photo of him

Donna Ryan
Anna Hynes I wondered if he was when I seen this pic

Judy Bagnall
Great photo Anna. Gus was like another brother to dad x

Johnny Bromley
Jo Bromley relative ???

Jo Bromley
Johnny Bromley
Wallace stepfather.

Elinor Tibbles
Wallace Bruce was my uncle, and Gus Burrows my mum and dad's best man at their wedding.

Maree Lewis
The good old fag hanging on the bottom lip - how very cool us that?Cheryl Townsend
Two cool dudes great post

Maree Lewis
A lovely photo, and smacks of the era.

Anna Hynes
Ruth Beere

Leah Ryan
Is Gus Burrows any relation to brothers: Paddy & Johnny Burrows who owned a BIG farm, Butcher shop and their own Abbators in Totara Flat?

Anna Hynes
Leah Ryan cousins

Linda McTigue
Well dressed for town as they did in the day

Heather Newby
Linda McTigue yes.. Dad had a pin striped suit he used to wear .

Sharon Stanton
Anne Bruce is that your dad.

Erin Honey
Sharon Stanton it sure is Mum has that photo

Anne Bruce
Sharon Stanton yes, that is Wallace. I have this photo but with Gus Burrows removed. I am still amazed how much Leon looks like him.

Sharon Stanton
Anne Bruce Funny you should say the Anne as the first thing I thought when I saw it was gee Leon looks like him. We must have a catch up soon.

Wendy Gilmour
Looks like Reefton racecourse

Heather Newby
Wendy Gilmour its Greymouth, you can see the regent theatre in the background.

Sandra Rooney
Definitely Victoria Park

Ian Tennent
The blazer is an old Greymouth Technical High School uniform.

Tony Forsyth
Ian Tennent That's very interesting Ian. Can I ask how you knew that?

Ian TennentHeather Burrows (married name - Rose) was possibly a brother.

Anna Hynes
Ian Tennent nope. Dad only had one sister. She was probably a cousin

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Another day at the Greymouth races - Wallace Bruce and Gus Burrows .ca.1946.

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