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Description My mother, Eva Power nee Daily worked at Truman's 1938- 1939 prior to her marriage at the end of 1940. Does anyone know when Truman's opened in Westport? The letterhead (see photo) says Truman's Greymouth which may have been the head office. I think it is more likely she worked at Truman's Westport. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Thank you.Date of Photo1948Map[1] ContributorRobyn Pearce
Thank you.Date of Photo1948Map[1] ContributorRobyn Pearce
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Location (city or town)WestportOrganisation (eg business)Truman Ltd
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Date Created7th December 2022CommentsDorothy Wills
There was a Truman’s in Reefton I thought with Dellaca’s at one stage, but am not sure of this am going back 60 years. I remember the one in Greymouth shopped there in earlier years
Pauline Barrow
there was a Truman's in Reefton and a Dellaca's also a Miller's back in the day
Dorothy Wills
Pauline Barrow yes I believe so, I couldn’t remember if Truman’s was part of Dellaca’s or not thank you for your information
Dorothy Wills
There was a Truman’s in Reefton I thought with Dellaca’s at one stage, but am not sure of this am going back 60 years. I remember the one in Greymouth shopped there in earlier years
Reply1dEdited
Pauline Barrow
there was a Truman's in Reefton and a Dellaca's also a Miller's back in the day
Reply1d
Dorothy Wills
Pauline Barrow yes I believe so, I couldn’t remember if Truman’s was part of Dellaca’s or not thank you for your information
Reply1d
Roger O'Regan
Dorothy Wills
Truman's Greymouth firm, Dellaca's Westport.
Reply23h
Linda Hughes
Loved Truman's, always great quality clothing.
Reply1d
Laura Mills Detlaff
Admin
Admins updated
Trish Rennie
Loved Truman’s store…womens wear,fabrics and haberdashery and menswear dept….and then into Steeles shoe store to buy the shoes and hand bags to match the outfits….
Roger O'Regan
Our mum, Beryl O'Regan, was the twin sister of Verna Truman. Both daughter's of Agnes Wise from Greymouth. All wonderful women!
Carolyn Luck
Roger O'Regan my Mum always spoke of Aggie Wise.
She was a very very strict teacher at Grey Main.
Jill Jones
In the 1940s there was a Trumans store in Taylorville too.
Joy Devereux
Jill Jones wow really
Pam Mcmanus
I worked for Truman’s in Hokitika in the 1960s.
Ruth Naylor
Pam Mcmanus My Mum Phyllis Williams worked in Hokitika shop in1the 1970's.
Jill Truman
Truman’s started in 1929 in Greymouth,then Hokitika,Westport,Reefton(2 shops);Taylorville,plus 2 mobile shops in Grey Valley and South Westland.
My husband,George Truman,worked in the Greymouth shop from 1961- 1968.
Robyn Pearce
Jill Truman Thank you Jill. I appreciate the information you have supplied.
Robyn Pearce
Thank you everyone for your kind response.
Robyn
Brian Langton
Yep I worked there when I was about 10 I used to take stuff to people that got clothes out on appro in the wet an in the sun Mrs Mann was there in my day nice lady This is my home Westport.
Rob Lunn
My father Stan Lunn spent his working life starting. As a youngster at Dellacas and graduated to a traveller for them as quite a young man in these travels he met my Mother at Truman’s Greymouth and the rest is history.Initially after their marriage th… See more
Sue Bousfield
Rob Lunn I remember your father working at Truman's.
Carolyn Luck
Rob Lunn I remember your Dad very well, he was a lovely man.
He sold me my Husqvarna sewing machine which I had until March this year when we downsized.
Rob Lunn
Carolyn Luck I still have mums Husky and works fine
Heather Reid
Worked there
Janet McLennan
I think Trumans Reefton was originally on Buller Road, I worked there in the school holidays back in the 1950's. They moved to Broadway later.
Ruth Naylor
Janet McLennan I remember the night Truemans shop on Buller Road went up in smoke, I had just bike past it on my way home further down the road & by the time I had bike the 4 blocks there was no sign of fire & by the time I got home the fire siren was going off.
Lynette Campbell
Janet McLennan yes Buller road I remember going to watch the fire dad was helping fight it
Sue Bousfield
My Mum worked in Truman's too.
Carolyn Luck
I worked in the underwear department in the Christmas holidays for a few years.
I well remember the Starway petticoats in beautiful boxes.
We sold so many at Christmas.… See more
Janaka Mary Bartlett
I worked at Truman's Reefton branch.
The worked with Mrs Anne Johnston, Mrs Shirley Eclund, Mrs Barb Hepburn, such lovely ladies. Bruce Hudson was the shop boy.
Tony Forsyth
Was it Trumans that had the Lampton tubes to send money to the cashier?
There was a Truman’s in Reefton I thought with Dellaca’s at one stage, but am not sure of this am going back 60 years. I remember the one in Greymouth shopped there in earlier years
Pauline Barrow
there was a Truman's in Reefton and a Dellaca's also a Miller's back in the day
Dorothy Wills
Pauline Barrow yes I believe so, I couldn’t remember if Truman’s was part of Dellaca’s or not thank you for your information
Dorothy Wills
There was a Truman’s in Reefton I thought with Dellaca’s at one stage, but am not sure of this am going back 60 years. I remember the one in Greymouth shopped there in earlier years
Reply1dEdited
Pauline Barrow
there was a Truman's in Reefton and a Dellaca's also a Miller's back in the day
Reply1d
Dorothy Wills
Pauline Barrow yes I believe so, I couldn’t remember if Truman’s was part of Dellaca’s or not thank you for your information
Reply1d
Roger O'Regan
Dorothy Wills
Truman's Greymouth firm, Dellaca's Westport.
Reply23h
Linda Hughes
Loved Truman's, always great quality clothing.
Reply1d
Laura Mills Detlaff
Admin
Admins updated
Trish Rennie
Loved Truman’s store…womens wear,fabrics and haberdashery and menswear dept….and then into Steeles shoe store to buy the shoes and hand bags to match the outfits….
Roger O'Regan
Our mum, Beryl O'Regan, was the twin sister of Verna Truman. Both daughter's of Agnes Wise from Greymouth. All wonderful women!
Carolyn Luck
Roger O'Regan my Mum always spoke of Aggie Wise.
She was a very very strict teacher at Grey Main.
Jill Jones
In the 1940s there was a Trumans store in Taylorville too.
Joy Devereux
Jill Jones wow really
Pam Mcmanus
I worked for Truman’s in Hokitika in the 1960s.
Ruth Naylor
Pam Mcmanus My Mum Phyllis Williams worked in Hokitika shop in1the 1970's.
Jill Truman
Truman’s started in 1929 in Greymouth,then Hokitika,Westport,Reefton(2 shops);Taylorville,plus 2 mobile shops in Grey Valley and South Westland.
My husband,George Truman,worked in the Greymouth shop from 1961- 1968.
Robyn Pearce
Jill Truman Thank you Jill. I appreciate the information you have supplied.
Robyn Pearce
Thank you everyone for your kind response.
Robyn
Brian Langton
Yep I worked there when I was about 10 I used to take stuff to people that got clothes out on appro in the wet an in the sun Mrs Mann was there in my day nice lady This is my home Westport.
Rob Lunn
My father Stan Lunn spent his working life starting. As a youngster at Dellacas and graduated to a traveller for them as quite a young man in these travels he met my Mother at Truman’s Greymouth and the rest is history.Initially after their marriage th… See more
Sue Bousfield
Rob Lunn I remember your father working at Truman's.
Carolyn Luck
Rob Lunn I remember your Dad very well, he was a lovely man.
He sold me my Husqvarna sewing machine which I had until March this year when we downsized.
Rob Lunn
Carolyn Luck I still have mums Husky and works fine
Heather Reid
Worked there
Janet McLennan
I think Trumans Reefton was originally on Buller Road, I worked there in the school holidays back in the 1950's. They moved to Broadway later.
Ruth Naylor
Janet McLennan I remember the night Truemans shop on Buller Road went up in smoke, I had just bike past it on my way home further down the road & by the time I had bike the 4 blocks there was no sign of fire & by the time I got home the fire siren was going off.
Lynette Campbell
Janet McLennan yes Buller road I remember going to watch the fire dad was helping fight it
Sue Bousfield
My Mum worked in Truman's too.
Carolyn Luck
I worked in the underwear department in the Christmas holidays for a few years.
I well remember the Starway petticoats in beautiful boxes.
We sold so many at Christmas.… See more
Janaka Mary Bartlett
I worked at Truman's Reefton branch.
The worked with Mrs Anne Johnston, Mrs Shirley Eclund, Mrs Barb Hepburn, such lovely ladies. Bruce Hudson was the shop boy.
Tony Forsyth
Was it Trumans that had the Lampton tubes to send money to the cashier?
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West Coast New Zealand History (8th Dec 2022). Trumans Ltd, Drapers and Furnishers.ca.1948.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 2nd Apr 2026 20:49, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/31679