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DescriptionAdvert for Fowler's Restaurant in Hokitika, 1979.Date of Photo1979Map[1] ContributorClaire Ward
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Location (city or town)HokitikaLandmark (Place)Weld StreetOrganisation (eg business)Fowler's Restaurant
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Date Created1st February 2023CommentsIngrid Ferguson
Did he have the pie cart in Tancred Street.
Mike Hutchison
Ingrid Ferguson Charlie his Father had the pie cart
Joy Meyer
He always made me laugh when he asked "Do you want Hair oil ( tomato sauce) on your chips " ??
Marilyn Paterson
Joy Meyer wrong person and place. This was on Weld St next to Thomas Bros Garage. Rob and Gloria had it.also, hair oil was black sauce!
Diane King
Joy Meyer that was when Charlie had the piecart, he would ask that!! Best pea, pie, spud ever tasted, was my treat Fri night's with my dad, great fish'n chips after the movies and when we left the pub, to walk home, memories r awesome!!
Peter Campion
No his father did Ingrid
Dave Curtain
Charlie had some great tricks and saying ,
Peter Campion
He sure did he chased me down Weld st with the frypan recons I was rocking the cart
Linda Griffin
Used to work there for robbie. I remember the pie cart well. My mum and I having a drink at the Westland then going there and Charlie taking off leaving me to cook.. it was such a fun time.. I could be there till 1 or 2am.
Barry Beaton
Linda Griffin boys coming out of the pub, having to tow the pie cart home!
Ingrid Ferguson
Did he have the pie cart in Tancred Street.
Mike Hutchison
Ingrid Ferguson Charlie his Father had the pie cart
Ingrid Ferguson
Mike Hutchison Loved going into the pie cart after a night on the town. Charlie used to ask if you want Hair Oil on your chips!!! I think it may have been black sauce or vinegar.
Mike Hutchison
Ingrid Ferguson Yes you are right Great entertainment always at the Pie Cart, Charlie had to be pretty easy going to deal with so many after they had had a few
Joy Meyer
He always made me laugh when he asked "Do you want Hair oil ( tomato sauce) on your chips " ??
Glenn Johnston
Joy Meyer The "hair oil" was the worcester sauce aka black sauce. Marilyn Paterson is spot on. Also you are mixing up Charlie with son Robbie.
Peter Campion
No his father did Ingrid
Dave Curtain
Charlie had some great tricks and saying ,
Kevin Oregan
Dave Curtainlike kick the tray under the bench
Dave Curtain
Kevin Oregan loved that one
Dave Curtain
Kevin Oregan and the one , annoying people having feed, Charlie would say paid for feed, o yes Charlie, well eat the bastard then
Peter Campion
Dave Curtain and shut the f… up
Heather Newby
Admin
admins updated
Peter Campion
He sure did he chased me down Weld st with the frypan recons I was rocking the cart
Linda Griffin
Peter Campion that happened all the time
Linda Griffin
Used to work there for robbie. I remember the pie cart well. My mum and I having a drink at the Westland then going there and Charlie taking off leaving me to cook.. it was such a fun time.. I could be there till 1 or 2am.
Glenn Johnston
Linda Griffin Hi Linda, what years did you work for Robbie and cook at the pie cart?
Laura Mills Detlaff
Admin
Admins updated
Rex Keenan
My first job baking Tommy Dillon Robbie and his brother pies pies pies
Tracey Rhodes
Martin Cadz Bet it wasn't just add water
Gary Keown
woww lots of memories there
Nicola Coll
My Uncle Robert and Aunty Gloria owned this restaurant. Gloria Fowler Roberta Moore
Bill Garth
Charlie saying "hair oil and dandruff" sauce and ßalt
Gloria Fowler
OMG Beautiful memories
Joye Hanrahan
Gloria Fowler hi Gloria how are you I’m still kicking just not very high these days but still working
John Nancekivell
Dandruff(salt), Hair oil, mate,
John Reed
So was this in the old millies building which I guess would of been next to the Thomas Brothers garage?
Valda Blair
Remember this place Coll??? Gr8 salt shakers.????
Roberta Moore
It was the place to go for a great meal, expecially one of Robert's with an egg on top.
Greg Mait
I recall Coggy flicking a dead possum into the vat when Charlie was asleep in his chair with a hole in his apron where the cigarette had fallen out of his mouth and burnt through it . And Jim Howat hookin the cart up to his old 53 chev and towed it off down the road which pulled all the electrics out of the pole box. could write a book about that place .
Dave Maitland
Only pie cart that gave me raw eggs for free, top entertainment from Charlie, he looked after us younger ones
Richard Cudmore
John fowler
Remember that place well robbie and John
Where Gwen fairlies brothers
Richard Cudmore
Charlie fowler fav saying was
"Hair oil boys: when you got a fed at the pieczrt!!!!Colleen Gibb
Sure do Valda…but it was Eastgates back then
Alan Beck
Commercial Art. John Campbell, not the tv guy, was a commercial artist for the Grey Star, 1969. Later on air at 3ZA.Brian Gus Heveldt
One of Charlie’s great sayings was Chocolates for the Girls Lollies for the Boys.
The story goes that a couple of Guys went in the Pie Cart one Night and asked Charlie if he had a couple of Tyre Levers to Change a Tyre,and he said Hair Oil Boys,and they didn’t have a clue what he was talking about.
Brian Gus Heveldt
Another great Story about Charlie was he was asked if there was any Chinese left in Hokitika and he said yes Three.Tommy da Lee,Pegley and Jimmy da Fairlie.
Did he have the pie cart in Tancred Street.
Mike Hutchison
Ingrid Ferguson Charlie his Father had the pie cart
Joy Meyer
He always made me laugh when he asked "Do you want Hair oil ( tomato sauce) on your chips " ??
Marilyn Paterson
Joy Meyer wrong person and place. This was on Weld St next to Thomas Bros Garage. Rob and Gloria had it.also, hair oil was black sauce!
Diane King
Joy Meyer that was when Charlie had the piecart, he would ask that!! Best pea, pie, spud ever tasted, was my treat Fri night's with my dad, great fish'n chips after the movies and when we left the pub, to walk home, memories r awesome!!
Peter Campion
No his father did Ingrid
Dave Curtain
Charlie had some great tricks and saying ,
Peter Campion
He sure did he chased me down Weld st with the frypan recons I was rocking the cart
Linda Griffin
Used to work there for robbie. I remember the pie cart well. My mum and I having a drink at the Westland then going there and Charlie taking off leaving me to cook.. it was such a fun time.. I could be there till 1 or 2am.
Barry Beaton
Linda Griffin boys coming out of the pub, having to tow the pie cart home!
Ingrid Ferguson
Did he have the pie cart in Tancred Street.
Mike Hutchison
Ingrid Ferguson Charlie his Father had the pie cart
Ingrid Ferguson
Mike Hutchison Loved going into the pie cart after a night on the town. Charlie used to ask if you want Hair Oil on your chips!!! I think it may have been black sauce or vinegar.
Mike Hutchison
Ingrid Ferguson Yes you are right Great entertainment always at the Pie Cart, Charlie had to be pretty easy going to deal with so many after they had had a few
Joy Meyer
He always made me laugh when he asked "Do you want Hair oil ( tomato sauce) on your chips " ??
Glenn Johnston
Joy Meyer The "hair oil" was the worcester sauce aka black sauce. Marilyn Paterson is spot on. Also you are mixing up Charlie with son Robbie.
Peter Campion
No his father did Ingrid
Dave Curtain
Charlie had some great tricks and saying ,
Kevin Oregan
Dave Curtainlike kick the tray under the bench
Dave Curtain
Kevin Oregan loved that one
Dave Curtain
Kevin Oregan and the one , annoying people having feed, Charlie would say paid for feed, o yes Charlie, well eat the bastard then
Peter Campion
Dave Curtain and shut the f… up
Heather Newby
Admin
admins updated
Peter Campion
He sure did he chased me down Weld st with the frypan recons I was rocking the cart
Linda Griffin
Peter Campion that happened all the time
Linda Griffin
Used to work there for robbie. I remember the pie cart well. My mum and I having a drink at the Westland then going there and Charlie taking off leaving me to cook.. it was such a fun time.. I could be there till 1 or 2am.
Glenn Johnston
Linda Griffin Hi Linda, what years did you work for Robbie and cook at the pie cart?
Laura Mills Detlaff
Admin
Admins updated
Rex Keenan
My first job baking Tommy Dillon Robbie and his brother pies pies pies
Tracey Rhodes
Martin Cadz Bet it wasn't just add water
Gary Keown
woww lots of memories there
Nicola Coll
My Uncle Robert and Aunty Gloria owned this restaurant. Gloria Fowler Roberta Moore
Bill Garth
Charlie saying "hair oil and dandruff" sauce and ßalt
Gloria Fowler
OMG Beautiful memories
Joye Hanrahan
Gloria Fowler hi Gloria how are you I’m still kicking just not very high these days but still working
John Nancekivell
Dandruff(salt), Hair oil, mate,
John Reed
So was this in the old millies building which I guess would of been next to the Thomas Brothers garage?
Valda Blair
Remember this place Coll??? Gr8 salt shakers.????
Roberta Moore
It was the place to go for a great meal, expecially one of Robert's with an egg on top.
Greg Mait
I recall Coggy flicking a dead possum into the vat when Charlie was asleep in his chair with a hole in his apron where the cigarette had fallen out of his mouth and burnt through it . And Jim Howat hookin the cart up to his old 53 chev and towed it off down the road which pulled all the electrics out of the pole box. could write a book about that place .
Dave Maitland
Only pie cart that gave me raw eggs for free, top entertainment from Charlie, he looked after us younger ones
Richard Cudmore
John fowler
Remember that place well robbie and John
Where Gwen fairlies brothers
Richard Cudmore
Charlie fowler fav saying was
"Hair oil boys: when you got a fed at the pieczrt!!!!Colleen Gibb
Sure do Valda…but it was Eastgates back then
Alan Beck
Commercial Art. John Campbell, not the tv guy, was a commercial artist for the Grey Star, 1969. Later on air at 3ZA.Brian Gus Heveldt
One of Charlie’s great sayings was Chocolates for the Girls Lollies for the Boys.
The story goes that a couple of Guys went in the Pie Cart one Night and asked Charlie if he had a couple of Tyre Levers to Change a Tyre,and he said Hair Oil Boys,and they didn’t have a clue what he was talking about.
Brian Gus Heveldt
Another great Story about Charlie was he was asked if there was any Chinese left in Hokitika and he said yes Three.Tommy da Lee,Pegley and Jimmy da Fairlie.
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