The two storey COSY REST BOARDING HOUSE. Smith Street. 1970s. Greymouth.

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DescriptionThe two storey COSY REST BOARDING HOUSE. Smith Street. 1970s. Greymouth.

Later burned down.

Also spelled Kozie.
The lease ended and Violet Swan did not renew it. Owner Mary Nesbit, of Whataroa, had it on the market, but there were no takers. She planned to convert it to flats.
It was unoccupied when it caught fire.
Media said it was the town's oldest accommodation house.Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)COSY REST BOARDING HOUSE, Smith Street. Kozie

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Date Created28th August 2023CommentsLes Holmes Germanicus
It was my home for the best part of 18 months.

Gretchen McKinley
Les Holmes Germanicus stories

Sheryl O'Leary
Les Holmes Germanicus your sisters had the upstairs bedroom with the balcony. Mum and dad had the other front bedroom with Paul in the glassed in room.

Karen Potter
Swans owned it at one stage

Tony Mundy
Am I right in believing this was owned by the Bothwells in the early/mid 60's.

Tony Mundy Yes it was.

Mark Walklin
Tony Mundy you have a great memory

Brent David
Les Holmes Germanicus I seem to recall Peep talking about living in a place fitting this description. Did your parents own it at one stage?

Robert Mathewson
Brent David that's Lyn and Wayne's house on the right.

Glenys Elizabeth Martin
Anyone know the number of the house ?

Les Holmes Germanicus
This was my home in 1965-66. My own dear room was upstairs facing south and I could look out the window down to the railway yards and hear and see the steam locos hauling loads of Q wagons full of coal and timber at all hours. I remember walking to Blaketown across the footbridge then over the lagoon and then on to the hall to play table tennis on

Wednesday night and walk back home and buy a bob's worth of chips from the pie cart after.

Les Holmes Germanicus
It was there I had my first thoughts about how I could harness solar energy.

Elaine Knowles
This was owned by Thomas Dargan and his wife Euphemia, with Toms daughter Adele Knowles and family living there, together with Bruce and Rita Dargan and family. The Knowles and Dargan children were brought up in the boarding house. Bruce Dargan was killed in a mine accident, and after that his wife and children moved to Christchurch. A lot of the boarders were railway workers.
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Elaine Knowles thank you! When was it built???

Elaine Knowles
Sorry, don’t know, but he moved from Waiuta to the boarding house.

Elaine Knowles
Papers past showed he was operating the boarding house in 1928, and probably sold it around mid to late 1960’s

Laura Mills Detlaff
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Is it in this pic? is that is hard left? https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/21407...
Greymouth from Cobden.
WESTCOAST.RECOLLECT.CO.NZ
Greymouth from Cobden.
Greymouth from Cobden.

Alan Beck
Laura Mills Detlaff The extensive Kings Domain. Pah site

Laura Mills Detlaff
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OR this https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/26143..
Bill Bothwell
My parents Peg and Bernie Bothwell managed this from I think 1960 to 1965
I have lots of interesting memories about this place. Climbing up and down the fire escapes
It was spelt Kozie when we were there

John Greaney
The good old days Bill,

Elaine Knowles
This was owned by Thomas Dargan and his wife Euphemia, with Toms daughter Adele Knowles and family living there, together with Bruce and Rita Dargan and family. The Knowles and Dargan children were brought up in the boarding house. Bruce Dargan was killed in a mine accident, and after that his wife and children moved to Christchurch. A lot of the boarders were railway workers.

Bill Bothwell
Address was 18 Smith st

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The two storey COSY REST BOARDING HOUSE. Smith Street. 1970s. Greymouth.

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