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Date Created13th December 2023CommentsMichael Barron
Awesome history there, thanks for sharing.
Al Sheehan
Great collection of Greymouth pics
Graeme John Hill
worked a few hours in the old pie cart
Alan Smith
Fantastic photos
Vernon Pattinson
nice 37
Gillian Tilson
These are great. Thanks gor sharing
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Roy Bright
WOW, I imagine my grandprents when they were young and great grandparents in the really old photos, my granddad started of at the Post Office as Telegram boy...!
John Clark
Great photos...
Cherie Mortensen
Magnificent history.
Dianne Johnson
Great photos, brings back a few memories.
Kelvin Henham
Awesome memories,great
Steve Pickett
Thank you , great pictures
Helen Fennell
Thanks, brings back many memories
Johnny Smith
Looks like an old Kenedys bus. My dad used to drive mainly the No 3.
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Norman Bedggood
Johnny Smith black and white traffic cop's car in back ground
6h
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Stephen Roberts
Pea pie and pud just the best with a slice of beetroot
7h
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Wayne Nicholson
Stephen Roberts . Sometimes the peas were white, and just the shell. Depending on how late it was ! Same in every pie cart i had the (mis)fortune to attend . Miss them though.
7h
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Stephen Roberts
The buggers used to loosen off the salt and pepper shaker lids and when you had had a few you never noticed until there was a mountain of salt or pepper ruining the feast......im still bitter
Ivan Murray Wilson
Thanks for putting this one in - it was one of the first things we saw when we entered town for the first time - made me laugh out loud - Grey Pie cart - it was blue! Thought "I like this place."
Rose Henham
Thank you for sharing this!
Raymond Swift
My wifes father had a pie cart in town Dave Delaney
Viv Sheehan
I remember those days!
PIE CART
Stephen Roberts
Pea pie and pud just the best with a slice of beetroot
Wayne Nicholson
Stephen Roberts . Sometimes the peas were white, and just the shell. Depending on how late it was ! Same in every pie cart i had the (mis)fortune to attend . Miss them though.
Stephen Roberts
The buggers used to loosen off the salt and pepper shaker lids and when you had had a few you never noticed until there was a mountain of salt or pepper ruining the feast......im still bitter
Catherine Carrington
Stephen Roberts yes I have only seen the same pie at Blanchies since then recently. Good old Coast no place like it.
Paddy Wakefield
Cool photo make me wonder if anyone has a photo of the original pie cart the one before the bus can also remembering going to that
Bazza Morland
No swearing 'aloud' .
Fran Townsend
I've even got a pie from the bus! Way home from the Eagle...lol
Yvonne John Mckenzie
Best dressed pie ever
Ivan Murray Wilson
Thanks for putting this one in - it was one of the first things we saw when we entered town for the first time - made me laugh out loud - Grey Pie cart - it was blue! Thought "I like this place."
Wayne Gladstone
Ivan Murray Wilson Ivan, by the time us Runanga boys got there around 1am all Graham Thompson had left were cold chips and coffee, but at that time anything was good
Heather Newby
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Kerry Keating
I well remember the old pie cart the Thompson's had. Several drunken feeds back in the drinking days.
Dave Steers
Plenty of fights by the old cart.
Barry Beaton
Dave Steers gut full of grog,a feed, a fight and a shag would cap off a great night!
John Nancekivell
Barry Beaton in your case ,,a feed gut full of beer a shag, then a fight for shagging someones loved one, more like!
Alan Smith
Dave Steers you got that right dave
Garry Wick
I remember those days!
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin
bacon eggs meat patties peas and chips with a sausage with a coffee.
Margaret Mulloy
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin many a meal there after a nite out
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin
June Edwards
Lea pie and mashed spud I remember . Little before your time Griff
Stephen Roberts
Pea pie and pud just the best with a slice of beetroot
Wayne Nicholson
Stephen Roberts . Sometimes the peas were white, and just the shell. Depending on how late it was ! Same in every pie cart i had the (mis)fortune to attend . Miss them though.
Stephen Roberts
The buggers used to loosen off the salt and pepper shaker lids and when you had had a few you never noticed until there was a mountain of salt or pepper ruining the feast......im still bitter
Catherine Carrington
Stephen Roberts yes I have only seen the same pie at Blanchies since then recently. Good old Coast no place like it.
Stephen Roberts
Catherine Carrington Its a classic mate
Awesome history there, thanks for sharing.
Al Sheehan
Great collection of Greymouth pics
Graeme John Hill
worked a few hours in the old pie cart
Alan Smith
Fantastic photos
Vernon Pattinson
nice 37
Gillian Tilson
These are great. Thanks gor sharing
Remove Preview
Roy Bright
WOW, I imagine my grandprents when they were young and great grandparents in the really old photos, my granddad started of at the Post Office as Telegram boy...!
John Clark
Great photos...
Cherie Mortensen
Magnificent history.
Dianne Johnson
Great photos, brings back a few memories.
Kelvin Henham
Awesome memories,great
Steve Pickett
Thank you , great pictures
Helen Fennell
Thanks, brings back many memories
Johnny Smith
Looks like an old Kenedys bus. My dad used to drive mainly the No 3.
19h
Reply
Norman Bedggood
Johnny Smith black and white traffic cop's car in back ground
6h
Reply
Stephen Roberts
Pea pie and pud just the best with a slice of beetroot
7h
Reply
Wayne Nicholson
Stephen Roberts . Sometimes the peas were white, and just the shell. Depending on how late it was ! Same in every pie cart i had the (mis)fortune to attend . Miss them though.
7h
Reply
Stephen Roberts
The buggers used to loosen off the salt and pepper shaker lids and when you had had a few you never noticed until there was a mountain of salt or pepper ruining the feast......im still bitter
Ivan Murray Wilson
Thanks for putting this one in - it was one of the first things we saw when we entered town for the first time - made me laugh out loud - Grey Pie cart - it was blue! Thought "I like this place."
Rose Henham
Thank you for sharing this!
Raymond Swift
My wifes father had a pie cart in town Dave Delaney
Viv Sheehan
I remember those days!
PIE CART
Stephen Roberts
Pea pie and pud just the best with a slice of beetroot
Wayne Nicholson
Stephen Roberts . Sometimes the peas were white, and just the shell. Depending on how late it was ! Same in every pie cart i had the (mis)fortune to attend . Miss them though.
Stephen Roberts
The buggers used to loosen off the salt and pepper shaker lids and when you had had a few you never noticed until there was a mountain of salt or pepper ruining the feast......im still bitter
Catherine Carrington
Stephen Roberts yes I have only seen the same pie at Blanchies since then recently. Good old Coast no place like it.
Paddy Wakefield
Cool photo make me wonder if anyone has a photo of the original pie cart the one before the bus can also remembering going to that
Bazza Morland
No swearing 'aloud' .
Fran Townsend
I've even got a pie from the bus! Way home from the Eagle...lol
Yvonne John Mckenzie
Best dressed pie ever
Ivan Murray Wilson
Thanks for putting this one in - it was one of the first things we saw when we entered town for the first time - made me laugh out loud - Grey Pie cart - it was blue! Thought "I like this place."
Wayne Gladstone
Ivan Murray Wilson Ivan, by the time us Runanga boys got there around 1am all Graham Thompson had left were cold chips and coffee, but at that time anything was good
Heather Newby
Admin
https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/33041
Kerry Keating
I well remember the old pie cart the Thompson's had. Several drunken feeds back in the drinking days.
Dave Steers
Plenty of fights by the old cart.
Barry Beaton
Dave Steers gut full of grog,a feed, a fight and a shag would cap off a great night!
John Nancekivell
Barry Beaton in your case ,,a feed gut full of beer a shag, then a fight for shagging someones loved one, more like!
Alan Smith
Dave Steers you got that right dave
Garry Wick
I remember those days!
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin
bacon eggs meat patties peas and chips with a sausage with a coffee.
Margaret Mulloy
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin many a meal there after a nite out
Robert Fay Lemon Griffin
June Edwards
Lea pie and mashed spud I remember . Little before your time Griff
Stephen Roberts
Pea pie and pud just the best with a slice of beetroot
Wayne Nicholson
Stephen Roberts . Sometimes the peas were white, and just the shell. Depending on how late it was ! Same in every pie cart i had the (mis)fortune to attend . Miss them though.
Stephen Roberts
The buggers used to loosen off the salt and pepper shaker lids and when you had had a few you never noticed until there was a mountain of salt or pepper ruining the feast......im still bitter
Catherine Carrington
Stephen Roberts yes I have only seen the same pie at Blanchies since then recently. Good old Coast no place like it.
Stephen Roberts
Catherine Carrington Its a classic mate
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