Aerial view of Hokitika including rail bridge, 1960`s.

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DescriptionHOKITIKA.... 1960sDate of Photo1960`sMap^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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Location (city or town)HokitikaEventAerial view of Hokitika including rail bridge, 1960s

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Date Created22nd August 2024CommentsPaulAnthony Teens
Notable is where the tide is and the extent of the vegetation back of Revell and Beach streets. Along comes a councillor that it would be a good idea to flatten vegetation. Trouble ever since.

Alan Mitchell
Good old days no bull shit with councils in those days. Hokitika Borough Council,& Westland County Council, were stand alone in those days and neather of them got in the shit like we have today.

Glenn Johnston
I have a copy of that image. It contains heaps of interesting information for those with an interest in history. For the record the original photo was taken by Ian Woolhouse. For a long time there was a framed copy at the Hoki airport.

Tom Jones
Wish the river was still like that for whitebaiting, especially rabbit island from the bridge down towards the mouth, look how much sand was on the beach, also sand dunes

Trish Barry Andrews
Lived at 35 Hampden St, which is front/Centre of the photo - Cameron's house across the road next to a large empty section - can see both their yards, one became Dave McNee Motors the other pensioner flats, Baz.

Kevin Bell
Was a great place to live.Lots of memories and still proud to be a Coaster.

Clare Pierson
Does not show the street and house in which I was born.

Lois Little
Good ole playground in the day cass square

Steve Lowe
I remember that bare patch on the seaward side of the Hampden/Sewell St corners... was there anything there earlier? A bare patch like that doesn't make sense

Jennie Scott
And that good old bridge. Climbed onto the island to swim after school
1da day ago

John Rawcliffe
We lived at 83 Revell st this photo reminded me of the park sand dunes and sand before the sea now water is at the house

Alison Armstrong
A born and bred Hokitika girl.. I can't see 79 Sale St. I so love going back to visit.

Greg Mait
I see that Micky Keenan still hasn't mowed his lawns!!

Arlene Hutcheon
Wow! My grandparents lived in 198 Revell St, I loved going there for holidays!!

Dave Lyes
A great playground that large island below the bridge. Climb down the side of the bridge and spend hours amongst the broom.
1da day ago

Gary Robert Little
The old house in hall street

Ian Miller
I used to climb down from the bridge to get to the island for whitebaiting. The island seems to have gone

Hazel Oldham
Must get back to the coast its in the blood

Kevin Searle
We lived on Revell St and had a gate at the back and we could wander to the beach!

Joe Kelly
With that palette it looks like Eastern Europe in a Hollywood Film.

Steeve Keats
By hoki, it hasn't changed very muchKevin Searle
We lived on Revell St and had a gate at the back and we could wander to the beach!

Joe Kelly
With that palette it looks like Eastern Europe in a Hollywood Film.

Steeve Keats
By hoki, it hasn't changed very much..

Kevin Searle
We lived on Revell St and had a gate at the back and we could wander to the beach!

Joe Kelly
With that palette it looks like Eastern Europe in a Hollywood Film.

Steeve Keats
By hoki, it hasn't changed very much..

Steve Lowe
A Vulcan railcar at the station... Given they were purchased for the Christchurch-Greymouth-Hokitika Press service and given there are some which have been preserved I would love to see one of them run daily from Hokitika to connect with the Tranz Alpine at Greymouth and then return to Hokitika. An iconic piece of NZ rail history meeting the contemporary rail passenger service.

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Aerial view of Hokitika including rail bridge, 1960`s.