Opera House fire, Greymouth.1956.

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DescriptionOpera House fire, Greymouth.Date of Photo1956Map^[1]ContributorCheryl O`Leary

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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business)Opera HouseEventOpera House fire, Greymouth.1956.

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Date Created28th November 2025CommentsChristopher Morresey
It burnt down on the 9 of february 1958

Trish Rennie
Daph told me a story or two about this place Sheryl O'Leary

Kieran Kerry Keating
I'll always remember the talk of the town about the cat. The Grey Star got into too. " What happened to the cat? " Where is the cat?
"Did the cat make it out"? The questions were endless
Finally, someone admitted they have the cat safely at home.

James Codyre
I was in standard 2 at Marist primary with the late Paddy Beban at that time.

Laurie Anisy
Remember it so well just down Tainui St from home.

Laurie Anisy
Bernie supposed you counted the rats running out.

Bernie Bell
Laurie Anisy yes watched it out the front of the milk bar,always remember the heat from the fire.

Les Holmes Germanicus
I went to the pictures about a couple of weeks before the fire and saw Walt Disney's Davy Crockett. The fire stated in the projection room and was rumoured to be an insurance job, like other unexplained fires in buildings and houses happening at the time.

Murry Mckendry
Think of all those homeless fleas.

Joan Adams
Growing up in Greymouth many children spent Saturday afternoons in the Opera House. I remember stamping our feet and yelling during the cowboy movies.

Sonia Dando
Remember I was only 10 years old when this happened

Debz Turner
Bobby Turner Paulette Turner Mick Turner Rach Turner can u show Nen. Xxx

Jill Margaret
My grandmother took me to see some of the Walt Disney movies there . It was a grand old building.

Lyn Thompson
Raced down on my bike to watch this would have been 12 yrs old ..seems like yesterday ...

Kieran Kerry Keating
I well remember the Holy Trinity church fire. When a visiting parson was told his exclamation of shock was " holy smoke".

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