Rapahoe Hotel armed invasion

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DescriptionA masked gunman in hotel bedroom at the Rapahoe Hotel Feb 1947. Armed and masked an intruder in the bedroom of the Licensee and his wife Thomas C Stewart at the Rapahoe Hotel, in the early hours of yesterday morning, threatened them with a large calibre rifle. On entering the room he forced them into a corner overlooking the fact that there was a door partly obscured by a wardrobe, leading from it. Mr Stewart moved to the door first and while the intruder was watching Mrs Stewart he slipped out into the dinning room. Mrs Stewart called out awakening two boarders in the hotel. Shortly after the police were informed a party comprising of detective sergeant Hansen, B Wooton and constable Theyers of Runanga arrived and made a unsuccessful search for the intruder. The Stewarts had taken over the pub from John Joesph Ryan, in March 47 they transferred the license to John Walsh.Map^[1]ContributorMoe Bowes

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CommentsJohn Flattery-donohoe
gd ole humber 10

Annabel Boland
Great catching up with all that history.

Jeanette Cardwell
So they never caught the offender at all. Must have been soooo scary for them.

Anne Brown
Love Rapahoe, Barrytown and all the surrounding areas, have to come for a visit, miss the Coast!!

Ross Williams
Many memories in the ol Rapahoe hotel. ?

Pauline Naylor
I've never heard that before Moe, thank you. Merry Christmas to you Lyn and family. ?‍??‍?

Mari Walsh
John Walsh is my husband's uncle. His father came over from Ireland and his brother John followed. They married 2 sisters. Pats father Tom ended up owning the Marine Tavern in Sumner, running jt with his wife, and John worked for them

Lyn N Moe
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I think the above picture is around 1953, the building far left was the mens toilet it was outside .

Peter Silcock
Lyn N Moe I agree, it is more likely a later photo. The car parked outside looks very much like a Mk4 Hillman Minx which didn't come into production until 1949. This was a new shape and continued for a few years, so my guess is the photo to be post 1949.

Lyn N Moe
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Peter Silcock cheers Peter its with other photos that were taken when the Queen was here. The car belonged to Ted Colville.

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