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Albert Street under flood - Percy K. Wah with bike.. 1936.Party of deerstalkers returning home.Blaketown lagoon.1862.Dobson Car Rest Home. -ALBUM-Oddfellows Hall ReeftonWilsons / Harris' Hotel ReeftonThe Reefton School of Mines 1886
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Outside Toll's Hotel Denniston, date unknown.Toll's Hotel Denniston, date unknown.ALBUM - Runanga Miners’ Hall Project - ‘Restoring the Hall, Restoring the CommunityGrey district high school *PHOTO ALBUM*Gravestone of Mary Flannagan - and Great uncle Bill who died in a mine accident in DennistonLane Walker & Rudkin Ladies' Basketball, Greymouth team portrait, 1950.ALBUM - GREYMOUTH. 1940`s and 2017.West Coast Netball Association - Senior Rep Team.1986.Denniston Miners` group, Burnett`s Face soup kitchen.1932.BLACKBALL.1920`s.Last Newmans coach run from West Coast to Nelson, 1991Cobden School Housie helpers - Gail Harris, Lai Cook, Lexi Skelton,Cheryl Jellyman , Kae Pike.Dads mark 2 being loaded onto the interislander on our Xmas pilgrimage to see his parents at Runanga.Sam Price, who helped to maintain the track between Fox River and Punakaiki,which went through Bullock CreekNZ RUGBY LEAGUE Kiwi Internationals ,Tony Coll and Ray Baxendale during the test series against Papua New Guinea. 1982.Elizabeth Barnett nee Young from 1890, with John Teward *PHOTO ALBUM*Griffen and Smith, Greymouth, and fire stationMoana Railway Station with Eric VelenskiALBUM - Mokihinui pix . 2015.Westland Hospital 1986. Wedding beween W Robinson and Miss McKinley,niece of Mr John Gallagher of Cronadun. Thomas and John Flannagan.Greymouth Cemetery.Original Lyell newspaper.1886. Luncheon Menu for Soldiers , Hokitika.1940 .Dorothy Falls, Kanieri.ca.1940`s.All aboard, Lake Kanieri . ca.1948 .ALBUM - Firestorm photos, native logging.1980`s.Mark Crompton, Hokitika weather guru, obituaryO B A (Bo) Sharpe of Reefton, ca.1914 - 1918.ALBUM - Napalm operations, NZ Forest service - early 1980`s.ALBUM - LIVERPOOL COAL MINE No. 3. 1960-84 - THEN and NOW.Mickey Ryan founded Westport's deep sea fishing schoolALBUM - Tramway Tavern, Taramakau Bridge .mid 1990's .ALBUM - Top Town Westport .1980`s.Mahinapua Goldming Company Tunnel.Dates West Coast gold towns were formed, and Post OfficesPete Lusk at head of Sinbad Gully, Milford SoundDes Whiting with packhorse with three deer on board , Wangapeka Vally, Karamea.Mid 1970`s.GREYMOUTH FLOOD. September 1988.A Union steamship company coalier, Greymouth.COACH on BULLER GORGE.1923.Owen Bernard Tomasi JP of South WestlandGOLD DREDGE - Buller River.Dillon Homestead in the Taipo Valley about 1960 .OTIRA GORGE.1882.OTIRA TUNNEL .1920's.Sarah Ann Havill (nee Ralph)) born 1837ALBUM - Goulds Omnibus Service ,Greymouth,ca.1920`s.School Photos - West CoastUnknown Memorial

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