Heather Reid dad was the electrician that would go down to that fridge every weekend to keep it running and I would go with him Kevin McKenzie My late uncle worked on that dredge till he retired.
Employment was good when the dredge was there, also the sawmills. Nova Elizabeth Hichens I remember the noise of the dredge, especially on a cold clear night. A small pistol was carried in his pocket but the bullets were always in the glovebox of the car.!!Later in life i often wondered what he would have done if there had been a 'hold up' never ever saw him handle a gun let alone shoot anything!!! My dad Bob Collins was dredgemaster on the dredge when it was in kanieri.When the dredge was dismantled and moved he was sent to the greymouth office where he became manager.a position he held untill his death in 1967.I remember well the leather bag,in school holidays I was allowed to accompany him on smelt days to bring back the gold bars.As a child it was a really cool to see the liquid gold being poured into the molds. Worked with you and your dad at ply factory karen lol Kanerie gold mould with kgd inscribed on the bottom.Both from the taramakau Yes I knew Cyril but we did not work together. James were you there when my dad was on the dredge he was Cyril scott Ot sure but didn't he one from Kanerie get moved up to the Taramakau River. John is the Theatre Royal still operating it may be worth having a look in the car park Buck may have dropped the odd nugget Yes george bradley use to be the dredge master Thats right Peter and that same heavy bag would often be left in his car outside the Theatre Royal in Kumara while he had a couple before heading off to Greymouth to deposit it. Kevin Buckley would be seen going to Post Office with a very heavy leather bag to send the winnings away, wouldn't dare do that today
One in the taramakau river just behind kumara Was there one in the Taramakau settlement? I remember my dad having to dive to recover a body off one of these things. Those dredges were sooooo noisy!! Paul Agnes Smith
When we were kids the only time we woke during the night was when the dredge stopped working.
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