Life on the NZ coast

[Captain Kong]

Hi Charlie,
is that Charlie Hobson the same Charlie Hobson who is known as the Bard of Bootle, he goes into the Eldonian Club
Ernie knows him.
Cheers
Brian.

[Charlie Hannah]

Hi Charlie.
I'm sure I sailed with Ronnie Hines either on the Kuru or the Waipori, long time ago now so not sure, but I remember his face.
Cheers Des
PS just got first, third, and fourth in my trifecta on the Melbourne cup, bugger.

Yes Des Ronnie was on the Kiwi coast before going on the Aussie coast.came from Manchester originally!I had second and fourth in four horse trifecta and first four,$48 down the drain.

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Hi Charlie,
is that Charlie Hobson the same Charlie Hobson who is known as the Bard of Bootle, he goes into the Eldonian Club
Ernie knows him.
Cheers
Brian.

Different one Brian this was a Kiwi charlie good shipmate.

[Charlie Hannah]

Jim the favorite died after he was led back to his stall.Heart attack. Another runner also had to be put down a young lad jumped out waving a flag and startled the horse (Araldo) it broke a ball joint in it's leg and had to be put down! Very Sad!

[happy daze john in oz]

Three cruise ships in Port Melbourne yesterday staying overnight so the bloods could go to the Melbourne Cup.
Talking with a guy in the docks that I know he told me there were 40 coach loads each of 60 went to the cup, the cost to each person for the day trip, $300.

[Kevan Price]

Hi Charlie. Thanks for that, I was in the Konini with Joe Briggs he was the bosun, and I sailed with his brother Hori Briggs he was bosun in the waitemata with me,
their father was one time the mayor of lyttleton, If you lived in Wanganui for a while that is where Dougie Morton lived. He was also a union rep with pincher martin and I aslo worked with him for the union company on the waterfront at wellington," The worry gang "Cheers Charie.l

[Doc Vernon]

Jim the favorite died after he was led back to his stall.Heart attack. Another runner also had to be put down a young lad jumped out waving a flag and startled the horse (Araldo) it broke a ball joint in it's leg and had to be put down! Very Sad!

Don't do much Horse Racing Bets ,but once a Year have a go at the Melbourne Cup!
Have been quite Lucky mind you,and have had several Winners in the past!
Funnily most were from dreams I had !

Yes it was so sad to hear of the two Horses dying,one Put down and the other just from I suppose too much hard Running!

As said I don't do much on the Gee Gees but really think that it is sometimes rather a bit crual in some ways!
I know they are Bred to Race etc,but from Years ago its always been just the Money for the People.
Well tahts just my thoughts !
Cheers

Only got a place this Year on Red Cordeux ?? Spelling!

[Charlie Hannah]

Kevin i also sailed with Jo's brother Gorden he was the bosun,on the Kurutai.Never knew Doug but knew Pincher very well,came over here a few times stayed with my mate Charlie evitt.Did you ever meet chuck Boyle in Wellington he was a wharfie, from Bootle originally also peter mcreet and Hughie Mcguinty both on the coast.Chuck was a good pal of mine Peter and Hughie were a pair of cases good laugh when they got together.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi kevin.
Haven't been on the USS page for awhile.
I was on the Konini around Xmas 62. Then again from Jan 63 to Oct 63 I remember Joe and Hori Briggs on the coast but can't remember if they were on the Konini the same time as me, When were you on her.
Cheers Des

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[Kevan Price]

Hi Ajay. And Jim
Help me out here. I wrote in a post for Jim that Les had been on the NZ coast, I'm sure he had posted on this USS forum, or maybe some other one but I can't find it. I had his name wrong when I posted it was an honest mistake, can you remmeber him posting.
I think I was on the Waipori with Ronnie Hines.
Another story about big Yorky was that he went into a shop in Auckland, picked up an outboard motor hoisted it on his shoulder, as he walked out the door, {no payment] one of the shop assistants said going fishing on the weekend? Yep said Yorky and dissapeared down Queens St.
Another thing that was done by blokes off the coast. They got all the big pot plants out of the foyer of the Great Northern and lined them up across Queens St, stopped the traffic for quite awhile if I remember.
Jim . remember the ring bolts that used to go across the Tasman on the Monowi, And wasn't it the Monowai that Ronnie Jorgason killed that steward and dived over the side and swam for sugar refinary.
A good book to read "Denizens of the Deep" I think it 's called , written by Gerry Evans, who ended up as President of the NZ seamens union, the book more or less describes the end of the seamens union as we knew it. He later was a walking deligate with Davie harkness on the Auckland wharfs, he went back to sea on the Golden Bay the cement boat, remember her Jim? I see her come into Portland nearly every Sunday, though she is the new ship
Cheers Des

Des. From Kev Price , wasn't it Jorgenson and Gillies that went into a Beer house in Bassett Road Auckland, and machine gunned down, Kenny Speight who was a
messman on the coast. This book by Gerry evans Denizens of the deep, can I get hold of it somewhere. Cheers Taff

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Kevin.
I think I got the book by Gerry Evans from the Library in Whangarie North Island when we went over there to live in 2000 spent four years there then came back to Aus. Haven't seen a copy over here.
Cheers Des