New Zealand - Greymouth - Cobden Bridge - N S Seawards photo - 1950’s - Photo Postcard Format #t657 Cobden Bridge - First bridge made of NZ kauri and didn't last. - Opened 1886. - Second bridge opened 1920 on same cylinders using Aust hard woods (Reference: https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/11909) Greymouth - The largest town in the West Coast region - The population of the whole Grey District is 13,750 - The Greymouth urban area had an estimated population of 9,700 (June 2018). - Greymouth has a history of coal and gold mining. - Later, forestry became a new staple industry. - Fishing has long been important to the town. - Greymouth was regularly flooded. (Reference: Wikipedia) Video: Greymouth in the early days mcbridevision - Those were the days all right. You see the odd still image but to see it in motion takes it to the next level. Came across this priceless footage of Greymouth on the West Coast of NZ in my archives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lToJiGUAE6s