Monday, February 11, 2008

A Visitor to Reefton

Guess who visited Reefton, and stayed overnight in Dawson's Hotel, in 1920?



No - not the one on the right. It was his friend, the one in the middle.



They put a flush toilet in his room - the first one in the town. Don't know where it flushed to, it was the only one in the town.

Louis Schmitt, grandson of Louis Schmitt who organised the Royal Visit sent us copies of the programme etc. Thanks.

(He also sent a copy of the blotter with the prince's signature on it - Granddad pinched it from the hotel room.)

cheers

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