Nor'West News: December 17, 2020

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Fred Adams skiing at
Coronet Peak in the
late 1940s.
“I used to love the morse,
it’s like another music
system. I was 16-years-old
at the time I went to morse
school, where we had to
do 10 words a minute. I
was fourth in my class,” he
said.
His big break finally
came in 1965 when he was
appointed as postmaster
of the Beckenham post
office following a move to
Christchurch.
Over the years he also
served at offices in St Albans
and Papanui before he
officially left the industry
in 1987, when the country’s
postal services were overhauled
and restructured
following financial difficulties.
After a long overseas
holiday with his wife and
children, he got back in
the game and eventually
took up the role of Paparoa
Street’s caretaker after
it was advertised in the
newspaper.
“A lot has changed over
the years – like we used to
use a hand mower, but now
they use ride-ons. We used
to do the cleaning too before
it went to contractors,”
he said.
“The school has also
grown – there was 300
when I started, and it got
up to about 600.”
Fred fell in love with
the postmaster’s daughter,
Pearl, while working at
the office in Hanmer
Springs, and eventually
married in 1957. The couple
share three children
together.
His close friendship with
the postmaster prevented
any hostility between the
pair in spite of the marriage
to his daughter.
Another joy in his life
stems from his life-long
passion of rugby.
“I’ve always loved rugby,
I played at Balfour Rugby
Club in Southland – I even
played a match against
Robin Archer, who was an
All Black.”
Although Fred did
not have any big plans
for his retirement, he was
already sure of at least one
thing.
“I won’t be doing any
more work that’s for sure. I
plan to do plenty of walking
around the blocks here
and try to keep and as fit as
I can.”
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