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DescriptionWendy Intermann Smith: My grandfather's brother Hugh Smith. The author of the poem 'Biddy of the Buller'.
Photo 2: Article about Hugh Smith accident.Map[1] ContributorWendy Intemann Smith
Photo 2: Article about Hugh Smith accident.Map[1] ContributorWendy Intemann Smith
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Valerie Turland Plenty around my father was youngest in family
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Wendy Intemann Smith My father was the youngest of three. He had two older sisters Rose and Jean. He often talked about his uncle Hugh
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Alison Thorsen Smith How cool to find some relatives we are all proud to be related to him.
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Irene Lines My grandfather Val is my sister
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Alison Thorsen Smith Where do you both live Wendy and I are sisters.
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Greg Lines Wendy it can be difficult to spot some family, I have looked after first cousins once removed/second cousins and not known....until quite some time after the fact....
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Lyn Moe I have a couple of books of his poems,the small one is signed and numbered.
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Mavis McGuire I have both as well.Hugh is my great grandfather.My mothers grandfather.
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Wendy Intemann Smith I have both of these as well as a paperback copy
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Jeanine Bishop I have the red one. Dad made sure we all had a copy
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Glenda Russell I have the red one also.
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Jeanine Bishop I was lucky to see one morning on TV a feature on him a few years ago now. Was one of those weekend morning programmes but I don't remember what it was called.
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Wendy Intemann Smith I saw that too Jeanine. Can't remember the name either. It was pure fluke that I had the tv on
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Jeanine Bishop Me as well, something was telling us to watch.
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Alison Thorsen Smith Oh wow nene that would of felt special to be watching that. Do you know what channel we might be able to find the show.
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Cheryl Stowers hello family
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Wendy Intemann Smith I Remember you when you were a very little girl. We lived in Domett Street and you lived just around the corner from us.
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Wendy Intemann Smith Yes. Gosh so many years have passed. If you ever visit Westport would love to catch up
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Cheryl Stowers mum still lives in westport , i am planning a road trip soon so yes it would be loverly to catch up
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Cheryl Stowers can i friend any of you please
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Wendy Intemann Smith Absolutely friend us. Glenda Russell. Jeanine Bishop. Alison Thorsen Smith are my sisters
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Wendy Intemann Smith I have seen your mum around from time to time. I don't think she would know me by sight but next time I see her I will reintroduce myself. We have all got a lot older
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Cheryl Stowers wendy did you once own the tea rooms at iagnaguahua
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Wendy Intemann Smith No I have always lived in Westport
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Cheryl Stowers ok it was nice to meet you all i have to go to work now maybe we can pick up again
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Sharon Kearns Does someone know the words of the poem?
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop Yes I do but it has 14 verses so a bit much to put on here. Starts off like this Old Biddy of the Buller, Was a wonder to be sure Wore a pair of moleskin trousers, Not because she was so poor, With a leather belt around them for to keep her firm, she said, And the pockets were so handy, when her finger tips were dead.
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Cara Morel Nana's Uncle? Mavis McGuire.
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Cara Morel Still have his book.
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Mavis McGuire Nanas grandfather.Pop Smiths father.
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Cara Morel So your great grandad and my great great grandad?
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Mavis McGuire Yes thats correct.☺
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Janaka Mary Bartlett My Great Grandmother was a sister of Hugh Smith wife. My Grandmother was Henrietta Banks, née Francis.
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Jeanine Bishop I googled Hugh Smith poet and got a lot of information gee he fathered 12 children
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Jeanine Bishop The Reefton FB site has a great lot of information
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Alison Thorsen Smith He has a great story.
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Heidi Marie Miles Great grandmother’s grandfather ☺️ Stop at his memorial every time I pass through Inagahua Junction
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Heidi Marie Miles Great grandmother’s grandfather ☺️ Stop at his memorial every time I pass through Inagahua Junction
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Jenaya Soster-Kath Pauline Soster is this your great grandad?
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Pauline Soster No he was my great great grandfather
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Robert Mathewson My Great uncle.
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Graham Gaskell Yes, mine as well and I have visited his memorial too
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Dot Donaldson My Great Grandfather too.His son Bob Smith of Blackball was my mother’s Father
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Sally Quickfall
Sally Quickfall The writer of the short story about Little Biddy of the Buller was Waratah, whose real name was WHSHINDMARSH. I hope you do not mean that story or is there another poem? If so I would love to see a copy of it on here.
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Sally Quickfall Hindmarsh.
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Sally Quickfall Ok just saw it up above. Thanks.
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Sally Quickfall
Sally Quickfall I have always thought it would be good to have a proper headstone for her at Reefton cemetery. Maybe the historical society might like to think about doing something. My great grandfather was one of the wagonners. He lived at Whitecliffs, Inangahua and Waratah was my other great grandfather and lived in Reefton.
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Glenda Russell
Glenda Russell Robin Cathy Wayne and I went and paid our respects today at the Reefton cemeta
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Graham Gaskell
Graham Gaskell sounds like there should be a family gwet together
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Greg Lines Gt Grandfather :-)
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Valerie Turland My Grandfather
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith I was hoping I would find some relatives by posting this
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Valerie Turland
Valerie Turland Plenty around my father was youngest in family
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Wendy Intemann Smith My father was the youngest of three. He had two older sisters Rose and Jean. He often talked about his uncle Hugh
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Alison Thorsen Smith
Alison Thorsen Smith How cool to find some relatives we are all proud to be related to him.
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Irene Lines
Irene Lines My grandfather Val is my sister
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Alison Thorsen Smith
Alison Thorsen Smith Where do you both live Wendy and I are sisters.
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop And me Jeanine I live in Wellington now.
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Greg Lines
Greg Lines Wendy it can be difficult to spot some family, I have looked after first cousins once removed/second cousins and not known....until quite some time after the fact....
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe I have a couple of books of his poems,the small one is signed and numbered.
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Mavis McGuire
Mavis McGuire I have both as well.Hugh is my great grandfather.My mothers grandfather.
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith I have both of these as well as a paperback copy
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Maria Stevens
Maria Stevens Eleanor Williams
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop I have the red one. Dad made sure we all had a copy
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Glenda Russell I have the red one also.
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop I was lucky to see one morning on TV a feature on him a few years ago now. Was one of those weekend morning programmes but I don't remember what it was called.
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith I saw that too Jeanine. Can't remember the name either. It was pure fluke that I had the tv on
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop Me as well, something was telling us to watch.
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Alison Thorsen Smith
Alison Thorsen Smith Oh wow nene that would of felt special to be watching that. Do you know what channel we might be able to find the show.
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop Was a TV one programme about poets I think
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Cheryl Stowers
Cheryl Stowers rose is/was my grandmother
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith Are you Peter Mathewson's daughter Cheryl
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Cheryl Stowers
Cheryl Stowers yes i am
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Cheryl Stowers
Cheryl Stowers hello family
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith I Remember you when you were a very little girl. We lived in Domett Street and you lived just around the corner from us.
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Glenda Russell
Glenda Russell Cheryl Stowers I used to babysit you and Peter.
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Alison Thorsen Smith Si Cheryl who are your mum and dad.
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Cheryl Stowers Peter and Dora
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Julie Clemett Did we go to school together Cheryl?
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith Yes. Gosh so many years have passed. If you ever visit Westport would love to catch up
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Cheryl Stowers
Cheryl Stowers mum still lives in westport , i am planning a road trip soon so yes it would be loverly to catch up
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Cheryl Stowers
Cheryl Stowers can i friend any of you please
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith Absolutely friend us. Glenda Russell. Jeanine Bishop. Alison Thorsen Smith are my sisters
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith I have seen your mum around from time to time. I don't think she would know me by sight but next time I see her I will reintroduce myself. We have all got a lot older
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Cheryl Stowers
Cheryl Stowers wendy did you once own the tea rooms at iagnaguahua
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Wendy Intemann Smith
Wendy Intemann Smith No I have always lived in Westport
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Cheryl Stowers ok it was nice to meet you all i have to go to work now maybe we can pick up again
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Sharon Kearns
Sharon Kearns Does someone know the words of the poem?
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop Yes I do but it has 14 verses so a bit much to put on here. Starts off like this Old Biddy of the Buller, Was a wonder to be sure Wore a pair of moleskin trousers, Not because she was so poor, With a leather belt around them for to keep her firm, she said, And the pockets were so handy, when her finger tips were dead.
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Cara Morel Nana's Uncle? Mavis McGuire.
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Cara Morel Still have his book.
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Mavis McGuire
Mavis McGuire Nanas grandfather.Pop Smiths father.
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Cara Morel
Cara Morel So your great grandad and my great great grandad?
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Mavis McGuire
Mavis McGuire Yes thats correct.☺
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Janaka Mary Bartlett
Janaka Mary Bartlett My Great Grandmother was a sister of Hugh Smith wife. My Grandmother was Henrietta Banks, née Francis.
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop Hi Cheryl
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop I googled Hugh Smith poet and got a lot of information gee he fathered 12 children
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Jeanine Bishop
Jeanine Bishop The Reefton FB site has a great lot of information
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Alison Thorsen Smith
Alison Thorsen Smith He has a great story.
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Heidi Marie Miles
Heidi Marie Miles Great grandmother’s grandfather ☺️ Stop at his memorial every time I pass through Inagahua Junction
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Heidi Marie Miles Great grandmother’s grandfather ☺️ Stop at his memorial every time I pass through Inagahua Junction
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Jenaya Soster-Kath Pauline Soster is this your great grandad?
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Pauline Soster
Pauline Soster No he was my great great grandfather
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Robert Mathewson
Robert Mathewson My Great uncle.
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Graham Gaskell
Graham Gaskell Yes, mine as well and I have visited his memorial too
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Dot Donaldson
Dot Donaldson My Great Grandfather too.His son Bob Smith of Blackball was my mother’s Father
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Sally Quickfall
Sally Quickfall The writer of the short story about Little Biddy of the Buller was Waratah, whose real name was WHSHINDMARSH. I hope you do not mean that story or is there another poem? If so I would love to see a copy of it on here.
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Sally Quickfall
Sally Quickfall Hindmarsh.
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Sally Quickfall
Sally Quickfall Ok just saw it up above. Thanks.
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Sally Quickfall
Sally Quickfall I have always thought it would be good to have a proper headstone for her at Reefton cemetery. Maybe the historical society might like to think about doing something. My great grandfather was one of the wagonners. He lived at Whitecliffs, Inangahua and Waratah was my other great grandfather and lived in Reefton.
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Glenda Russell
Glenda Russell Robin Cathy Wayne and I went and paid our respects today at the Reefton cemeta
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Graham Gaskell
Graham Gaskell sounds like there should be a family gwet together
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West Coast New Zealand History (18th Jan 2018). Hugh Smith, author of poem Biddy of the Buller.(2 photo's).. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 17th Apr 2026 21:28, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/22779