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Fisherman statue by Steve Newby, Greymouth
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DescriptionMay represent those who sandbagged during the 1988 floodsMap[1]
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LinkFacebookCommentsHeather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Marie Tern James Newby
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyreBrian and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Was representing fishermen as I understand it
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Mark Larsen
Mark Larsen From memory with out reading plaque its a composite not actually of anybody ,,,
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Arin Basu
Arin Basu Sure Brian McIntyre, but is there a story to this sculpture?
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Brian McIntyreBrian and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Cant help you Arin Basu
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Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson My uncle jack I think
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Heather Newby
Heather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. My brother sculpted that..Not sure who the fisherman is.. can find out
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Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson Uncle jack
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Nicola Jane
Nicola Jane Did you say it was your uncle jack mike? Hehe
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Aleisha McLaughlin Crook
Aleisha McLaughlin Crook Maureen McLaughlin & David Crook
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Ivan Murray Wilson
Ivan Murray Wilson Me on a grumpy morning some time back at radio scenery ha ha
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Courtney Bullimore-Wallace
Courtney Bullimore-Wallace Dr Barry Dallas this is him during the major floods in Greymouth representing what the wall stands for.
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Jonathon-craig Kerr
Jonathon-craig Kerr It's something to do with crossing the bar I think
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Heather Newby
Heather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Steve Newby
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Lorraine Greenfield
Lorraine Greenfield Doctor Barry Dallas
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Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson Was he from greymouth
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Lorraine Greenfield
Lorraine Greenfield Yes lived a Rapa hoe. Was the Mayor of Greymouth and doctor in Albert St
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Jennifer Butt
Jennifer Butt Doesn't look like Barry Dallas!
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Amiria Taylor
Amiria Taylor Isn't that statue dedicated 'to those that help others?'
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Lorraine Greenfield
Lorraine Greenfield It is
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Merv Burrell
Merv Burrell It was I think meant to represent all those people that tried to save the town with the sandbag wall in the 88 big floods.
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Courtney Bullimore-Wallace
Courtney Bullimore-Wallace i could be wrong thats what my dad always told me when we went past as kids. He was a sandbagger in '88, They had to abadon the wall and work on protecting the shops instead.
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Marianne Ensor
Marianne Ensor Not Dr Dallas it represents all seafarers
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyreBrian and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Needs a plaque explaining it Tony Kokshoorn
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Heather Newby
Heather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. maybe he is like "The Unknown Fisherman"
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Tony Kokshoorn
Tony Kokshoorn Merv Burrell is correct. I think it states it on the plarque.
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Tony Kokshoorn
Tony Kokshoorn Heather Newby,s Brother ,Stev made it. Did a Great Job.
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Rosemary Matthews
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Rosemary Matthews Why was it put there..what does it represent Tonzzzz!
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Shen Ron He does look like the grumpy sea captain from Tin Tin
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James Newby
James Newby Steve Newby carved it as well as the Dolpin further down the floodwall and also the statue at the brunner mine site.
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Narda Ngahooro
Narda Ngahooro Is statue bro
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Tony Kokshoorn
Tony Kokshoorn
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Joy Devereux
Joy Devereux Nice one
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Rosemary Matthews A beautiful statue.
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Frances Atkinson
Frances Atkinson Love that statue. Thanks to the talented man who made it.
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Lynne Kokshoorn
Lynne Kokshoorn I love the young man in the tshirt and the statue lol
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Allison Riding
Allison Riding I didn't realise it was Dr Dallas... Robert Summers.
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyreBrian and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Was representing fishermen as I understand it
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Mark Larsen
Mark Larsen From memory with out reading plaque its a composite not actually of anybody ,,,
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Arin Basu
Arin Basu Sure Brian McIntyre, but is there a story to this sculpture?
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyreBrian and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Cant help you Arin Basu
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Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson My uncle jack I think
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Heather Newby
Heather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. My brother sculpted that..Not sure who the fisherman is.. can find out
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Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson Uncle jack
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Nicola Jane
Nicola Jane Did you say it was your uncle jack mike? Hehe
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Aleisha McLaughlin Crook
Aleisha McLaughlin Crook Maureen McLaughlin & David Crook
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Ivan Murray Wilson
Ivan Murray Wilson Me on a grumpy morning some time back at radio scenery ha ha
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Courtney Bullimore-Wallace
Courtney Bullimore-Wallace Dr Barry Dallas this is him during the major floods in Greymouth representing what the wall stands for.
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Jonathon-craig Kerr
Jonathon-craig Kerr It's something to do with crossing the bar I think
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Heather Newby
Heather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Steve Newby
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Lorraine Greenfield
Lorraine Greenfield Doctor Barry Dallas
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Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson Was he from greymouth
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Lorraine Greenfield
Lorraine Greenfield Yes lived a Rapa hoe. Was the Mayor of Greymouth and doctor in Albert St
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Jennifer Butt
Jennifer Butt Doesn't look like Barry Dallas!
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Amiria Taylor
Amiria Taylor Isn't that statue dedicated 'to those that help others?'
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Lorraine Greenfield
Lorraine Greenfield It is
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Merv Burrell
Merv Burrell It was I think meant to represent all those people that tried to save the town with the sandbag wall in the 88 big floods.
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Courtney Bullimore-Wallace
Courtney Bullimore-Wallace i could be wrong thats what my dad always told me when we went past as kids. He was a sandbagger in '88, They had to abadon the wall and work on protecting the shops instead.
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Marianne Ensor
Marianne Ensor Not Dr Dallas it represents all seafarers
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyreBrian and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. Needs a plaque explaining it Tony Kokshoorn
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Heather Newby
Heather NewbyHeather and 7 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for West Coast New-Zealand history. maybe he is like "The Unknown Fisherman"
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Tony Kokshoorn
Tony Kokshoorn Merv Burrell is correct. I think it states it on the plarque.
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Tony Kokshoorn
Tony Kokshoorn Heather Newby,s Brother ,Stev made it. Did a Great Job.
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Rosemary Matthews
Rosemary Matthews
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Rosemary Matthews
Rosemary Matthews Why was it put there..what does it represent Tonzzzz!
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Shen Ron
Shen Ron He does look like the grumpy sea captain from Tin Tin
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James Newby
James Newby Steve Newby carved it as well as the Dolpin further down the floodwall and also the statue at the brunner mine site.
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Narda Ngahooro
Narda Ngahooro Is statue bro
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Tony Kokshoorn
Tony Kokshoorn
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Joy Devereux
Joy Devereux Nice one
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Rosemary Matthews
Rosemary Matthews A beautiful statue.
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Frances Atkinson
Frances Atkinson Love that statue. Thanks to the talented man who made it.
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Lynne Kokshoorn
Lynne Kokshoorn I love the young man in the tshirt and the statue lol
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Allison Riding
Allison Riding I didn't realise it was Dr Dallas... Robert Summers.
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West Coast New Zealand History (9th Jul 2020). Fisherman statue by Steve Newby, Greymouth. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 3rd Apr 2026 11:22, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/23341