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'Cliffy' Smith of Kumara
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DescriptionPassed away earlier this year.
Bit of a legend. Cleaned the beer lines, had a great collection of vehicles and bikes
Obituary courtesy the Greymouth Star newspaperDate of Photo8th December 2025Map[1] ContributorMeg Fulford
Bit of a legend. Cleaned the beer lines, had a great collection of vehicles and bikes
Obituary courtesy the Greymouth Star newspaperDate of Photo8th December 2025Map[1] ContributorMeg Fulford
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CommentsBrian McIntyre
Was a good mate of my brother Kevin in the 50s 60s
Pauline Schafer
I'm sorry to hear Cliff has passed. My condolences to Glenys. I honestly wouldn't have recognised him from the photo. It's a long time since I've seen him. He was a really nice bloke.
Amanda Bourke
Still have the trinkets he gave me when I worked in a couple of pubs. Hope you’re behaving up there Cliff. Rest easy.
Dave Steers
Condolences to the family. RIP Cliff. Good Monteiths gentleman. And speedway.
Leah Smith
CliffnGlenys Smith Jason Smith
Shane Smith Paul Smith
Phillip Russ
A few laughs had over several beers
RIP Cliff
Jodie Long
Such a good man.
Bazza Morland
RIP Soul Brother Clifford.
Natalia Blair
Wonderful man. Taught me a lot ??
Delwyn Hughes
Was just thinking of Cliffy and all the bloody good blokes the Coast have lost this past 12 months. Our lives would have been rather dull without him in them over the years ?? hope your watching over us all Cliff
Joycelyn Pulley
A true friend, life of “the party”…taken too soon….missed by so many ?
Marty Palmer
Great guy Cliffy put all the beer lines in the Runanga bottle store in 1992 , once all connected Cliffy had to sample and we probably polished the first kerg off great times ?
Ian Caldwell
Good man to have if you had trouble with beer lines.RIP Cliff
Vern Pattinson
I Remember him well in the middle 60s with his maroon twinn Spinner coming over the Cobden bridge the time I had my single spinner and later years his ariginal police car RIP Cliff
Kelly Williams
Lovely bloke r.i.p
Leigh Manson
R.I.P Cliffy
Was a great chap
Great story teller
Best brewing cleaner in all of Mexico and the Coast,lol
Condolences to the family also
Kenny Williams
A great man had lots of fun hope your cruising in the sky Kenny and Lesley
Crow Bay
RIP Cliffy. My condolences to the family
Debbie Cogger Griffin
Rest in peace, Cliffy was a legend to the last beer drop
Stephanie Stock
Cliffy the legend ♥
Paul Soster
miss playing croquet with Cliff ,allways laughing,hard case,R.I.P.
Sharon Malloch
A top bloke & true gentleman. Cliffy was always a very welcome sight in many a Hotel on the Coast... especially when the beer was playing up!!!?.
Paul Smith
So many good words posted about Cliff by Westcoast friends of cliff plus many people who cliff touched. Attached is a obituary written by Paul McBride reporter Greymouth Evening Star. Click attachment to read
May be an image of text that says 'Obituary Clifford (Cliffy) Peter Smith 1950-2024 2024 1950 The Greymouth said goodbye the Cliffy service William Sampson Greymouth involved ceaning nd Throughout motorbilo initially ocleaning golden T doing parents member penod his የ. mcc Street periodb had passion for pecally Mustangs, importeda original Jimmy Ken home. chaos. He could laugh Glenys and MeBride MI Paul worked Cliffy cftar DB when henthe anyot Centre sons Clf Smith បស្យោ survived his his Jason.'
Split Lavery
Bloody top bloke. ??
Helen Sutton
Rip Cliffy. You will be missed
Billie Jo Mayer
A bloody legend, rip cliffy
Raelene Beth Wendi Wilson
Jane Wells
Raelene Beth Wendi Wilson
Aaaw, I enjoyed his visits when I was a bar manager, he always had stories, and always looking for a new one?
He enjoyed getting away for curling.
RIP Cliff
Brian Hope
Good hockey player ( Runanga Team with the Watsons ) . Stock cars with Ken Swinburn and Barry Honey .
Gavin Davy
Legend.
Rob Lunn
A bloody hard case in his day he was a very good sportsman and knew the Brewery trade well he used to regularly clean and service the kegged beer plant at a venue that I volunteer for-never charged us once and he always had good quality toys,a shame that the aging game comes to us all RIP Cliff
Michelle Austin
A cousin..a very nice mn with his mother's eyes..Peggy
Les N Linda Owen
Had many a drink with cliffy ...top gentleman and a legend...will miss him ....les owen
Dianne Smith
A guy I was pleased to call my nephew. You could listen to him for ours. Gr8 one for tricks with that cop car.
Mel Rissman
Had some great years working with Cliffy fond
Jason Johnson
Cliff was extremely helpful and generous with his time when I was on a steep learning curve while setting up and running a new pub. A lovely human indeed
Colleen Todd
My lovely cousin miss you and hope you are with aunty Peggy the best aunty ever I miss her so much
Was a good mate of my brother Kevin in the 50s 60s
Pauline Schafer
I'm sorry to hear Cliff has passed. My condolences to Glenys. I honestly wouldn't have recognised him from the photo. It's a long time since I've seen him. He was a really nice bloke.
Amanda Bourke
Still have the trinkets he gave me when I worked in a couple of pubs. Hope you’re behaving up there Cliff. Rest easy.
Dave Steers
Condolences to the family. RIP Cliff. Good Monteiths gentleman. And speedway.
Leah Smith
CliffnGlenys Smith Jason Smith
Shane Smith Paul Smith
Phillip Russ
A few laughs had over several beers
RIP Cliff
Jodie Long
Such a good man.
Bazza Morland
RIP Soul Brother Clifford.
Natalia Blair
Wonderful man. Taught me a lot ??
Delwyn Hughes
Was just thinking of Cliffy and all the bloody good blokes the Coast have lost this past 12 months. Our lives would have been rather dull without him in them over the years ?? hope your watching over us all Cliff
Joycelyn Pulley
A true friend, life of “the party”…taken too soon….missed by so many ?
Marty Palmer
Great guy Cliffy put all the beer lines in the Runanga bottle store in 1992 , once all connected Cliffy had to sample and we probably polished the first kerg off great times ?
Ian Caldwell
Good man to have if you had trouble with beer lines.RIP Cliff
Vern Pattinson
I Remember him well in the middle 60s with his maroon twinn Spinner coming over the Cobden bridge the time I had my single spinner and later years his ariginal police car RIP Cliff
Kelly Williams
Lovely bloke r.i.p
Leigh Manson
R.I.P Cliffy
Was a great chap
Great story teller
Best brewing cleaner in all of Mexico and the Coast,lol
Condolences to the family also
Kenny Williams
A great man had lots of fun hope your cruising in the sky Kenny and Lesley
Crow Bay
RIP Cliffy. My condolences to the family
Debbie Cogger Griffin
Rest in peace, Cliffy was a legend to the last beer drop
Stephanie Stock
Cliffy the legend ♥
Paul Soster
miss playing croquet with Cliff ,allways laughing,hard case,R.I.P.
Sharon Malloch
A top bloke & true gentleman. Cliffy was always a very welcome sight in many a Hotel on the Coast... especially when the beer was playing up!!!?.
Paul Smith
So many good words posted about Cliff by Westcoast friends of cliff plus many people who cliff touched. Attached is a obituary written by Paul McBride reporter Greymouth Evening Star. Click attachment to read
May be an image of text that says 'Obituary Clifford (Cliffy) Peter Smith 1950-2024 2024 1950 The Greymouth said goodbye the Cliffy service William Sampson Greymouth involved ceaning nd Throughout motorbilo initially ocleaning golden T doing parents member penod his የ. mcc Street periodb had passion for pecally Mustangs, importeda original Jimmy Ken home. chaos. He could laugh Glenys and MeBride MI Paul worked Cliffy cftar DB when henthe anyot Centre sons Clf Smith បស្យោ survived his his Jason.'
Split Lavery
Bloody top bloke. ??
Helen Sutton
Rip Cliffy. You will be missed
Billie Jo Mayer
A bloody legend, rip cliffy
Raelene Beth Wendi Wilson
Jane Wells
Raelene Beth Wendi Wilson
Aaaw, I enjoyed his visits when I was a bar manager, he always had stories, and always looking for a new one?
He enjoyed getting away for curling.
RIP Cliff
Brian Hope
Good hockey player ( Runanga Team with the Watsons ) . Stock cars with Ken Swinburn and Barry Honey .
Gavin Davy
Legend.
Rob Lunn
A bloody hard case in his day he was a very good sportsman and knew the Brewery trade well he used to regularly clean and service the kegged beer plant at a venue that I volunteer for-never charged us once and he always had good quality toys,a shame that the aging game comes to us all RIP Cliff
Michelle Austin
A cousin..a very nice mn with his mother's eyes..Peggy
Les N Linda Owen
Had many a drink with cliffy ...top gentleman and a legend...will miss him ....les owen
Dianne Smith
A guy I was pleased to call my nephew. You could listen to him for ours. Gr8 one for tricks with that cop car.
Mel Rissman
Had some great years working with Cliffy fond
Jason Johnson
Cliff was extremely helpful and generous with his time when I was on a steep learning curve while setting up and running a new pub. A lovely human indeed
Colleen Todd
My lovely cousin miss you and hope you are with aunty Peggy the best aunty ever I miss her so much
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West Coast New Zealand History (15th Dec 2025). 'Cliffy' Smith of Kumara. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 19th Mar 2026 13:49, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/35620