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Wayne Leckie Lived just down the road from high st butcherey
Robin Spillane Jack and Mary Gillman were very good friends of ours when we lived in Nghere.
Helen Chappell Ductchy Gillman was a great man in Dobson . He was a well known man in the community and very much respected
Vern Pattinson Helen Chappell Dutch lived in our st great man and family
Heather Reid Agree Helen Chappell he was a lovely man
John Sweetman i use to work with ducthy gillman
Suzanne McGeady Margaret and Dutchy good friends of Rona & Les .....lovely people.
John Freeman My father took me to Stillwater where I met Mr Gillman, and the story was that we delivered a new Ford car to him which he then took us for a ride up into the bush, blackberries and all, my father was not impressed.
Roger Howell The Gillmans I remember drove Ford V8s.
Pauline Schafer They were a lovely and well-respected family in Dobson.
Brian Molloy Great bloke Dutchy Gillman. Carla Doolan Trish Coleman
Carla Doolan Brian Molloy He was indeed! Always had a good story to tell and a smile.
Brian Molloy Carla Doolan and I don't think he took certain people too seriously when they were throwing their weight around!
Ed Dando Remember that man, when I was just a boy
Ingrid Warren Was the best Grandad in the world
Delwyn Hughes Lana Tuckerman good photo of your grandad love this page with all the memories
George McInroe This man just as comfortable in a land Rover as a jaguar.
Brian Molloy George McInroe that reminds me of what Dutchy once told Patrick Doolan who was having him on about the Daimler(I think it was) 'While I am alive son I will have the finest in ******* motor cars'. Greta bloke Dutchy and great bloke Patrick Doolan. RIP the pair of them.
Sophie Allan Could be my gold HQ Holden behind.
Geoffrey Bell Both Dutchy and Margaret were close friends of my parents. My father and Dutchy leased the Bell Hill Sawmill from Jack Bros. Dutchy ran the Bush and my father ran the Mill. They lived opposite us at Kotuku. This photo, taken at Bell Hill, shows, at the back left, Colin Bell (my father) and Dutchy next to him.
Therese McAra We had an uncle Dutchie too from Greymouth. Dutchie Kiely.
Sue Vaukins Dutchy and Margaret were my sisters God parent
Steve Richards
An old gentleman. Always enjoyed having a beer with him.
Rob Lunn
Margaret and the grandchildren in the back he loved that old Rover and I am sure he could have afforded something a lot more luxurious but that was Dutchie
Alan Meaclem
Agree,also worked with Dutchy,at the mill, Stillwater, great chap.
Mary Fenemor
Yes, He was the Man! . There's Aunty Margaret, org.the troops
John Mckenzie
He was
John Sara
He was a great person and to be in the company of him I enjoyed
Shane Pene
Gilly you legend you!! Always had a great story to tell...
Kevin O'Regan
Legend
Craig Smith
I work with one of his rellies, Terry
Tim Alleyne
Daniel Foster look at that beautiful landy
Warren Parkin
Brilliant gentleman. Always had time for a chat.
Kevin O'Regan
With respect to Michelle and Lyn Moe I have to share a true Dutchy story. About 1970/71 my wife was invited to attend a wedding in ch ch of her best friends sons. So we leve Whataroa travel over and ramp up at the venue that was Christchurch's botanical gardens. On entry I learned there was about 6 different chapels and 6 different weddings a lot of outside marquee settings with trestle tables and waiters hovering everywhere. My wife spotted her friend and took off to join someone hands mx a glass and one of the ever present waiters promptly fills it. Next thing I've got a tap on the shoulder and joined by Dutchie. So he joins me and we start chewing the fat about the future of Rimu sawmilling and things associated. Our glasses were continually topped up. Coming 2 p.m. we look around for our wives and the ceremony. Next thing we have trays of nibbles and various treats along with the amber fluid. Dutchess asks if I can see anyone I know and answer in the negative and then he tells me the same.
We were both at wrong blinking wedding. Consensus well this is pretty good so we stayed on. A million laughs. Our mama's weren't exactly delighted but we had a memorable afternoon. Later anytime we ever saw each other he would roar with laughter RIP Dutchie you were a "Legend "
Allan Waters
Enjoy many hours and days in that Land Rover and GMCs with Dutchy in the hills and at the mill.
Mark Muir
Can still see dutchy cutting those frozen sharks down to fit in the back of the landy with the chainsaw .then of to reefton to get rid of them .
Vernon Pattinson
old neighbour in Dobson
Ingrid Warren
Was an awesum Grandad
Mel Whyte
Ingrid Warren I was going to say isn't this your Grandad, I always remember you and Yvette talking about him.
Ingrid Warren
Mel Whyte thats our Grandad.he was the best xx
Mel Whyte
Ingrid Warren I take it he was your mum's dad?
Ingrid Warren
Mel Whyte yip
Kevin O'Regan
With respect to Michelle and Lyn Moe I have to share a true Dutchy story. About 1970/71 my wife was invited to attend a wedding in ch ch of her best friends sons. So we leve Whataroa travel over and ramp up at the venue that was Christchurch's botanical gardens. On entry I learned there was about 6 different chapels and 6 different weddings a lot of outside marquee settings with trestle tables and waiters hovering everywhere. My wife spotted her friend and took off to join someone hands mx a glass and one of the ever present waiters promptly fills it. Next thing I've got a tap on the shoulder and joined by Dutchie. So he joins me and we start chewing the fat about the future of Rimu sawmilling and things associated. Our glasses were continually topped up. Coming 2 p.m. we look around for our wives and the ceremony. Next thing we have trays of nibbles and various treats along with the amber fluid. Dutchess asks if I can see anyone I know and answer in the negative and then he tells me the same.
We were both at wrong blinking wedding. Consensus well this is pretty good so we stayed on. A million laughs. Our mama's weren't exactly delighted but we had a memorable afternoon. Later anytime we ever saw each other he would roar with laughter RIP Dutchie you were a "Legend
Ritchie Mathieson
still drive past the old house in high street and expect to see the old landrover parked under the tree
Michelle Gillman
I know how you feel!
Lana Tuckerman
Just how many Grandchildren can you fit in the back of a Landrover? Those were happy times for all of us
Tracy Gillman
Love it
Wayne Leckie Lived just down the road from high st butcherey
Robin Spillane Jack and Mary Gillman were very good friends of ours when we lived in Nghere.
Helen Chappell Ductchy Gillman was a great man in Dobson . He was a well known man in the community and very much respected
Vern Pattinson Helen Chappell Dutch lived in our st great man and family
Heather Reid Agree Helen Chappell he was a lovely man
John Sweetman i use to work with ducthy gillman
Suzanne McGeady Margaret and Dutchy good friends of Rona & Les .....lovely people.
John Freeman My father took me to Stillwater where I met Mr Gillman, and the story was that we delivered a new Ford car to him which he then took us for a ride up into the bush, blackberries and all, my father was not impressed.
Roger Howell The Gillmans I remember drove Ford V8s.
Pauline Schafer They were a lovely and well-respected family in Dobson.
Brian Molloy Great bloke Dutchy Gillman. Carla Doolan Trish Coleman
Carla Doolan Brian Molloy He was indeed! Always had a good story to tell and a smile.
Brian Molloy Carla Doolan and I don't think he took certain people too seriously when they were throwing their weight around!
Ed Dando Remember that man, when I was just a boy
Ingrid Warren Was the best Grandad in the world
Delwyn Hughes Lana Tuckerman good photo of your grandad love this page with all the memories
George McInroe This man just as comfortable in a land Rover as a jaguar.
Brian Molloy George McInroe that reminds me of what Dutchy once told Patrick Doolan who was having him on about the Daimler(I think it was) 'While I am alive son I will have the finest in ******* motor cars'. Greta bloke Dutchy and great bloke Patrick Doolan. RIP the pair of them.
Sophie Allan Could be my gold HQ Holden behind.
Geoffrey Bell Both Dutchy and Margaret were close friends of my parents. My father and Dutchy leased the Bell Hill Sawmill from Jack Bros. Dutchy ran the Bush and my father ran the Mill. They lived opposite us at Kotuku. This photo, taken at Bell Hill, shows, at the back left, Colin Bell (my father) and Dutchy next to him.
Therese McAra We had an uncle Dutchie too from Greymouth. Dutchie Kiely.
Sue Vaukins Dutchy and Margaret were my sisters God parent
Steve Richards
An old gentleman. Always enjoyed having a beer with him.
Rob Lunn
Margaret and the grandchildren in the back he loved that old Rover and I am sure he could have afforded something a lot more luxurious but that was Dutchie
Alan Meaclem
Agree,also worked with Dutchy,at the mill, Stillwater, great chap.
Mary Fenemor
Yes, He was the Man! . There's Aunty Margaret, org.the troops
John Mckenzie
He was
John Sara
He was a great person and to be in the company of him I enjoyed
Shane Pene
Gilly you legend you!! Always had a great story to tell...
Kevin O'Regan
Legend
Craig Smith
I work with one of his rellies, Terry
Tim Alleyne
Daniel Foster look at that beautiful landy
Warren Parkin
Brilliant gentleman. Always had time for a chat.
Kevin O'Regan
With respect to Michelle and Lyn Moe I have to share a true Dutchy story. About 1970/71 my wife was invited to attend a wedding in ch ch of her best friends sons. So we leve Whataroa travel over and ramp up at the venue that was Christchurch's botanical gardens. On entry I learned there was about 6 different chapels and 6 different weddings a lot of outside marquee settings with trestle tables and waiters hovering everywhere. My wife spotted her friend and took off to join someone hands mx a glass and one of the ever present waiters promptly fills it. Next thing I've got a tap on the shoulder and joined by Dutchie. So he joins me and we start chewing the fat about the future of Rimu sawmilling and things associated. Our glasses were continually topped up. Coming 2 p.m. we look around for our wives and the ceremony. Next thing we have trays of nibbles and various treats along with the amber fluid. Dutchess asks if I can see anyone I know and answer in the negative and then he tells me the same.
We were both at wrong blinking wedding. Consensus well this is pretty good so we stayed on. A million laughs. Our mama's weren't exactly delighted but we had a memorable afternoon. Later anytime we ever saw each other he would roar with laughter RIP Dutchie you were a "Legend "
Allan Waters
Enjoy many hours and days in that Land Rover and GMCs with Dutchy in the hills and at the mill.
Mark Muir
Can still see dutchy cutting those frozen sharks down to fit in the back of the landy with the chainsaw .then of to reefton to get rid of them .
Vernon Pattinson
old neighbour in Dobson
Ingrid Warren
Was an awesum Grandad
Mel Whyte
Ingrid Warren I was going to say isn't this your Grandad, I always remember you and Yvette talking about him.
Ingrid Warren
Mel Whyte thats our Grandad.he was the best xx
Mel Whyte
Ingrid Warren I take it he was your mum's dad?
Ingrid Warren
Mel Whyte yip
Kevin O'Regan
With respect to Michelle and Lyn Moe I have to share a true Dutchy story. About 1970/71 my wife was invited to attend a wedding in ch ch of her best friends sons. So we leve Whataroa travel over and ramp up at the venue that was Christchurch's botanical gardens. On entry I learned there was about 6 different chapels and 6 different weddings a lot of outside marquee settings with trestle tables and waiters hovering everywhere. My wife spotted her friend and took off to join someone hands mx a glass and one of the ever present waiters promptly fills it. Next thing I've got a tap on the shoulder and joined by Dutchie. So he joins me and we start chewing the fat about the future of Rimu sawmilling and things associated. Our glasses were continually topped up. Coming 2 p.m. we look around for our wives and the ceremony. Next thing we have trays of nibbles and various treats along with the amber fluid. Dutchess asks if I can see anyone I know and answer in the negative and then he tells me the same.
We were both at wrong blinking wedding. Consensus well this is pretty good so we stayed on. A million laughs. Our mama's weren't exactly delighted but we had a memorable afternoon. Later anytime we ever saw each other he would roar with laughter RIP Dutchie you were a "Legend
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