Frederick Timbury
Frederick Richard Vaughan Timbury (12 July 1885 – 14 April 1945) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
| Birth name | Frederick Richard Vaughan Timbury[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 July 1885[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gladstone, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 April 1945[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
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Timbury, a lock, was born in Gladstone, Queensland and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.
He also represented Queensland at cricket and tennis.[2] A fast bowler, he played six first-class matches for Queensland, taking 14 wickets.[3]
He became a solicitor, and was an outspoken advocate for water diversion irrigation for western Queensland.[4] He was mayor of Roma when he died in 1945.[5]
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of Frederick Timbury". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- "Frederick Timbury". Wallabies. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Fredrick Timbury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Mr. F. R. V. Timbury's death". Queensland Country Life. 19 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Death of Mayor of Roma". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. 20 April 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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