Frederick Timbury

Frederick Richard Vaughan Timbury (12 July 1885 – 14 April 1945) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Frederick Timbury
Birth nameFrederick Richard Vaughan Timbury[1]
Date of birth(1885-07-12)12 July 1885[1]
Place of birthGladstone, Queensland [1]
Date of death(1945-04-14)14 April 1945[1]
Place of deathSydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock[1]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910[1] Wallabies[1] 2[1] (0[1])

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
  1. "Scrum.com player profile of Frederick Timbury". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. "Frederick Timbury". Wallabies. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Fredrick Timbury". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "Mr. F. R. V. Timbury's death". Queensland Country Life. 19 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. "Death of Mayor of Roma". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. 20 April 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 8 November 2017.


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