Frederick Timbury

Frederick Timbury
BornFrederick Richard Vaughan Timbury
(1885-07-12)12 July 1885
Gladstone, Queensland
Died(1945-04-14)14 April 1945
Sydney
Rugby union career
Position lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910 Wallabies 2 (0)

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

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. A fast bowler, he played six first-class matches for Queensland, taking 14 wickets.

He became a solicitor, and was an outspoken advocate for water diversion irrigation for western Queensland. He was mayor of Roma when he died in 1945.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Scrum.com player profile of Frederick Timbury". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Frederick Timbury". Wallabies. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Fredrick Timbury". ESPNcricinfo. 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.