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Birth name | Frederick Richard Vaughan Timbury [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 12 July 1885||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gladstone, Queensland [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | [1] | 14 April 1945||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Richard Vaughan Timbury (12 July 1885 – 14 April 1945) was a 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. [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]