CELEBRATIONS: How The Leader showcased the Tamworth 200 events and profiled the history of the city.
The Northern Daily Leader is celebrating the 200-year anniversary of explorer John Oxley reaching the Peel River by profiling 200 faces of Tamworth.
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Meet the faces from now and yesteryear who have helped to make the city what it is today.
Faces of Tamworth: Meet the 200 who helped make the city what it is
- Country music king Max Ellis
- Dairy farmers Wes and Julie Brown
- Baker, brewer, businessman Charles Jeffries Britten
- First European child born in Tamworth George Byrnes
- Former citizen of the year, the late Barbara Doherty
- Former professional cyclist Sam Spokes
- Melbourne Cup engraver Ron Croxon
- Auctioneer, grazier and councillor Nathan Cohen
- Deputy mayor Helen Tickle
- Joseph Chaffey arrives in Tamworth in 1852
- Australia’s oldest man, the late Alf Powell
- The face of Daffodil Day Margaret Rock
- Greg Townsend, the rodeo rider, butcher and TPAA president
- Kamilaroi man Len Waters
- Commissioner for Crown Lands, Edward Mayne
- Tamworth Fire Station Captain Warren Clark
- Filmmaker, politico Geordie Brown
- Country music singer Ashleigh Dallas
- Journalist, foreign correspondent, newsreader Mark Ferguson
- Motor Cycle Club founder Harry Pyne
- Blacksmith William Settatree
- Former RSL Sub-branch president and volunteer Bob Chapman
- Peter and Jane Wong bring Chinese cuisine to Tamworth
- Community advocate and man on the land, Kevin Tongue
- Shearing machine inventor William Silver
- Retired real estate power couple Richie and Robyn Thornton
- Musician Rusty Crook
- Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson
- Professional dancer Verity Brown
- Community icon Jim Finucane
- Beekeeper Ray Hull
- City’s first teacher William Henry Porter
- Councillor Juanita Wilson
- Former councillor and ambulance Inspector Ray Tait
- Golden Guitar winning artist Jodie Crosby
- Oxley Superintendent Fred Trench
- Local artist Peter Hooper
- Birth of first European girl, Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnston
- Bull rider Bradie Gray
- Firefighter Gerry Cannon
- The woman behind the park, Florence 'Granny' Munro
- Multicultural advocate Eddie Whitham
- Man behind the region’s best-kept collection, the late Allan Wright
- Tamworth councillor Mark Rodda
- Former NRL player Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
- Mark Coyle goes from delivering to owning
- Artist Annie Everingham
- Queen of Country Music Alex Kellahan
- Flight instructor Judy McKenzie
- Woodworker Jack Massey
- Endurance athlete Warren Wright
- Tamworth councillor Charles Impey
- Chief Constable James Dwyer
- Munro’s Mill owner Donald Munro
- Veteran running coach Wally Warner
- Waratahs veteran Paddy Ryan
- Landowner and grazier Robert Pringle
- The Morning Show presenter Kylie Gillies
- Former mayor and long-term councillor James Treloar
- Businessman and council stalwart Warren Woodley
- Builder of Tamworth William Dowell
- Veteran firefighter Dennis Gross
- Salvation Army Captain’s Dean and Rhonda Clutterbuck
- Olympian hockey player Michael York
- Entertainment venues manager Peter Ross
- Medicinal cannabis campaigner Lucy Haslam
- Tunnel Rat in the Vietnam War Vic Underwood
- Durum wheat breeder Dr Ray Hare
- City’s first mayor Philip Gidley King
- Paramedic Bob Wales
- High school teacher and cancer survivor Greg Parker
- Australian Youth Representative Benson Saulo
- Businesswoman and regional advocate Robbie Sefton
- Veteran cricketer Arthur Yates
- McGrath Nurse Nerridah Prentice
- Retail man, volunteer Bob Barber
- Country music writer Anna Rose
- Charity worker, CWA member and centenarian Phyl Bylund
- Cricketer Gerhard Labuschagne
- Visionary leader David John
- Sportsman and volunteer Greg Kellett
- Barrister, grazier, politician and philanthropist Ian Sinclair
- Prison officer Mandy Porter
- Longtime hairdresser and mentor Brian Condon
- Speed machine Emma Klasen
- Everyday hero Rowan Pollard
- Local cricket icon, businessman Terry Psarakis
- Youngest heart transplant recipient Fiona Coote
- Dry cleaner Robyn Daley
- Former politician and solider Ernest Noel Park
- Palliative care worker Mary-Anne Dieckmann
- Tamworth born and raised musician Andy Golledge
- Rugby coach and Magpies life member Peter Burke
- Famed trainer Merv Corliss
- Westpac Rescue Helicopter hero Barry Walton
- NASA scientist and planet discoverer Stephen Kane
- Cricketer and musician John Muller
- Tamworth Hospital Intensive Care Unit volunteer Alice Edmunds
- Former mayor Norman McKellar
- Palliative care campaigner Mitch Williams
- Aboriginal elder Yvonne Kent
- Tamworth basketball star Nick Kay
- Actor and teacher Philip Quast
- Long-time veterans’ advocate Sandra Lambkin
- Policewoman and highest ranking female officer in Tamworth, Inspector Kylie Endemi
- WWI hero Cecil Wise
- The iconic Coxy
- Birth Beat founder and midwife Edwina Sharrock
- Supercoach Ron Surtees
- Basketball coach Patrick Hunt
- Flour miller John Basil Regan
- Veteran veterinarian Peter Best
- Dance teacher Kellie Singh
- Businessman Gary Tickle
- Music management marvel Kurt Bailey
- Hockey-loving father and son Richard and Matt Willis
- Kate McDonald defies doctors and walks again
- Volunteer extraordinaire Suzanne Turner
- Doctor and educator Jenny May
- Young citizen of the year Georgia Taggart
- Bash bedfellows Bruce Collier and Simon Norvill
- Retired magistrate Mal MacPherson
- BMX racer Jack Davis
- Swimming coach Greg Poetschka
- City’s first to be legally executed, Michael Connelly
- Gomeroi soldier William Allan Irwin
- Former citizen of the year Joy Ballard
- Tamworth first grade cricket siblings Lachlan and Jess Davidson
- Country music volunteer Lorraine Pfitzner
- Multicultural ambassador Titus Alias
- Powerstation Museum volunteer Kenneth Russell
- Youth advocate Aimee Caulfield
- Veteran rescue dog volunteer Jean Medlock
- Blacksmith and metal worker Craig Drew
- Winemaker Richard Done
- Festival co-founder and curator Eric Scott
- Rugby league stalwarts Bev Thomas and Patty Dewhurst
- Rugby journeyman Mick Snowden
- Centenarian siblings Nevell McDonald and Phyllis Peterson
- Weather watcher David Farrenden
- Late business stalwart Keith Singh
- Teacher and bowls enthusiast Kevin Clifton
- Cabbie crusader Ryan Newberry
- Music teacher and conductor Ann Hoy
- Tamworth Clay Target Club's Peter Holmes
- Chef, teacher Cameron Falzon
- Sevens star and Farrer alumni John Porch
- Young golfer Tom Gill
- Sheet metal worker Bruce Hamer
- Harness racing’s grande dame Julie Maughan
- Former North Tamworth Bears coach Brad McManus
- Martial arts master Clint Chaffey
- Garlic grower Roy Cody
- Local land carer Stephanie Cameron
- City, country guiding light June Smyth
- World War II veteran W L Chillingworth
- Firie, musician and broadcaster Brian Howard
- Guesthouse owner Jody Ekert
- Mystery spinner John Gleeson
- Long time golfer Judy King
- Metal muso Chris Butler
- Women's cricket star Erin Osborne
- District hospital life governor Andrew John Telfer
- Australian softball captain Stacey Porter
- Tamworth mayor Col Murray
- Former Canberra Raider Alan Tongue
- BMX racer Jack Davis
- Champion of sport Ian "Butch" Southwell
- Historian, teacher Warren Newman OAM
- Former editor, journalist Ann Newling
- Council stalwart Glenn Inglis
- Councillor Russell Webb
- Fire and Rescue Commander Tom Cooper
- Variety basher Graham Meyer
- Connexions Cafe supervisor Wendy Capararo
- West Tamworth Tennis Club president John Ball
- Tamworth Basketball legend Neil Gaffney
- Youthie worker, volunteer and local mother Veronica Filby
- Sporting fan turned official Simon Hood
- Artist, former Wests' coach Tony La Chiusa
- Tamworth Kangaroos forward Dan Overeem
- Water polo stalwarts Sean Hofman, Gail Salter and Ross White
- Australia Post veteran David Grant
- AFL stalwart Gerry Griffiths
- Muay thai fighter Josh McCulloch
- Horse trainer Sue Grills
- Australian Bravery Award recipient Nathan Constable
- North West sport stalwart Rod Hobbs
- Michelin star chef Ben Davies
- Politician, soldier William Adolphus Chaffey
- Long-serving alderman Raymond A Walsh
- RFS Superintendent Allyn Purkiss
- Top shooters Clive and George Barton
- Rugby league stalwart Jack Woolaston
- North Companions stalwart Ben Todd
- Australian cricketer Josh Hazlewood
- Late jockey Darren Jones
- Former Australian water polo captain Nathan Thomas
- Historian Lyall Green
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