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.
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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