WHILE many across the country have been getting a bit feverish about the monarchy’s sixth in line to the throne popping by, Tamworth’s correspondence with the Queen is quietly getting more common.
This month was dotted with two 100th birthday bashes in the country music capital which is showing a penchant for longevity.
Alma Jean Dowd kicked off the week of wonderful one-hundreds and shared the simple stepswhich helped her kick-on to 100.
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Her daughter Barbara Lee said her mum perambulated prolifically for most of her life.
Spending most of her days the Tenterfield region, Mrs Dowd would often walk up to 10km a day, a lesson she has tried to impart on her descendants.
Meanwhile, another Tamworthian will join the local centenarian club next Saturday when Kathleen Mills reaches the milestone.
Born in Dubbo, Mrs Mills has been involved in a number of local groups during her 60 years in Tamworth, including Meals on Wheels, the Catholic Women’s Association and the War Widows’ Association.
She will be joined by family from afar afield as the Sunshine Coast and Canberra when they come together to celebrate this Saturday.
According to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Tamworth sits slightly above the state average as a proportionate centre for centenarians with 15 living in the council area (as at June 30, 2017), representing 0.02 per cent of the population.
There were 1170 100-year-olds in NSW, just 0.01 per cent of the overall population.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
