Remember 2005?
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It seems like such a long time ago.
Twenty-Three years on, and our Leader photographers have been at it again, combing the archives for some photographic treasures.
Tamworth's Waler Memorial was unveiled on 29 October 2005, being the nearest Saturday to the 88th anniversary of the famous charge of Beersheba on 31 October 1917.
Tamworth Regional Council mayor James Treloar defeated a challenge from councillor, Diane Carter to resume duties in the region's top job.
The Golden Guitars once again recognised the best in the industry.
- Album of the Year; Family Tree - Melinda Schneider, produced by Graham Thompson
- Male Vocalist of the Year; Adam Harvey - That's What You Call A Friend
- Female Vocalist of the Year: Kasey Chambers - Pony
- Top Selling Album of the Year: Kasey Chambers - Wayward Angel
- Vocal Group or Duo of the Year: Bella - About A Girl
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year: Tracy Coster & Anne Kirkpatrick - Back To The Saltbush Plains
- Heritage Song of the Year: Missin' Slim - Lee Kernaghan and Colin Buchanan
- Single of the Year: Like a River - Kasey Chambers
- Instrumental of the Year: Tall Fiddler - Tommy Emmanuel
- Bush Ballad of the Year: Where The Yellow Kapocks Bloom - Jeff Brown, written by Wave Jackson
- Video Clip of the Year: Get Along - Slim Dusty, directed by Molotov Productions
- New Talent of the Year: Jedd Hughes - High Lonesome
- APRA Song of the Year: Real People - written by Melinda Schneider and Michael Carr
Australia's Largest Line Dance Festival & Competition moved to West Tamworth Leagues Club in 2005.
The Mayor of Gunnedah, Gae Swain, was named the Tamworth electorate Woman of the Year.
More broadly, 2005 was the year of the Cronulla race riots.
The Australian Prime Minister was John Howard.
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education
Pope John Paul II died and over four million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him.
And then Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles. Now, of course Camilla stands beside her husband as the queen.
