This series of caches are designed to highlight the people who have made Tamworth the great place to live. They might be one of our pioneers, our sporting greats, or our quiet achievers who rose to enormous heights in our society. We love to explore our Australian History and have found some unique gems for all to enjoy.
The fourth in our series is focussing on William Tribe
When William Frederick Tribe was born in December 1846, his father, William, was 23 and his mother, Helen, was 27. He married Eliza Harriet Topham and they had two children together. He then married Mary Elizabeth Sinclair and they had seven children together. He died on 25 March 1919 in Neutral Bay, New South Wales, at the age of 72, and was buried in North Sydney, New South Wales.
William Tribe, who came to Tamworth from Maitland in 1866, helping to draw up a petition in 1869 to establish our first Borough Council. He became a solicitor in 1872, with an office in the Exchange building, near today's clock-tower in Peel St. William served as Mayor on five occasions - 1885, 1886, 1887, 1906 and 1907. He was Vice-President of the Tamworth AFL Football Club from 1884, initiated The Oval development (now Bicentennial Park), had involvement in the Musical Society, and served on our first Fire Brigade Board from 1887. In 1913 he moved to Sydney.
