Tamworth : The Song
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Tamworth’s Servants of the Crown (1860s–1910s)
Chapter One: Keeping the Peace
In the early 1860s, Tamworth was still more a frontier settlement than a town. Its peace relied on a handful of constables, whose duties ranged from patrolling the streets to keeping the watchhouse.
In 1860, the returns show:
– “James O’Neill, Chief Constable, Salary £150 0s 0d per annum.”
– “Edward Lynch, District Constable, Salary £52 0s 0d per annum.”
– “Patrick Dwyer, Watchhouse Keeper, Salary £73 0s 0d per annum.”
These three men formed the core of Tamworth’s police. The difference in salaries reveals their hierarchy: O’Neill as the chief, Lynch as his subordinate, and Dwyer watching over those confined to the lock-up.
By the later decades, the same names resurfaced, not as new appointments but as pensioners. In the Gazette of 1 January 1884 appears:
– “Patrick Dwyer, late Watchhouse Keeper, Pension £36 10s 0d per annum for long service.”
Here is the continuity of service. Dwyer, first recorded in 1860 on £73 a year, was recognised nearly a quarter of a century later with a pension. Tamworth’s earliest officials were no longer just names on a list — they were men who had given decades to the town.
Chapter Two: Land, Law, and the Crown
By the late 1860s, Tamworth’s civic machinery was expanding beyond constables and the watchhouse. Government officers now appeared in the records, reflecting the colony’s growing bureaucratic reach into regional centres.
On 16 February 1869, the New South Wales Government Gazette recorded:
– “James Holmes appointed Crown Lands Agent, Tamworth.”
The Crown Lands Agent was no small post. He was responsible for managing land sales, leases, and disputes, as selectors pushed into the New England region.
In the same decade, the Gazette also carried the notices:
– “John Ritchie, Inspector of Distilleries, Tamworth.”
– “Thomas Moore, appointed Stamp Distributor and Collector of Imposts, Tamworth.”
These brief entries capture the breadth of local administration. Ritchie’s appointment reminds us that liquor was tightly regulated, while Moore’s duties with stamps and imposts reveal the reach of taxation into everyday transactions. What might appear as a single line in the Gazette was in fact the embedding of colonial order into Tamworth’s daily life.
Chapter Three: The Web of Communication
The spread of postal and telegraph services in the 1870s and 1880s transformed Tamworth. No longer isolated, the town was now bound into the wider colony by wires and mail routes.
The Gazette recorded the following appointments:
– “James McGregor, Postmaster, Tamworth, appointed at a salary of £110 0s 0d per annum.”
– “Francis Buchanan, Telegraph Station Master, Tamworth, Salary £95 0s 0d per annum.”
To the Sydney clerks these were routine notices. For Tamworth, they marked a revolution in communication. Telegraph lines carried news of war, markets, and politics at unprecedented speed, while the post ensured letters from Britain and other colonies reached settlers with some reliability. McGregor and Buchanan thus held offices essential to the daily life of the district.
Chapter Four: Mining and the Expanding Bureaucracy
As Tamworth grew, so did the colonial government’s attention to its mineral wealth. By the late nineteenth century, officials were appointed specifically to oversee mining claims.
The Gazette records:
– “Alexander Brown, Mining Registrar, Tamworth, appointed with salary of £150 0s 0d per annum.”
The Mining Registrar managed applications, disputes, and licences, ensuring order in an industry often prone to conflict. His work paralleled that of James Holmes, the Crown Lands Agent, reflecting the government’s determination that both land and minerals be administered by law rather than by frontier custom.
Chapter Five: Years of Service and the Pension Roll
By the 1880s, Tamworth’s first generation of public servants began to retire. Their names reappeared in the records not with new appointments but as pensioners.
– “Patrick Dwyer, late Watchhouse Keeper, pension of £36 10s 0d per annum, effective 1 January 1884.”
– “Edward Lynch, formerly District Constable, pension of £30 0s 0d per annum.”
– “James O’Neill, late Chief Constable, awarded pension of £50 0s 0d per annum.”
These entries show the gradual recognition of service. Men who had once patrolled Tamworth’s dusty streets or manned its watchhouse were now supported in retirement. The pension system tied local servants of the Crown into the broader structures of a colony that was maturing into a state.
Chapter Six: Inns, Public Houses, and Community Life
The Gazette was not only concerned with constables and clerks. Notices also recorded the names of Tamworth’s licensed publicans and those leasing public buildings.
Among them were:
– “John Hargrave, Licensed Publican, Tamworth, licence renewed 1872.”
– “Robert Waugh, Landlord of Public Buildings, Tamworth, recorded 1874.”
These figures remind us that Tamworth’s community life often centred on its inns and halls. The public house was the meeting place of farmers, miners, and officials alike, while rented public buildings hosted meetings, lectures, and entertainments. Though not salaried by the Crown, their presence in the official records underlines their civic importance.
Chapter Seven: Into the New Century
By the early 1900s, Tamworth was firmly established as a regional hub. The Gazette lists grew longer: postmasters, telegraph clerks, mining registrars, stamp distributors, and pensioners.
– “George Harrison, Telegraphist, Tamworth, appointed at a salary of £80 0s 0d per annum, 1902.”
– “William Clarke, Postal Assistant, Tamworth, appointed at £65 0s 0d per annum, 1905.”
– “John McLeod, Pensioner, formerly Inspector of Distilleries, pension £40 0s 0d per annum, 1907.”
What had begun with three constables in 1860 had, by the new century, become a web of officials across law, communication, land, mining, and revenue. The expansion reflects Tamworth’s transformation from frontier outpost to ordered town, its life recorded line by line in the dry but revealing notices of the Government Gazette.
Conclusion
Across half a century, the names and salaries in the records chart Tamworth’s growth. Each entry — “£52 per annum”, “appointed Inspector”, “pension £36 10s 0d” — is more than a bureaucratic note. Taken together, they form a history of real men and women whose service connected Tamworth to the Crown and to the colony.
From O’Neill, Lynch, and Dwyer in 1860, through Holmes the Lands Agent, Ritchie the Distillery Inspector, and McGregor the Postmaster, to the early 1900s telegraphists and postal assistants, Tamworth’s civic fabric was woven through these official appointments. What began as a fragile outpost of law and order had, by 1910, become a town fully bound into the administrative life of New South Wales.
| Surname | First Name | Place | Salary/Pension/Rent of lease | Notes 1 | Occupation | Year | Appoint/Reg /Pension Start | 1st Appoint/Date purchase | Sources/ Notes 2 |
| Acheson | William | Tamworth | – | – | Builder | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Adams | Charles R. | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Stamp-seller | 1893 | 15/12/1891 | – | Blue Book 1893 |
| Adams | Charles R. | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Stamp-seller | 1892 | – | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Adams | Charles R. | Tamworth | – | – | Bookseller | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Ah Kun | Dan | Tamworth Circuit Court | – | Manuslaughter of Ah Hoe; 5 years hard labour Tamworth Gaol. | – | 1880 | PG 14 April 1880; tried 1 st April 1880. | ||
| Ah Sue | Charles | Tamworth | – | – | Vigneron | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Ahern | William | Tamworth | – | White Horse Hotel. Dead Horse Gully, Manilla Road | Publican | 1882 | – | – | GG 13 Sept 1882; Publicans Licenses ; 1 July 1882 to 30 June 1883. Tamworth Licensing District |
| Aisbeth | Ann | Tamworth West | – | Carrier’s Home | Publican * | 1882 | Tamworth Licensing District | ||
| Aisbett | Arthur | Tamworth | – | – | Law clerk | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Allen | John Robert | Tamworth | £6.10.0. | – | Telegraph probationer | 1889 | – | – | V.& P 1889. – Postmaster General Dept. -‘Positions to which Appointed’ |
| Allen | Mrs. Ellen | Tamworth | – | Post Office Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Allen | Ellen | Tamworth | – | Post Office Hotel | Publican | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Avard | Jesse | Tamworth | – | Somerton | Farmer | 1890 | – | – | Sands Directory 1889 – 90 |
| Ballard | James E. | Tamworth | – | Electric Telegraph Branch | Junior Operator | 1870 | – | – | Blue Book 1870 |
| Ballard | James E. | Tamworth | 104.0.0. | Electric Telegraphs | Junior Operator | 1869 | 1/04/1867 | 1/04/1867 | V.& P . Blue Book 1869. Post Master General – Electric Telegraphs. |
| Becket | Thomas S. | Tamworth | – | Lost or stolen, from Thos. S. Becket, whilst drunk on the Tamworth Racecourse, -l silver English lever bunting watch, No. 33844;a gold Albert chain ; a small gold locket, engraved ” T.S.B.” ; | – | 1880 | – | – | PG 7 Jan 1880 |
| Beckett | Thomas S. | Tamworth | 180.0.0 | – | Station Master & Line Inspector | 1866 | 1/01/1864 | 1/01/1864 | Electric Telegraph |
| Bennett | Hanley | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Bennett | David | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Bevage | Alfred | Tamworth | – | Cricketer’s Arms | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Bisby | John | Tamworth South | – | Ebsworth St. | Licensed Brewer | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Boland | Francis H. | Tamworth | – | Globe Hotel, Brisbane St. | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Bourne | Richard | Tamworth West | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1893 | 1/06/1888 | Blue Book 1893 | |
| Bourne | Richard | Tamworth West | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. | ||
| Bracken | Alfred | Tamworth | – | Alfred Bracken, charged on warrant with the murder of James William O’Connell alias Curley, has been arrested by Constable O’Brien, Tamworth Police. | – | 1896 | – | – | PG 1 Jan 1896 |
| Bradford | William | Tamworth | 55.14.0. | voluntary retired in 1888,at age 60. | Warder at Tamworth Gaol | 1888 | – | – | V.&P.1894 – 95;Appex IX; Pensions to Officers who voluntarily retired..being over 60 years age. |
| Briley | J. | Tamworth | – | – | Gunsmith | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Britten | C. J. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Jockey Club. | Hon. Secretary | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Brown | Alexander | Tamworth | – | Globe Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Bryant | James | Tamworth | – | Exchange Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Budden | Ephraim | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney. | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Budge | William | Tamworth West | – | Carrier’s Arms | Publican | 1882 | Tamworth Licensing District | ||
| Bunch | F. | Tamworth | 75.0.0 | Justice Dept – Sheriff | Court-keeper | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; + £26.0.0, value of quarters |
| Burns | Simon | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney. | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Callaghan | John | Tamworth | – | Nemingha | Farmer | 1890 | – | – | Sands Directory 1889 – 90 |
| Callcot | William T. | Tamworth | – | – | Baker | 1890 | – | – | Sands Directory 1889 – 90 |
| Carter | David | Tamworth | – | – | Dental Surgeon | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. NSW Medical Directory. |
| Chaffey | Joseph | Tamworth | – | Union Inn, Armidale Road | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Chaffey | H. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Chaffey | William | Tamworth | £140 | Contract for conveyance of mail- 87 miles – Murrurundi, Breeza & Gunedah-once a week – horseback. | Mail contractor | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Dec. 1862 ; showing contractor renumeration. |
| Chandler | W. J. | Tamworth | £360 + quarters valued at £60 + forage allowance £30. | Postmaster General, Post & Telegraph Masters; at Stanmore Road. | Post & Telegraph Master | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service. |
| Chapman | William | Tamworth | – | Goonoo Goonoo | Farmer. | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Chapman | John | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Farmer. | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Clarke | Francis | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney. ( two letters ) | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Clemensha | Wordsworth | Tamworth | – | Southern Cross Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Clemesha | Wordsworth | Tamworth | – | Southern Cross Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Clemesha | Wordsworth | Tamworth | – | Southern Cross Htl. | Bagatelle licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Cohen | Wm. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1866 | 27/08/1864 | – | V.& P . 1866. Postmaster General. Stamp-sellers at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| Cohen | Nathan | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Cohen | V. T. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Gas & Coke Limited. | Secretary | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Cohen & Levy | – | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Licenced spirit merchant | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Condon | Patrick | Tamworth West | – | Woolpack Inn | Publican | 1882 | Sands 1881 – 82 | ||
| Condon | John | Tamworth District | £1.8.2. | Lease of one lot with an area of 450 acres | – | 1865 | Annual leases.1st.Class Settled Districts.Y.E. 31st Dec 1865; rent paid. | ||
| Condon | Jno. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Coughlan | J. L. | Tamworth West | £170 + quarters valued at £28. | Postmaster General, Post & Telegraph Masters; at Stanmore Road. | Post & Telegraph Master | 1887 | Civil Service. | ||
| Craig | James R. | Tamworth | 104.0.0 | – | Junior Operator | 1866 | 6/02/1865 | 6/02/1865 | Electric Telegraph |
| Craig | Jno. | Tamworth | – | Massey Harris Cyles | Representative | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Cramp | E. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Crawford | J. | Tamworth | 96.0.0 | – | School teacher | 1867 | – | – | C. of E. School (Perm. List) Sydney |
| Crawford | Mrs. | Tamworth | £30.0.0. | – | Assistant school teacher | 1867 | – | – | C. of E. School (Perm. List) Sydney |
| Crawley | A. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Creagh | A. J. | Tamworth | – | Mechanics’ Institute | Hon. Secretary | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Cross | Andrew | Tamworth | – | Tradesman’s Arms. Marius St. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881-82 |
| Crotty | Thomas | Tamworth | – | Crotty’s Hotel, Moore Creek | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Cruice | Bridget | Tamworth | – | Woolomin Inn, Peel river | Publican * | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Cummings | Robert | Tamworth | £26.0.0. | Post Master General Dept. | Telegraph messenger. | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. New appontments made during the tenure of Daniel O’Connor as PMG. (1885, 1889 – 1890) |
| Curry | H. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1863 | 1/07/1863 | – | V.& P. PMG Report1863; List of Stamp-sellers on 31st Dec. 1863; licensed during 1863. |
| Curry | H. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1866 | 1/07/1863 | – | V.& P . 1866. Postmaster General. Stamp-sellers at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| D’Arcy | James | Tamworth | £20.0.0 | Company Office, 4th Regiment of Infantry. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Miltary. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Colonial Secretary – Miltary Department. |
| Dean | Henry | Tamworth | – | Bank Inn | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Denshire | George | Tamworth | 200.0.0 | – | Postmaster | 1863 | – | – | V.& P. PMG Report1863; Post Offices. |
| Denshire | G. | Tamworth | 200.0.0 | – | Postmistress | 1866 | – | – | V.& P . Blue Book 1866. PMG. Post Offices at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| Detzell | Jno. | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney. | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Doherty | Patrick | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | hotel | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881-82 |
| Donnelly | John H. | Tamworth | – | Town & Country Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Douglas | George | Tamworth District | £1.8.1. | Lease of one lot with an area of 450 acres | – | 1865 | Annual leases.1st.Class Settled Districts.Y.E. 31st Dec 1865; rent paid. | ||
| Douglas | George | Tamworth District | £1.8.1. | Lease of one lot with an area of 450 acres | – | 1865 | Annual leases.1st.Class Settled Districts.Y.E. 31st Dec 1865; rent paid. | ||
| Douglas | George | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardians of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P.- Blue Book 1869. Gentlemen appointed as Guardians of Minors to give consent in cases of marriages in the Colony. |
| Douglas | George | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Dowe | W. D. | Tamworth | £15 per annum. | Inspector’s Office. Stock Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Mines & Agriculture. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Department of Mines & Agricultural. |
| Dowe | Joshua | Tamworth | – | Appointed by the Secretary for Lands on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Sheep. | Sheep Director | 1869 | 9/03/1869 | – | V. & P. Legislative Assembly Blue Book 1869; Secretary for Lands. Sheep Directors. |
| Dowe | W. D. | Tamworth | £260 + Deputy Registrar of Brands £25; + rent allow. £15 + allowance for stationery £5. | Mines Dept – Prevention of scab in sheep. | Inspector + Dep. Reg. Of Brands. | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Dowel | William S. | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Doyle | John Kennedy | Tamworth | 639.3.2. * | * Gross amount of Assets realized by Assignees. Ref. No: 18635 | Grazier | 1885 | – | – | Government Gazette 1885 – Insolvent Estates. |
| Doyle & Baldwin | – | Tamworth | £350 per annum. | Local Land Board Office. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Lands. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Department of Lands. |
| Driscoll | Timothy | Tamworth Circuit Court | – | Indecent assault of Peri Cairna; Bound over to appear when called upon. | – | 1880 | PG 14 April 1880; tried 1 st April 1880. | ||
| Dwyer | James | Tamworth | – | Coach & Horse Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881-82 |
| Dwyer | James | Tamworth | – | Coach & Horse Htl. | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Dwyer | James | Tamworth | – | Tam; 1,200 cattle. | Owner / Holder | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900; Pastoral & Agricultural Directory. Tamworth Stock District. |
| Dwyer | James | Tamworth | – | Tattersall’s Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Edwards | J. P. | Tamworth (West) | 150.0.0 | Railways | Station-master | 1887 | Civil Service ; + £30.0.0, value of quarters | ||
| Edwards | James P. | Tamworth West | 59.3.0 | Retrenched at age 60 from Railways | Station-master | 1891 | V. & P. 1894 – 95; Appendix V. Officers retired on pensions for purposes of retrenchment. | ||
| Elliott | G. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Englert | E. | Tamworth | £65 | Postmaster General Dept. Duties- delivers correspondence; Age: 22; Length of service 5 y 6 mth | Temporary letter carrier | 1889 | – | – | V. & P. 1889 |
| ewings | E. W. | Tamworth | 80.1.0 | Retrenched at age 32 from Land board at Tamworth. | draftsman | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. 1894 – 95; Appendix V. Officers retired on pensions for purposes of retrenchment. |
| Freeman | William | Tamworth | – | Land Board | Chairman | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Fulljames | William | Tamworth | – | Great Northern Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Gallagher & Hollings | – | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1866 | 13/04/1864 | – | V.& P . 1866. Postmaster General. Stamp-sellers at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| Gamble | Robert | Tamworth | – | Police | Senior Sergeant | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Garland | James | Tamworth | £300.0.0. | Pension commenced:18. 2 .1882 | Superintendent | 1889 | – | – | V. & P. Blue Book 1889. Pensions paid from the Police Reward & Police superannuation Funds. |
| Garven & Cousins | – | Tamworth | £52.0.0. | Office for Resident Engineer – Roads & Bridges Branch. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Dep’t. of Public Works. | 1893 | – | – | V. & P. Leg. Assem.1893 – Premises rented by Government. |
| Gill | John | Tamworth | – | Appointed by the Secretary for Lands on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Sheep. | Sheep Director | 1869 | 9/03/1869 | – | V. & P. Legislative Assembly Blue Book 1869; Secretary for Lands. Sheep Directors. |
| Glyde | J. R. | Tamworth | – | – | Chemist | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. Medical Directory. |
| Goodwin | David R. | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | chemist | 1881 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Gordon | Herbert T. | Tamworth | – | – | licensed auctioneer | 1882 | – | – | General license |
| Grear | William A. | Tamworth | – | Nemingha | Farmer. | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Green | John | Tamworth | – | Empire Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Harris | Herbert Henry | Tamworth | – | Criterion Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Harris | Mrs. Amelia | Tamworth | – | Commercial Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Haughton | Thomas Wilfred | Tamworth | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. 1108 | 1885 | 9/01/1884 | – | NSW Medical Board ; M. B. Trin. Coll. Dublin 1883; Ch. B. Trin. Coll. Dub. 1883 |
| Horniman | Edward | Tamworth | – | Appointment as Inspector of Slaughterhouses & of Cattle intended to be slaughtered. | Sergeant | 1862 | – | – | GG 26 Sept. 1862 |
| Howard | Margaret Ann | Tamworth | – | Australian Arms, Moore Creek | Publican * | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Howard | Anthony Joseph | Tamworth | – | Club House Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Hughes | Thomas J. | Tamworth | – | Criterion Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Hughes | Frank | Tamworth | – | Norfolk Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Hughes | T. J. | Tamworth | – | Caledonian Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Hughes | Thomas J. | Tamworth | – | – | Livery Stables | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Hughes | Frank | Tamworth | – | Norfolk Hotel | Publican | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Hunt | Edwin | Tamworth | – | – | Mayor | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Hutchison | G. | Tamworth | £52 + postal assistant £26 | Postmaster General . Dept. of Electric Telegraphs. | Operator & Postal assistant. | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Hyman | Louis H. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Ile | W. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Irving | David W. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardians of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P.- Blue Book 1869. Gentlemen appointed as Guardians of Minors to give consent in cases of marriages in the Colony. |
| Irving | David W. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Irving P. M. | David W. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Ison | Benjamin | Tamworth West | – | Ison’s Hotel | Publican | 1882 | Tamworth Licensing District | ||
| Ison | Henry Chas. | Tamworth West | – | Carrier’s Arms Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Jarvey | G. M. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1893 | 16/05/1887 | – | Blue Book 1893 |
| Jarvey | G. M. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 16/05/1887 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Johnston | Alexander | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Johnston | John | Tamworth District | £1.0.0. | Lease of one lot with an area of 300 acres | – | 1865 | Annual leases.1st.Class Settled Districts.Y.E. 31st Dec 1865; rent paid. | ||
| Johnston J. P. | Alexander | Tamworth | – | – | Returning officer | 1893 | 21/12/1893 | – | Blue Book 1893 |
| Kanter | Henry | Tamworth | – | Glengarvon | Colonial wine licensee | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Kendall | Thomas | Tamworth | – | Police | Senior Sergeant | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| King | Thomas | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| King | George | Tamworth | – | Club Horse Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| King | Thomas | Tamworth | – | Commercial Hotel, Peel St. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| King | T. | Tamworth | – | Royal Hotel | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| King | P. G. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| King | John L. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1889 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| King | G. B. G. | Tamworth East | £36.8.0. | Police quarters. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Police Dep’t.. | 1893 | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Colonial Secretary – Police Department. | ||
| King | P. G. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardians of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P.- Blue Book 1869. Gentlemen appointed as Guardians of Minors to give consent in cases of marriages in the Colony. |
| King | P. G. | Tamworth | – | Appointed by the Secretary for Lands on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Sheep. | Sheep Director | 1869 | 9/03/1869 | – | V. & P. Legislative Assembly Blue Book 1869; Secretary for Lands. Sheep Directors. |
| King | J. L. | Tamworth | £440 + Fees received £70. | Justice Dept – Petty Sessions | Clerk of Petty Sessions | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; fess are those received in 1886. |
| King | Dan | Tamworth Circuit Court | – | Murder of Elizabeth Hart; Death. | – | 1880 | PG 14 April 1880; tried 1 st April 1880. | ||
| King | P. G. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Lee | Henry | Tamworth | – | Imperial Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Letrey | William | Tamworth | – | Racecourse | fettler | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Lewis | Rev. Julian | Tamworth | – | C. of E. | Archdeacon | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Liebig | C. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Lochtin | A. | Tamworth | 26.0.0. | Post Master General Dept. | Telegraph messenger | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. New appontments made during the tenure of Daniel O’Connor as PMG. (1885, 1889 – 1890) |
| Loder | A. | Tamworth | – | Appointed by the Secretary for Lands on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Sheep. | Sheep Director | 1869 | 9/03/1869 | – | V. & P. Legislative Assembly Blue Book 1869; Secretary for Lands. Sheep Directors. |
| Lumley | Edward B. | Tamworth | – | Court House Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Lye | Henry | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Lye | Henry | Tamworth | – | Prince of Wales, Peel St. | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Macnamara | D. | Tamworth | £113.6.8. | Contract for conveyance of mail- 60 miles – Tamworth, Carroll, Gunnedah, Gulligal- once a week – horseback. | Mail contractor | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Dec. 1862 ; showing contractor renumeration. |
| Madden | Arthur | Tamworth | – | Post Office Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Madden | H. | Tamworth | £65 + 2/- forage per diem | Delivers correspondence & clears receivers. Age: 19 ; Length of service 4 y. 8 m. | Temporary Letter Carrier | 1889 | – | – | V. & P. 1889 |
| Mannix | Lot | Tamworth (West) | 110.0.0 | Railways | operator | 1887 | Civil Service ; + £15.0.0 coaching duties | ||
| Mathews | William | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1884 | 8/12/1883 | – | 1885.V.& P. PMG Report.; Stamp Sellers 31.12.1884. |
| McCaffery | John Thomas | Tamworth | – | Railway Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| McCaffrey | John T. | Tamworth | – | Railway Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| McCaffrey | John F. | Tamworth | – | Railway Hotel | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| McComas | R. | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Stamp-seller | 1884 | 6/02/1884 | – | 1885.V.& P. PMG Report.; Stamp Sellers 31.12.1884. |
| McDonald | John | Tamworth | 459.17.0. | Voluntary retired in 1888,at age 60. | Chairman Lands | 1888 | – | – | V.&P.1894 – 95;Appex IX; Pensions to Officers who voluntarily retired..being over 60 years age. |
| McDonald | John | Tamworth | £200 | – | Clerk of Petty Sessions | 1869 | 1/9/1858 | 6/2/1851 | V. & P. Blue Book 1869 |
| McDonall | Gerard H. C. | Tamworth | Nil | Volunteer Reserve Corps. | Honorary Captain Rifle Company. | 1889 | 29/11/1888 | 29/11/1888 | V. & P. 1890 ; Colonial Secretary – Volunteer Reserve Corps. |
| McIntosh | Alexander | Tamworth | – | Norfolk Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| McLean | D. | Tamworth | £240 + Value of quarters, fuel, and light, and Servants £70. | Justice Dept – Prisons – Tamworth Gaol. | Gaoler | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; |
| Mickelburgh | James | Tamworth | – | Forest | Farmer. | 1890 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Miller | William | Tamworth West | – | Royal Oak Inn | Publican | 1882 | Tamworth Licensing District | ||
| Mills | George Robert | Tamworth | – | Marquis of Lorne Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Mills | G. R. | Tamworth | – | Post Office Hotel | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Moon | Sing | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Storekeeper | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Morgan | George | Tamworth | – | Died of apoplexy; Coroner or Magistrate was James Garland J. P. | – | D.O.D. 12.1.1870 | – | – | 1870 . Sudden Deaths, or Accident or Violence subject of Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires. |
| Morrison | George | Tamworth | – | Bank of NSW | Manager | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Muggleton | George | Tamworth | – | – | Poundkeeper | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Neylon | Patrick | Tamworth | – | Beale & Co. | Manager | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| no entry | – | Tamworth | 60.0.0 (PDV £600= $6677) | – | School teacher | 1867 | – | – | Roman Catholic School (Supplemental School) |
| Noble | Henry | Tamworth | – | 37 years of age , 5 feet 8 inches ;brown hair & moustache; Left Auckland on 17th October ‘ last for Sydney. Last heard of at Tamworth. | Clerk | 1894 | – | – | Police Gazettee 1894. 3 Jan 1894. |
| O’Keefe | Jeremiah | Tamworth | – | Great Northern Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Olephant | George | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| O’Neill | Rev. James | Tamworth | – | RC | Priest | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| O’Reilly | Archibald Thomas | Tamworth | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. 1003 | 1885 | 11/05/1882 | – | NSW Medical Board; Eng. 1881 |
| Parker | H. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Paul | Joseph Herbert | Tamworth | – | Marquis of Lorne Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Peterson | John F. | Tamworth West | – | Royal Oak Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Piddington | Rev. W. J. K. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Hospital | Hon. Secretary | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Pilcher | John M. | Tamworth | – | Somerton near Tamworth | Farmer. | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Piper | James | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Pratt | Eustace Henry | Tamworth | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. | 1885 | 4/07/1870 | – | NSW Medical Board; London 1862 |
| Prince | H. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Pringle | Robert | Tamworth | – | Appointed by the Secretary for Lands on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Sheep. | Sheep Director | 1869 | 9/03/1869 | – | V. & P. Legislative Assembly Blue Book 1869; Secretary for Lands. Sheep Directors. |
| Pugh | Charles | Tamworth | – | Royal Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Rae | L. | Tamworth | £150 + forage allowance £73 | Postmaster General . Dept. of Electric Telegraphs. | Line-repairer | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service |
| Rapken | Moses Aaron | Tamworth | – | – | licensed auctioneer | 1882 | – | – | General license |
| Regan | D. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1863 | 6/08/1863 | – | V.& P. PMG Report1863; List of Stamp-sellers on 31st Dec. 1863; licensed during 1863. |
| Regan | D. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1866 | 6/08/1863 | – | V.& P . 1866. Postmaster General. Stamp-sellers at 31st Dec. 1866. |
| Rendalls | J. P. | Tamworth | – | Currabulla | Farmer. | 1890 | – | – | Sands |
| Ridley | Walter F. | Tamworth | – | Peel St | architect | 1890 | – | – | Sands 1889-1890 |
| Rigney | James | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardians of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P.- Blue Book 1869. Gentlemen appointed as Guardians of Minors to give consent in cases of marriages in the Colony. |
| Rigney | James | Tamworth | – | Tamworth District | Guardian of Minors | 1869 | – | – | V.& P. Blue Book 1890. Appoint. as Guardians of Minors to give consent for marriages in NSW. |
| Rogers | William E. | Tamworth | – | Caledonian Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Rogers | Sarah E. | Tamworth | – | Caledonia Hotel, Peel St. | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Rohl | J. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Rosevear | Matt. H. | Tamworth | – | Singer & Co. | Manager | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Rowland | Daniel George | Tamworth | – | Cockburn Hotel., Great Northern road | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Ryan | Daniel | Tamworth | – | Crotty’s Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Sage | William | Tamworth District | £1.2.6. | Lease of one lot with an area of 360 acres | – | 1865 | Annual leases.1st.Class Settled Districts.Y.E. 31st Dec 1865; rent paid. | ||
| Salamons | Charles | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1884 | 28/08/1880 | – | 1885.V.& P. PMG Report.; Stamp Sellers 31.12.1884. |
| Sands | Nicholas | Tamworth | – | Natural causes (dysentry) Name of Coroner/Magistrate & date of Inquest / Inquiry – J. Garland J. P. 6.4.1869 | – | D.O.D. ; . 5.4.1869 | – | – | 1870 . Sudden Deaths, or Accident or Violence subject of Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires. |
| Sands | Nicholas | Tamworth | – | Natural causes; Coroner or Magistrate was Henry Grayham | – | D.O.D. 5.4.1869 | – | – | 1870 . Sudden Deaths, or Accident or Violence subject of Coroner’s Inquest or Magisteral Inquires. |
| Shelton | Arthur W. | Tamworth | – | Agric. Implements | Manufacturer | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Simmons | Job | Tamworth District | £1.2.6. | Lease of one lot with an area of 360 acres | – | 1865 | Annual leases.1st.Class Settled Districts.Y.E. 31st Dec 1865; rent paid. | ||
| Singleton | John L. | Tamworth | – | – | Professor of Music | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90; |
| Smith | A. B. | Tamworth South | – | – | Tanner | 1882 | Sands 1881 – 82 | ||
| Smith | A. H. | Tamworth | – | Brisbane St. | Hairdresser | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Smith | Mrs. C. | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Storekeeper | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Smith | Joseph | Tamworth | – | Gold Digger’s Arms | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Smith | Margaret | Tamworth West | – | Great Northern Railway Hotel | Publican * | 1882 | Tamworth Licensing District | ||
| Smith | William | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | Solicitor | 1890 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 . |
| Smith | Joseph | Tamworth | – | Attunga | Farmer. | 1890 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 . |
| Smith | H. H. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Smith | C. K. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Smith | William | Tamworth Circuit Court | – | Attemptes suicide; bound in his own recognizance to appear when called upon. | – | 1880 | PG 14 April 1880 | ||
| Smith | John | Tamworth Circuit Court | – | Horse stealing fron Henry Ridley; 12 mths hard labour Tamworth Gaol. | – | 1880 | PG 14 April 1880; tried 1 st April 1880. | ||
| Smith | Charles | Tamworth Circuit Court | – | Stealing fron James F. Williams; 6 mths hard labour Tamworth Gaol. | – | 1880 | PG 14 April 1880; tried 1 st April 1880. | ||
| Stanton | Robert | Tamworth | – | Town & Country Hotel & Lime Merchant | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Stanton | Clement | Tamworth | – | Bank of Australia | Manager | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Stapleton | James | Tamworth | – | Court House Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Stephens | William Henry | Tamworth | – | Prince Of Wales Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Stewart | William | Tamworth East | £28.12.0. | Lock-up ( temporary) | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Police Dep’t.. | 1893 | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Colonial Secretary – Police Department. | ||
| Stuve | Ernest H. A. | Tamworth | – | Stolen 27 Dec. One bright bay gelding. | – | 1900 | – | – | PG 17 Jan 190 |
| Thibault | J. | Tamworth West | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 26/09/1892 | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. | |
| Thom | William | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Htl., Peel St. | Billiard licensee | 1885 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Thompson | J. R. | Tamworth West | £31.4.0. | Police station and quarters. | Landlord – Owner of premises rented by Police Dep’t.. | 1893 | V. & P. Leg. Assembly NSW 1893 – Premises rented by Government. Colonial Secretary – Police Department. | ||
| Thompson | Mrs. J. | Tamworth | – | Exchange Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Thorn | William | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Throsby | G. A. | Tamworth | £26.0.0. | Post Master General Dept. | Telegraph messenger | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. New appontments made during the tenure of Daniel O’Connor as PMG. (1885, 1889 – 1890) |
| Tribe | William F. | Tamworth | – | – | Alderman | 1881 | – | – | Sands Country Municipalities – 1881 |
| Trust & Agency Co. | – | Tamworth | – | Klori; 5653 sheep. | Owner/ Holder | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900; Pastoral & Agricultural Directory. Tamworth Stock District. |
| Veness | Charles H. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1884 | 22/07/1882 | – | 1885.V.& P. PMG Report.; Stamp Sellers 31.12.1884. |
| Veness | D. F. W. | Tamworth | – | – | Council clerk | 1881 | – | – | |
| Veness | Charles H. | Tamworth | – | – | Stamp-seller | 1892 | 22/07/1882 | – | V.& P.- Appendix C. List of Stamp-sellers on 31 Dec. 1892. |
| Veness | C. H. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Pe. Building & Inv. Society. | Secretary | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Wagner | George | Tamworth | – | Moonbi | Farmer. | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Watts | William A. | Tamworth | – | Swamp Oak | station manager | 1890 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Westphaln | J. H. | Tamworth | – | Peel St. | photographer | 1882 | – | – | Sands 1881 – 82 |
| Whinfield | Rev. J. F. R. | Tamworth | 100.0.0 | – | Minister | 1866 | 1/07/1861 | 1/01/1856 | C. of E. Newcastle Diocese |
| Whinfield | Rev. J. F. R. | Tamworth District | £100 | Diocese of Newcastle | Minister | 1869 | 1/07/1861 | 1/01/1851 | V. & P. Legislative Assembly Blue Book 1869; Ecclesiastical Establishment for 1869. Church of England. |
| White | Patrick Henry | Tamworth | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. 890 | 1885 | 5/05/1879 | – | NSW Medical Board; Dublin 1875 |
| White | Thomas | Tamworth | – | Locomotive Hotel | Publican | 1898 | – | – | NSW Country Directory 1898 |
| Wickner | Magnus E. | Tamworth | – | – | road superintendent | 1889 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90 |
| Williams | W. | Tamworth | £26.0.0. | Post Master General Dept. | Telegraph messenger. | 1890 | – | – | V. & P. New appontments made during the tenure of Daniel O’Connor as PMG. (1885, 1889 – 1890) |
| Wilson | Henry | Tamworth | – | Royal Hotel | Publican | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |
| Wilson | Fred. | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Wise | George | Tamworth | 255.0.0 | Railways | Station-master | 1887 | – | – | Civil Service ; + £50.0.0, value of quarters |
| Wood | William Henry | Tamworth | – | – | Medical practioner – certificate no. 670 | 1885 | 3/01/1870 | – | NSW Medical Board; England 1867 |
| Wood | J. R. | Tamworth | – | Liverpool Plains Agric. & Past. Association | Secretary | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Woodhall | Mrs. J. R. | Tamworth | – | boarding house , Brisbane St. | – | 1890 | – | – | Sands 1889 – 90; |
| Wyndham | F. | Tamworth | – | Tamworth Ben. Asy. & Hospital | Hon. Secretary | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Yerbury | Miss Emily | Tamworth | – | Hospital | Matron | 1900 | – | – | Wise PO Directory 1900. |
| Yesier | G. | Tamworth | – | Listed in ‘List of Unclaimed letters returned from country and now at GPO Sydney | – | 1862 | – | – | GG 24 Sept. 1862 |
| Young | C. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Young | W. | Tamworth | – | Paid 5/- for license to cut hardwood timber on crown land. (PDV 5/- = $26.00) | – | 1877 | – | – | GG 1877. Licenses issued during Quarter ending 31st Dec. 1876. |
| Zartman | Joseph C. | Tamworth | – | – | Colonial wine licensee | 1882 | – | – | Tamworth Licensing District |