Tim the Yowie Man explained

Tim the Yowie Man
Birth Name:Timothy Bull
Birth Place:Australia
Occupation:Cryptonaturalist
Website:Yowieman.com
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Tim the Yowie Man is an Australian writer, author and cryptonaturalist[1] who was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.[2]

Life and career

Born Timothy Bull, TYM has changed his name by deed poll.[3] He is an Australian National University graduate.[4]

Tim the Yowie Man claims to have seen a “yowie”, an entity from Australian folklore that supposedly resides in the nation’s outback. He saw it while bushwalking at Mount Franklin in the Brindabella National Park in 1994.[5] Since then, Tim the Yowie Man has investigated yowie sightings[6] and other paranormal phenomena across Australia and internationally.[7] He also writes regular columns various newspapers[8] [9] [10] including The Canberra Times[11] and The Sydney Morning Herald.

In 2004, Tim the Yowie Man won a legal case against Cadbury, a popular British confectionery company.[12] Cadbury had claimed that his moniker was too similar to their range of Yowie confectionery.[13] In deciding the case, a Trade Mark Oppositions Hearing Officer ruled that she was "satisfied that a substantial portion of the Australian public would know of the dictionary meaning of yowie and be able to distinguish between use of the term in this sense, and use of the term by (Cadbury)."[14]

In 2012, artist Barbara van der Linden painted Tim's portrait as part of her Faces of Canberra series, for exhibition during Canberra's centenary year in 2013.[15] He continues to live in Canberra with his family.

He has acted as a location and historical advisor for international television programs on unusual phenomena and has featured in documentaries about Australian and international mysteries. He was even an informant for foreign press when Survivor was filming in the Australian outback.[16] He is a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers, and has hosted a national travel radio show and is a ghost-tour guide. He also has his own YouTube channel that covers mysteries, cryptids, and urban legends.[17]

Publications

Short films / documentaries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-01-06. Who is TYM?. 2021-07-05. TIM the YOWIE MAN. en-US.
  2. News: The Canberra Times. 12 March 2000. Just Who Is Tim The Yowie Man. Fairfax Media.
  3. News: The Canberra Times. 7 August 2007. Hard hats going Green. Fairfax Media.
  4. Book: Dapin, Mark. Strange country : travels in a very different Australia. 2009. Macmillan Australia. 978-1-74198-243-5. Sydney. 198–199. 911394973.
  5. Web site: 2012-06-04. The real X-Files - Leopards, panthers and yowies. 2021-07-05. PerthNow. en.
  6. Web site: Man. Tim the Yowie. 2014-05-23. Tim the Yowie Man: Spinning a yarn. 2021-07-05. Traveller. en-au.
  7. Web site: Tim the Yowie Man. 2021-07-05. Australian Geographic. en-AU.
  8. Web site: 2013-03-29. Break by the lake. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012035402/http://www.huntervalleynews.net.au/story/1397901/break-by-the-lake/. 12 October 2014. 2021-07-05. Hunter Valley News. en-AU.
  9. Web site: Tim the Yowie Man. 2021-07-05. Traveller. en-au.
  10. Web site: 2014-10-09. Tim The Yowie Man - ACT News - watoday.com.au. 2021-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009163630/http://www.watoday.com.au/act-news/by/Tim-the-Yowie-Man. 9 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Times. The Canberra. Tim the Yowie Man's Profile The Canberra Times Canberra, ACT. 2021-07-05. www.canberratimes.com.au. en-AU.
  12. News: Tim the Yowie Man licks chocolate giant in court. Fairfax Media. The Canberra Times. 15 December 2004.
  13. News: 14 September 2004. Yowie Man, chocolate maker go head-to-head. ABC News Australia. ABC Canberra. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012111227/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-14/yowie-man-chocolate-maker-go-head-to-head/2043358. 12 October 2013.
  14. News: 14 December 2004. Yowie, he's no choc bar!. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100829045255/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Yowie-hes-no-choc-bar/2004/12/14/1102787068238.html. 29 August 2010.
  15. Web site: Doherty. Megan. 2012-11-01. Artist renders Yowie Man deep in mystery. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101201143/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/artist-renders-yowie-man-deep-in-mystery-20121031-28ksq.html. 1 November 2012. 2021-07-05. The Canberra Times. en-AU.
  16. News: Rutenberg. Jim. 2000-12-03. Marketing a Mystery; Outback Confidential. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-05. 0362-4331.
  17. Web site: Tim The Yowie Man - The Series - YouTube. 2021-07-05. www.youtube.com.

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