 He moved to Kintore in 1981 and was active in later establishing the settlement at Kiwirrkura, closer to his country.He was an important law man, knowledgeable of many stories and rituals.According to Daphne Williams of Papunya Tula, a trip west from Alice to Kintore with Timmy could take two or three times as long as a trip without him, so great as his enthusiasm for stopping along the way to tell his companions the stories of the land they passed through.