Tenterfield - Definition and Overview

Tenterfield is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Tenterfield is located in the north of the state, in the New England region. It is very close to the border of Queensland, leading to it being a centre for the promotion of Federation of the Australian States. Sir Henry Parkes delivered his Federation Speech here in 1889 while en route from Brisbane to Sydney, ultimately leading to Federation on 1 January 1901.

Noted residents

• Major J.F. Thomas, a solicitor known for his vigorous defense of Harry "The Breaker" Morant. Jack Thompson portrayed Major Thomas in the film Breaker Morant.

• A.B. "Banjo" Patterson.

• The entertainer Peter Allen, who was born in and spent much of his childhood in Tenterfield, where he lived with his grandfather George Woolnough (see below).

• George Woolnough, Allen's grandfather, a saddlemaker, the third person to own the saddlery and the subject of Allen's song "Tenterfield Saddler".

External links

• [1] (http://www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au) Local government site
• [2] (http://www.tenterfield.com/) Tenterfield visitors' centre