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 January1901.
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.
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
The Tenterfield Terrier has English origins but, like dog breeds such as the Miniature Fox Terrier, the Australian Terrier, the Silky Terrier, and the Australian Cattle Dog, was developed uniquely in Australia.
The town of Tenterfield is significant in Australian history, and the best-known owner of its saddlery was a man named George Woolnough, who was immortalized by his grandson, entertainer Peter Allen, as the “Tenterfield Saddler”.
The name Tenterfield Terrier was suggested in the 1990s by Don Burke, a television personality of the era, and was adopted during the renaming of one of the then-Miniature Fox Terrier clubs.
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