Overview

Towns in the
Tenterfield Council Area ..

ACACIA CREEK
ACACIA PLATEAU
AMOSFIELD
BACK CREEK
BALD ROCK
BARNEY DOWNS
BARWICK
BEAURY
BEAURY CREEK
BILLYRIMBA
BISMUTH
BLACK CREEK
BLACK SWAMP
BLUFF ROCK
BOLIVIA
BOOKOOKOORARA
BOONOO BOONOO
BOOROOK
BRYANS GAP
BUNGULLA
CARROLLS CREEK
CENTRAL KOREELAH
CLIFTON
CULLENDORE
DALMAN
DEEPWATER
DEEPWATER FOUR MILE
DRAKE
FOUR MILE CREEK
GILGURRY
GRAHAMS CREEK
GULF CREEK
HEWETSONS MILL
HOMESTEAD
JENNINGS
KILLARNEY
KOREELAH
KOREELAH CENTRAL
LEECHS GULLY
LEEFIELD
LEGUME
LESLEYS CREEK
LISTON
LONDON BRIDGE
LONG GULLY
LOTTERY CREEK
LOWER ACACIA CREEK
MACLEODS CREEK
MAIDS VALLEY
MARYLAND
MINGOOLA
MOLE RIVER
MOLE VALE
MOLE VALLEY
MOORABINDA
MOUNT MCKENZIE
NEW FARM
NEW KOREELAH
NUTSHELL
OLD KOREELAH
PADDYS FLAT
POVERTY POINT
PRETTY GULLY
PYES CREEK
RIVERTREE
RIVERVIEW
ROCKY RIVER
ROSENEATH
SAILOR JACK
SANDY FLAT
SANDY HILL
SANDY HILLS
SILENT GROVE
SOVEREIGN
SOVEREIGNTON
SPRINGS
STANNUM
STEINBROOK
SUGARLOAF BORDER GATE
SUNNYSIDE
SWAMP OAK
TABULAM
TABULAM SOUTH
TARBAN
TENTERFIELD
THE MOLE
THE SCRUB
THE SWAMP
TI TREE
TI TREE CREEK
TIMBARRA
TORRINGTON
TUNGSTEN
UNDERCLIFFE
UPPER TOOLOOM
URBENVILLE
WALLABY CREEK
WAROPURRA
WHITE SWAMP
WILLSONS DOWNFALL
WOODENBONG
WOODSIDE
WYLIE CREEK
WYWEERA

Tenterfield is situated within the New England - North West Region of New South Wales.

Tenterfield is an attractive town with many historic buildings dating back to the mid-19th century. It is surrounded by national parks and vineyards, and is known for its autumn colours.

History

Tenterfield was proclaimed a town in 1851, named after a large property in the area owned by Alexander Donaldson. Fred Ward, the notorious bushranger known as Thunderbolt, wreaked havoc in the area between 1864 and 1870. The railway came to town in 1886, making Tenterfield the last stop in New South Wales on the way to Brisbane.

The town's main claim to fame is that Sir Henry Parkes delivered his famous "birth of our nation" speech in the Tenterfield School of Arts in 1889. His rousing speech is credited with being the decisive moment that set the country on its path toward Federation in 1901.

Things to do

Walk through historic Tenterfield, which has more than 100 heritage-listed buildings.

Sample fine food and wine at one of the vineyards in the surrounding area.

Take a historic drive on Mt Lindesay Road – first stop, Thunderbolt's hideout, second stop, the ruins of the "Brisbane Line", which was Australia's second line of defence in case of an invasion from the north in World War II.

Events

Oracles of the Bush in April is a celebration of Australian Bush culture through verse, song, music and theatre.

Don’t miss

Climbing up Bald Rock, the largest granite rock in Australia.

The Henry Parkes Memorial School of the Arts to learn more about the man whose famous speech changed the nation.

A visit to Tenterfield Saddlery, made famous by Peter Allen's song "Tenterfield Saddler" about his grandfather, George Woolnough, who ran the saddlery from 1908 to 1960.

Stepping onto the viewing platform at Boonoo Boonoo Falls to see the river plunge 210 metres.

The Centenary Cottage Museum and its local history collection and memorial to Harry Chauvel, whose Light Horse Regiment served in the Boer War.

Train memorabilia and photographs at the Railway Museum.