Welcome to the Tenterfield Visitor Centre
Tenterfield - New England - NSW - Australia
Tenterfield sits astride the Great Dividing Range at the northern end of the New England Highway 18kms from the Queensland border.
A town of four seasons, Tenterfield has a mild spring with a moderate alpine summer climate followed by a glorious autumn when the many deciduous trees display their russet-gold foliage. The winters combine warm sunny days with clear crisp nights. 
One of the most romantic and colourful of Australia's frontier towns, Tenterfield is known as "The Birthplace of Our Nation" -Sir Henry Parkes delivering his famous Federation Speech in the Tenterfield School of Arts on 24th October 1889. This Speech ultimately led to the Federation of all Australian States on January 1st 1901.
Some of the well-known characters who helped to shape the town were:
- Captain Thunderbolt (alias Fred Ward), a bushranger in the area in the mid 1880s
- Local solicitor Major J.F. Thomas, noted for his defence of Harry "The Breaker" Morant
- A B "Banjo" Patterson, married local girl Alice Walker from Tenterfield Station at St Stephens Presbyterian Church in 1903
- Peter Allen, the International entertainer, was born here,
grandson of "The Tenterfield Saddler", whom he
immortalised in his hauntingly beautiful song
Please enjoy finding out about the town and the surrounding areas in these pages and that you will find it possible to visit us and take advantage of all the activities that make Tenterfield a wonderful place to stay.
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