History & Heritage

Photo by Peter Reid

Centenary Cottage Museum

Tenterfield

Tenterfield Centenary Cottage Museum consists of the Cottage Museum, General Sir Harry Chauvel Gallery, Petrie Pioneer Cottage and various examples…

Currys Gap State Conservation Area

Tenterfield

Curry's Gap State Conservation Area is located 1km south of Tenterfield at the base of Mount Mackenzie and covers an…

F-111 Crash Site Memorial

Tenterfield

On 2 April 1987, an F-111 training flight took a turn for the worse when the plane crashed into a…

Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts

Tenterfield

Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts (SHPMSoA) Closure At the 30 June Ordinary Council meeting, Council resolved to withdraw the…

Tenterfield Cork Tree

Tenterfield

Fortune favours those who see More in me than just a tree Look at my cork And three times walk Before my girth for…

Tenterfield Railway Museum

Tenterfield

The Station opened in 1886 and is a rare survival of something that was once common throughout NSW. It is…

Tenterfield Saddler

Tenterfield

The late George Woolnough worked on High Street and lived on Manners, Fifty-two years he sat on his verandah, made his…

TENTERFIELD SCULPTURE WALK

Tenterfield

Stroll through Tenterfield's History in sculpture. Start at "Horse" (representing our early settlers) in Miles Street and continue along Tenterfield Creek…

Tenterfield Soundtrail

Tenterfield

Discover our region through audio stories.  Tenterfield is a town built on crossroads - between the coast and the western plains,…

The Prince Albert Memorial Hospital Isolation Ward

One of the remaining extant Isolation Wards in regional Australia - a site of cultural significance that has been preserved…

Thunderbolt's Hideout

Tenterfield

Please note that Thunderbolt's Hideout is currently inaccessible due to a large tree over the walking track.  Fred Ward, better known…

World War 2 Tank Traps - Mount Lindesay Road

Tenterfield

During World War II, low profile, defensive positions were established along many roads throughout Australia. The Mount Lindesay Road (then…

World War 2 Tank Traps - Paddy's Flat

Paddy's Flat

During World War II, low profile, defensive positions were established along many roads throughout Australia, and the Tank Traps at…