Tenterfield Saddler Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
By Zalgariath on 13-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2517

The Tenterfield Saddler

"Time is a Traveller, Tenterfield Saddler turn your head. Right again Jackaroo, think I see a kangaroo up ahead..."

Tenterfield NSW is a town steeped in history. On the 24th October 1889, Sir Henry Parkes gave his famous Federation Speech in this town, and it is often referred to as the Birthplace of the Nation. How shocked and appalled I was to find there was not a single cache hidden in town! While many may be unaware this is where the Federation Movement really began to gather steam, those same folk may have heard of a tune called "Tenterfield Saddler" by the Boy from Oz, Peter Allen.

Peter Allen was born and raised in Tenterfield and the song he wrote is about his Grandfather, George Woolnough, who worked in the Saddlery from 1908 to 1960. These days the Saddlery is National Trust Listed and is a Museum / Shop of a bygone era. On November 26, 2005 an extension of the Tenterfield library was opened and named the "George Woolnough Wing".

Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson purchased the land in 1858. He later went on to be the First Premier of NSW. The Saddlery itself was built in 1870 out of local hand-cut bluestone and during its life served as a bank, a private home, and then reverted to a Saddlery in 1897 as it stands to this day.

"Time is a Tale Teller, Tenterfield Saddler make a bet. Fly away Cockatoo, down on the ground Emu up ahead."

Unfortunately being a Sydney Boy I couldn't maintain a physical cache this far from home, so a Virtual will have to suffice and hopefully encourage local cachers to populate this historic town in a few more real ones!

June 2018 Update - It completely slipped my mind that when History caches were introduced this would be a perfect candidate. The cache type has been updated to reflect this.

To Log this Cache:

Take the obligatory photo of your good self in front of the Saddlery at GZ. You may claim your log right away but you'll need the answers to these two questions to prove your visit to the site.

1) Outside the Saddlery parking illegal unless you meet what condition? 

2) Next to the front door of the shop/museum is a sign. How much did Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson pay for the land in 1858?

You can generate your unique Codeword to log this cache by answering the questions here!

Upload your photo, enter the codeword and complete your log! :D Then have fun exploring the rest of this great Aussie town!

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