32-464: Ken Cameron (born 1946) is an Australian film and television director and writer. Cameron was born in Tenterfield, New South Wales , Australia and graduated from Sydney University with BA in 1968. He has won two AFI Awards for directing. This article about an Australian film director is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tenterfield, New South Wales Tenterfield
64-740: A course of action that might have an adverse effect on a listed subject. The Council itself could not make decisions on a proposed course of action; such decisions were made by the Federal Minister or the relevant authority contemplating the course of action. Evaluation of nominated places was based on the following criteria: Its importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia's natural or cultural history Its possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Australia's natural or cultural history Its potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Australia's natural or cultural history Its importance in demonstrating
96-689: A particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons Its special association with the life or works of a person, or group of persons, of importance in Australia's natural or cultural history The Register of the National Estate was frozen in February 2007. In 2003 the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 , which had established the RNE, was repealed. In its place
128-607: A school of arts and three churches. The existing Tenterfield Post Office was constructed in 1881. On 1 February 1919, the presence of cases of Spanish flu in New South Wales resulted in Queensland closing its borders. Travellers bound for Queensland on the Main North railway line were forced to disembark at Tenterfield railway station , the last stop before the train would close the border. The Tenterfield showgrounds were turned in
160-532: A stable but critical condition. The fire continued to burn with an emergency warning throughout the night and was later downgraded by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to a 'watch and act' level on 7 September as conditions on the fire grounds were easing due to cooler weather and large teams of firefighters with multiple aircraft assisting them with the fire. [REDACTED] Tenterfield travel guide from Wikivoyage Register of
192-523: A temporary quarantine camp occupied by up to 700 people. Some people chose to return to Sydney while other spent a week in the camp after which they could enter Queensland. During World War II , Tenterfield was earmarked as a key battleground if the Japanese should invade Australia. During 1942 thousands of soldiers were set up in emergency camps, unbeknown to the locals, to cope with such an event. Overgrown tank traps and gun emplacements can still be seen on
224-634: Is a regional town in New South Wales , Australia, situated at the junction of the New England and Bruxner highways, along the Northern Tablelands , within the New England region . At the 2016 census , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a centre for the promotion of
256-544: Is incorporated into the Lismore television licence area and as such receives regional news bulletins on Seven and Nine along with brief local news updates on WIN Television 's 10 Northern NSW (formerly Southern Cross 10 ). The local geography is dominated by prominent granite inselbergs and mountains, the most famous being that of Bald Rock, which sits within the Bald Rock National Park , and Bluff Rock which
288-499: Is located 12 minutes drive south of Tenterfield on the New England Highway. Prominent natural landmarks close to Tenterfield are: Tenterfield has an oceanic climate ( Cfb ), with cool winters, warm wet summers and a high diurnal range due to its valley location. It sits at an altitude of 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level, and temperatures below freezing are common in the winter months. Tenterfield averages 47 days where
320-577: Is on the north-western stretch of the Northern Tablelands plateau, a spur of the Great Dividing Range , and is nestled in a valley beneath Mount Mackenzie (1,287m elevation), one of the highest points along the Northern Tablelands. Tenterfield's first inhabitants were the Jukembal people who travelled the area from near Glen Innes to Stanthorpe, Queensland . In 1841, Sir Stuart Donaldson
352-696: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act ) and the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003 provided for a new system of heritage protection for nationally significant places. In 2006 the EPBC Act and the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003 were amended to freeze the RNE, and to allow five years to phase out statutory references to the RNE. As a result of these changes: In February 2012,
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#1733085425107384-668: The Tenterfield School of Arts on 24 October 1889. He was travelling from Brisbane to Sydney, via the new Main North railway . The speech is credited with re-igniting the debate that ultimately led to Federation on 1 January 1901. Parkes never got to see his oration come to fruition, dying 5 years prior to the Federation of Australia. According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 4,066 people in Tenterfield. The main industries in
416-633: The federation of Australia . Tenterfield is located at the northern end of the New England region, at the intersection of the New England and Bruxner Highways . The town is the seat of the Tenterfield Shire . The closest nearby large town is Stanthorpe, Queensland , being 56 km north via the New England Highway. Tenterfield is three hours from Brisbane , Queensland (276 km), three hours from Byron Bay, New South Wales (205 km), two hours from Armidale, New South Wales (188 km) and eight hours from Sydney (663 km). The town
448-534: The 1970s. It was incorporated into the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 and was used to describe a collection of buildings and sites that were worthy of preservation for a variety of reasons. It covered natural environments as well as European history and Aboriginal culture . Anyone could suggest that a certain site should be listed on the Register of the National Estate. A nomination form
480-685: The National Estate The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List were created and by 2007 the Register had been replaced by these and various state and territory heritage registers. Places listed on
512-450: The Queensland border, connecting Sydney and Brisbane, with a break-of-gauge at Wallangarra. When the rail link to the Queensland border was completed, Sydney and Brisbane were linked by rail for the first time. The railway was subsequently bypassed by the fully standard gauge North Coast line between Sydney and Brisbane, which was completed in 1932. The Main North line is now closed north of Armidale through to Wallangarra/Jennings, and
544-708: The Register remain in a non-statutory archive and are still able to be viewed via the National Heritage Database . The register was initially compiled between 1976 and 2003 by the Australian Heritage Commission , after which the register was maintained by the Australian Heritage Council . 13,000 places were listed. The expression "national estate" was first used by the British architect Clough Williams-Ellis , and reached Australia in
576-542: The Register required that a Commonwealth Minister or authority should not take any course of action that would adversely affect the listed subjects unless there was no alternative; in the latter case, the Minister was obliged to take steps to minimise any effect on the listed subject. The listing did not impose any legal obligations on private owners, companies, State governments or local governments. The Australian Heritage Council had to be consulted if any government wanted to take
608-464: The Register was replaced by the Australian National Heritage List for places of outstanding heritage value for Australia and the Commonwealth Heritage List for heritage places that are owned or controlled by the Commonwealth of Australia, together with a collection of state and territory heritage registers that most were in existence for many years. The RNE is maintained on a non-statutory basis as
640-458: The Tenterfield district are beef cattle breeding and superfine wool production through the breeding of Merino sheep. There are ten state forests in the Tenterfield district covering 7,540 hectares (18,600 acres). The only commercial radio stations serving Tenterfield are Rebel Media stations, Rebel FM 93.7 and The Breeze 102.5. The Tenterfield-based community radio station is Ten FM . The station also broadcasts to Stanthorpe north of
672-410: The Tenterfield railway station is now a museum. There was considerable debate about whether the break of gauge should take place at the existing town of Tenterfield, or at a whole new town at the border, which respectively became Wallangarra (Queensland side) and Jennings (New South Wales side). Sir Henry Parkes delivered his Federation Speech, commonly referred to as the " Tenterfield Oration ", in
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#1733085425107704-560: The Travelling Stock Route near the New England Highway. The highway was until the early 1950s the only all-weather road from Sydney to Brisbane. Tenterfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The following buildings and sites are listed on the now defunct Register of the National Estate :. Also includes other buildings and sites as part of Tenterfield's history The railway opened to Tenterfield on 28 October 1884 and in 1886 to nearby Wallangarra / Jennings on
736-404: The border, on a separate frequency. ABC New England North West and ABC Radio National broadcast to Tenterfield on local FM repeaters. Tenterfield's local newspaper is The Tenterfield Star , which is a weekly newspaper issued each Wednesday. The newspaper has been published for more than 170 years and was once owned by J. F. Thomas, the solicitor who defended Breaker Morant . Tenterfield
768-404: The minimum temperature drops below 0 °C or 32 °F each year. The town receives light to moderate snowfalls during severe winters. This only occurs once every 20–30 years, although the town experiences occasional sleet. The nearby Mount Mackenzie (1,287 metres or 4,222 feet elevation) generally receives light, sometimes moderate, snowfall annually. The town's last snowfall occurred during
800-416: The principal characteristics of: (i) a class of Australia's natural or cultural places; or (ii) a class of Australia's natural or cultural environments Its importance in exhibiting particular aesthetic characteristics valued by a community or cultural group Its importance in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period Its strong or special associations with
832-589: The winter of 2015, although, the most recent snowfall close to Tenterfield was on 4 June 2019, when a low pressure system swept north through NSW. This caused it to snow on Mount Mackenzie and other points above 1,000 metres or 3,280 feet throughout the New England region. Summers are moderately warm and stable, with most days during the summer months reaching 23 °C (73.4 °F) or above, and generally not dropping below 9 °C (48 °F) overnight. The majority of precipitation occurs as thunderstorms, which can be severe. Tenterfield's highest recorded temperature
864-471: Was 39.9 °C (103.8 °F), which was recorded on 12 February 2017. Its coldest recorded temperature was −10.6 °C (12.9 °F), which was recorded on 10 July 2006. On 6 September 2019, a grass fire started near Mount Mackenzie Road, opposite the Tenterfield Cemetery, to the south west of Tenterfield. The fire was exacerbated by dry winds and unseasonable heat due to a weather front that
896-401: Was destroyed and 4 other homes damaged severely. 2 car yards, a pistol club and 12 outbuildings were destroyed and another 8 outbuildings damaged A 66 year old Tenterfield local, Neville Smith, a volunteer NSW firefighter, was severely injured when the fire truck he was in was engulfed by flames while defending a property, He was stabilised at Tenterfield Hospital then airlifted to Brisbane in
928-474: Was discovered at Drake (Fairfield) and shortly afterwards at Timbarra and Boonoo Boonoo. During 1859 an AJS Bank opened and an Anglican church was built the following year. In the 1860s the Tenterfield Chronicle was published, the district court was established; the building of a hospital commenced and a public school was opened. In 1870 the population was less than 900, but the town had five hotels,
960-565: Was provided and was then submitted to an expert group for evaluation. If a place was accepted for listing, the nomination was declared in the Commonwealth Gazette and newspapers. The Heritage Council eventually made a decision after the public has had time to comment and raise possible objections. The listing, if it took place, was based on an assessment of the values of the nominated place, whether "aesthetic, historic, scientific, or social significance, or other special value". A listing on
992-508: Was running 18,000 sheep on a property that he named Tenterfield Station, after a family home, Tenterfield House , in Haddington , Scotland. Donaldson was the first premier of NSW and made biannual trips to Tenterfield to inspect his holdings there, which covered 100,000 acres (400 km ) of unfenced land. Tenterfield Post Office opened on 1 January 1849 and the township was gazetted in 1851 with allotments being sold in 1854. In 1858 gold
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1024-414: Was sweeping across New South Wales . Within an hour, the fire was upgraded to an emergency level threat and swept across the southern edge of the town, jumping across the New England Highway. All schools in Tenterfield were evacuated and power was cut to the town. The fire burned eastwards, within the vicinity of Billirimba road and Scrub road. 65 homes in the immediate area of the fire were saved. one home
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