George Woolnough

George Woolnough was a saddler in Tenterfield, New South Wales from 1908 until his retirement in 1960.[1]

The Tenterfield Saddlery where Woolnough worked

Woolnough's grandson was Peter Allen, a flamboyant cabaret singer who immortalised Woolnough with the song "Tenterfield Saddler".[2] Woolnough's son, Dick Woolnough, became a violent alcoholic upon returning from World War II, eventually shooting and killing himself.[3] Woolnough never understood, nor got over this devastating event.

Built in 1860 of quarried blue granite, the Tenterfield Saddlery at which Woolnough worked is National Trust of Australia listed.

On 26 November 2005 an extension of the Tenterfield library was opened and named the "George Woolnough Wing".[4]

George Woolnough owned terrier dogs, like those bred by many people in the district. On account of George's subsequent fame immortalised in song, the fame of the town, and the known concentration of breeders in the area, this distinctly Australian breed was named the Tenterfield Terrier in 1993.[5]

Sources
  1. "Tenterfield Saddlery". Tenterfield Tourism. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMauNjr7_ZE
  3. Adams, Cameron (26 January 2014). "The true blue sounds of Australia". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. "Tenterfield Public Library" (pdf). State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
  5. http://www.tenterfieldterrier.info/history.html
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