Tenterfield School of Arts
- Tenterfield School of Arts
The Tenterfield School of Arts is a hall in the town of Tenterfield in New South Wales, Australia. It is notable as the place where Sir Henry Parkes delivered the Tenterfield Oration, a speech proposing that the six separate British colonies in Australia should unite into a single federation.
The building was threatened with demolition in the 1950s, but was saved after an extended community campaign, which saw the formation of the National Trust of Australia. It was subsequently acquired by the Trust in 1957 and completely restored over the next few years. After being renamed the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts, the building then became the first museum operated by the Trust in Australia, containing a range of memorabilia related to both the history of Federation and the local area. It is open to the public seven days a week.
A library, function centre, cinema and theatre are also housed in the School of Arts building. [Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts]
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