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Name
  
George Woolnough

Children
  
Dick Woolnough

Grandchildren
  
Peter Allen


George Woolnough

Tenterfield saddler the life and times of george woolnough


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

George Woolnough LieutenantColonel George Woolnough Telegraph

Woolnough's grandson was Peter Allen, a flamboyant cabaret singer who immortalised Woolnough with the song "Tenterfield Saddler". Woolnough's son, Dick Woolnough, became a violent alcoholic upon returning from World War II, eventually shooting and killing himself. 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".

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.

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George Woolnough Wikipedia