Tenterfield, NSW, Australia; Elevation - 850m
S 29° 03.954 E 152° 00.937
56J E 404179 N 6784313
Tenterfield, NSW, "the Birthplace of a Nation", was where Henry Parkes gave his speech in 1886 outlining the need to ‘unite and create a great national government for all Australia’.
The Welcome sign on the Southern entry shows elevation as 850 m.
Waymark Code: WMNAM9
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/01/2015
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The primary reason given by Parkes, the then Premier of NSW, for federation in the Tenterfield Oration was the united defence of the Australian continent. As stated in 1999 by Bob Carr (premier of NSW 1995-2005) the Tenterfield Oration has similar significance to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in the American colonies.