George Woolnough
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George Woolnough was a saddler in Tenterfield, New South Wales from 1908 until his retirement in 1960.[1]
George Woolnough’s grandson was Peter Allen, a famous and flamboyant cabaret singer who immortalised the Saddlery with the song Tenterfield Saddler. One of George Woolnough’s sons Dick Woolnough, become a violent alcoholic upon returning from World War II. He shot and killed himself when his son, Peter was still young.[citation needed] George never understood, nor got over this devastating event.
Built in 1860 of quarried blue granite, The Tenterfield Saddlery in which George Woolnough worked is National Trust listed.
On November 26th 2005, an extension of the Tenterfield library was opened and named the “George Woolnough Wing”.[2]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Tenterfield Saddlery. Tenterfield Tourism. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ Tenterfield Public Libarary (pdf). State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
