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Information about Glen Innes, NSW Australia
Glen Innes is located 613km north of Sydney at the intersection of the Gwydir and New England Highways. In
1994 it had a population of 6,140 (2006 Cencus)
Tourist Information
Glen Innes Visitor Centre
152 Church St
Glen Innes NSW 2370
Telephone: (02) 6732 2397
Facsimile: (02) 6732 6090
Information about Glen Innes:
The New England town of Glen Innes is surrounded by rich, rolling countryside where agriculture flourishes
and sapphires, tin and other minerals are extracted. The area is known as the ‘Land of the Beardies’, after two
long- bearded stockmen who settled in the area in 1835. The town itself is known as the ‘Celtic Capital’ and
annually celebrates all things Celtic at the Australian Celtic Festival on the first weekend in May.
The Australian Standing Stones in Centennial Parklands are a unique monument to all the Celts who helped
build the nation. The monument comprises 38 stones weighing up to 30 tonnes. Land of Beardies History
House Museum is a fascinating folk museum, housed in the original hospital building. Many heritage buildings
in Grey Street have been restored to their original standard and colour scheme.
Glenn Innes is known for its beautiful parklands straddling Rocky Ponds Creek through the centre of town.
They are a cool escape in summer and blaze of colour in autumn. East of Glenn Innes the World Heritage listed
Washpool and the adjoining Gibraltar Range national parks are regarded as having the greatest diversity of flora
and fauna of any parks in the State.
• Name origin: After Major Archibald Clunes Innes, a Scot who held large pastoral interests in the area during
the early 1800s
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6 th Lodge to receive this Gavel
1 st Feb 1995
Tenterfield Lodge No. 55
Tenterfield;
Masonic Rooms; High Street, Tenterfield, New South Wales
Date of Warrant or Constitution; 8 th November 1877
This is the 4 th Lodge not to write back with their Lodge information;
Meets: 1 st Wednesday * Installation: 1 st Wednesday April * Secretary: W. Bro. J. H. Hamilton
Address: P.O. Box 16 Tenterfield 2372
Information about Tenterfield:
Tenterfield is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the New
England region at the intersection of the New England and Bruxner Highways.
Tenterfield is a three-hour drive from Brisbane, 2.5 hours from Byron Bay, two hours
from Armidale, New South Wales and 10 hours from Sydney. The town sits in a valley
astride the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Tenterfield had a population of
3,130 people.
Tenterfield’s proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between
Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a centre for the promotion of the federation of the Australian
colonies.
History:
Tenterfield’s first inhabitants were the Jukembal people who travelled the area from near Glen Innes
to Stanthorpe, Queensland.
In 1841 Sir Stuart Donaldson was running 18,000 sheep on a property that he named Tenterfield Station, after a
family home in Scotland. Donaldson was the first premier of NSW and made biannual trips to Tenterfield to