"Tenterfield Star  Building"  c1913

Tenterfield,
New South Wales,
Australia

This building has possibilities for uses such as an art gallery, expo display facility, commercial offices etc.

For Lease

This commercial building is in the main shopping area of Tenterfield on the New England Highway. The building was erected in 1913 to house the local newspaper, and as a solicitor's office.

The Tenterfield Star Newspaper (est. 1870) was purchased in the late 1890s and owned for 16 years by Major J F Thomas who earned worldwide fame at the South African Boer War for his defence of "Breaker Morant". As the local solicitor he occupied this building and through his paper was able to advocate the cause of Australian Federation.

The building is on 1012 sq. metres and takes up the street frontage with an access easement on one side to the rear which has a large area for further use or parking facilities.

There are four offices with open fireplaces at the front with a central hall and a large open truss area at the rear with natural skylights and separate ladies and gents toilets. This was the former print production area.

The iron roof and guttering are in excellent condition having been renewed in recent years. The building is very sound, double brick, timber floors and windows, arched hallway with solid timber doors.

There is also a built-in strong room/ safe with a brass seal emblem. A freestanding timber framed fibro clad store shed with loading stage and stairs is at the rear of the building.

Tenterfield is a town with tourist and historical interest, one of three recognised Federation towns in Australia. Sir Henry Parkes made his Federation speech in 1889 at the School of Arts, Banjo Patterson was married in the local Presbyterian Church in 1903 and Peter Allen's grandfather had his saddler's shop around the corner in Main Street, where it is now a tourist shop.

There are several possibilities for this building. At present it is in original and unrestored condition having been used continuously from the day it was built up to several weeks ago as the home of the newspaper.

The printing machinery has been removed but with some paint and floor sanding the interior would suit its original purposes as offices.

Tenterfield is on the New England Ranges, a comfortable three hour drive from Brisbane and lies 20km inside the New South Wales order. The coast is 160 km via Lismore on the Bruxner Highway which crosses the town.

Tenterfield has a population of over 3,000 and services a larger rural area and population. There is an emerging wine industry in this area and natural attractions, rare rock formations and wide distant ranges, scenic beauty, fresh air and big starry nightscapes.

All enquiries Paul Wood
(07) 3209 8338

Email: moonbawn@optusnet.com.au