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HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007www.environment.sa.gov.au
Department for Environment and Heritage
HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletter
Edition 3� September 2007
‘Heritage is one of our most important assets. It is both our
inheritance and our future.’
Heritage Directions: A Future for Built Heritage in South
Australia (DepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage,2003)
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FrontCover:‘InternationalStyle’dwelling(Wrighthouse)designedbyRussellEllisandbuiltin1949,Springfield(1998)
TheHeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterispublishedbi-anuallybytheDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage
ISSN1443-9719
September 2007 Number 31
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Contents 3 My favourite heritage place(s)
InstituteBuildings
5 Heritage Places
ShowcasingHeritagePlaces
RhineParkHomesteadComplex
Nor’WestBendStation
ConservingHeritagePlacesinParks
�0 SA Heritage Fund Grants
SalemBaptistChurch
MorganRailwayStation
KeilHouseSmokehouse
2006/07SAHeritageFund Grantrecipients
�2 State Heritage Areas
�3 Looking after your Heritage Place
Saltdamp
�4 Architects and Builders of South Australia – 4
RussellEllis
�6 DEH Heritage News
�8 Heritage Bookshelf
ThroughtheEyesofGoyder MasterPlanner
�9 SA Heritage Council Update
20 Events
MsRainaNechvoglodtookupherappointmentasManageroftheHeritageBranchofDEHon23AprilastheBranchcontinuedtofocuson
achievingtheinitiativesoutlinedintheGovernment’sHeritageDirectionsstrategy.MsNechvoglodbringsexperienceintheDepartmentsofPremierandCabinet,HealthandFamilies&CommunitiesandtheOfficeofLocalGovernmenttotheposition,andhasastrongbackgroundinstrategicpolicydevelopment,issuesmanagementandcommunityconsultation.
Funding for State Heritage Places
Applicationsforthe2007/08roundofSAHeritageFundgrantsarenowbeingassessed.Prioritywillbegiventoplacesneedingurgentphysicalconservationwork,andprojectsthathelpownersplanforthefuturemanagementofaplace.
In2006/07,grantstotaling$273,000for59projectstoconserveStateHeritagePlacesunderlinedthegovernment’scommitmenttoassistingownerstocareforSouthAustralia’sheritageplaces.Detailsofsomeoftheseprojectscanbefoundinthisissue.DEHalsospentaround$180,000onconservingheritageplacesinparksaroundtheState,includingstabilisingruinsintheFlindersRanges,AnsteyHill,TaliskerandInnesparks.
DEH SA Built Heritage Research Fellowship
Thisannualfellowship,offeredthroughtheArchitectureMuseumoftheLouisLaybourneSmithSchoolofArchitectureandDesign,UniversityofSouthAustralia,supportsin-depthresearchintoanaspectoftheState’sbuiltheritage.Initiallyfundedfortwoyears,DEHhasdecidedtosupporttheannualfellowshipforafurtherthreeyears.LouiseBird,theinauguralrecipientoftheFellowship,haswrittenanillustratedmonographbasedonherthree-volumeresearchreportaboutSouthAustralianmodernistarchitectRussellEllisandhascontributedanarticleonhimtothisissue.
Database of SA Architects and their Works
InanotherDEH-ArchitectureMuseumpartnership,UniSAisemployingresearchers,fundedbyDEH,todocumentthelivesandworksof100ofthestate’s
mostsignificantarchitectsfromcolonialtimestothepresentday.Thedatabaseisexpectedtobeavailableontheinternetbyyear’sendandwillprovidenewinsightsintoourbuiltheritage.
Support for Local Government
BuildingcapacitywithinLocalGovernmenttolookaftertheirheritageplacesisakeystrategyforheritageconservationandmanagementinthisState.In2006/07over$100,000wasprovidedtoassistlocalCouncilstoassessthesignificanceoflocalheritageplaces,undertakeHeritagePlanAmendmentReportsorestablishCouncillocalheritageincentiveschemes.
Heritage Advisory Service Review
Thisyearmarksthe20thanniversaryofthecommencementoftheHeritageAdvisoryServiceinBurrain1987.Thisservice,whichisjointlyfundedbyStateandLocalGovernment,hasbeenidentifiedascriticaltoregionalservicingofheritagemanagement.ItcontinuestodevelopandalmosthalfofSouthAustralia’slocalcouncilshaveengagedtheprofessionalsupportofaHeritageAdviser.AcomprehensivereviewoftheServiceanditsdividendsisbeingundertaken,toinformfutureplanningandmanagement,aswellasprofessionalserviceatthelocallevel.
Showcasing SA Heritage Places
ThissectionoftheDEHHeritagewebsitehasnowexpandedtoincludehighlightsoftheSAHeritageRegisterandtheSAShipwrecksDatabase.Information-packedfactsheetstellthestoriesofsomeofSouthAustralia’suniquebuiltandmaritimeheritage.Thisissuefeaturesjusttwoofthesestories–Iencourageyoutovisitthewebsitewww.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/showcasing.htmltobrowsethefullselection.
2007 Schools Heritage Competition
InMayIwasverypleasedtolaunchthe5thannualSchoolsHeritageCompetition.ThecompetitionthisyearhasaligneditselfwiththePostcardsTVshowandincludesanewawardcategory,the‘Postcards’award,whichofferswinningstudentsthechancetofashiontheirownPostcards-stylesegmentbasedontheircompetitionentry.SchoolsacrossthestatehaverespondedenthusiasticallytothethemeofHeritage
Postcards: showcasing local
placesandIlookforwardtoannouncingthewinnerslaterthisyear.
Hon Gail Gago MLC Minister for Environment and Conservation
HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterMarch2007
Minister’sUpdate
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Minister’sUpdate MyFavouriteHeritagePlace(s)
Institute
BuildingsInthedaysbeforefreelocalpubliclibrariesbecamecommon–Elizabethwasthefirstin1957-Institutes
andtheirassociatedsubscriptionlibraries,publiclecturesandprovisionofcommunityhallsandmeetingroomswereimportantcentresofactivity.Theypeakedat309in1933,butaslateas1980therewerestill136ofthem.Todayonlyahandfulstillfunction,whiletherearenow138localpubliclibraries.
IhavechosentofocusonthreeofthemorenotableInstituteswhosehistoriesmatchthesubstantialnatureoftheirbuildings.However,eventhehumblestofInstituteswillgenerallyhavewitnessedmany‘entertainments’,lectures,meetings,dancesandfilmshowswhilealsoprovidingbothlightandseriousreadingtoeducateandsustaintheresidentsoftheirdistrict.Attheotherendofthescale,someofthegranderInstitutebuildings,forexampleSemaphoreandGlenelg,weretakenoverbythelocalcouncilsandbecametownhalls.
The South Australian Institute
TheInstituteBuildingonthecornerofNorthTerraceandKintoreAvenue,Adelaide,istheoldestInstitutebuilding
enteredintheSAHeritageRegisterandtheoldestculturalbuildingonNorthTerrace.TheInstituteofthetitlereferstotheSouthAustralianInstitute,establishedbyActofParliamentin1856.In1884itbecamethePublicLibrary,MuseumandArtGallery,acombinedbody,which56yearslatersplitintoitscomponentparts.
Thesouthernmosthalfofthebuildingistheoriginalportion,andwasoccupiedin1860andformallyopenedon29January1861.Itssouth-westernroomwasthepublicreadingroomandalsodoubledasalecturehall.Upstairs,thelongnarrowspaceacrossthenorthernendoftheoriginalbuildingwasthefirstpermanenthomeoftheSouthAustralianInstituteMuseum(nowtheSAMuseum),Adelaide’sfirst,whichwasestablishedin1856andopenedtothepublicinJanuary1862.Thebuildingitselfwasquitesophisticated,witha
ventilationsystemwithinthewallsandrooflightsoverthemuseumwhichcouldbecoveredby‘slides’workedfrominside.
ThebuildingsoonprovidedhomesfortheAdelaidePhilosophicalSociety(established1853;renamedtheRoyalSocietyofSouthAustralia1880),andtheSouthAustralianSocietyofArts(established1856;‘Royal’since1936).Inthe1870sitwasalsothevenuefortheearlylecturesoftheUniversityAssociation,forerunneroftheUniversityofAdelaide.TheselearnedsocietieswerelaterjoinedbytheRoyalGeographicalSocietyofAustralasia(SABranch),whoseacquisitionoftheYorkGateLibraryin1905wasakeyfactorleadingtotheconstructionofthenorthernadditionstothebuilding(openedin1907),whichgaveititspresentexternalform.
BrianSamuels
ReproducedinCBridge(1986),p49.OriginalatStateRecordsGRG19/185.ImagecourtesyoftheStateLibraryofS.A.
TheSongofAustraliawastaughttoSAschoolstudentsforover60years.(TownofGawler,GawlerHeritagecollection)
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The Gawler
InstituteTheGawlerInstitutewasfoundedinOctober1857andmovedintoitsownbuildinginMurrayStreetin1871.Itremainedthereuntil1985whenitwassupersededbytheGawlerPublicLibrary,whichstilloccupiesthebuilding.
Gawler’sInstitutewasaparticularlyinnovativebody,sponsoringanationalsongcompetitionwhichledtothecompositionof‘TheSongofAustralia’(1859)andin1860aprizeforthebesthistoryofSouthAustralia,whichledHenryHusseytocompileahistoryofthethenyoungColonythatwaslateradaptedandusedbyEdwinHodderinhistwovolume
The History of South
Australia from its foundation to the year of its
jubilee:…(1893).
TheInstitutealsoestablishedamuseum(c1859)whichappearstohavebeentheColony’sfirstoutsideAdelaide.ItsinauguralcuratorwaslatertobeoneofthemorenotableDirectorsofAdelaide’sBotanicGardens.
‘Anexcellentmuseumhasalsobeenformedinconnectionwithit,thenucleusofwhichwaspresentedbytheNaturalistClubatthecommencementofthepastyear.Itembracesspecimensofeverydepartmentoflocalnaturalhistory,aswellascuriositiesandspecimensfromotherpartsoftheworld.Agentlemanofgreatreputeinthescientificworld-Dr.RichardSchomburgk-haskindlyacceptedtheofficeofcurator.’
–GNott‘RiseandProgressofGawler’
(1860)reproducedinLoyau(1880)p21
The Port Adelaide
InstituteFoundedin1859atthethirdattempt,thePortAdelaideInstitutemovedintoitspurpose-builttwostoreybuildingin1876.ThesizeofthebuildingsuggeststheInstitute’sformersignificance.Itincorporatedreadingrooms,aresidenceforthelibrarian,abookbindery,whatisthoughttobethesecondpublicartgalleryintheColony(1880),andoneoftheearliestmuseums(1872).Aswellassustainingasubstantiallibrary,theInstitutealsoorganisedlectures,classesandothereducationalactivities.In1900ithadthemostsubscribersofanyInstitutelibraryoutsideofAdelaide.Itsgeneralmuseumbecameanauticalmuseumin1933,andwasbelievedtobetheoldestsuchmuseuminAustraliawhenitwasabsorbedintotheSAMaritimeMuseuminthe1980s.TheInstitutemovedoutin1959andthebuildingwasincorporatedintotheadjacentCustomHouseuntiltheCustomsvacatedbothbuildingsin1987.Itstillawaitsanewuse.
In conclusion
TherearemanyotherInstitutebuildingsenteredinStateandlocalheritageregisters.Localhistorieswillgenerallyprovideastartingpointforinformationaboutthem,whileMichaelTalbot’shistorycitedbelowprovidesaverygoodoverviewoftheirachievementsandtheworkingsofthevoluntarycommitteeswhichranthemforsomanyyears.
Brian Samuels Principal Heritage Officer
Further reading
CBridgeA Trunk Full of Books: History of the State Library of
South Australia and its Forerunners,Adelaide,1986.
EHCoombeHistory of Gawler, 1837 to 1908,Gawler,1910.
GLFischer‘HenryHussey’s“HistoryofSouthAustralia”’,South
Australianavol.VIIIno.1March1969,pp17-24.
GELoyauThe Gawler Handbook…,Adelaide,1880.
FEMelengFifty Years of the Port Adelaide
Institute...,Adelaide,1902.
MPagePort Adelaide and its Institute
1851-1979,Adelaide,1981.
BSamuels‘TheEvolutionoftheNorthTerraceCulturalInstitutionsandtheirBuildings:AnHistoricalChronology’,HistoryTrustofSouthAustralia,Adelaide,processedtypescript,1986and‘TheSouthAustralianInstituteBuilding:ALifeHistory’,HistoryTrustofSouthAustralia,Adelaide,processedtypescript,1986.
MTalbotA Chance to Read: a History of the Institutes Movement in
South Australia, Adelaide,1992.
MyFavouriteHeritagePlace(s)
The‘Free[i.e.opentonon-subscribers]ReadingRoom’,PortAdelaideInstitute(FromMeleng’s1902book,facingp44ofcatalogue)
ThePortAdelaideInstituteasitappearedinMeleng’s1902book(facingp13).
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New web-based showcase of Heritage
PlacesThisnewsectionontheDEHHeritagewebsitehighlightssomeofthesignificantbuiltandmaritimeheritagesitesinSouthAustralia.
Availableathttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/showcasing.html‘ShowcasingSAHeritagePlaces’containshighlightsandlatestentriesintheSAHeritageRegister,HighlightsoftheSAShipwrecksDatabase,andheritageplacescelebratingsignificantanniversariesin2007.
Thesitealsooffersvirtualglimpsesofon-siteinterpretationpanelsthattellvisitorsthestoriesofsomeofSouthAustralia’suniqueheritageplaces,includingtheBirdsvilleandStrzeleckiTracks,theOodnadattaTrack,andtheKanyakaHomesteadruinsintheSouthernFlindersRanges.
Improvingpublicawarenessandappreciationabouttheseplacesisconsideredanimportantpartoftheirlong-termconservationandprotection–forpeopletovaluetheseplaces,theyfirstneedtoknowaboutthem.
Eachyearaselectionofplacesandshipwreckswithsignificantanniversariesforthatyearwillbehighlighted.Thematicgroupingsofheritageplaceswillalsobeinterpreted,includingHeritageinParks,TransportHeritageandQuirkyorUnusualPlaces.
Inthisissuewehighlighttwosignificant2007anniversaries,bothorwhicharefeaturedinmoredetailontheShowcasingwebpages.
�50th Anniversaries of ShipwrecksThe Phaeton,the Sultana andthe
Koning Willem II
Threesmallwoodenvessels–thePhaeton,theSultanaandtheKoning Willem
II-carriedsomeofthe20,000ChineseimmigrantsmakingtheirwaytotheVictoriangoldfieldsviaSouthAustraliatoavoidVictoria’s‘headtax’.TheywerelostoffthecoastnearRobewithinsixmonthsin1857.
Fordetailsabouteachofthewrecks,andabriefhistoryofChineseimmigrationthroughRobe,seehttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/showcase_sashipwrecks.html
50th Anniversary – Beacon
HouseBeaconHouse,theformerMutualLifeandCitizens’AssuranceCompanyLtd(MLC)buildinginVictoriaSquare,isconsideredoneofAdelaide’smostsignificantmodernlandmarks.Openedin1957,itsconstructionhadadramaticimpactontheAdelaidetownscapeandcreatedhugeinterestanddebateinthemediaandcommunity.ItdemonstratesthemostsophisticatedapproachtosteelprefabricationandintegrationofservicesandstructureatthattimeinAustralia.Italsofeaturedthefirstvariableair-conditioningsystemcompletedinAustralia.
Formoreinformationaboutthehistoricalbackground,architecture,designandconstructionofBeaconHouse,seehttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/pdfs/showcasing/beacon_house.pdf
HeritagePlaces
BeaconHouse–formerMLC(MutualLifeandCitizens’AssuranceCompanyLtd)Building,1957.SLSA:B13963ImagecourtesyoftheStateLibraryofS.A.
South Australian Register,8July1857-reportingthelossoftheKoning
William II
BeaconHouse(2007)
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HeritagePlaces
Many owners of heritage places take seriously their role as
custodians of South Australia’s built heritage. In this article we
talk to owners who are responsible for not just a single building,
but a collection of heritage places.
Rhine Park Homestead Complex, Eden Valley
Home of the ‘Murray
Merinos’RhinePark,atEdenValley,issignificantasoneoftheearliestsheepstudsinSouthAustralia.ThelandonwhichthehomesteadandrelatedbuildingsaresituatedwasgrantedtoJohnMurray,thefounderofthe‘MurrayMerinos’,inSeptember1857.
“… a ram bred the year after Mr Murray formed his flock took
champion prize at the Adelaide Show, although imported rams were
placed against it. This feat rather put South Australian
flockmasters on their mettle, and several fresh importations were
made, but Mr. Murray’s ram took the championship for six
consecutive years.”
ThreegenerationsoftheMurrayfamilycarriedonthebreedingofthesefamousfoundationsheep.
Current
ownersBevanandPhoebeReynolds,ownersofRhineParksince1980,nowhaveresponsibilityfortheswagofState-heritagelistedbuildingsontheproperty,includingthehomestead,acottage,theformerstable,shearingshedandshearers’quarters.
Onceafarmoreextensivelandholding,theReynoldsnowrunsheepandgoatsontheremaining400acresoftheproperty.BevansayseveryoneintheareaknowssomeonewhoatsometimeworkedatRhinePark.
Thebluestonehomestead,builtinthreestagesusingstonefromtheproperty,datesfromthe1860s.Paintingandmaintenanceisvirtuallyanongoingjob–Bevanhashadampleopportunitytocountthe38verandahposts.Heiscurrentlycontemplatinghisnextjobofpaintingthe15’internalceilings.Hereckonshe’sgettingtoooldfortheladderandsoisplanningtorigupsomescaffoldingandcallouttohiswife,‘move’,eachtimehe’sreadytopaintanewspot.
Advisory Service
supportAstheownerofaStateHeritagePlaceintheBarossaCouncilarea,BevanisabletoseekadvicethroughtheHeritageAdvisoryService,providedinthisregionbySamHoskingfromFlightpathArchitects.Theserviceprovidesforownerstoseekinformationandadviceforconservationworksanddevelopmentproposals.
Financial
assistanceBevanhassuccessfullyappliedforfinancialsupportthroughtheSouthAustralianHeritageFundGrantsProgramtoassistincarryingoutessentialphysicalconservationworksonseveralofthebuildings.Roofinghasbeenapriorityfortheoutbuildings,aswellasstonerepairandrepointing.
Have you had the cement lecture
yet?Thereisalsoaneedtobevigilantaboutrisingdamp.OnvisitingRhineParkforthefirsttime,DEHConservationArchitectElizabethLittle’sfirstquestiontoBevanwas:‘Haveyouhadthecementlectureyet?’referringtothecommon,well-intentioned,but
destructivepracticeofrepairingcrumblingmortarwithcement-richratherthanalime-basedmortar.Thelatterissofterandmoreporousthanthestoneorbrickandactssacrificiallytoprotectthemasonry.Bevan’sextensiveexperienceandpriorknowledgesavedhimfromthelectureonthisoccasion.
Expect the
unexpectedAnunexpectedconservationchallengeisresultingfromtheeatinghabitsofthelocalwhitecockatoos.Thebirdsindustriouslyremovetheputtyaroundthewindows-Bevanhasre-puttiedthewindowsintheshearers’quartersforthreeyearsrunning.Chickenwirecurrentlyactsasadeterrent.
Heritage buildings need to be
usedHeritageplacesarenotbestservedbybeing‘preservedinaspic’–anybuildingthatisusedismorelikelytobevaluedandlookedafter.Thepassageinthemainhouseisverywellused.Ithasdonedouble-dutyasacricketpitchforthegrandchildren;Bevanfigureshe’sreplacedeverywindowpaneinthevicinity.
Shearingshedandoutbuildings,RhinePark(2007)
Viewofthehomestead,RhinePark
Thehomesteadisconstructedfrombluestonesourcedfromtheproperty,RhinePark(2007)
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Nor’West Bend Station Complex,
CadellMostpeopledon’tsetouttobuyapieceofSouthAustralia’sheritage.Itseemsthatmoreoftentheystumbleuponitandthenfindthenotionirresistible.Atleastthat’showithappenedforKevinandSuePedderandNor’WestBend,awellknownlocalpastoralpropertynearMorgan.Havinggrownuponaruralpropertyherself,SueknewofNor’WestBendthroughafamilyconnectionandwascurioustoseeit.Inonevisitcuriosityturnedtoresolvetopurchasetheproperty.
SignificanceTheStateheritage-listedstationcomplex,situatedoppositeCadellontheRiverMurrayandapproximately10kmfromMorgan,comprisesthehomestead,cottage,woolshedandformercoach-houseandstables.SignificantbecauseofitsassociationwiththeexpansionofpastoralisminareaspreviouslyunsettledbyEuropeansandtheestablishmentofextensivesheeprunsinthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturiesinSouthAustralia,Nor’WestBendStationwasbuiltinthe1850s,andatonetimewasthelargestandmostsignificantstationintheregion.
ConstructionThemainresidenceisconstructedfromlimestonequarriedfromnearbycliffsandwasconstructedonanorth-southaxisinaUshapearoundacentralcourtyard.Theinitialroofmaterialwasreputedlyredgumslabs,butwaslaterupdatedtorollededgeironrooftiles(probablyimportedfromEngland).Auniqueaspectofthebuildingisthebuttressedwalling,possiblyintroducedtostabilisewallsveryearlyoninthebuilding’slife.
ConservationKevinandSuePedderarelivingintheadjacentcottagewhileslowlyandcarefullyconservingandrenovatingthemainresidenceandassociatedbuildings.Theyhavespentalotoftimeresearchingthehistoryoftheplace,anditisthroughthisandthecomprehensiveConservationManagementPlan,preparedbyFlightpathArchitectsin2000,thattheprocessofappropriateconservationandrestorationhasbeeninformed.
Layer upon layer
Asisthecasewithmostbuildingsthathavebeenoccupiedoveralongperiodoftime,theyhavefoundthatsuccessiveresidentshavelefttheirowntouches.Layersofwallpaperandpaintindicativeofdifferenterasandpersonaltasteshavebeeninvestigatedandrecorded.Ineveryroomthehistoryofthespacehasinformedtheapproachtointeriordecoration.Insomeinstanceswallshavebeenrepaperedorrepaintedwithcoloursanddesignsveryclosetotheoriginal.Andwherelimitedrecordsexist,ormorerecent,unsympathetic,additionshaveobscuredthesetting,Suehasskilfullyintroducedherowntouch,withapprovalfromtheHeritageBranch.Fireplacesthatwere‘groovedup’inthesixtieshavenowbeentoneddownsotheirimpactonthetraditionalsettingoftheplaceisreduced.
Keeping heritage significance intact does not mean freezing
places in the past; a philosophy that has been embraced by these
owners.
Withforethoughtandplanning,modernconveniencesitscomfortablyalongsidehistory.Thereareplans,wherepractical,toinstallunderfloorheatinginspecificareasofthehomestead.Thekitchenwilldiscreetlyhouseacoolroomandmodernappliances,whilestillenablingSuetoteachhergrandson‘howtheydiditintheolddays’ontheoriginalwood-firedstove.
Imperfect and
originalThePeddersareverycomfortablewiththeimperfectionsinherentinanoldbuilding,andhaveaskedthosewhohaveworkedonthehousetoresisttheurgetotryandmakestraighttheroughedgesandoddangles.TheyregardasafindtheScottishwallpapererwhoisusedtoplyinghistradeincenturies-oldScottishcastles,wheredealingwiththeirregularitiesfoundinolderstructuresissecondnature.
Althoughtheyhavedrawnontheskillsofexperttradespeople,theyhavetackledmuchoftheworkthemselves.Well-knownstonemasonPeterRussellisaregularatNor’WestBend,butonanearlyvisit,PeteradvisedKevinthatgiventheamountofworkthatneededtobedone‘hehadbetterlearn’.KevinwasconsequentlysettoworkonanoutsidetoiletunderPeter’ssupervision.
Badminton
anyone?Thewoolshedadjacenttothehomesteadissitedatthetopofaslopeleadingdowntotheriverwhichallowedeasyloadingofriverboats,assistedbyflyingfox.Builtintotheslopethestructureissinglelevelatentry,butoriginallytwo-storeyedfacingtheriver.Theupper-storeyfloorwasremovedmanyyearsago,creatingalargerspacewhichnowaccommodatesitscurrentuseasabadmintoncourt.
Remnantwallpaperretainedafterrestorationofthehomesteaddiningroom
Woolshedturnedbadmintoncourt,Nor’WestBendStation
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Built and maritime heritage places in parks help link visitors
to South Australia’s rich cultural heritage.
In 2006/07 DEH spent almost $200,000 on conserving heritage
places in parks around the State on a range of works:
Repairs and Restoration at Martindale Hall (Clare
Valley)FewSouthAustralianswouldnotbefamiliarwiththisGeorgian-stylemansionsetonapastoralestateintheClareValley.MartindaleHall,togetherwiththecoachhouseandstables,wasbuiltandfurnishedforthesumof£36,000in1880.TheHallispresentedasa‘livingmuseum’whichprovidesthepublicwiththeopportunitytointeractcloselywiththebuildinganditsfittings,butalsoacceleratesthewearandtearonthephysicalfabricoftheplace–around25,000peoplevisitMartindaleHalleachyear.
Recentworksinvolvedconservationofwallpaperinroomsaffectionatelyknownasthe‘blue’and‘white’bedrooms.Dampnessinwallshadcausedpapertobecomeloose–thepaperwasliftedandre-adheredwherepossible.Silverfishdamagehadleftwhitepatcheswherethecolourhadbeeneatenaway;thesewererepairedeitherbyre-touchingwith
watercoloursorputtinginpatchesofdyedpaper.TherepairandrestorationworkwasundertakenbyArtlabAustralia,whoalsore-touchedchippedwoodwork,andrecolouredrepairedplastercornicesinthebilliardandsmokingrooms.
‘Blue’bedroomwallpaperbeforeconservation,MartindaleHall(imagecourtesyofArtlabAustralia).
‘Blue’bedroom,MartindaleHall(imagecourtesyofArtlabAustralia).
ConservingHeritagePlacesinParks
Added
characterLivinginahistorichouseiscommonlyenrichedbystoriesfromthepastandtheexperiencesofpreviousinhabitants.Inthiscasetherearealsosomeunusualcurrentresidents–intheroof.Manyofushaveheardthepitter-patteroflittlefeetintheroofspace(possums,rats)butthePeddershavebecomeaccustomedtotheregularslitheringofacarpetpythonthatexitseachnightaround8pminthewarmerweather,returningsometimebeforedawn.
Nor’WestBendalsoboaststhemandatoryghoststory.Thegovernessresidedintwosmallroomsunderthemainroofofthehomestead,butaninternaldoorfromtheadjoiningschoolroomleadsnowhere–clearlyabadomen.Ofcoursesheisforevernowtrappedbetweenthetwo.
Lyn Baxter, Public Communications Officer
Pippa Morgan, Senior Conservation Architect
SourcesE.NoackandAssoc.&HeritageInvestigations,Morgan
Heritage Study, Working Paper 1, Summary of
History,MorganHeritageStudySteeringCommittee,1980,
Conservation Management Plan Nor’West Bend
Homestead,FlightpathArchitects,2000
RegisteroftheNationalEstateDatabaseMartindaleHall
Viewfromthehomesteadverandah,Nor’WestBendStation(2007)
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Inneston Gypum Mining Complex site - Innes National Park (Yorke
Peninsula)Significantastheremainsoftheonlyearly20thcenturygypsumminingcomplexandassociatedsettlementinSouthAustralia,InnestonsitswithintheInnesNationalPark.TheparkwasnamedafterWilliamRobertInnes,whodiscoveredcommercialquantitiesofgypsumintheareaintheearly1900s.GypsumistheprincipalrawmaterialforthemanufactureofPlasterofParis,usedforfinishinganddecoratingbuildinginteriors.Atfirsttherockgypsumwasquarriedandexported,butin1917asophisticatedplantwasbuilttowash,crushandcalcine(roast)thegypsumtoplasteronsite.Atitspeakinthe1920s,thePeninsulaPlasterCompanywasemploying70workersonayearroundbasis,andexporting300tonsofplasteraweek.
Withtheestablishmentoftheplasterfactoryandincreasedemploymentopportunities,theconstructionofsimplelimestonecottagesto
accommodateworkerscommenced.Thepoorqualitylimestonewassourcedlocally.Allmannerofsalvagedmaterialswereusedtoconstructadditionsorinternalimprovements,whicharestillevidenttoday.SubstantialhomeswithcommandingviewsoftheminesiteandtownshipwerebuiltfortheMineManagerandtheMineEngineerin1918and1921respectively.
TheStateheritage-listedsitecomprisesthelakebed,cottages,stores,stables,Manager’sandEngineer’sresidences,ruinsofthecrushingplant,factory,processingareas,andtramwayandexplosivesmagazine.
In1970InnesNationalParkwasdedicatedtoconservethehabitatoftherareandelusiveWesternWhipbirdPsophodes
nigrogularis.Previouslythoughttobeextinctintheregion,the
birdwasre-discoveredinthemid1960s.Althoughrarelyseen,thedistinctivecallcanbeheardthroughoutthecoastalheathhabitatsinthepark.
DEHfundingin2006/07helpedstabiliseruinsandfenceunsafeareastopreventpublicaccess.Repairstothegeneralstoreallowedpublicaccesstothisbuildingtocontinue.
OverlookingInnestonLakeandtownship,boththeEngineer’sandManager’sLodgesareavailableasaccommodationforhire,asareseveralothercottages.Seehttp://www.parks.sa.gov.au/innes/visit/index.htmfordetails.
Ruins stabilised in Flinders Ranges National
ParkBuiltin1854,HaywardHomesteadintheFlindersRangesNationalParkisoneofanumberofstructuresremainingthatprovidesevidenceofearlypastorallifeintheAroonaValley-onceknownasthe‘GardenoftheNorth’.AninterpretivesignatthehomesteaddepictsoneofthepaintingsHansHeysenpaintedduringhisstayintheareain1927.
ThisyearsawfurtherworkstabilisingtheruinsofHaywardHomestead,aswellasruinsattheWillsHomesteadcomplex.
Norfolkcottage,Inneston(2006)
Gatehousecottage,Inneston(2006).
Ruins,HaywardHomestead,FlindersRanges
For a list of State Heritage Places within South Australia’s
park system, see www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/heritage/index.htm
WillsHomestead,FlindersRangesNationalPark
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Each year, funding to help conserve South Australia’s built
heritage is available through the South Australian Heritage Fund
Grants Program. In 2006/07, 59 projects to conserve State Heritage
Places were assisted. Grants totaling $273,000 underlined the
government’s commitment to assisting owners to care for South
Australia’s Heritage Places.
Applications for grants are usually received between 1 April and
30 June (applications for 2007/08 are now closed). Work supported
in 2006/07 included:
New roof for the Salem Baptist Church, Gumeracha
TheSalemBaptistChurchinGumerachawasoneofthefirstBaptistChurchesbuiltinSouthAustralia(1846)andiscurrentlytheoldestBaptistChurchinthisStatecontinuouslyusedforsuchapurpose.ItisalsooneoftheearliestbuildingsconstructedintheGumerachaarea.SupportfromtheSAHeritageFundhelpedtore-roofandre-wirethechurch.Lyingdormantunderneaththeoldroofwasatimbershingleroof–ingoodcondition.Despitethis,itwasdecidedtokeeptheshinglescovered,primarilybecauseoftheriskfrombushfires.
Inside out conservation:Morgan Railway Station
ThetownofMorganwasonceSouthAustralia’smostsignificantriverport,duetoitsconnectionbyrailtoAdelaide,viaKapunda.TheRailwayStationandResidenceissignificantforitsassociationwiththisimportantchapterinthehistoryofSouthAustraliaandtheRiverMurraytrade.
MidMurrayCouncil,assistedbyagrantof$5000fromtheSAHeritageFundGrantsProgram,andateamofdedicatedvolunteersfromtheMorganCommunityDevelopmentandTouristAssociation,undertooksignificantconservationworktorepairtermitedamagetotheStationbuilding.Theprojectinvolvedthestrategicremovalofexistingiron(whichformsboththeinternalandexternalcladding),replacementoftermiteeatentimbers(insomecasesthereseemedtobenothinglefttosupportthecladding)andthenreplacementofthecorrugatedironinitsoriginalposition.Thisremarkableeffortreplacedasubstantialportionofthetimberstructurewhilekeepingthebuildingstanding–proofthatbuildingscanbesalvagedfromthebrinkofcollapse!
Structurallysoundandnewlypainted,theMorganRailwayStationTicketOfficeandRefreshmentRooms(2007)
Timbershingleroofexposedduringre-roofing(2007)
SalemChurchbeforere-roofing
SalemChurchafterre-roofing(2007)
SAHeritageFundGrants
Repaireddoorframe,MorganRailwayStation(2007)
Termitedamagedroofingtimbers,MorganRailwayStation(2007).
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Keil House
SmokehouseKeilHouseatBethanyishistoricallyimportantasaremnantfromthefirstsettlementoftheBarossaValley.Partiallycollapsed,thesmokehouseneededimmediateattention.Assistedbyagrantof$5000,theownersrebuilttherearofthebuildingincludingexternalandinternalwalls,roof,smoke-room,crackedchimneyandbaker’soven.Brickquoinsonallfourcornersofthebuildingwerealsorepairedandpavingaroundtheperimeterofthebuildingwasre-laidtoensureadequatedrainage.
KeilHousesmokehouseduringrestorationwork
Rebuiltwallofsmokehouse
Ovenafterconservation,KeilHousesmokehouse
2006/07 SA Heritage Fund Grant recipientsShops (Former
Dwellings) Nth
Adelaide-towardsthetreatmentofsaltattack&re-roofinganddocumentationofconservationworks-$5000
Public School Clubs Building, Sandford House, Adelaide
-towardsthepreparationofaLandUseStudyandConservationManagementPlan-$5000
Beacon House (former MLC Building, Victoria Square)
-towardsbathroomconservation-$5000
The Austral Hotel, Rundle St
-towardsverandahandbalconyconservation-$5000
Salem Baptist Church, Gumeracha -towardsre-roofing-$5000
Heritage Farm (former Nitschke Farm Complex)
-towardsre-roofing-$5000
BankSA, Strathalbyn
-towardspigeonremoval,downpipes&saltattack-$5000
St Jude’s Anglican Church, Pt Elliot
-towardsremovalofcementmortar&stonestabilisation-$5000
Dwelling, Marden -towardspaintremoval-$3061
St Aidan’s Anglican Church, Marden
-towardsleadlightrepairs-$6600
St Philip & St James Anglican Church, Old Noarlunga
-towardsstabilisingfoundations-$5000
Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Morphett
Vale-towardsslateroofrepairs-$4608
Dwelling, Meadows
-towardsre-roofing&renderconservation-$5000
Former Reynella Changing Station
-towardsongoingconservationworks-$5000
Dwelling, Willunga
-towardsverandah/balconyconservation-$3000
Congregational Church, McLaren Vale
-towardsconservationworkstoenablethebuildingtobehabitable-$5000
St Augustine’s Anglican Church, Port Augusta
-towardsmasonryconservation-$1400
Lee’s Theatre Club, 307 Young St, Wayville
-towardsthepreparationofaDilapidationSurvey-$2000
Shops (former Bansemer Family
Butcher)-towardsstoneconservation&paintremoval-$5000
Point Lowly Lighthouse
-towardsthepreparationofatechnicalspecification&documentationofprotectivepainting&rustrepair-$5000
Dwelling, Mintaro -towardsstabilisationofstonewall-$1942.50
Former AMP Building, Clare
-Towardsstormwatermanagement-$5000
Manoora Institute
-towardsrenderremoval&stonestabilisation-$5000
St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Gawler
-towardsworkstobeidentifiedfromCMP-$5000
Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island
-towardsprotectivefencesadjacentlimekilnsandmulberrytree-$5000
Hahndorf Memorial Institute -towardsre-roofing-$5000
Mount Barker Uniting Church (former Dunn Memorial Church)
-towardswindowjoineryconservation-$750
Dwelling, Melrose
–towardsstormwatermanagement&verandahreconstruction-$5000
Former coaching stables (Wilmington)
-towardsstabilisationofstonework-$5000
Peterborough Town Hall -towardsparapetrepair-$5000
Peterborough YMCA Hostel
-towardsstormwatermanagement&skylightconservation-$5000
Nautical Museum (former Robe Customs House)
-towardstuckpointing-$5000
Dwelling,
Robe-towardsthetreatmentofsaltattacktostables-$5000
District Council of Robe Museum (Former Moonta Mines School)
-towardsstabilisationofstonework-$5000
Headmaster’s Residence (Former Moonta Mines
School)-towardsinternalcrackrepair-$2145
Dwelling, Cape Jervis -towardsstonestabilisation-$1844.10
Former Courthouse, Kapunda -towardsre-roofing-$5000
Prefabricated Manning Cottage, Marananga
-towardspreparationofMeasuredDrawings&DilapidationSurvey-$5000
Dwelling, Mt Pleasant -towardsre-roofing-$5000
Pompoota Hall -towardsre-wiring-$1000
Morgan Railway Station & Residence
–towardsrepairsfromtermitedamage-$5000
Former Smokehouse,
Terowie-towardsstabilisationofstonework-$1500
Former South Australian Mining Association Store Room, Yard
& Walls, Burra-towardsstonestabilisation-$5000
Uniting Church, Burra –towardsfaçadeconservation-$5000
Dwelling, Burra
-towardsconservation&stabilisationofstonework-$5000
Dwelling, Burra -towardsthestabilisationofwalls-$3171
Ford Brothers Store, Terowie
-towardsinternalconservationworks-$5000
Former Wirrega Council Chamber, Mundulla
-towardspaintremovalandtimberconservation-$5000
Dwelling, Rhine
–towardsre-roofing&stormwatermanagement-$5000
Collingrove, Eden Valley Road, Angaston
-towardstheremovalofcementrichmortar&conservationofstonework-$3489
Dwelling, Bethany -towardsstonestabilisation-$5000
Quornucopia Shop (former Bruse’s Hall)
-towardsstonestabilisation-$5000
Dwelling, Murray Bridge -towardsre-roofing-$5000
Sliding Rock/Cadnia, Warraweena Conservation Park, Beltana
-towardsstabilisationofstonework-$5000
Dwelling, Hamley
Bridge-towardsplatformshelterconservation-$5000
Hamley Bridge Institute
-forthepreparationofanEngineer’sreportintocracking-$1980
Former Poonindie Mission, Port Lincoln
-towardsaDilapidationStudy-$5,000
Gladstone Square, Port Augusta
-towards‘PlacesforPeople’masterplan-$15000
Former G&R Wills Warehouse, Adelaide
-towardsprovisionofindependentarchitecturaladvice-$5000
Former Beresford Arms Hotel, Adelaide
-towardspreparationofanArchaeologyreport-$5000
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�2 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007
There are seventeen State Heritage Areas in South Australia.
Here we find out why a country lane and ad-jacent schoolhouse at
Penola are together considered worthy to be one of them.
Penola (Petticoat Lane/Woods MacKillop Schoolhouse) State
Heritage
AreaThePenola(PetticoatLane/WoodsMacKillopSchoolhouse)StateHeritageArealinkstwoadjacentheritageprecincts.PetticoatLaneisasignificantexampleofa‘turnofthecentury’countrylanewhichdepictstheself-sufficiencyofearlySouthAustraliantownlife.TheWoodsMacKillopSchoolhouseisoneofthemostsignificantsitesassociatedwithBlessedMaryMacKillopandislinkedtothefoundingoftheJosephiteOrderandtheCatholiceducationsystem.
ThePetticoatLane/WoodsMacKillopStateHeritageAreaislocatedonthesouth-easternsideofPenola,betweenthetowncentreanditsruralsurroundings.TheareaisboundedbyPortlandStreetandRodenLane,andincludeslandoneithersideofPetticoatLane.ItincludestheWoodsMacKillopSchoolhouse,sitedonthecornerofPetticoatLaneandPortlandStreet,aswellasStJoseph’sChurchandaformerConvent,‘Bawcoodalyn’.
Early History of Penola
PenolawasfoundedbyAlexanderCameron,apastoralistpioneerwhohadbeenintheareasincethemid-1840s.HisLimestoneRidgeStationhadgrowninsize,ashadotherstationsinthedistrict,andtherewasaneedfortradespeopletoprovideservicesfortheworkersandtheirfamilies.
InApril1850‘King’Cameron,ashebecameknown,purchased80acresoflandfromtheSouthAustralianGovernmenttodeveloptheprivatetownofPanoola-laternamedPenola.Heallottedseveralblocksforcommunityuse,includingamarketsquareandlandforchurchesatalaterstage.
Earlyin1850CameroninvitedChristopherSharamtobuildahouseandtoestablishabootmakingbusinessintheproposedtown.TheSharamfamily(Christopher,Ellenandbaby
JohnThomas)werePenola’sfirstresidents,andtheircottage(inwhatisnowPetticoatLane)wasthefirstresidenceconstructedinthenewtownship.Ellenlatergavebirthtotheirsecondson,William,inthiscottage-thefirstEuropeanchildborninPenola.
Character of Petticoat Lane
ThePetticoatLanesectionoftheStateHeritageAreacontainsanassortmentofbuildingsreflectingthegrowthofPenola,fromitsoriginsin1850totheFirstWorldWar.ThesebuildingsdemonstratesomeoftheearliestremainingusesoftimberandstoneconstructiontechniquesinSouthAustralia.
PetticoatLanehasaruralcharacter,withredgumkerbing,cottagegardens,distinctivefences,hedges,grassedbordersandundergroundpower.Itisanarrowthoroughfarecharacterisedbysmallbuildingsonlargeallotments,withvacantallotmentsmaintainedasopenspace.TheNationalTrustofSouthAustraliahasgonetoconsiderablelengthstopurchaseandpreservetheopenspacesbetweenbuildings,whichcontributetoitscharacterasa‘turnofthecentury’countrylane.
Woods MacKillop Schoolhouse
BlessedMaryMacKillop(1842-1909)wasPenola’smostfamousresident.ShewasbeatifiedbyPopeJohnPaulIIin1995andisanticipatedtobecomeAustralia’sfirstsaint.WithFatherJulianTenisonWoodsshesetupafreeschoolsystemandco-foundedtheSistersofStJosephoftheSacredHeart,
acharitableteachingorderthatspreadthroughoutAustraliaandNewZealand.
In1866,attheinvitationofFatherWoods,MaryMacKillopestablishedinPenolathefirstschoolinAustraliathatcateredforallchildren,irrespectiveoffamilyincomeorsocialstatus.Thiswasanewtypeofschool-achurchschoolwheretheeducationwasfreetoall.
Theoriginalschoolhousewasarenovatedstablethatcateredformorethan50students.Itwasreplacedin1867bywhatisnowknownastheWoodsMacKillopSchoolhouseandisnowdisplayedasaschoolroomofthe1860swithlivingquartersattherear.TheadjacentMaryMacKillopInterpretiveCentrewascompletedin1998andoffersanintriguinginsightintothelifeandtimesofMaryMacKillopandJulianTenisonWoods.
More about State Heritage
AreasFormoreinformationaboutPenola(PetticoatLane/WoodsMacKillopSchoolhouse)andthesixteenotherSAStateHeritageAreasseehttp://www.stateheritageareas.sa.gov.au
Robyn Ashworth, Senior Heritage Interpretation Officer
FirsthousebuiltinPenolaandresidenceoftheSharamfamily,1870.SLSA:PhotoB26749.ImagecourtesyoftheStateLibraryofSA
Sharam’sfirstandsecondcottages,PetticoatLane(2005)
StateHeritageAreas
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�3 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007
The “Dos and Dont’s” of Salt DampOne of the most common problems
faced by owners of masonry buildings in South Australia is salt
damp, a combination of rising damp and salt attack. Older buildings
and structures can be of additional concern, as they have had time
to accumulate a build up of salts, brought into the masonry by
capillary action through rising damp, falling damp, or penetrating
damp.
Inanutshell,thecritical‘DosandDon’ts’whenitcomestodealing
withsaltdampare:
DO
•DOcheckguttersanddownpipesforoverflows,leaks,blockages,andforsignsofwaterpoolingagainstwalls–besttodowhileit’sraining!Fixleakspromptlyandimprovesitedrainagewherepossible
•DOidentifyifthereisadampproofcourse,andifso,isitintact/damaged/compromised?
•DOwhereveraccessispossible,checkundertimberfloorsandframing,asdampwallsincreasetheriskofrotandtermites
•DOinvestigatewhetheryourbuildingorstructurehashadprevioustreatmentsthatmaybeobscuringtheextentoftheproblem(forexampleareasofrenderovermasonry)–athoroughinvestigationofthecurrentstateofthingswillbetterinformthenatureandextentofanyrepairorremedialworks
•DOcleanoutexistingairventsregularly,andmonitortheresultsbeforeinstallingnewonesorchangingventilationconditions
•DOgetindependent,professionaladvice
•DOconsidercarefullytheimplicationsofdryingoutthesoilbeneathyourbuilding–placesbuiltonclaysoilsarepronetostructuralcrackingwhenthesoilgoesthroughextrememoisturedifferences.Eachcasewillbedifferent,butgenerallyaconsistentmoisturecontentinthesoilwillprovideacompromisebetweencrackingandrisingdamp
DON’T
•DON’Tusehard,cementrichmortarstorepointfailedmortars,whichwillnotsolvetheproblemandwillincreasetheriskoffurtherdamage
•DON’Tever,ever,eversealoldmasonrywallswithwaterrepellentcoatings
•DON’Tallowgardenbedstoencroachuptoandalongwalls–controlledirrigationtoavoidmoisturesprayandpondingnearthewallsisbest(drippersarebetterthansprinklersforthisreason)
•DON’Tthinkthatanoldtarandsanddampproofcourseisuseless.Remedialworkstoreducethedamp‘stress’onawall,includinguseofsacrificialmortarsandrepairstotheDPCmaybesufficienttomanagetheproblem,ratherthaninstallinganexpensivenewDPC.
•DON’TgodownthepathofinstallinganewDPCuntilotherthings,includingbasichousekeepingmeasures(asdescribedintheDOsection)havebeentriedandassessedforaperiodoftime
•DON’Temploythecontractorwiththecheapestpricewithoutinformingyourselfoftheirmethodandtrackrecord–acheaperinitialpricecanbecomefarmorecostlyinthelongrunduetopoorworkmanshipandcuttingcorners
Unfortunatelythereisnoone-off,quickfixforsaltdamp.Buildingsneedongoingcareandmaintenance,andheritagebuildingstendtorespondbettertotriedandtestedmethodsofrepairandmaintenance.Modern,imperviousproductsmayonlymasktheproblemtemporarily,orworse,contributetoaccelerateddeterioration.Anongoing,regularmaintenanceandinspectionprogrammeiscriticaltoensuringcontinueduseandenjoymentofourheritagebuildings.
Liz Little Senior Conservation Architect
WiththankstoDavidYoung.
ThecurrentversionofRising Damp and Salt
Attack(1995)isavailablefromhttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/pub_topic.html#damp_and_salt.Anewversionofthispublicationwillbeavailablein2008.
LookingAfterYourHeritagePlace
Differentmaterialsdeteriorateatdifferentrates-thesebricksareaneasytargetforsaltdamp.
Concreteslabnexttostonewall–moistureisforcedupthewallinsteadofevaporatingfromtheground
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�4 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007
ELLIS, Russell Stuart,
�9�2-�988AsoneofthepioneersofModernisminSouthAustralia,RussellSElliswasanimportantfigureinthestate’smid-twentiethcenturyarchitecturalhistory.A‘trulySouthAustralianArchitect’(CheshireandJohnson1987,p.47),hewasbornandraisedintheAdelaideseasidesuburbofSemaphore.HeundertookhisarchitecturaleducationattheSouthAustralianSchoolofMinesandIndustries(SchoolofMines),graduatingwithanArchitecturalDraughtsman’sCertificatein1934beforepractisinglocallyfornearlyfourdecades.AlthoughEllis’srepertoirewasexpansive,his‘forte’(CheshireandJohnson1987,p.49)hasbeendescribedasresidentialdesign‘inthetrueInternationalStyle’(DepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage,DocketNo:16349).HewasresponsibleforsomeofthebestexamplesofModernhomesinSouthAustralia,includingtheStateheritagelistedWrightHouse(1947-53)inSpringfield.
EllisworkedforarchitectLionelGregoryBruerwhilehewasstudyingattheSouthAustralianSchoolofMinesandIndustries.Hewaseducatedin‘anAmerican-styledBeaux-Artssystem’(CollinsandCollins2006,p.4)thatmeldedwellwithalocalarchitecturalpreferenceforneo-Georgianarchitecture.Hewasalsowellversedintheotherpopulardomesticstylesofthe1930s.Histypicalhousedesignsupuntil1938werebasedonanamalgamofTudor/EnglishRevival,neo-GeorgianandMediterraneanstylesandincludesuchworkasa‘HoneymoonCottage’(1932),hisentryintothe1934Victorian
CentenaryHomesExhibition,andahouseforMrAWHarrisonEsqbuiltonBrightonRoad,Glenelg(1935),sincedemolishedfortheWoolworthsshoppingcomplex.
In1935EllistookupapositionwithPRClaridgeandAssociates.ThisbroughthimintodirectcontactwithJackHobbsMcConnell,aVictorianarchitectemployedbyClaridgein1937toundertakethedesignoftheBankofNewSouthWalesonthesoutheastcornerofKingWilliamStreetandNorthTerrace.McConnellhasbeencreditedwithintroducingModernismtoSouthAustraliaandtheBankofNSWisrecognisedasonethefirstModernisticbuildingsinAdelaide.ElliswasalsoaninitialmemberoftheArchitects’Club,
establishedbyMcConnellandotherlike-mindedarchitects,andformedinearly1938todisseminateandeducatethewidercommunityaboutModernarchitecture.
EllisdesignedhisfirstModernhomein1938forAudreyHardyinthenewsuburbofSpringfield.
FurtherModernresidencesfollowedinthesucceedingdecadewithtwohomesfortheSauerbierfamilyatFrances(inthesoutheastofthestate)andBrighton(demolished),andhisownfamilyhome(demolished)andtheWrighthouse,bothinSpringfield.DuringWorldWarTwoheworkedfortheDepartmentoftheInteriorwhichsawhimconcentrateonnon-residentialprojects.
In1945-46Ellisauthoredaseriesoftenarticlesforthelocal‘HomeMagazine’,South
Australian Homes and Gardens.
IntheseheoutlinedhisownphilosophyinrelationtotheIdealHomeandModernarchitecture.Aspectscoveredincludedfunctionalplanning,roofline,siting,orientation,naturalventilation,solarcontrol,selectionofconstructionmaterialsandtechniques,colourschemes,landscapesettingandgardendesign,andinteriordesign.ToEllisthedesignoftheidealhomewasbasedontheguidingprinciplethat:
Thegeneralapproachindesigninganyhomeshouldbethesimplemassingtogetherofplannednecessitiestoformanharmoniouswhole.Withsimplicityandclarityofthoughtitshouldprovideahometosuitone’sneedsonly(withalwaysaneyetothefuture)andnottheacquisitionofalife-longburden.(Ellis1945,p.24)
ThesearticlesindicateEllis’sconcernfor,anddesiretoengagewith,thepublicandtotryandprocurefor
ArchitectsandBuildersofSouthAustralia-4
Wrightdiningtable(exampleofbuilt-infurniture),The Australian
Home Beautiful,September1950,p20
EllisResidence,TheAustralian Home
Beautiful,September1948,p28
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themanidealhometosuitboththeirimmediateandfutureneeds.Inthepost-warperiodhewouldcontinuethisthemebydesigninganumberofprojecthomesandflatcomplexes.
AfterthewarElliswasbothapartnerinFKennethMilne’spracticeandoperatedhisownbusinessfromhome.ThisperiodpresentedhimwithonlyafewopportunitiestodesignfurthertrulyModernhomes.TheseincludedaprojecthomeforthebuilderTSSheanatthe1961housingdevelopmentknownasthe‘ShowofHomes’Grange,thePozzaflatcomplex,GlenelgNorth,andahomefortheStarrfamily,Klemzig.However,hewasabletoapplyhisModerndesignideasinmanyofhisnon-residentialcommissionsincludinganumberofchurches,factoriesandsportingfacilities.TheNobby’sNutFactoryonPortRoad,Bowden,wasonesignificantindustrialproject.
Heundertookmorethantwentyconventionalhousecommissionsduringthe1950s-1960sandwhilethesewereconventionalinappearance,hedidmanagetoincorporatesomeaspectsofhisModernarchitecturalphilosophiesintotheirdesign,providinghisclientswithwelldesignedandpracticalhomes.
Ellis’simportanceliesinhiscontributiontotheModernidiominAdelaideandtheintroductionofanewandmodernapproachtopost-warhousedesignthatcontributedtoashiftinthepopularperceptionaboutthefunctionandlayoutofthehome.Heretiredfrompracticein1971andpassedawayin1988,survivedbyhiswifeGladysandfourdaughters:Alexandra,Adrienne,LuiseandNicole.
Louise Bird
LouiseBirdistheinauguralrecipientoftheDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritageSABuiltHeritageResearchFellowship2005/2006attheArchitectureMuseum,LouisLaybourneSmithSchoolofArchitectureandDesign,UniversityofSouthAustralia.HerFellowshipresearchfocussedonthedomesticoeuvreofRussellEllis.
ReferencesBird,LouiseRussell S Ellis Pioneer Modernist
Architect,ArchitectureMuseumLLSSchoolofArchitecture,UniversityofSouthAustralia,2007.
Bird,LouiseRussell S Ellis: An Architectural Survey and Analysis
of his Residential
Designs,fellowshipreport,DepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritageBuiltHeritageResearchFellowship2005/2006attheArchitectureMuseum,LLSSchoolofArchitecture,UniversityofSouthAustralia.
Cheshire,CarolandJohnson,DonaldLeslie‘RussellS.Ellis:SouthAustralianArchitectandMasterDraughtsman’,inPaulJohnson(ed),Fourth
Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians
Australia and New Zealand,Adelaide,1987,pp.47-51.
Collins,SusanandCollins,JulieArchitectural Preludes: One Hundred
Years of Student
Drawings,Adelaide,ArchitectureMuseumLLSSchoolofArchitectureUniversityofSouthAustralia,2006.
DepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage,ProvisionalEntryintheStateHeritageRegisterofHouse,3MeadowvaleRoad,Springfield’,DocketNo:16349.
Ellis,RussellS‘ThoughtsonPlanningtheImmediatePost-WarHome’,South
Australian Homes and GardensJune1945,pp.24-25.
Ellis,RussellSRussell Stuart Ellis
Collection,ArchitectureMuseumLLSSchoolofArchitectureUniversityofSouthAustralia,S79-96.
Hamann,Conrad‘PathsofBeauty:TheAfterlifeofAustralianColonialArchitecture,Part1’,Transition26,1988,pp.27-44.
Page,MichaelSculptors in Space,RAIA,Adelaide,1986.
Rowney,Barry‘SignificantBuildingsWrightHouse,1949,Springfield’,Architect
SAJune1991,pp.10-12.
Schenk,John‘Modernistmanwassuitablyancientaswell’,Place1:1May2005,pp.28-29.
SheandrawingfortheshowofHomes,LouisLaybourneSchoolofArchitectureMuseum89/62/1
Ellis monograph
availableBasedonLouiseBird’sthree-volumeresearchreport,theillustratedmonographsurveysandanalysesEllis’sresidentialdesignsandrevealsthedevelopmentofhisideasaboutmodernism.Fordetailsonobtainingacopy,seetheArchitectureMuseumwebsitehttp://www.unisa.edu.au/arc/Archarchive/default.asp
Hardy’sperspective,LouisLaybourneSchoolofArchitectureMuseum89/24/2
WrightResidence1998.ImagecourtesyDEHHeritageBranchRegisterfile16349
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Heritage Branch Manager’s Update
IamdelightedtohaverecentlybeenappointedasManageroftheHeritageBranchandtohave
joinedsuchahighlyprofessional,andcommittedgroupofpeople.
IamalsoveryluckytohaveinheritedtwowellrespectedSectionHeads,BrianSamuels,PrincipalHeritageOfficerandPaulStark,PrincipalConservationArchitect.TheyhavemademytransitionintoanewpositionmucheasierthanitcouldhavebeenandIlookforwardtoworkingwiththemoverthecomingyearstoprovideleadershiptotheBranch.
MyfirstfewmonthshavebeenspentlearningabouttheworkoftheBranch,theDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritageandtheimportanceofworkingcloselywithkeyareasthatimpactontheworkwedo.
Thereareanumberof‘bigpicture’issueswithinourcurrentenvironment.Theseincludethebigissuesofclimatechangeandsustainability,keygovernmentprioritiesanddirectionsoutlinedintheStateStrategicPlanandtheDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage’sCorporatePlan.
TheBranchandSAHeritageCouncilhavestartedtodiscusstheimpactsofthese‘big’issuesonourworkandourpriorities.IlookforwardtoreportingbacktoyouonourprogressinthenextissueofthisNewsletter.
Akeychallengeforusishowtoensurethatwecontinuetoengagewithallofthemanydiversegroupsandindividualsinvolvedincaringforourheritageandthatwereflectyourviewsandinterestsintheworkwedo.
Thereareover2,400ownersofStateHeritagePlaces.Manyofyousharewithusthesamepassionforconservingandinterpretingourheritageandindoingsoprovideagifttofuturegenerations.Ilookforwardtomeetingyouoverthecomingyearsandgainingabetterunderstandingofneedsandconcernsandhowwecanworkwithyoumoreeffectively.
Review of the Heritage Advisory
ServiceThisyearmarks20yearssincetheHeritageAdvisoryService(HAS)commenced.In1987,thefirstadviserwasemployedthroughGovernmentfundingtohelpmanageheritageintheStateHeritageAreaofBurra.Now,withassistancefromStateGovernment,almosthalfofSouthAustralia’slocalcouncilshaveengagedtheprofessionalsupportofaHeritageAdviser.Areviewoftheserviceisalmostfinal,andwillidentifythebenefitstheservicebringstothecommunity,ownersofheritageplacesandtheshowcasingofbuiltheritage.Moreinthenextissueofthisnewsletter.
Heritage Branch StaffLiz Little
hasbeenappointedtothepositionofSeniorConservationArchitect.Since
graduatingfromtheUniversityofAdelaidein1999LizhasworkedinSA,Victoria,andWAwithseveralfirmsincludingMcDougallandVines.MostrecentlysheworkedasaHeritageArchitectatAdelaidefirmWoodhead.LizisaRegisteredArchitectexperiencedinpreparingconservationworksandmaintenancedocumentation,adaptivereuseproposals,managementplansandundertakingadvisorywork.
Jason
Raupphascommencedinapart-timecapacityasMaritimeHeritageOfficerpendingthefull-timepermanentpositionbeingadvertised.Jasonalsoworksthreedays/weekasTechnicalOfficer,MaritimeArchaeology,atFlindersUniversity.
Ken
BodypreviouslyaplannerwiththeHeritageBranch,isnowworkingasaplannerwiththeCityofUnley.
Heritage Surveys/Plan Amendment Reports -
UpdateThefollowingCouncilsareundertakingorabouttoundertakeHeritageReviews/Surveys,priortopreparingHeritagePlanAmendmentReports(PARs):
•AdelaideHillsCouncil(Onkaparinga&TorrensValleysonly)
•DistrictCounciloftheCopperCoast
•FlindersRangesCouncil&theDistrictCouncilsofMountRemarkable,Orroroo/Carrieton&Peterborough(JointHeritageReview)
•RegionalCouncilofGoyder
•CityofHoldfastBay(1930sHeritage)
•DistrictCouncilofKingston
•CityofMarion
•MidMurrayCouncil
•CityofMountGambier
•DistrictCouncilofNaracoorteLucindale
•CityofOnkaparinga(formerCityofHappyValleyonly)
•CityofPortAugusta
•DistrictCouncilofWattleRange(TownshipofPenolaonly)
•WakefieldRegionalCouncil
•CityofWhyalla
ThefollowingCouncilscurrentlyhaveHeritagePARsunderInterimAuthorisation:
•DistrictCouncilofMountBarker(DistrictWideHeritage)
•DistrictCouncilofTatiara(Heritage)
•CityofTeaTreeGully(LocalHeritage-Phase2)
•TownofWalkerville(LocalHeritage-Supplementary)
DEHHeritageNews
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�7 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007
Stirring the Possum on
HeritageADEHpublicforumheldon29Augustfocusedonbuiltheritage:GivingthePastaFuture-CelebratingHeritageArchitecture.KeynotespeakerVictorianarchitectKerstinThompsonobservedthatweshouldseeheritageasa‘gift’fromthepast,andthatheritageisnotalways‘nice’.Shealsomadethepointthatheritageisaboutmorethanstyle;itisaboutnetworksandrelationships,continuityandtransformation.
ChairoftheSAHeritageCouncilMaryMarslandobservedthatheritageisabouthowwevaluethings.Heritagecanbeassociatedwithasenseofnostalgiaforeverythingfromthepast,ratherthanidentificationofplacesthataresignificanttousasacommunityandtheirmaintenanceforfuturegenerations.ThecriteriaintheHeritagePlacesActhelpustodistinguishplacesofheritagesignificancefromthosethatsimplycontributetourbanorruralcharacter.Continueduseofheritageplacesthroughadaptivere-usecontributestothesustainabilityofheritageplacesoverthelonger-termandenhancestheirvalueforthecommunity.Inplanningforourfuturebuiltheritageweneedtofindtherightbalancebetweentheoldandthenew.
AdelaidedeveloperGeorgeKambitsisconcededthatCouncilplannershaveadifficulttasktodo,butwasconcernedthattheendresultoftheirworkwasoftenthatnewbuildingswere‘dumbeddown’.
MessengerNewspapersEditor-in-ChiefMeganLloydnotedhowtheplanningprocesswaspoorlyunderstoodbythecommunityandemphasizedhowinherexperiencemoreopenprocessesdeliveredbetterresultsthanwhenproponentsundertookonlytheminimumconsultationrequiredbytheDevelopmentAct.
DEHChiefExecutiveAllanHomeschairedtheforumandidentifiedsimilaritiesbetweenourenvironmentalheritageandourbuiltheritage.Bothcontributetooursenseofidentityasacommunityandrepresentourlegacyforfuturegenerations.Heritageisnotaboutslavishlyreplicatingpaststylesandfeatures.Weneedtomoreconsciouslydevelopasympatheticdialoguebetweenourheritagebuildingsandnewbuildingsaroundthem,apointmadesowellbyKerstinThompson.
ThePossumformatofkeynotespeaker,panellists’conversationandquestionsfromthefloorworkedwell,althoughclearlythereismuchscopeforfurtherdebate.Ifyouhaveanappetiteformore,theCityofNorwood,PaynehamandStPetershasarrangedtwopublicforumsfeaturingarchitectandurbandesignerProfessorSteffenLehmannaspartoftheCouncil’s2007CulturalHeritageFestivaltobeheldfrom5-12October(see‘Events’backpageofthisnewsletter).
New State Heritage PlacesShady Grove Unitarian Church &
Cemetery, near Hahndorf
Thiswell-preservedbuildingatShadyGroveistheonlysurvivingnineteenthcenturyUnitarianChurchintheState,andisassociatedwithoneofonlytwoUnitariancongregationsinSouthAustralia.Assuch,itdemonstratesthereligiousdiversitytypicalofmid-nineteenthcenturySouthAustraliaandrevealssignificantinformationaboutthehistory,developmentandpracticeoftheUnitarianChurchinthisState.
Moreinformation:http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/pdfs/showcasing/shady_grove.pdf
Friends of Innes National Park take out Best Heritage Project by
a Friends of Parks Inc Group
AwardedannuallybytheDEHHeritageBranch,the2007awardrecognisedtheeffortsofthe‘FriendsofInnes’groupfortheirworkdevelopingtrailsinandaroundInnestonandStenhouseBay.ThegroupwerecommendedfortheirworkwhichdemonstratedanunderstandingofconservationprinciplesandanappreciationofSouthAustralia’sheritage.
Thisisthesecondtimethisgrouphastakenouttheaward;in1998theywererecognisedfortheirworkconservingtheInnestonPostOffice–anongoingproject.
ForinformationaboutheritageaccommodationatInnestonortheFriendsofInnesgroupseehttp://www.parks.sa.gov.au/innes/index.htm
TrailrevegetationbyFriendsofInnesNationalPark
TrailupgradebyFriendsofInnesNationalPark
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�8 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007
Through the Eyes of Goyder Master Planner A McArthur (ed).
Kanawinka Writers and Historians Inc, 2007. 3�2pp. $�32 (Limited
edition of 500 copies)
Askanyhistorianwhatisthefavouriteaspectoftheirworkandthere’safairchancetheywillsay‘dealingwithoriginaldocuments’.Therehavebeenmanyre-publicationsofearlydescriptiveandhistoricalworksrelatingtoSouthAustralianhistory,butrelativelyfewcollectionsofpreviouslyunpublishedprimarysourcematerialand,Ibelieve,nonethatmatchthelavishqualityofthisone.
GeorgeGoyderwasoneofSouthAustralia’smostnotableandlong-serving(1861-1894)Surveyors-General.Thisbookreproducesinfacsimilehisvaluationsandassociateddescriptionsof79pastoralrunsintheSouth-Eastin1864-65,ascopiedbyaheadofficeclerk,withtranscriptionsalongside.Togethertheyconstitutethebulkofthebook.
Theyaresupplementedbysomewell-reproducedhistoricphotos,someexquisitefullcolourimagesfromJEdnieBrown’sForest
Flora of South Australia
(1882-90),andasetofscene-settingessays.TheseincludeanintroductionbyEmeritusProfessorMichaelWilliams(onceoftheUniversityofAdelaide)andanextendedpiecebywell-knownlocalhistorianJudyMurdochon‘TheevolutionofSouthAustralia’slandlawsandGoyder’sinfluenceontheirshaping’.
InWilliams’words:
WhenGoyderdiedin1898theobituaryinThe Advertiser
wasfulsomeinitspraiseforhisorganisingskill,administrativecapacity,professionalabilityandstrengthofcharacter.Hehadbeen,itsaid,an“’oldidentity,’butheneverbecameafossil.”…
ProbablynoonebequeathedmoretothelivingpresentofSouthAustraliathanGeorgeWoodroffeGoyder.
Goyderearntthesobriquet‘LittleEnergy’inrecognitionofhiscapacityforhardworkand,presumably,hisdiminutivestature(5’3”).
ThedetaileddescriptionsreproducedinthisworkdemonstratejustonefacetofGoyder’sabilities.
ThisbeautifullyproducedbookisagreatcredittoitsdesignersandprintersandtothededicationofmembersoftheKanawinkaWritersandHistoriansInc(originallyknownasSouthEastBookPromotions)whoconceivedthepublicationandsecuredfundingforit.Informationonthegroup’smanypublicationsisavailableathttp://www.kanawinka.com
Brian Samuels Principal Heritage Officer
HeritageBookshelf
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�9 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007
AsChairoftheSouthAustralianHeritageCouncilIamtakingtheopportunitythroughthisnewslettertoconveytoyouissuesunderconsiderationandmattersthattheCouncilintendstoprogressintheforthcomingyear.
TheCouncilwasestablishedthroughamendmentstotheHeritage Act
1993.ItsrolediffersfromthepreviousStateHeritageAuthorityinthatithasamorestrategicandadvisoryfunctionwithaRegisterCommitteeappointedtoconsiderandmakerecommendationsonplacestobeconsideredforinclusionintheSouthAustralianHeritageRegister.
ToguideitsworktheCouncilhasreliedontheGovernment’skeyheritagepolicydocument‘Heritage
Directions: A Future for Built Heritage in South Australia’.
InitsfirsteighteenmonthstheCouncilhasprogressedanumberofinitiatives.SomeofthekeyareaswhereCouncilhasgivenattentioninclude:
•Contributions to submissions and responses to the Productivity
Commission’s Inquiry into the Conservation of Australia’s Historic
Heritage Places through the Heritage Chairs of Australia and New
Zealand.ImportantlytheProductivityCommissionrecognisedthatheritageplacesprovideimportantculturalbenefitstothecommunity.TheHeritageCouncils’Chairs,however,didnotsupporttherecommendationsoftheCommissiononitsproposedtreatmentofconservationagreements.TodatetherehavebeennomajorchangesorrecommendationsbytheAustralianGovernmentfromtheCommission’swork.
•Progression of the recognition of the Adelaide Park
Lands.AplacewhichhascapturedtheattentionoftheCouncilandisunderactiveconsiderationistheAdelaideParkLands.TheParkLandshaverightlyacapacitytogeneratepassionatedebatefromthecommunityonhowtheyshouldbebestrecognised,managed,developed,conservedandprotected.TheyareattheheartofdefiningAdelaide’sidentity.AnominationhasbeenconsideredbytheAustralianHeritageCouncilfortheNationalHeritageListandisbeforetheAustralianGovernmentfordecision.TheCouncilbelievesthattheParkLandsshouldberecognisedasaStateHeritageAreaandisawaitingthedecisionoftheAustralianGovernmentbeforedeterminingitsnextsteps.IntheinterimtheCouncilhashaddiscussionswiththeLordMayorasChairoftheAdelaideParkLandsAuthoritytopromotetheinclusionofconservationstrategiesinthemanagementplanscurrentlybeingadopted.
•Advocacy for the inclusion of built heritage targets in South
Australia’s Strategic
Plan.WhilstthecurrentplanhasnosuchtargetstheCouncilwillcontinuetolobbyforspecifictargetsandisoptimisticthatthedebateonlocalheritageamendmentstotheDevelopmentActmaypresentafurtheropportunitytoarguefortheimportanceoftheinclusionofthesetargets.
•Representation to Government to be consulted by Planning SA in
the redrafting of the original Development (Local Heritage)
Amendment Bill
2006.TheCouncilbelievesthatthisisanimportantinitiativethatwillguidethemanagementoflocalheritageplaces.
•Engagement with the development
industrytoprovideanopportunityforopendiscoursetoidentifyissuesandopportunitiesarisingfromthatsectorsothatCouncilisfullyinformedtoprovideeffectiveadvicetotheMinister.
• Advocating to the Premier that a vision for heritage be
articulated to commemorate 2036 (South Australia’s bicentenary)
through a lead up event in 20�� (�75th
anniversary).TheCouncilisdelightedthattherehasbeenanannouncementthat2011willbecelebratedandthattheHistoryTrustofSAwillprovidethelead.TheCouncilwillidentifysomesignatureprojectsforconsiderationtomarktheseanniversaries.
TheCouncilwillendeavourtocontinuetoprovideadvicetotheMinisterforEnvironmentandConservationthatenhancesheritageconservationinSouthAustralia.
Mary MarslandChair, SA Heritage Council
MaryMarsland,Chair,SAHeritageCouncil
SAHeritageCouncilUpdate
Australian Heritage
ReportsThefollowingreportscanbeaccessedvialinksontheDEHHeritagewebsite’sAustralianandInternationalHeritageReportspagehttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/reports.html
Thoughts on the ‘When’ and ‘How’ of Government Historic Heritage
Protection Research Report 1,AllenConsultingGroup,October2005
Valuing the Priceless: the Value of Historic Heritage in
Australia Research Report 2,AllenConsultingGroup,November2005
Making Heritage Happen - Incentives & Policy Tools for
Conserving our Historic
Heritage,NationalIncentivesTaskforcefortheEnvironmentProtectionandHeritageCouncil(EPHC),April2004
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Events
5 OctoberThe Adelaide Plains; an Environmental History – Colin
HarrisHistoricalSocietyofSAInc.
Venue:BurnsideCommunityCentreEnquiries:
(08)82772953Time:7:30pm
8 OctoberBalancing Heritage Conservation with Sustainable
Development – A Free Public Event
CityofNorwoodPayneham&StPeters2007CulturalHeritageFestival
FeaturingProfessorSteffenLehmannandDrJohnMontgomery–facilitatedbyMarcusRolfe,directorofUrbanandRegionalPlanningSolutions
Venue:NorwoodConcertHallCost: FreeTime:
7-9pmBookings:Notessentialbutwouldbeappreciatedto83664562
9 OctoberBalancing Heritage Conservation with Sustainable
Development – Breakfast Seminar
CityofNorwoodPayneham&StPeters2007CulturalHeritageFestival
Specificallyaimedatprofessionalarchitects,urbandesigners,plannersandheritageconservationists.Featuringasimilarprogramtothepriorevening’seventbutwillalsoincludeKevinTaylorfromTaylorTaylorCullityLethleanandJasonSchulzfromdanversschulzhollandarchitects.
Venue:
NorwoodConcertHallCost:$44includingbuffetbreakfastTime:7.15–10.15amBookings:Phone83664562foraregistrationform
5-�2 OctoberCity of Norwood Payneham & St Peters 2007
Cultural Heritage Festival: By
DesignPublicforums(seebelow)featuringarchitect,urbandesignerandauthorProfessorSteffenLehmannwillbejustonepartofadiverseprogramofactivitiesandevents.
Venue: variouslocationsEnquiries:
[email protected]://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1587
�2-�3 October Building a Cob House Workshop
MilduraCobisanancientbuildingmaterialconsistingofclay,sand,straw,water,andearth;similartoadobe.PartofBobBennett’sfellowshipprogram,theworkshopaimstocovermanyaspectsofbuildingwithcob.
Venue: SunraysiaInstituteofTAFE,BenetookAve,MilduraCost:
ISSInstituteissponsoringfreeregistrationTime: 10–4pmEnquiries:
(03)[email protected]
�9 OctoberTen Years on… The Great Lime Revival Conference
MelbourneThisconferenceaimstobringtogetherpeoplewhoworkwithlimetodevelopideas,skillsandtechniquesinusinglime-basedandrelatedproducts.PresentedbytheInternationalSpecialisedSkillsInstitute
Venue: ComoHistoricHouse,SouthYarraTime: 9–5.30pmEnquiries:
(03)[email protected] workshops:
SlakingandMortars–17OctoberSurfaceTreatments–18October
November
Schools Heritage Competition Presentation
CeremonyDateandvenuetobeadvised.
Enquiries: (08)81244957
6-9 NovemberInterpretation Australia Association National
Conference 2007
SydneyIAAisanationalorganisationdedicatedtotheadvancementoftheprofessionofheritageinterpretation.
Enquiries:(07)[email protected]://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/conference2007/
28-30 NovemberState of Australian Cities National
ConferenceAnopportunityforAustralianandinternationalacademicstoexploreurbanissuesinAustralia.Thepurposeoftheconferenceistoreportoncurrentresearchintoissuesofurbanandregionalsustainability,todiscusstheresearchwithpractitionersandpolicymakers,toidentifyresearchgapsandtoimproveourunderstandingofthestateofAustraliancities.
Venue: CityEastcampus,UniSA&UniversityofAdelaideEnquiries:
[email protected]://www.unisa.edu.au/soac2007/default.asp
For State Heritage Places celebrating significant anniversaries
this year – 50th, �00th, �25th and �50th to be specific – visit the
Highlights of the South Australian Heritage Register web page
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/showcase_saregister.html#2007_anniversaries