australian national maritime museum annual report 1998-1999
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Australian National Maritime Museum Report on Activities for the year ending 30 June 1999TRANSCRIPT
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ANNUAL REPORT
A u s t r a l ia n Na t io n a l Ma r it im e
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The Australian National
Maritime Museum
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ANNUAL REPORT
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© COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1999
ISSN 1034-5019
This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under The Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from the Australian National Maritime Museum.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) at Darling Harbour,Sydney, opens 9.30 am-S.OO pm every day. (Open 9.30 am-6.00 pm January). Closed 25 December. Entry prices at 30 June 1999 (adult, child, concession, family): Museum only: $ 9 /FREE/$ 5 / —NavyTicket: $9/$5/$5/$22.50 TheBigTicket: $15/$5/$8/$34Executive, Commercial andVisitor Services, Building Services:2 Murray Street Darling Harbour NSWVaughan Evans Library, Collections and Exhibitions Branch, Corporate Services and Sydney Heritage Fleet:Wharf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre, PyrmontNSW Fleet Base: Balls Head Drive, Berrys Bay, Waverton NSW Mailing address GPO Box 5131 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Telephone (02) 9298 3777 Facsimile (02) 9298 3780 Web Site h t t p : / / w w w .anm m .gov.au
CONTACT OFFICER
For enquiries about this Report please contact the editortelephone (02) 9298 3647 facsimile (02) 9298 3670 [email protected] E ditor Jeffrey MellefontP h otograph y Andrew Frolows unless otherwise specifiedG raphic D esign Adelina CessarioProduc tion Consett TypesetP rin ted in A u stralia by Halkeas Printing
COVER
The dramatic southern facade o f the new W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre is a stylish addition to the rapidly redeveloping Pyrmont peninsula and waterfront. The design by architects Crawford Partners blends modern materials and details with a strong reference to traditional working waterfront forms.
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The Museum’s newest attraction, the form er RAN Oberon class subm arine HMAS Onslow, was handed over by the Navy and opened to the public late in the financial year and immediately attracted huge interest both from visitors and the media.
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
W ithout doubt the past year has been one o f the biggest since the Australian National Maritime Museum opened, as readers o f this report will quickly appreciate. The M useum ’s profile just seems to keep rising. It gives m e great pleasure to present this record o f our year in this Annual Report for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.
Even a fleeting glance at the following pages reveals a trem endous level o f activity and achievement. M ost spectacularly we com pleted construction and began the move into the W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre. The Peter Doyle Learning Centre was commissioned and The Welcome Wall came to fruition. Along with some really m ajor exhibitions and the Classic &JVooden Boat Festival, we opened the Oberon- class submarine LIMAS Onslow to the public. Then there was the excitem ent of our involvement in the search for remains o f Cook’s Endeavour.
And we can already see that the coming year will be just as big, if not even bigger!
The Museum is now in its eighth year o f operation. O f the millions o f people who have visited in person, over 30 percent have been from overseas. Clearly this national institution is functioning very well as a kind o f cultural ambassador. It provides visitors with an understanding o f this country’s makeup through its presentation of the unique Mend of people and geography and history, so often maritime, that have shaped the Australian experience.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Governm ent for its ongoing support. We welcomed a new Minister for the Arts, the Hon Peter McGauran MP, who showed an immediate interest in the Museum. In fact he dropped in to see us just a few days into his job, and has been a regular visitor since then. Som e will have heard him on ABC Radio speaking about his fascination for the mystery o f the sea, and his appreciation of the excitement o f our National Maritime Museum.
The year has not, o f course, been a solo voyage! I would like especially to thank my fellow Councillors for their support in guiding the M useum ’s development, contributing not just their experience but their evident passion for this institution. We thank our sponsors and supporters for their contributions, so essential to our success.These include our M em bers, those 6,000-plus people who think that this is a terrific place to be a part of. The M useum ’s corps o f cheerful volunteers deserve special mention too, contributing over 26,000 hours o f their time to help us achieve the ambitious targets we have set.
Finally I would like to acknowledge the dedication and professionalism o f the M useum ’s staff, who continue to work hard to make this one o f the great maritime museums o f the world.
Kay Cottee AO Chairman
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SECTION 1 THE YEAR IN REVIEW
TABLE OFCONTENTS
Vision S ta te m e n t............................................................................................................................................Contact Officer ..................................................................................................................... iChairman’s Message............................................................................................................. iiMission Statement................................................................................................................. 1
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Highlights...............................................................................................................................2Director’s Overview .............................................................................................................4
Exhibitions & Public Programs............................................................................................ 8Reaching the Nation - and the world................................................................................ 14
SECTION 2 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTING
Key Result area 1 - ServiceObjective & Program Summary........................................................................................18Visitor Numbers, Customer Feedback............................................................................20Building Services,Volunteers........................................................................................... .21
Key Result area 2 - Products & Program sObjective & Program Summary....................................................................................... 22SchoolVisitor N um bers................................................................................................... .24Members, Curatorial Projects.......................................................................................... 25
Key Result area 3 - M aritim e H eritageObjective & Program Summary....................................................................................... 26Fleet. Library. Registration ............................................................................................. 28Collection Statistics, Conservation ............................................................................... 29
I V Key Result area 4 - Profile & Im ageObjective & Program Summary....................................................................................... 30Visitor Revenues, Venues, Sponsorship, Advertising & Market Research ................. 32
SECTION 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement by Council Members ..Independent Audit Report ..........Operating Statement ......................Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesStatement of Cash Flows ..............Schedule of Commitments ..........Schedule of Contingencies............N o te s ..............................................
SECTION 4 APPENDICES
1 Public & Members Programs ................................................................................. 652 Selected Acquisitions............................................................................................... 693 Donors to the National Maritime Collection ................................................... 744 ANMM Publications ............................................................................................... 795 Staff Publications...................................................................................................... 806 Staff Conference Papers & Lectures..................................................................... 837 Staff Exhibitions....................................................................................................... 848 Staff Media Appearances.......................................................................................... 859 Staff Voluntary Appointments ................................................................................ 8610 Staff Overseas Travel ................................................................................................. 871 1 Sponsors, Patrons & Supporters............................................................................ 881 2 Corporate & Supporting M embers........................................................................ 8913 1998 MMAPSS Grants.............................................................................................. 9014 Organisational Chart ............................................................................................... 9115 Council Members, Committees & Meetings ...................................................... 9216 Council Committees................................................................................................. 9417 Human Resources Summary ................................................................................... 9518 Staff at 30 June 1997 ............................................................................................... 9619 Customer Service Charter ............................................................................................ 9920 Volunteers 1998-99................................................................................................. 10021 List of Acts Administered ..................................................................................... 10222 Functions & Powers of the Minister .................................................................. 10223 Functions & Powers of the Museum .................................................................. 10324 Director’s Statement ..............................................................................................10425 Statutory Information Requirements .................................................................104
Industrial Dem ocracy......................................................................................104Occupational Health & Safety...................................................................... 104Workplace Diversity........................................................................................ 104Freedom of Information................................................................................. 104Advertising & Market Research....................................................................104Reports by the Auditor General.................................................................. 104Fraud Control ..................................................................................................104
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SE C T IO N 1: T H E YEAR IN REVIEW
With the return o f the p o p u lar ch ildren ’s adventure lan d Pirates! for the sum m er, we com m issioned a m usical, Captain Sally Pirate Bold, w ith K ate Early in the title role. Playing daily in the M azda Gallery, Captain Sally w as available to take hom e on CD too.
MISSIONSTAT FMFNT
Our mission is to enrich people’s lives with memories and experiences o f Australia’s relationship
to its waterways and the sea.
chieve this by acquiring, researching, rving and presenting material relevant to Australia’s maritime heritage.
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As a national institution, we provide leadership and encouragement to other maritime museums
and interested groups. The Museum presents Australia’s maritime heritage international^
The Museum encourages a broad interpretation o f maritime history, and seeks to promote
awareness o f contemporary issues.
Our primary focus is on the people who use and enjoy our programs and services.
While continuing to develop and maintain the National Maritime Collection, we also foster
traditional skills by documenting and preserving maritime practices and pastimes.
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• Built and m oved into W harf 7 M aritim e H eritage Centre, housing the N ational M aritim e C ollection , Vaughan Evans
Library, sta ff and w orkshops
O pened the O beron class subm arine Onslow, with a new visitor p ack age The Navy T icket in clu d in g in teractive
CD au dio tours o f Onslow and destroyer Vampire
• Unveiled the first 3,000 nam es on bronze panels on The W elcome Wall, and launched its World W ide Web site
w hich includes a searchable fam ily history database
Planet, the first exh ibition to to u r Australia the US Sm ithsonian Institution
O pened Oceanfrom
’ Our exh ibition Tears, Fears and Cheers - migration to Australia 1788-1998 won both the National G overnm ent C ategory and
Grand Award in the M ulticu ltural M arketing Awards
Built and inaugurated the Peter Doyle Learning Centre, used for school groups, training, children’s and community activities. The facility, honouring the Museum’s founding Chairman, was built with privately-raised funds.
The Museum participated in the 1999 Olympic Arts Festival ‘Reaching The World’
in te rn a t io n a ltourin g ., e x h ib itio n Last W indjammers
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED
Advised and dived with the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project,
in search of the remains of Cook’s Endeavour
• Offered leadership to Australian and international maritime museums,
providing Presidents to both the International Congress of Maritime Museums
and Council of Australian Maritime Museums
Our third Classic SiJ'Vooden Boat Festival confirmed this event
as a major spring attraction for Sydney
Granted $30,000 to regional maritime history projects around Australia,
under our Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme
(39 grants totalling $120,000 all around Australia since 1995-96)
attractions were enjoyed by over 450,000 visitors including over 31,000 school
visitors at the Museum and 171,000 visitors to our exhibitions offsite.
• Our trave lling exhibition Thalaha - Creek Australians and the Sea
completed its Australian tour, while our exhibition The Wreck of the
Julia /-Inn commenced a tour of the USA
Raised gross revenue of S3.44 million, including sponsorship of $765,000
and Venue Hire of $613,000
ik over management o f the Museum’s Store, increasing revenues by 46.5%
•Volunteers provided 26,449 hours of time this year (as Guides and
assisting many other Museum projects), 6% over target. A total 1 50,000
service hours have been donated to the Museum since 1991
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ACCO M M O DATIO N S FO R A N EW M ILLENNIUM
Beginning the move into the $20 million W harf 7 Maritime H eritage Centre was a fitting climax to the year under review. We head with confidence towards the year 2000, with a spectacular developm ent that breaks new ground in m useums practice while satisfying a number o f needs that have weighed heavily on the organisation.
Minister for the Arts the Hon Peter M cGauran MP (LEFT), on his first visit to the Museum on assuming his new portfolio, inspecting plans for the W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre with Director Dr Kevin Fewster. Behind them is the empty site o f the development, with its first prefabricated frames rising. Nine months later staff were in residence.M r McGauran will open the W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre on 8 O ctober 1999.
Suddenly the M useum ’s presence on this high-profile part o f Sydney’s spectacular waterfront has doubled, and we have not ju st a m useum site but a m aritim e heritage precinct. We welcom e our colleagues from Sydney H eritage Fleet, whose collocation with us ends years o f uncertainty and their long search for suitable accommodation. Side by side, our respective skills and collections create an unrivalled maritime resource. When their James Craig ties up alongside soon, and we provide space as well for the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation, Sydney’s brand new Maritime Heritage Centre will be even m ore spectacular.
Consolidating the M useum ’s facilities in one precinct frees us from the uncertainties we faced with the lease expiring on the offsite Pyrm ont premises which for ten years have housed staff, collections, research library, laboratories and workshops that could never be accom m odated on the main site. The years o f effort to obtain the approvals to finance and build atW harf 7 now pay off handsomely. W e’ve escaped the real threat o f being priced out o f this vibrant area which has developed so intensely since we arrived, avoiding the prospect o f renting auxiliary premises far away.
We are immensely proud to have created a facility that defines m odern m useum practice, opening our behind-the-scenes collection management processes and storage areas to the public who will be welcome to visit. W e’re proud,too, o f the energy efficiencies designed into it, including passive temperature control and special insulation. And it ’s been accomplished with a m arvellous design that respects the industrial traditions o f maritime wharf architecture.
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On the main Museum site the Peter Doyle Learning Centre was built onto the existing '1 2 building, designed for us by its original architects Cox Richardson. Funded largely by a public appeal that raised $180 ,000 , it provides a long-sought-after centre for education, training and activity for schools, volunteers and community groups. It’s a fitting tribute to the M useum ’s first Chairman, Peter Doyle, who was so passionate about the M useum ’s potential for children. The fundraising support from his family and friends was a tribute to Peter’s influence and the affection so many people held for him. With these extra facilities school visits have already risen measurably.
M arathon ocean swimmer Susie Maroney opened the Ocean Planet exhibition which the Museum has im ported from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Ms Maroney, who has swum in waters as diverse as the Caribbean, the Hudson River and the Nile and swum with oil slicks and even dead animals, praised the exhibition’s message o f care for our irreplaceable marine environm ent.
BIG ATTRACTIONS
The diversity o f our ambitious exhibition and program s calendar is evident over the following pages. Some o f them resulted from fruitful collaborations with m useums overseas, for example Ocean Planet from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and The LastWindjammers from the Alands Maritime Museum. HMAS Onslow, second-last o f the Navy’s O beron subm arines, came to the Museum in June. The demands o f maintaining and displaying m useum ‘objects’ o f this size are great, and like the Daring class destroyer Vampire, Onslow will test our abilities. But our experience in managing this kind o f m useum exhibit is now considerable, and recognised by the Royal Australian Navy who have demonstrated their confidence in the Museum by entrusting us with another o f their vessels. O ur Naval Council M em ber Rear Admiral William Dovers CSC RAN handed the boat over, and with it he presented us Onslow’s Naval White Ensign and permission to fly it, just as we do with Vampire. In this we are unique.
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
In January the Governor-General, Sir William Deane, launched the first 3 ,000 names on The Welcome Wall. This national monument to immigrants, which we have erected along our northern waterfront walkway, has really captured the hearts o f Australians. Many thanks m ust go to Cable & W ireless O ptus, its Principal Sponsor. The ceremony was an outstanding and joyous family occasion with 3 ,500 guests who were a true cross section o f our multi-faceted society celebrating their achievements. At the same
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The Governor-General,Sir William Deane AC KBE, walked with children o f the world to unveil the Welcome Wall in January. Sir William and Lady Deane were guests o f honour at the ceremony which was the clim ax o f several years o f planning and developm ent o f this special Australian National Maritime Museum initiative.
time we launched the W elcomc Wall Web Site with its searchable database o f all subscribers and their familys’ historical details.The m edia support we achieved for the launching was trem endous and subscriptions quickly built tow ards the next 3 ,000 names which we will unveil in August 1999 with the support o f the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, celebrating its SOth anniversary.
This followed our success in winning two national Multicultural Marketing Awards from the Ethnic Affairs Com m ission o f N SW for 1998’s m ajor exhibition at the M useum, Tears, Fears ScCheers: Migration to Australia 1788 to 1998. This was the largest and m ost ambitious exhibition we have created, and with its special educational and visitor program s and associated prom otions it won the M useum both the Best Government Project category as well as the Grand Award for the best project overall. Congratulations to all staff involved.
A RCH A EO LO G Y AND IMAGE
O ur long-standing American ties were strengthened further with the support we are lending to US researcher D r Kathy Abbass who has shown that a British transport named Lord Sandwich, scuttled in 1778 to defend N ew port Harbour from a French fleet, could be Captain C ook’s barque Endeavour. One o f our m aritim e archaeologists and Curator o f our USA Gallery, Paul Hundley, joined D r Abbass’ Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Program (RIMAP) in March to do a preliminary dive on the site and discuss further collaboration. This will include sending an ANM M team to assist later in 1999. The worldwide interest in the possibility o f discovering Endeavour is huge, both from the public and the m edia, and our Australian archaeologists’ extensive experience at underwater excavating makes them valuable assets for projects such as RIMAP. For the sixth year the M useum ’s Curator o f Maritime Archaeology, Kieran Hosty, participated in the Queensland M useum-led excavation o f HMS Pandora. He also led a M useum team to carry out a m aritim e archaeological survey o f the Levuka Harbour on behalf o f the Fiji Museum and the Levuka Town Council. This international inter-museum project was sponsored by the Museum and the Departm ent o f Foreign Affairs andTrade.
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Chairman Kay Cottee AO and HMAS Onslow’s last CO, Lieutenant Commander Sean O’Dwyer, at the handover o f the M useum ’s newest attraction. The Oberon-class submarine remains fully-equipped and in near-operational condition, with many human mementos donated by former crew to give the boat a ‘lived-in’ ambience.
O U T LO O K
The Sydney 2000 Olym pic Games have some very positive implications for us. High- profile clients have booked venue spaces at our Darling Harbour sites, including the establishment o f Holland-Heineken H ouse.This will be the hospitality centre for the Dutch presence at the Olympics. Apart from the revenue this brings we will see a high profile for the Museum in term s o f international and VIP visitors to these facilities.
We are seeing numbers in some decline across the board at museums and even sporting venues. This seems associated with the competition for recreational time o f an increasing num ber o f other attractions and home-based entertainments, due to rapid changes in information technology. The Olympics’ immediate effect on Museum visitor numbers is to som e extent an unknown despite the influx o f tourists. The effect o f the GST on museum visitation is also unclear. Some analysts foresee a decline o f 10% or so in arts ticketing receipts until the public adjusts to any admissions price rises. In the medium term the O lym pics’ stimulation o f overseas tourism should benefit the M useum with its traditionally high proportion o f overseas visitors. Over a longer term the ageing Australian population may benefit m useums, for exam ple by increased memberships.
We are confident that the special nature o f some o f our coming attractions will help attract visitors back. The Oberon submarine immediately lifted numbers when it opened in June, underlying the unique ‘hands-and-feet-on’ appeal o f ships and boats for the non-seafaring public. Coinciding with the strong Netherlands presence at the Museum next year, we will host a year-long visit by the spectacular 56-metre-long reconstruction of the Batavia, with her masts taller than the Museum! Batavia was a Dutch United East India Company (VO C) ship wrecked off Western Australia in 1629. When Batavia and James Craig are joined by the bark Endeavour in m id-2000, our visitors will have the unique opportunity o f seeing 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century ships alongside each other! With an exhibition highlighting the VO C featuring borrowed treasures from Netherlands m useum s, and our own Secrets o f the Sea exploring stories like the Flying Dutchman, haunted ships, m erm aids and m onsters, we expect a flying start to the year 2000 and the new Millennium the following year.
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First seen at the Museum in 1996-97, this exhibition completed its national tour in Darwin. It highlighted the strong maritime culture that Greek immigrants have brought to Australia, and their role in forming our national identity. From urban oyster bars and country cafes to the pearling ports of the Kimberleys, from crayfishing in Tasmania to tropical barramundi and crocodile hunters. Includes a catalogue produced by ANMM.
Sponsored by Visions of Australia, The First Greek-Australian Museum Foundation, Flalkeas Printing, Kailis Bros, of Perth, De Costi Seafoods Exhibition Coordinator Kevin Jones Curator Helen Trepa Designer Sarah Drury Tour Coordinator Mariea Fisher
• Northern Territory Library,Parliament House, Darwin28 April-26 July 1998 Visitors 19,045
This interactive CD-i program displayed in an exhibition booth tells the story of Titanic from the ship’s development and launch to the tragic evening of its sinking, and the later discovery of the wreck.
Sponsored by Philips, Tour Coordinator Mariea Fisher
• Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane Qld 22 May-22 October 1998 Visitors 9,853
• Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, Warrnambool Vic 30 October 1998-31 January 1999 Visitors 22,855
• ScreenSound Australia, Canberra ACT1 April-7 June 1999 Visitors 8,731
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A US sailing ship sank on the way from Sydney toSan Francisco in 1855, carrying passengers WRECK OF THEbetween the gold rushes on either side of the Pacific. Intriguing detective work by Museum staff resulted in the wreck’s discovery in 1997.
Curator Paul Flundley Designer Peter Tonkin
• ANZTheatre landing 5 December 1997-21 September 1998 Visitors 246,552• Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City Utah USA
2 November 1998-28 February 1999 Visitors 75,000• Newport Harbour Nautical Museum, Newport Beach CA USA
1 March-28 June 1999 Visitors 35,000
EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS
Winner o f the Multicultural Marketing Award, National Government Category and Grand A w ard! Immigration is part of the family history of 98% of Australians. In 210 years over three million people have come to Australia by sea, their stories filled with drama and spirit. This exhibition explores the eras and the human experiences of migration, an issue
* OS if'1'that both unites and divides us. Iv, ^
Sponsored by Olympic Arts Festival, SOCOG, Visions of Australia, Ansett Australia, Martinair, SBS, Commonwealth Bank, Cathay Pacific, British Council Coordinator Kevin Jones Curators Helen Trepa, Kieran Hosty Designers Quentin Mitchell, Dominic Horn, Naiden Hillier
Mazda & North Galleries9 April-11 October 1998 Visitors 135,008
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Pearl River DeltaMacau, Canton and Hong Kong
Our first international art exhibition presented stunning art works by Chinese and Western artists which have shaped perceptions of China. It spanned over two ccnturies of artistic and commercial exchange on the Pearl River Delta where ships from the US, Europe and Asia anchored.
From the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum, USA Australian Coordinator Paul Hundley Designer Carola Salazar
USA Gallery 22 May-9 August 1998 Visitors S 1,347
Artists and craftspeople explore themes of maritime voyages and migration history, and its
impact on our culture. Works of jewellery, sculpture, collages and quilts.
From CRAFT SOUTH: Centre fo r Contemporary Craft and Design
Nortel Gallery 8 August-S September Visitors 26,140
On the Tide
GOLD 1 5 0An on-line exhibition of the Australian and American gold rushes. It highlights gold rush period material in the National Maritime Collection. Funding support from the Australia Foundation through its Australian Experience program. Produced with Sovereign Hill Museum.ANMM Curator Paul Hundley.http: / / www.anmm.gov.au/usagal.htm
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A W i n d o w B a c kP h o t o g r a p h y in a W h a l i n g P o r tThe developing art of photography created this record of a classic whaling port, New Bedford, Massachusetts LISA, from the mid-19th century.
From the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Old Dartsmouth Historical Society, USA. Coordinator Mariea Fisher Australian Curator Paul Hundley Designer Peter Tonkin
USA Gallery 20 August 1998-September 1999 Visitors to 30 June 246,514
BURNS PHILP& C° LtdThis was once one of the evocative household names of Australasian and Pacific shipping. Items acquired at the auction of its landmark Bridge Street, Sydney, headquarters help tell the story of this colourful bygone Australian trader and shipper.Curator Patricia Miles Designer Imogen AshleeANZTheatre landing 7 Octobcr 1998-20 September 1999 Visitors to 30 June 215,729
A fleet of 130 magnificent yachts, cruisers, workboats, skiffs and launches gathered for this weekend- long event, which included trade and maritime craft displays, food, fun and entertainment for all the family. Incorporated Great Classic Ferry Challenge and the second ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest.
Sponsored by Novotel, Nikon, Harris Coffee and Cruising Helmsman magazine.Supported by Australian Volunteer Coastal Patrol, Korevaar Barges, Royal Australian Navy, Thunderbird Construction,Waterways, John Wood
Managed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in association with the Wooden Boat Association of NSW Coordinators Diane Fenton, Chris Waugh
All around the Museum11-12 October 1998 Visitors 9,669
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This pirate adventure land for children, I- ' 2where history and the imagination meet,has been one of the Museum’s mostpopular programs. It included a vast arrayof interactives and special effects andfeatured Blackbeard’s ghastly talkinghead, Captain Kidd hanging aroundExecution Dock, and Captain SallyPirate Bold, a musical speciallycommissioned for young visitors.
Mazda Gallery 19 November 1998-28 February 1999 Visitors 105,768
Winners and finalists of the second photographic competition, run in conjunction with the 1998 Classic &_ Wooden Boat Festival.
Coordinator Susan Sedgwick Judges Bill Richards, Andrew Frolows (ANMM), Melissa Coleman (Nikon) Designer Enz.a Calgaro
Tasman Light Gallery 10 February-18 April 1999 Visitors 43,631
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On Lamalera in Eastern Indonesia, life depends on an ancient specialisation: catching sperm whales, giant manta rays, sharks and other great creatures of the sea. These are the last truly subsistence whalers. Why have ancient boat building and hunting techniques survived here and nowhere else? And can whaling ever be justified?
Drawing on the collection o j Anita Lundherg and Jean Weiner Curator Patricia Miles Designers Sarah Drury, Aaron Maestri
North Gallery 11 November 1998-17 Octobcr 1999 Visitors to 30 June 201,567
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The Museum hosts the Annual Exhibition of the Australian Society of Marine Artists, founded in 1996 to promote this popular and historically important genre of art. Eighty works by 60 artists were on display. ANMM coordinator Susan Sedgwick
Nortel Gallery 6-20 November 1998 Visitors 9,142
G R A IN RACES R O U N D CAPE H O R NMarking the 50th anniversary of the last ‘grain race’ of Gustav Erikson’s iron-hulled square riggers which sailed to Australia to load wheat and raccd home around Cape Horn. Developed by the Alands Maritime Museum, Finland, in association with ANMM, with support from the Finnish Government, to travel to New Zealand, Sydney, Adelaide, Cape Town, USA and Helsinki.
Major sponsors Wilhelmsen Lines, Nokia, Finnair Australian content Senior Curator Daina Fletcher DesignersWendy Osmond, Dominic Hon
Nortel Gallery
^ Photographer Joseph Mallard t travelled the Western Australian coast
in search of his family history and Aboriginal heritage.
Curator Susan Sedgwick Designer Imogen Ashlee
Tasman Light Gallery 13 October 1998-31 Januaryl999 Visitors 156,583
RespectStaff photographer Andrew Frolows’ studies of the Torres Strait Cultural Festival where dance and drama continue their dynamic role in island society. Visitors 44,335
Curator Leonie Oakes Designer Dominic Hon Tasman Light 20 April-12 September 1999
EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS
More than 70% of the surface of our globe lies beneath the sea. This is a world worth our attention with vast mountain ranges, troughs deeper than Mount Everest is high, and undiscovered marine life. Ocean Planet presents an international view of environmental issues that affect the health of our oceans.
Developed by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC USA. Brought to Australia and augmented with Australian content, Australian tour managed by ANMM.Sponsors Ten Network, Australian Water Technologies, CS1KO, P&£) Nedlloyd, Environment Australia, Coasts and Clean Seas, DAS Distribution, Discovery Channel
Exhibition Coordinator Mariea Fisher Australian Curator Lindsey Shaw Australian Designers Quentin Mitchell, Sarah Drury, Imogen Ashlee
Mazda Gallery 31 March-31 October 1999 Visitors to 30 June 61,429
T h e N avy T ic k etWith the public opening of Oberon-class submarine HMAS Onslow on 22 June, new Museum entry packages came into effect (see page ii for prices). The Museum now offers The Navy Ticket comprising Onslow and the Daring- class destroyer Vampire. It joins a Museum-only option and The Big Ticket, to include Wharf 7.
Included in The Navy Ticket is the new audio guide developed this year. Visitors carry a personal CD player with information about the vessels and stories from their sailors, keyed to numbers
jf throughout the vessels.
HMAS Onslow project team: Coordinator Gillian J Mathews, Senior Curator Lindsey Shaw, FleetS Manager Steven Adams, Marketing Kate Deacon
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AS A N A TIO N A L O RG A N ISA TIO N the M useum seeks opportunities to foster understanding o f the nation’s m aritim e heritage Australia-wide, providing leadership and assistance. Travelling exhibitions are just one of many ways we do this. Our maritime archaeologists, conservators, curators and other professions offer expertise to other states and countries. N ew electronic media including the Internet are taking Museum collections and other material to ever m ore people in schools, libraries and homes throughout Australia and the world.
American Friends o f the Australian National Maritime Museum wasdeveloped this year by the M useum ’s LISA Gallery, a tribute to trans-Pacific m aritime links which was funded through a 1988 Bicentennial gift from the United States. The American Friends scheme is a non-profit corporation incorporated in Delaware to increase knowledge about the Museum and the LISA Gallery and raise support through US tax-exempt donations.
The Maritime Museums o f Australia Project Support Scheme (MM APSS), established in 1995-96, awarded a fourth round o f grants totalling $30,000 to nine institutions around the nation. The scheme is jointly funded by ANM M and the Commonwealth Governm ent’s Distributed National Collection Program to support collection management, conservation and exhibition proposals from m useums and other local organisations. It is administered by Museum staff. See Appendix 1 3, page 90, for details o f 1998 grants.
Other outreach activities included:
• An overseas visitor ratio o f consistently 30% or m ore o f all visitors lifts the M useum ’s international profile.
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Our new CD-ROM Captain Cook’s Endeavour Journal 1768-71, published in collaboration with the National Library o f Australia, provides a digital facsimile o f the 700- page hand-written Endeavour journal. It has provided schools, libraries and researchers access to the most im portant and popular heritage item in the National Library’s collection, with no dandger to the priceless original. This joint project was initiated when the Museum developed a prototype in 1995. After three years o f developm ent at NLA this encyclopaedic compilation includes the authoritative JC Beaglehole indexed transcript, 100,000-w ord supplem etary texts, hundreds o f historic images including those o f the voyage’s artists, virtual reality 3D-simulations o f the ship based on the Endeavour replica, plus video and audio clips.
The ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest raises awareness o f maritime heritage Australia- wide. The contest, prom oted in conjunction with the Classic & Wooden Boat Festival and Club Nikon, attracts entries from all over the country. Winner o f Category 1 in the 1998 contest, Jack Woodward (LEFT) receives his prize from sponsor John Swainston o f Maxwell Optical Industries.
• Loans o f material for display from the National Maritime Collection were made to Ivan Dougherty Gallery, the Australian War Memorial, Art Gallery o f NSW, Historic H ousesTrust o f NSW, Western Australian Maritime Museum, Cairns Regional Gallery and Holyman Limited.
• Provided services for m ore than 3 ,000 research-related enquiries from the public and external organisations (Curatorial services page 25; Vaughan Evans Library services page 28; Conservation services page 29). Many family history related research enquiries are now being channelled through the M useum ’s Web Site and its new family history database from The Welcome Wall.
• Staff delivered 43 conference papers, public lectures, workshops and classes to schools, colleges and universities (Appendix 6)
• Published and distributed four issues o f the national maritime heritage magazine, Signals (readership 10,000)
• ANMM President o f Australian Maritime Museums Council oversaw initiatives to build the AMM C as a resource and advocate for maritime museum interests.
• M useum ’s Design section provided professional advice to South Australian Maritime Museum on exhibition design directions.
• M useum ’s Conservation section supervised an overseas intern from the Vantaa Institute o f Design and Arts, Helsinki.
• A Volunteer Speakers Panel prom oted the M useum ’s work to 19 community groups in Sydney and regional centres.
• Public Affairs section maintained a national publicity profile in electronic and print media, with approximately 30% of coverage obtained in regional NSW, other states and national media.
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The Wharf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre nears completion, with the move o f staff, collections, laboratories, workshops and the Vaughan Evans Library from rented premises in Piermont carried out at the end of the year in review.
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1.1 Deliver a service which is strongly custom er focused
1.2 Manage the M useum ’s resources for optimal operational outcomes
1.3 Ensure continued service provision through securing appropriate accommodation to m eet the M useum ’s needs
A $40,000 sp o n so rsh ip from the Com m onw ealth agency Environm ent A ustralia allow ed education s ta ff to develop a national schools program to travel with the Ocean Planet exhibition. The program included forum s, lectures and w orkshops, and these very detailed Education Resource Kits for prim ary and secondary level.
PROGRAM SUMMARY
VISITOR AM ENITIES improved with the reopening ofYots Cafe, providing both cafeteria and quality waterside dining facilities, operated by the well-known M ode Group. Sydney by Sail continued to expand its sailing products that offer visitors on- the-water experiences from our wharves, as well as providing revenue for the Museum. The Store, previously leased by an independent operator, was taken over by the M useum with an im m ediate improvement in returns. We will now have m ore control over merchandise carried, in particular exhibition-related lines.
V O LU N TEERS help deliver our services in many ways, working in m ost Museum sections as the table overleaf shows. They have led a total 4 ,302 VampireTours, escorting 43 ,872 visitors. General Museum guided tours have been seen by 9 ,953 visitors on 1,362 tours. After a period closed for repairs the Cape Bowling Green lighthouse reopened for tours in conjunction with the vessels on the N orth Wharf. Guides have escorted 2 ,916 visitors on 238 o f these tours. This year Volunteer num bers rose by 30% to 245, and their contribution o f 26,506 hours also exceeded the year’s targets.
M ARKET RESEA RCH to determ ine our custom ers’ needs remains a priority. The Museum now conducts sum martive research on all m ajor tem porary exhibitions to m axim ise visitor satisfaction and plan future exhibitions. In 1998 the first survey of school children was conducted with the help o f students from the University o f Technology, Sydney. The subjects were asked to answer a short questionnaire on the exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers, pinpointing aspects that engaged the senses and stimulated imagination. Their movements through the exhibition were mapped to reveal the m ost-visited sections, helping Museum designers plan the best physical layout for future exhibitions. The flow o f adult visitors was also recorded during 1998 in a three- part study o f visitor orientation and directional signage, to highlight potential trouble spots in the galleries and improve orientation aids for visitors.
CUSTO M ER SERVICE gains a boost with the completion o f W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre. This is the expression o f our ultimate com mitment to client service, where we open traditionally behind-the-scenes m useum activities to the public, along with access to our largely publicly funded collections. O ur Custom er Service Taskforce developed a workshop in conjunction with Sydney O pera House, and began delivering the first round o f custom er focus training to every staff m ember, whether floor staff in day-to-day contact with the public or back-of-house workers. N ew exhibitions and program s include a product launch for the 36 perm anent and casual custom er service staff, including reception, ticketing and security, provided by the Benson Group. These ensure floor staff are able to answer visitor enquiries. With the opening ofW harf 7 and Sydney Heritage Fleet people coming on board, we upgraded access control and identity card systems. This will help to accom modate the many visitors working on-site over the Olym pic period.
EN H A N CIN G R EV EN U E, minimising expenses and financial management are keys to improving the services and products we offer our custom ers. Revenues and costs appear in tables on pages 32, 38-40. Substantial changes are taking place in relation to asset management and financial reporting due to changes in government policy as well as expansion o f Museum activities. N ew projects undertaken by the Finance Section emanating from governm ent policy include coordinating comprehensive insurance
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BUILDIN G SERVICES section continues its involvement in the design o f energy- efficient initiatives for W harf 7. Energy savings continue (note accompanying table). Capital works com pleted within the period include the Peter Doyle Learning Centre, rectification ofYots Cafe, and upgrading security systems. No longer required to lease m otor vehicles from the Commonwealth, we now realise significant financial benefits by owning the fleet outright.
YEAR 2000 R E P O R T IN G to the O ffice o f G overnm ent Inform ation O nline continued. Business-critical systems have been certified Year 2000 compliant including the M useum ’s PC network, ticketing, collection management, personnel and financial systems, and exhibition lighting control system. Communications upgrades included a switch to the Custom Net Spectrum telephone service and ANZTheatre facilities were improved.
VISITO R N UM BERS
The Museum
Travelling Exhibitions
1996-97
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82,500
1997-98
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466,800
1998-99
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C U STO M E R FEEDBACK
VISITORS’ COMMENTS BOOK 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
Num ber o f entries 598 685 491
Complimentary or positive 75% 72% 71%
Neutral or indecipherable 6% 3.8% 4%
Criticism /suggested improvements 19% 24% 25%
CORRESPONDENCE
Letters o f complaint 17 25 28
Complimentary letters 126 182 176
Visitor comments are circulated for action and a reply where warranted.
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Budget
Capital works
Maintenance & minor works
Energy costs
1996-97
$1,437,580
$377,600
$632,732
$320,197
1997-98
$1,393,000
$247,000
$555,569
$218,152
1998-99
$1,357 ,000
$449,410
$631,266
$200,152
V O L U N T E E R S SE RV IC E PROFILE (% O F SERV IC E T IM E)
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Guides 44.5 42.2 40.5Fleet 16.6 19.5 17.8M em bers 14.7 14.8 12.4Others 4.7 8.1 11.2Public program s 3.9 2.6 6.0Volunteer office 6.5 5.0 4.5Conservation 3.5 3.6 3.3Registration 3.0 1.5 2.3M arketing/Public Affairs n /a n /a 1.21Curatorial 2.6 2.7 0.8
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GENERATE THE WIDESTUNDERSTANDING ANDENJOYMENT OF MARITIME
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2.1 Develop a range o f program s to interpret maritime history
2.2 Maximise the curricula relevance, entertainment value and topicality o f products and program s
O bjects d isp layed in the ex h ib itio n Lam alera - Whale hunters o f Indonesia included a model o f the traditional whaling boat called tena; the spiritually potent carved sternboard or madi; woven containers for crew provisions and possessions; a harpoon head and flensing knife. A full-sized sail o f this type hung in the exhibition, collected by the curator in this rem ote part o f Eastern Indonesia.
PUBLIC PRO GRAM S as diverse as The W elcome Wall and the Classic &J¥ooden Boat Festival provided an increasing proportion o f the M useum ’s products which inform and engage the public with our nation’s m aritim e history. Stressing participation and enjoyment, we continued to capitalise on the public appeal o f boating and water-based activities. The 1998 Classic &JVooden Boat Festival grew in scope and popularity, developing into a true folk festival celebrating maritime skills and cultures. Its greatly expanded feast o f lectures, presentations and film included noted international figures invited exclusively for the Festival. One was Matt Murphy, editor o f WoodenBoat, the US-published ‘bible’ o f the classic boat revival. We brought Ken Warby, Australian holder o f the world water speed record in a boat that’s on display in our Leisure Gallery, from his home in the USA and celebrated the 20th anniversary o f his record which coincided with the Festival.
TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS continue our com mitment to other states and regional centres. Ocean Planet from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C , USA, is the latest in a line o f quality international exhibitions ANM M has im ported and toured around Australia, such as Mary Rose from the LIK in 1994-95. And our own exhibitions continued to reach other countries. This year Wreck o f the Julia Ann, based on ANMM archaeological work about a 19th-century gold-rush shipwreck in the Pacific, was on the road in the United States. O ur popular exhibition Thalassa - Greek Australians and the Sea finished an Australia tour, warm ly received wherever there are large Greelc- Australian populations. O ur CD -i based com puter kiosks, Titanic, an interactive exploration, also continue to tour nationally.
IN TER N A T IO N A L C O LLA B O R A T IO N S included The Last Windjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn, developed by Finland’s Alands M aritim e M useum with ANM M assistance. It celebrated the 50th anniversary o f the last voyage o f the wind- driven iron barques carrying South Australian wheat to Europe. A m ajor Australian component was developed with assistance from surviving Cape Horners in this country. The Museum also took part in die International Partnerships Among Museums (IPAM) program . Curator o f Temporary Exhibitions M ariea Fisher and Jan Crocker, Exhibits Manager o f Boston’s Museum of Science, visited each other’s workplace to develop a how-to manual on touring international exhibitions. It addresses logistical requirements such as international shipping and custom s, dealing with different electrical power sources and measurement systems, design information, curatorial input, packaging and so on. IPAM is an institution-to-institution exchange program administered by the American Association o f Museums with funding from the US Information Agency.
CH AN G IN G EXH IBITIONS at the M useum are detailed on pages 8-13. Preparing our new attraction the Oberon submarine for display required concerted team work and liaison with the RAN when the handover date o f HMAS Onslow was announced at relatively short notice. The Museum benefited from its unique experience in displaying a Russian submarine in recent years. The Australian Tourism Com mission sponsored a trip to Torres Strait by Curator Leonie Oakes and Photographer Andrew Frolows to record the Torres Strait Islander Dance Festival, for overseas publications.
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ED U CA TIO N PRO GRA M S once again took to the water to provide schools with a multi-faceted excursion. Heritage ferries Reliance, Lithgow & Proclaim were used for Years 4-9 History program ‘Goat Island’ , and ‘Ports o f Entry’ in conjunction with the exhibition Tears, Fears Sc Cheers for Year 7-10 Geography. Joint Program s were run with Sydney Aquarium (Ocean Planet); Imax Theatre and Sydney Jewish M useum (Tears, Fears SdCheers); Matilda Cruises (Pirates! ); National Parks & Wildlife and Captain Cook Cruises. Education officers worked with exhibition curators to incorporate curriculum-related material. In Lamalera - Whale hunters of Indonesia this took the form of Indonesian language content in exhibition texts. Teachers Previews offered included Views of the Pearl River Delta exhibition; Tears, Fears S^Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788-1998 exhibition; Macquarie University Trainee Teachers; Careers in Museums; Pirates! exhibition; and Lamalera - Whale hunters of Indonesia exhibition.
FO RUM S, W O RK SH O PS and other face-to-face classroom encounters with marine experts and educators in an ambitious schools program inspired by Ocean Planet totalled 55. They included a Marine M amm al W orkshop and Phylum Fun, about biodiversity, for Years 4-9 Science/Geography. For Earth Week there was a video conference with the USA. Waterways NSW, Oceanwatch and the Marine Parks Authority all presented forum s for schools with environmental themes. D on ’t Mess With the Junksons was a workshop canvassing pollution topics for Years 4 -9 Science/Geography, and a dress-up and m ovement workshop was inspired by the specially-commissioned puppet play Bubbles &Jroubles. Tears, Fears &Sheers exhibition-related workshops included Being There, a Year 9-12 simulation game about refugees; What is an Australian? for Years 3-6 & Years 7-10, and a Year 2 Craft workshop called Multicultural Mural. Continuing workshops on offer were Senior Maritime Archaeology, Preliminary Course Ancient History for Years 11 & 12, and Hands On History for Years 4-10.
M EM BERS choosing to join the Supporting category o f Membership boosted the amount donated to the Museum from $ 7 ,000 to $11,861. This, along with a return to growth in M embership numbers and higher renewal rates, reflects satisfaction with both the M em bers program and with the Museum itself. D irect mail campaigns have been successful in recruiting new Members.
SCHOOL VISITORS
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Primary Groups 263 464 254Secondary Groups 356 154 210Tertiary Groups n /a n /a 38Groups TOTAL 619 653 502
Visiting students (+teachers) 40,716 25 ,495 31,114
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1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Memberships 2,459 2,308 2,378M em bers 6,568 5,645 6,041Percentage renewing 79 70 82Corporate Memberships 19 29 27Gross revenue $177,067 $218,627 $200,966Nett revenue $107,137 $85,166 $118,397Exclusive M embers functions held* 63 67 57M embers attending functions * Listed in Appendix 1
2,256 3,212 2,538
CURATORIAL SECTIONSTOTALS OF ENQUIRIES ASSISTED | § i l l l l l i l l
PUBLIC/PRIVATE ORGANISATIONSCURATORIALSECTION 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Technology 362 379 387 180 154 165Communities 650 725 705 50 84 70USA Gallery 139 139 98 96 132 94TOTAL 1,151 1,243 1,190 326 370 329
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TEM PORARY C O R E EXHIBITIONEXHIBITION W O RK W O RK
CURATORIALSECTION 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Technology 32 32 54 34 31 12Communities 50 60 55 35 30 37USA Gallery 44 45 60 27 40 20
PROIECT PROFILE - OTHER (%STAFF TIME)
PUBLIC PRO GRAM S,MEDIA RELATIO NS, MARITIME
OU TREACH ARCH AEO LO GYCURATORIALSECTION 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Technology 16 15 14 19 22 20Communities 15 10 13 n/a 0 0USA Gallery 5 5 5 24 10 15
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3.2 Collaborate with other institutions and individuals to collect and share information on m aritim e heritage
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Part o f a co llection o f ph otograph s by Jerem y P iper, cap tu r in g p erson alities, events and em otion s d u rin g the 1997- 1998 in d u str ia l co n flic t betw een the M aritim e Union o f A u stra lia , P atrick Stevedores and the G overnm ent. Such co n tem porary docum entation finds im m ediate use in current exhib itions as well as p rov id in g rich resou rces for fu ture cu rators.
PROGRAM SUMMARY
s cR ELO CA TIO N TO W H ARF 7 M aritime H eritage Centre dominated the year with ^ c_ much o f it spent packing for the move, while continuing to service a demanding ^ ^ exhibition and program schedule. While at the end of the year under review the process o f settling into the new facility was not complete, it was nonetheless a mighty milestone ^ on the way to improving the way we care for and research Australia’s cultural and material maritime heritage (Key Focus Area 3). Registration, Conservation and Library staff in particular had w orked closely with the M useum ’s architects and project consultants in the previous years to plan better environments, storage and support systems for housing, accessing and displaying the collections.
Unavoidably we had to reduce the service we could provide to public and professional users o f the various collections and M useum resources, while we prepared for and undertook the relocation. The challenges rem ain to get the new premises working optimally and return our services to norm al, while adjusting to the higher profile and visibility to the public that our collection management will have. Work continues to ensure the sm oothest possible sharing o f collection storage and other facilities with our colleagues from Sydney Heritage Fleet.
A CQUISITIONS for the year are sam pled in Appendix 2 and 3, selected to show the diversity o f material which we accession while managing still m odest collecting budgets.From the estate o f Nancy Jean Steele, the Museum was offered the collection and story o f Oskar Speck, a Germ an migrant who paddled from Germany to Australia in a kayak, from 1932 to 1939. He arrived in Australia days after Australia declared war on Germany and was subsequently interned inTatura. His collection includes 14 rolls of 16 m m film o f his voyage, papers, passports, photographs and a m odel o f die kayak he sailed in to Australia which Speck made while he was interned. The Museum has been awarded funding o f $40,000 from the beneficiary o f the Nancy Jean Steel Estate to catalogue and preserve the collection.
VAUGHAN EVANS LIBRARY closed to public researchers in February to prepare to move into W harf 7. As a result many o f the activities reported in the table overleaf were considerably reduced com pared with previous years, inter alia accessioning and cataloguing. Requests for internal loans plum m eted for the same reason, with staff in otlier areas also preparing for the transition to W harf 7. The new premises on the second floor will provide a lighter and in many ways m ore pleasant aspect for users when it reopens for public visits in the coming year. Access to the Sydney Heritage Fleet’s photographic collection, now housed in the same area, will assist our volunteers who help answer public research enquiries. These w ere increasing m arkedly as we inaugurated an on-line research enquiry form at the year’s end. Progress implementing the new National Library Kinetica system, which replaces the Australian Bibliographic Network, was slowed by the move and limited availability o f in-house information technology resources.
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FLEET P R O JE C T S PROFILE (% STAFF TIME)
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Maintenance 75 75 75General tasks 15 10 10Routine vessel operations 3 5 5Special events (vessels) 3 5 5Odier 4 5 5
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1997-98 1998-99M onographs/ AV titles accessioned 840 1,566 1,170Internal loans processed 1,010 1,368 197Inter-library loans processed 501 324 338Public research requests/usage 1,831 1,549 1,661Items catalogued 1,007 606 649Revenue $3,086 $1 ,624 $417
R E G I S T R A T IO N S E C T I O N O U T P U T
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Objects registered (NMC) 2,465 2 ,129 3,137Collections registered 409 236 86Collections remaining unregistered 159 86 120Objects on display in core exhibitions (NMC, loans) 1,331 1,544 2,018Objects on temporary display 353 748 164Objects borrowed 208 385 110Objects loaned (includes ANMM travelling exhibitions) 286 383 27Institutions borrowing from NM C 8 6 8Core exhibition objects changed over (NMC, loans) 116 143 273Collections donated 73 52 55Registration photographs 3,475 3 ,959 3,137Other photographic services 243 256 198
*T he num ber o f objects photographed is higher than the num ber o f objects registered because a contract photographer has been progressing with the duplication program for the Francis Collection (Sam Hood photographs) and other collections o f nitrate negatives.
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A D D I T I O N S TO NATIONAL MARITIME COLLEC TIO N
NUM BER OF N U M BER OFACQUISITIONS DO NATIO NS
CURATORIALSECTION 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Technology 38 32 23 12 6 7Communities 50 60 83 58 43 45USA Gallery 18 12 13 5 3 3TOTAL 153 122 119 75 52 55
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CURATORIALSECTION 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Technology $30,865 $39,622 $47,132 $17,285 0 $ 11,000Communities $70,976 $91,850 $61,460 $11,000 0 0USA Gallery 0 0 0 $34,135 $65,924 $94,589TOTAL $101,841 $131,472 $108,592 $63 ,420 $65,924 $105,589
OBJECTS REGISTERE 3
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99Docum ents 796 315 163Art 347 131 45Books 125 27 13Clothing and accessories 164 216 216Photographs 395 941 88Tools and equipment 312 125 152Models and m odel parts 18 5 -
Vessels, vessel parts and accessories 118 17 19Other 190 352 128
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examination, treatments) 4 ,655 3 ,758 4 ,109Preventative Conservation hours n /a n /a 923Collection objects examined, treated 1,923 1,956 698Loan objects examined, treated 1,364 568 1,538Maritime Archaeology Project hours n /a n /a 269Public enquiries serviced 520 122 68
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
4.1 Seek and obtain extensive awareness o f the M useum, its products and program s
4 .2 Enhance the M useum ’s corporate, government and community support
No 4 o f the A ustralian M aritim e Series, lu xu ry facsim ile ed ition s o f rare w orks o f m aritim e history, was published in con junction with rare book specialist H ordern H ouse. It w as A Voyage round the world in H is M ajesty ’s F rigate Pandora , su rgeo n G eorge H am ilton ’s 1793 accou n t o f the B ritish hunt across the Pacific Ocean for the Bounty m utineers. The origin al is p ictured here with the other w orks in the A ustralian M aritim e Series which have appeared at tw o-yearly intervals since the M useum opened.
AW ARD-W INNING prom otions for our exhibition Tears, Fears Si^Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 to 1998 scooped the pools in the national Multicultural Marketing Awards run by die Ethnic Affairs Com m ission o f NSW. The Museum won not just the Best Government Project category but also the Grand Award for the best project overall for its prom otions o f this outstanding exhibition. Tears, Fears S^Cheers was the largest, m ost ambitious exhibition created so far at the M useum, drawing on international collections to tell the story o f Australia’s m igrant society and the role o f the sea in bringing our diverse population to these shores. It gave the M useum an opportunity to showcase its expertise in multicultural marketing, developed over the years as we put together exhibitions that reflected Australia’s plural society, such as Thalassa - Greek Australians and the Sea and John Bulun-Bulun - TheWelcoming o f Strangers. With Tears, Fears Sl Cheers we ran many public and educational program s such as the Ship Reunion Sundays which brought together migrants from England, Italy, Greece and Holland to relive the sea voyages they’d shared.
T H E W E LC O M E W ALL also highlighted the M useum ’s ability to prom ote its program s to diverse audiences when we unveiled the first 3 ,000 names on this new project which pays tribute to the millions o f people who have travelled across the world to build m odern Australia. Working TV, radio and print to maximum effect in both mainstream and ethnic media, the Museum drew on high-profile participants such as the Governor-General to make the January event a resounding success. Through die combined efforts o f consultants and the M useum ’s successful marketing and public relations units, the next 3 ,000 subscribers were on board by the end o f the financial year, ready for the next unveiling.
SYDNEY 2000 OLYM PIC opportunities continued to be embraced. We raised our community profile in tandem with the opportunities offered by the Olympics Arts Festivals, positioning our sum m er exhibition The Last Windjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn as part o f its program . And vigorous marketing o f the M useum ’s unrivalled position near the Darling Harbour Olympic venues saw us secure several high-profile clients who will m ake their O lym pic headquarters here. Am ong these are the Heineken-sponsored Dutch Olympic hospitality headquarters, the Japanese Olympic Com mittee, the M odern Pentadilon Com mittee and Austrade.
VENUE HIRE figures were boosted by the advance payments for these Olympic clients, while this com mercial operation continued to increase its revenue for the benefit o f Museum program s. Venue income remains the highest among Australian museums. This activity continues the M useum ’s valuable exposure to diverse clients in the business and government sectors.
DESIGN continues to play an im portant role in positioning the M useum, with our in- house graphics team creating imaginative, contemporary exhibition styles, signage and prom otional m aterial which have helped our profile as one o f the w orld ’s m ost impressive maritime museums.
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MAJOR VISITOR REVENUE SOURCES
Visitor entry revenue
Shop gross revenue
Shop nett revenue
Yots Cafe rental revenue
Yots Cafe catering commission
1996-97
$1 ,170 ,497
$60 ,910
$14,322
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1997-98 1998-99
$1 ,121 ,793 $1 ,029,987
$298,114
$36 ,229 $72,242
$35,000 $54,833
n /a $11,035
V E N U E H IR E
Num ber o f functions
Guests
Turnover
Nett revenue
Olympic Venue deposits/ advances
P E R F O R M A
1996-97
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n /a
$668,565
$412,998
N C E
1997-98 1998-99
276 295
30,309 31,631
$589,475 $613,955
$340,572 $374,180
$422,500
S P O N S O io H I
New sponsors
Promised previously
Total
P P E R F O R M ;
1996-97
$324,059
$152,634
$476,693
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1997-98 1998-99
$504,195 $455 ,514
$145 ,467 $194 ,680
$649,662 $650 ,194
A 1J V h R 11 o 1 IN vj
Advertising agency
Market research organisations
Direct mail
M A R K h 1 KE
1996-97
$117,281
$32,307
$5 ,750
SE A R C H
1997-98 1998-99
$152,000 $101,862
$29 ,000 $26,232
$5,900 $4,490
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P E R F O R M AR F P O R
Forty years on from her commissioning day on 22 June 1959, the Museum’s Daring class destroyer Vampire celebrates. Commodore Brian Robertson and Naval Cadet Luke Davies, 11, f'romTS Vampire,Tweed Heads, cut the cake.
S E C T IO N 3: FIN A N CIA L STATEMENTS
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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
In our opinion, the attached financial .statements give a true and fair view o( the matters required In Schedule 2 o f the Finance Ministers’* Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1991.
Kay Cottee ACT' Chairman28 September 1999
Kevin Fewster Director28 September 1999
AAustralian National
Audit Office
To the Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation
Scope
I have audited the financial statements of the Australian National Maritime Museum for the year ended 30 June 1999. The financial statements comprise:
• Statement by Council Members;
• Operating Statement;
• Statement of Assets and Liabilities;
• Statement of Cash Flows;
• Schedule of Commitments;
• Schedule of Contingencies; and
• Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements.
The Council Members are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements and the information they contain. 1 have conducted an independent audit of the financial statements in order to express an opinion on them to you.
The audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Australian Auditing Standards, to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Audit procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, other mandatory professional reporting requirements and statutory requirements so as to present a view of the entity which is consistent with my understanding of its financial position, the results of its operations and its cash flows.
The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.
PO Box A456 Sydney South NSW 123S 130 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSWPhone (02) 9367 7100 Fax (02) 9367 7102
Audit Opinion
In my opinion,
(i) the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Finance Minister’s Orders; and
(ii) the financial statements give a true and fair view in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards, other mandatory professional reporting requirements and Schedule 2 o f the Finance Minister’s Orders, of the financial position o f the Australian National Maritime Museum as at 30 June 1999 and the results o f its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended.
Australian National Audit Office
Paul Hinchey Senior Director
Delegate of the Auditor-General
Sydney28 September 1999
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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME M USEUMOPERATING STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR EN D E D 30 JU N E 1999
Notes 1999$’000
1998$’000
NET C O ST OF SERVICESO perating expenses
EmployeesSuppliersDepreciation and amortisation Write-down of Assets
SASB5CSD
6,26212,447
1,94368
S,67511,6592,693
12Grants 6 30 30Interest on Bank Loan 7 73 98
Total operating expenses 20,823 20,167
Revenues from independent sourcesSales of goods and services Interest
8A8B
2,314243
2,194268
Other 8C 1,724 1,243
Total revenues from independent sources 4,281 3,70S
Net cost o f services (before abnormal items) 16,542 16,462
Abnorm al revenue from independent sources 10A - 200
Net cost o f services 16,542 16,262
REVENUES FRO M G O V ER N M EN T
Parliamentary appropriations received Resources received free of charge
9A9B
14,28931
14,249
Total revenues from governm ent 14,320 14,249
(Deficit) o f revenues from governm ent over net cost o f services (2,222) (2,013)
Gain on extraordinary item 10B - 890
(Deficit) (2,222) (1,123)
Accumulated surpluses at beginning of reporting period
14,252 15,375
Accum ulated surpluses at end o freporting period 12,030 14,252
3 8 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM STATEMENT OF ASSETS A N D LIABILITIES AS AT 30 JU NE 1999
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$’000 $’000DEBT
Loans 11A 20,658 7,598Deposits 1 IB 731 36Other 11C 27 -
Total debt 21,416 7,634
PRO V ISIO N S A N D PAYABLESEmployees 12A 1,522 1,309Suppliers 12B 991 868Grants 12C IS 15
Total provisions and payables 2,528 2,192
Total liabilities 23,944 9,826
EQUITYAccumulated surpluses 13 12,030 14,252Asset Revaluation Reserve 13 11,353 -
Total equity 23,383 14,252
Total liabilities and equity 47,327 24,078
FINAN CIAL ASSETS
Cash 14A 680 6,620Receivables 14B 46 460Investments 14A 788 658
Total financial assets 1,514 7,738
NO N -FIN A N C 1A L ASSETSLand and buildings ISA 20,428 1,497Plant and equipment 1SB 19,399 8,541National Maritime Collection ISC 5,858 5,769Inventories 1SD 103 -
Other 15F 25 533
Total non-fm ancial assets 4-5,813 16,340
Total assets 47,327 24,078
Current liabilities 2,621 1,555N on-current liabilities 21,323 8,271Current assets 1,642 7,602N on-current assets 45,685 16,476
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUMSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1999
OPERATING ACTIVITIESCash received
Appropriations
Notes 1999 $’000
14,289
1998$’000
14,249Sale of goods and services 3,787 3,115
Interest 243 268
Total cash received 18,319 17,632
Cash usedGrants (30) (30)Employees (5,606) (5,594)Suppliers (11,695) (11,801)
Total cash used (17,331) (17,425)
Net cash from operating activities 17 988 207
INVESTING ACTIVITIESCash Received
Sale of property, plant & equipment 12
Total cash received 12 -
Cash usedPurchase of property, plant and equipment (18,810) (1,742)
Total cash used (18,810) (1,742)
Net cash from investing activities (18,798) (1,742)
FINANCING ACTIVITIESCash received
Proceeds from debt
Total cash received
Net cash from financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash heldadd cash at 1 July
12,000
12,000
12,000
(5,810)7,278
7.500
7.500
7.500
5,9651,313
Cash at 30 June 14A 1,468 7,278
The accompanying notes form part of diese financial statements.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEU M SCHED UL E OF C O M M I T M E N T S AS AT 30 JUNE 1999
BY TYPE
Notes 1999 $’000
1998$’000
CAPITAL COMMITMENTSLand and Buildings Plant and equipment :
19,100100
Total capital com m itm ents - 19,200
OTHER COMMITMENTSOperating leases Other commitments
127 1,5081,416
Total other com m itm ents 127 2,924
Total com m itm ents payable 127 22,124
Com mitm ents receivable (1,100) (166)
Net com m itm ents (973) 21,958
BY MATURITY
All net com m itm ents
One year or less (688) 21,238
From one to two years (292) 240
From two to five years 7 480
Net com m itm ents (973) 21,958
O perating lease com m itm entsOne year or less From one to five years
6265
1,390
127 1,390
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Notes
CONTINGENT LOSSESClaims for construction variation costs
Total contingent losses
CONTINGENT GAINS
Net contingencies
1999$’000
(1.038)
(1.038)
(1.038)
1998$’000
Variations to the original construction contract for the Wharf 7 building are still under negotiation as to a final agreed figure, and arc expected to be resolved at the end of 1999.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO A N D F O R M I N G PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FO R THE YEAR E N D E D 30 JU N E 1999
N O TE D E SC R IP T IO N1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies2 Segment Reporting3 Economic Dependency4 Subsequent EventsS Goods and Services Expenses6 Grants Expense7 Interest Expense8 Revenue from Independent Sources9 Revenues from Government10 Abnormal and Extraordinary Item11 Debt12 Provisions and Payables13 Equity14 Financial AssetsIS Non-Financial Assets16 Cash Flow Reconciliation17 Remote Contingencies18 Remuneration of Council Members19 Related Party Disclosures20 Remuneration of Auditors21 Trust Money22 Financial Instruments
1. SUM M ARY OF SIG N IFIC A N T A C C O U N T IN G POLICIES
1.1 Basis o f accountingThe financial statements are a general purpose financial report.They have been prepared in accordance with Schedule 2 to Orders issued by the Finance Minister under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
The financial statements have been prepared• in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, odier authoritative pronouncements of
the Accounting Standards Boards (Accounting Guidance Releases) and the Consensus Views of the Urgent Issues Group, and
• having regard to Statements of Accounting concepts.
The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and are in accordance with historical cost convention, except for certain donated assets which, as noted, are at valuation. All assets are revalued every three years and, as noted, are disclosed at their revised value. No allowance is made for the effect of changing prices on the results or on the financial position.
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1. SUMMARY OF SIG N IFIC A N T A C C O U N T IN G POLICIES (C O N T IN U E D )
1.2 Rounding
Amounts are rounded to the nearest $ 1,000 except in relation to:• remuneration of council members; and• remuneration of auditors.
1.3 SponsorshipsSponsorship receipts and benefits in kind are included in the financial statements on an accruals basis. Expenses incurred in obtaining sponsorship benefits are considered to be part of the Museum’s normal expenditure and require no separate treatment.
1.4 TaxationThe Museum is exempt from all forms of taxation except fringe benefits tax and sales tax on goods purchased for resale.
1.5 InventoriesInventories held represent stock held for resale by the Museum store. Inventories are valued at cost in accordance with AAS 2 Inventories except where no longer required, in which case they are valued at net realisable value. Cost is assigned to individual items of inventory using weighted average costs.
1.6 Property, Plant and Equipm entPurchases of property, plant and equipment arc recognised initially at cost in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, except for purchases costing less than $2,000, which are expensed in the year of acquisition (other than where they form part of a group of similar items which are significant in total).The $2,000 threshold was selected because it facilitates efficient asset management and recording without materially affecting asset values recognised.
The acquisition of property, plant and equipment free of charge or for a nominal amount is recognised initially at fair value.
Schedule 2 requires that property plant and equipment be progressively revalued in accordance with the ‘deprival’ method of valuation by no later than 1 July 1999 and thereafter be revalued progressively on that basis every three years.
The Museum completed its asset revaluation on 30 June 1999 has implemented its progressive revaluations to 1 July 1999 as follows:
• leasehold improvements have been revalued as at 30 June 1999;• exhibition fitout have been revalued by type of asset as at 30 June 1999;• plant and equipment, including information technology equipment, have been revalued by
type of asset as at 30 June 1999. None of the information technology assets are subject to finance leases.
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1. SUMMARY OF SIG N IFIC A N T A C C O U N T IN G POLICIES (C O N T IN U E D )
1.6 Property, Plant and Equipm ent (continued)
Leasehold land and buildings were excluded from the 30 June 1999 revaluation as they were less than one year old at the time of revaluation.
The National Maritime Collection is carried at cost except for independently valued objects which have been valued under the deprival method of valuation. Please refer to Note 8 for additional information. As a class of assets, it is due for revaluation in 1999-2000.
Assets in each class acquired after each revaluation cycle will be reported on a historic cost or valuation basis, as initially recognised on acquisition, until the next progressive revaluation of that class.
The application of the deprival method values land at its current market buying price and other assets at their depreciated replacement cost. Any assets which would not be replaced or are surplus to requirements are valued at net realisable value; at 30 June 1999, there were no assets in this situation.
All valuations are independent. The revaluation was conducted by the Australian Valuation Office. The carrying amounts of non-current assets of the Australian National Maritime Museum have been reviewed to determine whether they are in excess of their recoverable amounts. In assessing recoverable amounts, where appropriate, the relevant cash flows have been discounted to their present value at the rate of 12%.
Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives to the Museum using, in all cases, the straight line method of depreciation. Leasehold improvements are amortised on a straight line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the improvements or the uncxpired period of the lease.
Depreciation/amortisation rates (useful lives) and methods are reviewed at each balance date and necessary adjustments are recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate. Residual values are re-estimated for a change in prices only when assets are revalued.
Depreciation and amortisation rates applying to each class of depreciable asset are as follows:
Buildings on leasehold land Leasehold land Leasehold improvements Permanent exhibition items Plant and equipment
199922 years 105 yearsLease term or 10 years 7 years 20% - 33%
1998Not applicable Not applicable Lease term or 10 years7 years 20% - 33%
The Collection is not depreciated because of its long term nature and the expected appreciation of its historical value.
The aggregate amount of depreciation allowed for each class of asset during the reporting period is disclosed in Note 5C. 45
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1. SUMMARY OF SIG N IFIC A N T A C C O U N T IN G POLICIES (C O N T IN U E D )
1.7 Liability for Employee entitlem entsThe liability for employee entitlements encompasses provisions for annual leave and long service leave. No provision has been made for sick leave as it is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken by employees is less than the annual entitlement for sick leave.
The provision for annual leave reflects the value of total annual leave entitlements of all employees at 30 June 1999 and is recognised at its nominal value.
The liability for long service leave is recognised and measured at the present value of the estimated future cash flows to be made in respect of all employees at 30 June 1999. In determining the present value of the liability, attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation have been taken into account.
Provision is also made for separation and redundancy payments in circumstances where the Museum has formally identified positions as excess to requirements, and publicly communicated this information, and a reliable estimate of the amount of the payments can be determined.
1.8 LeasesA distinction is made between finance leases, which effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of leased assets, and operating leases, under which the lessor effectively retains all such risks and benefits. The Museum has no current finance leases.
Operating lease payments arc charged to expense on a basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets. The net present value of future net outlays in respect of surplus space under non-cancellable lease agreements is expensed in the period in which the space becomes surplus.
1.9 Bad and doubtfu l debtsBad debts are written off during the year in which they are identified, and expensed to the extent they have not previously been provided for. A review of all outstanding receivables at year end identifies any additional doubtful debts for which a provision and an expense are made.
1.10 CashFor the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes deposits held at call with a bank, cash floats and investments in short term money market instruments.
1.11 RevenueAppropriation revenue is recognised at the time the Museum becomes entitled to receive the revenue.
Resources received free of charge are recognised as revenues in the Operating Statement when received and their fair value can be reliably measured. Use of the resources is recognised as an expense or an asset, according to whether there is a long term benefit
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers. Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.
NOTES TO A N D F O R M I N G PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F O R THE YEAR E N D E D JUNE 1999
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
1.11 Revenue (continued)Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised by reference to the stage o f completion of contracts. The stage o f completion is determined according to the proportion that costs incurred to date hear to the estimated total costs o f the transaction.
1.12 Financial Instrum entsAccounting policies in relation to financial instruments are disclosed in Note 26.
1.13 Borrow ing costsAll borrowing costs are expensed as incurred exccpt to the extent that they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised. The amount capitalised in a reporting period docs not exceed the amounts of costs incurred in that period.During 1998-99, the Museum had one qualifying asset (Wharf 7 building) for which funds were borrowed specifically.
1.14 Com parative figuresWhere necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation in these financial statements.
1.15 Changes in accounting policiesChanges in accounting policy have been identified in this note under their appropriate headings.
2. SEGMENT REPORTINGThe Museum operates in a single industry and geographic segment, being provision of government programs in Australia.
3. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCYThe Australian National Maritime Museum is controlled by the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Museum is dependent on appropriations from Parliament of the Commonwealth for its continued existence and ability to carry out its normal activities.
4. SUBSEQUENT EVENTSConstruction delays and design issues associated with the Wharf 7 building have resulted in an undefinable amount of ‘variation costs’ which may not be mutually resolved and definitively agreed upon until early 2000.
5. GOODS AND SERVICES EXPENSESSA. Emplovee Expenses 1999 1998
$’000 $’000Basic remuneration for services provided 5,363 5,020Separation and redundancy 80 9
Total remuneration 5,443 5,029Other 819 646
Total employee expenses 6,262 5,675
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5. G O O D S A N D SERVICES EXPENSES (C O N T IN U E D )
5A. Employee Expenses ('continued)
The separation and redundancy expense is calculated on the basis of two weeks pay for every year of service by employees made redundant.
The Museum contributes to the Commonwealth Superannuation (CSS) and the Public Sector (PSS) superannuation schemes which provide retirement, death and disability benefits to employees. Contributions to the schemes are at rates calculated to cover existing and emerging obligations. Current contribution rates are 19.3% of salary (CSS) and 11.8% (PSS). An additional 3% is contributed for employer productivity benefits.
1999 1998$’000 $’000
5B Suppliers Expenses
Supply of goods and services 10,818 6,330Operating lease rentals 1,629 5,329
Total suppliers expenses 12,447 11,659
5C Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 1,882 2,640Amortisation of leasehold assets 57 53Amortisation of capitalised interest 4
Total depreciation expense 1,943 2,693
The aggregate amounts of depreciation or amortisation allocated during the reporting period, eidier as expense or as part of the carrying amount of other assets, for each class of depreciable asset are as follows:
Buildings on leasehold land 106 -
Permanent exhibition fitout 1,448 2,255Leasehold improvements 57 53Capitalised interest 4 -Plant and equipment 328 385
Total allocated 1,943 2,693
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5. GOODS AND SERVICES EXPENSES (CONTINUED)
5 D Write-down of assets Financial assets:
Rcceivables for goods and services Receivables loans
Non-fmancial assets:Plant and equipment — revaluation decrement Plant and equipment — write-off
Total write-down of assets
1999$’000
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6. GRANTS EXPENSEThe Museum makes grants to support the involvement of community groups in maritime heritage projects. -f
Non-profit institutions
7. INTEREST EXPENSELoans
30 30
73
8. REVENUE FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES8A. Sales of goods and servicesSales of goods 304 9Rendering of services 2,010 2,185
Total sales of goods and services 2,314 2,194
8B. Interest
Deposits 147 236Bank bills 96 32
Total interest 243 268
8C. Other Revenues
Industry contributions S88 429Other- Donations and bequests 1,120 763Other 16 51
Total other 1,724 1,243
Donations includes $493,000 for donations-in-kind, including $293,000 for service-related donations-in-kind from a range of donors.
In March 1999, the Australian Navy donated a decommissioned Oberon submarine to the Museum which was valued at $200,000 being its scrap metal value at that time. This asset was later included in the 30 June 1999 revaluation.
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9. REVENUES FROM GOVERNMENT
9A. Parliamentary Appropriations
Appropriation Acts N os.l, 1998-99
9B. Resources Received Free of Charge
Provision of services by Department of Finance
10. ABNORMAL AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS
10A. Abnormal items Valuation of collection
10B. Extraordinary items Valuation of collection
11. DEBT
11 A. LoansBill of exchange 20,658 7,598
1999 1998$’000 $’000
14,289 14,249
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The Museum has an external loan of $20,657,512 which financed the construction of the Wharf 7 building and is due to be fully repaid in July 2010.
The bill of exchange is held with the Commonwcaldi Bank of Australia. Loans at reporting date are payable as follows (principal repayment only):
Within one year: 675 -
Within one to two years: 821 675Within two to five years: 3,448 2,919More than five years: 15,714 4,004
11B. DepositsAdvance revenue — Venue hire 631 36Advance revenue — Exhibition sponsorship 100 -
Total deposits repayable 731 36
11C. OtherCash received in Trust 27 -
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12. PROVISIONS AND PAYABLES
12A. Liabilities to Employees
1999$’000
1998$’000
Salaries and wages Annual Leave Long Service Leave
10161680S
70S21718
Aggregate employee entitlement liability 1,522 1,309
12B. Suppliers
Trade Creditors 990 8S5Operating lease rentals 1 13
Total suppliers 991 868
12C. Grants Liabilities
Non-profit institutions 15 IS
13. EQUITY
Item Accumulated Results Asset Revaluation Reserve
TOTAL EQUITY
1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Balance 1 July 14,252 IS,37S - - 14,252 15,375(Deficit)Net revaluation
(2,222) (1,123) - - (2,222) (1,123)
increases - - 11,353 - 11,353 -
Balance 30 June 12,030 14,252 11,353 - 23,383 14,252
The net revaluation increase in the asset revaluation reserve comprises:1999 1998
$’000 $’000Buildings on leasehold landPermanent exhibition fitout 11,120Leasehold improvements 47Plant and equipment 186
11,353
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$’000 $’00014A. Cash
Cash at bank and on hand 680 6,620Cash investments — bank bills 788 658
1,468 7,278
Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Statement of Cash Flows 1,468 7,278
14B. Receivables
Goods and services 49 465less Provision for doubtful debts (3) (5)
Total receivables 46 460
Receivables includes receivables overdue by - less than 30 days 11 8- 30 to 60 days 12 2- more than 60 days - 7
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15. NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS
15A. Land and Buildings
Leasehold land 4,500Accumulated amortisation (45) -
4,455 -
Buildings — at cost 15,865 1,284Accumulated depreciation (61) -
15,804 1,284
Leasehold improvements - at valuation (1998-99) 213 530Accumulated Amortisation (44) (318)
169 213
Total land and buildings 20,428 1,497
The amount includes borrowing costs of $ 1,157,521 which have been capitalised (1997-98 Nil).
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15. NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS ( C O N T I N U E D )1999 1998
15B. Infrastructure. Plant and Equipment$’000 $’000
Plant and equipment - at cost Accumulated depreciation
506(44)
2,571(1,884)
462 687
Plant and equipment — at valuation (1998-99) Accumulated depreciation
1,938(1,174)
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764 -
Exhibits and fitout — at cost 839 22,508Accumulated depreciation (22) (14,654)
817 7,854
Exhibits and fitout - at valuation (1998-99) 31,521Accumulated depreciation (14,165) -
17,356 -
Total p lant and equipm ent 19,399 8,541
The revaluation of non-financial assets as at 30 June 1999, in accordance with the revaluation policies stated in Note 1, was completed by an independent valuer (Australian Valuation Office). A revaluation increment of $ 11,352,853 is included in the Asset Revaluation Reserve.
15C. National Maritime Collection
National Maritime Collection - at cost National Maritime Collection - at valuation
3,4102,448
3,3212,448
5,858 5,769
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TABLE A: Movement summary 1998-99 for all assets irrespective of valuation basis
Item Land Buildings Total Land & Buildings
Plant & Equipment
National Maritime Collection
Total
S ’OOOs S ’OOOs S’OOOs S’OOOs S’OOOs S’OOOsGross value as at 1 Ju ly 1998 - 1,814 1,814 25,079 5,769 32,662Additions 4,500 14,630 19,130 1,346 89 20,564Revaluations - - - 9,045 - 9,045Disposals - (366) (366) (666) - (1,032)Gross value as at 30 June 1999 4,500 16,078 20,578 34,804 5,858 61,239
Accumulated Depreciation/Amortisation as at 1 July 1998 - 318 318 16,538 - 16,856Depreciation/am ortisation charge for assets held 1 July 1998 - 60 60 1,747 - 1,807Depreciation/am ortisation charge for additions 45 57 102 66 - 168Adjustm ent for revaluations - (47) (47) (2,260) - (2,307)Adjustment for disposals - (283) (283) (687) - (970)Accumulated Depreciation/Amortisation at 30 June 1999 45 105 150 15,405 - 15,554
Net book value as at 30 June 1999 4,455 15,973 20,428 19,399 5,858 45,685Net book value as at 1 July 1998 - 1,496 1,497 8,541 5,769 15,807
TABLE B Summary of balances of assets at valuation as at 30 June 1999Item Land Buildings Total Land
& BuildingsInfrastructure,
Plant & EquipmentNational Maritime
CollectionTotal
S ’OOOs S’OOOs S’OOOs S’OOOs S ’OOOs S’OOOsAs at 30 June 1999Gross value - 33,458 - 33,458Accum ulated Depreciation/Am ortisation - (15,339) - (15,339)Net book value - 18,119 - 18,119
As at 30 June 1998Gross value - 3,799 - 3,799Accum ulated Depreciation/Am ortisation - (128) - (128)Net book value - 3,671 - 3,671
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15. NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS (CONTINUED)1999 1998
15E. Inventory $ ’ 0 0 0 $ ’ 0 0 0Store inventory held for resale — at cost 103 0
1SF. Other Non-Financial AssetsPrepaid property rentals - 460Other prepayments 25 73
Total other non-financial assets 25 533
16. CASH FLOW RECONCILIATIONReconciliation o j net cashflowsfrom operating activities to Net Cost of Services.
1999$’000
1998$’000
Net Cost o f Services (16,542)Revenue from Government 14,289Resources received free of charge (31)Non-cash revenue adjustment 50Donations-in-kind (200) Abnormal item
O perating Surp lu s/(D efic it) (2,434)Depreciation/amortisation of property, plant & equipment 1,943Write-off /losses on property, plant & equipment 79 Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase)/decrease in receivables 414(Increase)/decrease in property, plant & equipment (11,353)(Increase)/decrease in other assets (508)Increase/(decrease) in employee provisions 213 Increase/(decrease) in liability to suppliers,
deposits and accrued interest 123Increase/(decrease) in loans 1,158Increase in capital reserves 11,353
Net cash from operating activities 988
17. REMOTE CONTINGENCIESThere were no remote contingencies occurring during 1998-99.
(16,262)14,249
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(2,213)2,693
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18. REMUNERATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS1999 1998
Aggregate amount of superannuation payments in connection 19,428 19,833 with the retirement of council membersOther remuneration received or due and receivable by Council 194,754 193,066 members of the MuseumTotal remuneration received or due and receivable by Council 214,182 212,899members of the Museum = = = = = = = = = = = =
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18. REMUNERATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS (CONTINUED)The number of Council members of the Museum included in these figures are shown below in the relevant remuneration bands
Number
1999 1998
$ nil - $ 9,999 9 10$ 10,000 -$ 19,999 2 1$110,000 - $119,999 1 -$120,000 - $129,999 - 1
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19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Council M em bers o f the M useum during the year were:
Ms Kay Cottee AO (Chairman)Dr Kevin Fewster (Director)Mr Ronald Brown Mr John Kirby Prof Martin Nakata Mr Richard Bunting Ms Cecilia Caffery Ms Anthe Philippides Mr Bruce McDonald Mr John FarrellMr Noel Robins (appointed 9 December 1998)RADM William Dovers RAN (appointed S March 1999)RADM Simon Harrington RAN (term 1 May 1997 to 4 March 1999 — left to take up the position as Flead of Australian Defence Staff at the Australian Embassy, Washington)
The aggregate remuneration of Council Members is disclosed in Note 18.
20. REMUNERATION OF AU DITORS 1999 1998$ $
Remuneration to the Auditor-General for auditing 36,000 38,000the financial statements for the reporting period. = = = = = = = = = = = =
No other services were provided by the Auditor-General during the reporting period.
21. TRUST M O N E YThe Museum has established a number ofTrust accounts which are detailed below. Donations and bequests are received for specified purposes under formal trust arrangements. Monies received are placed in a special bank account and expended on the specified projects in accordance with the terms of the trusts. These monies are not available for other purposes of the Museum and are not recognised in the financial statements.
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a) USA Bicentennial Gift Fund ^In December 1987 a gift of US$5 million was received to develop and maintain the USA Gallery at the Museum. Upon completion of the fitout the assets were transferred to the Museum. The financial position of the Fund is as folfows:
1999 1998$’000 $’000
Opening balance at 1 July 3,709 3,854Receipts: Interest 251 193
Exhibitions 14 -
Less payments:3,974 4,047
Acquisitions 1 127Interest and investing expenses 38 -Other expenses 214 211
Closing balance at 30 June 3,721 3,709
Represented by:Bank term deposit and bills 3,616 4,032Interest Receivable 77 12Other receivables 28 -
Liability to Museum - (335)
3,721 3,709
In May 1999, the USA Gallery funds were deposited into a long-term investment with Merrill Lynch Mercury Wholesale Balanced Fund. Ongoing operational expenses will be financed from interest payable from this Fund.
b) NZ Bicentennial Gift FundA fund was created to research, develop educational material and undertake maintenance relating to the yacht Akarana. The financial position of the Fund is as follows:
Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest
272
26
Sponsorship 10 -Less donations to the Museum - -
Closing balance at 30 June 39 27
Represented by:Bank deposit 39 27
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21. TRUS T M O N E Y ( C O N T I N U E D )
c) Patrons FundThis fund was created by the Council as part of the Museum’s Sponsorship Policy. The financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest received Less donation to Museum
Closing balance at 30 June
Represented by:Bank depositReceivable from Museum
d) Louis Vuitton FundIn November 1988 Louis Vuitton Pty Ltd donated $30,000 to set up the Louis Vuitton Collection for the acquisition of material relating to the early French exploration voyages to the Pacific, as well as later maritime association between France and Australia. The financial position of the Fund is as follows:Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest
Sponsorship
Less payments: Acquisitions
Closing balance at 30 June
Represented by:Bank deposit
1999$’000
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346
346
346
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22. F INANCIAL INS T R UM EN TS
a) Terms, Conditions and Accounting policies
FinancialIntrument
Notes Acounting Policies and Methods (including recognition criteria and measurement basis)
Nature o f underlying instrument (including significant terms and conditions affecting the amount, timing and certainty o f cash flows)
Financial Assets Financial assets are recognised when control over future economic benefits is established and the amount of the benefit can be reasonably measured.
Deposits at call and cash on hand
14A Deposits are recognised at their nominal amounts. Interest is credited to revenue as it accrues.
Temporarily surplus funds, mainly from monthly drawdowns of appropriation, arc placed on deposit at call with the ANZ and Colonial State Banks. Interest is earned on the daily balance at the prevailing daily rate for money at call and is paid by ANZ on 20th day of the month, and by Colonial at beginning of the month.
Bank bills 14A The bills are recognised at cost. Interest is accrued as it is earned.
The bills are funds with the ANZ Bank and Commonwealth Bank, in 30 - 40 day accounts, and earn interest at the prevailing rate.
Receivables for goods and services
14B Receivables are recognised at the nominal amounts due less any provision for bad and and doubtfull debts. Provision is made when collection ol the debt is judged to be unlikely. No interest is charged on late payment.
Credit terms are net 30 days (1997/98: 30 days). Any writeoffs require delegated approval.
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Financial LiabilitiesBills of exchange 11A Bills are carried at the amount
of their initial proceeds plus accrued interest.
Bills are issued at a discount reflecting market fields. They have an average maturity of 30 days and and effective interest rate of 6.9%. The bills will be fully repaid in July 2010.
RefundableDeposits
1 IB Deposits for advance services are recognised at their nominal amounts. Interest is accrued to revenue as it is earned.
Service revenue is recognised as it is earned, at the date the service is provided.
Trade Creditors 12A/12B
Trade creditores are recognised at their nominal amounts, being the amounts at which the liabilities will be settled. Liabilities are recognised to the extent that the goods or services have been received (and irrespective of having been invoiced.
Settlement is usually made net 30 days.
Grants payable 12C The Museum recognises a liability on signing a grant agreement. The amount of the liability is for all payments under the agreement which are no longer at the Museum’s discretion. These payments would be subject to future appropriation by the Parliament. Any payments stated to be at the Museum’s discretion are not recognised as liabilities and are expensed only when paid.
The Museum approves grants for maximum periods of up to one year.
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22. F INANCIAL IN S T R U M E N T S ( C O N T I N U E D )22. b) Financial Instruments: Interest Rate Risk________
Financial
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Notes Floating Fixed Interest Rate Non-InterestBearing
Total Weighted Avg Effective
Interest RateInterest Rate 1 year or less 1 -2 years 2 - 5 years > 5 years98-99$’000
97-98$’000
98-99$’000
97-98$’000
98-99$’000
97-98$’000
98-99$’000
97-98$’000
98-99$’000
97-98$’000
98-99$’000
97-98$’000
98-99 97-98 $’000 $’000
98-99 97-98 % %
Financial AssetsCash deposits and cash on hand
14A 680 6,620 - - - - - - " 680 6,620 3.80 4.9
Bank bills 14A - - 788 65 8 - - - - - - - 788 658 4.97 4.9Receivables for goods and services
14B - - - - - - 46 460 46 460 -
Total financial assets recognised
680 6,620 788 658 - - - - 46 460 1,514 7,738
Total Assets 47,327 24,078Financial LiabilitiesBills of exchange 11A - - - - - - - - 20,658 7,598 - 20,658 7,598 6.9 6.9Refundable deposits 1 IB _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Trade creditors 12A/12B - - - - - - 2,512 2,177 2,512 2,177 -Grants payable 12C - - - - - - - 15 15 15 15 - -Total financial liabilities recognised
- - - - - 20,658 7,598 2,527 2,192 23,185 9,790
Total LiabilitiesUnrecognised Instruments - 23,944 9,826
Othercommitments
Schedule of Commitments
- - - - - - - - - 1,100 166 1,100 166 n/a n/a
Total financial assets (Unrecognised) 1,100 166 1,100 166 n/a n/aCapitalcommitments
Schedule of Commitments
- - - " - - 0 19,200 0 19,200 n/a n/a
Othercommitments
Schedule of Commitments
- - - - - - - 127 2,924 127 2,924 n/a n/a
Otherindemnities
Schedule of Contingency
- - - - - - - - - 1,038 1,038 - n/a n/a
Total financial liabilities (Unrecognised) 1,165 22,124 1,165 22,124
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22 .FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)c) Net Fair Values o f Financial Assets and Liabilities (cont)
Financial Assets Note
1998-99 1997-98Totalcarryingamount
Aggregate net fair value
Totalcarrying
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Aggregate net fair
value$’000 $’000 $ ’000 $’000
Cash at bank - ANZ 14A 622 622 6 ,130 6 ,130Cash at bank — Colonial State Bank 14A 32 32 47 4 474Cash on hand 14A 26 26 16 16
Bank bills 14A 788 788 658 658
Receivablcs for goods and services 14B 46 46 4 60 460
Total Financial Assets 1,514 1,514 7 ,738 7 ,738
Financial Liabilities (Recognised)
Bank loan/B ill o f exchange 11A 20,658 20,658 7 ,598 7 ,598Repayable deposits 1 IB 731 731 36 36Money held in trust 11C 28 28 -
Total Financial Liabilities (Recognised) 21,417 21,417 7 ,6 3 4 7 ,6 3 4
Financial Liabilities (Unrecognised)Capital com m itm ents Schedule o f
Comm itm ents- - 19,200 19,200
O ther com m itm ents Schedule o f
Com m itm ents
127 127 2,924 2 ,924
O ther indemnities Schedule o f
Contingencies
1,038 1,038
Total Financial Liabilities (Unrecognised) 1,165 1,165 22 ,124 22,124
Financial Assets
The net fair values of cash, deposits on call and receivablcs approximate their carrying amounts. The net fair values of bank bills are based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for assets with similar risk profiles.
Financial liabilities
The net fair value o f trade cred itors are approxim ated by their carrying amounts.
The net fair value of the bills of exchange, which will be rolled over after 30 day maturity periods for up to 12 years to finance the long-term loan, are based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for liabilities with similar risk profiles.
d) Credit Risk ExposuresThe Museum’s maximum exposures to credit risk at reporting date in relation to each class of recognised financial assets is the carrying amount of those assets as indicated in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Museum has no significant exposures to any concentrations of credit risk.All figures for credit risk referred to do not take into account the value of any collateral or other
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Classic ferry Reliance leads the licet out of Darling Harbour during the Classic ferryboat Challenge during the 1998 Classic &. Wooden Root Festival which attracted 10,000 people during one weekend in October.
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APPENDIXES
A P P E N D I X 1 P U B L I C & M E M B E R S P R O G R A M S 1 9 9 8 - 9 9
SEMINARS
(15 /8 /98 ) ‘Keys to Unlock your Hidden Past’ , family history research seminar. Guest speakers from The Society of Australian Genealogists, State Library of NSW, Archives Authority NSW, ANMM Vaughan Evans Library and the WEA
(S /9 /9 8 ) Maritime Archaeology and Trade, study day. Speakers included Sue Bassett and Paul LIundley, ANMM Curators of Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation of Sydney University
(2 0 /6 /9 9 ) ‘Dolphins in our Harbour’ . The Dolphin Society prom oted knowledge of dolphins, their ocean habits and habitat
(3 0 /4 /9 9 ) Earth Day. Feature Forum to celebrate the 29th anniversary o f Earth Day
LEC TU RES & TALKS
(12 /7 /9 8 ) ‘Sailing in Style’ , Ships of Migration lecture by curator Kevin Jones ANMM
(2 /7 /9 8 ) ‘ Titanic: Tomb, Time, Capsule or Treasure Trove’ , lccture by ANMM Director Dr Kevin Fewster
(S /7 /9 8 ) ‘Gold Getters’ , Ships of Migration lecture by curator Kieran Hosty ANMM
( 1 9 / 7 / 9 8 ) ‘ The Singing Sh ip ’ , Ships o f Migration lecturc by Beryl Daly, nursing escorton Batory
(2 6 /7 /9 8 ) ‘ Tu Do-A Boat Called Freedom’ , Ships of Migration lecture by curator HelenTrepa AN MM
(3 0 /7 /9 8 ) ‘Sea Caves of the NSW Coast’ , lecture by Dr Armstrong Osbourne, Senior Lecturer of Education, University of Sydney
(30 /8 /98 ) ‘Finding AE2’ , Sunday Circle lecture by diver Dr Mark Spencer
(8 ,10 /10 /98) ‘A Voyage Round the World in his Majesty’s Frigate Pandora', book launch and lecture by Peter Gesner, Curator Maritime Archaeology Queensland Museum
(10-11 /10/98) 1998 Classic &]'Vooden Boat Festival Maritime Heritage Lecture Program:
• WoodenBoat m agazine and m aritim e preservation in the USA, by Matt Murphy, Editor, WoodenBoat
• W orld’s fastest wooden boat, Spirit of Australia, 20 years on, by world water speed record holder Ken Warby
• The challenges of maritime photography, by winner o f the inaugural ANM M -Nikon photography contest, Bill Moseley
• Traditional workboats of Sydney Harbour, by Graeme Andrews, editor of Australian Sea Heritage
• Restoration of the iron barque James Craig, by projcct coordinator RADM James Flunt (Retd), Sydney Heritage Fleet
(25 /10 /98 ) ‘Fishing boat that went to War’ , Sunday Circle lecture by historian and writer Lynette Ramsay Silver
(8 /1 1 /9 8 ) ‘Preserved Ships’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Kim Ford, WEA
(2 2 /1 1 /9 8 ) ‘Lamalera- village o f whales’ , lecturc by anthropologist Anita Lundberg
(17/12/98) ‘All at Sea on Land’ , lccture by Kay Cottee, ANMM Chairman
(2 9 /1 /99 ) ‘Australian Maritime Art’ , lecture by Martin Terry, ANMM Curator
(S /2 /9 9 ) ‘Picturing the Pacific’ , lecture by curator Martin Terry ANMM
(7 /2 /9 9 ) ‘Exploring US Maritime Heritage’ , lecturc by Kevin Fewster, Director ANMM
(21/27 99) ‘Rounding the Horn’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Bob R ussell, President, Cape Horners Association
(2 1 /3 /9 9 ) ‘Cunard: Past, Present, Future’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Steven McLaughlin, Cunard Business Development Manager
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A P P E N D I X 1 (CONTINUED)P U B L I C & M E M B E R S P R O G R A M S L998 -9 9
(1 7 /4 /9 9 ) ‘Project AE2: The Discovery of Australia’s Gallipoli Submarine’ , lecture by underwater explorer and photographer Dr Mark Spencer
(2 /5 /9 9 ) ‘Ocean Discoveries’ , Ocean Planet lecture by photographer Michael Aw
(9 /5 /9 9 ) ‘SOS Australian Search and Rescue’ , Ocean Planet lecture by Lieutenant Commander Arthur Heather, AuSAR Rescue Coordination Centre
( 1 6 / 5 / 9 9 ) ‘Tsunam i-The Phenom enon’ , Ocean Planet lecture by Dr Ted Byrant, Wollongong University
( 1 9 / 6 / 9 9 ) ‘ C ockatoo: Sydney’s Island D ockyard ’ , lecture and book-signing by Cockatoo Island’s last CEO John Jeremy
(27/6/99) ‘A Fine Naval Career’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Vice-Admiral David Leach AC CBE LVO RAN Rtd, RAN
TOURS
(First Tuesday of every month) Pyrmont Heritage Walk, in association with C ity West Development Corporation
Free Tours: Gallery Highlights, Cape Bowling Green (North Queensland) Lighthouse, and destroyer HMAS Vampire tours
(Winter, Spring School Holidays) Kids’ tours o f ANMM collection vessel, Daring Class destroyer HMAS Vampire
(Winter, Spring School Holidays) Tours of ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance
(3 /10 /98 ) Tour HMAS Success, Garden Island
(1 0 /7 /98 ) NSW Government House tour
( 1 / 8 / 9 8 ) HMAS Newcastle, RAN guided missile frigate tour, Garden Island
(1 9 /9 /9 8 ) Life S^Death under the Pharaohs exhibition tour, The Australian Museum
(2 6 /9 /9 8 ) Rookwood Cemetery tour, with Friends of Rookwood
(1 6 /1 0 /9 8 ) Dare to Know exhibition viewing at the State Library of NSW
(1 /1 1 /9 8 ) Walk around historic Kurnell and Captain C ook ’s landing place, guide Ross Pearson
(10/1 /99) Tour of Wilhelmsen containership Talbot, Wilhemsen Line Limited, sponsor of exhibition The Last Windjammers
(9 /2 /9 9 ) Cunard’s QE2 (Membersexclusive)
(12 /2 /99 ) Tour of studio of maritime artist and ex-Cape Horner Dennis Adams, with Daina Fletcher and Sue Frost, ANMM
(8-14/3 /9 9 )The Shipwreck Coast tour, six-day tour along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, guide Ross Pearson
(2 7 /3 /9 9 ) HMAS Watson Navy Base tour, National Parks & Wildlife
(1 8 /4 /9 9 ) Long Reef Rock walk, guide Phil Coleman, Australian Museum malacologist
(21 /4 /9 9 ) Vampire’s Secrets, tour of the spaces not open to the public (Members exclusive )
(2 9 /4 /9 9 ) Tour of The Picture Gallery, State Library of NSW, Elizabeth Mills, Mitchell Curator of Pictures
(3 0 / 5 / 9 9 ) R ozelle walking tour, guide historian Kath Harney
( 1 / 5 / 9 9 ) Sydney’s Forgotten Shipyards harbour tour, guides Steven Adams ANMM & Adam Huie, Banks Marine
( 6 / 6 / 9 9 ) Preview PIMAS Onslow with Curator Lindsey Shaw (Members exclusive)
(8 /8 /9 8 ) Watsons Bay to Rose Bay Heritage Hike, guide Ross Pearson
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PUBLIC & MEMBERS PROGRAMS 1998-99
O N THE WATER
(2 /1 0 /9 8 ) Whale Watch cruise, Nelsons Bay
(1 0 /1 0 /9 8 ) Great Classic Ferry Challenge,Classic Si^Wooden Boat Festival
(1 0 /1 0 /9 8 ) Twilight Schooner Cruise onPenguin, Classic ScWooden Boat Festival
(5 /1 2 /9 8 ) Carols Afloat on board the historic vessels of Sydney Heritage Fleet
(2 6 /1 2 /9 8 ) Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race farewell, with Sydney by Sail
(13 /1 /9 9 ) Shark Island Escapade, pirate picnic (with exhibition Pirates!)
(1 6 /1 /9 9 ) Lane Cove River Kayak Tour
( i /3 /9 9 ) Second Annual ANMM Staff Sailing Regatta, with Sydney by Sail
(2 4 /3 /99 ) Cruise on ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance
(17 /4 /99 ) Meet the Museum’s Fleet, for NSW Heritage Week
(1 1 / 5 / 9 9 ) H arbour C ruise on ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMASAdvance (Members exclusive)
O T H E R PUBLIC & MEMBERS PROGRAMS
(W inter, Spring School H olidays) K id s ’ Destroyer Workshops on ANMM collection vessel, Daring class destroyer HMAS Vampire
( 5 / 7 / 9 8 ) Ship Reunion Sunday: Dutch shipboard migrants’ get-together, with Tears Fears <§l Cheers exhibition
(18-19/7/98) Convict Slumber, sleepover at Hyde Park Barracks
( 2 / 8 / 9 8 ) Ship Reunion Sunday: Italian shipboard migrants’ get-together, with Tears Fears Cheers exhibition
(2 /8 /9 8 ) Asian Arts Society viewing of Views of Pearl River Delta
(2 /9 /9 8 ) Ship Reunion Sunday: (CO RB) Children’s Overseas Reception Board shipboard migrants’ get-together, with Tears, Fears S^Cheers exhibition
(2 6 -2 7 /9 /9 9 8 , 7 - 8 /1 1 /9 8 ) ‘ Sleepover on Vampire’ , children’s overnight adventure with torchlight tours of ANMM collection vessel, Daring class destroyer FIMAS Vampire
(10 /9 /9 8 ) Dining in Night: social evening at HMAS Watson, Watsons Bay with special guest ANMM C ouncillor and Navy Support Commander Rear Admiral Simon Harrington
(1 1 /1 0 /9 8 ) Farewell to replica of Matthew Flinders’ Norfolk
(22/10/98) New Members Reception, ANMM
(1 5 /1 1 /9 8 ) Powerhouse M em bers view Pirates!
(28 /11 /98) 7lh Members Anniversary Lunch, guest speakers ANMM Chairman Miss Kay Cottee AO and noted Australian yachtsman Syd Fischer (Members exclusive)
( 1 9 / 1 2 / 9 8 , 2 6 / 1 /9 9 ) Sum m er holiday children’s activities in association with the exhibition Pirates
(2 6 /1 199) Australia Day party and dinner
(18 /3 /9 9 ) New Members Reception, ANMM
( 3 1 / 3 / 9 9 ) Exhibition O pening o f Ocean Planet (Members exclusive)
(1 6 /4 /99 ) Celebrity lunch with Ian Kiernan
(1 /5 /9 9 ) Family evening on ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance
(27 /6 /99 ) 40l11 Birthday (since commissioning) celebrations for ANMM collection vessel, Daring class destroyer HMAS Vampire
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VISITING VESSELS PERFORMANCES
(1 8 /9 /9 8 -1 0 /1 0 /9 8 ) Norfolk, replica of the vessel sailed by Bass & Flinders to Van Diemen’s Land
(1 6 /1 0 - 1 4 /1 1 /9 8 ) MV Franklin, CSIRO oceanographic vessel (including open day for Secondary school geography and science)
(2 2 - 2 9 /1 0 /9 8 ) Soren Larsen, tim ber brigantine and ex-Baltic trader
(2 8 /1 1 /9 8 -2 1 /2 /9 9 ) 22-metre steel yachts from 1996-97 BT Global Challenge
(6-7 /12 /98) Smokey Cape, owned by the late Jack Earl (builder of ANMM collection vessel Kathleen Gillett)
(1-27 /1 /99) Derwent Hunter, Tasmanian ‘blue gum’ trading schooner & ex-CSIRO researchvessel
(3 -6 /99 ) La Violante, 1922 iron-hulled gaff topsail schooner
(2 0 - 2 7 /1 /9 9 , 6 / 6 - 1 7 / 7 / 9 9 ) Windeward Bound, Tasmanian brigantine
(2 7 /1 /9 9 - 1 /2 /9 9 ) Young Endeavour, Sail- training brigantine and UK Bicentennial Gift to Australia
(5 ,8 ,1 0 /7 /9 8 ) Naidoc Week celebrations featured interactive performance workshops with popular Aboriginal artist Cedric Talbot
(1 1 - 1 2 ,1 4 - 1 7 /7 /9 8 ) Mr Nguyen Throws a Party, children’s comedy for exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788 — 1998
(19 /1 2 /9 8 -2 6 /1 /9 9 ) Captain Sally Pirate Bold, children’s musical commissioned by ANMM for Pirates! exhibition
(5-7 /2 /99) The Ancient Mariner, performance by St Ignatious College in association with exhibition The LastWindjammers
( 4 / 4 / 9 9 - 2 7 / 6 / 9 9 ) Bubbles V Troubles, puppet play commissioned by ANMM for exhibition Ocean Planet
( 6 - 1 3 /7 /9 9 ) M usic at the M useum , performance as part of the Tenth International Music Festival
(3-18/7/99) Solar Boats, veterans ofthcl999 Bayer Solar and Advanced Technology Boat Race
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A R T W O R K S & P R I N T S
✓ Rare whaling prints1. Untitled cutting-in and trying-out on shore. Plate number T.LXIX 181. by J ] Schmusser Coloured print, about 1800.2. Untitled Composite print showing whales and whaling Vol. 1 Of the fishes &£. of Greenland. A rtist, engraver and publisher unknown. Black and white print, c 1750-1800.
Selection o f 16 marine prints from Louis de Freycinet’s South Seas voyage, 1817-1820, published in 1824 and 1844Featuring previously unknown marine species such as conger eels and crabs, these prints are representative of de Freycinet’s three-year exploration of the South Pacific. His 13-volume account is one of the most comprehensive French exploration publications.
Painting by Henry Gritten, Sydney Harbour 1856,dA on canvas, signed and datedThe harbour is shown full of activity with over a dozen vessels of several nationalities. A three- masted clipper is flying an American flag. Pinch Gut Island is depicted with the first foundation stones laid for Fort Denison.
Collection o f prints and lithographs related to the ChinaTradePlan of City of Macao; Sketch of Typa and Macao; Carte de Canton; Capture of Chuenpee; Hong Kong by Piqua; View of Victoria Town; Whampoa; Shanghae; ;Ningpo; Foo Choo Foo; Amoy; English factory at Canton. An insatiable market for views of the Pearl River was fuelled by the China Trade. Works such as these helped establish a Western vision of China as a land of silk, porcelain and tea.
i / A w atercolour and gouache painting by A rthur V ictor G regory o f the Bass Strait ketch Erskine, 1923The Erskine was a wooden ketch, 89 gross tons, built at Geelong in 1922 and owned by Lome Sawmills. It carried timber in the dangerous Bass Strait trade.The painting shows it gaff rigged, in a lively scene with good detail of the vessel. It is a very nice example of the work of A V Gregory, a well known Australian ship portraitist already represented in the Collection.
A collection o f 21 paintings by Dennis Adams, oil on canvas, 1935-38Adams produced the paintings on voyages from South Australia to London on the Erikson w indjam m er Herzogin Cecilie in 1935, returning on Lawhill in 1938. They record life aboard commercial sailing ships, showing crew at the wheel, mending sails, working the capstan, chipping paint, hauling lines, changing sails, caulking the deck and washing.
A watercolour painting by AVWardleworth of the suction cutter dredger GFH, about 1943The GFH, 1,142 tons and 225.5 ft long (75 metres), was built 1921 and owned by the Melbourne Harbour Trust until 1962. It is shown during the period 1938-1940 when leased by BHP to dredge out the harbour and reclaim land for steelmaking and shipbuilding at Whyalla, South Australia, when Australian shipbuilding was rising towards its peak. Paintings of such work vessels are not common.
Framed painting, oil on canvas, by M urry Moodie, Balmoral Beach, dated 1949The painting depicts bathers in the foreground and the Star of the East Amphitheatre to the left of the scene. The distinctive amphitheatre was demolished in 1952.
Fifteen posters prom oting Australian and American surfing films from the 1970s and 1980s including classics such as A Winters TaleThese posters of surfing films by Australian and American film makers document Australian and American surfers who dominated the sport in the late 1960s and 1970s. They capture the exotic locations and the drama on the water as well as evoking the surfing lifestyle.
Diptych tided Home from the Ibid by Vi Phat, about 1990, mixed mediaVi Phat comments on the plight of all refugees and their unheard pleas for help. The striking work done on large metal panels shows a sea of anonymous faces peering through bars.
Woven sculptures, YawkYawk (mermaid) by Ix'naVarinkiiraYawkYawks are ancestor spirits who changed into mermaids or ngalkunburriyaymi, ‘the young woman who has a tail like a fish’ . Yawk
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Yawks live in lagoons on sacred sites, many with Ngalyod, the Rainbow Serpent. Sculptures and weavings associated with ancestral women are powerful symbols of fertility.
Acrylic on canvas painting Arnhem Land by Charlie DjurritijiniDjurritijini painting shows the Snake Mother Ngalyod, the Rainbow Snake who created the world and its people.
Print The Intruders by Jacob StengleStengle’s print tells of the conflict between the sealers living on Kangaroo Island and the Ngarrindjeri people during the 1800s. The sealers stole Ngarrinderi women and young girls and imprisoned them on Kangaroo Island.
Carved and painted shark by ManuwaThis shark carving comes from the artist’s Gupapunja country at Buckingham Bay. It is part of a hunting story and is a totem from the Gupapunja country.
Oil painting Terror Nullius by Gordon SyronSyron paints history from an Aboriginal point of view. Terror Nullius shows the arrival of the First Fleet and Aboriginal peoples first contact with these aliens.
Torres Strait dance machine from Stephen Island Ilwel - Morning and Evening made by Tom (Bambam) Stephen.The Ilwel - Morning and Evening Star is used in a dance that describes the night sky. It was composed after World War II by Kusa with choreography by Roy Stephen, both Erubian elders. It’s inspiration came from a violent storm that travelled from the south-east. When the storm abated the evening star was visible.
Collection o f Wurum figures by Bob BurruwalWurum is an ancestral figure who is called upon by people today in order to create an abundance of certain fish.
Collection o f student’s art from Milingimbi High SchoolThe students prints were produced during a
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Two linocuts R eef Turtle and Evading the predator by Brian RobinsonFor Robinson, his work shows how his home island ofWaiben (Thursday Island), and the coral sea surrounding the islands of the Torres Strait continue to inspire him.
Painting Kulama by Amanda Baxter PilakuiThe Kulama ceremony is of great importance to the Tiwi people. It is performed when yams are collected for cooking and it is the time to give new Tiwi names to cousins, brothers, daughters and sons.
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Six sepia albumen photographs o f yachting, boating and landscape scenes on Sydney Harbour 1880s-1890sbyphotographers Henry King, Charles Kerry and John PaineThe photographs represent life on Sydney Harbour as viewed by several noted late 19th- century photographers. Purchased in memory of Robert Manning Chapman with funds raised by his friends after his death in 1997
Collection ofB/W photographs o f Tu Do by freelance photographer Michael JensenIncludes photographs of Tu Do (now in the ANMM Collection) and three other Vietnamese refugee boats in Darwin H arbour on 21 November 1977. They record Tu Do’s arrival in Australia, the fitout of the vessel, the clothes worn by passengers, their reception by officials and their emotions.
Five Ilfachrome photographs o f ocean and harbour baths o f Sydney by Ian Lever including Bronte pool 1995, Coogee pool 1996, Mahon poolMaroubra 1998These rom antic im ages o f seaside baths developed from a project for the NationalTrust of Australia (NSW ), to document ocean and harbour baths of Sydney for the Sydney Pool Study published in 1997.
13 photographs illustrating the 1998 maritime dispute, taken by Jeremy PiperIllustrating some of the key parties and events at the Maritime Union of Australia’s picket at Port Botany during the divisive 1997-98 maritime dispute.
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Rare book titled Journal ou Relation Exacte du Voyage de G u ill. Sch outen , d a n s Les In d e s...[Journal ofW illem Corneliszoon Schouten in the Indies...] published by Gobert &Tavernier, Paris, 1618This is an early reprint of Schouten's famous account o f his voyage around the world in which he named Cape Hoorn (Cape Horn). In the Eendracht he crossed the Pacific and mapped New Guinea among other places.
Three publications and two prints relating to the Dutch East India Company, I7"1 centuryThe VOC (Vereenigde O ost-Indische Com pagnie, the Dutch United East India Company) was a multinational company that was a major trading power in the East Indies from 1602-1799. In this co llection is a notebook, almanac and religious textbook all published by the Company and bearing its distinctive crest. With views of the East India House in Amsterdam and the shipyard and storage houses.
Rare book titled A Word o f Exhortation to a Servant, by SurgeonW B Marshall, printed by Stephens & Stokes, Sydney, 1833The subject of the book is a discourse delivered to 91 female convicts and nine children on board the convict barque Fanny whilst in Port Jackson in February 1833 prior to the convicts going into private service.
A rare and finely illustrated children’s book, The Ocean and its inhabitants, and their uses to man, London about 1845The book is beautifully illustrated with nine hand-coloured lithograph plates, depicting sea creatures and other marine subjects. It notes contemporary uses of natural materials, such as walrus ivory for false teeth, or sturgeon membranes for isinglass to make jellies.
Rare book tided Voyages de Gulliver [Gulliver’s Travels] by Jonathon Swift with illustrations by Edmond Morin, France, about 1850Lavishly illustrated by Morin, Swift’s tale of Gulliver and his voyages is one of the great talcs of the sea. Swift, inspired by William Dampier’s books, has Gulliver’s ship ‘driven by a violent
storm to the north-west ofVan Diemen’s Land’ before reaching Liliput.
Rare book titled Fregatten Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden aren 1851-1853, by Carl Skogman, about 1855This first edition is the official account of the voyage o f the Eugenie, the first Swedish circumnavigation of the globe 1851-1853. It contains good accounts ol the expedition’s stops in the Pacific and in particular Sydney, offering an insight into the colony at the time.
Children’s puzzle tided The Building o f a Ship, made by Philip, Son and Nephew, London, about 1880This scarce children’s jigsaw puzzle consists of 47 tim ber p ieces covered with colour lithograph paper. It details the major stages of a ship’s construction from laying up plans to the launch. A guide describes in some detail the processes of shipbuilding and also the roles of the various trades associated in the process.
Immigrants guide bookThis early guide gives prospective immigrants step by step instructions on how a migrant can come to Australia and become a successful farm er. Each step is well described and illu strated . The guide as well advertises government assisted immigration schemes for British farmers, farm labourers and domestic servants. Fares to start from 6 to 12 pounds.
Rare book HMS Nelson An Account o f H er First Commission on the A ustralia Station published Government Printer, Sydney, 1885HMS Nelson was an armoured cruiser attached to the Australia Station and the first to hoist the flag of a Rear-Admiral. Stationed in Sydney the ship was flagship 1885-1888 and the first all iron-hulled ship to serve on the Station.
Rare book o f mould loft < lrawings from Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom, 1910-1915Contains hull offset dimensions as well as hand- drawn details of underwater fittings for vessels built at this major shipyard 1910-1915. Includes drawings of the E class submarines, notably the Australian submarines AE1 and AE2. Few original drawings of these vessels exist.
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Two fine illustrated editions o f The Rime o f the Ancient M ariner by Sam uel Taylor Coleridge1. Illustrated by Edward A Wilson, published by Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1973, The Collector’s Edition. Quarto, with gold stamped and tooled leather binding, and silk endpapers. 2. Illustrated by David Jones, published by Chilmark Press, New York, 1964, Number 171 of a limited edition of 200 copies. Containing ten copper engravings. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one o f the m ost fam ous poem s o f the sea in the English language. The volumes are finely illustrated in 20di-century styles.
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Four clipper cards for the Henry W. Peabody & Co. Australian line vessels
1. S.F. Hersey, for a voyage from Boston to Melbourne, Nov-Dee, 1882.2. Tillie Baker, for a voyage from Boston to Melbourne, August, 1882.3. Devon, for a voyage from Boston to Sydney, Feb, 1882.4. Abbie Carver, for a voyage from Boston to Melbourne, Nov-Dee, 1878.
Clipper cards advertised vessels and their departure dates. As ephem era, few have survived.
Rowing and swimming ephemera 1902-1915Three program s for the New South Wales Rowing A ssociation Regatta held on the Parramatta River in 1902, 1903,1904, dance card from Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club social evening, 1915 and official program for the Georges River Sculling Club 18 Foot pleasure skiff handicap 191 3.These programs provide useful inform ation about club organisation as well as details of sporting and social events from the early 1900s until 1915.
Three dance cards from Queensland rowing and yachting club balls 1887,1901,1907 and program Brisbane Sailing Club 1902-3The program provides details of club officials, rules and regulations and information on races for the coming season. The dance cards list music performed at the functions by Vittorio Benvenuti and his fellow musicians
Souvenir program Interstates Sculling and8 oar Races fo r the Amateur Championships o f A ustralia 4 May 1901This program contains a list o f events and background inform ation on individual com petitors and teams. This was the first Australian Amateur title held post Federation, replacing previous intercolonial regattas.
Collection o f ephemera from Queensland Government Launch Lucinda, 1908 to 1918The last stages of drafting the Australian Constitution were carried out on the steam launch Lucinda on Sydney’s Pittwater during Easter 1891, by a Constitutional Committe. This collection includes menus and programs from subsequent cruises by Lucinda for the Brisbane Chamber o f Com m erce, the Com m ercial Travellers’ Association of Queensland, the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Parliamentary evening for members of the French mission to Australia.
Souvenir program Interstate Eight Rowing $. Sculling Amateur Championships o f Australia, 1911 and souvenir glass tankard with stamped decoration and portrait o f Edward Hanlan, world champion, 1880These souvenirs document the pageantry and popularity o f a sport in which Australians dominated internationally from the 1870s until circa 1910. The entrepreneurial Canadian Edward Flanlan raced in challenges for high stakes in events that had a carnival atmosphere. He defeated Australian NedTrickett, who had becom e A ustralia ’s fir st sporting world champion when he defeated the English title holder on theThames in 1876.
Collection o f swimming and surf lifesaving ephemera including:Swimming certificates and carnival programs circa 1920-21 relating to S McCure, die Rose Bay sprint champion; miscellaneous papers relating to the Rose Bay Amateur Swimming Club 1916-1920; seven photographs of surlboats and members of the Queenscliff Surf Life saving Club c. 1920s-1930s.
Three tracking charts on linen tracing from HMAS Sydney, 1940-1941These three original charts feature the daily
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progress o f HMAS Sydney’s ship and boat operations in the Mediterranean during World War II. O f particular note are the details showing the track of Sydney’s encounter and subsequent defeat o f the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Thirty-six items o f rowing, swimming, beach, surfing and su rf lifesaving m em orabilia consisting o f club ribbons, regatta programs, postcards, novelty combs, passport signed by Annette Kellerm an, swimm ing cap from Edm onton Com monwealth Games 1978, badges, advertisement for swimwear, pennant This material attests to the popularity of aquatic sports competitions in Australia as well as the popular attractions of Australian beaches and waterways as recreational sites.
Collection o f beach, tourism, boating and fishing consisting o f magazines, photographs, booklets, postcards and various papersThis collection encompasses the commercial promotion of the beach as a site for outdoor sports and a healdiy lifestyle, and the promotion of beach tourism from the early 20th century until the 1990s. Related aquatic topics are also covered.
Folder o f p ap ers and com m em orative medallion relating to the New Zealand Pamir Association International Association o f Cape Horners, Congress 1998, Wellington, New Zealand, 30 October- 2 November 1998, and oral histories conducted with members o f die Cape Horners Association The International Association of Cape Horners is dedicated to preserving memories of the glory days of sail, by the sailors from those last square rigged sailing barques. Pamir, one of the Erikson windjammers, sailed in the last grain race from South A ustralia in 1949. The Congress documents outline the organisations that were formed to celebrate sailing ship life at the end of the era, and includes material from the remembrance service held to honour those sailors who have crossed the bar (died) since the previous meeting. The oral histories capture the experiences and recollections of the last years of commercial sail in the 1930s-49 and the life of sailors and passengers from Europe and Australia.
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Royal Australian Navy presentation sword, W J Waterer, London, early 20"' centuryPresented to Thomas Edward Mullins DSM RAN. Mullins was awarded the DSM for ‘General Efficiency in attending to sick and wounded’ from the battle between HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden in November 1914.
A set o f nine badged ceramic dishes with the insignia o f the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company Limited, about 1900The dishes were used on the coastal passenger - cargo steam ers o f the Illaw arra Steam Navigation Company, which served the south coast ofNew South Wales from 1858 until 1955 when it was wound up. The ISN Company was one of the important local coastal shippers and one of the longest surviving.
Material acquired in a traditional subsistence whaling community in Lembata, IndonesiaBoatbuilding, sailmaking, and ropemaking tools, parts and ob jects, with som e item s of ceremonial significance, and textiles, from the last true traditional, subsistence whaling culture in the world. Major or rare objects include a maddi (wooden sternpost decoration) carved with Christian symbols, a large palm leaf sail from a whale boat, a traditional oar and paddle and a complete traditional whale rope made of gebang palm leaves. Much of this material has been used in whale hunting and is associated with particular clans and whale boats. A modern ikat (resist dyed) weaving showing whales and whaleboats was developed for a tourist market fascinated by traditional whaling.
Fourteen items for addition to the Lamalera collection relating to subsistence whale hunting by the villagers ofLembata Island, IndonesiaThe material form s part ot the exhibitionLamalera, whale hunters o j Indonesia, and was initially lent for display by jean Weiner and Anita Lundberg. It rounds out the existing Lamaleran whaling material in the Collection and includes a whale harpoon, a coil o f handwoven cotton whale rope, boatbuilding tools and boat accessories, ikat weavings with traditional manta ray patterns, and souvenirs made for tourists.
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DENNIS ADAMSDrawing oflife as an artist on the windjammers in the 1930s, ink on artist’s board, heightened with watercolour and gouache, by Dennis Adams, September 1998Maritime artist Dennis Adams (born 1914) sailed in the Erikson fleet of windjammers in the 1930s to study marine painting, inspired by the writings of Captain Alan Villiers. Three vignettes show the artist up the rigging with wry commentary.
CHARLES ATCHLEYLeather bound handwritten manuscript log of three voyages to the South Seas, 1865-1866This log details a series of voyages of vessels either owned by or had consigned cargo of J A Buttrey. The voyages are o f the schooner Captain Cook from Sydney to the South Seas in 1865; the brig Dart from Sydney to the South Seas in 1865-1866; and the schooner Chance also to the South Seas. The manuscript contains hand drawn illustrations and a number of plant pressings.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AVIATION MUSEUMComplete flying suit for Royal Australian Navy helicopter pilotC om prises flying suit, p ilo t’s noteboard, communication helmet, life jacket, pair of leather boots and leather gloves.
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIALAlbum containing photographs o f Australianmerchant ships, about 1880 to 1947The album contains photographs and drawings o f about 900 ships, principally merchant ships working in Australian waters including paddle- w heelers, screw steam ers, iron barques, passenger liners, coal hulks and tugs.
MR A H BALLAlbum o f photographs o f coastal trading schooners and ketches, about 1945The album documents small trading vessels which were important in carrying goods and passengers between Australian ports from the 1860s until the 1940s. The Museum has major collections of images of larger commercial vessels and this album will compliment those collections.
BHP SERVICE COMPANIESThe builder’s model o f BHP twin-screw drybulk carrier Iron Pacific, 1986The Iron Pacific when built in 1986 was the largest vessel of its kind in the world, and was the largest ship to carry the Australian flag. It carried iron ore from Port Hedland, WA, to Newcastle and Port Kembla, coal from the eastern ports to South Korea, then back to Port Hedland under ballast. BHP sold the ship to a Norwegian company in 1998. The builder’s model, supplied by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Company Ltd, South Korea, under the sale contract for the ship, was displayed at BHP’s head office in Melbourne.
BLAKE DAWSON WALDRON Illuminated address presented to Captain Hugh Craig by passengers on board the VS Menmuir, March 1896Presented in appreciation of the Captain’s skills, courtesy and kindness. It includes watercolour views of Noble Rock, Restoration Rock and Orchid Rock off Cape York Peninsula, the wreck of the Volga in Torres Strait and the SS Menmuir. Captain Craig was commanding the SS Menmuir for the Eastern and Australian Steam Ship company taking passengers and cargo from Sydney to China and Japan via Queensland Ports, Darwin and Timor. It demonstrates the esteem in which ship captains were held, and relations between Australia and Asia at the turn of the century.
JAMES LESLIE BURTModel 1888 full length rifle, made in Austria, about 1895David Clark Pagan was an Able Seaman of the Port Melbourne Division of tlieVictorian Naval Brigade. He was p art o f the V ictorian Contingent to the Third China War (the Boxer rebellion) in 1900 and brought this rifle back to Australia as a memento/souvenir.
ADRIAN BUSHLog o f Gerry Rodger (1926-1998) detailing a voyage on Passat in 1949and associated archival materialPassat was one o f the Erikson fleet of windjammers which sailed from Australia to Europe carrying wheat in from the 1920s until the ‘Last Grain Race’ in 1949.
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BASIL CATTERNSBound set o f A4 script treatments Small Boat Safety Films 197S-8This set o f six films was produced by Bob McAuley for the Maritime Services Board as part of a boat safety campaign, and presented by Ken Warby who at the time had just broken the world water speed record.
CAVALIER 28 ASSOCIATIONSet o f four ammonia prints o f plans for theCavalier 28 drawn by Laurie Davidson, 1981The Cavlier 28 was a popular production keel boat, popular with family sailors and used both for cruising and harbour racing.
CAPTAIN RICHARD DAVIESTwo panoram ic photographs o f SydneyHarbour, about 1870Documenting Sydney Harbour and shipping in the late 19th century. They depict the Harbour with a number of sailing ships at anchor from Walsh Bay to Long Nose Point.
RICHARD DAVISA rare chest o f 19th century shipwrights toolsThe tools have been passed down through the Davis Family, shipwrights on Brisbane Waters in the 19th century. They originally belonged to Laban Davis (1868-19+9) and Thomas Davis (1832-1893). During his careerThomas Davis built 45 registered ships, the largest being a brigantine of 132 tons, Aborigine.
IAN DEBENHAMThirteen black and white photographs o f the HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden engagement, November 1914These photographs, believed to have been taken by a m em ber o f Sydney’s crew, detail graphically the destruction o f the German raider SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney. The crew of the Sydney are also featured in this series.
JIM DONOVANA collection o f drawings and banners used in the Port Botany picket in the 1998 waterfront disputeAugments other material collected to illustrate the 1998 waterfront dispute between the M aritim e LInion o f A ustralia, Patrick Stevedores and the Government
JEAN DUNWORTH Cruising clothes 1968Clothes worn on the Oriana in 1968 by Jean Dunsworth including swim suit with matching swim cap, swing dress and beads, t-shirt and leis for Hawaiian theme night and jumpsuit.
MRS HALCYON EVANS A small nautilus shell engraved by C H Wood with an image o f the steamship Great Britain and text describing the ship, about 1850C H Wood is known only from his beautifully fine work as a shell engraver. Some of his large Great Britain nautilus shell engravings are signed, making it possible to identify other shell engravings and scrimshaws as his work because of its distinctive quality.A “pierhead’ model ofa 3-masted square-rigged ship, in a glazed wooden case; probably 19th or early 20th centuryMade to be hung on a wall, the ship is mounted against the backboard with a painted background. It is an example of a maritime souvenir, made in Britain and America from the 18th century onwards by ‘pierhead artists’ — so called because they made and sold their wares on seaside piers.
JOHN HUNTERCollection of commercial shipping memorabilia relating to the Pacific Australia Direct Line and theTransatlantic Steamship CompanyThe collection includes an oil painting of the Elders Building in Melbourne, a silk screen prin t com m em orating the Transatlantic Steam ship C om pany’s 75th anniversary, company flags, photographs, booklet and company reports.
JOHN JEWELLLetter written by Charles Jewell describing his voyage from the United States to Australia on board Ivanhoe in 1878This document augments a collection of firsthand narratives of voyages to Australia
RICHARD JOHN Cruising memorabilia 1960sCollection of cruise line memorabilia including Chandris Line woven shoulder bag; Orcades and Oriana key rings in original packaging, Oriana Ladies night dance card.
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MRS JUDITH JOHNSONShipbuilder’s apprenticeship indenture o fGeorgeThomas Chamberlain, 1863This parchm ent indenture betw een shipbuilders Thomas Harvey and Son of Essex and Suffolk, and GeorgeThomas Chamberlain, shows some of the conditions and working rules o f a sh ipbuilder’s apprentice in the 19th century.
BOB KILLINGSWORTH Wilhelmsen Lines tracking chart, 1969 The chart was produced by Wilhelmsen Lines for distribution to its agents and clients, showing the scope of their shipping routes. Children’s book titled My Picture Book o f Ships, c. 1920
LAMALERA VILLAGE ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE, BENEDIKTUS D EBANG Material relating to traditional subsistence whaling in Lamalera, Lembata Island, Eastern IndonesiaA flensing knife with wooden handle (duri), a whale harpoon with cotton bindings and ropes (kaffe), and a hat (blettu) of traditional pattern worn by whaling crew. Presented to the Museum in acknowledgment of our gift to the village of $600 as payment for cultural property used in the temporary exhibition Lamalera: whale hunters o f Indonesia. They are accompanied by a letter saying These are simple presents Jrom our village fo r Australian National Maritime Museum that can make your heart come to Lamalera.
DAVID LEWISM ax Kirwin Cham pionship trophy for Australian Unlimited Hydroplanes 1967-68This championship trophy was awarded to Ernie Nunn, driver/ow ner o f Wasp. Ernie Nunn (1905-1981) is Australia’s most successful speed boat driver winning countless awards and breaking records during a career that spanned the early 1930s until his retirement from the sport of speed pursuit in the 1970s.
ROB LUPTONCollection o f paper-based ephemera relating tothe MV Bulolo, 1953-68The collection includes a Christmas card from the ship, photograph, and copies of the Daily
Commercial News. The objects add to the Museum’s collection relating to the MV Bulolo, a Burns Philp passenger liner which operated in the Pacific from 1938 to 1968. The Museum already holds the builders model of the Bulolo.
CM ADERPostcards of.S'S OramaFour postcards of the SS Orama showing rooms of the ship, featuring the Louis XIV style design and fitout.
COSTAS MELIDISCollection o f tailoring tools, 1960sThe tools were brought to Australia by Greek migrant Costas Melidis.
EFFIE MILOSSculpture titled Odyssey m ade by Greek- Australian artist Effie MilosThe sculpture is from the a r tis t/d o n o r ’s exhibition Wearable Cargo.
ALLAN MORANTwo-foot m odel sk iff Thelma c. 1942 and associated archival m aterial including program s, photographs and new spaper clippingsThis cedar carvel planked hull with lead keel, mast spars and replica sails was made by Allan Moran of Birchgrove who raccd model skiffs in Balmain and Sydney Harbour from the 1930s to 1950s. Allan also sailed 14-ft and 18-ft skiffs. The associated archival material provides a valuable record of model skiffs racing on Sydney H arbour and docum ents A llan ’s successful sailing career.
MRS JEAN NIELSENCollection o f photographs and postcards o f sailing ships involved in the grain trade between Australia and Europe, 1920-49The collection includes:• 47 black and white photographs recording the
grain trade. They includc close-ups of work on board, ships at full mast in Spencer’s Gulf and ships in port in Australia.
• Prom otional brochure for the Canadian Pacific Line’s Empress of Britain, 1938.
■ Ornamental letter opener from Huddart Parker’s MV Wanganella which ran between Sydney and Wellington from 1932 to 1962.
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DALE O ’SULLIVANCollection o f swimwear and archival material relating to swimwear designer Peter O’Sullivan 1930-1939This collection consists of five knitted woollen Black Lance and Seagull brand swimsuits c.1936 38 and 67 items of archival material including photographs, swatchbooks, pattern books, magazines and clippings on swimwear. It provides a valuable resource for the history of swimwear production and marketing in Australia in the 1930s.
PHILIPSModel o f schooner yacht America, built to scale o f 1:30 by Alan and Je ff Endicott o f Classic Marine ModelsThe model is of the winner of the yachting challenge between England and the United States, sailed off Cowes on the Isle ofWight in 1851 between the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron for the prize o f a ‘ Hundred Guinea C up ’ o f Stirling sliver, thenceforth known as the America’s Cup.
P PIGGOTTSet o f Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) M anufactured by the P o rpo ise B reath in g A pp lian ce Co. o f MelbourneExam ple o f early com m ercial Australian SCUBA equipment.
L PIKECatalogue and guidebook entitled The Famous Australian Convict Ship, SuccessThe Success was an East Indiaman fraudulently passed off as a former convict transport and in that capacity toured and exhibited in Australia, the United Kingdom and LInited States in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. She survived until 1946, when a colour photograph in the Museum collection records her burning to the waterline.
MRSVAL PONTHarbour or River Certificate for Sydney ferry Halcyon, 1913The certificate was issued by the NSW Department of Navigation, licensing the ferry Halcyon to carry 290 passengers and three crew. G Richardson is listed as master. The
Halcyon was a single funnel screw steamer with three passenger decks, built by Henry Piper at Balmain in 1884 for the Sydney to Parramatta service operated by Charles Jeanneret. It later operated as a Sydney harbour ferry and was in service until 1933. The donor has provided photographs of the Halcyon and its then master G A Richardson for copying.
JOHN RECTORShrank-Koffer (wardrobe-suitcase) and sea trunk, both made in Germany between 1880- 1900Brought to Australia in 1938 on Aoiangi by the Rector family who fled Germany to excape Nazi persecution of Jews.
DOUGLAS ROGERS Mess dress 1964-1973One form al mess dress worn by Douglas Rogers from 1964-1973 as a second radio officer on P&O passenger ships.
ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA - NSW BRANCH Teaching aids for CPR resuscitation produced by the Royal Life Saving Society o f Australia for display in public areas, schools, pools and workplaces consisting o f plastic signs, cards, and an A quapak - Water Safety, Survival and Swimming Skills teaching kit This m aterial represents information and teaching aids for swimming and water safety produced by the Royal Life Saving Society in the mid 1990s when there was an increasing emphasis on public education in response to drowning on Australian beaches, in swimming pools and while fishing.
ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON Collection o f yachting memorabilia compiled by the Royal Sydney Yacht SquadronThis collection includes a hand-sewn silk flag made by Mrs Deloitte for the winner of the 1876 Balmain (Snails Bay) Regatta and won by Alfred G Milson in his first yacht lone. Also various certificates, letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and film relating to Australia’s first America’s Cup Challenge in 1962 which was mounted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron with the 12-Metre yacht Gretel.
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MERVYN RYANFair Princess archival material 1997Collection from P& O ’s Fair Princess first Australian voyage in 1997, includes menus, brochures, coaster and travel information.
R L SANDERSONRoyal Australian Navy uniformsComprises blue serge Junior Sailor winter ceremonial dress, blue uniform Senior Sailor winter ceremonial dress, white uniform Senior Sailor summer ceremonial dress, white Senior Sailor mess dress
o / ' LINDSEY SHAWSouvenir sperm whale oil from Cheynes Beach Whaling StationSold in a 50 ml bottle labeled ‘The last whale oil’ , to tourists as a souvenir of the last days of Cheynes Beach Whaling Station in Albany, W estern A ustralia. Cheynes Beach was Australia’s last whaling station which closed in 1978. The oil provides a symbol of the end of whaling due to environmental concerns and the availability of product substitutes.
TAN THANH LU Tu Do radio 1977JV C radio and cassette player brought to Australia in 1977 on Vietnamese refugee boat Tu Do, in the ANMM collection. The radio was purchased in Malaysia en route to Australia.
FRANK VILLERPhotograph o f Captain Frank Leslie, about 1904The photograph shows Captain Frank Leslie at his wedding and adds to the Museum’s existing collection relating to Captain Leslie who worked as a mariner and pilot from 1888 to 1926.
JEFF WADSWORTHBlue square rig uniform 1960-1970Blue square rig uniform worn by 4th engineer Jeff Wadsworth from 1960 to 1970 on P&O passenger ships Himalaya, Canberra and Arcadia. U niform com prises jacket and trousers.
MRS JUNE WALL & MRS GWEN MURPHY A Marine Board Department straw hat worn by Nicholas Luttericc in Sydney cl870sSennit weave, black petersham ribbon hatband, black silk ribbon with gold painted gothic lettering ‘Marine Board Dept’ . ‘N. Lutterice’ on a hatter’s label inside. Lutterice was a merchant seaman from Trieste who jumped ship in Sydney, believed employed rowing pilot boats near Watsons Bay circa 1860-70. The donors are his great grandchildren.
BILL WAUGHSet o f diving woollens, about 1968The woollens were worn under a standard hard hat diving costume by Bill Waugh when he worked as a commercial diver for the Maritime Services Board building wharves at Darling Harbour, Port Botany and Glebe Island. The donor worked as a commercial diver from 1968 to 1994.
KEVIN WELDONMaritime painting, oil on canvas, Neptune’s Playground by Ian Hansen, 1998This seascape was painted from sketches done in the Tasman Sea when Ian Hansen was sailing on the yacht Enchantress on a delivery voyage from Auckland in August/September 1997. It represents the work of a popular Australian maritime artist and also the keen eye of a sailor in depicting the rolling waves in the Tasman sea.
MRS JEAN WINTON Souvenir rolling pin, about 1880The rolling pin is made of hand-blown glass, with transfer-printed images of hermaphrodite barques and verses. The rolling pin may have been made by Sunderland glass factories in Britain and probably dates from about 1880. It is an example of souvenirs bought by seamen in British ports as gifts for their sweethearts.
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B O O K S SERIALS
A Voyage round the world in His Majesty’s Frigate Pandora by G eorge H am ilton. Australian M aritime Series No 4. Published for the Australian National Maritime Museum by Hordern House, Sydney, 1998. ISBN 1 87SS67 22 4 (ISSN 1037-1338). Facsimile of the rare original edition of 1793; introductory essay by Peter Gesner, Queensland Museum, foreword by His Excellency Alex Allan, British High Commissioner. 204 pp, illustrated. Small octavo (220 x 140 mm); hand bound in quarter cherry Scottish calf. Edition limited to 950 copies.
HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum by Lindsey Shaw. Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney 1999. ISBN 0 642 51867 X. 32 pp, colour illustrations.
Pirates! Fact and Fantasy Funbook by Carol Farmilo and Jeffrey Mellefont. 2nd impression, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney 1999. 20 pp.
S C H O O L R E S O U R C E M ATER IA L
Lamalera Self-guided Tour Sheets Asian Studies, Geography & Indonesian Studies (Yrs 5-12)
Pirates! Captain Sally Pirate Bold Activity Book (Yrs 3-6)
Ocean Planet Education Resource Kits & Activity Sheets (Yrs 3-12)
Ocean Planet-Rubhles &JroubIes, Eels &_Weeds game for infants & Lower Primary
Ocean Planet Curriculum Support Document for Geography Teachers
Tears, Fears S^Cheers Education Resource Kit & Activity Sheets (Yrs 3 12)
Navigators: D fining Australia Education Resource Kit & Activity Sheets Years 3-6
What’s On term newsletter for teachers
Calendar Planner — yearly mailout for schools
Australian National Maritime Museum Annual Report1997-1998. ISSN 1034-5109. 117 pp
Signals, quarterly colour magazine o f the Australian National Maritime Museum Nos 44- 47. ISSN 1033-4688. 32 pp. Editor Jeffrey Mellefont. Published September, December, March, June. Free to Members
All Hands, quarterly magazine of the Australian National Maritime Museum Volunteers Nos SOBS. c. 24 pp. Editor Grahame Small. Published quarterly, free to ANMM Volunteers.
Volunteers Handbook 1997-98, annual volunteer handbook of the Australian National Maritime Museum Volunteers, c. 30pp. Editor Gillian Matthews. Published annually, free to ANMM Volunteers. Second edition.
C D - R O M S
Captain Cook’s Endeavour Journal 1768-71. National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum, Canberra 1999. Windows 95 or later, Macintosh System 7.0 or later. Digital facsimile of 700-page journal, JC Beaglehole indexed transcript, 100,000- word supplem etary tex ts , 250 im ages, QuicktimeVR, video and audio inclusions.
The Trading Game, a computer game developed for the USA Gallery by New England Technologies Group, teaching players about 18th and 19th-century m aritim e trades. Australian National Maritime Museum, 1999.
W O R L D W I D E WEB
Australian National Maritime Museum Web Site, http: / / www.anmm.gov.au U pdated continually. W ebm aster Jeffrey Mellefont, Public Affairs Manager.
The Welcome Wall.http: / / w w w. anmm .gov.au/ww Searchable database o f all W elcome Wall registrations including personal histories. Online registration for intending participants.
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Penny C U T H BE R T, ‘ W arwick H ood, Australian Yacht designer’ , entry, International Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers , USA, in press
Step h en CRANE, ‘Touch and Go’ , review of exhibition by Adam Cullen, Like, Art Magazine, October 1998:56
Kate DEACON, ‘Taking the cultural tourism ch allenge’ , paper, Mexican Federations of Friends of Museum Bulletin
M ax DINGLE, ‘Marriage may have many pains but celibacy has no pleasure’ , paper, Museos por venir - Museums to Come, proceedings IX World Congress o j Friends of Museums, Mexico 1998:332-334• ‘Marriage may have many pains but celibacy has
no pleasure’ , paper, Guidebook — How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group, Australian Federation o f Friends of Museums, Sydney 1999:27-30
• ‘Unlocking the Future’ , paper, Guidebook — How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums, Sydney 1999:67-73
• ‘ Friends, M em bers and Volunteers in Museums’ , Bibliography, Guidebook How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group 111-117
• Editor, Guidebook - How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums, Sydney 1999
• ‘ Friends and the Museum Com m unity’ , article, Museum National Vol 7 No 4 May 1999:16-17
• Publisher, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums Ethical Guidelines, A ustralian Federation of Friends of Museums, Sydney 1998
D ian e FENTON, ‘ Peter Doyle Learning Centre’ , article, Signals 47 1999:7• ‘ Sponsorship for Ocean Planet education
program, note, Signals 47 1999:6
Kevin FEWSTER, ‘Museum Members - AD irector’s Perspective’ , Museum National, vol 7, no 4, May 1999• ‘A real boat show, not a tupperware party!’ ,
article, Signals 44 1998:10-11
M ariea FISHER, ‘WaterWater.. .Everywhere’ Antiques in NSW May 1999• ‘ Ocean Planet’ , feature article, Signals 46
1999:4-7• ‘ Oceans for the Millennium, feature article,
Signals 47 1999:4-5
Daina FLETCHER, ‘The Last Windjammers Grain Races Round Cape Horn’ , article, Signals 45 1999:4-7,31• & David PAYNE, ‘Spirit of Australia, Fastest
Boat in the W orld’ , feature article WoodenBoat N ov /D ecl998 :60-64
• &. D avid PAYNE, ‘W orld’s Fastest, Spirit o f Australia’ , feature article, Signals 44 1998:4-8
• ‘ Photography with a Paint Brush - understanding Australian Maritime A rt’ , feature artic le , The Australian Antique Collector July-Dee 1998:142-148
• & Bill RICHARDS,‘Museum yacht recreates 1890s excitement afloat’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:43-45
• & Bill RICHARDS, ‘LastWindjammers at the National Maritime M useum’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:46-47
• ‘Walter Reeks, Australian Yacht designer’ , entry, International Encyclopedia o f Yacht Designers , LISA, in press
Kieran HOSTY, ‘Fiji fieldwork raises hope for tourism’ , article, Signals 44:32
K evin JO N ES, ‘Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 — 1998’ Museum National Vol. 7 No 3 February 1999
Jeffrey MELLEFONT, ‘ Vampire’s VolunteerVexillologists’ , article, Signals 43 1998:32• ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’ Look, Journal
of The Art Gallery o f NSW Society, July 1998:24-25
• ‘The Surgeon’s Story - George Hamilton’ , book review, Signals 44 1998:28-29
• ‘A National treasure on CD-ROM’ , article, Signals 45 1999:27
• ‘Lamalera: Whale Hunters of Indonesia’ TAASA Review, journal oj The Asian Arts Society of Australia,Vol 7 No 4 1998:22-23
• ‘ Lamalera: Whale Hunters oj Indonesia exhibition’ Gamelan Magazine, November 1998:8-9
A P P E N D I X 5 (CONTINUED)STAFF P U B L I C A T I O N S
• ‘Lamalera: Weavers, W halers & Sailors in Eastern Indonesia’ , feature article, Garuda In jlight M agazine, Jan u ary -F eb ru ary 1999:10-14
• ‘Indonesian whale hunters and their arts’ , article, Antiques in New South Wales, April 1999:40-42
• ‘The Search for Endeavour’ , article, Signals 47 1999:28-29
• ‘joe Adams, Australian Yacht designer’ , entry, International Encyclopedia oj Yacht Designers, USA, in press
P a tr ic ia M ILE S, ‘Whales and Whaling at the Australian National Maritime M useum’ , conference paper, The Archaeology ofWhaling in Southern A ustralia and New Zealand, A u stra lasian Soc ie ty fo r H isto rica l Archaeology and the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Special Publication No 10, 1998:79-86• ‘Lamalera: Whale Hunters of Indonesia’ ,
article, Antiques in New South Wales, December 1998:40-41
• ‘Lamalera: Whale Hunters of Indonesia’ , feature article, Signals 45 1999:8-11
• ‘Treasures of an Island Trader’ Signals 44 1998:22-24
• ‘ Island Traders at the National Maritime M useum ’ Antiques in New South Wales, December 1998:38
L e o n ie O A KES, ‘Island Magic -- a Torres Strait cultural festival’ , article, Signals 43 1998:28-30
B ill R ICH A R D S, ‘A Peculiar People’ , article, Signals 43 1998:12,21• ‘ Welcome to the Wall’ , article, Signals 44
1998:21• & D a in a F LE T C H E R , ‘Museum yacht
recreates 1890s excitement afloat’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:43-45
• & D ain a FLETCHER, ‘Last Windjammers at the National Maritime Museum’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:46-47
• ‘Unity and Diversity - The Welcome Wall’ , feature article, Signals 46 1999:8 12
• ‘The Museum Workplace’ , article, Signals 46 1999:31-32
• ‘You can sample life of a submarine’ , Antiques in NSW, May 1999:33
Lindsey SHAW, ‘Collections - HMAS Sydney tracking charts’ , note, Signals 45:24• ‘Hello Onslow’, feature article, Signals47:8-\ 1• ‘The Bat Turns 4 0 ’ , feature article, Signals
47:22-25• HMAS Vampire at the ANMM, souvenir
booklet, ANMM, Sydney 1999
B err i SHELLEY, ‘Extending our hand - MMAPSS grants’ , article, Signals45 1998:21-23
Sarah SLADE, ‘Laboratory Profile - Wharf 7 A ustralian National M aritim e M useum ’ , Australian Institute fo r the Conservation o j Cultural M aterial Newsletter No 71 , June 1999:9-10• Teamwork and Preventive Conservation, training
package, International Centre for the Study o f the Preservation and R estoration o f Cultural M aterial (ICC RO M ), February 1999
• & Neal PUTT, ‘Preventive Conservation Through Teamwork: D ifferent N ations, Different Solutions’ , Museum Practice Issue 7 Vol 3 No 1 1998: 17-19
M artin TERRY, Maritime Paintings of Early Australia, book, M iegunyah/M elbourne University Press, Melbourne 1999
Jennifer THOMPSON, ‘Pirates’ , article, Signals 45,1998:12
H elen TREPA, ‘ Thalassa circles Australia’ , article, Signals 44, 1998:26-27
John WADE, ‘ Naval Gazing’ , feature article, Daily Telegraph, 31 August 1998:58• ‘LIS Fleet visit spawns souvenirs’ , feature
article, Antiques in New South Wales, Sep- Dee 1998:44
• ‘Australia welcomes the American Fleet in 1908’ , feature article, Australian Antique Collector no 56, 1998:161-3
• ‘A Sm all Token o f our A p p rec ia tio n ’ , feature article, Australiana vol 20 no 4, 1998:106-110
• 'Maritime Paintings o j Early Australia 1788- 1900’ , book review, Signals 46, 1999:24-25.
• ‘SS Menmuir’ , note, Signals46, 1999:30.• ‘Gifts & Bequests’ , article, Signals47 1999:21
A P P E N D I X 5 (CONTINUED)STAFF P U B L I C A T I O N S
Mary-Louise WILLIAMS, ‘ Museums and the Media: An Introduction’ in Occasional Papers from the conference 'Media M atters', Museums Australia, Sydney 1999• & Cecelia WELLS, A report on the relocation of
the Newcastle Maritime Museum and the potential re-use ojLeeWharJA, Honeysuckle Bay, Newcastle. February 1999
Susan BRIDIE, ‘Unlocking the Mystery of Membership’ , conference paper, 4th National Conference of Museums Australia Inc, Darwin September 1997
Stephen CRANE, ‘Urban Engines’ , lecture to art students, Meadowbank TAFE, 6 August 1999
K ev in FEW STER, ‘ Titanic - tom b or timebomb?’ , lecture to ANMM Members, 2 July 1998• ‘Museums today - a change for the better?’ ,
address, 30th International Association of Transport Museums Conference, Adelaide, 4- 9 October 1998
• ‘America’s maritime museums’ , lecture to ANMM Members, 7 February 1999
M ariea FISHER, ‘Ocean Planet’ , talk for Earth Day by satellite linkup to USA, 30 April 1999
• ‘Ocean Planet’ , address to Teachers’ Preview, ANMM, 1 May 1999
• ‘Temporary Exhibitions at the Australian National M aritim e M useum ’ , lecture, University of Sydney History Department, 12 May 1999
Daina FLETCHER, ‘Around the world with Kathleen Gillett’ , WEA lecture, ANMM, 17 April 1999• ‘Around the world with Kathleen Gillett’ ,
Heritage Week tour and lecture, ANMM, 21 April 1999
• ‘Dennis Adams, maritime artist’ , Members tour/lecture at the artist’s house, Orient Point NSW, 12 February 1999
Peter WOOD, ‘Practical advice to improve communication channels’ , Australian Journal of Volunteering, Vo\ 3 No 2 August 1998:29-32.
• & Sue Frost, ‘Maritime art at ANMM’ , tour and lecture to members of the AustralianSociety of Marine Artists 9 November 1998
Sue FROST & Daina Fletcher, ‘ Maritime art at ANMM’ , tour and lecture to members of the Australian Society o f M arine A rtists 9 November 1998
K ieran HOSTY, ‘Maritime Archaeology in Australia’ , Secondary School Ancient History lectures, Christian Brothers Lewisham 1 July 1998; Crestwood High School 8 September 1998; Engadine High School 22 June 1999; Colchester High School 28 June 1999• ‘The Gold Getters’ , Sunday Circle lecture to
ANMM Members, S July 1998• ‘ HMS Pandora’ lectures, War W idows
Association IS July 1998; St Johns Methodist College, Vatukalo, Ovalau, Fiji 31 July 1998; Levuka Public School, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji 31 July 1998
• ‘OH8tS and Maritime Archaeology’ , lecture, Australian A ssociation o f Consulting Archaeologists, 6 August 1998
Paul HUNDLEY, ‘The search for the Julia Ann: from acquisition to exh ib ition ’ , paper, Conference on LInderwater Archaeology, Salt lake City, USA, 15 January 1999
A P P E N D I X 6 STAFF C O N F E R E N C E PAPERS & L E C T U R E S
A P P E N D I X 6 ( C O N T I N U E D )STAFF C O N F E R E N C E PAPERS & L E C T U R E S
Kevin JO N E S,1 Tears, Fears S^Cheers exhibition at ANMM’ , paper, Museums Australia Annual Conference, Albury, 7 May 1999• ‘Tears, Fears & Cheers: migration’ , lecture,
U niversity o f C entral Q ueensland M ulticultural Fair, 9 August 1998 Rockhampton
• ‘Sobraon’ , Sunday Circle lecture to ANMM Members, 12 July 1998
Denise MACKENZIE, ‘A Registrar’s role in architectural planning’ , paper, Australian Registrars Committee special day at Museums Australia Conference, Albury, February 1999
Bronwyn MASON, ‘What DoThey Expect?’ , paper, M useum s A ustralia Conference, Australian Registrars Committee, 4 May 1999
Leonie OAKES, ‘Return of cultural objects’ , Torres Strait Island Arts Forum, Thursday Island, 20 September 1998
Susan SEDGWICK, ‘ Ocean Planet’ , lecture and exhibition tour for ANMM Guides, 12 May 1999
Lindsey SHAW, ‘The History of the Australian Submarine Squadron’ , ANMM M em bers’ Special Preview lecture, 6 June 1999
Sarah SLAD E, ‘P rio ritisin g Preventive Conservation', public lecture for National Heritage Week 1999 on behalf of AICCM (NSW), 19 April 1999
HelenTREPA, ‘Tears Fears & Cheers’ , address for 2BL listeners night, ANMM 16 July 1998• 'Tu Do, a boat called Freedom’ , Sunday Circle
lecture to ANMM Members, 26 July 1998.• ‘Passengers and Oral history’ , address to
Professional H istorians A ssociation , 16 September 1998
• ‘Hands on H istory W orkshops’ , R obert Townsend High School, 20 November 1998; Central Coast Grammar, 16 March 1999; Mossvale High School, 26 March 1999.
• ‘Tu Do a boat called Freedom’ , WEA lecture, ANMM, 17 April 1999
• ‘Tu Do a boat called Freedom’, Heritage Week tour and lecture, ANMM, 21 April 1999
Jo h n WADE, ‘Targeting your best prospects’ , conference paper, Selling More Sponsorship, IES Conferences, Sydney 7-8 May 1998
M ary-Louise W ILLIAM S, ‘The Odd Couple: Australian National Maritime Museum and Sydney Heritage Fleet share a new site at Wharf 7 ’ , presentation, Australian Maritime Museums Council seminar at ‘Fringe Benefits’ , the 1999 Conference of Museums Australia, Albury, 4-7 May 1999• Chair, ‘Women and Museums’ session of the
International Council o f M useum s, International C ongress, M elbourne 14 October 1998.
A P P E N D I X 7: STAFF E X H I B I T I O N S
A dam CULLEN, Blind Side, Experimental ArtFoundation, Adelaide; IMA, Brisbane• Flotel/Motel, Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney• Genuine Imitation, First Floor, Melbourne• Archibald Prize (Highly Commended), Art
Gallery of NSW and regional galleries tour• Mosman Art Prize (2nd prize), Mosman Art
Gallery• Salon Des Refuses, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney• Preambles, Perpecta, MCA, Sydney• Passive, South, Sydney• Persuasive Humours, Mosman Art Gallery,
Sydney
S te p h e n C RA N E, Inaugural, Gallery 132,Sydney, 14-28 October 1998• Urban Engine, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne, 21
N o v - 9 Dec 1998• Petrol, Volvo Gallery, Sydney, 2 - 22 Dec
1998• Spaceinvaders, Artspace, Sydney, 6 May - 1
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Sim on ne BR ILL, ‘Pirates! and holiday events at ANMM’ , interview, Fit TV, 6 February 1999
M ax DINGLE, ‘Market Research - Research in Action’ , Open Training &_ Education Network Marketing Series, SBS Television, 2 April - 1 5 May 1998
D ia n e FEN T O N , ‘Matthew Flinders re enactment’ , interview, Radio Mix 106.S, 6 July 1998
• ‘Classic &yVooden Boat Festival at ANMM’, Mike Carlton interview, Radio 2BL, 10 October1998
• ‘Pirates! at ANMM’, interview, Radio 2UE, 27 November 1998
• ‘Pirates at ANMM’ , interview, Radio 2NBC,11 January 1999
• ‘Pirates at ANMM’ , interview, Radio 2UE, 12 January 1999
K evin FEWSTER, Interview for documentary, ' Titanic’ , British Channel 4 production
• ‘ Titanic’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 1 July 1998
• ‘Welcome Wall’ , interview, Channel 9 Today, 2 January 1999
• ‘Welcome Wall’ , interview, Channel 9 , 6 January 1999
• ‘Welcome Wall unveiling’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 24 January 1999
• ‘Endeavour wreck’ , Sally L.oane interview, Radio 2BL, 2 March 1999
• ‘Endeavour wreck’ , Mike Carlton interview Radio 2UE, interview Radio 3AW, 2 March1999
Endeavour w reck ’ , Peter Thom pson interview Radio National, 3 March 1999
• ‘Classic SiWooden Boat Festival at ANMM ’, Mike Jeffreys interview, Radio 2GB, 10 October1997
M ariea FISHER, ‘Ocean Planet’ , interview, Radio 2SERFM, 30 March 1999
• ‘ Ocean Planet’ , ABC Television film crew training, 31 March 1999
• ‘Ocean Planet’ , interview, Channel 10 ‘Cheez TV’ , 14 April 1999
• ‘Ocean Planet’ , interview, Channel 10 ‘Totally Wild’ , 22 April 1999
• ‘Ocean Planet' , interview, Channel 9 ‘Sydney Weekender, 8 May 1999
" ‘ Ocean Planet', interview , Channel 7 ‘Disneyworld, 31 May 1999
Daina FLETCHER, ‘Windjammers exhibition’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 20 December 1998
• ‘Windjammers exhibition’ , interview Bob Hughes, ABC Radio 21 Decemberl998
Kieran HOSTY, Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour, interview, ‘ Old Capital Makes Maritime History’ Fiji Times, 29 July 1998
• Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour, interview, ‘Treasures Out of the Blue’ , Fiji Times, 31 July 1998
Paul HUNDLEY, ‘The search for Endeavour remains’ , Kevin Norton interview, Radio 2BL, John Faine interview, Radio 3LO, 2 March 1999
• ‘ The search for Endeavour rem ains’ , interview, Radio 2KY, 3AW, 3 March 1999
• ‘The search for Endeavour rem ain s’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 29 March 1999
• ‘The search for Endeavour rem ain s’ , interview by Rob Mundle, The Australian, March 1999
K ev in JO N E S, ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition’, interview, Radio 2UE 11, April 1998
• ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition’, interview, Radio 2NSB, 28 April 1998
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‘Thalassa: Greek Australians and the Sea travelling exhibition’ , interview, ABC radio Darwin, 1 June 1998
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Bill RICHARDS, ‘WelcomeWall’ , interview, Radio 2SER, 3 July 1998
• ‘Welcome Wall unveiling’ , interview, Radio 3AK, 22 January 1999
• ‘Welcome Wall unveiling’ , interview, Radio 2WS, 23 January 1999
• ‘ W elcome Wall unveiling’ , interview , Radio2GB, 23 January 1999
• ‘HMAS Onslow’ , James Valentine interview, Radio2BL, 11 June 1999
Lindsey SHAW, ‘HMAS Onslow’ , Michael Beaumont interview, Radio 2NSB-FM 7 June
• ‘HMAS Onslow’ , Sandra Simons interview,Radio 2RES-FM IS June
• ‘ HMAS Onslow’ , in terview s, Radio M ixl06.5FM , 2WS, 2GB, 22 June 1999
M a rtin TERRY, ‘ HMB Endeavour’ , John Highfield interviews, The World Today Radio National, 2CN, 7ZR, 6WF, 3LO, SAN, 2 March1999
• ‘Captain Cook 228 years ago’ , interview,Radio 3LO, 28 April 1999
Jennifer THOMPSON, ‘ Pirates for children’ , radio interview, 2SER FM, 19 November 1998
H elen TREPA, 'Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788-1998 exhibition’ , interviews, Radio 2BL 8 April 1998, ABC Radio National 8 April 1998, Radio 2BL 24 April 1998, SBS Radio 9 May 1998
• 'From Hell to Hope exhibition’, interview, Jewish 8 5 News, 8 April 1998
1999
A P P E N D I X 9 STAFF V O L U N T A R Y A P P O I N T M E N T S
Steven A dam s : Honorary Auditor, Australian Registrars Committee
Susan BRIDIE: Member of Council, Museums Australia; President, Members 8c Volunteers Special Interest Group, Museums Australia; M em ber o f C ouncil, Tourist A ttractions Association
Bronwyn COSGROVE: Committee Member, AICCM, NSW Division
Kate DEACON: President, Great Attractions of Sydney
M ax DINGLE: President, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums; Chairman, Xth World Federation of Friends of Museums Congress Planning Com m ittee; Australian Delegate World Federation of Friends o f Museums Council; Council Member, Museums Australia Council
D iane FENTON: Member, Australia Day H arbour C om m ittee; M ember, Balmain Regatta ISOth Centenary Committee
Kevin FEWSTER: President, International Congress of Maritime Museums; Member of Executive Council, Council o f Australian Museum Directors; Vice President, Darling Harbour Business Assoc.
M ariea FISHER: Secretary, Evaluation and Visitor Research Special Interest Group, Museums Australia
D aina FLETCHER: President, Australian Maritime Museums Council, Special Interest Group of Museums Australia
Sue FROST: Convenor, Textile Special Interest Group, AICCM NSW Division; Committee member, AICCM 1996 Conference Planning Committee.
Elizabeth HADLOW: Secretary,AICCM, NSW Division; Editor, Newsletter, AICCM, NSW Division.
K ie ran H O STY: M em ber, M aritim e Archaeology Advisory Panel, NSW Heritage O ffice; Editor (with Lindsey SHAW)
Newsletter o f the Australian Institute o f Maritime Archaeology; Special Projects Advisory Committee, Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology; Standards Association of Australia, SF17 Committee on Occupational Diving
P aul HLINDLEY: M ember, Sydney-San Francisco Sister City C om m ittee; Chair, Council of American Maritime Museums Policy Committee on the display of archaeological material.
Kevin JONES: President, Australian Maritime Museums Council (from October 1996).
Denise MACKENZIE: Honorary Secretary, Australian Registrars Committee.
Je f fr e y M ELLEFO N T: NSW Council Representative, Australian Association for Maritime History; President, Friends of die Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
Viean RICHARDSON: Committee Member, Evaluation and Visitor Research Special Interest Group, Museums Australia.
Lindsey SHAW: Editor (with Kieran HOSTY) Newsletter o j the Australian Institute o j Maritime Archaeology; NSW State Representative for Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology
Sarah SLADE: Advisor, Indicator for Preventive Conservation Project, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Material (ICCROM).
Kim TOUGH: Committee Member, AICCM, NSW D ivision; Co-Convenor, PH OTON Special Interest Group, AICCM; Organising Committee Member, Sydney Paper Group.
Mary-Louise WILLIAMS: Committee Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Museum Studies, University of Sydney; Board Member, Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW; Committee Member, Museums and Galleries Com m ittee, NSW M inistry for the A rts; Flonorary Treasurer, Australian M aritime Museums Council, Special Interest Group, Museums Australia..
A P P E N D I X 10 STAFF O V E R S E A S T RAVEL
Kieran HOSTY, Curator, Ship Technology & Maritime Archaeology: Fiji, July-August 1998. Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour on behalf of Fiji Museum and Levuka Town C ouncil. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Paul HUNDLEY, Curator, USA Gallery: Fiji, July-August 1998. Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour on behalf of Fiji Museum and Levuka Town Council. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
■ Salt Lake City, Utah USA, November 1998. Install travelling exhibition Wreck of the Julia Ann at Museum of Church History and Art
• Salt Lake City, Utah USA, January 1999. Paper presented to conference on underwater archaeology
■ Newport, Rhode Island USA, March 1999. Advise and conduct a prelim inary reconnaissance dive on the possible site of James Cooks’ Endeavour, invited to Newport by the Rhode Isand Marine Archaeology Project’s leader Dr Kathy Abbass.
• Lake George, New York USA, May 1999. Attend North American Society for Oceanic H istory C onference, participant and commentator on investigation of Cook’s ships
Kevin FEWSTER, Director: Portugal, visiting World Expo in Lisbon; Poland, attending ICMM conference in Gdansk, 15-31 /8 /9 8 .
Daina FLETCHER, Senior Curator, Maritime Communities: Wellington, New Zealand, 30 O ctober - 4 November 1998. Attend the Biennial Congress of the International Cape Horners Association, Wellington, and record oral histories with Association members. Attend the opening of The Last Windjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn in Wellington.
M a rie a FISH E R , C urator, Tem porary Exhibitions, USA 22 September-2 November 1999. Participated in International Partnerships Among Museums (1PAM) Exchange Program of the US Inform ation Agency & American Association of Museums. Worked with Jan Crocker, Manager,Temporary Exhibits, Museum of Science, developing procedures for travelling exhibitions.
W endy OSM ON D, Exhibition Designer, Auckland NEW Zealand 12 19 October 1998. Study installation of international travelling exhibition The LastWindjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn.
Lindsey SHAW, Senior Curator, Maritime Technology, Exploration and Navy: Lincoln, London and Arlington, England, 26-30 October 1998 (recall to duty). Inspect and negotiate loans from the Lincoln Subdeanery, National Maritime Museum and Ms Lisette Flinders Petrie of material belonging to Matthew Flinders for exhibition during his bicentenary 2001-2003.
■ A m sterdam , R otterdam , The Flague, Enkhuizcn and Hoorn, The Netherlands, 22- 31 May 1999. Research and negotiate loans for exhibition in VOC Commerce and Conquest A Story o j the Dutch United East India Company and A Curious Coincidence, the Story o j two 17th century Dutch Explorers. This travel was generously sponsored by KLM
M ary-Louisc WILLI AMS, Assistant Director (Collections &l Exhibitions): Marichamn and Helsinki, Finland, 6 -16/12/97 . Worked with colleagues at the Alands Maritime Museum to jointly develop the travelling exhibition The Last Windjammers, ANMM’s contribution to the 1999 Olympic Arts Festival.
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ANZ Banking Group Ltd
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Akzo Nobel CunardMazda Australia MMI Insurance Group Nortel Networks Cable and WirelessOptus Raymond Weil SA State Forests of NSW
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Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityBT AustralasiaDAS DistributionJohn West FoodsLouis Vuitton AustraliaP&O AustraliaSimsmetalSpeedo AustraliaWeldon InternationalWestern Wood Products Association
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Alcatel Australia ANL Limited Ansett Air Freight Blue Star Line (Australia)Bovis McLachlan BP AustraliaBruce & Joy Reid Foundation Doyle’s Seafood Restaurants Howard Smidi Limited James Hardie Industries PG.TG & MG Kailis National Australia Bank P&O Nedlloyd TelstraWallenius / Wilhelmsen Westpac Banking Corporation Zim Shipping Australasia
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3M AustraliaCrawford Partners Architects Harbourside Darling Harbour Maxwell Optical Industries Mercantile Mutual Holdings
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Ansett AustraliaAtlas Copco Compressors Australia Australian Customs Service Australian Water Technologies Blue Star Line (Australia)CGEA Transport Sydney Coasts & Clean Seas Commonwealth BankCSIRODept of Foreign Affairs & Trade Discovery Channel Energy Australia Environment Australia FinnairForrest Training Heineken Australia Hilton Cordell Associates KLMMaritime Union of Australia Martinair Holland Natural Heritage Trust nemeng NokiaOlympic Arts Festival P&O NedlloydPenrith Lakes Development CorporationPhilips Electronics AustraliaSBS CorporationState Street AustraliaTBG Enviro DoctorTelecom New Zealand InternationalTen NetworkVincent Fairfax Family Foundation Visions of Australia
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C O R P O R A T E M E M B E R S AT Mr Murray Doyle $10030 j U N E 1999 Mr David Falls $100
Mr Vincent Fleming $150ADI Limited Mr John Gibson $200Adsteam Marine Limited Mr & Mrs Arthur & Nellie Gillott $200Art Exhibitions Australia Ms Wendy Hardiman $100Asiaworld Shipping Services Pty Ltd Mr George Hardwick $200Australian Water Technologies Mr & Mrs Harry $100Bulk Consultants Pty Ltd Captain Ronald Hart $150Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd Mr Bill Henderson $100Contship Containerlines Ltd M S Johnson $200DRAGOCO Australia Pty Ltd Ms Robyn Keevers $100DSTO-Aeronautical & Research Laboratory W R McComas $130Ebsworth & Ebsworth Mr Dennis McDonald $100Harbourside Shopping Centre Mr Anthony McIntyre $100HMAS Penguin Welfare Committee Mr Ian McPherson $100HMAS Vampire Reunion Association Mr Michael Musson $100HMAS Waterhen Mr Peter O ’Laughlin $150LOPAC Pty Ltd Mr Paul O ’Pecko $205Maritime Workers of Australia Credit Union Ms Ann Parry $100Maritime Union of Australia CNSW Branch Ms Valerie Peekes $100Mediterranean Shipping Company Mr & Mrs Peterson $100Middle Harbour Yacht Club Volkes Petzold $100Naval Association of Australia Mr & Mrs Ramage $100
Canterbury-Bankstown SubSection Mr Martin Rathbone $200South West Chartering Pty Ltd Colonel Stan Rodgers $100Sydney Sea Pilots Pty Ltd Mr & Mrs Rogers $100The Mode Group Mr & Mrs Sampson $200Thomson Marconi Pty Ltd Mr Edward Scardisfield $100United Airlines Mr Campbell Smith $100Zim Shipping Australasia Pty Ltd Mr & Mrs Soltys $100
Mr John Southwell $100Mr Bill Thompson $200
S U P P O R T I N G M E M B E R S Mr RegTorrington $100
( D O N A T I O N $1 0 0 & O V E R ) Mr Charles Turner $100M Varga $100
A & L Albert $200 Mr David Wade $100Mr Peter Bailey $100 Mr Robert Wallis $100Dr Ian ] Bayer $200 G A Welsh $100Ms Pamela Bennett $110 Dr Roe Weston $255Mr & Mrs A Boud $100 Mr Alan Winkworth $100R J Brown $100 Mr A Witten $100Mr & Mrs Campbell $100Mr Bruce Chandler $100Mr Rodney Chandler $100Mr Darcy Clancy $155Mr Stephen Collins $100Mr Barry Colvin $100CMDR G Connolly $100Ms Cunningham & Mr Serle $100Mr & Mrs Davis $150Ms Suzanne Davis $100
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Australian Naval Aviation M useumNowra, NSW $3,000Build a purpose-designed area within the current Museum structure to display Fleet Air Arm Flistory.The grant will help revitalise and exhibit aviation artefacts and paintings in a display of Naval Aviation heritage from 1916 to the present day.
Lady Denman Heritage Com plexHuskisson, NSW $3,000Prepare a conservation plan for the preservation of the fishing launch Ninon, built by Joseph Dent at Huskisson, Jervis Bay in 1911. This will include photographing, measuring and prepare line drawings; devising a protection system; collecting a photographic, documentary and oral history of the vessel and its work life.
Lord Howe Island H istorical Society,Lord Flowe Island $2,500 Restoration o f historic Lord Howe Island clinker work boat for permanent display in Lord Howe Island Museum. A local shipwright will be commissioned to refasten planking, re-paint and re-rig vessel in accordance with period photographic evidence.
Geraldton Regional M useumGeraldton,WA $4,000Educate and raise awareness about Zuytdorp, a shipwreck of National significance. A small exhibition will be developed for local display, and travel as part of an outreach program. A coloured brochure on the w reck and conservation program will also be produced.
Polly W oodside M elbourne M aritime MuseumSouthbank,VIC $4,000Develop the Living History Education Program, a hands-on educational program for students. A specialist education program development officer will develop educational material and supporting documentation in line with current education standards.
Port Fairy Lifeboat Restoration CommitteePort Fairy,VIC $2,500Produce plans of the Port Fairy Lifeboat. A qualified boat-builder will be engaged to measure and draw plans of this historic mid- 1 9th century vessel restored to operating condition as a community project. The plans will assist a nearby community conserving a similar lifeboat.
The Portland M aritim e Discovery CentrePortland,VIC $2,000Design and construct interpretive displays. A previous MMAPSS grant assisted relocation of the Portland Lifeboat in this new Maritime Discovery Centre which was created specially to house it. It and die Port Fairy lifeboat are believed to be Australia’s oldest surviving wooden vessels.
Swan Hill Pioneer SettlementSwan Hill,VIC $3,500Prepare a conservation management plan for the Murray River paddle steamer Gem, a vessel of national significance. A consultant will prepare the conservation plan in accordance with ICOMOS Charter and guidelines.
Whyalla M aritim e MuseumWhyalla, SA $2,000Restoration of the crew’s mess deck aboard HMAS Whyalla. The program includes restoration of photographs, display of artefacts including hammocks, duffel bags and other equipment, construction of mess deck lockers and improving interpretive material.
Queensland Maritime MuseumSouth Brisbane, QLD $3,500Research the story of the Museum vessel HMASDiamantina. The grant assists research on ship logsand books in Australian Archives, research onthe ship itself, its builders and crew, and onmaterial in the Museum. A booklet will beproduced.
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Meeting No 45 ~ 16 September 1998 Meeting No 46 ~ 18 November 1998 Meeting No 47 ~ 17 February 1999 Meeting No 48 — 21 April 1999 Meeting No 49 ~ 16 June 1999
C H A I R M A N
MISS KAY COTTEE AO (NSW)Term: 10 June 1995-29 June 2000 Attended all 1998-99 Council Meetings
Miss Cottee, motivational speaker, author and sculptor, is well-known as the first woman to sail solo and non-stop around the world. She is Patron o f the Life Education Program , Chairman and Patron of Sailability Australia, and is an H onorary A m bassador for the Australia Day Council. Miss Cottee was named Australian o f the Year in 1988. She was a Member of Council 2 0 /12 /90-19 /12 /94 , and Acting Chairman 2 0 /1 2 /9 4 -9 /6 /9 5 .
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M R RON BROW N (NSW)Term: 4 March 1994-19 December 1996,30 June 1997-29 June 2000 Attended all Council Meetings
Mr Brown is a keen yachtsman who runs a management consultancy and has over 30 years experience of senior public administration in both the State and Commonwealth systems.
M R RICHARD BUNTING (VIC)Term: 20 November 1996-19 November 1999 Attended all Council Meetings
Mr Bunting is currently a partner of Blake Dawson W aldron (M elbourn e). He has extensive experience as a legal adviser and industrial advocate within the stevedoring and maritime industries sector.
MS CECILIA CAFFERY (NSW )Term: 9August 1995-8 August 1998,9 December 1998-8 December 2001 Attended all Meetings (two as an observer)
Ms Caffery, G roup General M anager of Polymedia Group, is Patron of the Museum’s Volunteers Program. An active sailor who has participated in Sydney-Hobart yacht races, she was a founder o f the w om en’s sailing organisation, Women on the Water, in 1991.
M R JOHN FARRELL (WA)Term: 2 June 1997-29 June 2000 Attended all 1998-99 Council Meetings
Mr Farrell, a m echanical engineer by profession, is a marine consultant and has strong business experience in die marine area. He was form erly CEO of specialist vessel builder Oceanfast Marine Group.
D R KEVIN FEWSTER (NSW)Term: 20 December 1990-19 December 1998 20 December 1998-19 December 2001 Attended all Council Meetings
ANMM’s Director Dr Fewster, formerly a university historian, was appointed Inaugural Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum in 1984 and received institutional awards for its operation. He was appointed ANMM’s first Director in January 1989, and guided it towards its opening in 1991. In September 1996 he was appointed President of the International Congress of Maritime Museums for a three year term.
MR JOHN KIRBY (ACT)Term: 20 November 1996-19 November 1999 Attended Jour Council Meetings
Mr Kirby is currently the Chairman of the Australian National University Investment Advisory Committee. He is also a director of several com panies engaged in property investment, manufacturing, residential land development, and other business, equity and company investments.
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M R BRUCE M CD O N A LD (SA)Term: 30 June 1997-29June 2000 Attended all Council Meetings
Mr McDonald brings considerable business exp ertise to C ouncil. A chartered civil engineer, urban planner and company director, he is currently Chairman of the Macfield Group of Companies including Macfield Containers International Ltd, Australian Container Leasing Ltd andAusRail Operation Ltd.
A SSOC PROF MARTIN NAKATA (SA) Term: 30 June 1997-29 June 2000 Attended three Council Meetings
Associate Professor Nakata is Director of the Aboriginal Research Unit. In 1998 he became the first Torres Strait Islander to obtain a Doctorate (James Cook University) and was a Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. He has been active in Torres Strait Islander education and has published widely on this subject.
MS ANTHE PH 1LIPPIDES (QLD)Term: 20 May 1998-19 May 2001 Attended Jour Council Meetings
Ms Philippides is a barrister-at-law, practising maritime law in Brisbane. She is Vice President of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, and is a Member of the Marine Board of Queensland. Ms Philippides has been Vice Consul for Cyprus in Brisbane since 1985.
M R NOEL ROBINS (WA)Term: 9 December 1998-8 December 2001 Attended three Council Meetings
Mr Robins is a Commissioner of the Western Australian Waters & Rivers Commission and a Board M ember of the Western Australian ParaQuad Association. He played a key management role in Australia’s defence of the America’s Cup in 1987 and is a Two-ton World sailing and a former national sailing champion.
NAVAL M E M B E R S
The Naval Member holds ojjice at the pleasure o j the Chief oj Navy,for the duration ojhis tenure as Support Commander- Navy
RADM SIMON HARRINGTON RAN (NSW) Term: 1 May 1997-4 March 1999 Attended three Council Meetings
RADM Harrington left to take up the position of Head of Australian Defence Staff at the Australian Embassy, Washington.
RADM BILL DOVERS CSC RAN (VIC) Term: Appointed 5 March 1999 Attended two Council Meetings
RADM Dovers joined the RAN in 1970. His sea postings include commands of HMA ships Hobart and Adelaide. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross after Adelaide was deployed to the Gulf with the first RAN Task Group to support UN sanctions against Iraq.
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Meeting No 45 ~ 16 September 1998 Meeting No 46 ~ 18 November 1998 Meeting No 47 ~ 17 February 1999 Meeting No 48 — 21 April 1999 Meeting No 49 ~ 16 June 1999
AUDIT COMMITTEEMet three times. Members/ attendance:Mr Richard Bunting/3Mr Ron Brow n/1 (served 1 Jul-15 Feb)Mr Noel Robins/0 (served from 1 8 Feb) Ex-OJficio Members/attendance:Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster/ 3Mr Quentin Plowarth ANMM (Secretary)/3 In Attendance:Partner in Charge, Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu, Sydney (Internal Auditors)/3
FINANCE & RESOURCES COMMITTEEMet Jive times. Members/ attendance:Mr Ron Brown / 3 Mr John Kirby/5 Ex-Officio Members:Miss Kay Cottee A O /3 Dr Kevin Fewster/5Mr Quentin IIowarthANMM (Secretary)/5
FOUNDATION COMMITTEEMet three times. Members/ attendance:Mr John Kirby/ 3 Ms Cecilia Caffery/3 Mr Richard Bunting / 3 Ex-OJficio Members/attendance:Miss Kay Cottee AO/ODr Kevin Fewster/3Mr Max Dingle ANMM (Secretary)/3
SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEEMet Jive times. Members/ attendance:Ms Cecilia Caffery/3 (1 as observer)Mr Bruce McDonald/4 Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance:Miss Kay Cottee AO/ODr Kevin Fewster / 5Mr Max Dingle ANMM (Secretary)/5
MARKETING & PROGRAMS CTEE Met Jive times. Members/ attendance:Mr John Farrell/4 Mr John Kirby/ 5Ms Cecilia Caffery/4 (2 as observer) Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance:Miss Kay Cottee AO/ODr Kevin Fewster/ 5Mr Max Dingle ANMM (Secretary)/5
COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS CTEE Met Jive times. Members/ attendance:Mr Richard Bunting/ 1 (served to 16 Sep) Prof. Martin Nakata/3MsAnthe Philippides/1 (served 1 Jul-17 Feb) Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance:Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster / 5Ms Mary-Louise Williams ANMM (Secretary)/5
FLEET COMMITTEEMet Jive times. Members / attendance:RAE)M Simon Harrington/3 (1 Jul-4 Mar) RADM Bill Dovers CSC/2 (served from 5 Mar) Dr Martin N akata/1 (served 1 Jul-21 Apr)Mr Noel Robins/1 (served from 22 April) Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance:Miss Kay Cottee AO/ODr Kevin Fewster / 5Ms Mary-Louise Williams (Secretary)/5
USA GALLERY CON SULTING CTEEMet two times. Members/ attendance:Mr Richard Greene USW Consul General Sydney, Co-chair/2 Dr Kevin Fewster, Co-chair/2 RADM Simon Harrington/1 (1 Jul-4 Mar) RADM Bill Dovers CSC. 2 (served from 5 Mai') Mr Chris Fitzgerald, Director LISIS/2 Ms Mary-Louise Williams ANM M /2 Mr Paul Flundley (Secretary) ANMM/2
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Senior Management (SE1 & above) 5 1 5 1 5 1
Middle Management (Section Head) 4 11 4 11 5 10
Others 38 38 37 43 38 45
Totals 47 50 46 55 48 56
B R A N C H STAFF
1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
E xecu tive/ Secretariat 2 2 2
C ollections & Exhibitions 48 50 53
Commercial &Visitor Services 24 25 23
Corporate Services 23 24 26
Total 98 101 104
SALARIES
1996-9 7 1997-98 1998-99
Executive/ Secretariat $249,958 $247,817 $261,218
Collections & Exhibitions $1,999,193 $2,184,532 $2,419 ,825
Com m ercial & Visitor Services $1,240,367 $1,193 ,194 $1,230 ,332
Corporate Services $1,279,726 $1,194,154 $1 ,282 ,147
Total $4,852,927 $4,819,697 $5,193 ,522
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Kevin Few ster BA(Hons) PhD Samantha M cDonough Mervyn Ryan
C O L L E C T I O N S
M ary-Louise W illiams MA Jennifer Thom pson BA DipDesStud
Temporary ExhibitionsM ariea Fisher BA(Hons)Susan Sedgwick BA
Maritime CommunitiesDaina Fletcher BA(Hons)Kevin Jones BA DipMusStud Patricia Miles BA Leonie Oakes BA DipMusStud
Penny C uthbert BA DipMusStud Helen Trepa MA DipMusStud
USA GalleryPaul Hundley MA
MaritimeTechnology, Exploration;Lindsey Shaw BA DipMusStud M artin Terry BA(Hons)Kieran Hosty BA DipMarArch
ConservationSarah Slade BAppSc MBA Sue Bassett 8A(Hons) BAppSc Sue Frost AssDipMatCon Bronwyn Cosgrove BAppSc Elizabeth Hadlow BAppSc Kim Tough BAppSc
FleetSteven Adams Engineer Class2 BBl
CertMusStud CertMarEng ASA N eil Brough Engineer Classl DipEng
CertM usStud Bob Parish JP Coxswain CertElect Peter Scutts JP CertShipbldg
/lssoc IEAust MSEA Lee Graham Coxswain CertShipBldg Andrew Crooks Matthew Dunn Scott G arbett CertBIrmkg Scott StalkerBrendan Jackson L /S Meteorology Robin Stone John Nelms Roslyn Hemmings
D irectorExecutive Assistant Manager, Secretariat
& E X H I B I T I O N S B R A N C H
Assistant D irector Project Assistant
Curator, Temporary Exhibitions Exhibitions Assistant
Senior CuratorCurator, Com m ercial HistoryCurator, Com m erce ProjectsCurator, Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander HistoryCurator, Sport and LeisureCurator, Passengers
Curator, LISA Gallery
nd NavySenior CuratorCurator, ExplorationCurator, Ship Technology & M aritimeArchaeology
M anagerSenior Conservator Senior Conservator Conservator C onservator C onservator
Fleet Manager
Fleet Engineer Superintendent
Shipyard Foreman O perations O fficer
Senior Shipwright Shipwright Shipwright Shipwright
W atchkeeper, Vampire Assistant Watchkeeper, Vampire W atchkeeper, Onslow Assistant W atchkeeper, Onslow
A P P E N D I X 18 ( C O N T I N U E D ) STAFF AT 3 0 J U N E 1999
R e g istra tio nD enise M acKenzie MA DipMusStud Andy AtkinsW ill M ather BA(Hons) DipMusStud
Tim Pike BA DipMusStud
M ichelle M addison BA(Hons) MAC laire Cam pey BA DipMusStudSimon Hawkes BA CHMTim BrahamMatthew Ryan MFAAndrew FrolowsAmanda M cKittrickSally F letcher BA DipMusStud
DesignSharne Fielder BDes Sarah D rury BA BDes(Hons)Dom inic Hon BAImogen Ashlee BAWendy Osm ondN aideen H illier BArchStephen Crane BVAAdam Cullen BA DipVisArts MFAKevin Bray BFA DipVisArtsWayne SnowdonQuentin Mitchell
C O M M E R C I A L
Max DingleViean Richardson BA AssocDipBus
Visitor ProgramsDianne Fenton BA DipEd Jeannie D ouglass MA DipEd Jeffrey F letcher DipTeach Katrina Fellas BEd Chris Waugh BA(Hons)D allas Bicknell BA(Hons) DipEd Lula Saunders
C u sto m er Serv icesPeter Haggarty JP Jan Mclnnies
SponsorshipJohn Wade MA(Flons) MBA
M ark etin gSusan Bridie Kate Deacon BCom Fran MeadKylie Gardiner BFA DipMusStud
Senior R egistrar Registrar, Storage and Transport Assistant Registrar, Information Management and Loans Assistant Registrar, Storage and TransportRegistration Assistant Registration Assistant Registration Assistant Registration Assistant Registration Assistant Photographer Photographic Librarian On leave
ManagerGraphic D esign er/C oord in atorGraphic D esignerGraphic D esignerExhibition D esignerExhibition D esignerSenior PreparatorPreparatorPreparatorPreparatorOn Leave
V I S I T O R S E R V I C E S
Assistant D irector Marketing Assistant
ManagerSenior Education O fficer Education O fficer Education Project Officer Public Program s Coordinator Public Program s O fficer Adult Education/Public Programs
ManagerReceptionist
Sponsors Manager
ManagerMarketing Services Manager Members Manager Members Service Coordinator
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M ark etin g (co n tin u ed )Fran Atkins Venue Hire ManagerRobin A rcher MA DipEd DipMed/MusStud W elcome WallKeren Fuller W elcome Wall Database O perator
Public AffairsJeffrey M ellefont BA DipEd M anagerW illiam Richards BA Dipjourn C orporate Relations O fficer
DipPubAdminSim m one Brill BA DipMusStud Prom otions O fficer
C O R P O R A T E SER V IC E S B R A N C H
Quentin Howarth C ecelia W ells BDesSt BArch Berri Shelley JP
Communications and InformationDianne Churchill BA(Hons) DipEd M arie Spurrs CertEd Fifi Brown BA DipEd Mark Newland
FinanceBronwyn M ason BAcctg CPAPaul Ippodim onte DipCommW illiam Good BATina LeeJam es EganPeter Kolb
Human ResourcesGillian M atthews BAppSci John Miranda BA JP Peter Wood MasterMariner MAqua
D ip Vol Mg Cindy Fung DipHRM Lara Lane
Library ServicesFrances Prentice BA(LibSc)Jan H arbison BA DipLib Penny Dem psey
Building ServicesRay M cM aster DipEng Ian M cK ellar AssocDipConAdaint Barry Ashcroft Keith Buckman
Assistant D irectorProject Manager, A rchitectural Services Project Assistant
Diplm M anagerRecords Manager Records Officer A udio/V isual Technician
ManagerAssistant Finance Manager Accounts Supervisor Accounts O fficer Accounts Officer On Leave
ManagerManager, Personnel Services Volunteers Manager
Personnel Officer Assistant Personnel O fficer
ManagerTechnical Services Librarian Library Technician
M anagerMaintenance Manager C ontracts/P urchasing O fficer N on-Collection A ssets Co-ordinator
AssocDipConMaint
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A P P E N D I X 19CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARTER 1998
Our primary focus is to our visitors and other users of the Museum and we aim at all times to provide high-quality external and internal service.
W H O WE AREWe aim to be the prime cultural resource for developing the com m unity’s know ledge, appreciation and enjoyment of A ustralia’s relationship with its waterways and the sea. We will achieve this by:• Providing the highest standards of service• Generating the widest understanding and
enjoyment of maritime history by creating exciting products and programs that inform and entertain
• Fostering the care and research of Australia’s cultural and material maritime heritage, in particular the National Maritime Collection
• Enhancing the level o f recognition o f the Museum as a dynamic cultural institution
W H O ARE O U R CU STOMERS?As a national museum we serve the whole Australian community, but in particular our visitors, schools, researchers and historians, other cultural, government and com m ercial organisations, community groups, Members, sponsors, users of our venues and other services. We also represent Australia internationally, and welcome many overseas visitors. Our internal ‘custom ers’ include volunteers, colleagues, contractors and service providers.
WHAT WE PROVIDE• An accessible maritime cultural heritage
resource, developed and maintained to the highest professional standards.
• Relevant exhibitions and program s that educate, entertain, and reflect community needs and values.
• Services extended as widely as possible throughout Australia and abroad.
O U R SERVICE ST ANDARDSThe M useum is com m itted to providing services to all its customers, both external and internal, in a way that is courteous, equitable, prompt, professional and ethical. To the fullest extent our resources allow, we will provide:• Courteous, well-trained and knowledgable
staff at all levels
• A safe, clean and accessible environment• Quality services to all segm ents of our
community• Up to date information about our products
and services• Prompt, efficient and accurate responses to
enquiries• Opening hours that reflect community needs.
TELL US WHAT YOU T H I N KWe welcome your suggestions for improving our services, and provide a variety of ways for you to communicate with us. We will pass your message to the person who can act on it, arid aim to resolve any problems promptly. We are committed to regular Museum user surveys and research to ensure we arc meeting your needs. H ere are som e o f the ways you can communicate with us:• Speak to a staff member in person. All staff,
including the D irector and senior m anagem ent, take turns attending the information desk.
• C om plete the Comments Book in the Museum foyer which is reviewed regularly and responded to where possible.
• Express your views on the subjects we feature in exhibitions at a Discussion Point in our galleries from time to time.
• Fill in a form al com plaint form at our information desk.
• Contact our Customer Services Manager on (02) 9298 3777 fax (02) 9298 3780.
• Write to us at GPO Box 5131 Sydney NSW 1042. We strive to reply within 14 days.
• Contact staff directly by phone, fax or email. Details from (02) 9298 3777, or visit us at2 Murray St, Darling Harbour. Our Internet site at http://www.anmm.gov.au has direct email links to key staff.
C U S T O M E R SERVICE TASKFORCEWe maintain a permanent Customer Service Taskforce to develop higher standards of service, and to extend the commitment to customer service by everyone at the Museum. Customer Scrvice is a primary focus of the M useum ’s Strategic Plan. The C ustom er Service Taskforce will develop measurable standards of customer service which will be regularly monitored and reviewed.
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Warwick Abadee Geoff Clarke Shivaun HarperSteve Adamantidis Robert Clarke Brian HarrisDon Aggar Helen Clift Evelyn HarrisJohn Allerton Wenford Clifton Jane HarrisLilian Andrew Brian Clough Christopher HarryMathevani Arifln Adrian Collins Sue HartKaren Armstrong Frank Conaty Kit HawkeRay Bailey John Connor Jack HawtinKay Baldock Sylvia Cordiner Roslyn HemmingsVivian Balmer Jennifer Cowham David HendersonLyndyl Beard Shirlea Crook Kenneth HeylbutCharles Beck Owen Cunliffe Shirley HeywoodColin Bell Stuart Davis Bill HillDavid Bell Caroline Davy Frank HinesCraig Berrington Peter Dawkins Clive HoffmanEstelle Billing Phillip Denholm Warwick HowseJohn Bird John Dillon Jack HutchinsonJohn Bishop Dixie Dixon Warren HyslopJohn Blanchfiekl Vincent Dorahy Lynne JacobsonWillem Blomc Roy Dow Derek JamesDavid Bloom Helen Dubrovich Jim JeansTom Bogstad Michael Duffett Greg JehnGwen Bonnetin Anthony Duignan Bill JenkinsonJim Bonncfin Jean Dunworth John JewellAlex Books John Ebner D ’Arcy JohnsonPhilip Bopf Brian Edwards Gail JohnstonDavid Boult Andrew Ellis John JonesColin Bowes Ken Fair James KaneMichael Britton Jeanette Farrell Mavis KeeversJohn Brooke Jeanette Felton Robyn KeeversMary Brookes Kim Fitzgerald John KentNorm Brooks Colin Flynn Richard KeyesGenevieve Broomham James Francis Bob KillingsworthCameron Brown Barry Fregon Joan KillingsworthDcanne Brown James Furlong Alfred KnightMcrv Brown Bryan Gale Christopher Knottlan Bryden Mick Gallagher Maurice KrissPam Burden John Gibbins Norma LairdRoslyn Burge Tony Gibbs Alex LangeJohn Butler John Gidney Roger LangsworthJohn.L Butler Robert Goode David LeachLaura Callahan Lizee Goti Derek LewisAngus Campbell Bronwyn Goudie James Leylan Campbell Michele Gray Rosalind LittlewoodJames Campion Robert Green Gavin LostiaFran Carter Robert Guest Paul MaileMarion Carter Robyn Haffenden Peter MaileBaus Cespedes Joy Halstead Lexie MainBill Cheyne Ted Hannon Brett MaloufVictor Chiang Brian Hansford Stephen MartinLeslie Church Joy Hanson Robert MatchettCharles Clancy Wendy Hardiman Cathy Mater
A P P E N D I X 2 0 (CONTINUED)V O L U N T E E R S 1997 -9 8
Casimiro Mattea Judith Randall Janet Wier/.bickiRoy Matthews Diane Rankin Eric WillcockJohn Maxwell Ken Raven Joanne WillcocksJack McBurney Greg Rawson Adam WilliamsColleen McDonell Leonard Regan David WilliamsRobert McGeorge Alfred Reitano Norman WilsonLyn McHale Stephen Ritchie Peter WilsonRobert Mclnally Dorothy Robinson Peter WrightDon Mclnnes Gordon Robinson Alex YoungElissa McIntyre Helen Robinson Victor ZoncaRonald Mcjannett Janet RobinsonErnie McLean Henry RodaAnne McLeod Graham RoeRonald Miller Doug RogersGeorge Milne Ah RootliepByron Mitchell John RosenblumDavid Mitchell Barney RossJohn Mobbs Gwyn RothwellRaymond Mobbs Terry RyanTony Mockler Casey SchreuderClare Moloney Wim SchroderDavid Moore Keith SchwartzDavid.El Moore Peter SellarsElizabeth More Kenneth SherwellDavid Moss Bill ShyingBrian Moules Brian SkingsleyRoss Muller Grahame SmallValda Muller Arthur SmithAlwyn Murray Florence SmithKeith Murray Gerry SmithBrian Nash Ian SmithEric Olufson M. Ruth SmithPeter O ’Rourke Peggy SmithMichael Osmond Roger SmithTal Oswin Stephen SmithRay Owen Wayne SmithRowan Paine Eric SpoonerJohn Palmer Robin StoneJenny Patel Max Surman-SmithWarren Peachman Vera TaylorGervase Pearce Robert ThalerGloria Pellitt Roslyn ToddJulia Perry Geoffrey TonkinPatrick Perry-Bolt Winnie TrinhBrian Peters Jan van den BroekAlan Pettersen NicolaasVan ErdelenGodfrey Phillips Riet VroeghTrevor Pickering Allan WalkerPaul Pisani Ken WatkinsonRupert Purkis Reuben WesekMiluska Quinteros John WestonRathy Rajendram Jeannette Whcildon
A P P E N D I X 21L I S T O F A C T S A D M I N I S T E R E D
The Museum was established by the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 (No 90 of 1990), where its functions and powers are set out. The Act was amended in the Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment (No 2) Act 1991 (No 179 of 1991), principally to provide for a Naval member of Council.
The Australian National Maritime Museum Regulations (Statutory Rules 1991 No 10) under section 54 of the Act were signed by the Governor-General on 29 January 1991, and notified in the Commonwealth o j Australia Gazette on 5 February 1991.
The Regulations were amended (Statutory Rules 1991 No 220) by the Governor-General on 27 June 1991, and notified In the Commonwealth oj Australia Gazette on 5 July 1991 and revised again (Statutory Rules 1991 No 348) on 4 November 1991, and notified in the Commonwealth o j Australia Gazette on 12 November 1991.
A P P E N D I X 22 F U N C T I O N S A N D P O W E R S O F T H E M I N I S T E R
The Museum is responsible to the Minister for Communications and the Arts. Key ministerial powers under the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 include the Minister’s ability to:
• Transfer property, real or personal, held on lease or odierwise by the Commonwealth, to the Museum for its use or for inclusion in the National Maritime Collection (Section 8)
• Approve criteria and guidelines for the National Maritime Collection (Section 8)
• Approve the disposal of m aterial in the National Maritime Collection with value exceeding $ 2 0 ,000 (Section 10 (4 )(b ), amended 1991)
• Give direction to the Council with respect to the perform ance of the functions or the exercise o f the pow ers o f the Museum (Section 14)
• Appoint a Member to act as Chairperson of the Council or appoint a Member of Council (for no more than 12 months) where there is
a vacancy (Section 18)
• Convene a meeting of the Council at any time (Section 23)
• Approve and table in Parliament Strategic and Annual Operational Plans and variations to them (Sections 25-28)
• Approve leave of absence to the Director on such term s or conditions as she or he determines (Section 34)
• Be advised in writing by the Director of direct or indirect pecuniary interests (Section 37
• Appoint a person (not a member of Council) to act as Director during a vacancy with such appointm ent not to exceed 12 months (Section 38)
• Approve the form of the Museum’s estimates and the estimates (Section 46), and
• Approve contracts exceeding $250 ,000 (Section 47, amended 1991).
A P P E N D I X 23 F U N C T I O N S A N D P O W E R S O F T H E M U S E U M
The functions and powers of die Museum aredefined in Sections 6 and 7 of the AustralianNational Maritime Museum Act 1990.
Functions o f the Museum (Section 6)
• To exhibit, or make available for exhibition by others, in Australia or elsewhere, material included in the National Maritime Collection or m aritim e historical m aterial that is otherwise in the possession of the Museum.
• To cooperate with other institutions (whether public or private) in exhibiting, or in making available for exhibition, such material.
•T o develop, preserve and maintain the National Maritime Collection.
Powers o f the M useum (Section 7)
• To purchase, commission the creation of, lend, borrow or hire maritime historical material either in its own right or jointly with others.
• To collect material relating to Australian maritime history and dispose of that material under certain conditions.
• To recover or arrange for or assist in the recovery of maritime historical material from the Australian marine environment and from other areas.
• A ccept g ifts , devises, bequests and assignments of money or property whether as trustee or otherwise.
' To dissem inate inform ation relating to Australian maritime history and information relating to the Museum and its functions.
’ To conduct, arrange for and assist research into matters relating to Australian maritime history.
’ To develop sponsorship, marketing and other com m ercial activities relating to the Museum’s functions.
' Acquire and operate vessels anywhere, whether or not the vessels are maritime historical material.
’ Disseminate information relating to Australian m aritim e history and sell replicas or reproductions of maritime historical material.
' Enter contracts, acquire, hold and dispose of real or personal property, charge fees (in addition to the charges fixed by regulation) appoint agents and attorneys and act as an agent for other persons, as well as raise money, by appropriate means for the purpose of the Museum.
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A P P E N D I X 2 4 D I R E C T O R S S T A T E M E N T
The Australian National Maritime Museum is a Statutory Authority set up under the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 and responsible to the Minister for the Arts, the hon Peter McGauran MP, within the portfolio of the Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts (Senator Richard Alston).
The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (CAC) Act 1997, under the provisions of which the Annual Reports of Commonwealth Statutory Authorities are to be produced, commenced 1 January 1998. This Annual Report has been prepared in compliance with the said Act.
For continuity this Annual Report maintains the inform ation previously required by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Requirements fo r Departmental Annual Reports (March 1994) approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts under subsection 25(7) of the Public Service Act 1922 17 March 1994.
Certain categories of information do not appear in full but are available to M em bers of Parliament and Senators on request (see Appendix 25).
Kevin Fewster (Dr), D irector
A P P E N D I X 25 S T A T U T O R Y I N F O R M A T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S
I N D U S T R I A L D E M O C R A C Y
The Consultative Council comprising Director, Assistant Director Corporate Services and two staff organisation delegates met three times during the year.
O C C U P A T I O N A L HEA LTH A N D SAFETY
The OH&S sub-com m ittee m et on three occasions throughout the year to discuss a number of general and specific OH&S issues.
W O R K P L A C E D I V E R S I T Y
The Workplace Diversity sub-committee met twice during the year.
A D V E R T I S I N G & M A R K E T R E S E A R C H
This information is contained on page 32.
R E P O R T S BY T H E A U D I T O R G E N E R A L
None undertaken during the period other than for Financial Statements
F R A U D C O N T R O L
No matters were referred for investigation.
F R E E D O M OF I N F O R M A T I O N
104There were norequests under the Freedom oj Information Act 1982.
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Acts Administered 102Acquisitions 27,29,69Advertising 31,104Alphabetical Index 106Assets & liabilities 39,51,52Australian Maritime Series 30,79Building Services 20Cash flows 40CD-ROM 14,79Chairman’s Message iiiCommittees of Council 94Conference papers 83Conservation Section 29Contact Officer iiCorporate Members 89Corporate Overview 1Council 92-94Curatorial Sections 25Customer services 19Customer Services Charter 99Design Section 31Director’s Overview 4Director’s Statement 104Donors 74,88,89Education 18,24,79Energy Management 4,20,21Exhibitions 2 ,3 ,5 ,81 3,19,25,3 1Financc Section 19Financial Resources Summary 38-40Financial Statements 35-62Fleet Section 28Fraud Control 104Freedom of Information 104Functions of the Minister 102Functions of the Museum 103Glossary N /AGrants 3,14,90Highlights of the year 3Human resources 95Independent Audit Report 36Industrial Democracy 104Information Technology 20Internal & External Scrutiny 104Internet i, 14,27Lectures 83Maritime Archaeology 4,6,14Maritime Heritage Centre i, iii,4,16,27Market Research 19,32,104Marketing 6,31Media appearances 85Members 24,25,89Mission Statement 1
MMAPSS 3,14,90National Maritime Collection 26-29Non-Government funding 32,38Occupational Health & Safety 104Olympic Arts Festival 3,9,12Operating Statement 38Organisational Chart 91Outreach 14-15Overseas travel 87Patrons 88Peter Doyle Learning Centre 2,5Powers of the Minister 102Powers of the Museum 103Public Affairs Section 15,31Public programs 8ff, 2 3Publications (ANMM) 79Publications (Staff) 80Program Performance Reporting 16-32Property, plant & equipment 44-45Registration Section 27,28Reports by Auditor General 104Research 25,27,28Revenue 32,38Salaries 38,95Schedule of Commitments 41Schools 24 Social Justice & Equity 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,12,14,31,104 Sponsors iii, 5,8-1 3,15,32,88Staff list 96Staffing Overview 95Staffing Resources Summary 2 3Statement by Council Members 35Summary Statements 104Supporting Members 89Supporting Sponsors 88Sydney Heritage Fleet 4Sydney Maritime Museum 4Table of Contents ivTourism iiiTravelling exhibitions 3,5,8,23Trust monies 57-58USA Gallery 6,10,14Vaughan Evans Library 4,27,28Vision Statement iVisitor Numbers 20Visitor Feedback 20Voluntary appointments 86 Volunteers iii, 19,21,100 Welcome Wall, The iii, 2,5,631 Wharf 7 i,iii,4 ,16,27Workplace Diversity 104Yots Cafe 3,19,32
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