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