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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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The Editor, Heritage South Australia Newsletter GPO Box 1047, Adelaide, SA 5001

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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)


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).


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)


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)


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


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)


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

�0 HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletterSeptember2007

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


There are seventeen State Heritage Areas in South Australia. Here we find out why a country lane and ad-jacent schoolhouse at Penola are together considered worthy to be one of them.

Penola (Petticoat Lane/Woods MacKillop Schoolhouse) State Heritage AreaThePenola(PetticoatLane/WoodsMacKillopSchoolhouse)StateHeritageArealinkstwoadjacentheritageprecincts.PetticoatLaneisasignificantexampleofa‘turnofthecentury’countrylanewhichdepictstheself-sufficiencyofearlySouthAustraliantownlife.TheWoodsMacKillopSchoolhouseisoneofthemostsignificantsitesassociatedwithBlessedMaryMacKillopandislinkedtothefoundingoftheJosephiteOrderandtheCatholiceducationsystem.

ThePetticoatLane/WoodsMacKillopStateHeritageAreaislocatedonthesouth-easternsideofPenola,betweenthetowncentreanditsruralsurroundings.TheareaisboundedbyPortlandStreetandRodenLane,andincludeslandoneithersideofPetticoatLane.ItincludestheWoodsMacKillopSchoolhouse,sitedonthecornerofPetticoatLaneandPortlandStreet,aswellasStJoseph’sChurchandaformerConvent,‘Bawcoodalyn’.

Early History of Penola

PenolawasfoundedbyAlexanderCameron,apastoralistpioneerwhohadbeenintheareasincethemid-1840s.HisLimestoneRidgeStationhadgrowninsize,ashadotherstationsinthedistrict,andtherewasaneedfortradespeopletoprovideservicesfortheworkersandtheirfamilies.

InApril1850‘King’Cameron,ashebecameknown,purchased80acresoflandfromtheSouthAustralianGovernmenttodeveloptheprivatetownofPanoola-laternamedPenola.Heallottedseveralblocksforcommunityuse,includingamarketsquareandlandforchurchesatalaterstage.

Earlyin1850CameroninvitedChristopherSharamtobuildahouseandtoestablishabootmakingbusinessintheproposedtown.TheSharamfamily(Christopher,Ellenandbaby

JohnThomas)werePenola’sfirstresidents,andtheircottage(inwhatisnowPetticoatLane)wasthefirstresidenceconstructedinthenewtownship.Ellenlatergavebirthtotheirsecondson,William,inthiscottage-thefirstEuropeanchildborninPenola.

Character of Petticoat Lane

ThePetticoatLanesectionoftheStateHeritageAreacontainsanassortmentofbuildingsreflectingthegrowthofPenola,fromitsoriginsin1850totheFirstWorldWar.ThesebuildingsdemonstratesomeoftheearliestremainingusesoftimberandstoneconstructiontechniquesinSouthAustralia.

PetticoatLanehasaruralcharacter,withredgumkerbing,cottagegardens,distinctivefences,hedges,grassedbordersandundergroundpower.Itisanarrowthoroughfarecharacterisedbysmallbuildingsonlargeallotments,withvacantallotmentsmaintainedasopenspace.TheNationalTrustofSouthAustraliahasgonetoconsiderablelengthstopurchaseandpreservetheopenspacesbetweenbuildings,whichcontributetoitscharacterasa‘turnofthecentury’countrylane.

Woods MacKillop Schoolhouse

BlessedMaryMacKillop(1842-1909)wasPenola’smostfamousresident.ShewasbeatifiedbyPopeJohnPaulIIin1995andisanticipatedtobecomeAustralia’sfirstsaint.WithFatherJulianTenisonWoodsshesetupafreeschoolsystemandco-foundedtheSistersofStJosephoftheSacredHeart,

acharitableteachingorderthatspreadthroughoutAustraliaandNewZealand.

In1866,attheinvitationofFatherWoods,MaryMacKillopestablishedinPenolathefirstschoolinAustraliathatcateredforallchildren,irrespectiveoffamilyincomeorsocialstatus.Thiswasanewtypeofschool-achurchschoolwheretheeducationwasfreetoall.

Theoriginalschoolhousewasarenovatedstablethatcateredformorethan50students.Itwasreplacedin1867bywhatisnowknownastheWoodsMacKillopSchoolhouseandisnowdisplayedasaschoolroomofthe1860swithlivingquartersattherear.TheadjacentMaryMacKillopInterpretiveCentrewascompletedin1998andoffersanintriguinginsightintothelifeandtimesofMaryMacKillopandJulianTenisonWoods.

More about State Heritage AreasFormoreinformationaboutPenola(PetticoatLane/WoodsMacKillopSchoolhouse)andthesixteenotherSAStateHeritageAreasseehttp://www.stateheritageareas.sa.gov.au

Robyn Ashworth, Senior Heritage Interpretation Officer

FirsthousebuiltinPenolaandresidenceoftheSharamfamily,1870.SLSA:PhotoB26749.ImagecourtesyoftheStateLibraryofSA

Sharam’sfirstandsecondcottages,PetticoatLane(2005)

StateHeritageAreas


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


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


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


Heritage Branch Manager’s Update

IamdelightedtohaverecentlybeenappointedasManageroftheHeritageBranchandtohave

joinedsuchahighlyprofessional,andcommittedgroupofpeople.

IamalsoveryluckytohaveinheritedtwowellrespectedSectionHeads,BrianSamuels,PrincipalHeritageOfficerandPaulStark,PrincipalConservationArchitect.TheyhavemademytransitionintoanewpositionmucheasierthanitcouldhavebeenandIlookforwardtoworkingwiththemoverthecomingyearstoprovideleadershiptotheBranch.

MyfirstfewmonthshavebeenspentlearningabouttheworkoftheBranch,theDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritageandtheimportanceofworkingcloselywithkeyareasthatimpactontheworkwedo.

Thereareanumberof‘bigpicture’issueswithinourcurrentenvironment.Theseincludethebigissuesofclimatechangeandsustainability,keygovernmentprioritiesanddirectionsoutlinedintheStateStrategicPlanandtheDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage’sCorporatePlan.

TheBranchandSAHeritageCouncilhavestartedtodiscusstheimpactsofthese‘big’issuesonourworkandourpriorities.IlookforwardtoreportingbacktoyouonourprogressinthenextissueofthisNewsletter.

Akeychallengeforusishowtoensurethatwecontinuetoengagewithallofthemanydiversegroupsandindividualsinvolvedincaringforourheritageandthatwereflectyourviewsandinterestsintheworkwedo.

Thereareover2,400ownersofStateHeritagePlaces.Manyofyousharewithusthesamepassionforconservingandinterpretingourheritageandindoingsoprovideagifttofuturegenerations.Ilookforwardtomeetingyouoverthecomingyearsandgainingabetterunderstandingofneedsandconcernsandhowwecanworkwithyoumoreeffectively.

Review of the Heritage Advisory ServiceThisyearmarks20yearssincetheHeritageAdvisoryService(HAS)commenced.In1987,thefirstadviserwasemployedthroughGovernmentfundingtohelpmanageheritageintheStateHeritageAreaofBurra.Now,withassistancefromStateGovernment,almosthalfofSouthAustralia’slocalcouncilshaveengagedtheprofessionalsupportofaHeritageAdviser.Areviewoftheserviceisalmostfinal,andwillidentifythebenefitstheservicebringstothecommunity,ownersofheritageplacesandtheshowcasingofbuiltheritage.Moreinthenextissueofthisnewsletter.

Heritage Branch StaffLiz Little hasbeenappointedtothepositionofSeniorConservationArchitect.Since

graduatingfromtheUniversityofAdelaidein1999LizhasworkedinSA,Victoria,andWAwithseveralfirmsincludingMcDougallandVines.MostrecentlysheworkedasaHeritageArchitectatAdelaidefirmWoodhead.LizisaRegisteredArchitectexperiencedinpreparingconservationworksandmaintenancedocumentation,adaptivereuseproposals,managementplansandundertakingadvisorywork.

Jason Raupphascommencedinapart-timecapacityasMaritimeHeritageOfficerpendingthefull-timepermanentpositionbeingadvertised.Jasonalsoworksthreedays/weekasTechnicalOfficer,MaritimeArchaeology,atFlindersUniversity.

Ken BodypreviouslyaplannerwiththeHeritageBranch,isnowworkingasaplannerwiththeCityofUnley.

Heritage Surveys/Plan Amendment Reports - UpdateThefollowingCouncilsareundertakingorabouttoundertakeHeritageReviews/Surveys,priortopreparingHeritagePlanAmendmentReports(PARs):

•AdelaideHillsCouncil(Onkaparinga&TorrensValleysonly)

•DistrictCounciloftheCopperCoast

•FlindersRangesCouncil&theDistrictCouncilsofMountRemarkable,Orroroo/Carrieton&Peterborough(JointHeritageReview)

•RegionalCouncilofGoyder

•CityofHoldfastBay(1930sHeritage)

•DistrictCouncilofKingston

•CityofMarion

•MidMurrayCouncil

•CityofMountGambier

•DistrictCouncilofNaracoorteLucindale

•CityofOnkaparinga(formerCityofHappyValleyonly)

•CityofPortAugusta

•DistrictCouncilofWattleRange(TownshipofPenolaonly)

•WakefieldRegionalCouncil

•CityofWhyalla

ThefollowingCouncilscurrentlyhaveHeritagePARsunderInterimAuthorisation:

•DistrictCouncilofMountBarker(DistrictWideHeritage)

•DistrictCouncilofTatiara(Heritage)

•CityofTeaTreeGully(LocalHeritage-Phase2)

•TownofWalkerville(LocalHeritage-Supplementary)

DEHHeritageNews


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


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


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

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

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