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National Trust House Series
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'simple elegance' Old Government House 1821
by Angela Le Sueur
An overview of a unique project; a team of volunteers recreates the interiors of Old Government House to reflect the tastes and styles of Mrs Macquarie in 1821. Based on research by Dr James Broadbent and Elizabeth Wright, specialsts in nineteenth century interiors.
Photographs by Christopher Shain
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Miss Traill’s House & Garden - Patricia R McDonald and Samuel Malloy, Edited by Angela le Sueur, 2006
Photographs by Christopher Shain
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Grossman House - Patricia R McDonald, Edited by Angela le Sueur, 2007
Photographs by Christopher Shain
48pp
This publication was made possible by the generous support of ArtsNSW.
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Everglades at Leura by Angela le Sueur, 2007
The fourth book in the National Trust House Series showcases Everglades House and Gardens which is located at the edge of the Blue Mountains World Heritage site. The art deco house owned by Henri Van de Velde and the spectacular gardens designed in collaboration with Paul Sorensen are extensively illustrated throughout the book with over 40 colour and black & white photographs, including recent photographs by Christopher Shain, historic photographs by Harold Cazneaux and original garden plans by Paul Sorensen. This project is proudly supported by AusIndustry, an Australian Government Initiative.
Photographs by Christopher Shain
48pp
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Vienna, Hunters Hill - Richard White & Angela le Sueur, 2008
Vienna is a rare and intact example of a tradesman cottage in one of Sydney’s most prestigious suburbs. This publication provides a fascinating insight into the complexities associated with stabilising, conserving and interpreting not only the physical aspects of the property but the living experiences of those who occupied working class residences such as this.
This publication also acts as a record of the struggles undertaken by Trust members in the 1980’s to ensure public recognition for the importance of preserving such properties and preventing their resumption by developers
Photographs by Christopher Shain
48pp
Feature Items
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Sydney Harbour Bridge: idea to icon - Michael Moy
Michael Moy’s book tells through wonderful photographs the human story of Sydney’s growing need for and building of a bridge between the north and south sides of the harbour. Facts figures and trivia include such gems as the wailing bridge ghost and Charlie Bell’s offer to dive from the top of the bridge span at the opening ceremony.
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Sydney Opera House: idea to icon - Michael Moy
TMichael Moy’s book tells the human story of the building of Sydney’s World heritage Opera house. Full of beautiful images and information it also includes the forgotten fascinating detail surrounding the bridge such as the link to the Graham Thorne kidnapping episode.
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Ron Ringer tells the story of brickmaking in Australia from Governor Phillip’s vision of durable brick buildings in 1788 to the present day. Lack of tools, clay and only one trained brickmaker convict Bloodworth, were some of the early settlement’s problems. Ringer reveals the history of brickmaking tools techniques and manufacturers to the present day in a lavishly illustrated and very readable book.
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Yin-Yang: China in Australia S.H. Ervin Gallery
Exhibition catalogue
This exhibition catalogue reveals a history of the influence of early Chinese contacts on many aspects of Australian culture. Essays by well known authors describe the Chinese influences on our art, the design of gardens, the architecture of Hardy Wilson, furniture and household decorative items, Florence Broadhurst’s wallpaper and other topics in this beautifully illustrated catalogue.
Image: William Hardy Wilson
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The Australian Roadside - Edna Walling
Edna Walling’s The Australian Roadside presents the “quiet beauty” of roadsides in New South Wales. It contains many of her photographs and detailed species descriptions of roadside verges. Walling claimed that her book has become but was not originally intended “as an appeal for the observation and conservation of the natural roadside beauty …but the continual scenes of unthinking devastation have made it difficult to remain quiet”. First published in 1952, The Australian Roadside is now available as a PDF file on Compact Disc or a printed wire bound version for $30.00 each.
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SPECIAL RELEASE
The NSW National Trust has commissioned a reproduction of the Sea Sprite vase from the Norman Lindsay Gallery Collection at Springwood.
The original vase is one of only three created by artist Norman Lindsay in the 1950s, and is on display at the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum in Springwood. The Sea Sprite vase, painted ultramarine blue and white, depicts voluptuous sea nymphs swimming with fish through an endless blue sea.
This quality reproduction vase is hand-crafted in porcelain and faithfully reproduces both the quality and the spirit of the original piece.
Purchase Price $675 – strictly limited edition of 300.
Each vase is hand numbered and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Enquiries & Orders: nlg@hermes.net.au or Phone (02) 4751 1067
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Town Planning in Australia - John Sulman
LIMITED FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE 1921 ORIGINAL
With an Introduction by Robert Freestone
100 COPIES ONLY
Approx 280 pages b/w and colour + foldouts
Soft cover in full colour with flaps
Published by
The National Trust of Australia (NSW)
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Fall of the Bar - Last Drinks for the Working Man's Pub!
by Glenn Ryan
FALL OF THE BAR IS THE INTOXICATING LOOK AT CHANGE
The changes are twofold. Firstly, changes that were made to the external appearance of the humble worker's pub over the decades, as a means of enhancing their appeal and promoting custom. Secondly, the changing nature of the clientele that frequented specific hotels. In many instances, the changing face of the 'regulars', or their disappearance altogether, can be linked to either the closure of nearby industry or by a general change in society. The shift away from traditional 'blue-collar' professions in Newcastle and Inner-Sydney has seen the closure of many working-class pubs. A number of these hotels in Newcastle are to be demolished to build apartments as a new type of worker moves in to live and work in the old blue-collar domain. Changes have also occured in the bush, that now place the iconic rural Australian pub under threat.
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Historic Gates of Sydney - Drawings by Simon Fieldhouse
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Available in packs of 10 assorted cards including, Conservatorium of Music,
National Trust Centre (colour), Vice Regal Gates, Woolloomooloo Gates, Health Department, Palace Garden Gates, Independent Threatre, Fraser Fountain, Department of Education, Department of Lands.
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Ours In Trust by Ivor Wyatt, 2nd edition, 2005
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Ivor Wyatt wrote Ours In Trust as his personal account of the foundation and development of the National Trust in Australia in general and NSW in particular. It gives valuable insight not only into the Trust but into the growth of interest in conservation, both natural and built, in Australia. Ivor, as son of the Trust’s founder, Annie Wyatt, had a ring-side seat at the Trust’s beginnings and played a signifi cant part in its growth and development. He was a member of the Executive and Council from 1952 to 1976, and President 1969-1973 and then Vice President from 1973-1976, among many other positions at the Trust. He was still an active
committee member until shortly before he died, aged 88, on 1 August 2004.
Ours In Trust was originally published in 1987 with his own funds and assistance from Willow Bend Press. It was typed by his wife Mabel and the limits of technology meant that not many pictures could be included. Ivor had often talked about updating his book but never got the chance. So in honour of his contribution and the Trust’s 60th Anniversary a new edition has been prepared.
There are no alterations to Ivor’s original text except that it has been reformatted and pictures have been added. There is also a new Preface and an additional chapter ‘Postscript: The next 20 years’ which gives a summary of events from the last edition to the present day. The Appendices have also been updated with the inclusion of additional Appendices of the Exhibitions at the S.H. Ervin Gallery and Ivor Wyatt’s obituary. 238 pages (including index) + 112 illustrations.
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2 CD set 40 Years of the Trust Journals 1961 -2001
CD1: Bulletins, May 1961 - July 1979, Magazines September 1979 - February 1991, Quarterlies, April 1991 - October 1997, Reflections, February 1998 - November 2001 with Internet style search engine
CD 2: Conference & Seminar Papers:
Industrial and Historical Archaeology, 1979
Urban Conservation in the ‘80s, 1980
Trees, Parks and Gardens, 1993
Things We Want to Keep, 1994
Parks and Gardens Seminar, 1996
Interwar House and Suburb Seminar, 1999
Technical Bulletins:
Maintaining and Restoring Masonry Walls, 1978
Preservation of Roofs, 1979
Conservation and Restoration of Buildings, 1982
Urban Parks of Heritage Signifi cance, 1996
Interwar Housing - The Middle Class Dream, 1999
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Conservation Plan by James Semple Kerr, 6th edition, 2004
As well as the existing guide to the preparation of conservation plans, the glossary of related issues and the examples of solutions to actual problems have been revised and extended. This 40 page section now includes: explanations of authenticity, intactness, integrity and interpretation as well as defi nitions of various processes of conservation; a note on the separate or combined roles of conservation, management and master plans; the changing understanding of heritage; sense of place and the consequences of affectionate public regard for place; an introduction to the scope of cultural landscapes; the importance of setting and notes on curtilage and boundary; the need to understand the vulnerability of a place; treatment of gardens, trees and designed landscapes; dealing with contents of a place (moveable heritage); the brief, commissioning process and agreement with consultants; consultation, conflict of interest, confl ict resolution and confidentiality; a flexible approach to preparing summaries of conservation plans; an emphasis on the usefulness of indexes; assessment and adoption of completed conservation plans and exemptions that may arise as a result; public availability, publication and copyright of conservation plans; revision of conservation plans; preparing heritage impact statements based on conservation plans; and notes on the Venice, Burra and ICOMOS New Zealand Charters.
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Edward Baker Boulton - Australia's Forgotten Artist by John H. Edwards *NEW*
This book is centred around a remarkable character who came from an established middle class family in Shropshire, England. Like many other early free settlers in Australia, Edward Baker Boulton and some of his brothers emigrated in the 1830s in anticipation of making a place for themselves and, hopefully, some money. The production and export of wool which would dominate the Australian economy for over a century was epanding and vast tracts of land were available for almost nothing. EBB and his brothers set about sheep farming on a huge scale many miles to the west of the fast growing town of Sydney.
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Tours of Haberfield past and present part one
Vincent Crow’s book is part one of a continuing series on tours of Haberfield and is designed to enable the reader to walk through the streets of the Victorian Dobroyd Estate and Stanton’s first Haberfield Estate. This well presented book is filled with older photographs from private collections which reveal how Haberfield once was and could be used as a guide in restoring aspects of Haberfield’s original character.
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Tours of Haberfield past and present part two
Vincent Crow’s second part one of a series of self guided tours through Haberfield covers the Haberfield Estate subdivisions two four and five. It analyses the architectural development and nature of Haberfield during the period 1903-1912 illustrating how it was formerly with many older photographs. It includes information on some notable people in the history of Haberfield and the Haberfield Conservation Area.
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Conference and Seminar Papers - Heritage Under Glass 8 March 2004
Opening Address, Jack Mundey
A Personal View of Heritage, Richard Leplastrier
Preservation and Obsolescence, Miles Lewis
Reading Between the Lines: understanding cultural landscapes and their protection, Ken Taylor
Heritage Acts: Keeping Up, Graham Andrews
The Process of Protection, Maire Sheehan
Songlines, Shattered Glass and Keepers of the Earth, Joan Domicelj
Commodity Firmness and Delight, James Simpson
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Working Harbour Summit: The Future of Sydney Harbour 24 October 2004
At the NSW Labor Party Annual Conference on 5 October 2003 the State Premier, Bob Carr, announced the imminent demise of the working harbour in Sydney. He said that Sydney Harbour’s life as a working port will end in 2012 and that the leases on the three remaining container terminals would not be renewed.
The National Trust as the voice of the community called a Summit on United Nations Day, 24 October 2003 to discuss the issue. Representatives from Government, unions, local communities, Councils, maritime industries and individuals attended.
These papers are a compliation of the days presentations and discussions. There were 18 presentations made and a lively question and discussion session.
This compliation also includes the National Trust Position Paper which was derived from the Summit.
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Out There? 10 March 2003
American Beauties at the Niagara, Leonard Janiszewski & Effy Alexakis, the Greek café as a ‘Trojan Horse’ for the Americanisation of Australian eating habits stressing the need for multilingual research in the fields of history and heritage to ‘release the broader canvas of this nation’s history from its cultural myopia’ Heritage Care Camilla McRae, Meredith Walker & Sheridan Burke, managing the identifi cation, recording and future management
of what we consider important to us in the country before it all disappears.
Aboriginal Communities Faction or Fiction, Vince Scarcella, confusion over consultation with Aboriginal communities in rural areas
Town and Country Heritage: Some Common Ground, Bruce Baskerville, the NSW Heritage
Office’s pilot programme in the Central West of NSW
Out There? You’re On Your Own, Heather & Stephen Berry
Coombing Park: A Case Study, Catherine Forbes
Deconstructing Rural Multiculturalism, Rae Dufty, the Italian and Pacifi c Islander communities in Griffi th in the citrus industry.
Rae challenges the assumption that ‘multiculturalism’ and ‘rural heritage’ are mutually exclusive concepts
Thematic Approaches to Rural Heritage, Ian Jack, diffi culties of assessment without thorough comparative studies.
Cemeteries and the Landscape, George Gibbons, the role that cemeteries play both as repositories of local history and as significant items in the landscape and examined their ‘social, religious, genealogical, ecological, artistic and technical values.
What Drives the Murray Valley, Merrill Owen, The impact of the Murray Valley communities of decreasing water allocations from the farmers point of view.
The publication also includes the prize winning entries in the National Trust’s Student Architectural Ideas Competition to design a caretaker’s cottage at Saumarez Homestead in Armidale.
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Suburbia, 25 Feburary 2002
Pyrmont: Urban Renewal for the 21st century, Bob Deacon, Suburbia on Steroids Mahalath Halperin, urban sprawl in regional NSW Urban Consolidation: Sound Policy or Fad, Tony Recsei, planning policies Healthy Suburbs, Noni Boyd, an examination of ‘model’ suburbs Cobra Grubs to Dragons, Paul Graham & Tanja Dreher, the rich cultural diversity of Fairfield ( Home Improvement: Suburban works in progress Joanna Besley, national and international trends in the do-it-yourself market Builders and Barbecues, Meredith Walker, the legacy of the local builder Streetscape in Suburbia, Ian Latham, changing demographics in Canterbury
Canberra: The Role of Distory, Trevor Creighton Your Style or Your Life: Houses as Sites of Memory, Sue Webber Urban Space in Suburbs, Nancy Cushing, the role of the Pacific Highway on a section of Sydney Plotting Eden, Richard Griffiths, a look at community gardening in three Pacific Rim cities On the Council, John Hughes & Sheila Owen, local authority tenants in England Two papers submitted but not chosen for presentation on 25 February have also been selected for inclusion in this publication.
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Don’t Trash That Treasure 26 June 2003
The purpose of this ‘practical workshop’ on the care and maintenance of important moveable industrial items was to address some of the basic questions about what consititutes moveable industrial heritage and what we can do with it.
The speakers were chosen for their considerable backgrounds in the identifi cation and conservation of moveable heritage items and they gave valuable
insights.
The workshop began with Maclaren North from Sydney Water who discussed answers to the questions ‘What is it?
Why is it important? and who benefi ts?’ Another major voice was Don Godden who spoke about the ‘range of industrial items and where to find them’.
A practical example of what we do with industrial items was provided by James Walker. His tale of care and perhaps obsession covered the business from paperwork to the practicalities of the ‘Heritage Widget’.
The formal session finished with David McBeath taking us through the assessment and conservation processes with the wonderful case study of Burrinjuck Dam.
The publication includes the day’s questions and discssions.
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Heritage Lectures
The National Trust of Australia (NSW) introduced the ‘Heritage Lecture’ in 1995 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Trust. The lecture has been held annually, with the exception of 2001, and has been given by infl uential Australians.
1995 - Michael Kirby - Protecting Our Heritage: It’s a Human Right
1996 - Humphrey McQueen - Interiors and ‘Idears’
1997 - Bob Carr - The Premier’s View
1998 - Robert Hughes - A History Forgotten
1999 - Peter Garrett - National estate or Real Estate: Crunch Time for the Harbour City
2000 - David Malouf - Tracking Changes
2002 - Tim Flannery - The Environment’s Role in Shaping Australian Culture
2003 - Don Watson - I Still Call Australia What?
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A History of Sydney’s Darling Harbour
Authors Wayne Johnson and Roger Parris have produced a comprehensive history of Darling Harbor and the people associated with it. The evidence of Aboriginal occupation up to the present time is well illustrated with photographs maps, plans and timelines. This hard cover book published in 2008 by Sydney Harbor Foreshore is engaging and informative.
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Interwar Gardens: A guide to the history, conservation and management of gardens of 1915 - 1940
This publication, an initiative of the National Trust Parks and Gardens Committee, recognises that the survival of interwar gardens depends on understanding their history and context. This guide will hopefully assist owners to understand, maintain or reinstate interwar gardens so that they can contiune to give pleasure for generations to come.
Contributors are Helen Proudfoot, Colleen Morris, Barbara van den Broek, Stuart Read, Susie Hoppe, Matthew Devine, Silas Clifford-Smith and Christa Ludlow
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The Capitol Theatre Restoration by Lisa Murray
The story behind saving Sydney’s historic Capitol Theatre:* the politics * the heritage issues * the winners and the losers. ‘This book tells the story of the restoration of the Capitol Theatre. The City’s need for a lyric theatre was achieved while at the same time preserving a well-loved building. In any city, issues of retention and preservation are in tension with the need for redevelopment. In
recording the planning issues, political manoeuvres and philosophical battles surrounding the restoration of the Capitol, the reader will be provided with insights into the complex way that urban issues are progressed.’
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The National Trust Research Manual: Trace the History of Your House or Other Places, edited by Celestina Sagazio, 2004
Interested in the history of your house or land? Looking for the key to authentic restoration? Keen to know more about a local monument, park or industrial site? This book is designed to help you unlock the secrets of historic places and buildings. Detailed guidance from the National Trust (Victoria) team of experts makes it easy and accurate as possible to research the history of properties and discover their heritage signifi cance. In addition to illustrated chapters there are up to date details on record repositories around Australia and a copious reference list.
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Getting The Details Right: Restoring Australian Houses 1890s - 1920s
This book is the result of countless hours of fieldwork with a tape measure and notebook, carefully measuring, recording and drawing many important details of old Australian houses.
The designs which it contains provide all of the dimensions and construction information needed for restoration work on a variety of Australian housiing styles in the period from the late 1890s through to the late 1920s and beyond.
There are chimneys, fences, gates, doors, windows, verandah columns and garages for Federation houses, Califrnian bungalows and the various other styes of cottages, villas and houses of the period.
The drawings are linked to text which provides a concise description of building restoration and conservation theory and practice.
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Caring for Old Houses, Ian Evans, revised paperback edition 1998
‘In this book Australia’s best known writer on old houses provides sound advice on the best and most appropriate method of caring for old houses, clearing away some common misconceptions in the process. Some modern materials and practices, applied to frail old buildings, can cause serious damage to their fabric. New work on an old building should be carefully considered in order to preserve the original character and ensure that the value of the house is mainatined and enhanced.
In a text that blends historical background, conservation philosophy and practical advice, Ian Evans provides authoritative information on old house maintenance and restoration.
Old houses provide a sense of continuity and stability that is comforting in an uncertain age. Because they are history in a tangible form, they can tell us a great deal about our past. Keeping them alive and well in order to preserve a heritage is the subject of this book.’
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Colour Schemes for Old Australian Houses, Ian Evans, Clive Lucas, Ian Stapelton, reprinted 2004
Painting your house is expensive: get it right, fi rst time with Colour Schmes for Old Australian Houses.
There are 42 exterior schemes and 24 room schemes, complete with stencil patterns and suggested wallpapers. With this book anyone can give their old house a traditional scheme of decoration or devise a new scheme of their choice.
This book is a major contribution to the preservation and sympathetic enhancement of Australia’s heritage of old buildings. It’s also an essential item of equipment for every painter, decorator, or old house owner.
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The Federation House: A Restoration Guide, Ian Evans, New Edition 2004
‘Federation is the name given to a particular style of house built in Australia between about 1890 and 1920. Red brick walls and orange tiles roofi ng, decorated with ridging and chimney pots of terracotta, were among the noticeable characteristics of the majority of houses in this style. But a closer look reveals buildings that display the most extraordinary expression of developing national pride.
Built at a time when separate Australian colonies were combining to form a new nation, Federation-style houses consitute a unique statement of patriotism in architectural form. The rising sun emblem that appeared on countless gable ends symbolised the dawn of a new age for Australia and was itself adopted as a national symbol. After more than a century of British
cultural domination Australians had begun to fi nd inspiration in their own country and in its remarkable fl ora and fauna. For the fi rst time the fl owers, birds and animals of the bush were used to decorate plaster, pressed metal, glass, terracotta and fretowrked timber.
This book blends the story of these remarkable buildings with a wealth of information on their restoration and conservation. Shrewd practical advice on restoration techniques together with a comprehensive directory of suppliers which lists all of the services and materials necessary, combine to form an essential guide for every owner of a Federation style house.’
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Working Saumarez by Bruce Mitchell and Barry McDonald
At Saumarez Homestead, the National Trust part of the Saumarez pastoral station, there are many farm buildings which survive from the days when the property was at its height. This book focuses on those buildings to explain the working activities and the working people of Saumarez. The working buildings are introduced by an account of the development of the sheep, wool and
cattle parts of the pastoral enterprise, and the description of shearing on Saumarez. This book complements Saumarez: a history of the property and its people written by Bruce Mitchell and Jillian Oppenheimer
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Goulburn Correctional Centre: A Plan For the Conservation of the Precinct and Its Buildings, by James Semple Kerr, September 1994
Conservation Plan for the Goulburn Correctional Centre Precinct and Its Buildings commissioned by the NSW Public Works for the Department of Corrective Services
Please call the Trust Archivist on +61 (02) 92580 128 for more information about other studies and previous publications.
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complete study
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Housing in NSW Between the Wars
by Robertson & Hindmarsh Pty Ltd, in 3 volumes, Febuary 1996
A Study of Housing and Housing Estates constructed and developed in NSW between World War i and World War II.
Volume 1 (A4): The Australian Dream; Government Housing Policies between the Wars; Public Housing Schemes; Financing the Dream; The Role of Architects in Inter-War Housing; happy Homes for Modest Means; Crisis Housing in the 1930s Depression; Transport Networks; Servicing the Dream and Histories of Selected Local Government Areas by Rosemary Broomham; An Australian Architecture, Housing Types, Materials and NSW Building Regulations Affecting Housing by Scott Robertson and Gardens and Street Planning by Jan Robertson.
Volume 2 (A3): Proposed National Trust Urban Conservation Areas, Sydney Southern Suburbs: Ashfi eld; Bankstown; Burwood; Canterbury; Concord; Drummoyne; Hurstville; Kogarah; Parramatta; Randwick; Rockdale; South Sydney and Strathfield.
Volume 3 (A3): Proposed National Trust Conservation Areas Sydney Northern Suburbs: Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove; Manly; Mosman; North Sydney and Willoughby; and Country Areas Newcastle and Orange.
Please email us for postage costs for this item.
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Sydney Playground Study
by Barbara van den Broek and Colleen Morris, 1996-7
The purpose of this report is to outline a brief thematic history of play equipment in public parks in Sydney, and to identify and record relevant items of cultural signifi cance. Playgrounds are part of the social history of the community, they tell us much about attitudes to children and to the resources we are prepared to devote to their well-being.
The study came out of the concern of the authors at the rapid disappearance of older style play equipment from many parks, and its replacement with a bland uniformity across the majority of Sydney parks.
The study area was broadly defi ned as the Sydney Metropolitan area. Areas which were assessed as worthy of closer consideration included Lane Cove, North Sydney, Sydney City, Leichhardt and Marrickville Council areas. Some examples of playground equipment were photographed in country areas for comparative purposes.
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Survey of Harbourside & Ocean Pools of the Sydney Metropolitan Region, by EJE Landscape & Christa Ludlow, Septemeber 1994
Although many people may view harbourside and ocean pools as recreational anachronisms belonging to an era of segregated bathing and neck-to-knee swimming costumes, to others they are a part of their everyday life offering the chance to exercise and socialise in the most convenient location which allows them to mix with other members of the swimming fraternity. What may appear as disparate view points, forms the essence of the interest in wanting to carry out a heritage assessment of these items, especially in the light of the pressures that exist working against their long term existence. This study, therefore, seeks to identify, survey and assess the heritage signifi cance of harbourside and ocean pools within the Sydney Metropolitan region.
This report is a summary of the work undertaken to complete the study and includes an Inventory sheet on each site.
The study area covers 4 discrete locations: Northern Beaches (Palm Beach to North Head); Southern Beaches (South Head to Port Hacking); Sydney Harbour (including the Silverwater Bridge, Middle Harbour, Port Jackson and the latter half of the Parramatta River); and Botany Bay (including the latter half of the Georges River).
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Urban Parks Survey, June 1990
In 1986 the National Trust successfully applied for a National Estate Grant to undertake a survey of developed urban parks with heritage signifi cance. The survey sought to identify those urban parks suitable for Classifi cation by the Trust.
This report discusses the outcome of the urban parks survey, the methodology adopted, the management advances arising from the survey and future directions for improving management of urban parks of heritage signifi cance.
Out of Print Publications - Photocopies Only (colour)
The following are also available as part of the 2 CD set 40 Years of the Trust Journals 1961 - 2001
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Interwar House and Suburb Seminar, 1998
Seminar held 24-27 March 1998
Castles on the Ground; Interwar Domestic Architecture in the UK, Gavin Stamp; Looking for Lilacs & Lilies, Scott Robertson; Australia is a Small House; Rosemary Broomham; Resistance and Acceptance of European Modernism, Jennifer Hill; Looking Through The Leadlight; An Interior View, Robyn Riddet; Up The Garden Path, Colleen Morris; The Flat Phenomenon, Philip Thalis; A Window into a Lost World, Anne Bickford; Calthorpes’ House and the Melting Moment, Elaine Lawson; Household Engineering, Michael Bogle; The Interwar Period in Melbourne, David Moloney; Inter-war Housing in Canberra, Peter Freeman; The Brisbane Suburban Context, Helen Bennett; Interwar into the Twenty-fi rst century: Managing Change, David Logan
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Parks and Gardens Seminar, 1996
Seminar held at the Pat Hefferman Hall, Katoomba, 2 November 1996. Playing The Garden Detective, Colleen Morris; Historic Landscapes and their identifying features, Judith Rintoul; Garden Themes For the Blue Mountains, James Pfeiffer; Recording our signifi cant Parks and Gardens, David Beaver; The Conservation and Management of Historic Gardens, Barbara van den Broek; Garden Elements - not only plants, Christopher Betteridge.
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Things We Want to Keep: Environmental Heritage Management Under the New Local Government Act, 25 March 1994
Seminar held at Hallstrom Theatre, The Australian Museum, 25 March 1994.
Environmental Responsibilities of Councils Under the Local Government Act 1993, Andrew Kelly; Areas of Environmental Sensitivity - learning to read the early warning signs, Dr Paul Adam; Important Wildlife and Habitat Corridors, Dr Martin Denny; Environmental Restoration Projects, Louise Brodie & Lyn Whiley’ Unique Landscape and Vegetation, Dr Richard Lamb; Vegetation Cover and Tree Preservation Orders, Dr Jane Tarran; Vegetation Protection and Endangered Species Management, Dr David Keith; The Council Perspective - Practicalities, Problems and Opportunities, Dr Garry Smith
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Trees, Parks and Gardens: Conserving Landscape Values in the Urban Environment, 9 July 1993
Seminar held at the Metcalfe Theatre, State Library of NSW,, 9 July 1993
Shopping for signifi cance in cultural landscapes, Christopher Betteridge; Landscape Issues in urban areas and the work of the National Trust, Graham Quint; Conservation Plans for gardens, Richard Aitken; How do you implement a conservation plan, Ian Innes; Analysis - using photos, records and the place itself, Michael Lehany; Is there a future for carpet bedding, Ian Innes; Is it possible to keep landscape features in redevelopment projects, Meredith Walker; Caring for signifi cant trees in Woollahra, Robert Kerr; Street Trees in the City of Sydney, David Beaver; Community Involvement in a landscape issue, Phillip Williams; Towards a model landscape code, Warwick Mayne Wilson.
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Urban Conservation in the '80s, July 18-20 1980
Papers from a seminar held at the Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga NSW, July 18-20, 1980.
A State of the Art - A review of urban conservation in the 70s, Stephen Harris; The Framework for Conservation, Max Bourke; Physical issues, Andrew Andersons; Economic Issues, Peter James; Social Issues, Zula Nittim; An Overview of planning considerations, Penny Pike; Residential Buildings, Peru Perumal; Verandahs and Awnings, Stephen Davies, Infi ll Developments and Additions, Jim Kerr; Street Trees, Helen Armstrong; Gardens and Curtilage, James Broadbent; Civic Design and Public Spaces, Meredith Walker; Traffic and Parking, Michael Colston
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Industrial and Historical Archaeology, 1979
Papers from a seminar titled ‘Archaeological sites in Australia: Their signifi cance, identifi cation, recording and assessment.’ in association with the ACNT and held at Goulburn, NSW in February 1979. The Heritage Value of Historical Relics, D.J. Mulvaney; NSW Government Policy on archaeological sites, Mr Justice R.M. Hope; NPWS Approach, Michael Pearson; Historical Archaeology
in Northern Australia, Peter Forrest; A Regional Approach, D.N. Jeans; Site Recording Guidelines, Isabel McBryde; Identification and recording; Josephine Flood; Australian Heritage Engineering Record; C. St. Clair-Johnson; Gawler, South Australia, D.A. Cumming; Reuse of Abandoned Railways in Victoria, Jane Lennon; Researching Qld’s Earliest Mining Sites, R. L. Whitmore; Building Materials, Judy Birmingham; Tathra Wharf, Colin Crisp; Sources of Lime Mortar for Colonial Sydney, G.S.Gibbons; Registration of Sites, R.N. Walker; The Heritage Act, Helen Temple.
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Price: $35.00
Maintaining and Restoring Masonry Walls: Current Understanding and Maitenance Methods on Brick and Stone Walls, G.S Gibbons
Papers and discussion at a Symposium held at the NSW Institute of Technology, 2-3 February 1978
Processes of Stone Deterioration, John Gordon; Deterioration of Bricks and Mortar, Tom McNeilly; Rising Damp and Its Treatment, Jack Heiman; Why Clean Masonry Buildings, Peter Bridges; Protective Coatings on Masonry, John Clemens; Problems in a Marine Environment, Ron White; Developments in Europe, Margaret Nyman; Our Older Buildings - Documents of Their Time, Peter
Reynolds; Design and Preservation, Peter Bridges; Restoration Techniques, Clive Lucas; Craft and Materials, Howard Tanner; Getting The Job Done, Doug Turner; The Restoration of Scots Church Melbourne, Peter Staughton; Restoration of Campbell’s Storehouse, Sydney, Austin Chapman; Stone and Its Evaluation, Ian Wallace; Colour in Stone, George Gibbons; Incompatibility of Stone with other materials, Ted Hudson; Salt Aerosols and Rain in Sydney, Merike Johnson; Electrochemical Phenomena of Rising Damp, Noel Roberts; The Chemistry of Cleaning Agents, John Gordon; The Role of the National Trust, John Morris; The Role of ICOMOS, Peter Bridges; The State of the Art and a Look at the Future, Alan Spry.
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Price: $25.00
Conservation and Restorationg of Buildings: Preservation of Roofs, by Clive Lucas
Compiled by Clive Lucas OBE, as the 2nd part of a series produced by the ACNT with the assistance of the Commonwealth
Government National Estate Program.
Table of Contents:
Roof Form
Materials - Shingles, Slate, Iron Tiles, rolled zinc roof, corrugated iron, unglazed terracotta, Marseilles pattern terracotta tiles,
Asbestos Cement
Eaves and Verges - gutters, fascias and soffi ts, barges and fi nials
Details - ventilators, rainwater heads and downpipes, chimney pots
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Price: $25.00
Conservation and Restoration of Buildings: Preservation of Masonry Walls, by Clive Lucas, 1982
Compiled by Clive Lucas OBE, as the 3rd part of a series produced by the ACNT with the assistance of the Commonwealth
Government National Estate Program. Table of Contents:
Philosophy,
Materials - Brick, Stone, Earth
Mortars
Pointing
Damp Proof Courses
Problems
Repairs
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Price: $15.00
Urban Parks of Heritage Significance, Elizabeth Close & David Beaver, eds., 1993
A Collection of Essays on the History, Conservation and Management of Urban Parks, May 1993
Assessing the Heritage Signifi cance of Urban Parks, Dr Ian Armstrong; Type and Design of Urban Parks, Craig Burton; The Elements of Parks, Craig Burton; How To Conserve Parks of Heritage Signifi cance, Barbara van den Broek; A History of Urban Parks in NSW, Craig Burton
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Price: $15.00
Gardens of Heritage Significance, David Beaver, ed., 1996
A Collection of Essays on the History, Conservation and management of our garden heritage
Methods used for identifying, recording and classifying parks and gardens of heritage signifi cance, Warwick Mayne-Wilson; Assessing the Heritage Value of a park or garden, Warwick Mayne-Wilson; What are the typologies?, Colleen Morris; Historic Australian Garden Styles and their identifying features, Judith Rintoul; The Conservation and Management of Historic Gardens, Barbara van den Broek; Recording our signifi cant parks and gardens, David Beaver; Garden Elements - not only plants!, Christopher Betteridge; The Role of Government in garden Conservation - a case study; Susie Hoppe; On Being A Garden Detective, Colleen Morris
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