tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57169659832693347562024-03-05T08:14:44.046-08:00National Trust - Hunter & Newcastle RegionPO BOX 2151 Dangar 2309 NSWHunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-74213076826481628062014-08-25T14:30:00.000-07:002014-08-25T18:35:40.453-07:00Local Treasures 1233ABC Radio- MISS PORTERS HOUSE Collection<strong>Local Treasures 1233ABC Radio- Miss Porters House Collection 26 August 2014<br />Presenter: Carol Duncan<br />Interviewee: Ann Hardy</strong> <br />
Miss Porter's House is a National Trust property in Newcastle built in 1909. The house, grounds, interiors and contents are all intact and the property was continuously occupied by the Porter family for over ninety years. The house retains many original features and represents the Edwardian era and example of urban lifestyle in what was otherwise the early business of Newcastle. Other ephemera include accounts and invoices that tell a story of paper based finance keeping. There are two layers of interior decoration, firstly the original 1909 fit out, and secondly furnishing of the 1930s. The stencilled timber ceilings, fine Queensland maple staircase, art deco rugs, linoleum, and art deco light fittings are all historic features.<br />
In the early 1860s, the seventeen year old James Porter travelled from his native England, emigrated first to New Zealand, then a few months later to Newcastle where he, according to his obituary in 1919, ‘took up his residence in the islands of the Hunter River, where he engaged in farming pursuits.’ Here he married a local woman, and together they set up a business in Blane (Hunter) street opposite the Carrington Bridge. He married Eliza Lintott and, by the early 1880s, was ready to set himself up as a general storekeeper and carrier in Blane Street (now Hunter Street West). Here he and Eliza reared their family, while James became a well-known figure in local business and social life of the community.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FIRST SHOP Blane st near Carrington bridge (no longer there) -(Probably 483 Hunter St)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SECOND SHOP late 19th century - Back: " This photo is the property James / Porter purchased in 1879" Possibly near 609 Hunter Street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: University of Newcastle's Cultural Collections. Mr Blewett the Saddler & Mr Porter the Grocer at Hunter Street Store. Eight Hour Procession</td></tr>
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After 1879 they moved to a terrace shop in Hunter Street, fronting Honeysuckle Station (no longer there), which would have been directly behind Miss Porter’s House. A photo of the house found in the Miss Porter’s House collection, shows the store probably c.1890. The photo from the MPH collection had the notation, ‘James Porter’s Store is now Thorpe & Co, 483 Hunter St. Newcastle The photo shows James Porter as ‘Fruiterer and Grocer.’ The family lived in the house. <br />
From the images we can see goods for sale including jugs, vegetables and a parrot in a cage. The shop next to it was leased to various businesses over the years. Around 1890 the lessee was E Banfield, Draper, and later James Blewett Saddlers.<br />
When James Porter died in 1912, the business was valued at £6200 plus £319-5-0 for horses and wagons and was passed onto his son, Herbert, who ran the carrier business. <br />
This photo is of the cart and men near Islington Park. They’re ready for a May Day procession, date unknown but probably after 1912.<br />
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In 1906, James Porter purchased from the Australian Agricultural Company an allotment of land facing Langford Street and at the rear of his shop for 350 pounds. This was conveyed in 1909 to his second son, Herbert Porter and his new wife, Florence Evelyn Jolley, of Singleton who establish their own home and family. In 1910, Herbert contracted J T Orpen to build his house for 498 Pounds. The final payment in December 1909 included 14 Pounds for extra gas fittings. A few early photographs tell us about Herbert Porter (the father of the Porters sisters) and the family business. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porter House, King Street Newcastle, 1920s</td></tr>
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'Miss Porter's House' has always been a distinctive Edwardian home in an otherwise non-residential area. It stands on land known prior to its subdivision as 'Lock's Paddock', a stonemason's yard. The extensive buildings of the Gas Company occupied most of the land opposite while the Steel Street produce markets and homes of the Chinese market gardeners were in nearby Devonshire Street. As the century progressed, the industrial nature of the area gave way to commerce and administration. However Miss Porter's house remains as the sole residential building.<br />
In the aftermath of World War 1, a serious epidemic of influenza swept the world. Australia was not excluded and among the Newcastle victims was Herbert Porter, aged only 41 Years (in 1919). Florence Porter and her two daughters Ella and Hazel, the latter only five years old, were left on their own. These were sad years for the family. Eliza, Herbert's mother died in July 1919 and his sister, Elsie May followed in September 1921.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florence Porter</td></tr>
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The Porter sisters went to Cooks Hill Public School, then Hazel to Cooks Hill intermediate school, and Ella to Wickham Domestic Science High School. Hazel Porter worked as a secretary/clerk most of her life. She received typing and Pitmans shorthand certificates in 1931. Early casual jobs included the Melbourne Steamship Company (relieving typist for 2 weeks at a pound a week), United Referendum Campaign (1933), Merchants and Traders Association for 16 years then for a debt recovery agency - Commercial Protection Services, most of her life. She retired in the mid 80s.<br />
Ella Porter worked for an accountant, Australian General Electric Company, Miss Johnson's Doll Shop and a hat shop. Miss Porter's House became the lifelong home of the two daughters, neither of whom married. Here the Porter siters, Ella Baldwin and Hazel Mildred Porter would live until their deaths. Florence Porter died in August 1970 at the age of 91, after a long widowhood of almost 50 years. Ella and Hazel continued to live at 434 King Street where, in 1975, they renewed the bush house. Ella died in 1995, aged 84 years leaving Hazel to continue alone in the house until her own death in 1997, and aged 83.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and Hazel Porter and friends</td></tr>
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Prior to her death, Hazel contemplated the future of the family home. The inner-city site had been long sought for redevelopment; however Hazel decided to bequeath the house, its contents and an endowment to the National Trust of Australia (NSW). <br />
Since 1997 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Volunteers have maintained the building itself, the gardens and valuable collection of artefacts houses there, raising money towards its upkeep. <br />
Nearly all the objects and documents in the house are now safe and secure. It’s taken 16 years, with a particular effort the last four years to categorise about 8000 items. Each have been tagged and labelled, scanned or photographed and protected in archival quality sleeves. Each object or document has been described, measured, a condition report carried out, and information documented. Two grants from the Museums NSW has allowed the National Trust to buy archival quality materials.<br />
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This detailed inventory of the house will eventually be uploaded to the National Trust database and made available to the public. Other important information about objects is documented on a computer program to further understand the Porter family, the local area including businesses, and other changes to the local area. <br />
A small part of the collection is photograph and postcard albums dating back to 1903. Postcards were a quick way of communicating, and many were hand painted on celluloid.<br />
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The photos in the collection are for the large part, family snaps. The sisters didn’t travel widely, but did take photographs of the local areas, and their trips to Sydney and Katoomba.<br />
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Hazel Porter kept a detailed record of their trips around Newcastle and the Hunter Valley during the 1950s. Other photos provide significant information about the history of the family.<br />
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The photographs in the collection document big and small events from the 1927 flood of King Street to birthday parties in the back yard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flooding Steel Street, Newcastle West 1920s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flooding, King Street Newcastle West, 1920s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rescue Boat, Steel Street Newcastle West, 1920s</td></tr>
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Miss Porters House is happy to share digital copies of photographs from the collection. They occasionally post to the Lost Newcastle Facebook page, particularly when they are trying to date or identify a landmark.<br />
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<strong>Thank you to all the volunteers at Miss Porters House for their contributions in caring for this collection, special thanks to Pam Marley for providing images and information for this story.</strong><br />
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<strong>Opening Times for Miss Porter House</strong><br />
<strong>1pm-4pm second Sunday of each month. <br />434 King Street<br />Newcastle West 2302 NSW<br />(02) 4927 0202 <br />Adults - $8<br />Concession -$6</strong> Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-73540726180075447862014-06-29T15:34:00.002-07:002014-06-29T15:36:15.387-07:00Newcastle East End Project- Submission23 May, 2014 <br />
The General Manager, <br />
The City of Newcastle.<br />
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Dear Sir,<br />
<strong>SUBJECT</strong>: (Staged) DA 2014/323; Newcastle East End Project.<br />
The Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) would like to make the following submission:<br />
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“NEWCASTLE EAST END”<br />
Please note: The subject area is referred to by the applicants as “Newcastle East End”.<br />
This area has never been known by that name and this is confusing. The “East End” or “Newcastle East” is the area of the city (mainly residential) from Watt Street eastward. The CBD area east of Darby Street has been referred to in planning documents in the past as the City East precinct.<br />
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACT (HIS)<br />
The Trust strongly endorses the heritage buildings identified in the HIS for conservation, both individual NLEP 2012 heritage schedule items and contributory buildings within Council’s City Centre Heritage Conservation Area. <br />
We believe that many of the identified contributory buildings are worthy of individual LEP item status. It is noteworthy that the only CBD Heritage Study (by Suters Architects in 1988) has never been updated. It was meant to be a preliminary document only. The Trust has on numerous occasions advocated that Newcastle City Council (NCC) comprehensively review the document with a view to adding further items to its LEP heritage schedule. However, this never occurred. The “City-Wide Heritage Study”, produced in 1996 was focused on the suburbs of Newcastle LGA.<br />
We strongly endorse the recommendations on pages 70-71 (HIS) and the methodologies outlined on pp 52-55. We are pleased that the consultants have not recommended a mere facadism approach to conservation. <br />
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However, matters not raised in terms of heritage impact include:<br />
• The negative impact of the 3 tower buildings (between 15 and 20 storeys) on the urban cultural landscape defined by The Hill east of Darby Street. The Hill area rises along a sloping ridge along both easterly and westerly directions to Christ Church Cathedral at its central apex. <br />
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While the SEE claims these towers would “frame the cathedral”, and “maintain the visual prominence of the cathedral in the city skyline” (SEE, p12) they would in fact visually compete with the cathedral as the dominant structure and would be visually intrusive elements within the fine-grained , low- rise building form of The Hill area south of Hunter Street. This includes views from the east, such as from Fort Scratchley and Nobbys.<br />
• While the HIS lists listed heritage items “in the near vicinity”, there is no mention of the cultural significance of the 1858 rail corridor and the two heritage listed National trust, LEP and Railcorp s.170 registers) railway stations (Newcastle and Civic).<br />
There are no statements of positive and negative impact, presumably because there are no detailed proposals to comment on. This raises the issue about whether further impact statements will be written and published once more detailed proposals are drawn up; and whether there will be further opportunities for public comment, if the HIS is approved as part of the this DA.<br />
For instance, the Trust would like to suggest that reinstatement of the ornate, above parapet line decoration in the Menkens –designed Charleston Studio, later “Washington House” (167 Hunter St, asset 37) should be considered. It may be worthwhile to conserve at least some of the 1960 David Jones shopfront with its travertine facade and large chrome-framed shopwindows. Will there be opportunities to comment on such fine-tuned, heritage related matters in future staged DAs?<br />
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“Conclusion” (HIS, p 73).The Trust does not agree with some claims made in the various dot points:<br />
1. It is claimed that all items including conservation area contributory items will be retained. However, 22 Newcomen St (asset 10) and 14 Morgan St (asset 30) appear to be earmarked for demolition, apparently for pedestrian links that may not be necessary.<br />
2. It is claimed that the proposed new building envelopes (height, massing and scale) comply “in principle” with NLEP 2012, NDCP 2012 and Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy 2012.This is completely incorrect. Under the Draft SEPP 2014, there will be major, negative in urban design terms, changes to the development standards including height and FSR.<br />
3. It is claimed that that the proposed building envelopes will minimise negative impacts on adjacent heritage items and heritage items in the “immediate vicinity” (N.B there is no reference to contributory items). This is also incorrect.<br />
4. Comments about diversity of uses and improved amenity for residents and visitors are not heritage impact issues. <br />
5. High rise towers in this area will not “reinforce significant architecture and urban design”. <br />
6. Issues such as “providing improved amenity for an increased number of residents and visitors”, whether correct or not, are not heritage impact issues.<br />
7. “The potential to regain and reinforce significant views to and from the cathedral by locating additional height outside the primary view corridors”. Comment: These views while important are not the only ones to consider. High rise towers will have a massive negative effect on views to many significant parts of this low-scale heritage significant urban topography and cannot be justified.<br />
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<strong>STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS (SEE)</strong><br />
“Building conservation, Retention and demolition” (3.3.10)<br />
While it is stated that the DA “does not seek consent for the demolition of any buildings across the site”, this is contradicted by seeking consent for “the approach to 3.3.10 which identifies the extent of buildings to be conserved and retained on site , and the buildings on site to be demolished”. The “approach” would not guarantee that the provisions of 3.3.10 would be implemented. Further, two contributory buildings appear to be identified for demolition.<br />
Further, while the draft DCP provisions call for “4. Protect heritage items and contributor (sic) buildings”, the applicants’ response/comment to this is to “protect heritage items and contributory buildings where appropriate” (SEE, p 84. Comment on DCP provisions). The word appropriate is subjective and not defined by the applicants.<br />
Height Controls;<br />
The proposed building heights contravene the existing and only legal statutory planning instrument, Newcastle LEP 2012, which contains a height limit (a development standard, not a guideline) of 24 m. The height limits are a product of planning instruments and development control plans (DCP) that have sensitively assessed over more than two decades. These planning guidelines, development standards and urban design considerations respect the CBD’s historic topography and heritage issues. Their genesis is the landmark DCP 30 (c 1990) authored by Professor Barry Maitland, an urban designer with an international reputation. The DCP received national acclaim at the time. The principles that underpin that document have not changed. The recent Draft SEPP (Newcastle City Centre) and Draft DCP allow massive increases in height, FSR and other controls which cannot be justified in planning and urban design terms and don’t respect the community-endorsed principles of previous planning instruments. Indeed, they mock these sound principles and past community endorsement of them.<br />
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<strong>SUMMARY</strong><br />
We call on Council to reject the application and to inform the applicants that Council might look more favourably on a resubmitted proposal that complies with the current Newcastle LEP 2012, including its maximum building height development standard of 24 metres.<br />
We are aware that under certain circumstances a development may exceed the 24m metres in this area. However, it must not be more than 40m AHD and satisfy the consent authority that it does not impede or detract from views to and from the Cathedral to the Hunter River foreshore.<br />
The DA proposes a maximum height of more than 60 m and clearly does not comply with requirements about views.<br />
It also doesn’t comply with heights indicated in Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy 2012.<br />
Further,<br />
• This DA should not be assessed using the provisions of the Draft SEPP and Draft DCP (City Centre) as they have no legal status. <br />
• Given that the Draft SEPP and DCP were prepared by the NSW Government (Planning NSW) and that one of the applicants (Urban Growth) is a public sector property developer, the Government has a clear conflict of interest if it considers approval of these documents. This is a matter of great concern to the Trust.<br />
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Yours sincerely,<br />
Keith Parsons.<br />
Chair,<br />
Hunter Regional Committee, <br />
National Trust of Australia (NSW).<br />
Phone: 0249265301.Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-44605091797518263502014-04-07T16:31:00.002-07:002014-04-07T17:00:41.598-07:00Objection to the Draft LEP for a change to the building heights in Newcastle East New South Wales Department of Planning<br />
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SUBJECT: Draft Revised LEP Clause 7.9(4)<br />
OBJECTION TO THE DRAFT LEP FOR A CHANGE TO THE BUILDING HEIGHTS IN NEWCASTLE EAST OF THE CIVIC CENTRE.<br />
The extreme number of documents issued for public comment, including a mere two week exhibition period for the City Centre SEPP, by the Department of Planning & Infrastructure is outrageous to the degree that the department appears to have arranged this in an effort to minimise sound and reasoned comment from the general public and organised interest groups. <br />
It appears from an initial reading that the department has been successfully swayed by the GPT submission to change the Newcastle LEP (2012) by radically increasing heights on properties owned by GPT and NSW Urban Growth, who have a financial interest in these sites.<br />
The SEPP and proposed amendments to the City Centre DCP appear simply to mirror the “renewal” proposal by GPT and Urban Growth. Both these bodies are property developers with a clear conflict of interest, including a pecuniary interest in redevelopment of the CBD. Urban Growth is a public sector entity. Therefore, the NSW government should have taken an arms- length approach to the new planning instruments. They should have been subject to a genuine independent review.<br />
Further, Newcastle City Council’s planning staff and its independent Urban Design Consultative Group appear to have had no role in oversight of the draft SEPP or the GPT/Urban Growth plan.<br />
The GPT/Urban Growth plan and the draft SEPP fly in the face of sound and still relevant principles of planning documents produced by Newcastle City Council, some with ministerial approval, over almost two decades, including its 1998 Urban Strategy, the c1990 DCP 30, LEP 2003, City Centre LEP 2008, LEP 2012 and even the 2013 Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy produced by Hunter Development Corporation, notionally for the Department of Planning.<br />
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Newcastle's "Old Town" area below the Cathedral is rich with heritage buildings, lanes and interesting shopfronts on a human scale without the need for additional heights to further overshadow the spaces. The area has been protected by a heritage conservation area for many decades.<br />
Further, views of the CBD’s eastern precinct from Nobbys or Stockton reveal a highly significant urban cultural landscape with relatively low, human scale built development that respects the topography of The Hill (east of Darby Street) with Christ Church Cathedral at its apex. The proposed high rise towers would constitutes a gross and crude visual intrusion into this historic urban landscape. There are plenty of opportunities for redevelopment that respect this urban character. The SEPP, however, does not. It is interesting to note that even the 2007 GPT proposal paid far more respect to the principles of previous planning instruments and largely respected the historic urban character of the eastern CBD.<br />
The influx of a nineteen storey tower block on the former David Jones car park site has an unacceptable impact on the heritage significance of the conservation area and surrounding heritage items. Similarly, the fourteen storey tower on Wolf Street presents an unacceptable intrusion on this sensitive area. Both sites should be substantially scaled back to twelve and eight storeys respectively (or fewer) to reduce impact.<br />
The Newcastle LEP 2012 encouraged high-rise to occur in the west end of the city where there is a greater opportunity for redevelopment incorporating views over the city and the harbour. <br />
The Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust (NSW) objects to the removal of Clause 7.9(4) of the Newcastle LEP (2012) as this clause specifically protects view corridors to and from the Cathedral, an iconic building in Newcastle. The deletion of this clause removes all legal protection of views to and from the Cathedral.<br />
This draft LEP should be reconsidered and re-written to delete the potential of high rise development impacting on this portion of the Newcastle "Old Town" from interfering with view corridors to and from the Cathedral.<br />
We also oppose the proposed maximum height increase on the Hunter Street block between Darby and Auckland Street from 30n to 45m.The rationale for this appears to be to allow for the University’s ambitious plan to redevelop the western (Auckland Street) end. The 30 m maximum height was partly designed to visually protect the nearby, State Heritage Register listed City Hall. In the past the University have argued that existing buildings on the northern side of Hunter Street opposite the university site already exceed the 30 m height development standard. However, it needs to be recognised that the LEP is a strategic instrument and any future new development on the northern side would be expected to comply with the maximum 30m height.<br />
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The SEPP claims to be driven by claims about “economic” revitalisation. This is at the expense of sound, accepted urban design and heritage considerations.” Economic” appears to be a euphemism for GPT and NSW Urban Growth’s desire for maximum development and profit opportunities. Further, there appears to be no genuine independent oversight by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure of the urban design implications of GPT/Urban Growth’s proposals.Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-39378509773623783262014-02-24T12:48:00.002-08:002014-03-03T22:27:31.474-08:00Newcastle’s Almoners - Grace Parbery & Rosemary RamseyBroadcast Notes<br />
ABC1233 Local Treasures<br />
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By Ann Hardy<br />
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To understand people we need to understand the place in which they live. This was a motto of Grace Parbery, respected former Newcastle social worker. When she came to Newcastle she was interested in the city’s history and how it had shaped the people who lived there. <br />
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One of her keenest interests at the moment is the history of Newcastle. She likes this for its own sake, but also feels that it is difficult to understand people in relation to their background unless you understand also the growth and development of the place in which they live. (Grace Parbery) Newcastle Morning Herald 1947</blockquote>
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Stories about people contribute to the culture of the city of the Hunter. There is often much emphasis on built environment, but not on social history and the contributions and legacy left by individuals. Two Hunter women that certainly left a legacy were the late Grace Parbery (1913-1993) and Rosemary Ramsey (1925-2012) both were ‘almoners’, known today as ‘social workers’ and made a significant contribution to field of Social Work. They helped established healthcare practices in Newcastle that influenced new caring cultures to develop in NSW. <br />
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Grace started work at the ‘Almony Department’ at Royal Newcastle Hospital in 1943. Five years earlier she had completed a Certificate of Social Studies in Sydney and after completion of her studies gained experienced in the mental health setting working for the Red Cross at the Army General Hospital at Goulburn, NSW. At this time the Army General Hospital was the main psychiatric hospital in NSW and provided care for soldiers who had returned from New Guinea.<br />
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When Grace arrived at the Royal in Newcastle she was one of three almoners at Newcastle and worked across many different areas of medicine. The Almony department at Newcastle was the first outside Sydney (at a public hospital), they would do ‘rounds’ every Friday with the medical staff and visiting all 278 patients. Medical issues and the patient’s social situation were noted and if social work support was required, the almoner would take a ‘social history’. This was a story about the person’s life, their social supports, interests, employment etc. The gathering of personal information was an integral part of the medical assessment.<br />
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The almoner’s role at Newcastle also involved visiting patients at other locations. The Newcastle Hospital Almoners undertook home visits when a patient left hospital, they visited the Waratah convalescent home, as well as the Rankin Park ‘Chest’ Hospital where patients with Tuberculosis were treated. Almoners also worked extensively with mental health patients. Two psychiatrists visited Newcastle Hospital on a regular basis and social work intervention was part of patient care.<br />
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Grace believed that an Almoners job was to “see that any problem- financial, emotional or environmental that would prevent a patient from deriving full benefit from prescribed treatment” (Parbery : Newcastle Morning Herald 1947)<br />
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In 1955 Grace was instrumental in establishing a Domiciliary Care Service and Retraining Unit for the elderly at the Royal Newcastle Hospital, a scheme which launched Home Care Service of NSW. What originally started as a service proving housekeeping services, branched out over the decades to support other groups including mothers and the aged in the 1960s, to families of children with a disability in the 1970s, to a focus on care of young people with a disability in the 1980s. In 1986 Grace received Australia Day Honours and was awarded an OAM for her contribution to health care. <br />
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Rosemary Ramsey is another important figure in NSW's health history. Born in Salisbury in the county of Wiltshire in England she came to Australia with her family when she was 4. At the age of 16, Rosemary moved to Perth to undertake a degree in psychology at the University of Western Australia. As part of her final year in the degree, she worked at a children’s home in Perth. Her son Steve advised that whilst she was there “she was so appalled by the treatment of the children that she was moved to write a letter to the responsible Minister.” Rosemary received a response from the minister and interestingly was offered a scholarship to study social work, a new course, at the University of Melbourne. When in Melbourne she worked at Royal Park and Mont Park Hospitals and is believed she was the only social worker working in a mental hospital in Australia. It was in Melbourne she met her husband Jake and had her first son Steve, and two years later another son Richard. During the 1950s they family moved to Lake Macquarie where their third son Michael was born.<br />
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In 1965 Rosemary got a job as an almoner at Royal Newcastle Hospital where she worked for several years before becoming social worker at Newcastle Psychiatric Centre, or Watt St as it was more commonly known, a position she held until her retirement. She was certainly the first non-medical unit director at Watt Street where she headed up the addiction unit. She was the only social worker at this mental hospital when she started there. Social workers assisted mental health patients find appropriate accommodation, and seeing there was a need in this area Rosemary helped set up <em>Trelowarren</em> one of the first residential facilities for this group. The location of <em>Trelowarren</em> was to the right as you entered the main hospital grounds. Today this is the area of the Thwaites Building. This building provided short term residential accommodation until more permanent accommodation could be found. Rosemary also provided care to patients at Shortland Clinic at Newcastle.<br />
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While working at the hospital, she started the Newcastle branch of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) in Newcastle an organisation with which she continued to work with for many years after her retirement in 1985. PRA is organisation that was first established at Callan Park Hospital in 1955. The Newcastle service was established in 1961, and in 1981 a program that provided social support, this came as a result of the Richmond Report that recommended the closing of some mental health institutions in NSW. Rosemary received an award from PRA for her lifetime contribution to that organisation. Apparently on her retirement, she was described by the then Medical Superintendent, the late Brian Thwaites, as the conscience of the mental hospital. <br />
In 1993 the Australian Association of Social Workers established an Award in Grace Parbery’s honour. Each year this goes to an outstanding social worker who has made a contribution to the field social work. A year after Grace’s death, the inaugural award went to Rosemary Ramsey, fellow Novocastrian who had also made a significant contribution as a social worker and to health care, primarily to mental health care. In 1995 Rosemary was presented with the Premier’s Award for outstanding service to the Community, “Rosemary Ramsey was a contemporary of Grace Parbery and similarly has been at the forefront of innovative service development. Her work exemplifies social work values, ethics and practice principles, and has been of enormous benefit to people within the Hunter.” Her contributions are warmly remembered by those whose lives she touched. <br />
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The contribution Grace and Rosemary have made to the well-being of individuals and the wider community is significant because health practices they helped to establish are part of NSW’s ‘health history’, something that today and in the future we will be able to reflect on and learn. There was a strong sense of connection, and a certain relationship between the ‘hospital’ workers and the Newcastle community.<br />
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The attitude of the community to the Hospital is different from in a larger city. The Hospital is the Hospital of the People; it is supported by the people and serves a greater cross section of the community. People know more about the Hospital and consequently more is known about the function of the Almoner Department, both within the community and within the Hospital. Grace Parbery</blockquote>
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<strong>Many Thanks to Rosemary's son Steve Ramsey for sharing his mum's story and beautiful photographs.</strong><br />
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<u>Sources</u><br />
Parbery, Grace Australian Journal of Social Work; Mar1950, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p1-4, 4p<br />
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Parbery, Grace Mary Australian Social Work; Jun1994, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p16-16, 1p 1994.<br />
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<strong>Local Treasures - Newcastle- Photographs of the 1870s 28 January 2014<br />Presenter: Carol Duncan<br />Interviewees: Ann Hardy</strong><br />
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The Holtermann Collection featured in The Greatest Wonder of the World exhibition at the State Library of NSW in 2013. The Holtermann Collection contains photographs of NSW between 1873 and 1875, the American and Australian Photographic Company involved in taking photographs for this collection may have visited Newcastle in the early 1870s. </div>
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Bernhardt Holtermann commissioned photographers from the American and Australian Photographic Company to take images of the expanding townships of NSW. Holtermann had made his fortune in the goldfields at Hill End in 1872 when miners of his company found the 'Holtermann Nugget', this helped him finance the photographic project. Beaufoy Merlin and Charles Bayliss were partners in the American and Australian Photographic Company and the primary photographers of images in the Holtermann Collection.</div>
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The photographers took glass negatives of high quality capturing much development in early NSW rural towns. The majority of the photographs are of rural NSW including Hill End, Gulgong, Mudgee and Bathurst, and Sydney and Melbourne. Unfortunately it does not seem scenes of Newcastle were part of the collection. </div>
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The recent exhibition of the Holtermann Collection was held at the State Library of NSW, many taken by the American and Australian Photographic Company. In a separate album held at the library there are some photographs of Newcastle from the early 1870s. These photographs are not available on the library’s website, and have been tucked away not in general public view. The State Library of NSW have kindly given permission for these images to be publicly available on-line. </div>
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In September 2013 I visited the library to look at some of these "Newcastle" photographs, with no further description of what was available I was interested in which parts of Newcastle were shown. What I found were images taken from the usual aspects, from Nobbys Road towards Nobbys, from Christ Church overlooking the harbour, Gaol Hill across Newcastle Beach, and a view looking east towards the city. What I didn't expect and took me by surprise were how early the photographs were taken, most likely some time between 1870 and 1874. I decided to digitally photograph images as they appeared in the album because I knew they were historically significant and contained important information for future research. I also knew there would be of interest to some in the local Newcastle community. </div>
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These Newcastle photographs were taken by the American and Australian Photographic Company, and although not part of the Holtermann Collection have a close association because of the same photographers involved. This company flourished as there was extensive interest in documenting the growth of the State of NSW and progress of industry and manufacturing, the philosophy of the American and Australia Company is reflected in the following newspaper article:-</div>
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"The A. and A. Photographic Company desire further to remind the public that these negatives are not taken for the mere immediate object of sale, but that being registered, copies can at a all times be had by or of those parties residing in any part of the colonies wherever the company's operations have extended, thus forming a novel means of social and commercial intercourse. Sydney Morning Herald, 5 September 1870."</blockquote>
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The company's photographs of Newcastle are of landscapes and city views, much different to those in the Holtermann Collection that show individual shop fronts, residential houses and men at work. These ones of Newcastle document what was there at the time in terms of rail, other infrastructure, housing density and the general landscape before it become more heavily built on.<br />
The most startling image in the album is that of the Sand Hills seperating Nobby's road and the main town. There were significant problems with sand drift, probably because much of the vegetation had been taken out. The sand appears to be encroaching on the former Lumber Yard and the area towards where Customs House was later built. Houses at Newcastle East have not yet been built and there is a pathway across the sand dune. Fences are erected possibly to stabilise the sand.<br />
The photograph of Newcastle Beach is also a fascinating one, as it shows the area before any beach amenities, there is dilapidated fencing and an interesting fenced in area. <br />
Enlarged sections of the images show a lot more detail of built environment to be seen in the photographs. Such as the coal company offices that were located at lower Watt Street where the Newcastle Railway Station now exists. Some of these were the ‘Lambton Colliery Office’, ‘Waratah Coal Company’ and the ‘Co-operative Colliery Office’. This detail can help date images, for example the photograph showing the rail yards at the bottom Watt Street does not show Customs House that was built in 1877, or Newcastle Railway Station constructed in 1878.<br />
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Many thanks to the State Library of NSW for kindly giving permission to have these photographs publicly available.<br />
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<strong>Source:</strong> State Library of New South Wales, (PXA 365 / vols. 1-4PXA 365 VOL 4)<br />
<strong>Title:</strong> Photographs of Sydney, Melbourne and regional New South Wales and miscellaneous personal photographs from B. O. Holtermann , ca 1870- ca 1880<br />
<strong>Date of Work</strong> ca 1870- ca 1880<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking N.E'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking West from Captain Allan's Hill'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged section of above photograph </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged section of 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking West from Captain Allan's Hill'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking West from the Old Gaol'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged Section of 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking West from the Old Gaol'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of lighthouse "Nobby's" Newcastle, N.S.W</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged Section - 'View of lighthouse "Nobby's" Newcastle, N.S.W</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged section of Continuation of 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking West from the Old Gaol'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- continuation of 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W Looking West from the Old Gaol' caption</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W. Looking S.E. from Queen's Wharf'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged Section - 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W. Looking S.E. from Queen's Wharf' </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged Section - 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W. Looking S.E. from Queen's Wharf'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of Lake Macquarie Road, Newcastle, N.S.W. Looking S.S.W. from Church Street'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: State Library of New South Wales- 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W. Looking N.W.'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged Section- 'View of Newcastle, N.S.W. Looking N.W</td></tr>
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-11466261485689765002014-01-27T13:35:00.001-08:002014-01-27T13:35:44.647-08:00Don't Sell Historic Courthouse in a Whim<strong>Ann Hardy 26 January 2014<br />Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust</strong><br />Why the rush to sell the Newcastle Court House? It was quite a surprise this week when State Member Tim Owen announced that Newcastle Court House will go on the market in a few weeks. It appears discussions have already taken place with developers, however, the wider community and heritage authorities have not been consulted. The Court House is part of the city’s Government Domain, which was nominated for National Heritage Listing in 2013. The Domain is linked to Newcastle’s original settlement, where Government House and other administrative infrastructure were situated in 1804. The precinct contains the first working coal shafts in Australia, the magnificent military buildings built by imperial forces in 1842 and retains a significant cultural landscape.<br />The National Trust of Australia (NSW) listed the Newcastle Court House on its Register in 1976 and believes it is a heritage asset inextricably linked with its use and government ownership. Like the Post Office, the Court House is a landmark building, sited within a historic area of Australia's second oldest city. While the Trust supports the concept of "adaptive reuse" to fund ongoing maintenance, any development proposal must be sympathetic. <br />
The building is not yet redundant. It continues to function as a Court House and may be needed for public use in the future. It doesn’t make sense to sell the building before the new court house is completed. <br />Buildings at the Domain have a long history of government use, assisting authorities when there is overflow from other government services. The military buildings, originally used for this purpose for only 12 years, went on to accommodate public servants, the volunteer militia, girls at the Industrial School and, finally, a mental health use. The Family Court and related services in the precinct may require additional building space in the future or the building could provide space in times of need for other public services.<br />
Is this sale what the community wants? The Trust believes that, as the ultimate owners of publicly-owned heritage places, the community must be able to comment on their future. The community needs to be informed about any proposed disposal at an early stage in the process, before decisions are made. The Trust supports redevelopment of the Newcastle Court House if its heritage values are retained; if this cannot be assured, then this building should remain in government hands. There are many other questions, such as: Will the building be sold or leased? What is the area of land proposed for sale? What are the conditions of sale? What protective measures will be in place ensuring cultural heritage is retained? <br />The Court House should not be sold on a whim! Further assessment is urgently needed to explore whether it is in the public interest to keep this heritage asset publically-owned and to maintain public accessibility. <br />More discussion is needed before selling this important landmark building. <br />
The community must be enabled to oppose alienation on the grounds that a publicly owned asset should be retained in public ownership as it is in the public interest to do so.Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-46049178360291609522013-11-25T15:47:00.001-08:002013-11-25T22:41:53.884-08:00Treasured local Christmas cards<strong>Local Treasures - Treasured local Christmas cards 26 November 2013<br />Presenter: Jenny Marchant<br />Interviewees: Ann Hardy</strong> <br />
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<strong>Broadcast Notes:</strong> These early Christmas cards of the late nineteenth century were located in a beautifully decorated leather family photo album found in Newcastle. They are in a private collection. It is not known who the people are in photographs, however between the pages are some lovely Christmas cards of the nineteenth century. Some of the cards are likely to have been produced in England, and either purchased here or sent by loved ones to family living in Australia. This one has a very English scene and unfortunately has no markings.<br />
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Sending Christmas cards began in the United Kingdom in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a public servant and interested in encouraging the public to use the new postal services for their own use. Before 1840 the postal service was mostly for the rich, however after this time correspondence could be sent for a penny, or a half-penny if in an unsealed envelope. Cole engaged artist and friend John Horsley to design the first three panelled cards, and although these were not popular straight away cards did increasingly become more common in later decades. Cole would go on to be the founding director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.</div>
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Christmas cards became even more popular in 1860s when methods of printing improved. Professional illustrators were engaged to produce scenes giving them another source of income. This was a similar case for engravers who were also commissioned to design cards. By the early 1900s, sending Christmas cards had become fashionable in Europe and likely to have also been the case in Australia. </div>
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Christmas was a sentimental time for those living away from loved ones and friends, particularly in Australia. For many they longed for 'home', many people never returning to where they had once lived. They longed for scenes of home and cards often depicted flowers from English gardens or snow covered landscapes. Many of the cards from loved ones were deeply treasured and kept in family albums near photographs of those who had sent them. When Christmas cards become popular in Australia in the 1880s there was a competition by John Sands to create cards showing local themes. The designs are very interesting and showcase the level of artistic talent in NSW at that time. This album at the Mitchell Library and can be seen at the following website <a href="http://143.119.202.10/album/albumView.aspx?acmsID=16367&itemID=1045857">http://143.119.202.10/album/albumView.aspx?acmsID=16367&itemID=1045857</a></div>
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In 1915 Hallmark Cards were created John C. Hall and this company continues today. Christmas cards are highly collectable and there are greeting cards associations around the world. Designs shown on cards reflect the fashion and art scene of particular decades, are marked the social trends and culture of a particular time and place. In the 1910s and 1920s, homemade cards became popular. </div>
In the 2010s the tradition of sending the traditional Christmas card has declined. New technologies and social media have changed the way we communicate and send our best wishes. Many now send e-cards, but the tradition of making a handmade card is not lost with many artist engaged in making these small scale artworks, something to be treasured because of the time and effort by its creator. <br />
Christmas cards found in this album do not show religious themes. This was often the case with early cards whereby they showed more fanciful scenes. <br />
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-32718465446957411222013-10-22T14:31:00.000-07:002013-10-22T19:39:36.864-07:00Janette Grossmann’s ‘Tonbridge’ Desk<div>
<strong>Local Treasures</strong> - Janette Grossmann’s ‘Tonbridge’ Desk 22 October 2013<br />
<strong>Presenter</strong>: Carol Duncan<br />
<strong>Interviewees</strong>: Ann Hardy <br />
<strong>Broadcast Notes</strong> Miss Janette Grossmann was the Headmistress at Maitland Girls High School for 24 years (1890 – 1913). In the collection at Grossman House is a beautiful timber portable writing desk, also known as a ‘Tonbridge desk’. Tonbridge is a town in Great Britain, famous for its creative woodworkers and particular style of wooden products, known as Tunbridge ware. Tunbridge ware were wooden items manufactured at Tunbridge Wells near Tonbridge. Many of the woodworkers lived at the town of Tonbridge, however set up businesses near Tunbridge Wells. The wells were located at the riverfront, ideal for the woodworkers selling their wares. The style of wooden goods (Tunbridge ware) became very popular in the nineteenth century. The market for Tunbridge Ware grew as navigation increased nationally and internationally. Tunbridge Ware were mostly small items made from wood, often having inlaid wood and other decorative features. Originally items were of whitewood with printed designs showing local scenes, a sort of souvenir that visitors could purchase. Another more common style was a design formed from gluing small sticks to form a mosaic, it is this style that typifies Tunbridge Ware. The pieces produced were an exquisite example of fine carpentry. </div>
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In 1890 before coming to Maitland her students from Waverley West Secondary School gave her the lovely gift, of a beautiful decorative desk. It was probably purchased in Sydney by the girls’, however its creator and place of production is unknown. Unfortunately it does not have a makers mark. The inscription on the small plaque on the top of the desk says </div>
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Miss Grossman was obviously very well liked and appreciated at her former school in Sydney where she had been only for a relatively short time. Previously to this she had graduated ‘with Honors’ from teaching college in New Zealand, working in Christchurch later at Sydney Girls’ High before her appointment as Principal at Maitland West Girls’ High in 1890. The portability of Miss Grossman’s desk would be ideal in her role as school Principle, taking stationary with her from place to place. The desk is about 25cm x 50cm and has intricate wooden inlay on the lid and front of desk. A centerpiece on the lid is a piece of shell. It has an intricate design of inlay. The desk is most likely made from English walnut.</div>
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The, pretty grounds of the Girls' High School looked especially attractive on Saturday night, illuminated as they were and bright with flags on the occasion of the farewell to Miss Grossmann late headmistress of the West 'Maitland Girls'…. Mrs. Lindsay then presented Miss Grossman with a very beautiful pendant of original design of tourmalines and pearls, and an autograph book with the names of the girls, and also to Mrs. Grossmann a handsome bag. Miss Grossmann, with much feeling, thanked the friends for their words and gifts to herself and mother. While she, disclaimed being the originator of the ‘Old Girls' Union, yet she had felt that this union had grown to be both a blessing to all who had taken part, and to many in the town, and she hoped that Miss Campbell would be able to lend her influence to strengthening the good work. Miss Grossman regretted leaving dear old Maitland, and said she had spent very many happy years in her work here. Miss Ewing played 'For she's a jolly Good Fellow,' and all joined in the singing.</blockquote>
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Later after her death in 1924 the girls’ school at Maitland was renamed Grossmann House in her honour in 1935. It is not known when the desk came into the collection of Grossman House, it likely went the Sydney with Miss Grossman after she left, and donated to the house sometime after her death.</div>
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It will be on show at Grossmann House 2-3 November 2013, 10am-3pm<br />
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Sources<br /><a href="http://www.grossman.org.au/?page_id=18">http://www.grossman.org.au/?page_id=18</a><br /><a href="http://www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk/made-in-tonbridge/tunbridge-ware.htm">http://www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk/made-in-tonbridge/tunbridge-ware.htm</a><br />
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-66430129338069511462013-10-14T22:51:00.000-07:002013-10-14T22:51:18.057-07:00Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust AGM 2013<strong>Sunday 24 November 2013 2013 at 11am</strong><br />
Our guest speaker is Barry Maitland, distinguished architect, urban designer and author.<br />
Barry Maitland studied architecture at Cambridge University. He practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia to become Professor of Architecture at the University of Newcastle. While at the University he made a considerable contribution to planning and heritage protection in the <br />
City of Newcastle and was the author of landmark studies on planning and heritage that formed the basis of Development Control Plan 30, a nationally significant planning policy to guide and urban design for future development in Newcastle CBD.<br />
He retired in 2000 to write crime fiction. He is the author of 12 widely acclaimed books and has an international reputation as a crime fiction writer. His popular series, which commenced with The Marx Sisters in 1994, are notable for their historical settings. His most recently published book was The Raven’s Edge (2013) <br />
Lunch will be available for purchase<br />
RSVP Ann Hardy <a href="mailto:ann-hardy@hotmail.com">ann-hardy@hotmail.com</a> or 0438509139Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-7395605232739561772013-10-14T21:38:00.002-07:002013-10-14T22:21:28.288-07:00Newcastle’s Canoe Pool<br />
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at Newcastle really exist, or is it an urban myth? Thanks to many locals who
still remember it and the few photographs that exists, we can confidently say
that it did exist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Newcastle’s Canoe
Pool was constructed during the Depression years in 1930s by the Newcastle
Municipal Council and was located next to Newcastle's Ocean baths, in the
circular wading pool.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">The
pool was also known as the ‘Young Mariner's Pool’, or ‘Map of the World’
pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The special features included a
large map of the world with continents made of concrete raised to the water
line. The pool still exists but the map of the world is no longer there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that a coloured photograph of the pool has survives. In 2007, Newcastle based
creative director Simone Sheridan inherited her Great Grandfather's old slides
and a very nice vintage camera collection. The photographer was Bruce Edward
Thomas, fondly known as Jimmy. Jimmy was a dentist where he lived in Short
Street in Mudgee. However he did spend a few years in the Hunter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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taken in 1950 when Jimmy was stationed at Greta as a dentist in the Australian
Army. He took photos as a hobby and according to his family he photographed
everything. Simone advised "It's not easy to know where the photo came
into his journeys, as I only discovered them in 2007 that is when I found it in
his slides. Maybe it would have been lost, if I hadn't of been living here
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were kept in great condition on a steel box, which he locked in an old
dentistry closet. For this reason the reproduction of the colours have remained
strong as if the photograph was taken yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Jimmy’ Thomas passed away in 1974 aged 62. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">This colour photograph
of the Canoe Pool is significant because it is the only colour image that had
come to light of the pool. As shown the various colours of the continents and
countries are easily identifiable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
continents were painted various colours, and Commonwealth countries coloured a
distinctive pink. Children for decades enjoyed the pool, pretending they were
mariners navigating their way around the world and between the continents. This
make believe water wonderland provided much enjoyment during a period a time
when there was much hardship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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letter to the Argus sums up beautifully the fun one youngster had on his
holiday to Newcastle. The following letter was written by the child’s father A.
Thornton in 1945.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“A child at Newcastle (NSW) can swim right
round the world in a matter of seconds. A splendid public swimming – pool has
been laid out in the form of a map of the world, the countries being in
concrete, while the oceans are filled with sea water. The pool is deep enough
for children to swim in in safety, thus getting good fun and exercise and a
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Another user of the
Canoe Pool was Hamilton South resident Warren Hardy who remembers going to the
pool as a young boy in the 1940s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
would catch the tram from Jesmond to the end of Scott Street opposite Newcastle
Baths. "The water in the pool wasn't too deep, as a child you could safely
wade around the map, or take a surfer plane to float around it. If you didn't
have a floating device you could hire one from the beach pavilion."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creative design.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">Built
in the 1930s the Canoe pool may have been a 'work for the dole' project to
stimulate employment. The larger pool was likely built some years prior to the
Canoe Pool’s construction, but who had the idea for this marvellous creation is
a mystery. The creation of a map in a public pool was certainly unique and
rare, no similar pools are known to have existed in Australia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was damaged after bad storms and heavy seas and gradually disintegrated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was sometimes covered by sand and it is
thought to have been pulled out after the 1974 cyclone. However thanks to
people like ‘Jimmy’ Thomas, whose delightful photograph may inspire others to
think creatively in public infrastructure and community engagement projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-89017392844272484082013-09-12T21:26:00.000-07:002013-09-23T00:50:55.838-07:00‘Quarries’ - Newcastle’s Cultural Landscape<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 20.1pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
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<strong>Presenter:</strong> Carol Duncan<br />
<strong>Interviewees</strong>: Ann Hardy</span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Quarries are part of Newcastle's cultural
landscape and are subtle and often forgotten reminders of human occupation of
the area. They exist only because something has been taken away, and not built,
we often forget how much the landform has changed. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Cultural landscapes are
just as important as the built environment and other heritage items</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">, symbolising the many layers of human
occupation. Cultural landscapes and their stories are important parts of the Australian
heritage discourse, and Newcastle has some exceptional examples as shown of
Nobbys Headland and Macquarie Pier.</span></o:p></span><br />
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Newcastle’s modern landscape. Quarries were workplaces of convicts, free
settlers during the 1800s. The earliest sites were Colliers Point (Fort
Scratchley) and Nobbys Island. As well as Colliers Point being the site
of the earliest coal mines in Australia, the headland was also a quarry, with
rock taken away to construct Macquarie Pier. Similarly Nobbys Headland
was also a quarry, its outer edges gradually chiselled away to help build the
southern breakwater. Early artworks show workers picking away at the earth.
like sculptors creating a new work of art.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to Nobbys on their walks along the pier. These were used to transport rock to
build to northern and southern breakwaters. Later the railway bringing stone
from the Waratah quarries to the pier.</span></span></span><br />
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site that was quarried quite early was the Newcastle Government Domain (James
Fletcher Hospital).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work began there in
the 1830s when </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">convict labour was used to
prepare for the construction military buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A
chain gang quarried the site levelling the ground to allow for the erection of
rectangular military barracks and a parade ground. The </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">quarried rock
wall </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">is visible today and
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">is located</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> at the
southern side below Ordnance Street</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The landform is now
uninterrupted and almost the entire length of the quarried southern boundary
and because previously much of the focus has been on built heritage and fabric,
landscape features like the quarried rock wall at the Newcastle Domain have
received little attention or acknowledgement until recently when the entire
precinct was listed on the State Heritage Register.</span></span><br />
<o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">A quarry at Waratah was in operation from
1857, believed to have been started by Mr Wright. However the larger quarries
at Waratah were Government owned and established in the mid 1860s. One of the
Government quarried was known as Whitman's Quarry located somewhere near the
town 'Commonage'. The Waratah quarries were the most significant in the
Newcastle area providing rock to build the southern breakwater at Nobbys, and
later in the early 20th Century the Northern breakwater. The stone was brought in
by rail and was also used in the extensive works to strengthen the harbour
walls. </span><br />
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increase the get of stone at this quarry, in order to lay down a stone Dyke
from Scott's Point on the North Shore upwards to Limeburner's Bay, in order to
stop the immense sand that for some years has been washed down into the
harbour” (The Newcastle Chronicle, 21 October 1871)</span></span></span></span></div>
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not only from those working at these dangerous sites, but from local children
playing in the area. The Waratah Quarry Accident Fund was established in the
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<br /><br /><br /> </span>Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-38985685661952942612013-07-29T23:27:00.002-07:002013-07-29T23:29:46.683-07:00No point cutting out city's historic heartOpinion Piece - Newcastle Herald 27th July By Ann Hardy 2013http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1665149/opinion-no-point-cutting-out-citys-historic-heart/<br />
I agree with Lord Mayor McCloy that more affordable housing is needed, especially given the prospect of an expanded university campus in the near future. Councillor McCloy’s vision is that the current city skyline be replaced with new modern towers. He suggests that height restrictions be lifted, and for the impact to the historic skyline including the beautiful Christ Church Cathedral, be disregarded as old fashioned thinking. Given the bulk of the land holdings to the north of the Cathedral are owned by GPT and Urban Growth, Councillor McCloy must be envisaging a mix of residential and retail towers, maybe a bulky goods shopping centre, to be the new city skyline. <br />
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Increased building heights are already part of the Newcastle planning framework. Heights have been increased further or reaffirmed in the draft Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy – up to 90 metres in Newcastle West. So why spoil the historic heart of the city by removing views to our iconic and architecturally significant Cathedral, by replacing it with blocks of concrete and glass – when there are alternative locations for multi high rise towers? Imagine what our city will look like if increased building heights north of the Cathedral are to occur. Vistas to and from the Cathedral will be impacted, views to the Cathedral from Nobbys, Fort Scratchley, Stockton and the harbour would effectively be destroyed. The outcome would be a diminished city centre, not a vibrant one, with one of our city’s major visual assets gone. It will mean that when you stand at the foreshore, you’ll no longer catch a glimpse of the Obelisk, buildings in The Hill, or the Cathedral - all important lines of sight that remind us why Newcastle is unique and interesting. <br />
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It would not have the same impact for those cruising into the harbour if the Cathedral was not able to be experienced in full view. This is our jewel in the crown. Increased building heights would seriously impact the city's historic character and setting.<br />
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Other cities don't target their historic hearts for increased development, especially when other solutions are available – in fact truly vibrant cities are those where there is a complex interplay of new and old – not just new replacing old as Councillor McCloy is suggesting. Planning in Newcastle must be carefully considered to respect its character and certainly the planning framework has for many years produced a variety of new buildings - all of which have maintained the views of the Cathedral. <br />
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In Newcastle the visual landscape of our city is equally important as the rich mix of heritage buildings in the city centre. The eastern precinct respects the topography of the Hill area and has a San Fransican feel – this has long been recognised as key to our City’s competitive advantage over other regional coastal cities like Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour – sorry coastal cousins, but Newcastle towers above with its visual beauty. <br />
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The city's historic landscape is worth retaining, not only for cultural and social reasons but for economic reasons. It is what makes Newcastle special. People come here to experience its attractive and special character. Why jeopardise this when there are other solutions. Heights of up to 90metres have been proposed for City West – this is the logical area for increased building heights. Perhaps GPT and Urban Growth could turn their attention to City West rather than seeking to up-scale their land holdings in front of the Cathedral.Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-21698590931525494042013-06-27T14:35:00.002-07:002013-06-27T14:38:29.376-07:00Grossmann & Brough Houses Haunted Houses Tour 7pm - 6th July 2013The Grossmann & Brough Haunted Houses Tour is now into its third year.<br />
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As well as exploring the 1870 Houses by candlelight, gaslight and oil lamps, the 2011 participants heard about the findings of the Melbourne Psychic who was searching for “Maitland’s Most Haunted House”<br />
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Last year the tragic story of James Mudie’s convicts was told (James Mudie was the first white owner of the “town block” where Grossmann & Brough now stand)<br />
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While these stories and much more will be told again this year, an extra paranormal “search” will be undertaken. <br />
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Come on the Haunted House Tour 2013<br />
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Limited spaces available. Phone 49 337758 to secure your place.<br />
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Tickets $25 with wine on arrival and supper at the tours conclusion.<br />
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<br />Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-2462497451230150792013-06-25T00:03:00.000-07:002013-06-27T14:29:35.661-07:00Watt Street - An Illuminating History<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The opening night of City Evolutions in Newcastle was a wonderful experience. People were out walking together with friends and family, appreciating the open space and enjoying the crisp winter solstice evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The place was alive with thousands of people wandering up and down the street; it had a very different feel to it, something I hadn’t experienced there before. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I walked up Watt Street certain images triggered all sorts of stories I had read about the streets history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A chain of visions during the night reminded me how rich and diverse history of Newcastle’s first street was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first thing to kindle my imagination was a friend pointing to the night sky and saying “Lycett’s moon is on its way”, there it was, right on cue during the official ceremony, the moon ready to appear, as if Lycett was lifting the curtain on opening night</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The strong community presence gave a different feel to Watt Street. People walking and talking together at the City Evolutions event made me think about how many others in the past had spent time in the street, what other events had taken place there. Convicts, Commandants and Government dignitaries have walked this street, and many parades and demonstrations have taken place there. We have simply forgotten what has transpired in Watt Street and the City Evolutions event is a great opportunity to tell some of these stories.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the nineteenth century Watt Street was a popular place for marches and processions. In 1861 the volunteer Artillery and Rifle Corps participated in the annual Anniversary Day regatta held on Newcastle harbour. Assembling on the parade ground at the top of Watt Street then firing a salute from one of the guns before marching down the hill to the regatta. There was a strong public presence to watch the grand display. The old parade ground at the former military barracks (James Fletcher Hospital) was used for numerous public events and rallies. The Miners Union in 1874 organised a meeting and ‘grand procession and demonstration’.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;"></span><br />“Two thousand miners, headed by four bands of music, marched through the town to the hill, where a concourse of people, to the number of about five thousand, assembled.” </h4>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other demonstrations were associated with health and wellbeing of inhabitants. In 1895 there was a ‘Hospital Demonstration’ to raise funds for the hospital and Benevolent Society. The procession was a mile in length and the meeting urged all to join a ‘friendly society and provide against sickness and distress’. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The old Council Chambers a reminded of the long association the street has had with official authority and the first seat of government.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seeing the Hunter Blood Bank so vibrant with its life-size mascot (drop of blood) having fun with the youngsters reminded me of the health history of the street. The Royal Newcastle Hospital used to be just around the corner, and the lengthy association Watt Street has had with mental health care is remarkable. The former David Maddison building also reflecting the significant history of health, Maddison was an innovator of mental health care and helped implement radical and new approaches to medical education in NSW. He was Dean of Medicine at University of Newcastle. The building is the perfect canvas to show historical images.</span> <br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The City Evolutions is wonderful for the city. It is not only a creative and artistic event, but a cultural heritage event that has been inspired by history. The event brings to life a street full of business, commerce and history, something that also occured one hundred years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">“The city was gaily illuminated tonight, practically all the business-houses presenting displays of coloured electric lights” (1911)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Volunteer Movement", Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 29 January 1861."Miner's Procession to Asylum Grounds and Demonstration There." Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 1874. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hospital Demonstration." The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 September 1895.</span><br />
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-21628642890373699362013-06-20T01:34:00.001-07:002013-06-20T17:38:19.973-07:00Dalwood House 'another National Trust property'<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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Gionni di Gravio was our guest speaker at the Trust dinner, he talked about how today many organisations like the National Trust are 'making do' with the resources available, however the advantage of living in the 21st century is the digital age is enabling information to be disseminated more timely and cost effectively, particularly through the use of blogs and social media. The digital age is providing a new face and first contact point for the community, the internet is a very powerful tool giving increased exposure and a new presence in a new space to organisations. Thus often a new audience.<br />
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At the workshops many topics were covered, including how to work with local media, managing events and promoting the properties. It was very impressive to hear what many of the houses are doing in relation to events and open days, particularly Dundullimal Homestead at Dubbo and Saumarez Homestead, Armidale. <br />
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One of the most important things I got out of the day is the idea of looking beyond the properties, at the broader environment, the landscape, and others in our community to share new stories. <br />
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There are different ways to interpret the properties in their wider context, just as Dalwood's old sun-dial reaches to the sun to be understood, we can also reach out, bringing back new stories to better understand 'home'!<br />
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Many thanks to Wyndham Estate and Don Seton-WilkinsonHunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-75851190577724660582013-06-19T22:12:00.000-07:002013-06-19T22:12:50.614-07:00Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy 2012 (NURS) SubmissionThe Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) welcomes urban renewal of the City of Newcastle and opportunities that see it revitalised. We understand that there is a need for a strategy that sustains population growth. The renewal strategy states upfront the State Government’s decision to cut rail services between Newcastle and Wickham, however, this is somewhat confusing because many of the ‘guiding principles’ mentioned actually support the retention of rail transport infrastructure. There is no rationale given in the strategy for cutting the rail, nor is a transport study provided to explain how the decision was made (using proper planning and transport principles). For this reason we do not believe that this strategy is holistic in its approach, and requires further reviewing after an Environmental Impact Statement is undertaken.
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The Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) would like to comment on the above draft strategy:<br />
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<strong>Closure of the CBD rail line between Wickham and Newcastle.</strong><br />
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We note that this decision was made without consultation or a period of public exhibition for comment. We further note that there has been no professional report on the transport economic and planning implications of the decision. The only reason given for the decision by Planning Minister Hazzard was to achieve “certainty”. The strategy is predicated on the assumption that urban renewal can only take place if the rail line is removed. However, neither the strategy or the Minister offers evidence to justify this claim.<br />
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The Trust supports the retention of the rail line to Newcastle Station on heritage grounds. Consequently we are opposed to both its closure and the manner in which the decision was made.<br />
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• The line has been part of the CBD planning grid since 1858, almost from the beginnings of railways in Australia. The line marks the beginning of the Great Northern Railway, which has been accorded the status of a “National Engineering Landmark” for its engineering heritage significance by the Institution of Engineers, Australia.<br />
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• Two of the three stations along the corridor, Civic (1937) and Newcastle (1858, the existing buildings date from 1874) are classified by the National Trust. They are both working stations. Newcastle is one of the state’s grand Victorian era stations. Its significance does not lie just with its Scott St main building but the other infrastructure as well (e.g., its 4 platforms, 1890s platform shelter, permanent way and the former retort building. It would be difficult to adaptively recycle the building without losing the fabric (e.g., platforms) that supports its raison d’être. <br />
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• There is nothing in the NURS report to indicate the fate of either Civic or Newcastle Station if the line is closed. The rail line is unzoned and there are no proposed development standards for height or FSR nor any proposal for future use.<br />
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• There are alternatives to closure. The main argument traditionally used to justify closure is to improve connectivity between CBD and foreshore, including Honeysuckle. This can be achieved with the construction of new, at-grade crossings for pedestrians and/or vehicles. Obvious possibilities for this exist at the former Market St crossing site and at Worth Place where infrastructure already exists. It would also be possible to improve the corridor’s aesthetics by landscaping and the use of new, more streamlined rail infrastructure (e.g., stanchions such as those on the Eastern suburbs, Sydney line).<br />
• The Trust would support light rail as an alternative or a combination of heavy and light rail. However, all studies on this option to date have concluded that it is not economically feasible, given population density implications. Further the State Government has not indicated whether it would support light rail in the foreseeable future.<br />
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<strong>The NURS document:</strong><br />
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Maximum height and FSR:<br />• While there have been some reductions in building height and FSR, the overwhelming majority of changes to LEP development standards have been to increase heights and FSRs. These appear to have been made in the interest of maximising development potential rather than sound urban design principles. In particular, we do not support the proposed maximum height increases in Newcomen and Bolton Streets to 25 metres (from 10 metres) and FSRs from I.5 to 3.0. It is particularly important to retain the historic, human- scale character of this, the oldest and most historic precinct in the CBD. There are also a considerable number of State heritage significant items in the area. The items and their setting/curtilage must be protected. The proposed maximum height increases would also block views to Christ Church Cathedral from the east, e.g., Fort Scratchley, Nobbys and Newcastle Beach. The tallest building in the area, Cohen’s warehouse, should be regarded as an aberration rather than as a benchmark on which to base future maximum building heights.<br />
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• There are other examples of changes that would have a negative impact in terms of good urban design. For instance, Newcastle University is interested in purchasing land on the Hunter/Auckland Street corner. The LEP height limit is 30 metres, which is designed to reduce the impact of future development on the adjacent University House (former Nesca House, 1937, State Heritage Register (SHR) listed) and nearby Newcastle City Hall and the Civic Theatre building (1929, and recently listed on the SHR). According to media reports, the University want to construct a building of 45 metres height (50% above the limit). The NURS proposed new height is 45 metres, which accords with the university’s scheme. There can be no urban design justification for this increase in height limit-quite the reverse. A similar example is the vacant former Legacy House site in Bolton Street. The changes appear to be related to developers’ claims about commercial viability rather than sound urban design principles.<br />
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• There is no proposal for the future use of Newcastle Railway Station or Newcastle Courthouse (the 1890 and 1960s buildings) if they become vacant. The Court Building is listed on the SHR and its interior was designed for courtrooms with highly significant heritage fittings and furniture. A new non-justice related use would trivialise the heritage significance of the building. Similarly, Newcastle Station was purpose-designed as a railway station complex.<br />
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• The proposed height increases to the former David Jones building and car park sites cannot be justified and appear to be designed to maximise development potential for the owners. They would have a severe negative impact on the human scale character of the Mall area. No reason is given to justify this or other height and FSR increases.<br />
• It would appear that sites have been handpicked on behalf of developers for their development potential and development standards altered to accommodate maximising that potential. The role of the Hunter Development Corporation, a public sector property developer, now part of the NSW Planning Department is, given its clear conflict interest, of particular concern.<br />
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Supporting the city’s heritage” (4.3.6)<br />
This part of the study document begins with positive statements such as:<br />
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*Newcastle has a wealth of heritage buildings ranging from large former commercial buildings to intimately scaled terrace houses.<br />
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*Newcastle’s heritage makes a significant contribution to the character of the city centre and reveals the city’s history and culture.<br />
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*Many of these (buildings) are concentrated in the east end which has a large stock of relatively intact late 19C and early 20c buildings.<br />
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*The retention and revitalisation of the heritage buildings is (sic) essential to place making and urban renewal in all cities, especially in Newcastle.<br />
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*There are opportunities to retain and adaptively reuse these heritage buildings so they can continue to contribute to the unique character of the city, while regaining commercial and economic relevance.<br />
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It goes on to detail six case studies of recycling opportunities for highly significant heritage buildings. While these studies are well worth considering, the emphasis appears to be on commercial opportunities, while not necessarily giving the best outcome in heritage terms. For instance, Newcastle Ocean Baths is a public pool with free public access and associated amenities (e.g., dressing sheds). While the concept of a cafe/restaurant at the northern end (former women’s dressing shed) has merit and has been considered by the owner (Newcastle City Council), a boutique hotel would essentially privatise part of the complex. <br />
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The Victoria Theatre proposal in particular has merit, and is only a design idea. However, it would need a Conservation management plan to identify important heritage fabric for retention. The owner must urgently be made to honour his obligations to maintain this SHR building before it is further vandalised, subject to arson attack or becomes economically unfeasible to conserve. Its condition is a disgrace.<br />
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Cohen’s warehouse is already the subject of a redevelopment proposal. The proposed additional height may compromise the heritage characteristics (low scale development) in the neighbouring areas that the study acknowledges as important. It should also be acknowledged that the northern wall as well as the Bolton St facade mentioned in the study should be retained.<br />
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Similarly, the proposed height of the School of Arts conversion would also conflict with the heritage urban character of the Mall area. This building has a considerable amount of interior heritage fabric.<br />
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Council’s Newcastle East Heritage Conservation Area (acknowledge in the study as having a large stock of low height heritage buildings) was zoned for medium density in the 2008 and 2012 LEPs. The NURS retains this inappropriate development standard. This is a very sensitive, historically low- rise area and should not be redeveloped for medium rise development. We recommend reverting to the pre-2008 (LEP 2003?) heights.<br />
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There are no maps identifying LEP listed heritage items or heritage conservation areas in the Strategy document. This is unsatisfactory.<br />
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There is no mention of the existence of Council’s CBD and Newcastle East Heritage Conservation Areas HCAs) in the Strategy. <br />
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There is no recognition of the important characteristics of the HCAs that should be considered in any future development. These include the need to retain and adaptively recycle listed heritage items as well as items on non-statutory lists, contributory buildings, maintenance of streetscapes and settings. Additionally there appears to be no understanding of the need to design development standards and urban design guidelines (Maximum heights and FSRs, setbacks, appropriate materials, etc) to protect the highly significant heritage urban character and guide future development within the HCAs. <br />
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In particular the low, human scale character of the eastern precinct (“City East”), east of Auckland Street, which respects the topography of the Hill area and with Christ Church cathedral at its apex, must be protected.<br />
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NURS fig D (increased FSR) needs to be more carefully considered in respect of the number of heritage items in the NURS area. Again this particularly applies to the historic Newcastle East HCA.<br />
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NURS Fig. E (zoning) for medium and high density needs to be more carefully considered, and on a block by block basis.<br />
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Devonshire Street Controls (5.3.5):<br />
We support the Strategy’s call for controls for built form that retains its pedestrian scale and relates the podium height to the predominant street wall height established by “heritage buildings” and buildings that contribute to the character of the precinct. A previous development approval (c 2002) allowed for a significant narrowing of what is arguably Newcastle’s best example of a Melbourne CBD- style lane. It’s also ironic that Council has approved the demolition of the heritage buildings on the site. At least some of these buildings should be retained.<br />
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We also support the controls for Cottage Creek and (what remains of) Birdwood Park (5.3.6, 5.3.7). We request that the fig trees (some are recently plantings while others are very mature (19C?) specimens) be retained.<br />
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The Store site and surrounds (5.3.8): We support the protection of the Newcastle Cooperative Store complex of heritage buildings. We call for the adaptive reuse of these buildings rather than a facadism approach.<br />
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Wickham Village (5.3.10) we call for the protection of the heritage character of this historic village. We believe that a heritage study be made for the area.<br />
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Views, vistas and landmarks (5.4): The view corridors from Christ Church Cathedral are shown as two direct views to the cathedral southward. It ignores the 180 degrees view arc from the Cathedral northwards as shown the DCP (City East).<br />
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Street frontage Heights (5.6). We support the LEP existing controls. The simplified heights are designed to “give certainty for redevelopment” at the expense of sound urban design principles. <br />
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Special Areas: Hunter Street Mall (5.3.2) <br />
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Objective 1 states “strengthen the sense of place and urban character”. Proposed height controls are at odds with this.<br />
Objective 2 states “build on heritage character". Again the proposed height controls are in opposition to this objective.<br />
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Objective 6 states (inter alia) “protect heritage buildings”. The Hunter St Mall indicative Plan (fig.5.12) shows only 5 “buildings likely to stay”. This assessment is incompetent in terms of heritage assessment and is contrary to the statements in the NURS’s part 4.3.6 (“Supporting the city’s heritage”). It ignores many buildings listed in Newcastle LEP 2012 heritage schedule, the National Trust Register. It also omits heritage buildings identified for adaptive recycling in the original GPT development proposal. It also flies in the face of objectives 1, 2 and 6 above. Incredibly it excludes the landmark heritage buildings that comprise David Jones Department store.<br />
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We refer you to the heritage information document prepared by Newcastle City Council, “Newcastle by design, architectural Icons/Hunter Street Mall, a self guided walking tour” (2006). It indentifies 20 heritage buildings within the Hunter St Mall and another 13 in Hunter St, between Newcomen and Watt Sts.<br />
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They are described by Council as “architectural gems” that “enrich understanding of the social and commercial development of Newcastle”. It further describes them as “a rich collection of commercial and institutional buildings, many designed by notable local architects. The quality and diversity of architectural styles found here are testimony to the historic importance of the main (i.e., Hunter) Street and its ongoing place in our local identity”. This is Council’s assessment of these buildings. The Trust concurs with this assessment. Most of them are ignored in the strategy.<br />
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The strategy’s response to this was to identify a mere 5 buildings (including 2 only in Hunter St and a Telephone Exchange unlikely to be redeveloped) that are “likely to stay”. This is a manifestly incompetent assessment of the Mall’s built heritage. In the Trust’s view The Mall is one of the most important built heritage precincts in the region. The potential laneway” (4) in fig.5.12 (p 163) is not supported as it would involve the demolition of part of the heritage- significant 1890s warehouse building facing Perkins Street that adjoins the 1913 Scott’s (David Jones) building. There are existing laneways (Laing, Morgan, Keightley & Thorn streets) that have considerable potential for pedestrian or shared pathway use.<br />
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Fig. 5.18 (Crown St indicative plan) similarly leaves out heritage buildings on the west side of Crown and Hunter streets.<br />
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Fig. 5.30 (Emporium and Devonshire Street indicative plan and fig 5.31 (Cottage Creek indicative plan) also omit a number of identified heritage items. <br />
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Facadism: <br />
The strategy promotes a facadism approach to adaptive recycling of most heritage buildings. Facadism is a largely discredited method and in most situations produces an unsatisfactory outcome.<br />
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The term is used to describe the retention of the facade of a building, usually the street elevation. The remainder of the building is demolished and a building of contemporary design is constructed behind the preserved facade. It is regarded by heritage experts as being not best practice for the adaptive reuse of a heritage building or a building that contributes to a heritage conservation area. This does not necessarily mean that the entire building must be retained but rather that at least a significant part of the original fabric besides the facade(s) be conserved to allow the original structure to be interpreted. The only exceptions that are acceptable are when the interior has been destroyed by alterations and renovations so as not to leave any interpretive detail of the interior of the original internal spaces. Or rare cases where the facade’s heritage significance far outweighs the importance of the building behind. <br />
The NURS should include a section on discouraging facadism, given the widely held perception, particularly in the property development industry, that heritage significance is only external and linked to age.<br />
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The James Fletcher Hospital (JFH) and Newcastle Court sites (Church, Newcomen, Ordnance and Watt Streets).<br />
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JFH is an extremely important heritage site dating back to the beginnings of European settlement in Newcastle. It contains a wealth of highly significant buildings and places associated with its period as the Government Domain (early 19C) and later as a military barracks and mental hospital. Its historic, architectural, social and aesthetic importance is very high. It is listed on the SHR and a draft proposal for having it listed on the National Heritage List has been submitted to the Commonwealth Government. It is unzoned and there are no FSR and height limits. The Trust believes the best way to protect the site, its setting and buildings would be to have it continue in public or community use.<br />
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There is no reference to the site in the NURS. It is well known that there are pressures from the property industry to redevelop within the site and there have been proposals in the media for commercial and residential development.<br />
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The Strategy should have included a firm statement about the site’s future. However, there is none.<br />
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The Newcastle court site is similarly under pressure to be redeveloped, particularly because it is due to be closed when the court transfers to the Civic area. Again the Strategy is silent about the site and its future. Both the court complex and the adjacent JFH sites have very high heritage significance and their futures remain uncertain. <br />
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<strong>SUMMARY</strong><br />
The NURS makes many supportive statements about valuing heritage but is very disappointing because it has very few positive heritage initiatives to back up the statements. These include identification of buildings for protection and built form controls that respect heritage and good urban design. It’s clearly a strategy that aims at maximising development potential at the expense of the CBD’s historic urban character. It assumes that removing the historic rail corridor must occur for the urban renewal to be successful without producing evidence to validate this supposition. Ironically none of the Study’s initiatives are funded except for $60M infrastructure funding to contribute to the very conservative estimate of $120M needed to truncate the rail line at Wickham. There is also no firm plan for the future of the rail corridor. The Strategy is also silent about the future of the Court site and JFH site. In heritage conservation terms the strategy is very unsatisfactory.<br />
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<strong>Local Treasures - Maitland Mural by Pixie O 'Harris</strong> 28 May 2013<br />
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Presenter: Carol Duncan<br />
Interviewees: Ann Hardy & Alan Todd<br />
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A few years ago volunteers at Grossmann House in Maitland were preparing for an open day when they stumbled across an artwork by renowned Australian artist Pixie O 'Harris. It was an original mural painted on a large board about two metres long and is likely to have been displayed in a health or educational setting. It had been hidden away for some time, and with much excitement was able to be shared with the public. <br />
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Pixie O’ Harris was a famous Australian artist and author, born in Wales in 1903 she came to Australian in 1920 with her family, she became a well known writer and illustrator of mostly children’s stories such as The Babes in the Wood, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood 1940 and The Pixie O'Harris Nursery Rhyme Book 1980. <br />
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O’ Harris also did cartoons and designed many book plates and in her later life become a fairy-style mural painter of children’s hospital wards. Since 1939 she was involved in painting mural in wards, health centres and schools. She went on the decorate fifty in institutions in Australia. In 1977 she was awarded Patron of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital where she did a lot of work. Some of the murals at Canterbury Hospital were salvaged in 2005 and become part of a new ward. Other murals were done in schools in NSW. Most of the artworks depict beautiful colourful fairies. She died in 1991. <br />
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O’ Harris had a long standing and exceptional career and it is very exciting to think that a small piece of history exists in Maitland, a legacy of an incredible woman who did so much to brighten the lives of children. This mural is thought to be part of the original "Museum of Australian Childhood" in Sydney and transferred to Maitland some years ago when the museum closed. In the collection there is also a screen printed "Pixie O'Harris Print" piece of fabric. A newspaper article about 15 years ago Harry Boyle describes O’ Harris’ background and the Pixie murals in Maitland Hospital. He says "sadly, during renovations, these examples of her art in Maitland were obliterated". We are lucky to have this work in the region because it is reminiscent of the numerous illustrations and books that O’Harris produced that enriched the lives of many children. She was a public artist who contributed significantly to the care and wellbeing of children in government institutions. <br />
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This artwork shows three children gazing at two birds in a blossom tree; one of the birds is looking at eggs in a nest whilst the other seems to be merrily whistling away. There is a goat with the children and they are beside a river. The mountains in the background could be the Australian landscape, although the cottage on the river bank is very English in appearance. Similarly the dress of the girls is European, and the boy is dressed very pixie like, playing his flute whilst the small bird sings along. It is a very enchanting painting, and has much going on, no doubt occupying the imagination of the young mind. <br />
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Although the mural was not originally displayed at Maitland, its current home is quite apt because Grossmann and Brough houses used to be a school. The house is one of two identical buildings; Grossmann House became Maitland Girls High School in 1893 and Brough House part of the school in 1918. The School moved to East Maitland in 1963. The Education Dept handed the two properties to the National Trust over 40 years ago, Grossmann become a House Museum in 1966, whilst Brough House had a few different uses, the main one being the Maitland Art Gallery for 30 years until 2004. <br />
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O’ Harris’ whimsical and colourful painting is a wonderful time piece of childhood in the twentieth century. The artwork is on display at Brough House on most open days.<br />
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Art, Food & Wine evening to launch fundraising for</div>
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Carol Duncan from 1233ABC radio will be MC</div>
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Talks by local identities about their personal observation of a milestone in their profession or interest</div>
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Dr Denny Gordon- Milestones in Medicine</div>
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Gael Davies- Arts in Newcastle</div>
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Glenn Hardy- Marketing & Events Milestones</div>
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Gionni di Gravio- Archives, Access & Technology</div>
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Fine wines, finger food</div>
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Back to Basics Course<br />
WHEN Saturday 27 April<br />
TIME 2pm-4pm<br />
COST Free Event<br />
CONTACT Bookings Essential 4957 8296 <a href="http://www.nfhs.org.au/">www.nfhs.org.au</a><br />
Lambton Mechanics Institute, 68 Elder Street,Lambton<br />
How to begin family history research; resources available locally and elsewhere; breaking down brick walls; organising your material. All library resources are available; printed publications, microfilm indexes, CD collection, extensive card indexes, internet access, members on duty to help with enquiries.<br />
Open Day. WHEN Saturday 4 May<br />
TIME 9am-3:30pm<br />
COST Free Event<br />
CONTACT 4957 8296 <a href="http://www.nfhs.org.au/">www.nfhs.org.au</a><br />
Lambton Mechanics Institute, 68 Elder Street Lambton<br />
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<strong>Sunday 28 April</strong> 2 pm Lost Newcastle : guided walk around some of Newcastle's lost milestones. Meet at former Palais site (KFC) Cost $10 enquiries : 49 61 1063 or 044 761 1066 <br />
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<strong>Sunday 5 May</strong> 2 pm King Edward Park : Heritage Park, a Community Milestone. Meet at former Bowling Club site. Cost $10 enquiries : 49 61 1063 or 044 761 1066<br />
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<strong>Saturday 11 May</strong> 7 pm : Wine, Art and Community Milestones. Inner City Winemakers, 28 Church Street , Wickham . Cost $40. Numbers limited . Booking essential. vrellye@bigpond.com Phone 0438522734 <br />
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<strong>Friday 17</strong> May James Fletcher site: Millstone or Milestone? Tour site followed by lunch at Monets 11am $35 Enquiries: ann-hardy@hotmail.com or 0438509139<br />
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<strong>From Lemon Tree Passage School to a Community Centre</strong><br />
WHEN Saturday 18 May<br />
TIME 10am-12noon<br />
COST Free Event<br />
CONTACT portstephensfamilyhistory.com.au<br />
Old School Centre, Kenneth Parade, Lemon Tree Passage<br />
The Lemon Tree Passage Old School Centre was originally the Lemon Tree Passage School<br />
established in 1954, it was the first provisional school for Tanilba Bay, Mallabula and Lemon<br />
Tree Passage on the Tilligerry Peninsula, Port Stephens. Take a look at the early photographs<br />
on display and listen to a talk about the history of the school and how the community set about<br />
to re-use the buildings as a Community Centre in 1984. Morning Tea supplied an opportunity<br />
to meet and greet some former teachers and pupils.<br />
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<strong>Sunday 19 May</strong> 2 pm : Renewing Community Milestones . Meet at Bacchus Restaurant, 141 King Street, Newcastle Cost $10 enquiries : 49 61 1063 or 044 761 1066<br />
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<strong>Celebrating Trains and Trams in Maitland</strong><br />
WHEN Saturday 18 May-Sunday 19 May<br />
TIME Sat 2-5pm, Sun 10-3pm<br />
COST Walk $15, Display $20<br />
NT member: Walk $10, Display $15<br />
CONTACT 4933 6452 janece.mcdonald@newcastle.edu.au<br />
Amid great excitement and celebration in 1857 the great Northern Railway was extended to East<br />
Maitland, & to West Maitland in 1858. A steam tram began operating between West Maitland<br />
East Maitland. We celebrate these community milestones on 18 & 19 May with two events. On<br />
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at 2pm ($15/$10NT) will include afternoon tea. On Sunday 19 May (10am-3pm) rail and tram in<br />
Maitland will be celebrated by talks, displays, fashion and visual presentations $20 (includes<br />
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<strong>Remembering the State Dockyard: an Oral History </strong><br />
WHEN Saturday 20 & Saturday 27 April<br />
TIME 2pm-4pm<br />
COST Free Event<br />
CONTACT Deb Mastello 4929 2588 www.maritimecentrenewcastle.org.au<br />
The Maritime Centre Newcastle, 3 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle.<br />
When the NSW State Dockyard closed in 1987, a community that worked, lived and<br />
socialised together had to move on. We want to remember those times, those relationships and<br />
those community events that bought everyone together. We will be conducting two afternoon<br />
sessions with those who have memories of the State Dockyard to share and record for future<br />
generations.<br />
For further events see <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Heritage-Festival">http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Heritage-Festival</a>Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-78707953675716978172013-04-07T04:24:00.000-07:002013-04-07T04:28:14.576-07:00Local Treasures - Lt William Coke and Desmond<strong>1233 Local Treasures-Tuesday 26 March, 2013</strong><br />
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The second-in-charge of the colony of Newcastle in 1827 was just 22 years old. Lieutenant William Sacheverell Coke is another of those early European inhabitants who kept a record of his relationships with the local Aboriginal people, including his 'companion' - Desmond.<br />
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Recent attention on the Macquarie period and the wonderful colonial artworks in the 'Treasures of Newcastle from the Macquarie Era' at the Newcastle Art Gallery has highlighted human relations and interactions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. <br />
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The exhibition has artworks of local Aboriginal people by Richard Browne. During the 1820s partnerships with local Aboriginals and cultural past-times continued, although these have not been documented to the same extent as in the previous decade. <br />
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Accounts of Newcastle during 1827-1828 by Lieutenant William Sacheverell Coke (1805-1896) are described in his diary and historian Cynthia Hunter published "The 1827 Newcastle Notebook and Letters of Lieutenant William S Coke Hm 39th Regiment" in 1997. Her extensive research explores the cultural practices undertaken by Coke and his relationship with Aboriginal 'servant' 'companion' Desmond. <br />
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Coke was in second in charge at Newcastle in 1827. The mood of the town during this time had changed and although many of the convict workers had left the settlement 250 stayed to work in the mines and public works. Although Newcastle was no longer a penal settlement in 1823, it was not free in the sense that newcomers could easily settle there. <br />
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Despite the many difficulties in sustaining the coal mines at Newcastle, support for convict labour continued and government officials remained there. Coke was 22 years of age when appointed second in charge of the garrison at Newcastle and was in command of fifty two men at Newcastle as well as the detachment of six hundred convicts at the AA Company at Port Stephens. <br />
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Coke wrote letters to his family in Derbyshire, one saying <br />
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<em>New Castle is a small Village situated on a peninsula, half of which is only bare land. We have no houses of two stories, but have small cottages with verandah's round them to shelter us from the sun. It is very hot here particularly as it is so exposed. We have plenty of Birds (in the forests) of beautiful plumage.</em><br />
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Whilst at Newcastle Coke learnt to stuff birds and draw them, thus continuing the cultural tradition of collecting and drawing as a common pastime of the earlier Commandants. He had a book with him 'Preserving Subjects of Natural History' containing instructions about how to stuff birds before sending them to his family in England. There must have been plenty of time for these past-times as the following describes: <br />
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<em>I am endeavouring to teach myself painting, I seldom read less than four hours a day....I never touch Spirits but take perhaps five Glasses of Wine during the day, the Doctors say it is absolutely necessary.</em> He also describes the 'numerous grand corroborees' performed at the Government Domain (now known as the James Fletcher Hospital), an activity that had been common during the Macquarie years. It was the continuation of a cultural practice associated with both Aboriginal and European relations in the 1820s. Coke had a good relationship with Desmond and his tribe, and enjoyed many outdoor activities with Desmond. He would often give Desmond a musket and a load of power and shot and bring him home some kangaroo and wild ducks. <br />
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There are a number of the Natives always about us, they carry each a Spear and Club but have no Covering, they go out a shooting or fishing with or for us and are very honest and never steal.<br />
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Coke believed the 'Natives' were his 'best friends', and he often witnessed battles between different tribes even in the 'Village' who were expert in throwing spear as far as '200 yards'. <br />
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Battles generally took place early in the day, in a kind of natural amphitheatre, with hills at the back and the river Hunter in front. <br />
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This area described could possibly be in the location of the present day King Edward Park. At one stage Desmond is wounded in a 'Field of Battle' and took several months to recover, during this time Magill also known as Biraban regularly brought Coke 'duck, teal and widgeon to eat, and a satin bower bird to stuff". There was a genuine mutual respect between Desmond and Coke, with Coke recollecting years after leaving Newcastle that:-<br />
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<em>when lying ill with cholera...and not expected to recover, Desmond came and bent over me and said 'Never mind, I will see that you are buried like a warrior'</em>.Visiting government officials such as Governor Brisbane continued to be entertained in Newcastle by local Aboriginal tribes in the 1820s a tradition common during Governor Macquarie's visits to Newcastle in the 1810s. Unfortunately there are limited artworks showing these cultural practices Newcastle during this time. However there is a beautiful painting of Desmond by Augustus Earle held at the National Library of Australia. Coke's recollections are very important because he describes early relationships with Aboriginal people and cross cultural practices, something quite unique in the Australian story. Coke's accounts contribute to knowledge about early Newcastle and important when considering our national cultural heritage. <br />
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Cynthia Hunter, The 1827 Newcastle Notebook and Letters of Lieutenant William S Coke Hm 39th Regiment. Raymond Terrace NSW: Hunter House Publications, 1997. <br />
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Augustus Earle, National Library of Australia, Desmond, a N.S. Wales chief painted for a karobbery [i.e. corroboree] or native dance http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an2820718<br />
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I thought that it would be an opportune time to talk about colonial art of the Macquarie era in the same week the Macquarie Chest is coming home, after 195 years. The years that Macquarie was Governor of NSW produced some beautiful artworks of Newcastle, they were artwork authorised and supported by government officials, for the purpose of documenting public infrastructure and changes in the landscape. The period 1810 to 1821 produced a collection of colonial works that are acknowledged as fine art today, and no other decade during the 1800s saw such a rich collection of artworks produced to the same extent documenting the town. <br />
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The penal settlement at Newcastle had a distinct artistic culture that was different to Sydney. It was dominated by occupational artists, regardless whether they were convict, surveyor, botanist or engineer. There was plenty of work for government commissioned topographical illustrators and artists at Newcastle. Many government commissioned artworks from Newcastle have survived because they were kept by authorities as government documents. However, the work of occupational artists may be more reliable than that of others because of their training as surveyors, botanists or engineers, their job was to record the progress of the colony as part of the official record. Their works carefully record building projects and the topography; they had an eye for important details. In contrast, the picturesque or professional artists were more concerned with balance and harmony and concealed hardship in the colony. <br />
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Most of the artists in Newcastle during the Macquarie years were Government artists who produced art as part of their professions. They were employed by government authorities to carry out landscape research and mapping projects. Many of the colonial artists were associated with the military professions. What they produced as topographical illustrations have come to be viewed as fine art. Landscape research also involved botanists and botanical illustrators. Visual sources were the ‘tools of trade’ of many professions with works documenting the physicality of the place, the engineering works and public projects. People were rarely seen and instead the built environment was the focus. <br />
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Paintings and drawings by occupational artists have a high level of reliability in terms of historical interpretation. This is particularly the case for the etchings whereby both artists (drawer and etcher) were in Newcastle and knew the landscape well.<br />
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Visual sources provide an enduring record and we can thank several Commandants for supporting the production of artwork, in particular Commandants Skottowe (1811 to 1814) and Captain Wallis (1816 to 1818). Wallis and Governor Macquarie shared a common interest in art and both supported convict artists. Many convict artists had competencies in drawing for example produced art as part of their professions as forgers. <br />
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Artists collaborated with the Newcastle commandants. Such as An Historical Account of the Colony of NSW (engraving) by Commandant Wallis and convict artist Walter Preston, showing flora and fauna of NSW. Another collaborative partnership Richard Browne, a skilled convict artist and fellow convict artist Walter Preston produced the engraving Newcastle, in NSW, with a distant view of Port Stephens in 1812 (Figure 2). <br />
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Newcastle artworks of the Macquarie era convey a story of change and progress, which is valuable in terms of Australia’s colonial culture. Academic research has focused on works produced in Sydney, however there have been some wonderful exhibitions and books recognising artworks of Newcastle. These include John McPhee’s excellent work Joseph Lycett: Convict Artist and Elizabeth Ellis’ book Rare and Curious: the Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collector's Chest. <br />
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These artworks compliment beautifully the Macquarie Chest because they were produced during a period of growth in the colony. The culture of art making was one of sharing and collaborating, and the rich culture of artworks from the Macquarie era can be accredited to government authorities who supported the practice of art. </div>
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<br />Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-35701382633293812812013-02-12T13:55:00.005-08:002013-02-12T14:01:37.732-08:00Novocastrians to experience priceless piece of Australia’s history MEDIA RELEASE- Newcastle Art Gallery<br />
Newcastle locals will be among the first to connect with a priceless piece of Australia’s colonial history when a series of extraordinarily rare and beautiful paintings from the 1790s – acquired by the State Library of NSW – are unveiled at the Newcastle Art Gallery on 14 February, from 11am – 12pm.<br />
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The State Library’s Mitchell Librarian, Richard Neville, will give a free public talk where he’ll reveal the remarkable story of how six elaborately bound albums, holding over 700 richly detailed drawings and paintings of local plants, birds and fish, languished almost forgotten in an English Earl’s library for over 100 years.<br />
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“We hope that people viewing these stunning artworks up-close will get a sense of the excitement the Europeans felt over 200 years ago when they eagerly sought to discover, record and understand the uniqueness of Australia’s natural world,” says Richard Neville, who will share two of the six albums with Newcastle residents.<br />
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“The two albums on show are the most beautiful from the collection, and they tell an amazing story from our past,” says Mr Neville.<br />
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Richard Neville’s talk could almost be seen as the precursor to a major exhibition which similarly contains striking works that tell an important story of our past. Treasures of Newcastle from the Macquarie Era, a collection of the most historically important artefacts of colonial era Newcastle ever brought together, will open on March 2 and features works from both the Gallery and State Library’s collections. Treasures of Newcastle is the product of collaboration between two institutions eager to see key historic pieces return to public view in Newcastle. <br />
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The TAL & Dai-ichi- Life Collection was purchased with the significant financial support of life insurance specialists and its parent company Dai-ichi- Life, the State Government and the State Library of NSW Foundation. It is freely accessible on the State Library of NSW website with the works of art from all six albums on display in vivid high-resolution detail – http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/natural_world/derby/index.html<br />
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Two albums will also travel to Wollongong City Gallery (7 March), Hawkesbury Regional Gallery (8 May) and Blue Mountains Cultural Centre (22 May) ahead of a major exhibition at the State Library of NSW in early 2014.<br />
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To book for the free talk by Richard Neville on Thursday 14 February, 11am to 12noon, please contact Newcastle Art Gallery on 4974 5100.<br />
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Treasures of Newcastle from the Macquarie Era is on in the Art Gallery2 March – 5 May 2013.<br />
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Lucy Costello- Gallery Assistant, Marketing and PR <br />
<br />Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-58773906379640099232013-02-03T13:56:00.002-08:002013-02-03T13:56:38.084-08:00Grossmann & Brough House Open Day 10th February 10am - 3pm“Open for Tea & Treasures”<br />
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The twin National Trust properties Grossmann and Brough House in Church Street, Maitland will be open to explore with all of Grossmann’s Victorian tea sets on display. In addition Brough House will be displaying historic local photographs by Athol D’Ombrain and the normally mothballed National Trust colonial furniture and other treasures will be on show.<br />
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Devonshire teas will be available in the heritage grounds and the normally archived Victorian Textile Collection can be viewed in its entirety “on the big screen”.<br />
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Other “Treasures” of the Open Day<br />
Grossmann House – the fully furnished “1870s House”, containing the best National Trust collection of Victoriana in New South Wales.<br />
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“Maitland’s Leading Ladies” – Panels portraying the life and times of the three historical leading ladies of Maitland and the Hunter, Janette Grossmann, Cecily Mitchell and Eleanor Hinder. The Grossmann collection of Cecily Mitchell artwork will be on show as well as Janette Grossmann's portable writing desk (Tonbridge)<br />
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Pixie O’Harris Mural – Pixie O’Harris MBE (1903-1991) was an artist, author and illustrator of childrens “fairy” pictures and stories. The large mural depicts a fantasy setting with children animals and birds. She was the aunt of Rolf Harris.<br />
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1930s School Display. Beryl Melville attended Maitland Girls High School at the Grossmann House site in the 1930s. She enjoyed her school days so much she kept a lot of her school work books, including her exam papers and even the timetable, for the rest of her life. These items have been donated to her old school site and will be on display in Brough House.<br />
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Anyone becoming a new member of the National Trust at the Open Day will have the joining fee waived (a saving of over $30). The normal membership fee still applies.<br />
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Hidden deep in the artifact archives of the National Trust some mystery tea cups have been discovered.<br />
They have no known provenance and have never been on show in Grossmann House - until now!<br />
Who knows the origin of these cups? How old are they? Are they Trash or Treasure?<br />
The cups have a Chinese design pattern and a makers mark, but are so far unidentified. They are not even on the National Trust accession register.<br />
A cup from the set will be on display in Grossmann House throughout the Open Day and we hope that experts in the crockery field passing through can identify it.<br />
Also on show for the first time at Grossmann will be an ornate matching silver tea set comprising of a tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl and milk jug. These items are definitely treasure. Come in and discover their provenance. <br />
All Mad Hatters and Alice's welcome!!!<br />
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-66501041429491272662013-01-22T22:06:00.000-08:002013-01-22T22:06:08.873-08:00Miss Porter's House: Australia Day Open HouseSaturday 26 January 2013<br />
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Australia Day Open House: An exhibition of Australian motifs in needlework, crockery and pottery<br />
Miss Porter's House, 434 king Street, Newcastle West <br />
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Miss Porter’s House (Newcastle’s only National Trust building) contains a century’s worth of Aussie history: furnishings, furniture, clothes and household goods. <br />
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Cost: $7 adults, $5 pensioners and children five years and over. Free to National Trust Members and children under five. Enquiries: Roland Bannister (02) 49270202 or E: mph@nationaltrust.com.au<br />
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Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835015653614555085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716965983269334756.post-87198084365780203452013-01-22T21:53:00.003-08:002013-01-22T21:55:48.826-08:00ABC 1233 Radio 'Local Treasures'- Newcastle's Retail History<strong>Tuesday 22 January, 2013</strong><br />
<strong>Presenter: Carol Duncan</strong><br />
<strong>Interviewee: Ann Hardy</strong><br />
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<strong>Broadcast Notes</strong><br />
The way we shop in the region has changed over the decades, with consumers adapting to the changing world they live in. From buying basic goods in the traditional manner from butchers and small grocers to the modern era of the 1960s when shopping became popular in the large department stores and shopping centres. Many people can recall the changes that have taken place, or recall family members reminiscing about their shopping experiences and favourite places to go when they ‘went to town’. <br />
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In the nineteenth century most of the early suburbs such as Lambton, New Lambton, Adamstown, Waratah and Hamilton had their own grocers, butchers. There were single standing shops that catered for the basic needs of people living nearby who couldn’t travel far to get their goods. Transport was limited and to shop locally was very convenient. This supported to local economy and was a personalised way to shop because it was on a small scale and people really got to know one another. Socially this was good for individuals and communities. <br />
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Some of the early suburbs also had co-operative societies and these increasingly become common throughout the Hunter region during the 1900s. These stores offered a diverse range of goods, and were managed and owned by members of the co-op who would receive share of profits. The largest of these in the Hunter was “The Store” located at Newcastle West, Charlestown, Kurri and other regional outlets and ceased trading around the 1980s. <br />
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When Newcastle and outer mining villages began to expand and transport links such as trams were established, this brought more people into the city. The Great Northern Railway established in 1857 also brought people into the retail district, the city was always destined as an extensive retail hub because of its location and access from a variety of means, including from the wharf. <br />
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Wholesalers and small department stores were established at the ‘top of town’. Scott’s department store and Cohen’s Warehouse were major stores, as well at Newcastle West where the Emporium was built in the late 1800s. Stegga’s City Emporium was an early department store, a number of shopkeepers occupying a single building. This building remains at on Hunter Street near Union Street. <br />
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Smaller shopkeepers started to occupy Hunter Street. A visit to Newcastle was a whole day out and there were many indulgences to be had, such as visiting tea rooms and coffee houses. Hunter Street was Newcastle’s main street or as the British refer ‘high street’ where specialist goods could be purchased. By the twentieth century the retail experience had a sense of luxury, a chance to buy things that were not available elsewhere in the region. <br />
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Consumer behaviour had changes from buying the simple necessities of life to buying luxury items. Department stores in Newcastle in the 1920s and 30s sold home furnishings and imported fabrics and jewellery. They also increasingly sold manufactured products. Main streets continued to flourish in the mid 1900s <br />
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View down Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia [c.1950s] <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/5443426060/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/5443426060/</a><br />
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The culture of shopping changed during the twentieth century. It continued to be a social affair whereby people would go to town for the day. It was a special occasion and there was a social etiquette around what you wore and who you went with. Talking with my mother about her recollections of Newcastle’s shopping culture in the 1950s, she recalls having to dress up, wearing hats and gloves and adorned in your best frock and shoes. She would go with her mother and grandmother and be treated to a ‘sugar pink pig’ from the Sweet Spot at Devonshire Street, Newcastle West. It was not uncommon for shoppers to walk to length of town (Hunter Street)<br />
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As suburbs developed so did the way we shopped. From basic goods to high end luxury shops and department stores were established at the shopping centres such as Jesmond Centre and Kotara Fair in the mid1960s catering to the needs of people living in outer areas. The 1970s also saw the popularity of the supermarket. <br />
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Today the face of shopping is changing again with consumers turning to on-line shopping. On-line shopping does not involve the experience of shopping as an outing, the social experience is diminishing. Many people do not have the time as they did with family and friends to go shopping. Worldwide many main streets are empty, waiting knew use, however as people adapt to a changing society so too will the way we shop. <br />
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One thing I have noticed in Newcastle particularly in the Mall is the former vacant shops now used in the Renew Newcastle Project. Local artists and manufacturers are taking up older spaces and bringing back to town a different experience. People are enjoying browsing and buying goods that aren’t seen in the suburbs. In many ways this is going back to the main street shopping culture, also these individual traders provide a personalised service. Goods are made locally, the service is individualised and a sense of community is coming back to town. Consumer behaviour today is also influenced by environmental factors with many people wanting to shop locally and support home grown product.<br />
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History tells us that the way people shop is always changing. It may be the actual experience and social aspects of shopping that will come, experiences that are memorable spent with family and friends. <br />
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The following photos are from the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collection flicker site <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/</a> <br />
Ralph Snowball Collection- Hamilton and Lambton Co-operative store, Pearson and Grainger Streets, Lambton, NSW, 1 September 1898] <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3218213389/in/set-72157608912691810">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3218213389/in/set-72157608912691810</a><br />
T G Griffiths General Store, [Mayfield/Waratah] 2 February 1890 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3879742631/in/set-72157608912691810">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3879742631/in/set-72157608912691810</a><br />
Ralph Snowball Collection G. Bell & Sons, Elder St, Lambton, NSW, 5 May 1896<br />
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H. Elliott, butcher, Killingworth, NSW, 20 October 1903 <br />
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Gittins and Eastham Family Grocers and Produce Merchants, Adamstown, NSW, September 1897 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3342135381/in/set-72157608912691810">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3342135381/in/set-72157608912691810</a><br />
W. Horne's Grocer shop, Nelson Street, Wallsend, NSW, 20 June 1899<br />
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James Mackie and Co, Federal Furniture Store, 175 Hunter Street West, Newcastle, NSW, 20 August 1897 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/4044487301/in/set-72157608912691810">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/4044487301/in/set-72157608912691810</a><br />
H. Stegga's City Emporium, Hunter Street West, Newcastle, NSW, [n.d.]<br />
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Marcus Clark's Drapers and Importers, 709-713 Hunter Street West, Newcastle, NSW, 22 July 1902 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/4044487875/in/photostream/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/4044487875/in/photostream/</a><br />
Hunter Street, Newcastle West, NSW, Australia [c.1960s] <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/5552086016/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/5552086016/</a><br />
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