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V IS IO N STA TEM EN T T h e National M aritim e Museum will en rich the lives o f Australians through prom oting know ledge, appreciation and enjoym ent o f Australia’s relationship with the sea and our national waterways.

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ISSN 1034-5019 This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from the Australian National Maritime Museum.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) at Darling Harbour, Sydney, opens 9.30 am-S.OO pm every day. (Open 9.30 am-6.00 pm January). Closed 25 December.

Executive, Commercial and Visitor Services, Volunteers and Building Services: 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour NSW Vaughan Evans Library, Curators, Registration, Conservation, Design & Administration: 13A Union Street, Pyrmont NSW Museum Shipyard: Balls Head Drive, Berrys Bay, Waverton NSW Mailing address GPO Box 5131 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Telephone (02) 9552 7777 Facsimile (02) 9552 2318 Web Site (including this Annual Report) h ttp :/ / www.anmm.gov.au CONTACT OFFICER

For enquiries about this Report please contact the editor Telephone (02) 9552 7547 facsimile (02) 9211 6823 emailjmellefont@anmm.gov.au Editor Jeffrey Mellefont Photography Andrew Frolows unless otherwise specified Graphic Design Adelina Cessario Prin ted in Australia by Halkeas Printing

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Yearning, acquired this year from Ngarrindjeri artist Jaco b Stcngle, vividly relates conflict th at o ccu rre d between his people and Europeans.

Sealers stole women and girls from the C oorong, m urduring one o f them.

In revenge Ngarrindjeri killed survivors o f the M aria shipw reck in 1840, and then suffered retribution from Colonial police. A crylic on canvas, 765 X 1015 mm, 1997.

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R eflections a t sunset, M atthew Z onca, colo u r print, 1997. W inner of Category Two in the inaugural ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest, for a photograph depicting any aspect o f Australian m aritim e heritage. The contest was sponsored by Nikon (M axw ell O ptics).

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Reliance a t the Vintage Ferry R ace, Bill Mosely, black and white prin t, 1997.

W inner o f Category One in the inaugural ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest, for a ph otograph taken a t the 1997 Classic S^Wooden B o a t Festival.

Developing W harf 7 to m eet our accommodation needs, and provide a home for Sydney Heritage Fleet as well, is the single most important thing for securing this museum’s future into the next century. The fantastic m aritim e precinct we are creating on this waterfront will be a drawcard for people from all walks of life, from all over the country and from overseas as well.

I am proud of the entrepreneurial approach the Museum has taken to finance this innovative project. The $19.5 million development is being funded by a bank loan with repayments being m et from savings offset from rent presently paid for offsite accommodation, and from commercial tenancies we will provide at W harf 7.

We are grateful, too, for the G overnm ent’s ongoing support for our M aritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS) which enters its fourth year. W ith funding by this museum matched by the Commonwealth Government’s Distributed National Collection Program, we have now provided maritime heritage project support to 39 organisations including many small, community-based historic preservation committees.

As my second term as Chairman begins I would like to acknowledge all those who made it so rewarding to lead the Museum during my first term . First I would like to thank my fellow Council Members for their counsel and experience, but more than that for their evident passion for this Museum. The Museum’s staff deserve recognition for the dedication and professionalism that have made this one of the great maritime museums of the world. It often amazes me how much this relatively small organisation takes on, and for that I must add my heartfelt appreciation of our wonderful volunteers whose selfless energy makes so many o f our programs possible.

And finally I applaud the generosity and vision o f the Museum’s many supporters and benefactors, both corp orate and private, who by their actions share our conviction that this is a great institution. This is not just limited to those who sponsor us in cash or services, or who donate valued possessions to the collection. It also includes our loyal Members whose annual subscription and patronage of our events is a vote o f confidence in the Museum’s work. Thanks too to the growing number o f supporting Members who make direct donations, and to our Corporate Members and School Members.

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I would like to thank Senator Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts, for the agreement o f his Government and for his personal assistance in backing one o f the Museum’s most pressing organisational challenges, our ambitious plans to develop a maritime heritage centre at W harf 7 Pyrmont.This year we completed the long and sometimes tortuous effort of securing the many approvals needed to proceed, and we saw work on the site commence.

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It gives me great pleasure to present the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Annual Report for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998.

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Vision Statement.................................................................................................................................i Contact Officer .................................................................................................................................ii Chairman’s Message ..........................................................................................................................ii

SECTION 1 YEAR IN REVIEW Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................ 2 Highlights at a Glance ....................................................................................................................... 3 Director’s Overview ........................................................................................................................ 5 Exhibitions & Public Programs 1997-98 .................................................................................... 10 National Maritime Collection ..................................................................................................... 16 Reaching the Nation - & Beyond ................................................................................................. 18

SECTION 2 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTING Financial & Staffing Resources Summary .................................................................................. 23 Key R esu lt A rea 1 - Service Objective & Program Summary.............................................................................................25 Visitor Summaries ....................................................................................................................26 Building Services.......................................................................................................................26 Communications, Finance & Human Resources................................................................. 27 Key R esu lt A rea 2 - P rod u cts & P rogram s Objective & Program Summary.............................................................................................29 Curatorial & Maritime Archaeology..................................................................................... 30 Visitor Programs & Education................................................................................................32 Members Program....................................................................................................................33

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Key Result Area 4 - Profile & Im age Objective & Program Summary.............................................................................................43 Non-Government funding.......................................................................................................44 Advertising.................................................................................................................................45 Marketing & Public Affairs ..................................................................................................... 45 Volunteers.................................................................................................................................. 45

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SECTION 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Principal Officers’ Statement.......................................................................................................47 Independent Audit Report ........................................................................................................... 48 Operating Statement ..................................................................................................................... 50 Statement of Assets & Liabilities ................................................................................................. 51 Statement of Cash Flows............................................................................................................... 52 Schedule of Commitments........................................................................................................... 53 N otes.................................................................................................................................................54

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Public & Members Programs .............................................................................................. 73 Acquisitions .............................................................................................................................77 Donors to the National Maritime Collection .................................................................. 83 ANMM Publications..............................................................................................................85 Staff Publications ....................................................................................................................86 Staff Conference Papers & Lectures ...................................................................................87 Staff Media Appearances .......................................................................................................90 Staff Voluntary Appointments .............................................................................................. 91 Staff Overseas Travel..............................................................................................................92 Corporate & Supporting Members ....................................................................................93 Volunteers 1997-98 ............................................................................................................... 93 Sponsors, Patrons & Supporters..........................................................................................95 Council Members, Committees & Meetings.................................................................... 96 Organisational Chart ........................................................................................................... 98 Human Resources Summary.............................................................................................. 99 Staff at 30 June 1997.......................................................................................................... 100 Customer Service Charter....................................................................................................... 103 Director’s Statement.......................................................................................................... 104 Annual Operating Plan 1997-98 ........................................................................................ 105 Internal & External Scrutiny ........................................................................................... 106 Reports by the Auditor General................................................................................. 106 Fraud Control ............................................................................................................... 106 Statutory Information Requirements ............................................................................. 107 Industrial Democracy.................................................................................................. 107 Occupational Health & Safety .................................................................................... 109 Freedom of Information.............................................................................................. 109 List of Acts Administered ................................................................................................. 109 Functions & Powers of the Museum .............................................................................. 108 Functions & Powers of the Minister............................................................................... 109 Compliance with Reporting Requirements................................................................... 110 Index..................................................................................................................................... I l l

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O u r m ission is to en rich p eo p leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives with m em ories and exp erien ces o f A ustraliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship to its waterways and the sea.

W e achieve this by acquiring, researching, conserving and presenting m aterial relevant to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s m aritim e heritage.

The M useum encourages a broad in terp retation o f m aritim e history, and seeks to p ro m o te awareness o f contem porary issues.

O u r prim ary focus is on the people w ho use and enjoy our program s and services.

W hile continuing to develop and m aintain the N ational M aritim e Collection, we also foster traditional skills by docum enting and preserving m aritim e practices and pastimes.

As a national instituting, we provide leadership and encouragem ent to oth er m aritim e museums and interested groups. T h e M useum presents Australia's m aritim e heritage internationally.

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HLIGHTS developm ent and design approvals and u n d erto o k prelim inary site w orks for W h a rf 7 M aritim e H eritage C entre, n e x t to ou r Darling H arb ou r building R ea ch ed a g reem en t with Sydney H erita g e F leet (ex-Sydney M aritim e M useum ) to sh a re accomm odation a n d co-locate collections at W h a rf 7 A chieved a high profile in th e Olym pic A rts Festivals 1997 Festival o f the D ream ing O ur con trib u tion s: People o f the Old Sea - A Tiwi ceremony and Jo hn Bulun Bulun - Fhe Welcoming o f Strangers ANMM was launch venue for 1998 Olym pic A rts Festival, A Sea Change. O ur m ajor co n trib u tio n : Fears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788-1998 L a u n ch ed o ur tribu te to A ustralian m igrants, F h e Welcome Wall (p rin cip a l sponsor Optus) o btaining the fi r s t 1 ,0 0 0 subscribers Raised over $170,000 tow ards the Peter Doyle Learning C entre, a m ajor schools and educational reso u rce in the Museum C raw ford Partn ers A rch itectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; design for ou r $19.5 m illion W h arf 7 M aritim e H eritage C entre developm ent on 2,834 sq m o f the form er Pyrm on t 7 com m ercial carg o facility, im m ediately to the n o rth o f ou r main building.

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Imported our first international art exhibition Views of the Pearl River Delta: Macau, Canton and Hong Kong to inaugurate the redesigned USA Gallery Granted a total $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 to regional maritime history projects in all states, under our Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS) Staged the second Classic <&JVooden Boat Festival attracting 8 ,2 0 0 to the Museum, with over 100 craft on display afloat and ashore - including the inaugural Classic Wooden Ferry Challenge and the first ANMM-Nikon photographic contest Redeveloped the Discovery gallery as a new core exhibition Navigators - D fin in g Australia Completed restoration of NZ Bicentennial gift, the 1888 yacht Akarana Assisted excavation o f 1791 North Queensland shipwreck HMS Pandora Reduced energy consumption saving ISO tonnes o f C 0 2 emissions

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D I R E C T O R ’S O V E R V I E W G T H E FUTURE'S C H A L L E N G E S H E A D - O N THE YEAR under review, 1997-98, was notable for the foundations that were laid for the Australian National Maritime Museum’s development into the coming century, ensuring its growth as the nation’s premier resource for maritime history and heritage.

The outstanding achievement of the year lay in negotiating approvals and beginning work on the ambitious W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre. This new harbourside heritage precinct will be a welcome cultural asset for Pyrmont, formerly part of the working port o f Sydney and now developing at a sometimes ferocious pace into an intensive entertainment, communications and inner-city residential area. Vital to the Museum’s strategic development, W harf 7 features: •

Public access to collection storage and management, and other ‘behind the scenes’ activity— a concept widely discussed by museums around the world but as yet rarely implemented. Small craft workshops will be a popular visitor attraction.

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Co-location of staff, collections and facilities o f ANMM and Sydney Heritage Fleet, formerly Sydney Maritime Museum. This will end years o f public confusion about these two complementary maritime heritage organisations, and die resulting synergy and pooling of expertise will strengthen both. The 1874 barque James Craig will moor here.

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No additional calls on the public purse for our $19.5 million development, funded by rental offsets from our present off-site leases and from commercial activities and leases at W harf 7.

This initiative provides us with the opportunity to redevelop parts of our existing site, too, and in particular to build a long-wished-for educational resource centre and facility for visiting schools which we will call the Peter Doyle Learning Centre in honour of our founding Chairman. A successful fund-raising dinner in May helped us reach 75% o f our target amount.

Shortly before leading a trade delegation to Russia, Deputy Prim e M inister Tim Fischer visited the Russian submarine Foxtrot 540 as it com pleted its tw o-year stay at the Museum, w here it has attracted 377,000 visitors. Museum D irector Dr Kevin Fewster w ith the Deputy Prime M inister at the forw ard to rp ed o tubes.

D I R E C T O R ’S O V E R V I E W EN G AG ING A ND C H A LL EN G IN G O U R AUDIENCE T h ere’s no doubt that this Museum, in the six short years since we opened our doors in late 1991, has established maritime history and its wider social and economic ramifications as essential to understanding Australia, and how our society developed.

No longer seen as just an offshoot of mainstream history, our discipline has been made m ore relevant by the Museum’s reinterpretation o f it through lively and accessible exhibitions and our wide range of activities and programs.

This was never more evident than this year which has seen intense national debate about the nature of our diverse society and immigration’s role in our past, present and future. It was in the midst o f this challenging dialogue that we opened our largest and most ambitious exhibition to date, Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788-1998. This was our contribution to this year’s Olympic Arts Festival, A Sea Change, and was one of its largest events. SO C O G in fact chose the Museum as the venue to launch A Sea Change, one of the larger cultural and media events we have hosted.

Deputy Lord Mayor o f Sydney H enry Tsang OAM (cen tre) helped launch The Welcome Wall, the Museum’s tribute to our m igrant society. Guests included the w orld’s fastest man on water, Ken Warby (righ t). Christine Campbell (left) was one o f the first to subscribe, entering the name o f her great-great grandfather— and the ensuing publicity helped put her in touch with previously unknown family in the UK.

Tears, Fears and Cheers, w hich includes a re co rd num ber o f loans and som e extrem ely im portant item s from overseas and interstate collections, has been successful in boosting school visits and attracting very strong sponsorship. It has also been a showcase for the diversity o f activities which we offer our audiences. As well as associated lectures, we developed the successful ‘Ship Reunion Sundays’ which have reunited passengers o f various migrant liners, and a popular ‘how to ’ seminar for family historians.

And with the help of our sponsor Optus we launched our most enduring tribute to Australian migrants, The Welcome Wall, inviting people to honour ancestors or family who crossed the world to settle Australia. We quickly obtained our first 1 ,0 0 0 subscribers whose names will be engraved on a bronze wall beside the harbour, their biographical details available in a searchable database in our galleries as well as on the Internet.

Sailed Tears, Fears and Cheers’ affirmation o f diversity, and its relevance Jorary issues. Everyone enjoys learning about their own migrating ancestors’ experiences, but this exhibition also encouraged people to appreciate the experiences of people arriving at different times and in different ways. And it has allowed us to reach new audiences among diverse communities, some of whom would not normally visit this— or any other— museum.

LEFT: Young Australian o f the Year, 20-year-old Tan Le, op ened Cheers, Fears S^Tears in May 1998.

RIGHT: Conservator Elizabeth Hadlow shows visitor Mary Bozsity, 9, w hat life was like for m igrants on SS G reat B rita in , the early steam ship that carried m ore migrants to Australia than any other.

EM B R A C IN G TH E NEW, B U IL D IN G O N T H E OLD The outstanding temporary exhibition Views o f the Pearl River Delta: Macau, Canton and Iiong Kong was the Museum’s first international art exhibition, and its high quality artworks from the period o f the China Trade allowed us to target art and antique gallery audiences. Mounted in the newly reconfigured USA Gallery, it was first seen in Hong Kong during last year’s return o f the form er British colony to the People’s Republic o f China. The exhibition then travelled to the United States before reaching Australia.

For the second Sydney Classic &JVooden Boat Festival we moved the entire event out of Pyrm ont Bay onto our own site, installing a pontoon marina to accommodate over 100 craft on display afloat and ashore. Establishing itself firmly on the Sydney springtime calendar o f family entertainm ent, it attracted 8 ,2 0 0 visitors to the Museum. Its many attractions ranged from a maritime art show to the inaugural Classic Wooden Ferry Challenge, and it was the focus of our first-ever photographic contest, run in association with Nikon (Maxwell Optical Industries).

Our Members organisation reached a peak of 6 ,2 5 0 during the year, making it once again one o f the most successful such programs in Australia. It offers a spectacular number o f events— no less than 56 activities this year, ranging from deep sea fishing to an exotic Indonesian maritime ethnology tour that co-incidentally witnessed the fall o f the Soeharto regime!

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SI TE A N D O R G A N I S A T I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T S In preparation for building the W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre, demolition work sta rted on the 1 9 5 0 s cargo shed at P y rm o n t 7 . N egotiatin g the requ ired Commonwealth and State development approvals and leases has been extremely demanding o f management and other Museum resources. Thanks must go to the D epartm ent of Communications and the Arts and our Minister Senator Richard Alston; the Departm ent o f Finance; the Standing Committee on Public Works; and, at the State level, to Prem ier Bob C arr; the D epartm ent o f Urban Affairs and Planning; Sydney C ity C ouncil and in p articular to C ityW est D evelopm ent Corporation for demonstrating its commitment to including a cultural resource in the redevelopment o f Pyrmont. We especially appreciate the untiring efforts of Chairman Kay C ottee AO who has lobbied all these bodies on our behalf.

The opening ofYots Cafe and function centre with the award-winning catering group Mode gave us a long-awaited indoor-outdoor waterside cafe for visitors, while enhancing our capacity for venue hire. Unfortunately problems with the structure have necessitated the temporary closure of the restaurant operation for rectifications.

Its new kiosk continues to serve our visitors w hile we lo o k forw ard to its reappearance early in the coming financial year.

The Classic & Wooden B oat Festival brings springtim e crow ds to the Museum to enjoy its festival atm osphere. The com bination of m usic, food, costum e, perform ance and a host o f heritage activities and crafts give this event th e op portu nity to develop into a m ajor cultural tourism attraction, like its European and Am erican coun terparts.

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D I R E C T O R ’S O V E R V I E W ic Museum’s Customer Service Charter (Appendix 17), drawing of die Museum’s existing Customer Service Taskforce, set up earlier as a reflection of our commitment to excellence in the delivery o f services not just to visitors but to the w ider Australian community w hich we serve as a national institution.

Winners o f the sixth annual Cunard $20,000 cruise, provided by the sponsor o f the M embers program , set sail for the e x o tic East on QE2.

All new and renewing M embers o f the Museum are eligible for the annual draw. Ms Trudy Coles (cen tre) and Lachlan Coles received their tickets from Cunard Line’s Regional V ice-President (AsiaPacific) Jack ie Foggitt.

OPERATIONAL CO N STRA IN TS The reduced budget base for the Museum, established over the past few years under both Labor and Coalition Governments, has impacted on program delivery. The acquisitions budget is lower than most comparable institutions’ , and our Council has been investigating ways to improve funding for collecting. For the same reason we operate with the lowest marketing budget o f any o f the major Sydney museums, putting us at a clear disadvantage.

Research studies o f museums and cultural attractions has becom e quite specialised over recent years and all report that the size of the local population which visits museums is static. It may even be declining, with the proliferation of entertainment facilities including new competition for recreational time from the Internet and cable television. It is tourism which provides the potential for increased visitor numbers. In this respect we are monitoring the impact of the Asian economic crisis, and are already seeing a reduction in Asian tourists. The weakened Australian dollar may partly offset this, if a rise in US and European visitation continues.

Delays in the final signoff for our W harf 7 development put us on a tight schedule for our required move-in date of May 1999, timed to coincide with the expiry of the lease on our rented offsite accommodation.

DIRECTOR'S OVERVIEW OUTLOOK Several exciting large-scale attractions are planned that will help visitation and revenue. The Oberon-class submarine, HMAS Onslow, is scheduled to arrive at our wharves in 1999 subject to the Navy meeting its decommissioning timetable. The experience we gained over two years while exhibiting the Russian submarine Foxtrot 5 40, which left Australia recently at the end o f the display agreement with its owner, will be invaluable as we prepare Onslow for access and interpretation. Late 1999 will also see the visit o f the spectacular Dutch replica of the S 8 -metre-long VOC ship Batavia, which was shipwrecked off W estern Australia in 1629 in one o f the most dramatic incidents in Australian history.

We continued working with leading international institutions to bring major exhibits to Australia, and redeveloping them for our market. The Smithsonian Institution’s Ocean Planet, arriving in 1999, looks at issues that affect the health o f the world’s vast oceans and waterways.

A feature o f the Museum’s unique location has always been its proximity not just to the CBD and the waterfront recreational complex o f Darling Harbour, but also to the working wharves of Sussex Street and Hickson Road. How much longer will we continue to enjoy the activity o f cranes and cargo ships just across the water, as the conversion o f harbourside space to upmarket residential-com m ercial mixes accelerates? Already there are plans o f this sort for Darling Harbour W harves 9 & 10 opposite the Museum, including a ferry and charter boat terminal. We are concerned about aggravation o f the wash problem which could seriously damage the historical vessels at our wharves. W hile waterways management has called for due consideration of stakeholders in the proposed development, the N SW approval authorities have not guaranteed to provide the amelioration required.

Assistant D irector (Exhibitions & Collections) M ary-Louise Williams (left) w ith Julia King, Chief Executive Officer o f Louis Vuitton Australia, exam ine a rare 19th-century French children’s gam e based on Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe.

It was acqu ired in 1998 through the Louis Vuitton Fund, set up in 1988 to assist purchase o f m aterial relating to French m aritim e activities. Defoe’s novel was inspired by an incident during the European era o f Pacific Ocean exploration , its wide popularity reflecting strong public interest in these new discoveries.

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Giants This interactive exhibition with life-size robotic whales completed its Australian tour with a return to our galleries. It appeared here with Octopusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Garden, an activity centre for children lent by the South Australian Maritime Museum. WHALES was seen by a total 710,000 visitors in ACT, Vic, NSW, SA,Tas, WA. Developed by the Pacific Science Center, Seattle, USA, WHALES had additional Australian content developed by ANMM staff.

Sponsored by MM1 Insurance, Ansett Australia, Atlas Copco Compressors Australia, Blue Star Line Australia, the Australian Antarctic Foundation, the Daily Telegraph, John West Foods, the Nine Network and local sponsors. Australian tour coordinated by Mariea Fisher, Curator Lindsey Shaw.

Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart 2 July-18 September 1997. Visitors: 52,300 Return to ANMM, Mazda, North & South Galleries 25 October 1997-1 February 1998. Visitors: 120,415

This interactive CD-i program displayed in an exhibition booth tells the story of Titanic from the shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development and launch to the tragic evening of its sinking, and the later discovery of the wreck.

Sponsored by Philips. Tour Coordinator Mariea Fisher.

Newcastle Regional Museum 9 February-10 May 1998. Visitors: 41,722 Australian Science Festival, Canberra 2 May-6 May 1998. Visitors: 4 0 ,0 0 0 Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane 22 May-22 October 1998. Visitors: not yet available

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Greek Australians and the Sea First seen at the Museum in 1996-97, this travelling exhibition highlights the strong maritime culture that Greek immigrants have brought to Australia, and their role in forming our national identity. From the earliest Greek Australians— pirates transported to the colony— the exhibition ranges from urban oyster bars and country cafes to the pearling ports of the Kimberleys, from crayfishing in Tasmania to Top End barramundi and crocodile hunters. Includes a catalogue produced by ANMM.

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Sponsored by Visions ( f Australia, The First Greek-Australian Museum Foundation, Halkeas Printing, Kailis Bros, o f Perth, De Costi Seafoods. Exhibition Coordinator Kevin Jones. Curator Helen Trepa.

Designer Sarah Drury. Tour Coordinator Mariea Fisher.

Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle NSW 22 April-27 July 1997. Visitors: 71,993 Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne 8 August-S October 1997. Visitors: 26,482 South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide 16 0cto b er-30 November 1997. Visitors: 9,024 Western Australian Maritime Museum, Perth 7 January-19 April 1998. Visitors: 52,687 Northern Territory Library, Parliament House, Darwin 28 April-26 July 1998. Visitors: 19,045

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This private adventure land for children, where history and the imagination could meet, was one of the Museum’s most popular programs when it featured here in the summer of 1995-96. This theatrical fantasy world included a vast array of interactives and special effects.

A version of this program was lent to the New Zealand Maritime Museum.

The original Pirates! was coordinated by Jennifer McNamara, and designed by Simon Sadubin.

New Zealand National Maritime Museum 18 April-2 November 1997. Visitors: 33,000

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377,000 visitors have inspected the sub that came in from the Cold War since it opened to the public at our wharves in December 1995. This Soviet Foxtrot class submarine, capable of carrying nuclear- tipped torpedoes, was used for surveillance in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It moored next to another Cold War warrior, the Museum’s Daring class destroyer Vampire.

Displayed in conjunction with Toledo Enterprises.

ANMM coordinator Kate Deacon.

Display until 30 April 1998.

Visitors 1 July 1997-30 April 1998: 123,041

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A component o f the 1997 Olympic Arts Festival Festival of the Dreaming.

Coordinator Mariea Fisher. Curator Leonie Oakes. Designer Sharne Anderson

Nortel Gallery 26 March-12 October 1997. Visitors: 130,848

About a unique maritime people, the Tiwi of Bathurst and Melville Islands, Northern Territory. Featuring the Museum’s spectacular Pukamani poles, artworks from the Pukamani burial ceremony which brings people together to celebrate the continuity of their culture. Community artists compose songs and carve poles for the event which tells of the death of an ancestral being.

A component o j the 1997 Olympic Arts Festival Festival of the Dreaming. Coordinator Mariea Fisher. Curator Leonie Oakes.

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Curator Helen Trepa. Designer Sarah Drury

Tasman Light 4 March 1997-2 June 1997. Visitors: 54,264

Contemporary Aboriginal prints by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders reflecting their interaction with the sea as a source both of livelihood and cultural identity.

Curator Leonie Oakes. Designer Sarah Drury

ANMM, Tasman Light 6 June-7 October 1997.

Visitors: 78,633

1997 CLASSIC&

Kapi winga pirisuwu F rom the sea

A fleet of over 100 magnificent yachts, cruisers, workboats, skiffs and launches gathered for this weekend-long event, which included trade and maritime craft displays, food, fun and entertainment for all the family. Incorporated the inaugural ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest.

Sponsored by Darling Harbour and Harhourside; Cruising Helmsman magazine. Supported by C R Hutchison St^Co; Det Norske Veritas; Nikon; Royal Norwegian Embassy; Royal Australian Navy; Waterways. Managed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in association with theWooden Boat Association i f NSW. Coordinator Suzanne Davidson.

All around the Museum 1 1 1 2 October 1997. Visitors: 8,200

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E X H I B I T I O N S & P R O G R A M S AT A N M M An American Sailing ship struck a reef and sank on the wav from Sydney to San Francisco in 1855, carrying passengers between the gold rushes on either side of the Pacific. Intriguing detective work by Museum staff resulted in the wreck’s discovery in 1997.

WRECK OF THE

Curator: Paul Hundley. Designer: Peter Tonkin

ANZTheatre landing. 5 December 1997-21 September 1998. Visitors to 30 June: 173,260

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These contemporary Vietnamese artworks marked Austcare’s National Refugee Week.

Artists Hanh Ngo and Vi Phat came to Australia as refugees after the Communist victory in Vietnam. Curator Helen Trepa. Designer Dominic Hon Tasman Light 10 October-22 December 1997. Visitors: 47,857 Inviting colour photographs of swimming pools in NSW

by ANMM staff photographer Andrew Frolows immerse us in the great Aussie municipal pool, a cultural site where chlorinated water has beckoned generations.

Curator: Daina Fletcher. Designer: Sarah Drury

Tasman Light 23 December 1997-19 April 1998. Visitors: 124,988

Go ld 1 5 0 An on-line exhibition of the Australian and American gold rushes. It highlights gold rush period material in the National Maritime Collection.

Funding support from the Australia Foundation through its Australian Experience program. Produced with Sovereign Hill Museum. ANMM Curator Paul Hundley.

http: //www.anmm.gov.au/usagal.htm

A photographic chronicle of life in Natchez, a small Mississippi River town in America’s South that inspired the Kern and Hammerstein musical ShowBoat. From the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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Sponsored by ShowBoat the musical (Lyric Theatre, Star City). Coordinator: Mariea Fisher. Designer: PeterTonkin Nortel Gallery 12 March-31 May 1998. Visitors: 52,851

1948-1998

From Hell to Hope

Marking the 50th anniversary of the first postWW2 migrant ships that brought Holocaust survivors to Australia, this exhibition of photographs and documents was assembled by the Australian-Jewish community.

Curator: Helen Trepa. Designer Sarah Drury

Tasman Light 21 April - 2 July 1998. Visitors: 38,640

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A major component of this year’s Olympic Arts Festival, A Sea Change. Immigration is part of the family history of 98% of Australians. In 210 years over three million people have come to Australia by sea, their stories filled with drama and spirit.

An extraordinary collection from around the world explores the eras and the human experiences of migration, an issue that both unites and divides us.

Sponsored by Olympic Arts Festival, SOCOG,Visions o f Australia, Ansett Australia, Martinair, SBS, Commonwealth Bank, Cathay Pacific, British Council. Coordinator: Kevin Jones. Curators: Helen Trepa, Kieran Hosty.

Designers: Quentin Mitchell, Dominic Horn, Nadine Hillier.

Mazda & North Galleries 9 April-11 October 1998. Visitors to 30 June: 51,262

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Winners and finalists of the Museum’s firstever photographic competition, run in conjunction with last year’s Classic &JVooden Boat Festival. The entrants’ vision of maritime heritage range from classical to experimental, from the personal to the predictable.

Coordinator: Susan Sedgwick. Curator:Jeffrey M ellfont. Designer: Enza Calgaro

Nortel Gallery 10 June-16 August 1998. Visitors to 30 June: 10,484

Views

of the

Pearl River Delta Macau, Canton and Hong Kong

Our first international art exhibition presented stunning art works by Chinese and Western artists which have shaped perceptions of China. It spanned over two centuries of artistic and commercial exchange on the Pearl River Delta where ships from the US, Europe and Asia anchored.

From the Hong Kong Museum o f Art and the Peabody Essex Museum, USA. Australian curator: Paul Hundley. Designer: Carola Salazar. Tour Coordinator Mariea Fisher

USA Gallery 22 May-9 August 1998. Visitors to 30 June: 20,516

Visiting exhibition of the work of graduands of Bachelor of Design from UNSW’s College of Fine Arts (School of Design Studies). Encompassing Graphics/Media, Applied Object Design and Environmental/Spatial Design.

Top Deck, ANZ Gallery 5 December 199715 February 1998. Visitors 7 0 ,0 2 1

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MARITIME COLLECTION

A few o f the items acquired a t auction when Burns Philp, on ce a household name as an Australian and Pacific shipping company, liquidated its historical collection.

A FULL EXHIBITION program this year has certainly influenced the selection of m aterial for the National M aritim e C ollection. The M useum â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three collecting divisions, Maritime Technology, Maritime Communities and the USA Gallery have focussed their attention on exhibitions which looked at exploration, migration, navigation and indigenous experience.

W hile the Museum had purchased the Vietnamese refugee boat Tu Do in 1990, little research into life on board during the voyage in 1977 had been completed. With the vessel and its story featuring strongly in the exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers Migration to Australia 1788-1998, an intensive program o f research was undertaken with its passengers and Captain Thanh Tan Lu. Curators worked in Australia and with contacts in Vietnam to fill the gaps in our information and to acquire material associated with the vessel and its voyage. O ther material associated with 19th and 20th-century immigration has been collected with this exhibition in mind, including personal items, photographs, letters and shipping posters.

Similarly, research for a forthcoming exhibition on contemporary subsistence whaling in Indonesia titled Lamalera - Whale hunters o j Indonesia has provided us with a small but significant collection o f sketches, models, whale products and cultural material related to this unique story.

As it is for other other museums, collecting material associated with contemporary events is an important acquisition strategy for the ANMM. Museum objects need not be very old before they appear in a collection. Curators are aware that important records and artefacts are often ignored in contemporary history and if not collected may be lost. We were pleased, for example, to be offered this year the account of the Rescue in the Southern Ocean: The Amazing Rescue and Survival o f Raphael Dinelle, Thierry Dubois and Tony Bullimore by Group Captain Ian Pearson. This book is signed by the three yachtsmen and the key personnel involved in their rescue. In addition, several contemporary paintings by indigenous artists have been acquired this year.

Works by Ngarrindjeri artist Jacob Stengle, Gordon Bennett and Saibi Islander Charles Warusam, among several others, chronicle life in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities today and the social effects o f land and sea rights movements.

It is frustrating for museums when they cannot com pete with organisations and individual collectors for important historical and cultural material coming up for sale. This is a common occurrence for the ANMM and urgent requests for financial support are often unsuccessful. Fortunately, this was not the case when a rare 1842 ship’s log from the Wallaby, detailing early whaling activities in Hobart Town, came to light. Generosity from Dr Mervyn Cobcroft o f Ipswich allowed us to acquire this important piece. We were not so fortunate with our bids for very important Bass and Flinders material at a London auction in April.

The pressure to support the M useum ’s exhibitions, collection s m aintenance, escalating running costs and building works mean that the funds available for acquisitions continually decrease. This situation w ill be exacerb ated in the forthcom ing year with the move o f staff, laboratories and the collection to the Maritime Heritage Centre at W harf 7. This situation needs a long-term solution if the Museum intends to retain its status as a national collecting institution and a notable repository o f Australia’s maritime history.

This is recognised by the Museum’s Council and attempts are currently being made to establish a Foundation which can support the acquisition of rare and important items as they become available. This will take some tim e to establish for a young museum and in the meantime we rely heavily on people and organisations which are sensitive to the need for community ownership o f im portant pieces o f our maritime history.

Appendix 2 lists a representative sample o f the acquisitions made this financial year. Donors to the Collection appear at Appendix 3.

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Sometimes curators need to make a quick response to save material which may otherwise be discarded or sold off, to disappear from public view. In 1997 we were alerted to the fact that the well-known P&O passenger ship Fairstar was to be taken out of service and that important material on board could be lost or sold off in pieces. Curators responded quickly and were able to gather a small collection of furniture, fittings and fixtures reflecting the cruise ship during its colourful life.

Likewise, the sudden announcement in April 1998 that the Burns Philp shipping company was selling its collection and furniture at auction demanded quick action.

W ith very little acquisitions funding and little time available, we developed strategies that allowed the Museum to bid for select items. Burns Philp represents an important chapter in Australian shipping and other programs were cut to enable ANMM to purchase a very good selection o f material. W hile there were some objects that we wanted but could not afford, the material acquired complements existing Burns Philps material in the collection and will enable us to mount a display about this area o f Australian shipping.

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YEAR

NATIONAL M ARITIME

R E A C H IN G THE NATION - A N D BEYOND

AS: A NATION AI ORGANISATION the Museum seeks opportunities to foster understanding of the nation’s maritime heritage Australia-wide, providing leadership and assistance in various ways. Through new electronic media, Museum collections and other material are becoming accessible to a greater number o f people in schools, libraries and homes throughout Australia and on a wider world scale.

A district historical society was able to preserve this beautifully illustrated illuminated address docum enting the story o f the N orth Coast Steam Navigation Company, thanks to a MMAPSS gran t from this Museum.

The M aritime Museums o f Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS), established in 1995-96, awarded a third round o f grants totalling $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 to nine institutions around the nation. The scheme is jointly funded by ANMM and the Commonwealth Government’s Distributed National Collection Program to support collection management, conservation and exhibition proposals from museums and other local organisations. It is administered by Museum staff.

Surfworld Surfing Museum, Torquay VIC $2,370 Construct conservation-standard storage areas for the Museum’s large and varied collection of surfboards from 1915 to the present and a wide variety of objects and photographs reflecting Australian surf culture, fashion, music and film.

Portland Lifeboat Museum, Portland VIC $4,000 Establish the 1857 Portland Lifeboat in the proposed Portland Maritime Museum & Visitor Centre, with a professional conservation-standard display system for one of the oldest surviving examples o f colonial boatbuilding.

Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement, Swan Hill VIC

$4,000

Publish an illustrated booklet for interpreting the 1877-built PS Gem, the largest paddle steamer to work the Murray-Darling river system. PS Gem continued to operate as a trading and passenger vessel until the late 1910s.

Furneaux Historical Research Association, Flinders Island TAS $4,000 Establish a collection management strategy for the archaeological and historical material held in the Emita Museum.The Museum on Flinders Island includes material on Bass Strait shipping and its many shipwrecks, fishing and mutton-birding.

Lower Tweed River Historical Society, Tweed Heads NSW $3,500 Restore an 1880s ship’s deckhouse as a ‘hands-on’ living quarters for three crew members with bunks, lockers and mess table. This will allow visitors to the Tweed M aritime Museum to appreciate the life o f an ordinary 19th-century merchant seaman.

Sydney Heritage Fleet, Sydney NSW $4,000 Comprehensively survey this unique collection— which includes many small craft and engines, models and ship plans— to enhance levels of documentation and storage.

This project involves the professional training o f volunteer workers.

Clarence River Historical Society, Grafton NSW $2,380 Preserve a beautifully illustrated Illuminated Address presented to Thomas R Allt, Chairman o f the North Coast Steam Navigation Company c 1890. This rare object is a reminder o f the flourishing 19th-century coastal trade o f north coast NSW.

South Australian M aritime Museum, Port Adelaide SA $3,500 Develop an education program to support a proposed temporary exhibition for the 50th anniversary o f The Last Windjammers— the end of the era o f vast commercial windjammers from Europe.

Queen of the Murray

Paddle steam er Gem began life as a M urray River barge before being fitted w ith steam propulsion in 1876. She was to becom e known as the Queen of the M urray in a long life during which she was lengthened from 28 to 40 t he Life

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Conserve original pictorial catch charts of humpback and sperm whales kept by the Cheynes Beach Whaling Company— the last land-based whaling station in the Southern Hemisphere— between 1952 and 1978.

YEAR

W haleworld Museum, Albany WA $2,250

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p K r h activities included: Travelling exhibitions reached over 4 6 6 ,0 0 0 people in Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth, Darwin, Auckland New Zealand.

An overseas visitor ratio o f consistently 30% or more o f all visitors lifts the Museum’s international profile.

ANMM Internet site on the World W ide Web provided information and services to rem ote locations, becoming a major conduit for research and other enquiries from the public.

Provided services for more than 3 ,2 5 0 enquiries from the public and external organisations (Curatorial services page 30; Conservation services page 38; Library services page 40) Staff delivered 17 conference papers, 29 public lectures, 4 7 lectures, workshops and classes to schools, colleges and universities (Appendix 6)

The Australian R egister o f H istoric Vessels is an initiative by the M useum to develop a com prehensive database o f the nature, exten t and location o f vessels preserved in Australia. Progress was made on registering craft in museums and publicly-accessible organisations, and will exten d increasingly to privately-ow ned heritage craft as the data bse grows.

Liaison with organisations in NSW, Tasmania and Victoria to document historic craft for the Australian Register o f Historic vessels.

Conservation and interpretation of historic vessels: advised the National Museum o f Australia and Western Australian Museum concerning development plans in both institutions.

Loans o f material from the National Maritime Collection to Cairns Regional Gallery, Fairfield Heritage Centre, La Perouse Museum, Powerhouse Museum, and Penrith Regional Gallery.

Work with Alands Sjovartsmuseum, Finland, developing The LastWindjammers exhibition.

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• A Volunteer Speakers Panel promoted the Museum’s work to community groups in Sydney and regional centres.

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• Maritime Archaeology Program worked in the Kingdom of Tonga diving and advising on a shipwreck site in Nuku’alofa harbour.

YEAR

• ANMM maritime archaeologist and conservator assisted the Queensland Museum-led excavation of HMS Pandora.

REVIEW

R E A C H IN G THE NATION - A N D BEYOND

An education kit for the exhibition Tears, Fears a n d Cheers - M igration to A ustralia 1788-1998 has been distributed widely and used by schoolteachers.

• Maintained a national publicity profile in electronic and print media, with approximately 33% o f coverage obtained in regional NSW, other states and national media • Published and distributed four issues of the national maritime heritage magazine, Signals (readership 10,000)

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PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTING

H ands-on woodw ork at the I W Classic & Wooden Root Festival.

Let's Move, David Nott, B/VV print, 1997. Runner up in the 1997 ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest.

!ii! iPROGRAMS) 98 Estimate

1997-98

1 9 9 8-99

Actual

Estimate

1UJD( II ! \RY ;; AMI) BASIS

Components o f Appropriations Salaries and related

4 ,7 5 4

4 ,9 0 6

4 ,6 3 0

Administrative expenses

7 ,8 2 5

7 ,1 0 9

7 ,7 9 9

Rent

5 ,2 6 6

5,311

5 ,2 7 0

17,845

1 7,326

1 7 ,6 9 9

84

82

83

17,929

1 7,408

1 7 ,7 8 2

(3 ,6 8 3 )

(3 ,1 5 9 )

(3,570)

14,246

14 ,2 4 9

1 4,303

0

0

Net costs of service delivery

n/a

16,462

Program re\ enues

n/a

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Total Outlays Total Revenue

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3 ,7 0 5 *

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9 ,8 2 6

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1995-96

1 9 9 6 -9 7

1997-98

8 3 .0

8 5 .9

88.5

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HIGHEST STANDARDS o f SERVICE T O O U R CLIEN TS P R O V ID E T H E

STRATEGIC O BJECTIVES 1.1

Deliver a service which is strongly customer focused

1.2

Manage the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resources for optimal operational outcomes

1.3

Ensure continued service provision through securing appropriate accommodation to m eet the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs

Six o f m ore than 28,000 school children who visited the Museum galleries during the year. These students from Our Lady Queen o f Peace School w ere visitors to the exhibition Tears, Fears Sc Cheers - M igration to A ustralia 1788-1998, w here they sampled life in th e steerage-class berths o f a ship from th e gold rush period.

PROGRAM SUMMARY W E ARE FOSTERIN G a high degree of customer focus throughout the Museum.

A Customer Service Taskforce was formed in August 1997, representing all Museum Branches and developing a Customer Service Charter (Appendix 17). The Taskforce has undertaken research on customer service in similar organisations, and has assessed customer service training courses with the intention o f training all Museum staff.

A new position, Customer Service Manager, was created, and the Front of House and Security contract went out to public tender. The successful tenderer from a field of 20 was the Benson Group, which provides a Site Manager responsible for rosters, new staff, pay and conditions for Benson staff. Training programs were introduced for new Benson staff who came on board, and training will be ongoing as exhibitions and programs change. New staff have settled in well and we look forward with confidence to improved customer service in this vital area.

There were 315,498 visitors to the Museum during the year which was 8% down on budget. This is largely attributable to strong competition from other Sydney museums which hosted major international exhibitions. Visitor services included 4 ,8 8 3 Vampire Tours, with 64,681 visitors led by volunteer guides. General Museum guided tours were up from 6 ,6 9 7 visitors last year to 8 ,7 1 7 on 1,082 tours in 199798. We re-launched the Odyssey Maritime Packages, eight half-day tours including additional activities such as sailing, guided heritage walks and harbour cruises. They target group tour operators, seniors groups, coach companies and social clubs. Visitor and client amenities improved with the opening ofYots Cafe to augment a kiosk service.

M arket research to determ ine our cu sto m ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs is a priority. Front-end evaluation of major exhibitions continues, with focus groups helping to refine content o f our major exhibition for the year, Tears Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788-1998. E xit surveys were conducted during all major programs, revealing a high degree o f satisfaction with both the display and educational content. Monitoring variation in audiences helps us understand our market. The Shipwreck! exhibition attracted 70% males and 12% families, while WHALES had a 53% male, 36% family mix. Eleven percent of all Museum visitors came specifically to see the very popular Russian submarine. There was a shift in international visitors as the Asian market declined, offset by an increase in USA visitors and those from Europe.

During 1997-98, the Museum incurred $ 2 0 .17m o f expenditure to maintain its services (calculated on an accrual basis, which includes $ 2 .7m depreciation). Actual expenditure was funded from $ 14.25m in Commonwealth appropriations and $ 3 .7m from self-generated revenue. Maximising revenue and minimising expenses is a key to improving the services and products we offer our customers; tables of revenue streams appear on page 44. Rent is our largest overhead. Developing the W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre, described elsewhere, will free up money locked into rents for our offsite accommodation needs. A table overleaf shows reductions in several key costs in our other big non-salary overhead, building operations and maintenance. Energy management was a major focus over the year, with a 4 0 % saving on costs and, with it, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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1996-97

1997-98

The Museum

3 9 5 ,9 2 8

3 4 1 ,2 1 5

3 1 5 ,4 9 8

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18 2 ,5 0 0

4 6 6 ,8 0 0

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3.8

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Letters o f complaint

38

17

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60

126

182

O M 1.R ITT D B A C K VISITORS’ COMMENTS BOOK

1995-96 70%

Complimentary or positive Neutral or indecipherable Criticism and/or suggested improvements

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There was a strong increase in the amount o f correspondence registering appreciation and approval o f the Museum’s activities. The visitors book registered 685 comments Visitor comments are circulated for action and a reply where warranted.

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$ 1 ,4 6 8 ,0 0 0

$ 1 ,4 3 7 ,5 8 0

$ ,3 9 3 ,0 0 0

$ 4 3 4 ,3 1 1 9

$ 3 7 7 ,6 0 0

$ 2 4 7 ,0 0 0

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$ 5 1 3 ,8 5 9

$ 6 3 2 ,7 3 2

$ 5 5 5 ,5 6 9

Energy costs

$ 3 6 1 ,6 2 0

$ 3 2 0 ,1 9 7

$ 2 1 8 ,1 5 2

Budget Capital works

The Museum become an inaugural partner in the Sustainable Energy Development Authority’s Energy Smart business program, implementing an action plan which saved greenhouse emissions of some 1 SO tonnes and now offers savings of 334 tonnes per year (the equivalent o f 70 cars). Predicted further savings of 1,500 tonnes are possible when the plan is fully implemented across the main building and W harf 7.

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Capital works completed within the period include installation o f Power Factor C orrection equipment; construction ofYots cafe; upgrading the air conditioning system. Achievements for the year include 10% cost reduction to maintenance contracts and redesigning W harf 7 mechanical services which will result in a 50% power saving.

Information technology developments included replacing the Unix-based web server with a new one that operates in the Windows NT Server environment. File servers were upgraded to improve network stability and data storage. Work commenced on developing a searchable database for Welcome Wall subscriber information (when and how people came to Australia and biographical details) and its World Wide Web site. We continued to report to the Office of Government Information Technology on our progress towards Year 2000 ( ‘milennium bug’) compliance, and will need to work quickly to m eet the prescribed timetable.

T here has been a 5 0 % increase in hard-copy files created ( 4 ,4 0 0 ) and their movements, an indicator o f ever-increasing activities across the Museum. This has required a rigorous archiving program to provide necessary space (2 ,6 0 0 archived).

Some 1,200 conservation files were registered in the records database to improve access to this information.

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FINANCIAL M ANAGEMENT Financial arrangements for the W harf 7 project increase the demand for financial management including the long-term lease o f land, cash flows for construction and com m ercial leasing o f its top floor. We began im plem enting accrual budgeting reforms, involving changes to existing financial reporting and budgeting practices throughout the Museum. Valuation of heritage items within the Collection continued throughout the year (as required under new asset valuation guidelines). The ‘deprival method’ of valuation requires progressive three-year valuations of all assets, including plant and equipment. Major internal audits/reviews conducted throughout the year included admission receipting practices and accounts payable/receivable. No major areas o f concern were found.

HUM AN RESOURCES M A NAGEMENT The impact o f the Government’s workplace reform program was felt in several areas.

Negotiations began between management, staff and unions to produce a Certified Agreement under the Workplace Relations Act 1996. W ork commenced on transferring from the Department o f Finance and Administration Payroll System to the AURION Payroll System. All Public Service Act staff and contract staff attended workplace harassment awareness sessions. Occupational Health and Safety developments included training FireWardens, ergonomic assessments o f workstations for individual staff and a hazard evaluation conducted by Workcover NSW. A staffing resources summary appears at Appendix 15, while Statutory Reporting requirements appear at Appendix 21.

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PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS

W ID EST UN DERSTAN DIN G A N D ENJOYMENT OF M A R IT IM E GENERATE T H E

H IS T O R Y BY C RE A T IN G E X C IT IN G PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS W H IC H

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Develop a range o f programs to interpret maritime history

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Maximise the curricula relevance, entertainment value and topicality of products and programs

Prim e M inister o f th e Netherlands M r Wim Kok opened ou r newest co re exhibition, N avigators - definin g A ustralia, where great European voyages o f discovery take their p lace with Asian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories. M r and M rs Kok enjoyed ou r 17th-century p o rtrait o f the great Dutch navigator Willem de Vlamingh

PURSUING O U R GOAL o f generating the widest understanding and enjoyment of maritime history (Key Result Area 2 o f our Strategic Plan 1 9 9 7 -2 0 0 0 ), the Museum as a national institution has continued its strong commitment to other states and regional centres by touring its own exhibitions, and others brought in from overseas.

These overseas products demonstrate the strong international ties that ANMM has established. They help us provide Australia with a selection of high quality and broadranging maritime and related exhibitions never before available in this country.

Our m ost ambitious project to date was the Australian tour of MM1 presents WHALES - Giants o f the Deep, originating from the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, USA. It was seen by 7 1 0 ,0 0 0 people. After visiting Adelaide and Melbourne in 1995-96 the exhibition continued to Warrnambool, Newcastle and Perth the following year. At the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery this year it attracted a record 5 2 ,3 0 0 visitors to the Hobart institution. Our exhibition Thalassa - Greek Australians and the Sea has opened in Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle and Darwin. It was warmly received by these cities with their large Greek-Australian populations— many o f whom have been moved to see their community’s contributions to Australia acknowledged for the first time in a touring exhibition. O ur CD-i based program, Titanic, an interactive exploration, is also touring with its installation o f four computer kiosks.

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Providing educational services to schools and boosting the number o f school visitors was a priority during the year, addressing a previous decline in school visits. Several strategies were employed, all based on the premise o f enhancing the Museum experience. O ur specially-trained teacher guides, formerly available only to primary school groups, were extended to secondary classes and we began to develop special children’s labels to accompany the normal exhibition texts. We launched the new Kids D eck to provide children with their own museum space with creative activities related to maritime subjects, current exhibitions and special events. The message to children is that museums are for everyone.

The diversity o f lectures, tours and other activities offered to the public and Museum M em bers, to increase visitor num bers and add layers o f interpretation to our exhibitions and collections, can be appreciated at a glance in Appendix 1. They ranged from the increasingly popular springtime Classic <%_Wooden Boat Festival and the Shipwreck! seminar with its international panel of museum directors and underwater archaeologists, to a variety o f delightful dramatic and musical performances, some o f them commissioned by the Museum. Extending Museum visits out onto Sydney Harbour, we ran a series o f themed history tours on the classic ferry Reliance: Sydney Ports, Sydney Harbour Whale Sites and Sydney Harbour Ports o f Entry.

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ORGANISATIONS 1996-97 1997-98

Technology

362

379

180

154

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6 50

725

50

84

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139

139

96

132

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326

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1 9 9 7 -9 8

T ech n olo g y

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32

$ 3 0 ,8 6 5

$ 3 9 ,6 2 2

$ 1 7 ,2 8 5

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78

$ 7 0 ,9 7 6

$ 9 1 ,8 5 0

$ 1 1 ,0 0 0

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$ 3 4 ,1 3 5

$ 6 5 ,9 2 4

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$ 1 3 1 ,4 7 2

$ 6 3 ,4 2 0

$ 6 5 ,9 2 4

75

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C O R IE E X H IB IT IO N

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M A R IT IM E

E X H IB IT IO N

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M E D IA R E I N S,

ARCH A EO LO G Y

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1 9 9 6 -9 7 1 9 9 7 -9 8

30

1 9 9 6 -9 7 1 9 9 7 -9 8

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31

32

34

31

16

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50

60

35

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44

45

27

40

5

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Our international ties are providing more variety in our own galleries, where two very different but engaging overseas exhibitions opened during the year. Views o f the Pearl River Delta - Macau, Canton and Hong Kong was our first international art exhibition (see below under USA Gallery). Mississippi Showboat Town - Natchez 18701910, sponsored by the musical ShowBoat at the Sydney’s Star City casino, chronicled the colourful American riverboat town with an important photographic collection from the University o f Austin in Texas, USA. An important feature o f the Museum’s exhibition program this year has been its connection to m ajor events and celebrations. Two Olympic Arts Festivals were

PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS represented with Tears, Fears and Cheers - migration to Australia 1 7 88-1998 celebrating the 1998 A Sea Change program, and the indigenous exhibition People o f the Old Sea A Tiwi Ceremony as part of the 1997 Festival o f the Dreaming. We worked with the Jew ish community to m ount an exhibition, From H ell to Hope, celebrating the anniversary o f the arrival o f refugees on board the ship Dunera in 1940.

On 8 November 1997 the Prime Minister of the Netherlands M rW im Kok officially opened the Museum’s newest core exhibition, Navigators - defining Australia. Acclaimed in media reviews for its superb design and rich historical m aterial, Navigators encompasses not just the great voyages o f Pacific exploration which led to Australia but the lesser-know n stories o f other navigators in these w aters, such as the Makassans and Torres Straits Islanders. It is the second of the Museum’s major core exhibitions to be redeveloped. The next will be Leisure - sun, surf, sand which will be changed over with the removal of the America’s Cup yacht Australia II when it leaves for Fremantle after the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

MARITIME ARCH A EO LO G Y PROGRAM The success o f the M aritime Archaeology Workshops continues with 27 schools participating this past year. For the fifth year the Museum’s Curator of Maritime Archaeology Kieran Hosty participated in the Queensland Museum-led excavation o f HMS Pandora. Conservator Sue Bassett spent six weeks in Townsville doing Occupational SCUBA and Air Diver training in preparation for her first season as a diver/conservator on the Pandora excavation. O n an international note, the Maritime Archaeology Program worked in the Kingdom of Tonga in September, diving and advising on a shipwreck site in Nuku’alofa harbour. The work was sponsored by the Museum and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

USA GALLERY The USA Gallery closed temporarily for major modifications. The central curved wall was dismantled and replaced with a permanent structure to improve flexibility for display. The renovated gallery and the first exhibition to use this space— Views o f the Pearl River Delta - Macau, Canton and Hong Kong— were opened by US Ambassador Genta Hawkins-Holmes. Produced by the Peabody Essex Museum, USA, and the Flong Kong Museum o f Art, it drew on their important collections o f Chinese Export Art to bring Australian museum-goers a rich array of exotic artworks from the China Trade period. The exhibition was augmented by the Museum with m aterial of Australian relevance, both from our own collection and two loan items— extremely rare Chinese export porcelain punch bowls with early 19th-century views o f Port Jackson. O ne is from N S W ’s M itchell Library collection and its companion was borrowed from a private US collector.

The Wreck o f the Julia Ann exhibition, with its tale of Mormons shipwrecked in 1855 while returning to the USA from the Australian goldfields, was opened by NSW Premier Bob Carr in front o f representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, with a video message from the Governor o f Utah, USA. The wreck was located in Polynesia last year by USA Gallery Curator Paul Hundley. The exhibition will travel to the USA next year, beginning with Salt Lake City, Utah.

PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS V ISITOR PROGRAMS & EDUCATION A new format annual mailout to schools was developed, with bright posters and year planners designed to be displayed in staff rooms. A total 100 visiting school groups booked Teacher Guides, from this year including secondary school guides. A new format o f educational kits for visiting schools was implemented. The kit for Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1 7 8 8 -1 9 9 8 featured ‘real life’ characters to tell their stories of coming to Australia. This was supported by the innovation of special children’s labels in the exhibition, with a focus on their interests and needs, creating a ‘trail’ for children to follow. Other kits written included the popular new English as a Second Language program , and Navigators for primary and junior secondary. An activity bo o klet w ritten to com plim ent the visiting ch ild ren ’s exhibition Octopus Garden, and associated activities, proved immensely popular and was distributed nationally through Ashton’s Scholastic.

SC I IO O I VLSI F O R s 1995-96 1 9 9 6 -9 7 TOTAL TOTAL

:|997 98 TOTAL

935

619

653

464

154

Visiting students (+ teachers) 40 ,7 1 6

2 5 ,4 9 5

29,271

19 ,5 1 4

9 ,7 5 7

Visiting schools

K-6 Y R 7-12

Teacher Previews Pandora - piecing together the puzzle, and Cargofo r the Colony: the wreck July o f the Sydney Cove; 68 teachers.

General preview for 1998, introduction to Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition. Combined with Matilda Cruises and Imax to promote joint programs; 210 teachers.

Novem ber History teachers; 30 teachers.

M arch General preview featuring new Navigators gallery; 82 teachers.

May Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition. Saturday preview - special activities for teachers’ own children included; 64 teachers O ctob er

Junior Maritime Archaeology Workshops Fifteen workshops held at the Museum for Years S & 6 in conjunction with Shipwrecks! exhibition. They taught decision making, observational and mapping skills, predicting and evaluating historical outcomes.

Senior Maritime Archaeology Workshops Nineteen workshops held at the Museum, presenting maritime archaeology and Australian archaeological sites with case studies of wrecks, for Ancient History students.

Junior Secondary Knockout Debating Competition Twenty-four teams from private and public schools entered the competition. Four rounds were held with Kambala Church of England Girls’ School winning the final.

Bosun Mess was introduced as the new Kids D eck mascot, leading children aged 312 years into a world o f m aritime fun and handicrafts. This Sunday and holiday program has attracted many first-tim e visitors with its diverse range o f creative experiences, and during school holidays vacation care groups have found it especially attractive. Attendance at Kids D eck since inception in March, including vacation care groups, was 2 ,712 children. It has appeared in a variety o f spaces including North Gallery and the visiting Sydney Showboat 1 . Complementing its craft programs have been perform ances and storytelling such as Joy Dempsey whose Trim the Navigating Cat appeared in the new Navigators gallery, and the songs, banjo and guitar of Colin Lawlis. Origami workshops for children widi Liwanna Chan offered links to the Views o f the Pearl River Delta exhibition.

M EM BERS This year we offered a broader range o f activities including weekend trips away, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and more social events.These were well received and the number of Members attending functions increased by 30% . The most popular events continue to be on-the-water activities which are often booked out just days after the Members magazine Signals is released. At the end of the year we surveyed Members in order to provide better and more responsive service.

................M E M B E R S P R O C ,R A M . PE.1U O R M A N C E

Memberships

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1996 97 2 ,4 5 9

1997-98!

2,308

6 ,4 6 0

0. -j*S

5,64 ->

'/'/

79

70

n /a

19

29

$ 185,464

$ 1 77,06 7

S 2 1 8 ,6 2 7

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$ 1 0 7 ,1 3 7

$85 ,1 6 6

60

63

67

3,1 75

2 ,256

3,212

* Listed in Appendix 3 The number of Corporate Memberships increased by 34% , the result of an effective direct mail campaign which targetted medium-sized maritime organisations. The number of unit Memberships dropped by 6% this financial year, although the effort to raise the level of Supporting memberships (those who donate amounts in excess of their Membership fees) was successful with this category now accounting for 9% of all Members. In 1997-98 our Supporting Members donated over $7,000.

While gross revenue grew some major expenses aimed at improving services and recru itm en t reduced n ett takings for this year, including a new Membership recruitment brochure and the installation of a new data base.

PERFORMANCE

Kids Deck, Bosun Mess and Family Fun Sundays

R EPO RTIN G

PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS

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RESEARCH OF AUSTRALIA’S CULTURAL A N D MATERIAL M A R IT IM E HERITAGE, IN PARTICULAR T H E NATIONAL MARITIME COLLECTION STRATEGIC O BJECTIVES 3.1

Develop and manage the Museum’s collections

3.2

Collaborate with other institutions and individuals to collect and share information on maritime heritage

After 18 m onths intensive research and restoration, A karana is back sailing as close as possible to the original specifications o f New Zealand designer-builder R ob ert Logan. The racing cu tter, built in 1888 to com pete in Australia’s Centennial Regattas, was a Bicentenary gift to Australia from the New Zealand Government. Project

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funding for restoring hull, keel, ballast, ru d d er and rig cam e from the New Zealand Governm ent and Telecom New Zealand International.

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Registration, Conservation and Library staff in particular have worked closely with the M useum ’s architects and p ro ject consultants this year to plan for suitable environments in the new building, and to produce briefs for effective storage and support systems for housing and displaying the collections. At the same time, work has already begun to rationalise existing holdings and to begin packing for the move.

The challenge ahead is to be able to service a demanding exhibition and program schedule while moving the Museum’s collections and facilities.

PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

ONE M AJO R FACTOR over the past 12 months has impacted on our achievements in caring for and researching Australia’s cultural and material maritime heritage (Key Focus Area 3). This has been the imminent movement o f the National Maritime C ollectio n , conservation laboratory, the Vaughan Evans Library and Museum personnel from Union Street to the Maritime Heritage Centre at W harf 7 in mid1999. The distinctive feature o f this development will be enhanced levels of public accessibility to our collections, with some stored items visible to the visiting public.

Some collections management activities will also have a higher profile and visibility to the public, such as work on vessels and other conservation activities. These are aims that major museums have long discussed, but there are few models for their im plementation.

R EPO RTIN G

PROGRAM SUMMARY

Several other significant milestones have been achieved with the relaunching of the 1888 New Zealand racing cutter Akarana in Autumn after extensive research and rebuilding o f the keel and rig. The year also saw the completion o f the ambitious project to complete conservation work on the Wharfies Mural ready for installation in W harf 7 next year. These and other maintenance programs have been carried out to ensure the optimum condition of the collection— from objects destined for display to larger in-water vessels such as Vampire, John Louis and Sekar Aman.

Our Strategic Objective of developing the National Maritime Collection has been reported elsewhere (pages 16-17, Appendixes 2 & 3), as has our objective of working with other institutions and individuals to increase awareness and accessibility of maritime heritage (pages 18-21).

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75

45

100 Repainting, new cabin deckhouse

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100

85

100 Slipping and repainting

60

60

85 Slipping, revarnishing

0

0

Kathleen Gillett 75

85

95 Slipping, replace rigging 8c painting

Krait

75

85

90 Slipping

Sekar Aman

63

85

80 Rebuild rig, planking repairs

Thistle

80

75

95 Slipping, re-rig and centrecase replacement

Tu Do

75

75

60 Slipping, re-fasten deck

Vampire

96

100

A ll v essels

63

71

John Louis

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36

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0 Major conservation works in progress delayed by other programs

100 Restore A, B and X turrets and repaint 80

The above profile of vessels demonstrates the very considerable resource implications o f managing a large in-the-water fleet o f historic vessels, most of them maintained in operating condition.

Vampire continues to draw large visitor support and project activities this year have included refurbishing all three turrets, restoration o f the windlass and painting the forecastle. This work has had some welcome supplementation from the HMAS Vampire Reunion Association work parties which gather monthly to work on their old ship.

R EPO RTIN G PERFORMANCE

The couta boat Thistle was routinely slipped but required complete replacement of the kauri and jarrah centrecase which had deteriorated in way o f rusted steel fastenings. The new case was constructed in jarrah using copper fastenings. The form er MSB tug Bareki required the cabin top to be replaced due to rotting o f the plywood structure.

PROGRAM

The major vessel project o f this period was rebuilding the keel and rudder, and modifying the rig, o f the cutter yacht Akarana. This Bicentennial gift from New Zealand, though extensively rebuilt before handover in 1988, still suffered from tenderness due to extensive keel modifications over this century. New lead and timber keels and rudder were fitted and a number of internal frames were replaced on the Museum wharf, providing visitors with a display o f traditional boatbuilding techniques at a level unprecedented since the Museum opened.

The Museum’s Shipyard at Berrys Bay, with its history as the form er base o f the Qurantine Service launches and its heritage coxswains’ cottages, wharf, coal bunker and working sheds, was once again opened for Heritage Week with the focus on the changing face of Sydney’s waterfront. The event was run as a Members function, and was booked out.

Vessel Movements Monthly sailings o f vessels are undertaken for conservation reasons, to maintain and extend the different vessel-handling skills required and to raise the visibility of this important collection. Monthly sailings were slightly curtailed due to the Akarana project, but the visibility o f the Museum’s Fleet in major events on Sydney Harbour has never been higher. The Museum’s Indonesian prahu Sekar Aman was entered in the 125th Anniversary Gaffers Day, sailing credibly to the astonishment o f many spectators. Sekar Aman also took part in the Australia Day Tall Ships Parade, keeping station with the visiting Indonesian Naval Sail Training vessels Dewaruci and Arung Samudera. Kathleen Gillett is in regular demand for events o f the yachting commmunity, who rem em ber her role in yachting history with affection. Kathleen sailed in the Sydney-Hobart Veterans Regatta at the Cruising Yacht Club where she went on display at the clubhouse after the event.

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MARI TI ME HERITAGE CONSERVATION Section provides specialist assistance preparing and installing tem porary and travelling exhibitions, and core exhibition refurbishm ents and changeovers. Alongside the demands o f the M useum ’s very busy tem porary exhibitions program, the major redevelopment o f the Navigators Gallery which opened in O ctober 1997 required careful workload management.

The two-year project to conserve the W aterside W orkers Federation Mural was completed. This project was sponsored by a range o f bodies, including Columbus Line, M aritim e Union o f Australia (National and Central N SW Branch), P&O, Canberra Tradesmen’s Union Club and Sydney Ports Corporation. The conservation treatment was conducted by International Conservation Services, with assistance from ANMM conservators Elizabeth Hadlow and Bronwyn Cosgrove. The Mural is now in storage and plans were prepared for its installation in the foyer o f the Maritime Heritage Centre at W harf 7.

A preventive conservation initiative has provided the M useum w ith a new commercial opportunity. Conservators developed a corrugated polypropylene box housing system for our standard Fini picture frames while they are in storage. The resulting new series o f standard-size storage boxes are now commercially available, with a percentage o f sales reverting to the Section’s budget.

O ther preventive conservation projects this year include: •

revision and maintenance o f the gallery exhibition cleaning program

•

development of the Disaster Preparedness Action Plan, addressing the needs of localised occurrences as well as possible institution-wide disasters

The Archival Boxing Project has surpassed its goals for the year, boxing 19 rare books from the collections, 85 library books, 161 charts and plans, and 295 threedimensional objects. The volunteers who work under staff guidance have set and maintained very high standards.

Achievements against the Section’s Performance Indicators for 1997-98, additional to developing and implementing plans for the move to W harf 7 in 1999, have been: 1. Provide conservation services: 515 hours to survey and/or treat 227 NMC items (including 93 hours conservation of the Waterside W orker’s Federation Mural).

2. Maintain and improve all core exhibitions: 1,126 hours for 996 NMC items and 170 hours for 84 loan items.

3. Provide support for temporary and travelling exhibitions and outward loans: 1,273 hours for 733 NMC items and 581 hours for 4 6 4 loan items.

4. Provide advisory services to the Museum and answer public enquiries: 130 hours for 122 enquiries; 262 hours for tours, lectures, appearances and educational workshops.

MARITIME HERITAGE

KEY

REGISTRATION & PH O TO G R A PH Y

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243

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27

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243

164

216

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161

395

941

Tools and equipment

28

312

125

Models and model parts

20

18

5

Vessels, vessel parts and accessories

19

118

17

N/A

190

352

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2,465

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409

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406

208

385

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206

286

383

4

8

6

148

116

143

51

73

52

3 ,9 77

3,475

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231

243

256

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*The number of objects photographed is higher than the number of objects registered because a contract photographer has been progressing with the duplication program for the Francis Collection (Sam Flood photographs) and other collections of nitrate negatives.

MARITIME HERITAGE VAUGHAN EVANS LIBRARY

'96-9', $ 40

1,56b

,3 92

1,010

1,368

5 67

501

324

Public research requests/usage

1 ,6 1 0

1,831

1,549

Items catalogued

1 ,1 9 8

1 ,007

606

$ 3 ,5 9 5

S 3 ,0 8 6

S 1 ,6 2 4

Leans processed Inter-library loans

Revenue

The Vaughan Evans Library, our research facility for both staff and public use, secured partial sponsorship in kind for a new integrated system from International Library Systems o f Richmond BC, Canada. The SydneyPlus system gives us greater flexibility in the way in fo rm atio n about the L ibrary co lle ctio n is provided and other im p ro v em en ts over th e e x istin g system in sta lled in 1 9 8 7 . Sydney P lu s’ im plementation over 1997-98 and 1 9 9 8 -9 9 is one o f the key enhancements to Library services planned for our relocation to W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre.

A generous donation o f Seafarer charts for the Australian coast on C D -RO M , from the RAN Hydrographic Office, will greatly assist Museum staff and in particular our maritime archaeologists.

External use of the Library remained around the same level as recent years although slightly down on last year’s activity. The reduction in Inter-library Loans processed and number o f items catalogued reflect the continued problems with the Museum’s computer network. The downtime put Library staff behind schedule in implementing the SydneyPlus system and at times made day-to-day operations impossible.

Library volunteer Erie W ilcock continued his valued work indexing the Australian Motor Boat andYachting, a complete holding o f Australia’s earliest leisurecraft journal spanning 1925-34. This is one o f several indexes to material held in the Library which offer aids to researchers, and which will be our first searchable on-line research facilities when resources allow. As noted elsewhere the Internet is an increasing source of enquiries and an on-line research request form was developed to make these enquiries more manageable, although its final implementation is also delayed by scarce IT resources.

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PROFILE & IMAGE

EN H A N C E T H E

R EC O G N ITIO N

OF T H E M U SE U M AS A

DYNAMIC A N D INNOVATIVE I N S T I T U T I O N STRATEGIC O BJECTIVES 4.1

Seek and obtain extensive awareness o f the Museum, its products and programs

4 .2

Enhance the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate, government and community support

Singer M arina P rior was one o f th e stars o f th e musical Show Boat who joined guests at th e opening o f ou r exhibition M ississippi Show boat Town - N atchez 18701910. Ms Pryor played M agnolia in the cu rren t prod uction o f the musical th at was inspired by the US riverp ort, Natchez.

PERFORMANCE

To enhance knowledge and recognition o f the Museum we use the full spectrum of media (including the Internet), advertising, publishing and public relations. Looking for a more integrated and fresh approach to our advertising, we appointed a new agency, Never A Dull Moment, to develop a campaign for Tears, Fears Sc Cheers. An intensive marketing program for The Welcome Wall (see page 5 ), developed and promoted in conjunction with consultant Emigre/Cultural Partners, included TV, radio and print. This has attracted strong support from leaders o f ethnic communities and raised our profile among their members. Our Design section creates imaginative, contem porary exhibition design, signage and prom otional m aterial which have contributed significantly to our profile as one o f the w orld’s m ost impressive maritime museums.

PROGRAM

BY EMBRACING the approaching Sydney 2000 Olympics and the opportunities offered by the Olympics Arts Festivals we have raised our community profile and built on our previous successes in reaching more diverse audiences, in particular NESB markets and media. After our exhibition contributions to last year’s Olympic Arts Festival, Festival o f the Dreaming, SO C O G chose the Museum as the venue to launch this year’s festival A Sea Change. Our major exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers Migration to Australia 1 788 - 1998 became a major component of A Sea Change.

R EPO RTIN G

PROGRAM SUMMARY

O ur active venue hire operation gives the Museum valuable exposure to diverse clients in the business and government sectors. It also addresses our strategic goal o f maximising non-government funding. In this respect we are pleased to report that our venue income remains the highest among Australian museums. Tables on the following pages summarise the main income streams.

Our own (and other cultural organisations’) need for sponsorship seems to grow each year, increasing pressure on the pool o f potential sponsors. We welcomed new major sponsors during the year— Optus as principal sponsor o f our Welcome Wall, and N ortel taking naming rights to one o f our temporary exhibition galleries, now known as the N ortel Gallery. Exhibitions Tears, Fears and Cheers and Views o f the Pearl River Delta were supported by an encouraging range o f sponsors contributing cash, contra or media support. And demonstrating the imaginative ways in which sponsors can assist us, Simsmetal donated a 24-tonne bronze propeller which has created a major outdoors sculpture that is a magnet for visiting school children. Sponsors of exhibitions are listed on pages 10-15, with all sponsors listed in Appendix 12.

Community support from our volunteers is exceptional. At 30 June the Museum had 188 registered volunteers who contributed 2 3 ,5 8 0 hours this financial year, 1 7.9% above our perform ance goal o f 2 0 ,0 0 0 hours. During O ctober 1997 the total accumulated volunteer hours since the Museum opened in November 1991 reached 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 hours and by the end o f the financial year volunteers had contributed 121,3 9 4 volunteer hours. This is a tremendous effort considering the number of volunteers involved, and the diversity o f their efforts can be seen in the table on page 4 5 . Museum Chairman Kay C ottee presented 23 volunteers with sterling silver five-year-service badges at the 1997 Annual Volunteers Party. Seventytwo volunteers have now received these awards.

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'ROFILE & IMAGE M/VK)R V1S1 F O R IU V f N U l S O U R C E S /995-96

1 9 9 6-97

1997-98

$ 1 ,4 3 3 ,2 1 5

$ 1 ,1 7 0 ,4 9 7

$ 1 ,1 2 1 ,7 9 3

Shop revenue

$ 7 1 ,1 4 4

$ 6 0 ,9 1 0

$ 3 6 ,2 2 9

Kiosk revenue

$ 2 7 ,1 2 8

$ 1 4 ,3 2 2

$ 3 5 ,0 0 0

Visitor entry revenue

Revenues from admissions and the shop are both affected by visitor num bers, discussed on the previous page, and by the nature of temporary exhibitions. Visitor numbers are expected to peak again in 19 9 9 -2 0 0 0 assisted by visits o f the Batavia and Endeavour replicas, and arrival of an RAN Oberon submarine.

A PE R F C KM AN C l 1 9 95-96

19 9 6 -9 7

1997-98

297

282

276

Turnover

$ 5 5 1 ,4 0 6

$ 6 6 8 ,5 6 5

$ 5 8 9 ,4 7 5

N ett revenue

$ 3 1 9 ,9 2 5

$ 4 1 2 ,9 9 8

$ 3 4 0 ,5 7 2

Number of (unctions

Revenue continues to grow, after adjustment for an abnormal item in 1996-97 (the hire o f all Museum facilities by the BT Global Challenge race organisation). This is despite a downturn in Christmas venue hire experienced widely in the industry.

SIX ) N S C ) RS H 11 1995-96

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$ 1 5 2 ,6 3 4

$145,467

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$ 5 0 3 ,6 3 4

$ 4 7 6 ,6 9 3

$649,662

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1995-96

1996 97

1997-98

Advertising agency

$ 9 7 ,1 7 4

$117,281

$152,000

Market research organisations

$ 3 1 ,5 1 4

$ 3 2 ,3 0 7

$29,000

$ 6 ,1 2 7

$ 5 ,7 5 0

$5,900

Direct mail

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Advertising campaigns for temporary exhibitions and major visitor programs include press (heaviest concentration), radio live-reads, touch screen advertising, cinema, outdoor and, funding permitting, television during the highest visitation period over summer. Our direct-mail database was increased over the past year and now provides a valuable resource for targeting specialist markets, although the system used has reached its limits and upgrading is in our Strategic Planning for 1988-99.

P U B L I C AFFAIRS Media liaison focussed on overcoming a traditional media ‘blind spot’ , the reluctance of arts editors to allot review space to museum exhibitions. As a result both the new Navigators Gallery and Tears, Fears Sc Cheers were reviewed in metropolitan arts pages. News stories, feature articles and interviews drew on activities such as exhibitions, the W harf 7 development, The Welcome Wall, the Classic &JVooden Boat Festival and the Akarana restoration. Non-paid media coverage continued to target regional, other states, national and international media to augment the approximately 65% of coverage obtained in Sydney. In a move to expand the Museum’s well-regarded quarterly magazine Signals, work began to develop an advertising revenue base.

The Museum’s web-site is now well-established and widely hot-linked from other cultural, tourist and maritime sites. It has becom e a significant conduit for research and other enquiries, particularly in the realm o f family history. Sophisticated virtual reality site and gallery tours, using both Java Applet and QuickTim eVR software, were added this year, making ANMM the first on-line maritime museum to adopt this technology. We will now proceed towards on-line delivery of research indexes and, when resources permit, collection data.

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1997-98 42.2 14.8 19.5 8.1 5.0 3.6 2 .7 2.6 1.5

We continued to place work experience students from secondary schools, colleges and universities. O f 51 applications, 25 students were placed by Museum staff.

Council elected a new Volunteers’ Patron, Ms Cecilia Caffery. Governor General Sir William Deane and Lady Deane invited two Museum volunteer representatives to celebrate International Volunteers Day at Admiralty House, Kirribilli. There were further improvements to the volunteer magazine All Hands and the monthly Newsletter.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL M A R IT IM E MUSEUM STATEMENT BY C O U N C IL MEMBERS

In our opinion, the attached financial statements present fairly the information

FINANCIAL

required by the Minister for Finance and Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guidelines on Financial

STATEMENTS

.

Statements of Commonwealth Authorities.

Miss Kay Cottee AO

Dr Kevin Fevvster

Chairman

Director

16 September 1998

I 6 September 1998

47

I N D EP EN DE N T AUDIT REPORT

Australian National

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT

Audit Office

T o the M inister fo r C om m unications, the Inform ation Econom y and the Arts

Scope I have audited the financial statem ents o f the Australian National M aritim e M useum

for the

year ended 3 0 Ju n e 1998 . T h e financial statem ents com prise: •

Statem ent by C ouncil M em bers,

•

Operating Statem ent;

•

Statem ent o f A ssets and Liabilities;

•

Statem ent o f Cash F low s;

•

Sch edule o f C om m itm ents;

•

Sch edule o f C ontingencies; and

•

N otes to and form ing part o f the Financial Statem ents.

T h e M em bers o f the Council arc responsible for the preparation and presentation o f the financial statem ents and the inform ation they contain. I have conducted an independent audit o f the financial statem ents in order to express an opinion on them to you, the M in ister Com m unications, the Inform ation Econom y and the Arts.

T h e audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian National Audit O ffice Auditing Standards, w hich incorporate the Australian Auditing Standards, to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statem ents are free o f m aterial m isstatem ent. Audit procedures included exam ination, on a test basis, o f evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation o f accounting p o licies and significan t accounting estim ates. T hese procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial statem ents are presented fairly in accord an ce with A ustralian A ccounting Standards, other mandatory professional reporting requirem ents (U rgent Issues Group Consensus V iew s) and statutory requirem ents so as to present a view o f the entity w hich is consistent with m y understanding o f its financial position, the results o f its operations and its cash flows.

ggjSj&%L

IN DEP EN DEN T AUDIT REPORT

Audit Opinion In m y opinion, ( i) th e fin an cial statem ents have been prepared in accord an ce with the G uidelin es fo r Fin an cial Statem en ts o f C om m onw ealth A uthorities (ii) the fin an cial statem ents g iv e a true and fair view , in a ccord an ce w ith ap p licab le A cco u n tin g Standards, other m andatory professional reporting requirem ents and the G u id elin es fo r F in ancial Statem en ts o f C om m onw ealth A u thorities, o f the financial p o sitio n o f the A u stralian N ational M aritim e M useum as at 3 0 Ju n e 1 9 9 8 and the results its operations and its cash flow s fo r the y ear then ended.

A ustralian N ational A udit O ffice

R u ss C hantler E x e cu tiv e D irecto r D ele g ate o f the A uditor-G eneral Sydney 17 Sep tem b er 1998

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL M A RITIM E M USEUM OPERATING STATEMENT FOR TH E YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

Notes

1998 $’000

1997 $’000

4A +B 4C

5,675 11,659 2,693 12 30 98

5,549 11,562 . 2,632 3 50

20,167

19,796

O perating revenues from independent sources Sales of goods and services Interest 6A Other 6B

2,194 268 1,243

2,390 108 1,198

Total operating revenues from independent sources

3,705

3,696

16,462

16,100

200

2,686

16,262

13,414

14,249

14,220 2

Total revenues from governm ent

14,249

14,222

S u rp lu s/(D eficit) o f revenues from governm ent over n et co st o f services

(2,013)

N E T C O S T O F S E R V IC E S O perating expenses Employees Suppliers Depreciation and amortisation Net loss from sale of assets Grants Interest on Bank Loan

5

Total op erating expenses

Net co st o f services (before abnormal items) Abnormal revenue from independent sources

8

Net cost o f services REVEN U ES FRO M G O V ER N M EN T Parliamentary appropriations received Resources received free of charge

Gain on extraordinary item

« 7A 7B

8

Surplus (d eficit) Accumulated surpluses at beginning of reporting period A ccum ulated surpluses at end o f rep o rtin g period The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

890

808 1

3,156

(1,123)

3,964

15,375

11,411

14,252

15,375

%

1998 $’000

1997 $’000

DEBT 36 7,598

58 -

7,634

58

1,309 868 IS

1,228 533 15

Total provisions and payables

2,192

1,776

Total liabilities

9,826

1,834

EQUITY Accumulated surpluses

14,252

15,375

Total equity

14,252

15,375

24,078

17,209

6,620 460 658

695 160 618

7,738

1,473

1,497 14,310 533

..235 15,036 465

16,340

15,736

24,078

17,209

1,555 8,271 7,602 16,476

1,162 .672 1,938 15,271

Deposits Loans

9

Total debt

FINANCIAL

Notes

STATEMENTS

AUSTRALIAN N ATION AL MAR I T I ML MUS E U M STATE M i l l T O F A SSETS A N D LI ABI LI TI ES AS AT 3 0 J UNE 1998

PROVISIONS AND PAYABLES Employees Suppliers Grants

1OA 10B 10C

Total liabilities and equity

FINANCIAL ASSETS Cash Receivable® Investments

11A 1 IB 11C

Total financial assets

NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS Land and buildings Plant and equipment Other

12A 12B 12D

Total non-financial assets Total assets C u rren t liabilities N o n -cu rren t liabilities C u rren t assets N o n -cu rren t assets

51 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

i!

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIM E MUSEUM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1998

Notes

1998 S’000

OPERATI NG ACTIVITIES Cash received Appropriations Sale of goods and services Interest

1997 $’000

14,249 3,1 15 268

14,220 3,572 108

17,632

17,900

Total cash received Cash used Grants Employees Suppliers

(30) (5,594) (11,801)

(5,418) (11,786)

Total cash used

(17,425)

(17,204)

Net cash from op erating activities

13B

207

696

INVESTING ACTIVITIES Cash used Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(1.742)

(871)

Total cash used

(1.742)

(871)

Net cash from investing activities

(1.742)

(871)

F I N A N C I N G ACTIVITIES Cash received Proceeds from debt

7.500

Total cash received

7.500

Net cash from financing activities

7.500

Net increase in cash held add cash at 1 Julv Cash at 30 June

13A

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

5,965 1,313

(175) 1,488

7,278

1,313

1998

/997

$’000

$’000

CAPITAL C O M M I T M E N T S Land and Buildings Plant and equipment

19,100 100

Total capital com m itm ents

19,200

FINANCIAL

BY TYPE

OTHER COMMITMENTS Operating leases Other commitments

1,508 1,416

3,037 1,793

Total o th er com m itm ents

2,924

4,830

22,124

4,830

(166)

(301)

21,958

4,529

21,238

2,120

From one to two years

240

1,689

From two to five years

480

720

21,958

4,529

Total com m itm ents payable Com m itm ents receivable Net com m itm ents

STATEMENTS

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL M A R IT IM E M USEUM SCHED ULE OF C O M M ITM EN TS AS AT 30 JU N E 1998

BY MATURITY One year or less

Net com m itm ents

Schedule o f Contingencies as a t 30 Ju n e 1998

CO N TIN G EN T LOSSES CONTINGENT GAINS

53 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

NOTE 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21

1.

DESCRIPTION Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Segment Reporting Kconomic Dependency Goods and Services Expenses Cirants Expense Operating Revenue from Independent Sources Revenues from Government Abnormal and Extraordinary Items 1)ebl Provisions and Payables Financial Assets Non-Financial Assets Cash Flow Reconciliation Remote Contingencies Remuneration of Council Members Related Party Disclosure Remuneration of Auditors Trust Money Financial Instruments External Financing Arrangements Subsequent Events

SUMMARY OF S I GN I F I C ANT A C C O U N T I N G POLICIES

1.1 Basis o f acco u n tin g The financial statements are a general purpose financial report.

They have been prepared in accordance with • Guidelines titled Financial Statements o f Commonwealth Authorities issued by the Minister for Finance and Administration in July 1997 (the ‘Guidelines’) which require that the financial statements are prepared • in compliance, with Australian Accounting Standards and Accounting Guidance Releases issued by the Australian Accounting Research Foundation, and • having regard to Statements of Accounting Concepts, and • the Consensus Views of the Urgent Issues Group.

The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and are in accordance \\ith historical cost convention, except for certain assets which, as noted, are at valuation. Hxcept where stated, no allowance is made for the effect of changing prices on the results or on the financial position.

54

S U M M A R Y O F S IG N IF IC A N T A C C O U N T IN G P O L IC IE S (C O N T IN U E D )

1.2 R ou nd ing Amounts are rounded to the nearest $ 1,000 except in relation to: •

remuneration of council members; and ,

•

remuneration of auditors;

FINANCIAL

1.

STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AN D FO R M IN G PART OF TH E FIN A N C IA L SI A n Ml M s 1OR I I II YEAR I \'D LD 30 JU N E 1998

1.3 Sponsorships Sponsorship receipts and benefits in kind are included in the financial statements on an accruals basis. Expenses incurred in obtaining sponsorship benefits are considered to be part of the Museum’s normal expenditures/and require no separate treatment.

1.4 Taxation The Museum is exetnpt from all forms of taxation except fringe benefits tax and sales tax on goods purchased for resale.

1.5 P rop erty , P lant and E qu ip m en t Purchases; of property, plant and equipment are recognised initially at cost in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, except for purchases costing less than $2,000, which are expensed in the year of acquisition (other than where they form part of a group of similar items which are significant in total).The $2,000 threshold was selected because it facilitates efficient asset management and recording without materially affecting;asset values recognised.

The acquisition of property, plant and equipment free of charge or for a nominal amount is recognised initially at fair value.

The Guidelines require that property plant and equipment be progressively revalued in accordance with the ‘deprival’ method of valuation (as set out in the Guidelines on Accounting Policyfo r Valuation o f Assets o f Government Trading Enterprises) by 1 July 1999 and thereafter be revalued progressively on that basis every three years.

The Museum is implementing its progressive revaluations as follows (changes in accounting policy from 1996-97 are indicated): • leasehold improvements will be initially revalued over the 1998-99 financial year, and thereafter over successive three-year periods. (Previous policy was to carry these assets on the basis of the value recognised on acquisition); plant and equipment, including information technology equipment, will be initially revalued over 1998-99 financial vear, and thereafter over successive three-year periods. (Previous policy was to carry these assets on the basis of the value recognised on acquisition).

Assets in each class acquired after the commencement of the progressive revaluation cycle will be reported on the basis of the value initially recognised on acquisition lor the duration of the progressive revaluation then in progress.

55

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

1. SUMMARY OF S I GN I F I C ANT A C C O U N T I N G POLICIES ( C O N T I N U E D ) 1.5 P roperty, Plant and Equipm ent (con tinu ed ) The National Maritime Collection is carried at cost except for independently valued objects which have been valued under the deprival method of valuation. Please refer to Note 8 for additional information.

The financial effect of the move to progressive revaluations is that the carrying amounts of assets will reflect current values and that depreciation charges will reflect tin: current cost of the service potential consumed each period.

The application of the deprival method values leasehold assets, and plant and equipment, at their depreciated replacement cost. Any assets which would not be replaced or are surplus to requirements are valued at net realisable value; at 30 June 1998, there were no assets in this situation.

Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives to the Museum using the straight line method of depreciation. Useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each balance date and necessary adjustments made.

Leasehold improvements are amortised on a straight line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the improvements or the unexpired period of the lease.

Depreciation and amortisation rates applying to each class of depreciable asset are as follows:

Leasehold improvements Permanent exhibition items Plant and equipment

1998

1997

Lease term or 10 years 7 years 20% - 33%

Lease term or 10 years 7 years 20% - 33%

The Collection is not depreciated because of its long term nature and the immaterial depreciation amount involved.

1.6 Liability for Employee Entitlem ents The liability for employee entitlements encompasses provisions for annual leave and long service leave. No provision has been made for sick leave as it is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken by employees is less than the annual entitlement for sick leave.

The provision for annual leave reflects the value of total annual leave entitlements of all employees at 30 June 1998 and is recognised at its nominal value.

The liability for long service leave is recognised and measured at the present value of the estimated future cash Hows to be made in respect of all employees at 30 June 1998. In determining the present value of the liability, attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation have been taken into account.

Provision is also made for separation and redundancy payments in circumstances where the Museum has formally identified positions as excess to requirements and a reliable estimate of the amount of the payments can be determined.

1.7 Leases Operating lease payments are charged to the Operating Statement on a basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets.

1.8 Bad and Doubtful Debts

FINANCIAL

1. SUMMARY OF S I GNI F I C ANT A C C O U N T I N G POLICIES ( C O N T I N U E D )

STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF TH E FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

Bad debts are written off during the year in which they are identified, and expensed to the extent they have not previously been provided for. A review of all outstanding receivables at year end identifies any additional doubtful debts for which a provision and an expense are made.

1.9 Cash For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes deposits held at call with a bank, cash floats and investments in short term money market instruments.

1.10 R esources R eceived Free o f Charge Resources received free of charge are recognised as revenues in the Operating Statement where dieir fair value can be reliably measured. Lise of the resources are recognised as expenses unless there is a long term benefit, in which case they are recognised as assets.

1.11 Com parative figures Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation in these financial statements.

2. SEGMENT REPORTING The Museum operates in a single industry and geographic segment, being provision of government programs in Australia.

3. E C O N O M I C D E P E N D E N C Y The Museum is dependent on appropriations from Parliament to carry out its normal activities.

4. G O O D S A N D SERVICES EXPENSES 4A. Employee Expenses

1998 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

1997 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

Basic remuneration for services provided Separation and redundancy

5,666 9

5,496 53

5,675

5,549

Total employee expenses

57

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PAR']' OF THE FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR TH E YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

4A. Employee Expenses (continued) Expenditure can be further broken down into:

1998 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

1997 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

Salaries and allowances Superannuation Contract staff Volunteer Labour Fringe benefits tax Training Other personnel costs

4,392 602 131 394 34 53 69

4,268 530 196 401 : 22 45 87

5,675

5,549

The Museum contributes to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) and the Public Sector Superannuation scheme (PSS) which provide retirement, death and disability benefits to employees. Contributions to the schemes are at rates calculated to cover existing and emerging obligations. Current contribution rates are 20% of salary (CSS) and 11% (PSS). An additional 3% is contributed for employer productivity benefits: 4B Suppliers Expenses Supply of goods and services Operating lease rentals

6,330 5,329

6,351 5,211

Total suppliers expenses

11,659

11,562

2,640 53

2,579 53

4C Depredation and amortisation Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Amortisation of leasehold assets Total depreciation expense

2,693

2,632

The aggregate amounts of depreciation or amortisation allocated during the reporting period, either as expense or as part of the carrying amount of other assets, for each class of depreciable asset are as follows: 4C Depreciation and amortisation (continued) Building Fitout Permanent exhibition Leasehold improvements Plant and equipment Total allocated

946 1,309 53 385

946 1,298 53 335

2,693

2,632

NOTES TO AND FO RM IN G PART OF TH E FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

5. GRANTS EXPENSE

Non-profit institutions

1998

1997

$’000

$’000

30

50

6. OPERATI NG REVENUE F RO M I N D E P E N D E N T SOURCES 6A. Interest Deposits Bank bills

236 32

70 38

268

108

413 722 108

199 836 163

1,243

1,198

14,249

14,220

=======

2 ===== =

Total interest 6B. Other Revenues Industry contributions Other-Donations and bequests Other Total other revenues

7. REVENUES F ROM G O V E R N M E N T 7A. Parliamentary Appropriations Appropriation Acts Nos. 1&3;) 1996-97 7B. Resources Received Free of Charge Provision of services by Department of Finance and Administration

8. AB NO RMA L AN D EXT RAORDI NARY ITEMS 8A. Abnormal items Valuation of collection Valuation of exhibits Total abnormal items 8B. Extraordinary items Valuation of collection

200

1,335 1,351

200

2,686

890

3,156

Current year revenue relates to the eight items which remained unvalued at the time of the initial Museum collection valuation conducted in the prior financial year.

NOTES TO AND FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN AN C IAL ; STATEMENTS FOR TH E YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

1998

$â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

$

9. DEBT Bill of exchange

7,598

The bill of exchange is held with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

10. PROVISIONS A N D PAYABLES IQA. Liabilities to Employees Salaries and wages Annual Leave Long Service Leave Aggregate employee entitlement liability

70 521 718 1,509

1OB. Suppliers Trade Creditors

I PC. Grants l iabilities Non-profit institutions

11. FINANCIAL ASSETS II A. Cash Cash at bank and on hand

6,620

11B. Receivables Goods and services less Provision for doubtful debts Total receivables

465

(5)

1,228

Receivables includes receivables overdue by - less than 50 days - 30 to 60 days - more than 60 days

1998 $’000

1997 $ ’000

8 2 7

46 11 34

17

91

658

618

1,284

-

FINANCIAL

11B. Receivables ('continued')

STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

11C. Investment Bank bills

12. N O N - F I N A N C I A L ASSETS 12A. Land and Buildings Buildings under construction Leasehold Improvements - at cost Accumulated Amortisation

Total land and buildings

530 (317)

500 (265)

213

235

1,497

235

12B. Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment - at cost Accumulated depreciation

23,728 (16,410)

2.3,206 (14,106)

7,318

9,100

1,351 (128)

1,351 -

1,223

1,351

National Maritime Collection - at cost National Maritime Collection - at valuation

3,321 2,448

3,227 1,358

Total plant and equipment

14,310

15,036

Exhibits - at valuation Accumulated depreciation

The National Maritime Collection and Exhibits at valuation were valued at 50 June 1997 utilising the deprival method of valuation with the exception of eight collection items which have been valued in 1998.

61

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF TH E FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR TH E YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

12C. Analysis of Property. Plant .mil Equipnient TABLE A M ovem en t sum m ary 1997-98 fo r all assets irre sp ectiv e o f valuation basis Item

Gross value as at 1 Ju ly 1997 Additions Revaluations

Build ings

A ccu m u lated D ep reciatio n / A m o rtisatio n as at 1 Ju ly 1997 Depreciation/amortisation charge for assets held 1 July 1997 Depredation/amortisation charge; for additions

$’000s

S’OOOs

500

29,142

29,642

1,314

909

2,223

-

1,090

1,090

Net book value as at 30 Ju n e 1998 Net book value as at 1 July 1997

62

(293)

(293): 1,814

30,848

32,662

265

14,106

14,371

51

2*587

1

54 (209)

Adjustment for disposals A ccu m u lated D ep reciatio n / A m o rtisatio n as at 30 Ju n e 1998

Total

$’000s

Disposals Gross value as a t 30 Ju n e 1998

Plant & E qu ip m en t

®

2,638 55 (2 0 9 ):!

317

16,538

16,855

1,497

14,310

15,807

235

1 5,036

15,271

TABLE B Summary o f balances o f assets at valuation as at 30 Ju n e 1998 Item

Buildings O

Plant & Equipm ent

Total

$ ’000s

$’000s

$’000s

As at 30 Ju n e 1998 Gross value

-

3,799

3,799

Accumulated Depreciation/Amortisation

-

128

128

Net book value

-

3,671

3,671

Gross value

-

2,709

2,709

Accumulated Depreciation/Amortisation

-

-

-

Net book value

-

2,709

2,709

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

As at 30 June 1997

12D. Other Non-Financial Assets Prepaid property rentals Other prepayments Total other non-financial assets

1998 S’000

1997 $’000

460 73

429 36

533

465

6,620 658

695 618

7,278

1,313

13. CASH FLOW R E C ONC I L I A TI ON 13A. Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Statement of Cash Flows: Cash at bank and on hand Short term bank bills

63

NOTES TO AND FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TH E YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

1998 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

1997 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

13B. Reconciliation of net cash flows from operating activities to Net Cost of Services.

Net Cost o f Services Revenue from Government Abnormal item

(16,262) 14,249 (200)

(13,414) 14,222 (2,686)

(2,213)

(1,878)

2,693 12 (300) 81

2,631

O perating S u rp lu s/(D eficit) Depreciation and Amortisation of Property, Plant & Equipment Resources received free of charge Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment Increase in receivables Decrease in grants payable Increase in employee liabilities lncrease/(decrease) in liability to suppliers, deposits and accrued interest (lncrease)/decrease in other assets Net cash from op erating activities

(2) 9 (H ) ; : (S) 163

2 (68)

:(|22), 14

207

696

14. REMOTE C O N T I N G E N C I E S During the year, one visitor sustained a fall within the Museum. Legal advice indicates that a claim may be made, however no details had been provided as at 30 June 1998.

1998 15. R EMU NE RA TI ON OF C O U N C I L MEMBERS Aggregate amount of superannuation payments in connection with the retirement of council members Other remuneration received or due and receivable by council members of the Museum lotal remuneration received or due and receivable by council members of the Museum

$

$

19,833

14,713

193,066

170,234

212,899

184,947

:

The number of council members of the Museum included in these figures arc shown below in the relevant remuneration bands $ nil - $ 9,999 $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 -$ 19,999 $110,000 - $119,999 $120,000 -$ 1 2 9 ,9 9 9

'" 1 9 9 7

Number 9 2 -

11 1 1 1

64 12

13

NOTES TO AND FO RM IN G PART OF TH E FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Council M em bers o f th e M useum during the year w ere: Miss Kay Cottee AO (Chairman) Dr Kevin Fewster (Director) Mr Ronald Brown Ms Cecelia Caffery RADM RADM S Harrington RAN Mr John Kirby Mr Richard Bunting

Dr Martin Nakata (appointed 1 July 1997) Mr John Farrell (appointed 1 July 1997) Mr Bruce McDonald (appointed 1 July 1997) Ms Anthe Philippides (appointed 20 May 1998) Mr Ian Kiernan AO (resigned 9 June 1998)

The aggregate remuneration of Council Members is disclosed in Note IS. 17. R EMU NE RA TI ON OF AUDITORS

Remuneration to the Auditor-General for auditing the financial statements for the reporting period.

1998

1997

$

$

38,000 ======

42,000 ======

No other services were provided by the Auditor-General during the reporting period.

18. TRUST M O N E Y The Museum has established a number ofTrust accounts which are detailed below. Donations and bequests are received for specified purposes and the moneys received arc placed in a special bank account and expended on the specified projects in accordance with the terms of the trusts. These monies are not available for other purposes of the Museum and arc not recognised in the financial statements. a) USA Bicentennial Gift Fund In December 1987 a gift of USSS million was received to develop and maintain the USA Gallery at the Museum. Upon completion of the lit out the assets were transferred to the Museum. The financial position of the Fund is as follows:

Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest

Less payments: Exhibition fitout Other expenses Closing balance at 30 June

1998 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

1997 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

3,854 193

3,741 249

4,047

3,990

127 211

136

3,709

3,854

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF TH E FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

1998

1997

$’000

S’000

4,032 12

3,852 2 035)

3,709

3,854

a) USA Bicentennial Gift Fund (con tinu ed ) Represented by: Bank term deposit and bills Receivables Liability to Museum

b) NZ Bicentennial Gift Fund A fund was created to research, develop educational material and undertake maintenance relating to the yacht Akarana.Thc. financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest Sponsorship Less donations to the Museum

26 1 -

93 5 13 (85)

Closing balance at 30 June

27

26

Represented by: Bank deposit

27

26

c ) Patrons Fund This fund was created by the Council as part of the Museum’s Sponsorship Policy. The financial position of the f und is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest received Less donation to Museum

336 16 (22)

336 22 (22)

Closing balance at 30 June

330

336

Represented by: Bank deposit Receivable from Museum

66

325 5

331 5

3 30

336

1998 $’000

1997

$’000

FINANCIAL

d) Louis Vuitton Fund In November 1988 Louis Vuitton Pty Ltd donated $30,000 to set up the Louis Vuitton Collection for the acquisition of material relating to the early French exploration voyages to the Pacific, as well as later maritime association between France and Australia.

The financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest Sponsorship

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STATEMENTS

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

7 1 10 17 7

Less payments: Acquisitions Closing balance at 30 June

11

10

Represented by: Bank deposit

II

10

67

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i$ r

NOTES TO A N D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

19. FI NANCIAL INSTRUME NTS a) Terms, Conditions and A ccou n ting policies Financial instrument

Notes

Accounting Policies and Methods (including recognition criteria and measurement basis)

Nature of underlying instrument (including significant terms anti conditions affecting the amount, timing and certainty o f cash flows)

Financial Assets Deposits at Call and Cash on Hand

11A

Deposits arc recognised at their nominal amounts. Interest is credited to revenue as it accrues

Temporarily surplus funds, mainly from monthly drawdowns of appropriation, are placed on deposit at call with the ANZ and Colonial State Banks. Interest is earned on the daily balance at the prevailing daily rate for money at call and is paid by ANZ on 20th day of the month, and by Colonial at beginning of the month.

Bank hills

11C

The bills are recognised at cost.

Interest is accrued as it is earned.

The bills are funds with ANZ Bank, in 30 - 40 da)' accounts, and earn interest at the prevailing rate.

Receivables: for Goods and Services

1IB

Receivables are recognised at tin nominal amounts due less any provision for bad and doubtful debts. Provision is made when collection of the debt is judged unlikely. No interest is charged on late payment.

Credit terms are net 30 days (1996/97: 30 days). Any write-offs require delegated approval.

19. FINANCIAL I NSTRUMENTS ( C O N T I N U E D ) a)T erm s, Conditions and A ccou n ting policies (con tinu ed ) Financial Liabilities Bills of exchange

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Bills arc carried at the amount of their intitial proceeds plus accrued interest.

Bills are issued at a discount reflecting market yields. They have an average maturity of 30 days and an effective interest rate of 6.9%.

Trade Creditors

10B

Trade Creditors are recognised at their nominal amounts, being the amount at which the liabilities will be settled.

Liabilities are recognised to the extent that the goods or services have been received (and irrespective of having been invoiced).

Settlement is usually made net 30 day s.

Grants payable

IOC

The Museum recognises a liability on signing of a grant agreement. The amount of the liability is for all payments under the agreement which are no longer at the Museum's discretion. These payments would be subject to future appropriation by the Parliament.

Any payments stated to be at the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discretion are not recognised as liabilities and are expensed only when paid.

The Museum approves grants for maximum periods of up to one year.

FINANCIAL

4 111 111 1

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NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF TH E FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

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19. FI NANCIAL INST RUME NT S ( C O N T I N U E D ) b) Interest Rate Risk Notes

Floating

Non-Interest

Fixed Interest Rate

Total

Weighted Avg E ffe c tiv e

Instrument

Interest Rate

1 year or less

97-98

97-98

9 6 -9 7

97-98

96-97

97-98

96-97

97-98

9 6 -9 7

97-98

9 6 -9 7

97-98

9 6 -9 7

97-98

9 6 -9 7

$ ’000

$ "0 0 0

$ ’000

$ ’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$ ’0 0 0

$ ’000

$ ’0 0 0

$’000

$ ’0 0 0

%

%

”

“

”

-

6,620

695

4.9

5 .2

'

'

'

'

-

-

-

658

618

4.9

4.8

460

160

460

160

-

-

460

160

7,738

1.473

24,078

17.209

96-97

$’000

1 - 2 years

2 - 5 years

Bearing

> 5 years

Interest Rate

Financial Assets Cash D eposits and Cash on Hand

11A

Bank bills

11C

-

-

658

618

-

-

-

-

Receivables for

1 IB

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

695

658

618

"

'

'

6,620

695

*

Goods and Services

Total financial assets recognised

6,620

..

“ ■

Total Assets Financial Liabilities B ills o f exchange

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,598

-

-

-

7,598

-

6.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,177

1,761

2,177

1.761

-

-

-

-

Trade Creditors

I OB

-

-

-

-

-

Grants Payable

10C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15

15

15

15

-

■

■

-

*

-

7,598

"

2,192

1,7 7 6

9,790

1,776

-

-

9,892

1,834

Total financial liabilities recognised Total Liabilities

'

NOTES TO AND FORMING TART OF THE FI NANCI AI STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1998

Financial

NOTES TO AN D FO RM IN G PART OF THE FIN AN C IAL STATEMENTS FOR TH E YEAR EN D ED 30 JU N E 1998

19. FINANCIAL I NSTRUMENTS ( C O N T I N U E D ) c) Net Fair Values o f Financial Assets and Liabilities Financial Assets The net fair values of cash, deposits on call and receivables approximate their carrying amounts.

The net fair values of bank bills arc based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for assets with similar risk profiles.

Financial liabilities The net fair value of trade creditors are approximated by their carrying amounts.

The net fair value of the bills of exchange, which will be rolled over after 30 day maturity periods for up to 12 years to finance the long-term loan, are approximated by their carrying amounts.

d) Credit Risk Exposures The Museum’s maximum exposures to credit risk at reporting date in relation to each class of recognised financial assets is the carrying amount of those assets as indicated in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The. Museum has no significant exposures to any concentrations of credit risk.

All figures for credit risk referred to do not take into account the value of anyr collateral or other security.

20. EXTERNAL F I N A N C I N G ARRANGEMENTS The Museum has access to loan facilities with the Commonwealth Banking Corporation maturing in 2010 totalling:

1998 $’000

Total facilities Amount of facility used as at 30 June 1998

19,500 7,500

Facility available

12,000

1997 $’000

This loan has been approved with the Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts to finance the construction of a new building for the Museum. The loan has been arranged through bills of exchange which are drawn down monthly from April 1998 to June 1999. Interest is payable annually at 6.9% from July 1999, with full repayment of the facilities by 2010. There is no provision in the existing arrangements for these facilities to be extended beyond 2010.

21. SUBSEQUENTS EVENTS During the financial year the Museum commenced negotiations for the construction of a building at Wharf 7. The long-term lease of the land from City West Development Corporation, at a cost of S4.5 million, was signed subsequent to 30 June 1998. funding for this transaction was arranged during the financial year and is reflected within the cash at bank balance at year end. Construction of the building will be undertaken during the 1999 financial year at an estimated cost of $ 13.25 million.

Sydney M aritim e Museum announced the change o f its name to Sydney H eritage Fleet as its plans to co -lo cate with us in W harf 7 w ere unveiled.

R oger D inham , R ad io O perator Lady H opctou n (1997), Jack Woodward, colo u r print. Runner up in the 1997 ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest.

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SEMINARS (30/8/97) Shipwreck! Seminar in conjunction with Shipwreck! exhibition. Jim Delgado, Director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum; Larry Murphy, Deputy Director, US Parks and Wildlife Underwater Archaeology Unit; Martin Dean, Director of Archaeological Diving Unit, University of St Andrews Scotland; Kieran Hosty, ANMM Curator o f M aritime Archaeology. Panel discussion chair: Dr Kevin Fewster, ANMM Director and President of the International Congress of Maritime Museums.

(31/ 5/98) ANMM/Australian Institute of Navigation Great Ocean Races o f the World seminar. Speakers included Syd Fischer, Matt Hayes, Peter Campbell, Prof. Chris Rizos.

(7/6/97) Pyrmont to Pearl River, forum held with exhibition Views o f the Pearl River Delta: Macau, Canton and Hong Kong. Shirley Fitzgerald, Arthur Gar-Locke Chang, Helen Sham-Ho, Phyllis Wang, John Yu.

L E C T U R E S , T AL KS (1/7/97) Members of The Australian Museum Society viewing of Shipwreck! and lecture by Kieran Hosty ANMM (in association with ANMM Members) ‘Life and Adventure’ , lecture by author I ini I b nnery, Australian Museum ii,u lb nujTitjfecsrs)) ^ a S f * IIJjlets’>, Sunday Circle 13 , 97) isjjSScoets W ANMI\ M (Members) (27/7/97) ‘Cap lecture by diver ]

, Sunday Circle ' (Members)

(28/9/97) ‘The Immortal Memory: Nelson in Popular Art and Culture’, lecture by Colin White, Deputy Director Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth (public &^Members) (1 0 / 1 0 / 9 7 ) ‘ 200 years o f Norwegian Boatbuilding’ , lecture by Professor Arne Emil Christensen, D irector Viking Ships Hall, Norway, Classic SiJVooden Boat Festival (10/10/97) ‘Mystic Seaport and its vessels’ , lecture by J Revell Carr, Director of Mystic Seaport, LISA, Classic SiJVooden Boat Festival (11/10/97) ‘The Admiral’s Cup and Great Ocean Racing’, lecture by Olympic yachtsman Matt Hayes, Classic SiJVooden Boat Festival (11/10/97) ‘Coastal Craft of Scandinavia’, lecture by Professor Arne Emil Christensen, Professor of Archaeology, University of Oslo, Classic SiJVooden Boat Festival (11/ 10/ 97) ‘The Viking Age’ , lecture by Professor Arne Emil Christensen, Classic ■&_ Wooden Boat Festival (12/ 10/ 97) USA Gallery Columbus Day Lecture, ‘Maritime America’, J Revell Carr, Director of Mystic Seaport, USA (22/10/97) ‘Neptune’s Peaks: Volcanoes Under the Sea’ , lectu re by Dr Lin Sutherland, Australian Museum (public &_Members) (26/10/97) ‘In a Pandanus Paradise - home of ANMM’s Indonesian perahu’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Jeffrey Mellefont ANMM (Members)

(17/8/97) ‘Flags of Sunday Circle lecture by vexillologi t |ohu\.i lan (Members)

(6/11/ 97) ‘Scientific Whale Watching’ , lecture

by Prof Michael Bryden, Marine Mammal Research Centre (Members &_Zoo Friends)

(18/9/97) Friends of viewing of Shipwreck Hosty ANMM (in asstA

Houses Trust ire by Kieran

(30/11/97) ‘Teeth, Bones and Boredom - the art of scrimshaw’, Sunday Circle lecture by Des Liddy, Sydney Heritage Fleet (Members)

(2 3 / 9 / 9 7 ) ‘In idk D tlin c e Science and Technolog- . IrOtinc frv Dr Jack Lonegan K 1K'Jei.i. Ss^ lIcb and Technology staff)

(8/2/98) ‘Hunters and Collectors’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Mary-Louise Williams ANMM (Members)

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ne Sweet Smell of Chlorine’ , (2S/7/97) Navy Museum and Garden Island lecture by Daina Fletcher ANMM (Members) tour (exclusive MembersJunction) (2/3/98) ‘The Oceans and El Nino’ , SeaWeek Lecture for schools by Dr Kitasawa, JAMSTEC.

(10/8/97) Rookwood Cemetery walking tour (Members)

(8/3/98) ‘Our First Submarines’ , lecture by Lindsey Shaw ANMM (public S^Members)

(16/8/97) 18th-century Sydney walking tour 1 (Members)

(S/4/98) ‘Magic Ships - the life of Colin Archer’, Sunday Circle lecture by author Dr Lorna McDonald (Members)

(23/8/97) 18th-Century Sydney walking tour 2 (Members)

(16/4/98) ‘Where theTrace Meets the Great River’, lecture by Dr Don Carleton, University ofTexas at Austin (public <§_Members) (23/4/98) ‘History of American Photography’, Alison Beck,LIniversity ofTexas atAustin (public &_Members)

(1 / 1 0 / 9 7 ) Museum Torchlight Tour for children (public S^Members) (12/10/97) Waverley Cemetery walking tour (Members) (18/10/97) Elizabeth Bay House tour (Members) (10/11/97) Nicholson Museum (Members)

(29/4/98) The Australian Museum Society viewing of Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 - 1998 and lecture by Kieran Hosty ANMM (in association with ANMM Members) (11 /S/98) Friends of the State Library of NSW viewing of Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 - i 998) and lecture by Kevin Jones ANMM (in association with ANMM Members) (1 3/ S / 98) ‘N ature’s Argonaut Daniel Solander’ , lecture by historian Dr Edward Duyker (Members S^Friends o f Botanical Gardens)

(16/11/97) RoyalViking Sun ship tour (exclusive Membersfunction) (10/ 12/ 97) Berrys Bay heritage site tour (Members S^guests) (1 9 / 1 2 / 9 7 ) Rage fo r Curiosity exhibition viewing at the State Library NSW (Members) (13/1/98) Spectacle Island Naval Repository tour (exclusive Membersfunction)

(17/1/98) Kirribilli Heritage Walk (Members) (24/S/98) ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’ , lecture by William R Sargent, Peabody Essex (29/1/98) Royal Viking Sun ship tour (exclusive Museum USA (ANMM, MoS &JIGNSW members) Membersfunction) (28/ 6/ 97) ‘Convict C arriers’ , lecture by (All February) Sydney Ports Tour, weekly author Allen Mawer (Members) Sydney Harbour tour of port facilities on classic ferry Reliance.

T OURS (First Tuesday of every month) Pyrmont Heritage Walk, in association with City West Development Corporation

(All February) Sydney Harbour Whale Sites Tour, weekly tour of historic Sydney harbour sites on classic ferry Reliance (4/2/98) Sydney Opera House (Members)

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(10/7/97) Celebes Ships S^Spice 1997 postoverseas tour social (Members Scsubscribers) (18/7/97) Police and Justice Museum tour (Members)

(14/2/98) QE2 ship tour (exclusive Members Junction) (27/2/98) Bare Island Fort (Members)

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(15,22/4/98) Sydney Harbour Ports of Entry Tour, visiting points of migrant disembarkation, on board classic ferry Reliance. In association with exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788-1998.

(18/4/98) Quarantine Station North Head heritage site tour (Members) (2 2 / 4 / 9 8 ) Solway Lass Pirate Adventure children’s tour (public S^Members)

(1 /11/97) Parramatta River Cruise 2 (exclusive MembersJunction) (8/12/97-30/1/98) Sailing Camp, a weeklong day program for children to learn sailing skills under guidance of ANMM’s resident Sydney by Sail instructors.

(4/ 1/ 98) W hitbread Race Start (exclusive MembersJunction) ( 2 6 / 1/98) Tall Ships Parade (Members Scpublic)

(1 /S/98) Sailors Ships S^Spice pre-overseas tour briefing (Members ^ subscribers)

(12/ 3/ 98) Inaugural ANMM Staff Sailing Regatta with Sydney by Sail

(2/S/98) Berrys Bay heritage tour (Members)

O T H E R PUBLIC AND

(9-26/S/98) Sailors, Ships and Spice Indonesian MEMBERS PROGRAMS m aritim e and cultural tour (B ali, South Sulawesi) led by Jeffrey Mellefont (Members <SL subscribers) (5-6,12-13/ 7/ 97, 27-28/9/97, 4-5/4/98) ‘Sleepover on Vampire’, children’s overnight (10/5/98) Maritime Memories walk around adventure with torchlight tours of Vampire and Bradleys Head (Members) Russian Submarine (21/S/98) Fair Princess ship tour & lunch (Members)

(6-13/7/97) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week children’s workshops

(29-31/5/98) Jaunt to Jervis Bay three-day tour including HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswell, Huskisson M aritim e Museum, dolphin watching cruise (Members)

(11/7/97) Celebrity lunch with entertainer Kamahl (Members) (7/8/97) New Members Reception (exclusive MembersJunction)

(3/6/97) Sydney Jewish Museum (Members) (24/6/97) Old Signal Station heritage site tour (Members)

ON-WATER ACTIVITIES (26/9/97) Corporate Commodore Members lunch on Kathleen Gillett (11/10/97) Sranen Cruise (Members Scpublic) (11/10/97)Twilight Cruise on Svanen (Members Scpublic)

(9-10/8/97) A Colonial Heritage Weekend - a weekend of entertainment, music, dance, craft demonstrations and film (7/ 9/ 97) Australian-Indian Cultural Day, inspired by wreck of the Indian ‘country’ ship Sydney Cove. Craft, food, entertainment (1 1 / 10/ 97) National Deckline Throwing competition, Classic SiJVooden Boat Festival (28/10/97) Corporate Members Breakfast with speaker Sir James Hardy (Corporate Members Junction)

(12/10/97) Great Classic & Wooden Ferry Boat Challenge, Classic SiJVooden Boat Festival

(14/11/ 97) Annual Volunteers Party

(2 5 / 1 0 / 9 7 ) Parramatta River Cruise 1 (exclusive MembersJunction)

(IS / 11/97) Launch of BuildaBoat scheme’s Cadet dinghy constructed at ANMM by young

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people of Petklle Hill High School, South Sydney PCYC and the Salvation Army’s John Irvine Centre for Homeless Youth.

(22/11 /97) 6th Members Anniversary Lunch with speaker Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC AO (Mil) RAN (Rtd) (exclusive MembersJunction) (26/1/98) Open Day - Free public admission to ANMM for Australia Day (26/1 /98) Celebrate Australia Day Picnic Party and Dinner (Members) (31/11/2/98) Chinese New Year festivities at ANMM (1, 15/3/98) Trim, the Navigating Cat. Children’s weekend program celebrating the story of Flinders’ famous feline (18/3/98) Seniors Week activities themed on exhibition Mississippi Showboat Town (19/3/98) New Members Reception (exclusive MembersJunction) (2 2 , 29/ 3/ 98) Showboat Shenanigans & Mississippi Melodies. Activities, music and film themed on exhibition Mississippi Showboat Town (5/4/98) Sea Week 1998: games, activities, experiments for families. ANMM contribution to International Year of the Oceans (3/5/98) Ship Reunion Sunday: The Straths, the Os and other P&Os. First of a series of migrant reunions, held in conjunction with exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788-1998)

PERFORMANCE (2 6 / 1 / 9 8 ) River Scheldt P ilo t’s Choir performs for Members at Australia Day

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(21/2/98) ‘A Peculiar People’, oratorio about William Lane’s Utopian movement by The Kings School choir, Mazda Gallery (public and Members) (4/7/97) Fourth of July celebrations for the USA Gallery featured The Performing Arts

Chorale (Chatanooga Performing Arts High School) and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir (California). Presented in Association with World Projects International Music Festival, Sydney (1 -1 1 / 7 / 9 7 ) Tales o j Two Shipwrecks, commissioned performance by children’s animator and storyteller Peter Sheehan, in association with Shipwrecks! exhibition (9-10/8/97) Australiana Heritage Dancers: music and dance of the sea, colonial dancing.

(Colonial Heritage Weekend) (7/ 9/ 97) Australian-Indian Cultural Day, inspired by wreck of the Indian ‘country’ ship Sydney Cove. Sitar, tabla music; Raghaven Nair and the Indian Dance Centre Group (1 7 -2 0 / 9 / 9 7 ) Jangarra dancers o f the Wiradjuri nation, ANMM program for Festival o j the Dreaming (19-23/9/97) Aboriginal Theatre Company perform Ecko, ANMM program for Festival o j the Dreaming (27-28/ 9/97) Buck Mackenzie, traditional Adnyamantha singer and musician. ANMM program for Festival o j the Dreaming (2 7 / 9 / 9 7 ) Kakadoowahs, Koori musical quartet. ANMM program for Festival o j the Dreaming (28/9/97, 4/10/97) Tiwi Dancers. ANMM program for Festival o j the Dreaming (29/ 9/ 97, 3/10/97) Matthew Doyle and Wiruni Music and Dance Company. ANMM program for Festival o j the Dreaming (2-24/1/98) The Octopus Garden. Children’s musical commissioned by ANMM for WHALES exhibition. Tell Tales Entertainment, by Julie Zommers, directed by Jennifer Leslie (7/ 6/ 97) Chinese Youth League Dancing School perform traditional Chinese folk dancing, with exhibition Views o j the Pearl River Delta: Macau, Canton and Hong Kong

V I S I T I N G VESSELS (2 1 -2 2 /9 /9 7 ) Sail-training timber brigantine One and All

(Jan-Apr) International racing maxi-catamaran French Explorer (18-19,22,29/3/98) Sydney Showboat 1, Sydney Harbour tourist vessel

(26-28/9/97) Sail-training timber brigantine One and All

(10-20/4/98) Iron-hulled schooner LaViolante

(20/11 /97-1/12/97) Australian sail training brigantine Young Endeavour

(12/4/98-9/S/98) Cutter yacht Ambler, 1926 ex-British lifeboat

(2 -2 6 / 1 /98) Tasmanian ‘blue gum’ trader, schooner Derwent Hunter

(1 3 -1 6 / 4 / 9 8 ) Sydney Showboat 1, Sydney Harbour tourist vessel

(18-26/1/98) Canadian Naval sail training ketch HMCS Oriole

(22-30/6/97) Kay Cottee’s First Lady, Cavalier 37 sloop

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APPENDIX 2 ACQUISITIONS 1997-98

MARITIME COMMUNITIES Log o f whaling bark W allaby, 284 tons, o f H o b a rt Town, C harles Bayley M aster, kept by Chief M ate M r Young from 3 1 / 12/1840 to 1 /1 1 /1 8 4 2 Rare document from Australia’s early whaling history, and the first whaling log acquired for the Collection. Wallaby was possibly built by convicts at Port Arthur in 18 38. This two-year voyage took 36 whales and die ship called at Lord Howe Island and Port Nicholson, NZ. [Purchased with assistance of Dr Mervyn Cobcroft] S to ck w h ip w ith h a n d -tu rn e d w h a le ­ bone handle and plaited leather thong Date and origin unknown. It refers to Australia’s two earliest primary industries: whaling and pastoral. Coastal land holders sometimes practiced whaling during the season and worked their pastoral holdings the rest of the year.

C ertificate aw arded to Charles Lindahl in 1883 as a m em b er o f th e F ed erated Seamens Union o f Australasia, and brass whistle Large and richly illustrated, it bears the slogans ‘Unity is Strength’ and ‘All men are brothers.

It is our duty to assist one another’ . Dates from the first decade of the Seamens Union as a

national body crossing colonial boundaries, reflecting the international character of shipping. The whistle made into a cigarette lighter is an example of seamen’s craft.

Two v o lu m e s o f n a v ig a tio n n o te s , w a te r c o lo u r s k e tc h e s an d d raw in g s kept by Captain Joseph J C hurch, circa 1845-56 Personal records kept by a master mariner— Joseph Church who carried convicts to Australia in Jane (1845-6) and Rory O’Moore (1 8 5 5 -5 6 )— revealing his interests and experiences of voyages. His sketches include views of Sydney and Hobart and ports between England and Australia.

Im m igration poster titled A u stra lia , la n d o f to m o rrow , co lo u r lithograph, 1948 Published by the Department of Immigration to attract immigrants to Australia. It depicts the new life promised in Australia.

O u tw a rd b o u n d b y P Q O to A u stra lia a n d th e F a r E a s t, ab out 1960

This 1960s P&O poster with its strong use of colour and simple message portrays voyages to Australia and the Far East as exotic.

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P&O <orpcIfate design guide, 1989 A strong and consistent corporate identity is important for international shipping companies.

[Gift from Joy Hansen]

to the Federation’s new premises in 1992.The Mural has since been conserved for eventual display at Wharf 7. [Gift from Maritime Union of Australia]

W atercolou r by F red erick Elliott G rain S h ip s D a r lin g H a r b o u r ab out 1910-20 A good example of Elliott’s work combining his delicate style with accurate detail. The location and type of shipping given in the title, together with E lliott’s attention to detail, provide the work’s documentary value.

C o lle c tio n o f ite m s to fit o u t th e Vietnamese refugee boat Tu D o Obtained from markets and shops in Vietnam in 1998 with the assistance of Thanh Tan Lu, captain of Tu Do on its 1977 voyage to Darwin with 31 refugees. The objects, including hammocks, baskets, cooking bowls, clay stoves, good luck sets and tools, are used to interpret refugee life aboard Tu Do, now in the Collection.

From th e C ollection o f B urns Philp & Company, Pacific Island traders Burns Philp represents an important and unique chapter in Australian shipping history, and was once a household name with its own shipping line and trading empire throughout northern Australia, the Pacific and East Asia.

•Thirteen manuscript account books, ledgers and two printed code books •Two large framed composite photographs, showing the Honourable Robert Philp and James Burns surrounded by Burns Philp Branch and Sydney Managers • Convoy and Patrol Honours board November 1938 to December 1946 for HMS Bulolo • Three matching leadlight glass panels showing the Burns Philp thistle • A screen or division panel comprised of panelled timber and leadlight glass with the Burns Philp thistle, and a matching timber and leadlight door • A pencil drawing by John R Brogan Suva Head Office and Store, 1928 • A watercolour painting by Brett Hilder MV Tulagi at Sydney Island, 1959 •A trophy o f the Steamship O w ners’ Association of NSW and Victoria for their cricket associations 1895-1903 • An oil painting by R A Borstel SS Morinda, 1915 • One large stuffed turtle from the company office in PNG

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F ra m e d t e x t fo r th e W h a r fi e s M u r a l w ritten by R od Shaw 1992 The Wharfies Mural was painted on the canteen of the Waterside Workers Federation, Sydney, between 1953 and 1965. The explanatory text

by Rod Shaw, the artist who initiated the Mural, appeared with the Mural when it was moved

Photograp h by H ou Leong An A u stra lia n C ro co d ile D u n d ee, 1994 The photograph questions Australian national identities and the role of Asian Australians. It was displayed in the exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 to 1998.

C ollection o f items from TSS F a ir s ta r TSS Fairstar was one of Australia’s best-known cruise ships, carrying some 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 Australians since 1964. These items of furniture, neon signs, crockery and bedding are from Fairstar’s later years as a cruise ship, evocative for the many people who sailed on the ship in the 1980s-90s. [Gift from P&O Holidays] Fo u r scale m odels o f th e w haling and fish in g b o a ts c u r r e n tl y u sed by th e villagers o f Lamalera on Lembata Island, eastern Indonesia •Tekna or peledang - whaling boat •Jonson or sekoci - fishing boat designed for an outboard engine • hero - small two-person, traditional fishing boat • Sampan - three-person fishing boat The models were made by two boatbuilders of Lamalera, one of the world’s last subsistence whaling villages. Like the real boats they are made from local woods with some lines and sails handmade from plant fibres and palm leaf.

Three exhibit the archaic ‘lashed-lug’ hull construction.

O rien t Line Leaflet, 1948-49 The Orient Line Tourist ‘B’ class leaflet lists the ships Orontes, Ormonde, Orient and Orcades, their

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sailing dates and cabin costs for passengers travelling from Australia to Britain. [Gift from Bob Killingsworth] Children’s book titled M y P ictu re B o o k o f S h ip s 1920s

This well-illustrated book explains different aspects of shipping including coal and oil vessels, lifeboats, cargo vessels, sailing ships and lighthouses. [Gift from Bob Killingsworth] Four d an ce costum es m ade by Charles Warusam o f Saibai Island, Torres Strait, 1997 Worn during dances held recently to represent Saibai Island’s fight for recognition of land and sea rights. Two of the costumes are for men and two are for boys. Commissioned for the Museum.

Two shields and tw o swords by M ichael Anning, 1997 Michael Anning is of theYidinjdi or Rainforest people of the Atherton tableland and the coast near Cairns. Much of North Queensland men’s art is embodied in their weapons— clubs, boomerangs, spears and shields.These weapons were used until early this century.

Sea k e lp c o n t a i n e r m a d e by L ola Greeno, 1997 Palawa people ofTasmania used many types of baskets of plant fibres to collect ochres, food, shellfish and tools. Lola Greeno visits schools to present workshops on Palawa culture.

on Kangaroo Island. (See cover and caption) P rin t by G ordon B en n ett, P e n e tr a tio n , 1992 This work depicts the violence of encounters betw een Aboriginal Australians and the European pioneers. Bennett counterpoints Aboriginal motifs with European ones. His strategy of ‘reverse appropriation’ is employed to counter the widespread appropriation of Aboriginal designs by others.

O rigin s, 12 p rin ts by Indigenous artists c o m m is s io n e d by th e 1997 SOCOG O lym pic A rts F estiv al

The works reflect changes to Australia’s Indigenous population in the 41 years since the Olympic games were held in Australia in 1956.

Artists: Ian Abdulla, Treahna Hamm, Karen Casey, Lawrence Leslie, Judy Watson, Arone Meeks, Dennis Nona, Marrnyula Mununggurr, Thecla Puruntatameri, Queenie McKenzie, Abie [angle, Marion Baker, Valerie Cullinan, and Yilip Ulah.

Seventeen swimming program s relating to M an ly A m a te u r S w im m in g C lu b, 1906-1940 A valuable history of one of New South Wales’ best-known swimming clubs, which produced Olympic champions such as Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton and Frederick Lane.

A s e le c t io n o f 13 p r in ts by B ria n R o b in so n , A lick T ip o ti, D enis N on a, B an d u k M a rik a , M a d e la in e P u rd ie , A llan Palm Islan d , Jim m y P ike, Billy Thomas, Avril Quail, Shirley Purdie, 1997 Prints provide a voice for indigenous artists to reflect concerns within their community— health, education, land and sea rights. These prints represent marine and maritime subjects.

T hree scrap b ooks co m p iled by Dick Silvester relating to com petitive sailing and row ing in Queensland, 1890s-1930s Clippings, photographs and rare regatta programs from Queensland clubs for local, interstate and interdominion skiff regattas.

Silvester, a veteran o f Queensland sailing, crewed on the 22-ft skiff Bulletin in the 1890s.

His scrap books contain material used in his regular column ‘I Rem em ber - Sailing Rem iniscences in Brisbane and Sydney’ published in the Sports Referee in the 1920s.

Two p a in tin g s by J a c o b S te n g le T h e In tr u d er s and W aitin g, 1998 Jacob Stengle paints historical pictures based on the stories told to him by his cousin, Ngarrindjcri elder Henry Rankine. The Intruders and Waiting are about Ngarrindjcri women and girls, imprisoned by sealers and forced to live

O ly m p isch e S p ie le M u n ch es 1972, co lo u r lithograph by David Hockney, 1972 One of a series of posters commissioned from noted artists to commemorate the Munich Olympic Games. It represents Olympic diving.

Hockney is an English expatriate living in California.

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a l l s / G o b y T rain / T a k e a K o d S ffG'ert Sellheim (1901-1970), c.1930.

Sellheim was at the cutting edge of graphic design in the 1930s and his posters were commissioned by government departments and companies associated with tourism. Beach motifs were a strong theme in his work.

Chenille beach cape with m arine motifs, c. 19S0s Worn over swimming costume and example of popular Australian beach fashion in the late 1950s-early 1960s.

Two d raw in g s title d I n n e r C ir c le and O u ter R im by Peter Sheehan, black ink on A rches Aquarelle paper, 1997 Bondi resident Peter Sheehan presents a contemporary perspective of Bondi— the surf with surfers and swimmers, the passing parade of beachgoers, skateboard riders, and Asian tourists in front of the Bondi Pavilion.

C ollection o f 217 paper items ab out the beach, fishing, swimming, tourism and yachting from 1895-1970 Includes postcards, swimming club tickets and carnival programs, Women’s Weekly magazines with Olympic swimmers on cover, tourism pamphlets, sailing program s, and trade catalogues. Documents the creation o f a national image centred around the beach, and the popularity of aquatic sport and leisure.

C o llecto r’s set o f souvenir clo th badges o f o ff ic ia l c h a lle n g e r s fo r th e 1987 A m erica’s Cup sailed off Perth, W estern Australia Each badge identifies the challenger’s national flag and country. Represented are Canada, France, UK, USA, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, and The Royal Perth Yacht Club as defender. [Transfer from Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania]

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Set o f four cleaver ‘C oncep t II’ row ing oars w ith blades painted in Australian colou rs, 1997-8 These oars made by Jeff Sykes for Rowing Australia are of the same type used by the ‘Oarsome Foursome’ when they won gold at the Barcelona Olympics in the rowing shell Australian Olympic Committee

Green calico and latex ru b ber cushion w ith Olympic souvenir inscription from th e 1956 M elbourne Olympics This cushion was produced as a souvenir and for the comfort of spectators watching events.

C e n te n n ia l R e g a tta tr o p h y , m a k e r unknow n, possibly English, in th e form o f a can d elab ra w ith tw o greyh ou nd s fram ing scroll engraved w ith winners The New South Wales Centennial Regatta, held on Sydney Harbour on 27 January 1888, was part of a series of elaborate public displays and celebrations to mark the Centenary of British settlement. The trophy was won by Sydney Rowing Club No 2 team for the Senior Fours event.

O w n e r’s co p y o f th e N o r th c o te Cup yachting troph y engraved w ith am orial c re s t o f B aron N o rth co te ’s fam ily and th e name o f the w inner, m anufactured

by W K err and Sons, 1921 The prize for this an annual event for Six-Metre yachts was presented to Victoria by Australia’s Governor-General, Lord N orthcote, as a perpetual interstate challenge prize. The 1921 series was awarded to owner-skipper RearCommodore Alex Saxton of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, in his yacht Awanui III. New South Wales 91 C ubic In ch Class C h a m p io n sh ip tr o p h y , 1 9 4 1 , w ith A ustralian M o to r Y acht Squadron cap badge and epaulettes The inaugural championship, in 1941, was won

by H McIntosh’s Annamacc driven by Don Sainty.

This American class of small boats fitted with motorcycle engines was recognised by the Australian Powerboat Association in 1940. The first championship was held the following year.

Set o f four am m onia prints o f plans for th e Cavalier 28 yach t, drawn by Laurie Davidson 1981 Construction and sail plans, bilge and stern gear and a general arrangement plan. This New Zealand yacht was designed to be effective as a cruiser and racer. It was the first in a series of Cavalier designs that have become popular in Australia. Kay Cottee’s First Lady is a modified Cavalier 37 design. [Gift from the Cavalier 28 Association]

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by Ray Leighton o f surfing and beach scenes, 1930s-1940s Collector’s set of works Paddling Out c. 194S, It Takes Two 194S, Riding the Ware c. 1943, Synchronised Suifing c. 1945, Boys &JTheir Boards 1938, Surf Sirens. Part of an extensive series taken around Manly. Printed by photographer/ printer Roger Scott on archival paper.

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Curr, London, 1824 The author praises life in the colony and its many advantages over England for work and investment opportunities. It stresses the importance of subsidised emigration. This is the first emigrant’s guide written by a private emigrant from first-hand experience.

Rare book titled L es E n fan ts du C a p ita in e G r a n t : V oyage A u t o u r d u M o n d e [T h e C h ild ren o f C ap tain G ran t: A Voyage A ro u n d th e W o rld ] by Ju le s V ern e.

Published by J H etzel an d Com pany, Paris, 1868 This delightful children’s adventure story by the famous author is a first-edition compilation of three volumes. Using the theme of Pacific exploration and discovery, many adventures await die troupe and much of the action takes place in Australia.

Fren ch ch ild ren ’s toy, a d ioram a o f 24 co lo u re d stan d -u p lith o g rap h ic card s titled H is to ir e d e R o b in son [The Story o f Robinson C rusoe]. C reated by de Saillet an d p r o d u c e d by R ig o F re re s [R ig o B roth ers], Fran ce, 1850 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe is one of the most famous tales of shipwreck, desert islands and rescue. Inspired by the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, found by the buccaneers William Dampier and CaptainWoodes Rogers, it was an 18th-century best-seller. Here we have the story told in diorama form.

Original issue o f T he T im es , London, with

new s o f th e B a ttle o f T rafalgar on 21 O ctober 1805 and th e death o f Admiral Lord Nelson Nelson, master of battle tactics, was also popular with the lower ranks and was seen to be a man of the people. This original copy of The Times Thursday November 7, 1805 brought news of the glorious battle but disastrous loss of Nelson. [Gift from Dr J Broadbent]

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P h o to g ra p h o f th e s u rre n d e r o f th e Jap an ese F o rce s o f New G uinea, New B ritain, New Ireland, Bougainville and A djacent Islands on th e aircraft c a rrie r HMS G lory, offR abaul, 6 Septem ber 1945 The surrender of the Japanese Forces on board HMS Glory marked the end of hostilities in the New Guinea area. Australia was represented by HMA Ships Vendetta, Kiama, Dubbo, Lithgow, Townsville, Reserve, ML808 and ML811 M em orabilia relatin g to th e c a re e r o f R ear Adm iral H arold Farncom b (18991971) Farncomb, in 1913 one of the first cadets at the newly formed Royal Australian Naval College, Geelong, had an illustrious career with the RAN. He served in both World Wars and as commanding officer on HMA Ships Yarra, Perth, Canberra and Australia. A new Collins class submarine has been named HMAS Farncomb.

R are b ook, J o u r n a l ou r e la t io n ex a c te du voyage d e G u ill. S ch ou ten , d a n s le s In d e s...

[J o u r n a l o f W ille m C o rn e lis z o o n S ch o u te n in th e In d ie s ...] G o b e rt & Tavernier, Paris, 1618 Reprint, published in the same year as the first edition, of Schouten’s account of his voyage around the world during which he named Cape Hoorn. In the Eendracht he crossed the Pacific and mapped New Guinea. Several of his maps are of great importance in the history of Pacific cartography.

Ceram ic plate bearing arm s o f th e Hon. East India Com pany, p ro d u ce d by th e Royal P o rcelain W orks, Flight, B a rr & Barr, London, about 1817 The British East India Company was formed in 1600 under Royal Charter to assist promotion of trade with India, the East Indies and the Far East. Under Charles I the company was given

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R a re b o o k , M a k a s s a a r s c h - H o l l a n d s c h W o o r d e n b o e k .. .

(M a k a s s a n -D u tc h D ic tio n a r y ...) by B e n ja m in F ra n k lin M a tth e s. Two v o lu m e s, p u b lish ed by Frederick M uller, Am sterdam , 1859-1895 This is a thorough account of a near neighbour to the north. Volume I is a dictionary of the Makassan language. Volume II contains m agnificent plates o f South Sulawesi architecture, implements, weapons and ship building. Matthes was one of the first to study and translate the Makassan and Buginese languages.

C ollection o f w ar b rid e m aterial, about 1947 These objects relate to a couple’s experiences in Australia and America during and after the war. [Gift of Donna and Joe Caldwell]

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Sailor’s w ool p ictu re, about 1850 Quilted picture likely to have been made as a keepsake by a sailor on board a China Trade vessel. Shows an American barque sailing into harbour surmounted by flags and clouds, bales and barrels in foreground. Inscribed ‘Salem’s Ships Sailed to the Farthest Port of the Rich East.’ Salem was the main US port for the China Trade.

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p u b lish ed by th e D u tch U n ite d East India Company in A m sterdam , 1742 As well as looking after the physical well-being of their employees the Company also employed religious ministers called Predicants. As the Company was a business, even the Predicants had contracts to serve.

C ollection o f 75 glass p late negatives, p h o to g ra p h s an d n e g a tiv e s o f naval ships in Sydney H arb ou r by F red erick G arner W ilkinson, 1920s Frederick Garner Wilkinson (1 9 0 1 -1 9 7 5 ) photographed shipping on Sydney Harbour between 1919 and 1936. An index lists details of the ship, location on the harbour, time, date and place from which each photograph was taken.

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Submarine escape device, ab out 1941 US Navy-issue submarine escape belt manufactured by The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co Akron Ohio. Issued to USS submarine S-39 which was commanded by Lt James W Coe, part of the 201 Subdivision which consisted of boats S36 to S-41. USS S39 was lost on 14August, 1942.

W orld W ar II tre n ch a rt, ab out 1945 Sweetheart brooch made from US Army Air Force wings, drilled at the extremities to take a pin or chain. On the back the brooch is etched the names ‘Geoff’ and ‘Betty’.

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U 9710222 Jess Aland Nantucket lightship purse basket, rattan with wooden handle, base and lid. Whale bone handle supports, peg and eye clasp and nameplate reading ‘Laura Elizabeth Haywood Nantucket 1866’ . Lid dccorated with an ivory carving of a bark.

19710031 M ichael Ball Collection of documents relating to the donor who escorted 12 hoys o f the Big Brother movement from London to Australia in 1959 on Orontes.

N9707251 M r & Mrs Jo h n B a rre tt Albumen print, staff of NSS Sobraon, Osborne Brothers, Sydney, 1894. Book, Report O f The Superintendent O f The Nautical School-Ship Sobraonfor theYear Ended 30th April 1897, by W H Mason, Commander And Superintendent Of NSS Sobraon. Government Printer, Sydney, 1897.

C9710241 B J Bell Colour photograph of the Sydney Showboat, probably Kalang, 1945-1950.

C9805141 B arry B onetti A collection of papers relating to the career of Captain Nelson Bonetti and The Union Steam Ship Company.

N9712171 E B ryden-Brow n Uniform of Lieutenant-Commander BrydenBrown of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, about 1970.

L9805051 Tony Cable Kodak Sydney-HobartYacht Race 1991 t-shirt; official souvenir program for the 1976 Hitachi Sydney-HobartYacht Race, 96 pp.

19710021 Lina Cesarin Collection of personal items brought from Italy to Australia by the donor, who came on Neptunia as a proxy bride in 1956.

L9712301 Pat C orrigan Two colour supplements from The Sydney Morning Herald 15 O ctob er 1973, commemorating the opening of the Sydney Opera House.

1971211 1 Lou d ’Alpuget Four folders of archival material collected by author, journalist and yachting commentator Lou d’Alpuget L9804141 Lou d’Alpuget Collection of 31 items dating from 1930-1980s consisting of miscellaneous papers, photographs, charts, certificates and a plaque covering lifesaving, Olym pic yachting, America’s Cup 1970 and 1987.

C9806102 R ichard Davis A chest of 19th-century shipwrights tools.

19710231 H alcyon Evans One photograph album made by the late Vaughan Evans OAM, titled 10-Pound Migrant to Australia by Shaw Savill Line SS New Australia Southampton Jan 19th - Sydney Feb: 20th 1955.

19801081 Vaughan Evans OAM One each postcard of Angelina Lauro, Achille Lauro, Ugolino Vivaldi, SS Canberra, Neptunia, RMS Awatea and SS Lusitania-, one postcard entitled Life On The Ocean Wave; one bookmark of P&O H im alaya; one passenger accommodation plan of Angelina Lauro L9708051 M r Hugh F errar Timber sample taken from hull of Gretel II c.

December 1987 in preparation for the 12-Mctre championships off Fremantle in March 1986.

C9709231 Terry Forest A model of the ferry South Steyne made by Arthur McDonald.

19710032 Jo an Gray Three silk leis from Island Night on P&O cruise ships, 1970-1980, collected by donor who was a guest lecturer for P&O. U9603047 B Greer 12 items related to war brides C 9710271 M ike Hawkins A collection of photographs, booklets and newsletters relating to the Australian National Line (ANL, Australian Coastal Shipping Commission) in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

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M H erm an Desk set made from timbers from the first HMAS Sydney (191 2-1928), about 1920.

19706301 B etty H unt Three cocktail sticks from the midships bar on the SS Oriana, 1967, one Oriana pen, 1967.

Souvenirs kept by donor from her voyage to Australia on the assisted passage (ten-pound Pom) scheme.

L980S131 Kevin Jones Six cotton children’s sun-suits circa 1961.

L9708131 Jo se f Lebovic Illustrated 32 pp booklet Bondi The Beautiful, Gordon & Gotch Gallery Advertising Service, Sydney, 1929. forWaverley Municipal Council, 1929. Illustrated 32 pp quarto souvenir program of NSW Surf Championships held at Wanda Beach, 7 March 19S9.

C97082S1 Corby Levingston, C hristopher Levingston Solicitors Two Fijian tamboas (sperm whale teeth to be hung round the neck).

U 9712103 Geoff M cG regor Sheet music, Old Glory And The Union Jack, by George Darrell and J E Dodd.

C9708061 M r Stephen M cKilliam Captain’s abstract log for SS Damascus 18991902 commanded by Captain R obert B V McKilliam.

19805141 Gary M cPherson Apparatus for testing the weight per yard of cloths and counts of yarn from a sample.

L9804162 G a ry M c P h e r s o n , G L W M cPherson Purple Edwardian hat veil gathered to paisley fabric covered button at front, antiques with gathered hems and clastic loops to secure veil.

Home made, machine sewn, maker unknown.

Circa 1910.

19107053 Khoa Dang Nguyen One banner from Vietnamese community, reading ‘In memory of 4 00,000 Vietnamese people who lost their lives at sea for freedom ’.

K9503011 Leonie Oakes Island dress and three strings of beads given to Leonie Oakes by Mary Akee of Murray Island for the first Mabo day celebrations on Murray/ Mer Island, Torres Strait.

L9802112 Leonie Oakes Miscellaneous children’s swimwear.

L9711171 Ian Pearson, RAAF Book Rescue In The Southern Ocean: The Amazing Rescue and Survival o j Raphael Dinelli, Thierry Dubois and Tony Bullimore, Penguin Books/The Melbourne Age, Victoria, 1997.

L9803 111 D arren Peters Four cleaver Concept II rowing oars.

L9712112 David J P o rter Scrapbook with faux green crocodile skin cover com piled by d onor’s wife, containing newspaper clippings dating between 1972-3.

L9407141 David Potts 15 black and white 16 x 20" photographs of 18-ft skiffs racing on Sydney harbour, taken by donor over two weekends in 1956/7. Include scenes of boatsheds in Balmain and Double Bay. L9706181 Eric Potts Harpoon rifle converted from a bolt action rifle circa 1918. Fired 1 /4" harpoons with a blank cartridge. Used in game fishing in the 1950s.

No original harpoons.

L9707161 E ric Potts Game fishing equipment consisting of (1) Willis Neptuna game reel, (1) Willis Tasman game reel, (1) Errol Bullen Atlanta game reel with custom-made leather case, (1) large trace, (1) small trace, (1) flying gaff head, (1) leather game fishing harness, (2) split cane fishing rods made by Bill Southern, (1) knuckle-head lure, ( I) notification of capture book, (1) book Sharks And Other Predatory Fish OJ Australia by Peter Goadby.

L 9711242 M ax Press Official program for the Third International Catamaran Challenge Trophy (Little America’s Cup), UK 1963

L9711191 Bob Reed Publications, printed matter relating to nude bathing, the Free Breach Association of NSW

19805191 Elizabeth W ilkinson One hatbox purchased from Anthony Hordern and Sons, Sydney, about 1920.

N9709301 Colin Smith Three black and white photographs of the Dutch submarine KX1I aground on the rocks of Fairlight, Sydney, in 1949.

N 9708141 Olive Wilks Black and white postcard titled FIMAS Australia 1913. Features some of the officers and sailors of the first HMAS Australia.

C9803271 Frank Smith MV Bulolo Union Minute Book 16 January 1958 - 21 February 1967.

C9805051 Wendy Williams Two cap badges; one from the Adelaide Steamship Company and one from the Port Line. Late 1940s.

19805081 Gavin Smith Collection of items from TSS Fairstar P&O. L9801221 Wendy Smith Two photographs of the Akarana, 1888 New Zealand gaff cutter in ANMM collection.

L9803181 Shelley Williams Promotional brochures, entry forms relating to the 1996 and 1997 Miss Bondi competitions and 1998 Australian East Coast Girl Competition.

C9806091 June Wall A Marine Board Department straw hat worn

by Nicholas Lutterice c 1870s.

L 9711061 Joh n W inning Australian Olympic team blazer worn by Bill Northam at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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Signals, quarterly magazine of the Australian National Maritime Museum Nos 40-43. ISSN 1033-4688. 32 pp. Editor Jeffrey Mellefont.

Published September, December, March, June.

Free to Members All Hands, quarterly magazine of the Australian National Maritime Museum Volunteers Nos 2629. c. 24 pp. Editor Grahame Small. Published quarterly, free to ANMM Volunteers.

Volunteers Handbook 1997-98, annual volunteer handbook of the Australian National Maritime Museum Volunteers, c. 30pp. Editor Gillian Matthews. Published annually, free to ANMM Volunteers. Second edition.

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SCHOOL RESOURCE MATERIAL Tears, Fears S^Cheers - Migration to Australia 18881998. Folder, 25 pp worksheets. Museum visit school worksheets Years K-12 Navigators - Defining Australia. Folder, 22 pp worksheets. Museum visit school worksheets Years 6-12 English as a 2nd Language. Folder, 4 pp worksheets. Museum visit secondary worksheets Years 6-12

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Susan B R ID IE , ‘Unlocking the Mystery of Membership’, conference paper, Proceedings o f the 4th National Conference o f Museums Australia Inc, Darwin 1997:289-292 Penny CUTHBERT, ‘Bombora & Billabong’ , note, Signals 40 1997:32 • ‘Olympic Collections’ , note, Signals 42 1998:24-25 M ax DINGLE, ‘Unlocking the Future: The science of ensuring future success’ , conference paper, Proceedings o f the 4th National Conference o f Museums Australia Inc, Darwin 1997:284-288 Kevin FEWSTER, ‘Island Nation - A History o f Australians and the Sea by Frank Broeze’ , book review, Signals 42 1998:21 M ariea FISHER, ‘Home and Away - travell­ ing exhibitions’, article, Signals 41 1997:31 D aina FLETCHER, ‘Footballs, meat pies kangaroos and swimming pools - a history of the swimming pool in Australia’, Sport in Society, Everyday wonders, University of Queensland Press, (in press) • with David PAYNE, Kiwi cutter’s keel cut off - Akarana re sto ra tio n ’ , feature article, Signals 40 1997:8-12 •with David PAYNE, ‘Akarana reincarnated Akarana restoration’ Signals 43 1998:26-30 Elizabeth HADLOW, ‘Conservation of the Binney F riez e’ , Conference Post Prints Preserving the Past fo r the Future, 18th AICCM National Conference, 1-5 September 1997 Kieran HOSTY, ‘Rum, tobacco, leathergoods and a horse - archaeological investigation of the Sydney Core (1797)’ , article, Gippsland Heritage Journal 22 1997:21-25 • ‘ Curators meet King - maritime archaeology for the Kingdom ofTonga’, article, Signals 41 1997:7 •Macquarie Book o f Events Third Edition 1997, specialist contributor

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Paul HUNDLEY, ‘Still linked by the Sea - the USA Gallery’, article, Signals 41 1997:24-25 • ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’ , articlc, State o f the Arts, April 1998:17

• ‘The China Trade returns to Sydney’, feature article, Signals 43 1998:4-7 • ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’, newspaper feature, Sing Tao, 20 May 1998 • ‘The China Trade returns to Sydney’, article.

Antiques in New South Wales, May 1998 • & Je ffrey MELLEFONT, ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’, article, TAASA Review, The Asian Arts Soc o f Australia, June 1998:24-25 K evin JONES, ‘Sweet Ships and Lamb Chops’, feature article, Signals 41 1997:8-10 Jeffrey MELLEFONT, ‘A lete-lete from Raas’, feature article, Signals 41 1997:26-30 • & Nick BURNINGHAM, ‘The exceptional jan ggolan : engineless sailing ships still trading from Madura, Indonesia’ , research paper, The Bulletin o f the Australian Institutefo r Maritime Archaeology, Vol 21 Nos 1 & 2 1997:35-66 • & M egan TREHARNE, ‘The Future of the Past - Maritime museums on the World W ide W eb’ , feature article, Signals 42 1998:26-29 • & Paul Hundley, ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’ TAASA Reriew, Journal o f The Asian Arts Society o f Australia, June 1998:24-25 • ‘ The Shipbuilders o f Brisbane Waters’ , book review, Signals 42 1998:22 • ‘Ships and Seascapes - An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours’ , book review, Signals 42 1998:23 • ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’ Look, Journal o f The Art Gallery o f NSW Society, July 1998:24-25 P atricia M ILES, ‘A Clipper Captain’s Life: At the National Maritime Museum’ Antiques in New South Wales September-December 1997: 42-43 • ‘The Story of a Sea Captain: The McKilliam Collection’ , The Australian Antique Collector 54th edition December 1997:102-106 L e o n ie OAKES, ‘People of the Old Sea’ , article, Signals A0 1997:30-31 L ind sey SHAW , ‘ Stars to Steer By - new Navigators Gallery at ANMM’, feature article, Signals 42:8-9 S a ra h SLA D E, ‘Preventive Conservation

Through Teamwork: D ifferent Nations, Different Solutions’ , Museum Practice 7 1998:17 M artinTERRY, ‘King of the Australian Coast’ book review Signals 42:21-22 M egan TREHARNE, ‘Notice to Mariners ANMM MMAPSS Grants’ , article, Signals 41 1997:1 1-12 • & Jeffrey MELLEFONT, ‘The Future of the Past - Maritime museums on the World W ide W eb’ , feature a rticle, Signals 42 1998:26-29 • ‘Mississippi Showboat Memories’ , article, Signals 43 1998:31

HelenTREPA, ‘Farewell Streamers’ , Antiques in NSW, December 1997:67 • ‘Vietnamese Voyages’, Austcare News, Spring 1997:11 • ‘The Real Thing?: Pennington Hostel Recreation’ , Public History Review, Vol 5/6 1996-1997:164-175

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Jo h n WADE, ‘ Loss of the Dunbar’ , article, Antiques in New SouthWales, Dec 97-April 98:44 • & Robyn CONROY, ‘James Cunningham, Colonial W oodcarver’ , feature a rticle, Australian Antique Collector, # 5 4 , 1997:161 -7

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S tev en ADAMS & N eil B R O U G H , ‘Presenting Vampire’ , conference paper, International Congress of Maritime Museums annual conference, Fremantle September 1997 • ‘The Role of Replicas in Maritime Heritage’ , conference paper, International Congress of M aritime Museums annual conference, Fremantle September 1997 N eil B R O U G H , ‘The Akarana P ro je c t’ , conference paper, Australian M aritime Museums Council Conference, Fremantle September 1997 Susan BRID IE, ‘Unlocking the Mystery of Membership’, conference paper, 4th National Conference of Museums Australia Inc, Darwin September 1997 B ro n w y n COSGROVE, ‘ M aritim e Archaeology and Making History Workshops’ , Normanhurst High School August 1997; Newcastle Grammar School August 1997 • ‘ Conservation and Applied H istory’ , Secondary School History Workshops, Cootamundra High School 23 May 1997 M ax DINGLE, ‘Membership in the ‘90s: Growth or Stagnation? From the Front Line’ ,

paper, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums Seminar, Sydney August 1997 • ‘Unlocking the Future: The science of ensuring future success’ , paper, 4th National Conference o f Museums Australia Inc, Darwin September 1997 Kevin FEW STER, ‘A Real Festival, not a Tupperware Party’ , paper, Wooden Boat Symposium, Goolwa SA 12-14 Sept 1997 • ‘Wooden boats and Mystic Seaport’ , paper, Wooden Boat Symposium, Goolwa SA 12-14 September 1997 • ‘The Collections and Programs of ANMM’, paper, Wooden Boat Symposium, Goolwa SA 12-14 September 1997 • ‘The USA Gallery at ANMM’, presentation, Australian American Association, Sydney 19 November 1997 • ‘The Welcome Wall - Developing strategies for a successful and mutually beneficial sponsorship’, joint paper with Jeremy Wright of Optus, 3rd Annual Sponsorship Summit, Sydney 23 March 1998 • ‘Tears, Fears and Cheers’ , presentation, European Day Reception, ANMM, Sydney 8 May 1998 M ariea FISHER, ‘Shipwreck! - the stories o f

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T’jmloro jr. ? S lncy Cove’ , talk to Radio 2BL Listeners’ function, ANMM 13 August, 1997 • ‘Shipwreck! the stories o j Pandora and Sydney Cove’, talk to Friends of the Historic Houses Trust, ANMM 17 September, 1997 • 'Whales: Giants o j the Deep’ talk for the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, ANMM, 8 December, 1997 • ‘ANMM Temporary Exhibitions’, lecture to Defence Force Academy Museum students, Museum Studies, University of Sydney 23 July 1998 Daina FLETCHER, Museums making meaning chaired session on Constructing knowledge, Conference, MAA (NSW) 24 September 1997 • ‘Jack Earl and Kathleen Gillett , lecture, Classic &Jfooden Boat Festival, 1 1 October 1997 • ‘The Sweet Smell of Chlorine: a History of Swimming Pools in Australia’, lecture to Members, ANMM, 19 February 1998 Jeffrey Fletcher, ‘Developing Tears, Fears and Cheers’, lecture, Holroyd Community Centre, May 1998 Sue FROST, ‘Maritime Archaeology and Making History W orkshops’ , lectu re to secondary school teachers, ANMM, July 1997 • ‘Maritime Archaeology and Making History Workshops’, Santa Sabina College July 1997; Riverstone High School August 1997; Central Coast Grammar School April 1998; Nepean High School May 1998; Terrigal High School May 1998; Lambton High School June 1998; Christian Brothers High School Lewisham July 1998 Elizabeth HADLOW, ‘Conservation of the Binney Frieze’, paper, ISthAICCM National C onference ‘ Preserving the Past for the Future’, 1-S September 1997 • ‘Maritime Archaeology and Making History Workshops’ , Lewisham Christian Brothers High School July 1997; Portland Central High School July 1997; St George Girls High School April 1998; Fig Tree High School May 1998; Heathcote High School May 1998

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Australian Society of Historic Archaeology 14 August 1997; Australian Institute of Navigation 4 March 1998 • 'Shipwreck!’ , lectures to TAMS Members tour 1 July 1997; Senior Citizens Week 1 July 1997; ANMM Guides tour 4 July 1997; Senior Teacher exhibition preview 9 July 1998; ANMM Volunteers tour 23 July 1998; ANMM Members 13 July 1997 • Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788-1998, lecture,TAMS Members tour 29 April 1998 • ‘M aritim e Archaeology in Australia’ , Secondary School Ancient History lectures, Prairiewood High 22 July 1997; Santa Sabina College 24 July 1997; Lewisham Christian Brothers 29 July 1997; St George Selective Girls’ High 1 August 1997; Normanhurst Boys’ High 4 August 1997; Gilgandra High 8 August 1997; Riverstone High 11 August 1997; Newcastle Grammar 13 August 1997; Berkeley High 26 August 1997; Sutherland High 21 May 1998; Camberton High 16 June 1998 Paul HUNDLEY, ‘Sydney and the American China Trade’ , lectu re, N ewport Harbor Nautical Museum, USA, 24 April 1998 • ‘Finding the Wreck of the Julia Ann’, paper, in ‘Long Distance Voyaging’, the Conference of the Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology, 9 September 1997 • ‘The W reck of the Ju lia Ann: a travelling exhibition’ , paper, Council of American Maritime Museums, 7 May 1998 Kevin JONES, convenor, Australian Maritime Museums Council Conference, Fremantle September 1997 • 'Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788-1998 exhibition’ , Teachers Preview, ANMM October 1997; lecture for Friends of State Library of NSW, ANMM May 1998; lecture for school teachers, ANMM May 1998 D enise MACKENZIE & Andy ATKINS, ‘Barcoding Technology’, Australian Registrars Committee Professional Development Seminar ‘Computerisation, imaging and the Internet: advancing collection management’ 28-29 May 1998

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M ic h e lle M A D D ISO N , ‘M aritime Archaeology in Australia Workshop’, Secondary School Ancient History lecture, Terrigal High School 29 May 1998 Jeffrey MELLEFONT, ‘In a pandanus paradise - home of ANMM’s Indonesian perahu’ , lccture,ANMM Members 26 Octobcr 1997 Patricia MILES, ‘Whales and Whaling at the Australian National M aritim e Museum’ , conference paper, The Archaeology of Whaling in Southern Australia And New Zealand Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne 16 July 1997 • ‘The Life of a Master Mariner: Captain McKilliam and the Aberdeen Line’ , lecture to Probus Club, Dee Why 2 October 1997 • ‘Captain McKilliam, a North Shore Maritime Identity’ , lecture to North Shore Historical Society, McMahon’s Point 14 May 1998 Leonie OAKES, ‘Merana Eora Nora’, lecture to Retired Teachers Association, Sydney 12 June B arb ara REEVE, ‘Conservation: Museum Work Behind The Scenes’, Lecture and Tour for third year students from the University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts, ANMM 1997 • ‘Conservation: Museum Work Behind The Scenes’ , Lecture and Tour for post-graduate library and archive students from the University of New South Wales School of Information Library and Archive Studies, ANMM 1997 • ‘Performance Measurement: Uses, Abuses, Excuses’ , paper, at 18thAICCM National Conference Preserving the Past for the Future, 1-S September 1997 • ‘M aritim e Archaeology Workshops: Conservation in Maritime Archaeology’ , lecture to primary school teachers, ANMM, July 1997 • ‘Maritime Archaeology and Making History Workshops’, Prairiewood High School July 1997; St George Girls High School August 1997; Gilgandra High School August 1997 S a ra h -Ja n e R EN N IE, ‘Conservation in Maritime Archaeology’ , Secondary School Ancient History workshops, Central Coast

Grammar School April 1998; St George Girls High School April 1998; Shoalhaven High School May 1998 • ‘Careers in Museums’ , NSW High School Careers Advisers ANMM

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Sarah SLADE, ‘Prioritising Conservation and Preventive A ction’ , paper for University Museums and Libraries of NSW and Canberra Training Day, UWS May 1998.

H elen TREPA, ‘Post war immigration to Australia’ , lecture, ANMM volunteers, ANMM 23 July 1997 • ‘Vietnamese Voyages’ , lecture, Vietnamese refugee women, ANMM 21 November 1997 • ‘Effie Milos jewellery and sculpture’, Wearable Cargo exhibition opening, Desarin Gallery 17 March 1998 • 'From Hell to Hope exhibition’, lecture, Semitic Studies students University of Sydney, ANMM 9 June 1998 Lindsey SHAW, ‘ Our First Submariners’ lecture to ANMM Members, 8 March 1998 Joh n WADE, ‘Targeting your best prospects’, conference paper, Selling More Sponsorship, 1ES Conferences, Sydney 7-8 May 1998 M ary-L ou ise W ILLIAM S, ‘Museums and the media - an overview’ Museums and the Media Conference, Museums Australia (NSW), Powerhouse Museum May 1998 P eter W OOD, ‘ANMM Maths Workshop’ , lecture, Teachers Preview, ANMM 7 March 1997.

• Secondary School Maths in Society Lectures, Chester Hill High 29 July; Loyola College 13 August, Loyola College 14 August, St Paul’s Grammar 18 September, SCEGGS 8 May, Holy Cross College 23 May. • Secondary School 2 Unit Maths Lectures: Karabar High 18 June.

• Marine Studies Lectures: Berkeley Vale 4 September, Chatswood High 4 November.

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, ‘History of ferries on Sydney Harbour’, interview by Richard Glover, Radio 2BL, 29 April 1998 M ax DINGLE, ‘Market Research - Research in Action’ , Open Training Education Network Marketing Series, SBSTelevision, 2 April - IS May 1998 Diane FENTON, ‘Classic tkfflooden Boat Festival at ANMM’, interview by Mike Carlton, Radio 2BL, 10 October 1997 Kevin FEWSTER, ‘Classic SiWooden Boat Festival at ANMM’, interview by Mike Jeffreys, Radio 2GB, 10 October 1997 • ‘ Titanic’ , BBC World Service (radio), 29 October 1997 • ‘Titanic’, Science Show, ABC Radio National, 31 January 1998 • 'Titanic , ABC Radio National, 26 February 1998 • ‘Joshua Slocum centenary , Today on Saturday, Channel 9, 27 June 1998 • ‘ Wharf 7’, Channel 9 National News, 27 June 1998 M ariea FISHER, ‘Japanese midget submarine attack Sydney Harbour’ , interview. Mike Carlton Radio 2BL May 30 1997 • ‘ Whales - Giants o f the Deep,’ interview, ABC Radio Hobart 27 June 1997 D aina FLETCHER, ‘Pools as Community Spaces’, interview Eleanor Cohen, Radio 2XX, Canberra, 6 March 1998 • ‘Swimming pools and Newcastle’, interview Paul Bevan, ABC 7 October 1997 • ‘The history of Swimming pools in Australia’, radio interview, The Comfort Zone, ABC Radio National, 13 September, 1997 K ie ra n H O ST Y , Shipwreck! exhibition interviews, 198 lllawarra 2 July 1997; Radio Skidrow 3 July 1997; Sydney Morning Herald 9 July 1997; Gippsland Radio 25 July 1997; 2GB 29 August 1997 ''Pandora Foundation and E xped ition’ , interviews, Channel 9 Nightline 1 July 1997; Nine to Five Channel 10 9 September 1997; Bloomberg World News (Foxtel) 9 September 1997; The Australian 16 February 1998;

• ‘Archaeological investigation of Tongan shipwreck s ite ’ , Tongan Chronicle 26 September 1997; Taimi 'OTonga 26 September 1997 • ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788-1998 exhibition’, interviews, Australian Chinese Daily 8 April 1998; Sing Tao Newspaper 8 April 1998; Sydney Morning Herald 14 April 1998; The Australian 14 April 1998; 2NSB 14 April 1998 Paul H U N D LEY, 'Wreck o f the Ju lia Anne exhibition’, interview by Mike Bailey, Radio 2KY, 9 December 1997, • ‘International exhibition Views o f the Pearl River Delta: Macau, Canton and Hong Kong’, interview

by Bob Hughes, Radio 2BL, 24 June 1998 Kevin JONES,' Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788-1998 exhibition’, interviews, Radio 2UE 11, April 1998; Radio 2NSB, 28 April 1998; Radio 2NBC, 29 April 1998; ABC Rockhampton, 26 June 1998 Je ffre y M ellefo n t, ‘ Wharf 7 ’ , Channel 9 National News, 27 June 1998 B arb ara REEVE, ‘Education workshops for schools - the ANMM experience’, Hong Kong Today, RTHK Radio 3, 19 December 1997 M artin TERRY, ‘Navigators - defining Australia gallery’ , interviews, Sydney Morning Herald 17 December 1997; 2BL 3 January 1998 • ‘Captain Cook’ , interview by Gael Jennings, 3LO-ABC 28 April 1998 H e le n T REPA , 'Tears, Fears and Cheers Migration to Australia 1788-1998 exhibition’, interviews, Radio 2BL 8 April 1998, ABC Radio National 8 April 1998, Radio 2BL 24 April 1998, SBS Radio 9 May 1998 • 'From Hell to Hope exhibition’, interview, Jewish News, 8 April 1998 • ‘ Thalassa: Greek Australians and the Sea travelling exhibition’, interview, ABC radio Darwin, 1 June 1998 M egan TREHARNE, ‘Classic &JVooden Boat Festival at ANMM’, interview by Liz Heath, Radio 2BL, 9 October 1997

APPENDIX 8 S T AF F V O L U N T A R Y A P P O I N T M E N T S

Steven Adam s: Honorary Auditor, Australian Registrars Committee.

Susan B R ID IE : M ember of Council, Museums Australia; President, Members & Volunteers Special Interest Group, Museums Australia.

B ro n w y n COSGROVE. Com m ittee Member, AICCM, NSW Division.

K ate DEACON : V ice-P resid ent, Great Attractions of Sydney.

M a x D IN G LE: President, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums; Delegate for Australia, World Federation of Friends of Museums Council; Chair, World Federation of Friends of Museums Xth Congress, Sydney 1999 Planning C om m ittee; Secretary, Membership (Friends and Volunteers) Special Interest Group.

Kevin FEWSTER: President, International Congress of Maritime Museums; Member of Executive Council, Council of Australian Museum Directors; Board Member, Darling Harbour Business Assoc.

M a rie a FIS H E R : Secretary, Museums Australia Special Interest Group Committee, Evaluation and Visitor Research Sally FLET C H ER : Secretary, Australian Registrars Committee; Secretary, Museums Australia Registrars Com m ittee; Council member, Australian Registrars Committee.

Sue FROST: Convenor, Textile Special Interest Group, AICCM NSW Division; Committee member, AICCM 1996 Conference Planning Committee.

E lizab e th HADLOW : Secretary, AICCM, NSW Division; Editor, Newsletter, AICCM, NSW Division.

K ie ra n H O ST Y : Member, M aritime Archaeology Advisory Panel, NSW Heritage Office; Editor (with Lindsey SHAW) Newsletter o j the Australian Institute o j Maritime Archaeology; Spccial P rojects Advisory Com m ittee, Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology; Standards Association o f Australia, SF17 Committee on Occupational Diving P au l H U N D L E Y : Member, Sydney-San Francisco Sister City Com m ittee; Chair, Council of American Maritime Museums Policy Committee on the display of archaeological material.

Kevin JONES: President, Australian Maritime Museums Council (from October 1996).

D enise M ACKENZIE: Council Member, Australian Registrars Committee.

J e f fre y M ELLEFO N T: NSW Council Representative, Australian Association for M aritim e H istory; Board of D irecto rs, Australian Institute of Navigation; President, Friends of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

B arbara REEVE: Director, AusHeritage; Chair, Promotion and Marketing Working Group, AusHeritage; Committee Member, Project Working Group, AusHeritage.

Sarah-Jane RENNIE: Committee Member, SMOCM Special Interest Group, AICCM L in d se y SH A W : Editor (with Kieran HOSTY) Newsletter o j the Australian Institute o f Maritime Archaeology.

S arah SLADE: Advisor, Indicator for Preventive Conservation Project, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Material (ICCROM) Kim TOUGH: Convenor, PHOTON Special Interest Group, AICCM M ary-Louise WILLIAMS: Member of the Museums Committee, NSW Ministry for the Arts; Member, Museum Studies Professional Advisory Committee, University of Sydney.

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, Assistant Director (Comm­ ercial & Visitor Services): Florence, Italy, 202S/ S/ 98. Attended World Federation of Friends of Museums Council meeting; attended and addressed the World Federation of Friends of Museums General Assembly.

Kieran HOSTY, Curator, Ship Technology & Maritime Archaeology: Tonga, 19-26/9/97.

Provided maritime archaeological skills to assist the Kingdom of Tonga, by carrying out pre­ disturbance survey of a shipwreck off the capital Nuku’alofa for the Tongan Ministry of Marine and Ports. Assisted by a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Grant.

Paul H U N D LEY, Curator, USA Gallery: Tonga, 1 9 -2 6 / 9 / 9 7 . Provided maritim e archaeological skills to assist the Kingdom of Tonga, by carrying out pre-disturbance survey of a shipwreck off the capital Nuku’alofa for the Tongan Ministry of Marine and Ports.

Assisted by a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Grant.

■Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Portland, USA and Vancouver, Canada, 24/4-11 /S/98. Returned loan objects from the Julia Ann exhibition; picked up and couriered loan object, a rare China Trade porcelain punch bowl, for exhibition Views o f the Pearl River Delta: Macau, Canton and Hong Kong; presented a paper to the Council of American Maritime Museums; lectured at the Newport Harbour Nautical Museum.

Kevin FEWSTER, Director: Wellington, NZ, 12-15/ 2/ 98. Represented ANMM at the opening of new National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa •Netherlands, Finland, 1-15/6/98. Various meetings associated with planning of forthcoming programs: The Last Windjammers exhibition developed in Association with the Alands Maritime Museum and the Australian visit of the Batavia Replica.

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Jeffrey MELLEFONT, Public Affairs Manager: Bali and Sulawesi, Indonesia 6-24/5/98. Lead a maritime and cultural tour ‘Sailors ships & Spice’ offered to ANMM and other museum members and wooden boat enthusiasts. The tour visited the homeland of the Makassans who traded with pre-European Northern Australia.

P a tr ic ia M IL E S, Curator, Com m erce Projects: Lembata, Eastern Indonesia, 23/6-5/ 7 / 9 8 . Researched, negotiated loans and acquired material for the National Maritime Collection and for display with exhibition Lamalera - Whale hunters o f Indonesia.

B a rb a ra REEVE, Conservation Manager: Hong Kong, 1 1-12/ 12/ 97. Attended and delivered a paper at the International Conference on Heritage and Education as a guest of the Flong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office.

M a rtin TERRY, Curator of Exploration: London, UK, Paris, France, 15-17/10/97.

Inspected and developed professional contacts at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and the Musee dc la Marine, Paris.

M ary-Louisc WILLI AMS , Assistant Director (Collections 8c Exhibitions): Mariehamn and Helsinki, Finland, 6-16/12/97. Worked with colleagues at the Alands Maritime Museum to jointly develop the travelling exhibition The Last Windjammers, ANMM’s contribution to the 1999 Olympic Arts Festival.

C O R P O R A T E M E M B E R S AT 30 JUNE 1998 ADI Limited Adsteam Marine Limited Art Exhibitions Australia Asiaworld Shipping Services Pty Ltd ATS AustraliaTravel Specialists Australian Maritime College Australian Water Technologies Contship Containerlines Ltd DRAGOCO Australia Pty Ltd DSTO Defence Science & Technology Organisation Ebsworth & Ebsworth George Weston Foods Limited Llarbourside Shopping Centre HMAS Penguin Welfare Committee HMAS Vampire Reunion Association IBM Australia Limited Juste Nous Catering and Event Management Maritime Union of Australia CNSW Branch Maritime Workers of Australia Credit Union Mediterranean Shipping Company Mitsubishi Electric Naval Association of Australia CanterburyBankstown SubSection Original Displays (Aust) Pty Ltd Rick Damelian Pty Limited South West Chartering Pty Ltd Sydney Sea Pilots Pty Ltd The Cox Group Pty Limited The Mode Group THOMSON MARCONI SONAR Pty Limd Victoria Barracks Zim Shipping Australasia Pty Ltd

SUPPORTING MEMBERS ( D O N A T IO N $100 & OVER) Mr & Mrs Anthony & Laseite Albert Mr David Beecham Mr Rodney Chandler Mr Darcy Clancy Cmdr Connolly Mr Murray Doyle Mr David N Falls Prof Michael Fearnside Mr Paul Fleming Ms Sue Harvey Miss Robyn & Mrs Mavis Keevers Mr & Mrs Latchford Mr Ian MacPherson Mr Robert McComas Mr GW Medway Mr John Moroney Mr Eric Norrie Mr Franklyn Pain F & B Palm Mr & Mrs Peterson Mr Martin Rathbone Col Stan Rodgers Mr & Mrs Rogers Ms Jean Rundle Mr & Mrs Sampson Mr Bill Thompson Mr Reg Torrington Mr C P Turner Dr Rae Weston Dr Alan Winkworth Mr Arthur Witten

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Warwick Abadee John Allerton Mathevani Arifin Kay Baldock Vivian Balmer Kate Barnett Lyndyl Beard David Bell Estelle Billing

John Bird John Bishop John Blanchfield Alex Books David Boult Colin Bowes Colin Boyd June Boyle John Brooke

Mary Brookes Merv Brown Pam Burden John Butler John.L Butler Ian Campbell Jim Campion Don Caporn Lionel Carroll

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VOLUNTEERS 1997-98

Warwick Howsc Esther Flutchinson Jack Hutchinson Warren Hyslop John Jewell James Kane Mavis Keevers Robyn Keevers John Kent Richard Keyes Bob Killingsworth Joan Killingsworth Norma Laird Alex Lange Roger Langsworth Justine Mackellar Paul Maile Peter Maile Stephen Martin Bob Matchett Casimiro Mattea Roy Matthews John Maxwell Jack McBurncy R obert McGeorge Lyn McHale Bob Mclnally Don Mclnnes Ian M cjannctt Ron M cjannett Yvonne M cjannett Ernie McLean Anne McLeod Ron Miller George Milne Byron Mitchell John Mobbs Tony Mockler Clare Moloney David Moore Elizabeth More Brian Moules Ross Muller Valda Muller Alwyn Murray Keith Murray Eric Olufson Ray Owen Rowan Paine John Palmer Warren Peachman Gervase Pearce

Pat Perry-Bolt Brian Peters Godfrey Phillips Trevor Pickering Paul Pisani Osmond Pitts Len Price Rupert Purkis Sean Quealy Judith Randal) Ken Raven Dorothy Robinson Gordon Robinson Flelen Robinson Henry Roda Graham Roe Ab Rootliep John Rosenblum Gwyn Rothwell Frank Sanney Casey Schreuder Keith Schwartz Kenneth Sherwell Bill Shying Brian Skingsley Grahame Small Florence Smith Ian Smith M Ruth Smith Roger Smith Stephen Smith Eric Spooner Lila Stahlhut Robin Stone Max Surman-Smith Vera Taylor R obert Thaler Bill Thomas Ray Thurlow Diana Tolson Geoffrey Tonkin NicolaasVan Erdelcn R iet Vroegh Allan Walker Ken Watkinson Jeannette Wheildon Tom W hittaker Janet W ierzbicki Eric W illcock Joanne W illcocks Victor Zonca

r A P P E N D I X 12 SPONSORS, PA I I O N S & SUPPORT ERS

PRINCIPAL SPO N SOR ANZ Banking Group Ltd

MAJOR SPONSORS Cunard International Epiglass Mazda Australia MMI Insurance Group Nortel Australia Optus Raymond Weil SA State Forests of NSW

SPONSORS Australian Maritime Safety Authority BT Australasia DAS Distribution John West Foods Louis Vuitton Australia P&O Australia Simsmetal Speedo Australia Weldon International Western Wood Products Association

F O U N D I N G PATRONS Alcatel Australia ANL Limited Ansett Air Freight Blue Star Line (Australia) Bovis McLachlan BP Australia Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation Doyle’s Seafood Restaurants Howard Smith Limited James Hardie Industries PG,TG & MG Kailis National Australia Bank P&O Nedlloyd Telstra Westpac Banking Corporation Wilhelmsen Lines Australia Zim Shipping Australasia

PATRONS 3M Australia Crawford partners Architects Llarbourside Darling Llarbour Maxwell Optical Industries Mercantile Mutual Holdings The Businessman’s Gardener

PROGRAM SPONSORS Ansett Australia Anonymous Atlas Copco Compressors Australia Australian Antarctic Foundation Blue Star Line (Australia) Cathay Pacific Airways Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade energyAustralia J Boag & Son John West Foods Maritime Union of Australia Martinair Holland Olympic Arts Festival Penrith Lakes Development Corporation Philips Electronics Australia SBS Corporation State Street Australia Telecom New Zealand International Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Vision Media Australia Visions of Australia

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CHAIRMAN Miss Kay C ottee AO (NSW) Term: 10 June 1995-29 June 2000 Miss Cottee, motivational speaker, author and sculptor, is well-known as the first woman to sail solo and non-stop around the world. She is Patron of the Life Education Program , Chairman and Patron of Sailability Australia, and is an Honorary Ambassador for the Australia Day Council. Miss Cottee was named Australian of the Year in 1988. She was a Member of Council 20/12/90 19/12/94, and Acting Chairman 20/12/94-9/6/9S.

MEMBERS D U R IN G 1996-97 M r Ron B row n (NSW) Term: 4 March 1994-19 December 1996 30 June 1997-29June 2000 Mr Brown is a keen yachtsman who runs a management consultancy and has over 30 years experience of senior public administration in both the State and Commonwealth systems.

M r R ichard B unting (Vic) Term: 20 November 1996-19 November 1999 Mr Bunting is currently a partner of Blake Dawson Waldron (M elbourne). He has extensive experience as a legal adviser and industrial advocate within the stevedoring and maritime industries sector.

Ms Cecilia Caffery (NSW) Term: 9 August 1995-8 August 1998 Ms Caffery is Patron o f the Museum’s volunteers program. She is General Manager for Super Skiff Sailing. An active sailor who participated in the last four Sydney-Hobart yacht races, she played a key role in developing the women’s sailing organisation, Women on the Water, in 1991.

M r Joh n Farrell (WA) Term: 2 June 1997-29 June 2000 Mr Farrell, a m echanical engineer by profession, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Oceanfast Marine Group, and has strong business experience in the marine area.

Oceanfast is a major company constructing world-class motor yachts, with a turnover of around $150 million and over 500 employees.

D r Kevin Few ster (NSW) Term: 20 December 1990-19 December 1998 Dr Fewster, Director of die ANMM, began his career as a university historian. In 1984 he was appointed Inaugural Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum and received institutional awards for its operation. He was first appointed Director ofANMM in 1989, and guided it towards its opening in 1991. In September 1996 he was appointed President of the International Congress of Maritime Museums for a three year term.

M r Ian K iernan AO (NSW) Term: 10 June 1995-9June 1998 Mr Kiernan is the Chairman of Clean Lip Australia, the community-based environmental organisation he founded in 1990, and Clean Up the World. He was Chairman of the Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid Community Support Com m ittee and a mem ber o f the Environmental Com m ittee, and has been appointed chair of The Cooperative Research Centre for Waste and Pollution. He has received UNEP’s Global Environmental Laureatcship. A distinguished yachtsman and shorthanded sailor, he represented Australia in the 1986 BOC singlehanded around the world race.

M r Joh n Kirby (ACT) Term: 20 November 1996-19 November 1999 Mr Kirby is currently the Chairman of the Australian National LIniversity Investment Advisory Committee. He is also a director of several companies engaged in property investment, manufacturing, residential land development, and other business, equity and company investments.

M r B ru ce M cD onald (SA) Term: 30 June 1997-29June 2000 Mr McDonald brings considerable business exp ertise to Council. A chartered civil engineer, urban planner and company director, he is currently Chairman of the Macfield Group of Companies including Macfield Containers International Ltd, Australian Container Leasing Ltd andAusRail Operation Ltd.

A P P E N D I X 13 ( C O N T I N U E D ) C O U N C I L DU RIN G 1997-98

Dr M artin Nakata (QLD) Term: 30 June 1997-29 June 2000 Dr Nakata is Research Fellow at the University of South Australia and recently completed his Doctorate at James Cook University, becoming the first Torres Strait Islander to do so. He has been active in Torres Strait Islander education and has published widely on this subject.

FINANCE & RESOURCES Members: Mr Ron Brown Mr John Kirby Ex-Officio Members: Miss Kay Cottee AO Dr Kevin Fewster Mr Quentin Howard] (Secretary)

Ms A nthe Philippides (QLD) Term: 20 May 1998-19 May 2001 Ms Philippides is a barrister-at-law, practising maritime law in Brisbane. She is Vice President of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, and is a Member of the Marine Board of Queensland. Ms Philippides has been Vice Consul for Cyprus in Brisbane since 1985.

SPONSORSHIP Members: Ms Cecilia Caffery Mr Bruce McDonald Ex-Officio Members: Miss Kay Cottee AO Dr Kevin Fewster Mr Max Dingle (Secretary)

NAVAL M E M B E R RADM Simon H arrin gton RAN (NSW) Term: Appointed 1 May 1997. The naval member holds office at the pleasure o j the Chief o j Navyjor the duration o j his tenure as Support Commander-Navy (previously Flag Officer Naval Support Command) RADM Harrington graduated in 1966 from the Royal Australian Naval College. His career of shore and sea postings included the commands of HMA Ships Canberra and Adelaide. As a Commodore he helped establish the Australian College of Studies before becoming Director General Recruiting.

RETIRING COUNCILLORS Mr Ian Kiernan AO (9 June 1998)

C O M M I T T E E S OF C O U N C I L AT 3 0 J U N E 1 9 9 8 AUDIT COMMITTEE Members: Mr Richard Bunting Rear Admiral Simon Harrington RAN Ex-Officio Members: Miss Kay Cottee AO Dr Kevin Fewster Mr Quentin Howarth (Secretary) In Attendance: Partner in Charge, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Sydney (Internal Auditors)

MARKETING & PROGRAMS Members: Mr John Farrell Mr John Kirby Ex-Officio Members: Miss Kay Cottee AO Dr Kevin Fewster Mr Max Dingle (Secretary) COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS Members: Mr Richard Bunting Dr Martin Nakata Ex-Officio Members: Miss Kay Cottee AO Dr Kevin Fewster Ms Mary-Louise Williams (Secretary) FLEET Members: Dr Martin Nakata Ex-Officio Members Miss Kay Cottee AO Dr Kevin Fewster Ms Mary-Louise Williams (Secretary)

MEETINGS Meeting No 40 Meeting No 41 Meeting No 42 Meeting No 43 Meeting No 44

24 September 1997 26 November 1997 18 February 1998 15 April 1998 17 June 1998

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25

Corporate Services

23

23

24

Total

85

98

101

1996-9 7

1997-98

$ 2 2 5 ,0 0 0

$ 2 4 9 ,9 5 8

$ 2 1 6 ,4 6 5

Collections & Exhibitions

$ 1 ,7 4 5 ,0 0 0

$ 1 ,9 9 9 ,1 9 3

$ 1 ,9 7 0 ,5 7 5

Commercial Operations & Services

$ 1 ,0 3 6 ,0 0 0

$ 1 ,2 4 0 ,3 6 7

$ 1 ,0 2 9 ,9 8 3

Corporate Services

$ 1 ,1 5 0 ,0 0 0

$ 1 ,2 7 9 ,7 2 6

$ 1 ,0 4 3 ,3 4 5

Total

$ 4 ,1 1 5 ,0 0 0

$ 4 ,8 5 2 ,9 2 7

$ 4 ,2 6 0 ,3 6 8

BRANCH STAFF Executive/Secretariat

SALARIES (APPROX) Executive/Secretariat

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19 9 5 -9 6 11

A P P E N D I X E S

As at 30 June 1998, Staff employed under the Public Service Act 1922 totalled 101 (69 permanent full time, 7 permanent part-time, 1 1 temporary full-time and 14 temporary part-tim e). Actual staffing usage for the financial year was 8 8 .5 .

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A P P E N D I X 16 FAFF AT 3 0 J U N E 1 9 9 8

D irector Executive Assistant Manager, Secretariat

Per BA(Hons) PhD Samantha McDonough Mervyn Ryan

COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS BRANCH Mary-Louise Williams MA Jennifer Thompson BA DipDesStud

Assistant D irector P roject Assistant

T e m p o ra ry E x h ib itio n s Curator, Temporary Exhibitions Exhibitions Assistant

Mariea Fisher BA(Hons) Susan Sedgwick B/l

M a ritim e C o m m u n itie s Daina Fletcher BA(Hons) Kevin Jones BA DipMusStud Patricia Miles BA Leonie Oakes BA DipMusStud Penny Cuthbert BA DipMusStud Helen Trepa MA DipMusStud

Senior Curator Curator, Commercial History Curator, Commerce Projects Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History Curator, Sport and Leisure Curator, Passengers USA G a lle ry Curator, USA Gallery

Paul Hundley MA

M a ritim e T e ch n o lo g y , E x p lo r a tio n an d Navy Lindsey Shaw BA DipMusStud Martin Terry BA(Hons) Kieran Hosty BA DipMarArch

Senior Curator Curator, Exploration Curator, Ship Technology & Maritime Archaeology F le e t

Steven Adams Engineer Class2 BBus CertMusStud CertMarEng ASA Neil Brough Engineer Classl DipEng CertMusStud Bob Parish JP Coxswain CertElect Lee Graham Coxswain CertShipBldg CertConstr Peter Scutts JP CertShiphldg Assoc IEAust MSEA Scott Garbett CertBlrmkg Brendan Jackson L /S Meteorology

Fleet Manager Fleet Engineer Superintendent Shipyard Foreman Senior Shipwright Operations O fficer Shipwright Watchkeeper, Vampire C o n s e r v a tio n

Sue Frost AssDipMatCon Sue Bassett BA(Hons) BAppSc Elizabeth Hadlow BAppSc Bronwyn Cosgrove BAppSc Sarah-Jane Rennie BAppSc BA(Hons) Kim Tough BAppSc Carolyn Parsons BAppSc

Manager Senior Conservator Senior Conservator Conservator Conservator Conservator Conservator

R e g is tr a tio n Denise Mackenzie MA DipMusStud Andy Atkins Andrew Frolows Bill Mather BA(Hons) DipMusStud Tim Pike BA DipMusStud Paula Bray MA Nicole Bearman BVA M ichclle Maddison BA(Hons) MA Robyn Gurney BA MIM DipEd Claire Campey BA DipMusStud Matthew Ryan MFA Sally Fletcher BA DipMusStud

Senior Registrar Registrar, Storage and Transport Photographer Assistant Registrar, Information Management and Loans Assistant Registrar, Storage and Transport Assistant Photographer Registration Assistant, Storage and Handling Registration Assistant Archivist Registration Assistant Registration Assistant On leave

A P P E N D I X E S

A P P E N D I X 16 (CONTINUED) S T AF F AT 3 0 J U N E 1 9 9 8

D esign Quentin M itchell Sharne Fielder BDes Sarah Drury BA BDes(Hons) Dominic Hon BA Lisa Reidy BA Enza Calgaro Stephen Crane BVA Adam Cullen BSA MA Kevin Bray BFA DipVisArts Caolan M itchell BVA

Manager Exhibition Designer Graphic Designer/Coordinator Graphic Designer (Leave without pay) Graphic Designer Graphic Designer Senior Preparator Preparator Preparator Preparator

C O M M E R C IA L & V I S I T O R SERVICES Assistant D irector Marketing Assistant

Max Dingle Viean Richardson BA AssocDip

V is ito r P ro g ra m s Dianne Fenton BA DipEd Dallas Bickncll BA(Hons) DipEd Paula Smith BEd(FIons) Lula Saunders Jeffrey Fletcher DipTeach Katrina Fellas BEd Michelle Lee DipTeach BEd DipEd Jeannie Douglass MA DipEd John Glenn

Manager Education O fficer K-6 School & Programs Coordinator Adult Education/Public Programs Co/r School Programs Co-ordinator Education P roject O fficer P roject O fficer On leave Temporary transfer

C u sto m e r S e rv ice s Peter Haggarty JP Jan Mclnnies Gordon Bell

Manager Receptionist On leave S p o n so rsh ip

John Wade MA(Hons) MBA

Sponsors Manager

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A P P E N D I X 16 (CONTINUED) S T A F F AT 3 0 1 U N E 1 9 9 8

M a rk e tin g Susan Bridie Kate Deacon BCom Keren Fuller BA Veronica Pardey BAT Fran Atkins Robin Archer MA DipEd DipMed/MusStud Fran Mead

Manager Marketing Services Manager Members Manager Members Service Coordinator Venue Hire Manager W elcome Wall On leave

P u b lic A ffairs Manager Corporate Relations Officer

Jeffrey M ellefont BA DipEd William Richards BA Dipjourn DipPubAdmin Simmone Brill BA DipMusStud

Promotions Officer

CORPORATE SERVICES BRANCH Quentin Howarth Cecelia Wells BDesSt BArch Berri Shelley JP

Assistant D irector P roject Manager, Architectural Services P roject Assistant

C o m m u n ica tio n s an d In fo r m a tio n Dianne Churchill BA(Hons) DipEd Diplm Marie Spurrs Paul Doolan

Manager Records Manager Records Clerk

F in a n ce Manager Assistant Accounts Accounts Accounts

Debra Bock BBus Paul Ippodimonte DipComm William Good BA Peter Kolb James Egan

Finance Manager Supervisor O fficer O fficer

H u m an R e s o u rc e s Manager Manager, Personnel Services Volunteers Manager

Gillian Matthews BAppSci John Miranda BA Peter Wood MasterMariner MAqua Dip VolMg Cindy Fung DipHRM Peter Duff BMath(Hons)

Personnel O fficer Assistant Personnel O fficer L ib ra ry S e rv ic e s Manager Technical Services Librarian Library Technician Library Technician

Frances Prentice BA(LibSc) Jan Harbison BA DipLih Penny Dempsey John Toth

B u ild in g S e rv ic e s

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Ray McMaster DipEng AssocDipConMaint Ian McKellar AssocDipConMaint John Petrich Barry Ashcroft

Manager Maintenance Manager Facility Supervisor N on-Collection Assets Co-ordinator

D I X 17

CHARTER 1998

This charter sets out the standards which you can expcct from us. Our primary focus is to our visitors and other users of the Museum and we aim at all times to provide high-quality external and internal service.

W H O W E ARE We aim to be the prime cultural resource for developing the com m unity’s knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Australia’s relationship with its waterways and the sea. We will achieve this by: • Providing the highest standards of service to our clients.

• Generating the widest understanding and enjoyment of maritime history by creating exciting products and programs that inform and entertain.

• Fostering the care and research of Australia’s cultural and material maritime heritage, in particular the National Maritime Collection.

• Services extended as widely as possible throughout Australia and abroad.

O U R SERVICE STANDARDS The Museum is com m itted to providing services to all its customers, both external and internal, in a way that is courteous, equitable, prompt, professional and ethical.To the fullest extent our resources allow, we will provide: • Courteous, well-trained and knowledgable staff at all levels.

• A safe, clean and accessible environment.

• Quality services to all segments of our community.

• Up to date information about our products and services.

• Prompt, efficient and accurate responses to enquiries.

• Opening hours that reflect community needs.

• Enhancing the level of recognition of the Museum as a dynamic and innovative cultural institution.

W H O ARE O U R C U S T O M E R S ?

As a national museum we serve the whole Australian community, but in particular our visitors, schools, researchers and historians, other cultural, government and commercial organisations, community groups, Members, sponsors, users of our venues and other services.

We also represent Australia internationally, and welcome many overseas visitors. Our internal ‘customers’ include volunteers, colleagues, contractors and service providers.

W H A T WE P R O V I D E

T E L L US W H A T Y O U T H I N K We welcome your suggestions for improving our services, and provide a variety of ways for you to communicate with us. We will pass your message to the person who can act on it, and aim to resolve any problems promptly. We are committed to regular Museum user surveys and research to ensure we are meeting your needs.

Here are some of the ways you can communicate with us: • Speak to a staff member in person. All staff, including the D irector and senior management, take turns attending the information desk.

• An accessible maritime cultural heritage resource, developed and maintained to the highest professional standards.

• Complete the Comments Book in the Museum foyer which is reviewed regularly and responded to where possible.

• Relevant exhibitions and programs that educate, entertain, and reflect community needs and values.

• Express your views on the subjects we feature in exhibitions at a Discussion Point in our galleries from time to time.

A P P E N D I X 17 (CONTINUID)

CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARTER 1998

• Pill in a ....... . complaint form at our information desk.

C U S T O M E R SERVICE TASKFORCE

• Contact our Customer Services Manager on (02) 9SS2 7777 fax (02) 9211 6823.

We maintain a permanent Customer Service Taskforce to develop higher standards of service, and to extend the commitment to customer service by everyone at the Museum.

Customer Service is a primary focus of the Museum’s Strategic Plan.

• Write to us at GPO Box S I 31 Sydney NSW 1042. We strive to reply within 14 days.

• Contact staff directly by phone, fax or email.

Details from (02) 9S52 7777, or visit us at 2 Murray St, Darling Harbour. Our Internet site at http://www.anmm.gov.au has direct email links to key staff.

The Customer Service Taskforce will develop measurable standards of customer service which will be regularly m onitored and reviewed.

A P P E N D I X 18 DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

The Australian National Maritime Museum is a Statutory Authority set up under the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 and responsible to the M inister for the Arts (currently the Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston).

The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (CAC) Act 1997, under tire provisions of which the Annual R eports of Commonwealth Statutory Authorities are to be produced, commenced 1 January 1998. This Annual R eport has therefore been prepared in com pliance with the rules applying immediately before commencement of the CAC Act, as recommended by the Department of

Finance and Administration (11 September 1998). These were the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s RequirementsJor Departmental Annual Reports (March 1994) approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts under subsection 25(7) of the Public Service Act 1922 17 March 1994. Accordingly, certain categories of information previously reported do not appear in full but are available to Members of Parliament and Senators on request (see Appendix 25).

Kevin Fewster (D r) D irecto r

A P P E N D I X 19

KEY R ES ULT AREA 1 SERVICE

KE Y R E S U L T AR E A 2 PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS

Provide th e highest standards o f service to ou r clients

Generate the widest understanding and e n jo y m e n t o f m a r itim e h is to r y by c r e a t in g e x c i t i n g p r o d u c t s an d program s w hich inform and en tertain

Strategic Objectives

Strategic Objectives

1.1 D e l iv e r a s e r v ic e w h ic h is s t r o n g ly c u sto m er f o c u s e d

2.1 D e v e l o p a r a n g e o f p r o g r a m s to in t e r p r e t m a r itim e h isto ry

1.1.1 Develop an understanding of client and customer needs 1.1 .2 Promote attitudinal change and a motivating environm ent to ensure an ongoing service-minded culture 1.1.3 Deliver services the client wants

2.1.1 Maximise visitation to the Museum by producing a variety of exhibitions and public programs 2 .1 .2 Develop public programs which support the Museum’s exhibitions and the collection 2 .1 .3 Enhance the interpretation of the Museum’s collection and exhibitions 2 .1 .4 Cater to the needs of ‘out-of-port’ audiences

1.2 M a n a g e t h e M u s e u m ’s r e s o u r c e s f o r o p t im a l o p e r a t io n a l o u tco m es

1.2.1 Develop the Museum’s people to meet operational needs 1.2.2 Care for our people 1.2.3 Help managers manage 1.2.4 Develop and maintain the Museum’s Collection Management Information System (CMIS) to meet the Museum’s needs 1.2.5 Implement commercial practices and standards and pursue com m ercial opportunities 1 .2 .6 Develop and upgrade Museum facilities to achieve maximum competitive advantage

A P P E N D I X E S

ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN 1997-98

2 .2 M a x im is e t h e c u r r i c u l a r e l e v a n c e , e n t e r t a i n m e n t v a lu e a n d t o p i c a l i t y o f p ro d u cts a n d p ro g ra m s

2.2.1 Develop and conduct a comprehensive program for schools 2 .2.2 Conduct Museum programs which deal with contemporary issues 2 .2 .3 Produce exhibitions and public programs which are creative and entertaining

1.3 E n s u r e c o n t i n u e d s e r v i c e p r o v is io n t h r o u g h s e c u r in g a p p r o p r i a t e a c c o m m ­ o d a tio n to m e e t th e M u seu m ’s n e ed s

1.3.1 R elocate the Museum’s offsite operations to m ore appropriate accommodation 1.3.2 Maximise public accessibility to the Museum’s non-exhibition facilities 1.3.3 Ensure any new accommodation takes account of burgeoning rent in surrounding area

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A P P E N D I X 19 ( C O N T I N U E D )

ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN 1997-98

EY R E S U L T A R E A 3 M A RI TI M E HERITAGE

KEY R E S U L T A R E A 4 P ROFILE & IMAGE

F o s te r th e c a r e a n d r e s e a r c h o f A u s tr a lia ’s c u ltu r a l a n d m a te ria l m a ritim e h e rita g e , in p a r tic u la r th e National M aritim e C ollection

Enhance th e level o f recogn ition o f the M useum as a d ynam ic and innovative institution

S trategic Objectives

Strategic Objectives

3.1 D e v e lo p a n d m a n a g e t h e M u s e u m ’s co llectio n s

4.1 S e ek a n d o b t a in ex ten siv e a w a r e n e s s o f th e M useum , its p ro d u c ts a n d p ro g ra m s

3.1.1 Develop the Museum’s collections 3.1.2 Manage the Museum’s fleet 3.1.3 Conserve the collections 3.1.4 Register the collections 3.1.5 Provide infrastructure support for the collections

4 .1 .1 Increase public awareness of the Museum in Sydney and its environs 4 .1 .2 Increase public awareness of the Museum elsewhere in Australia and beyond 4 .1 .3 Enhance the Museum’s profile as a progressive cultural institution

3 .2 C o lla b o r a te w ith o t h e r in stitu tio n s a n d in d iv id u a ls to co llect a n d s h a r e in fo r m a tio n on m a r it im e h e r it a g e

3 .2 .1 Work with other institutions to increase awareness and accessibility of maritime heritage 3.2.2 Develop and manage the Vaughan Evans Library

4 .2 E n h a n c e t h e M u s e u m ’s c o r p o r a t e , g o v ern m e n t a n d com m u n ity su p p o r t

4.2.1 Maximise non-Government revenues 4.2.2 Enhance community support for the Museum

APPENDIX 2 0 I N T E R N A L & E X TERNA L S C R U T I N Y

Information for the following items is available to Members of Parliament and Senators on request in accordance with Attachment 3 Requirements f o r Departmental Reports, D epartm ent of the Prim e M inister and Cabinet, March 1994.

R E P O R T S BY T H E A U D I T O R GENERAL None undertaken during the period other than for Financial Statements

FRAUD C O N T R O L One case of alleged theft, of cash from the Staff Social Club, was referred to the AFP during the year. No criminal charges were laid.

EQUAL E M P L O Y M E N T OPPORTUNITY

Information for the following items is available to Members of Parliament and Senators on request in accordance with Attachment 3 Requirements f o r Departm ental Reports, D epartm ent o f the Prim e M inister and Cabinet, March 1994.

The EEO sub-committee did not meet this year.

INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY

There was one request â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first under the Freedom o f Information Act 1982.

The Consultative Council comprising Director, Assistant Director Corporate Services and two staff organisation delegates met twice during the year.

A P P E N D I X E S

A P P E N D I X 21 STATUTORY I N F O R M A T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S

F R E E D O M OF I NF O R MA T I O N

ADVERTISING & MARKET RESEARCH This information is contained on page 44.

O C C U P A T I O N A L HEALTH A N D SAFETY The OH&S sub-com m ittee m et on three occasions throughout the year to discuss a number of general and specific OH&S issues.

A P P E N D I X 22 LIST O F ACTS A D M I N I S T E R E D

The Museum was established by the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 (No 90 of 1990), where its functions and powers are set out. The Act was amended in the Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment (No 2) Act 1991 (No 179 of 1991), principally to provide for a Naval member of Council.

The Australian N ational Maritime Museum Regulations (Statutory Rules 1991 No 10) under section S4 of the Act were signed by the Governor-General on 29 January 1991, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 February 1991.

The Regulations were amended (Statutory Rules 1991 No 220) by the Governor-General on 27 June 1991, and notified in the Commonwealth o f Australia Gazette on S July 1991 and revised again (Statutory Rules 1991 No 348) on 4 November 1991, and notified in the Commonwealth o f Australia Gazette on 1 2 November 1991.

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APPENDIX 23 FU N C T IO N S AND POWERS OF THE MUSEUM

: and powers of the Museum are defined in Sections 6 and 7 of the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990.

Functions o f the M useum (Section 6) •To exhibit, or make available for exhibition by others, in Australia or elsewhere, material included in the National Maritime Collection or m aritim e historical m aterial that is otherwise in the possession of the Museum.

• To cooperate with other institutions (whether public or private) in exhibiting, or in making available for exhibition, such material.

• To develop, preserve and maintain the National Maritime Collection.

• To disseminate inform ation relating to Australian maritime history and information relating to the Museum and its functions.

•To conduct, arrange for and assist research into matters relating to Australian maritime history.

•To develop sponsorship, marketing and other com m ercial activities relating to the Museum’s functions.

Powers o f th e M useum (Section 7) •To purchase, commission the creation of, lend, borrow or hire maritime historical material either in its own right or jointly with others.

• To collect material relating to Australian maritime history and dispose of that material under certain conditions.

• To recover or arrange for or assist in the recovery of maritime historical material from the Australian marine environment and from other areas.

•Accept gifts, devises, bequests and assignments of money or property whether as trustee or otherwise.

• Acquire and operate vessels anywhere, whether or not the vessels are maritime historical material.

• Disseminate information relating to Australian m aritim e history and sell replicas or reproductions of maritime historical material.

• Enter contracts, acquire, hold and dispose of real or personal property, charge fees (in addition to the charges fixed by regulation) appoint agents and attorneys and act as an agent for other persons, as well as raise money, by appropriate means for the purpose of the Museum.

o APPENDIX 24 F U N C T IO N S A N D POWERS OF TH E M IN IS T E R

The Museum is responsible to the Minister for Communications and the Arts. Key ministerial powers under the Australian National Maritime MuseumAct 1990 include the Minister’s ability to: • Transfer property, real or personal, held on lease or otherwise by the Commonwealth, to the Museum for its use or for inclusion in the National Maritime Collection (Section 8) • Approve criteria and guidelines for the National Maritime Collection (Section 8) • Approve the disposal of material in the National Maritime Collection with value exceeding $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 (Section 1 0 (4 )(b ), amended 1991) • Give direction to the Council with respect to the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the Museum (Section 14) • Appoint a Member to act as Chairperson of the Council or appoint a Member of Council (for no more than 12 months) where there is a vacancy (Section 18)

• Convene a meeting of the Council at any time (Section 23) • Approve and table in Parliament Strategic and Annual Operational Plans and variations to them (Sections 2S-28) • Approve leave of absence to the Director on such term s or conditions as she or he determines (Section 34) • Be advised in writing by the Director of direct or indirect pecuniary interests (Section 37 • Appoint a person (not a member of Council) to act as Director during a vacancy with such appointment not to exceed 1 2 months (Section 38) • Approve the form of the Museum’s estimates and the estimates (Section 46), and •Approve contracts exceeding $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 (Section 47, amended 1991).

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A P P E N D I X 25

COMPLIANCE WITH

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

IS are contained in Requirementsjor Departmental Annual Reports (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, March 1994) approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts under subsection 25(7) of The Public Service Act on 17 March 1994.

REQUIREMENT

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Letter ofTransmission separate document but see page iiijor text Aids to Access iv Table of Contents 111 Alphabetical Index 110 Compliance Index N/A Glossary 1 Corporate Overview Social Justice & Equity 1 1,12,34,48,43,45 27,106 Internal & External Scrutiny 22 Program Performance Reportingr Financial & Staffing Resources Summary 2 3 99 Staffing Overview 99 Summary Statements 47 Financial Statements 107 Industrial Democracy 107 Occupational Health & Safety 107 Freedom of Information 44 Advertising & Market Research

Information for the following items has not been fully reported in this publication in accordancc with Attachment 3 Requirementsjor Departmental Reports, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, March 1994, but is available to Members of Parliament and Senators on request:

Social Justice & Equity EEO in appointments Social Justice Access & Equity Equal Opportunity Employment Status ofWomen Staffing Matters Performance pay Training Interchange Program Financial Matters Claims and losses Purchasing Information Technology purchasing arrangements Payment of Accounts Consultancy Services Capital Works Management Internal & External Scrutiny Fraud control Reports by the Auditor-General Inquiries by Parliamentary Committees Comments by the Ombudsman Decisions of courts and tribunals Privacy Environmental matters (General, Buildings,Transport, Equipment) Other Matters Property Usage Business Regulations

APPENDIX 26 INDEX

Acts Administered 109 Acquisitions 29,30,77 Advertising 44 Alphabetical Index 111 Annual Operating Plan 105 Assets & liabilities 51 Building Services 26 Cash flows 52 Chairman’s Message ii Committees of Council 97 Compliance Index 110 Conference papers 87 Conservation Section 38 Contact Officer ii Corporate Members 93 Corporate Overview 1 Council 64,65,96 Curatorial Sections 30 Customer services 25 Customer Services Charter 103 Design Section 43 Director’s Overview 5 Director’s Statement 104 Donors 9,30,83,93 Education 32,85 Energy Management 3,25, 26 Exhibitions 5,6,10,29 Finance Section 27 Financial Resources Summary 23 Financial Statements 47 Fleet Section 36 Fraud control 106 Freedom of Information 107 Functions of the Minister 109 Functions of the Museum 108 Glossary N/A Grants iii,3,18 Highlights of the year 3 Human resources 99 Independent Audit Report 48 Industrial Democracy 107 Information Technology 27 Internal & External Scrutiny 106 Internet 27,43,45 Lectures 87 Maritime Archaeology 3,21,31 Maritime Fleritage Centre iii,2,4,7,2527,35 Market Research 8,2 5,44 Marketing 45 Media appearances 90 Members 6,8,33,73,93 Mission Statement 2

iii,3,18 MMAPSS 16,35,77 National Maritime Collection 44,59 Non-Government funding 107 Occupational Health & Safety 2,5,12,15 Olympic Arts Festival 50 Operating Statement 98 Organisational Chart 10,18 Outreach 92 Overseas travel 66,95 Patrons Peter Doyle Learning Centre 2,4 109 Powers of the Minister 108 Powers of the Museum 45 Public Affairs 10,32,73 Public programs 21.85 Publications (ANMM) 86 Publications (Staff) 47 Principal Officers’ Statement 22 Program Performance Reporting 55 Property, plant & equipment 39 Registration Section 106 Reports by Auditor General 40.86 Research 43,44,59 Revenue 23,58,99 Salaries 53 Schedule of Commitments 21,32,33,85 Schools 11,12,34,48,43,45 Social Justice & Equity 2,5,9,43,44,96 Sponsors 100 Staff list 99 Staffing Overview 23 Staffing Resources Summary 99 Summary Statements 93 Supporting Members Supporting Sponsors 97 iii,2,4 Sydney Heritage Fleet iii, 2,4 Sydney Maritime Museum iv Table of Contents Tourism 8,25 Travelling exhibitions 3,10,29 65 Trust monies 3,31,65 USA Gallery Vaughan Evans Library 40 i Vision Statement Visitor Numbers 26 26 Visitor Feedback 91 Voluntary appointments ii,43,45,93 Volunteers ii, 5,43 Welcome Wall, The Wharf 7 iii,2,4,7,2527,35 27,43,45 Website 7,43,44 Yots Cafe

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