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The dram atic southern facade o f the new W harf 7 M aritime H eritage Centre is a stylish addition to the rapidly redeveloping Pyrmont peninsula and w aterfront. The design by architects Crawford Partners blends m odern materials and details with a strong reference to traditional w orking w aterfront forms. TITLE PAGE
The M useum ’s newest attraction, the form er RAN Oberon class subm arin e HMAS Onslow, w as h an ded over by the Navy and opened to the public late in the financial year and im m ediately attracted huge interest both from visitors and the media.
W ithout doubt the past year has been one o f the biggest since the Australian National Maritime Museum opened, as readers o f this report will quickly appreciate. The M useum ’s profile just seem s to keep rising. It gives m e great pleasure to present this record o f our year in this Annual Report for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. Even a fleeting glance at the following pages reveals a trem endous level o f activity and achievem ent. M ost spectacularly we com pleted construction and began the move into the W harf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre. The Peter Doyle Learning Centre was com m issioned and The W elcome Wall came to fruition. Along with som e really m ajor exhibitions and the Classic &JVooden Boat Festival, we opened the Oberonclass subm arine LIMAS Onslow to the public. Then there w as the excitem ent of our involvement in the search for rem ains o f C oo k ’s Endeavour. And we can already see that the com ing year will be just as big, if not even bigger! The M useum is now in its eighth year o f operation. O f the millions o f people who have visited in person, over 30 percent have been from overseas. Clearly this national institution is functioning very well as a kind o f cultural am bassador. It provides visitors with an understanding o f this country’s m akeup through its presentation of the unique Mend o f people and geography and history, so often m aritim e, that have shaped the Australian experience. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the G overnm ent for its ongoing support. We w elcom ed a new M inister for the A rts, the Hon Peter M cGauran MP, who showed an im m ediate interest in the M useum . In fact he dropped in to see us ju st a few days into his job, and has been a regular visitor since then. Som e will have heard him on A BC Radio speaking about his fascination for the m ystery o f the sea, and his appreciation of the excitem ent o f our National Maritime Museum. The year has not, o f course, been a solo voyage! I would like especially to thank my fellow Councillors for their sup port in guiding the M useum ’s developm ent, contributing not ju st their experience but their evident passion for this institution. We thank our sponsors and sup po rters for their contributions, so essential to our success.T hese include our M em bers, those 6,000-plu s people who think that this is a terrific place to be a part of. The M useum ’s corps o f cheerful volunteers deserve special mention too, contributing over 26,00 0 hours o f their time to help us achieve the ambitious targets we have set. Finally I w ould like to acknow ledge the dedication and professionalism o f the M useum ’s staff, who continue to w ork hard to m ake this one o f the great m aritim e m useum s o f the world.
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Contact Officer ..................................................................................................................... i Chairman’s Message............................................................................................................. ii Mission Statement................................................................................................................. 1
SECTION 1 THE YEAR IN REVIEW Highlights...............................................................................................................................2 Director’s Overview .............................................................................................................4 Exhibitions & Public Programs............................................................................................ 8 Reaching the Nation - and the world................................................................................ 14
SECTION 2 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTING Key R esult area 1 - Service Objective & Program Summary........................................................................................18 Visitor Numbers, Customer Feedback............................................................................20 Building Services,Volunteers........................................................................................... .21
Key R esult area 2 - P roducts & Program s Objective & Program Sum m ary....................................................................................... 22 SchoolVisitor N u m b ers................................................................................................... .24 Members, Curatorial Projects.......................................................................................... 25
Key R esult area 3 - M aritim e H eritage Objective & Program Summary....................................................................................... 26 Fleet. Library. Registration ............................................................................................. 28 Collection Statistics, Conservation ............................................................................... 29
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Key R esult area 4 - Profile & Im age Objective & Program Summary....................................................................................... 30 Visitor Revenues, Venues, Sponsorship, Advertising & Market Research ................. 32
SECTIO N 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement by Council Members .. Independent Audit Report .......... Operating Statement ...................... Statement of Assets and Liabilities Statement of Cash Flows .............. Schedule of Commitments .......... Schedule of Contingencies............ N o t e s ..............................................
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Public & Members Programs ................................................................................. 65 Selected A cquisitions............................................................................................... 69 Donors to the National Maritime Collection ................................................... 74 ANMM Publications ............................................................................................... 79 Staff Publications...................................................................................................... 80 Staff Conference Papers & L ectu res..................................................................... 83 Staff Exhibitions....................................................................................................... 84 Staff Media Appearances.......................................................................................... 85 Staff Voluntary Appointments ................................................................................ 86 Staff Overseas Travel ................................................................................................. 87 Sponsors, Patrons & Supporters............................................................................ 88 Corporate & Supporting M em bers........................................................................ 89 1998 MMAPSS G rants.............................................................................................. 90 Organisational Chart ............................................................................................... 91 Council Members, Committees & Meetings ...................................................... 92 Council Com m ittees................................................................................................. 94 Human Resources Summary ................................................................................... 95 Staff at 30 June 1997 ............................................................................................... 96 Customer Service Charter ............................................................................................ 99 Volunteers 1998-99................................................................................................. 100 List of Acts Administered ..................................................................................... 102 Functions & Powers of the Minister .................................................................. 102 Functions & Powers of the Museum .................................................................. 103 Director’s Statement ..............................................................................................104 Statutory Information Requirements .................................................................104 Industrial D em ocracy......................................................................................104 Occupational Health & Safety...................................................................... 104 Workplace D iversity........................................................................................ 104 Freedom of Inform ation................................................................................. 104 Advertising & Market Research....................................................................104 Reports by the Auditor G en eral.................................................................. 104 Fraud Control .................................................................................................. 104 26 Index ...........................................................................................................................105
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T H E Y EA R IN REVIEW W ith the retu rn o f th e p o p u la r ch ild ren ’s ad v en tu re la n d Pirates! fo r th e sum m er, w e c o m m issio n ed a m usical, Captain Sally Pirate Bold, w ith K ate Early in th e title role. Playing daily in th e M az d a Gallery, Captain Sally w as available to tak e hom e on C D too.
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MISSION STAT FM FNT Ou r mission is to enrich p eo p le’s lives with m em ories and experiences o f Australia’s relationship to its waterways and the sea. chieve this by acquiring, researching, conserrving and presenting material relevant to Australia’s maritime heritage. The Museum encourages a broad interpretation o f maritime history, and seeks to prom ote awareness o f contem porary issues. O u r prim ary focus is on the people who use and enjoy our program s and services. While continuing to develop and maintain the National M aritime Collection, we also foster traditional skills by documenting and preserving m aritim e practices and pastimes. As a national institution, we provide leadership and encouragement to other maritime museums and interested groups. The Museum presents Australia’s maritime heritage international^
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• Built an d m oved into W harf 7 M aritim e H eritage C entre, h o u sin g the N ation al M aritim e C o llectio n , Vaughan Evans Library, sta ff an d w o rk sh o p s O pen ed the O beron class su b m arin e Onslow, w ith a new v isito r p a c k a g e T h e Navy T ick et in clu d in g in teractiv e CD a u d io to u rs o f Onslow an d d estro y er Vampire • U nveiled the first 3,000 n am es on b ron ze p an els on The W elcom e Wall, an d lau n ch ed its W orld W ide Web site w hich in clu d es a se arch ab le fam ily h isto ry d ata b a se O pen ed Ocean Planet, the first ex h ib itio n to to u r A ustralia from th e US Sm ith son ian In stitu tion ’ O ur ex h ib itio n Tears, Fears and Cheers - migration to Australia 1788-1998 w on bo th th e N ation al G overn m en t C ategory an d G rand A w ard in the M u lticu ltu ral M ark e tin g A w ards
Built and inaugurated the Peter Doyle Learning Centre, used for school g ro u p s, training, children’s and comm unity activities. The facility, honouring the M useum ’s founding Chairman, w as built with privately-raised funds.
The Museum participated in the 1999 Olympic Arts Festival ‘R eaching The World’ international to u rin g ., e x h ib itio n L ast W indjam m ers
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED Advised and dived with the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, in search of the remains of C ook’s Endeavour •
Offered leadership to Australian and international maritime museums,
providing Presidents to both the International Congress of Maritime Museums and Council of Australian Maritime Museums Our third Classic SiJ'Vooden Boat Festival confirmed this event as a major spring attraction for Sydney Granted $30,000 to regional maritime history projects around Australia, under our Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (39 grants totalling $120,000 all around Australia since 1995-96) attractions were enjoyed by over 450,000 visitors including over 31,000 school visitors at the Museum and 171,000 visitors to our exhibitions offsite. • Our trave lling exhibition Thalaha - Creek Australians and the Sea completed its Australian tour, while our exhibition The Wreck of the Julia /-Inn commenced a tour of the USA Raised gross revenue of S3.44 million, including sponsorship of $765,000 and Venue Hire of $613,000 ik over management o f the M useum’s Store, increasing revenues by 46.5% •Volunteers provided 26,449 hours of time this year (as Guides and assisting many other Museum projects), 6% over target. A total 150,000 service hours have been donated to the Museum since 1991
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Beginning the m ove into the $20 m illion W h arf 7 M aritim e H eritage Centre w as a fitting climax to the year under review. We head with confidence towards the year 2000, with a spectacular developm ent that breaks new ground in m useum s practice while satisfying a num ber o f needs that have weighed heavily on the organisation. M inister for the Arts the Hon Peter M cGauran MP (LEFT), on his first visit to the M useum on assum ing his new portfolio, inspecting plans for the W harf 7 M aritim e H eritage Centre w ith D irector Dr Kevin Fewster. Behind them is the em pty site o f the developm ent, with its first prefabricated fram es rising. Nine m onths later staff w ere in residence. M r M cGauran will open the W harf 7 M aritim e H eritage Centre on 8 O ctober 1999.
Suddenly the M useum ’s presence on this high-profile p art o f Sydney’s spectacular w aterfront has doubled, and we have not ju st a m useum site but a m aritim e heritage precinct. We w elcom e our colleagues from Sydney H eritage Fleet, w hose collocation with us ends years o f uncertainty and their long search for suitable accom m odation. Side by side, our respective skills and collections create an unrivalled maritime resource. W hen their James Craig ties up alongside soon, and we provide space as well for the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation, Sydney’s brand new M aritim e H eritage Centre will be even m ore spectacular. Consolidating the M useum ’s facilities in one precinct frees us from the uncertainties we faced with the lease expiring on the offsite Pyrm ont prem ises which for ten years have housed staff, collections, research library, laboratories and w orkshops that could never be accom m odated on the main site. The years o f effort to obtain the approvals to finance and build atW harf 7 now pay off handsomely. W e’ve escaped the real threat o f being priced out o f this vibrant area which has developed so intensely since we arrived, avoiding the prospect o f renting auxiliary prem ises far away. We are im m ensely proud to have created a facility that defines m odern m useum practice, opening our behind-the-scenes collection m anagem ent processes and storage areas to the public who will be w elcom e to visit. W e’re p rou d ,to o, o f the energy efficiencies designed into it, including passive tem perature control and special insulation. And it’s been accom plished with a m arvellous design that respects the industrial traditions o f maritime w harf architecture.
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X u O n the main M useum site the Peter Doyle Learning Centre was built onto the existing building, designed for us by its original architects C ox Richardson. Funded largely by a public appeal that raised $ 1 8 0 ,0 0 0 , it provides a long-sought-after centre for education, training and activity for schools, volunteers and com m unity groups. It’s a fitting tribute to the M useum ’s first Chairm an, Peter D oyle, who was so passionate about the M useum ’s potential for children. The fundraising su p port from his family and friends w as a tribute to P eter’s influence and the affection so many people held for him. With these extra facilities school visits have already risen measurably.
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M arathon ocean swim m er Susie M aroney open ed the Ocean Planet exhibition w hich the M useum has im ported from the Sm ithsonian Institution in W ashington DC. Ms M aroney, w ho has swum in w aters as diverse as the Caribbean, the H udson River and the Nile and swum with oil slicks and even dead anim als, praised the exhibition’s m essage o f care for ou r irreplaceable marine environm ent.
BIG A TTRA CTIO N S The diversity o f our am bitious exhibition and program s calendar is evident over the follow ing pages. Som e o f them resulted from fruitful collaborations with m useum s overseas, for exam ple Ocean Planet from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C , and The LastWindjammers from the Alands Maritime Museum. HM AS Onslow, second-last o f the N avy’s O beron subm arines, cam e to the M useum in June. The dem ands o f maintaining and displaying m useum ‘ob jects’ o f this size are great, and like the Daring class destroyer Vampire, Onslow will test our abilities. But our experience in managing this kind o f m useum exhibit is now considerable, and recognised by the Royal Australian Navy who have dem onstrated their confidence in the M useum by entrusting us with another o f their vessels. O u r Naval Council M em ber R ear Adm iral W illiam D overs C SC RA N handed the boat over, and with it he presented us Onslow’s Naval White Ensign and perm ission to fly it, just as we do with Vampire. In this we are unique. CELEB R A T IN G DIVERSITY In January the G overnor-G eneral, Sir W illiam D eane, launched the first 3 ,0 0 0 names on The W elcom e Wall. This national m onum ent to im m igrants, which we have erected along our northern w aterfront walkway, has really captured the hearts o f Australians. Many thanks m ust go to Cable & W ireless O ptus, its Principal Sponsor. The ceremony was an outstanding and joyous family occasion with 3 ,5 0 0 guests who w ere a true cross section o f our m ulti-faceted society celebrating their achievem ents. At the sam e
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The Governor-General, Sir William Deane AC KBE, w alked with children o f the w orld to unveil the Welcome Wall in January. Sir William and Lady Deane w ere guests o f honour at the ceremony which w as the clim ax o f several years o f planning and developm ent o f this special Australian National M aritim e M useum initiative.
tim e we launched the W elcom c Wall Web Site with its searchable database o f all subscribers and their fam ilys’ historical details.The m edia support we achieved for the launching was trem endous and subscriptions quickly built tow ards the next 3 ,0 0 0 nam es which we will unveil in August 1999 with the support o f the Snowy Mountains H ydro-Electric Authority, celebrating its SOth anniversary. This followed our success in winning two national Multicultural M arketing Awards from the Ethnic Affairs C om m ission o f N SW for 1 9 9 8 ’s m ajor exhibition at the M useum , Tears, Fears ScCheers: Migration to Australia 1788 to 1998. This was the largest and m ost am bitious exhibition we have created, and with its special educational and visitor p ro g ram s and associated p rom otion s it w on the M useum both the Best G overnm ent Project category as well as the Grand Award for the best project overall. Congratulations to all staff involved. A R C H A E O L O G Y A N D IMAGE O ur long-standing A m erican ties w ere strengthened further with the support we are lending to U S researcher D r Kathy Abbass who has shown that a British transport nam ed Lord Sandwich, scuttled in 1778 to defend N ew po rt H arbour from a French fleet, could be Captain C o o k ’s barque Endeavour. O ne o f our m aritim e archaeologists and Curator o f our USA Gallery, Paul Hundley, joined D r Abbass’ Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Program (RIM AP) in March to do a prelim inary dive on the site and discuss further collaboration. This will include sending an A N M M team to assist later in 1999. The w orldw ide interest in the possibility o f discovering Endeavour is huge, both from the public and the m edia, and our Australian archaeologists’ extensive experience at underw ater excavating m akes them valuable assets for projects such as RIMAP. For the sixth year the M useum ’s Curator o f M aritim e Archaeology, Kieran Hosty, participated in the Queensland M useum -led excavation o f HM S Pandora. He also led a M useum team to carry out a m aritim e archaeological survey o f the Levuka Harbour on behalf o f the Fiji M useum and the Levuka Town Council. This international inter-m useum p roject was sponsored by the M useum and the D epartm ent o f Foreign Affairs andTrade.
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Chairman Kay Cottee AO and HMAS Onslow’s last CO, Lieutenant Com m ander Sean O’Dwyer, at the hand over o f the M useum ’s newest attraction. The O beron-class subm arine rem ains fully-equipped and in near-operational condition, with many human mem entos donated by form er crew to give the boat a ‘lived-in’ am bience.
O U TLO O K The Sydney 2000 O lym pic Gam es have som e very positive im plications for us. Highprofile clients have booked venue spaces at our D arling H arbour sites, including the establishm ent o f Holland-Heineken H ouse.T his will be the hospitality centre for the Dutch presence at the O lym pics. A part from the revenue this brings we will see a high profile for the M useum in term s o f international and VIP visitors to these facilities. We are seeing num bers in som e decline across the board at m useum s and even sporting venues. This seems associated with the competition for recreational time o f an increasing num ber o f other attractions and hom e-based entertainm ents, due to rapid changes in inform ation technology. The O lym pics’ im m ediate effect on M useum visitor num bers is to som e extent an unknown despite the influx o f tourists. The effect o f the G ST on m useum visitation is also unclear. Som e analysts foresee a decline o f 10% or so in arts ticketing receipts until the public adjusts to any adm issions price rises. In the m edium term the O lym pics’ stim ulation o f overseas tourism should benefit the M useum with its traditionally high proportion o f overseas visitors. O ver a longer term the ageing Australian population may benefit m useum s, for exam ple by increased m em berships. We are confident that the special nature o f som e o f our com ing attractions will help attract visitors back. The Oberon submarine immediately lifted numbers when it opened in June, underlying the unique ‘hands-and-feet-on’ appeal o f ships and boats for the non-seafaring public. Coinciding with the strong Netherlands presence at the M useum next year, we will host a year-long visit by the spectacular 56-m etre-long reconstruction o f the Batavia, with her m asts taller than the M useum ! Batavia w as a D utch United East India Com pany (V O C ) ship w recked off W estern Australia in 1629. When Batavia and James Craig are joined by the bark Endeavour in m id-2000, our visitors will have the unique opportunity o f seeing 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century ships alongside each other! W ith an exhibition highlighting the V O C featuring borrow ed treasures from Netherlands m useum s, and our ow n Secrets o f the Sea exploring stories like the Flying Dutchman, haunted ships, m erm aids and m onsters, we exp ect a flying start to the year 2000 and the new Millennium the following year.
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First seen at the Museum in 1996-97, this exhibition completed its national tour in Darwin. It highlighted the strong maritime culture that Greek immigrants have brought to Australia, and their role in forming our national identity. From urban oyster bars and country cafes to the pearling ports of the Kimberleys, from crayfishing in Tasmania to tropical barramundi and crocodile hunters. Includes a catalogue produced by ANMM. Sponsored by Visions of Australia, The First Greek-Australian Museum Foundation, Flalkeas Printing, Kailis Bros, of Perth, De Costi Seafoods Exhibition Coordinator Kevin Jones Curator Helen Trepa Designer Sarah Drury Tour Coordinator Mariea Fisher • Northern Territory Library, Parliament House, Darwin 28 April-26 July 1998 Visitors 19,045
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This interactive CD-i program displayed in an exhibition booth tells the story of Titanic from the ship’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 • Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane Qld 22 May-22 October 1998 Visitors 9,853 • Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, Warrnambool Vic 30 October 1998-31 January 1999 Visitors 22,855 • ScreenSound Australia, Canberra ACT 1 April-7 June 1999 Visitors 8,731
A US sailing ship sank on the way 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.
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Curator Paul Flundley Designer Peter Tonkin • ANZTheatre landing 5 December 1997-21 September 1998 Visitors 246,552 • Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City Utah USA 2 November 1998-28 February 1999 Visitors 75,000 • Newport Harbour Nautical Museum, Newport Beach CA USA 1 March-28 June 1999 Visitors 35,000
EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS Winner o f the Multicultural Marketing Award, National Government Category and Grand A w ard ! 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. This exhibition explores the eras and the human experiences of migration, an issue * OS if'1' that both unites and divides us. Iv, ^ Sponsored by Olympic Arts Festival, SOCOG, Visions of Australia, Ansett Australia, Martinair, SBS, Commonwealth Bank, Cathay Pacific, British Council Coordinator Kevin Jones Curators Helen Trepa, Kieran Hosty Designers Quentin Mitchell, Dominic Horn, Naiden Hillier Mazda & North Galleries 9 April-11 October 1998 Visitors 135,008
Views. o f the Pearl River Delta Macau, Canton and H ong Kong
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Our first international art exhibition presented stunning art works by Chinese and Western artists which have shaped perceptions of China. It spanned over two ccnturies of artistic and commercial exchange on the Pearl River Delta where ships from the US, Europe and Asia anchored.
From the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum, USA Australian Coordinator Paul Hundley Designer Carola Salazar USA Gallery 22 May-9 August 1998 Visitors S 1,347
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Artists and craftspeople explore themes of maritime voyages and migration history, and its impact on our culture. Works of jewellery, sculpture, collages and quilts. From CRAFT SOUTH: Centre fo r Contemporary Craft and Design Nortel Gallery 8 August-S September Visitors 26,140
GOLD 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
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A W in d o w Ba c k P h o t o g r a p h y in a W h a l i n g P o r t The developing art of photography created this record of a classic whaling port, New Bedford, Massachusetts LISA, from the mid-19th century. From the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Old Dartsmouth Historical Society, USA. Coordinator Mariea Fisher Australian Curator Paul Hundley Designer Peter Tonkin USA Gallery 20 August 1998-September 1999 Visitors to 30 June 246,514
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This was once one of the evocative household names of Australasian and Pacific shipping. Items acquired at the auction of its landmark Bridge Street, Sydney, headquarters help tell the story of this colourful bygone Australian trader and shipper. Curator Patricia Miles Designer Imogen Ashlee ANZTheatre landing 7 Octobcr 1998-20 September 1999 Visitors to 30 June 215,729
A fleet of 130 magnificent yachts, cruisers, workboats, skiffs and launches gathered for this weekendlong event, which included trade and maritime craft displays, food, fun and entertainment for all the family. Incorporated Great Classic Ferry Challenge and the second ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest.
Sponsored by Novotel, Nikon, Harris Coffee and Cruising Helmsman magazine. Supported by Australian Volunteer Coastal Patrol, Korevaar Barges, Royal Australian Navy, Thunderbird Construction, Waterways, John Wood
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Managed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in association with the Wooden Boat Association of NSW Coordinators Diane Fenton, Chris Waugh All around the Museum 11-12 October 1998 Visitors 9,669
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This pirate adventure land for children, where history and the imagination meet, has been one of the Museum’s most popular programs. It included a vast array of interactives and special effects and featured Blackbeard’s ghastly talking head, Captain Kidd hanging around Execution Dock, and Captain Sally Pirate Bold, a musical specially commissioned for young visitors.
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Winners and finalists of the second photographic competition, run in conjunction with the 1998 Classic &_ Wooden Boat Festival. Coordinator Susan Sedgwick Judges Bill Richards, Andrew Frolows (ANMM), Melissa Coleman (Nikon) Designer Enz.a Calgaro Tasman Light Gallery 10 February18 April 1999 Visitors 43,631
Lam alera J|/iwie Itunfctf otJtufctwSiA On Lamalera in Eastern Indonesia, life depends on an ancient specialisation: catching sperm whales, giant manta rays, sharks and other great creatures of the sea. These are the last truly subsistence whalers. Why have ancient boat building and hunting techniques survived here and nowhere else? And can whaling ever be justified? Drawing on the collection o j Anita Lundherg and Jean Weiner Curator Patricia Miles Designers Sarah Drury, Aaron Maestri North Gallery 11 November 1998-17 Octobcr 1999 Visitors to 30 June 201,567
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EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS The Museum hosts the Annual Exhibition of the Australian Society of Marine Artists, founded in 1996 to promote this popular and historically important genre of art. Eighty works by 60 artists were on display. ANMM coordinator Susan Sedgwick Nortel Gallery 6-20 November 1998 Visitors 9,142
G R A IN R A C E S R O U N D C A P E H O R N Marking the 50th anniversary of the last ‘grain race’ of Gustav Erikson’s iron-hulled square riggers which sailed to Australia to load wheat and raccd home around Cape Horn. Developed by the Alands Maritime Museum, Finland, in association with ANMM, with support from the Finnish Government, to travel to New Zealand, Sydney, Adelaide, Cape Town, USA and Helsinki. Major sponsors Wilhelmsen Lines, Nokia, Finnair Australian content Senior Curator Daina Fletcher DesignersWendy Osmond, Dominic Hon Nortel Gallery
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Photographer Joseph Mallard travelled the Western Australian coast in search of his family history and Aboriginal heritage.
Curator Susan Sedgwick Designer Imogen Ashlee Tasman Light Gallery 13 October 1998-31 Januaryl999 Visitors 156,583
Respect Staff photographer Andrew Frolows’ studies of the Torres Strait Cultural Festival where dance and drama continue their dynamic role in island society. Visitors 44,335 Curator Leonie Oakes Designer Dominic Hon Tasman Light 20 April-12 September 1999
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More than 70% of the surface of our globe lies beneath the sea. This is a world worth our attention with vast mountain ranges, troughs deeper than Mount Everest is high, and undiscovered marine life. Ocean Planet presents an international view of environmental issues that affect the health of our oceans. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC USA. Brought to Australia and augmented with Australian content, Australian tour managed by ANMM. Sponsors Ten Network, Australian Water Technologies, CS1KO, P&ÂŁ) Nedlloyd, Environment Australia, Coasts and Clean Seas, DAS Distribution, Discovery Channel Exhibition Coordinator Mariea Fisher Australian Curator Lindsey Shaw Australian Designers Quentin Mitchell, Sarah Drury, Imogen Ashlee Mazda Gallery 31 March-31 October 1999 Visitors to 30 June 61,429
T h e N a v y T ic k e t With the public opening of Oberon-class submarine HMAS Onslow on 22 June, new Museum entry packages came into effect (see page ii for prices). The Museum now offers The Navy Ticket comprising Onslow and the Daringclass destroyer Vampire. It joins a Museum-only option and The Big Ticket, to include Wharf 7. Included in The Navy Ticket is the new audio guide developed this year. Visitors carry a personal CD player with information about the vessels and stories from their sailors, keyed to numbers jf throughout the vessels. J S
HMAS Onslow project team: Coordinator Gillian Mathews, Senior Curator Lindsey Shaw, Fleet Manager Steven Adams, Marketing Kate Deacon
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AS A N A T IO N A L O R G A N ISA T IO N the M useum seeks opportu nities to foster understanding o f the nation’s m aritim e heritage Australia-wide, providing leadership and assistance. Travelling exhibitions are just one of many ways we do this. O ur maritime archaeologists, conservators, curators and other professions offer expertise to other states and countries. N ew electronic m edia including the Internet are taking M useum collections and other m aterial to ever m ore people in schools, libraries and hom es throughout Australia and the world.
American Friends o f the Australian National M aritime M useum w as developed this year by the M useum ’s LISA Gallery, a tribute to trans-Pacific m aritim e links which w as funded through a 1988 Bicentennial gift from the U nited States. The A m erican Friends schem e is a non-profit corporation incorporated in D elaw are to increase knowledge about the M useum and the LISA Gallery and raise support through US tax-exem pt donations.
The Maritime Museums o f Australia Project Support Scheme (M M APSS), established in 1995-96, awarded a fourth round o f grants totalling $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 to nine institutions around the nation. T he schem e is jointly funded by A N M M and the Com m onw ealth G overnm ent’s D istributed National C ollection Program to support collection m anagem ent, conservation and exhibition proposals from m useum s and other local organisations. It is adm inistered by M useum staff. See A ppendix 1 3, page 90, for details o f 1998 grants.
Other outreach activities included: •
An overseas visitor ratio o f consistently 30% or m ore o f all visitors lifts the M useum ’s international profile.
Our new CD-ROM Captain Cook’s Endeavour Journal 1768-71, published in collaboration with the National Library o f Australia, provides a digital facsim ile o f the 700page hand-written Endeavour journal. It has provided schools, libraries an d researchers access to the most im portant and popu lar heritage item in the National Library’s collection, with no dandger to the priceless original. This join t project was initiated when the Museum developed a prototy pe in 1995. After three years o f developm ent at NLA this encyclopaedic com pilation includes the authoritative JC Beaglehole indexed transcript, 100,000-w ord supplem etary texts, hundreds o f historic im ages including those o f the voyage’s artists, virtual reality 3D-simulations o f the ship based on the Endeavour replica, plu s video and au d io clips.
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THE IN RF. The ANMM-Nikon Photo Contest raises aw areness o f m aritime heritage Australiawide. The contest, prom oted in conjunction with the Classic & Wooden Boat Festival an d Club Nikon, attracts entries from all over the country. Winner o f Category 1 in the 1998 contest, Ja c k W oodward (LEFT) receives his prize from spon sor Joh n Swainston o f M axw ell O ptical Industries.
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Loans o f m aterial for display from the National M aritime Collection were m ade to Ivan Dougherty Gallery, the Australian War M em orial, A rt Gallery o f NSW, H istoric H ousesTrust o f NSW, Western Australian M aritime M useum , Cairns Regional Gallery and Holyman Lim ited.
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Provided services for m ore than 3 ,000 research-related enquiries from the public and external organisations (Curatorial services page 25; Vaughan Evans Library services page 28; Conservation services page 29). Many family history related research enquiries are now being channelled through the M useum ’s Web Site and its new family history database from The W elcome Wall.
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Staff delivered 43 conference papers, public lectures, workshops and classes to schools, colleges and universities (Appendix 6)
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Published and distributed four issues o f the national m aritim e heritage magazine, Signals (readership 10,000)
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A NM M President o f Australian M aritim e M useum s Council oversaw initiatives to build the AM M C as a resource and advocate for m aritim e m useum interests.
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M useum ’s Design section provided professional advice to South Australian M aritime M useum on exhibition design directions.
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M useum ’s Conservation section supervised an overseas intern from the Vantaa Institute o f Design and A rts, Helsinki.
• A Volunteer Speakers Panel prom oted the M useum ’s w ork to 19 com munity groups in Sydney and regional centres. •
Public Affairs section maintained a national publicity profile in electronic and print m edia, with approximately 30% o f coverage obtained in regional NSW, other states and national media.
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PERFORM ANCE REPO RTING The Wharf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre nears completion, with the move o f staff, collections, laboratories, workshops and the Vaughan Evans Library from rented premises in Piermont carried out at the end of the year in review.
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D eliver a service which is strongly custom er focused
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Manage the M useum ’s resources for optim al operational outcom es
1.3
Ensure continued service provision through securing appropriate accom m odation to m eet the M useum ’s needs
A $40,000 sp o n so rsh ip from th e C om m o n w ealth ag en cy E nvironm ent A u stralia allow ed ed u catio n s ta ff to d ev e lo p a national schools program to travel with the Ocean Planet exhibition. The program included forum s, lectures and w orkshops, and these very d etailed Education R esource Kits for prim ary and secondary level.
PROGRAM SUMMARY V ISITO R A M EN ITIES im proved with the reopening ofY ots C afe, providing both cafeteria and quality w aterside dining facilities, operated by the well-known M ode G roup. Sydney by Sail continued to expand its sailing products that offer visitors onthe-water experiences from our wharves, as well as providing revenue for the Museum. The Store, previously leased by an independent operator, was taken over by the M useum with an im m ediate im provem ent in returns. We will now have m ore control over m erchandise carried, in particular exhibition-related lines. V O L U N T E E R S help deliver our services in many ways, w orking in m ost M useum sections as the table overleaf shows. They have led a total 4 ,3 0 2 VampireTours, escorting 4 3 ,8 7 2 visitors. G eneral M useum guided tours have been seen by 9 ,9 5 3 visitors on 1,362 tours. A fter a period closed for repairs the Cape Bowling Green lighthouse re opened for tours in conjunction with the vessels on the N orth W harf. Guides have escorted 2 ,9 1 6 visitors on 238 o f these tours. This year Volunteer num bers rose by 30% to 245, and their contribution o f 26,506 hours also exceeded the year’s targets. M A R K E T R ESEA R C H to determ ine our cu stom ers’ needs rem ains a priority. The M useum now conducts sum m artive research on all m ajor tem porary exhibitions to m axim ise visitor satisfaction and plan future exhibitions. In 1998 the first survey of school children was conducted with the help o f students from the U niversity o f Technology, Sydney. T he subjects w ere asked to answer a short questionnaire on the exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers, pinpointing aspects that engaged the senses and stimulated imagination. Their movements through the exhibition were m apped to reveal the m ost-visited sections, helping M useum designers plan the best physical layout for future exhibitions. The flow o f adult visitors was also recorded during 1998 in a threepart study o f visitor orientation and directional signage, to highlight potential trouble spots in the galleries and im prove orientation aids for visitors. C U STO M E R SERVICE gains a boost with the completion o f W harf 7 Maritime Heritage C entre. This is the expression o f our ultim ate com m itm ent to client service, where we open traditionally behind-the-scenes m useum activities to the public, along with access to our largely publicly funded collections. O ur C ustom er Service Taskforce developed a workshop in conjunction with Sydney O pera H ouse, and began delivering the first round o f custom er focus training to every staff m em ber, whether floor staff in day-to-day contact with the public or back-of-house w orkers. N ew exhibitions and program s include a p roduct launch for the 36 perm anent and casual custom er service staff, including reception, ticketing and security, provided by the Benson Group. These ensure floor staff are able to answer visitor enquiries. W ith the opening ofW harf 7 and Sydney Heritage Fleet people coming on board, we upgraded access control and identity card system s. This will help to accom m odate the many visitors w orking on-site over the O lym pic period. E N H A N C IN G R E V E N U E , m inimising expenses and financial m anagem ent are keys to im proving the services and products we offer our custom ers. Revenues and costs appear in tables on pages 32, 38-40. Substantial changes are taking place in relation to asset m anagem ent and financial reporting due to changes in governm ent policy as well as expansion o f M useum activities. N ew projects undertaken by the Finance Section em anating from governm ent policy include coordinating com prehensive insurance
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coverage, revaluing assets and review ing associated asset m anagem ent issues, and im plem enting accrual budgeting. These present a challenge to the M useum ’s limited resources as will m anaging the introduction o f GST. BU ILD IN G SERVICES section continues its involvement in the design o f energyefficient initiatives for W harf 7. Energy savings continue (note accom panying table). Capital works com pleted within the period include the Peter D oyle Learning Centre, rectification ofYots Cafe, and upgrading security system s. N o longer required to lease m otor vehicles from the Com m onw ealth, we now realise significant financial benefits by owning the fleet outright. Y EA R 2 0 0 0 R E P O R T IN G to the O ffice o f G o v ern m e n t In fo rm ation O n line continued. Business-critical system s have been certified Year 2000 compliant including the M useum ’s PC network, ticketing, collection m anagem ent, personnel and financial system s, and exhibition lighting control system . Com munications upgrades included a switch to the C ustom N et Spectrum telephone service and A N Z Theatre facilities were im proved.
V IS IT O R N U M B E R S 1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
341,215
315,498
2 8 0 ,7 5 9
82,500
466,800
170 ,4 8 4
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
N um ber o f entries
598
685
491
Com plim entary or positive
75%
72%
71%
Neutral or indecipherable
6%
3.8%
4%
19%
24%
25%
17
25
28
126
182
176
The M useum Travelling Exhibitions
C U S T O M E R FEEDBACK VISITORS’ COMMENTS BOOK
C riticism /suggested im provem ents CORRESPONDENCE
Letters o f complaint Com plim entary letters
Visitor com m ents are circulated for action and a reply where warranted.
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SERVICE
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1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
$1,437,580
$1,393,000
$ 1 ,3 5 7 ,0 0 0
Capital works
$377,600
$247,000
$4 4 9 ,4 1 0
Maintenance & m inor works
$632,732
$555,569
$6 3 1 ,2 6 6
Energy costs
$320,197
$218,152
$ 200,152
Budget
V O L U N T E E R S S E R V I C E P R O F I L E (% O F S E R V I C E T I M E )
Guides Fleet M em bers Others Public program s Volunteer office Conservation Registration M arketing/Public Affairs Curatorial
1996-97 44.5 16.6 14.7 4.7 3.9 6.5 3.5 3.0
1997-98 42.2 19.5 14.8 8.1 2.6 5.0 3.6 1.5
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2.7
1998-99 40.5 17.8 12.4 11.2 6 .0 4.5 3.3 2.3 1.21 0.8
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PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS
WIDEST UN D ERSTAN D IN G AN D ENJOYMENT OF MARITIME GENERATE THE
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Develop a range o f program s to interpret m aritim e history
2 .2
M axim ise the curricula relevance, entertainm ent value and topicality o f products and program s
O b je cts d isp lay e d in the e x h ib itio n L am alera - Whale hunters o f Indonesia included a m odel o f the traditional w haling boat called tena; the spiritually potent carved stern board or madi; w oven containers for crew provisions and possessions; a harpoon head and flensing knife. A full-sized sail o f this type hung in the exhibition, collected by the curator in this rem ote part o f Eastern Indonesia.
PU BLIC PR O G R A M S as diverse as The W elcome Wall and the Classic &J¥ooden Boat Festival provided an increasing proportion o f the M useum ’s products which inform and engage the public with our nation’s m aritim e history. Stressing participation and enjoyment, we continued to capitalise on the public appeal o f boating and water-based activities. The 1998 Classic &JVooden Boat Festival grew in scope and popularity, developing into a true folk festival celebrating m aritim e skills and cultures. Its greatly expanded feast o f lectures, presentations and film included noted international figures invited exclusively for the Festival. O ne w as M att Murphy, editor o f WoodenBoat, the US-published ‘bible’ o f the classic boat revival. We brought Ken Warby, Australian holder o f the world w ater speed record in a boat that’s on display in our Leisure Gallery, from his hom e in the USA and celebrated the 20th anniversary o f his record which coincided with the Festival. TRA VELLIN G EX H IBITIO N S continue our com m itm ent to other states and regional centres. Ocean Planet from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C , U SA , is the latest in a line o f quality international exhibitions A NM M has im ported and toured around Australia, such as Mary Rose from the LIK in 1994-95. And our own exhibitions continued to reach other countries. This year Wreck o f the Ju lia Ann, based on ANM M archaeological w ork about a 19th-century gold-rush shipw reck in the Pacific, was on the road in the United States. O u r popular exhibition Thalassa - Greek Australians and the Sea finished an Australia tour, w arm ly received w herever there are large GreelcA ustralian populations. O u r C D -i based co m p u ter k iosk s, Titanic, an interactive exploration, also continue to tour nationally. IN T E R N A T IO N A L C O L L A B O R A T IO N S included The Last Windjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn, d evelop ed by F in lan d ’s A lands M aritim e M u seu m with A NM M assistance. It celebrated the 50th anniversary o f the last voyage o f the winddriven iron barques carrying South Australian wheat to Europe. A m ajor Australian com ponent was developed with assistance from surviving Cape H orners in this country. The M useum also took part in die International Partnerships Am ong M useums (IPAM) program . C urator o f Tem porary Exhibitions M ariea Fisher and Jan C rocker, Exhibits M anager o f Boston’s M useum o f Science, visited each oth er’s w orkplace to develop a how-to manual on touring international exhibitions. It addresses logistical requirements such as international shipping and custom s, dealing with different electrical power sources and m easurem ent systems, design information, curatorial input, packaging and so on. IPAM is an institution-to-institution exchange program adm inistered by the American Association o f M useum s with funding from the U S Information Agency. C H A N G IN G EX H IBIT IO N S at the M useum are detailed on pages 8-13. Preparing our new attraction the O beron subm arine for display required concerted team w ork and liaison with the RA N when the handover date o f H M AS Onslow was announced at relatively short notice. The M useum benefited from its unique experience in displaying a Russian subm arine in recent years. The Australian Tourism C om m ission sponsored a trip to Torres Strait by C urator Leonie Oakes and Photographer Andrew Frolow s to record the Torres Strait Islander Dance Festival, for overseas publications.
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PRODUCTS & PROGRAMS
E D U C A T IO N PR O G R A M S once again took to the w ater to provide schools with a m ulti-faceted excursion. H eritage ferries Reliance, Lithgow & Proclaim w ere used for Years 4-9 H istory p rogram ‘G oat Island’ , and ‘Ports o f E ntry’ in conjunction with the exhibition Tears, Fears Sc Cheers for Year 7-10 Geography. Joint Program s w ere run with Sydney A quarium (Ocean Planet); Im ax Theatre and Sydney Jew ish M useum (Tears, Fears SdCheers); Matilda Cruises (Pirates! ); National Parks & W ildlife and Captain C ook C ruises. Education officers w orked with exhibition curators to incorporate curriculum -related m aterial. In Lamalera - Whale hunters of Indonesia this took the form o f Indonesian language content in exhibition texts. Teachers Previews offered included Views of the Pearl River Delta exhibition; Tears, Fears S^Cheers: Migration to Australia 17881998 exhibition; M acquarie University Trainee Teachers; Careers in Museums; Pirates! exhibition; and Lamalera - Whale hunters of Indonesia exhibition. F O R U M S, W O R K SH O P S and other face-to-face classroom encounters with m arine exp erts and educators in an am bitious schools p rogram inspired by Ocean Planet totalled 55. They included a M arine M am m al W orkshop and Phylum Fun, about biodiversity, for Years 4-9 Science/G eography. For Earth W eek there was a video conference with the USA. Waterways NSW, Oceanwatch and the Marine Parks Authority all presented forum s for schools with environmental them es. D o n ’t M ess W ith the Junksons was a workshop canvassing pollution topics for Years 4 -9 Science/Geography, and a dress-up and m ovem ent workshop w as inspired by the specially-com m issioned puppet play Bubbles &Jroubles. Tears, Fears &Sheers exhibition-related workshops included Being There, a Year 9-12 sim ulation gam e about refugees; W hat is an Australian? for Years 3-6 & Years 7-10, and a Year 2 Craft w orkshop called M ulticultural Mural. Continuing workshops on offer were Senior M aritime Archaeology, Preliminary Course Ancient History for Years 11 & 12, and Hands O n History for Years 4-10. M EM BERS choosing to join the Supporting category o f M em bership boosted the am ount donated to the M useum from $ 7 ,0 0 0 to $ 1 1,861. T h is, along with a return to grow th in M em bership num bers and higher renew al rates, reflects satisfaction with both the M em bers program and with the M useum itself. D irect m ail cam paigns have been successful in recruiting new M em bers.
SC H O O L VISITORS
Primary G roups Secondary Groups Tertiary Groups Groups TOTAL Visiting students (+teach ers)
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199 6 -9 7 263 356 n /a 619
1997-98 464 154 n /a 6 53
1998-99 254 210 38 502
4 0 ,7 1 6
2 5 ,4 9 5
3 1 ,1 1 4
MEMBERS PR OG RA M P E R F O RM A NC E 1996-97 2,459 6,568 79 19 $177,067 $107,137 63 2,256
M em berships M em bers Percentage renewing Corporate M emberships G ross revenue N ett revenue Exclusive M em bers functions h eld* M em bers attending functions * Listed in Appendix 1
1997-98 2,308 5,645 70 29 $218,627 $85,166 67 3,212
CURATORIAL SEC TIO N S TOTALS OF E N Q U I R I E S ASS IST ED | ยง PU B LIC /PR IV A T E C U RA TO RIA L SEC T IO N Technology Com munities USA Gallery TOTAL
1996-97 362 650 139 1,151
1997-98 379 725 139 1,243
1998-99 387 705 98 1,190
1998-99 2,378 6,041 82 27 $20 0 ,9 6 6 $ 1 1 8 ,3 9 7 57 2,538
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1996-97 180 50 96 326
1997-98 154 84 132 370
1998-99 165
70 94 329
P R O J ECT PROFILE - E X H I B I T I O N S (%STAFF TIME)________ T EM PO RA RY EX H IBITIO N W O R K CU RA TO RIA L SEC T IO N Technology Com munities USA Gallery
1996-97 32 50 44
1997-98 32 60 45
1998-99 54 55 60
C O R E EX H IBITIO N W ORK
1996-97 34 35
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1998-99 12 37 20
P RO IE CT PROFILE - O T H E R ( % S T A F F TIME) PUBLIC PR O G R A M S, M EDIA R ELA TIO N S, O U TR EA C H CU RA TO RIA L SECTIO N Technology Com munities USA Gallery
1996-97 16 15 5
1997-98 15 10 5
1998-99 14 13 5
M ARITIM E A R C H A EO L O G Y
1996-97 19 n/a 24
1997-98 22 0 10
1998-99 20 0 15
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Develop and m anage the M useum ’s collections
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Collaborate with other institutions and individuals to collect and share inform ation on m aritim e heritage
P art o f a co llectio n o f p h o to g ra p h s by Je rem y P ip er, c a p tu r in g p e rso n a litie s, even ts and em o tio n s d u rin g th e 19971998 in d u str ia l c o n flic t betw een the M aritim e U nion o f A u stra lia , P atric k S teved ores and the G o vern m en t. Such c o n te m p o rary d ocum entation finds im m ediate u se in cu rren t ex h ib itio n s as w ell as p ro v id in g rich reso u rce s for fu tu re c u ra to rs.
PROGRAM SUMMARY R E L O C A T IO N T O W H A R F 7 M aritim e H eritage Centre dom inated the year with m uch o f it spent packing for the m ove, while continuing to service a dem anding exhibition and program schedule. While at the end of the year under review the process o f settling into the new facility was not com plete, it was nonetheless a mighty milestone on the way to im proving the way we care for and research Australia’s cultural and material m aritim e heritage (Key Focus Area 3). Registration, Conservation and Library staff in particular had w orked closely with the M u seu m ’s architects and p roject consultants in the previous years to plan better environm ents, storage and support system s for housing, accessing and displaying the collections.
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Unavoidably we had to reduce the service we could provide to public and professional users o f the various collections and M useum resources, while we prepared for and u ndertook the relocation. The challenges rem ain to get the new prem ises working optimally and return our services to norm al, while adjusting to the higher profile and visibility to the public that our collection m anagem ent will have. W ork continues to ensure the sm oothest possible sharing o f collection storage and other facilities with our colleagues from Sydney H eritage Fleet. A C Q U ISIT IO N S for the year are sam pled in Appendix 2 and 3, selected to show the diversity o f material which we accession while managing still m odest collecting budgets. From the estate o f Nancy Jean Steele, the M useum w as offered the collection and story o f O skar Speck, a G erm an m igrant who paddled from Germ any to Australia in a kayak, from 1932 to 1939. He arrived in Australia days after Australia declared war on G erm any and was subsequently interned inTatura. His collection includes 14 rolls of 16 m m film o f his voyage, papers, passports, photographs and a m odel o f die kayak he sailed in to Australia which Speck m ade while he w as interned. The M useum has been awarded funding o f $40,0 0 0 from the beneficiary o f the Nancy Jean Steel Estate to catalogue and preserve the collection. VAUGHAN EVANS LIBRARY closed to public researchers in February to prepare to m ove into W harf 7. As a result many o f the activities rep orted in the table overleaf w ere considerably reduced com pared with previous years, inter alia accessioning and cataloguing. R equests for internal loans plum m eted for the sam e reason, with staff in otlier areas also preparing for the transition to W harf 7. The new premises on the second floor will provide a lighter and in many ways m ore pleasant aspect for u sers when it reopens for public visits in the com ing year. Access to the Sydney H eritage Fleet’s photographic collection, now housed in the sam e area, will assist our volunteers who help answ er p u blic re search en q uiries. T h ese w ere in creasin g m arkedly as we inaugurated an on-line research enquiry form at the year’s end. Progress implementing the new National Library Kinetica system , which replaces the Australian Bibliographic N etw ork, was slowed by the m ove and lim ited availability o f in-house inform ation technology resources.
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MARITIME HERITAGE
FLEET P R O J E C T S P R O F I L E (% STAFF T I M E )
Maintenance General tasks Routine vessel operations Special events (vessels) O dier
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199 6 -9 7 75 15 3 3 4
1997-98 75 10 5 5 5
1998-99 75 10 5 5 5
1997-98 1 ,566 1,368 324 1 ,549 606 $ 1 ,6 2 4
1998-99 1,170 197 338 1,661 649 $417
_.V A N S L I B R ARY 1996-97 840 1 ,010 501 1,831 1 ,007 $ 3 ,0 8 6
REGISTRATION SECTION OUTPUT
O bjects registered (NMC) Collections registered Collections remaining unregistered O bjects on display in core exhibitions (NMC, loans) Objects on tem porary display O bjects borrow ed O bjects loaned (includes ANMM travelling exhibitions) Institutions borrow ing from N M C C ore exhibition objects changed over (NMC, loans) Collections donated Registration photographs O ther photographic services
1996-97 2 ,4 6 5 409 159 1,331 353 208 286 8 116 73 3 ,4 7 5 243
1997-98 2 ,1 2 9 236 86 1 ,544 748 385 383 6 143 52 3 ,9 5 9 256
1998-99 3,137 86 120 2,018 164 110 27 8 273 55 3,137 198
*T h e num ber o f objects photographed is higher than the num ber o f objects registered because a contract photographer has been progressing with the duplication program for the Francis Collection (Sam H ood photographs) and other collections o f nitrate negatives.
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MARITIME HERITAGE
A D D I T I O N S T O N A TI O N A L M ARI TI ME C O L L E C T I O N NUM BER OF D O N A TIO N S
NUM BER OF ACQUISITIONS CU RA TO RIA L SEC T IO N Technology Com m unities USA Gallery TOTAL
1996-97 38 50 18 153
1997-98 32 60 12 122
1998-99 23 83 13 119
1996-97 12 58 5 75
1997-98 6 43 3 52
ACQUISITIO N FU N D IN G
1998-99 7 45 3 55
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C U RA TO RIA L 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 SEC T IO N $47,132 Technology $30 ,8 6 5 $ 3 9 ,6 2 2 $61,46 0 Com m unities $ 7 0 ,9 7 6 $ 9 1 ,8 5 0 0 0 USA Gallery 0 TOTAL $101,841 $ 1 3 1 ,4 7 2 $108,592
1996-97 $ 1 7 ,2 8 5 $ 1 1 ,0 0 0 $ 3 4 ,1 3 5 $ 6 3 ,4 2 0
1997-98 0 0 $ 6 5 ,9 2 4 $ 6 5 ,9 2 4
1998-99 $ 11,000 0 $9 4 ,5 8 9 $105,589
O BJ EC TS REGISTERE 3
D ocum ents Art Books Clothing and accessories Photographs Tools and equipment M odels and m odel parts Vessels, vessel parts and accessories Other
1996-97 796 347 125 164 395 312 18 118 190
C O N S : RVATK)N
Conservation hours (preparation, examination, treatments) Preventative Conservation hours Collection objects exam ined, treated Loan objects exam ined, treated M aritim e Archaeology Project hours Public enquiries serviced
1997-98 315 131 27 216 941 125 5 17 352
1998-99 163 45 13 216 88 152 -
19 128
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1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
4 ,6 5 5 n /a 1,923 1,364 n /a 520
3 ,7 5 8 n /a 1,956 568 n /a 122
4 ,1 0 9 923 698 1,538 269 68
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DYNAMIC A N D INNOVATIVE INSTITUTIO N STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4.1
Seek and obtain extensive awareness o f the M useum , its products and program s
4 .2
Enhance the M useum ’s corporate, governm ent and com m unity support
No 4 o f the A u stralian M aritim e Se ries, lu x u ry facsim ile ed itio n s o f rare w ork s o f m aritim e history, w as p u b lish ed in co n ju n ctio n w ith rare b o o k sp e cialist H ord ern H ou se. It w as A Voyage round the world in H is M ajesty ’s F rig ate P an d ora, su r g e o n G e o rg e H am ilto n ’s 1793 acc o u n t o f th e B ritish h u nt ac ro ss the P acific O cean fo r the Bounty m u tin eers. The o rig in al is p ic tu re d h ere w ith the o th er w orks in the A u stralian M aritim e Series w hich have a p p eared at tw o-yearly in tervals since the M useum open ed .
A W A RD -W IN N IN G prom otions for our exhibition Tears, Fears Si^Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 to 1998 scooped the pools in the national M ulticultural M arketing Awards run by die Ethnic Affairs C om m ission o f NSW. The M useum won not ju st the Best Government Project category but also the Grand Award for the best project overall for its prom otions o f this outstanding exhibition. Tears, Fears S^Cheers was the largest, m ost am bitious exhibition created so far at the M useum , drawing on international collections to tell the story o f Australia’s m igrant society and the role o f the sea in bringing our diverse population to these shores. It gave the M useum an opportunity to showcase its exp ertise in m ulticultural m arketing, developed over the years as we put together exhibitions that reflected Australia’s plural society, such as Thalassa - Greek Australians and the Sea and John Bulun-Bulun - TheWelcoming o f Strangers. With Tears, Fears Sl Cheers we ran many public and educational program s such as the Ship Reunion Sundays which brought together m igrants from England, Italy, G reece and Holland to relive the sea voyages they’d shared.
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PROGRAM SUMMARY
T H E W E L C O M E W A LL also highlighted the M u se u m ’s ability to p ro m o te its program s to diverse audiences when we unveiled the first 3 ,0 0 0 nam es on this new project which pays tribute to the millions o f people who have travelled across the w orld to build m odern Australia. W orking TV, radio and print to m axim um effect in both mainstream and ethnic media, the M useum drew on high-profile participants such as the G overnor-G eneral to m ake the January event a resounding success. Through die com bined efforts o f consultants and the M useum ’s successful marketing and public relations units, the n ext 3 ,0 0 0 subscribers w ere on board by the end o f the financial year, ready for the next unveiling. SY D N EY 2000 O LYM PIC opportunities continued to be em braced. We raised our com m unity profile in tandem with the opportunities offered by the Olym pics A rts Festivals, positioning our sum m er exhibition The Last Windjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn as part o f its program . And vigorous m arketing o f the M useum ’s unrivalled position near the Darling H arbour Olym pic venues saw us secure several high-profile clients who w ill m ake their O lym pic h ead q u arters h ere. A m ong these are the H eineken-sponsored D utch O lym pic hospitality headquarters, the Japanese Olym pic C om m ittee, the M odern Pentadilon Com m ittee and Austrade. V EN U E HIRE figures were boosted by the advance payments for these Olympic clients, while this com m ercial operation continued to increase its revenue for the benefit o f M useum program s. Venue incom e rem ains the highest am ong Australian m useum s. This activity continues the M useu m ’s valuable exposu re to diverse clients in the business and governm ent sectors. D ESIG N continues to play an im portant role in positioning the M useum , with our inhouse graphics team creating imaginative, contem porary exhibition styles, signage and prom otion al m aterial which have helped our profile as one o f the w o rld ’s m ost im pressive maritim e m useum s.
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KEY RESULT AREA 4:
PROFILE & IMAGE
MAJOR VISITO R REVENUE SOURCES
Visitor entry revenue
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
$ 1 ,1 7 0 ,4 9 7
$ 1 ,1 2 1 ,7 9 3
$ 1 ,0 2 9 ,9 8 7
Shop gross revenue
$ 2 9 8 ,1 1 4
Shop nett revenue
$ 6 0 ,9 1 0
$ 3 6 ,2 2 9
$72,242
Yots Cafe rental revenue
$ 1 4 ,3 2 2
$ 3 5 ,0 0 0
$ 54,833
n /a
n /a
$11,035
199 6 -9 7
1997-98
1998-99
N um ber o f functions
282
276
295
Guests
n /a
3 0 ,3 0 9
31,631
Turnover
$ 6 6 8 ,5 6 5
$ 5 8 9 ,4 7 5
$613,955
N ett revenue
$ 4 1 2 ,9 9 8
$ 3 4 0 ,5 7 2
$ 3 7 4 ,1 8 0
Yots Cafe catering commission
V E N U E H IR E P E R F O R M A N C E
Olym pic Venue d ep o sits/ advances
$42 2 ,5 0 0
S P O N S O i o H I P P E R F O R M ;\ N C E 199 6 -9 7
1997-98
1998-99
N ew sponsors
$ 3 2 4 ,0 5 9
$ 5 0 4 ,1 9 5
$ 4 5 5 ,5 1 4
Prom ised previously
$ 1 5 2 ,6 3 4
$ 1 4 5 ,4 6 7
$ 1 9 4 ,6 8 0
Total
$ 4 7 6 ,6 9 3
$ 6 4 9 ,6 6 2
$ 6 5 0 ,1 9 4
A 1J V h R 11 o 1IN vj
Advertising agency M arket research organisations D irect mail
M A R K h 1 KE S E A R C H 1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
$11 7 ,2 8 1
$ 1 5 2 ,0 0 0
$101,862
$ 3 2 ,3 0 7
$ 2 9 ,0 0 0
$26,232
$ 5 ,7 5 0
$ 5 ,9 0 0
$ 4,490
PERFORMA
to to
RFPOR
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S E C T I O N 3:
F I N A N C I A L STATEM ENTS Forty years on from her commissioning day on 22 Jun e 1959, the M useumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s D aring class destroyer Vampire celebrates. Com m odore Brian Robertson and Naval Cadet Luke Davies, 11, f'romTS Vampire,Tweed Heads, cut the cake.
AUS TRA LI AN N A TI O N A L M ARI TI ME M U S E U M S TATE ME NT BY C O U N C I L M EM B ER S
In our opinion, the attached financial .statements give a true and fair view o( the matters required In Schedule 2 o f the Finance M inistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;* O rders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1991.
Kay Cottee ACT'
Kevin Fewster
Chairman
Director
28 September 1999
28 September 1999
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A Australian National
Audit Office To the Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation
Scope I have audited the financial statements of the Australian National Maritime Museum for the year ended 30 June 1999. The financial statements comprise: •
Statement by Council Members;
•
Operating Statement;
•
Statement of Assets and Liabilities;
•
Statement of Cash Flows;
•
Schedule of Commitments;
•
Schedule of Contingencies; and
•
Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements.
The Council Members are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements and the information they contain. 1 have conducted an independent audit of the financial statements in order to express an opinion on them to you. The audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Australian Auditing Standards, to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Audit procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, other mandatory professional reporting requirements and statutory requirements so as to present a view of the entity which is consistent with my understanding of its financial position, the results of its operations and its cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis. PO Box A456 Sydney South NSW 123S 130 Elizabeth Street SYDNEY NSW Phone (02) 9367 7100 Fax (02) 9367 7102
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STATFMF
Audit Opinion
In my opinion, (i) the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Finance Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orders; and (ii) the financial statements give a true and fair view in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards, other mandatory professional reporting requirements and Schedule 2 o f the Finance Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orders, of the financial position o f the Australian National Maritime Museum as at 30 June 1999 and the results o f its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended.
Australian National Audit Office
Paul Hinchey Senior Director Delegate o f the Auditor-General Sydney 28 September 1999
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ANNUAL REPORT
AUSTRA LIA N N A TIO N A L M ARITIM E M U SE U M O PER A TIN G STATEM ENT FO R T H E YEAR E N D E D 30 JU N E 1999
N otes
1999 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000
1998 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000
SA SB 5C SD 6 7
6,262 12,447 1,943 68 30 73
S,675 11,659 2,693 12 30 98
20,823
20,167
2,314 243 1,724
2,194 268 1,243
4,281
3,70S
16,542
16,462
-
200
16,542
16,262
14,289 31
14,249
14,320
14,249
(2,222)
(2,013)
N ET C O S T O F SERVICES O perating exp en ses Employees Suppliers Depreciation and amortisation Write-down of Assets Grants Interest on Bank Loan
Total op eratin g exp en ses Revenues from in d ep en d en t sources Sales of goods and services Interest Other
8A 8B 8C
Total revenues from in dep en d en t sources Net cost o f services (before abnormal items) A bnorm al reven ue from in depen d en t sou rces
10A
Net co st o f services REVENUES FR O M G O V E R N M E N T Parliamentary appropriations received Resources received free of charge
9A 9B
Total revenues from governm en t (D eficit) o f revenues from governm en t over net co st o f services Gain on extraordinary item
10B
(D eficit) Accumulated surpluses at beginning o f reporting period
A ccu m ulated su rp lu ses at end o f rep o rtin g p erio d
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The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
-
890
(2,222)
(1,123)
14,252
15,375
12,030
14,252
AUS TRAL IAN N A T I O N A L MARI TI ME M U S E U M ST ATEMENT OF ASSETS A N D LIABILITIES AS AT 30 J U N E 1999 p_
Notes
1999 $’000
1998 $’000
11A
20,658 731 27
7,598 36 -
21,416
7,634
1,522 991
IS
1,309 868 15
2,528
2,192
23,944
9,826
12,030 11,353
14,252 -
23,383
14,252
47,327
24,078
680 46 788
6,620 460 658
1,514
7,738
20,428 19,399 5,858 103 25
1,497 8,541 5,769
4-5,813
16,340
47,327
24,078
2,621 21,323 1,642 45,685
1,555 8,271 7,602 16,476
DEB T Loans Deposits Other
1 IB 11C
Total d eb t P R O V IS IO N S A N D PAYABLES Employees Suppliers Grants
12A 12B 12C
Total p rovision s an d payables Total liabilities EQ U IT Y Accumulated surpluses Asset Revaluation Reserve
13 13
Total equity T otal liabilities an d equity F IN A N C IA L ASSETS Cash Receivables Investments
14A 14B 14A
Total financial assets N O N - F IN A N C 1 A L ASSETS Land and buildings Plant and equipment National Maritime Collection Inventories Other
ISA 1SB ISC 1SD 15F
Total non -fm an cial assets Total assets C u rren t liabilities N o n -cu rren t liabilities C u rren t assets N on -curren t assets The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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533
Z H
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME M USEUM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR T H E YEAR EN D E D 30 JU N E 1999
N otes
1999 $’000
1998 $’000
Appropriations Sale of goods and services Interest
14,289 3,787 243
14,249 3,115 268
Total cash received
18,319
17,632
Grants Employees Suppliers
(30) (5,606) (11,695)
(30) (5,594) (1 1,801)
Total cash u sed
(17,331)
(17,425)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash received
Cash used
Net cash from op eratin g activities
17
988
207
INVESTING ACTIVITIES Cash R eceived 12
Sale of property, plant & equipment
12
Total cash received
-
Cash used (18,810)
(1,742)
(18,810)
(1,742)
(18,798)
(1,742)
12,000
7.500
12,000
7.500
Net cash from financin g activities
12,000
7.500
Net in crease (d ecrease) in cash held
(5,810) 7,278
5,965 1,313
1,468
7,278
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Total cash u sed Net cash from investing activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES Cash received Proceeds from debt
Total cash received
add cash at 1 July
Cash at 30 Ju n e
14A
The accompanying notes form part of diese financial statements.
AUS TR AL IA N N A T I O N A L MARI TI ME M U S E U M S C H E D U L E OF C O M M I T M E N T S AS AT 30 J U N E 1999
N otes
1999 $’000
1998 $’000
:
19,100 100
-
19,200
Operating leases Other commitments
127
1,508 1,416
Total oth er com m itm ents
127
2,924
Total com m itm ents payable
127
22,124
BY TYPE CAPITAL COMMITMENTS Land and Buildings Plant and equipment
Total cap ital com m itm ents
OTHER COMMITMENTS
Com m itm ents receivable Net com m itm ents
(1,100)
(166)
(973)
21,958
One year or less
(688)
21,238
From one to two years
(292)
240
BY MATURITY All net com m itm ents
From two to five years
Net com m itm ents
7 (973)
480 21,958
O perating lease com m itm ents One year or less From one to five years
62 65
1,390
127
1,390
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ANNUAL REPORT
AUSTRA LIA N N A T IO N A L M ARITIM E M U SE U M S C H E D U L E OF C O N T I N G E N C I E S AS AT 3 0 jU N E 1999
N otes
1999 $’000
1998
$’000
CONTINGENT LOSSES Claims for construction variation costs
Total con tin gen t losses
(1.038) (1.038)
CONTINGENT GAINS Net con tin gen cies
(1.038)
Variations to the original construction contract for the Wharf 7 building are still under negotiation as to a final agreed figure, and arc expected to be resolved at the end of 1999. The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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NO TE 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
D E S C R IP T IO N Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Segment Reporting Economic Dependency Subsequent Events Goods and Services Expenses Grants Expense Interest Expense Revenue from Independent Sources Revenues from Government Abnormal and Extraordinary Item Debt Provisions and Payables Equity Financial Assets Non-Financial Assets Cash Flow Reconciliation Remote Contingencies Remuneration of Council Members Related Party Disclosures Remuneration of Auditors Trust Money Financial Instruments
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N O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D 30 J U N E 1999
1. SU M M A R Y O F S IG N IF IC A N T A C C O U N T IN G PO LIC IES 1.1 Basis o f accou n tin g The financial statements are a general purpose financial report. They have been prepared in accordance with Schedule 2 to Orders issued by the Finance Minister under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. The financial statements have been prepared â&#x20AC;˘ in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, odier authoritative pronouncements of the Accounting Standards Boards (Accounting Guidance Releases) and the Consensus Views of the Urgent Issues Group, and â&#x20AC;˘ having regard to Statements of Accounting concepts. The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and are in accordance with historical cost convention, except for certain donated assets which, as noted, are at valuation. All assets are revalued every three years and, as noted, are disclosed at their revised value. No allowance is made for the effect of changing prices on the results or on the financial position.
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N O T E S T O A N D F O R M IN G PART OF T H E F IN A N C IA L STATEM ENTS FO R T H E YEAR E N D E D JU N E 1999
1.
SUM M ARY OF S I G N IF IC A N T A C C O U N T I N G POLICIES ( C O N T I N U E D )
1.2 R oun d in g Amounts are rounded to the nearest $ 1,000 except in relation to: • remuneration of council members; and • remuneration of auditors.
1.3 Spon sorsh ip s 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 expenditure and require no separate treatment.
1.4 Taxation The Museum is exempt from all forms of taxation except fringe benefits tax and sales tax on goods purchased for resale.
1.5
Inventories
Inventories held represent stock held for resale by the Museum store. Inventories are valued at cost in accordance with AAS 2 Inventories except where no longer required, in which case they are valued at net realisable value. Cost is assigned to individual items of inventory using weighted average costs.
1.6 Property, Plant an d E quipm ent Purchases of property, plant and equipment arc 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 o f property, plant and equipment free of charge or for a nominal amount is recognised initially at fair value. Schedule 2 requires that property plant and equipment be progressively revalued in accordance with the ‘deprival’ method o f valuation by no later than 1 July 1999 and thereafter be revalued progressively on that basis every three years. The Museum completed its asset revaluation on 30 June 1999 has implemented its progressive revaluations to 1 July 1999 as follows: • • •
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leasehold improvements have been revalued as at 30 June 1999; exhibition fitout have been revalued by type of asset as at 30 June 1999; plant and equipment, including information technology equipment, have been revalued by type of asset as at 30 June 1999. None of the information technology assets are subject to finance leases.
N O T E S T O A N D F O R M IN G PART OF T H E F IN A N C IA L STATEM ENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J UNE 1999
1.
SUM M ARY OF S I G N IF I C A N T A C C O U N T I N G POLICIES ( C O N T I N U E D )
1.6 Property, Plant and Equipm ent (con tin ued) Leasehold land and buildings were excluded from the 30 June 1999 revaluation as they were less than one year old at the time of revaluation. 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. As a class of assets, it is due for revaluation in 1999-2000. Assets in each class acquired after each revaluation cycle will be reported on a historic cost or valuation basis, as initially recognised on acquisition, until the next progressive revaluation of that class. The application of the deprival method values land at its current market buying price and other assets 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 1999, there were no assets in this situation. All valuations are independent. The revaluation was conducted by the Australian Valuation Office. The carrying amounts of non-current assets of the Australian National Maritime Museum have been reviewed to determine whether they are in excess of their recoverable amounts. In assessing recoverable amounts, where appropriate, the relevant cash flows have been discounted to their present value at the rate of 12%. Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives to the Museum using, in all cases, the straight line method of depreciation. Leasehold improvements are amortised on a straight line basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the improvements or the uncxpired period of the lease. Depreciation/amortisation rates (useful lives) and methods are reviewed at each balance date and necessary adjustments are recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate. Residual values are re-estimated for a change in prices only when assets are revalued. Depreciation and amortisation rates applying to each class of depreciable asset are as follows:
Buildings on leasehold land Leasehold land Leasehold improvements Permanent exhibition items Plant and equipment
1999 22 years 105 years Lease term or 10 years 7 years 20% - 33%
1998 Not applicable Not applicable Lease term or 10 years 7 years 20% - 33%
The Collection is not depreciated because of its long term nature and the expected appreciation of its historical value. The aggregate amount of depreciation allowed for each class o f asset during the reporting period is disclosed in Note 5C.
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N O T E S T O A N D F O R M IN G PART OF T H E F IN A N C IA L STATEM ENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D JU N E 1999
1.
SUM M ARY OF S IG N IF IC A N T A C C O U N T I N G POLICIES ( C O N T I N U E D )
1.7 Liability for Em ployee 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 1999 and is recognised at its nominal value. The liability for long service leave is recognised and measured at the present value o f the estimated future cash flows to be made in respect of all employees at 30 June 1999. 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 publicly communicated this information, and a reliable estimate of the amount of the payments can be determined.
1.8 Leases A distinction is made between finance leases, which effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of leased assets, and operating leases, under which the lessor effectively retains all such risks and benefits. The Museum has no current finance leases. Operating lease payments arc charged to expense on a basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets. The net present value of future net outlays in respect of surplus space under non-cancellable lease agreements is expensed in the period in which the space becomes surplus.
1.9 B ad an d d o u b tfu l d ebts 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.
1.10 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.
1.11 Revenue Appropriation revenue is recognised at the time the Museum becomes entitled to receive the revenue. Resources received free of charge are recognised as revenues in the Operating Statement when received and their fair value can be reliably measured. Use o f the resources is recognised as an expense or an asset, according to whether there is a long term benefit Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers. Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.
N O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U NE 1999
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 1.11 Revenue (con tin ued) Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised by reference to the stage o f completion o f contracts. The stage o f completion is determined according to the proportion that costs incurred to date hear to the estimated total costs o f the transaction.
1.12 Financial Instrum ents Accounting policies in relation to financial instruments are disclosed in Note 26.
1.13 B o rrow in g costs All borrowing costs are expensed as incurred exccpt to the extent that they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised. The amount capitalised in a reporting period docs not exceed the amounts of costs incurred in that period. During 1998-99, the Museum had one qualifying asset (Wharf 7 building) for which funds were borrowed specifically.
1.14 C om parative figures Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation in these financial statements.
1.15 C hanges in acco u n tin g p olicies Changes in accounting policy have been identified in this note under their appropriate headings.
2. SEGMENT REPORTING The Museum operates in a single industry and geographic segment, being provision of government programs in Australia.
3. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY The Australian National Maritime Museum is controlled by the Government of the Commonwealth o f Australia. The Museum is dependent on appropriations from Parliament of the Commonwealth for its continued existence and ability to carry out its normal activities.
4. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Construction delays and design issues associated with the Wharf 7 building have resulted in an undefinable amount of ‘variation costs’ which may not be mutually resolved and definitively agreed upon until early 2000.
5. GOODS AND SERVICES EXPENSES
Basic remuneration for services provided Separation and redundancy
1999 $’000 5,363 80
1998 $’000 5,020 9
Total remuneration Other
5,443 819
5,029 646
6,262
5,675
SA. Emplovee Expenses
Total employee expenses
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5. G O O D S A N D SERVICES EXPENSES (C O N T IN U E D ) 5A. Employee Expenses ('continued) The separation and redundancy expense is calculated on the basis of two weeks pay for every year of service by employees made redundant. The Museum contributes to the Commonwealth Superannuation (CSS) and the Public Sector (PSS) superannuation schemes 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 19.3% of salary (CSS) and 11.8% (PSS). An additional 3% is contributed for employer productivity benefits.
1999 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000
$â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000
10,818 1,629
6,330 5,329
12,447
11,659
1,882 57
2,640 53
1998
5B Suppliers Expenses Supply of goods and services Operating lease rentals Total suppliers expenses
5C Depreciation and amortisation Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Amortisation of leasehold assets Amortisation of capitalised interest Total depreciation expense
4 1,943
2,693
The aggregate amounts of depreciation or amortisation allocated during the reporting period, eidier as expense or as part of the carrying amount of other assets, for each class o f depreciable asset are as follows:
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Buildings on leasehold land Permanent exhibition fitout Leasehold improvements Capitalised interest Plant and equipment
106 1,448 57 4 328
2,255 53 385
Total allocated
1,943
2,693
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5. GOODS AND SERVICES EXPENSES (CONTINUED) 1999 $’000 5 D Write-down of assets Financial assets: Rcceivables for goods and services Receivables loans Non-fmancial assets: Plant and equipment —revaluation decrement Plant and equipment —write-off
1998 $’000
16 2 12
SO
Total write-down of assets
12
6. GRANTS EXPENSE The Museum makes grants to support the involvement of community groups in maritime heritage projects. fNon-profit institutions
30
30
7. INTEREST EXPENSE Loans
73
8. REVENUE FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES 8A. Sales of goods and services Sales o f goods Rendering of services
304 2,010
9 2,185
Total sales of goods and services
2,314
2,194
Deposits Bank bills
147 96
236 32
Total interest
243
268
S88
429 763
8B. Interest
8C. Other Revenues Industry contributions Other- Donations and bequests Other Total other
1,120 16 1,724
51 1,243
Donations includes $493,000 for donations-in-kind, including $293,000 for service-related donations-in-kind from a range of donors. In March 1999, the Australian Navy donated a decommissioned Oberon submarine to the Museum which was valued at $200,000 being its scrap metal value at that time. This asset was later included in the 30 June 1999 revaluation.
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N O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U N E 1999
9. REVENUES FROM GOVERNMENT 1999 $’000
1998 $’000
14,289
14,249
9A. Parliamentary Appropriations Appropriation Acts N o s.l, 1998-99
9B. Resources Received Free of Charge Provision of services by Department of Finance
31
10. ABNORMAL AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS 10A. Abnormal items Valuation of collection 10B. Extraordinary items Valuation of collection
200
-
890
20,658
7,598
11. DEBT 11 A. Loans Bill of exchange
The Museum has an external loan of $20,657,512 which financed the construction o f the Wharf 7 building and is due to be fully repaid in July 2010. The bill of exchange is held with the Commonwcaldi Bank of Australia. Loans at reporting date are payable as follows (principal repayment only): Within one year: 675 Within one to two years: 821 Within two to five years: 3,448 More than five years: 15,714 11B. Deposits Advance revenue —Venue hire Advance revenue —Exhibition sponsorship
631 100
36 -
Total deposits repayable
731
36
27
-
11C. Other Cash received in Trust
50
-
675 2,919 4,004
12. PROVISIONS AND PAYABLES 1999 $’000
1998 $’000
FINAN STATE M
N O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U NE 1999
12A. Liabilities to Employees Salaries and wages Annual Leave Long Service Leave
101
70
616 80S
S21
718
1,522
1,309
Trade Creditors Operating lease rentals
990 1
8S5 13
Total suppliers
991
868
15
IS
Aggregate employee entitlement liability
12B. Suppliers
12C. Grants Liabilities Non-profit institutions
13. EQUITY Item
B alan ce 1 Ju ly (Deficit) Net revaluation increases
B alan ce 30 Ju n e
Accumulated Results 1999 $’000 14,252 (2,222) -
12,030
1998 $’000 IS,37S (1,123) -
14,252
Asset Revaluation Reserve 1999 1998 $’000 $’000
TOTAL EQUITY
-
-
-
-
11,353 11,353
-
-
1999 $’000 14,252 (2,222)
1998 $’000 15,375 (1,123)
11,353 23,383
14,252
-
The net revaluation increase in the asset revaluation reserve comprises:
1999 $’000 Buildings on leasehold land Permanent exhibition fitout Leasehold improvements Plant and equipment
1998 $’000
11,120 47 186
11,353
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14. FINANCIAL ASSETS 1999 $’000
$’000
680 788
6,620 658
1,468
7,278
1,468
7,278
49 (3)
465 (5)
46
460
11 12 -
8 2 7
23
17
1998
14A. Cash Cash at bank and on hand Cash investments —bank bills
Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Statement of Cash Flows 14B. Receivables Goods and services less Provision for doubtful debts Total receivables
Receivables includes receivables overdue by - less than 30 days - 30 to 60 days - more than 60 days
15. NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS 15A. Land and Buildings Leasehold land Accumulated amortisation
Buildings —at cost Accumulated depreciation
Leasehold improvements - at valuation (1998-99) Accumulated Amortisation
Total land an d b u ild in gs
4,500 (45)
-
4,455
-
15,865 (61)
1,284 -
15,804
1,284
213 (44)
530 (318)
169
213
20,428
1,497
52 The amount includes borrowing costs of $ 1,157,521 which have been capitalised (1997-98 Nil).
15B. Infrastructure. Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment - at cost Accumulated depreciation
1999 $’000 506 (44) 462
Plant and equipment —at valuation (1998-99) Accumulated depreciation
1,938 (1,174) 764
Exhibits and fitout —at cost Accumulated depreciation
839 (22) 817
Exhibits and fitout - at valuation (1998-99) Accumulated depreciation
Total p lan t an d equip m en t
1998 $’000
FINANC
15. NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS ( C O N T I N U E D )
STATFMF1
N O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A NC I A L S TATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U N E 1999
2,571 (1,884) 687 -
22,508 (14,654) 7,854
31,521 (14,165)
-
17,356
-
19,399
8,541
The revaluation o f non-financial assets as at 30 June 1999, in accordance with the revaluation policies stated in Note 1, was completed by an independent valuer (Australian Valuation Office). A revaluation increment of $ 11,352,853 is included in the Asset Revaluation Reserve. 15C. National Maritime Collection National Maritime Collection - at cost National Maritime Collection - at valuation
3,410 2,448
3,321 2,448
5,858
5,769
53
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15D. A nalysis o f Property, Plant and Equipment
Land
Buildings
S’ OOOs
S ’OOOs 1,814
Total Land & Buildings S’ OOOs 1,814
Item
Gross value as at 1 Ju ly 1998
-
Plant & Equipment S ’ OOOs 25,079
National Maritime Collection S ’ OOOs 5,769
Total S’ OOOs 32,662 20,564 9,045
(666)
-
(1,032)
34,804
5,858
61,239
-
16,856
4,500
14,630
19,130
-
-
-
-
(366)
(366)
Gross value as at 30 Ju ne 1999
4,500
16,078
20,578
Accumulated Depreciation/Amortisation as at 1 Ju ly 1998
-
318
318
16,538
D epreciation/am ortisation charge fo r assets held 1 July 1998 D epreciation/am ortisation charge for additions A djustm ent for revaluations A djustm ent for disposals
-
-
60 57 (47) (283)
60 102 (47) (283)
1,747 66 (2,260) (687)
-
1,807 168 (2,307) (970)
45
105
150
15,405
-
15,554
15,973 1,496
20,428 1,497
19,399 8,541
5,858 5,769
45,685 15,807
Accumulated Depreciation/Amortisation at 30 June 1999 Net book value as at 30 Ju ne 1999 Net book value as at 1 Ju ly 1998
45 -
4,455 -
-
TABLE B Summary of balances of assets at valuation as at 30 June 1999 Item
Land
Buildings
S ’OOOs
S ’ OOOs
Total Land & Buildings S ’ OOOs
Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment S ’ OOOs
National M aritim e Collection S ’OOOs
Total S ’ OOOs
As at 30 Ju ne 1999 G ross value A ccum ulated D epreciation/A m ortisation
-
33,458 (15,339)
Net book value
-
18,119
-
-
33,458 (15,339)
-
18,119
-
As at 30 Ju ne 1998 Gross value A ccum ulated D epreciation/A m ortisation
-
3,799 (128)
-
3,799 (128)
Net book value
-
3,671
-
3,671
FORMING PART OF THE F I N A N C I A L FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 1999
-
1,346 9,045
89
A dditions Revaluations Disposals
NOTES TO AND STATEMENTS
TABLE A: Movement summary 1998-99 for all assets irrespective of valuation basis
15. NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS (CONTINUED) 1999 15E. Inventory Store inventory held for resale —at cost
$ ’000
103
1SF. Other Non-Financial Assets Prepaid property rentals Other prepayments
-
Total other non-financial assets
1998 $ ’000 0
25
460 73
25
533
FINAN ST AT F M
N O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U N E 1999
16. CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION Reconciliation o j net cashflowsfrom operating activities to Net Cost of Services.
Net Cost o f Services Revenue from Government Resources received free of charge Non-cash revenue adjustment Donations-in-kind Abnormal item
O perating S u rp lu s/(D e fic it) Depreciation/amortisation of property, plant & equipment W rite-off /losses on property, plant & equipment Changes in assets and liabilities: (Increase)/decrease in receivables (Increase)/decrease in property, plant & equipment (Increase)/decrease in other assets Increase/(decrease) in employee provisions Increase/(decrease) in liability to suppliers, deposits and accrued interest Increase/(decrease) in loans Increase in capital reserves
Net cash from o p eratin g activities
1999
1998
$’000
$’000
(16,542) 14,289
(16,262) 14,249
(31)
50 (200) ( 200)
(2,434) 1,943 79
(2,213) 2,693
414 (11,353)
(300)
(508)
( 68 ) 81
213
12
123 1,158 11,353 988
207
17. REMOTE CONTINGENCIES There were no remote contingencies occurring during 1998-99.
1999
1998
Aggregate amount of superannuation payments in connection 19,428 with the retirement of council members Other remuneration received or due and receivable by Council 194,754 members o f the Museum Total remuneration received or due and receivable by Council 214,182 members of the Museum ======
19,833
18. REMUNERATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
193,066 212,899 ===== =
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18. REMUNERATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS (CONTINUED) The number of Council members of the Museum included in these figures are shown below in the relevant remuneration bands Number
$ nil $ 10,000 $110,000 $120,000
- $ 9,999 - $ 19,999 - $119,999 - $129,999
1999
1998
9 2 1 -
10 1 1
12
12
19. RELATED PARTY D I S C L O S U R E S C ouncil M em bers o f the M useum d u rin g the year w ere: Ms Kay Cottee AO (Chairman) Dr Kevin Fewster (Director) Mr Ronald Brown Mr John Kirby Prof Martin Nakata Mr Richard Bunting Ms Cecilia Caffery Ms Anthe Philippides Mr Bruce McDonald Mr John Farrell Mr Noel Robins (appointed 9 December 1998) RADM William Dovers RAN (appointed S March 1999) RADM Simon Harrington RAN (term 1 May 1997 to 4 March 1999 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;left to take up the position as Flead of Australian Defence Staff at the Australian Embassy, Washington) The aggregate remuneration of Council Members is disclosed in Note 18.
20. R E M U N E R A T I O N OF A U D I T O R S
Remuneration to the Auditor-General for auditing the financial statements for the reporting period.
1999
1998
$
$
36,000 ======
38,000 ===== =
No other services were provided by the Auditor-General during the reporting period.
21. T R U S T 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 under formal trust arrangements. Monies received are 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 are not recognised in the financial statements.
u_ 21. T R U S T M O N E Y ( C O N T I N U E D )
Z h
— < ^ H
a) USA B icentennial Gift Fund
^
In December 1987 a gift of US$5 million was received to develop and maintain the USA Gallery at the Museum. Upon completion of the fitout the assets were transferred to the Museum. The financial position of the Fund is as folfows: 1999 1998 $’000 $’000
3,709 251 14
3,854 193 -
3,974
4,047
1 38 214
127 211
Closing balance at 30 June
3,721
3,709
Represented by: Bank term deposit and bills Interest Receivable Other receivables Liability to Museum
3,616 77 28
4,032 12
Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest Exhibitions
Less payments: Acquisitions Interest and investing expenses Other expenses
-
3,721
-
(335) 3,709
In May 1999, the USA Gallery funds were deposited into a long-term investment with Merrill Lynch Mercury Wholesale Balanced Fund. Ongoing operational expenses will be financed from interest payable from this Fund.
b) NZ Bicentennial Gift Fund A fund was created to research, develop educational material and undertake maintenance relating to the yacht Akarana. The financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest Sponsorship Less donations to the Museum
27 2 10 -
-
Closing balance at 30 June
39
27
Represented by: Bank deposit
39
27
26
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N O TE S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D j U N E 1999
21. T R U S T M O N E Y ( C O N T I N U E D ) 1999 $’000
1998
$’000
c) Patrons Fund This fund was created by the Council as part of the Museum’s Sponsorship Policy. The financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest received Less donation to Museum
330 16
336 16 (22 )
Closing balance at 30 June
346
330
Represented by: Bank deposit Receivable from Museum
346
325 S
346
330
11 1 10
10
22
11
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
58
1
Less payments: Acquisitions
11
Closing balance at 30 June
11
11
Represented by: Bank deposit
11
11
22. F I N A N C I A L I N S T R U M E N T S a) Term s, C on ditions and A ccountin g p olicies Financial Intrument
Notes
Financial Assets
Acounting Policies and M ethods (including recognition criteria and measurement basis)
FINANC STATFMF:
N O TE S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L S TATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U N E 1999
Nature o f underlying instrum ent (including significant term s and conditions affecting the amount, timing and certainty o f cash flows)
Financial assets are recognised when control over future economic benefits is established and the amount of the benefit can be reasonably measured.
Deposits at call and cash on hand
14A
Deposits are recognised at their Temporarily surplus funds, mainly from monthly drawdowns nominal amounts. Interest is credited to revenue as it accrues. of appropriation, arc 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 bills
14A
The bills are recognised at cost. Interest is accrued as it is earned.
The bills are funds with the ANZ Bank and Commonwealth Bank, in 30 - 40 day accounts, and earn interest at the prevailing rate.
Receivables for goods and services
14B
Receivables are recognised at the nominal amounts due less any provision for bad and and doubtfull debts. Provision is made when collection ol the debt is judged to be unlikely. No interest is charged on late payment.
Credit terms are net 30 days (1997/98: 30 days). Any write足 offs require delegated approval.
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OTES T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T HE YEAR E N D E D J U N E 1999
2 2 . FINANCIAL IN ST RU M EN TS (C O N T I N U E D ) Financial Liabilities Bills of exchange
11A
Bills are carried at the amount of their initial proceeds plus accrued interest.
Bills are issued at a discount reflecting market fields. They have an average maturity of 30 days and and effective interest rate of 6.9%. The bills will be fully repaid in July 2010.
Refundable Deposits
1 IB
Deposits for advance services are recognised at their nominal amounts. Interest is accrued to revenue as it is earned.
Service revenue is recognised as it is earned, at the date the service is provided.
Trade Creditors
12A/ 12B
Trade creditores are recognised at their nominal amounts, being the amounts 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 days.
Grants payable
12C
The Museum recognises a liability on signing a grant agreement. The amount of the liability is for all payments under the agreement which are no longer at the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.
22. F I N A N C I A L I N S T R U M E N T S ( C O N T I N U E D ) 22. b) Financial Instruments: Interest Rate Risk________
Instrument
Notes
Fixed Interest Rate
Floating Interest Rate 98-99 97-98 $’000 $’000
788
65 8
788
658
1 - 2 years 98-99 97-98 $’000 $’000
2 - 5 years 98-99 97-98 $’000 $’000
-
-
-
-
-
> 5 years 98-99 97-98 $’000 $’000 -
-
"
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.80
4.9
4.97
4.9
46
460
788 46
658 460
46
460
1,514
7,738
47,327
24,078
20,658 2,512 15
-
23,185
-
-
1,100
166
23,944 1,100
9,826 166
n/a
n/a
-
-
1,100 0
166 19,200
1,100 0
166 19,200
n/a n/a
n/a n/a
127
2,924
127
2,924
n/a
n/a
1,038
-
n/a
n/a
1,165
22,124
-
-
-
-
-
-
"
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,620
20,658
-
-
680
2,177 15 2,192
-
-
97-98 $’000
7,598
-
-
98-99 $’000
7,598 2,177 15 9,790
-
-
-
97-98 $’000
2,512 15 2,527
20,658 -
-
-
98-99 $’000
Weighted Avg Effective Interest Rate 98-99 97-98 % %
Total
7,598 -
-
-
1,038 1,165
22,124
6.9 -
6.9 -
FORMING PART OF THE F IN A N C IA L FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 1999
Financial Assets 680 6,620 14A Cash deposits and cash on hand 14A Bank bills 14B Receivables for goods and services 680 6,620 Total financial assets recognised Total Assets Financial Liabilities 11A Bills of exchange _ 1IB Refundable deposits 12A/12B Trade creditors Grants payable 12C Total financial liabilities recognised Total Liabilities Unrecognised Instruments Schedule of Other Commitments commitments Total financial assets (Unrecognised) Schedule of Capital Commitments commitments Schedule of Other Commitments commitments Schedule of Other indemnities Contingency Total financial liabilities (Unrecognised)
1 year or less 98-99 97-98 $’000 $’000
Non-Interest Bearing
NOTES TO AND STATEMENTS
Financial
N (O T E S T O A N D F O R M I N G PART OF T H E F I N A N C I A L STATEMENTS F O R T H E YEAR E N D E D J U N E 1999
oCu 2 2 .FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED) c) Net Fair Values o f Financial A ssets and Liabilities (con t)
Financial Assets
Note
Cash at bank - AN Z
14A
Cash at bank —C olon ial State Bank
14A
Cash on hand
14A
Bank bills
14A
R eceivablcs fo r g o o d s and services
14B
Total Financial Assets
1998-99 Total carrying amount $’000 622 32 26 788 46 1,514
Aggregate net fair value $’000 622 32 26 788 46 1,514
20,658 731 28 21,417
20,658 731 28 21,417
-
1997-98 Total
A ggregate
carrying
net fair
am ount
value $ ’0 0 0
$ ’0 0 0
6 ,1 3 0
6 ,1 3 0
474
474
16
16
658
658
460
460
7 ,7 3 8
7 ,7 3 8
7 ,5 9 8
7 ,5 9 8
36
36
7 ,6 3 4
7 ,6 3 4
-
1 9 ,200
1 9 ,2 0 0
127
127
2 ,9 2 4
2 ,9 2 4
1,038
1,038
1,165
1,165
2 2 ,1 2 4
2 2 ,1 2 4
Financial Liabilities (Recognised) Bank lo an /B ill o f exchange
11A
R epayable deposits
1 IB
M oney held in trust
11C
Total Financial Liabilities (Recognised)
-
Financial Liabilities (Unrecognised) Capital com m itm ents
Schedule o f Com m itm ents
O th er com m itm ents
Schedule o f C om m itm ents
O th er indem nities
Schedule o f Contingencies
Total Financial Liabilities (Unrecognised)
Financial Assets The net fair values of cash, deposits on call and receivablcs approximate their carrying amounts. The net fair values of bank bills are based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for assets with similar risk profiles. Financial liabilities The net fair value o f trade cred ito rs are app roxim ated by their carryin g am ounts. 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 based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for liabilities with similar risk profiles.
d ) C redit Risk E xp osu res 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.
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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 any collateral or other security.
FINAN STATFMF. 0)
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S E C T I O N 4:
APPENDIXES Classic ferry Reliance leads the licet out of Darling Harbour during the Classic ferryboat Challenge during the 1998 Classic &. Wooden Root Festival which attracted 10,000 people during one weekend in October.
APPENDIX 1 PU BLIC & M E M B E R S P R O G R A M S 1998-99
S E M I N AR S (1 5 /8 /9 8 ) ‘Keys to Unlock your Hidden Past’ , family history research seminar. Guest speakers from The Society of Australian Genealogists, State Library of NSW, Archives Authority NSW, ANMM Vaughan Evans Library and the WEA ( S / 9 / 9 8 ) Maritime Archaeology and Trade, study day. Speakers included Sue Bassett and Paul LIundley, ANMM Curators of Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation of Sydney University (2 0 / 6 / 9 9 ) ‘ Dolphins in our H arbour’ . The Dolphin Society prom o ted know ledge of dolphins, their ocean habits and habitat ( 3 0 / 4 / 9 9 ) Earth Day. Feature Forum to celebrate the 29th anniversary o f Earth Day
L E C T U R E S & T A LK S (1 2 /7 /9 8 ) ‘Sailing in Style’ , Ships of Migration lecture by curator Kevin Jones ANMM
(10-11 /1 0 /9 8 ) 1998 Classic &]'Vooden Boat Festival Maritime Heritage Lecture Program: • WoodenBoat m agazine and m aritim e preservation in the USA, by Matt Murphy, Editor, WoodenBoat • W orld’s fa ste st w ooden b o at, Spirit of Australia, 20 years on, by world water speed record holder Ken Warby • The challenges of maritime photography, by w inner o f the inaugural A N M M -N ikon photography contest, Bill Moseley • Traditional workboats of Sydney Harbour, by Graeme Andrews, editor of Australian Sea Heritage • Restoration o f the iron barque James Craig, by projcct coordinator RADM James Flunt (Retd), Sydney Heritage Fleet (2 5 /1 0 /9 8 ) ‘Fishing boat that went to War’ , Sunday Circle lecture by historian and writer Lynette Ramsay Silver
( 2 / 7 / 9 8 ) ‘ Titanic: Tomb, Tim e, Capsule or Treasure Trove’ , lccture by ANMM Director Dr Kevin Fewster
(8 /1 1 /9 8 ) ‘Preserved Ships’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Kim Ford, WEA
(S /7 /9 8 ) ‘ Gold Getters’ , Ships of Migration lecture by curator Kieran Hosty ANMM
(2 2 /1 1 / 9 8 ) ‘Lamalera- village o f whales’ , lecturc by anthropologist Anita Lundberg
( 1 9 / 7 / 9 8 ) ‘ The Singing S h ip ’ , Ships o f Migration lecturc by Beryl Daly, nursing escort on Batory
(1 7 /1 2 /9 8 ) ‘All at Sea on Land’ , lccture by Kay Cottee, ANMM Chairman
( 2 6 /7 /9 8 ) ‘ Tu Do-A Boat Called Freedom ’ , Ships of Migration lecture by curator Helen Trepa AN MM ( 3 0 / 7 / 9 8 ) ‘ Sea Caves o f the NSW C oast’ , lecture by D r Armstrong Osbourne, Senior Lecturer of Education, University of Sydney (3 0 /8 /9 8 ) ‘Finding AE2’ , Sunday Circle lecture by diver Dr Mark Spencer (8 ,1 0 /1 0 /9 8 ) ‘A Voyage Round the World in his Majesty’s Frigate Pandora', book launch and lecture by Peter Gesner, Curator Maritime Archaeology Queensland Museum
(2 9 /1 /9 9 ) ‘Australian Maritime A rt’ , lecture by Martin Terry, ANMM Curator ( S / 2 / 9 9 ) ‘Picturing the Pacific’ , lecture by curator Martin Terry ANMM (7 /2 /9 9 ) ‘Exploring US Maritime Heritage’ , lecturc by Kevin Fewster, Director ANMM (21 /2 7 99) ‘Rounding the Horn’ , Sunday Circle lectu re by Bob R u ssell, P resid en t, Cape Horners Association ( 2 1 /3 /9 9 ) ‘ Cunard: Past, Present, Future’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Steven McLaughlin, Cunard Business Development Manager
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A P P E N D I X 1 ( CO N TI NUE D) P U B L I C & M E M B E R S P R O G R A M S L998-99
( 1 7 / 4 / 9 9 ) ‘ Project AE2: The Discovery of Australia’s Gallipoli Submarine’ , lecture by underwater explorer and photographer Dr Mark Spencer (2 /5 /9 9 ) ‘ Ocean Discoveries’ , Ocean Planet lecture by photographer Michael Aw
( 1 9 / 9 / 9 8 ) Life S^Death under the Pharaohs exhibition tour, The Australian Museum ( 2 6 /9 /9 8 ) Rookwood Cemetery tour, with Friends of Rookwood (1 6 /1 0 /9 8 ) Dare to Know exhibition viewing at the State Library of NSW
(9 /5 /9 9 ) ‘SOS Australian Search and Rescue’ , Ocean Planet lectu re by L ieuten ant Commander Arthur Heather, AuSAR Rescue Coordination Centre
(1 /1 1 /9 8 ) Walk around historic Kurnell and Captain C o o k ’s landing place, guide Ross Pearson
( 1 6 / 5 / 9 9 ) ‘ Tsun am i-T he Ph en om enon ’ , Ocean Planet lectu re by D r Ted Byrant, Wollongong University
(10/1 /9 9 ) Tour of Wilhelmsen containership Talbot, Wilhemsen Line Limited, sponsor of exhibition The Last Windjammers
( 1 9 / 6 / 9 9 ) ‘ C o ck ato o : Sy dn ey ’s Island D o ck y ard ’ , lectu re and b ook -sign in g by Cockatoo Island’s last CEO John Jeremy
(9 /2 /9 9 ) Cunard’s QE2 (Membersexclusive)
(2 7 /6 /9 9 ) ‘A Fine Naval Career’ , Sunday Circle lecture by Vice-Admiral David Leach AC CBE LVO RAN Rtd, RAN
TOURS (First Tuesday of every month) Pyrmont Heritage W alk, in asso ciatio n w ith C ity W est Development Corporation Free Tours: Gallery Highlights, Cape Bowling Green (North Queensland) Lighthouse, and destroyer HMAS Vampire tours (Winter, Spring School Holidays) Kids’ tours o f ANMM collection vessel, D aring Class destroyer HMAS Vampire (W inter, Spring School Holidays) Tours o f ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance
(1 2 /2 /9 9 ) Tour of studio of maritime artist and ex-Cape Horner Dennis Adams, with Daina Fletcher and Sue Frost, ANMM (8-14/3 /9 9 )The Shipwreck Coast tour, six-day tour along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, guide Ross Pearson ( 2 7 / 3 / 9 9 ) HMAS Watson Navy Base tour, National Parks & Wildlife (1 8 /4 /9 9 ) Long Reef Rock walk, guide Phil Coleman, Australian Museum malacologist (21 / 4 /9 9 ) Vampire’s Secrets, tour of the spaces not open to the public (Members exclusive ) (2 9 /4 /9 9 ) Tour of The Picture Gallery, State Library of NSW, Elizabeth M ills, Mitchell Curator of Pictures ( 3 0 / 5 / 9 9 ) R o zelle w alking tour, guide historian Kath Harney
(1 0 /7 /9 8 ) NSW Government House tour
( 1 / 5 / 9 9 ) Sydn ey’s F o rgo tten Shipyards harbour tour, guides Steven Adams ANMM & Adam Huie, Banks Marine
( 1 / 8 / 9 8 ) HMAS Newcastle, RAN guided missile frigate tour, Garden Island
( 6 / 6 / 9 9 ) Preview PIMAS Onslow with C urator Lindsey Shaw (Members exclusive)
(3 /1 0 /9 8 ) Tour HMAS Success, Garden Island
(8 /8 /9 8 ) Watsons Bay to Rose Bay Heritage Hike, guide Ross Pearson
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(2 /8 /9 8 ) Asian Arts Society viewing of Views of Pearl River Delta
(2 /1 0 /9 8 ) Whale Watch cruise, Nelsons Bay (1 0 /1 0 /9 8 ) Great Classic Ferry Challenge, Classic Si^Wooden Boat Festival ( 1 0 / 1 0 / 9 8 ) Twilight Schooner C ruise on Penguin, Classic ScWooden Boat Festival (5 /1 2 /9 8 ) Carols Afloat on board the historic vessels of Sydney Heritage Fleet (2 6 / 1 2 / 9 8 ) Sydney to H obart Yacht Race farewell, with Sydney by Sail (13 / 1 /9 9 ) Shark Island Escapade, pirate picnic (with exhibition Pirates!) (1 6 /1 /9 9 ) Lane Cove River Kayak Tour ( i / 3 / 9 9 ) Second Annual ANMM Staff Sailing Regatta, with Sydney by Sail (2 4 /3 /9 9 ) Cruise on ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance (1 7 /4 /9 9 ) Meet the Museum’s Fleet, for NSW Heritage Week ( 1 1 / 5 / 9 9 ) H arbou r C ru ise on ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance (Members exclusive)
O T H E R PUBLIC & M EM BE R S PROGRAMS (W inter, Sprin g School H olidays) K id s’ Destroyer Workshops on ANMM collection vessel, Daring class destroyer HMAS Vampire ( 5 / 7 / 9 8 ) Ship R eunion Sunday: D utch shipboard migrants’ get-together, with Tears Fears <§l Cheers exhibition (1 8 -1 9 /7 /9 8 ) Convict Slumber, sleepover at Hyde Park Barracks ( 2 / 8 / 9 8 ) Ship R eunion Sunday: Italian shipboard m igrants’ get-together, with Tears Fears Cheers exhibition
( 2 / 9 / 9 8 ) Ship Reunion Sunday: (C O R B ) Children’s Overseas Reception Board shipboard migrants’ get-together, with Tears, Fears S^Cheers exhibition (2 6 - 2 7 /9 /9 9 8 , 7 - 8 /1 1 / 9 8 ) ‘ Sleepover on Vampire’ , children’s overnight adventure with torchlight tours o f ANMM collection vessel, Daring class destroyer FIMAS Vampire (1 0 /9 /9 8 ) Dining in Night: social evening at HMAS Watson, Watsons Bay with special guest ANM M C o u n cillo r and Navy S u p p o rt Commander Rear Admiral Simon Harrington (1 1 /1 0 /9 8 ) Farewell to replica of Matthew Flinders’ Norfolk (2 2 /1 0 /9 8 ) New Members Reception, ANMM ( 1 5 / 1 1 / 9 8 ) Pow erhouse M em bers view Pirates! (2 8 /1 1 /9 8 ) 7lh Members Anniversary Lunch, guest speakers ANMM Chairman Miss Kay Cottee AO and noted Australian yachtsman Syd Fischer (Members exclusive) ( 1 9 / 1 2 / 9 8 , 2 6 / 1 / 9 9 ) Sum m er holiday children’s activities in association with the exhibition Pirates (2 6 /1 199) Australia Day party and dinner (1 8 /3 /9 9 ) New Members Reception, ANMM ( 3 1 / 3 / 9 9 ) Exh ibition O penin g o f Ocean Planet (Members exclusive) (1 6 /4 /9 9 ) Celebrity lunch with Ian Kiernan (1 /5 /9 9 ) Family evening on ANMM collection vessel, Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance (2 7 /6 /9 9 ) 40l11Birthday (since commissioning) celebrations for ANMM collection vessel, Daring class destroyer HMAS Vampire
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(1 8 /9 /9 8 - 1 0 /1 0 /9 8 ) Norfolk, replica o f the vessel sailed by Bass & Flinders to Van Diemen’s Land
( 5 ,8 ,1 0 / 7 / 9 8 ) N aidoc Week celebrations featured interactive performance workshops with popular Aboriginal artist Cedric Talbot
( 1 6 / 1 0 - 1 4 / 1 1 / 9 8 ) MV Franklin, CSIRO oceanographic vessel (including open day for Secondary school geography and science)
( 1 1 - 1 2 ,1 4 - 1 7 /7 / 9 8 ) Mr Nguyen Throws a Party, children’s comedy for exhibition Tears, Fears and Cheers - Migration to Australia 1788 —1998
( 2 2 - 2 9 / 1 0 / 9 8 ) Soren Larsen, brigantine and ex-Baltic trader
(1 9 /1 2 /9 8 -2 6 /1 /9 9 ) Captain Sally Pirate Bold, children’s musical commissioned by ANMM for Pirates! exhibition
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(2 8 / 1 1 /9 8 - 2 1 /2 /9 9 ) 22-metre steel yachts from 1996-97 BT Global Challenge (6 -7 /1 2 /9 8 ) Smokey Cape, owned by the late Jack Earl (builder of ANMM collection vessel Kathleen Gillett) (1 -2 7 /1 /9 9 ) Derwent Hunter, Tasmanian ‘blue gum’ trading schooner & ex-CSIRO research vessel (3 -6 /9 9 ) La Violante, 1922 iron-hulled gaff topsail schooner ( 2 0 - 2 7 / 1 / 9 9 , 6 / 6 - 1 7 / 7 / 9 9 ) Windeward Bound, Tasmanian brigantine ( 2 7 / 1 / 9 9 - 1 / 2 / 9 9 ) Young Endeavour, Sailtraining brigantine and UK Bicentennial Gift to Australia (3 -1 8 /7 /9 9 ) Solar Boats, veterans o fth cl9 9 9 Bayer Solar and Advanced Technology Boat Race
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(5 -7 /2 /9 9 ) The Ancient Mariner, performance by St Ignatious College in association with exhibition The LastWindjammers ( 4 / 4 / 9 9 - 2 7 / 6 / 9 9 ) Bubbles V Troubles, puppet play com m issioned by ANMM for exhibition Ocean Planet ( 6 - 1 3 / 7 / 9 9 ) M usic at the M useum , performance as part of the Tenth International Music Festival
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ARTWORKS & PRINTS ✓ Rare whaling prints 1. Untitled cutting-in and trying-out on shore. Plate number T.LXIX 181. by J ] Schmusser Coloured print, about 1800. 2. Untitled Composite print showing whales and w haling Vol. 1 Of the fish es &£. of Greenland. A rtist, engraver and publisher unknown. Black and white print, c 1750-1800.
Selection o f 16 m arine prints from Louis de Freycinet’s South Seas voyage, 1817-1820, published in 1824 and 1844 Featuring previously unknown marine species such as conger eels and crabs, these prints are representative o f de Freycinet’s three-year exploration of the South Pacific. His 13-volume account is one o f the m ost comprehensive French exploration publications.
Painting by Henry Gritten, Sydney H arbour 1856,dA on canvas, signed and dated The harbour is shown full of activity with over a dozen vessels of several nationalities. A threemasted clipper is flying an American flag. Pinch Gut Island is depicted with the first foundation stones laid for Fort Denison.
Collection o f prints and lithographs related to the ChinaTrade Plan of City of Macao; Sketch o f Typa and Macao; Carte de Canton; Capture of Chuenpee; Hong Kong by Piqua; View of Victoria Town; Whampoa; Shanghae; ;Ningpo; Foo Choo Foo; Amoy; English factory at Canton. An insatiable market for views of the Pearl River was fuelled by the China Trade. Works such as these helped establish a Western vision of China as a land of silk, porcelain and tea.
i / A w aterco lo u r an d go u ach e p ain tin g by A rth u r V ictor G regory o f the Bass Strait ketch Erskine, 1923 The Erskine was a wooden ketch, 89 gross tons, built at Geelong in 1922 and owned by Lome Sawmills. It carried timber in the dangerous Bass Strait trade.The painting shows it gaff rigged, in a lively scene with good detail of the vessel. It is a very nice example of the work of A V Gregory, a well known Australian ship portraitist already represented in the Collection.
A collection o f 21 p ain tin gs by D ennis Adam s, oil on canvas, 1935-38 Adams produced the paintings on voyages from South Australia to London on the Erikson w in djam m er Herzogin Cecilie in 1935, returning on Lawhill in 1938. They record life aboard commercial sailing ships, showing crew at the w heel, m ending sails, w orking the capstan, chipping paint, hauling lines, changing sails, caulking the deck and washing.
A watercolour painting by AVWardleworth of the suction cutter dredger GFH, about 1943 The GFH, 1,142 tons and 225.5 ft long (75 m etres), was built 1921 and owned by the Melbourne Harbour Trust until 1962. It is shown during the period 1938-1940 when leased by BHP to dredge out the harbour and reclaim land for steelmaking and shipbuilding at Whyalla, South Australia, when Australian shipbuilding was rising tow ards its peak. Paintings of such work vessels are not common.
Framed painting, oil on canvas, by M urry M oodie, Balmoral Beach, dated 1949 The painting depicts bathers in the foreground and the Star of the East Amphitheatre to the left of the scene. The distinctive amphitheatre was demolished in 1952.
Fifteen posters prom oting Australian and American surfing films from the 1970s and 1980s including classics such as A Winters Tale These posters of surfing films by Australian and American film makers document Australian and American surfers who dominated the sport in the late 1960s and 1970s. They capture the exotic locations and the drama on the water as well as evoking the surfing lifestyle.
Diptych tided Homefrom the Ibid by Vi Phat, about 1990, mixed media Vi Phat comments on the plight of all refugees and their unheard pleas for help. The striking work done on large metal panels shows a sea of anonymous faces peering through bars.
Woven sculptures, YawkYawk (mermaid) by Ix'naVarinkiira YawkYawks are ancestor spirits who changed into m erm aids or ngalkunburriyaymi, ‘the young woman who has a tail like a fish’ . Yawk
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Yawks live in lagoons on sacred sites, many with Ngalyod, the Rainbow Serpent. Sculptures and weavings associated with ancestral women are powerful symbols of fertility.
Acrylic on canvas painting Arnhem Land by Charlie Djurritijini Djurritijini painting shows the Snake Mother Ngalyod, the Rainbow Snake who created the world and its people.
Print The Intruders by Jacob Stengle Stengle’s print tells of the conflict between the sealers living on Kangaroo Island and the N garrindjeri people during the 1800s. The sealers stole Ngarrinderi women and young girls and imprisoned them on Kangaroo Island.
Carved and painted shark by Manuwa This shark carving comes from the artist’s Gupapunja country at Buckingham Bay. It is part of a hunting story and is a totem from the Gupapunja country.
Oil painting Terror Nullius by Gordon Syron Syron paints history from an Aboriginal point of view. Terror Nullius shows the arrival of the First Fleet and Aboriginal peoples first contact with these aliens. Torres Strait dance m achine from Stephen Island Ilwel - Morning and Evening m ade by Tom (Bambam) Stephen. The Ilwel - Morning and Evening Star is used in a dance that describes the night sky. It was composed after World War II by Kusa with choreography by Roy Stephen, both Erubian elders. It’s inspiration came from a violent storm that travelled from the south-east. When the storm abated the evening star was visible.
For Robinson, his work shows how his home island ofW aiben (Thursday Island), and the coral sea surrounding the islands of the Torres Strait continue to inspire him.
Painting Kulama by Amanda Baxter Pilakui The Kulama ceremony is of great importance to the Tiwi people. It is performed when yams are collected for cooking and it is the time to give new Tiwi names to cousins, brothers, daughters and sons.
PHOTOGRAPHS Six sepia albumen photographs o f yachting, boatin g an d lan d scape scenes on Sydney Harbour 1880s-1890sbyphotographers Henry King, Charles Kerry and John Paine The photographs represent life on Sydney Harbour as viewed by several noted late 19thcentury photographers. Purchased in memory of Robert Manning Chapman with funds raised by his friends after his death in 1997
Collection ofB /W ph otographs o f Tu Do by freelance photographer Michael Jensen Includes photographs of Tu Do (now in the ANMM Collection) and three other Vietnamese refu gee boats in D arw in H arbour on 21 November 1977. They record Tu Do’s arrival in Australia, the fitout of the vessel, the clothes worn by passengers, their reception by officials and their emotions.
Five Ilfachrome photographs o f ocean and harbour baths o f Sydney by Ian Lever including Bronte pool 1995, Coogee pool 1996, Mahon poolM aroubra 1998
Wurum is an ancestral figure who is called upon by people today in order to create an abundance of certain fish.
T h ese ro m an tic im ages o f seaside baths developed from a project for the NationalTrust o f Australia (NSW ), to document ocean and harbour baths of Sydney for the Sydney Pool Study published in 1997.
Collection o f student’s art from Milingimbi High School
13 photographs illustrating the 1998 maritime dispute, taken by Jeremy Piper
The students prints were produced during a Artists in Schools program run by the Northern Territory Dept of Education and the Northern Territory Dept of Arts and Museums in 1998.
Illustrating some of the key parties and events at the Maritime Union of Australia’s picket at P ort Botany during the divisive 1997-98 maritime dispute.
Collection o f Wurum figures by Bob Burruwal
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Two lin ocu ts R e e f Turtle and E vading the predator by Brian Robinson
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Rare book titled Journal ou Relation Exacte du Voyage de G u ill. S ch o u te n , d a n s L e s In d e s... [Jou rn al ofW illem C orn eliszoon
Schouten in the Indies...] published by Gobert &Tavernier, Paris, 1618 This is an early reprint of Schouten's famous account o f his voyage around the world in which he named Cape Hoorn (Cape Horn). In the Eendracht he cro ssed the Pacific and mapped New Guinea among other places.
Three publications and two prints relating to the Dutch East India Company, I7"1century The V O C (V ereenigde O ost-In d isch e C om pagnie, the Dutch United East India Company) was a multinational company that was a major trading power in the East Indies from 1 6 0 2 -1 7 9 9 . In this co llectio n is a notebook, almanac and religious textbook all published by the Company and bearing its distinctive crest. With views of the East India House in Amsterdam and the shipyard and storage houses.
Rare b o ok titled A Word o f Exhortation to a Servant, by SurgeonW B Marshall, printed by Stephens & Stokes, Sydney, 1833 The subject of the book is a discourse delivered to 91 female convicts and nine children on board the convict barque Fanny whilst in Port Jackson in February 1833 prior to the convicts going into private service.
R are b o ok titled Fregatten Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden aren 1851-1853, by Carl Skogman, about 1855 This first edition is the official account of the voyage o f the Eugenie, the first Sw edish circumnavigation o f the globe 1851-1853. It contains good accounts ol the expedition’s stops in the Pacific and in particular Sydney, offering an insight into the colony at the time.
Children’s puzzle tided The Building o f a Ship, m ade by Philip, Son and Nephew, London, about 1880 This scarce children’s jigsaw puzzle consists of 4 7 tim b er p ieces covered w ith colo u r lithograph paper. It details the major stages of a ship’s construction from laying up plans to the launch. A guide describes in some detail the processes of shipbuilding and also the roles of the various trades associated in the process.
Immigrants guide book This early guide gives prospective immigrants step by step instructions on how a migrant can come to Australia and become a successful farm er. Each step is well d escrib ed and illu stra ted . The gu ide as well adv ertises government assisted immigration schemes for British farmers, farm labourers and domestic servants. Fares to start from 6 to 12 pounds.
R are b o ok HM S Nelson An Account o f H er A rare and finely illustrated children’s book,
First Commission on the A ustralia Station
The Ocean and its inhabitants, and their uses to man, London about 1845 The book is beautifully illustrated with nine hand-coloured lithograph plates, depicting sea creatures and other marine subjects. It notes contemporary uses of natural materials, such as walrus ivory for false teeth, or sturgeon membranes for isinglass to make jellies.
published Government Printer, Sydney, 1885
Rare book tided Voyages de Gulliver [Gulliver’s Travels] by Jonathon Swift with illustrations by Edmond Morin, France, about 1850 Lavishly illustrated by Morin, Swift’s tale of Gulliver and his voyages is one of the great talcs of the sea. Swift, inspired by William Dampier’s books, has Gulliver’s ship ‘driven by a violent
HMS Nelson was an armoured cruiser attached to the Australia Station and the first to hoist the flag of a Rear-Admiral. Stationed in Sydney the ship was flagship 1885-1888 and the first all iron-hulled ship to serve on the Station.
Rare book o f mould loft <lrawings from Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom, 1910-1915 Contains hull offset dimensions as well as handdrawn details of underwater fittings for vessels built at this major shipyard 1910-1915. Includes drawings of the E class submarines, notably the Australian subm arines AE1 and AE2. Few original drawings of these vessels exist.
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Two fine illu strated ed ition s o f The Rime o f the Ancient M ariner by Sam uel Taylor Coleridge 1. Illustrated by Edward A Wilson, published by Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1973, The C ollector’s Edition. Q uarto, with gold stamped and tooled leather binding, and silk endpapers. 2. Illustrated by David Jon es, published by Chilmark Press, New York, 1964, Number 171 of a limited edition of 200 copies. Containing ten copper engravings. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one o f the m ost fam ous p oem s o f the sea in the English language. The volumes are finely illustrated in 20di-century styles.
DOCUMENTS Four clipper cards for the Henry W. Peabody & Co. Australian lin e vessels 1. S.F. Hersey, for a voyage from Boston to Melbourne, Nov-Dee, 1882. 2. Tillie Baker, for a voyage from Boston to Melbourne, August, 1882. 3. Devon, for a voyage from Boston to Sydney, Feb, 1882. 4. Abbie Carver, for a voyage from Boston to Melbourne, Nov-Dee, 1878. C lipper cards advertised vessels and their dep artu re dates. As eph em era, few have survived.
Rowing and swimming ephemera 1902-1915 Three program s for the New South Wales Row ing A ssociation R egatta held on the Parramatta River in 1902, 1903,1904, dance card from Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club social evening, 1915 and official program for the Georges River Sculling Club 18 Foot pleasure skiff handicap 191 3.These programs p ro v id e u sefu l in form ation about club organisation as well as details of sporting and social events from the early 1900s until 1915.
Three dance cards from Queensland rowing and yachting club balls 1887,1901,1907 and program Brisbane Sailing Club 1902-3 The program provides details of club officials, rules and regulations and information on races for the coming season. The dance cards list music performed at the functions by Vittorio Benvenuti and his fellow musicians
Souvenir program Interstates Sculling and 8 o ar Races f o r the A m ateur Championships o f A u stralia 4 M ay 1901 This program contains a list o f events and b ack gro u n d in form ation on individual com petitors and team s. This was the first Australian Amateur title held post Federation, replacing previous intercolonial regattas.
Collection o f ephem era from Q ueensland Government Launch Lucinda, 1908 to 1918 The last stages o f drafting the A ustralian Constitution were carried out on the steam launch Lucinda on Sydney’s Pittwater during Easter 1891, by a Constitutional Committe. This collection includes menus and programs from subsequent cruises by Lucinda for the Brisbane C ham ber o f C om m erce, the C om m ercial Travellers’ Association of Q ueensland, the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Parliamentary evening for members of the French mission to Australia.
Souvenir program Interstate Eight Rowing $. Sculling Amateur Championships o f Australia, 1911 and souvenir glass tankard with stamped decoration and portrait o f Edward Hanlan, world champion, 1880 These souvenirs document the pageantry and popularity o f a sport in which Australians dominated internationally from the 1870s until circa 1910. The entrepreneurial Canadian Edward Flanlan raced in challenges for high stakes in events that had a carnival atmosphere. He defeated Australian NedTrickett, who had b eco m e A u stra lia ’s fir st sp o rtin g w orld champion when he defeated the English title holder on theThames in 1876.
Collection o f swimming and su rf lifesaving ephemera including: Swimming certificates and carnival programs circa 1920-21 relating to S McCure, die Rose Bay sprint champion; miscellaneous papers relating to the Rose Bay Amateur Swimming C lub 1 9 1 6 -1 9 2 0 ; seven p h otograp h s o f surlboats and members of the Queenscliff Surf Life saving Club c. 1920s-1930s.
Three tracking charts on linen tracing from HM AS Sydney, 1940-1941 These three original charts feature the daily
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p rogress o f HMAS Sydney’s ship and boat operations in the Mediterranean during World War II. O f particular note are the details showing the track of Sydney’s encounter and su bsequ en t d efeat o f the Italian cru iser Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Thirty-six items o f rowing, swimming, beach, surfing an d su r f lifesaving m em orabilia consisting o f club ribbons, regatta programs, postcards, novelty combs, passport signed by A nnette K ellerm an, sw im m ing cap from Edm onton Com m onw ealth Gam es 1978, badges, advertisement for swimwear, pennant This material attests to the popularity of aquatic sports competitions in Australia as well as the popular attractions of Australian beaches and waterways as recreational sites.
Collection o f beach, tourism , boating and fishing consisting o f magazines, photographs, booklets, postcards and various papers This collection encompasses the commercial promotion of the beach as a site for outdoor sports and a healdiy lifestyle, and the promotion of beach tourism from the early 20th century until the 1990s. Related aquatic topics are also covered.
F old er o f p a p e rs an d com m em orative medallion relating to the New Zealand Pamir Association International Association o f Cape H orners, C ongress 1998, Wellington, New Zealand, 30 October- 2 November 1998, and oral histories conducted with members o f die Cape Horners Association The International Association of Cape Horners is dedicated to preserving m em ories of the glory days o f sail, by the sailors from those last square rigged sailing barques. Pamir, one of the Erikson windjammers, sailed in the last grain race from South A ustralia in 1949. The Congress documents outline the organisations that were formed to celebrate sailing ship life at the end of the era, and includes material from the remembrance service held to honour those sailors who have crossed the bar (died) since the previous meeting. The oral histories capture the experiences and recollections o f the last years of commercial sail in the 1930s-49 and the life of sailors and passengers from Europe and Australia.
TOOLS & EQUIPM ENT Royal Australian Navy presentation sword, W J Waterer, London, early 20"' century Presented to Thomas Edward Mullins DSM RAN. M ullins was awarded the DSM for ‘ General Efficiency in attending to sick and wounded’ from the battle between HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden in November 1914.
A set o f nine badged ceramic dishes with the insignia o f the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company Limited, about 1900 The dishes were used on the coastal passenger cargo ste am ers o f the Illaw arra Steam Navigation Company, which served the south coast ofN ew South Wales from 1858 until 1955 when it was wound up. The ISN Company was one of the important local coastal shippers and one of the longest surviving.
Material acquired in a traditional subsistence whaling community in Lembata, Indonesia Boatbuilding, sailmaking, and ropemaking tools, p a rts and o b je c ts, w ith som e item s o f ceremonial significance, and textiles, from the last true traditional, subsistence whaling culture in the world. Major or rare objects include a maddi (wooden sternpost decoration) carved with Christian symbols, a large palm leaf sail from a whale boat, a traditional oar and paddle and a complete traditional whale rope made of gebang palm leaves. Much of this material has been used in whale hunting and is associated with p articu lar clans and whale boats. A modern ikat (resist dyed) weaving showing whales and whaleboats was developed for a tourist market fascinated by traditional whaling.
Fourteen items for addition to the Lamalera collection relating to subsistence whale hunting by the villagers ofLembata Island, Indonesia The m aterial form s part ot the exhibition Lamalera, whale hunters o j Indonesia, and was initially lent for display by jean Weiner and Anita Lundberg. It rounds out the existing Lamaleran whaling material in the Collection and includes a whale h arpoon , a coil o f handwoven cotton whale rope, boatbuilding tools and boat accessories, ikat weavings with traditional manta ray patterns, and souvenirs made for tourists.
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Drawing oflife as an artist on the windjammers in the 1930s, ink on artist’s board, heightened with w atercolour and gouache, by Dennis Adams, September 1998
The builder’s model o f BHP twin-screw dry bulk carrier Iron Pacific, 1986
Maritime artist Dennis Adams (born 1914) sailed in the Erikson fleet of windjammers in the 1930s to study marine painting, inspired by the writings of Captain Alan Villiers. Three vignettes show the artist up the rigging with wry commentary. CHARLES ATCHLEY
Leather bound handwritten manuscript log of three voyages to the South Seas, 1865-1866 This log details a series of voyages of vessels either owned by or had consigned cargo of J A Buttrey. The voyages are o f the schooner Captain Cook from Sydney to the South Seas in 1865; the brig Dart from Sydney to the South Seas in 1865-1866; and the schooner Chance also to the South Seas. The manuscript contains hand drawn illustrations and a number of plant pressings. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AVIATION MUSEUM
Complete flying suit for Royal Australian Navy helicopter pilot C om p rises flying suit, p ilo t’s noteboard, communication helmet, life jacket, pair of leather boots and leather gloves.
The Iron Pacific when built in 1986 was the largest vessel of its kind in the world, and was the largest ship to carry the Australian flag. It carried iron ore from Port Hedland, WA, to Newcastle and Port Kembla, coal from the eastern ports to South Korea, then back to Port Hedland under ballast. BHP sold the ship to a Norwegian company in 1998. The builder’s model, supplied by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Company Ltd, South Korea, under the sale contract for the ship, was displayed at BHP’s head office in Melbourne. BLAKE DAWSON WALDRON
Illuminated address presented to Captain Hugh Craig by passengers on board the VSMenmuir, March 1896 Presented in appreciation of the Captain’s skills, courtesy and kindness. It includes watercolour views of Noble Rock, Restoration Rock and Orchid Rock off Cape York Peninsula, the wreck of the Volga in Torres Strait and the SS Menmuir. Captain Craig was commanding the SS Menmuir for the Eastern and Australian Steam Ship company taking passengers and cargo from Sydney to China and Japan via Q ueensland P o rts, D arwin and Tim or. It demonstrates the esteem in which ship captains were held, and relations between Australia and Asia at the turn of the century.
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
Album containing photographs o f Australian merchant ships, about 1880 to 1947 The album contains photographs and drawings o f about 900 ships, principally merchant ships working in Australian waters including paddlew h eelers, screw steam ers, iron barq u es, passenger liners, coal hulks and tugs.
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Model 1888 full length rifle, made in Austria, about 1895
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David Clark Pagan was an Able Seaman of the Port Melbourne Division of tlieVictorian Naval B rigad e. He was p art o f the V ictorian Contingent to the Third China War (the Boxer rebellion) in 1900 and brought this rifle back to Australia as a memento/souvenir.
A lbum o f p h oto grap h s o f coastal trading schooners and ketches, about 1945
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The album documents small trading vessels which were important in carrying goods and passengers between Australian ports from the 1860s until the 1940s. The Museum has major collections of images o f larger commercial vessels and this album will compliment those collections.
Log o f Gerry Rodger (1926-1998) detailing a voyage on Passat in 1949and associated archival material Passat was one o f the Erik son flee t of windjammers which sailed from Australia to Europe carrying wheat in from the 1920s until the ‘Last Grain Race’ in 1949.
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Bound set o f A4 script treatments Small Boat Safety Films 197S-8
Cruising clothes 1968
This set o f six films was produced by Bob McAuley for the Maritime Services Board as part of a boat safety campaign, and presented by Ken Warby who at the time had just broken the world water speed record. CAVALIER 28 ASSOCIATION
Set o f four am monia prints o f plans for the Cavalier 28 drawn by Laurie Davidson, 1981 The Cavlier 28 was a popular production keel boat, popular with family sailors and used both for cruising and harbour racing. CAPTAIN RICHARD DAVIES
Two pan o ram ic p h o to grap h s o f Sydney Harbour, about 1870 Documenting Sydney Harbour and shipping in the late 19th century. They depict the Harbour with a number of sailing ships at anchor from Walsh Bay to Long Nose Point. RICHARD DAVIS
A rare chest o f 19th century shipwrights tools The tools have been passed down through the Davis Family, shipwrights on Brisbane Waters in the 19th century. They originally belonged to Laban Davis (1868-19+9) and Thomas Davis (1832-1893). During his careerThomas Davis built 45 registered ships, the largest being a brigantine of 132 tons, Aborigine.
Clothes worn on the Oriana in 1968 by Jean Dunsworth including swim suit with matching swim cap, swing dress and beads, t-shirt and leis for Hawaiian theme night and jumpsuit. MRS HALCYON EVANS
A small nautilus shell engraved by C H Wood with an image o f the steamship Great Britain and text describing the ship, about 1850 C H Wood is known only from his beautifully fine work as a shell engraver. Some of his large Great Britain nautilus shell engravings are signed, making it possible to identify other shell engravings and scrimshaws as his work because of its distinctive quality.
A “pierhead’ model ofa 3-masted square-rigged ship, in a glazed wooden case; probably 19th or early 20th century Made to be hung on a wall, the ship is mounted against the b ack b oard with a p ain ted background. It is an example of a maritime souvenir, made in Britain and America from the 18th century onwards by ‘pierhead artists’ — so called because they made and sold their wares on seaside piers.
JOHN HUNTER Collection of commercial shipping memorabilia relating to the Pacific Australia Direct Line and theTransatlantic Steamship Company
Thirteen black and white photographs o f the HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden engagement, November 1914
The collection includes an oil painting of the Elders Building in Melbourne, a silk screen p rin t co m m em oratin g the T ransatlantic Steam ship C o m p an y ’s 75th anniversary, company flags, photographs, book let and company reports.
These photographs, believed to have been taken by a m em ber o f Sydney’s crew, detail graphically the destruction o f the German raider SMS Emden by HMAS Sydney. The crew of the Sydney are also featured in this series.
JOHN JEWELL Letter written by Charles Jewell describing his voyage from the United States to Australia on board Ivanhoe in 1878
JIM DONOVAN
This document augments a collection of first hand narratives of voyages to Australia
A collection o f drawings and banners used in the Port Botany picket in the 1998 waterfront dispute
RICHARD JOHN Cruising memorabilia 1960s
Augments other material collected to illustrate the 1998 w aterfront dispute betw een the M aritim e LInion o f A ustralia, Patrick Stevedores and the Government
Collection of cruise line memorabilia including Chandris Line woven shoulder bag; Orcades and Oriana key rings in original packaging, Oriana Ladies night dance card.
IAN DEBENHAM
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Shipbuilder’s apprenticeship indenture o f GeorgeThomas Chamberlain, 1863 This parch m en t ind en tu re betw een shipbuilders Thomas Harvey and Son of Essex and Suffolk, and GeorgeThomas Chamberlain, shows some of the conditions and working rules o f a sh ip b u ilder’s apprentice in the 19th century. BOB KILLINGSWORTH
Commercial News. The o b jects add to the Museum’s collection relating to the MV Bulolo, a Burns Philp passenger liner which operated in the Pacific from 1938 to 1968. The Museum already holds the builders model of the Bulolo. C M A D ER
Postcards of.S'S Orama Four postcards o f the SS Orama showing rooms of the ship, featuring the Louis XIV style design and fitout.
Wilhelmsen Lines tracking chart, 1969 The chart was produced by Wilhelmsen Lines for distribution to its agents and clients, showing the scope of their shipping routes. C hildren’s b o ok titled My Picture Book o f Ships, c. 1920
COSTAS MELIDIS
Collection o f tailoring tools, 1960s The tools were brought to Australia by Greek migrant Costas Melidis. EFFIE MILOS
LAMALERA VILLAGE ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE, BENEDIKTUS D EBANG
S cu lp tu re titled Odyssey m ade by GreekAustralian artist Effie Milos
Material relating to traditional subsistence whaling in Lamalera, Lembata Island, Eastern Indonesia
The sculptu re is from the a r tis t/d o n o r ’s exhibition Wearable Cargo.
A flensing knife with wooden handle (duri), a whale harpoon with cotton bindings and ropes (kaffe), and a hat (blettu) of traditional pattern worn by whaling crew. Presented to the Museum in acknowledgment of our gift to the village of $600 as payment for cultural property used in the tem porary exhibition Lamalera: whale hunters o f Indonesia. They are accompanied by a letter saying These are simple presents Jrom our village fo r Australian National Maritime Museum that can make your heart come to Lamalera.
ALLAN MORAN
Tw o-foot m odel sk iff Thelma c. 1942 and asso ciate d arch ival m aterial in clu d in g p ro g ram s, p h o to grap h s an d new spaper clippings
DAVID LEWIS
This cedar carvel planked hull with lead keel, mast spars and replica sails was made by Allan Moran of Birchgrove who raccd model skiffs in Balmain and Sydney Harbour from the 1930s to 1950s. Allan also sailed 14-ft and 18-ft skiffs. The associated archival material provides a valuable record o f m odel skiffs racing on Sydney H arb ou r and docu m en ts A llan ’s successful sailing career.
M ax Kirw in C ham pion ship troph y for Australian Unlimited Hydroplanes 1967-68
MRS JEAN NIELSEN
This championship trophy was awarded to Ernie Nunn, d riv er/ow n er o f Wasp. Ernie Nunn (1905-1981) is Australia’s most successful speed boat driver winning countless awards and breaking records during a career that spanned the early 1930s until his retirement from the sport of speed pursuit in the 1970s. ROB LUPTON
Collection o f paper-based ephemera relating to the MV Bulolo, 1953-68 The collection includes a Christmas card from the ship, photograph, and copies of the Daily
Collection o f photographs and postcards o f sailing ships involved in the grain trade between Australia and Europe, 1920-49 The collection includes: • 47 black and white photographs recording the grain trade. They includc close-ups o f work on board, ships at full mast in Spencer’s Gulf and ships in port in Australia. • Prom otional brochure for the Canadian Pacific Line’s Empress of Britain, 1938. ■ Ornam ental letter opener from H uddart Parker’s MV Wanganella which ran between Sydney and Wellington from 1932 to 1962.
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DALE O ’SULLIVAN
Collection o f swimwear and archival material relating to swimwear designer Peter O’Sullivan 1930-1939 This collection consists of five knitted woollen Black Lance and Seagull brand swimsuits c. 1936 38 and 67 items o f archival material including photographs, swatchbooks, pattern books, magazines and clippings on swimwear. It provides a valuable resource for the history o f swimwear production and marketing in Australia in the 1930s. PHILIPS
Model o f schooner yacht America, built to scale o f 1:30 by Alan and Je ff Endicott o f Classic Marine Models
Halcyon was a single funnel screw steamer with three passenger decks, built by Henry Piper at Balmain in 1884 for the Sydney to Parramatta service operated by Charles Jeanneret. It later operated as a Sydney harbour ferry and was in service until 1933. The donor has provided photographs o f the Halcyon and its then master G A Richardson for copying. JOHN RECTOR
Shrank-Koffer (wardrobe-suitcase) and sea trunk, both made in Germany between 18801900 Brought to Australia in 1938 on Aoiangi by the Rector family who fled Germany to excape Nazi persecution of Jews.
The model is of the winner o f the yachting challenge between England and the United States, sailed off Cowes on the Isle ofWight in 1851 between the New YorkYacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron for the prize o f a ‘ H undred Guinea C u p ’ o f Stirlin g sliver, thenceforth known as the America’s Cup.
DOUGLAS ROGERS
P PIGGOTT
Teaching aids for CPR resuscitation produced by the Royal Life Saving Society o f Australia for display in public areas, schools, pools and workplaces consisting o f plastic signs, cards, and an A qu ap ak - Water Safety, Su rvival a n d Swimming Skills teaching kit
Set o f Self-Contained Underwater Breathing A pparatus (SCUBA) M anufactured by the P o rp o ise B re a th in g A p p lia n c e Co. o f Melbourne E xam ple o f early com m ercial A ustralian SCUBA equipment. L PIKE
Catalogue and guidebook entitled The Famous Australian Convict Ship, Success The Success was an East Indiaman fraudulently passed off as a former convict transport and in that capacity toured and exhibited in Australia, the United Kingdom and LInited States in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. She survived until 1946, when a colour photograph in the Museum collection records her burning to the waterline. MRSVAL PONT
Harbour or River Certificate for Sydney ferry Halcyon, 1913 The ce rtifica te was issu ed by the NSW Department o f Navigation, licensing the ferry Halcyon to carry 290 passengers and three crew. G Richardson is listed as master. The
Mess dress 1964-1973 One form al m ess dress worn by D ouglas Rogers from 1964-1973 as a second radio officer on P&O passenger ships. ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA - NSW BRANCH
This m aterial represents inform ation and teaching aids for swimming and water safety produced by the Royal Life Saving Society in the mid 1990s when there was an increasing emphasis on public education in response to drowning on Australian beaches, in swimming pools and while fishing. ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON
Collection o f yachting memorabilia compiled by the Royal SydneyYacht Squadron This collection includes a hand-sewn silk flag made by Mrs Deloitte for the winner of the 1876 Balmain (Snails Bay) Regatta and won by Alfred G Milson in his first yacht lone. Also various certificates, letters, photographs, new spaper clippings, and film relating to Australia’s first America’s Cup Challenge in 1962 which was mounted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron with the 12-M etre yacht Gretel.
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MERVYN RYAN Fair Princess archival material 1997 C ollection from P & O ’s Fair Princess first Australian voyage in 1997, includes menus, brochures, coaster and travel information. R L SANDERSON
Royal Australian Navy uniforms C om prises blue serge Junior Sailor winter ceremonial dress, blue uniform Senior Sailor winter ceremonial dress, white uniform Senior Sailor summer ceremonial dress, white Senior Sailor mess dress o /'
Sennit weave, black petersham ribbon hatband, black silk ribbon with gold painted gothic lettering ‘Marine Board Dept’ . ‘N. Lutterice’ on a h atter’s label inside. Lutterice was a merchant seaman from Trieste who jumped ship in Sydney, believed employed rowing pilot boats near Watsons Bay circa 1860-70. The donors are his great grandchildren. BILL WAUGH
Set o f diving woollens, about 1968 LINDSEY SHAW
Souvenir sperm whale oil from Cheynes Beach Whaling Station Sold in a 50 ml bottle labeled ‘The last whale oil’ , to tourists as a souvenir of the last days of Cheynes Beach Whaling Station in Albany, W estern A ustralia. C heynes Beach was Australia’s last whaling station which closed in 1978. The oil provides a symbol of the end of whaling due to environmental concerns and the availability of product substitutes. TAN THANH LU Tu Do radio 1977 JV C radio and cassette player brought to Australia in 1977 on Vietnamese refugee boat Tu Do, in the ANMM collection. The radio was purchased in Malaysia en route to Australia.
The woollens were worn under a standard hard hat diving costume by Bill Waugh when he worked as a commercial diver for the Maritime Services Board building wharves at Darling Harbour, Port Botany and Glebe Island. The donor worked as a commercial diver from 1968 to 1994. KEVIN W ELDON
M aritime painting, oil on canvas, Neptune’s Playground by Ian Hansen, 1998 This seascape was painted from sketches done in the Tasman Sea when Ian Hansen was sailing on the yacht Enchantress on a delivery voyage from Auckland in August/September 1997. It represents the work of a popular Australian maritime artist and also the keen eye of a sailor in depicting the rolling waves in the Tasman sea.
FRANK VILLER
MRS JEAN WINTON
Photograph o f Captain Frank Leslie, about 1904
Souvenir rolling pin, about 1880
The photograph shows Captain Frank Leslie at his wedding and adds to the Museum’s existing collection relating to Captain Leslie who worked as a mariner and pilot from 1888 to 1926.
The rolling pin is made of hand-blown glass, with transfer-printed images of hermaphrodite barques and verses. The rolling pin may have been made by Sunderland glass factories in Britain and probably dates from about 1880. It is an example of souvenirs bought by seamen in British ports as gifts for their sweethearts.
JEFF WADSWORTH
Blue square rig uniform 1960-1970 Blue square rig uniform worn by 4th engineer Jeff Wadsworth from 1960 to 1970 on P&O p assen ger ships Himalaya, Canberra and Arcadia. U n iform co m p rises ja ck e t and trousers.
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A Marine Board Department straw hat worn by Nicholas Luttericc in Sydney cl870s
BOOKS
SERIALS
A Voyage round the world in His Majesty’s Frigate Pandora by G eorge H am ilton . A ustralian M aritim e Series N o 4. Published for the Australian National M aritime M useum by Hordern House, Sydney, 1998. ISBN 1 87SS67 22 4 (ISSN 1037-1338). Facsimile of the rare original edition of 1793; introductory essay by Peter Gesner, Queensland Museum, foreword by His E xcellen cy A lex A llan, British High Commissioner. 204 pp, illustrated. Small octavo (220 x 140 mm); hand bound in quarter cherry Scottish calf. Edition limited to 950 copies.
Australian National Maritime Museum Annual Report 1997-1998. ISSN 1034-5109. 117 pp
HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum by Lindsey Shaw. Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney 1999. ISBN 0 642 51867 X. 32 pp, colour illustrations. Pirates! Fact and Fantasy Funbook by Carol Farmilo and Jeffrey Mellefont. 2nd impression, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney 1999. 20 pp.
SC H O O L RESOURCE M ATERIA L Lamalera Self-guided Tour Sheets Asian Studies, Geography & Indonesian Studies (Yrs 5-12) Pirates! Captain Sally Pirate Bold Activity Book (Yrs 3-6) Ocean Planet Education Resource Kits & Activity Sheets (Yrs 3-12) Ocean Planet-Rubhles &JroubIes, Eels &_Weeds game for infants & Lower Primary Ocean Planet Curriculum Support Document for Geography Teachers Tears, Fears S^Cheers Education Resource Kit & Activity Sheets (Yrs 3 12) Navigators: Dfining Australia Education Resource Kit & Activity Sheets Years 3-6 What’s On term newsletter for teachers Calendar Planner —yearly mailout for schools
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Signals, quarterly colour m agazine o f the Australian National Maritime Museum Nos 4447. 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 SO BS. 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.
CD-ROM S Captain Cook’s Endeavour Journal 1768-71. National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum, Canberra 1999. Windows 95 or later, Macintosh System 7.0 or later. Digital facsimile of 700-page journal, JC Beaglehole indexed transcript, 100,000word su p p lem etary te x ts, 250 im ages, QuicktimeVR, video and audio inclusions. The Trading Game, a computer game developed for the USA G allery by N ew England Technologies Group, teaching players about 18th and 19th-century m aritim e trad es. Australian National Maritime Museum, 1999.
W O R L D W ID E WEB Australian N ational Maritime Museum Web Site, http: / / www.anmm.gov.au U pd ated continually. W ebm aster Jeffrey Mellefont, Public Affairs Manager. TheWelcomeWall. http: / / w w w. anmm .gov.au/ww Searchable database o f all W elcom e Wall registrations including personal histories. On line registration for intending participants.
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Pen ny C U T H B E R T , ‘ W arw ick H ood, Australian Yacht designer’ , entry, International Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers , USA, in press S te p h e n CRANE, ‘Touch and G o’ , review of exhibition by Adam Cullen, Like, Art Magazine, October 1998:56
M ariea FISHER, ‘WaterWater.. .Everywhere’ Antiques in NSW May 1999 • ‘ Ocean Planet’ , feature article, Signals 46 1999:4-7 • ‘ Oceans for the Millennium, feature article, Signals 47 1999:4-5 D aina FLETCHER, ‘The Last Windjammers
K ate DEACON, ‘Taking the cultural tourism ch alle n g e’ , paper, Mexican Federations of Friends of Museum Bulletin
M ax DINGLE, ‘Marriage may have many pains but celibacy has no pleasure’ , paper, Museos por venir - Museums to Come, proceedings IX World Congress o j Friends o f Museums, Mexico 1998:332-334 • ‘Marriage may have many pains but celibacy has no pleasure’ , paper, Guidebook —How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group, Australian Federation o f Friends of Museums, Sydney 1999:27-30 • ‘Unlocking the Future’ , paper, Guidebook — How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group, A ustralian Federation of Friends of Museums, Sydney 1999:67-73 • ‘ F rien d s, M em b ers and V olunteers in M useum s’ , Bibliography, Guidebook How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group 111-117 • Editor, Guidebook - How to Start, Manage, Market and Maintain a Museum Support Group, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums, Sydney 1999 • ‘ Friends and the Museum C om m unity’ , article, Museum National Vol 7 No 4 May 1999:16-17 • Publisher, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums Ethical Guidelines, A ustralian Federation of Friends of Museums, Sydney 1998
D ian e FENTON, ‘ Peter Doyle Learning Centre’ , article, Signals 47 1999:7 • ‘ Sponsorship for Ocean Planet education program, note, Signals 47 1999:6
K evin FEWSTER, ‘Museum Members - A D ire c to r’s P ersp ective’ , Museum National, vol 7, no 4, May 1999 • ‘A real boat show, not a tupperware party!’ , article, Signals 44 1998:10-11
Grain Races Round Cape Horn’ , article, Signals 45 1999:4-7,31 • & David PAYNE, ‘Spirit of Australia, Fastest B oat in the W orld’ , featu re article WoodenBoat N o v /D e c l9 9 8 :6 0 -6 4 • &. D avid PAYNE, ‘ W orld’s Fastest, Spirit o f Australia’ , featu re a rticle, Signals 44 1998:4-8 • ‘ Photography with a Paint Brush understanding Australian M aritim e A rt’ , featu re a rtic le , The Australian Antique Collector July-Dee 1998:142-148 • & Bill RICH ARD S, ‘Museum yacht recreates 1890s excitement afloat’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:43-45 • & Bill RICHARDS, ‘LastWindjammers at the National M aritim e M useum ’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:46-47 • ‘Walter Reeks, Australian Yacht designer’ , entry, International Encyclopedia o f Yacht Designers , LISA, in press
K ieran HOSTY, ‘Fiji fieldwork raises hope for tourism ’ , article, Signals 44:32 K ev in JO N E S, ‘Tears, Fears and Cheers: Migration to Australia 1788 — 1998’ Museum National Vol. 7 No 3 February 1999 Je ffre y MELLEFONT, ‘ Vampire’s Volunteer Vexillologists’ , article, Signals 43 1998:32 • ‘Views of the Pearl River Delta’ Look, Journal o f The Art Gallery o f NSW Society, July 1998:24-25 • ‘The Surgeon’s Story - George Hamilton’ , book review, Signals 44 1998:28-29 • ‘A National treasure on CD-ROM ’ , article, Signals 45 1999:27 • ‘ Lamalera: Whale Hunters of Indonesia’ TAASA Review, jo u rn al oj The Asian Arts Society of Australia,Vol 7 No 4 1998:22-23 • ‘ Lam alera: Whale Hunters oj Indonesia exhibition’ Gamelan Magazine, Novem ber 1998:8-9
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• ‘Lamalera: Weavers, W halers & Sailors in Eastern Indonesia’ , feature article, Garuda In jligh t M agazine, Ja n u a ry -F e b r u a ry 1999:10-14 • ‘Indonesian whale hunters and their arts’ , article, Antiques in New South Wales, April 1999:40-42 • ‘The Search for Endeavour’ , article, Signals 47 1999:28-29 • ‘jo e Adams, Australian Yacht designer’ , entry, International Encyclopedia oj Yacht Designers, USA, in press P a t r ic ia M IL E S , ‘ W hales and W haling at the Australian National M aritime M useum ’ , conference paper, The Archaeology ofWhaling in Southern A ustralia and New Z ealand, A u stra la sia n S o c ie ty fo r H isto ric a l Archaeology and the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Special Publication No 10, 1998:79-86 • ‘Lamalera: Whale H unters o f Indonesia’ , article, Antiques in New South Wales, December 1998:40-41 • ‘Lamalera: Whale H unters o f Indonesia’ , feature article, Signals 45 1999:8-11 • ‘Treasures o f an Island Trader’ Signals 44 1998:22-24 • ‘Island Traders at the National M aritime M u seu m ’ Antiques in New South Wales, December 1998:38
Lindsey SHAW, ‘ Collections - HMAS Sydney tracking charts’ , note, Signals 45:24 • ‘Hello Onslow’, feature article, Signals47:8-\ 1 • ‘The Bat Turns 4 0 ’ , feature article, Signals 47:22-25 • HMAS Vam pire at the ANMM, souvenir booklet, ANMM, Sydney 1999 B e r r i SH ELLEY , ‘ Extending our hand MMAPSS grants’, article, Signals45 1998:21-23 Sarah SLADE, ‘Laboratory Profile - Wharf 7 A ustralian N ational M aritim e M u seu m ’ , Australian Institute fo r the Conservation o j Cultural M aterial Newsletter N o 7 1 , Ju n e 1999:9-10 • Teamwork and Preventive Conservation, training package, International Centre for the Study o f the P reservation and R estoration o f Cultural M aterial (IC C R O M ), February 1999 • & N eal PUTT, ‘ Preventive Conservation Through Team w ork: D ifferen t N ations, Different Solutions’ , Museum Practice Issue 7 Vol 3 No 1 1998: 17-19
M artin TERRY, Maritime Paintings of Early Australia, b ook , M iegu n y ah /M elb ou rn e University Press, Melbourne 1999 Jennifer THOMPSON, ‘Pirates’ , article, Signals 4 5 ,1 9 9 8 :1 2
L e o n ie O A K E S, ‘Island Magic -- a Torres Strait cultural festival’ , article, Signals 43 1998:28-30 B ill R IC H A R D S, ‘A Peculiar People’ , article, Signals 43 1998:12,21 • ‘ Welcome to the W all’ , article, Signals 44 1998:21 • & D a in a F L E T C H E R , ‘M useum yacht recreates 1890s excitement afloat’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:43-45 • & D ain a FLETCH ER, ‘Last Windjammers at the National Maritime Museum’ , Antiques in NSW September 1998:46-47 • ‘ Unity and Diversity - The Welcome Wall’ , feature article, Signals 46 1999:8 12 • ‘The Museum Workplace’ , article, Signals 46 1999:31-32 • ‘You can sample life o f a submarine’ , Antiques in NSW, May 1999:33
H elen TREPA, ‘ Thalassa circles Australia’ , article, Signals 44, 1998:26-27 Joh n WADE, ‘ Naval Gazing’ , feature article, Daily Telegraph, 31 August 1998:58 • ‘ LIS Fleet visit spawns souvenirs’ , feature article, Antiques in New South Wales, SepDee 1998:44 • ‘Australia welcomes the American Fleet in 1 9 0 8 ’ , feature article, Australian Antique Collector no 56, 1998:161-3 • ‘ A Sm all Token o f ou r A p p re c ia tio n ’ , feature article, Australiana vol 20 no 4, 1998:106-110 • 'Maritime Paintings o j Early Australia 17881900’ , book review, Signals 46, 1999:24-25. • ‘SS Menmuir’ , note, Signals46, 1999:30. • ‘ Gifts & Bequests’ , article, Signals47 1999:21
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M ary-Louise WILLIAMS, ‘ Museums and the
Peter WOOD, ‘Practical advice to improve
Media: An Introduction’ in Occasional Papers from the conference 'Media M atters', Museums Australia, Sydney 1999 • & C ecelia WELLS, A report on the relocation of the Newcastle Maritime Museum and the potential re-use ojLeeWharJA, Honeysuckle Bay, Newcastle. February 1999
communication channels’ , Australian Journal of Volunteering, Vo\ 3 No 2 August 1998:29-32.
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• & Sue Frost, ‘Maritime art at ANMM’ , tour
Membership’ , conference paper, 4th National Conference of Museums Australia Inc, Darwin September 1997
and lecture to members of the Australian Society of Marine Artists 9 November 1998
Sue FROST & Daina Fletcher, ‘Maritime art at Stephen CRANE, ‘Urban Engines’ , lecture to art students, Meadowbank TAFE, 6 August 1999
K e v in FEW STER , ‘ Titanic - tom b or timebomb?’ , lecture to ANMM Members, 2 July 1998 • ‘Museums today - a change for the better?’ , address, 30th International Association of Transport Museums Conference, Adelaide, 49 October 1998 • ‘America’s maritime museum s’ , lecture to ANMM Members, 7 February 1999 M ariea FISHER, ‘Ocean Planet’ , talk for Earth Day by satellite linkup to USA, 30 April 1999 • ‘ Ocean Planet’ , address to Teachers’ Preview, ANMM, 1 May 1999 • ‘Temporary Exhibitions at the Australian N ational M aritim e M u seu m ’ , lectu re, University of Sydney History Department, 12 May 1999
D aina FLETCHER, ‘Around the world with Kathleen Gillett’ , WEA lecture, ANMM, 17 April 1999 • ‘Around the world with Kathleen Gillett’ , Heritage Week tour and lecture, ANMM, 21 April 1999 • ‘Dennis Adams, maritime artist’ , Members tou r/lectu re at the artist’s house, Orient Point NSW, 12 February 1999
ANMM’ , tour and lecture to members of the A ustralian Society o f M arine A rtists 9 November 1998
K ieran HOSTY, ‘Maritime Archaeology in Australia’ , Secondary School Ancient History lectures, Christian Brothers Lewisham 1 July 1998; Crestwood High School 8 September 1998; Engadine High School 22 June 1999; Colchester High School 28 June 1999 • ‘The Gold Getters’ , Sunday Circle lecture to ANMM Members, S July 1998 • ‘ HMS Pandora’ lec tu re s, War W idow s Association IS July 1998; St Johns Methodist College, Vatukalo, Ovalau, Fiji 31 July 1998; Levuka Public School, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji 31 July 1998 • ‘ OH8tS and Maritime Archaeology’ , lecture, A ustralian A sso ciation o f C on sultin g Archaeologists, 6 August 1998
Paul HUNDLEY, ‘The search for the Julia Ann: from acq u isitio n to ex h ib itio n ’ , paper, Conference on LInderwater Archaeology, Salt lake City, USA, 15 January 1999
K evin JO N E S ,1Tears, Fears S^Cheers exhibition at ANMM’ , paper, Museums Australia Annual Conference, Albury, 7 May 1999 • ‘Tears, Fears & Cheers: migration’ , lecture, U n iversity o f C en tral Q ueen slan d M u lticu ltu ral Fair, 9 A ugust 1998 Rockhampton • ‘Sobraon’ , Sunday Circle lecture to ANMM Members, 12 July 1998
D enise MACKENZIE, ‘A Registrar’s role in arch itectural plan ning’ , paper, Australian Registrars Committee special day at Museums Australia Conference, Albury, February 1999
Jo h n W ADE, ‘Targeting your best prospects’ , conference paper, Selling More Sponsorship, IES Conferences, Sydney 7-8 May 1998
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M ary -L o u ise W ILLIA M S, ‘The Odd Couple: Australian National Maritime Museum and Sydney Heritage Fleet share a new site at Wharf 7 ’ , presentation, Australian Maritime Museums Council seminar at ‘Fringe Benefits’ , the 1999 Conference of Museums Australia, Albury, 4-7 May 1999 • Chair, ‘Women and Museums’ session of the In tern atio n al C ouncil o f M useum s, In ternational C o n g ress, M elb ou rn e 14 October 1998.
Bronw yn MASON, ‘What DoThey Expect?’, paper, M useum s A ustralia C on feren ce, Australian Registrars Committee, 4 May 1999
Leonie OAKES, ‘Return of cultural objects’ , Torres Strait Island A rts Forum , Thursday Island, 20 September 1998
Susan SEDGWICK, ‘ Ocean Planet’ , lecture and exhibition tour for ANMM Guides, 12 May 1999 Lindsey SHAW, ‘The History of the Australian
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Subm arine Squ adron ’ , ANMM M em b ers’ Special Preview lecture, 6 June 1999
S a ra h SL A D E , ‘ P rio ritisin g Preventive C onservation', public lecture for National H eritage Week 1999 on behalf o f AICCM (NSW ), 19 April 1999
HelenTREPA, ‘Tears Fears & Cheers’ , address for 2BL listeners night, ANMM 16 July 1998 • 'Tu Do, a boat called Freedom’ , Sunday Circle lecture to ANMM Members, 26 July 1998. • ‘Passengers and Oral history’ , address to Profession al H istorian s A sso ciation , 16 September 1998 • ‘ Hands on H istory W orkshops’ , R o b ert Townsend High School, 20 November 1998; Central Coast Grammar, 16 March 1999; Mossvale High School, 26 March 1999. • ‘Tu Do a boat called Freedom’ , WEA lecture, ANMM, 17 April 1999 • ‘Tu Do a boat called Freedom’, Heritage Week tour and lecture, ANMM, 21 April 1999
A d am CU LLEN , Blind Side, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide; IMA, Brisbane • Flotel/Motel, Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney • Genuine Imitation, First Floor, Melbourne • Archibald Prize (Highly Commended), Art Gallery of NSW and regional galleries tour • Mosman Art Prize (2nd prize), Mosman Art Gallery • Salon Des Refuses, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney • Preambles, Perpecta, MCA, Sydney • Passive, South, Sydney • Persuasive Humours, Mosman A rt Gallery, Sydney S te p h e n C R A N E , Inaugural, Gallery 132, Sydney, 14-28 October 1998 • Urban Engine, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne, 21 N o v - 9 Dec 1998 • Petrol, Volvo Gallery, Sydney, 2 - 22 Dec 1998 • Spaceinvaders, Artspace, Sydney, 6 May - 1 June 1999
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S im o n n e B R IL L , ‘Pirates! and holiday events at ANMM’ , interview, Fit TV, 6 February 1999
M arie a FISHER, ‘Ocean Planet’ , interview,
M a x D IN G LE, ‘Market Research - Research in Action’ , Open Training &_ Education Network Marketing Series, SBS Television, 2 April - 15 May 1998
• ‘ Ocean Planet’ , ABC Television film crew training, 31 March 1999
D ia n e F E N T O N , ‘M atthew Flin ders r e enactment’ , interview, Radio Mix 106.S, 6 July 1998 • ‘Classic &yVooden Boat Festival at ANMM’, Mike Carlton interview, Radio 2BL, 10 October 1998 • ‘Pirates! at ANMM’, interview, Radio 2UE, 27 November 1998 • ‘Pirates at ANMM’ , interview, Radio 2NBC, 11 January 1999 • ‘Pirates at ANMM’ , interview, Radio 2UE, 12 January 1999
Radio 2SERFM, 30 March 1999
• ‘ Ocean Planet’ , interview, Channel 10 ‘Cheez TV ’ , 14 April 1999 • ‘ Ocean Planet’ , interview, Channel 10 ‘Totally W ild’ , 22 April 1999 • ‘ Ocean Planet' , interview, Channel 9 ‘Sydney Weekender, 8 May 1999 " ‘ Ocean Planet', interview , Channel 7 ‘Disneyworld, 31 May 1999
Daina FLETCHER, ‘Windjammers exhibition’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 20 December 1998 • ‘W indjammers exhibition’ , interview Bob Hughes, ABC Radio 21 Decemberl998
Kieran HOSTY, Archaeological investigation of K evin FEW STER, Interview for documentary, ' Titanic’ , British Channel 4 production
shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour, interview, ‘ Old Capital Makes Maritime History’ Fiji Times, 29 July 1998
• ‘ Titanic’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 1 July 1998 • ‘Welcome Wall’ , interview, Channel 9 Today, 2 January 1999 • ‘ Welcome Wall’ , interview, Channel 9 , 6 January 1999 • ‘Welcome Wall unveiling’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 24 January 1999 • ‘Endeavour w reck’ , Sally L.oane interview, Radio 2BL, 2 March 1999 • ‘Endeavour wreck’ , Mike Carlton interview Radio 2UE, interview Radio 3AW, 2 March 1999 Endeavour w r e c k ’ , Peter Th om pson interview Radio National, 3 March 1999
• Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour, interview, ‘Treasures Out of the Blue’ , Fiji Times, 31 July 1998
Paul HUNDLEY, ‘The search for Endeavour remains’ , Kevin Norton interview, Radio 2BL, John Faine interview, Radio 3LO, 2 March 1999 • ‘ The search for Endeavour re m ain s’ , interview, Radio 2KY, 3AW, 3 March 1999 • ‘The search for Endeavour re m a in s’ , interview, Radio 2BL, 29 March 1999 • ‘The search for Endeavour re m a in s’ , interview by Rob Mundle, The Australian, March 1999
K e v in JO N E S , ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition’, interview, Radio 2UE 11, April 1998
• ‘Classic SiWooden Boat Festival at ANMM ’, Mike Jeffreys interview, Radio 2GB, 10 October 1997
• ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition’, interview, Radio 2NSB, 28 April 1998
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2 • ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers exhibition’, interview, Radio 2NBC, 29 April 1998
‘Thalassa: GreekAustralians and the Sea travelling exhibition’ , interview, ABC radio Darwin, 1 June 1998
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‘ ‘ Tears, Fears and Cheers e x h ib itio n ’, interview, ABC Radio Rockhampton, 26 June 1998
Bill RICH ARDS, ‘WelcomeWall’ , interview, Radio 2SER, 3 Ju ly 1998 • ‘Welcome Wall unveiling’ , interview, Radio 3AK, 22 January 1999 • ‘Welcome Wall unveiling’ , interview, Radio 2WS, 23 January 1999 • ‘ W elcom e Wall u n veilin g’ , interview , Radio2GB, 23 January 1999 • ‘ HMAS Onslow’ , James Valentine interview, Radio2BL, 11 June 1999
L in d sey SHAW, ‘HMAS Onslow’ , Michael Beaumont interview, Radio 2NSB-FM 7 June 1999 • ‘ HMAS Onslow’ , Sandra Simons interview, Radio 2RES-FM IS June • ‘ HM AS Onslow’ , in terv iew s, R adio M ixl06.5FM , 2WS, 2GB, 22 June 1999
M a r tin TERRY , ‘ HMB Endeavour’ , John Highfield interviews, The World Today Radio National, 2CN, 7ZR, 6WF, 3LO, SAN, 2 March 1999 • ‘Captain Cook 228 years ago’ , interview, Radio 3LO, 28 April 1999
Jen n ifer THOMPSON, ‘ Pirates for children’ , radio interview, 2SER FM, 19 November 1998
H e le n TREPA , '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
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Steven A d am s : Honorary Auditor, Australian Registrars Committee
Susan BRIDIE: Member of Council, Museums Australia; President, Members 8c Volunteers Special Interest Group, Museums Australia; M em ber o f C ou n cil, T ourist A ttraction s Association Bronw yn COSGROVE: Committee Member, AICCM, NSW Division
Newsletter o f the Australian Institute o f Maritime Archaeology; Special P ro jects Advisory Committee, Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology; Standards Association of Australia, SF17 Committee on Occupational Diving
P au l H LIN D LEY: M em ber, Sydney-San Francisco Sister City C om m ittee; Chair, Council of American Maritime Museums Policy Committee on the display of archaeological material.
Kate DEACON: President, Great Attractions of Sydney
Kevin JONES: President, Australian Maritime Museums Council (from October 1996).
M ax DINGLE: President, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums; Chairman, Xth World Federation of Friends of Museums Congress Planning C om m ittee; Australian D elegate W orld Federation o f Friends o f Museums Council; Council Member, Museums Australia Council
D ian e FENTON: Member, Australia Day H arbour C o m m ittee ; M em ber, Balm ain Regatta ISOth Centenary Committee
D enise MACKENZIE: Honorary Secretary, Australian Registrars Committee.
J e f f r e y M E LLE FO N T: N SW
C ouncil Representative, Australian A ssociation for Maritime History; President, Friends of die Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
Viean RICHARDSON: Committee Member, Evaluation and Visitor Research Special Interest Group, Museums Australia.
K evin FEWSTER: President, International Congress of Maritime Museums; Member of Executive C ouncil, Council o f Australian Museum Directors; Vice President, Darling Harbour Business Assoc.
M ariea FISHER: Secretary, Evaluation and V isitor R esearch Special Interest G roup, Museums Australia
Lindsey SHAW: Editor (with Kieran HOSTY) Newsletter o j the Australian Institute o j Maritime Archaeology; N SW State Representative for Australian Institute o f Maritime Archaeology
Sarah SLADE: Advisor, Indicator for Preventive
D ain a FLETCH ER: President, Australian
Conservation Project, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Material (ICCROM).
Maritime Museums Council, Special Interest Group of Museums Australia
Kim TOUGH: Committee Member, AICCM,
Sue FROST : Convenor, Textile Special Interest Group, AICCM NSW Division; Committee member, AICCM 1996 Conference Planning Committee.
Elizabeth HADLOW: Secretary,AICCM, NSW Division; Editor, Newsletter, AICCM, NSW Division.
K ie r a n
H O ST Y : M em ber, M aritim e Archaeology Advisory Panel, NSW Heritage O ffice; E d ito r (w ith Lindsey SHAW)
NSW D ivision; C o-C onvenor, PH O T O N Special Interest Group, AICCM ; Organising Committee Member, Sydney Paper Group.
Mary-Louise WILLIAMS: Committee Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Museum Studies, University of Sydney; Board Member, Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW; Committee Member, Museums and Galleries C om m ittee, N SW M inistry for the A rts; Flonorary Treasurer, A ustralian M aritim e Museums Council, Special Interest Group, Museums Australia..
K ieran HOSTY, Curator, Ship Technology &
M a r ie a F IS H E R , C urator, Tem porary
Maritime Archaeology: Fiji, July-August 1998. Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour on behalf of Fiji Museum and Levuka Town C ou n cil. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Exhibitions, USA 22 September-2 November 1999. Participated in International Partnerships Among Museums (1PAM) Exchange Program of the US Inform ation Agency & A m erican Association of M useums. Worked with Jan Crocker, Manager,Temporary Exhibits, Museum of Science, developing procedures for travelling exhibitions.
Paul HUNDLEY, Curator, USA Gallery: Fiji, July-August 1998. Archaeological investigation of shipwrecks in Levuka Harbour on behalf of Fiji Museum and Levuka Town Council. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ■ Salt Lake City, Utah USA, November 1998. Install travelling exhibition Wreck of theJulia Ann at Museum o f Church History and Art • Salt Lake City, Utah USA, January 1999. Paper presented to conference on underwater archaeology ■ Newport, Rhode Island USA, March 1999. A dvise and co n d u ct a p relim inary reconnaissance dive on the possible site of James Cooks’ Endeavour, invited to Newport by the Rhode Isand M arine Archaeology Project’s leader Dr Kathy Abbass.
W endy O SM O N D , Exhibition D esigner, Auckland NEW Zealand 12 19 October 1998. Study installation of international travelling exhibition The LastWindjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn.
Lindsey SHAW, Senior Curator, Maritime Technology, Exploration and Navy: Lincoln, London and Arlington, England, 26-30 October 1998 (recall to duty). Inspect and negotiate loans from the Lincoln Subdeanery, National Maritime Museum and Ms Lisette Flinders Petrie of material belonging to Matthew Flinders for exhibition during his bicentenary 2001-2003.
Kevin FEWSTER, Director: Portugal, visiting
■ A m sterdam , R o tterd am , The Flague, Enkhuizcn and Hoorn, The Netherlands, 2231 May 1999. Research and negotiate loans fo r exh ib itio n in VOC Commerce and Conquest A Story o j the Dutch United East India Company and A Curious Coincidence, the Story o j two 17th century Dutch Explorers. This travel was gen erou sly sponsored by KLM
World Expo in Lisbon; Poland, attending ICMM conference in Gdansk, 15-31 / 8 /9 8 .
M ary-Louisc WILLI AMS, Assistant Director
• Lake George, New York USA, May 1999. Attend North American Society for Oceanic H istory C o n fe ren ce , p articip an t and commentator on investigation of Cook’s ships
D aina FLETCHER, Senior Curator, Maritime Communities: Wellington, New Zealand, 30 O ctober - 4 N ovem ber 1998. Attend the Biennial Congress of the International Cape Horners Association, Wellington, and record oral histories with Association members. Attend the opening of The Last Windjammers - Grain races round Cape Horn in Wellington.
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(Collections &l Exhibitions): Marichamn and Helsinki, Finland, 6 -1 6 /1 2 /9 7 . Worked with colleagues at the Alands Maritime Museum to jointly develop the travelling exhibition The Last Windjammers, A NM M ’s contribution to the 1999 Olympic Arts Festival.
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A P P E N D I X 11 SPO N SO RS, PATRONS & SUPPORTERS
PRINCIPAL SP O N SO R ANZ Banking Group Ltd
M AJOR SPONSORS Akzo Nobel Cunard Mazda Australia MMI Insurance Group Nortel Networks Cable and WirelessOptus 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 IN G PATRONS Alcatel Australia ANL Limited Ansett Air Freight Blue Star Line (Australia) Bovis McLachlan BP Australia Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seafood Restaurants Howard Smidi Limited James Hardie Industries PG .TG & MG Kailis National Australia Bank P&O Nedlloyd Telstra Wallenius / Wilhelmsen Westpac Banking Corporation Zim Shipping Australasia
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PATRONS 3M Australia Crawford Partners Architects Harbourside Darling Harbour Maxwell Optical Industries Mercantile Mutual Holdings
PROGRAM SPONSORS Ansett Australia Atlas Copco Compressors Australia Australian Customs Service Australian Water Technologies Blue Star Line (Australia) CGEA Transport Sydney Coasts & Clean Seas Commonwealth Bank CSIRO Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade Discovery Channel Energy Australia Environment Australia Finnair Forrest Training Heineken Australia Hilton Cordell Associates KLM Maritime Union of Australia Martinair Holland Natural Heritage Trust nemeng Nokia Olympic Arts Festival P&O Nedlloyd Penrith Lakes Development Corporation Philips Electronics Australia SBS Corporation State Street Australia TBG Enviro Doctor Telecom New Zealand International Ten Network Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Visions of Australia
ADI Limited Adsteam Marine Limited Art Exhibitions Australia Asiaworld Shipping Services Pty Ltd Australian Water Technologies Bulk Consultants Pty Ltd Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd Contship Containerlines Ltd DRAGOCO Australia Pty Ltd DSTO-Aeronautical & Research Laboratory Ebsworth & Ebsworth Harbourside Shopping Centre HMAS Penguin Welfare Committee HMAS Vampire Reunion Association HMAS Waterhen LOPAC Pty Ltd Maritime Workers of Australia Credit Union Maritime Union of Australia CNSW Branch Mediterranean Shipping Company Middle Harbour Yacht Club Naval Association of Australia Canterbury-Bankstown SubSection South West Chartering Pty Ltd Sydney Sea Pilots Pty Ltd The Mode Group Thomson Marconi Pty Ltd United Airlines Zim Shipping Australasia Pty Ltd
SU PPO RTIN G MEMBERS (D O N A T I O N $100 & OVER) A & L Albert Mr Peter Bailey Dr Ian ] Bayer Ms Pamela Bennett Mr & Mrs A Boud R J Brown Mr & Mrs Campbell Mr Bruce Chandler Mr Rodney Chandler Mr Darcy Clancy Mr Stephen Collins Mr Barry Colvin CMDR G Connolly Ms Cunningham & Mr Serle Mr & Mrs Davis Ms Suzanne Davis
$200 $100 $200 $110 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $155 $100 $100 $100 $100 $150 $100
Mr Murray Doyle Mr David Falls Mr Vincent Fleming Mr John Gibson Mr & Mrs Arthur & Nellie Gillott Ms Wendy Hardiman Mr George Hardwick Mr & Mrs Harry Captain Ronald Hart Mr Bill Henderson M S Johnson Ms Robyn Keevers W R McComas Mr Dennis McDonald Mr Anthony McIntyre Mr Ian McPherson Mr Michael Musson Mr Peter O ’Laughlin Mr Paul O ’Pecko Ms Ann Parry Ms Valerie Peekes Mr & Mrs Peterson Volkes Petzold Mr & Mrs Ramage Mr Martin Rathbone Colonel Stan Rodgers Mr & Mrs Rogers Mr & Mrs Sampson Mr Edward Scardisfield Mr Campbell Smith Mr & Mrs Soltys Mr John Southwell Mr Bill Thompson Mr RegTorrington Mr Charles Turner M Varga Mr David Wade Mr Robert Wallis G A Welsh Dr Roe Weston Mr Alan Winkworth Mr A Witten
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A P P E N D I X 13 1998 M M A P S S G R A N T S
A ustralian Naval Aviation M useum Nowra, NSW $3,000 Build a purpose-designed area within the current Museum structure to display Fleet Air Arm Flistory.The grant will help revitalise and exhibit aviation artefacts and paintings in a display of Naval Aviation heritage from 1916 to the present day.
Lady D enm an H eritage C om plex Huskisson, NSW $3,000 Prepare a conservation plan for the preservation of the fishing launch Ninon, built by Joseph Dent at Huskisson, Jervis Bay in 1911. This will include photographing, measuring and prepare line drawings; devising a protection system; collecting a photographic, documentary and oral history of the vessel and its work life.
Lord Howe Island H istorical Society, Lord Flowe Island $2,500 Restoration o f historic Lord Howe Island clinker work boat for permanent display in Lord Howe Island Museum. A local shipwright will be commissioned to refasten planking, re-paint and re-rig vessel in accordance with period photographic evidence.
Port Fairy Lifeboat R estoration Committee Port Fairy,VIC $2,500 Produce plans o f the Port Fairy Lifeboat. A qualified boat-builder will be engaged to measure and draw plans of this historic mid19th century vessel restored to operating condition as a community project. The plans will assist a nearby community conserving a similar lifeboat.
The P ortland M aritim e D iscovery Centre Portland,VIC $2,000 Design and construct interpretive displays. A previous MMAPSS grant assisted relocation of the Portland Lifeboat in this new Maritime Discovery Centre which was created specially to house it. It and die Port Fairy lifeboat are believed to be A ustraliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest surviving wooden vessels.
Swan Hill Pioneer Settlem ent Swan Hill,VIC $3,500 Prepare a conservation management plan for the Murray River paddle steamer Gem, a vessel of national significance. A consultant will prepare the conservation plan in accordance with ICOMOS Charter and guidelines.
G eraldton R egional M useum Geraldton,WA $4,000 Educate and raise awareness about Zuytdorp, a shipwreck of National significance. A small exhibition will be developed for local display, and travel as part of an outreach program. A co lo u red b roch u re on the w reck and conservation program will also be produced.
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Whyalla M aritim e M useum Whyalla, SA $2,000 Restoration of the crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mess deck aboard HMAS Whyalla. The program includes restoration o f photographs, display of artefacts including hammocks, duffel bags and other equipment, construction of mess deck lockers and improving interpretive material.
Polly W oodside M elbourne M aritim e M useum
Q ueensland M aritim e M useum
Southbank,VIC $4,000 Develop the Living History Education Program, a hands-on educational program for students. A specialist education program development officer will develop educational material and supporting documentation in line with current education standards.
South Brisbane, QLD $3,500 Research the story of the Museum vessel HMAS Diamantina. The grant assists research on ship logs and books in Australian Archives, research on the ship itself, its builders and crew, and on material in the Museum. A booklet will be produced.
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A P P E N D I X 15 C O U N C I L D U R I N G 1998-99
1998^99 M E E T IN G S Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
No No No No No
45 46 47 48 49
~ 16 September 1998 ~ 18 November 1998 ~ 17 February 1999 — 21 April 1999 ~ 16 June 1999
C H A IR M A N MISS KAY COTTEE AO (NSW ) Term: 10 June 1995-29 June 2000 Attended all 1998-99 Council Meetings 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 o f the Life Ed ucation P rogram , Chairman and Patron of Sailability Australia, and is an H on orary A m b assad or for the Australia Day Council. Miss Cottee was named Australian o f the Year in 1988. She was a Member of Council 2 0 /1 2 /9 0 -1 9 /1 2 /9 4 , and Acting Chairman 2 0 /1 2 /9 4 - 9 /6 /9 5 .
M EM BERS M R RON BROW N (NSW ) Term: 4 March 1994-19 December 1996, 30 June 1997-29 June 2000 Attended all Council Meetings 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 RICH A RD BU N T IN G (VIC) Term: 20 November 1996-19 November 1999 Attended all Council Meetings Mr Bunting is currently a partner o f Blake D aw son W aldron (M elb o u rn e). He has extensive experience as a legal adviser and industrial advocate within the stevedoring and maritime industries sector.
MS C EC ILIA CAFFERY (NSW ) Term: 9August 1995-8 August 1998, 9 December 1998-8 December 2001 Attended all Meetings (two as an observer) Ms C affery, G roup G eneral M anager o f Polymedia Group, is Patron of the Museum’s Volunteers Program. An active sailor who has participated in Sydney-Hobart yacht races, she was a fou n d er o f the w o m en ’s sailing organisation, Women on the Water, in 1991. M R JO H N FARRELL (WA) Term: 2 June 1997-29 June 2000 Attended all 1998-99 Council Meetings M r F arrell, a m echanical en gin eer by profession, is a marine consultant and has strong business experience in die marine area. He was form erly CEO of specialist vessel builder Oceanfast Marine Group. D R KEVIN FEWSTER (NSW ) Term: 20 December 1990-19 December 1998 20 December 1998-19 December 2001 Attended all Council Meetings A NM M ’s D irector D r Fewster, form erly a university historian, was appointed Inaugural D irector of the South Australian M aritime Museum in 1984 and received institutional awards for its operation. He was appointed ANMM’s first Director in January 1989, and guided it towards its opening in 1991. In September 1996 he was appointed President of the International Congress o f Maritime Museums for a three year term. MR JO H N KIRBY (ACT) Term: 20 November 1996-19 November 1999 Attended Jo u r Council Meetings Mr Kirby is currently the Chairman of the Australian National University Investment Advisory Committee. He is also a director of several com pan ies en gaged in p ro p erty investment, manufacturing, residential land development, and other business, equity and company investments.
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M R BRUCE M C D O N A LD (SA) Term: 30 June 1997-29June 2000 Attended all Council Meetings Mr McDonald brings considerable business e x p e r tise to C ou n cil. A ch artered civil engineer, urban planner and company director, he is currently Chairman of the Macfield Group o f Companies including Macfield Containers International Ltd, Australian Container Leasing Ltd andAusRail Operation Ltd. A SSO C PROF M ARTIN NAKATA (SA) Term: 30 June 1997-29 June 2000 Attended three Council Meetings Associate Professor Nakata is Director of the Aboriginal Research Unit. In 1998 he became the first Torres Strait Islander to obtain a Doctorate (James Cook University) and was a Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. He has been active in Torres Strait Islander education and has published widely on this subject. MS ANTH E PH 1LIPPIDES (QLD) Term: 20 May 1998-19 May 2001 Attended Jo u r Council Meetings 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. M R NOEL ROBINS (WA) Term: 9 December 1998-8 December 2001 Attended three Council Meetings Mr Robins is a Commissioner of the Western Australian Waters & Rivers Commission and a Board M em ber o f the W estern Australian ParaQ uad A ssociation. He played a key management role in Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defence of the Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup in 1987 and is a Two-ton World sailing and a former national sailing champion.
NAVAL M E M B E R S The Naval Member holds ojjice at the pleasure o j the Chiefoj Navy,for the duration ojhis tenure as Support Commander-Navy RADM SIMON HARRINGTON RAN (NSW) Term: 1 May 1997-4 March 1999 Attended three Council Meetings RADM Harrington left to take up the position of Head o f Australian Defence Staff at the Australian Embassy, Washington. RADM BILL DOVERS C SC RAN (VIC) Term: Appointed 5 March 1999 Attended two Council Meetings RADM Dovers joined the RAN in 1970. His sea postings include commands of HMA ships Hobart and Adelaide. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross after Adelaide was deployed to the Gulf with the first RAN Task Group to support UN sanctions against Iraq.
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A P P E N D I X 16 C O U N C I L C O M M I T T E E S D U R I N G 1998-99
1 9 9 8 -9 9 M E E T IN G S Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
No No No No No
45 46 47 48 49
~ 16 September 1998 ~ 18 November 1998 ~ 17 February 1999 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 21 April 1999 ~ 16 June 1999
AUDIT COM M ITTEE Met three times. Members/ attendance: Mr Richard Bunting/3 Mr Ron Brow n /1 (served 1 Jul-15 Feb) Mr Noel Robins/0 (served from 18 Feb) Ex-OJficio Members/attendance: Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster/ 3 Mr Quentin Plowarth ANMM (Secretary)/3 In Attendance: Partner in Charge, Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu, Sydney (Internal A uditors)/3 FINANCE & RESOURCES COM M ITTEE Met Jiv e times. Members/ attendance: Mr Ron Brown / 3 Mr John K irby/5 Ex-Officio Members: Miss Kay Cottee A O /3 Dr Kevin Few ster/5 Mr Quentin IIowarthANMM (Secretary)/5 FO UN DA TIO N COM M ITTEE Met three times. Members/ attendance: Mr John Kirby/ 3 Ms Cecilia Caffery/3 Mr Richard Bunting / 3 Ex-OJficio Members/attendance: Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Few ster/3 Mr Max Dingle ANMM (Secretary)/3 SPO N SO R SH IP COM M ITTEE Met Jiv e times. Members/ attendance: Ms Cecilia Caffery/3 (1 as observer) Mr Bruce M cDonald/4 Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance: Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster / 5 Mr Max Dingle ANMM (Secretary)/5
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M ARKETING & PROGRAM S CTEE Met Jiv e times. Members/ attendance: Mr John Farrell/4 Mr John Kirby/ 5 Ms Cecilia Caffery/4 (2 as observer) Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance: Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster/ 5 Mr Max Dingle ANMM (Secretary)/5 C O LLECTIO N S & EXH IBITIO N S CTEE Met Jiv e times. Members/ attendance: Mr Richard Bunting/ 1 (served to 16 Sep) Prof. Martin Nakata/3 MsAnthe Philippides/1 (served 1 Jul-17 Feb) Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance: Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster / 5 Ms Mary-Louise Williams ANMM (Secretary)/5 FLEET COM M ITTEE Met Jiv e times. Members / attendance: RAE)M Simon H arrington/3 (1 Jul-4 Mar) RADM Bill Dovers C SC /2 (served from 5 Mar) Dr Martin N ak ata/1 (served 1 Jul-21 Apr) Mr Noel R o b in s/1 (served from 22 April) Ex-OJficio Members/ attendance: Miss Kay Cottee AO/O Dr Kevin Fewster / 5 Ms Mary-Louise Williams (Secretary)/5 USA GALLERY C O N SU LTIN G CTEE Met two times. Members/ attendance: Mr Richard Greene USW Consul General Sydney, Co-chair/2 Dr Kevin Fewster, Co-chair/2 RADM Simon H arrington/1 (1 Jul-4 Mar) RADM Bill Dovers CSC. 2 (served from 5 Mai') Mr Chris Fitzgerald, Director LISIS/2 Ms Mary-Louise Williams A N M M /2 Mr Paul Flundley (Secretary) ANM M /2
2 As at 30 Jun e 199 9 , sta ff em ployed under the Public Service Act 1922 totalled 104 (66 perm anent full tim e, 6 perm anent part-tim e, 22 tem porary full-time and 10 tem porary p art-tim e). A ctual staffing usage for the financial year was 91 .7.
p-
p.
STAFF BY G E N D E R 1996-97 1997-98 m ale jfem â&#x2013; m ale J e m .
1998-99 m ale fem .
Senior M anagem ent (SE1 & above)
5
1
5
1
5
1
M iddle M anagem ent (Section Head)
4
11
4
11
5
10
O thers
38
38
37
43
38
45
Totals
47
50
46
55
48
56
B R A N C H STAFF 1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
2
2
2
C ollection s & Exhibitions
48
50
53
C om m ercial & V isitor Services
24
25
23
C orporate Services
23
24
26
Total
98
101
104
1996-9 7
1 997-98
1998-99
$ 2 4 9 ,9 5 8
$ 2 4 7 ,8 1 7
$ 2 6 1 ,2 1 8
C ollection s & Exhibitions
$ 1 ,9 9 9 ,1 9 3
$ 2 ,1 8 4 ,5 3 2
$ 2 ,4 1 9 ,8 2 5
C om m ercial & Visitor Services
$ 1 ,2 4 0 ,3 6 7
$ 1 ,1 9 3 ,1 9 4
$ 1 ,2 3 0 ,3 3 2
C orporate Services
$1 ,2 7 9 ,7 2 6
$ 1 ,1 9 4 ,1 5 4
$ 1 ,2 8 2 ,1 4 7
Total
$ 4 ,8 5 2 ,9 2 7
$ 4 ,8 1 9 ,6 9 7
$ 5 ,1 9 3 ,5 2 2
E x e cu tiv e / Secretariat
SALARIES
E xecu tiv e/ Secretariat
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A P P E N D I X 18 S T A F F A T 3 0 J U N E 19 99
Kevin F ew ster BA(Hons) PhD Samantha M cD onough M ervyn Ryan
D irecto r Execu tive A ssistant M anager, Secretariat
CO LLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS BRANCH M ary-Louise W illiam s MA Jen n ifer T h om pson BA DipDesStud
A ssistant D irector P roject A ssistant
Temporary Exhibitions M ariea Fisher BA(Hons) Susan Sedgw ick BA
C urator, Tem porary Exhibitions Exhibitions A ssistant
M aritim e Communities D aina F letch er BA(Hons) Kevin Jo n es BA DipMusStud Patricia M iles BA Leon ie O akes BA DipMusStud Penny C u th b ert BA DipMusStud H elen Trepa MA DipMusStud
Sen ior C urator C urator, C om m ercial H istory C urator, C om m erce Projects C urator, A boriginal and Torres Strait Islander H istory C urator, Sp o rt and Leisure C urator, Passengers
USA Gallery Paul Hundley MA
C urator, LISA G allery
M aritim eTechnology, E xp loration ; nd Navy Lindsey Shaw BA DipMusStud M artin Terry BA(Hons) K ieran H osty BA DipMarArch
Senior C urator C urator, Exploration C urator, Ship Technology & M aritim e A rch aeology
Conservation Sarah Slade BAppSc MBA Sue B assett 8A(Hons) BAppSc Sue Frost AssDipMatCon Bronwyn C osgrove BAppSc Elizabeth H adlow BAppSc Kim Tough BAppSc
M anager Senior C on servator Senior C onservator C onservator C on serv ato r C on serv ato r
Fleet Steven A dam s Engineer Class2 BB l CertMusStud CertMarEng ASA N eil Brough Engineer Classl DipEng CertM u sStud Bob Parish JP Coxswain CertElect Peter Scu tts JP CertShipbldg /lssoc IEAust MSEA Lee Graham Coxswain CertShipBldg A ndrew Crooks Matthew Dunn Sco tt G arb ett CertBIrmkg Scott Stalker Brendan Jack son L / S Meteorology Robin Stone John N elm s Roslyn Hemmings
F leet M anager F leet Engineer Superintendent Shipyard Foreman O peration s O fficer Senior Shipwright Shipw right Shipw right Shipw right W atchkeeper, Vampire A ssistant W atchkeeper, Vampire W atchkeeper, Onslow A ssistant W atchkeeper, Onslow
A P P E N D I X 18 ( C O N T I N U E D ) STAFF AT 3 0 J U N E 1999
R e g is t r a tio n D en ise M acK enzie MA DipMusStud Andy Atkins W ill M ather BA(Hons) DipMusStud Tim Pike BA DipMusStud M ich elle M addison BA(Hons) MA C laire C am pey BA DipMusStud Simon H aw kes BA CHM Tim Braham M atthew Ryan MFA Andrew Frolow s Amanda M cK ittrick Sally F letch er BA DipMusStud
Senior R egistrar Registrar, Storage and Transport A ssistant R egistrar, Inform ation M anagem ent and Loans A ssistant R egistrar, Storage and T ransport R egistration A ssistant R egistration A ssistant R egistration A ssistant R egistration A ssistant R egistration A ssistant Photographer Photographic Librarian On leave
Design Sharne F ield er BDes Sarah D ru ry BA BDes(Hons) D om inic Hon BA Im ogen Ashlee BA Wendy O sm ond N aideen H illier BArch Stephen C rane BVA Adam C ullen BA DipVisArts MFA Kevin Bray BFA DipVisArts Wayne Snowdon Quentin M itchell
COM M ERCIAL Max Dingle Viean R ich ardson BA AssocDipBus
M anager Graphic D esig n e r/C o o rd in a to r Graphic D esigner Graphic D esigner Exhibition D esigner Exhibition D esigner Senior Preparator P reparator P rep arator Preparator On Leave
V IS IT O R SERVICES A ssistant D irector M arketing A ssistant
Visitor Program s D ianne Fenton BA DipEd Jean n ie D ou glass MA DipEd Je ffre y F letch er DipTeach K atrina Fellas BEd C hris Waugh BA(Hons) D allas B ickn ell BA(Hons) DipEd Lula Saunders
M anager Senior Education O fficer Education O fficer Education P roject O fficer Public P rogram s C oordin ator Public P rogram s O fficer A dult E d u cation /P u b lic Program s
C u sto m e r S e rv ic e s Peter H aggarty JP Jan M clnnies
M anager R eceptionist
Sponsorship John W ade MA(Flons) MBA
Sponsors M anager
M a rk e tin g Susan Bridie Kate D eacon BCom Fran Mead Kylie G ardiner BFA DipMusStud
Manager M arketing Services Manager M embers Manager M em bers Service Coordinator
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A P P E N D I X 18 ( C O N T I N U E D ) STAFF AT 3 0 J U N E 1999
M a rk e tin g (c o n tin u e d ) Fran Atkins Venue Hire M anager R obin A rch er MA DipEd DipMed/MusStud W elcom e Wall K eren Fuller W elcom e Wall D atabase O perator
Public Affairs Jeffrey M ellefon t BA DipEd W illiam R ich ards BA Dipjourn D ipPubA dm in Sim m one B rill BA DipMusStud
M anager C o rp o rate R elations O fficer Prom otions O fficer
CO RPORATE SERVICES B R A N C H Quentin H ow arth C ecelia W ells BDesSt BArch B erri Shelley JP
A ssistant D irector P roject M anager, A rch itectural Services P roject A ssistant
Communications and Information D ianne C hurchill BA(Hons) DipEd Diplm M arie Sp u rrs CertEd Fifi Brow n BA DipEd Mark New land
M anager R ecords M anager R ecords O fficer A ud io/V isu al Technician
Finance Bronw yn M ason BAcctg CPA Paul Ip p odim on te DipComm W illiam G ood BA Tina Lee Jam es Egan Peter Kolb
M anager A ssistant Finance M anager A ccounts Su pervisor A ccounts O fficer A ccounts O fficer On Leave
Human Resources G illian M atthew s BAppSci John M iranda BA JP Peter W ood MasterMariner MAqua D ip Vol Mg Cindy Fung DipHRM Lara Lane
M anager Manager, Personnel Services V olunteers M anager Personnel O fficer A ssistant Personnel O fficer
Library Services Frances P ren tice BA(LibSc) Jan H arbison BA DipLib Penny D em psey
M anager Technical Services Librarian Library Technician
Building Services Ray M cM aster DipEng AssocDipConMaint Ian M cK ellar AssocDipConAdaint Barry A shcroft Keith Buckman
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A P P E N D I X 19
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARTER 1998 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 WE ARE We aim to be the prime cultural resource for developing the co m m u n ity ’s know ledge, appreciation and enjoym ent o f A ustralia’s relationship with its waterways and the sea. We will achieve this by: • Providing the highest standards of service • 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 • Enhancing the level o f recognition o f the Museum as a dynamic 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, governm ent and com m ercial organisations, community groups, Members, sponsors, users of our venues and other services. We also represent Australia internationally, and welcome many overseas visitors. Our internal ‘custom ers’ include volunteers, colleagues, contractors and service providers.
WH AT WE PROVI DE • An accessible m aritim e cultural heritage resource, developed and maintained to the highest professional standards. • R elevant exhibitions and p rogram s that educate, entertain, and reflect community needs and values. • Services extended as widely as possible throughout Australia and abroad.
O U R SERVICE S T A N D A R D S The M useum is co m 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 • Q uality services to all segm ents o f our community • Up to date information about our products and services • Prompt, efficient and accurate responses to enquiries • Opening hours that reflect community needs.
TELL US WH AT 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, arid aim to resolve any problems promptly. We are committed to regular Museum user surveys and research to ensure we arc meeting your needs. H ere are som e o f the ways you can communicate with us: • Speak to a staff member in person. All staff, including the D irecto r and sen ior m an agem en t, take turn s attending the information desk. • C o m p lete the Comments Book in the Museum foyer which is reviewed regularly and responded to where possible. • Express your views on the subjects we feature in exhibitions at a Discussion Point in our galleries from time to time. • Fill in a form al com plaint form at our information desk. • Contact our Customer Services Manager on (02) 9298 3777 fax (02) 9298 3780. • Write to us at GPO Box 5131 Sydney NSW 1042. We strive to reply within 14 days. • Contact staff directly by phone, fax or email. Details from (02) 9298 3777, or visit us at 2 Murray St, Darling Harbour. Our Internet site at http://www.anm m.gov.au has direct email links to key staff.
C U S T O M E R SERVICE T AS K F O R C E We maintain a permanent Customer Service Taskforce to develop higher standards o f service, and to extend the commitment to customer service by everyone at the Museum. Custom er Scrvice is a primary focus o f the M u seu m ’s Strategic Plan. The C u sto m er Service Taskforce will develop measurable standards of customer service which will be regularly monitored and reviewed.
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Warwick Abadee Steve Adamantidis Don Aggar John Allerton Lilian Andrew Mathevani Arifln Karen Armstrong Ray Bailey Kay Baldock Vivian Balmer Lyndyl Beard Charles Beck Colin Bell David Bell Craig Berrington Estelle Billing John Bird John Bishop John Blanchfiekl Willem Blomc David Bloom Tom Bogstad Gwen Bonnetin Jim Bonncfin Alex Books Philip Bopf David Boult Colin Bowes Michael Britton John Brooke Mary Brookes Norm Brooks Genevieve Broomham Cameron Brown Dcanne Brown Mcrv Brown lan Bryden Pam Burden Roslyn Burge John Butler John.L Butler Laura Callahan Angus Campbell lan Campbell James Campion Fran Carter Marion Carter Baus Cespedes Bill Cheyne Victor Chiang Leslie Church Charles Clancy
Geoff Clarke Robert Clarke Helen Clift Wenford Clifton Brian Clough Adrian Collins Frank Conaty John Connor Sylvia Cordiner Jennifer Cowham Shirlea Crook Owen Cunliffe Stuart Davis Caroline Davy Peter Dawkins Phillip Denholm John Dillon Dixie Dixon Vincent Dorahy Roy Dow Helen Dubrovich Michael Duffett Anthony Duignan Jean Dunworth John Ebner Brian Edwards Andrew Ellis Ken Fair Jeanette Farrell Jeanette Felton Kim Fitzgerald Colin Flynn James Francis Barry Fregon James Furlong Bryan Gale Mick Gallagher John Gibbins Tony Gibbs John Gidney Robert Goode Lizee Goti Bronwyn Goudie Michele Gray Robert Green Robert Guest Robyn Haffenden Joy Halstead Ted Hannon Brian Hansford Joy Hanson Wendy Hardiman
Shivaun Harper Brian Harris Evelyn Harris Jane Harris Christopher Harry Sue Hart Kit Hawke Jack Hawtin Roslyn Hemmings David Henderson Kenneth Heylbut Shirley Heywood Bill Hill Frank Hines Clive Hoffman Warwick Howse Jack Hutchinson Warren Hyslop Lynne Jacobson Derek James Jim Jeans Greg Jehn Bill Jenkinson John Jewell D ’Arcy Johnson Gail Johnston John Jones James Kane Mavis Keevers Robyn Keevers John Kent Richard Keyes Bob Killingsworth Joan Killingsworth Alfred Knight Christopher Knott Maurice Kriss Norma Laird Alex Lange Roger Langsworth David Leach Derek Lewis James Ley Rosalind Littlewood Gavin Lostia Paul Maile Peter Maile Lexie Main Brett Malouf Stephen Martin Robert Matchett Cathy Mater
A P P E N D I X 2 0 ( CO N TI NUE D) V O L U N T E E R S 1997-98
Casimiro Mattea Roy Matthews John Maxwell Jack McBurney Colleen McDonell Robert McGeorge Lyn McHale Robert Mclnally Don Mclnnes Elissa McIntyre Ronald Mcjannett Ernie McLean Anne McLeod Ronald Miller George Milne Byron Mitchell David Mitchell John Mobbs Raymond Mobbs Tony Mockler Clare Moloney David Moore David.El Moore Elizabeth More David Moss Brian Moules Ross Muller Valda Muller Alwyn Murray Keith Murray Brian Nash Eric Olufson Peter O â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke Michael Osmond Tal Oswin Ray Owen Rowan Paine John Palmer Jenny Patel Warren Peachman Gervase Pearce Gloria Pellitt Julia Perry Patrick Perry-Bolt Brian Peters Alan Pettersen Godfrey Phillips Trevor Pickering Paul Pisani Rupert Purkis Miluska Quinteros Rathy Rajendram
Judith Randall Diane Rankin Ken Raven Greg Rawson Leonard Regan Alfred Reitano Stephen Ritchie Dorothy Robinson Gordon Robinson Helen Robinson Janet Robinson Henry Roda Graham Roe Doug Rogers Ah Rootliep John Rosenblum Barney Ross Gwyn Rothwell Terry Ryan Casey Schreuder Wim Schroder Keith Schwartz Peter Sellars Kenneth Sherwell Bill Shying Brian Skingsley Grahame Small Arthur Smith Florence Smith Gerry Smith Ian Smith M. Ruth Smith Peggy Smith Roger Smith Stephen Smith Wayne Smith Eric Spooner Robin Stone Max Surman-Smith Vera Taylor Robert Thaler Roslyn Todd Geoffrey Tonkin Winnie Trinh Jan van den Broek NicolaasVan Erdelen Riet Vroegh Allan Walker Ken Watkinson Reuben Wesek John Weston Jeannette Whcildon
Janet Wier/.bicki Eric Willcock Joanne Willcocks Adam Williams David Williams Norman Wilson Peter Wilson Peter Wright Alex Young Victor Zonca
A P P E N D I X 21 LIST O F A C T S A D M I N I S T E R E D
The Museum was established by the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 (N o 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 Regulations were amended (Statutory Rules 1991 No 220) by the Governor-General on 27 June 1991, and notified In the Commonwealth oj Australia Gazette on 5 July 1991 and revised again (Statutory Rules 1991 No 348) on 4 November 1991, and notified in the Commonwealth o j Australia Gazette on 12 November 1991.
The Australian National Maritime Museum Regulations (Statutory Rules 1991 No 10) under section 54 of the Act were signed by the Governor-General on 29 January 1991, and n otified in the Commonwealth o j Australia Gazette on 5 February 1991.
A P P E N D I X 22 F U N C T IO N S A N D POWERS OF THE M IN IST ER
The Museum is responsible to the Minister for Communications and the Arts. Key ministerial powers under the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 include the Minister’s ability to: • Transfer property, real or personal, held on lease or odierwise 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 o f m aterial in the National M aritime Collection with value exceed in g $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 (S ectio n 1 0 (4 )(b ), amended 1991) • Give direction to the Council with respect to the perform ance o f the functions or the exercise o f the pow ers o f the M useum (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 25-28) • Approve leave o f absence to the Director on such term s or con d ition s 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 appointm ent not to exceed 12 m onths (Section 38) • Approve the form of the Museum’s estimates and the estimates (Section 46), and • A pprove contracts exceeding $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 (Section 47, amended 1991).
The functions and powers of die Museum are defined in Sections 6 and 7 of the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990.
Functions o f the Museum (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 h istorical 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.
Powers o f the M useum (Section 7)
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A P P E N D I X 23 F U N C T IO N S A N D POWERS OF THE M USEUM
• To purchase, commission the creation of, lend, borrow or hire maritime historical material either in its own right or jointly with others. • To collect m aterial 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.
•T o develo p, p reserv e and m aintain the National Maritime Collection.
• A ccept g ifts, d ev ises, b eq u e sts and assignments o f money or property whether as trustee or otherwise.
' To dissem in ate in form ation relatin g to Australian maritime history and information relating to the Museum and its functions.
' A cquire and op erate vessels anyw here, whether or not the vessels are m aritim e historical material.
’ To conduct, arrange for and assist research into matters relating to Australian maritime history.
’ Disseminate information relating to Australian m aritim e history and sell re p licas or reproductions of maritime historical material.
’ To develop sponsorship, marketing and other co m m ercial activities relatin g to the Museum’s functions.
' 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.
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A PPE ND IX 24 D IR E C T O R S STATEM ENT
The Australian National Maritime Museum is a Statutory Authority set up under the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 and responsible to the Minister for the Arts, the hon Peter McGauran MP, within the portfolio of the Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts (Senator Richard Alston). The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (CAC) Act 1997, under the provisions o f which the Annual Reports o f Commonwealth Statutory Authorities are to be produced, commenced 1 January 1998. This Annual Report has been prepared in compliance with the said Act. For continuity this Annual Report maintains the in form ation p reviou sly req u ired by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Requirements fo r Departmental Annual Reports (March 1994) approved by the Joint Committee o f Public Accounts under subsection 25(7) of the Public Service Act 1922 17 March 1994. Certain categories of information do not appear in full but are available to M em bers of Parliam ent and Sen ators on requ est (see Appendix 25).
Kevin Few ster (D r), D irector
A P P E N D I X 25 STATUTORY IN FO R M A T IO N R EQ U IR EM EN TS
INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY The Consultative Council comprising Director, Assistant Director Corporate Services and two staff organisation delegates met three times during the year.
O C C U P A T IO N A L HEALTH A N D S A F E TY 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 D V ER TISIN G & MARKET RESEARCH This information is contained on page 32.
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 No matters were referred for investigation.
W ORKPLACE DIVERSITY The Workplace Diversity sub-committee met twice during the year.
FREEDO M OF IN F O R M A T IO N
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J A P P E N D IX 26 INDEX
Acts Administered 102 Acquisitions 27,29,69 Advertising 31,104 Alphabetical Index 106 39,51,52 Assets & liabilities 30,79 Australian Maritime Series Building Services 20 40 Cash flows CD-ROM 14,79 Chairman’s Message iii Committees of Council 94 Conference papers 83 Conservation Section 29 Contact Officer ii Corporate Members 89 1 Corporate Overview 92-94 Council 25 Curatorial Sections Customer services 19 99 Customer Services Charter Design Section 31 4 Director’s Overview 104 Director’s Statement 74,88,89 Donors 18,24,79 Education 4,20,21 Energy Management Exhibitions 2 ,3 ,5 ,8 1 3,19,25,3 1 19 Financc Section Financial Resources Summary 38-40 35-62 Financial Statements 28 Fleet Section Fraud Control 104 Freedom of Information 104 102 Functions of the Minister 103 Functions of the Museum N /A Glossary 3,14,90 Grants Highlights of the year 3 95 Human resources 36 Independent Audit Report 104 Industrial Democracy Information Technology 20 Internal & External Scrutiny 104 Internet i, 14,27 Lectures 83 Maritime Archaeology 4,6,14 Maritime Heritage Centre i, iii,4,16,27 19,32,104 Market Research 6,31 Marketing 85 Media appearances 24,25,89 Members 1 Mission Statement
MMAPSS 3,14,90 National Maritime Collection 26-29 Non-Government funding 32,38 Occupational Health & Safety 104 Olympic Arts Festival 3,9,12 Operating Statement 38 Organisational Chart 91 Outreach 14-15 Overseas travel 87 Patrons 88 Peter Doyle Learning Centre 2,5 Powers of the Minister 102 Powers of the Museum 103 Public Affairs Section 15,31 Public programs 8ff, 2 3 Publications (ANMM) 79 Publications (Staff) 80 Program Performance Reporting 16-32 Property, plant & equipment 44-45 Registration Section 27,28 Reports by Auditor General 104 Research 25,27,28 Revenue 32,38 Salaries 38,95 Schedule of Commitments 41 Schools 24 Social Justice & Equity 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,12,14,31,104 Sponsors iii, 5,8-1 3,15,32,88 Staff list 96 Staffing Overview 95 Staffing Resources Summary 23 Statement by Council Members 35 Summary Statements 104 Supporting Members 89 Supporting Sponsors 88 Sydney Heritage Fleet 4 Sydney Maritime Museum 4 Table of Contents iv Tourism iii Travelling exhibitions 3,5,8,23 Trust monies 57-58 USA Gallery 6,10,14 Vaughan Evans Library 4,27,28 Vision Statement i Visitor Numbers 20 Visitor Feedback 20 Voluntary appointments 86 Volunteers iii, 19,21,100 Welcome Wall, The iii, 2,5,631 Wharf 7 i,iii,4 ,16,27 Workplace Diversity 104 Yots Cafe 3,19,32
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