Australian National Maritime Museum Annual Report 2007-2008 by Australian National Maritime Museum

annual report 2007-2008

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australian national maritime museum annual report 2007-2008

G O O AU STR ALIAN N a t io n a l Ma r itim e m u s eu m

Commonwealth of Australia 2008 ISSN 1034-5019 This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Australian National Maritime Museum

The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) at Darling Harbour, Sydney, opens 9.30 am-5.00 pm every day (open 9.30 am-6.00 pm January). Closed 25 December.

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Museum Ticket (including museum galleries, special exhibitions, lighthouse and Wharf 7) - FREE Big Ticket (including Vampire, Onslow, James Craig, Endeavour and audio guide) - adult $30, child/ concession $16, family $65 Navy Ticket (includes Vampire, Onslow and audio guide) - adult $18, child/concession $9, family $40 James CraigTicket- adult $10, child/concession $6, family $20 EndeavourTicket- adult $15, child/concession $8, family $30 Executive, commercial and visitor services, building services: 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour NSW 2000 Vaughan Evans Library, curators, registration, conservation, fleet, design, volunteers and ANMM administration, Sydney Heritage Fleet: Wharf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre Pyrmont NSW 2009

front cover: Teenager with his Meccano cruiser, by Rodolph Ahlerp, 1929. The image appeared in our exhibition Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 from Musee national de la Marine, Paris. back cover: From the same exhibition, a clockwork battleship of metal, tinplate and wood, made by Lefevre frdres in France before 1889.

All images of toy hosts from the collection of the Musee national de la Marine, Paris, appearing in these pages are by photographer Arnaud Fux and are reproduced courtesy of the museum.

Mailing address

GPO Box 5131 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia telephone (02) 9298 3777 facsimile (02) 9298 3780 website (including this annual report) www.anmm.gov.au Contact officer

For enquiries about this report please contact the editor telephone (02) 9298 3647 facsimile (02) 9298 3670 email jmellefont@anmm.gov.au Editor Jeffrey Mellefont ANMM Assistant editor Sally Denmead ANMM Staff photographer Andrew Frolows Photographic credits Appendix 27 Graphic designer Jeremy Austen, Austen Kaupe Printed in Australia by Blue Star Print Group

title page: This canopied â&#x2013; leisure paddle steamer powered by clockwork was built in Germany in the late 19th century. Musee national de la Marine

opposite: The museum chairman with a model of the Australian Collins class submarines he once commanded, at the launch of a Cambridge University Press history of the Collins project, Steel, Spies and Spin by Peter 1Yule and Derek Woolner.

It gives me great pleasure to present to you, for the first time since my appointment as chairman of the Australian National Maritime Museum's governing council, the museum’s annual report. It covers the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. This is the second year of the museum’s strategic plan for 2006-2009, developed and tabled in accordance with the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990. This annual report addresses the key result areas and key performance indicators of the ANMM Strategic Plan 2006-2009. 1am pleased to observe that the museum is well on track to achieve the goals and outcomes that the organisation set for itself for this three-year planning period. My first impressions of this organisation are well confirmed by a glance at the summary of achievement highlights for the year that appear on the following pages. Here we see a large and imaginative output of exhibitions, programs, activities and services for the museum’s public. They embrace a huge diversity of museum users, including school and adult education groups, tourists and casual visitors, museum members, researchers and people with special interests in maritime heritage and related fields. This is a museum that has established a leading place in the nation’s cultural life, and a strong reputation among the maritime museums of the world. For me personally, coming from the busy business life that followed my retirement from the Royal Australian Navy, it’s very satisfying to be able to focus on my love for the maritime environment and reconnect with those aspects of naval history that are among the museum’s many fields of interest. Clearly one of this museum’s greatest strengths is its location. I can’t think of a better place for a maritime museum in Australia or the world for that matter. Its importance to the nation was demonstrated when the President of the United States chose to come through this museum above anything else he was offered during his APEC visit in September 2007. One of my tasks as chairman will be to work with museum management to gain support for planned improvements to this unique site, to maximise the services that it can provide. Helping to chart the museum’s future and contribute to its management and governance is something I look forward to. I'm honoured to join a distinguished list of its chairs - Mark Bethwaite, Kay Cottee and Peter Doyle, all great contributors to the nation’s maritime life. I have very solid foundations on which to build, thanks to the work of director Mary-Louise Williams, her staff and that extraordinary body of museum volunteers. I look forward to continuing and indeed increased support from the corporate sector and from our largest provider, the Australian Government.

Peter Sinclair am csc Chairman Australian National Maritime Museum

Vision statement

Contact officer

Chairmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message

Mission statement and values

01 Highlights 2007-2008

Director's overview

Travelling and temporary exhibitions, major events

Statutory information requirements

Performance information; Corporate governance; Freedom of information; Judicial decisions and reviews by outside bodies; Effects of Ministerial directions; Indemnities and insurance; OH&S; Environmental protection and biodiversity

02 Key result area 1 - engaging our communities

Strategies and performance reporting HM Bark Endeavour replica; Travelling and temporary exhibitions; Public and community programs; Education for life; Vaughan Evans Library; Venue hire and catering; The Store; Sydney By Sail Key result area 2 - promoting maritime heritage

Strategies and performance reporting Acquisitions; Maritime heritage programs; Mariitime archaeology program; USA Gallery; Indigenous affairs; Conservation and registration; Fleet Key result area 3 - developing museum facilities and systems

Strategies and performance reporting Capital works; Building services; Security; Communications and information management services (Cl MS); Records management; Web development; Human resource management; Effectiveness in managing human resources; Key training and development initiatives; Productivity gains; Commonwealth disability strategy; Consultative arrangements; Workplace diversity policy Key result area 4 - extending profile and partnerships Strategies and performance reporting Marketing; Media; Publications; Members; The Welcome Wall; Volunteers; Sponsorship; Design

financial statem ents

Statement by Council members

Independent audit report

Income statement

Balance sheet

Statement of changes in equity

Statement of cash flows

Schedule of commitments and contingencies

Notes

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appendixes MMAPSS grants and internships

02 Visitor and Member programs

104 107

Selected acquisitions

113

Donoations to the National Maritime Collection

116

05 ANMM publications

124

Staff publications

125

Staff conference papers, lectures and talks

127

Staff media appearances

129

09 Staff professional appointments

131

10 Staff overseas travel

132

11 Organisation chart at 30 June 2008

133

12 APS staff at 30 June 2008

134

13 Council members

138

14 Council meetings and committees

141

15 Australian National Maritime Foundation

142

16 Sponsors, patrons and supporters

143

17 Corporate and supporting Members

144

Taipan project donors

145

19 Volunteers 2007-08

146

20 Volunteer speakers panel

150

21 Consultants

151

Customer service charter

152

Functions and powers of the minister

154

24 Functions and powers of the museum

155

List of Acts administered

156

Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement

157

Photographic credits

158

Index

159

our mission

to bring maritime heritage to life and preserve it for future generations, through exhibitions, programs and events that are creative, inclusive, enjoyable and memorable development and management of the National Maritime Collection research, acquisition, conservation, interpretation, scholarship, publication, outreach and education national leadership and the provision of support and encouragement to local, regional and community museums which value maritime heritage national and international cooperation and collaboration with museums and other organisations fostering traditional skills and practices

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our values

we promote a broad interpretation of maritime heritage and culture recognize and celebrate cultural diversity regard engagement, innovation and creativity as the keystones of our work focus on people as the core of our exhibitions, programs and events respect commitment, application and achievement encourage partnership and collaboration strive for the highest standards of service champion integrity and ethical practice

left: Acquired at auction in 20Q8: The Great White Fleet in Sydney Harbour August 22 1908. watercolour by Julian Ashton. ANMM collection right: Volunteer guide Alfred Knight, one of three museum volunteers who won Sydney Harbour Awards for their community work.

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highlights 2007-2008

welcomed|our highest-profile visitor, President George W Bush, to inspect the USA Gallery and our exhibition Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country, during the APEC Leaders summit in September 2007 brought|notable international exhibitions to Australian audiences, with Iceman - the story of Otzi, from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Italy, and Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 from Musee national de la Marine, Paris ^tra vellin g exhibitions from Fremantle Prison, WA, South Australian Maritime Museum and National Archives of Australia, all supported by Visions of Australia displayed I our unique collection of Yolngu bark paintings, the spiritual and legal basis of their claim to land and sea rights - Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country a wide variety of unusual temporary exhibitions ranging from natural history and ethnography to historical anniversaries

®| a variety of exhibitions to regional and remote museums undertookI further educational voyages of the Endeavour replica to Newcastle in 2007, and dockings to keep her in survey _________ completed I a fourth wharf, the Heritage Pontoon, providing additional berthing for the heritage fleet and visiting vessels, and accessible boarding for on-water events implemented j Phase II of the Australian Register of Historic Vessels, establishing a national council of experts to guide this invaluable online heritage resource launched I and sailed the restored Taipan, Ben Lexcen’s revolutionary 1959 18-foot skiff, fostering traditional shipwrighting skills acquired [ significant artefacts to expand our national maritime collection, including a signet ring that belonged to William Bligh

above: Endeavour crew work out along the jib-boom to set the sprit topsail during the replica’s 2007 Newcastle voyage. above right: Clem Milwood, sole survivor of the artists who created The Wharfies Mural, with curator Patricia Miles at the unveiling of a section of the mural in our galleries.

01 the year in review highlights 2007-2008

_________ celebrated |the 40th anniversary of launching the museum’s Attack class patrol boat HMAS Advance, and its 20th anniversary at the museum __ |an original panel from displayed the restored Wharfies Mural in the

supported j maritime archaeology by providing advice to shipwreck projects in Australia and overseas - including HMAS Sydney off Western Australia, the Japanese midget submarine off Sydney and WWI RAN submarine AE2 off Gallipoli

Commerce Gallery a program to upgrade the jH Pacific on a Plate, our fourth biennial food festival exploring culinary delights from the Pacific Rim, and the 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival I Dunbar 1857 - disaster on our doorstep commemorating the 150th anniversary of the wreck, by Kieran Hosty, curator and maritime

museum’s facilities and to plan new spaces for exhibitions and public activities our Environmental implementedI Management System, improving climate control in the major exhibition spaces, and completed our Risk Management Plan

archaeologist _________| continued to develop and expand our popular and successful Members’ programs, and increased our volunteers

__I goals for public interactions exceeded (2,438,010 achieved); self-generated revenue ($6,820,136 achieved); visitor satisfaction (98.5% satisfied)

base to 650 national leadership and increased our support for local, regional and community museums through outreach programs including MMAPSS grants, internships and the Welcome Wall a record three panels and 1178 names at the Welcome Wall ceremony on 18 May 2008, the largest number since its launch in 1999

left; Contemporary Madarrpa by Yolngu artist Djambawa Marawili, displayed in Saltwater: Yirrkala Bark Paintings of Sea Country. ANMM collection right: Guest speaker Patricia Stenning at the May 2007 Welcome Wall ceremony.

j visitor numbers of 458,012 were a 1% increase on 2006-07 but 16% over the budgeted figure. This was our third highest, after the Olympic year 2000-01 and 2005-06, and for one-third of the year we were the most visited museum in Sydney

director’s overview

During the hectic days when the heads of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation nations gathered in Sydney for the 2007 summit, the leader of the world’s superpower, President George W Bush, chose just two non-APEC activities. One was mountain-bike riding, and the other was a visit to the Australian National Maritime Museum , where in 1992 his father, President George Bush Snr, had officially opened our USA Gallery. This special gallery devoted to US and Australian maritime links had been funded by the US Senate in 1988, our Bicentenary year, as a vote of thanks to its long-standing ally, Australia. Knowing the APEC event would coincide with our biennial spring food festival, we chose the theme of Asia-Pacific-rim cuisine and called our festival Pacific on a Plate. Over 13,000 people joined us over two days for this culinary and cultural fiesta, enjoying great food and entertaining performances from many different countries. A few days later, in the biggest security operation we’ve ever seen, the museum was emptied of staff and visitors, snipers were stationed on our roof and the presidential convoy rolled in. Accompanied by the then-Minister for the Arts Senator the Hon George Brandis SC, our chairman Peter Sinclair and me, President Bush inspected the bell of the USS Canberra, which he had presented to Prime Minister John Howard in Washington the day before 11 September 2001, as a symbol of the US-Australian alliance. We also showed him our exhibition Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country, while Yolngu performers flown in from Arnhem Land played didgeridoo and danced. Functions and events in the USA Gallery have always fostered the links between our two countries - historical, cultural, economic and political - as did last year's presidential visit. Official press images of it flashed all around the world, to the benefit of the museum's profile. But I have to say my favourite is the unofficial one of the President pausing on the way out with two of our museum staff (see page 51). Maritime history in the spotlight Maritime history - shipwreck archaeology in particular has enjoyed an increasingly high profile in recent years. The discovery this year of the wreck of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney, lost off Western Australia in 1941 in Australia’s worst naval catastrophe, set the whole country abuzz. Our phones ran hot, and senior curator Lindsey Shaw and I were both interviewed on radio about the significance of the ship and its discovery. Attending the memorial service for the Sydney's lost crew that was held on 24 April at

left: President George W Bush, director Mary-Louise Williams and Indigenous performer Clarence Slockee at our Saltwater exhibition.

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St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, I became very conscious of how deeply these naval events resonate in the national psyche. The museum has played a role in the management of another very significant Australian naval vessel lost in wartime. Assistant director Max Dingle was part of an expert group set up to advise on the wreck of the World War I RAN submarine AE2, sunk in the Dardanelles strait during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. At a conference in Istanbul in May the group recommended that the wreck be left where it sank in 72 metres of water, with efforts made to conserve it in situ. A shore display will commemorate both AE2 and the Turkish torpedo boat Sultanhisarthat holed it. It's been quite a year for historical anniversaries. The sesquicentennial of the terrible Dunbar shipwreck occurred in August 2007. We marked it by publishing Dunbar 1857 - disaster on our doorstep by Kieran Hosty, curator of maritime archaeology, an analytical history of the tragedy and a catalogue of our extensive collection of Dunbar shipwreck material. At the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great writer Joseph Conrad, whose affection for Australia grew during his years as a seafarer and ship master, we exhibited photographs and documents relating to his time in Australian waters. Then it was the turn of a Sydney Harbour landmark, with another photographic exhibition Fort Denison - celebrating 150years. We also celebrated the 40th anniversary of launching the museum’s Attack class patrol boat, HMAS Advance, and the 20th anniversary of its accession to the National Maritime Collection. It was 30 years since our good friend Ken Warby, still the fastest man on water, first broke the world water speed record on his jet-powered Spirit of Australia, on 20 November 1977 at a speed of 288.6 miles per hour (464.6 km/h). Spirit hangs over the entrance to our main galleries, and is one of our great icons. Even though he increased his record to 511.1 km/h in 1978, he told us that was just ‘icing on the cake'. It was the earlier feat that realised his lifetime dream to hold the record for Australia. Ken, who now lives in the USA, asked us to ‘pat the old tub on the bow’ for him. It was our pleasure. On Australia Day this year it was the 200th anniversary of the misnamed ‘rum rebellion’, another nadir in the fiery career of William Bligh. And to mark it we displayed a remarkable memento of this controversial figure in our history, having recently purchased a signet ring belonging to him. After he died it was given by his daughter Fanny to George Suttor, one of Bligh’s supporters during his period of conflict with John Macarthur and the New South Wales Corps. The handsome intaglio ring was acquired together with the letter from Fanny gifting it to Suttor.

This year we completed the restoration of Taipan, the revolutionary 18-foot skiff built by one of Australia’s giants of yacht design, the self-taught genius Bob Miller (later Ben Lexcen). The boat's public re-launching ceremony and sail trial, 48 years to the day since it first sailed, was a triumph. The project was highly significant. Returning this truly iconic Australian vessel to its configuration of 1960, at the height of its influence upon our most famous racing class, was a huge challenge since it was in very poor and much modified condition. The work was based on an intensive research effort that continued after the re-launch, when the veteran skiff’s performance was assessed and analysed on the water - not the sort of activity you would normally associate with a treasured national collection item! The project was a team effort that drew on the experience and knowledge of the yachting community, specialist heritage craft shipwrights as well as our own maritime museum professionals. We gratefully acknowledge the former Taipan skipper Carl Ryves for his contributions, and the many generous supporters whose donations in cash and kind made the project possible - see Appendix 18. The Australian Register of Historic Vessels, launched by us in early 2007, has developed very well and received a great deal of interest both here and overseas. This year we established a national council of experts to guide this invaluable online heritage resource, and held its inaugural meeting. I'm chairing the group, whose members are Alan Edenborough, Sydney Heritage Fleet; Mori Flapan, an independent naval architect; Dr Damian Purcell, Classic Yacht Association of Australia; John Smith, Naval Historical Society of Australia; Dr Leah McKenzie, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Llew Russell, CEO of Shipping Australia Ltd; and two museum curatorial staff, Dr Nigel Erskine and senior curator Daina Fletcher. Martyn Heighten, who heads Britain’s National Historic Ships, U K -th e equivalent of our Australian Register of Historic Vessels - was the keynote speaker when we hosted this year’s annual conference of the Australian Maritime Museums Council (AMMC) during the weekend of our biennial Classic & Wooden Boat Festival. The conference theme was ‘Managing the future of historic vessels’, and Martyn’s experience with the much longer-established UK historic ship register was invaluable to us. Speakers from Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and the ACT shared many different perspectives on historic ship preservation, reminding us how much we have in common, and how difficult the task of preserving maritime heritage afloat can be. This year the executive of the Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH) moved from this museum back to Western Australia. We welcome the new president, Kenneth Macpherson. Again this year we collaborated with AAMH to award the biennial $2,000 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize, which we jointly fund and administer. It went to Dr Edward Duyker 0AM for Frangois Peron-A n Impetuous Life: naturalist and voyager(Miegunyah Press 2006).

left: Curator of Bateaux Jouets - toy. boats from Paris 1850-1950, Annie Madet of the Musee national de la Marine. right: The museum’s 1959, Bob Miller-designed 18-footer Taipan was evaluated after its exhaustive restoration by legendary yachtsmen Dick Sargeant (for'ard), Carl Ryves and John Bertrand (helm). ANMM collection

01 the year in review director’s overview

Exhibitions We're likely to remember the Christmas season of 2007-08 as the summer of the Iceman - Otzi, the 5,300-year-old neolithic hunter who was murdered and mummified in the snow and ice of the Austro-ltalian Alps. He came to us (in detailed replica - he’s a bit too fragile to travel in person any more) in an exhibition from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Italy. The interest he attracted was amazing, and when the holidays ended we were booked out with visiting school groups keen to learn about the Copper Age. He inspired our most ambitious online marketing campaign to date, with its catchline ‘Who iced Otzi?’ and his MySpace page playing his favourite hip-hop number, Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice. In the words of one of the contributors to Otzi’s award-winning blog, ‘Thanx for keeping ancient history fun!’ The other big international exhibition that we imported this year was just as much fun in its own way, appealing to the child in us all. Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950, from the Musee national de la Marine, Paris, filled our largest exhibition space, Gallery One, with its delights - from steam-powered mechanical marvels and clockwork tin toys to cardboard cutouts. This was the second spectacular exhibition we had sourced from Paris, the first being Les Genies de la Mer - Masterpieces of French Naval Sculpture, exquisite carvings that adorned French ships from the 17th to 19th centuries. The value of such international connections can’t be overstated; they are of huge benefit to our Australian audiences and to us professionally. Having exported our first exhibition overseas last financial year when our Vikings went to New Zealand, we’re now working on sending our precious Saltwater Arnhem land bark paintings abroad. This year we increased our collaborations with other Australian organisations, sourcing a diverse range of exhibitions from them and from independent photographers, too, allowing us to draw on a range of heritage collections to augment our own. Travelling exhibitions from across Australia included the dramatic 19th-century story, Escape! Fremantle to Freedom from the Fremantle Prison, WA; from the South Australian Maritime Museum, Wrecked! Tragedy and the Southern Seas; and a nostalgic look at holidays through photographs in Summers Past - Golden Days in the Sun 1950-1970from the National Archives, Canberra. National Maritime Collection In addition to William Bligh’s signet ring, mentioned above, another acquisition relating to the Royal Navy in our early colonial history was the solid half basket hilted sword of Admiral Philip Parker King, naval officer and early surveyor of the Australian coast between 1817 and 1822 on HM Ships Mermaid and Bathurst. Appendix 3 details a selection of the year’s acquisitions, while Appendix 4 lists all of the historic material donated to the museum by generous supporters. They show the remarkable diversity of history that we embrace, from a souvenir scarf from the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, belonging to a member of the swimming squad, to the desert-pattern camouflage uniform used in Iraq by a former leader of the opposition in NSW, museum Member and long-time naval reservist, Peter Collins am r f d qc. For the first time in the museum’s history we have de-accessioned a vessel - one of our early acquisitions, the Indonesian trading and fishing prahu Sekar Aman. Rigorously following the museum’s policy and its legislation, we made a strategic case and received ministerial approval. The vessel, of a traditional type that still makes fishing voyages from Indonesia into Australian waters, has been particularly difficult to preserve in its authentic form. Its spars are made of giant tropical bamboos that in Indonesia are replaced every few years as they dry and crack, but are unavailable in Australia. Unique aspects of its construction create major conservation issues, requiring a complete rebuild of the hull (by techniques unfamiliar to Western shipwrights) when certain timbers need replacing. This was feasible in its original environment where community labour was plentiful and cheap, but would be prohibitively expensive here. Since our fleet is the largest floating museum collection anywhere, the cost of such periodic rebuilds would threaten our ability to adequately maintain the other vessels.

Fortunately we have not lost any of the cultural information that the craft holds, because it has been so thoroughly documented. It was the subject of an immensely detailed technical and ethnographic study when it was first acquired in 1987. Our staff have sailed it on Sydney Harbour to study the unique seamanship skills required to operate it. We are commissioning an accurate scale model using timbers recycled from the vessel itself, for future exhibitions about the maritime connections between Australia and our northern neighbour. Outreach, networking and collaborations We believe that outreach and collaboration with regional museums and organisations across Australia are the key to productive programs and better management of maritime historical collections. We set out to build networks, share experiences and collaborate on projects. It’s the role of our grants and internship programs to give smaller, community-based maritime museums access to project funds and to a network of specialists who can help them with their collections. Since 1995 we have funded 162 projects in 72 maritime museums around the entire Australian coastline (and up rivers, and on offshore island territories too!). This year’s grants appear in Appendix 1. In October 2007 I travelled to Malta for the Congress of the International Council of Maritime Museums (ICMM). The theme was maritime museums attracting new audiences and engaging with emerging communication technologies. Our own external relations manager Bill Richards spoke to this theme with a well-received paper on media - old and new - for museums. As chair of the program committee I was largely responsible for developing the academic program, with speakers from the USA, UK, Malta, Germany, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Denmark, the Falkland Islands and Australia. Several of our colleagues from Sydney Heritage Fleet, the organisation that we support and accommodate at Wharf 7, attended and their film on the restored barque James Craigwas launched by Australia’s High Commissioner in Malta. On the way home I was able to act on an invitation from the chief of Chile’s navy, Admiral Rodolfo Codina, to visit his country to advise on redeveloping their naval museum in Valparaiso, to become a national maritime museum. It’s a pleasure to be able to contribute our experience and expertise in this way. It reflects the way that our museum has come to be widely regarded as a benchmark for maritime museums, particularly for our facilities, varied programs and high standards of display. The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is one of the most highly regarded maritime museums in the world. We were very pleased to learn, earlier this year, that our own museum’s founding director Dr Kevin Fewster had been appointed as its new director. Kevin was director here from 1989 to 1999, guiding this museum through its opening and early development before moving on to head Sydney's largest museum, the Powerhouse. Our links

left: Exquisite visiting steam launch Huon elicited universal admiration at the 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival. right: Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett am mp, seen with director MaryLouise Williams, visited the museum on National Whale Day.

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with the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich have grown considerably in recent years, with a program of staff and research exchanges. I’m sure the cooperation between our two national maritime museums can only benefit from Kevin’s appointment. Again we approach the coming year with confidence in the appeal of our exhibitions and the diverse array of educational and visitor programs that we present. We will continue to mount exceptional international shows, in this case the exciting Vaka Moana - voyages of the Ancestors from New Zealand, telling the world’s greatest story of maritime expansion, the settlement of the Pacific by Austronesian peoples from South-East Asia. Our own exhibitions will stimulate and entertain. Trash or Treasure? Souvenirs of travel looks at the things that everybody collects, and Charles Darwin - Voyages and ideas that shook the world sails into waters that can be turbulent indeed, on the anniversary of The Origin of Species. This exhibition will continue our collaborations with the academic world through Australian Research Council linkage grants, and produce a scholarly publication. We will continue to develop and expand our popular and successful programs for Members and the public. These have produced a series of very fine seminars and lectures, as well as our unique, on-the-harbour Cruise Forums, all listed in Appendix 2. And we look forward to even further growth of our extraordinary volunteers base which reached 650 by the end of the financial year. Their loyalty and enthusiasm is a wonderful asset. Early this year we commissioned our new Heritage Pontoon between the museum's ex-RAN submarine Onslow and our Festival Pontoon, where the charter company Sydney By Sail operates. It was a great success at our 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, where in the past we’ve had to lease temporary pontoons. As a permanent fixture the Heritage Pontoon enlivens our site, enabling us to derive the maximum value from assets we already own - in this case, the floating pontoons themselves, which we are pleased to say are being recycled from a previous project. The Heritage Pontoon is part of an ambitious long-term program of major capital works on our site that we have planned, to maximise the use of our very high-profile harbourside location. We have begun construction of the performance platform, a new timber deck and seating for special events, and the Wharf 7 gallery annex, a three-storey addition that will provide workshop, storage and office space. The car park is being extended to provide additional car spaces to replace those that will be lost in 2008-09 when a new security office and waste management facility will be built. A consultant review on information and communications technology (ICT) at the museum was commissioned during the year, to prepare the ground for a strategic ICT development plan. This comes at a time when we are devoting more resources to online communications, as our connections with regional Australia and other countries are growing dramatically through our website. The challenge for us is to keep up with new and widening channels of connection, and to make sure that we have the resources and strategies to sustain them. This museum and the other national collecting institutions are located within the arts portfolio. Over recent years we have had a growing involvement with the heritage department, particularly in the area of historic shipwrecks that it administers. The new Government has moved the heritage portfolio under the same roof as the arts, creating the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. This will create synergies and improve coordination of our input into the National Maritime Heritage Strategy. As the year under review drew to a close we welcomed the new Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, on his first two visits to the museum. We discussed the museum’s national role, which is reflected in our Charter of Operations 2008-09. Its themes include national leadership; collaborations with other cultural and educational institutions; ensuring the greatest possible access to our collections and programs; and sharing our expertise and reaching out to ever-widening audiences. Mary-Louise Williams Director Australian National Maritime Museum

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Currach folk - Photographs by Bill Doyle

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These mid-1960s images of Gaelic fishing and farming folk off Ireland’s isolated west coast capture a lost world celebrated by Joyce, Yeats and Synge. The award-winning photographer’s studies of the Aran Islanders’ lives, landscape and their boats reveal the dignity, humanity and hardship of lives shaped by the sea. Team leader Niki Mortimer Curator Penny Cuthbert Designers Johanna Nettleton, Sarah Drury Slingshot Design South Gallery 16 March-14 October 2007 Visitors since 1 July 2007 125,212

Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of

This unique collection of bark paintings explained the spiritual and legal basis of the Yolngu community’s claim to land and sea rights in their north-east Arnhem Land country. The paintings represent sacred knowledge about fresh, tidal and saltwater areas, with images of mystical snakes, crocodiles, fish, turtles and birds, and ancestral beings. Purchased by the Australian National Maritime Museum with the assistance of Stephen Grant of the GrantPirrie Gallery. Team leader Niki Mortimer Designers Johanna Nettleton & Daniel Ormella Gallery One 30 June-1 October 2007 Visitors since 1 July 2007 93,956

above; Detail from Gapuwarriku at Lutumba by Yolngu artist Dhukal Wirrpanda. ANMM collection left: Fishermen waiting for the tide, Inis Oirr (Inisheer), 1964, Bill Doyle right: Detail from Fort Denison by John Allcot, 1925. ANMM collection

01 the year in review exhibitions

Marking 150 years since Fort Denison was named after Sir William Thomas Denison, then governor of NSW. It was built to protect the harbour against perceived threats including the Russian navy and American privateers. Photographs and artworks showed the island from its beginnings as a prison to the present day. Team leader Niki Mortimer Curator Lindsey Shaw Designer Heidi Riederer

a group of Irish Fenian political prisoners in 1876 in the Yankee whaler Catalpa. It was funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Fremantle Prison, Department of Housing and Works, and supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program. Team leader Mariea Fisher Curator Sandra Murray, Fremantle Prison ANMM curator Paul Hundley ANMM designers Rosie Cole & Heidi Riederer USA Gallery 9 August-25 November 2007

Tasman Light 4 July-11 November 2007 Visitors 131,366

Jellyfish - nature inspires art

Visitors 109,899

Jellyfish are among the most beautiful and aweÂ inspiring creatures of the marine environment, found all over the world and in all the seas, even in some freshwater locations. Australia is home to many different species, including the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadliest: the box jellyfish and the Irukandji. Jellyfish examined the art, science and natural history of these fascinating creatures. Team leader Mariea Fisher Curator Lindsey Shaw Designers Cameron Krone & Daniel Ormella North Gallery 8 August 2007-2 March 2008 Visitors 261,867

Billed as the greatest prison break in Australian history, this exhibition from Fremantle Prison, WA, told the story of the daring, dangerous escape by

Pacific on a Plate Food Festival The fourth biennial food festival celebrated the culinary and cultural diversity of countries on the Pacific Rim. With tempting stalls spotlighting the varied and exotic flavours of places as diverse as Chile and China, Malaysia and Mexico, Vietnam and Vladivostok, it featured a vibrant entertainment program of live music, traditional cooking demonstrations and guided vessel tours. Team leader Scott Andrew Saturday 1-Sunday 2 September 2007 Visitors 13,640

left: Discomedusae by Timothy Horn, 2004. Samstag Collection, University of South Australia right: The escape of John Boyle O'Reilly, scrimshaw by Gary Tonkin, 1998-99. Private collection far right: Mouthwatering ingredients for our food festival Pacific on a Plate

Wrecked! Tragedy and the Southern Seas There are 850 wrecks along the wild South Australian coast, each telling a story of drama and tragedy from a time when shipping was part of daily life and when immigrants came to Australia by sea. The exhibition from the South Australian Maritime Museum tells the dramatic stories of some of those wrecks. Team leader Niki Mortimer Curator Bill Seager, South Australian Maritime Museum ANMM designers Rosie Cole, Adrienne Kabos South Gallery 26 October 2007-29 January 2008 Visitors 144,163

— This 150th-anniversary tribute to the famous Polishborn novelist and giant of English literature, Joseph Conrad, revealed his little-known maritime links with Australia. He visited Australia regularly after 1878, honing his English at Circular Quay, standing deck watch on the Duke of Sutherland. His letters, photographs and books highlight his impressions of the country, its people and places. Team leader Niki Mortimer Curator Lindl Lawton Designer Heidi Riederer Tasman Light 15 November 2007-10 February 2008 Visitors 123,947

Iceman - the story of Otzi Tall Ship Adventure: A Young Man’s Journey

Otzi, the world’s oldest ‘wet’ mummy, was killed by an arrow 5,300 years ago in the Austro-ltalian Alps and preserved in a glacier till 1991. His life-size replica and Copper-Age objects, with sound effects, holograms and interactive stations, revealed his fascinating life and the mystery of his death.

In 1905,19-year-old Fred Taylor took a pre-university gap year and a camera on a voyage from New York to Fremantle on the four-masted barque Queen Margaret. His photographs and journal entries tell the

A travelling exhibition from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. Sponsored by MSC Cruises, MSC, MCS, Patrick Team leader Mariea Fisher

tale of his adventure under sail. This collection came from the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History. Team leader Niki Mortimer

ANMM curator Niki Mortimer Designers Johanna Nettleton, Daniel Ormella Gallery One 9 November 2007-17 February 2008

Curator Paul Hundley Designers Rosie Cole, Sarah Drury Slingshot Design USA Gallery 14 December 2007-31 January 2009 Visitors to 30 June 2008 259,756

Visitors 155,738

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far left: Figurehead from Star of Greece wrecked off Wiliunga, South Australia, 1888. South Australian Maritime Museum collection left: Joseph Conrad on SS Tuscania, New York 1923. Library of Congress collection right: Reconstruction of 5,300-year-old Copper-Age 9 hunter with replica toolkit <; and clothing. South Tyrol i: Museum of Archaeology , ;/.;•)

01 the year in review exhibitions

Little Shipmates - seafaring pets

Wetworld Full of fun activities for children to explore and enjoy the properties of water. There are experiments in wet lab, exciting river races, Aqua Play and a Super Soaker action zone, as well as a boat to climb on and explore. Sponsored by AquaPlay, Schleich, Hasbro, Modern Brands Team leader Scott Andrew Designer Heidi Riederer North Wharf 27 December 2007-25 January 2008 Visitors 22,364

Steel Beach - shipbreaking In Bangladesh Photographer Andrew Bell has captured dramatic images of oil tankers and passenger liners beached on the wide mud flats of Sitakunda on the Bay of Bengal - the skeletons of half-scrapped ships, people labouring in a dangerous environment, and items ranging from giant cogs to kitchen sinks waiting to be recycled. Team leader Mariea Fisher Photographer Andrew Bell Designer Johanna Nettleton, Sarah Drury Slingshot Design South Gallery 8 February-30 March 2008 Visitors 56,493

right: Study from the series on shipbreaking in Bangladesh by Andrew Bell.

left: Fred Taylor on board barque Queen Margaret in 1905. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History right: Liquid tunes played by Katie Andrew, aged 8, at Wetworld. far right: Seaman with cat and kitten on board sailing ship, about 1910. ANMM Samuel J Hood collection

Cats, dogs, monkeys and birds have been cherished on board ships for as long as people have made sea voyages. Sydney photographer Sam Hood photographed them for over 50 years and this selection of 14 delightful photographs shows their special place in seafaring. Team leader Niki Mortimer Curator Patricia Miles Designer Heidi Riederer Tasman Light 13 February-24 August 2008 Visitors 122,030

2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival Restoration was the theme for this year’s festival, a fun-for-everyone harbourside celebration of maritime heritage and cultures. The museum’s newly-restored 18-foot skiff Taipan was featured, with lectures on the restoration. Attractions included over 100 visiting wooden boats, as well as traditional blacksmiths, caulkers, sailmakers and rope knotters at work, a nautical marketplace, working marine engines, heritage boat rides, a giant model display and a hotlycontested deckhand line-throwing contest. Supported by Sydney Heritage Fleet, Wooden Boat Association NSW, The Halvorsen Club, Australian Maritime Museums Council Team leader Scott Andrew Designer Heidi Riederer Saturday 8-Sunday 9 March 2008 Visitors 6,735

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These images encapsulating Australian summers were taken by the Australian News and Information Bureau, and vividly recall our enduring love affair with sun and sea. A touring exhibition from National Archives of Australia. Supported by Visions of Australia Team leader Niki Mortimer ANMM designers Daniel Ormella, Daniel Weisz South Gallery 10 April-22 June 2008 Visitors 72,170

Living Knowledge - Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2008 I * ; ? -

Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 Over 200 toy boats from the Musee national de la Marine, Paris, showcase dreams of childhood adventures on the high seas. These mechanical marvels were inspired by a century of steam navigation, transatlantic liners, battleships and speedboats. This stunning collection on show for the first time in Australia was imported for its appeal to children, adults and collectors. Sponsored by Specific Freight, Cathay Pacific Group Team leader Mariea Fisher Curator Annie Madet, Mus6e national de la Marine ANMM curator Niki Mortimer ANMM designers Johanna Nettleton, Daniel Weisz Gallery One 20 March-12 October 2008 Visitors 106,469

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This year the museum marked NAIDOC Week, the annual celebration of Indigenous survival and culture, with an exhibition of artwork and the launch of the science education website Living Knowledge Indigenous knowledge. This is a joint project between the museum, the Australian National University Department of Cross Cultural Studies, the NSW Department of Education and Training and Yirrkala Community Education Centre. Supported by Visions of Australia and an Australian Research Council grant Team leader Mariea Fisher Curator Lindsey Shaw Designer Johanna Nettleton, Adrienne Kabos North Gallery 28 June-31 August 2008 Visitors to 30 June 2008 3,399

left: Visiting heritage vessels crowd our boat basin at 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival right: Clockwork animates the rower and oars. French, late 19th - early 20th century. Musee national de la Marine.

01 the year in review on the water

on the water

Replica of HM Bark Endeavour The magnificent replica of this famous vessel of discovery, on which Cook made his first circumnavigation (1768-71), is open for inspection at the museum or when visiting other ports. Meticulously researched recreations of the cabins, living and working areas of officers and crew are fitted out with props and replicas, allowing the visitor to experience the conditions and lives of 18th-century seafarers. Visitors 17,239 individually ticketed; 62,288 ticketed

James Craig Sydney Heritage Fleetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magnificent 1874 barque James Craig was recommissioned in 2000 after her epic 30-year restoration and is now sailing again - one of only four such barques in the world that are still being sailed. Wharf 7 Maritime Heritage Centre Joint ticketing with the Sydney Heritage Fleet

left: Replica of James Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HM Bark Endeavour under full sail.

two to left: Miss Pacific finalists, 1952. National Archives of Australia collection left: Interwoven by Indigenous artist Phyllis Stewart depicts | her family stories. ANMM collection right: James Craig sails every second week for Sydney Heritage Fleet.

travelling exhibition program

Sail Away travelling exhibition program

The R ive r- Life on the Murray-Darling The people who live along Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest river system tell their stories of the wool industry, food production, water rights, fishing, riverboats and the drama of drought and flood in this unique history. Sponsored by SA Water, Government of South Australia, South Australian Maritime Museum. Supported by Visions of Australia Team leader Mariea Fisher Curators Michelle Linder, Bill Seager(SAMM) Designers Cameron Krone, Heidi Riederer North Gallery, ANMM 5 April-25 May 2008 Visitors 56,087 Peppin Heritage Centre, Deniliquin NSW 29 June-2 September 2007 Visitors since July 2,625 Shear Outback, Hay NSW 14 September-25 November 2007 Visitors 4,111 Pioneer Park - Italian Museum, Griffith NSW 7 December 2007-25 March 2008 Visitors 3,511 Museum of Riverina, Wagga Wagga NSW 7 June-24 August 2008 Visitors to 30 June 2008 1,541

Patriotism Persuasion Propaganda -

When America went to war in 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, posters played a critical role in mobilising public support. The striking images and messages they contain provide a glimpse of the war effort on a wider front, and the money, labour and personal sacrifices that were required. Touring May 2006-April 2008 Team leaders Niki Mortimer, Mariea Fisher Curator Paul Hundley Designer Daniel Ormella Redcliffe Museum, QLD 1 May-23 July 2007 Visitors since 1 July 2007 2,496 Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, Kurwongbah QLD 7 September-25 November 2007 Visitors 1,822 Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree NSW 2 December 2007-3 January 2008 Visitors 1,373 Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW 22 February-13 April 2008 Visitors 3,941

left: Sedge-grass sculpture of a Murray River cod (Pondi) by Ngarrindjerl artist Yvonne Koolmatrie, 2001. ANMM collection right: World War II poster produced by US Government Printing Office, 1942. ANMM collection

01 the year in review travelling exhibition program

Antarctic views by Hurley and Ponting

Australian Fishes Illustrations by Walter Stackpooi This selection of 52 vibrant watercolour paintings of Australian fish species by versatile Australian illustrator Walter Stackpooi (1915-98) includes background information about the artist, the peculiar difficulties offish illustration and the process from sketch to published work. Touring December 2005-December 2007 Team leaders Niki Mortimer, Mariea Fisher Curator Lindsey Shaw Designer Daniel Ormella Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree NSW 31 May-1 July 2007 Visitors 713 Aibury Regional Museum, NSW 19 October-2 December 2007 Visitors 8,730

This vivid photographic exhibition by two of the most noted Antarctic photographers, Frank Hurley and Herbert Ponting, shows stunning images of Shackletonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Endurance expedition 1914-17 and Scott's Terra Nova expedition 1910-12. Touring December 2006-January 2009 Team leader Niki Mortimer Curator Lindsey Shaw Designer Adrienne Kabos Parkes Shire Library, NSW 23 June-26 August 2007 Visitors since 1 July 2007 10,015 Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD 3 September-12 November 2007 Visitors 2,211 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, QLD 8 December 2007-26 February 2008 Visitors 3,015 Redcliffe Museum, QLD 4 March-1 June 2008 Visitors 3,754 Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree NSW 5 June-20 July 2008 Visitors to 30 June 2008 1,021

above: Red Bullseye (Priacanthus macracanthus), watercolour by Walter Stackpooi, 1970s. ANMM collection right: Ice Cave by Herbert Ponting 1910-1911, from Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Terra Nova expedition. ANMM collection

Output 1.1 Acquire, manage and maximise accessibility to Australia’s maritime heritage

Quality 98.5% of visitors were satisfied Quantity 2,438,010 interactions by visitors/users Price $12.35 per interaction/visitor Total price of outputs $30.102m

The museum is a statutory authority within the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio. Its enabling legislation, the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990, established a governing council to ensure the proper and efficient performance of its functions. At 30 June 2008, the council comprised seven members including the chair, the museum’s director and a representative of the Royal Australian Navy. The full council met four times during the reporting period. Business is facilitated through five committees (finance and audit; major capital works; collections development and exhibitions; marketing, programs and sponsorship; fleet). They meet in advance of each full council meeting, and additionally if required. These committees are charged with providing specific advice to council and management on the matters within their respective purviews. Each committee comprises the director and a minimum of two other councillors, one of whom acts as chair. All councillors are welcome to attend any committee meeting in an ex-officio capacity. (Refer Appendix 14.) The council undergoes a regular self-assessment process. A number of councillors are members of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and subject to its code of conduct. All councillors are aware of the need to comply with both the letter and the spirit of relevant legislation. Operations are informed by the highest museological standards and codes of practice and all staff are bound to Australian Public Service values and code of conduct. The museum prepares triennial strategic plans and annual operating plans for ministerial approval in accordance with the ANMM Act. In addition, a statement of intent was prepared and published in response to the minister's statement of expectations. The chairman and the director have biannual meetings with the minister to review governance and strategic issues; a senior departmental representative attends all council meetings as an observer; and copies of both draft and final minutes are forwarded to both the minister and the department. The museum is also subject to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act) and, in addition to its regular annual reporting obligations to the minister and the parliament, there is a requirement to lodge a CAC Act compliance report with both the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. All museum staff are aware of the importance of good governance and governance is a standing item on the agenda for the executive management group’s fortnightly meetings. There were no requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. The museum’s FOI officer is Russell Smylie, phone 02 9298 3619 email rsmylie@anmm.gov.au.

01 the year in review statutory information requirements

Judicial decisions and reviews by outside bodies There were no judicial decisions that affected the museum during the period under review. There were also no reports on museum operations by the Auditor-General, a parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman. Effects of ministerial directions The museum received no formal notification or ministerial directions during the reporting period. The National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry, the Commonwealth Procurement and Cost Recovery Guidelines, and the Foreign Exchange Policy continue to apply to the museum by virtue of notices issued in preceding reporting periods. Indemnities and insurance premiums for officers No current or former officer has been given any indemnity and there are no agreements to give any. Normal directors and officers insurance is carried through Comcover and the annual premium was $3,286.52. Occupational health and safety Pending the transition to new occupational health and safety (OH&S) management arrangements on 1 September 2008, the museum continues to operate under its existing OH&S policy and the agreement formalised with staff and their union. Both documents reinforce the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to provide and maintain a working environment that is safe for employees, is without risk to their health and provides adequate facilities for their welfare at work. The museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to OH&S also extends to its volunteers, contractors and visitors. The OH&S committee met six times. The committee includes elected staff representatives from three designated work areas; both they and their deputies have received appropriate training. Regular workplace inspections occurred and staff have access to ergonomic assessments as well as free screen-based vision testing and influenza shots. Outdoor staff are provided with sunglasses and sunscreen while workshop staff are given biannual hearing tests. OH&S is included in the site induction given to all new employees, volunteers and contractors. Online hazard identification and accident and incident databases have been established to facilitate notification and remedial action. There were no incidents reportable under section 68 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991. There were four claims for compensation by staff and 3.5 staff days were lost due to injury. Environmental protection and biodiversity The museum does not administer any legislation nor has any appropriations directly related to the principles of ecologically sustainable development. However, its sole budgeted outcome is increased knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with its waterways and the sea, which carries environmental implications. Environmental issues are now considered a natural and integrated part of the land and water-based operations of the museum. The museum's environmental management policy expresses its commitment to minimising the environmental impact of its operations. It has now implemented a comprehensive environmental management system to achieve improvements in environmental management and performance. Targets relating to waste streams and conservation of natural resources have been established and the system gained AS/NZ ISO 14001:2004 accreditation during the reporting period. The museum is also fully committed to sustainable development, and proposed site developments currently in the planning stage will ultimately comply with the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

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Visitors and interactions

Visitors to the museum Visitors to travelling exhibitions Interactions

2005-06

2006-07

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468,445

451,422

458,012

33,396

106,213

48,502

2,085,966

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2,438,010

HM Bark Endeavour replica The ship’s captain and crew foster traditional skills to maintain historical authenticity while ensuring that this large and complex attraction meets modern museum standards including safe, environmentally sound work practices. A number of major maintenance projects, voyages and special events were features of Endeavour’ s third year under management by this museum. In September 2007 Endeavour participated in two harbour sailings as part of the Sydney Harbour activities relating to the APEC leaders’ summit. The replica led an illuminated sail parade past the Opera House where APEC delegates were having dinner. As a thank you to the museum's hardworking volunteers, 50 of them were invited to come onboard while Endeavour participated in the parade. Endeavour was back on the harbour for the following day’s tall ship event, with four others. During the scheduled biennial dry docking of the vessel to replace the paintwork on the hull and check underwater fittings, we inspected structural work that had been undertaken in the major 2005 refit. Repairs to the false keel and below-waterline plank replacements carried out at that time are holding up well. In October, Endeavour voyaged to Newcastle to feature in the Newcastle Maritime Festival. During the schedule of two voyages, outward and homeward, 72 voyage crew were welcomed on board to experience 18th-century style blue-water sailing. In Newcastle the vessel was opened to the public with 3,093 visitors over three days. On the return voyage to Sydney, Channel 7’s travel show, The Great Outdoors, came on board to film a segment for their 2008 season. Endeavourwas made available for a museum Members’ event on 26 January, participating in the annual Australia Day Tall Ships Race. In March another major maintenance program was carried out, unstepping the mizzenmast with a hired crane in order to inspect, remove and repair some damage. A skilled team of shipwrights, riggers and sailmakers was brought in to assist Endeavour’s permanent crew, and their traditional practices were viewed by the public over three weeks. This coincided with our 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, which achieved the highest number of visitors through the ship in a single day since it returned to the museum in 2005.

left: The exciting sounds of Japanese Taiko drummers Taiko no Wa resounded at our Pacific on a Plate food: festival. right: A young visitor with Captain Cook AKA staff actor John tamzies during our popular children's program Endeavour Recruits.

Important work was undertaken to develop a new system for climbing aloft, incorporating a full-body harness and a mobile fall arrest system. This ensures that climbers always maintain an attachment to the shrouds by means of a static line, and also allows crew members to climb up or down the shrouds freely without any other attachments. The new system meets occupational health and safety requirements and is an improvement on the previous arrangements. Interest in sailing Endeavour continues to grow, with 701 names added to our mailing list over the financial year, boosting the total mailing list to 1,465. The 2008 voyage schedule was finalised in March, and will fulfil the museum’s commitment to sailing Endeavour to major and regional ports around Australia. Voyage crew and supernumerary berths were offered for sale to the public and these proved popular, with 75% of berths filled within six weeks. Travelling and temporary exhibitions As noted in the director's overview, two overseas exhibitions continued our strategy of presenting high-quality international material to our audiences. In addition, this year we sourced a diverse range of exhibitions from other Australian organisations and independent photographers, allowing us to draw on a range of interesting heritage collections to augment our own. In the case of Iceman - the story of Otzi, a travelling exhibition from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, the temporary and travelling exhibitions manager was able to negotiate the significant addition of archaeological artefacts more than 5,000 years old for the show’s visit to Australia. The same team also developed the Australian presentation of Bateaux Jouets toy boats from Paris 1850-1950, from the Musee national de la Marine, Paris, including all translations from French into English. The film on toy collecting by TV producer Jacques Remise, former owner of many of the toy boats in the exhibition, was screened in the gallery with great success. Our own travelling exhibitions continued to provide opportunities for us to reach audiences around Australia. The R iver-Life on the Murray-Darling, created by this museum in conjunction with the South Australian Maritime Museum, came to Sydney as part of its extensive Australian tour before it went on to the Museum of Riverina, Wagga Wagga. The Sail Away program was designed around relatively robust works that can be safely packaged and transported, and are easily hung in smaller gallery spaces around the country, as a way of increasing exposure to our collections. The Sail Away exhibitions of posters, illustrations and photographs detailed in the preceding section of this report will soon be joined by Joseph Banks and the flora of the Australian South Coast, from our collection of reprints from the original engravings. Two exhibitions of private photographers’ work that demonstrated great audience appeal when we mounted them here in Sydney have been developed for display elsewhere under our travelling exhibition programs. Currach Folk - Photographs by Bill Doyle, a popular ethnographic study of the Irish fishing community of the Aran Islands in the 1960s, was prepared for display at the Public Records Office Victoria. The spectacular photographic documentation, Steel Beach - shipbreaking in Bangladesh, which drew very strong public and media interest, will now tour in the Sail Away program. We are in the planning stages of an exhibition on Australian swimwear and its international profile. For this we applied successfully for a Visions of Australia development grant to support touring the exhibition. Work continues on refining the way we collate all the related information for temporary and travelling exhibitions using the recently introduced collection data-management software known as The Museum System (TMS). The internet is providing many additional opportunities to engage visitors, and exhibition production teams now routinely include webbased components.

2 performance reporting key result area 1 engaging communities

Public and community programs The museum presents a vast and varied range of imaginative visitor programs to support its exhibitions and core themes. Whether for the formal education sector or for the wider community each program is designed to bring the museum to life and engage with a spectrum of audiences. On the weekend of 8-9 March the precinct burst into life with the 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival. The new Heritage Pontoon allowed for greater berthing possibilities, with the festival accommodating 148 vessels both ashore and afloat. Twenty-eight trade and food stalls combined with an invigorating program of maritime skills demonstrations, competitions, live music and street theatre performances. The Australian Maritime Museum Council's annual conference was an additional feature this year, with its program of talks and debates open to the public. A revamped site layout opened up parts of the festival, with stalls and activities extending towards Pyrmont Bridge and the Wharf 7 Heritage Centre. Another weekend fiesta, Pacific on a Plate, presenting food and cultures from around the Pacific Rim, was scheduled as a prelude to the APEC conference in September and promoted to visiting delegates. Eighteen food stalls sold the cuisine of Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Hosted by SBS food journalist Joanna Savill, entertainment included demonstrations of cooking, fruit carving and Chinese noodle making, children’s craft activities and song and dance performances by Japanese Taiko drummers, a Maori performing group, a Peruvian dance group and a mariachi band. Some of the museum's regular visitors are as young as two years old. The popular Mini Mariners program for under-fives was relaunched this year with weekly, nautically-themed sessions exploring our galleries and theatrette. On Sundays and school holidays the Kids Deck program provides engrossing interpretative activities based on themes from the exhibition schedule for older children and their carers. This year's activities included bark painting, jellyfish modelling, ice-man dress-ups and toy boat making. Summer was especially busy for younger visitors as the hands-on, get-wet-but-not-wasteful water activity Wetworld returned for the seventh time to the North Wharf marquee. The Wetworld/ Kids Deck combination was so popular with families and vacation care groups that a second activity space was opened in the Terrace Room to accommodate demand. Also in January, two actors shared the ‘crime scene investigation’ tours of Icem an-the story of Otzi. Four thousand visitors were led through the exhibition by Detective Bullnose, who underwent a string of character changes as he unravelled clues to a very ‘cold case': the murder of Otzi on a glacier over 5,000 years ago!

left: Andiew Bell's striking photographic study of shipbreaking in Bangladesh drew intense interest from our audiences. South Australian Government Publicity and Tourist Bureau poster, artist John Goodchild, 1930s. National Library of Australia collection :■

B B B B New schools programs were developed to support temporary exhibitions and popular ones were honed and reworked to meet teachers’ and students' changing needs. All school programs were delivered by qualified teacherguides. Exhibitions such as the spectacular Saltwater bark paintings from Arnhem Land, and the historic replica of Cook’s Endeavour, warranted special guide training days to present and refine new programs. The primary program Pirate School proved very popular as an end-of-year activity, leading into the summer holidays. The holiday period gave us the opportunity to consolidate the museum’s extensive education collection in new facilities within the Peter Doyle Learning Centre. The education collection allows students to interact much more closely with material than exhibition displays permit, due to conservation constraints. Improved cataloguing, and an extension of the collection, will provide an even more valuable resource. With internet access expanding in schools, the education team gave priority this year to developing web-based educational content. For example, web resources supporting the dramatic photographic exhibition Steel Beach - shipbreaking in Bangladesh expanded on the images and provided a context for students to explore further. The team also worked closely with the Australian National University and the Australian Research Council to develop interpretative content on the museum’s Sa/twatercollection of bark paintings from Arnhem Land for the Living Knowledge - Indigenous knowledge website. The educational year finished on a high note, with June alone seeing over 5,000 student bookings - one of the busiest months on record. For the older education market the museum presented a series of talks and Cruise Forums, a popular activity that moves between the museum's exhibitions and harbour sites on board a chartered heritage ferry, accompanied by expert guest lecturers. The Cruise Forums are marketed in conjunction with the adulteducation specialist WEA. Topics as varied as the Aran Islands, defence sites of Sydney Harbour, the Dunbar disaster and Joseph Conrad were offered this year. See Appendix 2 for a comprehensive record of all educational products offered.

left: Mini Mariners holiday and weekend activities for .children,:' Sarah Bwttttl With Mini Mariner.

right: The museum’s harbourside location makes it attractive as a commercial; venue for private as well as corporate occasions.

2 performance reporting Key result area 1 engaging communities

Once again systems-related projects dominated the library's year. The library system SydneyPlus was upgraded several times and a new knowledge portal interface was installed. An associated project was to redesign the catalogue interface and investigate the incorporation of WEB2.0 technology. A test site for the first phase is underdevelopment. Major data cleanup and enhancement of the library database are underway, in preparation for this new interface. The collection maintenance and backlog documentation projects progressed, particularly in the area of oral histories. More of the serials collection was rehoused and reorganised, and the ongoing preservation, microfilming and digitisation project continued on a small scale. Library acquisitions supported staff information needs for exhibitions development and research projects, as well as professional development in areas such as museology and conservation. Major research acquisitions this year were several early volumes of the Navy List and Mercantile Navy List. We bought microfilm holdings of another five-year installment of the Daily Commercial News and additions to our unique holdings of Lloyds List and Lloyds List Index. Users of the library's Research Enquiry Service were surveyed this year. Our contribution to Libraries Australia saw a significant increase in the amount of original cataloguing. ANMM holdings are now available outside Australia through WorldCat. The library tours program for museum staff and volunteers continued to be popular and well-received. Outreach activities included tours for family history groups and for the library and information community, particularly student study visits. The library also provided research material for the SBS TV series Who do you think you are? The website coordinator was part of the library team until May 2008, making significant achievements during this period. The librarian continued to participate as part of the museum website redevelopment team.

a m m u m The museum is recognised as one of Sydney's foremost venues for both corporate and private events, with over 240 events held throughout the year. After 10 years

on site, Food by the MODE Group closed their operation at the museum both for functions and in the Yots Cafe. The museum has warmly welcomed caterer Bayleaf-The Fine Food Company, operating here since February 2008, and has been promoting the new relationship to clients and industry partners. Marketing campaigns crossed a variety of media. A stylish new sales kit was designed and printed, together with a suite of email promotions successfully targeting new markets including film and on-site location shoots. As a result, the museum was the location choice for several car advertisements over the summer. Bookings for weddings have been steadily increasing. Offering clients additional services for their events, including theming, audio visual and entertainment, has provided a new revenue stream. A product launch for Living Edge furniture suppliers in March was unique, with promotional chairs placed along the bow of HMAS Onslow and spot-lit for effect. Guests enjoyed drinks and tours on the bow of Vampire surrounded by the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s product. A spectacular gala dinner was held in May in the Terrace Room to celebrate 50 years of ski patrol in Thredbo. The museum foyer was transformed into a dance floor with lights, video projections and skiing memorabilia. Our active involvement with several industry associations strengthens partnerships and opportunities for business relations. We co-exhibited with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority at the Australian Events Expo, and initiated a new committee with other Darling Harbour business and venue managers to improve and promote business events and conferences booked in the precinct. The unit has formed strong ties with Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unique Venues Association (SUVA) - a collection of over 50 unique venues in and around Sydney - and currently provides its president.

| ,-X'J.S© 1)nce again the Store has broken its own record with the highest-ever yearly sales figures. The result was helped by great merchandise sales for the Iceman and Bateaux Jouets exhibitions. The strength of the Australian dollar against the US dollar also helped increase profit margins. Product development continues to grow and a new range of postcards has been produced featuring images from the museum’s collection and exhibitions. A new range of ANMMbranded clothing and souvenirs was also created. b h b i Sydney By Sail is a successful commercial enterprise operated from the museum waterfront by former Olympian Matt Hayes. His yacht charter company is highly regarded in the tourism industry and offers short sails on the harbour and overnight cruises as well as sailing courses and corporate sailing. It benefits the museum not just by its commercial return but by giving our visitors the opportunity to extend their museum experience onto the water, so that the museum becomes their gateway to the experience of sail and Sydney Harbour. h

Major visitor revenue sources

... ... . . Visitor entry revenue

$1,529,680

$1,707,543

$1,586,575

The Store gross revenue

$750,930

$778,059

$782,076

The Store net revenue

$173,801

$174,080

$157,207

$92,526

$94,019

Yots Cafe rental revenue

$35,766*

Visitor services revenue

$270,399

$255,679

$304,308

Endeavour voyage crew and charter fees

$ 210,005

$362,444

$110,627

$ 2,353,714

$ 3,333,366

$2,976,559

Total

* Reduced revenue due to changeover of operators, downtime

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Number of functions

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272

240

241

33,625

32,524

32,202

Turnover

$ 928,1 1 5 1

$ 833,938

$832,075

Net revenue

$ 6 0 1 ,5551

$508,735

$458,8952

Guests

1. Includes 2005 Global Challenge Yacht Race revenue $62,664 2. Reduced net revenue due to increased marketing costs

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53,845

54,579

65,676

Voyage crew berths filled

120

136

Number of days voyaging

256

265

325

Visitors in all ports

Number of days open to public Education groups

2007-08 1

.. Primary schools

343

326

284

Secondary schools

470

359

351

Tertiary/adult groups

104

Education groups total

917

763

701

2005-06

2006-07

n/a

109

Other groups â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;

Vacation care

2007-08 I 100

Adult booked groups

n/a

Booked parties

n/a

Special hosted visits

n/a

Other groups total

n/a

237

209

Visitor numbers 2 M , -i Primary students

14,956

15,544

14,774

Secondary students

16,952

10,878

12,302

Adult students

1,680

1,146

2,319

Teachers

4,176

4,273

3,502

Vacation care

2,580

2,431

2,498

Other groups

2,854

3,171

2,780

Groups total

43,198

37,443

38,175

Kids Deck

12,131

31,479*

12,620

All programs total

55,329

68,922

50,795

* Includes individual clients doing childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities; previous years show booked groups only. Schools booked with teacher-guides

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Navigators gallery/early explorers

Transport

Museum highlights

Dipping into history

Endeavour

100

127

HSC English

n/a

Other tours

125

Total schools on tours

385

258

373

ANMM teacher-guides conduct education programs based on the permanent and temporary exhibitions. Schools can also book self-guided tours (106 tours in 2007-08) to explore the museum galleries and destroyer Vampire tours.

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Archaeology - senior

Science and the sea

Ship Shape and Life aboard a tall ship (James Craig)

Pirate School (James Craig)

n/a

Shipwreck, conservation and corrosion - HSC

103

Technology of gold workshop

What is history?

Pyrmontwalk

Archaeology - junior

Pirate School workshop (no James Craig

Splash workshop Other workshops Total schools in workshops

293

334

266

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1 Schools booked on vessels Schools on cruises Schools on Onslow (including workshops) James Craig (includes Ship Shape and Sleuths programs)

2005-06

2006-07

328

285

214

112

127

Schools on Tu Do and First Lady

n/a

Total schools on vessels (except Vampire)

515

494

414

Schools on Endeavour

1 Other

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Teachers’ previews of exhibitions

183

457

100

Marine careers day - senior students

189

280

286

Public programs - Cruise Forums

198

138

180

Public programs - WEA program

150

Public programs - Night in the Navy

Displaced Persons - Senior English seminar

n/a

220

n/a

Public programs - photographic seminar

n/a

1,094

850

1,488

555

693

Internal loans processed

.155

355

368

Inter-library loans processed

281

297

281

Researchers in person

698

795

771

2,723

2,039

2,935

Family programs - Evening on Endeavour

n/a

Total

741

Vaughan Evans Library fMonographs/AV titles accessioned

External research requests

2005-0b , -' " 20

key result area 2 promoting maritime heritage

strategic objective

foster the care

and research of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maritime heritage and material culture strategy 1

manage and develop the Australian National

Maritime Collection and other historical material in our care E S S U S S encourage research into maritime heritage and material culture strategy 3

promote and foster traditional maritime skills increase the educational and commercial

use of our fleet

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The museum’s collection continues to be enriched by the research, experience and judgement of our curators. The list of selected acquisitions to the National Maritime Collection that appears in Appendix 3, and the list of donors to the collection appearing in Appendix 4, reveal the diversity of the areas covered by our holdings. See also the remarks in the director’s overview. Maritime heritage programs During the year the museum completed its restoration of the revolutionary 18-foot skiff Taipan, which changed the shape of that famous Australian racing class. It was designed and built in 1959 by Ben Lexcen (born Bob Miller 1933, died 1988), early in the career of the noted Australian yachtsman and designer. The plywood skiff was one of the museum's earliest donations, although in a much-modified condition and with a non-original rig. Its restoration, by a team of museum and independent heritage craft specialists, was managed by our head of conservation and culminated in Taipan’s official launching at a public event on 18 November 2007 at Chowder Bay on Sydney Harbour. The meticulous research underpinning the project threw light on the designer’s methods and thought processes, and was vindicated by the skiff’s flawless performance in sailing trials. The research was published in detail in the museum’s journal Signals, which has a national and worldwide circulation. Curator Dr Nigel Erskine completed a four-week secondment to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, where he conducted research and inspected their collection for material for the museum’s 2009 exhibition Charles Darwin - Voyages and ideas that shook the world. His work on Darwin contributes to Seeing Change: Science, Culture and Technology in the Antipodes from the age of D arw in -a multimedia research collaboration with the University of Sydney (Professor lain McCalman), Constraint Technologies International, Eptec Pty Limited and Film Australia Limited. The project is to build a collaboration across the humanities, natural sciences, business technology and public culture sectors that will use new forms of digital and visual research to demonstrate the importance of Australasia in the formation of 19th-century evolutionary thought. Museum staff collaborated with National Museums Liverpool, England, on research and development for a temporary and travelling exhibition on child migration. University of Sydney Museum Studies student Kassandra Hobbs completed a six-week part-time internship at the museum assisting staff with acquisition reports for the collection, which involved researching heritage items of significance.

m g B B In addition to the museum’s designated maritime archaeologistcurrently Kieran Hosty, curator of ship technology and maritime archaeology - several staff members are also trained and qualified in the demanding skills of working underwater on shipwreck or other heritage sites, allowing the museum to field a team of maritime archaeologists as required. With the recent change of national government and the rearrangement of a number of government departments, heritage programs have been consolidated into the same department that administers this museum. This should facilitate the museum’s traditional input into the National Maritime Heritage Strategy, now administered through the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. The archaeology team undertook monthly dives in and around Sydney Harbour at sites including Centurion, Centennial, Dunbar and Royal Shepherd, and supported maritime archaeology by providing advice to shipwreck projects in Australia and overseas. Curator Dr Nigel Erskine and museum shipwright Lee Graham represented the museum in the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), surveying wrecks in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, USA, seeking remains of James Cook’s HMB Endeavour (which, renamed Lord Sandwich, had been chartered as a troop carrier by the Royal Navy during the American War of Independence and in 1778 was scuttled with a fleet of 10 ships, in the defence of Newport Harbor). The museum has assisted with this long-term project by providing trained underwater archaeologists for the last 10 years. Staff edited papers for the published proceedings of the seminar Iron, Steel and Steam -Iron Ships and Steam Shipwrecks that was held at the museum the previous year in association with the Western Australian Maritime Museum and Heritage Victoria. I B B The USA Gallery is the enduring legacy of a generous endowment, which was the USA’s bicentennial gift to Australia. Its purpose is to showcase the longstanding maritime links between the two culturally related nations on either side of the Pacific Rim. The gallery occupies a unique place in the international museum world as a gallery in a national museum funded by another nation. It was officially opened in 1992 by President George Bush (senior). This year the gallery was inspected by his son, the US President George W Bush, who was in Sydney for the APEC leaders summit. See the director’s overview for more details about this visit. During the year we redeveloped our display of the HMAS Canberra bell, an important relic of the US-Australian alliance in World War II, which had been presented to Australia by President George W Bush in 2001 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ANZUS treaty.

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The gallery’s major temporary exhibition for the period was Tall ship adventure - A young man's journey New York to Fremantle 1905, which tells the story of 19-year-old Fred Taylor who took a camera to sea on the four-masted barque Queen Margaret. The images are from the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History. Also on display during the year was Escape! Fremantle to Freedom, a travelling exhibition from the Western Australian museum, the Fremantle Prison, about the daring escape by a group of Irish convicts Fenian political prisoners - from the prison in 1876 in the Yankee whaler Catalpa. During the period refurbishments were made to the gallery space to prepare for the Great White F le e t- US sea power on parade 1908 centenary exhibition and upgrades were made to Alliance interactive. USA Gallery curator Paul Hundley continued consultations with the Mosman Art Gallery and Primrose Paper Gallery on their Sighting the whale exhibition, and also consulted with the Royal Australian Navy regarding plans for centennial celebrations of the Great White Fleet visit, 1908-2008. m a NAIDOC Week offers an opportunity for Australians to reflect on the struggles of Indigenous communities and to focus on the knowledge they bring to modern society through their stories of kinship, creation and intimate knowledge of the land and the sea. This year the museum celebrated NAIDOC Week with the launch of a new website, Living Knowledge - Indigenous knowledge in science education. This joint project between the museum, the Australian National University’s Department of Cross Cultural Studies, Yirrkala Community Education Centre and the NSW Department of Education and Training, was supported by an Australian Research Council grant and by Visions of Australia. The aim is to explore how Indigenous knowledge can be incorporated into teaching science. This year we completed phase one of fieldwork undertaken to document the museum’s extensive collection of over 1,000 ilma made by Bardi artist Roy Wiggan. lima are colourful sculptures of wood and twine used in dances, unique to the coastal Bardi people of north-western Australia’s Kimberley region. A contract researcher made several hours of audio and video recordings of Roy Wiggan describing the ilma, singing songs and talking about his father’s voyages and other aspects of the ilma. In the second phase of the project these recordings will be edited, and additional research conducted, to ensure that the ilma collection is fully documented in the museum's collection and exhibition management system known as The Museum System (TMS). Conservation and registration The conservation and registration sections work behind the scenes making huge contributions to all regular and travelling exhibitions, preparing material for loan to other institutions, managing incoming loans, and monitoring, tracking and treating the museum’s ever-growing collections. Completing the restoration of the historic 18-foot skiff Taipan, described in more detail in the director’s overview, was a highlight for the conservation section, which oversaw the project. The textile storage upgrade was completed and installation of objects into the new storage furniture began. The section has investigated alternatives to the current stand-alone data loggers that measure environmental conditions in the galleries and collection storage areas. A new computer-based system is planned for the next year. Conservation also hosted and supervised two interns, Gemma Webberley, from the historic property Runnymede (National Trust of Australia, Tasmania), and David Senior, Coffs Harbour Regional Museum. Following the installation of a mezzanine floor to create additional storage space, the registration section completed the fit-out of both the paper and medium objects stores. All objects removed from the existing store were inventoried and returned to storage. The registration and digitisation of the Denis George cultured pearl industry collection was also completed, comprising approximately 3,860 objects.

The registrars continued to work on the configuration and data clean-up of the museum's collection and exhibition management system, known as The Museum System (TMS), to improve its efficiency. Staff learned both Crystal report writing and SQL skills to better administer the system and for updating all incoming and outgoing loan records. They also completed the digitisation of Parts I to XV of Joseph Banks’ Florilegium and of the Atlas du Voyage de La Perouse (Atlas of the Voyage of La Perouse), the illustrated accompaniment to the four-volume Voyage de La Perouse Autourdu Monde (La Perouse’s Voyage Around the World) comprising charts and engravings from the 1785-88 expedition. These will be published on the internet. H B 1 Many of our historic vessels - forming one of the world’s largest and most diverse museum fleets - are in operating condition and sail regularly as part of a monthly Fleet Week, crewed by staff and volunteers. This assists in their conservation and helps to maintain traditional skills and techniques. This intangible maritime heritage is perpetuated by our shipwrights who mentor two apprentices under training. Fleet staff continue to lead museum Members’ tours, train museum volunteer guides, and provide guidance to visitors, members of the public and other museums on vessel conservation. Ten vessels were slipped during the year for hull inspection, maintenance and antifouling, including major works on our Attack class patrol boat Advance. Based upon a hull and structure survey, the work included repair to corroded and wasted areas of hull plating and a fuel tank in the engine room. Engine bilges were cleaned using high-pressure water. Some steelwork repairs were carried out on the deck and full paint systems were applied to all areas including the topsides, superstructure, mast and funnel. Advance looked splendid for celebrations of the 40th anniversary of commissioning held in May 2008. This milestone also marked her 20 years in museum hands, matching her 20-year career in the Royal Australian Navy. Work parties of former crew members from the HMAS Vampire Association have begun a program to repair and repaint all three turrets. The aft ‘X ’ turret has been completed with ‘A’ and ‘B’ scheduled for completion later in 2008. A comprehensive hull and structural survey was completed on HMAS Onslow, and a repair specification for the three-yearly slipping due in late 2008 was drawn up. A survey and repair specification was prepared for the 40.5-metre signal mast erected in 1912 at the RAN Garden Island dockyard, Sydney. It was relocated and rebuilt at the museum in 1990, but since then wind and weather have taken their toll with some timber rot appearing. Conservation of the Vietnamese refugee vessel Tu Do was completed with the recommissioning of the diesel engine. Now operational, she took a major role in carrying a group of newly naturalised Australians before a crowd of 100,000 on New Year’s Day in Cockle Bay. The diving support equipment on the Broome pearling lugger John Louis has been refitted, repaired and accredited for diving use. This will allow the ship to support the museum’s archaeological dive team and provide a suitable platform for high-profile dive projects in the harbour. On the gaff ketch Kathleen Gillett\Ne worked on both masts to address rot and damage with redesigned mast bands fitted. All blocks were overhauled and new mast bands were made from timber. The project to see all vessels in survey with the NSW Maritime Authority is underway with Kathleen Gillett expected to be the first accredited.

Curatorial section - totals of enquiries assisted Organisations

Public/private 2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Technology

498

514

492

109

137

121

Communities

650

580

610

200

180

190

USA Gallery

167

125

137

121

177

196

Section

Indigenous Total

1,315

1,224

1,243

510

579

508

Project profile - temporary exhibitions (% staff time) 2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Technology

Communities

USA Gallery

Indigenous

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Technology

Communities

USA Gallery

Indigenous

2005: 06

2006-07

2007-08

Technology

Communities

USA Gallery

Indigenous

Communities

USA Gallery

Indigenous

Section

Project profile - core exhibitions (% staff time) Section

Project profile - public programs, media relations, outreach (% staff time) 1 Section

Project profile - maritime archaeology (% staff time) Section Technology

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Acquisitions to National Maritime Collection 20 0 7 -0 8 I

Section Technology

102

USA Gallery

Indigenous

156

190

2 0 0 5 -0 6

2006-07

Communities

Total Donations to National Maritime Collection Section

2 0 0 7 -0 8 1

308

USA Gallery

Indigenous

340

136

107

Section

2 0 0 5 -0 6

2 006-07

20 0 7 -0 8

Technology

$46,360

$69,689

$93,019*

Communities

$40,416

$70,007

$78,825

USA Gallery

$74,004

$4,969

$36,786

$14,972

$96,774

$176,682

$ 186,816

20 0 5 -0 6

2 006-07

Technology Communities

Total Acquisition funding - by appropriation

Indigenous Total *$43,000 from Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund

Acquisition funding - by trust fund I Section Technology Communities USA Gallery Indigenous Total

2 0 0 7 -0 8 1 0

$13,750

$111,426

$38,853

$13,750

$111,426

$38,853

Conservation

Conservation hours (preparation, examination, treatments) Preventative conservation hours Collection objects examined, treated Loan objects examined, treated Maritime archaeology project hours

2007-08 1 5,977

5,931

6,326

440

350

1,174

556*

1.0251

439

310*

9022

Public enquiries serviced

Special projects (textiles)

500

350

High school student workshop hours (maritime archaeology, shipwrecks and salvage) * 2006/07 was the first year TMS was utilised to produce these figures. 1. TMS database figures. 2. Includes 660 objects as part of incoming exhibitions.

Registration I lM Objects registered (NMC) Collections registered

iiiil

2007-08:1

1,381

3,285

1,497

157

128

132

158

165

2,662

2,585

2,525

Objects on temporary display

491

394

635

Objects borrowed

379

429

Objects loaned (includes ANMM travelling exhibitions)

115

206

201

n/a*

208

1,381

5,808

1,375

290

229

300

Collections remaining unregistered Objects on display in core exhibitions (NMC, loans)

Institutions borrowing from NMC Core exhibition objects changed over (NMC, loans) Collections donated Registration photographs Other photographic services * Figure not available this year due to new data system.

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IS S S i Documents

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76 series1

320 series2

26 series3

Clothing and accessories

111

Photographs

880

1,500

121

Tools and equipment

1,120

319

Models and model parts

248

226

934

Maintenance/conservation

General tasks/shipkeeping

Routine vessel operations

Special events (vessels)

Other

Vessels, vessel parts and accessories Other 1.17,618 archive items 2. 2,841 archive items 3. 3,466 archive items

Fleet projects profile (% staff time)

Public enquiries serviced

key result area 3 developing museum facilities and systems

strategic objective

provide

facilities and systems to enable the efficient delivery of programs and services jยง |||||||3 maintain and improve facilities for the care and preservation of the maritime historical material in our care strategy 2

manage our human and financial resources

and support systems efficiently strategy 3

implement an approved site master plan generate more revenue

left: Our new Heritage Pontoon was a valued asset during the 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat

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Capital works and building services IfJ j;f § # :';:r p ?' iP? $ 2,082,820

$4,238,055

$3,366,355

Maintenance and minor works

$648,810

$757,452

$795,928

Energy costs

$481,175

$502,932

$524,266

6,540,775

5,670,081

Capital works

Energy (kilowatt hours)

p i|

5,971,624

Capital works planning and investment play a vital role in meeting the museum’s

strategic future needs. In this period the department obtained consent authority approvals to construct a performance platform and the Wharf 7 gallery annex, as well as for the extension of the car park, projects that are identified in the long-term program to upgrade the museum’s facilities. The performance platform will be a new timber deck and seating for special events, public programs, educational activities, vessel berthing and promotion of the historic fleet. The Wharf 7 gallery annex is a three-storey addition to be built to the east, which will provide workshop space on the wharf level, a storage loft above and office accommodation for staff on the upper level. The car park will be extended to provide eight additional car spaces to replace those that the museum will lose in 2008-09 when a new security office and waste storage facility will be built in the existing car park. Building services Targeting reductions in the museum’s carbon footprint, a major initiative this year has been modifying the air conditioning system used to dehumidify and temperature control the large exhibition spaces of the main building. The systems are required 24 hours a day for the museum to meet international standards in order to borrow valuable objects from other collections here and overseas. In the original water-cooled reverse-cycle chiller system, excessive energy was consumed to control humidity. The desiccant, gas-reactivated wheel dehumidifying system that has been installed promises significant reductions in C02emissions. The building services manager has participated in the public buildings steering committee of the Government Energy Efficiency Team. As well as initiatives to phase out incandescent lighting, modifications to the lighting control system are being studied. All museum road vehicles

are gas-fuelled wherever possible. Alternative methods of waste removal are being investigated to improve the proportion of waste recycled and reduce museum exposure to the waste and environment levy applied to waste disposed at landfill. This year 55% of waste (60,790 kg of 109,520 kg collected) was recycled. A major infrastructure maintenance project this year has been the installation of impressedcurrent cathodic protection to the main museum wharves. Constructed in 1987, they have suffered reinforcement corrosion and delamination of concrete on the underside beams and headstock. The difficult and noisy task of patch-repair and coating, and installation of an anode ribbon, is the biggest remediation job yet undertaken on the site. j B i During the year the section was significantly involved in the APEC summit in Sydney. This included a visit to the museum by US President George W Bush and the security clearance and embarkation of over 600 APEC guests from the museum, via water, to a Sydney Opera House concert. The presidential visit required a high commitment from museum management and the security section to meet the stringent requirements of various government agencies, both here and overseas. The visit was a success and resulted in an excellent rapport being established between various agencies. The security section supports other activities in the museum, offering advice on exhibition security, including travelling exhibitions. The section is also responsible for the day-to-day safety and security of visitors to the museum site. All security staff are trained in first aid and as fire wardens. Training is conducted with outside agencies, both state and federally. Briefings were given to the museum's volunteer guides, who play an important part in the museum’s fire evacuation plan as 'escorts’. A full evacuation of the museum, including our visitors, was undertaken during the year and was conducted in a timely manner. »i

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Infrastructure change orders

119

197

Incidents

305

326

■a 621

2* 456

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Information technology sta ffs skills and experience support every successful exhibition and museum event. The section supplied and installed travelling audiovisuals/interactives and exhibition lighting for touring exhibition The R iver-Life on the Murray-Darling, designing and fabricating mounts and housings and producing an exhibition installation manual. It supplied, installed and maintained display devices/speakers and lighting equipment, and produced audiovisuals - delivered by the Media and Venue Management System (MVMS) - for all museum exhibitions. For the exhibition Jellyfish - nature inspires art, for example, it programmed lighting effects and built interactive low-voltage electrical infrastructure. A consultant review on information and communications technology (ICT) at the Australian National Maritime Museum, commissioned during the year with a view to preparation of a strategic ICT development plan, found that the CIMS section performed extremely well in supporting the museum's ICT needs with limited resources. The following is a snapshot of the range and scope of the section’s work over the year.

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• Upgraded the Novell GroupWise email system to v7.0.3, conducting in-house training in new product features. • Upgraded the main server and communications room, including installation of an access floor system and amplimesh security wall. • Upgraded CA Unicenter ServiceDesk to r ll. 2 , introducing a Service Request category. • Evaluated, procured and installed Advansys Archive To Go v l.5 mailbox exporter for Novell GroupWise. • Set up Windows 2003 Server VMware machine to test NVSI EnviroPoint wireless networked environmental monitoring system. • Installed a Windows 2003 Server to run Retail Pro (point of sale software) for The Store. • Installed a Windows 2003 server to run Mainet (asset management software). • Installed a Windows 2003 Server VMware machine for service continuity management using PlateSpin tools to help manage virtualisation. • Continued with the PC and notebook refresh program. • Upgraded the Media and Venue Management system server infrastructure to Windows 2003 Server and revised all system documentation. Records management

In 2007-08 the corporate archives were moved into a new climate-

controlled storage area. The section developed a new records management policy and procedures, and formulated a records management strategy centred on acquiring a new record keeping system to manage digital information. An audit of museum files surveyed paper, digital and audiovisual information not captured in our records management system - effectively an unregistered records survey. Critical documents located during that survey were registered into the records management system. Training about record-keeping requirements was initiated for new and existing staff. We established a compliance schedule documenting the museum’s critical records, and undertook a major records destruction project. Mail and courier services were streamlined with new procedures and new contracts with Australia Post. Our volunteers conserved the records about the museum’s object files, repackaging photographs and slides into acid-free enclosures and replacing metal file clips with archival clips. A long-running volunteer project indexing maintenance records for the museum’s largest navy vessels Vampire and Onslow was completed. Section staff supplied record-keeping policy and procedures information to the National Library of Australia and records management training documents to the Federal Court of Australia. We contributed to a benchmarking survey of the records management function, collaborating with records managers from the Federal Agencies Knowledge Management Group.

Museum volunteer Bob Bright spent over two years restoring the diesel engine of our Vietnamese refugee vessel Tu Do (Freedom), which brought 31 refugees to Darwin in 1977. Tu Do then participated in the 2008 Australia Day parade in Darling Harbour.

Vital statistics 2 0 0 5 -0 6

2006-07

Files moved

8,343

8,361

12,150

Files created

1,352

1,672

1,354

Staff trained on museum recordkeeping

2007-08 1

Web development Establishing a dedicated web development section this year, headed by a newly-created and hired website development manager, has been an important step in the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy to improve the variety, delivery and penetration of services on the internet. The position of website coordinator, previously reporting to the manager of the Vaughan Evans Library, was added to the new section. Contribution to the website is now devolved, with most sections contributing their own content using the content management system (CMS). Website user surveys and statistical analysis was compiled, and from that feedback a revised design brief was prepared, along with specifications for enhancements to the CMS. The website coordinator worked closely with the Australian Register of Historic Vessels team in preparing for the launch of their site. This year has seen a move to broaden the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online reach with its first forays into social media, making a transition to the world of Web 2. Web development staff worked with curatorial and marketing colleagues to incorporate social media for temporary exhibitions. These included an awarding-winning blog on MySpace to raise awareness of the exhibition Iceman - the Story ofdtzi (see http://blogs.myspace.com/icemanthestoryofotzi). Since then the website development manager has established a museum presence on YouTube (www.youtube. com/maritimemuseum), Flickr (www.flickr.com/anmm), MySpace and Facebook. The ANMM website has enjoyed a 50% increase in visitor numbers, who have more than doubled the rate of user activity on the site.

1 Web visitation

20 0 5 -0 6

20 0 6 -0 7

2007-08 1

No. of unique visitors

n/a*

387,459

582,459

No. of page views

n/a*

3,446,402

8,310,649

* While figures have been kept for 2005-06 and previous years, a more reliable basis of measurement has been instituted for 2006-08.

Intern Robyn Williams (centre) with staff of our retail outlet The Store, where she studied merchandising among other museum operations during her placement. Robyn is director of the Lady Denman Heritage Complex at Huskisson, NSW

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Human resource management1 At 30 June there were 120 APS employees covered by a union collective agreement and AWAs. The salary ranges available for APS employees covered by union collective agreement, by classification structure (at 30 June 2008) are as follows: APS Level 1

$34,252-38,614

APS Level 2

$38,763-43,846

APS Level 3

$44,155-48,611

APS Level 4

$49,211-54,498

APS Level 5

$54,889-59,250

APS Level 6

$59,282-69,461

Executive Level 1

$75,998-83,706

Executive Level 2

$87,653-99,375

The range of non-salary benefits provided by the agency to employees include: • access to a confidential professional counselling service through Employee Assistance Program; • access to childcare advisory service through Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Sydney; • • • • • • •

reimbursement of costs to APS staff for vaccinations; eyesight testing for APS staff and reimbursement for spectacles; provision of sunglasses to employees who regularly work outdoors; access to salary sacrifice - laptop computers for APS staff; access to salary sacrifice - superannuation fund for APS staff; studies assistance to ongoing APS staff; access to relevant training/courses for APS staff including training for First Aid, Fire Warden, Health and Safety Representative and Harassment Contact Officer;

• access to a purchased leave scheme for ongoing APS staff; and • flexible working hours and a range of family-friendly initiatives such as provision to work from home and payment of childcare fees if staff are required to travel away from home for museum business. The current ANMM Union Collective Agreement 2 0 0 7 -0 9 is due to expire on 24 June 2009. APS staff employed under this agreement received a 4% pay increase effective from 25 June 2008. The agreement is due to expire on 24 June 2009 and action has been taken to prepare for the next round of workplace bargaining. Existing AWAs offered in the museum link pay to performance. However, no AWA has been negotiated and signed since the change of government and the introduction of its new workplace relations arrangements. Effectiveness in managing human resources The staff turnover rate was 5.8% in the 2 0 0 7 -0 8 financial year compared to 7% in the previous year. A revised performance management plan was developed and implemented for the assessment of work performance for 2008. Further functions of the Aurion Employee Self Service software have been introduced, including introduction of electronic payslips, maintain/update sta ffs own payroll deductions. Four new human resource policies were developed and implemented - ‘Child protection policy', ‘Use of recruitment and labour hire companies for the provision of labour - policy and guidelines’, 'Overseas travel/recall to duty policy and guidelines’ and ‘Domestic travel policy and guidelines’. The ‘Salary packaging guidelines - Laptop computer’ were updated. The eleventh annual ANMM Staff Sailing Regatta was held in May 2008, a three-and-a-halfhour team-building activity that took place on yachts generously supplied by Sydney By Sail,

the company operating a fleet of charter yachts from a leased museum pontoon. The company also supplies skippers where required. The yachts are crewed along branch and section lines, and prizes are awarded at an after-hours social club function. ■ ■ Staff undertook work-related training courses, seminars and conferences to further develop their skills and knowledge and improve their work performance for the benefit of the museum. Selected staff attended in-house training relating to procurement, occupational health and safety and working safely in confined spaces (a refresher course). APS staff and managers attended Performance Management Plan Training, GroupWise Update Training and Continuous Improvement Workshops. All of these were assessed as being effective. Training conducted for ANMM volunteers included information sessions for new exhibitions; customer service training; tour techniques; mentor program (phase 1); workplace diversity and guiding for different cultures; radio and emergency; and training for the museum galleries, Onslow (submarine) and Endeavour replica. Productivity gains Productivity gains flowed from the implementation of further Aurion Employee Self Service functions to APS staff, such as electronic payslips and staff maintaining their own payroll deductions. Other gains included: • the implementation of Performance Management Plan; • streamlined work practices and procedures; • improvements in the use of information technology; • commitment to obtain lowest airfares when travelling on ANMM business; and • development and implementation of a continuous improvement program. C nmonwealt! Usability strategy A consultant was engaged to conduct the access audit of the museum’s premises and draft an ANMM Disability Action Plan 2008-2011. The draft disability action plan has gone through the consultative process and has been approved by the director. The report Access Audit of Premises is now being reviewed by relevant senior managers and implementation of recommendations has commenced. The museum’s website has been continuously monitored to ensure that Australian standards are met. Human resource management policies have been developed to meet workforce requirements, while the complaints handling process has been improved. The targets met during the year include conducting training for ANMM volunteers to attend the Workplace Diversity and Guiding for Different Cultures session held at the museum; installation of fixed shelving near the washbasin in the accessible toilet; setting up language skills registers for APS staff as well as museum contractors for general information; marketing the hearing loop to museum customers; and providing the telephone in the volunteers’ lunch room with special features.

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The museum’s Joint Consultative Council of three management representatives and three employee-elected representatives met on four occasions in the financial year to discuss a wide range of issues including financial and human resources planning, workplace diversity, occupational health and safety, work organisation and structures, and general issues. The museum’s Volunteer Representatives Committee of three management representatives and four volunteer-elected representatives met four times to discuss a diverse range of issues relating to the Volunteers Program. Volunteer Forums are held biannually as information sessions and an opportunity for volunteers to raise issues. All volunteers are invited to attend and two forums were held.

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WSIIMfiSMfltlilMJMlfi S H The Policy of scheduling meetings no earlier than 9.30 am and for conclusion by 5.00 pm in order to assist staff in balancing work and family responsibilities has been well-received and effective. Nine museum staff can speak languages other than English, that is, 7.5% of the APS staff in the financial year. This figure has again exceeded the target set as the performance indicators of Objective 3 of the ANMM 2003-06 Workplace Diversity Program: ‘Increase the percentage of staff from non-English speaking background to 4%’. The implementation of this policy is ongoing and has again been closely monitored during the financial year. The Workplace Diversity Committee of two management representatives and two staff representatives met to discuss workplace diversity including cultural, disability and access issues at the museum. Staffing overview As at 30 June 2008, staff employed under the Public Service Act 1999 totalled 120 (90 ongoing full-time, 15 ongoing part-time, 14 non-ongoing full-time and 1 non ongoing part-time). Staffing

Staff years (actual)

2005-06

2006-07

104.90

102.75

2007-08 1 105.15

Staff by gender 2006-07

2005-06

2007-08

male

female

male

female

male

female

Middle management

Others

Total

Senior management (EL 2)

Branch staff ■V*

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Collections & exhibitions

Commercial & visitor services

Executive

106

108

120

2005-06

2006-07

Executive

$1,010,096

$1,107,950

$1,161,125

Collections & exhibitions

$2,732,623

$2,785,542

$3,008,738

Commercial & visitor services

$1,641,729

$1,461,536

$1,405,013

Corporate & operations

$2,031,237

$1,934,379

$2,219,229

Total

$7,415,685

$7,289,407

$7,794,105

Corporate & operations Total Salaries

2007-08 1

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Customer feedback

Visitors' Comments Book Number of entries Complimentary or positive Criticism/suggested improvements

1,244

1,018

1,575

91%

89%

90%

11%

10%

432

729

278*

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* Figure is reduced because, in the past, schools often wrote to acknowledge passes the museum donated. In 2007, we let schools know that success with their fundraising was sufficient thanks.

11was a year in which a strong exhibition program supported by innovative marketing produced near record visitor figures and placed the ANMM as the most visited museum in Sydney for four months during the year. Exit polling of visitors during our two international exhibitions revealed an average of 98.5% who were satisfied with their visit. The first major special event on the calendar was our Pacific on a Plate food festival, planned to coincide with the APEC summit and to showcase the culinary and cultural diversity of the region. Marketing included a mix of advertising in multicultural and major metropolitan press and a postcard distribution to cafes, cinemas and galleries, with links back to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website for the benefit of the more dedicated culinary aficionados. The 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival was promoted with a mixture of print media in the Sydney Morning Herald and relevant boating magazines, together with radio live reads on 2WS, helping to ensure record visitation. People were fascinated by iceman Otzi and his story. Promotional channels for this exhibition included TV, print, tourism publications, Metrolite poster display ads and online. Direct mail of promotional postcards reached tourism outlets and museum mailing list subscribers and Avant card booklets were again used with good results. Innovative marketing activities included street theatre performers Notzi and Tootzie, who roamed the streets dressed as Neolithic tourists in search of their Italian brother Otzi. Experimental outreach included creating a profile for Otzi on the social networking site MySpace. A creative story around the icemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and death appeared online as a means of generating sustained interest and to promote visitation. The author of the site has recently won the Australian Writers Guild Award for the best creative online writing.

left: The Welcome Wall is the museum's tribute to the six million people who have migrated across the seas to make Australia their home. Names now total 17,885:frqm 132 countries of origin. right; Special guest at the opening of exhibition icemsn :the story o f Otzi was Australian science broadcaster and author Dr karl Kruszelnioki am (right).

Several of the smaller exhibitions hit a real chord with visitors. Steel Beach - shipbreaking in Bangladesh, a magnificent photographic exhibition, was one. The response could be measured by the high number of web hits and the number of visitors asking for directions to the exhibition. The Avant postcard produced for it was nominated as a finalist in an award function held at the Opera House. Another popular exhibition was Jellyfish - nature inspires a rt Advertising placements included SMH Spectrum, National Parks Journal and Australian Geographic, Look magazine and Art Monthly. An online exhibition microsite was developed, listing all Jellyfish activities including Jellyfish postcards, and the ability to submit ‘Stinging Stories' online. HMB EndeavourVisited the Newcastle Maritime Festival as part of her national touring program. The crew positions were fully subscribed due to a strong incentive campaign that focused on the large database of interested people, and newspaper ads. The visit was promoted in advertisements placed in regional country newspapers including Scone, Maitland, Singleton and both Newcastle papers. This was supported by a drop of A3 posters that were distributed to key information and tourist points, sailing clubs, cafes, libraries and museums. This effort was supported by heavy editorial coverage in local press, radio and television. Media The museum had a positive year in the news with 956 stories recorded across all media: press, radio, television and news websites. This was 121 more stories than the previous year, an increase of 14 percent. One highlight came with the visit of US President George W Bush on 6 September 2007. Representatives of the world’s media crowded the galleries to record the President’s movements as he reviewed the museum’s Saltwater Indigenous bark paintings, met Yolngu community artists and inspected the USS Canberra’s bell (a relic of the US-Australian alliance in World War II and the ANZUS treaty). The exhibition Iceman -t h e story of Otzi drew a lot of media attention. Dr Angelika Fleckinger, visiting director of the Italian museum where the 5,300-year-old iceman rests, was interviewed on national TV news when the exhibition opened in November 2007. In all, Otzi featured in 80 stories during the exhibition's three-month season. Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950, the second exhibition imported from Europe in the year under review, similarly appeared on television news programs around Australia and featured in 75 stories in all media. The museum's restoration of Ben Lexcen’s revolutionary 18-foot skiff Taipan and the celebratory re-launch of the boat at Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbour, on 18 November 2007 made a story for ABC TV's national 7.30 Report. Several magazines also focused on this restoration, taking the opportunity to recall Lexcen’s brilliant contributions to Australian yacht design.

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Bill Richards, the museum's media and communications manager, accepted an invitation to deliver a paper Getting The Message Across: Media to the International Congress of Maritime Museums biennial conference in Malta in October 2007. He was also guest speaker at a Maritime Heritage Organisations of Tasmania conference in Hobart in March 2008. I j g B i To mark the 150th anniversary of Sydney’s worst maritime disaster - the 1857 Dunbar shipwreck at the entrance to Sydney Harbour after an 81-day passage from England, with the loss of all but one of the 122 passengers and c re w -w e published Dunbar 1857 - disaster on our doorstep. Researched and written by curator Kieran Hosty, this comprehensive illustrated account reconstructs the events in detail, examines their impact on the colony, and traces the history of the wreck site which became a magnet for treasure hunters when SCUBA sports diving took off in the 1950s and 60s. The book is also a catalogue of the museum's large collection of these artefacts, which include many poignant, personal effects of its unfortunate passengers. See Appendix 5 for a complete list of museum publications for the year. The 2007 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize has been awarded to Dr Edward Duyker oam for Frangois Peron-A n Impetuous Life: naturalist and voyager (Miegunyah Press 2006). A lively field of 29 books were submitted for the biennial $2,000 cash award sponsored, administered and judged jointly by the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and the Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH). The book prize is named in honour of the late Professor Frank Broeze of the University of Western Australia, who helped redefine Australian maritime history. Dr Duyker’s winning book brought to life the important though little-known figure of Pacific exploration, Frangois Peron, zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's voyage of exploration to Australian waters. BSEBIB35I The Members program experienced a slight drop in membership levels over the financial year, though the overall membership numbers remain at historically strong levels and Members continue to play an important part in the life of the museum. A positive sign is the uptake of three-year memberships that now account for approximately 25% of museum memberships, helping to give us more stability. The use of our online membership area has been increasing. Members can now watch video downloads of museum highlights and audio downloads of Members talks and events. This year there seemed to be one historical milestone after another to celebrate and to theme Members events around. Some are mentioned elsewhere in this report, such as the 20th anniversary of Kay Cottee’s famous solo yacht circumnavigation, and the 40th anniversary of our RAN patrol boat Advance’s commissioning. We made this the occasion to bring together eight of her former commanding officers for the first time, to share their memories of life on board at a successful seminar. And to mark the 200th anniversary of Governor William Bligh’s dismissal and the Rum Rebellion in 1808, we joined forces with the State Library of NSW for a lecture by their scholarly curator Paul Brunton. Appendix 2 contains a complete catalogue of our Members' busy year, full of informative lectures and seminars, tours and excursions and blue-ribbon days on Sydney Harbour. These included outings on the replica of HM Bark Endeavour and the occasions we were among a huge flotilla of vessels to welcome and farewell the QE2 and the Queen Victoria. The former RAN Daring class destroyer HMAS Vampire is a favourite among Members, over 300 of whom enjoyed the Australia Day fireworks from her decks at our annual Australia Day family picnic and fireworks party. Members love to get into formal wear for an annual navy dinner in the Vampire Wardroom, this year presided over by CDRE James L W Merson OAM RAN (Rtd). In spring Members enjoyed films under the stars on the ship's heli-deck, including the classics In which we serve, Mr Roberts and two episodes of the 1970s television series Patrol Boat featuring the museum vessels Advance and Krait.

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The Members program allows the museum to strengthen links with many other organisations. We collaborated with the Naval Historical Association on a behind-the-scenes tour of Garden Island dockyard. For ship lovers and the mechanically minded we put on the hard hats when Sydney Heritage Fleet and the Cape Don Society showed us over the coastal steamer John Oxley and lighthouse tender Cape Don, both slowly undergoing restoration. With Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority we did special tours underneath the historic Pyrmont Bridge, built in 1902. A screening of the silent 1920s film Dali' italia all' Australia was held in association with the Institute of Italian Culture and Co.As.lt. With the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales we toured the Norman Lindsey Gallery to view the exhibition Magic of the Sea and saw the Convict Hulks exhibition at the Hyde Park Barracks. Members program 20Q6--Q7*

2007-08 1

Memberships at 30 June

3,219

3,441

3,165

Members at 30 June

8,705

9,790

8,566

Percentage renewing

67%

70%

71%

Gross revenue

$444,244

$371,518

$306,604

Net revenue

$211,079

$212,361

$141,466

$16,784

$8,244

$17,876

Corporate memberships

Donations Exclusive Members functions held* Members attending functions Members and guests visiting museum

3,320

3,345

3,274

17,210

17,931

15,974

♦Listed in Appendix 2.

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Every year we see further growth in the Welcome Wall - the museum’s enduring tribute to the six million people who have migrated across the seas to make their home in Australia. It now totals 48 panels stretching along our northern harbour front. Two unveiling ceremonies were held this year, adding four new panels and 1,563 names. Names now total 17,885 from 132 countries of origin. The top 10 countries registered are England, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland (including Northern Ireland), Scotland, Germany, Greece, Poland, Malta and Hungary. The October 2007 unveiling of 385 names had the theme of ‘Journeys', and a number of the museum’s staff who have migrated to Australia spoke in front of 900 guests. Entertainment was by Scottish migrant musician Scott Gillespie. The second ceremony, held in May 2008, coincided with International Museums Day and its theme of ‘Museums as instruments of social change and development’. The Federal Member for Sydney, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women, was guest speaker and unveiled a record three panels and 1,178 names, the largest number since the wall was launched in 1999. Our 2,000 guests were entertained by the dynamic quartet Viva. Promotional activities included a six-week advertisement on the popular Who Do You Think You Are?television series featured on SBS; an advertisement on community television station TVS; and media advertisements in the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Living and Spectrum sections, The Weekend Australian, Newcastle Herald and Lake Macquarie News. A website promotion was also run during the Moon Lantern Festival.

Volunteers ‘The guides on board the navy ships were incredible! They were so knowledgeable and it was amazing to hear about their lives when they were serving on the ship. They really made our visit’ (UK couple, 28 August 2007). These kinds of plaudits are commonplace in our visitor comments book, and they underline the value of our large corps of volunteers whose contributions range from exhibition guiding to office duties, research, ship maintenance and conservation work. Three ANMM volunteers - Alfred Knight, Paul Maile and Vivian Balm er- received awards in the community division of the 2008 Sydney Harbour Awards. They’re run by the state waterways authority NSW Maritime to recognise those who encourage the use and understanding of Sydney Harbour. Our own service awards are presented to volunteers at the annual volunteers lunch each December. This year we announced an inaugural award for the best article published in All Hands, the quarterly journal written, edited and produced by the volunteers, for the volunteers. It was won by Graham Walton for his story ‘Dinner for one’ recalling life on a Daring class destroyer. The volunteer log-in facility of the website was further developed. Guide manuals and other operational information were uploaded and an online volunteer awards and memorial board was initiated. During National Volunteers Week in May 2008 we held a volunteers open day to promote the museum to members of the public who may be interested in becoming volunteers. We also arranged reciprocal visits for ANMM volunteers to see other institutions, including a bus trip to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Among the year’s activities, volunteers appeared as the audience for the ABC TV program Collectors when two episodes were filmed at the museum. They assisted and guided on board during the Endeavour replica's visit to Newcastle in October 2007, and also assisted with Australia Day 2008 celebrations. At 30 June 2008, the 511 registered volunteers at the museum and 165 regional volunteers (total 676) had contributed 72,116 hours. This is 4,184 hours more than for the same period last year and 31.1% above the museum’s target of 55,000 hours. Altogether, since the museum’s volunteer program began, volunteers have contributed 629,429 hours. In addition, the section assists with work experience placements. During this financial year, the museum received 32 applications from high school students, placing four students; and from tertiary students the museum received 16 applications, also placing four.

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Current volunteer guide manuals Touring techniques HMAS Onslow guide manual HMAS Vampire - a guide's guide Onslow Narrowcasters audio production - children's text Onslow Narrowcasters audio production - adults’ text Vampire Narrowcasters audio production Vampire and Onslow audio tour system summary ANMM volunteer general guides ’ manual Cape Bowling Green lighthouse manual Museum vessels - guides ’ guide Wharf 7 tour manual Blackmores First Lady tour manual Endeavour tour manual Onslow two-way radio operations Volunteers figures

Sydney volunteers at 30 June Regional volunteers at 30 June

403

485

165

511

494

850

676

Volunteer hours for year (Sydney)

65,005

66,410

72,116

Volunteer hours for year (regional)

3,397

1,522

68,402

67,932

72,116

Total volunteers at 30 June

Total volunteer hours General museum tours rostered

2,417

2,483

2,352

Visitors taking general museum tour

6,518

8,102

6,696

Vampire tours rostered

3,353

2,838

3,603

21,457

18,357

21,988

Visitors taking Vampire tour Wharf 7 tours rostered

191

Visitors taking Wharf 7 tour

214

101

Lighthouse tours rostered

600

668

620

10,241

14,731

16,113

Visitors taking lighthouse tour Blackmores First Lady tours rostered Visitors to Blackmores First Lady

1,234

1,338

1,123

12,402

14,739

6,832

Volunteers service profile (% service time)

74.9

7 3 .11

73.3

Fleet

8.9

11.52

12.3

Members

5.1

5.2

4.5

Others3

2.5

2.3

2.7

Guides

Public programs

2.2

1.9

2.0

Volunteer office

1.7

1,6

1.1

Conservation

1.1

Registration

1.6

1.5

Marketing/External relations

2.0

1.8

1.4

Curatorial

0.0

0.1

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o m Notwithstanding an uncertain economy - and increasing competition between cultural organisations for sponsorship funding - the museum has enjoyed consistent support from within the corporate sector, with promising negotiations for upcoming exhibitions. Our strong performance in obtaining exhibition-specific sponsorship continued as we secured support from three companies for the popular travelling exhibition Iceman - the story of Otzi. The complex logistics of touring and displaying such precious, fragile objects was immensely aided by the show’s principal sponsor, the Mediterranean Shipping Company. The leading stevedore company Patrick loaded and unloaded the iceman and his accoutrements, and transport company MCS trucked the exhibition from Port Botany to Darling Harbour and back again. MSC executives and staff held company and staff family events here during the exhibition, and reported satisfaction with the sponsorship. Another outstanding exhibition, Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950, won the sponsorship of our new partner Specific Freight, known for its work moving unusual and valuable cargo. A longstanding and loyal supporter, Cathay Pacific Cargo once again lent its considerable expertise and experience to transporting Bateaux Jouets to Sydney. The vitamin and supplement specialist Blackmores has also come on board again, funding the display of the yacht Blackmores First Lady that was sailed by record-breaking solo circumnavigator, Kay Cottee AO. It's the spectacular centrepiece of our core exhibition Watermarks. The yacht has been fitted out below decks so visitors can go on board, thanks to our sponsor’s continuing generosity. They joined us and Kay Cottee for a suitably celebratory dinner at the museum commemorating the 20th anniversary of her return to Sydney at the end of her voyage. We have been gratified that so many of our longstanding sponsorship partners and in-kind supporters remain with us: Lloyd’s Register Asia, Tenix, Raytheon Australia, SBS, James Squire, Sydney by Sail, Ensign Wines and Forrest Training. We thank them for their endorsement of ANMM’s vision and values.

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Sponsorship performance 2005-06

2006-07

$189,340

$107,880

$144,720

Number of new sponsorships Cash committed

2007-08 1

$26,800

$24,800

$52,400

Received in financial year (cash & in-kind)

$379,328

$100,700

$192,782

Total

$595,468

$233,380

$389,902

In-kind committed

[| The museum’s graphic and 3D designers make an important contribution to the museum’s profile and image through their role in the presentation of virtually all museum products, from exhibitions and the graphics for publications to signage for events such as this year’s food festival Pacific on a Plate and the Classic & Wooden Boat Festival. Our preparators bring sculptural skills to fabricating showcases, object support and interactive exhibits. Our staff prepared designs and drawings for the core, temporary and travelling exhibitions recorded in this report, and managed consultant designers engaged to help us meet heavy workloads. The design section supported the museum's goals of environmental protection and sustainability by procuring a suite of new, reusable showcases for use in temporary exhibitions. This will save on the cost of new exhibition structures and reduce the waste occasioned by non-reusable structures. This year we also hosted one of the visiting museum workers under the museum internships scheme, during the construction period of the Bateaux Jouets exhibition. This was David Senior from the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum and Gallery.

left: Registration volunteers Paul Maile and Vivian Balmer won Sydney Harbour Awards for their community work. right: Twenty years after completing her record solo circumnavigation, Kay Cottee AO celebrated the anniversary at a dinner with museum Members. She's with her thensponsor Marcus Blackmore AM (left), who also sponsors her yacht on display in the museum. Kay is a former chairperson of the museum.

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Audit Office INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT To the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Scope We have audited the accompanying financial statements o f the Australian National Maritime Museum (the Museum) for the year ended 30 June 2008, which comprise: a Statement by Council Members; Income Statement; Balance Sheet; Statement o f Changes in Equity; Statement of Cash Flows; Schedule o f Commitments; Schedule o f Contingencies and Notes to and forming part o f the Financial Statements, including a Summary o f Significant Accounting Policies.

The Responsibility o f the Council Members for the Financial Statements The Council Members are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation o f the financial statements in accordance with Finance Minister’s Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including Australian Accounting Standards which include Australian Accounting Interpretations. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation o f the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. Our audit has been conducted in accordance with the Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate Australian Auditing Standards. The Auditing Standards require us to comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment o f the risks o f material misstatement o f the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Museum’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose o f expressing an opinion on the effectiveness o f the Museum’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness o f accounting policies used and the reasonableness o f accounting estimates made by the Council Members, as well as evaluating the overall presentation o f the financial statements.

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I believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.

Independence In conducting the audit, we have followed the independence requirements of the Australian National Audit Office, which incorporate the requirements o f the Australian accounting profession. Auditor’s Opinion In my opinion, the financial statements o f the Australian National Maritime Museum (a) have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister’s Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including Australian Accounting Standards; and (b) give a true and fair view o f the matters required by the Finance Minister’s Orders including the Australian National Maritime Museum’s financial position as at 30 June 2008 and o f its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.

Australian National Audit Office

P Hinchey Senior Director Delegate o f the Auditor-General Sydney 23 September 2008

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM INCOME STATEMENT for the year ended 30 June 2008 Notes

2008 $’000

2007 $ ’000

3(a) 3(b) 3(c) 3(d)

23,325 5,310 1,148 319 30,102

23,337 5,757 673 392 30,159

3(e) 3(f)

17 1,815 1,832 31,934

1,484 1,484 31,643

4(a) 4(b) 4(c) 4(d) 4(e)

11,206 10,694 9,034 77 822 31,833

10,292 10,362 9,127 75 57 29,913

101

1,730

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TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Expenses Employee benefits Suppliers Depreciation and amortisation Grants Write-down and impairment of assets

TOTAL EXPENSES SURPLUS

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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM BALANCE SHEET as at 30 June 2008 Notes

2008 $'000

2007 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

5(a) 5(b)

20,780 861 21,641

14,263 634 14,897

6(a),6(e) 6(b),6(e) 6(c),6(e) 6(d),6(e) 6(f) 6(g)

202,770 29,146 36,390 624 141 799 269,870

149,202 33,119 36,134 671 133 515 219,774

251 251

291,762

234,671

8(a) 8(b)

1,268 363 1,631

1,421 136 1,557

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Total provisions

2.550 2.550

2.319 2.319

TOTAL LIABILITIES

4,181

3,876

287,581

230,795

TOTAL EQUITY

2,118 220,380 65,083 287,581

2,118 163,695 64,982 230,795

Current assets Non-current assets Current liabilities Non-current liabilities

22,832 268,930 2,931 1,250

15,545 219,126 2,766 1,110

ASSETS Financial assets Cash Receivables

Total financial assets Non-financial assets Land and buildings Infrastructure, plant and equipment National Maritime Collection Intangibles Inventories Other

Total non-financial assets Assets held for sale Infrastructure, plant and equipment

Total assets held for sale TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Payables Suppliers Other payables

Total payables Provisions Employee provisions

NET ASSETS EQUITY Contributed equity Reserves Retained surplus

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY for the year ended 30 June 2008

Opening balance Revaluation adjustment Net operating result Closing balance at 30 June

Total Equity

Asset Revaluation Reserve

Contributed Equity

2007 $'000 63,252

2008 $’000 163,695

2007 $'000 160,590

2008 $’000 2,118

2007 $’000 2,118

2008 $’000 230,795

2007 $’000 225,960

3,105 -

1,730

56,685 -

101

56,685 101

3,105 1,730

65,083

64,982

220,380

163,695

2,118

287,581

230,795

Retained Surpluses 2008 $'000 64,982 -

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS for the year ended 30 June 2008 Notes

2008 $’000

2007 $’000

23,325 5,680 1,105 1,102 319 31,531

23,337 6,028 636 1,027 392 31,420

(9,306) (12,422) (76) (21,804) 9,727

(8,717) (11,421) (75) (20,213) 11,207

156

(3,366) (3,366) (3,210)

(4,238) (4,238) (4,192)

6,517 14,263

7,015 ______7,248

20,780

14,263

OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash received Appropriations Goods and services Interest Net GST received from ATO Other

Total cash received Cash used Employees Suppliers Grants

Total cash used Net cash from operating activities

10(a)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES Cash received Proceeds from sales of property, plant & equipment

Total cash received Cash used Purchase of property, plant and equipment

Total cash used Net cash (used by) investing activities Net increase in cash held Cash at the beginning of the reporting period

Cash at the end o f the reporting period

_ 10(b)

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM SCHEDULES OF COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES as at 30 June 2008 2008 $’000

2007

$’000

SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS BY TYPE Commitments

139 1,223 241 1,603

134 1,411

(7,264)

(1,808)

(5,661)

(263)

139 139

134 134

1.223 1.223

1.411 1.411

79 162 241

Commitments (receivable)

(7,264)

(1,808)

Net commitments (receivable)

(5,661)

(263)

Operating leases Capital commitments Other commitments

(1) (2) (3)

Total commitments Commitments (receivable)

(4)

Net commitments (receivablej

1,545

BY MATURITY Operating lease commitments One year or less

Total operating lease commitments Capital commitments One year or less

Total other commitments Other commitments One year or less From one to five years

Total other commitments

N.B.: Commitments are GST inclusive where relevant. (1) (2) (3) (4)

Operating lease commitments include a lease for storage facilities on which there are no contingent rentals Capital commitments include contracts in respect of the museum's capital works program Other commitments include service contracts in respect of the museum’s exhibition program Commitments receivable under the sublease of Level 3, Wharf 7

SCHEDULE OF CONTINGENCIES There were no quantifiable contingent losses or gains as at 30 June 2008. Refer to Note 11.

The above schedules should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 Note

Description

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Economic Dependency Income Expenses Financial Assets Non-Financial Assets Assets Held for Sale Payables Provisions Cash Flow Reconciliation Contingent Liabilities and Assets Remuneration of Council Members Related Party Disclosures Executive Remuneration Remuneration of Auditors Financial Instruments Appropriations Assets Held in Trust Reporting of Outcomes The Australian National Maritime Foundation

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of Preparation of the Financial Statements The Financial Statements and notes are required by clause 1(b) of Schedule 1 to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies A c t 1 9 9 7 anti are a General Purpose Financial Report. The Financial Statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with: • Finance M inister’s Orders (or FMOs) for reporting period ending on or after 1 July 2007; and • Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that apply for the reporting period. The Financial Report has been prepared on an accrual basis and is in accordance with historical cost convention, except for certain assets at fair value. Except where stated, no allowance is made for the effect of changing prices on the results or the financial position. The Financial Report is presented in Australian dollars. Assets and liabilities are recognised in the Balance Sheet when and only when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow and the amounts of the assets or liabilities can be reliably measured. However, assets and liabilities arising under agreements equally proportionately unperformed are not recognised unless required by an Accounting Standard. Liabilities and assets that are unrealised are reported in the Schedule of Commitments and the Schedule of Contingencies. Revenues and expenses are recognised in the Income Statement when and only when the flow, consumption or loss of economic benefit has occurred and can be reliably measured. Consolidation and associated company The Financial Statements show information for the economic entity only; this reflects the consolidated results for the parent entity, the Australian National Maritime Museum, and its wholly-owned controlled entity, The Australian National Maritime Foundation. The results of the parent entity do not differ materially from the economic entity and have therefore not been separately disclosed. The Australian National Maritime Foundation is a company limited by guarantee. See note 20. The accounting policies of The Australian National Maritime Foundation are consistent with those of the museum and its assets, liabilities and results have been consolidated with the parent entity accounts in accordance with the Accounting Standards. All internal transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

1.2 Significant Accounting Judgement and Estimates In applying the accounting policies listed in this note, judgement has been made as to the fair value that has significant impact on the amounts recorded in the financial statements. The fair value of land and buildings has been taken to be the market value of similar properties, whereas the buildings are purpose built and may in fact realise more or less in the market. No accounting assumptions or estimates have been identified that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next accounting period.

1.3 Statement of Compliance Adoption o f new Australian Accounting Standard requirements No accounting standard has been adopted earlier than the application date as stated in the standard. The following new standard is applicable to the 2007/08 financial year: AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2007 and amends the disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In general, AASB 7 requires a greater disclosure than that previously required. Associated with the introduction of AASB 7, a number of accounting standards were amended to reference the new standard or to remove the present disclosure requirements. These changes have no financial impact but will affect the disclosure presented in future financial reports. The following new standards, amendments to standards or interpretations for the current financial year have no material impact on the museum: AASB 101 AASB 1048 AASB 2005-10 AASB 2007-1 AASB 2007-4 AASB 2007-5 AASB 2007-7 AASB 2008-4 Interpretation 10 Interpretation 113

Presentation o f Financial Statements (issued October 2006) Interpretation and Application o f Standards (reissued September 2007) Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards AASB 1, 4, 101 114, 117, 132, 133, 139, 1023, 1038) Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB interpretation 11 [AASB2] Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from ED 151 and other amendments Amendments to Australian Accounting Standard AASB 102 Inventories Held for Distribution by Not-for-Profit Entities Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards AASB 1, 2, 4, 5, 107, 128. Amendments to Australian Accounting Standard AASB 124 Key Management Personnel Disclosures by Disclosing Entities interim Financial Reporting and Impairment Proportionate Consolidation AASB 101, AASB 107, AASB 121, AASB 127

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 Future Australian Accounting Standard Requirements The following new standards, amendments to standards or interpretations are applicable to future accounting periods. It is estimated that the impact of adopting these pronouncements when effective will have no material financial impact on future reporting periods. AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB

3 8 101

123 127 1004 1050 1051 1052 2007-2

AASB 2007-3 AASB 2007-6 AASB 2007-8 AASB 2007-9

AASB 2008-1 AASB 2008-2

AASB 2008-3

Interpretation Interpretation Interpretation Interpretation Interpretation Interpretation Interpretation

Business Combinations Operating Segments Presentation o f Financial Statements (issued September 2007) Borrowing Costs Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements Contributions Administered items Land Under Roads Disaggregated Disclosures Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB Interpretation 12 [AASB 1, AASB 117, AASB 118, AASB 120, AASB 121, AASB 127 AASB 131 & AASB 139] Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 123 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 101 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from the Review of AASs 27, 29 and 31 [AASB 3, AASB 5, AASB 8, AASB 101, AASB 114, AASB 116, AASB 127 & AASB 137] Amendments to Australian Accounting Standard - Share-based Payments: Vesting Conditions and Cancellations [AASB 2] Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards - Puttable Financial Instruments and Obligations arising on Liquidation [AASB 7, AASB 101, AASB 132, AASB 139 & Interpretation 2] Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 3 and AASB 127 [AASBs 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 101, 107, 112, 114, 116, 121, 128, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138 139 and Interpretations 9 & 107] Changes in Existing Decommissioning, Restoration and Similar 1 Liabilities Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease 4 Service Concession Arrangements 12 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes AASB 119 - The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum 14 Funding Requirements and their Interaction 129 Service Concession Arrangements Disclosures 1038 Contributions by Owners Made to Wholly-Owned Public Section Entities

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 Other The following standards and interpretations have been issued but are not applicable to the operations of the museum: AASB 1049 Interpretation 11 Interpretation 1003

Whole o f Government and General Government Sector Financial Reporting AASB 2 Group and Treasury Share Transactions Australian Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

1.4 Revenue Revenue from Government The full amount of the appropriation for departmental outputs for the year is recognised as revenue. Other Types o f Revenue Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers. Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract to provide the service. The stage of completion is determined according to the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the estimated total costs of the transaction. Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method as set out in AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Receivables for goods and services are recognised at the nominal amounts due less any provision for bad and doubtful debts. Collection of debts is reviewed at balance date. Provisions are made when collection of the debt is no longer probable.

1.5

Gains

Sale o f A ssets Gain from disposal of non-current assets is recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer. Resources Received Free o f Charge Resources received free of charge are recognised as gains when and only when a fair value can be reliably determined and the services would have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is recognised as an expense. Contributions of assets at no cost of acquisition or for nominal consideration are recognised as gains at their fair value when the asset qualifies for recognition.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

1.6 Transactions by the Government as Owner Equity Injections Amounts appropriated which are designated as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;equity injections' for a year, less any formal reductions, are recognised directly in Contributed Equity in that year.

1.7 Employee Benefits Benefits Liabilities for services rendered by employees are recognised at the reporting date to the extent that they have not been settled. Liabilities for short-term employee benefits (as defined in AASB 119) and termination benefits due within 12 months of balance date are measured at their nominal amounts. The nominal amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on settlement of the liability. All other employee benefit liabilities are measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Leave The liability for employee benefits includes provision for annual leave and long service leave. No provision has been made for sick leave as all sick leave is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken in future years by employees is estimated to be less than the annual entitlement for sick leave. The leave liabilities are calculated on the basis of em ployeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; remuneration, including employer superannuation contribution rates to the extent that the leave is likely to be taken during service rather than paid out on termination. The non-current portion of the liability for long service leave is recognised and measured at the present value of the estimated future cash flows to be made in respect of all employees at 30 June 2008. In determining the present value of the liability, the museum has taken into account attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation. Superannuation Staff of the museum are members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS), the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) or the PSS accumulation plan (PSSap). The CSS and PSS are defined benefit schemes and the PSSap is a defined contributions scheme. The liability for defined benefits is recognised in the financial statements of the Australian Government and is settled by the Australian Government in due course.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 The museum makes employer contributions to the employee superannuation schemes at rates determined by an actuary to be sufficient to meet the cost to the Government of the superannuation entitlements of the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employees. The museum accounts for the contributions as if they were contributors to defined contribution plans.

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 non-current assets, and operating leases, under which the lessor effectively retains substantially all such risks and benefits. The museum has no finance leases. Operating lease payments are expensed on a basis that is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets.

1.9 Grants The museum recognises grant liabilities as follows. Most grant agreements require the grantee to perform services or provide facilities, or to meet eligibility criteria. In these cases, liabilities are recognised only to the extent that the services required have been performed or the eligibility criteria have been satisfied by the grantee. In cases where grant agreements are made without conditions to be monitored, liabilities are recognised on signing of the agreement.

1.10 Cash Cash and cash equivalents include notes and coins held and any deposits in bank accounts with an original maturity of 3 months or less, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to insignificant risk of changes in value. Cash is recognised at its nominal amount. Interest is credited to revenue as it accrues.

1.11 Financial Assets Classification of financial assets depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of recognition. The museum classifies its financial assets as loans and receivables. Loans and Receivables Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as loans and receivables and are included in current assets. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment. The museum has no loans.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

1.12 Financial Liabilities The museum classifies its financial liabilities as other financial liabilities. Other Financial Liabilities Suppliers and other payables are classified as other financial liabilities and 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 and services have been received and irrespective of having been invoiced.

1.13 Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets Contingent liabilities and contingent assets are not recognised in the balance sheet but are reported in the relevant schedules and notes. They may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of a liability or asset or represent an asset or liability in respect of which the amount cannot be reliably measured. Contingent assets are disclosed when settlement is probable but not virtually certain and contingent liabilities are disclosed when settlement is greater than remote.

1.14 Acquisition of Assets Assets are recorded at cost on acquisition except as stated below. The cost of acquisition includes the fair value of assets transferred in exchange and liabilities undertaken. Financial assets are initially measured at their fair value plus transaction costs where appropriate. Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets and revenues, at their fair value at the date of acquisition.

1.15 Property (Land and Buildings), and Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment /Issef Recognition Threshold Purchases of property, infrastructure, plant and equipment are recognised initially at cost in the Balance Sheet, 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. Revaluations Land, buildings, plant and equipment are carried at fair value, being revalued with sufficient frequency such that the carrying amount of each asset is not materially different, at reporting date, from its fair value. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of movements in market values for the relevant assets. Valuations undertaken in each year are at 30 June.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 Fair values for each class of assets are determined as shown below.

Asset Class

Fair Value Measured at

Land Buildings Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment National Maritime Collection

Market Market Market Market

selling selling selling selling

price price price price

Revaluation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the heading of asset revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same asset class that was previously recognised through operating result. Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are recognised directly through operating result except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for that class. Any accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the asset restated to the relevant amount. Under fair value, assets which are surplus to requirements are measured at their net realisable value. Depreciation and Amortisation Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives using, in all cases, the straight line method of depreciation. Depreciation and amortisation rates, residual values and methods are reviewed at each reporting date and necessary adjustments are recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate. Depreciation and amortisation rates applying to each class of depreciable asset are based on the following useful lives: Leasehold land Buildings Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment

2008 105 years 22 years 3-20 years

2007 105 years 22 years 3 -2 0 years

The National Maritime Collection is not depreciated because of its long term nature and the expected appreciation of its historical value. Impairment All assets were assessed for impairment at 30 June 2008. Where indications of impairment exist, the assetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recoverable amount is estimated and impairment adjustment made if the assetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Where the future economic benefit of an asset is not primarily dependant on the assetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to generate future cash flows,

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 and the asset would be replaced if the museum were deprived of the asset, its value in use is taken to be market selling price.

1.16 Intangibles Intangibles comprise software for internal use and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation. Software is amortised on a straight-line basis over its anticipated useful life. The useful lives of the museum’s software are 5 -1 0 years (2007: 5 -1 0 years).

1.17 Inventories Inventories held for resale by the museum store are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

1.18 Taxation The museum is exempt from all forms of taxation except fringe benefits tax and the goods and services tax (GST). Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST: • except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office; and • except for receivables and payables.

1.19 Foreign Currency Transactions denominated in a foreign currency are converted at the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency receivables and payables (if any) are translated at the exchange rates current as at balance date. Associated currency gains and losses are not material.

1.20 Comparative Figures Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in these financial statements where required.

1.21 Rounding Amounts are rounded to the nearest $1,000 except in relation to: • remuneration of Council members (note 12); • remuneration of senior executives (note 14); • remuneration of auditors (note 15); • assets held in trust (note 18); and • Australian National Maritime Foundation (note 20).

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY

The Australian National Maritime Museum is controlled by the Commonwealth of Australia and is dependent on appropriations from the Parliament of the Commonwealth for its continued existence and ability to carry out its normal activities.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

2007 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

23,325 23,325

23,337 23,337

1 782 783

6 775 781

Total rendering of services

185 4,342 4,527

189 4,787 4,976

Total sale of goods and rendering of services

5,310

5,757

1,148 1,148

673 673

50 50 219 319

222 50 120 392

156 (139) 17

46 (46)

1,815 1,815

1,484 1,484

INCOME

Revenue

3(a) Revenue from Government Appropriations for outputs

Total revenue from Government 3(b) Sale of Goods and Rendering of Services Provision of goods to: Related entities External entities

Total sale of goods Rendering of services to: Related entities External entities

3(c) Interest Interest on Deposits

Total interest 3(d) Other Revenue Industry contributions Grants Other

Total other revenue Gains

3(e) Sale of Assets Proceeds from disposal Net book value of assets disposed

Net gains from disposal of assets 3(f) Other Gains Resources received free of charges

Total other gains

Other gains include service-related donations-in-kind from a range of donors.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

2007 $'000

6,108

5,673

829 230 980 3,059

784 150 793 2,892

11,206

10,292

525 9,961 127 81

782 9,423 81 76

10,694

10,362

5,019 3,660 8,679

5,055 3,786 8,841

158 197 355

158 128 286

9,034

9,127

822

Cash at bank and on hand Deposits at call

2,112 18,668

1,345 12,918

Total cash and cash equivalents

20,780

14,263

EXPENSES

4(a) Employee Benefits Wages and Salaries Superannuation: Defined benefit plans Defined contribution plans Leave and other entitlements Other employee expenses

Total employee benefits 4(b) Suppliers Goods and services from related entities Goods and services from external entities Operating lease rentals W orkersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compensation premiums

Total supplier expenses 4(c) Depreciation and Amortisation Depreciation: Buildings Infrastructure, plant and equipment

Total depreciation Amortisation: Leasehold land Intangibles - Computer software

Total amortisation Total depreciation and amortisation 4(d) Grants Expense Non-profit institutions

4(e) Write-down and impairment of assets Infrastructure, plant & equipment

FINANCIAL ASSETS

5(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

2007 $'000

Goods and services Interest receivable Receivable from associated entities GST receivable from the Australian Taxation Office

355 110 56 340

126 67 99 342

Total receivables (net)

861

634

849

623

6 2 4 12

5 2 4 11

861

634

83,500 83,500

60,000 (632) 59,368

Buildings - at valuation - accumulated depreciation Total buildings on leasehold land

119,348 (78) 119,270

109,506 (19,672) 89,834

Total Land and Buildings (non-current)

202,770

149,202

67,595 (38,449)

71,339 (38,220)

29,146

33,119

National Maritime Collection - at valuation

36,390

36,134

Total National Maritime Collection (non-current)

36,390

36,134

5(b) Receivables

Receivables are aged as follows: Not overdue Overdue by: Less than 30 days 30 to 60 days 60 to 90 days

Total receivables (gross) All receivables are current assets.

NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

6(a) Land and Buildings Leasehold land - at valuation - accumulated amortisation Total leasehold land

6(b) Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment Infrastructure, plant and equipment - at valuation - accumulated depreciation

Total Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment (non-current) 6(c) National Maritime Collection

All revaluations are independent and are conducted in accordance with the revaluation policy stated in note 1.

6(d) Intangibles Computer software - in use - accumulated amortisation

Total Intangibles (non-current)

1,185 (561)

1,036 (365)

624

671

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

6(e) Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment Item

Land

Buildings

$'000s

$’000s

Total Land & Buildings $’000s

Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment $’000s

National Maritime Collection $’000s

Intangibles

Total

$'000s

$’000s

As at 1 July 2007 Gross book value Accumulated depreciation/am ortisation

60,000 (632)

109,506 (19,672)

169,506 (20,304)

71,339 (38,221)

36,134 -

1,036 (365)

278,016 (58,890)

Net book value

59,368

89,834

149,202

33,118

36,134

671

219,126

2,060

901

256

149

3,366

24,289

32,396

56,685

(5,020)

(5,177)

(251) (3,660)

(157)

(197)

(251) (9,034)

(962)

Additions By purchase Net revaluation increment (decrement) Other movements Depreciation/am ortisation expense

Disposals Other disposals

(962)

As at 30 June 2008 Gross book value Accumulated depreciation/ am ortisation

83,500

119,348 (78)

202,848 (78)

67,595 (38,449)

36,390

Net book value

83,500

119,270

202,770

29,146

36,390

■

1,185 (561)

308,018 (39,088)

624

268,930

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

6(e) Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment Item As at 1 July 2006 Gross book value Accumulated depreciation/amortisation Net book value

Land

Buildings

$’000s

Disposals Other disposals As at 30 June 2007 Gross book value Accumulated depreciation/amortisation Net book value

Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment $'000s

National Maritime Collection $'000s

Intangibles

Total

$’000s

$'000s

60,000 (474)

108,047 (14,617)

168,047 (15,091)

72,392 (37,924)

32,764 -

816 (236)

274,019 (53,251)

59,526

93,430

152,956

34,468

32,764

580

220,768

1,459

2,559

246

219

4,484

(19)

3,124

(158)

(5,055)

(5,213)

(3,786)

Additions By purchase Net revaluation increment (decrement) Depreciation/amortisation expense

Total Land & Buildings $’000s

3,105 (128)

(103)

(9,127)

(103)

60,000 (632)

109,506 (19,672)

169,506 (20,304)

71,339 (38,220)

36,134 -

1,036 (365)

278,016 (58,890)

59,368

89,834

149,202

33,119

36,134

671

219,126

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008 $â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

2007 $'000

141

133

799

515

251

6(f) Inventory Store inventory held for sale - at cost All inventories are current assets.

6(g) Other non-financial assets Prepayments All other non-financial assets are current.

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Infrastructure, plant and equipment

The museum has entered into agreements to sell its surplus infrastructure and plant. In accordance with AASB5 such assets are re-classified as assets held for sale and are stated at the lower of carrying amount or fair value at the time of recognition. The assets are stated at fair value at 30 June 2008.

PAYABLES

8(a) Suppliers Trade creditors

1,268

1,421

All supplier payables are current. Settlement is usually made net 30 days.

8(b) Other Payables Deferred revenue Prepayments received

53 310

47 89

Total other payables

363

136

All other payables are current.

PROVISIONS

9(a) Employee Provisions Salary Leave Superannuation

100 2,256 194

59 2,058 202

Total employee provisions

2,550

2,319

Current Non-current

1,300 1,250

1,209 1,110

Total employee provisions

2,550

2,319

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008

2007

$'000

$â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

10. CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION 10(a) Reconciliation of Operating Result to Net Cash from Operating Activities Operating result

101

1,730

9,034 805

9,127 58

(226) (8) (284) 230 75

(56) (21) (141) 115 395

9,727

11,207

2,112 18,668

1,345 12,918

20,780

14,263

Non-Cash Items Depreciation and amortisation Net write-down of non-current assets

Changes in Assets and Liabilities (lncrease)/decrease (lncrease)/decrease (lncrease)/decrease lncrease/(decrease) lncrease/(decrease)

in in in in in

receivables inventories other assets employee provisions liability to suppliers and deposits

Net cash from operating activities 10(b) Reconciliation of Cash Cash balance comprises: Cash at bank and on hand Deposits at call Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Statement of Cash Flows

11. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND ASSETS At 30 June 2008, an unquantifiable contingent liability exists in respect to the termination of a contract for consulting services provided to the museum. A counterÂ claim will be defended should one arise. An unquantifiable contingent asset exists in respect of legal proceedings which the museum has commenced. It is not possible to estimate the amounts of any eventual payments that may be required or received in relation to the above.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

12. REMUNERATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS The numbers of Council Members of the museum included in these figures are shown below in the relevant remuneration bands. 2008 2007 $Nil-$14,999 9 8 $15,000-$29,999 1 1 $225,000-$239,999 1 $255,000-$269,999 1 Total number o f Council Members o f the museum 11 10

Remuneration received or due and receivable by Council Members of the museum 13.

381,162

372,313

RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party disclosures during the reporting period.

14.

EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION

The number of senior executives who received or were due to receive total remuneration of $130,000 or more:

2008 $130,000-$144,999 $145,000-$159,999 $160,000-$174,999 $175,000-$ 189,999

Total number o f senior executives The aggregate amount of remuneration of senior executives shown above

2007 1 2 1 1 4

1 2 1 4

$ 607,204

657,884

The executive remuneration includes all senior executives concerned with or taking part in the management of the museum except the Director. Details in relation to the Director are incorporated into Note 12: Remuneration of Council Members.

15.

REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

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

44,500

42,500

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

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

16.

2008

2007

$â&#x20AC;&#x2122;000

2,112 18,668 355 110 56 340 21,641

1,345 12,918 126 67 99 342 14,897

1,268 53 310 1,631

1,421 47 89 1,557

1,148 1,148

673 673

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

16(a)

Categories of Financial Instruments

Financial Assets Loans and receivables financial assets Cash at bank and on hand Deposits at call Receivables for goods and services Interest receivable Receivable from associated entities GST receivable from the Australian Taxation Office

Carrying amount of financial assets Financial Liabilities Other financial liabilities Trade creditors Deferred revenue Prepayments received

Carrying amount of financial liabilities 16(b)

Net Income and Expense from Financial Assets

Loan and Receivables Interest revenue (see note 3(c))

Net gain loans and receivables 16(c)

Net Income and Expense from Financial Liabilities

There is no net income or expense from financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss in the year ending 30 June 2008. (2007: nil)

16(d)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the financial instruments approximate their fair values.

16(e)

Credit Risk

The museum is exposed to minimum credit risk as the majority of the loans and receivables are cash and deposits at call. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the risk that arises from potential default of a trade debtor. This amount is equal to the total receivable for goods and services (2008: $355,113 and 2007: $125,925). The museum has no significant exposures to any concentrations of credit risk and has policies and procedures which outline debt recovery techniques. The ageing of financial assets that are past due but not impaired is equal to the ageing of receivables and is stated in note 5(b).

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

16(f) Liquidity Risk The majority of the museum’s financial liabilities are trade creditors and prepayments received. The exposure to liquidity risk is based on the probability that the museum will encounter difficulty in meeting its obligations associated with financial liabilities. This risk is minimal due to appropriation funding and internal policies and procedures which ensure that there are appropriate resources to meet financial obligations.

16(g) Market Risk The museum holds basic financial instruments that do not expose to the museum to ‘currency risk' or ‘other price risk’ . The museum is exposed to ‘interest rate risk’ which arise from the investment in short term cash and deposits with fixed and floating interest rates. This amount is equal to the total of cash at bank and deposits at call (2008: $20,779,734 and 2007: $14,263,165).

17.

APPROPRIATIONS

The museum received the following appropriations for Departmental Outputs during the year out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund: 2007 2008 $’000 $’000 Balance carried forward from previous year 23,337 23,433 Appropriation Bill No 1 - 2007-08 (108) Reduction due to Efficiency Dividend 23,337 23,325 Total appropriations available for payments (23,337) (23,325) Payments received from the CRF Balance carried forward to next year

18.

ASSETS HELD IN TRUST

The museum has established a number of Trust accounts which are detailed below. Donations and bequests are received for specified purposes under formal trust arrangements. Moneys received are placed in a special bank account and expended on the specified projects in accordance with the terms of the trusts. These moneys are not available for other purposes of the museum and are not recognised in the financial statements.

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008

2007

18(a) USA Bicentennial 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 and the residual of the gift is held in trust. The financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Distributions/Interest Less payments: Acquisitions Other expenses Increase in value of Managed Fund Closing balance at 30 June Represented by: Cash at Bank Distributions/Interest receivable Liability to associated entities

4,788,679

4,653,346

349,109 5,137,788

188,094 4,841,440

30,791 45,563

119,487 19,570

86,296

5,061,434

4,788,679

4,894,000 223,714 (56,280) 5,061,434

4,700,000 188,094 (99,415) 4,788,679

18(b) NZ Bicentennial Gift Fund A fund was created to research and 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 Closing balance at 30 June Represented by: Investment Interest Receivable

59,628 3,957 63,585

56,106 3,523 59,629

63,427 158 63,585

59,431 198 59,629

NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

2008

2007

18(c) Maritime Museum Bequest Fund In March 2003, a fund was created to accommodate non-specific bequests made to the museum. The financial position of the Fund is as follows: Opening balance at 1 July Receipts: Interest

Represented by: Investment Interest Receivable

146,791 9,742 156,533

138,118 8,673 146,791

156,167 366 156,533

146,306 485 146,791

18(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

Represented by: Investment Interest Receivable

16,527 1,097 17,624

15,550 976 16,526

17,583 41 17,624

16,472 54 16,526

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19. REPORTING OF OUTCOMES 19(a) Outcomes of the museum The museum is structured to meet one outcome, being increased knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Australia’s relationship with its waterways and the sea. Only one Output Group is identified for the Outcome and all the museum’s revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are attributable to that Output Group.

19(b) Net Cost of Outcome Delivery 2008 $’000

2007 $'000

Expenses Departmental expenses I Total expenses Costs recovered from provision o f goods and services to the nongovernm ent sector 1Departmental

I Total costs recovered

31,833 31,833

29,913 29,913 |

5,124 5,124

5,562 I 5,562 |

Other external revenues Departmental Sale of goods and services - to related entities Interest Proceeds from disposal of assets Donation and bequests Industry contributions Other Total Departmental

Total other external revenues Net cost of outcome

186 1,148 156 1,815 50 236 3,591 3,591 23,118

189 673 46 1,484 222 120 2,734 2,734 21,617

19(c) Departmental Revenues and Expense by Output Group Outcome 1 Output 1 Departmental expenses Employees Suppliers Grants Depreciation and amortisation Write-down of assets

Total departmental expenses

11,206 10,694 77 9,034 822 31,833

10,292 10,362 75 9,127 57 29,913

23,325 5,310 1,148 17 1,815 50 269 31,934

23,337 5,757 673

Funded by: Revenues from Government Sale of goods and services Interest Net gains from disposal of assets Donations and bequests Industry contributions Other

Total departmental revenues

1,484 222 170 31,643

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20.

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME FOUNDATION

The Australian National Maritime Foundation, a Company Limited by Guarantee, was established in December 2000 and is controlled by the Council of the Australian National Maritime Museum. The Foundation's objectives are to create a capital fund, through gifts, bequests and fund-raising activities, for the purposes of: • Acquiring major additional items or collections of items to develop the National Maritime Collection; • Conserving the National Maritime Collection; and • Other activities which enhance the National Maritime Collection. The financial position of the Foundation is as follows:

2008 $

2007 $

Opening balance at 1 July Revenues: Interest

422,477 12,148 434,625

415,650 9,434 425,084

Less expenses: Suppliers Closing balance at 30 June

2,292 432,333

2,607 422,477

434,757 956 (3,380) 432,333

423,454 123 (1,100) 422,477

Represented by: Cash at bank Receivables Payables

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Torpedo boat with ram bow made in France 1880-90. Steam-powered, carved wooden hull, tinplate and ferrous metals. MusSe national de la Marine

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appendix 01 2007-08 MMAPSS grants and internships

One of the museum’s most important cultural outreach programs is the Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS), administered by us and jointly funded by the museum and the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. The grants, of up to $5,000, are awarded to non-profit maritime museums and historical societies, most of which are community-based and run by volunteers to fund restoration, conservation, collection management and exhibition development projects. The scheme was initiated in 1995 and since then 171 projects across all Australian states and most of its territories have been supported. This year we gave 20 MMAPSS grants (including two internships), as follows: Friends of Maatsuyker (FoMI) wildcare inc, Tinderbox: $3,986 This grant will help to create a lighthouse keeper’s archive and database based on the personal collection of John Cook, a lighthouse keeper for almost 25 years. It will reflect his experiences working at four Tasmanian lighthouses - at Eddystone Point on Tasmania's north east; Tasman Island and Cape Bruny marking the outer approaches to Hobart and the Derwent; and Maatsuyker Island at the extreme south of Tasmania. Pioneer World Museum, Wentworth NSW: $2,500 The Pioneer World Museum, in Wentworth on the Murray River in NSW, is home to the Australian rowing eight that campaigned to victory in the prestigious King’s Cup of 1920, 1922 and 1923, by the stalwart team of rowers known as the Murray Cods. The King’s Cup was (and remains) the most sought-after trophy in Australian men’s rowing. Their rowing eight now needs to assess the best way to manage their future needs, including conservation works and display requirements. The MMAPSS grant will be used to provide the services of a specialist who will assess the craft and write a comprehensive condition report. Axel Stenross Maritime Museum Inc, Port Lincoln SA: $2,010

This grant helps to preserve the wartime tug Nabilla, funding replacement of deteriorating timbers and preparation and painting of the tug and its display cradle. Nabilla was built for World War II service by the sporting goods manufacturer Slazenger (one of many companies that diversified into war production) and was active in the Pacific Islands. Later purchased by South Australian Marine and Harbours, Nabilla was the first tug to be stationed in Port Lincoln and is now listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels (HV000083).

Broome Historical Society, Broome WA: $2,800 A conservation survey of flying boat engines from Dornier and Catalina aircraft destroyed in the Japanese air-raid on Broome in March 1942 is being undertaken as a collaborative project with the Australian War Memorial and the Western Australian Maritime Museum. The aircraft were carrying officials and evacuees from the Dutch East Indies after its invasion by Japanese forces. Bunbury Timber Jetty Environment and Conservation Society, Bunbury WA: $5,000 The 1911 Arrol Crane on Bunbury Jetty is the oldest shiploading crane in Western Australia, the last of four that once loaded goods from railway wagons (another is said to lie on the sea bed adjacent to the jetty). The grant will enable preparation of a conservation and management plan and a move to obtain heritage listing for the Arrol Crane. Research for these is being undertaken by the Engineering Heritage Panel of Engineers Australia. Clarence River Historical Society, Grafton NSW: $3,600 This grant funds conservation of an oil-painting portrait of Clarke Irving (1808-65), a prominent landholder and grazier in the district, an advocate for its maritime development and a director of steam shipping companies. In 1856-57 he represented the region in the first Legislative Assembly. The damaged portrait, by migrant German painter Conrad Wagner (1820-1910), requires reiining with canvas. It is part of the collection of Clarence River Historical Society, formed in 1931 and said to be the oldest country historical society in NSW. Echuca Historical Society, Echuca VIC: $4,289 As part of the ‘Down the Rivers’ conservation project, Echuca Historical Society plans to conserve a fabric river chart dated 1877, and an 1874 map of Echuca. Conservation work will be undertaken by a qualified conservator, who will also build storage units to protect the objects. A section of the chart will be copied onto fabric for exhibition purposes. Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Hobart TAS: $3,625 The aim of this project is to research the museum's half-model display and produce an accurate lines plan from a timber half model using laser-scanned dimension data fed into a computer drafting package. This method removes the risk of physically damaging the models. The system will then be used by volunteers to document the half-model collections at both the Maritime Museum of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Plans will be available to model builders and for use in interpretation and display.

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Melbourne Maritime Museum, East Melbourne VIC: $5,000 Nautilus //is a multi-step Faubertype hydroplane, built in Melbourne in 1912 by H Maumill for Frank and Percy Cornwall. The championship-winning racer is the only one of its type in Australia and was donated by Alan Chamberlain in 1978. The vessel is supported by a cradle with iron wheels. This project will be a preservation rather than restoration, with the cradle to be stabilised and repaired, taking paint scrapes to establish its authenticity. Small areas of hull trim will be replaced, while the hull, cockpit and engine compartment will be prepared and varnished or painted. Nautilus II is listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels (HV000078). Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club Inc, Scoresby VIC: $5,000 This first-time grant applicant will restore, re-assemble and display the steam engines of the tug Lyttleton II, which was scrapped in 2006 despite the best efforts of several interest groups. MSTEC members acquired not only the engines but the entire engine room, believing the best way to display the engines was in their proper context. This early phase of the project will also include development of signage and a video for an engaging exhibition of these impressive objects. Morpeth Museum, Morpeth NSW: $3,380 Funding will be used to develop an interpretive display and construction of exhibition showcases to display items of significance to the maritime heritage of historic Morpeth, an early river port for the Hunter Valley, near Maitland, NSW. This display will provide greater access to the collection and will present the history of shipping from 1823 to 1933, with a particular emphasis on educational programs and school groups. Narrandera Parkside Cottage Museum, Narrandera NSW: $2,500 Another grant to conserve 19th-century river charts, four from the late 1800s. They are drawn in ink on narrow lengths of fabric that join together to make a continuous chart of the Murrumbidgee River. The chart, probably made by a paddle steamer captain working the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers, records both the natural and the man-made geography that has changed dramatically in some places over the past century, and remained untouched in others. Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc, Garden Island NSW: $2,695 A team of volunteers is currently reviewing the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection of documents, photographs and other research material, and restoring the documentation to improve access. A detailed study has been conducted to determine the best form of individual storage methods appropriate to the society's facilities. MMAPSS funding will be used to purchase these storage items.

Paddle steamer Ruby Inc, Wentworth NSW: $5,000 The paddle steamer Ruby is a heritage-listed, three-deck, 30-cabin passenger steamer built in 1907. Its side paddle wheels are driven by a 1926 Robe twin-cylinder steam engine. This project will finalise restoration work on the boiler by lagging it, a common practice of the era that makes fuel use more economical and lowers heat levels. Lagging will involve an insulation layer, cladding over the insulation, powder coating to match the heritage colours of the boiler, and brass straps and fasteners to anchor the lagging. Proserpine Historical Museum Society Inc, Proserpine QLD: $2,140 Noted local historian Ray Blackwood donated a unique collection of maritime ephemera to the Proserpine Museum, including marine charts, logs and journals accumulated during his research into the history of the Whitsunday Islands. Due to the size and significance of the collection it is essential that it is housed in a suitable storage cabinet to ensure both preservation and accessibility. The grant will be used to purchase a horizontal plan cabinet. Queensland Maritime Museum, South Bank QLD: $5,000 The pearling lugger Penguin was gifted to the Queensland Maritime Museum by the Australian Government and is one of a few remaining luggers that worked on the Queensland coast. Originally named Mercia, she is 100 years old in 2008. The vesselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cradle is not providing adequate support to the keel, which has resulted in hogging. This project will include construction of a new cradle, recaulking and painting the hull, and erecting a shade structure. On completion of the restoration work an interpretive display will be created to commemorate the 100th anniversary. Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol, Mosman NSW: $1,370 Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol is a marine search and rescue volunteer organisation in operation since 1937. It is currently working on a project to archive and preserve the history of the organisation, spanning five states over the past 70 years. This grant will be used to ensure the archives are stored in the best possible way. Tathra Wharf Maritime Museum, Tathra NSW: $1,800 Historic Tathra Wharf, built in 1862, has great significance to the south coast of New South Wales and played a vital role in the development of the region with its important dairy and timber industries. This magnificent multi-level structure combining a steamer wharf, warehouse and cattle race, is the sole surviving ocean facility of its type on Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eastern seaboard. This grant will be used to assist the museum building with urgently needed works to protect the displayed objects and exhibits, currently under threat of damage.

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The Maritime Trust of Australia Inc, Williamstown VIC: $3,500 Funds awarded will contribute towards two separate projects being carried out by this Victorian organisation, home to the World War II corvette HMAS Castlemaine. The corvette's 20-inch signal projector, originally lit by carbon arc, will be restored. The museum’s important collection of uniforms dating from the 1890s to the 1950s requires urgent conservation and descriptive cataloguing to ensure they are ready for the exhibition Dressed for Service, planned for 2008-09. Townsville Museum and Historical Society Inc, Townsville QLD: $5,000 Townsville’s coastal radio station opened in 1913 and combined International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) functions with commercial maritime communications. During World War II it provided advance notice of the Japanese attack on Guadalcanal, and in 1971 it tracked Cyclone Althea, which devastated Townsville. The museum owns important artefacts taken from the station when it closed in 2002, including the station operator’s console, voice message transmitter, 1940s Morse code transmitter and video footage of operators at work. They will be used to tell the story of coastal radio and its crucial link with Townsville maritime history, and digitise the footage to preserve it. Internships Gemma Webberley, National Trust of Australia (Tasmania), ‘Runnymede’, New Town TAS The house supervisor at the historic National Trust property ‘Runnymede’, which has significant links to maritime history, will spend two weeks here developing her skills in areas of museum operations that have relevance to the property, including making visitor programs and events relevant to students and other visitors, curatorial practice and philosophies, and issues concerning conservation of maritime objects. David Senior, Coffs Harbour Regional Museum, Coffs Harbour NSW The museum technician at the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum will spend two weeks with us working mainly with our preparators. This will allow him to expand his knowledge of the technical work involved in the design, interpretation, lighting, installation and takedown of exhibitions. He will also spend time with our curators and conservators developing curatorial and object handling skills.

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sitor and Member programs

HM Bark Endeavour replica voyages Newcastle 6-8 October 2007

m ‘Coast to C oast-a history of Australian coastal shipping’, one-day seminar with speakers Peter Plowman, maritime historian and author; John Jeremy, author, naval architect and last CEO of Cockatoo Island; Patricia Miles, ANMM curator of commerce; the Hon. Peter Morris, former Federal Transport Minister (21/10/07) Australian Maritime Museums Council ‘Managing the future of historic vessels’ conference with keynote speakers Martyn Heighten, National Historic Ships, UK, and Mark Staniforth, Flinders University, and speakers from Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and ACT (08/03/08) md talks 'The Aran Islands, J M Synge and Irish world theatre', talk and readings by Irish author and speaker Claire Dunne 0AM, in association with Currach Folk - photographs by Bill Doyle exhibition (02/08/07) 'Defence sites on Sydney Harbour’, 2007 Cruise Forum 2 illustrated talk by ANMM curator Lindsey Shaw celebrating 150 years since Fort Denison was named; cruise to defence sites with historian John McClymont (09/08/07) 'Escape! Fremantle to Freedom’ with speakers Sandra Murray, curator Fremantle Prison; Brad Manera, curator Hyde Park Barracks; Paul Hundley, ANMM curator USA gallery (11/08/07)

‘Fire on the Cutty Sark’ with Colin Burring talking about the devastating fire on the vessel in 2007 (11/11/07) ‘Jellyfish in science and sculpture’ with David Watts, senior aquarist at the Sydney Aquarium, and sculptor Suz Gavran, in association with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (14/11/07) ‘Nature's argonaut - Daniel Solander 1733-82’, talk by author Ed Duyker (15/11/07) ‘Joseph Conrad - seaman and storyteller’, 2007 Cruise Forum 3 with Associate Professor Anthony Uhlmann, University of Western Sydney, and historian Bob Irving, in association with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (03/12/07) ‘Otzi's Italy’ with Georgina Hoddle talking about the Italy that Otzi the Iceman lived in (09/02/08) 6th Phil Renouf Memorial Lecture 'Boats and boat people on Sydney Harbour, an evolutionary tale’ by Sean Langman, in association with Sydney Heritage Fleet (06/03/08) Steel Beach - shipbreaking in Bangladesh talk by exhibition photographer Andrew Bell (07/03/08) Australian Maritime Museums Council ‘Managing the future of historic vessels’ conference with keynote speakers Martyn Heighten, National Historic Ships, UK, and Mark Staniforth, Flinders University, and speakers from Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and ACT (08/03/08) ‘Managing the future of historic vessels’ AMMC conference presentation, keynote speaker Martyn Heighten, National Historic Ships, UK (08/03/08)

‘The secret world of Australia’s deadly jellyfish’, illustrated lecture by Lisa Gershwin, adjunct professor of marine and tropical biology at James Cook University (23/09/07)

‘Reconstructions, replicas and the real thing: an archaeological view of authenticity’ AMMC conference presentation by Mark Staniforth, Flinders University (08/03/08)

Wrecked! Tragedy and the Southern Seas exhibition preview with South Australian Maritime Museum curator Bill Seager (25/10/07)

‘Race to the bottom - vessel preservation in Tasmania’ AMMC conference presentation by Barry Paterson, National Archives of Australia (08/03/08)

Iceman - the story of Otzi guided exhibition tour with talks by Dr Ted Robinson, University of Sydney archaeology department; Dr Angelika Fleckinger, exhibition curator and director of the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Italy; Mariea Fisher, ANMM manager temporary and travelling exhibitions (9/11/07)

'Restoration of historic vessels in Tasmania: lessons from the May Queen’ AMMC conference presentation by Peta Knott, from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Maritime Museum of Tasmania (08/03/08) 'Nelcebee -portrait of a coastal trader' AMMC conference presentation by Kevin Jones, South Australian Maritime Museum (08/03/08)

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‘The restoration of Taipan’ AMMC conference presentation by ANMM curator David Payne (08/03/08)

Tours, walks and excursions Eryldene historic property guided tour (04/07/07)

'Lady Denman - the final chapter?' AMMC conference presentation by Graham Hinton, Lady Denman Maritime Museum (08/03/08)

Tour to Garden Island to inspect HMB Endeavour replica in dry-dock (18/09/07; 22/09/07)

‘HMAS Diamantina’ AMMC conference presentation by Ian Jempson, Queensland Maritime Museum (08/03/08)

Garden Island heritage tourwith representatives of the Naval Historical Society of Australia (18/10/07)

'The conservation process and its application to historic vessels: Port Fairy Life Boat’ AMMC conference presentation by Marten Symes, Port Fairy Life Boat Association (08/03/08)

Exclusive tour to Rozelle Bay to examine the latest restoration work undertaken by the Sydney Heritage Fleet on John Ox/ey (09/01/08)

‘Restoring Maluka’ 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival presentation by vessel owner Sean Langman (09/03/08)

Pyrmont Bridge climb exploring this marvel of early 20th-century engineering work (22-23/01/08)

‘The restoration of Westwind' 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival presentation by vessel owners Chris Dicker and Chris Goddard (09/03/08)

Garden Island heritage tour with representatives of The Naval Historical Society of Australia (13/03/08)

‘The restoration of Taipan' 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival presentation and film screening by Simon Sadubin, Sydney Harbour Wooden Boats (09/03/08) Tall Ship Adventure guided exhibition tour with ANMM curator Paul Hundley (04/04/08) The River - Life on the Murray-Darling guided tour with ANMM curator Michelle Linder (09/04/08) ‘Pole to Pole’ talk by adventurers James Hoopers and Rob Gauntlett about their journey; viewingof their visiting yacht Blizzard (10/05/08) Talk by Matt Young, the Australian-based actor who played the role of James Cook in the documentary Captain Cook: Obsession and discovery, on board HMB Endeavour replica (25/05/08) ‘France on the foreshores: Joubert, Jeanneret and Bateaux Jouets’, 2008 Cruise Forum 2: talk, cruise and guided walk in Hunters Hill with historians Maureen Fry and Joan Lawrence to complement Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 exhibition; demonstration by photographer and model boat builder David Mist, in association with WEA (05/06/08) Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 lunchtime curator’s tour (13/06/08) ‘Discover the southern skies with Fred Watson’, talk about how stars are used to navigate spacecraft around every corner of the Solar System (19/06/08) The Collins class submarine story: steel, spies and spin talk by co-author Derek Woolner, visiting fellow of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the ANU (29/06/08)

MV Cape Don guided tour with volunteer crew (13/01/08)

ANMM collection tour behind-the-scenes at Wharf 7 with ANMM conservation manager Jonathon London (18/04/08) On the water Whale-watching cruise off the coast of Sydney on True Blue (08/07/07) Afternoon tea cruise themed on Pacific on a Plate Food Festival (02/09/07) ‘Spring, spray and jacarandas’ cruise on Lane Cove River aboard historic ferry LithgowwVn Adam Woodhams, assistant gardening editor with Better Homes and Gardens (28/10/07) Sydney-Hobart yacht race day cruise aboard MV Seivadis (26/12/07) Australia Day family ferry cruise on Sydney Harbour on MV Captain Cook II (26/01/08) Australia Day HM Bark Endeavour day cruise on Sydney Harbour (26/01/08) Queen Victoria sunrise ferry cruise to witness the classic ocean liner sailing into Sydney Harbour on her maiden voyage (24/02/08) ‘Two Queens' evening ferry cruise to witness the neverto-be-repeated appearance of both Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 2 in port in Sydney Harbour (24/02/08) Superboat Grand Prix cruise offering vantage points of the Australian Offshore Superboat Series (09/03/08) Svanen sunset sail on this grand old Danish ship (10/04/08) ‘Autumn leaves’ annual garden and history cruise on heritage ferry Lithgow, with Adam Woodhams, assistant gardening editor with Better Homes and Gardens (10/05/08)

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Welcome Wall unveiling 385 new names: themed on ‘Journeys’ (28/10/07) Welcome Wall unveiling 1,178 new names: themed on 'Museums as instruments of social change and development’ with guest speaker the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Federal Member for Sydney, Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women (10/05/08) Members exclusive events A night of Irish music with five-piece Celtic band The Ceilidh Collective and talk by Paddy Macdonald (19/07/07) HMB Endeavour replica guided tour and breakfast (22/07/07) James Squire beer lovers’ tour and tasting at Malt Shovel Brewery with brew-master Chuck Hahn (08/08/07) Wardroom dinner on HMAS Vampire, hosted by former CO CDRE J W L Merson RAN (Rtd) (13/08/07) Triple book launch of Unfinished Voyages by Graeme Henderson, Shipwreck Archaeology in Australia by Michael Nash and Mapping Colonial Conquest edited by Norman Etherington, launched by Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie AO r a n (Rtd) (20/09/07) ‘Show Time!’ after-hours viewing of the treasures of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (30/09/07) New Members welcome reception with ANMM director Mary-Louise Williams, including after-hours exhibition viewing (24/10/07, 16/04/08)

‘A Tale of Two Rivers: Murray-Darling and Parramatta’ talk by ANMM curator Michelle Linder with John Prentice from the Murray-Darling Basin Commission and author Greg Blaxcell; cruise up the Parramatta River; screening of documentary When the river was the only road (12/03/08) Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 exhibition preview introduced by Musee national de la Marine curator Annie Madet (18/03/08) Botanical artist Lucy Smith discusses her personal experiences aboard HMB Endeavour replica and her insights into artist Sydney Parkinson’s working practices (20/04/08) ‘Three barques and a Box Brownie’ special event in association with Tall Ship Adventure exhibition, with talks by ANMM curator Paul Hundley and Alan Edenborough of the Sydney Heritage Fleet; tour of the James Craig, screening of documentary film Around Cape Horn (15/05/08) HMAS Advance 20th anniversary celebration tour and supper, with Steven Gilmore csc am ran and former commanding officers (17/05/08) Kay Cottee and Blackmores First Lady 20th anniversary dinner, with Kay Cottee ao, RADM Tony Horton (Rtd) and Marcus Blackmore a m (05/06/08) Photographic conservation workshop inspired by Summers Past: Golden Days in the Sun 1950-1970 with professional conservators (08/06/08) South Stey/ietour in dry-dock at Garden Island (26/06/08) Miscellaneous public programs

16th Members anniversary lunch with ANMM director Mary-Louise Williams, the new chairman of the museum’s Council Mr Peter Sinclair a m csc, and guest speaker, Australian folklore performer Warren Fahey a m (25/11/07) Members Christmas party champagne shopping night at The Store (09/12/07) Wetworld family breakfast exclusive before-hours playtime with BBQ and champagne for mum and dad (16/01/08) Australia Day family picnic and fireworks party at ANMM forecourt, with option of watching fireworks aboard HMAS Vampire (26/01/08) Norman Lindsay Gallery curator-led day trip to view Magic of the Sea exhibition, showcasing Lindsay’s little-known passion for ships and the sea (03/02/08) Vampire X gun turret tour led by ANMM Fleet manager Steven Adams (13/02/08) Convict hulks: life on the prison ships guided exhibition tour at Hyde Park Barracks museum led by its curator, Brad Manera (20/02/2008)

Currach Ce/7/'featuring Sydney Irish Ceil! Dancers performing Man of Aran, in association with Currach Folk exhibition (12/08/07) Dunbar anniversary featuring full program of events commemorating 150 years since clipper ship Dunbarwas wrecked off Sydney Heads (17-19/08/07) Pacific on a Plate Food Festival, the museum’s fourth biennial food festival celebrating the culinary and cultural diversity of countries on the Pacific Rim (01-02/09/07) 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival featuring the theme of restoration and over 150 wooden boats (08-09/03/08) Quick and Dirty Boat Building Competition on the forecourt (08-09/03/08) Traditional maritime craft demonstrations with Ian Dillion, Wallie Brown, Peter Mabey, Neil Wilson, Ian Hunt, Ray Lincoln, John Dunnachie and Brian Peters (08-09/03/08) Maritime art display from the Society of Marine Artists (08-09/03/08)

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‘Battle of the bateaux’ showcasing the latest in wireless, remote-control boats as they take to the waters around the museum (27/04/08) Patrol boat HMAS Advance family events, including behind-the-scenes guided tour, to celebrate 40th anniversary of its commissioning into the Royal Australian Navy and 20th anniversary of its transfer to ANMM (18/05/2008) Children and family programs Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country activity area (01-15/07/08) NAIDOC Family Day with musical performances, art and craft activities and Aboriginal training vessel Tribal Warrior operating short trips (15/07/07) Night in the Navy family evening aboard destroyer HMAS Vampire and submarine HMAS Onslow (17/11/08) Courageous Conrad! scary story for kids (02/12/07)

Dall'ltalia AII'Australia From Italy to Australia’), silent film screening in association with Institute of Italian Culture and the Italian Embassy, introduced by author Anthony De Bolfo with Italian folk music by acclaimed musicians Kavisha Mazzella, Irini Vela, David De Santi, Mark Holder-Keeping and Bob Mclnnes (30/11/07) Maluka: The Yacht that Made History 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival screening (09/03/08) Around Cape Horn 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival screening (09/03/08) Shipbreakers, award-winning documentary introduced by ANMM curator Mariea Fisher with farewell viewing of Steel Beach - shipbreaking in Bangladesh exhibition (27/03/08)

Dunbar-A Folk Opera, gala performance of short verse drama for Members, presented by the New England Regional Art Museum (17-19/08/08)

Wetworld activity centre (27/12/07-25/01/08) Visiting schools - permanent programs

Kids Deck: Iceman-the story of Otzi activity centre (27/12/07-25/01/08)

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Family evening on HMB Endeavour replica with sausage sizzle on the wharf (29/03/08)

Transport: students tour the museum, identifying various forms of water transport and their uses. Years 1-2

Kids Deck: Bateauxjouets (toy boats) offering simple toy boats to play with and race through the maze (13-27/04/08)

Pirate school: translates school subjects into piratical equivalents as students earn their own pirate licence, including a treasure hunt and optional visit to James Craig. Years K-3

Fun Family Sundays themed on exhibition Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country (09/07); Jellyfish - nature inspires art( 10/07-11/07); Iceman - the story of Otzi (02/08); Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950 (04/08) Mini Mariners interactive themed program each Tuesday during school term including Pirates Ahoy! (09/07); Life Aboard a Tall Ship (11/07); Tall Ships (03/08), Boats in the Harbour (10/07; 04/08) and Under the Sea (05/08)

The Catalpa Rescue introduced by author Tom Keneally AO (11/08/07) Man of Aran documentary film screening to farewell Currach Folk exhibition (27/09/07) Finding Nemo (30/09/07-14/10/07) In Which We Serve aboard HMAS Vampire (02/10/07) Patrol Boat episode 1 aboard HMAS Vampire (03/10/07) Always Another Dawn aboard HMAS Vampire (04/10/07) Mr Roberts aboard HMAS Vampire (09/10/07) Patrol Boat episode 4 aboard HMAS Vampire (10/10/07) In Which We Serve aboard HMAS Vampire (11/10/07)

Sounds of the sea: students tour the museum investigating displays that feature a series of phonetic sounds and blends such as s, sh and th. Years K -l Splash! features a tour of the Watermarks exhibition, a workshop that focuses on leisure activities on, in, under and nearthe sea, and a craft activity. Years K-2 Navigators: students tour the Navigators, Eora and Age of Sail exhibitions to investigate early contact with the Australian continent. Years 3-4 Endeavour, students tour the HMB Endeavour replica. Years 3-6 Navigators/Endeavour, a special package featuring tours of both exhibits. Years 3-6 Technology of gold: a workshop tracing methods of looking for gold from the 1850s to modern times. Years 5-6 Shipwreck stories: students investigate the stories of Batavia, Dunbar and Sirius through museum displays. Years 5-6 Life on a tall ship: students investigate life on board a tall ship by visiting the James Craig and handling a selection of ship and crew equipment. Years 3-6

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Submarine adventure: includes a workshop on how submarines work and a visit to HMAS Onslow. Years 2-6 Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mess with the Junksons: an environmental workshop on the pollution of our waterways. Years 2-6 Science and the sea: a workshop with experiments on corrosion, buoyancy, navigation and communication, followed by a tour of the museum looking at scientific principles in action. Years 5-6 My special place: looks at how Indigenous artists use symbols to express meaning in their artworks, particularly in the Saltwater bark paintings. Years 4-6 Highlights tour: general museum tour that can be themed to particular areas of interest. Years K-6

Visiting schools - temporary and special programs Temporary exhibitions CSIce: uses historical and scientific investigation methods to solve the murder of Otzi, during the Iceman the story of Otzi exhibition. Years 3-6 What is history? Iceman: a special version of the What is history? program based around the Iceman - the story of Otzi exhibition. Years 7-8 Toys in time: a workshop based around The way we were (HSIE) and Toy world (Science) units for primary students, in conjunction with the Bateaux Jouets exhibition. Years 1-2

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Wrecked! a special version of our Shipwreck stories and Maritime archaeology programs to incorporate material from the Wrecked! exhibition. Years 5-12

Pyrmont walk: a site study where students walk the streets of Pyrmont looking at the changing nature of the suburb. Years 7-12

Escape! guided tours of the Escape! Fremantle to Freedom exhibition.

Science and the sea: a workshop with experiments on corrosion, buoyancy, navigation and communication, followed by a tour of the museum looking at scientific principles in action. Years 7-8 What is history? A workshop and museum tour where students engage in historical methods and practices through investigating a series of artefacts. Years 7-8 Shipwrecks, corrosion and conservation: through a series of experiments and a museum tour students look at the chemistry behind corrosion and the conservation of metals from shipwrecks. Targeted to Year 12 HSC chemistry students Journeys: a museum tour targeted to HSC English - Area of Study (Journeys) that looks at various stories of people who have journeyed to Australia by sea. Year 12 Maritime archaeology: students examine objects from shipwrecks and visit museum displays to learn how historians use material culture to reconstruct the past. Years 8-12 Dipping into history: an overview of 20th-century Australian history using museum displays. Years 9-10 Shipwreck sleuths: students employ scientific principles to investigate shipwreck material. Years 9-10

Saltwater: guided tours of the Saltwater: Yirrkaia bark paintings of Sea Country exhibition. Also incorporated the My special place workshop (see permanent programs). Jellyfish: tours and a visual arts workshop on the Jellyfish - nature inspires art exhibition. A section investigating classification of sea species was also added to our Science and the Sea programs, and a special jellyfish craft activity was added to our Splash! program. Years 5-12 International Talk Like a Pirate Day: a larger-scale festival-style version of our Pirate School to celebrate this amusing international day. Years K-3 Collaborative projects Dangerous journeys: a combined program where students attended a performance of the play Lifeboat at the Sydney Opera House, then took part in a special version of our What is history? workshop at ANMM. Years 9-12 Marine Careers Forum: our 9th annual careers forum for senior students, involving discussion groups, lectures and trade stalls with professionals representing a diverse range of marine vocations, further education and training facilities. Years 11-12

Endeavour, students tour the HMB Endeavour replica. Years 7-12

French tours and lunch: tours of the Bateaux Jouets exhibition with a French-speaking guide, followed by an optional lunch at The Little Snail French restaurant in Pyrmont. Years 3-12

My special place: looks at how Indigenous artists use symbols to express meaning in their artworks, particularly in the Saltwaterbark paintings. Students then create their own artwork. Years 7-12

Australasian Corrosion Association, supporting and providing resource material for our Shipwrecks, corrosion and conservation and Science and the sea programs.

ESLtour: a museum tour written especially for NESB students that enables students to differentiate between past and present tense. Highlights tour: general museum tour that can be themed to particular areas of interest. Years 7-12

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Outreach/special programs Endeavour sailing program: a Sydney Harbour sail aboard HMB Endeavour for Year 3-4 students and coordinating local school visits when Endeavour sailed to regional ports. Education Expo: a Sydney-based event providing the opportunity to promote museum education programs and facilities to educators and families. Living knowledge: launch of a collaborative website between ANMM, ANU, DET and Yirrkala CEC, featuring the Saltwater bark paintings. Specialised tours: museum tours for groups making specific requests, such as community service organisations. Refugee Week: explores refugee stories with reference to ANMM Vietnamese refugee vessel Tu Do (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Freedomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) and the Passengers exhibition. Primary and secondary HSIE (18-20 June 2008)

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Artworks and prints A China trade painting, The Brig Anna Dixon off Hong Kong, circa 1859, oil on canvas on board in a gilded frame This painting shows a broadside view of the ship, Anna Dixon, off Hong Kong, with a French warship, a British warship and a paddle steamer wearing an American flag among the craft in the background. Though it is unsigned and undated, information on the back of the painting identifies the subject and provides the provenance. It was presented to Thomas Wellsman, the ship's captain, on his retirement from the owner's company in 1858. Wellsman settled in Adelaide and the painting remained in his family until the 1970s. It is a significant addition to the museum’s collection of material relating to Australian colonial trading in the 19th century. Purchased from Marani Fine Art and Antiques Engraving titled Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands drinking Kava Based on the watercolour and pen wash by John Webber, this engraving shows the Tongan king in a kava ceremony. James Cook passed through the central Pacific in May and June 1777 en route to the Pacific North West. It was during this voyage that he was killed at Hawaii in 1779. Purchased from Atlam Engraving titled The reception of Captain Cook in Hapaee, 1786 Based on the watercolour and pen wash by John Webber, this engraving shows the reception of Captain Cook at Lifuka in the Ha'apai group of the Tongan islands in May 1777. The scene depicted shows two pairs of combatants (one pair boxing, the other pair fighting with clubs) enclosed within a large ring of spectators. Purchased from Atlam Engraving titled A hut and family of the inhabitants of Terra del Fuego This engraving documents the visit of HMB Endeavour to Tierra del Fuego, enroute to Tahiti and the transit of Venus, during Captain Cook’s first Pacific voyage. Buchan was one of the artists employed for the voyage by Joseph Banks, but he died after an epileptic fit and was buried at Tahiti. Buchan’s picture was published in Hawkesworth’s Voyages in 1773. Purchased from Portobello Print & Map Shop

A watercolour of the missionary vessel John Williams I (1844-64), a colour lithograph of the missionary vessel John Williams II (1865-67) and one Baxter print of the London Missionary Society missionary John Williams Born in London, England in 1796, the missionary John Williams was heavily influenced by his Baptist father and Calvinistic Methodist mother, who brought him up as a member of the Congregational Church of England. In September 1816 he was accepted for missionary service with the London Missionary Society and sailed for the South Pacific, where he established missions at Erromanga and the Society Islands. An active and popular missionary, John Williams was the public face of the London Missionary Society, featuring in a number of colour prints using the George Baxter process. He was killed in November 1839 while attempting to establish a mission in the New Hebrides. Following his death the society built the first of six missionary vessels to carry his name. Purchased from Josef Lebovic Gallery World War I souvenir scarf ‘Australia Will Be There’ featuring HMAS Sydney, Walter William ‘Skipper’ Francis, 1927 Based on the John Beukers song ‘Australia will be there’, the words featured on this cotton souvenir scarf date to 1927andwere written by Walter William ‘Skipper’ Francis. This patriotic song is a tribute to the success of HMAS Sydney in battle against SMS Emden off the CocosKeeling Islands in 1914, when the latter was soundly beaten. The scarf features a warship in each corner, likely to be ships of the new Royal Australian Navy, and celebrates Australian World War I success. Purchased from Bonhams & Goodman HSK Kormoran pennant This embroidered pennant was made by a crew member of the German raider HSK Kormoran in 1942 while a prisoner-of-war at the Murchison internment camp in Victoria. It features a profile of the Kormoran and the date 1941 on one side, with ‘Lager Stortebecker’ (Camp Stortebecker) - and a sailing ship decorated with swastika, Iron Cross and SS lightning bolts on its sailsembroidered on the reverse. The date 1941 refers to the battle of 19 November 1941 between HMAS Sydney and the Kormoran during which both ships were destroyed. Purchased from Ricky Cecil

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Omai, a native of Ulaietea engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian engraver, 1727-1815), after an original painting by Nathaniel Dance, 1774 The Polynesian Omai (more correctly Mai), a native of Raiatea, asked to join the crew of HMS Adventure (Captain Furneaux) when the Adventure and Resolution visited Huahine in September 1773 during James Cook’s second expedition. Omai was not the first Polynesian to join a European ship; the Tahitian Tupai had joined Endeavour during Cook’s first expedition to the south seas, and his navigation and linguistic skills had proven a great asset to the expedition. Purchased from Hordern House

The Great White Fleet in Sydney Harbour, 1908, watercolour painting by Julian Ashton (1851-1942) 17.0 x 46.0 cm This painting by Julian Ashton is a superb panorama in watercolours that shows the visiting ships at anchor, almost filling the harbour around Fort Denison. The painting is signed in the lower left: J R ASHTON and dated and inscribed in the lower right: SYDNEY HARBOUR/ AUG 22 1908. It will be a centerpiece of the museum’s exhibition Great White Fleet-US sea power on parade

Discovery of the Land of X-ray Art, Danny Eastwood, 2003 The history behind this painting is important, bringing together Indigenous art with European events that impacted greatly on the Australian Indigenous population. Danny Eastwood is an acclaimed Indigenous artist best known for his T-shirt designs for overseas markets. Purchased from Walkabout Gallery

Extending timber ship’s cabin bed, about 1830-50 During the late 18th and early 19th centuries many wellto-do passengers travelling to Australia supplied their own furniture and outfitted their own cabin onboard the ship. Because of the length of the voyage, the lack of space and the social hierarchy of the time, such items of furniture had to be practical, light, collapsible and, above all, elegant and comfortable. Purchased from Marani Fine Art and Antiques

Two Brothers Story, Glen Namundja, 2008 Natural ochres have been used by Glen Namundja to tell the story of the Nawakadji brothers of Yirrkardadayi (Cooper’s Creek region). Using the cross-hatching technique known as rarrk, the painting portrays the death of the older brother by a kinga (saltwater crocodile) while the younger brother cares for his sister-in-law by the river bank, subsequently making her his wife. Purchased from Mossenson Galleries Mimi Hunting Kinga, Bruce Nabegeyo, 2008 The artist has painted a story of mimi spirits hunting a kinga (saltwater crocodile). It took two days for the mimis to track and kill the kinga, after which they butchered it and carried the meat in their djerrk (dilly bags), made from pandanus fibre, back to camp to share with everyone. The kinga is a highly respected and feared animal that has significance as a food source and a totem to many binninj (Aboriginal people) in western Arnhem Land. Purchased from Mossenson Galleries Kinga Hunting, Bruce Nabegeyo, 2008 Using natural ochres on Arches paper the artist has painted a kinga (saltwater crocodile) hunting a namarnkol (barramundi). The kinga is often painted with djen (fish), its chief diet. Kinga are estuarine reptiles and though they are described as saltwater crocodiles, they are frequently found in billabongs and freshwater rivers throughout western Arnhem Land. Purchased from Mossenson Galleries Kinga and Burrar, Bruce Nabegeyo, 2008 Using natural ochres on Arches paper the artist tells a story from creation time. The two reptiles in this painting were originally human - two Nbulanj skin (subsection) brothers - and the country of the story is Marburrlh, at the mouth of the Moss River in central Arnhem Land. Purchased from Mossenson Galleries

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Terrestrial hand globe by Newton & Son London (1851-57) At just 70 mm in diameter, this small globe was a highly portable accessory illustrating the geography of the world. The Newton family was among the leading English globe-makers of the early 19th century, producing floorstanding, table, pocket and hand globes. Purchased from Small & Whitfield Auctions Trophies, medals, stamps, coins A collection of memorabilia relating to the swimming career of Linda McGill consisting of 77 items including medals, trophies, scrapbooks, Olympic and Commonwealth team blazers, Olympic Games swimming robes, scrapbooks, photographs and magazines In a swimming career that spanned four decades Linda McGill (1945-) pioneered women’s long-distance swimming and produced championship performances in the pool at local club, state, national and international meets. She represented Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth where she won gold, silver and bronze medals, and at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. This comprehensive collection of medals, photos, team uniforms and scrapbooks not only documents a remarkable swimming career in the pool but also covers McGill’s open water long-distance achievements. Purchased from Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd

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Medal commemorating the end of the Third China War or Boxer Rebellion, awarded to Stoker P Harris of HMS Wallaroo This silver alloy medal commemorates the end of the Third China War or Boxer Rebellion, and was awarded to Stoker P Harris of HMS Wallaroo. Known variously as the Queen’s China War medal, the Third China War medal, the Boxer Rebellion medal or the Boxer Uprising medal, it was awarded in 1901 to British and Imperial land and sea troops who fought during the rebellion of 1900. Purchased from Frank Edridge Clothing and accessories

Admiral Philip Parker King’s sword Admiral Philip Parker King (1793-1856), naval officer and early surveyor of the Australian coast, was born on Norfolk Island in 1793, the son of Philip Gidley King. He was educated in England and joined the Royal Navy in 1807, promoted to lieutenant in 1814. Between 1817 and 1822 on HMS Mermaid, and secondly HMS Bathurst, he made four trips surveying and charting areas of the Australian coastline that had not previously been charted by Matthew Flinders. He later published some of his findings in Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, 1824. After being promoted to Commander he spent five years surveying the coast of the Straits of Magellan in charge of the vessels HMS Adventure and HMS Beagle. In later life he held the position of commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company. Shortly before his death in 1856 he was appointed Rear Admiral on the retired list. Purchased from Bonhams & Goodman William Bligh’s signet ring This gold ring, with an engraved classical profile on a heliotrope stone, was originally owned by William Bligh. The ring was gifted to George Suttor by Bligh’s daughters, Fanny and Jane, after their father’s death. George Suttor was a prominent supporter of Bligh during the 1808 Rum Rebellion in Sydney, and in 1810 returned to England with Bligh to give evidence in the court martial of Major George Johnston of the NSW Corps. The ring was purchased in its original case, along with a letter of provenance written by Fanny Bligh. Purchased from Sotheby's Australia

Books and charts Two sections of a cloth navigation chart of the Murray River, made and signed by Captain H Hart, circa 1880s Hand drawn in black and red ink and blue pencil on pink linen, the two pieces of this chart cover river miles 827-851, from the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers at Wentworth, and river miles 596-700, from Smith’s Wood Pile to Giles Island, respectively. They show landings, landmarks such as houses or farm buildings, and hazards such as rocks and sand banks. Purchased from Peter Walker Fine Art Carte redulte de I'Ocean Oriental ou Mer des Indes, 1757 This chart was made by Jacques Nicolas Beilin (1703-1772), who worked for the French Hydrographic Office (Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine) from its inception in 1720 until his death in 1772, rising to the post of Royal Hydrographer. Under his control, the Hydrographic Office developed a reputation for the quality of its charts. The chart is dated 1757 and probably originally formed part of Hydrographie Francoise, published in two folio volumes between 1756 and 1765. Note that the Prime Meridian is based on Paris. Purchased from Old Church Galleries A chart of the Straits of Magellan, 1773 Published in Hawkesworth’s Voyages, this chart shows the routes of British explorers Byron, Wallis and Carteret through the tortuous Strait of Magellan. By contrast to these explorers, Cook entered the Pacific by sailing around Cape Horn, cutting many weeks off his passage to Tahiti. Purchased from Old Church Galleries Account of a voyage on the convict transport Pilot, 1816 This diary was written by Mrs Pexton, who accompanied her husband Captain Pexton onboard the convict transport Pilot, travelling from Cork, Ireland, to Sydney. The ship held 120 male convicts and their guard, and Mrs Pexton’s journal provides an informative, witty and insightful account of their seven-month-long voyage. Purchased from Patrick McGahern Books Inc Paper-based material related to Pacific Island missionary activity The work of the European and American Missionary Societies in general and John Williams from the London Missionary Society in particular led to a greater understanding of the potential for trade and colonisation in the Pacific. The missionaries believed they had a duty to evangelise and civilise the Pacific Region, which would not only save souls and make travel safer but would also lead to greater trade. One of the first tasks attempted by a missionary propagating the Christian faith in the region was the translation of the King James Bible and other religious tracts, such as hymnals and prayer books, into the language of the islanders, and the subsequent printing of these items - usually on small portable printing presses - by the missionaries and their helpers. Purchased from Josef Lebovic Gallery

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Donations 2007-08 John Barber Original patterns for ironwork on HMB Endeavour gun carriages Following the 1969 recovery of six cannon, originally jettisoned by Cook on Endeavour Reef in 1770, the Australian Government Department of Shipping and Transport arranged for conservation to be carried out by Defence Standards Laboratories (DSL) at Maribyrnong in Melbourne. These wooden patterns were used to cast metal parts for the replica gun carriages constructed to mount the conserved Endeavour cannon. Captain J F T Bayliss r n (Rtd) Circular dish with crest of HMAS Australia I in centre with ship motto 'Endeavour', engraved 1916-17 On 4 October 1913 HMAS Australia was the flagship leading the first Australian Fleet Unit into Port Jackson, hailed as the most powerful fighting ship ever to have entered Sydney Harbour. During its relatively short career, Australia was involved in many defence activities and held off German attack on Australian cities and shipping during World War I. It was scuttled 24 miles east of Sydney on 12 April 1924. Mark Bethwaite Official Munich Olympics sporting posters for yachting, swimming and canoe slalom These posters were designed by Otl Aicher (1922-1991), principal graphic designer for the Munich Olympics, and were used as aesthetic directional signage for the various sports venues. The visual icons representing each sport became an international language to replace German, English and French language signs, and smaller scale posters were produced for sale to the general public. Ruth Boydell A T-shirt worn by activist Ruth Boydell Ruth Boydell was the key organiser of the 2004 Flotilla of Hope to Nauru, which campaigned for human rights for asylum seekers. The T-shirt features a cartoon commenting on the Tampa incident of 2001 and contributes to the museum’s collection of material capturing contemporary immigration debates and the public's responses of those supporting and opposing government policies.

Susan Bridie Souvenir scarf from the seventh British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Perth, 1962 This souvenir scarf represents the sports and competing nations at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It was purchased by Angela Costin, the mother of the donor Susan Bridie, who competed as a member of the Australian swimming squad. Dale Budd A collection ofP&O ephemera and promotional material This collection includes promotional banners, advertising material, ship schedules and fares and media articles. The highly displayable material complements the museum’s extensive P&O collection, with the colourful advertising material in particular capturing the exotic delights of travel in the Pacific. Barbara Butchart Volunteer Coastal Patrol (VCP) material This material belonged to Ian Douglas Watt, a member of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol, which was established on 27 March 1937 and is now the oldest voluntary sea rescue organisation in Australia. Watt bought the vessel Heron on 21 October 1960, and was commanding officer 26 July 1956 to 5 December 1957, serving a total of over 30 years for the VCP. Mitchell Cameron Maritime Services Board metal sign This sign from the old Circular Quay passenger terminal in Sydney details the penalty for anyone who threw objects other than paper streamers from the wharf. The sign references the cherished ritual of throwing streamers from departing vessels, a practice that was eventually prohibited. Steven Carruthers Voice interviews relating to the World War II Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour Lieutenant Reginald T Andrew was responsible for destroying Lieutenant Matsuo’s midget submarine 1-22. At the age of 32, having completed six weeks of training at Flinders Naval base in Victoria, he joined the channel patrol boat HMAS Sea Mistlwo days before the attack.

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Joseph Caruana A ‘No 2’ baling hook The baling hook was the signature tool of wharf labourers, who took pride in their quality. This hook was used by Joseph Caruana as a wharf labourer during the 1950s and beyond, and was made to order by a manufacturer at Millers Point. The hooks were produced in four sizes. John Chesworth Glass carafe This carafe, with original cork, came from SS Oronsay and dates from the 1950s. It enhances the museum’s collection of badged crockery from the Orient Line and is a memento of the culture of drinking and fine dining on ocean liners. Joe Collins Posters, cards and T-shirt relating to Free West Papua movement This material was produced by Australian supporters following the arrival of 43 asylum seekers from West Papua in an outrigger canoe in January 2006. It adds to the museum’s collection of material exploring experiences of people arriving by boat without visas in the last decade, and the response of the Australian Government and public to seaborne asylum seekers. CMDR Peter Collins a m r f d q c Desert pattern camouflage uniform used by CMDR Peter Collins a m r f d q c in Iraq CMDR Peter Collins AM r f d q c has held many positions in politics as well as leadership within the Australian Defence Force. He was deployed to Iraq from 24 July to 18 October 2007 as team leader of the Australian Contribution to Law and Order Task Force working to assist with the restoration and enhancement of the Iraqi legal services. Defence Public Affairs, Western Australia Decommissioning booklet of HMAS Adelaide II, 19 January 2008 This booklet is from the decommissioning ceremony for the Royal Australian Navy missile frigate HMAS Adelaide II, held on 19 January 2008 at Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling), Western Australia. Bruce Denley Volunteer Coastal Patrol material Bruce Denley was a member of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol and was present at the plaque-laying ceremony in 1957 at Lion Island, Broken Bay. Patrick Dine Collection of memorabilia relating to Captain L N Dine Captain Leonard Norman Dine, RAN, was a midshipman in 1929, a sub-lieutenant in 1932, lieutenant in 1933 and lieutenant-commander in 1941 serving aboard HMA ships Perth, Nepal, Shropshire and Bataan. In 1947, he became a commander and during 1950 was department director, naval construction and naval liaison staff London. Dine was an engineer officer aboard HMS Vengeance from 1950 to 1953 and acting captain fleet

engineer officer to the Australian Fleet from 1954 to 1956, during which time he was appointed captain. Dine then became the general manager of the HMA Naval Dockyard in Williamstown, Victoria, a position that he held from 1957 until his retirement in 1961. Douglas Drummond Volunteer Coastal Patrol memorabilia Robert P R Drummond was a member of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol and was owner and skipper of Talasea in the 1950s, participating in many patrols with fellow members. This memorabilia dates from his service with the VCP. Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Duyfken Aboriginal Print Portfolio The Duyfken Aboriginal Print Portfolio was commissioned recently by the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands as a limited edition print portfolio to commemorate 400 years of Dutch contact with Australia, and to acknowledge the special role of Aboriginal peoples of Australia in these early contacts with the Dutch. Roy Foster Volunteer Coastal Patrol memorabilia The Volunteer Coastal Patrol, now the oldest voluntary sea rescue organisation in Australia, was established on 27 March 1937. It evolved out of discussions between Royal Navy Captain Maurice Blackwood, Harold Nobbs and Bill Giles, who believed that an organisation of volunteer yachtsmen would be beneficial in a country with a 12,000 nautical mile coastline. This material documents some of the uniforms worn by members of the VCP. Richard Good Orient Line publicity poster depicting RMS Orion This framed lithograph by well-known British maritime artist Charles Turner depicts the RMS Orion off Cape Guardafui. The poster depicts the vessel against an exotic backdrop, emphasising the majesty of the vessel and the enticements of travel abroad. Highly displayable, it enhances the museum’s collection of shipping posters. Carl Halvorsen Broad axe (about 1909) and photograph (1910s) This broad axe was used by several generations of the Halvorsen boatbuilding family. Lars Halvorsen brought it from America to Norway in the 1910s and then took it to South Africa and on to Australia in the 1920s. As his sons became apprentices in the family business they also learned to use this axe. Carl Halvorsen used the axe to shape the mast for Kathleen Gillett during the vessel’s restoration at the Halvorsen boatyard at Bobbin head, Sydney, 1989-91. The 1910s photograph shows the waterfront at Arendal in Southern Norway, with a motor launch in the foreground built by Lars Halvorsen at his boatyard at Helle on the Nid River.

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Patricia Henjel Three glass globe floats and one fishing net The glass floats and net are thought to have been used for fishing around Sydney during the mid-20th century. Floats of this type have since been replaced by more modern devices. Harold Herman Pewter tankard engraved 'RMS Queen Mary’ awarded to Harold Herman, who voyaged on the vessel from Southampton to New York in 1938 Sixteen-year-old Harold won the tankard in a competition diving for pennies in the ship's pool. Deck games and competitions were crucial for encouraging social interaction and relieving boredom on long sea voyages. The trophy augments the museum’s collection relating to shipboard entertainment. Peter lllidge Walking stick of Captain William Collin (1834-1914) The stick is turned wood with four bands of pearl shell inlay. Captain William Collin was a well-known salvage operator and shipbreaker and is regarded as a pioneer of the Queensland coastal and river trade. One of his most notable achievements was marking the passage through the Torres Strait for the Queensland Government. The walking stick adds to the museum’s collection of material relating to Captain Collin. Laurie Jackson Model of Halvorsen-built motor cruiser This model was made by Harry Jackson in the 1930s. He worked for Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd during World War II and was responsible for managing the painters at the boatyards. This wooden model reflects the classic Halvorsen style of elegant lines, its flared bow and white raised deck hull contrasted with varnished cabin sides and trim. It was restored in 2004 by the model maker’s son, Laurie, who also worked for Lars Halvorsen Son's Pty Ltd in the mid-1970s. Val King Four 35 mm transparencies of Sydney hydrofoils, 1970s These slides show hydrofoils undergoing maintenance and a floating crane near Berrys Bay in the 1970s, and were taken by Albert Groom of Groom Engineering. Hydrofoils were an integral part of Sydney Harbour’s public transport system for over 20 years. The Manly, depicted in two of the images, was Australia’s first commercial hydrofoil. Rene Le Platrier Volunteer Coastal Patrol material Material from Les Platrier, a member of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol, from his time patrolling Sydney Harbour during World War II.

Jean Lederer Receipt for flowers delivered to Mrs Regina Roberts on board a P&O Liner (1954) This receipt illustrates 20th-century cruising culture. During the 20th century family and friends were able to send mail, gifts and flowers to passengers voyaging on ocean liners via scheduled ports of call, thus maintaining links with home. Clive Longstaff Orient Line ephemera collected from former employees This material collected by Clive Longstaff from a number of former Orient Line employees includes Orient Line promotional booklets, badged crockery and souvenirs, Orient Line accommodation plans and a bound book of Orient Line cables and letters between London and Sydney (1882). David Dickinson's memorabilia, related to his career as a purser in the 1950s, provides a fascinating snapshot of the life of an Orient Line purser. The material is particularly strong in illustrating Orient Line operations, ship design, promotion and marketing. Gina Macarthur-Onslow An album of photographs and illustrations of ships of the period 1850s-1930s The contents comprise mostly photographic prints, both sepia and black and white, as well as published postcards, photographs produced for sale and pictures cut from books or magazines. There are a few photographs of seamen, a photograph of C Dickson Gregory at the helm of the Cutty Sark, scenes on board the ship Beatrice in the course of a voyage, and group photographs of Port Phillip tugmasters in 1928 and members of the Victorian Shiplovers' Society in 1930. Russell MacDougall Aneroid barometer The aneroid barometer was first introduced in the 1840s and served as an early means of forecasting weather. By the mid to late 19th century barometers were very common, with production relatively low cost. When used in combination with observations, they provided a reasonably accurate short-term weather forecast. This barometer was presented to Captain McRea of the Saxonia by Captain Henry Burns to commemorate his first visit to Broughton Island, 23 August 1873. The Saxonia (ex-Columbia; ex-Sirius) was operating as a collier at the time. Prior to this the vessel serviced trade between England and Holland and, after arriving in Australia in the 1860s, spent four years as a passenger ship. Roger Mawby World War I service medals of Leading Seaman Albert Best Albert Best served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War I on transfer from the British Royal Navy.

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E J Merewether Baggage labels and stickers from the New Zealand Shipping Company These labels belonged to Hope Merewether, who voyaged on the Rangitane in 1965, and add to the museum’s rich collection from the New Zealand Shipping Company. The labels are in the shape of the New Zealand emblem a silver fern - and clearly reflect the origin of the ship. Campbell Middleton Volunteer Coastal Patrol material Fred Middleton was the owner and skipper of Seaway, which was part of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol. Fred served a number of years patrolling Sydney Harbour with the VCP. Fred's son, Campbell, has a great interest in the history of the patrol and has gathered information from various sources. Anu Mihkelson Mementos relating to the Mihkelson family's migration from Estonia to Australia via Sweden in 1948 This colourful collection includes books, photographs, personal and household objects, jewellery, documents, tools, textiles and clothes. It is significant as an almost complete representation of what one family managed to pack when they left a homeland. The objects and photographs reflect a rich culture and tell the fascinating story of an Estonian family’s migration to Australia. Brian Morgan Volunteer Coastal Patrol memorabilia Arthur Morgan was Officer Commanding of the VCP from 1941 to 1943 and was twice winner of the Miramar Shield in 1948 and 1949. Arthur was owner and skipper of the Ancyra and later bought Vagabond, which was renamed Wanderer II in the mid-1950s. Joyce Muir Handwritten diary of Sgt J G Campbell aboard HMAT Khyber Sgt John Gordon Campbell, service number 1478, served in the 4th Battalion. On his return voyage from Liverpool home to Sydney onboard troopship HMAT Khyber, Campbell kept a daily diary detailing life on board. Some of the events he wrote about include two cases of smallpox, resulting in vaccinations of all on board, and the strikes at Fremantle, Western Australia, upon coming into port. Joan Murray Badged liqueur glasses and tumblers from the WKanimbla These nine liqueur glasses and tumblers are etched with the words ‘M M Line’ (Mclllwraith McEacharn) and the company’s crest. The stylish tableware reflects both the opulence of this particular vessel and the 20th-century trend in coastal shipping towards greater passenger comfort. They are a significant addition to the museum’s collection of MV Kanimbla material.

NSW Department of Primary industries, Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre A collection of objects relating to fisheries research and management in New South Wales Collection comprising a fish aggregating device used to encourage fish to congregate in an area; otoliths (earbones) from seven species offish, used to determine fish ages; sections of otoliths mounted in microscopic slides and resin; various fish tags used to collect data; and a Pueruli collector, used to harvest larval rock lobster. Robert Leslie Rose Prisoner-of-war diary of merchant seaman Robert Lionel Aloysius Rose, 1941-45 A manuscript account of the experiences of Robert Rose (1917-1989) during World War II. It describes the sinking of his ship, the Mareeba, by a German raider in the Indian Ocean in June 1941, his eight months as a prisoner at sea on two German ships and a German submarine, his imprisonment in a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany until his release in 1945 and his transfer to England before repatriation to Australia. The 113-page account is written with pen and ink in a Wartime Log for British Prisoners provided by the War Prisoners’ Aid of the YMCA in Geneva. It also contains snapshots of Robert Rose's wife and family, sent to him at the prison camp, and meticulous records of Rugby Union, cricket and athletics matches and competitions held in the camp, which he was active in organising. Sea Power Centre Australia Collection of cloth badges from Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) service in the Middle East 2006-07 Operation Iraqi Freedom includes the support of 23 countries working together to support rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Southern Iraq and to provide force security. These cloth badges unofficially commemorate the efforts of these countries. The collection includes badges from the frigate USS Underwood, deployed to the Persian Gulf at the same time as HMAS Toowoomba; a cloth badge from the frigate USS Underwood, honouring Captain Gordon White Underwood, who received three Navy Crosses for his highly successful submarine combat patrols in the Pacific during World War II; badges given to those who were part of the Multi-National Corps-lraq, part of the Multi-National Force-lraq, coloured in the same desert tones as their Iraq camouflage uniforms; unofficial badges worn by some Australians in the Middle East Area of Operations communicating to locals the country of origin of the defence force serving in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. Sea Power Centre Australia Memorabilia from Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) service in the Middle East 2006-07 During 816 Squadron’s deployment in 2007, Flight 5 was deployed on HMAS Toowoomba to the Middle East Area of Operations.

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Sea Power Centre Australia Memorabilia from Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) service in the Middle East 2006-07 The RAN Logistic Support Element Middle East Unit's primary tasks involve the movement of stores, mail, spare parts and personnel. The unit has been based in the Middle East since the first Gulf War to provide logistic support and resources to sustain RAN units and detachments on operational assignment to the Middle East Area of Operations. These badges recognise the work continuously given by a dedicated team. Sea Power Centre Australia Force Level Logistic Activity patches The Force Level Logistic Activity is a small contingent situated in the Middle East, an organisation of about 40 personnel who are responsible for providing a range of services to all the Australian force elements in Iraq and Kuwait. These badges are worn by personnel assigned to the FLLA in Kuwait. Sea Power Centre Australia Desert camouflage and ephemera relating to Operation Slipper 2001/2002 Lieutenant Commander Joe Straczek RANR was deployed for historical duties for six months on Operation Slipper, Australia’s commitment to the international coalition against terrorism. LCDR Straczek’s deployment aboard HMAS Kanimbla (II) from November 2001 to April 2002 was part of his continuous full-time service in the Navy Reserves. Sea Power Centre Australia Operation Falconer and Operation Iraqi Freedom medallion This medallion commemorates Operation Falconer and Operation Iraqi Freedom, created to enforce Iraq's compliance with its international obligations to disarm, and forming Australia's contribution to the coalition of military forces. As part of these operations, HMAS Anzac provided naval gunfire support at Al Faw Peninsula, Iraq, on 21-22 March 2003. Sea Power Centre Australia Taree - The Manning Valley postcards These postcards were sent to Australians in the MEAO (Middle East Area of Operations) by the Manning Supports Troops committee from the Manning Valley, Taree. Phillip Sharp Scrapbooks documenting the swimming career of Linda McGill These scrapbooks were compiled between 1961 and 1968 by Winifred Sharp (1915-1988), the mother of Judith Sharp and a school friend of Linda McGill. After the death of her own mother in 1963, McGill lived with the Sharp family for a time, after which she regularly corresponded with them, sending photographs, postcards and other mementoes of her travels and swimming career.

Air Vice-Marshal Bruce Short a m r f d (Rtd) The Surgeon-General John White Medal for Service to Health in its Many Forms This medal is in recognition of the exceptional work carried out by the Australian Defence Force Health Services throughout its history, in commemoration of the first Surgeon-General to Australia, Surgeon John White RN. The medal was designed by medallist, numismatist, historian and the first Reserve Surgeon-General of the ADF, Major General John Pearn AM rfd . David Spring-Brown Papers and medals of master mariner Captain John Frederick Spring-Brown, 1872-1942 A collection of photographs, documents, journals and medals arising from the maritime career of Captain Spring Brown (also called Spring-Brown), 1872-1942, and his father William Brown (1832-1987). The collection includes manuscript journals of voyages of the Mokoia as a troopship in 1916 and the Willochra, repatriating German prisoners and internees in 1919; a framed portrait photograph of Captain Spring Brown; a set of medals and ribbons comprising the British War Medal 1914-18, Mercantile Marine Medal 1914-18 and George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935; his apprenticeship indenture of 1888; certificates, discharges and other professional documents. Helen Stevenson Papers relating to the repatriation ofKrait to Australia The collection contains documents and articles from Steve Stevenson relating to raising funds and transporting the World War II commando raider Krait from Borneo to Australia. Christine Stewart Charles Keith Stewart collection of rowing memorabilia This collection of rowing memorabilia documents the history of the Sydney Rowing Club and its role in sending the Australian Eights crew to participate at the Olympic Games in Stockholm and the Royal Henley Regatta in 1912. The collection consists of photographs, certificates, correspondence and a scrapbook of news clippings relating to the organisation of the tour and crew performance, and also includes letters of congratulation. It provides a unique insight into the complexity and triumphs of Australian rowers competing abroad in 1912. Sydney Training Depot Snapper Island Limited Brown glazed ceramic radio insulators from HMAS Sydney I HMAS Sydney I was the first of four Australian naval ships to carry the name. It won the public’s respect during World War I when it successfully defeated the German raider SMS Emden in a sea battle off the Cocos-Keeling Islands.

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Sydney Training Depot Snapper Island Limited Historic objects from the Leri E Forsyth collection at Snapper Island This diverse collection includes a figurehead from the sailing ship Gwrtheyrn Castle, from about the 1870s; a bow decoration from the barque Daniel, about 1890s; a bow carving from the yacht Galatea, owned by Staunton Spain, about 1860s; an oil painting of ASN auxiliary steamship SS Ocean, about 1878; a watercolour painting by G F Gregory of SS Burrumbeet, about 1885-90; a ship’s wash stand, containing a ceramic basin in the top compartment and a copper bucket in the base; a large lignum vitae belaying pin from the Japanese training ship Nippon Maru 1930s-1980s; a pair of dead-eyes (blocks for running rigging) with ropes and metal shackles, ex sailing ship; a pair of handmade boat gripes, for securing a boat in davits to a ship; a stretcher made of split cane, rope and hessian, with canvas straps and buckles, for lifting an injured person from situations such as a ship’s hold, used by Associated Steamships Ltd, about 1960s; a boat’s lead line; six turned wooden rungs for a rope ladder; a cast brass builder’s plate from the pilot boat Captain Cook, engraved ‘MORT’S DOCK & ENGINEERING CO. LD. /Engineers and Shipbuilders /1893/ Ship No. 28 Engines No. 222/ SYDNEY'; and a new boat’s lead line, made by David Glasson. June D Townsend Medical report from the RMS Aorangi March 1953 This medical report written by the ship surgeon AW Mobbs regarding accidents on the CanadianAustralasian Line vessel the RMS Aorangi in March 1953 provides an insight into the illnesses and physical tribulations of an ocean voyage. Seasickness, the effects of tropical heat and storms, and ailments picked up in exotic ports of call shaped the experience of passenger travel last century and shipping companies were obliged to provide hospital facilities and appropriate medical personnel. Mike Veness Four glass plate negatives ofQueen Mary and Queen Elizabeth during World War II in Sydney Harbour During World War II, passenger ships like Cunard’s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth were transformed for the use of the war effort. The ships were painted grey and transported troops and prisoners of war. Both ships crossed paths at Sydney Harbour Heads on 9 April 1941, an event attracting thousands of onlookers from the foreshore. These glass plate negatives captured the spectacle.

Gea Waalkens Ephemera relating to voyages on various Sitmar liners including the Castel Felice, Fairsea and Fairsky between 1956 and 1964 This material comprises menus, information booklets, embarkation notices, cabin plans, postcards, playing cards and shipboard newsletters. It provides a comprehensive selection of souvenirs from Sitmar liners, filling a gap in the museum collection and providing fascinating glimpses into the ways in which Sitmar passengers utilised their time at sea. Robert Walsh Manuscript report on the sinking of iWMacdhui and photograph ofPamir The report to the ship owner Burns Philp, written by A E Walsh, an engineer, is a detailed eyewitness account of the bombing of the MacdhuibyVne Japanese in Port Moresby Harbour in 1942. The photograph shows the Pamir under full sail off South Head, Sydney in 1947. Pamir was one of the last commercial sailing ships to carry cargo into Sydney. Ian Douglas Watt Volunteer Coastal Patrol material Doug Watt was a member of the Volunteer Coastal Patrol and bought Heron on 21 October 1960. He was commanding officer 26 July 1956 to 5 December 1957 and served a total of over 30 years for the VCP. Donations 2006-07 Donations approved 1 July 2006-30 June 2007, but omitted from the 2006-07 annual report of the Australian National Maritime Museum. Warwick Abadee Royal Interocean Lines company plaque The round bronze plaque, about 400 mm in diameter, is embossed with the name Royal Interocean Lines, the company insignia and the interlocked initials RIL. It was fixed to the wall of the company’s office building in Sydney in the 1960s and 1970s. Ruth Barnes William Palmer Leeder Collection Effects of merchant seaman William Palmer Leeder (1901-1993); seven large photographs taken by William Leeder on board sailing ships in which he sailed; a quantity of documents including discharges, pay records, membership books, union cards, certificates, letters, references, newspaper cuttings and other ephemeral items; and a set of unused fearnought protective clothing, comprising pants, coat and mitts. The material is part of a larger collection of William Leeder’s effects, the rest of which was offered by Mrs Maisie Bissett.

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Bunbury Historical Society Bell from SS Waratah 1874 A brass ship’s bell inscribed ‘SS WARATAH 1874' on one side and ‘HALL, RUSSELL & CO/ ABERDEEN /ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS' on the other side. SS Waratah, built in Scotland in 1874, was owned by the Waratah Coal Company of Sydney and carried coal on the NSW coast until 1887, when it was driven ashore and wrecked while loading coal in a gale at North Bulli wharf. The crew escaped in baskets on lines slung from the mast top to the beach. The next day the fittings and movables were taken off by the same means. The bell was presumably retrieved at this time. Pamela Burden Two World War II badges Two painted tin badges dating from World War II, one lettered ‘Merchant Navy Day 6d’ (six pence), with an image of a steamship at sea in blue, white and black. The other shows a white anchor on a blue ground encircled in red, with the lettering ‘6d Sailors’ Day’. Mrs Conroy Dockmaster's records from Mort's Dock, Sydney, 1902-1950S

Dockmaster's records kept by Alfred C Stewart at Mort's Dock, Sydney, recording the requirements of vessels being docked. The handwritten records cover a period from 1902 until about the mid-1950s, and were probably passed from one dockmaster to the next over that period. The records are mostly for small vessels such as tugs, ferries and trawlers, rather than ships. They relate to Ward's Dock, a slipway, and a pontoon dock. The collection consists of manuscript notebooks recording and indexing the dimensions and docking requirements of vessels docked, hand-drawn docking diagrams and a hand-drawn plan of Ward's Dock. Julie Duell A photograph of the landing of New Zealand to Sydney telegraph cable 1876 This black and white photograph of the landing of the New Zealand to Sydney telegraph cable at La Perouse in 1876 shows a line of men on the beach hauling the cable in. A paddle steamer and the two cable-laying sailing ships Edinburgh and Hibernia are lying offshore. Photographer unknown.

Hilda Farquhar-Smith Papers of Captain Burnham Walker Dun Documents relating to the career of master mariner Captain Burnham Walker Dun, 1920s-1980s, comprising a transcript of a diary kept while a prisoner of war in Japan from 1942 tol945 and other papers relating to his imprisonment; correspondence relating to his wartime entitlements; voyage reports written by Captain Dun on E & A ships 1941-67; reports of five rescues at sea carried out by Captain Dun between 1953 and 1966; reports of typhoons; reports on unusual ports or port conditions 1948-61 in New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Japan and USSR; reports of casualties and accidents 1948-66; miscellaneous documents, photographs and other items relating to shipboard administration and Captain Dun’s employment. James Fletcher Fletcher family maritime records Manuscript records from Fletcher and Drake Shipbuilding, Balmain, comprising a time book listing hours worked and wages paid for employees, from 13 November 1913 to 20 May 1915, and a job costing book listing detailed costs for repair and building of numerous harbour and coastal vessels from 1897 to 1911. Also papers relating to the maritime career of Captain James Walter Fletcher (born 1910) as a merchant shipmaster during World War II and harbour pilot in Sydney and Newcastle from 1954 to 1970. Mary Good A watercolour painting by W Forster of SS Keilawarra, 1883 A watercolour painting signed W Forster 1883 titled on the mount 'SS Keilawarra of Sydney 478 tons’. SS Keilawarra was a passenger and general cargo ship operated by Howard Smith in the intercolonial trade, built in 1878 in Scotland. In 1886 it was rammed and sunk by a small collier while en route between Sydney and Brisbane. Moss Hunt Three photographs and a menu from SS Hobsons Bay, 1920s Two of the photographs are formal crew photographs, one embossed with the name of a Hobart photographic studio. The third photograph is a hand-coloured portrait of the ship. The menu is for the saloon for Christmas Day 1923. Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Ephemeral objects produced by the Maritime Union of Australia A ‘strike pack' issued by the Union during its dispute with Patricks in 1988, containing a book edited by Christopher Sheil, War on the Wharves, a Cartoon History, a CD entitled Solidarity, by the Self-Righteous Brothers; an audio cassette, The Slimy Patricks Scab; two car stickers ‘M.U.A. Are Hereto Stay'; an MUA lapel badge 1993; and a Waterside Workers Federation lapel badge.

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MBF Australia Ltd A framed lithograph The Port of Hobart: the Finest Deep-Water Port in Australasia, 1912 depicting a map of the Port of Hobart and wharf locations enclosed in an oval cartouche, surrounded by panels listing Hobart port improvements, principal wharves, shipping and trade statistics, and numerous advertisements for Tasmanian companies. Printed by The Daily Telegraph Litho, Launceston Tasmania and published as a supplement to the Daily Telegraph, 30 October 1912. Robert Laurence McKilliam Twelve items relating to the career of Captain Robert Basil Vincent McKilliam, 1880s-1906 Comprising a notebook, five pocket diaries, Aberdeen Line standing orders for shipmasters, a wages account dated 1884, and other ephemeral documents. These records add to the existing McKilliam Family Collection. Joyce Muir Four seaman's certificates issued to merchant seaman Edward Jenkin 1874-77 Comprising a certificate of competency for the second mate of a foreign-going ship, issued by the Marine Board of New South Wales 1874; certificate of discharge as mate from inter-colonial ship Rebecca Jane, 1875, issued by Port of Melbourne, Victoria; certificate of competency as master of a coast-trade ship, issued by Marine Board of New South Wales 1877; and pilotage certificate for vessels under 150 tons in the Port of Sydney, 1877. Carol O’Connor Papers of Bernard James O'Connor, Australian Stevedoring Industry Authority 1956-77 B J O’Connor was solicitor then director of the authority. The papers comprise his personal collection of correspondence, reports, submissions and press clippings, which he kept after his retirement. A number of his collected papers are already held in the collection. These papers constitute the remainder. Bob Parish A light harpoon gun made byW W Greener Ltd In a fitted wooden case with associated equipment, about 1930s-1950s, comprising wooden stock and metal breech, metal barrel, harpoons and rope cable, a box for 50 cartridges, and cleaning equipment. Margaret Royds Basil Helm collection A collection of uniforms, documents, photographs, correspondence and personal memorabilia relating to the maritime career of Captain Basil Helm, covering his service from 1919 to 1942, mainly with Burns Philp, and with the Queensland Coast and Torres Strait Pilot Service from 1942 to 1954. The collection comprises about 100 objects and a large paper archive. The contents include complete sets of navy and tropical white uniforms and accessories, personal possessions such as sewing and shaving kit, objects made by Basil Helm such as a ship model in a bottle and a canvas knife sheath,

certificates and documents, navigational notes, handdrawn charts and maps, records of shipping operations in World War II, records of pilotage service and a large range of photographs and personal letters. Charles Shand A set of maritime survival equipment, about 1970s Comprising a two-piece yellow rubber raft survival suit with attached hood and boots, folding into a yellow canvas bag which functions as a hood when unfolded, a canister of distress flares, a printed rescue signal table and an emergency fishing kit with printed advice for survival. Jack Slattery Booklet Lifeboat Drill by J Homes, Sydney, 1933 Instructional text produced for ‘those intending to present themselves for Lifeboat Efficiency Certificates’. Paul and Tracey Sperotto Three paper items relating to Australian coastal shipping, about 1950s Comprising an accommodation plan of Adelaide Steamship Company’s TSMV Manoora in the form of a fold-out brochure, also including detailed photographs of various parts of the ship’s interiors, an envelope fora passenger ticket for the Manoora, and a printed card for the Moreton Bay river and bay excursion steamer Koopa. Mary Rae Thomas An oil painting by Joseph Fowles of an auxiliary steamship, mid-19th century The untitled painting depicts the ship in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour, with Government House and Fort Macquarie in the background. It needs extensive conservation, but the work itself is very fine with the delicacy characteristic of Fowles, and the major elements of the image are intact. Joseph Fowles (1810-1878) was a well-known artist and teacher in Sydney from the 1840s to the 1870s. The ship in the painting is not naval but flies a flag suggesting it has an official purpose, and may be the governor’s vessel. Peter Yeomans A canvas sea bag and a P&O Company house flag, about 1950s The sea bag is an example of the bags traditionally used by seamen to carry their personal possessions, which were once everyday objects on ships. The design of the P&O flag goes back to the company’s origins in 1822, serving routes between London, Spain and Portugal. The colours come from the flags of Portugal and Spain.

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Books Dunbar 1857 - disaster on our doorstep by Kieran Hosty ANMM. Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 2007. ISBN 9780977547111, 153 pp HMAS Vampire - last of the big guns by Lindsey Shaw ANMM. Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 2007. Second edition, ISBN 0 642 51867 X, 28 pp

Educational resources Steel Beach web resources for teachers CS/ce junior school resources for Iceman - the story of Otzi Maritime Archaeology senior school resources for Iceman - the story of Otzi Past Tense tour sheet for ESL students

Signals, quarterly colour magazine of the Australian National Maritime Museum, Numbers 80-83, ISSN 1033-4688, 48 pp, editor Jeffrey Mellefont, published September, December, March, June. Free to Members Australian National Maritime Museum Annual Report 2006-2007, ISSN 1034-5019,148 pp, editor Jeffrey Mellefont

School resources for Jellyfish - nature inspires art (Visual Design, Visual Arts, Science) Escape to Freedom - version of activity trail incorporating NSW curriculum School self-guided tour sheet for the Commerce gallery Sounds of the Sea tour resource notes forteacher-guides School program fact sheets on CD (secondary schools)

Newsletter, monthly newsletter of the Australian National Maritime Museum Volunteers, 10 pp, editor Peter Wood, published monthly. Free to ANMM volunteers. Issues 158-167

Re-writes of My special place resources and activity trail for Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country

All Hands, magazine of the Australian National Maritime Museum Volunteers, 28 pp, published quarterly. Free to ANMM volunteers. Issues 60-63

Four school holiday brochures 2007-08

Australian National Maritime Museum website www.anmm.gov.au is updated continually. Website visits 917,575 (556,118 in 2005, 695,806 in 2006) The Australian Register of Historic Ships www.anmm.gov.au/arhvwas launched 2007 with the aim of collecting a national picture of all Australia's historic ships, designers, builders and owners. The Welcome Wall www.anmm.gov.au/ww-searchable database of all Welcome Wall registrations including personal histories. Online registration for intending participants. ANMM Image Library - searchable database of selected ship images from the collection www.anmm.gov.au/pics/search/index.cfm. This is the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to the national heritage portal, Picture Australia, coordinated by the National Library of Australia www.pictureaustralia.org.

appendix 06 staff publications

Shirani ATHTHAS, ‘Tim Tam Times’, Welcome Wall feature, Signals 81 2007:38-39 - and Bill Richards, ‘Museum exhibition tells vivid story of a man’s life and death 5000 years ago’, feature article, Antiques & Art in NSW 12/2007:35 - ‘Portraits of seafaring pets’, feature article, Antiques & Art in A/SW05.09/2008:34 Zara COLLINS, City of Hobart Art Prize 2007 catalogue, Hobart City Council, 2007: 7 - City of Hobart Art Prize 2007 exhibition, Tasmanian Museum Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania Louise CURHAM, co-author, 'Sound Recordings’ and ‘Moving Images' chapters, Jackie Bettington et al, editor, 2008, Keeping Archives, 3rd edition, Australian Society of Archivists Inc, Dickson, ACT (book and CD-ROM) - ‘Propositions and Game Plans’, exhibition entry, Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, fortyfivedownstairs gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 11-27 Oct 2007 - Looking BackwardoLooking Forward, film (with prepared piano by Erik Griswold), OtherFilm Festival, 18/11/07 - Waiting to Turn into Puzzles, film (with music composed by David Young and performed by Ensemble Offspring), Chauvel Cinema, Sydney, 25/06/8 - Aphids Reel Music Festival, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, 26/06/08 Penny CUTHBERT, '50,000 km by kayak’, Maritime Heritage Association Journal, 18 (3) September 2007:13-19 Dr Nigel ERSKINE, ‘Provenance of coals recovered from the wreck of HMAV Bounty, paper, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (2008) 37.1:171-176 - ‘William Bligh’s signet ring’, article, Signals 82 2008:42-43 - 'Overseas ... & back in time’, article, Signals 79 2007:30-33 Jeffrey FLETCHER, ‘Ten years of maritime mayhem’, article, Signals 80 2007:13-15 Kieran HOSTY, ‘The Dunbar tragedy and its macabre collectables’, article, Collectable TraderAug-Sept 2007:44-47 - Dunbar 1857 - disaster on our doorstep, book, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney 2007 - ‘The melancholy wreck of the Dunbar1, feature article, Signals 79 2007:34-39 - 'The Gospel Ship’, article, Signals 81 2007:42-43

Paul HUNDLEY, ‘The maritime history and archaeology of the Coral Sea', article, An Australian Coral Sea Heritage Park, The Pew Environmental Group 2008:47-56 - cited in ‘Meet and greet the Great White Fleet', article, Signals 83 2008:42-43 - ‘Acquisitions, Antonio Jacobsen’s painting of the American clipper, Young America’, World of Antiques and Art, 73 August 2008 - ‘The Fenian who escaped from Sydney’, note, Signals, 79 2007:18 - ‘Legends of the clippers’, review of Racers of the Deep: The Yankee Clippers and Bluenose Clippers on the Australian Run 1852-1869 by Ralph P Neale, Australian Scholarly Publishing Melbourne 2007, Signals 81 2007:41 Lindl LAWTON, ‘Conrad in Australia’, article, Signals 81 2007:8-12 -and Bill Richards, ‘Joseph Conrad at the National; Maritime Museum’, Antiques & Art in NSW 12/2007:28 - ‘Young voices', article, Signals 80 2007:36-37 - ‘Puppets taught postwar migrants', article, Signals 80 2007:42-43 Antonia MACARTHUR, ‘Newcastle cruise’, article, Signals 81 2007:14 - ‘2007 Frank Broeze Prize for best maritime history book’, article, Signals81 2007:16-17 - ‘Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950’, article, Signals 82 2008:10-15 - and Bill Richards, ‘Toy Boats from Paris’, Antiques & Art in A/SIV5/2008:35 Jeffrey MELLEFONT, ‘The 20th-century Endeavour feature article, Signals 80 2007:30-35 - ‘Journeyman to distant shores’, note, Signals 80 2007:46 - ‘Ship spotter’s guide’, review of Ships Worldwide What ship is that? by Robert Fildes, Shipspottersguide Ltd Sydney 2007, Signals 81 2007:41 - ’Faces from the Dunbar disaster’, article, Signals 82 2008:36-37 - ‘All hands aboard the keyboard’, article, Signals 82 2008:44-45 - Two ships called Canberra’, feature article, Signals 83 2008:2-7 - ‘A submariner at the helm’, interview, Signals 83 2008:30-32 - ‘Steel spies and spin’, review of The Collins class submarine story by Yule & Woolner, Cambridge University Press Melbourne 2008, Signals 83 2008:33

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-cited in ‘Rock Art: a potential source of information about past maritime technology in the South-East AsiaPacific region’, Lape, O’Connor and Burningham, The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (2007) 36.2: 252 - cited in ‘The seafarers and maritime entrepreneurs of Madura: history, culture and their role in the Java Sea timbertrade’, Kurt Stenross, PhD thesis submitted to Murdoch University 2007 - cited in Global Museum, www.globalmuseum.org/ 'Caption contest’ 05/10/2007 - referee for ‘Vanished barks sail again: Bangladeshi country boat renaissance’ by Julian Cribb, TAASA Review - Journal of The Asian Arts Society of Australia 06/2008:20-21 Patricia MILES, 'Survival', article, Signals 81 2007: 18-20 - ‘Legendary Broome', review of A Pearling Master's Journey: in the wake of the schooner Mist by J E deB Norman and GV Norman Strathfield 2007, Signals 81 2007:40 David PAYNE, ‘The Australian Register of Historic Vessels’, article, SCOOP Couta Boat Association Newsletter, October 2007 - ‘Taipan reincarnated’, feature article, Signals 82 2008:2-8 - ‘A maritime mastermind’, feature article, Signals 83 2008:8-13 Frances PRENTICE, and Gillian Simpson, ‘Who do you think Jack Thompson is?’, article, Signals 82 2008:46 Bill RICHARDS, ‘The Restoration of Taipan’, Go Boating, 7/2007:53 - ‘Finishing Touches’, feature article, Signals 80 2007: 9 - ‘Australia’s First People and their sea links', Antiques & Art in NSW9/2007:39 - and Sandra Murray, ‘Escape! Fremantle to Freedom a story of Irish rebels and adventure in Western Australia’, Antiques & Art in NSW9/2007:38 - and Shirani Aththas, ‘Museum tells vivid story of Otzi, the Iceman’, Antiques & Art in NSW 12/2007:26 -and Lindl Lawton, 'Joseph Conrad at the National; Maritime Museum', Antiques & Art in NSW 12/2007:28 - and Antonia Macarthur, ‘Toy Boats from Paris', Antiques & Art in NSW 5/2008:35 - 'A river of memory', feature article, Signals 83 2008:38 - ‘Maritime workers admire Wharfies Mural', Signals 83 2008: 44

Lindsey SHAW, ‘Commemorating Nelson’, article, Newsletter of the Nelson Society of Australia Inc, July 2007:8-9 - and John Waight, ‘Eora first people’, feature article, Signals 79 2007:2-7 - ‘Jellyfish - nature inspires art’, feature article, Signals 80 2007:2-7 - ‘Fort Denison - celebrating 150 years’, article, Signals 80 2007:38-39 - ‘RememberingHMAS SydneyW, article, Signals83 2008:14-16 - ‘Happy Birthday Advance’, article, Signals 83 2008:18-20 Inger SHEIL, ‘A Titanic Hero', article, Signals 81 2007:30-33 Gillian SIMPSON, with Frances Prentice, 'Who do you think Jack Thompson is?’, article, Signals 82 2008:46 John WAIGHT, 'Eora first people’, feature article (with Lindsey Shaw), Signals 79 2007:2-7 Dr Wendy WILKINS, ‘Mr Haddad's hatta’, Welcome Wall article, Signals79 2007:40-41 - 'Call me Ishmael’, review of A Dictionary of Sea Quotations edited by Edward Duyker, Miegunyah Press Melbourne 2007, Signals 81 2007:40 Mary-Louise WILLIAMS, 'Director’s column’, Signals 80 2007:48 - ‘See You at the Summit', Signals 81 2007:44-46 - ‘Director’s column', Signals 81 2007:48 - ‘Director’s column’, Signals 82 2008:48 - ‘Director’s column', Signals 83 2008:48 - ‘Taipan restoration costs’, letterto the editor, Afloat magazine 02/08

appendix 07 lectures and talks

Zara COLLINS, ‘Professional practice’, talk to Design & Technology students, Mona Vale High School, 07/03/2008 Penny CUTHBERT, Blackmores First Lady volunteer guide training, 13/08/07, 17/08/07, 20/05/08 - Watermarks gallery, volunteer guide training 19/11/07, 17/03/08 - ‘Presenting history in the museum context’, lecture to history graduates, Macquarie University, 06/05/08 Dr Nigel ERSKINE, ‘HMB Endeavour Replica’, volunteer guide training workshop, 26/10/07 - ‘Wreck of the Sirius', conference paper, Hobartown First Settlers Association Island to Island conference, Hobart, 02/12/07 - general tour of museum galleries for International Map Collectors members, 05/02/08 - Navigators gallery, volunteer guide training, 12/02/08, 02/04/08,17/06/08 - ‘National Maritime Museum, Greenwich secondment 2007', staff talk, 06/03/08 - ‘A short history of European settlement at Norfolk Island', lecture, Yass and District Historical Society, Galong, 28/03/08 Mariea FISHER, ‘Iceman - the story of Otzi', WEA Forum, 09/11/07 - ‘The River-Life on the Murray-Darling, ANMM Members talk, 09/04/08 - ‘Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950', Museum Friends & Members’ Managers talk, 08/05/08 - ‘Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950’, Learning Lab & Shoalhaven Regional Volunteers talk, 27/05/08 - ' Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950', ANMM Members talk, 11/07/08 Kieran HOSTY, 'The melancholy wreck of the Dunbar’ , ANMM Members lecture, 17/08/07 - The wreck of the Dunbar", lecture, St Stephen’s Church, Newtown, 19/08/07 - ‘The Dunbar', lecture, Australasian Pioneers’ Club, Sydney, 20/08/07 -A g e of Sail gallery, volunteer guide training, 22/08/07, 17/10/07 - ‘Convict hulks', lecture, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 17/09/07 - 'Maritime memorials - a life after death’, conference paper (in absentia), NSW Family History Conference, Casino, 23/09/07

- ‘Dunbaf, lecture, Hurstville Family History Society, 10/10/07 - ‘The DimbarCollection at the Australian National Maritime Museum', conference paper, Moveable Cultural Heritage conference, Heritage Office of NSW, 28/11/07 - ‘The Hunt for Cook's Endeavourlecture, Western Australian Maritime Museum, 15/04/08 - Marine Careers Day, talk and tour, 17/06/08 Paul HUNDLEY, ‘Tall ship adventure - a young man's journey New York to Fremantle 1905’, WEA course lecture and exhibition tour, 15/05/08 - ‘American War Posters’, exhibition opening, Manning Regional Art Gallery, 07/12/07 - ‘Coming to Australia - my story’, Welcome Wall unveiling, 21/10/07 - ‘The Wreck of the Dunbar1, anniversary history symposium, 19/08/07 Matt LEE, ‘Benchmarking retail shops in cultural institutions', Museum Shops Association of Australia annual conference, Faulconbridge, 14/09/07 - 'Improving retail operations’, National Parks & Wildlife NSW conference, Port Macquarie, 08/05/08 Michelle LINDER, ‘A tale of three rivers-the Murray, the Darling and the Parramatta', WEA Cruise Forum, 12/03/08 Edwina LOITERTON, presentation to TAFE students, Hospitality & Tourism course, Geelong, 09/07 - presentation to TAFE students, Events Management course, Northern Beaches, 10/07 Jeffrey MELLEFONT, ‘Memperdalamkan pengetahuan’ku pesisiran Madura (Deepening my knowledge of coastal Madura)’, lecture to Indonesian Studies students, University of Sydney, 18/09/07 Patricia MILES, ‘Australian coastal shipping represented in the National Maritime Collection’, Coast to Coast seminar, ANMM, 21/10/07 - Commerce gallery, volunteer guide training, 05/09/07, 21/11/07,16/04/08 - ‘Display of an original panel from the Wharfies Mural’, talk at official launch of Labourfest08 by the Maritime Union of Australia, ANMM, 08/04/08 Niki MORTIMER, ‘Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950', teacher-guide exhibition floor talk, 10/04/08 - ' Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950’, ANMM members talk, 13/06/08

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David PAYNE, ‘The Australian Register of Historic Vessels’, illustrated presentation for the NSW Wooden Boat Association, 14/08/07 - 'The Restoration of Taipari, illustrated presentation for the AMMC meeting, ANMM, 08/03/08 - ‘The restoration of Taipari, illustrated presentation for the 2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, ANMM, 09/03/08 Lindsey SHAW, ‘Antarctica at the ANMM', public lecture, Redcliffe Museum, Queensland, 16/03/07 - ‘Jellyfish - nature inspires art' exhibition, volunteer guide training, 09/08/07,10/08/07, 13/08/07 - Navy gallery, volunteer guide training, 25/10/07 - ‘Antarctica overview’, schools lecture, Redcliffe Museum, Queensland, 16/03/08 - ‘Maritime archaeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum’, public lecture, Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK, 17/06/08 - ‘Interpreting maritime history-the role of museums’, paper, 5th International Congress of Maritime History, Greenwich University, UK, 26/06/08 Mary-Louise WILLIAMS, Leadership Lunchtime Seminar, Sydney, 26/06/07 —King-Hall Naval History Convention, delivered closing remarks, ANMM, 24/07/07 - Speaker at Annual Golden Paw Awards, Terrace Room, ANMM, 25/07/07 - 'The Australian National Maritime Museum', address, National Capital Authority, Canberra, 31/07/07 - Speaker and MC opening of Fremantle to Freedom exhibition, ANMM, 09/08/07 - ‘Report on Alexandria’s UNESCO Workshop’, paper presented at the International Congress of Maritime Museums (ICMM), Malta, 11/10/07 - speaker and MC, Welcome Wall unveiling, ANMM, 28/10/07 - participated in National Museum authors’ conference for proposed National Museum of Australia museums book, as reviewer on 'maritime museums’ chapter, 05-07/11/07 - speaker and MC, opening of Iceman - the Story of Otzi, ANMM, 09/11/07 - launched Harbourlife exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 30/11/07 - opened Art of Sydney Awards, exhibition of combined art societies, ANMM, 23/01/08 - MC Phil Renouf Lecture, ANMM, 06/03/08 - MC for Australian Council of Maritime Museums Conference, ANMM, 08/03/08 - MC and speaker, Classic &Wooden Boat Festival awards, ANMM, 09/03/08 - opened Sighting the Whale exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery, 14/03/08 - MC opening of Bateaux Jouets exhibition, ANMM, 19/03/08 - MC and speaker, Welcome Wall panel unveiling, ANMM, 18/05/08

appendix 08 staff media appearances

Scott ANDREW, ‘2008 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival’, interview, George & Paul Show, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 08/03/08 Shirani ATHTHAS, ‘Australian National Maritime Museum', interview, ATN Bangla TV, 11/02/08 - ‘Australian National Maritime Museum', interview, Korean TV, 06/09/08 - ' Iceman - the story of Otzi', interview for Precinct, 11/08 - ‘2008 Endeavourvoyages’, interview, Great Lakes Advocate, 25/06/08 Penny CUTHBERT, interview with Alison Apryhs on collecting surfing memorabilia and presenting surfing history in the museum context for ‘Thrill of the Chase’ and ‘Catch a piece of the Auction' articles, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22-23/09/07 - briefing with television presenter Adrian Franklin on ANMM swimwear collection for Collectors, ABC1, 13/05/08 Paula EAST, ‘EndeavourV\s\\.Xo Newcastle’, interview, Drive Show, ABC Radio, Newcastle, 14/10/07 - ‘Tall ships and woes’, interview with Trish Wood, Coffs Independent Press, 15/5/08 Mariea FISHER, ‘Jellyfish - nature inspires art', interview, George & Paul Show, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 28/07/07 - ‘Iceman - the story of Otzi', interview, SBS Radio German Language, 06/11/07 - ‘Iceman - the story of Otzi’, interview, www.livenews. com.au 08/11/07 - ‘Iceman - the story of Otzi', interview with John Ackerman, Radio 90.1, Sydney - ‘iceman - the story of Otzi’, interview, 2RRR Community Radio, 24/11/07 - ‘Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950’, interview, George & Paul Show, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 24/03/08 - ‘Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950', interview, Radio 2MBC, 31/03/08 Jeffrey FLETCHER, ‘Saltwater: Yirrkala bark paintings of Sea Country1, television interview for Totally Wild, Channel 10, 06/11/07 Kieran HOSTY, ‘Dunbarshipwreck', interview with Jason Ford, Radio 2GB, Sydney, 10/08/07 - ‘Dunbarshipwreck', interview with Jill Rowbotham, The Australian, 15/08/07 - ‘Dunbarshipwreck’, interview with Stephen Rapley, ABC Radio National, 19/08/07

- ‘Dunbarshipwreck’, interview, ABC TV, 19/08/07 - ‘Convict transportation to Australia’, interview with Natalie Smith, 2RRR Community Radio, 22/09/07 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney1, interview with Marcus Middleton, Today Tonight, 17/03/08 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney’, interview with Cameron Stuart, The Australian, 17/03/08 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney1, interview with Lee Drayton, The Age, 17/03/08 - 'Finding HMAS Sydney, interview, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 18/03/08 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney, interview with Roger Coombs, Daily Telegraph, 18/03/08 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney, interview with Frank Crook, 2GB Radio, Sydney, 19/03/08 - ‘Shipwrecks in NSW’, interview, National Geographic Channel, 11/06/08 - ‘M24 midget submarine', interview with Jenny Macey, ABC Radio, Sydney, 27/06/08 Paul HUNDLEY, 'Maritime museum’s great white hope', interview, Australian Financial Review, 27/03/08 - The Great White Fleet returns’, interview, Lloyds List, 17/04/08 Helen JONES, ‘Welcome Wall unveiling ceremony', interview, George & Paul Show, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 28/10/07 - 'Welcome Wall’, interview with Glenn Wheeler, 2UE Radio, 26/01/08 - ‘Welcome Wall’, interview with Ross Clifford, Radio 2CH,27/01/08 Michelle LINDER, ‘The River-Life on the Murray-Darling, interview with Scott Chamber, Radio 2AAA, Wagga Wagga, 06/06/08 - ‘ The River-Life on the Murray-Darling', exhibition feature, The Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga, 06/06/08 - ‘The River-Life on the Murray-Darling, interview, WIN TV, 09/06/08 - ‘The River-Life on the Murray-Darling, interview with Chris Coleman, Radio ABC Riverina, NSW, 10/06/08 - ‘Trash or Treasure? Souvenirs of Travel’, interview with Steve Meacham, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26/06/08 - ‘Trash or Treasure? Souvenirs of Travel’, interview with Richard Glover, Sydney Drive, ABC Radio 702, Sydney, 26/06/08 - ‘Trash or Treasure?, interview with Louise Maher, Radio ABC 666, Canberra, 26/06/08 - ‘Trash or Treasure?, interview with Chris Smith, 2GB Radio, Sydney, 27/06/08

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- ‘Trash or Treasure?, interview with John Stanley, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 27/06/08 - ‘Trash or Treasure? , interview with Janine Mackenzie, Statewide Drive, ABC Radio Victoria, 30/06/08 Anthony LONGHURST, ‘All in a day’s work - HMB Endeavour', interview, 9 arm with Dave & Kim, Channel 10,10/08/07 Ross MATTSON, ‘Endeavourvisitto Newcastle', interview, ABC Radio, Newcastle, 05/10/07 - ‘Endeavoursisitto Newcastle’, interview, breakfast show, 2HD Radio, Newcastle, 05/10/07 - 'Endeavourvisit to Newcastle’, interview, Radio KO FM, 05/10/07 - ‘Endeavours isitto Newcastle’, interview for evening news, 2HD Radio, Newcastle, 05/10/07 - ‘Endeavoursisitto Newcastle', interview, Newcastle Herald, 06/10/07 - ‘Endeavour 2008 voyages', interview, The Good Life, 2GB Radio, 19/12/07 - ‘HMB Endeavour’, TV interview, The Edge, 05/03/08 - ‘HMB Endeavour‘ , interview, Saturday Disney, Channel 7,14/03/08 - ‘Endeavour 2008 voyages’, interview with James Valentine, ABC Radio 702, Sydney, 05/06/08 - ‘Endeavour2008 voyages’, interview, ABC Radio, Brisbane, 21/06/08 Patricia MILES, ‘The end of Darling Harbour as a working port’, interview, ABC Radio National, 28/09/07 Niki MORTIMER, ‘ Bateaux Jouets - toy boats from Paris 1850-1950’, interview, 2MBC Community Radio, Bankstown, 31/03/08 David PAYNE, ‘The Australian Register of Historic Vessels', interview, Regional Statewide Drive, ABC Radio, NSW, 31/07/07 - ‘The Australian Register of Historic Vessels’, Queenscliffe Herald 03/09/07 - ‘Keep Tacoma in the Water’, interview, Port Lincoln Times, 18/09/07 -and Bill RICHARDS, ‘Taipan restoration’, interview, Australia All Over, ABC Radio National, 11/11/07 - ‘Taipan restoration’, interview, 7.30 Report, ABC TV, with extended interview on 7.30 Reportweb page, 15/11/07 - ‘Taipan restoration’, interview with John Huxley, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17/11/07 Bill RICHARDS, ‘The National Maritime Museum and Taipan', interview with John Morrison, ABC NSW Statewide, 24/07/07 - ‘The National Maritime Museum’, interview, The Good Life, 2GB Radio, 04/01/08 - ‘Re-launching Taipan’, interview with Ian (Macka) McNamara, Australia All Over, ABC Radio 702, Sydney, 11/02/08 - ‘Classic & Wooden Boat Festival’, interview for news bulletin, Radio 2SM, 08/03/08

Lindsey SHAW, 'Fort Denison’, interview, 2UE Radio, Sydney, 01/07/07 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney1, interview with Gemma Dempsey, RadioLive NZ World at Noon, 17/03/08 - ‘Finding HMAS Sydney, interview, Vega FM, Sydney, 17/03/08 Peter WOOD, interview for new volunteer guides, Radio 2SM (05/08) - interview for new volunteer guides, Radio 2NBC (05/08) Mary-Louise WILLIAMS, ‘Australian National Maritime Museum', interview with Alex Sloan, ABC 666 2CN, Canberra, 31/07/07 - 'Outreach Programs’, interview with John Morrison, Statewide Drive, ABC Radio, NSW Regional, 07/08/07 - ‘iceman-the story of Otzi’, interview, ABC News, 08/11/07 - ‘Australian National Maritime Museum’, interview, Go Boating magazine, 03/08 - ‘Lack of cash sinks search', interview, The Australian, 17/03/08 - ‘Finding of HMAS Sydney’, interview with Steve Price, 2UE Radio, 17/03/08 - ‘Historic maritime discoveries praised’, interview, Daily Liberal newspaper, Dubbo, 18/03/08 - ‘A bridge too close to home’, interview, Canberra Times, 31/05/08

appendix 09 staff professional appointments

Shirani ATHTHAS, member, NSW State Awards for Excellence Organising Committee, Public Relations Institute of Australia (NSW) Susan BRIDIE, committee member, Darling Harbour Business Association - president, Friends and Volunteers Network, Museums Australia Michael CRAYFORD, director and board member, Aus Heritage Max DINGLE, vice president, World Federation of Friends of Museums - council member, Australian Federation of Friends of Museums -vice president, Friends and Volunteers Special Interest Group in Museums Australia - board member, Darling Harbour Business Association - member, Adelaide University Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink Dr Nigel ERSKINE, member, NSW Maritime Archaeology advisory panel - council member, Australian Register of Historic Vessels Daina FLETCHER, member and chair, Australian Register of Historic Vessels Steering Committee - member and secretary, Australian Register of Historic Vessels Council Kieran HOSTY, council member, Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology - member, NSW Maritime Archaeology advisory panel - article referee, Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology -observer, Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks delegates advisory panel Paul HUNDLEY, member, Council of American Maritime Museums - member, USA Gallery Consultative Committee Matt LEE, president, Museum Shops Association of Australia - retail designer and consultant, Quarantine Station, Sydney, NSW - retail consultant, Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown, NSW - retail consultant, Burnie Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS - retail consultant, Beaconsfield Gold Museum, Beaconsfield, TAS

Edwina LOITERTON, president, Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unique Venues Association (SUVA) Jeffrey MELLEFONT, past vice president, Australian Association for Maritime History - member, University of Sydney Indonesian Study Circle Peter ROUT, member, Australian Maritime Museums Council (March 2008-10) Lindsey SHAW, past president, Australian Association for Maritime History - newsletter editor, Australian Association for Maritime History -council member, International Commission for Maritime History - member, Sydney-Portsmouth Sister City Committee Anita TOFT, director, Accessible Arts, Arts and Disability NSW Mary-Louise WILLIAMS, deputy chair, Visions of Australia Committee - vice-president, International Congress of Maritime Museums -board member, Council of Australasian Museum Directors - board member, Foundation for the Preservation of Captain Cook's Ships - peer reviewer, Museum Management and Curatorship - board member, De Quincy Company India ZEGAN, Selection Committee, Local and International Artist Exchange and Residency Program, Marrickville Council (2005-ongoing)

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appendix 10 staff overseas travel

Michael CRAYFORD, assistant director, Collections and Exhibitions - Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mexico City, Mexico; Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Canada; New York, USA, 25/03/08-23/04/08; travel grant from Gordon Darling Foundation to assist with investigating touring opportunities for Saltwater Collection and to discuss other museum-related programs with institutions in Canada. Max DINGLE, assistant director, Commercial and Visitor Services - Greenwich, UK, 21-23/04/08; discussions with the National Maritime Museum -Turkey, 24-27/04/08; attended Gallipoli dawn service and chaired session of a joint workshop by Submarine Institute of Australia and Turkey Institute of Nautical Archaeology on the wreck of HMAS AE2, sunk in 1915. - Denver USA, 28/04-01/05/08; attended American Association of Museums conference. Dr Nigel ERSKINE, curator, exploration - Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 07-27/07/07; assisted Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) in survey of wrecks in Newport Harbor, seeking remains of HMB Endeavour. -Greenwich, UK, 16/08-21/09/07; secondment to the National Maritime Museum. Bill RICHARDS, manager, media and communications - Madrid, Spain, 04-07/07/07; attended conference ‘Communicating the Museum - Using new media to reach wider audiences, improve visitor experience’. - Malta, 08-12/10/07; attended International Congress of Maritime Museums biennial conference and delivered a paper ‘Getting the message across: Media.'

Lindsey SHAW, senior curator, maritime technology -U K , 16-27/06/08: assessed potential loans for temporary exhibition on camouflage; presented public lecture at the Mary Rose Museum on ANMM Maritime Archaeology Program; presented paper and attended 5th International Congress of Maritime History (ICMH) held by the International Maritime Economic History Association (IMEHA) at the University of Greenwich; attended Executive Council meeting of the International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH). Mary-Louise WILLIAMS, director - Malta, 08-12/10/07: attended International Congress of Maritime Museums (ICMM) conference as vice president and congress convener; presented paper on Alexandria, Egypt’s underwater heritage. - Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile, 13-20/10/07: at the invitation of the Chilean government and Navy to advise on Chilean Maritime Museum.

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appendix 11 organisation chart at 30 June 2008

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts

ANMM Council

Director

........ ..........._.... .. Governance

Financial services

................"......... "...~.

External relations

Assistant director Commercial & visitor Services

Assistant director Collections & exhibitions ...........-â&#x2013; ............ ~~...- .'.. Maritime communities

Library sevices

Fleet

Visitor services

Maritime technology exploration & navy

Special projects

Assistant director Corporate services

Marketing

.....

Human resources

Publishing

Communications & information

HMB Endeavour

Facilities & support services

Conservation

Capital works & property

Registration

Security

.......... ...... ... . Design

Web development

Organisational development

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appendix 12 APS staff at 30 June 2008

This appendix lists only APS Public Service Act 1999

Michael Crayford MA(CultSt&Com m) BA(VisArts)

Assistant director, Collections & exhibitions

DipMusStud

Mary-Louise Williams m a

Director

IngerSheil

Executive assistant

Project assistant Collections & exhibitions

Special projects unit

Governance Russell Smylie b b u s

Executive officer

Mariea Fisher BA(Hons) m m

Manager temporary & travelling exhibitions

Nicolette Mortimer b a

Coordinator temporary & travelling exhibitions

Paul Flundley m a

Senior curator USA Gallery

Assistant finance manager

Emma Colton Hons A rt

Curatorial assistant

Accounts supervisor (on leave)

Janise Derbyshire

Curatorial assistant

Financial services Joan Miller m m

Gemma Nardone b f a

(Arts

Chief financial officer

Management) BBA AC A

William Good b a James Egan Tina Lee

Accounts supervisor

Tony Ridgway b a

Accounts officer

Anne De Rosa b b u s

Accounts officer

External relations unit

MA BA DipArts

Maritime communities Daina Fletcher BA(Hons)

Senior curator

Patricia Miles b a

Curator commerce

Penny Cuthbert

Senior curator

BA DipMusStud JP BA DjpJourn DipPubAdmin

Media & communications manager

Shirani Aththas

Promotions assistant

Bill Richards

BA GradDipCommMgt

BA(Hons)

Curator cost-Federation immigration ( on leave)

Sally Hone BA DipMusStud

Curator post-Federation immigration

David Payne b a ( id )

Project officer Australian Register of Historic Vessels

Lindl Lawton m a

04 appendixes 12 APS staff at 30 June 2008

Maritime technology, exploration & navy

Registration

Lindsey Shaw b a

Sally Fletcher b a

DipMusStud

Nigel Erskine PhD b a

Senior curator maritime technology, exploration & naval history

DipMarArch

Michelle Linder m a

Managing registrar, collection database and documentation

Will Mather

Managing registrar collections operations & exhibitions

Curator ship technology & maritime archaeology

BA(Hons) DipMusStud

Curator

Cameron McLean b f a

Registrar collection operations

Anupa Shah BCom

Registrar exhibitions & loans

Manager design (on leave)

Alisha Halliwell BAppSc

Registrar information management

Manager design

Sabina Escobar-Jaramillo

Assistant registrar documentation

DipMusStud

Design Shame Fielder BDes CertProjM gt

Johanna Nettleton

MAMusStud BASocSc

BSc(Arch) BArch(Hons)

MDes DiplndDes CertCompGraph

Graphic designer & coordinator

Daniel Weisz b a

Exhibition designer

Adrienne Kabos

Daniel Ormella

Graphic designer

MDes AssDipGraphDes

Heidi Riederer BindDes

Graphic designer

Cameron Krone BCommMedia AdvDipProdDes

Exhibition designer (on leave)

Rosie Cole BDes

Exhibition designer

Stephen Crane M VisArts

Senior preparator

Kevin Bray DipVisArts

Preparatorteam leader

Adam Laerkesen

BAVisArts

Peter Buckley BAVisArts

Senior registrar

Georgia Cunningham b s c

Curator exploration

GradDipMarArch CertMusStud

Kieran Hosty b a

DipMusStud

Preparator Preparator

Tennille Noach BSC BA Hons

Assistant registrar documentation

India Zegan

Registration assistant data clean

MAArtAdmin BVA(Hons)

Rhondda Orchard m a

Assistant registrar documentation

Andrew Frolows certPhoto

Photographer

Elizabeth Maloney b f a

Photographic librarian

Conservation Jonathan London DipCon

Head of conservation

Sue Frost AAssDipMatCon

Senior conservator

Caroline Whitley BAppSc

Senior conservator paper & photographic materials

Kathryn Yeates MAppSc

Conservator prevention conservation & mixed collections

Daniel Wardrop BAppSc

Conservator objects, mixed collections & metals

Victoria Bramwell-Davis

Conservator objects

DipVisArts

BA(Hons)

Library services Frances Prentice BA(LibSc)

Manager library services

Jan Harbison BAGradDipLib

Technical services librarian

Gillian Simpson BA DipLib

Librarian

Karen Pymble DipLib

Library technician

AssocDipCommunityWel

Linda Moffatt b a

Library technician

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Capital works & property Peter Rout BE(Hons) Naval

A s s is ta n t director

Greg Edmondson

M anager, capital work

Arch MEngSci

C orporate & o perations

CertBusM gt

p ro pe rty liaison

Clare Power

Project a ssista n t

GradCertBus DipCom

C orporate & o perations

Security

Louise Curham m f a

R ecords m anager

Peter Flaggarty j p

Fifi Brown BEd DipTeach

R ecords a ssista n t

M anager s ecurity

Fleet Communications & information management services

Steven Adams

Fleet m anager

BBus GO MusStud M .IC0M0S

Dianne Churchill

M anager c om m unications

BA(Hons) DipEd DiplM

& inform ation

Michael Whetters

m anagem ent

CertShpbldg

Lee Graham Coxswain Human resources John Miranda b a j p

Fleet forem an

Shipw right

CertShpbldg

M anager hum an resou rces

Todd Maiden CertBirm kg

Shipw right

Manager personnel

Matthew Dunn CertShpbldg

Shipw right

s e rvic e s

Jim Christodoulou

Shipw right

Peter Dibb j p

Personnel officer

CertShpbldg

Sarah Wilson

A s s is ta n t personnel officer

Dean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley CertBoatbldg

Shipw right (on leave)

V olunteers m anager

Vince McGuire

Shipkeeper

Christine Finlay

Shipkeeper

Peter Lightbody

Shipkeeper

Cindy Fung DipHRM

Peter Wood MasterMariner MAqua DipVolMg

Andrew Finlay b a

B sc (Nat

V olunteers a ssista n t

Hist, CultM usStudies)

Tom Devitt

Coxswain CertBirm kg

V olunteers assista n t

Organisational development

Noel Burgess

Shipkeeper

Trevor Pike

Shipkeeper

Warwick Thomson

Fleet hull su rve yor

Gillian Matthews

Project m anager,

BAppSc GradCertPubSectorM gt

organisational

Web development

developm ent

Richella King BSc MSc

M anager, web developm ent

Facilities & support services Ray McMaster

M anager m useum s e rvic e s

DipEng AssocDipConMaint

Ian McKellar

B uilding s e rvic e s m anager

AssocDipConM aint

Mark Bow CertCarpJoin

B uilding m aintenance m anager

Keith Buckman

Non-collection a sse ts coordinator

Frank Rossiter

S toreperson

Karen Roberts BSc

W ebsite coordin ator

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C o m m e rc ia l & v is ito r s e rv ic e

Max Dingle

A s s is ta n t director com m ercial & visitor se rvic e s

Helen Jones

P roject assista n t

BA GradDipMusStud

C om m ercial & visito r s e rvic e s

HM Bark Endeavour Ross Mattson M aster IV

S hip m anager

Anthony Longhurst

Leading hand sh ipw right/

CertBoatbldg

rigger

Marketing Susan Bridie

M arketing m anager

Amanda King BA/BComm

M arketing coo rd in a tor (on

GradDip (ArtsAdm in)

leave)

Melinda Braun

M arketing coordinator

BBus DipDesign

Liz Tomkinson b c a

V is ito r s e rvic e s officer

Adrian Adam BBus

M em bers m anager

Claire Palmer b a

M em bers se rvice coordin ator

Edwina Loiterton

Venue hire m anager

Jan Mclnnies

R ece ption ist

Corporate relations Amanda Graham

C orporate relations m anager

Publications Jeffrey Mellefont b a

DipEd

P ublications m anager

Visitor services Dominic Mackintosh

M anager v is ito r se rvice s

BA(Hons)

(on leave)

Scott Andrew

M anager v isito r s e rvic e s

MTeach(Hons) BA

Jeffrey Fletcher DipTeach

S chool program s coordinator

Dallas Bicknell

Education officer

BA(Hons) DipEd

Marina Comino BA

Education officer

Carolyn Allen b a m p s

P roject officer (on leave)

Anne Cowie BAD ipED

P roject officer

Anita Toft M A B V isA rts

V is ito r program s officer

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Chairman Mr Peter Sinclair AM csc Term: 30 June 2007-29 June 2010 Attended four Council meetings Peter Sinclair holds qualifications in Applied Science, has completed an MBA (Technology Management), and is an associate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is currently a general manager with the Skilled Group which he joined at the beginning of 2007 from P&O Ports, following a distinguished career with the Australian Defence Force. Peter served in the Royal Australian Navy for 26 years. He held roles in operational, strategic and senior line management across a wide range of disciplines. These roles included the command of three submarines: HMAS Otway(1992), HMAS Collins (1994-96), and HMAS Waller (1999), command of the Submarine Task Group (2001-02) and head of the Operations Division for the Commander Australian Theatre in 2003. As the first commanding officer of the Collins class submarine he was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross. In 2002 he became the first Australian submariner to command a multinational surface task group at war. For his service he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003.

Members The Hon Brian Gibson AM, BScF, BA, FAICD(TAS) Term: 26 June 2002-25 June 2005 26 June 2005-25 June 2008 Attended four Council meetings Brian Gibson was a Liberal senator for Tasmania from 1993 until February 2002. In 1996, he was parliamentary secretary to the treasurer and responsible for corporations law and the Australian Securities Commission. He is a director of Australian Stem Cell Centre Pty Ltd, Environmental Oil Australia Pty Ltd, Mary’s Grange Inc, Mount Horsefall Holdings Pty Ltd , S D Reid Holdings Pty Ltd and Talent 2 International Ltd. Ms Gaye Hart AM, BA, MEd, DEd (honoris causa, University of Newcastle), FACE, FAICD (NSW)

Term: 14 May 2003-13 May 2006 14 May 2006-14 May 2009 Attended two Council meetings Gaye Hart's last position was director of the Hunter Institute of TAFE NSW. She is a director of the Newcastle Port Corporation, and a member of the Foreign Minister’s International Aid Advisory Council and the Hunter New England Area Health Advisory Council. In June 1989 she was awarded membership of the Order of Australia (AM) for her services to the community particularly through Australia’s Bicentennial celebrations, and in 2001 she was awarded a Centenary of Federation medal for her work in overseas aid. Emeritus Professor John Penrose AssAppSc (PTC), PhD (City, London) (WA)

Term: 18 December 2003-17 December 2006 22 March 2007-21 March 2010 Attended four Council meetings Professor Penrose was the founding director of Curtin University’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology. His research interests are in marine science and technology, particularly marine acoustics, oceanography, remote sensing and maritime archaeology. He is an honorary associate of the Western Australian Museum, a member of both the Maritime Archaeology Advisory Committee WAM and the WA Marine Parks and Reserves Authority. Professor Penrose was the founder in 1970 of the Perth welfare association Volunteer Task Force. He has been an active diver and sailor in Australian waters for over four decades.

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Mrs Eda Ritchie AMusA, GradDipBus (VIC) Term: 26 June 2002-25 June 2005 26 June 2005-28 August 2007 Attended no Council meetings Coming from a farming and business background, Mrs Ritchie has had a strong community commitment mainly through local government, the arts and as trustee of the R E Ross Philanthropic Trust. She is a member of the council of Melbourne University and a director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne University, Melbourne University Publishing Pty Ltd and Vapold Pty Ltd. She has worked in natural resource management and coastal strategic planning for the Victorian government for over 10 years. Dr Andrew Sutherland m b , b s , f r c s c , f r a c s , GradDip b a Term: 14 May 2003-13 May 2006 14 May 2006-14 May 2009 Attended four Council meetings Dr Andrew Sutherland is Divisional Director (Medical) of the Division of Surgery at the Women’s and Children's Hospital in Adelaide. He was educated at St Peter’s College and the University of Adelaide, graduating MB, BS (1967) and Grad Dip Bus Admin (2000). He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He is Councillor and President (2007/2008) of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons, a director of Orthopaedics SA, Kingston Aviation Pty Ltd and a member of various medical professional associations. He is a keen amateur maritime historian and yachtsman. Ms Mary-Louise Williams M A(N SW ) Term: 9 November 2000-8 November 2003 9 November 2003-8 November 2006 9 November 2006- 8 November 2008 Attended four Council meetings Ms Williams began her career at the Australian National Maritime Museum as senior curator in 1988, then became assistant director responsible for the Collections and Exhibitions branch two years later. She was appointed director in November 2000 following a 10-month period acting in the position. Ms Williams was previously director of the NSW branch of the Museums Association of Australia. She is a past member and then chairperson of the NSW Cultural Grants Advisory Council, former president of the Museums Association of Australia and was an inaugural board member then chair of Museums and Galleries NSW. She is currently the vice-president of the International Congress of Maritime Museums, the deputy chair of the Visions of Australia Commonwealth Government grant program, a member of the Executive of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors and a director of the De Quincey Company, the Foundation for the Preservation of Captain Cook's Ships, the Australian National Maritime Foundation and the American Friends of the ANMM.

Mrs Nerolie Withnall b a , l l b , f a ic d (q l d ) Term: 26 June 2002-25 June 2005 26 June 2005-25 June 2008 Attended three Council meetings Mrs Withnall is a former partner in corporate law with Minter Ellison Lawyers. She is a past chair of the Queensland Museum board and chair of the Brisbane Institute. She is a director of Alchemia Ltd, Campbell Brothers Group, Hedley Gaming & Leisure Partners Ltd, the Major Sports Facilities Authority and Pan Australian Resources Ltd. She is also a member of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee, the National Seniors Foundation, the Takeovers Panel and the University of Queensland Senate.

The naval member holds office at the pleasure of the Chief of Navy for the duration of his posting as the Commander Australian Navy Systems Command, which includes HR management; initial, specialist, management & leadership training; systems safety and certification; security policy and services; technical regulation; port services; command of all shore bases; ceremonial; museum and heritage collection management; and the operation of the Australian Navy Cadets. CDRE Peter Jones a m d s c r a n Term: 28 July 2007-20 September 2007 Attended one Council meeting Commodore Jones’ distinguished naval career dates back to 1974. His shore-based postings have included research officer to the Chief of Naval Staff, director Doctrine, Tactics and Operational Analysis at the Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre, commander operations in Maritime Headquarters and director of Naval Strategy and Futures in Naval Headquarters. His sea-going postings have included executive officer of HMAS Sydney, command of HMAS Melbourne, commander Australian Surface Task Group and command of the RAN Task Group in the Gulf. He has a strong interest in naval strategic and historical affairs and has contributed to Janes Fighting Ships and other publications. He holds a BA and MA and is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

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RADM Stephen Gilmore a m c s c r a n Term: began 21 September 2007 Attended two Council meetings Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore joined the RAN as a junior entry cadet midshipman in 1977. He is a seaman/ warfare officer specialist and has held a variety of seagoing appointments including command of the ANZAC class frigate HMAS Arunta in 2000-01 and on operational service as the Coalition Task Force Commander in the North Arabian Gulf during 2005. He has also served on exchange postings with the British Royal Navy and in the United States. Promoted to captain in 2001, he undertook defence and strategic studies at the Australian Defence College during 2002 and graduated Master of Arts. Captain Gilmore was director of maritime combat development at Australian Defence Headquarters from December 2002 working on the acquisition of future ships and combat systems. Promoted Commodore in January 2005, he was appointed director-general of navy strategic policy and futures, generating the RANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20-year strategic plan and future operating concept. He became commander in Navy Systems Command in September 2007. Commodore Gilmore was promoted to rear admiral in June 2008. He is a fellow of the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

appendix 14 council meetings and committees

Marketing, Programs & Sponsorship Committee Meeting no 88

29 August 2007

Met four times.

Meeting no 89

28 November 2007

Members / attendance:

Meeting no 90

7 March 2008

Ms Gaye Hart / 2

Meeting no 91

28 May 2008

Dr Andrew Sutherland / 4

Met four times.*

Ms Mary-Louise Williams / 4 Others / attendance: Mr Max Dingle, ANMM (Secretary) / 4

Members / attendance: The Hon Brian Gibson / 4

Collections & Exhibitions Committee

Ms Mary-Louise Williams / 4

Met four times.

Others / attendance:

Members / attendance:

Ms Joan Miller, ANMM (Secretary) / 4

Mrs Nerolie Withnall / 3

Mr Peter Rout, ANMM / 4

Prof John Penrose / 4

Mr Russell Smylie, ANMM / 4

Ms Mary-Louise Williams / 4

Mr John Miranda, ANMM / 1

Others / attendance:

Mr Graham Johnson, Australian National Audit Office / 4

Mr Michael Crayford, ANMM (Secretary) / 4

Mr Ben Owens, Oakton AA Services/ 1 Fleet Committee Major Capital Works Committee

Met three times.

Met four times.

Members / attendance:

RADM Stephen Gilmore / 2

Mr John Rothwell / 4

CDRE Peter Jones / 1

Ms Mary-Louise Williams / 4

Dr Andrew Sutherland / 2

Mrs Nerolie Withnall / 4

Ms Mary-Louise Williams / 3

Others / attendance:

Mr Greg Edmondson, ANMM (Secretary) / 4

Mr Peter Rout, ANMM (Secretary) / 3

Mr Peter Rout, ANMM / 4

Mr Steven Adams, ANMM / 3

*The committee also held one teleconference

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appendix 15 australian national maritime foundation

Chairman Mr Bill Cutbush Company director Directors Mr Peter Sinclair a m csc Chairman, Australian National Maritime Museum The Hon Peter Collins a m r f d q c Chairman, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; Commander in the Naval Reserve Miss Kay Cottee AO Record-making solo sailor; former chairman, Australian National Maritime Museum Mr Peter Dexter a m Chairman, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Region Oceania Captain Trevor Haworth AM Executive chairman, Captain Cook Cruises Mr Rob Mundle Author and journalist Ms Mary-Louise Williams Director, Australian National Maritime Museum

Mr Russell Smylie Australian National Maritime Museum

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appendix 16 sponsors, patrons and supporters

Principal Sponsor ANZ

Project Sponsors

Founding Patrons

Alcatel Australia

Australian Customs Service

ABLOY Australia

ANL Limited

State Forest of NSW

ANL Container Line Pty Ltd

Ansett Airfreight

Cathay Pacific Cargo

Bovis Lend Lease

CGEA Transport Sydney

BP Australia

Crawford Partners Architects

Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation

CSIRO

Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seafood Restaurant

Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Howard Smith Limited

Spotless Tenix Pty Ltd

Forrest Training

Major Sponsors Akzo Nobel Blackmores Ltd Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd