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2013 ANNUAL REVIEW
of the NSW National Trust
IN THIS ISSUE:
CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE | PROPERTIES TO VISIT | EVENTS TO ENJOY & SO MUCH MORE
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
FROM THE CEO
IAN CARROLL OAM
BRIAN SCARSBRICK AM
Dear Members,
Hi All,
In the light of the economic climate and the uncertainty which has prevailed since the global financial crisis, Trust CEO, Brian Scarsbrick AM, with invaluable support from Trust Treasurer, Neil Wykes OAM, and Finance Manager, Soma Somavarman, is to be congratulated on producing a balanced operational budget for 2013/14. This is the Trust’s first balanced budget for nine years. It arrests a downward trend which could not be allowed to continue, and will inject optimism and confidence in the future, albeit cautious, throughout the Trust.
After a number of difficult years for the Trust which saw a steady decline in our cash reserves, I am delighted to report that we have developed an achievable balanced operational budget for 2013/14. This has been achieved by measures which include reducing expenditure but also, most promising for the future, by increasing the self-sufficiency of our properties and revenue raising income streams.
Trust revenue will be augmented over the next two years by an allocation announced by the NSW Minister for Environment and Heritage, the Hon Robyn Parker MP, of $600,000 in 2013/14 and $150,000 in 2014/5. While it is a matter for concern that the NSW Government is paring back expenditure on funding for heritage, I believe we can regard this allocation as an endorsement of the strong remedial steps which your Board is taking, and of the effectiveness of the National Trust in managing our very considerable commitments to heritage. These include our responsibilities regarding 33 of the nation’s most significant properties and some 60,000 collection items. Despite widespread trends to the contrary with house museums feeling the pressure of declining sponsorship and government funds to augment the considerable costs of their conservation and maintenance, our National Trust museums and galleries have achieved a significant financial turnaround this year. Whereas in 2011/12 only 5 of the 18 properties open to the public produced a surplus, 2013/14 saw 12 properties budget to produce a surplus! While cuts in non-essential expenditure have been an important part of the story, staff and volunteers at properties across the state have considerably increased their programs of events this year, as our branches and committees have also done. This has increased revenue while bringing more visitors to properties and encouraging membership. All are to be thanked and congratulated for their initiatives and hard work. In addition to cuts to non-essential programs and works, staff levels have been cut by 73% over the past two years. Staff innovation and dedication have been tested to the limit to maintain the efficient and effective running of the Trust and, on behalf of the Board, I thank our staff throughout the state. The strengthening of the Trust’s financial position is particularly important given the context within which we now operate. In addition to direct threats to heritage (such as are outlined in our Conservation report on page 4), current changes to planning legislation to allow the overriding of the Heritage Act while reducing opportunities for community consultation and involvement in relation to heritage and the environment, are clear indications of the need for a strong, independent National Trust. Our strength has increased this year, due to the dedication and tenacity of all who work for and with us. As always it is you, our National Trust members, who have supported the Trust unstintingly – with your subscriptions, donations, your voice and your commitment – who are deserving of the greatest accolades. The National Trust Board and I thank you most sincerely.
Ian Carroll OAM
The National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney 2000 GPO Box 518, Sydney 2001 P: (02) 9258 0123 F: (02) 9251 1110 www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw Patron: President: CEO:
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW Ian Carroll OAM Brian Scarsbrick AM
The NSW National Trust Magazine is published by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) in February, May, August and November. Published articles reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the National Trust. Editor: Designer: Editorial Committee:
Angela le Sueur Charlotte Holmes à Court Brian Scarsbrick AM, Angela le Sueur, Anne Weinman, Charlotte Holmes à Court
Directors of the National Trust Board As at 30 June 2013 President Deputy President Treasurer Trust CEO
Ian Carroll OAM Don Godden Neil Wykes OAM Brian Scarsbrick AM
Ron Bottrill (from November 2012), Robyn Christie, Professor Ross Griffin, Ann Hardy, Meredith Hutton, Janine Kitson (to November 2012), Peter Lowry AOM (to November 2012), Keith Parsons, John Richardson, Ian Stephenson. National Trust Branches and Committees are listed on the National Trust website: www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw FRONT COVER: The Garden God, Norman Lindsay, Watercolour, Norman Lindsay Gallery Collection © H, C and A Glad
Restraint in non-essential expenditure has achieved further operational savings over the previous year. Programs and staff levels have been reduced but our traditional roles of advocacy, essential conservation and property maintenance have been retained with an increased priority on volunteer training and involvement. This has ensured that some of our properties throughout NSW (with grants and bequests) have never looked better! The sale of the 99 year lease of Juniper Hall at the beginning of the 2012/13 financial year allowed the Trust to produce an accounting surplus of $1.58m and establish the National Trust Heritage Foundation, to provide an essential buffer and investment income for the ongoing sustainability of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) into the future. At the same time, it has ensured the ongoing maintenance of this highly significant property to levels the Trust is unable to afford while providing for periodic public access to the ground floor as an art gallery. The 33 properties currently in the care of the Trust all place critical pressure on the Trust’s limited resources. The Properties Taskforce is reviewing all properties with respect to their ongoing sustainability and contribution to the objectives of the National Trust. The Trust ran the first in an ongoing program of property-based regional workshops towards the end of 2012/13 to share the wealth of experience and expertise we have around the state and add practical advice and support to help properties balance their budgets. I thank all our hard working property managers, management committees and volunteers wholeheartedly for their commitment and outstanding results. Revenue has increased from a number of sources. A strong focus on community partnerships in the regions has helped to develop events and other community involvement in our properties which are compatible with their heritage (such as the new emphasis on local produce and markets taking root at Riversdale), while also supporting local tourism and business. These initiatives will be crucial in helping the 12 of our 18 museums and galleries open to the public to achieve a surplus in 2013/14, a marked increase over previous years. Trust properties are increasingly popular for hire, for weddings and other events, helped by the development of special conference and other facilities, while gourmet food is part of the experience of visiting many properties, including the National Trust Centre Café. President Ian Carroll has spoken in his message of the allocation of funding made to the Trust by the NSW Government for the coming two years, and which we gratefully acknowledge. This will provide $450,000 for conservation works during the coming year. Additional funding has been provided to fund the National Trust Heritage Festival and Awards, and our uniquely important Cemeteries Advisor role, for a further two years. This year we have made it a priority to develop and promote National Trust merchandise. It is vital for the future that we strengthen entrepreneurial revenue streams to reduce our dependency on fundraising and other means of support which are subject to pressures beyond our control. Books, children’s items, and our attractive new range of soaps and luxuries celebrating our founder, Annie Wyatt, are proving popular. They and merchandise available from other Australian Trusts can be purchased on our new-look website. The website is a vital way for the Trusts to ‘sell’ ourselves, making it easy to join and renew membership, order merchandise, galvanise support for campaigns and see at a glance what is going on at properties. In NSW we also use email to give members monthly electronic updates on Trust issues, events and fundraising campaigns. We urge all members who have access to the net to register for our e-news, which is free of charge. On the broader perspective of the heritage system itself, the NSW Government’s proposed changes to the NSW Planning Laws contain some assurances about heritage protection and its role in the planning system. However, the proposed new legislation enshrines economic growth as a guiding principle and limits the rights of communities to challenge so-called ‘complying development’ on heritage and environmental grounds. While acknowledging that some of the reforms have merit, the National Trust joins a chorus of protest at the proposed legislation from a wide range of community and environmental groups. It is pleasing that a Heritage Policy is being developed by the NSW Government to complement their Planning reforms. As I write, we have been advised that the Minister has responded to the number of concerns raised in the submissions on the White Paper by deferring the tabling of the Bill until certain elements have been redrafted. However, I echo the words of our President, Ian Carroll, who in his message to you has reiterated clearly the importance of the Trust as an independent, community-based body able to advocate without fear or favour on behalf of heritage. I too thank you, our loyal members and supporters, for helping us to maintain this vital role, and look forward to building an ever stronger National Trust.
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MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS
GRAHAM QUINT - CONSERVATION MANAGER
GERRY HAYES - PROPERTY DIRECTOR
Trust Conservation activity this year focused on the new planning system outlined in the State Government’s Planning White Paper and exposure Bill. In its submission on the Bill and in representations to the Government the Trust stressed the need for a NSW Planning Policy for Heritage, expressed concern at the removal of third party appeal rights, the lack of protection for Conservation Areas and the absence of initiatives for improving heritage protection.
At a time when museums and galleries in general are experiencing increasingly difficulty in attracting visitation and revenue needed for their upkeep, National Trust properties achieved an outstanding result with 12 of its 18 properties open to the public returning a surplus. This is an increase over 2011/12 when five properties returned a surplus and represents tremendous effort and commitment from Management Committees, staff and volunteers.
Considerable National Trust investigation and assessment was undertaken on the site of the Darling Harbour redevelopment in Sydney. The Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, Convention Centre, Link Building, the Chinese Gardens and the area’s archaeology were among numerous new listings on the National Trust Register. The Trust expressed strong opposition to the demolition of much of this site and joined with other groups to have the area listed as Australia’s first Heritage Alert with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) International Scientific Committee on 20th Century Heritage. The ICOMOS Heritage Alert was ignored in the developer’s Statement of Heritage Impact, as were Statements of Significance produced by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the National Trust.
Restraint in non-essential expenditure was balanced by increased involvement from volunteers who carried out maintenance, helped to re-establish heritage gardens, formed partnerships with community cultural and tourism initiatives and ran regular exhibitions and displays. The annual Lindesay Christmas Fair was again a highlight of the year, augmenting the significant funds raised by the National Trust Women’s Committee.
Windsor’s Thompson Square remains under threat from a major road upgrade and new bridge construction. The National Trust supported a National Heritage Register nomination and requests for an Emergency Order to protect this site and has attended several protest rallies. The Trust argues that a bypass would be more appropriate, given the significance of this site which is recognised by National Trusts in Australia as ‘National Heritage at Risk’. Despite strong efforts by the Trust to save Garden Island’s Hammerhead Crane, the Defence Department seems determined to have this Sydney Harbour icon demolished. All too often there are no viable alternative uses for such massive industrial heritage items. But, in this case, a well-reasoned development proposal was put forward for the conversion of the crane into a restaurant/major tourist attraction. As cruise ships have regularly berthed at Garden Island the Trust believes that security issues could have been overcome. A very successful result was achieved by the Albury community, supported by National Trust Register listings and advice, in saving the Uiver DC-2 Memorial. This commemorates the emergency landing of the KLM Uiver DC-2 during the 1934 London to Melbourne MacRobertson International Air Race. The monument is also of great significance to the Dutch community in Australia, the Netherlands and the former Dutch East Indies. The National Trust is continuing to assist with a tax-deductible Restoration Appeal for the monument. A range of other issues of importance to the Trust include: conservation and continued use of the Glebe Island Bridge which was proposed by the Trust for State Heritage Listing conservation of the Avoca Beach Theatre which is threatened by a highly unsympathetic development threatened demolition of the historic boot factory in Bondi Junction establishment of the Australian National Trusts’ Significant Tree Register conservation and proper presentation of the State Heritage Register listed Hunter Valley Class 10 steam locomotives, and independence and continuing viable operation of the Environmental Defenders’ Office, a not-for-profit community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law.
Over the year 2012-13 the Bushland Management Services successfully completed 120 contracts with 16 local councils and a number of other public and private land owners. In addition, National Trust bush regenerators provided supervision for weekend teams of dedicated volunteers from all walks of life who come along each month to Bushcare sites all over Sydney – a great way of sharing enthusiasm and involvement. The BMS also carry out Bush Regeneration projects on the selected National Trust-owned properties that contain bushland with significant flora and fauna. These are Stella James at Avalon, Ahimsa at Cheltenham, Ludovic Blackwood Sanctury at Beecroft, Norman Lindsay Gallery at Faulconbridge and Everglades at Leura. As a combined project with other State and Territory National Trusts, a National Register of Significant Trees was initiated at a workshop in Adelaide in May 2012. Progress by NSW on this project in 2012-13 was delayed because of other urgent priorities. The development of this Register is expected to assist conservation as well as creating opportunities to stimulate public interest in the promotion of trees
The NSW National Trust holds 33 properties and some 60,000 collection items in trust for the nation. As a not-for-profit organisation which receives only a very small proportion of its income from government through grant programs, this asset portfolio places enormous pressure on the Trust’s very limited funds. Our aim is to achieve self-sufficiency in all 18 properties open to the public as museums and galleries. To share the specialist experience and knowledge which is helping many properties to achieve their financial and activation targets, the Trust conducted a number of workshops during the year. The first in December was attended by representatives from all properties. This was followed up with more focussed and detailed workshops conducted in the Hunter Valley and later in Goulburn, dealing with wide ranging topics including event planning, maintenance management, local community engagement, risk management and volunteer involvement. A workshop specifically aimed at collection management for volunteers was also held at Observatory Hill. Saumarez Homestead launched a series of volunteer workshops providing practical, technical and heritage information specific to Saumarez; a model which will be taken up by other properties. During 2012-13 the Trust has partnered with the Australian Council of National Trusts to develop a small number of pilot education programs based around our properties, specifically aligned with the new Australian Curriculum for primary and secondary schools. We are working toward expanding this program further over the next two years. Our two galleries, S.H. Ervin Gallery and Norman Lindsay Gallery, maintained their high profile with changing exhibitions supported by cultural, educational and other events to attract people of all ages. The S.H. Ervin Gallery celebrated its 35th anniversary this year. Exhibition highlights included Salon des Refusés and the 15th year of the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award held in conjunction with the exhibition. A fundraising dinner was held in the Gallery.
ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE The Bushland Management Services of the National Trust is a commercial enterprise providing a high quality and innovative range of environmental restoration services to land management agencies across Sydney. Bushland remnants are a part of Sydney’s natural heritage and, on any given day, up to five teams of trained and dedicated National Trust bush regenerators will be busy reversing the impact of decades of neglect.
Notable projects completed during the year include extensive conservation works at Experiment Farm Cottage, which re-opened in July with a celebration of its 1963 opening to the public. This work was funded by the Dame Helen Blaxland Foundation. Other projects included the restoration and repainting of the Painting Studio at Norman Lindsay Gallery funded by a Community Building Partnerships grant and a generously supported membership appeal, and the restoration of Jack Haynes Cottage at Saumarez Homestead. This was carried out largely by volunteer labour supported by a grant from the Copeland Foundation. Many smaller projects were completed during the year largely funded through grants and generous specific donations.
with unique or special attributes or which are associated with important events and people. In 2013-14, the Bushland Management Services is looking to provide services to clientele across a greater geographic area, recognising that Sydney continues to expand at it farthest edges. We will seek business opportunities in areas where there is currently a dearth of industry competition. As the satellite towns around Sydney also expand, similar business opportunities will be sought.
Other exhibitions included the annual Portia Geach Memorial Award; In (Two Art) from Maitland Regional Art Gallery; The Blake Prize; Angus Nivison: A Survey toured by Tamworth Regional Gallery; Capturing Flora: a Passion for the Exotick – an Art Gallery of Ballarat exhibition, and David Boyd: his work, life, his family which was facilitated by Eva Breuer Art Dealer. Exhibitions were supported by well-attended public programs and events including artist master classes and studio tours. The Gallery was closed from May to July 2013 to allow an upgrade of its airconditioning systems to meet international museum standards, replacement of the crumbling sandstone parapet and exterior painting of doors and windows, all carried out by the NSW Government’s State Property Authority. The Norman Lindsay Gallery will celebrate 40 years of opening later in 2013 with a special look at the exhibitions and events that have taken place over the years. Exhibition highlights during the year included the Howard Hinton Collection of Lindsay works, in association with NERAM. To commemorate the 40th anniversary, the Trust has produced the third and final Norman Lindsay limited edition vase for collectors. The 2013 Summer Appeal raised significant funds toward the conservation of works in the S.H. Ervin Gallery Collection. Charles Meere’s works Atlanta’s Eclipse and Triptych, two of the most valuable and significant pieces in the collection, are currently undergoing conservation work at International Conservation Services.
Jack Hayes Cottage | Conservation Treatment of works by Charles Meere, | At work on the front verandahs of Experiment Farm Cottage
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OUR STAFF
OUR PARTNERS
The National Trust of Australia (NSW) continued to rationalise its staffing levels throughout 2012/13 with National Trust Centre experiencing the biggest reduction in staff. Despite this, we are committed to delivering great experiences, events and activities to our members through a revitalised approach to partnership programs with local communities and our branches and committees. From Bathurst to Bowral and Dubbo to Darling Point, people everywhere are working towards building a stronger and more vibrant Trust community. Every year at the AGM the Trust recognises its most outstanding staff member. In 2012 the Staff Distinguished Service Award was presented to Ms Lin Henry from Old Government House in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Trust through her dedication, initiative, knowledge, enthusiasm and attitude in her work. We are indeed fortunate to have a strongly dedicated staff base that has risen to the challenge of doing more with less and we gratefully acknowledge and thank all who have worked so hard to build up the Trust again. Without their passion, generosity and commitment none of these initiatives would have been possible.
The National Trust as a not-for-profit organisation relies very much on the support it receives not only from members but also business and community partnerships and government grants. We partner with organisations that bring reciprocal benefits to our members and a special thank you must go to the NRMA and Aurora Expeditions for significantly boosting our membership numbers in 2012. Funding bodies for 2011/12 were: Heritage Council of New South Wales; NSW Office of Environment & Heritage; The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Museums and Galleries NSW.
OUR MEMBERS In 2012/13 the Trust invited its members to engage in a wider range of activities than ever before; with a diverse range of activities for all the family. From Teddy Bears Picnics to Heritage Fairs and exclusive dining experiences in support of local produce, we have worked hard to bring our properties alive. Due to a number of membership initiatives we have had a significant increase in new memberships and member renewals through our online shop, reflecting a wider acceptance of the electronic medium; however we recognise that many members still enjoy their Trust Magazine in hard copy so the NSW Trust Magazine was reintroduced in May with 14,000 copies being distributed state-wide. Being a National Trust member gives you exclusive benefits, such as invitations to the highly popular house inspections and country weekends run by the National Trust Women’s Committee, free entry to National Trust properties worldwide and discounts on Trust events and merchandise. This year saw the introduction of a National website which allowed the development of a much stronger online presence for renewal of membership and online shopping. We have also ventured into the social media realm of Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to entice younger visitors to engage with our properties.
OUR VOLUNTEERS The National Trust’s team of around 2,000 volunteers is one of our greatest assets. The volunteers are a wonderful frontline at our properties and events, in our gardens and cafes, while at properties, and through branches and committees they provide valuable assistance with campaigns, research and professional know-how. Keeping our volunteers busy is easy, but we place high priority on giving them the training and information they need to obtain maximum enjoyment from their relationship with the Trust and make a difference to what we can achieve. This year saw the first of an ongoing program of property-based workshops bringing representatives from properties, branches and committees throughout New South Wales, to learn from a two-day program of presentations while sharing invaluable expertise and experience. A number of property-specific training and information sessions are also being developed covering topics from local history, heritage significance, guiding tips, and risk management.
NATIONAL TRUST AWARDS TO VOLUNTEERS The National Trust gratefully acknowledges the goodwill and hard work of its volunteer base which is essential to our work throughout New South Wales. In 2012 the following volunteers were recognised at the AGM for their exemplary service to the Trust: Honorary Life Membership: Ms Alison Affleck - Saumarez Homestead Advisory Committee Mr John Birch AM - Chair, Vienna Cottage Management Committee Trust Commendation: Mrs Wendy Walker - Parramatta Regional Branch Mrs Margaret Neyle - Parramatta Regional Branch Mrs Virginia Pearson-Smith - Women’s Committee Ms Pamela Brazier-Hollins - Saumarez Advisory Committee Mrs Susan Maude - Southern Highlands Branch Mrs Leone Steele - Bathurst & District Branch / Miss Traill’s House Management Committee Ms Elyne Downey - After Hours Committee Ms Tamara Lavrencic - Curatorial Committee
Voluntary Service Award: Ms Kay Love - Saumarez Homestead Advisory Committee Mrs Elizabeth Davis - Saumarez Homestead Advisory Committee Ms Lynn Morris - Friends of Grossman House Mrs Colleen Morris - Landscape Heritage Conservation Committee Mrs Fay Woolley - Friends of Tomago House Management Committee Mrs Jenifer Paton - Miss Traill’s House/Central West Women’s Committee Dr Sian Graham - Women’s Committee Ms Susan Hoppe - Landscape Heritage Conservation Committee Ms Christa Ludlow - Landscape Heritage Conservation Committee Miss Helen Lloyd - Women’s Committee Mrs Elizabeth Nock - Women’s Committee
OUR SUPPORTERS
Our principal supporters were Clayton Utz; Eakin McCaffrey Cox; Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Holding Redlich Lawyers & Consultants; International Conservation Services, Grays Online, The Wine People,The Trust Company of Australia and The Langham Hotel. Our Corporate Members are also a valuable source of support with Allen Jack & Cottier, Wollongong City Council, Design 5 – Architects Pty Ltd and Cox Architecture holding Silver Memberships, Tenix Pty Ltd, Johnson Pilton Walker Pty Ltd and Winten Property Group holding Gold Memberships and FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd being a Platinum member. A full list of all supporters can be found on the back cover of each issue of the NSW National Trust Magazine. We would also like to thank our members for their overwhelming support and generosity in our last General Appeal. This has been the most successful appeal the Trust has run in many years and your continued encouragement and commitment to what we do is evident in the ongoing strength of our Regular Giving program, renewed memberships and increased visitations.
A YEAR OF EVENTS AROUND NEW SOUTH WALES Events organised by National Trust properties, branches and committees around the state helped 12 of our museums and galleries to achieve a surplus for the year, as well as playing an important part in attracting tourism and new memberships. A number of properties held special events to celebrate landmark anniversaries in Trust ownership. All major properties held well attended events for families, while many ran regular events taking advantage of heritage gardens, local produce and linking with cultural events. Special thanks are due to the National Trust Women’s Committee whose popular house inspections, annual Lindesay Christmas Fair and other events were again a major contributor to National Trust funding. Currently in its 33rd year, the National Trust Heritage Festival is the longest-running community festival in NSW. This year’s theme There’s Nothing Like Australia: Community Milestones inspired around 300 events throughout the state and brought many Indigenous and multicultural groups into the Festival for the first time. The National Trust Heritage Awards attracted 72 entries across 11 categories. Chaired by architect Jacqui Goddard, members of the judging panel were Helen Wilson, ICOMOS; Murray Brown, AIA; Tim Smith, NSW Heritage Branch; Robyn Christie, National Trust Board; Graham Quint, National Trust Conservation Manager and Brian Scarsbrick, National Trust CEO. Special guest at the Presentation of Awards ceremony in May was the Hon Robyn Parker, NSW Minister for the Environment and Heritage. Individual Awards were as follow: Trade Skills Award - NSW Public Works, Heritage Services; Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award – Letizia Coppo-Jones; National Trust Lifetime Award – Joan Domicelj AM. The National Trust gratefully acknowledges its generous sponsors and supporters of the event. Riversdale’s legendary irises set the scene for a garden market | Doug Buckland (volunteer) at Grossman & Brough Houses | Saumarez Volunteers, from left: Robyn Reid, Bev Eichorn, Cherry Franklin, Libby Davis and Beryl Wood
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GRANTS
SOMA SOMAVARMAN
The National Trust received a total of $372,208 in grants during 2012/13 across a broad spectrum of works and community events. These were:
The Trust’s financial performance and financial position continued to improve in 2013 and is budgeted to improve further in 2014. The Trust reported a Surplus for accounting purposes of $1,585,968, compared with a Deficit of $1,757,673 in 2012. This Surplus included the profit on sale of the lease on Juniper Hall of $2,420,779. The amount of cash used by the Trust has continued to reduce. It has reduced from $4,336,429 in 2011 to $2,262,991 in 2012 to $1,392,128 in 2013. Similarly the Operating Deficit after investment income has reduced from $2,277,095 in 2011 to $1,764,825 in 2012 and down to $1,239,433 in 2013. The budget for 2014 is breakeven. During the 2013 financial year and subsequent to year end, the Trust continued to make changes to its business model and this has resulted in the Trust now having sufficient ‘untied’ cash reserves to continue as a going concern. These changes have significantly reduced the consolidated entity’s cost base and are projected to produce increased income in future years.The business model going forward, in addition to improved performance from existing operations, will involve the derivation of investment income from Capital Funds established from the proceeds of asset sales and from donations and bequests and will be based on a much smaller number of paid staff, supplemented by volunteers. The major changes have been as follows. The Trust: Reduced full time equivalent staff from 62 (Observatory Hill 24.0) at 30 June 2011 to 37 (Observatory Hill 18.5) at 30 June 2012 and to 31 (Observatory Hill 13.2) at 30 June 2013 Set up a Foundation into which the majority of the proceeds from property sales will be placed. A second Foundation was also set up for major donations and bequests where the donor requested that the capital be preserved. For legal reasons, two funds were necessary, but the intent of them are the same, namely raising funds to provide future investment income streams to support the work of the controlled entity Obtained Grants from the NSW Gov. of $351,000 for 2013 & $600,000 for 2014 to assist in the maintenance & upgrade of properties Sold a 99 year lease on Juniper Hall for $4,551,000, of which $3 million has been placed into the National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Foundation to ensure that the capital will be preserved FY 2013 FY2012 Continued to examine properties with a view to selling leases to provide funds for the $000's $000's National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Foundation and the operations of the Trust RECEIPTS Entered into commercial leases for unused space in a number of properties. Bushland Management Income 1,227 1409 Upgraded properties such as Saumarez, Experiment Farm Cottage and Dundullimal with Conservation Services 170 98 480 528 the assistance of volunteers, donations, Government and other Grants.This should result in Donations 710 708 higher visitations and a better chance of the property becoming self sufficient. This process Enterprises Fundraising and Event Income 744 814 will continue for these and other properties Grant Revenue 478 318 Held forums for all properties and committees where ideas, strategies and processes for Membership Income 690 714 Merchandising 547 579 improving the operational performance & appeal of the properties have been discussed Museum Visitation Income 565 563 Implemented a magazine specifically for NSW Trust Members Sponsorships 84 54 Implemented regular eNews, Heritage Alerts and Newsletters Total Receipts 5,695 5,785 Listed 30 heritage items on the Trust register Produced position papers on 11 matters of Heritage importance, and EXPENSES Became the lead Trust for online retailing for all National Trusts in Australia. Bushland Management 791 947 397 400 These changes have allowed the Trust to set a demanding but achievable budget for 2014, Cost of Merchandising Costs and Expenses 3,242 3902 which if achieved, will see the Trust break even for the first time many years. The budget has Employee Event Expenses 383 470 been met for the first two months of the 2014 financial year. Legal and Consultancy Fees 175 96 MERCHANDISING 10%
Other Office Expenses Postage and Printing Repairs & Maintenance Other Expenses
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MEMBERSHIP INCOME 12%
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SPONSORSHIPS 2% BUSHLAND MANAGEMENT INCOME 22%
GRANT REVENUE 8%
CONSERVATION SERVICES 3%
OTHER EXPENSES 11%
BUSHLAND MANAGEMENT 11% COST OF MERCHANDISING 6%
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NSW Office of Environment & Heritage (Heritage Branch) $278,440 under the 2011-2013 NSW Heritage Grants Program towards the 2013 National Trust Heritage Festival, Cemeteries Conservation Advisory Service and to undertake conservation and repair works at Experiment Farm Cottage, National Trust Centre, Norman Lindsay Gallery, Grossmann House and Brough House. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities $62,193 under the 2012/13 National Trust Partnership Program (in partnership with the Australian Council of National Trusts) towards national heritage, education and cultural initiatives The Copland Foundation $10,000 to allow the repair and restoration of Jack Haynes Cottage, Saumarez. Other financial assistance was provided by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Museums and Galleries NSW; Bathurst Regional Council; Maitland City Council; Wingecarribee Shire Council; Yass Valley Council; Garden Australia and Buchtel Pty Ltd towards equipment, events and works at properties.
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NEW TRUST POLICIES TO ADDRESS CHANGE BY GRAHAM QUINT, CONSERVATION MANAGER Over many years the National Trust has adopted various policies on the conservation of our built and natural heritage. One of the earliest, the 1974 Policy on National Parks, pre-dated the establishment of the National Parks & Wildlife Service. The National Trust was formed in 1945 on the model of the National Trust in England, Wales & Northern Ireland, which owns and manages coastline, moorland, forests and nature reserves. Following the establishment of the National Parks & Wildlife Service, the Trust passed to the Service responsibilities for coastal land, bushland reserves and Aboriginal sites which it had been managing. The National Trust has a long history and special interest in the establishment, management and public use of the NSW parks system and the protection of both its natural and the built heritage. It is empowered by the National Trust Act ‘to encourage and promote, by any means whatever, public appreciation, knowledge and enjoyment of, respect for, and interest in,’ such lands. In the main, the 1974 Policy’s positions have come to fruition. However in recent times the very purpose and management strategies of National Parks, Nature Reserves, Historic Sites, Wilderness Areas, World Heritage Areas and State Conservation Areas are being disputed. Such challenges to the recognition and conservation of the natural and the built environmental heritage have led the Trust to revise many of its own policies developed over the past 40 years and, where necessary, to develop new policies. The Board of the National Trust has established a Conservation Policies Task Force to oversee this task. As new policies are adopted by the Board, they will be placed on the Trust website and publicised in the regular Heritage Alert E-newsletter. New Policies adopted by the Trust Board include: NSW Parks System Heritage Legislation The Impacts of Coal Mining
Historical Archaeology and Industrial Archaeology Wetlands
Coal mining is a particular example of how changing practices create new pressures, in this case social as well as environmental. Consequently, new policies are needed to achieve a balance which protects significant lands and social significance, while recognising the value of what has traditionally been a source of employment and revenue in New South Wales. The Trust’s Impacts of Coal Mining Policy notes that the coal industry has long been recognised by the National Trust as forming part of the heritage landscape of the present. Many historic coal mines and their associated structures and machinery are listed on the National Trust Register for their historic and scientific values. Coal mining has played a key role in the history of European settlement in Australia and these listings reflect this historical and technological significance. Nonetheless, this industry has significant and often detrimental side effects. In the Hunter Valley, 17 Landscape Conservation Areas were listed on the National Trust Register for their scenic, agricultural, historic and nature conservation significance. Coal mining has threatened the heritage values of a number of these areas. The Trust’s Exeter/Sutton Forest Landscape Conservation Area also contains 43 properties individually listed on the Trust Register and is currently under threat from coal mining operations. The Impacts of Coal Mining Policy sets out the Trust’s position in regard to open cut and ‘long wall’ mining where places of heritage significance may be threatened. It will underpin submissions on coal mining development proposals and Trust action to protect important places threatened by these mining operations. Aeriel view of the Coal Mining in the Hunter Region Photo: Spatial Information Exchange
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SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES OF BRAVE DECISIONS BY ANGELA LE SUEUR When it was formed in 1945 the mission of the NSW National Trust was to protect significant heritage from demolition. However the vision soon widened to include the acquisition of significant built and environmental heritage to protect it and, where appropriate, make it accessible to the public. The first step in the process was taken 60 years ago, when the windswept but ecologically fragile Montague Island was made a wildlife sanctuary under the control of the Trust. This ended in 1987 when management of the island was transferred to the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. By the 1980s the Trust had acquired a considerable portfolio of sites and properties. While some were gifted to the Trust, others were purchased as a result of intensive fundraising and action by communities determined to protect their heritage. Some were in a parlous state; all needed extensive conservation works to strip away accumulated layers that hid their significant past. There was much analysis and cogitation before the Trust could accept responsibility for a property which would tax limited budgets to the extreme, but many brave decisions were made. A number of the Trust’s most significant properties celebrate landmark anniversaries this year marking the first opening of their doors to the public. While there is some discussion today about the relevance and future of house museums, all these properties offer special insights into other lives and times. Each provides a lively programs of events, exhibitions and other cultural pursuits. Without the National Trust some would almost certainly have perished, while others would have been vulnerable to the vicissitudes of individual tastes and changing pressures. A YEAR OF CELEBRATION Much has been written, including articles in recent issues of the Trust magazines, on two of the Trust’s earliest acquisitions. Standing on the site of Australia’s first land grant and Surgeon John Harris’s farm in the outskirts of Parramatta, Experiment Farm Cottage was the Trust’s first property purchase (in 1961). Raising the funds to purchase, then conserve and furnish the property was a considerable challenge for the Trust, and prompted the founding of the National Trust Women’s Committee, which continues as one the Trust’s main sources of fundraising today. In 1963 the 1834 property Lindesay, built by Colonial Treasurer Campbell Drummond Riddell as the first house on Sydney’s Darling Point, was gifted to the Trust by the then owner, Walter Pye. The property had had a number of illustrious owners over the decades who had made their own changes, and the task of peeling back the layers to reveal Lindsay as it was in the 1830s was momentous. A major threat to the property was the 1982 proposal to re-zone the land between Lindesay and the Harbour to allow high rise
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development. This would have blocked the historic view of Lindsay from the Harbour as well as the all-important vista from the property. A vigorous campaign by the Trust, led by the Women’s Committee, persuaded the NSW Government to resume the land which was subsequently opened in 1985 as McKell Park. Visitors to Lindesay today can still experience the property as it was 180 years ago, when Caroline Riddell enjoyed an uninterrupted vista across her lawns to the Harbour and the hope of ships from home. Forty years ago, on 24 February 1973, Governor-General the Rt Hon Sir Paul Hasluck officially opened the Norman Lindsay Gallery in the Blue Mountains. This landmark event is featured separately in this magazine, as the Trust celebrates the anniversary of the opening. Again, this was preceded by a major fundraising drive to fulfil the conditions of Norman Lindsay’s bequest to the Trust. Coming to the rescue was a particularly generous donation by connoisseur of paintings and lifelong friend of Lindsay, Samuel Henry Ervin. It was the generosity of Harry Ervin, as he was known, which led to the NSW National Trust’s early 1970s move to its current home on Sydney’s Observatory Hill. The building which started life as a Macquarie military hospital had been occupied by the former Fort Street Girls High School until the School outgrew the site in the early 1970s. Harry Ervin’s offer to fund restoration of the property and creation of a gallery – the S.H. Ervin Gallery - persuaded the NSW Government to lease the property to the Trust on a peppercorn rent. The transformation of the Gallery began early in 1976 but sadly Harry Ervin didn’t live to see the opening in May 1978. The Gallery celebrated its 35th anniversary this year. In time for Australia’s Bicentennial celebrations in 1988, two other very different but highly significant properties also opened their doors to the public following major conservation works In January 1985, a group of conservation experts braved the searing heat of rural Dubbo to carry out a detailed assessment of Dundullimal Homestead, Dubbo, to determine whether the National Trust could afford to accept it as a gift. The timber slab structure stands on the site of the Dundullimal Run, licensed to Dalmahoy Campbell in 1836. It is still uncertain as to when construction of the homestead started; the central part may be the ‘timber hut’ recorded in the 1939 Census. The property was acquired in 1842 by John Maughan who arrived in the Colony in 1828. He may have started from scratch straight away in anticipation of the 1846 Squatters Act which gave comforting definition to the rights of squatters to own land, or perhaps he waited until ratification before building. Either way, he married in 1852 and, whether to impress his wife,
Aphrasia, or to accommodate his own sensibilities in such a harsh environment, he added to his home refinements unknown in other surviving examples of a similar vernacular. The distinctive ‘T’ shape of the house is complemented by finely crafted, elegant cedar joinery, with French doors opening onto verandahs. After various adjustments and owners, the property was acquired by Thomas Baird in 1871. His descendants, the Palmers, owned Dundullimal before presenting it as a gift to the Trust in April 1986. By then, the buildings had been vacant for many years, vandalised and inhabited by cattle. Supported by an Australian Bicentennial Grant of $250,000, a major conservation program work started in 1986 incorporating traditional skills and saving precious existing fabric. This was the Trust’s first, brave foray into the salvation of a timber slab construction and, without Trust intervention, Dundullimal Homestead would almost certainly have perished. It was opened to the public in 1988 and has become a main focus for the community in western NSW. This role was enhanced in 2010 when funding under the Commonwealth Government’s Jobs Fund allowed the sympathetic adaptation of a 1920s woolshed to create an all-weather education and function space. Built on Sydney’s Hunters Hill promontory in 1871, Vienna Cottage is a palimpsest of changing socio-economic history. For its first 50 years the two front, two back-roomed cottage with its lean-to was the hub
of a large family of Irish origins which has maintained its connections to the area to this day. From 1926 it was owned by a descendant of the original Hillman family, James Frederick Hillman (Fred) who made the somewhat eccentric decision to lease the property and decamp himself to the poultry shed at the back of the orchard, where he lived with his books and piano. However things turned sour for Fred as a result of post war legislation which protected tenants from rent rises and evictions. Unable to evict the sitting tenant and raise the funds needed for maintenance, he and his family watched as Vienna slid into decay. Ironically, many highly significant properties such as Vienna exist intact today as a direct consequence of this legislation, which made ‘modernisation’ impossible. The purchase of Vienna in 1984 was initiated by the Hunters Hill community in the lead-up to Australia’s Bicentennial celebrations. It was one of several properties conserved and interpreted as part of the National Trust-Amatil Bicentennial Program, and was opened to the public in May 1988. What emerges from this story, apart from the tenaciousness of the National Trust in holding to its vision, is the value of partnerships to protect heritage – with government, business and the community. Today it seems unthinkable that sites such as those described above could be at risk. But they are. And while the Trust is most unlikely to stretch to further acquisitions in the foreseeable future at least, support for its aims to protect heritage of all kinds is needed today as much as ever.
GOVERNOR MACQUARIE – HERE AT LAST! BY CLIVE LUCAS (CLIVE LUCAS, STAPLETON & PARTNERS, ARCHITECTS) Lachlan Macquarie, the fifth governor of NSW, is the most renowned of the colonial governors of New South Wales - which 200 years ago stretched as far west as to include part of South Australia, the Northern Territory, the whole of Victoria, Queensland and of course Van Diemen’s Land. While Macquarie dotted the land with his name (and that of his second wife Elizabeth Campbell) for streets, rivers, mountains, towns, forts, ports, counties etc., and everything he built has the name, L. Macquarie Esq. beautifully carved upon it - there has never actually been a monument to him. In recent times we have named banks, high schools, universities, regions, even shopping centres – but still no official monument in the city he created. Marie Bashir, his successor (she is the 37th governor of NSW), has changed all that. Devoted as she is to Australian history, she set about to erect a statue in his honour at the top of Macquarie Street in Sydney, in Queen’s Square, at the entrance to Hyde Park. The street and park are Macquarie’s creations and the entrance to the park is where he had Francis Greenway (his appointed Colonial Architect) design a screen as an entry to the park. Alas this was not built. But 200 years later Professor Bashir chose Terrance Plowright as the sculptor, and Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners were commissioned to design the pedestal. A Blue Mountains resident, Plowright has undertaken some of the largest fine art commissions in Australia and overseas, and has won acclaim for Australian art on a grand scale. Of his inspiration for the Macquarie statue, he said ‘The qualities within Macquarie that inspired me were his humanity and his extraordinary strength of character and intelligence. I attempted to create the face of a gifted man, judicious and full of dignity. As well, I worked on developing within the body language the presence of authority but tempered by his great desire to imbue within the colony, egalitarianism.’ The inspiration for the pedestal was the circular neo-classical pedestals commonly in use in the early nineteenth century - virtually a cut-off column base - to raise the statue above the ground. In Europe you will see this type under many kings, emperors, generals and statesmen. For example, there is such a granite base under the Thomas Woolner bronze of Captain Cook, in Hyde Park, on the axis with the Australian Museum. Macquarie’s pedestal has been simplified to a single drum with a margin at the top of the pedestal and at its base a second drum, at a height suitable to sit upon. The inscription is cut in simple bold block letters finished in gold leaf. On the face ‘Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales 1810 – 1821’ And on the rear the date ‘MMXII’, as well as his places and dates of birth and death. In front of the pedestal set in the pavement is a circular bronze plaque with Macquarie’s coat of arms and verbage to do with its unveiling by Governor Bashir on 31 January 2013. The Governor, the Premier and the architects wanted the statue centred on the axis of Macquarie Street and Hyde Park, but the City Council said no and alas Macquarie sits off centre. However, the design is so that it can be ‘wheeled’ into the centre of the avenue leading up to the Archibald Fountain. This is where the old Viceroy deserves to be. THIS PAGE: Photos: Terrance Plowright | OPPOSITE PAGE: The back verandah at Vienna prior to conservation. Photo: Meredith Walker | Vienna today. Photo: Christopher Shain
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NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY
LOOKING AFTER HERITAGE PROPERTIES
CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
This is the start of a series of articles on heritage materials and techniques which we hope will be helpful to members who own heritage properties, and interesting for those who don’t. Our inaugural article by conservation architect Hector Abrahams explains why, and how, to use lime to let your heritage property ‘breathe’.
The Norman Lindsay Gallery opened its doors to the public in 1973 and is celebrating this milestone with a special look at the exhibitions and events that have taken place over the last 40 years.
LIME AND OLD BUILDINGS
It all started with Lindsay’s bequest to the National Trust of 42 original works and assorted artist materials, ship models and books. It was a condition of Lindsay’s Will that his home at Springwood be acquired by the Trust in which to display his bequest, and a public appeal was launched to raise the money needed. Benefactors included Jane Lindsay, Prouds, Blue Mountains City Council, Grace Bros and S.H. Ervin. The purchase price plus some funds for restoration were raised and the Gallery was officially opened in February 1973.
BY HECTOR ABRAHAMS Having been used in buildings for thousands of years, lime has now developed a reputation for being ‘green’ because it is a natural building material. Taken from the ground the limestone is burned and hydrated, and when applied buildings will return to its hard natural state, a process which is called the lime cycle. So why, despite its new green status, should lime be preferred for work on old buildings rather than more recently developed products? Readily available, lime is mainly used in mortars, renders and washes or coatings. It is easily recoated and reapplied. When used in washes, lime is extremely attractive especially when coloured. Its matt finish reflects the light beautifully, and it has great precedent as a material used in the past.
The Norman Lindsay Gallery has attracted over one million visitors since its opening and has increased its opening times from three to seven days a week. It has changing exhibitions, a specialist gift shop, café, landscaped grounds and short stay accommodation for those who want to experience the magic of the property.
One of lime’s most distinctive qualities is its permeability: ‘breathing’. This makes it eminently suitable for brick and stone work as it means water vapour can move through a structure and is not retained within the walls. This is particularly important when working with bricks made prior to the 1880s which are softer than their modern cousins.
Over 40 years have been devoted by the National Trust to conserving and interpreting Lindsay’s artwork, house, studios and garden.
LIME MORTAR VERSUS CEMENT
Funding under the Centenary of Federation program allowed the Trust to purchase Lindsay’s etching studio, incorporating it once more into the property. The studio had been given to Lindsay and Rose’s daughter, Jane, who sold it during the 1960s. It was where Lindsay and Rose worked together to perfect their art of printmaking and visitors can now see the press Rose used to print the etchings. In 2012 etchers Diana Davidson and Peter Stevens used the press to print a commemorative etching based on a Lindsay pen drawing from the book Micomicana. In 2013 Lindsay’s original painting studio was reopened after conservation work to the roof and foundations, ensuring that the building will be able to be viewed by visitors well into the future. This work was made possible by donations from the NSW National Trust’s Summer Appeal and assistance from the NSW State Government Community Building Partnership program.
Comparisons are often made between lime and cement. Buildings built prior to World War II generally used a mortar of lime, sand and water but after the war, cement became the preferred option. Cement is a highly processed form of limestone blended with clay but has different properties, in particular setting faster and harder. When used on old buildings cement and other hard and impervious materials will have compatibility problems, especially in allowing the building to breathe. Another big difference between lime and cement is flexibility. Lime mortar, being softer, moves with the bricks and does not require the construction joints necessary in cement based construction. Witness the Victorian brick walls of the railways – not a vertical construction break in sight. This is another reason why traditional lime mortar should be used to repair the walls of old buildings; a cement mortar doesn’t allow the bricks to adapt to changes in the environment.
LIME WASHES The Seahorse Fountain Photo: Christopher Shain
The 30th Anniversary of the Gallery was celebrated with a hugely successful medieval style picnic based on one of Lindsay’s works, The Dukes Picnic. To commemorate the Gallery’s 40th anniversary the Trust has produced the third and final Norman Lindsay limited edition vase for collectors. This long awaited piece depicts women in a garden scene and can be viewed along with the original piece in the gallery, as part of the special exhibition, titled Spring. With workshops, literature festivals, outdoor musical events and children’s programs attracting up to 800 people at a time, the property is as vibrant as it was during Lindsay’s lifetime. A very special event is planned next March when An Evening in Bohemia will be held. A variety of performers, music, as well as interesting food and wine will recreate the bohemian times of the 1920s. Fancy dress is encouraged but not obligatory. It will be a night of surprises! Details can be obtained from the Gallery. The Norman Lindsay Gallery | 14 Norman Lindsay Crescent, Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains (02) 4751 1067 For details including opening hours please visit www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw The Oil Room, Norman Lindsay Gallery. Photo: Jonathon Miller
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A workshop on the basic application of lime was held at Camperdown Cemetery as part of Heritage Week. Run by architect Hector Abrahams and James Ginter from Traditional Stonemasonry, attendees were shown the application of a simple lime and water mixture over a Sydney sandstone tomb previously coated with lime. The lime wash improved the appearance of the tomb and the legibility of the lettering, as well as concealing some decay and previous cement repairs. It replicated the previous historic finish. Simple lime washes can be mixed and applied by the competent homeowner as long as precautions are taken to manage the highly alkaline nature of the lime. However, the more complicated lime and tallow mixture used for proper lime wash needs to be created by an experienced tradesperson to ensure the correct balance. A number of commercial products are also available in a range of colours that can also be applied by the home handyman or woman. Mortars can be mixed using readily available ingredients but it is always advisable to use a skilled tradesperson for bricklaying or repointing work on old buildings. This traditional mortar and painting material complements historic buildings and artefacts, forgoing the need to adapt to a new technology. Applying limewash to the Waller Tomb, Camperdown Cemetery Before and after photographs showing concealment of decay and increased sharpness of form
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S.H. ERVIN GALLERY
SHOP TO SUPPORT THIS
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ANN CAPE The artist at home (Margaret Woodward). Oil on linen
WHAT’S ON? PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD Until 17 November Since 1989 the S.H. Ervin Gallery has hosted the annual exhibition of finalists for portraiture by contemporary Australian women artists. The exhibition displays finalists from entries from across Australia competing for a $30,000 award which represents the diverse approaches to contemporary portraiture. Visitors can vote in the People’s Choice Award. The award is administered by The Trust Company.
HOMEWARES GARDENING GIFTS
UTZON’S OPERA HOUSE 22 November 2013 - 19 January 2014 Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House this exhibition comprises works by artists including William Dobell, Lloyd Rees, Brett Whiteley, John Olsen, Peter Kingston, Ken Done and many more who have been inspired by this architectural icon which is one of the most outstanding buildings of the 20th century. An S.H. Ervin Gallery exhibition. Presented in association with The Sydney Opera House
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HUNTERS HILL DAY TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 10.30AM -12.30PM OR 1PM - 3PM The eastern tip of the Hunters Hill peninsular was settled from the early 1830s, Woolwich becoming a working class suburb providing labour for the maritime industries of Cockatoo Island and Balmain. By the late 1800s managers and professional men – sailors at heart – were building fine marine villas in this idyllic place where the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers meet. Today we have the rare privilege of seeing two 19th century marine villas overlooking the Lane Cove River, villas that maintain their relationship to the waterway and the lifestyle that has distinguished this remarkable suburb for more than a century.
‘VINETA’, 2 VIEW STREET, WOOLWICH by courtesy of the owners Built in1881 as a single storey house on a magnificent riverside site with views that stretch from north to west, Vineta received a second storey with verandah in 1890. In 1909, a gazebo on both upper and lower verandahs added a rare charm to this most individual house. The garden runs down to a boat shed and a private sandy beach.
DIARY DATES
PRIVATE HOUSE INSPECTIONS
2013 NOV 12 NOV 28-30 2014 MAR 11 APRIL 8
Hunters Hill Day Lindesay Xmas Fair Balmain Day Clareville Day
11TH ANNUAL LINDESAY CHRISTMAS FAIR THURSDAY 28 TO SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER, 10AM – 4PM Lindesay, 1 Carthona Ave, Darling Point (Please enter via Lindsay Ave) The Annual Fair, held in historic Lindesay and its gardens overlooking Sydney Harbour, raises funds to contribute to the upkeep of the house. You’ll find over 80 stalls with a wide array of appealing gifts. There are delicious lunches and teas at the Courtyard Café.
BALMAIN DAY
CLAREVILLE DAY
TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014, 10.30AM -12.30PM OR 1 - 3PM
TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2014 ,10.30AM -12.30PM OR 1PM - 3PM
Since its 19th century beginnings, Balmain has been a mixed development of houses, trade and industry associated primarily with the waterfront, and it has continued to maintain the flavour that goes with all major port facilities. Surgeon William Balmain arrived with the First Fleet on the convict transport Alexander as second assistant surgeon to Surgeon General John White. He became Principal Surgeon when John White returned home in 1794. For his services he received 550 acres of harbour headland which later took his name. The land was more picturesque than profitable, useless for farming, and it became a maritime suburb, with a fine situation on the peninsular which attracted retired sea captains, small ship builders, and affluent citizens who built handsome houses within easy reach of the city by water. Thomas Mort’s Dock was built in 1854 and Balmain was made a municipality in 1860. In the 1960s there was great restoration of houses and preservation of parks and reserves and since then it has become an increasingly popular and delightful suburb.
Around the turn of the 20th century, Sydneysiders seeking the peace, solitude and natural beauty of the bushland surroundings of Pittwater, came by boat to camp at Long Beach – now named Clareville. By mid century Clareville had become a favourite retreat for artists, writers and architects, early environmentalists, sailors and fishermen. Today Clareville, although a populous suburb, retains much of its canopy of Angophera and Eucalypt, its native bushland mingling with the vibrant colours of introduced sub-tropical flowers thriving on its sheltered slopes. Innovative architecture of today provides a contrast to the simple cottages of previous times.
Public transport to the Fair: Train to Edgecliff Station then a complimentary bus shuttle service will run from the top level of Edgecliff Railway Station bus interchange (Stand H) 10am-4pm to Lindesay. Or catch bus number 327 from Gresham St, Circular Quay. Cost: (Entry to Fair only) $5. Enquiries: (02) 9363-2401.
5 WERAMBIE STREET, WOOLWICH by courtesy of Carl Ryves A rocky path leads down to this unobtrusive house designed by the architect William Martin in 1891 to embrace its naturally beautiful riverside site. Fortunate to have the original plans, the present owner, an Olympic sailor, has carefully restored elements of the building altered by previous owners, so that the house now maintains its integrity attuned to its riverside setting where boats and sailors come and go.
Clareville Day. Photo: Simon Kenny
72 HUDSON PARADE, CLAREVILLE
WAIWERA, 9 WOOLWICH ROAD, HUNTERS HILL by courtesy of Julie and Alf Cocco Waiwera is a beautiful 1876 two storey home set in a large garden. Cost: Bookings: Enquiries:
Balmain Day
‘HAMPTON VILLA’, 12B GRAFTON STREET, BALMAIN
Members (only) $35, Youth (16-20yrs) $20 Ticket Application Sheet (02) 9363 2401
Lindesay Fair
HOW TO BOOK A PRIVATE HOUSE INSPECTION Private house inspections are for MEMBERS ONLY. Members may bring up to two friends on Country Visits and special events. Bookings are essential. No tickets sold at the door. Please see the Ticket Application Sheet on page 23. Please make one payment only for multiple bookings. Tickets are not transferable. The closing date for tickets is five working days in advance. General conditions. No stiletto heels; visitors may be asked to remove their shoes or wear plastic overshoes (supplied). No photography is permitted. Cameras, video cameras and large bags may not be taken onto premises. No children under 12 years. Please note that private homes may not be suitable for wheelchairs or walking frames. To find out more please ring the Ticket Secretary on (02) 9363 2401 before buying your ticket. Booking enquiries: Sian Graham (02) 9363 2401
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by courtesy of John and Kate Priest Built in the early Victorian period in the Georgian style, Hampton Villa is one of the few remaining stately gentleman’s ‘marine villas’ remaining in Sydney. Waterside villas of this period, displaying such fine detailing, are rare. Kate and John Priest have restored it again to life as a family home.
‘EWENTON’, 1 BLAKE STREET, BALMAIN by courtesy of Dr and Mrs John Yiannikas Ewenton, built in 1835 as a single story colonial house, was purchased by Ewen Cameron in 1858 who was a partner in Mort and Co and a leading citizen of Balmain. He added to the original house with an entrance portico and an upper storey to accommodate his 12 children. Ewenton has remained a majestic landmark in Balmain.
8-10 THE AVENUE, BALMAIN by courtesy of Annie and Craig McInnes This charming mews house which is set in a quiet, leafy street, has had major renovations. It was built in 1890, and renovated in 1996 to form a delightful home and garden. Cost: Bookings: Enquiries:
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by courtesy of the owners Designed by Palm Beach architect Bruce James, this state-of-the-art contemporary house of sandstone, timber and glass, flows down the hillside to its private beach and boatshed on Pittwater. Workmanship in the house is exceptional, winning the Master Builders Association’s highest award in 2011 for the builder, Bellevarde Constructions.
28 DELECTA AVENUE, CLAREVILLE by courtesy of Louella and Mark Tuckey Enter from the beachfront. The original plan for this house is inscribed ‘A Seaside Bungalow for Lot 10 of The Pearl of Pittwater Estate, 1930’. Though succeeding owners made alterations to the building (sometimes known as the Home and Away House) nothing could alter the delights of this superb site on the very edge of Long Beach and shimmering Pittwater. The present owners have brought a determination to preserve the integrity of the early bungalow while transforming the interior with their own most individual and stylish talent for design and decoration. Ticket holders will be directed to the third property. Cost: Bookings: Enquiries:
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ERRATUM: The surname of Arthur and Isabella Baird of ‘The Springs’, Obley, Dubbo, was incorrectly printed as Bird in the Aug-Oct issue of the NSW magazine. We sincerely apologise. 17 17
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CANOWINDRA/ORANGE
NORFOLK ISLAND
31 March - 7 April, 2014
SATURDAY 29 AND SUNDAY 30 MARCH, 2014
Due to the success of the National Trust Tour to Norfolk Island this year we have planned another tour for 2014. The island is rich in history and is breathtakingly beautiful, with warm and friendly islanders. Staying at the Governors Lodge Resort you will visit the beautiful Georgian buildings of Kingston, an important heritage site. They were built by the convicts of the Second Settlement and are being lovingly restored. You will attend a Mutiny on the Bounty Show, a dramatic production involving scores of islanders, many of whom are direct descendants of Fletcher Christian and Matthew Quintal. There is so much to see and do on this picturesque island, including dining on fresh fish and traditional food. Leader: Lorraine Collins T: 0439 947 479
A weekend of country house inspections with the National Trust Central West Women’s Committee
CANOWINDRA
The Belubula River is Canowindra's reason for being. Pastoralists and settlers from the 1820s were drawn to and sustained by the wealth and waters of the alluvial flats. A township developed at the river crossing near the site of the swinging bridge. Reputedly an Aboriginal word for ‘twisting snake’ the Belubula has shaped both the geography and history of Canowindra. It has divided the town and determined the winding course of the charming main street. The early township was sited at the ford, and in 1847 a Post Office was gazetted south of the river. But it was sheep grazing and the growing of lucerne that put Canowindra on the map. A major land holder in the district was John Grant, who was transported from Tipperary in 1811 and who later made a resounding success of pastoral life in NSW. His holdings in this area included Braganza and Merriganowry. Today Canowndra is a thriving small town with cafes, galleries, wineries, a local museum and the well-known ‘Age of Fishes’ museum. SATURDAY 29 MARCH, 10AM-12NOON & 2-4PM Maps to Canowindra properties will be supplied with tickets
THE OLD BANK - 5 SUTTOR ST, CANOWINDRA by courtesy of Rosslyn Finn Built by Robert Joyce in 1908, this charming house was originally the Commercial Bank building and residence of the bank manager. The current owner has restored it sensitively and has a very interesting eclectic collection of art. The house is surrounded by a pretty cottage garden.
EDGECOMBE - 3 ICELY ST, CANOWINDRA by courtesy of the Craven family In 1829 the first owner, James Collitts, was granted a block of 640 acres fronting the southern bank of the Belubula River, where Edgecombe now stands. Thought to be the oldest house in Canowindra, it is worthy of a place in the national heritage. Thomas Foote, a squatter of some standing, later purchased the 640 acres here and had the house built c1874, naming it Edgecombe. Built of pise in the symmetrical style of a colonial farmhouse, it is surrounded by verandahs. The property has been owned by the Craven family since 1920.
BRAGANZA - 5087 CARGO RD, CANOWINDRA by courtesy of Gus and Rachel Arnott Surrounded by beautiful paddocks, this lovely family house was built in the mid 1890s by Alfred Jo Grant, grandson of the pioneer John Grant. Since purchasing the property in 2003, the young owners have started painting and renovating this part pise, part brick house to bring it back to its original state, including rebuilding the verandah which had been completely removed. A pretty cottage for the former governess stands in the garden.
NOOJEE LEA - FISH FOSSIL DRIVE, CANOWINDRA by courtesy of Mr and Mrs Charles Curran This impressive Edwardian homestead surrounded by sweeping lawns and beautiful gardens looks down towards the river and has spectacular views across the nearby vineyards. It was known as Booridgerie when it was built for Mr FT Mathews in 1909. For all its size it has a simplicity and symmetry of outline stemming from the Australian rural tradition reaching back to colonial days. The house and gardens have been well maintained over many years. 18
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SOUTHERN STATES OF THE USA 21 September-2 October 2014
Following the success of the National Trust Tour to New England (USA) in October 2012, a tour of the Southern States is planned for 2014. Visits to the cities of Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia transport you to yesteryear’s days of gracious living. From historic sites in Georgia, travel to antebellum sites in South Carolina and colonial Virginia. Relish the gracious elegance of southern living in the rarefied world of plantations, 19th century mansions, magnolia gardens and enormous live oaks hung with Spanish moss. Visit Savannah’s beautiful historic district including its lovely squares, River Street and City Market. See Charleston’s ‘Museum Mile’ which features the richest concentration of cultural sites open to visitors. See Colonial Williamsburg which has been restored to its 18th century glory and inhabited by interpreters living its 18th century lifestyle. A tour of Monticello, family home of Thomas Jefferson, will take your breath away. Leader: Lorraine Collins T: 0439 947 479
ORANGE
Because of the water supply at the chain of ponds (Blackman’s Swamp), Surveyor Richards gazetted a village reserve here in 1829. Major Mitchell confirmed the name of Orange for the town that might arise, in honour of the Dutch Prince of Orange who had been his fellow aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War of 1812. Although growth was slow at first, two important institutions moved there in 1849, giving the infant village an edge over its numerous rivals. These were the Court of Petty Sessions from Frederick’s Valley, and James Dalton’s store from Summer Hill. After the first gold rushes at Ophir and Lucknow in 1851, Orange became the commercial centre for many surrounding gold fields, and when agriculture later resumed its dominant role, the district specialised in fruit growing. In recent years secondary industry has been another source of income, and the extraction of gold has returned at Cadia Mine. Today Orange is a cultural city of about 38,000 people, blending historic buildings and street scapes with cosmopolitan cafes, restaurants, theatres, vineyards and galleries. SUNDAY 30 MARCH, 9.30AM-12.30PM
MENA, 50 KITE STREET, ORANGE
Historic Williamsburg, Virginia
SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND TOUR
NATIONAL TRUST WAY DAY TOURS
This exciting new tour to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall is tailor-made for National Trust members. The itinerary includes wonderful gardens, National Trust properties, seaside and moorland villages, medieval market towns and historic sites. Highlights include Salisbury, Montacute House, Valley of the Rocks, Tarr Steps, the steam train to Minehead, Penzance, Glendurgan Gardens, Chysauster Ancient Village, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Merrivale Bronze Village, Otterton Mill and the Seaton Tramway. Travel in a small group at a relaxed pace spending multiple nights in distinguished, historic accommodation. Early bookings are highly recommended. Leader: Loma Priddle T: 02 9412 2875
ABC ULTIMO CENTRE TOUR
20 June - 5 July, 2014
by courtesy of Scott Gillbank On the Register of the National Estate, Mena, which may have been designed by architect Benjamin Backhouse, was built in 1875 for James Dalton who had the residence constructed for his son, Thomas Dalton. James Dalton was a very prominent Orange merchant, pastoralist and townsman. This quality residence reflects technical, creative and design excellence through its distinctive, ornamented yet formally simple exterior. The interior features highly polished timber joinery.
THIRD HOUSE TO BE ADVISED. Cost: Bookings: Enquiries:
$80 Members $100 Friends (2 only per member) $25 Youth (16 - 20 years) $15 Saturday lunch (bookings essential) Ticket Application Sheet Sally Wickham. (02) 6336 3537 Maureen Pike. (02) 6334 2520
Accommodation: Orange Visitors’ Centre 1800 069 466 www.orange.nsw.gov.au
Come on a fascinating morning tour inside the Sydney home of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Harris Street, Ultimo. The ABC Centre brings together all aspects of the national broadcaster, including Television, Radio, New Media, Transmission and News and Current Affairs. The tour is likely to include a digital state-of-the-art television production studio, an on-air radio studio, a news studio and control room, as well as an insight into a variety of other ABC services, including Archives and New Media. The Centre is a working space so no two tours are ever the same. The tour involves walking in a studio environment so you must wear soft soled, comfortable shoes. The Centre is a few minutes walk from bus stops on Broadway and George Street, or a 10 minute walk from Central Station. Cost:$30 members $33 non-members. Cost includes private tour and morning tea | Bookings: Ticket Application Sheet | Tour Leader: Loma Priddle 02 9412 2875
NSW MOUNTED POLICE AND MUSEUM TOUR
THURSDAY 20 AND THURSDAY 27 MARCH, 2014, 10AM
THE HERMITAGE, 91 WOODWARD STREET, ORANGE by courtesy of Alison Bennett and Hamish Karrasch This charming home was built in 1886 as the residence for Dr Maud of Orange. Extensive renovations were carried out by the present owners in 2011. It is believed that the house was used as a private hospital for some years.
WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2014, 9:45AM
NORTHERN ITALY: LAKES, MOUNTAINS & THE RIVIERA 15-27 September 2014
The 2013 tour is fully booked so a repeat is planned for September 2014, tailor-made for National Trust members in conjunction with Ugo and Barbara Mariotti, who have been conducting enjoyable Trust tours in Italy over the past 10 years. Unpack only twice as we stay in centrally located hotels first in Como, set in an idyllic landscape of mountains on the lake of the same name, then in the resort of Santa Margherita Ligure in the heart of the Italian Riviera. Visit the spectacular gardens of Villa Carlotta and Villa Melzi, Bellagio, the Swiss town of Lugano and the gloriously decorated Certosa di Pavia. Leisurely daily excursions on the Riviera include Portofino, the famous villages of the ‘Cinque Terre’ coastline and the heritage listed small port of Porto Venere. A day tour to Lucca, one of the most beautiful towns in northern Tuscany, is also included. Leader: Loma Priddle 02 9412 2875
NSW Police hold the distinction of having the oldest continuously operational Mounted Unit in the world, formed by Governor Brisbane in 1825. In the early 1900s the Mounted Police had over 800 personnel and 900 horses and most stations in NSW had mounted units attached to them. In 1907 the Unit moved from Belmore Park to the present site. Renovations in 1995 included the addition of an undercover menage and a museum which provides a visual display of the proud history of the Unit. The tour lasts approximately one hour and provides an overview of the history of the Unit and a look at the daily life and running of the stables. You will meet the troop horses and learn about the training and requirements of both horses and police. Meet at the entrance, 7 Baptist Street, Redfern, at 10am. Free 2 hour parking is available in the car park opposite the NSW Mounted Police, or take bus 303 from Circular Quay. Cost: $20 MEMBERS ONLY | Bookings: Ticket Application Sheet Tour Leader: Loma Priddle P: 9412 2875 19 19
EVENTS CALENDAR 2013 / 2014
NOVEMBER ART AT COOMA COTTAGE: ‘Sculpture in the Paddock’ Saturday 2 November, from 10am Cooma Cottage, 756 Yass Valley Way An art experience to rival Sydney’s ‘Sculpture by the Sea’ will be installed in the grounds of Cooma Cottage. ‘Sculpture in the Paddock’ is an arts and culture initiative organised by YASSarts, itself an initiative created by artist Kim Nelson who has a long connection with Cooma Cottage. The event is part of the annual Arts Trail, a week of visual and theatrical arts held in the region during the first week in November. Cost: free entry. Enquiries: see www.yassarts.org
OPEN GARDENS AUSTRALIA & RIVERSDALE GARDEN FAIR Sunday 3 November, 10am-4pm Riversdale, Maud Street, Goulburn Riversdale’s historic gardens are the perfect setting to enjoy talks, demonstrations, produce tastings and plants for sale as this National Trust property joins with Open Gardens Australia for a special day. Cost: Open Garden fee: $10. Entry to house: NT members free. Non members gold coin donation. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Riversdale 02 4821 441, Dawn 0409 953 859 or Ros 0414 951 955.
Friday 15 November, 7.30-10pm Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Pitt St entrance The governors and their households left Old Government House in the 1850s, but their presence still haunts the property. Explore the 215-year old Georgian mansion by candlelight and hear strange tales of the site’s long history. Revist the scene of a tragic accident and witness places within the property where psychics and guides have had ghostly encounters. Maybe you will too! Share your experiences over supper. Cost (includes food and drinks): $27 NT members, $30 non-members. Bookings: essential. Tickets/enquiries: Old Government House 02 9635 8149 or info@friendsofogh.com or www.friendsofogh.com. Visit us on Facebook - Ghost Nights at Old Government House.
HIGH TEA AT ‘NALAWA’ Saturday 16 November, 3pm-3.30pm ‘Nalawa’, 289 Great Western Highway, Blackheath High Tea takes us back to days gone by, with the elegance of matinees in tea-rooms. We invite you to share in this delightful tradition by joining us in the beautiful gardens of the National Trust-listed house, Nalawa, the early 20th century home of Robyn and Peter Wade. Start with a champagne cocktail and, for just a brief time, let the world drift by. Cost: $35 NT members, $40 non-members. Bookings: essential. Tickets/enquiries: Sandra Partridge 02 4739 3003.
HOMESTEAD MARKETS AT RIVERSDALE
Sunday 3 November, 2.30-4.30pm Ballroom, Annesley Retirement Village, 10 Westward Drive, Bowral All members are welcome to attend. Dennis McManus is our guest speaker. Afternoon tea. Cost: free. Bookings: please RSVP to Mhairi Clark 02 4861 1388 or mhairi@ owlresearch.com.au
Sunday 17 November, 10am-3pm (third Sunday each month) Riversdale Homestead, 1 Maud Street/Twynam Drive, Goulburn Held in conjunction with the very popular Riversdale Devonshire Teas, Homestead Markets feature everything home-grown and produced. Handicrafts, vegetables, flowers, plants and home-grown lamb and beef, along with home-made lamb pies and fresh laid eggs. Sausage sizzle. Cost: free entry to grounds. Enquiries: Ros Loftus 0414 951 955 or riversdale@nationaltrust.com.au
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
BOLWARRA HERITAGE WALK
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BRANCH AGM AND TALK
Wednesday 6 November, 9am-4pm Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Parramatta Visit three of the most significant buildings of colonial Australia; Experiment Farm Cottage, Female Orphan School and the Female Factory, Parramatta. Walk in the footsteps of Surgeon Harris, Governor and Mrs Macquarie and hear the personal stories of convict women, colonial orphans and their minders. Visit the locations where the very foundations of our nation were forged through the blood, sweat and tears of our colonial forebears. Cost: $40 NT members, $50 non-members. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Brian Powyer 0401 181 170 or bpowyer@optusnet.com.au
Sunday 17 November, 2pm-5.30pm Meet outside Bolwarra Café, Paterson Road, Maitland The much-anticipated Bolwarra Heritage Walk will explore the history of the area and its exceptional residential architecture with our popular walk guide, Wayne Campbell. Some uneven terrain, so wear strong shoes. Cost (includes food and drinks): $15 NT members, $20 non-members. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Janece McDonald 02 4933 4450.
PARRAMATTA BRANCH AGM AND TALK
Saturday 23, 10am-4pm and Sunday 24 November, 1pm-3pm Eryldene Historic House & Garden, 17 McIntosh Street, Gordon Enjoy choosing your Christmas gifts in the beauty of the late spring garden and its jacaranda blossoms. Old favourites join with invited new stallholders to provide unusual and quality gifts, including jewellery, antiques, Christmas fare, clothing, toys and more. Between 1 and 3pm on Sundays during the Fair, the Garden Café will offer complimentary tea/coffee and a Christmas treat for entry. Cost: $5 per person. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Anne Davey 02 9498 2271 or eryldene@eryldene.org.au
Saturday 9 November, 1pm Burnside School Hall, Masons Drive, North Parramatta Kerrima-Gae Topp will give a talk on ‘Talking Tombstones’. Raffle and afternoon tea. Everyone welcome. Ample free parking. No cost or bookings required. Enquiries: Les Tod 02 9672 3322 or thetods@bigpond.com
WOMBAT HOLLOW DAY – MIKE YABSLEY’S COUNTRY PROPERTY Sunday 10 November, 11am-3pm Wombat Hollow, 300 Kirkland Road, East Kangaloon Enjoy a day at Mike Yabsley’s unique and spectacular Australiana Rural Property in rural Southern Highlands, guaranteed to fascinate men and children of all ages. See how early settlers lived with a guided tour of authentically forged, cast iron artefacts and other items from very different times. Savour a delicious, genuine Country Roast and desserts by Mauger’s Meats of Burrawang, followed by tea/coffee/soft drinks. BYO wine/beer. Cost: $45 NT members, $50 non-members, $20 children. Bookings: essential. Tickets/ enquiries: Mhairi Clark 02 4861 1388 or mhairi@owlresearch.com.au
MAKING, MENDING & RECYCLING CLOTHES IN THE 20TH CENTURY Sunday 10 November, 1pm-4pm Miss Porter’s House, 434 King Street, Newcastle West Making, mending and making-over the family’s clothes were essential domestic skills in times gone by, and the Porter family were adept needlewomen. See how their methods and needs changed over the years – and see if you can identify a mystery object related to the task. Cost: NT members free, $8 non-members, $6 conc and children, $20 family. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Roland Bannister 02 4927 0202 or rbannister@gmail.com
LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE
HUNTERS HILL DAY Tuesday 12 November, 10.30am-12.30pm or 1-3pm With 20 the National Trust Women’s Committee. A private house inspection program f or MEMBERS ONLY. For more information please see page 16
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GHOST NIGHT AT OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE
ERYLDENE’S CHRISTMAS FAIR
GHOST TOUR OF MISS PORTER’S HOUSE Sunday 24 November, 7-9pm Miss Porter’s House, 434 King Street, Newcastle West A specialist from Newcastle Ghost Tours will discuss the history of the House and Porter family who lived there for most of the 20th century. Hear about spirit activity and modern ghost-hunting equipment, with the opportunity to participate in a real ‘stake-out’. Bookings: essential. Cost and other enquiries: Renata at Newcastle Ghost Tours 0411 357 519 or info@newcastleghosttours.com.au
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS TOUR
Wednesday 27 November, 7.30am-6pm Meet at Gordon Station, 7.30am or Beverly Hills Station, 8.30am A tour taking in Wirrimbirra Sanctuary for morning tea, lunch at Riversdale, Goulburn, and afternoon tea at Harpers Mansion, Southern Highlands. Cost (includes food and drinks): $75. Bookings: essential. Enquiries: Anthony Bastow 0404 292 208 or anthonybastow@bigpond.com. Tickets: Ticket Application Sheet, page 23.
11TH ANNUAL LINDESAY CHRISTMAS FAIR Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 November, 10am-4pm This is your chance to do all your Christmas shopping in one go; gifts for friends and family, special foods, and perhaps an irresistible little something for yourself. Enjoy refreshments in the grounds of this spectacular heritage property. For more details please see page 16
VIENNA COTTAGE CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE
HOMESTEAD MARKETS AT RIVERSDALE
Friday 29 November 3pm-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 1 December, 10am-4pm Vienna Cottage, 38 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill The rooms of Vienna Cottage will be filled with beautiful Christmas temptations, including embroidered items, useful and unique homewares, soft furnishings, clothes for all ages, accessories, baby blankets, scented candles, painted boxes, history and heritage publications, walking guides and the much-loved Vienna Cottage marmalade. Cost: free. Enquiries: John Birch 02 9816 1794 or jabirch@bigpond.com
CHRISTMAS CREAM TEA AT COOMA COTTAGE
ILLAWARRA SHOALHAVEN BRANCH CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Friday 29 November, 6.30pm Railway Institute Hall, Railway Parade, Thirroul Join the Illawarra Branch of the National Trust for a delicious two course dinner, and an evening of history, music and poetry in the historic Thirroul Railway precinct. Learn about the ‘Cinderella Line’ and the saving of the ‘Railway Institute’, a significant hall and collection. Guest speakers are Harry Anneveld and Paul Tuckerman. Cost: $40 NT members, $47.50 non-members. Please BYO – the venue is not licensed. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Harry 02 4227 4614 or nt_oldcourthouse@bigpond. com. Staying overnight? Visit Destination Wollongong at www.tourismwollongong.com to view options.
EARTHLY DELIGHTS HISTORIC DANCE AND CAROLS Saturday 30 November, from 3pm Cooma Cottage, 756 Yass Valley Way Celebrate Christmas with an afternoon of dancing and carol singing at Cooma Cottage, most noted as the home of Australian explorer, Hamilton Hume (b1797-1873). On the banks of the Yass River, Cooma Cottage is in the heart of the rich sheep grazing country which attracted pioneers in the early 1820s and 1830s. Enjoy its early colonial character in superb rural surrounds. Cost: $5. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Rick 02 6226 1470.
DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT WINGECARRIBBEE HOUSE Tuesday 3 December, 5.30-7.30pm Wingecarribbee House, Willow Road, Bowral (across the railway line from town) The National Trust Southern Highlands Committee invites you to enjoy the hospitality of the owners of Wingecarribbee House, built in 1857 by the sons of John Oxley, 1857 and still held by the family. A lovely start to Christmas festivities. Cost (includes food and drinks): $50 NT members, $60 friends of members. Bookings: essential. Bookings/ enquiries: Mhairi Clark 02 4861 1388 or mhairi@owlresearch.com.au
YASS HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS PARTY AT COOMA COTTAGE Saturday 7 December, 2pm Cooma Cottage, 756 Yass Valley Way Celebrate Christmas with the locals in historic Cooma Cottage, most noted as the home of explorer Hamilton Hume. View the Cottage which forms part of the earliest complex of dwellings and stables in this early colonial sheep grazing region, and which will be decorated with 19th century Christmas decorations for the occasion. Cost: $20. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Rick 02 6226 1470.
CAROLS IN THE GARDEN AT NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY Saturday 7 December, 7pm Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without carol singing and the jolly man in red and white. The grounds at Norman Lindsay Gallery will come alive with a sing-a-long of favourite traditional and contemporary carols led by the Hawkesbury Song Company. Glow sticks, light candles, fairy floss and coffee will be available for purchase. Cost: $5 per person, $20 family (2 adults, 2 children). Bookings: no. Enquiries: Wendy Drew 0417 415 356.
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT AT OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE Saturday 7 December, 7-9pm (gates open at 6pm) Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Pitt Street entrance Celebrate Christmas in the grounds of Old Government House, the Parramatta home of the colony’s early governors. Bring a rug to sit on the grass, or a chair for non-grassed areas and join us in an evening of traditional carols performed by The NSW Railway Band (the oldest Service Band in Australia) Model Farms High School and Parramatta City Choir. Santa Claus will be our special guest. Candles and glowsticks, barbeque, soft drinks, tea and coffee for sale. Cost: gold coin donation. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Old Government House 02 9635 8149.
CHRISTMAS WITH THE PORTERS Sunday 8 December, 1-4pm Miss Porter’s House, 434 King Street, Newcastle West Miss Porter’s House (Newcastle’s only National Trust House) invites you to an exhibition of Christmas decorations, cards, recipes, food and a Christmas table-setting from former times. Cost: $8 adult, $6 conc, $6 child (children under 5 free), $20 family. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Roland Bannister 02 4927 0202 or rsbannister@gmail.com
Sunday 15 December, 10am-3pm (third Sunday each month) Riversdale Homestead, 1 Maud Street/Twynam Drive, Goulburn Sunday 15 December, from 3pm Cooma Cottage, 756 Yass Valley Way Enjoy afternoon tea as it would have been in the 19th century, in the surrounds of historic Cooma Cottage in the heart of early colonial sheep grazing territory. View the home which stole the heart of explorer Hamilton Hume, who purchased it in 1839, adding his own version of Palladian style wings and a Greek Revival portico during many years of enthusiastic extensions. Cost: $15. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Rick 02 6226 1470.
A TRADITIONAL NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AT MISS TRAILL’S HOUSE Tuesday 17 December, 8.30pm Miss Traill’s House and Garden, 321 Russell Street, Bathurst Food, drinks, children’s games and carols led by the 60-strong Carillion Show Band will be a night to remember, in the candlelit, traditionally decorated Miss Traill’s House. Cost: $10 adult, $8 conc, $5 child, $25 family. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Brian Atkinson 02 6332 4232 or mth@nationaltrust.com.au
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ Thursday 19 December, 6pm Cooma Cottage, 756 Yass Valley Way The intimate surrounds of historic Cooma Cottage, set in the rolling sheep grazing territory which first attracted settlers in the early 1820s, will provide the perfect setting for readings from the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. A glass of mead will warm the cockles before leaving. Cost: $20. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: Rick 02 6226 1470.
JANUARY NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY - LIFE DRAWING SCHOOL Monday 30th December 2013 to Thursday 2nd January 2014 and Tuesday 7th January to Friday 10th January 2014 Life Drawing Summer School Cost: $290pp Includes 4 days, 9-1 of life drawing, tuition, models, use of easels and morning tea. Bookings: 4751 1067 or visit www. normanlindsay.com.au
SHAKESPEARE IN THE GROUNDS
Saturday 4, Sunday 5 January at Norman Lindsay Gallery Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge Weekends 11,12 and 18,19 January, and Saturday 25 January at Everglades House & Garden Everglades House & Garden, 37 Everglades Avenue, Leura Sport for Jove Theatre presents Shakespeare in the grounds for the fourth muchanticipated year. Bookings: essential. Bookings/enquiries: visit www.sportforjove. com.au
HOMESTEAD MARKETS AT RIVERSDALE Sunday 19 January, 10am-3pm (third Sunday each month) Riversdale Homestead, 1 Maud Street/Twynam Drive, Goulburn
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Celebrate Australia Day at National Trust properties. For contact information to find out what each property has in store please see page 22. OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE AND EXPERIMENT FARM COTTAGE 26 January, 10am-4pm Old Government House, Parramatta Park and Experiment Farm Cottage, Harris Park Adding to the huge Parramatta Council celebration of Australia Day, our two National Trust properties will be open for a festive day for the whole family. Special Aussie fare at Lachlan’s Restaurant in the grounds of Old Government House. Experiment Farm Cottage, Hambledon Cottage and Elizabeth Farm will be open (discounted admission); a chance to immerse yourself in the history and lifestyles of the colony’s influential early settlers. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Old Government House 02 9635 8149
SAUMAREZ HOMESTEAD, ARMIDALE 26 January, 10am-4pm Entry via Armidale Airport Special guided hours tours of this Edwardian mansion. See how 19th century pastoralists lived. Enjoy BBQ Sausage Sizzle and homemade goodies; stock up on plants and curios at our stalls. Bring a picnic, explore the grounds and our splendid gardens and farm area. Fun for the family, while helping to support your heritage. Bookings: no. Enquiries: 02 6772 3616 or saumarez@nationaltrust.com.au 21
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FEBRUARY RETRO 2014
Saturday 15 February, 5.30-10pm Everglades, 37 Everglades Avenue, Leura, & Leura Golf Club, Sublime Point Rd, Leura Don your 1920s gear and join the party! Cocktails and canapés at Everglades, followed by a Dinner Dance at Leura Golf Club, with complimentary champagne on arrival. Beverages available for purchase. Fabulous ‘20s style dance band. Prizes for the best dressed. Accommodation packages available upon request with courtesy bus between Golf Club and Everglades. Cost: $100. Bookings: essential. Tickets/enquiries: Jo Elwell 02 4782 5011 or admin@leuragolfclub.com.au
HOMESTEAD MARKETS AT RIVERSDALE Sunday 16 February, 10am-3pm (third Sunday each month) Riversdale Homestead, 1 Maud Street/Twynam Drive, Goulburn Held in conjunction with the very popular Riversdale Devonshire Teas, Homestead Markets feature everything home-grown and produced. Please see entry for 17 November for details.
GHOST NIGHT AT OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE Friday 21 February, 7.30-10pm Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Pitt St entrance Ghost nights at Old Government House never fail to raise the adrenalin, as candlelight flickers through the corridors of this Georgian mansion where the lives of the early colonial governors and households who once lived there seem almost palpable. For more details please see the entry for 15 November. Cost (includes food and drinks): $27 NT members, $30 non-members. Bookings: essential. Tickets/enquiries: Old Government House 02 9635 8149 or info@friendsofogh.com or www.friendsofogh.com. Visit us on Facebook - Ghost Nights at Old Government House.
ABC ULTIMO CENTRE TOUR Wednesday 26 February, 9.45am The ABC Centre brings together all aspects of the national broadcaster. For details about this fascinating insight please see page 19.
MARCH
TWILIGHT JAZZ AT ERYLDENE Sunday 9 March, 4-8pm Eryldene Historic House and Garden, 17 McIntosh Street, Gordon Take in the sunset at the end of a summer’s day in the beautiful garden at Eryldene. Bring a picnic, drinks, a rug or folding chair and enjoy the wonderful sounds of The Moods. With a repertoire drawn from traditional jazz, swing and jive to classics from the songbooks of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. The Moods set the mood for young and old. Purchase homemade cake, tea and coffee from the Garden Café. Order gourmet rolls before 7 March. Cost: $25 members and students under 25, $30 non-members, $10 child (615yrs), $70 family (2 adults, 2 children). Bookings: recommended. Bookings/enquiries: Anne Davey 02 9498 2271 or eryldene@eryldene.org.au
LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE BALMAIN DAY Tuesday 11 March, 10.30am-12.30pm or 1-3pm With the National Trust Women’s Committee. A private house inspection program for MEMBERS ONLY. For more information please see page 17.
NSW MOUNTED POLICE AND MUSEUM TOUR Thursday 20 and Thursday 27 March, 10am A one hour tour of the oldest, continuously operational Mounted Unit in the world, founded by Governor Brisbane in 1825. MEMBERS ONLY. For more details please see page 17.
INSPECTION WEEKEND IN CANOWINDRA AND ORANGE With the Central West Women’s Committee Saturday 29, Sunday 30 March March is a popular time to visit Canowindra and Orange, so be sure to book your places as soon as possible in this special insight into the area. For more details please see page 18.
NATIONAL TRUST OPEN DAY: OLD COURTHOUSE, WOLLONGONG Sunday 30 March, 10am-3pm Old Courthouse, Cliff Road, Wollongong Join the National Trust Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch for a lovely day at the Old Court House. Browse through this historic building, chat with local members and learn more about what your Trust is doing in the area. Enjoy tea and scones on the lawn. Cost: free to 22 everyone. Bookings: no. Enquiries: Harry Anneveld 02 4227 4614 or nt_oldcourthouse@bigpond.com
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CHRISTMAS AT THE
NATIONAL TRUST
TREAT YOURSELF TO A NATIONAL TRUST CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING & FAMILY FUN Eryldene Christmas Fair; Eryldene Historic House & Garden, 17 McIntosh Street, Gordon | Saturday 23 November, 10am4pm and Sunday 24 November, 1pm-3pm | Shop from carefully selected stalls in the beautiful gardens. Enjoy refreshments in the Garden Café. 11th Annual Lindesay Christmas Fair; Lindesay, 1 Carthona Ave, Darling Point (please enter via Lindsay Ave) | Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 November, 10am-4pm | This is NOT to be missed! Literally thousands of products, from antiques and jewellery to clothing and food. Lunch and refreshments will be served in the grounds. Vienna Christmas Boutique; 38 Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill Friday 29 November, 3pm-8pm, Saturday 30 & Sunday 1 December, 10am-4pm | Beautiful Christmas temptations including handcrafted homewares and accessories, baby clothes and the Cottage’s famous marmalade. History books and heritage walking guides.
NATIONAL TRUST
When paying by credit card or cheque please send: • T he entire (completed) Ticket Application page; please do not cut it up. • Enclose a stamped, self-addressed business • size envelope • E nclose credit card details or cheque payable to The National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Celebrate Australia Day at a National Trust property. Enjoy special Open Day activities, guided tours – plenty to eat, see and do. For more details visit our website: www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw to see what is on offer at each property, or ring properties direct: Everglades House & Garden, Leura 02 4784 1938; Miss Porter’s House, Newcastle West 02 4927 0202; Miss Traill’s House, Bathurst 02 6332 4232; National Trust Centre (events) 02 9258 0123; Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge 02 4751 1067; Old Government House, Parramatta/Experiment Farm Cottage, 02 9635 8149; Saumarez Homestead, Armidale 02 6772 3616; Vienna Cottage, Hunters Hill 02 9816 1794.
The Ticket Secretary The National Trust of Australia (NSW) PO Box 53, Edgecliff NSW 2027 Fax (02) 9328 2649 Please use credit card wherever possible. Please use only one payment to cover each group application.
T he Ticket Secretary The National Trust of Australia (NSW) PO Box 53, Edgecliff NSW 2027 Fax (02) 9328 2649 Admission will only be allowed on presentation of tickets. Members wishing to attend activities with friends must apply on the same application form in order to receive tickets in the same group.
Refunds will only be allowed with one week’s notice (two weeks for country weekends) and return of tickets for re-sale. A cancellation fee will be charged. Membership fees should not be included with activity payments. : $2 handling fee will be added to transactions by fax
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS
TICKET APPLICATION
Please do not send Ticket Application Sheets to the Trust Centre at Observatory Hill. The Ticket Secretary is at Lindesay, Darling Point.
Carols in the Garden at Norman Lindsay Gallery; Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge | Saturday 7 December, 7pm | Carol sing-a-long, with the Hawkesbury Song Company, Santa, candles and glow sticks. Carols by Candlelight at Old Government House; Parramatta Park (enter Pitt Street entrance) | Saturday 7 December, 7pm9pm (gates open at 6pm) | Traditional carols performed by The NSW Railway Band, Model Farms High School and Parramatta City Choir. Santa, glow sticks and candles. Barbeque and refreshments for sale. Christmas with the Porters: Miss Porter’s House, 434 King Street, Newcastle West | Sunday 8 December, 1pm-4pm | An exhibition of Christmas decorations, table-setting and other memorabilia from former times. A Traditional Night Before Christmas: Miss Traill’s House and Garden, 321 Russell St, Bathurst | Tuesday 17 December, 8.30pm Food, drinks, children’s games and carols led by the 60-strong Carillion Show Band, in the candlelit, traditionally decorated Miss Traill’s House.
15 Marian Street, Killara - Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 9.30am-12.30pm. (02) 9498 5182.
No telephone bookings accepted. ENQUIRIES TO TICKET SECRETARY. • 02 9363 2401 (10am – 1pm, Mon – Thu)
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Activity
Tuesday 12 November
Hunters Hill Day
$35 per person $20 youth (16-20 yrs) (MEMBERS ONLY)
Wednesday 27 November
Southern Highlands Tour
$75 per person
Meet 7.30am at Gordon Station or 8.30am Beverly Hills Station
Wednesday 26 February
ABC Ultimo Centre Tour
$30 NT members $33 non-members
Meet at ABC Ultimo Centre at 9.45am
Tuesday 11 March
Balmain Day
$35 per person $20 youth (16-20 yrs) (MEMBERS ONLY)
Thursday 20 March
NSW Mounted Police and Museum Tour
$20 MEMBERS ONLY
Meet at the entrance, 7 Baptist St, Redfern, at 10am
Thursday 27 March
NSW Mounted Police and Museum Tour
$20 MEMBERS ONLY
Meet at the entrance, 7 Baptist St, Redfern, at 10am
Saturday 29, Sunday 30 March
Inspection Weekend, Canowindra and Orange
$80 NT members $100 friends (2 only per member) $25 Youth (16-20 years) $15 Saturday lunch
For accommodation, please contact Orange Visitors’ Centre: 1800 069 466 or www.orange.nsw.gov.au
Tuesday 8 April
Clareville Day
$35 per person $20 youth (16-20 yrs) (MEMBERS ONLY)
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Additional Information 10.30am-12.30pm 1pm – 3pm
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NB. The closing date for all ticket applications is five working days before the event.
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AMOUNT TO BE DEDUCTED: Credit Card No. Name on Card Expiry Date Signature Please send completed form to the National Trust (NSW), Mail Order Departments, PO Box 53, Edgecliff NSW 2027 TEL (02) 9363 2401 FAX (02) 9328 12649 EMAIL lindesay@nationaltrust.com.au
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THE NATIONAL TRUST SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND CORPORATE MEMBERS The National Trust wishes to thank Sponsors and Funding Bodies at all levels for helping to protect our valuable heritage
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THE NATIONAL TRUST (NSW) HERITAGE FESTIVAL
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BRONZE PARTNERS Clayton Utz Eakin McCaffrey Cox Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Holding Redlich Lawyers & Consultants International Conservation Services Oasis Nursery Sotheby’s Trust Company of Australia
FUNDING BODIES Australian Government: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities NSW Government: Office of Environment and Heritage Museums and Galleries NSW Parramatta City Council
CORPORATE MEMBERS F DC Construction + Fitout Pty Ltd Cox Architects Pty Ltd Godden Mackay Logan Pty Ltd Tenix Pty Ltd Winten Property Group Allen Jack + Cottier Design 5 - Architects Pty Ltd Johnson Pilton Walker Pty Ltd Tanner Architects
MEDIA PARTNERS
Media Monitors Australia Wollongong City Council
SUPPORTERS List Guide A Acorn Media AMP Aurora Expeditions Best Buds Florist BridgeClimb Chifley Financial Services Christopher Shain Photography Clive Lucas Stapleton & Company Cox Richardson FDC Fine Music 102.5FM Foto Riesel Camera House Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT) Goldstein and Martens Grays Online HLB Mann Judd John Mulally & Associates Microsoft Australia Mrs Karin Keighley National Trust Women’s Committee NRMA Motoring & Services NSW Architects Registration Board NSW Department of Commerce NSW Department of Education and Training NSW Department of Lands Pinpoint Pty Ltd Quilty Tours Richard Dinham Consulting Pty Ltd The Langham, Sydney The Wine People Winsor & Newton WT Partnership YHA NSW Zenith Information Management Services
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