National Trust NSW Annual Report 2016-2017

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The National Trust of Australia (New South Wales)

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Observatory Hill, Millers Point, Sydney 2000 GPO Box 518, Sydney 2001 Telephone: 02 9258 0123 Fax: 02 9251 1110 www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw

St John’s Anglican Church, Camden HISTORIC CURTILAGE UNDER THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT Our cover story highlights a very real threat to the integrity of one of our earliest ecclesiastical sites, should a proposal for the sale of lands intrinsic to the significance of St John’s Anglican Church and Rectory at Camden be allowed to go ahead. The Church and its site fill the vista from Camden Park House as intended by the Macarthur brothers who built it. The National Trust considers the danger to be imminent, with State Heritage Listing needed urgently as a means of providing statutory protection.

Despite listing on the National Trust Register in 1949 and a nomination for State Heritage Listing in the 1980s the Church, Rectory and Cemetery remain unlisted at State level, even though the place is described on Camden Council’s Heritage List as being of national significance.

Other examples are given in this magazine ( Sydney’s GPO Building and the Haberfield Conservation Area – see page 6) of highly significant heritage left vulnerable due to omissions in listings and the ensuing lack of statutory protection. The Trust is pressing for the urgent State Heritage Listing of the St John’s complex but, to date, the site and buildings remain unprotected.

President: Dr Clive Lucas OBE CEO: Debbie Mills Editor: Angela le Sueur Design: Stephen Smedley, Tonto Design Editorial Committee: Dr Clive Lucas OBE, Debbie Mills, Angela le Sueur, Anne Weinman The NSW National Trust Magazine is published by The National Trust of Australia (NSW). Published articles reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Trust.

St John’s and the Macarthur family St John’s Anglican Church was consecrated in June 1849 on land donated by the sons of John Macarthur, James and William, for the purpose of building a church, a residence for a clergyman and a burial ground. The colonial government contributed £1000 to the project which was otherwise funded by the Macarthur family and who, in 1859, also built the Rectory and Coach House.

Plans for the contemporary ‘gothic style’ design with its needle spire were produced by John Cunningham, an English architect known to the family. Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis was appointed supervisor. The chancel was extended in 1874 to the design of Sir George Gilbert Scott of London, supervised by Sydney architect Edmund Blacket who early on had impressed the ecclesiastical fathers with his knowledge of Gothic architecture.

The Church is noted for its many fine windows, its 1861 organ and choir gallery built to the design of Blacket, and the clock and bells dedicated in 1897 as a gift from Elizabeth Macarthur-Onslow of Camden Park, one of many gifts from the family. Throughout the building and grounds are numerous items donated by other prominent members of the community, indicating the high value they placed on the Church and its surrounds. The c1850 font was designed by Mortimer Lewis and the historic Cemetery, now closed, dates from 1844.

■ How you can help. Please write to the Heritage Division, Office of Environment & Heritage National Trust

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expressing your support for the urgent listing of St John’s on the State Heritage Register.

IN THIS ISSUE: NSW NATIONAL TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 IT’S A NATIONAL TRUST CHRISTMAS EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

COVER PHOTOGRAPH Vistas of the Church will be lost should development be allowed Photography: Eric Sierins

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St John’s Anglican Church, Camden photographed by Max Dupain (courtesy Eric Sierins Photography)

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From the President 3 DR CLIVE LUCAS OBE

Right: Pictured in front of the Georgian staircase of the Macquarie Arms, Windsor. The National Trust continues to oppose strongly the current threat to Windsor and its historic Thompson Square.

Dear Members, Much has happened over the past twelve months but I am pleased to say that, although the fate of highly significant heritage continues to hang in the balance, there is much good news to report.

Firstly, on behalf of the National Trust Board, I wish to acknowledge and thank retiring Chief Executive Officer Brian Scarsbrick. Brian retired on 1 September, having taken the reins of the Trust in mid 2011, a very difficult time following the global financial crisis. With the wholehearted support of staff and volunteers, the Trust rallied. Since 2012/13 five substantial consecutive bottom-line surpluses have been produced, leaving a $2 million bottom-line budgeted surplus for 2016/17.

In August 2017 we welcomed Debbie Mills as our new CEO. Former CEO of Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Debbie brings a strong understanding of cultural organisations and a success story in strengthening resources. I know you will enjoy meeting her. The Trust’s Conservation Director, Richard Silink, has been appointed her deputy.

Other good news for the Trust was the gifting of the Bowral property, Retford Park, to the Trust by Mr James Fairfax AC, towards the end of 2016. The property comes with an endowment to provide for its ongoing conservation and management. Plans are in hand for a series of open days at Retford Park so that you can experience the beautiful buildings and grounds as soon as possible.

The new State Minister for Heritage, the Hon Gabrielle Upton, has listed on the State Heritage Register the Cliefden Caves, a vast network of limestone caves which takes its name from one of the oldest homesteads in Western NSW. The Sirius Building in The Rocks, Sydney, had a reprieve when a court challenge by the community found the decision not to add it to the State Heritage Register to be based on wrong information. Itself a Sydney landmark, this building occupies an invaluable site at the gateway to Sydney, where its relatively low scale allows sweeping views of the Harbour and Opera House from the west. Were it to be demolished, there is little doubt that a considerably larger replacement would obliterate this dramatic entrance to our city. Listing is being reconsidered.

Our Heritage Protection report in this issue highlights the importance of adequate listings which afford significant heritage the statutory protection it needs, whether at local, state, national or international level. There have been so many tragic instances where heritage has been damaged or demolished due to inadequate listing. A current major concern for the Trust is the historic curtilage of St John’s Church, Camden, which is as yet unlisted on the State Heritage Register. As a result the site is vulnerable to unsympathetic development proposals. See our cover story to learn more about the site and why this threat must be opposed.

Other issues of key concern to the Trust include the Powerhouse Museum and its collections; threats of change to architect Michael Dysart’s visionary 1958 Robb College at the University of New England; moves by Rookwood Cemetery to create a ‘heritage cemetery’ in the very rare colonial cultural landscape of Fernhill, Mulgoa – almost certainly a death sentence for the mansion and its ‘gentleman’s park’, the ongoing battle to save State Heritage Register listed Varroville from another cemetery proposal, – and Thompson Square at Windsor.

Constant vigilance is vital, and the Trust is very fortunate to have highly effective networks of professionals and concerned, committed members, volunteers and others throughout the state to keep watch, and act.

As President I greatly enjoy my visits to properties, branches and committees, meeting our wonderful volunteers and staff who work so hard to make heritage exciting and enjoyable for people of all ages. Our S.H. Ervin Gallery, recognised as a leader in promoting Australian art, again produced a program of exhibitions which included explorations of the creative journeys of individual artists, to the well-loved Salon des Refusés and the Portia Geach Award.

The National Trust Women’s Committee, a stalwart of the National Trust since 1961, continued their deservedly successful house inspections and country weekends. The Trust thanks the Committee, and the many private home owners who have made their properties available. The Women’s Committee has also done much to highlight the value of heritage at risk, ever since their wonderful 1960s exhibition ‘No Time to Spare’.

There is much we can all do to save our heritage – but we have to act quickly and decisively. Pick up your pens and make your voice heard, now!

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From the CEO 3 DEBBIE MILLS

Right: Outside the S.H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust Centre

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Dear Members, I feel truly fortunate to have been offered this wonderful opportunity as CEO of The National Trust of Australia (NSW). During the interview process I met many of the Board members and now I would like to introduce myself to our family of members and supporters.

With my family originating from Dubbo NSW, whilst I am referred to as the ‘city’ cousin, I have always had a strong connection to the rural area where I spent so much time with my family. I believe this is where my passion for the protection of our world, whether that be our built, cultural or natural environment, including our fauna, began.

I studied commerce and law at University and went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. However, I have never walked a traditional path with my career. I spent many years as a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where I worked with an extensive variety of client businesses that were undergoing change and in need of support to manage the change process as well as assisting them in improving their financial performance.

From PricewaterhouseCoopers I moved to Caltex Australia, in a National role that let me travel throughout Australia, to our capital cities as well as many regional areas, regularly meeting people at the refineries, terminals and our customer businesses. Whilst at Caltex a new department was formed to manage Caltex’s response to Climate Change. I took up a lead role in the Climate Change team. The role was diverse as it involved working with the Federal Government on the proposed legislation as well as the strategy and implementation plan to ensure Caltex was ready to meet its obligations under any existing and proposed legislation that fell under the heading of Climate Change.

Whilst I was working in the corporate sector, I kept close to my passion and became a volunteer with the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home, eventually going onto the Board of this animal welfare charity that looks after lost and abandoned animals. It provides a valuable service in either reuniting them with their owners or re-homing them with new families.

Volunteering in the not-for-profit sector really showed me where I wanted to be every day and eventually I moved from Caltex to the Botanic Gardens which included the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, the Domain, the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan and the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah. I became the CEO of Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens, which is the not-for-profit organisation supporting the work of the

Gardens. Being at this important cultural, environmental and scientific organisation allowed me to learn and engage on many environmental and heritage matters, provided me with experience and exposure to the operations of the State Government, as well as, importantly, the opportunity to lead, manage and work closely with the members, volunteers and supporters.

I was absolutely delighted to accept the role of CEO of The National Trust of Australia (NSW). I can already see that, like the Botanic Gardens, our members and volunteers are the lifeblood of The Trust.

I was very fortunate and grateful that Brian Scarsbrick spent time sharing his valuable knowledge and insights with me during our handover period. I’m sure you will enjoying reading in this special edition, the many great achievements that Brian managed with our dedicated Board, staff and volunteers during 2016/17.

As I’m sure you know the National Trust is an organisation with enormous breadth and diversity, which I continue to learn about every day. I’m looking forward to continuing to meet our members, volunteers and supporters and working together, with our dedicated staff, to continue to achieve great outcomes for the future. I hope that I will see many of you at our Annual General Meeting on 25 November 2017.

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NSW NATIONAL TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 Highlights of the year The year 2016/17 was one of many significant achievements, which saw the NSW National Trust consolidate a strong financial base, conserve key properties and develop ways to make heritage alive and exciting for everyone. For details please read the annual report which follows.

• For the fifth consecutive year the Trust raised and consolidated revenue, to produce a $2 million bottom line surplus for 2016/17.

• Bushland Management Services and Conservation Services exceeded target revenue while increasing their effective contribution to heritage conservation and protection.

• Almost half our house museums raised revenue in excess of daily operational costs; a steady increase over the past five years.

The ability of properties to finance their daily operations is essential, so that the Trust’s limited resources can be directed to conservation, interpretation and other major works. All house museums are working towards balancing the books on a daily basis.

• The wonderful gift of Retford Park to the NSW National Trust by the late James Fairfax AC will ensure that the property is accessible and can be enjoyed by all Australians.

• The Trust is urging state and federal governments to include significant heritage which has hitherto been omitted from listings which afford statutory protection from harm. The listing of Cliefden Caves on the State Heritage Register was gazetted in August 2017 following nomination by the Trust. The Sirius Building in The Rocks, Sydney will be reconsidered for listing; a chance to protect this landmark and relatively low-rise building at the gateway to Sydney Harbour.

• The Trust continues to campaign for the Powerhouse Museum collection to remain in Sydney; to protect colonial heritage including Thompson Square, Windsor and the curtilages of St John’s at Camden, Fernhill, Mulgoa and Varroville, and to monitor and mitigate the impact of major infrastructure development.

• Stabilisation works were completed at the Greek Revival property, Dalwood House, located within the Wyndham Estate.

Significant conservation works were carried out at Cooma Cottage, Yass.

• In collaboration with the Museum of Clothing and Maitland Regional Museum, Brough House, Maitland, is envisioned to become the centre for the Trust’s extensive textile collection.

• Major exhibitions were held at Old Government House, Parramatta, and Everglades House and Gardens, Leura, highlighting the properties and collections and bringing new audiences.

• The exhibition Margaret Olley: Painter, Peer, Mentor, Muse held early in 2017 was highly successful in raising funds for the Gallery while giving large numbers of visitors a day to remember.

• Friends of Trust properties together with volunteers in all Trust branches and committees increased their programs of events to raise revenue, bring visitors of all ages to Trust properties, share and enjoy the histories of local heritage throughout the state, and raise awareness of the Trust state-wide.

• Development of the Australia-wide National Trust website continued, co-ordinated by the NSW National Trust. The website expanded to include the Australian Heritage Festival, showcasing more than 1000 community events across Australia in a user-friendly and visually engaging platform.

• The first issue of a new-look National magazine, Trust, was launched in December 2016.

• Trust properties won a number of highly coveted awards. The Destination Sydney exhibition, a collaboration between the S.H. Ervin Gallery, the Mosman Art Gallery and Manly Art Gallery won its category in the 2106 Museum & Galleries NSW 2017 IMAGINE Awards. Woodford Academy’s innovative cultural program won the Judges’ Special Commendation in the 2017 NSW National Trust Heritage Awards. Volunteers at the Trust’s Riversdale property, Goulburn, won a 2016 Goulburn Mulwaree Council Heritage Award for the reconstruction of the heritage gardens at Riversdale.

Left: Retford Park, Bowral: gifted to the NSW National Trust by Mr James Fairfax AC. The handover was completed in 2017 and a series of open days is planned for the new year.

This is a wonderful gift to Australians, and the NSW National Trust is so proud to be entrusted with caring for it into the future.

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NATIONAL TRUST ACTION FOR HERITAGE PROTECTION 3 BY GRAHAM QUINT – ADVOCACY DIRECTOR

Since its inception in 1945, the NSW National Trust has been committed to the protection of significant heritage at risk. That role today includes participation in consultation processes to achieve appropriate recognition of heritage, partnerships with professional and community groups to oppose threats to significant places and items, and submissions to government which provide expert comment on proposals and influence planning decisions which affect heritage.

The Trust is fortunate to be able to draw on the professional expertise and knowledge of its Technical Committees, whose members volunteer time to advise on specialist categories of heritage.

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t has been a challenging 12 months for the National Trust in identifying threats to heritage, promoting its value, and advocating for its protection and sensitive incorporation in new development.

Government listings – glaring omissions, and serious implications The National Trust Register continues to be the main mechanism by which the Trust identifies significant heritage of all kinds. Recent additions to the National Trust Register have included the Parkes Radio Telescope, Auburn Botanical Gardens, Our Lady of Czȩstochowa Polish Church at Marayong, the Gordon Duff Bridge at

Forbes and 131 Radar Station at Kooragang.

Listings on the Register signal the need for appropriate statutory protection of items through local, state, national and international listings. However at every level there are serious omissions and, as a result, much irreplaceable and valued heritage is vulnerable to harm in its many forms.

Current examples are: • St John’s Anglican Church, Camden.

Listed on the National Trust Register in 1949, the church is as yet unlisted on the State Heritage Register. Its historic curtilage and vistas are currently subject to unsympathetic development proposals (see cover story).

Queen Victoria at the entrance of Sydney’s GPO Building. Photo: Michael Nicholson Photography

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• Sydney GPO. Listed many years ago by the National Trust, the GPO building in Martin Place has not been included on the Federal Government’s National Heritage List. As a result, although listed on the State Heritage Register, the GPO building has been left vulnerable to unsympathetic change.

Following the recent sale of the last part of the complex remaining in public hands (Australia Post), there is the potential for the new owners to propose its designation as State Significant Development. This would effectively limit the powers of the NSW Heritage Council from prescribing conditions to protect the building from unsympathetic change, to an advisory capacity only.

Furthermore, had the building been offered as a long term lease rather than for sale – the position argued strongly by the National Trust – more effective controls could have been exerted in the event of future proposals. This was the procedure adopted by the NSW Government in regard to the former Lands Department and Education Department buildings in Sydney’s Bridge Street, and by the Sydney City Council with regard to the Queen Victoria Building and Capitol Theatre. The plight of the 1903 Newcastle Post Office, allowed to deteriorate and recently damaged by fire, is an example of what can be lost when major public buildings are divested by governments.

• WestConnex. The designation of developments as State Significant Development or State Significant Infrastructure has facilitated major developments such as the various phases of

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WestConnex. Aside from the loss of many private homes, the impact on the federation Haberfield Conservation Area has been devastating. The Area had not been listed on the State Heritage Register and did not have adequate statutory protection.

The National Trust is working closely with the Office of Environment & Heritage to assist in identifying omissions from the State Heritage Register. Positive results include: • Cliefden Caves, Mandurama. The State Heritage Listing of the cavernous limestone Cliefden Caves was gazetted in August 2017 following nomination for listing by the National Trust.

• Hadley Park, Castlereagh. Standing on its 1803 land grant with an 1811 farmhouse, c1806 timber cottage and later farm buildings, Hadley Park has local government protection only through its listing on the Regional Environmental Plan of Penrith Council. The Council is supporting the Trust’s nomination for State Register Listing.

Other issues • Sirius Building, The Rocks, Sydney. The recent history of the Sirius Building in The Rocks demonstrates the fluctuating fate of much significant heritage today. Nominated for listing on the State Heritage Register by the Trust and recommended for listing by the NSW Heritage Council, this was rejected by the former NSW Minister for Heritage. A

Hadley Park at Castlereagh. Photo courtesy of Penrith Lakes Development Corporation

court challenge by the community found the rejection to be wrong and the nomination will be revisited, however the future of the building still hangs in the balance. In addition to protecting this valued Sydney landmark, there are fears that demolition would allow redevelopment on a much larger, obstructive scale.

• Powerhouse Museum. The Trust supports the establishment of a new museum at Parramatta featuring significant parts of the extensive collection held by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. However the Trust is urging the retention of the Sydney

Powerhouse Museum on its Ultimo site adjoining the University of Technology.

Reasons include its high significance to the City of Sydney, and the prohibitive costs and risks associated with moving large and fragile items, such as the Boulton & Watt Steam Engine.

• Royal National Park. The Trust has long supported a nomination for World Heritage Listing for the Royal National Park south of Sydney. The listing is now threatened by moves to build the F6 motorway extension from St Peters to Waterfall. A less environmentally damaging and lower cost alternative, supported strongly by the Trust, is to upgrade the rail system to the Illawarra.

The wide diversity of risks facing significant heritage, particularly given the increasing scale of development and re-development in valuable locations, is intensifying the need for vigilance and rapid, effective response. Once gone, heritage cannot be replaced and, given recent decisions regarding heritage of national and even world heritage significance – Sydney’s GPO building and the Royal National Park – it seems that nothing is safe.

The National Trust is fortunate to have the support of so many heritage professionals who gladly volunteer their expertise to identify threats and contribute to strong arguments for alternative action. We are also grateful to our members, volunteers and the wider community who support us in so many ways. Your support is needed now, more than ever.

Cliefden Caves, Mandurama. Photo: Phil Maynard

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ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE Bushland Management Services (BMS) 3 BY GUY SANACORE – DIRECTOR, BUSHLAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES

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he forerunner to the National Trust’s Bushland Management Services (BMS) was formed in 1976 when a group of passionate conservationists pioneered a new method of bush regeneration using minimal soil disturbance, and without chemicals. Trialled successfully at the Trust-owned Ludovic Blackwood Memorial Sanctuary in Beecroft, the service has been invaluable in promoting the healthy regeneration of bushland throughout the state, and has provided an important revenue stream to the National Trust.

Today, BMS has evolved to become a multidimensional service working on a competitive tender basis to address environment degradation and other issues – with local government councils, private land-owners and community groups. Training and support for clients is an important aspect of ensuring the successful ongoing management of natural environments restored to ‘health’.

The Service uses the latest techniques to ensure: • Biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration • Conservation of the educational and scientific values of bushland • Healthy habitats for native flora and fauna, including water quality • Protection and retention of remnant , indigenous vegetation • Tube stock planting, where there is no potential for regeneration to occur by itself • Conservation of cultural heritage (Aboriginal and European)

• Enhancement of the visual and landscape amenity of bushland, so that it can be fully enjoyed by bush-walkers, bird spotters and others.

Highlights of the year • B udget exceeded target. The budget target for the year was exceeded with an estimated increase in the profit margin of 19% compared to 16% for the previous year. (see finance report page 18).

• Integrated Management System (IMS).

BMS has achieved certification of its IMS, which includes Quality, Environmental and Safety management systems. This ensures that all considerations are addressed in work practices which can include the challenge of working in natural and wild environments, the use of chemicals and other issues. A number of key policy areas have been redefined.

• BMS restructure. Three new full time Area Coordinators joined the team, to enable BMS to spend more time working with individual clients and take on more contracts.

• Training tools. The Bush Regenerators’ Handbook is currently being reviewed and updated to ensure its continued effectiveness as a guide to best practices.

• Education. BMS is exploring ways of encouraging the young to value and care about the natural environment by contributing to primary school curricula.

• Indigenous culture. BMS will increase its liaisons with Indigenous peoples to improve our understanding of the cultural (Indigenous) significance and traditional uses associated with environmental sites.

BMS in the field – a case study Some of the work of BMS is illustrated by a project undertaken during the year for Sutherland Shire Council. Funded by a grant from the Sydney Coastal Councils Group Inc, the project addressed noxious weed problems on the pathways of the Woronora River.

Stages of work involved: • Removing highly aggressive and noxious weeds (Weeds of National Significance).

Asparagus fern was a particular problem.

Large infestations were gathered and sectioned off, then lightly sprayed. New methods for controlling Tradescantia fluminensis were trialled by perforating leaves and spraying with bioactive herbicide • Taking steps to prevent future encroachment of weeds into adjacent bushland where they provide a harbour for pestilent animal species • Regeneration of remnant plant communities (Woronora Sandstone Mallee-Heath Woodland community, and Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland) • Planting of tube stock where regeneration was not possible: 250 Indigenous plant species were planted to improve plant diversity • Improved access to the site to facilitate future weed control and regeneration works With minimal soil disturbance, there was almost instant regeneration of species, including varieties of Eucalypt and many native groundcovers.

Training for community groups and volunteers attracted to the idea of protecting the environment and its flora and fauna is an important aspect of keeping people enthused and ensuring that work done achieves the right results. Led by trained BMS supervisors, volunteers learn to identify local plants and fauna and know what – and what not – to do.

For information on how to volunteer – phone BMS – 02 9258 0132 or email bms@nationaltrust.com.au For more about BMS please visit www.nationaltrust.org.au/services/bushland-management

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PROPERTIES & COLLECTIONS 3 BY RICHARD SILINK – DIRECTOR TRUST PROPERTIES, REBECCA PINCHIN – MANAGER, COLLECTIONS

The NSW National Trust is the custodian of a portfolio of nationally significant heritage places including museums, galleries, gardens and landscapes, across the state. On behalf of the community, we own and care for a vast collection of moveable cultural heritage ranging from the rare and valuable to everyday items which are direct links with different lifestyles and times.

Conservation and care of the properties and collections has to be our top priority.

Our properties date from the early colony and are representative of many key political, social and architectural movements, to the mid twentieth century. Early colonial, Georgian, Victorian, Federation, to the mid twentieth century works of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony. They range from the grandiose to the humble, and their stories reflect the making of the nation, from the early governors and first settlers to pastoralists, explorers, merchants and environmentalists.

Making this possible FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR PROPERTIES The Trust has invested heavily in our properties to improve their long term financial sustainability. Over the last few years we have greatly improved the visitation and financial performance of our properties. This means that more funds are available for special works, from maintenance to landscaping, to creative interpretation.

BRINGING HERITAGE ALIVE The challenge for the Trust is to remain relevant to future generations of visitors, members, supporters and donors. While remaining aware of its past, the organisation must also embrace changes in society, encourage new perspectives and welcome new cultures in order to remain relevant and vibrant into the future.

The Trust must be inclusive by engaging with all the stories that are relevant to our places, including different cultural perspectives, women’s and Aboriginal stories.

This approach was evident in some exciting new events and exhibitions including the ‘At Home’ contemporary design exhibition at Old

Government House and the vibrant cultural programing at Woodford Academy.

The Trust is proud to have collaborated with the NSW Reconciliation Council (NSWRC) to present a state-wide tour of winning artworks from the year’s NSW Schools’ Reconciliation Challenge. The exhibition was launched at the National Trust Centre, Millers Point, before touring Cooma Cottage, Saumarez Homestead, Woodford Academy and Dundullimal Homestead.

EDUCATION – SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS National Curriculum-aligned education programs are being developed for Tomago House, Cooma Cottage, Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage (EFC).

Public programs were developed in conjunction with major exhibitions, exploring associated themes and developing new dimensions.

COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT Throughout the year the Trust has worked to improve the documentation and knowledge of our collection. The Collections Manager and volunteers have undertaken the systematic recording of our extraordinary collection of furniture and decorative arts. This work will ultimately allow the public to access our collection online.

PARTNERSHIPS Partnerships with heritage, government and community groups enable us to share stories and resources, developing a kaleidoscope of experiences. Important partnerships included ongoing links with City of Parramatta, and Museums & Galleries NSW. A new partnership with the Museum of Clothing and the Maitland Regional Museum has allowed the

Above: On behalf of Riversdale volunteers, Ros Loftus accepted a Goulburn Mulwaree Council Heritage Award 2016 for the reconstruction of Riversdale’s heritage gardens. Pictured with Goulburn Mulwaree Mayor Bob Kirk

reinterpretation of Brough House. Miss Traill’s House in Bathurst, Harper’s Mansion, Berrima and Everglades Gardens, Leura, again linked with Open Garden groups to highlight special spring gardens in their regions.

VOLUNTEERS Our volunteers are the National Trust! We cannot thank our volunteers enough for the work they do, their commitment and expertise.

Ongoing information and training sessions for volunteers included the Trust hosting a Bi-annual Regional Forum held in the Hunter Region, the Southern Highlands and the Blue Mountains.

SUPPORTERS The Trust greatly benefited from donations and bequests that provided funding to undertake major capital projects and exciting new initiatives to engage the public with our places and collections.

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PROPERTIES & COLLECTIONS Highlights of the year 3 BY RICHARD SILINK – DIRECTOR TRUST PROPERTIES, REBECCA PINCHIN – MANAGER, COLLECTIONS

BROUGH HOUSE A grant from the Office of Environment and Heritage has enabled the Trust to carry out significant works to Brough House, the ‘mirror image’ property to Grossman House in the historic centre of Maitland. Brough House is envisioned to become the centre for the Trust’s extensive textile collection and will host regular textile exhibitions in collaboration with the Museum of Clothing and Maitland Regional Museum who have co-located to the site.

COOMA COTTAGE, YASS The former home of Hamilton Hume is the pride of Yass and is now managed by a dedicated group of local volunteers. In the past 12 months significant conservation works have occurred including replastering, repainting and joinery repairs. The property is the host of the annual ‘Sculpture in the Paddock’ exhibition that attracts visitors of all ages from across the state.

DALWOOD HOUSE, HUNTER VALLEY The Trust benefited from a major works grant from the Office of Environment and Heritage to undertake urgent structural stabilisation works to the Greek Revival Dalwood House, located within the Wyndham Estate.

DUNDULLIMAL, DUBBO The property continued to attract greater number of visitors and educational groups.

It is generously supported by the efforts of the volunteers and the dedication of the local Dundullimal Support Crew.

EVERGLADES HOUSE & GARDENS, LEURA Everglades had a highly successful year with increased visitation to the gardens and the exhibition program in the house and the Squash Court building. The property hosted Wunderkammer, an exhibition of taxidermy that explored a variety of environmental themes including feral species and the plight of threatened animals. Other exhibitions in the ‘Squash Courts’ gallery featured local artists.

EXPERIMENT FARM COTTAGE, HARRIS PARK New public programs included the atmospheric Lamplight Tours of the Cottage in partnership with neighbouring Hambledon Cottage (thanks to the Friends of OGH and EFC). The Cottage was also the cultural hub of Parramatta Day celebrating history and diversity, organised in partnership with the City of Parramatta.

HARPER’S MANSION, BERRIMA The dedicated team of volunteers manage all aspects of the property and in the past 12 months have successfully undertaken a range of building and landscape projects including a new structural retaining wall and extensive interior repainting using traditional distemper. The beautiful gardens at the property are testament to the extraordinary efforts and expertise of the volunteers.

GOLDEN VALE, SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS Over the past 12 months the volunteers and staff at the property have worked diligently to care for the gardens, buildings and the collection. A major project involved the documentation of the extensive collection under the guidance of Clare Germaine and Rebecca Pinchin. The Trust continues to explore financially sustainable options to activate the property for the benefit of the public.

LINDESAY, DARLING POINT The highlight of the year is the always successful Christmas Fair which attracts vast crowds to the site. Through the year the Trust was able to use a donation to undertake major works to the cellar.

MISS PORTER’S HOUSE, NEWCASTLE WEST Monthly Open Days featured different aspects of the large collection of items which belonged to Miss Porter and family, and which are a direct link with twentieth century domestic life.

Cataloguing of the collection continued during the year. Drainage works were completed to address damp.

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MISS TRAILL’S HOUSE & GARDEN, BATHURST The Sydney Cup of 1870 which is part of the property’s equine heritage collection stole the show at a July exhibition which also featured the Emirates Melbourne Cup on its tour of Australia and New Zealand. School visits and community events such as the Seniors’ Festival, Christmas celebrations, Spring Spectacular and Artisan Trades’ Trail brought people of all ages to the property. Support from the Open House Committee, local Trust branch, Central West Women’s Committee and enthusiastic volunteers contributed to a successful year.

NATIONAL TRUST CENTRE, MILLERS POINT The National Trust Centre was repainted in 2016/17 including the reconstruction of the original doors based on early sketches of the entry. The new doors were finished using an ‘oak-graining’ painted finish technique that was popular to embellish joinery in the early nineteenth century.

Opposite: Formal afternoon gown c1878.Grossmann House textile collection. Photo: Christopher Shain Above and above right: contemporary furniture design shared space with colonial pieces from the National Trust collection during the At Home: Modern Australian Design exhibition, Old Government House. Photos: Michael Wee

NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY, FALCONBRIDGE See Galleries, page 12

OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE, PARRAMATTA Two major temporary exhibitions were hosted, which allowed visitors to experience the House in entirely new ways.

At Home, curated by David Clark and Roxanne Fea, introduced new audiences to the property, by showcasing contemporary Australian furniture design in a historic setting.

The dialogue between the old and the new furniture enlivened the Georgian interiors of the world heritage site.

Governance: 10 contemporary artists respond to the role of governance today interpreted the significance of the site as the centre of governance for the young colony. The exhibition was made possible by a grant from the City of Parramatta.

RIVERSDALE, GOULBURN Volunteers Ros Loftus and Dawn Giles and their team won the Goulburn Mulwaree Council Heritage Awards 2016, category: reconstruction of a large heritage garden; recognition of the extraordinary effort made by everyone. The property is the pride of Goulburn with the Rare Plants Fair in early November attracting visitors from across the state.

SAUMAREZ HOMESTEAD, ARMIDALE The volunteers and staff at the property have worked tirelessly to conserve and document the vast collection of buildings, domestic and rural collection items at the property. The collection at the property is for the first time being made available online for public access.

TOMAGO HOUSE, TOMAGO The property and chapel are looking magnificent after the recent major conservation works. Heritage landscape consultant Geoffrey Britton prepared a draft landscape design for the extensive gardens to reinstate the many lost trees from the storms in 2015.

WOODFORD ACADEMY, WOODFORD Woodford Academy’s innovative cultural program continued to successfully engage new audiences with site-specific exhibitions and talks showcasing Blue Mountains-based artists, performers and historians. The Academy has successfully collaborated with the local aboriginal community to create a dedicated permanent aboriginal cultural interpretation space.

Woodford Academy was high commended in the Museums & Galleries NSW (M+GNSW) 2016 IMAGINE awards for Art at the Academy published in 2015.

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NATIONAL TRUST GALLERIES

S.H.ERVIN GALLERY The S.H. Ervin Gallery’s exhibition program in 2016-17 included the 2016 Salon des Refusés; Black Mist Burnt Country; Testing the bomb, Maralinga and Australian art; the 2016 Portia Geach Memorial Award; Margaret Olley: painter, peer, mentor, muse; Coast: Peter Powditch retrospective and Elisabeth Cummings: interior landscapes.

Grants were received from the National Library of Australia Community Heritage Grant program for a Preservation Needs Assessment conducted by International Conservation Services and the Margaret Olley Art Trust for the Olley exhibition. We gratefully thank

Holding Redlich for continuing as our principal sponsors of the 2016 Salon des Refusés.

Administration of the Portia Geach Memorial Award was undertaken by the Gallery on behalf of the Award Trustee, Perpetual.

Exhibitions were supported by publications and popular public programs, and special events including artist studio tours were conducted by the events committee. Conservation of collection items is ongoing and made possible through the generous response of members to the 2016–17 Appeal.

The dedicated team of volunteers continue to support the activities of the Gallery and three volunteers received Service Awards and Commendations in 2016.

NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY, FAULCONBRIDGE The loan of the mysterious Woman and Satyr from the NSW Police Department brought large numbers of visitors keen to see the painting which had been recovered as stolen property over 30 years ago, as yet unclaimed. Changing exhibitions included Parallels in Etching and Females and Felines. Printmaker Liz Perfect was the Gallery’s first Artist-in-Residence; John Wilson ran a booked-out weekend master class in oils; Life Drawing was again popular in spring, and large crowds enjoyed the annual Jazz in the Garden and Wine tasting events.

Above: The exhibition Destination Sydney (summer 2016) won its category in the 2016 Museums & Galleries NSW 2016 IMAGINE Awards. Pictured are the project teams from Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Mosman Art Gallery and the S.H. Ervin Gallery, with the Hon Leslie Wilson MP, Minister for Early Education, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Assistant Minister for Education.

Top centre: Above left: Woman & Satyr, Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge Above: PETER SMEETH. Jean Kitson, 2016 Salon des Refusés.

S.H. Ervin Gallery. Pictured with Jean Kitson

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Above: Installations exploring the many different dimensions of historic Woodford Academy have made the Academy a focus for cutting edge art in the Blue Mountains. Florals by EDITH PASS, photo

by JENNIFER LEAHY. Ephemeral Threads, Woodford Academy, Woodford

SUMMER: NOVEMBER – JANUARY 2018

NATIONAL TRUST EVENTS National Trust properties, branches and committees increased their programs of events around the state this year, raising much needed funds to help maintain Trust properties and fund projects. Friends of Trust properties and other volunteers worked hard to develop entertainments of all kinds for all age groups. Their efforts are invaluable and the Trust thanks everyone!

Left: The National Trust Way took a tour to Myanmar Below left: Power Play Part ll – Naomi Oliver (detail). Governance Exhibition & Forum: Old Government House Below centre: Wunderkammer: Everglades House and Garden Below right: A Shared Table: heritage dinner in the Georgian Dining Room of Old Government House

Highlights of the year • The National Trust Women’s Committee’s highly successful house inspection program Looking at Architecture included Open Days for members only in many Sydney suburbs, and the May Country Weekend in Nowra.

The Trust thanks property owners who generously opened their homes to the Trust.

• The 2016 Lindesay Christmas Gift Fair and Garden Seminar were held at Lindesay, Darling Point.

• The Tours Committee conducted tours to overseas heritage locations including Norfolk Island and Myanmar, and developed day tours giving special access to Sydney landmarks.

• Highway 31 Heritage in November developed in conjunction with Classic Yass promoted the heritage significance of regional townships now by-passed. A highlight was the Cooma Cottage Ball.

• Musical treats included the annual Jazz Festival at Norman Lindsay Gallery, while lectures, talks and tours to significant heritage sites provided opportunities to learn and make new friends.

• Exhibitions were staged by many properties (see Properties Report), ranging from artistic installations to parades of heritage fashions.

Major exhibitions were Wunderkammer (Everglades), Governance: Exhibition and Forum (Old Government House), and At Home: Modern Australian Design at Old Government House.

• Open Days at properties showcased collection items and held special events to celebrate Australia Day. Families enjoyed fun events at Saumarez Homestead, Everglades, Norman Lindsay Gallery and other garden properties with stories to tell.

National Trust Heritage Festival & Awards The annual Heritage Festival is now Australia-wide, with over 1000 events.

The annual NSW National Trust Heritage Awards are well established as a much valued recognition of excellence in a wide range of heritage disciplines. The presentation of Awards by Anthony Lean, Chief Executive, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, was held in April at Pyrmont’s historic Doltone House.

Judy Birmingham won this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Stephen Brooker won the Trades and Skills Award and the Judges’ Special Commendation went to Woodford Academy.

The event and Award winners were covered in full in the August-November 2017 issue of the NSW National Trust magazine.

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NATIONAL TRUST FINANCIAL REPORT 2016/17 3 BY SOMA SOMAVARMAN – DIRECTOR, FINANCE

Highlights • Bottom line surplus achieved for the fifth, consecutive year.

• National Trust Heritage Foundation grew to $6.5 million, augmented early in 2017/18 by a further $8 million from the Estate of the late James Fairfax AC. • The Trust’s investment valuation increased by $726K during the year compared to a reduction in investment valuation of $273K the previous year.

• Bushland Management Services contributed a net profit of $403K during the year compared to $423K the previous year. Conservation Services revenue increased to $258K from $216K last year.

• The Margaret Olley exhibition in the S.H. Ervin Gallery raised approximately $146K including a grant of $75K from the Margaret Olley Foundation. Other properties are working to increase visitor numbers.

• Eight of the Trust’s 17 house museums balanced their books for the second consecutive year. Others are working towards this end.

• Significant works were carried out at Dalwood House, Saumarez Homestead, Cooma Cottage and Harpers Mansion, an expenditure of $1,812K compared to $978K the previous year. Most of the works were funded by grants or bequests.

• The NSW Government has pledged a grant of $150K over the next three years for Old Government House.

The year 2016/17 showed strong growth, both in the financial management of Trust assets and the successful operation of revenue streams.

Over the past five years, the Trust has slowly but surely continued to improve its financial position. This year saw the fifth consecutive year of bottom-line profit, with a surplus 0f $2,353,275 compared to $253,443 in 21014/15. During 2015/16 the gift of Retford Park to the Trust by the late James Fairfax AC contributed to an outstanding net operating result after investment income for that year of $17,603,000. During 2016/17 a most generous donation by the Fairfax Estate of $2 million towards the upkeep of the property was augmented early in 2017/18 by a further $8 million.

Core programs continued to perform well. The Trust’s Bushland Management Services (BMS) continued to improve financial results with a net profit of $403,761. IMS accreditation will enhance BMS’s potential to

grow in years to come. Conservation Services increased revenue this year; from $215,759 in 2015/16 to $257,767 in 2016/17.

Special exhibitions at Trust properties were successful in raising revenue and increasing visitation during the year. The S.H. Ervin Gallery’s summer 2017 exhibition Margaret Olley: Painter, Peer, Mentor, Muse raised approximately $146,000, including a grant of $75,000 from the Margaret Olley Foundation. Exhibitions at other Trust properties were successful in attracting new audiences, particularly At Home: Modern Australian Design at Old Government House and Governance: Exhibition and Forum at the former Vice-Regal residence. Two major exhibitions planned for 2017/18 at the property are expected to be similarly successful.

Of the 17 National Trust properties operating as house museums, eight were again successful in raising revenue in excess of daily operational costs.

With the help of our tireless property managers and volunteers, all house museums are working towards balancing the books on a daily basis and only a small number continue to place undue pressure on Trust finances.

A total of $1,812K was spent on conservation, maintenance and upgrades at the Trust’s Dalwood House (Hunter Valley), Saumarez Homestead (Armidale), Cooma cottage (Yass) and Harpers Mansion (Berrima), compared to $978K the previous year. Most of this year’s works were funded by grants and bequests. The NSW Government has pledged $150,000 from 2017/18 for a three year period towards supporting Old Government House.

Once again, the Trust is indebted to the commitment and innovation of our volunteers throughout the state, who donated an astounding 140,000 hours of their time and expertise to the Trust during the year. As well as raising invaluable funds, they raise the profile of the Trust in towns and bush alike. Their value to the Trust is inestimable.

In August 2017/18 Brian Scarsbrick AM retired as Trust CEO, a position he had held for six years. Brian came to the role at a very difficult time for the Trust and indeed, for all not-for-profit organisations, who were dealing with increased competition for fewer resources. Survival was imperative for an organisation committed to the protection and preservation of much of the nation’s most significant heritage. Brian had to make some very difficult decisions, reversing a dangerous trajectory which could not be allowed to continue.

Results for the year augur well for the Trust and for heritage. Under the stewardship of the Trust Board and with careful strategic management by staff, the National Trust continues to consolidate its financial base. We are confident that this trend will continue in the current climate.

RIVERSDALE, SET IN ITS AWARD-WINNING HERITAGE GARDENS. Photo: David Cornford $50,000 from a bequest of $100,000 from Jenny Smith (see above) has enabled building works at Riversdale, Goulburn, built as an inn in the late 1830s and later the home of NSW Surveyor-General, Edward Twynam.

The property is complemented by its award-winning heritage gardens.

This year, the volunteers at Riversdale received the Goulburn Mulwaree Council Heritage Award for conservation of a large heritage garden, and were awarded first prize in the heritage section of the Lilac City Garden competition as well as the Betty Jane May Memorial prize. These very significant achievements are due entirely to the skill and commitment of the volunteers, led by Ros Loftus and Dawn Giles.

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RECEIPTS RECEIPTS Bushland ManagementBushland Income Management Income Conservation Services Conservation Services Donations Donations RECEIPTS Enterprises Enterprises Bushland Management Income Fundraising and Event Income Services Fundraising And Event Conservation Income Grant Revenue Donations Membership Income Grant Revenue Enterprises Membership Income Merchandising Fundraising and Event Income Museum Visitation Income Merchandising Grant Revenue Sponsorships Museum Visitation Income TotalMembership Receipts Income Merchandising Sponsorships Museum Visitation Income EXPENSES Total Receipts Sponsorships Bushland Management TotalCost Receipts of Merchandising

EXPENSES Employee Costs and Expenses EXPENSES Event Expenses Bushland Management Bushland and Management Consultancy Fees Cost Of MerchandisingLegal Cost ofOffice Merchandising Other Expenses Employee Costs And Expenses Employee Costs and Expenses Postage and Printing Event Event Expenses RepairsExpenses & Maintenance Consultancy Fees Other Expenses Legal And ConsultancyLegal Feesand Office Expenses TotalOther Expenses Other Office ExpensesPostage and Printing Postage And Printing Repairs &Result Maintenance Net Operating Repairs & MaintenanceOther Expenses ExpensesIncome Other Expenses TotalInvestment Net Operating Result After Investment income Total Expenses Net Operating Result

Net Operating Result

Bequests Investment Income Reimbursement Bequest Expenses

Net Operating Result After Investment income Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Fixed Assets Gain/(Loss) on Revaluation of Investment

Investment Income Bequests Gift - Retford Park Property Net Operating Result After Investment Income Bequest Expenses Non-Operating Income Reimbursement

Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Fixed Assets Gain/(Loss) on Revaluation of Investment

Surplus/(Deficit) for the year (per accounts) Bequests Gift - Retford Park Property Bequest Expenses Reimbursement Non-Operating Income Gain/(Loss) On Disposal Of Fixed Assets Surplus/(Deficit) for the year (per accounts) Gain/(Loss) On Revaluation Of Investment Gift - Retford Park Property Non-Operating Income

Surplus/(Deficit) For The Year (Per Accounts)

Fy 2017 FY 2017 $000’s

Fy2016 FY2016 $000’s

RECEIPTS RECEIPTS

2,157 2,157 FY 2017 258258 $000's 452452 1,447 1,447 2,157 761 761258 997 703 997452 1,447 703654 761 852 654997 20 703 852 8,301 20654 852 8,30120

2,272 2,272 FY2016 216 216 $000's 434

RECEIPTS

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3,565 762 1,524 1,524 275 668 668 615

$000's

434

816 816 2,272 1,100 216 1,100 804 434 662 804 816 929 662 1,100 805

929 804 22 662 805 8,059 929 22 805 8,059 22 1,524 8,059 668

1,383 8,301 503

1,383761 1,383 503231 503 510 3,605 3,605 285 761 761 1,812 676 231231 510 9,766 510 285 285 1,812 (1,465) 1,812676 9,766 596 676 (870) 9,766 (1,465)

3,565 3,565 281 762 762 978 275 759 275 615 9,428 615 281 281 978 (1,369) 759 978 9,428 563 759 (807) 9,428 (1,369)

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563 (1,369) (90)

(870) 440 726 596 2,0002 (870) 55 3,223 440 726 2,353 2 2,000

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Museum Visitation Sponsorships, 0.2% Income, 10%

$000's

(807) (97) (273) 563 1,520 17,350 (807) (90) 18,410 (97) (273) 17,603 1,520 17,350

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(97)

17,603 (273)

17,350 18,410 17,603

Museum Visitation Sponsorships, 0.2% Merchandising, 8% Income, 10%

Merchandising, 8% Membership Income, 8%

Bushland Management Income, 26% Bushland Management Income, 26%

Conservation Services, 3%

Membership Income, 8%

Donations, 5% Conservation Services, 3%

Grant Revenue, 12%

Donations, 5%

Grant Revenue, Fundraising and 12% Event Income, 9%

Enterprises, 17%

EXPENSES Fundraising and

Event Income, 9%

Other Expenses 7%

Enterprises, 17% Bushland Management 14%

Other Expenses 7%

Bushland Management 14%

EXPENSES EXPENSES Repairs & Maintenance 19% Repairs & Maintenance 19%

Cost of Merchandising 5% Cost of Merchandising 5%

Postage and Printing 3% Other Office Postage and Expenses Printing 5% 3% Legal and Consultancy Fees Other Office 2% Expenses Event Expenses 5% Legal and 8% Consultancy Fees 2% Event Expenses 8%

Employee Costs and Expenses 37% Employee Costs and Expenses 37%

Supporters and Partners The National Trust as a not-for-profit organisation relies very much on the support it receives from members, business and community partnerships and government grants. The Trust gratefully acknowledges the support received during 2016/17 which enabled works across a broad spectrum.

A full list of our Bronze Partners, Funding Bodies, Corporate Members and other Supporters is provided on the back cover of each issue of the NSW National Trust magazine.

GRANTS The National Trust received a total of $989,039 in grants during 2016/17.

Major grants were: • $69,000 – Department of Environment and Energy; for conservation and interpretation works at Old Government House, Parramatta • $50,000 – Jolimont Foundation; for the S.H. Ervin Gallery • $5,996 – NSW Government Family & Community Services, Community Building Partnership; Everglades House and Gardens

• $16,115 – Local Land and Services: Everglades House and Gardens, Landscape Conservation

DONATIONS • $2 million – from the Estate of the late Mr John Fairfax AC, towards the upkeep of Retford Park, gifted to the National Trust in 2915/16 • $100,000 – Jenny Smith. $50,000 has been added to the National Trust Heritage Foundation. The remaining $50,000 funded building upgrades at Riversdale, Goulburn BEQUESTS Bequests gratefully received by the Trust totalled $1,950.92. In addition, the Havelberg collection of Georgian glass dating from 1700–1840 and bequeathed to the Trust may be seen until 21 January 2018 in a major exhibition at Old Government House, Parramatta.

• $251.54 – Estate of the late Dean Donald Havelberg • $1,699.30 – Estate of the late Jocelyn Brian

Disclosure of Information Access applications 2016/17. No applications for information under the Freedom of Information Act were received

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NATIONAL TRUST PEOPLE We thank our wonderful volunteers!

NATIONAL TRUST 2016 HONOURS National Trust Honours are awarded every year at the Annual General Meeting, in recognition of contributions beyond the call of duty. Those honoured at the 2016 AGM are named below. The Trust thanks all our volunteers who work through our branches, committees and at properties, who keep the Trust at the forefront of heritage protection and appreciation throughout New South Wales.

Trust Honours 2016 were presented by NSW National Trust President, Dr Clive Lucas OBE HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP Ian Carroll OAM Dr James Broadbent AM MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD Noel Thomas – Miss Traill’s House Caroline Parker – Women’s Committee Rosa Deane – S.H Ervin Gallery Margery Keys – S. H. Ervin Gallery Kathryn Bancroft – Bathurst Branch and guide at Miss Traill’s House William Thompson – Women’s Committee & Central West Women’s Committee VOLUNTARY SERVICE AWARD Isla Tooth – S. H. Ervin Gallery Nola Barry – Miss Porter’s House Management Committee Nellie Benjamin – Women’s Committee and volunteer at the Killara shop Brad Powe – Vienna Cottage Management Committee Anita McIlwraith – Friends of Everglades Anne Kanaan – Guide at Old Government House Margaret Poole – Friends of Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage, volunteer and education guide TRUST COMMENDATION Bruce & Diana Cox – Friends of Everglades Joanna Vink – Women’s Committee Josephine Lamb – Volunteer at Everglades Joan Wheeler – Friends of Everglades John Dikeman – Blue Mountains Branch Dr Wendy Hawthorne – volunteer at Miss Porter’s House Cheryl Bates – Parramatta Branch Jenny Szemenyei – Woodford Academy Management Committee Timothy Cox – Miss Traills House and Garden Management Committee, and Maintenance supervisor Barbara Hosking – Food Safety Supervisor, Catering, Saumarez Homestead Greta Williamson – Saumarez Homestead Advisory Committee Heather Voskuyl – Saumarez Homestead Advisory Committee

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SPECIAL AWARDS TO STAFF STAFF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Stephen Buckland – Facilities Manager HONOURS COMMITTEE DISCRETIONARY AWARD - HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 2016 Scott Pollock – Everglades House and Garden

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1. Honorary Life Membership, Ian Carroll OAM; 2. Hon Life Member Lois Rasmussen introduced award winners; 3. Left: Margery Keys and Rosa Deane; 4. Noel Thomas; 5. Nola Barry; 6. Jenny Szemenyei; 7. John Dikeman; 8. Bruce and Diana Cox; 9. Stephen Buckland; 10. Scott Pollock Photos: Daniel Rampini Galdino 10

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NATIONAL TRUST PEOPLE

NATIONAL TRUST BOARD As at 30 June 2017 Dr Clive Lucas OBE Brian Powyer Neil Wykes OAM Brian Scarsbrick AM The Hon Garry Downes AM Kate Dezarnaulds Susan Hunt Meredith Hutton Alan Kerr Elaine Lawson Keith Parsons John Richardson Ian Stephenson

President Deputy President Treasurer Chief Executive Officer

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PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE NSW NATIONAL TRUST 1945–46 Cresswell O’Reilly 1946–49 A O Ashton CBE 1949 K R Cramp OBE 1949–51 Sir R McKerihan CBE 1951–52 G A King 1952–60 O H Wyndham 1960–61 The Hon E L Sommerlad 1961–65 The Hon Mr Justice J H McClemens 1965–69 A G Hudson 1966–69 The Hon Sir J C Moore AC 1969–73 I F Wyatt OBE 1973–77 V H Parkinson BEM 1977–81 Mrs A C M Jackaman OAM 1981–84 R J A Rowe 1984–86 R I Rae 1986–88 Assoc Prof. M J Kelly 1988–89 Miss S R Macarthur Onslow 1989–91 M Green (Administrator) 1991–2006 The Hon Mr Justice B S J O’Keefe AM QC GCSG 2006–07 Emeritus Professor John Niland AC 2007–08 Dr Zeny Edwards 2008–15 Ian Carroll OAM 2015 – Dr Clive Lucas OBE

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Founder, and first Honorary Member of the NSW National Trust: Annie Wyatt OBE

1953 Annie F Wyatt OBE 1956 OH Wyndham 1959 Ivor F Wyatt OBE 1962 AG Hudson 1965 GE Moore G Gengos 1966 The Hon J H McClemens 1967 Dame Helen Blaxland DBE The Hon E L Sommerlad 1968 Rachel Roxburgh BEM 1970 LJ Buckland 1972 KR Bernard–Smith 1974 EH Farmer CBE ISO 1978 Mrs J Martin Cedric Flower OAM

1979 VH Parkinson BEM 1980 GT Lovell 1981 Joan Furber 1982 JA Fisher 1983 Mrs A C M Jackaman OAM 1986 The Hon Sir J C Moore AC RJA Rowe 1992 Dr James Semple Kerr AM Bette Kingsford–Smith OAM 1993 K Fahy AM 1995 David Sheedy 1996 Dr Bruce Mitchell Dr Helen Proudfoot 1997 Sheila Higgin OAM Robert D Somervaille AO 1998 Ben Meek OAM 1999 Dr Clive Lucas OBE 2000 Meredith Walker AM Diana Hazard OAM 2001 Diana Nelson OAM Norah Taylor 2002 Jillian Oppenheimer OAM Keith Parsons 2003 Emeritus Professor Peter Webber Diana Pockley Emeritus Professor Peter Johnson AC (posthumous)

2004 Michael Ball AM Barbara Webb 2005 The Hon Geoffrey Keighley OAM Elsa Atkin 2006 Margaret Durham Dr Zeny Edwards 2007 The Hon B J O’Keefe AM QC GCSG Janette O’Keefe 2008 Camilla McRae Gloria Campbell 2009 Margaret Henry Jill McCann 2010 Peggy Muntz Judith Webb 2011 John Kerrigan Jennifer McMonnies 2012 Alison Affleck John Birch AM 2013 Helen Glad Brian Pearson 2014 Lois Rasmussen Don Godden 2015 Robyn Christie Andrew Kerr 2016 Ian Carroll OAM Dr James Broadbent AM

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NATIONAL TRUST PEOPLE Branches and committees Staff executive The National Trust gratefully acknowledges the professional expertise and time spent by the Board and all others working in a voluntary capacity on the Trust’s many Board Committees, Task Forces and branches and committees throughout New South Wales.

NATIONAL TRUST BOARD COMMITTEES/TASK FORCES As at 30 June 2017

Collections Committee Editorial Committee Education Committee Finance, Audit & Risk Mgt Committee Properties Committee S.H. Ervin Gallery Advisory Committee Trust Honours Committee Conservation Policies Taskforce Butler Bequest Committee Retford Park Committee

CHAIRED BY Julian Bickersteth Brian Scarsbrick AM Brian Powyer Neil Wykes OAM Ian Stephenson Paula Latos-Valier Dr Clive Lucas OBE John Richardson The Hon Garry Downes AM Dr Clive Lucas OBE

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES The National Trust thanks the many experts who contribute professional advice, free of charge, to the following specialist committees: BUILT HERITAGE CONSERVATION INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

CEMETERIES LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION

STAFF – EXECUTIVE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (to 14 Aug 2017) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (from 14 Aug 2017) DIRECTORS Advocacy Finance Properties & Museums HR & Membership Business Development & Enterprises S.H. Ervin Gallery Bushland Management Services

Brian Scarsbrick AM Debbie Mills Graham Quint Soma Somavarman Richard Silink Anne Weinman Robert Goodge Jane Watters Guy Sanacore

MANAGERS IT & Systems Administration Records & Library Services Industrial Advocacy Collections Properties & Facilities Commercial Properties Membership Online Retail

Yarran Quint Julie Blyth Tony Brassil Rebecca Pinchin Steve Buckland Gerry Hayes Rachel Rodd Anne Richmond

PROPERTY MANAGERS Cooma Cottage Dundullimal Homestead Everglades House & Gardens Norman Lindsay Gallery Regional Manager Western Sydney Riversdale Saumarez Homestead

Rick Williams (to 24 March 2017) Greg Marginson Scott Pollock Amanda Trevillion Roxanne Fea Dawn Giles Les Davis

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REGIONAL BRANCHES AND COMMITTEES Office bearers as at 30 June 2017 BATHURST & DISTRICT BRANCH: Iain McPherson (Chair), Chris Guest (Dep Chair), Libby Loneragan (Secretary), Fran White (Treasurer) BLUE MOUNTAINS BRANCH: Bob Clarke (Chair), Grant Holmes (Dep Chair), Barrie Tippins (Secretary), Elizabeth van Reyswood (Treasurer) BROKEN HILL & DISTRICT BRANCH: Fran McKinnon (Chair) CENTRAL WEST WOMEN’S COMMITTEE: Cathie Rich (Chair), Sally Wickham (Dep Chair), Cathy Derriman (Secretary and Treasurer) CENTRAL WEST OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND COMMITTEE: Wil Arnison (Chair), Jenner Plomley (Dep Chair), Maureen Pike (Secretary), Glenda Simpson (Treasurer) FAR SOUTH COAST BRANCH: Francis Perkins (Chair) FRIENDS OF COOMA COTTAGE: Marilyn Johnson (Chair), (Mrs) Bill Johnson (Treasurer) FRIENDS OF EVERGLADES: Sandy Luxford (Chair), Connie Exner (Dep Chair), Victoria Liddicoat (Secretary), Elizabeth van Reyswood (Treasurer) FRIENDS OF GROSSMANN & BROUGH HOUSES: Helen Scott (Chair), Helen Belcher (Dep Chair), Holly McNamee (Secretary), Cheryl Crane (Treasurer) FRIENDS OF NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY: Deborah Handley (Chair), Maree Cairns (Dep Chair & Treasurer), Leonie Fry (Secretary) FRIENDS OF OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE & EXPERIMENT FARM COTTAGE: Matthew Fisher (Chair & Treasurer), Margaret Poole (Dep Chair), Andrew Kerr (Secretary) FRIENDS OF RIVERSDALE: Carol James (Chair), Marie Kennedy (Treasurer) FRIENDS OF SIR HENRY PARKES MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ARTS: Peter Jeffrey (Chair), Ken Halliday (Dep Chair), Christine Denis (Secretary), Gail Buckingham (Treasurer) FRIENDS OF TOMAGO HOUSE: Jenny Lamont (Chair) GULGONG MUDGEE RYLSTONE BRANCH: John Bentley (Chair), Barry Wells (Dep Chair), Margaret Charlesworth (Secretary), Christine Bentley (Treasurer) HARPERS MANSION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Dr Eric Savage (Chair), John Archer (Dep Chair), Chris Thompson (Secretary), Keith Walker-Smith (Treasurer) HAWKESBURY BRANCH: Carol Edds (Chair), Steve Rawling (Dep Chair), Wendy De Paoli (Secretary), Jan Livingstone (Treasurer) HUNTER REGIONAL COMMITTEE: Keith Parsons (Chair), John Carr (Dep Chair), Patricia Turnbull (Treasurer) ILLAWARRA SHOALHAVEN BRANCH: Fiona Reynolds (Chair), Andrew Conacher (Dep Chair), Suzanne Nairn (Secretary), Peter Ellis (Treasurer) LACHLAN BRANCH: Betty Reily (Chair), Gai Baker (Dep Chair), Jenny Freeman (Dep Chair), Lynette Winter (Asst Secretary), Miriam Luyt (Treasurer) LINDSAY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Arnold Vink (Chair), Diana Hazard (Dep Chair), Sarah Lawrence (Secretary), Neil Wykes (Treasurer) LITHGOW BRANCH: Danny Whitty (Chair), Colin Hunter (Dep Chair), Pat Connell (Dep Chair), Celia Ravesi (Secretary), Ramsay Moodie (Treasurer) MISS PORTER’S HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Kathryn Pitkin (Chair), Roland Bannister (Dep Chair), Geoff Farris (Secretary), Angela DiSanto (Treasurer) MISS TRAILL’S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Richard Steele (Chair), Noel Thomas (Dep Chair), Susan Morris (Secretary), Brian Atkinson (Treasurer) NORMAN LINDSAY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Graham Edds (Chair) PARRAMATTA BRANCH: Brian Powyer (Chair), Cheryl Bates (Dep Chair), Pam Wells (Secretary), Laurie O’Brien (Treasurer) SAUMAREZ HOMESTEAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Dr John Atchison (Chair), Cherry Franklin (Dep Chair0, Greta Williamson (Secretary), Heather Voskuyl (Treasurer) SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BRANCH: Mhairi Clark (Chair), David Collingridge (Dep Chair), Jane Deen (Secretary), Ralph Suters (Treasurer) TOURS COMMITTEE: Lorraine Collins (Chair), Deborah Debnam (Dep Chair), Jill Bunning (Secretary), Judy Ashton OAM (Treasurer) VIENNA COTTAGE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Brad Powe (Chair) WENTWORTH BRANCH: Margaret Whyte (Chair) WOMEN’S COMMITTEE: Joanna Vink (Chair), Toni Maher (Dep Chair), Dianne Ivey (Secretary), Jillian Kennedy (Treasurer) WOODFORD ACADEMY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Felicity Anderson (Chair), Elizabeth Burgess (Dep Chair), Jennifer Szemenyei (Secretary), Noel Burgess (Treasurer)

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LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE 3 WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST WOMEN’S COMMITTEE House inspections have been a popular feature of the NSW National Trust since the early 1960s. Organised by the NSW National Trust Women’s Committee, they offer members only exclusive glimpses into private homes. Visit properties of architectural significance, showcasing the eclectic and artistic tastes of their owners and always in beautiful surroundings.

Diary dates 2017/2018

31 October 13 March 10 April 4 June 16, 17, 18 November

Dawes Point Day Point Piper Day Hunters Hill Day House inspection TBA Lindesay Christmas Gift Fair

Looking ahead (see next issue for details) Weekend 5, 6 May

Country Weekend – Canberra and Environs

DAWES POINT DAY Tuesday 31 October, 10.30am – 12.30pm or 1–3pm Arriving with the First Fleet, Lt William Dawes set up a small Observatory on the westernmost point of Sydney Cove. In the 19th century the area became a thriving maritime community with a mixed population of wharf owners, workers and itinerant seamen…until plague struck in 1900. This allowed government to compulsorily acquire property and replace it with modern wharves and associated development. A similar ‘slum clearance’ program was thwarted by the community and Green Bans in 1960–70s.

We are privileged to visit unique buildings constructed in the early 19th century, now finding new life with dedicated owners aware of the importance of preserving our heritage for future generations.

LOWER FORT STREET, DAWES POINT by courtesy of Dominic Emmett Rescued and carefully restored by the present owner, this unusual three story terrace house built in 1842–3 from sandstone blocks with cedar joinery and Marulan marble fireplaces, shows interesting Georgian building techniques at every level. The house now has a modern connection to its original separate brick kitchen

Dawes Point Day

and servants’ quarters. Harbour views unfold with every storey climbed.

DARLING HOUSE, TRINITY AVENUE, DAWES POINT by courtesy of Dr Shane Moran, Provectus Care Group A rare example of a free-standing, Georgian style house dating from 1842 and retaining its curtilage, Darling House is of particular historical, social and architectural significance in the life of early colonial Sydney. In 1994 Tanner Architects converted the then run-down building for aged care use, adding another building on the site. In 2015 both buildings were acquired by Dr Shane Moran’s Provectus Care Group and are being

restored and refurbished to the highest standard as befits their historical significance, and to continue their use for residential aged care.

LOWER FORT STREET, DAWES POINT by courtesy of the owners Built in the inter-war period (late 1920s) as a shop with residence above, this building is now being recreated, in the spirit of adaptive re-use, to retain both the commercial and the residential purposes of the original building. The garden below leads to Downshire Street, the park and Ferry Lane, an historic walkway to Walsh Bay. Cost to end of 2017: $38 per person, NT members ONLY, $20 youth (12–20 years).

From January 2018: $40 per person, $20 youth

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POINT PIPER DAY

HUNTERS HILL DAY

Tuesday 13 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm or 1–3pm

Tuesday 10 April, 10.30am – 12.30pm or 1–3pm

A steep and rocky peninsular stretching into the south-eastern waters of Sydney Harbour, Point Piper was named for Captain John Piper.

His Henrietta Villa, built on an early colonial grant, commanded astonishingly wide views of the Harbour from the Bridge to the Heads.

The long rocky peninsula of Hunters Hill (also known as Moocooboola) separating the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers at their confluence, is one of Sydney’s most individual and liveable suburbs. Close to the CBD and blessed with ferry transport, Hunters Hill derives much of its individual character from the handsome sandstone houses built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

by French architects Joubert and Jeanneret, with the assistance of Italian stonemasons.

Despite repeated subdivisions, Hunters Hill retains a village atmosphere, pretty gardens and quiet charm.

APARTMENT, CLIFF TOWERS, WOLSELEY ROAD, POINT PIPER by courtesy of Anna-Marÿke and Tony Grey Built in the 1920s in the Art Deco era, this graceful building high on the western side of the Point Piper peninsula is perfectly sited to take in the ever-changing views of the inner Harbour.

Creative owners have transformed the interior.

WOLSELEY ROAD, POINT PIPER by courtesy of Angela and Tim Crammond A handsome duplex, recently restored, with spectacular Harbour views and set in a pretty garden.

SEAWARD, WENTWORTH PLACE, POINT PIPER by courtesy of Geoffrey and Sally White Designed by the architect J W Anson in 1903 and renovated in 2010 by architect Mark Hurcum, this welcoming family home sits well into the steep, north-facing hillside. The house and garden overlook spectacular views of the Harbour.

WYRALLA, FUTUNA STREET, HUNTERS HILL by courtesy of Elizabeth and David Dossetor One of a group of houses built by C E Jeanneret, this single-storey stone house is said to have been built c1900 for his youngest child, Florence, and given to her as a wedding present.

Additions for modern living were made in the 1970s.

WAIWERA, WOOLWICH ROAD, HUNTERS HILL by courtesy of Alf and Julie Cocco Built by C E Jeanneret in 1878–79, this house is distinguished architecturally by Boom-time scale and details. The massive edifice of fine sparrow-pecked sandstone is lightened by winding balustrades of iron lace, heightened by a delicate turret linking it to its neighbour.

Top: St Peter Chanel Church (opened in 1892) welcomes you for the day. Close to Wyralla Above: Hunters Hill Day

WYBALENA, WOOLWICH ROAD, HUNTERS HILL by courtesy of Mr Sean Sherry and Dr Beverley Sherry One of several low cost houses built by C E Jeanneret along Woolwich Road in the 1890s, this house of rusticated (quarry-faced) sandstone is distinguished by its drystone wall, slate roof with four chimneys, long bay windows and verandah. It was the last residence of Jeanneret (1834–1898).

HOW TO BOOK TICKETS & CONDITIONS FOR SYDNEY HOUSE INSPECTIONS Sydney house inspections are for MEMBERS ONLY but members may bring up to two friends each on Country Weekends and special events.

Bookings are essential.

See Ticket Application Sheet, page 31.

Enquiries: 02 9363 2401 or online at www.nationaltrust.org.au.

Enter house inspections or looking at architecture into the search box.

Conditions of entry: Please note that these are private homes. No photography, large bags or damaging footwear are allowed.

No children under 12 years.

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LINDESAY Christmas Gift Fair 16th, 17th, 18th NOVEMBER 2017 10am - 4pm Daily

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$5 Entry

Over 80 stalls, many new this year WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL GIFTS Gourmet foods and all your Christmas needs Lunch and refreshments available Enter via Lindsay Avenue, Darling Point Complimentary Shuttle Bus from Stand M Edgecliff Railway Station Bus Interchange

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL TRUST (NSW)

For details see page 22

SUMMER: NOVEMBER – JANUARY 2018

IT’S A NATIONAL TRUST CHRISTMAS! Send your friends a National Trust membership this Christmas and give them a world of heritage!

National Trust membership is the gift that keeps on giving, with special access to properties and events throughout Australia and unique benefits to over 800 National Trust properties worldwide. › T ravelling overseas? Enjoy huge savings at National Trust properties overseas – including free entry to the stately homes, gardens and heritage in the care of the National Trusts of the UK and Scotland – thanks to our unique reciprocal rights › Staying home? NSW National Trust membership is your key to National Trust properties and events from the Top End to Tasmania. Visit house museums and wildlife sanctuaries, kick your heels up at jazz

festivals, sharpen your knowledge at lectures and public programs, introduce your children to the magic of stories and discovery, make new friends …and so much more.

Other special benefits include discounts at National Trust shops, regular magazines and e-news, to tell you what’s on – and what’s going on. And know that your membership is supporting your National Trust in saving and protecting Australian heritage.

ORDER YOUR GIFT MEMBERSHIP NOW – AND SAVE $35 ON THE JOINING FEE (offer ends Monday 11 December) Simply visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ gift-membership-nsw or phone 02 9258 0156 and we’ll do the rest.

Stourhead, Temple of Apollo. UK National Trust

NATIONAL TRUST DESK DIARY 2018 Coast and Waterways of Australia 150mm x 200mm.

Our immense coastline stretches from the tropical north to the southern tip of Tasmania. Our inland waterways range from the tropical Kakadu, to inland lakes which come to life as drought breaks, to the river systems criss-crossing he continent. Images will delight you as you turn each page.

NATIONAL TRUST CARDS NOW AVAILABLE at National Trust outlets Australia-wide RRP: $25 (includes gst, postage additional) Orders and enquiries: lindesay@ nationaltrust.com.au or 02 9363 2401 Discount price for quantity, available on request: Margaret Pym – 02 9428 5324 or margy_pym@yahoo.com.au

Send your Christmas messages on our unique National Trust cards, and know you are helping to support Australian heritage.

Available from the National Trust Shop, 15 Marian St, Killara (P: 02 9498 1229) and other Trust outlets Enquiries: 02 9363 2401

Coast and Waterways of Australia

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Desk Diary 2018

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IT’S A NATIONAL TRUST CHRISTMAS! Special Christmas gift fairs, festive cheer, visits from Santa, carols, traditional decorations – enjoy it all with the National Trust LINDESAY CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR Lindesay, Carthona Avenue, Darling Point (enter via Lindesay Avenue) Thursday 16, Friday 17, Saturday 18 November, 10am – 4pm Don’t miss this once yearly opportunity to find amazing and unique gifts for your friends – and yourself – at this very special Christmas fair. This well-established event attracts the very best of merchandise – from clothes to jewellery, household goods, gift ideas – wonderful Christmas foods and much more. Enjoy the splendid landscaped gardens and vistas of the 1834 Gothic Villa built by the first Colonial Treasurer for his young wife. Share lunch in the courtyard café with your friends. Raffle, with fantastic prizes

Entry $5 per person

Enquiries: 02 9363 2401 A free shuttle bus service will operate from Stand M, Edgecliff Bus Interchange

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Christmas Gift Fair 16th, 17th, 18th NOVEMBER 2017 10am - 4pm Daily

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$5 Entry

Over 80 stalls, many new this year WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL GIFTS Gourmet foods and all your Christmas needs Lunch and refreshments available Enter via Lindsay Avenue, Darling Point Complimentary Shuttle Bus from Stand M Edgecliff Railway Station Bus Interchange

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL TRUST (NSW)

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RIVERSDALE’S VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS 2 Twynam Drive, Goulburn Sunday 5 November to Thursday 21 December Built in the late 1830s as a coaching inn, and later the home of NSW Surveyor-General Edward Twynam and his artistic family, Riversdale offers the perfect setting for a traditional Victorian Christmas. Enjoy the house, decked out as it would have been in the late nineteenth century.

View memorabilia from early inhabitants of the township and homestead, wander through Riversdale’s spectacular heritage gardens and sense the spirit of Christmas in Australia in times past.

NT members free, $8 adult, $5 concession, under 12s free

CHRISTMAS LUNCH WITH THE ILLAWARRA SHOALHAVEN BRANCH At Silo’s Winery, B640 Princes Highway, Berry Saturday 18 November, 12 noon to 3pm A fabulous start to the festive season! Start with a glass of bubbly followed by a delicious two course lunch on the verandah overlooking the beautiful Berry countryside. Meet special guest, National Trust Board member Kate Dezarnaulds. Bring friends and book a table.

$60 NT members, $70 non-members and friends

ERYLDENE CHRISTMAS FAIR Eryldene Historic House and Garden, 17 McIntosh St, Gordon (5 mins walk from station) Saturday 25, Sunday 26 November, 10am – 4pm As the jacarandas flower, experience the personal attention of 50 stallholders showcasing their products in the beautiful, late spring gardens of Eryldene. Jewellery, antiques, hampers, cakes and puddings, home-made jams, chutneys and poached fruit, silks and linens, vintage textiles, garden ornaments, homewares, clothing and products to pamper you. Eryldene Plant and Retro stalls.

Entry: members, concessions, children free, $5 non-members

Riversdale opening times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10am – 2pm, Sunday 10am – 2pm

Enquiries: riversdale@nationaltrust.com.au or Dawn – 02 0409 953 or Ros 0414 951 955

Bookings and pre-payment: essential – Sue – 02 4272 9613 or nt_isb@nationaltrust.com.au

Enquiries: Eryldene – 02 9498 2271 or eryldene@eryldene.org.au or www. eryldene.org.au Complimentary tea/coffee and a Christmas treat for entry from 1pm Sunday

SUMMER: NOVEMBER – JANUARY 2018

VIENNA COTTAGE CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE 38 Alexandra St, Hunters Hill Friday 1 December, 3–8pm Sat 2, Sun 3 December, 10am – 4pm For 25 years, the Vienna Cottage Christmas boutique has delighted shoppers with its special ranges of local crafts and fine foods. Choose from handmade jewellery, Crooked Creek cakes, biscuits and hampers, oils and unguents to pamper you, Christmas delectables, Australian tea towels and prints, and publications on the history of this unique peninsula with its sandstone buildings and French and Irish connections.

Everyone welcome

GROSSMANN HOUSE – DRESSED FOR CHRISTMAS Grossmann House, 71–73 Church St, Maitland Sundays – 3, 10, 17 December, 10am – 3pm The 1871 Grossmann House, built by a wealthy Victorian merchant for his family, will delight you with the decorations and aura of a real Victorian Christmas. Festive cheer a-plenty, and a Christmas stall with handcrafted items and Mrs Beckett’s delicious jams and preserves. Relax over Devonshire tea.

NT members free, $6 concession, $8 non-members

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BRANCH CHRISTMAS PARTY ‘Bellagio’, 4 Kimberley Drive, Bowral Wednesday 6 December, 5.30–7.30pm Celebrate Christmas with the Southern Highlands Branch in the wonderful gardens of ‘Bellagio’, a luxurious country estate exuding the romance of Italy in the heart of Bowral.

$50 members, $55 non-members (guests)

Enquiries: John Birch – 02 9816 1794

Food and drinks for sale

Enquiries: Holly – 02 4933 3330 or mcnameeholly0@gmail.com

Bookings: essential TryBooking website: trybooking.com/buy-tickets (search National Trust Southern Highlands and 6 December)

Enquiries: Mhairi Clark – 0416 098 908 or mhairiclark@internode.on.net

SANTA IN THE CELLAR AT OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE Old Government House, Pitt St, Parramatta Park Sunday 10 December, 11am – 1pm Santa will make a special visit to the Macquarie Cellar at Old Government House. Bring your camera and take heaps of pics with Santa in this unique setting.

Gold coin entry

CHRISTMAS WITH THE PORTERS Miss Porter’s House, 434 King St, Newcastle West Sunday 10 December, 1–4pm Share the Christmas spirit as it was for the Porter family who lived here throughout most of the twentieth century. Christmas cards, decorations, and memorabilia, all part of the property’s many collections.

NT members and children under 5 free, $8 non-members, $6 concession, $20 families

TRADITIONAL NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Miss Traill’s House & Garden Tuesday 19 December, 6–8.30pm Celebrate a traditional Christmas with an evening of Christmas carols with the Carillon Showband, a visit by Santa and special activities for children.

The BBQ will be sizzling, or bring a picnic. Enjoy the traditional decorations which will adorn the house and purchase those last-minute gifts at the shop.

$10 adult, $8 concession, $6 child, $26 family

No bookings needed

Enquiries: Old Government House – 02 9635 8149 or info@friendsofogh.com Photo: Christopher Shain

Enquiries: mph@nationaltrust.com.au Please note: there is no café or shop at this property

Enquiries: 02 6332 4232 or mth@nationaltrust.com.au

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NSW NATIONAL TRUST What’s on this summer November 2017 – January 2018 Exhibitions S.H. ERVIN GALLERY Open Tuesday – Sunday 11am–5pm. Closed Mondays, public holidays and for exhibition changeover Closed for Christmas/New Year – from 23 December 2017 to 5 January 2018 inclusive Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney. P: 02 9258 0173 OR shervingallery@nationaltrust.com.au OR www.shervingallery.com.au Admission: $4 NT members, $10 non-members, $7 seniors and concession. Children under 12 yrs free.

Enjoy the National Trust Observatory Hill shop with catalogues, books and cards featuring current and recent exhibitions, as well as a range of special gifts and original art. Visit the National Trust Café for lunch or refreshments. Bookings recommended: 02 9258 0175

PORTIA GEACH MEMORIAL AWARD 20 October – 26 November The annual award exhibition for portraiture by contemporary Australian women artists.

First given in 1965 in memory of the artist Portia Geach, the Award displays selected entries representing diversity in contemporary portraiture from artists across the nation. It is recognised as one of the most important celebrations of the talents and creativity of Australian female portrait painters and has played a major role in developing the profile of the nation’s women artists.

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INTREPID WOMEN: AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS IN PARIS 1890–1950 2 December 2017–11 March 2018 Please note that the Gallery is CLOSED: 18 December – 5 January inclusive RE-OPENS: 6 January – 11 March 2018 This exhibition focuses on the work of 30 artists who travelled to Paris, the undisputed centre of the arts at the turn of the century to study, paint and visit galleries, salons and artists’ studios.

They engaged in the cultural milieu at a time of innovation in the visual arts. Works in the exhibition are from public galleries across the country and private collections.

Above left: JENNY RODGERSON, Bound by the big red coat, oil on canvas 157 x 176cm. Winner, 2016 Portia Geach Award Left: MOYA DYRING, Quai d’Anjou, Winter 1963 watercolour, ink, gouache on paper 35.0 x 54.0cm Art Gallery of New South Wales – Purchased 1963

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Exhibitions: National Trust House Museums GEORGIAN GLASS Old Government House, Parramatta Park Pitt St entrance To 21 January 2018 Georgian Glass introduces the Havelberg collection, bequeathed to the NSW National Trust. It dates from 1700-1840 but is mostly within the Georgian period. View these most important accoutrements to fine dining as enjoyed by the early governors and their guests, and learn about changes in technology – from the time of the very expensive Venetian glass, to the more robust and affordable glassware which became available as the English glassware industry grew.

The exhibition tour takes in other examples of glassware which are part of the collection at the property, including architectural glass, mirrors and chandeliers.

Exhibition: NT members free, $14 nonmembers, $11 concession, $6 child, $28 family, $11 groups – per person

Public programs: Curator’s Tours: 1–2.30pm Sat 11 November, Thurs 14 December, 13 January – , 1pm – 2.30pm $20 per person

Glass Assessment Day: Sun 26 November, 10.30am – 1.30pm Bring your antique or contemporary glass items to be assessed by Michael Greene, Greene & Green Antiques, Woollahra

All bookings enquiries: Old Government House – 02 9635 8149 or ogh@nationaltrust.com.au

Curated by Anna Ridley, Parramatta Properties Assistant Curator.

Accompanied by public programs and Georgian Glass brochure.

Georgian Glass is supported by the Parramatta Branch of the NSW National Trust

WHITE Everglades House & Garden, 37 Everglades Ave, Leura Saturday 11 November, 5–8pm A soiree and exhibition of themed artworks celebrating the style, beauty and grace of the avant garde 1930s Everglades House. Smooth music by the Rachel Hannan and John Stuart duo, a selection of canapes and locally produced drinks, and artworks by renowned local artists James Gordon, Julie Martin and Helen Sturgess, curated by Louise Abbott iArt will make this an event to remember.

$50 NT members, $55 non-members

EXPLORERS: NARRATIVES OF SITE IN CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES Curated by Modern Art Projects (MAP) Woodford Academy, 90–92 Great Western Highway, Woodford (on street parking on Vale Road) Saturday 18 November The idea of ‘exploration’ is a strong narrative in Australian history, with the Blue Mountains featuring among the earliest forays of discovery. The exhibition works within the framework of contemporary art practice to respond to the historical and cultural resonances of the site of the Blue Mountains oldest building complex.

$6 adult, $4 conc/child (4–16 yrs), $15 family (2 adults 2 children)

‘FIRE’: AN INSTALLATION BY KEVINA-JO SMITH Woodford Academy, 90–92 Great Western Highway, Woodford (on-street parking Vale Road) Saturdays 20 January, 17 February, 17 March An installation based on research by historians, artists, the local indigenous community and others, which documents bushfires as they happened, through written word and illustration. Blue Mountains artist Kevin-Jo Smith re-uses consumer materials to explore shelter, environments and cultural climates as a tribute to the natural world and a ritual against its destruction.

Entry and installation:

TALES FROM THE EAST: India and New South Wales Old Government House, Parramatta Park (Pitt St entrance), Parramatta April to August 2018 An exhibition examining the connections between Australia and India – strong today and firmly rooted during the Lachlan Macquarie era of governance from 1810 to 1821.

For more information see page 32

Public programs will explore architecture, design, food and dance

Bookings: essential Bookings/enquiries: 02 4784 1938 or everglades@nationaltrust.com.au and friendsofeverglades@gmail.com PLEASE DRESS IN WHITE

Guided tours $2

Enquiries: woodfordacademy@gmail.com

$6 adult, $4 concession, child, $15 family (2 adults 2 children)

Guided tours: $2 per person (4+ years) Artwork: Kevina-Jo Smith

Photo: Silver Egg Cruet Set, India, 1808–1815 (collection NSW National Trust)

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Tours and Treks NATIONAL TRUST (NSW) WAY HOLIDAY TOURS Explore the histories and cultures of faraway lands in comfort and style.

For all enquiries, detailed itineraries and bookings, please ring David Smith, Travel on Capri – 1800 679 066 PIEDMONT, ITALY – the home of ‘slow food’ 21–30 May 2018 ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT! An exciting new tour to this much-loved part of Italy, with Italian hosts Barbara and Ugo Mariotti. Unpack only twice as we explore and savour the birthplace of the ‘slow food’ movement, with its emphasis on the freshest possible regional food. This scenic region of Italy is bounded on three sides by the European Alps, spreading out to the fertile plains of the Po River Valley.

Bookings/enquiries: David Smith, Travel on

SCOTTISH ISLES AND HIGHLANDS 2–15 June 2018 BOOK NOW – ONLY 2 CABINS LEFT! The return of one of our most popular and unique tours, which combines a coach tour of some of Scotland’s most ancient castles and historic sites, starting from Edinburgh and travelling west via St Andrews, Aberdeen and Orkney to the west coast port of Oban – the gateway to the islands.

Here we board a traditional wooden fishing vessel lovingly converted to combine romance with luxury. It takes us to the Hebrides and the Isle of Mull, one of the most unspoilt and beautiful natural environments in the world.

Bookings/enquiries: David Smith, Travel on

Capri – 1800 679 066 Tour Leader: Jill Bunning – 0439 321 164

Capri – 1800 679 066 Tour Leader: Lorraine Collins – 0439 947 479

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MUDGEE GETAWAY Tuesday 7 to Thursday 9 November An exciting three day (two nights) Mudgee excursion into Australia’s history with the Blue Mountains Branch, travelling by small coach to historic locations while enjoying the scenery of the region. Visits include the National Trust’s Dundullimal Homestead, historic Gulgong, local museums and a winery. A delightful outing combining history, fun, good food and festivity.

Cost: (includes B&B accommodation,

PITNACREE HERITAGE WALK Pitnacree Close, East Maitland Sunday 19 November, 1–4.30pm Discover the hidden gems of Pitnacree on this guided tour with Michael Belcher. Now isolated by the rail line and a new river and rail crossing, Pitnacree is frozen in time. Small cottages, grand houses, a disused saw mill with remnants of its working life still visible, and the farming paddocks of rural Maitland. Afternoon tea at Brough House. Some uneven walking.

$20 NT members, $25 non-members

NAPIER ART DECO FESTIVAL 2018 12–20 February This is your last chance to book for an unforgettable visit to Napier, New Zealand’s Art Deco capital, at a time when the ‘30s truly come alive. The indomitable D’Arcy Cheesewright will lead tours to the post earthquake city centre and the pre-earthquake ‘The Bluff’.

Cost: (booking fee and two tours only) $80 NT

morning teas, evening meals, museum entry and some lunches): From $310 to $330

Bookings: essential Bookings/enquiries: Bob Clarke – 0405 813 159 or bmnt1814@gmail.com

Bookings: essential. Holly – 02 4933 3330 A fundraising event for Grossmann and Brough Houses

members, $100 non-members

Bookings: Sue – 02 4272 9613 or nt_isb@nationaltrust.com.au

Enquiries: Andrew – 0414 293 527

SUMMER: NOVEMBER – JANUARY 2018

VISIT TO THE HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY (HARS) MUSEUM Wednesday 21 February, 10.30am A self-drive visit to the HARS Museum at Albion Park, one of the largest and most unique collections of aircraft in the Southern Hemisphere. Your guided tour will take you up close to more than 40 aircraft of historical significance, with access to the Qantas Boeing 747-438.

$35 NT members, $40 non-members

Bookings: essential TryBooking website: trybooking.com/buy-tickets (search National Trust Southern Highlands and 21 February)

Enquiries: Mhairi Clark – 0416 098 908 or mhairiclark@internode.on.net

WALK FROM MT VICTORIA TO BLACKHEATH – WITH LUNCH Meet Mt Victoria Station car park Saturday 24 March, 9.30am This guided tour along the railway line to Blackheath will reveal the foundations of a steam winder, and the remains of a 1920s timber and chert (flint) mine. Conclude with a delicious lunch on the verandah at the Trust listed ‘Nalawa’ and car pool back to Mt Victoria.

$30 NT members, $35 non-members all inclusive

Bookings: essential. Limited to 35 Bookings/enquiries: Rhona – 02 4757 2424 or bmnt1814@gmail.com Photo: Gary P Hayes

Lectures and talks IN AN EVIL HOUR: Lachlan Macquarie & the year 1816 A talk by Robin Walsh UNE Parramatta Campus, Lecture Theatre level 1, 232 Church St, Parramatta Saturday 18 November, 10.30–11.30am The year 1816 marked one of the lowest points of Lachlan Macquarie’s latter years as Governor. Robin Walsh, author and former curator of the Lachlan Macquarie Room at Macquarie University Library, will explore the major personal and professional challenges Macquarie faced in this turning point in his career.

$10 NT members, $15 non-members

COMMEMORATING SURVEYOR GEORGE EVANS (1780–1852) Antonio Reserve, next to 1202 Hampton Rd, Rydal 2790 Saturday 25 November, 10.30am The Lithgow Branch of the National Trust will unveil an interpretive signage installation acknowledging the achievement of George Evans when he became the first European to cross the Dividing Range on 30 November 1813. Guest Speaker Paul Brunton OAM, Emeritus Curator, State Library of NSW. Morning tea optional.

Free entry: gold coin donation for morning

PARRAMATTA BRANCH MEETING & TALK – everyone welcome Burnside Public High School, Masons Drive, Nth Parramatta Saturday 10 February, 1pm Guest Speaker Dr Lisa Murray will talk about her book, Sydney Cemeteries, A Field Guide. She will include details of cemeteries in and around Parramatta.

No cost or bookings. Legendary afternoon tea and raffle included

‘MY DEAREST JACK’: a talk by Kate O’Neill Woodford Academy, 90-92 Great Western Highway, Woodford (on-street parking on Vale Road) Saturday 17 March, 1-2pm A recently found small suitcase of carefully folded letters dating from 1890 to 1892 between John McManamey, founder of the Woodford Academy for Boys (1907) and his beloved wife Henrietta gives an intimate insight into their courtship.

$6 adult, $4 concession, child (4-16 yrs), $15 family (2 adults 2 children)

Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage volunteers free

Bookings/enquiries: 02 9635 8149 or ogh@nationaltrust.com.au Photo: The Governor’s Office, Old Government House. Courtesy Mark Bowyer 2016.

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Bookings: essential for morning tea Bookings/enquiries/map: Lithgow Regional Branch – 02 6359 3109 or cerav@bigpond.com

Ample parking

Enquiries/apologies: Pam Wells – 02 9621 8645 or micpam50@gmail.com

Guided tours: $2 per person (+ 4 years) Bookings: no Enquiries: woodfordacademy@gmail.com Photo: Henrietta McManamey: Woodford Academy Archives

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Music and entertainment RIVERSDALE’S RARE PLANTS AND GROWERS GARDEN FAIR Riversdale, 2 Twynam Drive, Goulburn Sunday 5 November, 10am –2pm Demonstrations, talks and garden tours in Riversdale’s award-winning, restored heritage gardens. Plants, tools, local produce, wines and ciders for sale. Morning and afternoon teas and light lunches. Special viewing – RIVERSDALE’S VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS – see page 22

Rare plants and growers fair, gate entry: $7 NT

TWILIGHT JAZZ Eryldene Historic House and Garden, 17 McIntosh St, Gordon Sunday 11 March, 5–8pm. Gate opens 4pm Enjoy sunset in the tranquil gardens of Eryldene, followed by entertainment from The Moods. Their repertoire is drawn from traditional jazz, swing and jive to classics from the songbooks of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin – just the very thing. Bring a picnic or buy from the Garden Café.

$30 NT, Eryldene, HHA members & students under 25, $35 non-members, $15 child (6–15), $90 family (2 adults 2 children)

WOODFORD ACADEMY EARLY HARVEST FESTIVAL Woodford Academy, 90–92 Great Western Highway, Woodford (on-street parking on Vale Road) Saturday 21 April, 10am – 4pm From 1908–1965, harvest festivals, originally a British pagan tradition, were held at the Woodford Academy when the building also served as the venue for local Presbyterian services. Renew the tradition with a day of live music, seasonal food, historic talks, children’s games and a wide variety of stalls selling local produce, home made jams and preserves, plants and much more.

Entry free

members and concessions, $10 non-members, under 12s free

Enquiries: riversdale@nationaltrust.com.au or Dawn – 02 0409 953 859 or Ros 0414 951 955

Homemade treats, tea and coffee available from the Garden Café. Order gourmet rolls before 9 March to complement your picnic

Bookings/enquiries: 02 9498 2271 or eryldene@ eryldene.org.au or www.eryldene.org.au

Enquiries: woodfordacademy@gmail.com A great community event for all ages.

Haunting properties GHOST TOURS AT OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE Old Government House, Parramatta Park (Pitt St entrance), Parramatta Third Friday of the month (not Dec to Jan): 17 November, 16 February, 16 March, 20 April. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start As you wander through the candlelit corridors and rooms of Australia’s oldest Public Residence, sense the presence of the first governors, their entourage – and the traditional owners of the land.

Cost includes food and drinks $32 NT members, $35 non-members (guests of members)

Bookings: essential Bookings/enquiries: Old Government House – 02 9635 8149 or info@friendsofogh.com Visit us on Facebook or www.friendsofogh.com NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER 16 YEARS

FRIDAY 13th GHOST TOURS AT WOODFORD ACADEMY Woodford Academy, 90–92 Great Western Highway, Woodford (on-street parking on Vale Road) Friday 13 April, tours start 7.30pm and 8.30pm Recently featured in the series Haunting Australia, the Woodford Academy is renowned for its supernatural activity. Get your ghostly chills and thrills with an intimate, one hour behind-the-scenes tour of the Blue Mountains’ oldest building complex. Hear the stories of those who once lived within its walls – and perhaps still do!

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$26 per person

Bookings: essential Bookings/enquiries: 02 9258 0141 Maximum 20 persons per tour NOT SUITABLE FOR PERSONS UNDER 16 YEARS Photo: Camille Walsh

SUMMER: NOVEMBER – JANUARY 2018

Open days AUSTRALIA DAY National Trust house museums throughout New South Wales will be open on Australia Day, with special events for everyone.

Check the National Trust website – www.nationaltrust .org.au/nsw for details.

OPEN HOUSE AT ‘KIORA’, MORPETH High Street, Morpeth Sunday 5 November, 2–4.30pm The owners of ‘Kiora’, one of Morpeth’s grandest properties, are kindly opening their doors for you to visit. Built as the home of Mayor John Hogan in 1879, the property sits in an acre of picturesque gardens. Interior timber floors and high pressed metal ceilings are beautifully restored.

$20 NT members, $25 non-members

GROSSMANN HOUSE 71–73 Church St, Maitland Open days 2018: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, 10am – 3pm Our Open Days will reveal some of the hidden treasures of Grossmann House. Precious artefacts, tea sets, tableware, textiles and dolls are just some of the treasures on show, room by room, for two Sundays each month, starting with the Drawing Room in February.

NT members free, $6 concession, $8 non-members

GROSSMANN HOUSE 71–73 Church St, Maitland FIRST OPEN DAY 2018: Sunday 11 February, 10am – 3pm A display of special textiles in the house, from the National Trust Grossmann House clothing and textile collection, as well as a new display in the Textile Room.

NT members free, $6 concession, $8 non-members

MISS PORTERS HOUSE 434 King St, Newcastle West Second Sunday of the month, 1–4pm Changing displays from the collections of the Porter family, who lived here throughout most of the twentieth century.

NT members and children under 5 free, $8 non-members, $6 concession, $20 families

MISS TRAILL’S HOUSE & GARDEN 321 Russell St, Bathurst Spring Spectacular: 28, 29 October, 9.30am – 3.30pm Miss Traill’s House & Garden is part of the Bathurst Spring Spectacular, highlighting special gardens in the region. Visit the monster Garden Market at this National Trust property on 29 and 30 October to enjoy garden stalls, plant sales, music, BBQ lunch, morning and afternoon tea.

Tickets available for all Open Gardens

RETFORD PARK – guided tours 1325 Old South Head Road, Bowral The Art and Culture of Retford Park Art was a driving force in the life of James Fairfax. Retford Park became a treasure trove of pieces he collected during his travels, and an impressive collection remains in the property. During November, John Mullholland who managed Retford Park for over 30 years, and National Trust manager Scott Pollock, will conduct guided tours of the spectacular grounds. Finish as sunset illuminates this extraordinary property with hors d’oeuvres and champagne.

For dates, times and other enquiries, contact: Retford Park – 02 8861 1933 or spollock@nationaltrust.com.au

Bookings: essential Enquiries: Lynn – 02 4932 0518 A fundraising event for Grossmann and Brough Houses, organised by the Friends of Grossmann House

Additional displays in neighbouring Brough House

Enquiries: Holly – 02 4933 3330, ah 02 4934 8847 or mcnameeholly0@gmail.com Photo: Christopher Shain

Additional displays in neighbouring Brough House

Enquiries: Holly – 02 4933 3330, ah 02 4934 8847 or mcnameeholly0@gmail.com

Enquiries: mph@nationaltrust.com.au Please note: there is no café or shop at this property

Special entry of $5 to Miss Traill’s House Museum

Enquiries: 02 6332 4232 or mth@nationaltrust.com.au Photo: Christopher Shain

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Treats at the Trust A RANGE OF FABULOUS FOODS – BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES AND DEVONSHIRE TEAS CELEBRATE GREEK AND ITALIAN FOOD AT EVERGLADES Everglades House & Gardens, 37 Everglades Ave, Leura GREEK LUNCHEON – Saturday 24 February, 12.30pm A fabulous home-cooked, three course Greek luncheon, served in the elegant Art Deco Dining Room. Savour the day with a stroll through the late summer gardens.

ITALIAN LUNCHEON – Saturday 19 May, 12.30pm As the weather cools down, savour the delights of homemade Italian cooking, followed by a bracing walk through the Sorensen-designed gardens.

$45 NT members, $50 non-members. BYO

Bookings: essential. Friends of Everglades – 0467 332 591, Sandy 0419 312 827 or friendsofeverglades@gmail.com

Photo: Christopher Shain

Regular treats SUNDAY TEA AT THE COTTAGE Experiment Farm Cottage, Harris Park Sundays 12 Nov (fully booked), 11 Feb, 11 Mar, 8 April, 2.30–4pm Tours of the property at 2pm.

Cost includes tour $35 per person

BREAKFAST AT WIRRIMBIRRA SANCTUARY 3105 Tourist Drive, Barge First Sunday of the month, 9am – 11am

Enquiries: 02 4684 1112 or google

RIVERSDALE DEVONSHIRE TEAS Riversdale, 2 Twynam Drive, Goulburn Third Sunday of the month, 10am – 2pm

Enquiries: Dawn Giles – 02 4821 4741 or

Bookings: Old Government House – 02 9635 8149 or www.friendsofogh.com

Wirrimbirra Sanctuary

riversdale@nationaltrust.com.au

Rich reds delivered by National Trust’s wine service Yours

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These fine reds are $139.99 – SAVE $106 – plus receive 2 FREE Mr Riggs Shiraz with 4 GOLD (worth $50) and 2 FREE Dartington Crystal Stemless Glasses (worth $40) plus FREE DELIVERY. Enjoy best-selling favourites from prime regions including the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Margaret River from top estates like Credaro, Peter Lehmann “a legend in his own lifetime” (Halliday) and more, delivered to your door.

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Terms and conditions: Offer available while stocks last. Valid for new customers only. Two crystal stemless glasses and two bottles of Mr Riggs The Gaffer McLaren Vale Shiraz per household. Order acceptance and the contract between you and us will only be formed on the dispatch to you of the product(s) ordered. Orders not accepted (nor will wine be delivered to) persons under the age of 18 years. Most orders are fulfilled within a week but please allow up to 14 days. Unfortunately due to rising postage costs from our carriers, we are now unable to ship to the Northern Territory and we do not deliver to parcel lockers. If a wine becomes unavailable, a similar wine of greater value may be supplied. Stemless glasses stock is limited and if unavailable will be substituted with a bottle of wine. If you are unhappy with the substitute we’ll refund you. $106 saving is off normal retail prices of the reds case only as provided by the wineries at time of printing. All our wines are covered by our guarantee – if you don’t like a wine for any reason Wine People will refund you and arrange to collect the wine. Please see our full Terms and Conditions of Sale and details of our Privacy Policy available here: www.winepeople.com.au/privacy or call us on 1300 762 832. Wine People Pty Ltd (licence No. 514 00724, LIQP770016550) 90 Chalk Hill Rd McLaren Vale SA 5171.

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SUMMER: NOVEMBER – JANUARY 2018

TICKET APPLICATION SHEET FOR ALL ENQUIRIES AND MAILED/FAXED BOOKINGS (no telephone bookings accepted): TICKET SECRETARY Phone: 02 9363 2401 (10am – 4pm, Mon–Fri).

Fax: 02 9328 2649 The National Trust of Australia (NSW), PO Box 53, Edgecliff NSW 2027 PLEASE BOOK ONLINE WHENEVER POSSIBLE BOOK ONLINE for all events other than Country Weekends, at TRYBOOKING Or by following the link from an event as seen on the website www.nationaltrust.com.au. Enter ‘Looking at Architecture’ into the search box, top right.

OR Complete the Ticket Application Sheet below ( do NOT cut it up) and either post to the address above or Fax to 02 9328 2649 Pay preferably by credit card or, if not , enclose a cheque made out to National Trust of Australia (NSW).

Enclose a stamped, self addressed , business size envelope. ‘No envelope’ incurs a fee of $2 Copies of the Ticket Application Sheet may be downloaded and printed from the above website.

PLEASE NOTE • Admission will only be allowed on presentation of tickets. Proof of membership may be requested at Member Only events.

• Members wishing to attend activities with friends must apply on the same application form in order to receive tickets in the same group.

Please use only one payment to cover each group application.

• 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.

Thank you for your membership and support of the National Trust.

To renew your membership please contact Membership at the National Trust Centre – 02 9258 0156 or www.nationaltrust.org.au/membership

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TOTAL NB The closing date for all ticket applications is five working days before the event. Please note that some venues may not be suitable for wheelchairs and people with limited mobility as some surfaces may be uneven and some walking may be required. For information ring the Ticket Secretary 02 9363 2401.

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POSTAGE PAID AUSTRALIA PRINT POST

THE NSW 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 BRONZE PARTNERS Clayton Utz Eakin McCaffrey Cox Department of the Environment Perpetual as Trustee Holding Redlich International Conservation Services Sotheby’s 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 Allen Jack + Cottier Cox Architects Pty Ltd GML Heritage Winten Property Group Design 5 – Architects Pty Ltd Wollongong City Council MEDIA PARTNERS Media Monitors Australia

SUPPORTERS A List Guide AMP Aurora Expeditions Best Buds Florist Capri Tours Chifley Financial Services Lucas Stapleton Johnson & Partners FDC Fine Music 102.5FM Francis-Jones Morehen Thorpe (FJMT) Goldstein and Martens Great Southern Rail HLB Mann Judd John Mulally & Associates Microsoft Australia NRMA Motoring Services NSW Architects Registration Board NSW Department of Commerce, Education and Training NSW Department of Land Richard Dinham Consulting Pty Ltd Laithwaite’s Wine People Windsor and Newton WT Partnership Zenith Information Management Services

TALES FROM THE EAST: India and New South Wales Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Parramatta April to August 2018 This exhibition examines the connections between Australia and India – strong today, and firmly rooted during the Lachlan Macquarie era of governance, from 1810–18212.

The New South Wales penal colony at that time was a small part of a much larger empire of which India was the brightest jewel, and which through Silver egg cruet set, India 1808–1814. the East India Company had a trading Photo: Christopher Shain monopoly over Australia. Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s significance in Australian history. the formative nature of his Indian experiences while en route to the colony with his regiment, and the Indian influences which he and Mrs Macquarie brought to the Parramatta house, allow us to segue into the cultural contributions to Australia made by the large Indian population in Sydney’s western suburbs today.

Explore Macquarie’s India through prints and materials from private collections; see the influences of India and Empire in the architecture and interiors of Old Government House, and enjoy sumptuous exhibitions including nineteenth century clothing, saris, textiles and Anglo-Indian silver. Digital projections will recreate the atmosphere of seminal events from the era.

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Public programs will explore architecture, design, food and dance within the historical context of India and New South Wales.

For more information please see our next magazine.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Changing your address? Let us know! Return this sheet with your new address attached. If undelivered, return to the National Trust of Australia (NSW) GPO Box 518, Sydney NSW 2001. Registered by Australia Post. Print post 100023200.