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Department for Environment and Heritage

In this issue: JohnBartonHack&theManningCottages

BlackHillLodge

TheLodge,Stirling

GeorgePaech’sfarmhouse

SteamExchangeBrewery

GoolwaStateHeritageArea

2006SchoolsHeritageCompetition

WoolshedFlatChurch

BurraRegionalArtGallery

FrederickDancker

HeritageSouthAustraliaNewsletter

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Minister’sUpdateDEHismourningthelossofavaluedandwell-respectedfriendandcolleaguewiththeunexpectedpassingofMaritimeArchaeologistTerryArnott.TerrywasavaluedmemberoftheHeritageBranchwhowasheldinhighregardbyhiscolleaguesacrossgovernmentandacademiaforhissignificantcontributionstomaritimeheritageinSouthAustralia.

ManagerSueAveraylefttheHeritageBranchon2FebruarytotakeupapositionintheOfficeoftheChiefExecutive.IwouldliketothankSueforherleadershipoftheBranchoverthelasttwoyearsasshehassetthecoursetoachievethegoalsoutlinedintheGovernment’sHeritageDirectionsstrategytomanageheritageinSouthAustralia.Thepositionhasbeenadvertisednationally.IntheinterimitisbusinessasusualastheBranchcontinuesitsworkundertheverycapableguidanceofPrincipalHeritageOfficerBrianSamuels.

DEHhascontributedfinancialsupporttoaninnovativeheritageprojectinpartnershipwiththeAdelaideCityCounciltoconservetheformerBeresfordArmsInninGillesStreet.Thisimportantheritagebuildingisoneofthefewnon-governmentorreligiousbuildingswithinthecityremainingrelativelyintactfromtheearliestyearsofsettlement.

Onabroaderscale,thepracticalsideofheritageconservationreceivedaboostwiththeallocationofmorethan$244,000to54projectstorepairandrestoreStateHeritagePlacesacrossSouthAustralia.Fundsweredirectedtowardsconservationandstabilisationworks,particularlywheretheworkwillenhancethefinancialviabilityofaplace.

Thisissuealsoputsthespotlightonthetremendousvolunteereffortthatmaintainsmanyofourheritageplacesinthebestpossibleway–byusingthem.FromasmallbutmajesticchurchinahillsidepaddocknearRhyniewhichhostsanannualcarolsbycandlelightgathering,totheformerPostandTelegraphOfficeatBurrawhichin2006celebrateditstenthanniversaryastheBurraRegionalArtGallery,IwouldliketoacknowledgetheeffortsofpeopleinlocalcommunitieswhosogenerouslygiveoftheirtimeandexpertisetolookaftertheseplacesforallSouthAustralianstoenjoy.

Hon Gail Gago MLC Minister for Environment and Conservation

FrontCover:FormerWoolshedFlatWesleyanMethodistChurchnearRhynie,SA(1994).

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Contents 3 Heritage Places

JohnBartonHack&theManningCottages

150thAnniversary-BlackHillLodge

TheLodge,Stirling

GeorgePaech’sfarmhouse

7 Adaptive Re-use

SteamExchangeBrewery

8 State Heritage Areas

Goolwa

9 2006 Schools Heritage

Competition

�0 Heritage Volunteers

WoolshedFlatChurch

BurraRegionalArtGallery

�2 Architects & Builders of SA - 3

FrederickDancker

�4 DEH Heritage News

�6 Heritage Bookshelf

Seeds of Change

�6 Events

Heritage Directions… the South Australian Government believes that heritage considerations must be an integrated part of planning the future of our urban and rural environments. However, protecting heritage does not mean freezing the past. Nor does it mean the indiscriminate conservation of anything old.

It is important that heritage is seen as living and constantly evolving, co-existing with new developments, architectural innovation and the

creation of modern amenities. Our heritage directions must therefore be wisely mapped and carefully managed. Heritage strategies and policies must provide a degree of certainty for the community, property owners and developers. They must also protect our valuable heritage assets at the same time as promoting good urban character and facilitating sympathetic new development.

ExtractfromHeritage Directions: A Future for Built Heritage in South Australia(DepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage,2003)


John Barton Hack and the Portable Colonial Cottages of Henry ManningJustoffPenningtonTerrace,twotimberbuildingscontinuetheadjacencytheyhavesharedforalmostonehundredandseventyyears.Theyspeakvolumesaboutthecircum-stancesofprocuringcolonialexpansionandtheprovisioningbysomeBritishemigrantsfortheirnewlife.

BoththeMeetingHouseoftheReligiousSocietyofFriends(Quakers)andWalkleyCottage(nowpartofStMark’sCollege)beganlifeonthefloorsoftheworkshopofHenryManningat251HighHolborninLondon.TheyalsoshareacommonlinkthroughassociationwithJohnBartonHack,Quaker,earlySouthAustralianimmigrantandanenthusiasticadvocateforManning’s‘portablecolonialcottages’.HebroughttwocottagestoSouthAustraliain1837inwhichtomorecomfortablyhousehisfamily.

Hackwouldhavebeenwellawareofcontemporaryreferencestothe‘greatbeautyintheirconstruction’.FurtherclaimsthatnosectionofaManningcottagewasheavierthanamanorboycouldcarry,andthattheLondonpriceof50poundswouldprovideatwo-roomedcottagethatcouldbequicklybuilt,wereborneoutbyHack’sexperienceswithhisowncottages.

On19February1837HackandhisfamilywerestillonboardtheshipfromEngland.Thematerialsforthetwocottageswereoffloadedandonthe21sttheywerehauledupthebeachtoasuitablesiteatGlenelg.Onthe22ndthefamilyspenttheirfirstnightinoneofthecottages.ObviouslypleasedwiththeperformanceoftheManningcottage,Hackproudlywrotehomerecordingthatbythe14thAprilhehadnotonlydismantledthecottage,butbroughtthematerialsofbothtothesiteofthenewCityanderectedthemtogethertoformafour-roomedhouse.

Thekeytothis‘portability’wastheessenceofmodernprefabrication,

wheredoor,windowandwallingunitswereeachofthesamedimension.Theywerelockedinplaceaspanelsbetweentopandbottomplatesandbetweenpostseachlocatedonastrictmodulargrid.Thecottageswereoriginallyroofedintarpaulinandtheonlytoolrequiredwasaspanner.

ThereislittledoubtthatHack’stestimonialsfromAdelaidecausedHenryWatson,hisbrother-in-law,toalsobringoutaManningcottage.InJune1839,WatsonrecordedputtinguphishouseinPenningtonTerrace.Hewassomewhatreluctantabouttheventure,observingthatgoodstoneandbrickhousesweretobehad.Despitethis,andhavingfrozeninwinterandalmost‘broiled’insummer,WatsonstillhadkindwordsforhisManningcottage(albeitencasedinbrickbytheendof1840).WatsonandHack,asbusinesspartners,weretryingtosellthecomponentsofaportablecottagemadebyoneofManning’srivalsfortheemigranttradeinprefabricatedbuildings.

…ItisoneofThompson’strumperyaffairs–IneverhearofanypersonbringingoneofT’shousesthatdoesnotruehisbargain–Manningisarespectabletradesmanandhisgoodsarenotake-in¹.

Withtheinevitablealterationsandadditions,muchofWatson’sManning

cottage,togetherwithitsdistinctivegabledroof,surviveasWalkleycottage.

Asitsslate-cladroofindicates,theFriends’MeetingHousewasneverdesignedtobeasportableasManning’smoreusualproducts.AlthoughitisreputedtohavebeenfirsterectedatLondon’sEastIndiaDocksasanadvertisementbyManningtointendingemigrants,thequalitiesofitsprefabricationwereutilisedmoretoprovideexpedientaccommodationthanforreasonsofportability.

HackwasonceagaininstrumentalinitspurchaseandactedasagentinSouthAustraliaforitsreceiptonsite.However,atthetimeofitsarrivalWatsonrecordedsomewhatruefullythattheFriendshadallgoneuptoMountBarkerandthat‘…hehadlittleexpectationofseeingasecondPennsylvaniahere.’

Itwasneverthelesserectedonitsintended(andpresent)sitein1840.Hackwasobviouslypleasedwiththeresult,recordingtheMeetingHouseasaveryhandsomebuilding;‘…Manninghasdonefulljusticetoit².’

TheFriends’MeetingHouseisoneofthemostsophisticatedofManning’sproductsknowntohavesurvived.Evenmoreamazingthanitssurvivalintactagainsttermitesorlossbyfire,isthesurvivalofitsprefabricatedfurniture.

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WalkleyCottage,NorthAdelaide(1979)

PaulStark

Quaker(SocietyofFriends)MeetingHouse,NorthAdelaide(2005)


Manninggenuinelyendeavouredtoprovidesystem-builtaccommodationthatwouldrespondwellinmostpartsofthethenBritishEmpire.Hecontinuedtofine-tunethespecificationofhiscottagesinthefifteenyearsofgreatestdemandforhisproducts(c1830-c1845),andalsoofferedtheapplicationofanti-combustiblepaintstoresistfireaswellaswashestocombatdry-rot.Hedidnotanticipatethevoraciousappetiteoftheantipodeantermitehowever.GFDashwoodisrecordedinhisout-letterbookasobserving

…thereisaninsectinthiscountrycalledtheWhiteAnt,which,onceitfindsitswayintowoodenedifices,literallyconsumesthemwholeinanincrediblyshortspaceoftime³.

ItisnotsurprisingthatthephysicalremainsofDashwood’sManningcottagewereneverfound.

Asterrestrialinstrumentsofsettlement,theportablecolonialcottageswere(forthosewhocouldaffordthem)agreatadvanceovertattyandfragilepugandcalico.Theyoccupyasignificantplaceinthehistoryofprefabrication.ItistestimonytothequalityofManning’sproductsthatahandfulofotherManningcottagesareknowntoexistelsewhereinSouthAustralia.Hisgoodswerecertainly‘notakein’.

Paul B Stark

Principal Conservation ArchitectThisarticlewasderivedfromresearchundertakeninassociationwithProfessorGilbertHerbert,TechnionHaifa,Israel.

References:

1.StateLibraryofSA(SLSA)PRG456/1Out-lettersofHenryWatson,34-56(15-18December1839)

2.Portfolio8.86,FriendsLibrary,London(lettersofHacktoTGDarton)andSLSAPRG456/1Out-lettersofJohnBartonHack,1-17(14June1840)

3.SLSAPRG1044/1/3,Out-lettersofGFDashwood,(1October1846).

�50th Anniversary- Black Hill Lodge

Former Weirmaster’s House, Garage, Stone Channel & Dry-stone Walling Ramp Black Hill Conservation Park, Gorge Road, MontacuteAswatermanagementdominatesthepoliticalagendaandourgardenwateringregimes,itistopicaltonotethe150thanniversaryofadwellingassociatedwiththeschemethatsuppliedAdelaide’sfirstreticulatedwatersupply.

Thecollection,storageanddistributionoffreshwatertothecitywasamajorengineeringfeatthatincludedtheconstructionoftheTorrensGorgeWeirandtheThorndonParkReservoir.

Workonthecity’sfirstreservoir,atThorndonPark,andamasonryweirandheadworksintheTorrensGorge,beganin1857.Theseworkswereofficiallyopened4June1860bytheCommissionerofPublicWorks,AlexanderHay,wholaidthefoundationstoneofoneofthewingsofthenewweir.

Theweirmaster’scottagewasconstructedin1857asafirststageinthisproject.IntheReport on Public Works(to30June1857),theCommissionerrecorded:

Acottage,whichwillberequiredasaresidenceforthepersoninchargeoftheweirandtheworksconnectedtherewith,hasbeenbuiltintheGorgeoftheTorrens,atacostof£480,andexpectedtobefinallycompletedinafewdays.

Thefive-roomedstonedwellingwasbuiltfortheweirmaster,whomaintainedandmonitoredthesupplyofwaterfromtheTorrensGorgeWeirtotheThorndonParkReservoir(andlatertoHopeValley).InitiallytheGorgeRoadendedatthishouse,whichwassituatedinanisolatedbushlandsetting.

In1975thehouseandlandwereincorporatedintotheBlackHillConservationPark.TheNationalParks&WildlifeServicemadesomechangestothetwo-storeybuildingin1984-85,whenpartoftheverandahwasenclosedtohousealaundry,toiletandbathroom,andtheoutdoorstairstotheupperstoreywerealsoenclosed.

Othersignificantstructuresincludethegarage(originallyastable)withsectionsofcobblestonefloorremaining;asteeprampsupportedbydry-stonewalling;andastonechannelbehindthehouse.

InAdelaide,pipedwatertoNorthTerrace,Rundle,PulteneyandFlindersStreetswasturnedonduringDecember1860.

TheThorndonParkReservoirsoonbecameinadequateforthegrowingcity,andtheconstructionofanewreservoir,atHopeValley,beganin1869.ThisprojectincludedraisingtheheightoftheTorrensGorgeWeirandtheconstructionofanopenaqueductfromtheweirtothenewreservoir.

Robyn Ashworth Senior Heritage Interpretation Officer

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BlackHillLodge,Montacute(1995)


Free Heritage AdviceHeritage advisers have a lot of local knowledge and are a tremendous resource available free of charge to owners of heritage places. Contact your Council to check whether they employ an adviser and to make an appointment. Alternatively the

DEH Heritage website lists Council areas with a Heritage Advisory Service at http://www.heritage.sa.gov.au/advisory.html. Owners of State Heritage Places in council areas without access to a heritage advisory service may get free advice and guidance by contacting the Heritage Branch on 8124 4960.

The Lodge – Stirling Valerielovesoldthingsandthought‘TheLodge’lookedcute.Herhusbandthoughtitlookedlikealotofwork.Sixorsoyearsdownthetrackitisdifficulttoimaginetheoriginalrun-downcottagewithpurplepaintedfireplaces,‘nopowerorsewerageandsomeverysuspectwiring’.

Builtintheearly1880s,‘TheLodge’atStirlingisdesignatedasalocalheritageplace,whichmeansthatitislistedintheAdelaideHillsDevelopmentPlanasbeingoflocalheritagevalue.LocalheritageplacesaremanagedthroughtheprovisionsoftheDevelopment Act 1993.

Servingasthegatehouseforthenearby‘Thorpe’estate,theLodgeisconsideredtoberepresentativeofthevarietyofoutbuildingsassociatedwiththelargesummerretreatsofnotedSouthAustralians,inthiscaseDrCharlesGosseandErnestAyers.

Theownershaveundertakenatop-to-toerestorationtogetherwithasensitiveextensionthatprovidesthemwithadditionalspaceincludinganewkitchenandbathroom.Alloftheworkhasbeenguidedbytheirdesiretobefaithfultothecharacteroftheoriginalcottage.

Althoughtheychosenottoreproducetheunappealingoriginalbrownpaintfinishtothewalls,theydidensuresomeoriginalpaintworkwaskeptbehindacupboardasanongoingrecord.

Thisattentiontodetailisexemplifiedintheworkundertakentoreproducetheoriginalfauxmarblingontwooftheslatefireplacesurrounds.Carefulstrippingbackofthe(purple)paintrevealedremnantsofagreen–blackmarblefinish.PainteranddecoratorGaryLancasterworkedfromthesmallscrapingtoachieveastrikingfinishclosetotheoriginal.

‘It’simportanttounderstandmarble’saidGary.‘Eachpieceisunique’.

Thefirststepwastocolourmatchthenewworktotheoriginalscraping.Aglazemadetoacentury-oldrecipewasthenapplied;theclouds,thenveins,werethencreated.Sablebushes,badgerhairsoftenersandgoosefeathershelpedachievethedesiredeffect.Pureturpsflickedbybrushontothecloudsrecreatedthe

porouslookofmarble.Finallyaclearvarnish,rubbeddowntogivenotonlythelookbutfeelofmarble,providedafinishsomewherebetweensatinandgloss.

LocalHeritageAdviserfortheAdelaideHills,MichaelQueale,saidthatitwasfortunatethattheoriginalstrippingofthefireplacehadbeendoneinsuchawaythattheevidenceofthemarblinghadnotbeendestroyed.

‘Alesscarefulapproachcouldeasilyhavetakenallthepaintoff,backtotheoriginalslate’saidMichael.

‘Anotherpitfalltowatchforisworkingfromtoosmallascraping–sometimesonlypartoftheeffecthasbeenrevealed’hecautioned.

Michaelalsopointedouthowitwascommonforthetimesforthegatekeeper’scottagetomimicthemuchgrandermainhouse,oftenconstructedatthesametimewithgoodqualitymaterialsandworkmanship,albeitonamuchsmallerscale.

Theownerswereluckyenoughtocomebyan1896photooftheirhouse.Thisimagehasbeenusedtorecreatethestyleofthefrontgarden,sansivy.

Noivyisagoodthing,accordingtoMichael.‘Typicalforlodges,butdisastrousforthebuildings’hesaid.

Originalphotoswerealsousedtoinformthedesignofanewfenceintheoriginalstyle.

Thenextchallengesfortheownersincludeliningthepointingtotheexternalwalls,installingafloorinthecellarandextendingthegarden.TheyarealsoonthelookoutforaworkingMettersstovetoinstallinthecellar.

Lyn Baxter

Public Communications Officer

‘TheLodge’circa2007

Restoredtoformerglory

Theoriginalmarblingeffectisrevealedontheleft-handside

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George Paech’s Farmhouse c�854

HistoryPaechtownisauniqueGermansettlementoriginallyoffourhomesapproximatelythreekilometressoutheastofHahndorf.JohannGeorgePaechandhiswifeandsixchildrenarrivedinSouthAustraliaaboardCaptainHahn’sshiptheZebraattheendof1838.TheysettledinHahndorf.

Theoldestson,ChristianPaech,discoveredcopperoreatKanmantooin1845whichwentontobecometheSACompany’sKanmantooMine.Therewardhewasgivenforthisfindenabledhimtopurchasetheland.HesoldpartsharesofthislandtohisfatherandtwobrothersGottlobandJohannGeorgeJnrinOctober1853.ThissmallGermanfamilysettlementcametobeknownasPaechtown.Thefourfamiliesbuiltahomeeachallwithinastone’sthrowofeachother.Thehalf-timberedconstruction(orfachwerk)withthepanelsfilledinbybrick,ratherthanthemorecommonwattleanddaub,wasareflectionofthefamily’sincreasingprosperity.

JohannGeorgePaechJnr,(knownasGeorge),marriedJohannaHartmann(knownasHannah)intheHahndorf

LutheranChurchon4January1850,withPastorKavelofficiating.TheirhomeisthefirstontherightasyouenterthePaechtowncommunity.Thishomenowknownas‘GeorgePaech’sFarmhouse’istheonlyoriginalhomeremainingastheothersweredestroyedintheAshWednesdaybushfiresof1983.

GeorgeandJohannahadfivechildren-Wilhelm,Caroline,Hermann,AugustandBertha,whowiththeexceptionofWilhelmwereallbornatPaechtownbetween1856and1867.HannahdiedathomeinNovember1898andGeorgediedtherein1908.TheirsonAugustandhisfamilycontinuedtooccupythehouseformanyyears.

Original features retainedThecurrentownersMartinandVirginiaGarepurchasedthepropertyinJanuary2004.

‘Wewereparticularlyattractedbythenumberoforiginalanduniquefeaturesthathavebeenretainedinthehouse,forexample,oldGermannewsprintisstillstucktotheceilingofthelargecellar;thehouseretainsoriginalandunusualdoorsanddoorlocks;individuallycodedredgumbeamsandoriginallargeslabredgumfloorsallhelpthehousetoretainasenseofwhatitfeelsliketohavelivedinafarmhouseinthe1850s’saidMartin.

‘Wefounditparticularlyquainttofindtheoriginaloutdoorbakingovenstillintact.Wehavealsodelightedinfindingolddetritusinthegarden–whilstgardeningIregularlyfindbitsofoldcrockeryandevenalargehorseshoefromadraughthorse’saidVirginia.

StillhiddeninthegardennexttotheroadaretheremainsofanoldwoodenwatertroughthatwouldhaveprovidedwaterforthepassinghorsesandcartsthatusedthePaechtownroutetoMtBarkertoavoidthesteepinclineofWindmillHill.

ThehousedesignisatypicalGermanfarmhousedesignwithasteeppitchedroofwithhalf-hipgables.Therearetwolotsoftworoomsplacedeithersideofahallwaykitchen.Thisallowedforevendistributionofheatthroughthehousefromthecentrallyplacedchimneys.Thelargeatticwouldhavebeenoriginallyusedasautilitarianstoragearea,butaswithmostofthesetypesoffarmhouseshasbeenconvertedintoatticbedrooms.Thelargetwo-room

cellarwouldhavebeenusedtostorethemeatsandsmallgoodspopularwithGermanfamilies.Originalracksmadefrombranchesarestillsuspendedfromthecellarceilingandwouldhavebeenusedtohangsmallgoodsandcheeses.

‘ApparentlyGeorgePaechkeptalargebeartrapinthecellarformanyyears.Whetherthisisareflectionofthepoorrelationswithhisneighboursorasignofthehighqualityofthesmallgoodsthatneededtobeprotectedfromthieves,wecanonlyguess’saidMartin.

Current restorationThehousewasextensivelyrenovatedintheearly1970sbuttheGareshavecontinuedrestorationwithpainstakingattentiontotheretentionoforiginalfeatures.Evennewadditions,suchasadoublecarport,havebeenbuiltutilisingtraditionalconstructiontechniques(mortiseandtenonjoints,scarfjointsandwoodendowels).

‘WearefortunatetobeabletousetheexpertiseofmybrotherJustinwhoisaHeritageCarpenterandanObjectsConservator,aswellasmyfather’sextensiveexperienceinrenovatingoldhomes-MumandDadownaheritagelistedcottageincentralHahndorfwhichtheyrestoredfromastateofruin’saidMartin.

AnexampleofthelengthsMartinandVirginiahavegonetoinpreservingtheoriginalfeaturesincludescrapingbackbyhandathicklayerofshellacfromtheredgumfloorstopreserveandhighlighttheoriginalsurface.

Thereisevidencethatinthelate1800sthehousehada‘Victorianmakeover’includingtheinstallationofaVictorianfrontdoor.Hiddenundertheverandahisevidencethatthewholefaçadeofthehouseincludingthetimberworkwaspaintedandlinedtolookasifithadastraightbrickfaçade.

Atthesametimetheinternalwallsandtimberframeswereplasteredandwallpapered.

Theroofwasoriginallycoveredinthatchandthenwoodenshingleswhichwerelaterreplacedwithcorrugatediron.Theironwasremovedinthe1970sandreplacedwithcedarshingles.

Theoriginaloutdoorovenisstillingoodconditionandisahighlightofthebackyard.‘IbelievetheEnglishmethodofcookinginvolvedleavingthehot

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Theoriginaloutdoorovenisafeature(2006)

GeorgePaech’sFarmhouse(2006)


SteamExchangeBrewery,Goolwa(Oct2006)

coalsinwhilstthefoodwascooking,whereastheGermanmethodentailedheatingtheoventothedesiredtemperatureandthenremovingthecoals.Itwouldthenbetheradiantheatstoredinthestoneandbricksthatwouldcookthefoodratherthanthedirectheatfromthecoals’saidMartin.

Onelocalhistorybookquotesfrominterviewswitholdresidents:

Toheattheoven,itwasfilledwithwoodusuallycollectedbytheboys.Afterallhadburnt,thehotasheswereremovedwithalonghandledtimberormetalscraper,andtheovenfloorcleanedwithawetragattachedtoastick.Todeterminethecorrecttemperature,flourwasthrownin–presumablythecolourationdeterminedthedesiredtemperature.Thisknackofdeterminingthecorrecttemperaturevariedbetweenhouseholds.Somehousewivescould‘feelit’,whereasothersjudgeditbythetimeittookforapieceofpapertoburn.(YoungG,HarmstorfI,BrasseL,MarsdenA[1981]).

ThePaechbrothersconductedafeudovermanyyears.ThesourceofthisconflictisnotknownbutthefactthatGeorgeandHannahdidnothaveagoodsupplyofwaterontheirblockandwereforcedtocultivatelandfurtheruptheroadforthefamily’svegetablesmayhavegeneratedtension.AcourtcaseresultedwhenoneofthePaechbrotherstiedanotherbehindahorsedragginghimthroughthemainstreetofHahndorf.(LuurFox1977).

‘FromwhatwehavereaditseemsthatGeorgewasthecrankyone’,saidVirginia.

Onelocalhistorianstatesrathersimply:‘Nodoubt,GeorgePaechmusthavebeenratheradifficultmantogetonwith’. (Butler1982).

MartinandVirginia,theirsonAntonandtheirlovableIrishTerrierLucycontinuetoenjoynotjustthehomeanditshistorybutthesenseofcommunitythatexistsinPaechtown.Itseemsthatthecurrentresidentsenjoymuchmoreamicablerelationsthantheoriginalonesofthe1850s!

Martin GareSources:

Butler,RGeorge Hartmannof the PrinceGeorge,InvestigatorPressPtyLtd,1982

LuurFox,A Hahndorf–A Brief look at the Town and its History,FoxPublishing,1977

YoungG,HarmstorfI,BrasseL,MarsdenAHahndorf,A Survey carried out for the Australian Heritage Commission,Vol1,page154,TechsearchInc,1981

InearlyOctober2006theaptlynamed‘SteamExchangeBrewery’openedits(verylarge)doorsinthenewlyconservedandadaptedRailwayGoodsShed,nestledbetweentherailwaystationandthewharfshed,attheGoolwaWharf.

Thisopeningwastheculminationofmorethanayear’shardworktoconvertthetimberandironbuilding,originallyconstructedin1879,foruseasabrewery.Thebuildinghadtobere-cladandcleaned(imagineover125yearsofdustandgrime!),structuraltimbersreplaced(cockatooshadtakentheirtollononeparticularbeam),glassand

timberslidingdoorsconstructedtoreflecttheoriginaldesign(usingtheskillsoftheneighbouringGoolwaWoodenBoats),andamicro-breweryandbarfacilitiesinstalled.

Withthepreviousadaptationofthewharfshed,andnowthegoodsshed,visitorstotheGoolwaWharfcanexperienceauniqueblendingoftheoldwiththenew:paddlesteamersandsteamengines,boatbuildingandbrewing.

Formoreinformationvisithttp://www.steamexchange.com.au.

Sarah Laurence

Senior Heritage Officer

AdaptiveRe-useNew Brewery Opens in the Railway Goods Shed by the Goolwa Wharf

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In this extract from the State Heritage Areas of South Australia website we look at the River Murray port of Goolwa, 83 kilometres south-east of Adelaide. Located on the western shore of Lake Alexandrina, on the waterway’s last bend before it enters the Southern Ocean, the name Goolwa is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning ‘elbow’, which describes the river’s shape at this point as it curves around Hindmarsh Island towards the Murray Mouth

Goolwa State Heritage AreaTheGoolwaStateHeritageAreaencompassestheinnerpartoftheGoolwatownshipandincludesthewharfandtramwayprecinct,partofthetown’searlycommercialcoreandtheresidentialareatothesouth,knownas‘LittleScotland’.

SignificanceTheGoolwaStateHeritageArea,declaredon24September1987,acknowledgesthetown’ssignificanthistoryasoneofAustralia’sprincipalnineteenthcenturyriverports.

Duringitshey-day,fromthe1850stothe1880s,Goolwawasoneofthecountry’searliestandmostimportantRiverMurrayports.ItwasthesouthernterminusfortheMurray-DarlingBasin,andabustlingcentrefortransportandtradebetweenSouthAustraliaandtheeasterncolonies.

GoolwadevelopedastheMurray’slinkwiththesea.Cargoesofwoolandotherproducewereoff-loadedattheriverportandtransportedby(horse-drawn)railwaytobeexportedfromaseaportonEncounterBay-initiallyPortElliotandlaterVictorHarbor.Suppliesandpassengersalsotravelledthisroute.

Withtradeandtransportcameprosperity.Industriesdevelopedandthepopulationgrew.Significantly,GoolwawasthefirstAustralianriver

portthatengagedinshipbuildingandrepairs.PartoftheGoolwaStateHeritageArea’ssignificancerelatestothesurvivingbuildingsandotherelementsthatrepresentthetown’slinkstoinlanddevelopmentandmaritimecommerceinthenineteenthcentury.

Theuniquewharfandtramwayprecinctisofnationalsignificanceandiscomplementedbythewell-preservedpublicandcommercialbuildingsandresidentialcottagesoftherivertradeera.

Brief HistoryGoolwa’sstoryincludestheregion’srecognisedsignificancefortheNgarrindjerripeopleofthelowerMurray,aswellasassociationswithexplorersCharlesSturtandColletBarker,butitisthetown’shistoryasoneofAustralia’smostimportantriverportsthatissignificantforitsdesignationasaStateHeritageArea.

FromtheearliestdaysofSouthAustralia’ssettlement,theMurraywasseenpotentiallyasAustralia’s‘Mississippi’,butthedangerousrivermouthhandicappedthedevelopmentofthisinlandtransportroute.Inthe1850s,followingthesuggestionofGovernorYoung,ahorse-drawnrailwaywasconstructedfromGoolwatoPortElliot.Thislineeffectivelylinkedriverportandseaport,limitingtheneedforvesselstonegotiatetheMurrayMouth.Publicworkswerealsocarriedoutatbothlocations,andincludedthewharfatGoolwa(1852).Theopeningoftheraillink(1854)wasthestimulusfortherivertradethatquicklydeveloped.

Fromthe1850stotheearly1880sGoolwamonopolisedSouthAustralia’s

rivertradewithVictoriaandNewSouthWales.

Theoriginalwharfwasextendedin1866andrebuiltin1874.Likeothercountrytowns,Goolwa’sindustriesincludedbreweries,asawmillandaflourmill,butalsoashipbuildingandrepairindustry.

TheopeningofarailwaylinefromMorgantoPortAdelaidein1878ledtoadwindlingofrivertradeontheMurray’slowerreaches.Goolwa’sprosperitydeclinedslowlyaftertheearly1880s,whenMorganquicklyeclipsedGoolwaasthebusiestriverportinSouthAustralia.Bytheturnofthecenturyshipbuildinghadvirtuallyceased,althoughsomemaintenanceworkwasstillcarriedout,andGoolwa’sprosperityasaportwasover.

Goolwasurvived,changingfromamajorriverporttoapopulartouristdestination.

FeaturesTheGoolwaStateHeritageAreaincludesnineplacesthatareStateHeritagePlacesenteredintheSouthAustralianHeritageRegister,andwhichrelatetoGoolwa’sactivitiesasaprosperousriverportlinkedbyarailwaytoEncounterBay.

•Shop,2CadellStreet

•RailwayGoodsShed

•CorioHotel

•PoliceStationandCourthouse

•FormerAustralasianHotel

•FormerGoolwa-PortElliotRailwayHorseStables

•WharfComplex

•FormerRailwaySuperintendent’sHouse

•CockenzieHouse

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Goolwawharfarea


Othersignificantfeatureswithintheprecinctinclude:

•asectionoftheoriginalGoolwa-PortElliottramwaycutting,excavatedin1852,andbelievedtobetheoldestsurvivingrailwayartefactinAustralia;

•theSoldiers’MemorialGardens,completedin1917onpartoftheoriginaltramwaycutting;

•theGoolwaHotel,theearlypartofwhichdatesfrom1853,andwhichisadornedwiththefigureheadoftheshipwreckedMozambique;

•thePostOffice,whichisreputedtoincorporatethe1854tramwaypassengerstation;

•thegroupofcottagesknownas‘LittleScotland’,someofwhichdatefromthe1860s;

•the1859CustomsHouse;and

•theCouncilChambersinCadellStreet,whichincorporatetheoriginalTownHall(1860)andwhichweremodernisedin1878and1907.

More on State Heritage AreasFormoreinformationaboutGoolwaandthesixteenotherSAStateHeritageAreasseehttp://www.stateheritageareas.sa.gov.au

Robyn Ashworth Senior Heritage Interpretation Officer

FormerRailwaySuperintendent’sHouse,Goolwa

OutstandingandcommendedentriesinthefourthannualSchoolsHeritageCompetitionwerecelebratedatapresentationceremonyheldatStateheritage-listedSunnybraeFarmon31October.Thecompetitionagainattractedimpressiveentriesfromschoolsacrossthestatewiththe2006themebeingHeritage Connections: links with our past.

Aconditionofthecompetitionisthatentriesmustbecomputergenerated,andeachyeartheinnovativeuseoftechnologycontinuestosurprise.RobynAshworth,SeniorHeritageInterpretationOfficerwiththeHeritageBranch,assembledapanelofjudgesforthedifficulttaskofchoosingthemostoutstandingentries,whichincludedaniMovieshowinghowtheRoyalAdelaideShowconnectsallSouthAustralians,apodcasttourofSemaphoreandLargsBay,andaPowerpointpresentationwheretheimageswereprintedonfabrictocreateaquilt.

In2006anewcategorywasestablishedtorecogniseanoutstandingclassprogramrelatedtotheSchoolsHeritageCompetitiontheme.Thecategoryhighlightstherangeofeducationaloutcomesassociatedwithparticipationinthecompetitionandacknowledgestheprocessratherthanthefinalproduct.WinnerswereBevTonkinandMikeShawfortheirworkwiththeCoromandelValleyPrimarySchoolYears1&2todeveloptheir‘Our Past’entry.

Thewinningschoolsandentriescanbeviewedathttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/latest_news.html#2006_comp

In 2006 prizes were awarded to:

Mintaro Farrell Flat Primary SchoolPatches Of Past And Present MostOutstandingEntryYearR-2

Melrose Primary SchoolFarming ‘Then & Now’ HighlyCommendedEntryYearR-3

Mundulla Primary School Clues To The Past MostOutstandingEntryYear4-5

Loxton Lutheran School The 1956 Flood In Loxton HighlyCommendedEntryYear4-5

Curramulka Primary School The Old Hospital HighlyCommendedEntryYear4-5

North Haven Schools Royal Adelaide Show & Showgrounds: Connecting All South Australians MostOutstandingEntryYear6-7

Keith Area School AMP ‘Wiles Huts’ MostOutstandingEntryYear6-7

North Haven Schools Semaphore & Largs Bay Heritage Connections: A Podcast TourMostOutstandingEntryYear6-7

Curramulka Primary School Laighside HighlyCommendedEntryYear6-7

Parndana Campus, KICE Tilka Hut MostOutstandingEntryYear8-10

2006SchoolsHeritageCompetition

BevTonkinandMikeShaw,winnersoftheinauguralTeachingHeritageAward,withtheirstudentsandSAHeritageCouncilmemberDrJudithBrine.

StudentsfromMintaroFarrellFlatPrimarySchoolshowpartoftheiraward-winningentry

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Woolshed Flat Church near Rhynie, SA‘The church building with its graveyard, exotic trees and iron gate, isolated on its acre of ground amid wheatfields, form an evocative group, splendidly sited on a rolling hillside. Although on a little-used road from Rhynie to Balaklava, the church is an impressive landmark’. (RegisterAssessmentReport,1988)

Almosttwentyyearslater,thankstotheworkofasmallbutdedicatedteamofvolunteers,thissimplelittlechurchcontinuestobe‘animpressivelandmark’.ItalsoactsasasignificantmarkerinearlySouthAustralianhistory.

TheformerWoolshedFlatWesleyanMethodistChurchhasalwaysbeenapartofBrianKemp’slife.Hehaslivedallhislifeinthefamilyhomeminutesdowntheroad,hisparentsandgrandparentsareburiedinthechurchcemetery,andthreeofhisfourdaughtershavechosentogetmarriedintheausteresandstonebuildingthatsitsonahillsidepaddockinthemidnorthcroppingbeltbetweenKapundaandClare.Hisyoungestdaughter’schristening(she’snow36)wasthelastchurchserviceheldthere,in1971,112yearsafteritsopening.

Heritage significanceItperhapsnotsurprisingthatBriantakesanactiveinterestinitscare.Buildingsandstructuresaretangiblekeysthatcanhelpunlockpersonalmemoriesandcommunityhistories.Andalthoughit’spersonalfortheKempsandothersinthelocalcommunity,theWoolshedFlatChurchisalsoconsideredofheritagevaluetotheState,asanexampleofanearlyruralWesleyanChurchsitedamidwheatfieldsratherthaninatowntoservethefamiliesonnearbyfarms.ThechurchwasenteredintheSouthAustralianHeritageRegisterasaStateHeritagePlacein1988.

TheBakersSpringsorRhynieareawastakenupunderoccupationallicencefrom1846onward.Atthattime,churchserviceswerebeingheldinwhatisnowtheKempfamilyhome.In1858Brian’sgreat-great-grandfather,JamesKemp,

donatedanacreoflandalongtheRhynie–Balaklavaroad,andseveraldrayloadsoflocallyquarriedstone,foraWesleyanchapelandburialground;asignificantgestureforthetimes.

Thechurchopenedin1859.Thereisnownovisibleevidenceofanadjacentschoolbuildingwhichopenedinabout1864andclosedin1884whenapermanentschoolwasbuiltinRhynie.Regularservicesinthechurchceasedinthe1970sbutfamiliesofpeopleburiedinthecemeterywerekeentolookafterthechurchandcemetery,sotheyformedanincorporatedgroupandpurchasedthepropertyfromtheUnitingChurchinthe1990s.

Thisgroupworkswithoutfusstopreservethissimplestructure,whiletheoccasionalweddingandannualcarolsnightservetogatherthelocalcommunitybacktothechurch.‘Andasthereisnoelectricity,ittrulyiscarolsbycandlelight’saysBrian.

Stories from the pastBriancanalsotellstoriesofmuchearliertimesatthechurch.‘Apparentlypewswererentedtofamiliestohelpraisefundsandnotsurprisingly,familieswerequiteproprietalaboutthem.Astoryistoldaboutthegentlemenwhodecidedafistfightafterchurchwasthebestwaytosettleadisputeoversittinginsomeoneelse’spew’.

TalestoldbymembersofthecongregationovertheyearsincludememoriesofMondaynightteameetings,whenthewomenwouldbringtheirwickerbasketsfilledwithtriflesandcakesandslicedmuttonandpicklessetoutontheirbestchinaplates.Theteawouldbemadefromwaterboiledinthecoppersstandingintheyard,andgamesforthechildrenwouldbeenjoyedbeforeponieswerereharnessedandplacedinthetrapsforthereturntriphome.

Heritage adviceAndrewStevens,theHeritageAdviserfortheClareandGilbertValleys,hasbeenonhandtoadviseandguidetheworkofthechurch’svolunteercaretakers.Heremarksthat‘thechurchissitedinamagnificentposition,anditslocationreallybringshomethestrugglesandcommitmentoftheearlysettlersinthedistrict.

Theeffortsofthisgroupofvolunteersinmaintainingthebuildingandgroundsaretobecommended.’

AssistedbyagrantfromtheSouthAustralianHeritageFund,theroofhasbeenreplacedandpolycarbonatesheetinginstalledovertheslenderlancetwindowstoprotecttheclearlozenge-panedleadlights.BrianandhiswifeMaureenkeepthegrasscutandtheweedsatbay,andlocalsarehappytopitchinfortheoccasionalworkingbee.

Volunteer commitmentOut-of-townerswithrelativesburiedinthechurchgraveyardoftenexpresstheirgratitudetotheKempsfortheirroleinlookingafterthechurchandsurrounds.Oneperson,pleasedtohavelocatedalong-lostcousininthecemeteryandnoticingthattherainwatertankwasrustedout,contactedBrianofferingtoorganiseareplacement.

Anichewallforcrematedremainshasbeenbuiltinthegroundsofthechurchinmorerecenttimes,whichhelpstokeepthehistoricchurchandcemeteryrelevantandviableintothefuture.

GiventhecommitmentoftheWoolshedFlatChurchvolunteersitseemsthatthechurchislikelytobeenjoyedforsometimeyet,andwillcontinuetostandasareminderofasignificantaspectofSouthAustralia’searlyhistory.

Lyn Baxter Public Communications OfficerReference:

‘AlittlebitofthehistoryoftheWoolshedsWesleyanChurch.’(UndatedtypescriptheldbyB&MKemp,Rhynie)

BrianKemp

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Burra Regional Art Gallery (former Burra Post and Telegraph Office)DrivingintothemainstreetofBurraitisobviousthatthisisacommunitythatvaluesitsheritage.Thevibrancyofthetownshipisenhancedbytheheritagebuildings,manyofwhichhavefoundongoinguses-includingtheBurraRegionalArtGallery.

TheBurraRegionalArtGallerystartedlifeinthe1860sasaTelegraphStationandPostOfficeamidtheusualcontroversyassociatedwithmajordevelopments:

ThesuggestionthattheofficesoftheTelegraphandPostmasteraretobeamalgamatedisworthyofnotice.Alsothemostscrupulouscareshouldbetakenintheselectionofattendants.Inallsmallcommunitiesthereismoregossipthannecessary,whichoughttobeespeciallyguardedagainst.Hence,inEngland,theboysofRugbySchool(deafanddumb)aresoughtfortelegraphclerks.(ExtractfromaletterbyColonistintheSA Register,22January1861).

SuchconcernsareclearlyathingofthepastandthecommunityofBurraisbenefitingfromanumberof

‘urbanites’whohavemadeamovetothetown.ForPeterHarveythedecisiontorelocatetoBurrawasmaderatherabruptlyoneweekendwiththespontaneouspurchaseofahouse.After10years,theinstantattractionforBurrahasn’twaned,andPeterhasenjoyedhisroleasChairmanoftheBurraRegionalArtGallery-BRAGasPeterproudlypointsout.

TheGalleryisatestamenttothehardworkofthelocalvolunteerswhohadtheforesighttoimagineaviableusefortheneglectedPostandTelegraphOfficewhichwasclosedinthe1960safter100yearsofvaluedservice.FollowingthepurchaseofthebuildingbytheLocalCouncil,thecommunityhasworkedtirelesslytopreserveandrestorethesite.

TheMcDouallStuartBoardoftheBurraArtGalleryIncorporatedisnamedforJohnMcDouallStuart,whoin1862telegraphedtoAdelaidefromtheBurraTelegraphOfficethenewsthathehadcompletedthefirstcrossingofthecontinentfromSouthtoNorth.

PeterandhisBoardaren’tdauntedbythehugetaskofrunningtheGallery,staffedsolelybyvolunteers.

Theycoordinatethe45activevolunteersandguideswhohelptoensurethatthegalleryisopensevendaysaweek.ThegallerystocksworksbylocalregionalartistsandincollaborationwithCountryArtsSAalsohoststravellingexhibitions.AhighlightisthepermanentdisplayoffouroriginalSTGilllandscapesofmid-nineteenthcenturyBurraretrievedfromunderthestageattheadjacentTownHallandrestoredbyArtlab.

TheformerBurraPostandTelegraphOfficewasenteredintheSouthAustralianHeritageRegisterasaStateHeritagePlacein1981andlieswithintheboundariesoftheBurraStateHeritageArea,declaredin1993toacknowledgetheBurracoppermine’ssignificantcontributiontoSouthAustralia’searlyprosperityandthetown’slaterdevelopmentasamajorservicecentreforagricultureandpastoralismintheState’smid-north.FormoreinformationabouttheBurraStateHeritageAreaanditsmanyhistoricplacesindividuallyenteredintheSouthAustralianHeritageRegisterseetheStateHeritageAreaswebsitehttp://www.stateheritageareas.sa.gov.au

TheBurraStateHeritageAreabrochureproducedincollaborationwithDEHandtheGoyderRegionalCouncilisalsoavailableonlineathttp://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/pub.html

TheBurraRegionalArtGalleryislocatedat5MarketStreet,Burraandisopeneverydayfrom1-4pm,orbyappointment,telephone:88922411or0428-228-955

Jane Crosby Executive Officer, SA Heritage CouncilBurraRegionalArtGallery(formerBurraPostandTelegraphOffice),2007

PeterHarvey,ChairmanoftheBurraRegionalArtGallery

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DANCKER, Frederick William, �852 - �936FrederickDanckerisprobablybestknownfordesigninglargeresidencesintheAdelaidesuburbs.ThepracticeofFrederickDanckercontinuedforoverseventyyearsbeingcarriedbyhisarchitectson,Eric.

FrederickWilliam(Wilhelm)DanckerispresumedtohavebeenborninMacclesfieldintheAdelaideHills,aswerehissiblings.HisGermanfatherandBritishmotherhadarrivedinSouthAustraliainthe1840sandweremarriedatBlakistonin1850.Thesecondoffivechildren,FrederickattendedaprivateschoolinAldingaand,inpursuitofhisdreamofbecominganavalarchitect,hesailedtoEnglandinanattempttogaintraininginthisfield.UnfortunatelythisprovedfruitlessandhereturnedtoAustraliatoundertakearchitecturaltraininginMelbourne.BackinAdelaideinthe1870shewasarticledtoDanielGarlick.DanckermarriedClaraAnnePhillippsandtheyhadthreechildren,ReginaldFritz(diedaged14),EricPhillippsandGladysClara.

Career detailsDanckeropenedhisownarchitecturalofficein1880andworkedaloneuntil1905whenhetookhissonEricDanckerintothepractice.In1912oneofhiscontemporariesdescribedDanckeras‘anoldestablishedsteadygoinggentlemanwhohasagoodpracticeinbetterclassresidences’(JohnMonashwebsite).HeadmittedEricintopartnershipin1913andfromthattimeonwardstheypractisedasF.W.DanckerandSon.

DanckerwasaninauguralmemberoftheSouthAustralianInstituteofArchitectsformedin1886andjoinedthere-formedSAIAintheearly1920s.Hepractiseduntil1931when,afterbeinginjuredinanaccident,heretiredaged79.Danckerdiedin1936andEriccontinuedthepracticeuntilhisdeathin1953.

DanckerwrotearticlesonarchitectureformagazinessuchasSouth Australian Homes and Gardens.Hisbookcollectionshowstheextenttowhichhereadandeducatedhimselfonarchitectureandextensiveclippingsfilesdemonstratehisactiveinterestin

designideas.Thisinterestculminatedinthepublicationofhis1904bookModern Dwellings: 100 Selected Designswhichillustrateddesignsforhousesusingplans,elevationsandphotographs.Thebooksetouttoeducatethehomebuildingpublicandtohelpthem‘inconstructinganalmostidealplan’.

Design approachDanckersawthestyleofabuildingasbeingachievedthroughits‘leadingfeatures’ofgables,towers,rooftreatment,baywindows,chimneys,andverandahsorbalconies.Whendiscussingwallshewroteofpleasingcombinationsofbrickandstonebeingfavoured.Thedesignsillustratedinthebookshowhousesrichwithornamentanddetailing.Yetdespitetheapparentpreoccupationwithornamenthisphilosophywassurprisinglymodern.ThebookdemonstratedDancker’sapproachtodesign:

Ourendeavouristoproducedesignswhoseonlyornamentiscomprisedinrefinementofthegracefullinesofstrictlyutilitarianfeatureswithoutassertiveattemptateffect,butalwayspleasinginitssubduednaturaltones,withoutdeceptioninmaterialnordisguiseinconstruction,butthroughouthonestlyindicatingitspurpose.

Healsogavepracticaladvicesuchas:‘Sacrificeallornamentratherthanrisksoundconstruction’.

InhisearlyyearsDanckerwasthearchitectformuchofWillyama(nowBrokenHill)inNewSouthWales.In1888hecalledfortendersfora40roomhotel,ahospitalandachurch.DanckerwaivedhisfeefortheSouthAdelaideCreche(nowdemolished),whichstoodinGougerStreet,Adelaide.Itopenedin1896andithasbeensuggestedthatthebuildingwasdesignedonthelinesofadoll’shouse,especiallysince‘Adoll’shouseownedbyDanckerwasondisplayattheopeningoftheCreche’(AHPI).TheCrecheprovidedofficespacefortheSecretary,livingaccommodationfortheMatronandadining/playroom,dormitoryandcotroombelow.

DanckeralsodesignedtheOurBoysInstitute,221WakefieldSt,Adelaide,theMacclesfieldInstitute,andtheQueen’sHomematernityhospital(laterrenamedtheQueenVictoriaHospital)atRosePark.ReligiousbuildingsincludedStPaul’sLutheranChurch,Hahndorf,MalvernUnitingChurchandaRectoryatMtBarker.

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FormerOurBoysInstitute,221WakefieldSt,Adelaide(2007)


Residential workHishousedesignsincludeAdareatVictorHarbor,designedfortheCudmorefamilyandknownforits‘highqualityofdesignanddetailinganditsgrandscale’.ItisclaimedthatDanckerwasthefirsttointroduceturretroofsintoSouthAustralia(AHPI).InModern Dwellingshesuggestedthat‘Ifpossible,havesomenovelandinterestingfeatureabouttheapproachwhichwillindividualizethatparticularhouse’.ThisapproachcanbeseeninAdareandAttunga,theformerresidencethatisnowpartofBurnsideMemorialHospital,whichhasprominentdecorationandaturret.ThelatterresidencewasillustratedwithaphotographandplaninModern Dwellings.Danckerwasanadvocateofterra-cottatilesremarkingthat‘Ourgoodfriendcorrugatedironhashadagoodinnings’andstatingthatthebenefitsoftileswerethattheywerecooler,moredurableandsuperiorineffect.

AmonghisotherresidentialworkwasafinelydetailedandcraftedEnglishstyleTudorhouseatFitzroyTerrace,Thorngatebuiltin1912.TheEstateoffice,stonebridges,signsandlampstandardsatSpringfieldweredesignedbythepartnershipF.W.DanckerandSonArchitects,althoughthedesignerofthesewithintheofficewasE.P.Dancker.NotallofDancker’sresidentialworkwas

largeresidences.WritingabouthisownhouseatRoseParkhesaid:‘Forasmallfamilythearrangementofplanhasprovedmostconvenient,snuginwinterandeasilykeptcoolthroughspellsofhotweather’.In1929F.W.DanckerandSonwontheAdelaideWorkmen’sHomesTrustcompetitionfordesignsforcottagesatHiltonin1929inan‘ArtsandCraftspicturesquevernacularcottagestyle’.(McDougall1998,p.256)

CommercialworkbyDanckerincludedshopsinRundleStreetforMcDonaldsonandWalterandtheMetropolitanHotel,42-46GroteStreet.ItisalsoclaimedthatDanckerwasthefirstSouthAustralianarchitecttocallfortheconstructionofareinforcedconcretewallinabuilding(Advertiserobituary).Howeveritisprobablyhisresidentialworkforwhichhewillberemembered.

Julie CollinsJulieCollinsisCollectionsManagerintheArchitectureMuseum,LouisLaybourneSmithSchoolofArchitectureandDesign,UniversityofSouthAustralia.ThisisaslightlycondensedversionofabiographyofF.W.DanckershepreparedforaDatabaseofSouthAustralianArchitectsandtheirWorksbeingcompiledthroughtheArchitectureMuseum.TheDatabaseprojectisfundedbytheSADepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritage

Sources:

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Dancker,F.W.Modern Dwellings: 100 Selected Designs,Adelaide,1904.[AllquotesattributedtoDanckerarefromthisbook.]

‘DeathofMrF.W.Dancker.State’sOldestArchitect’,TheAdvertiser29.8.1936,p22

Jensen,ElfridaandJensen,RolfColonial Architecture in South Australia: a definitive chronicle of development 1836-1890 and the social history of the times,RigbyPublishersLtd.,Adelaide,1980.

Marsden,S.,Stark,P.andSumerling,P.Heritage of the City of Adelaide: An illustrated guide,CorporationoftheCityofAdelaide,Adelaide,1990.

Page,MichaelSculptors in Space,RAIA,Adelaide,1986.

McDougall,Katrina‘TheCommodityofAdelaideWorkmen’sHomes1890s-1930s’inFirm(ness) commodity DE-light?: questioning the canons,papersfromthe15thAnnualconferenceoftheSocietyofArchitecturalHistoriansAustraliaandNewZealand,Melbourne,Australia,September1998,pp.252-257.

Russell,AllisonLiberated: the Dancker Collection of Architectural Books,anexhibitionproducedbyFlindersArtMuseumandpresentedattheCampusGallery7thNovemberto10thFebruary1998,FlindersUniversityofSouthAustralia,Adelaide.

WilkinsonSandoandWylesLtd,Springfield: A Beautiful Setting for beautiful homes protected by building restrictions,nodate[c.1920s].

Unpublished

AustralianHeritagePlacesInventory(AHPI)website-entriesforAdareConferenceCentreandtheSouthAdelaideCreche

JohnMonash.Engineeringenterprisepriortohttp://www.home.vicnet.net.au/~aholgate/jm/bldgtext/bldgs16.html

RAIASouthAustraliaSignificant20thCenturyArchitecture(1986)cardindex.CopyheldatLouisLaybourneSmithSchoolofArchitectureandDesignArchitectureMuseum,UniversityofSouthAustralia.

‘Adare’,VictorHarbor(1893)ImagecourtesyofAnthonyLaube


Farewell from Sue Averay, Heritage Branch Manager Asmanyofyouwillalreadybeaware,IamleavingtheHeritageBranchratherearlierthanIthoughtwouldbethecaseinordertotakeupanirresistiblenewchallengeintheOfficeoftheChiefExecutive,DEHasofFebruary2007.

In2004,whenIcommencedintheroleofBranchManager,IidentifiedmyprioritiesasbeingtoreviewthewayinwhichtheworkoftheBranchisdoneandtostrengthenandextendthecapacityoftheBranchtodeliverontheinitiativesofHeritageDirections.Twoandahalfyearslater,Ileavewithanawarenessofmoreyettobedone,butalsowithasenseofmuchhavingbeenachievedsinceIbegan.

Thestaffareoutstandingpeoplewhosediversityofexperience,trainingandskillscoupledwiththeircommitmenttothecauseofheritageconservationisarichresource,whiletheethicofcontinuousimprovementisreflectedintheirconsistentevaluationoftheworktheydoandtheresultsitachieves.IhaveagreatdealofsatisfactionabouttheroleIwasabletoplayinfosteringandsupportingthem.

Bestofall,Ihaveafarbetterinformedawarenessofthepassionofmanyownersandtheircontribution,whichaugmentsandcomplementstheworkofgovernmentinprotectingthepast.Ialsoappreciatefarmorethecomplexityoftheissuesinvolvedinheritageconservationandthedelicacyofthenegotiationsrequiredinthebalancebetweentheneedsofthenowandtheneedsofthefuture.IintendtobeanadvocateforthisimportantworkwhereverIgo.

Funds to care for State’s HeritageInNovember2006,EnvironmentandConservationMinister,GailGagoannouncedfundingofmorethan$244,000for54projectsacrossthestatetorepairandrestoreheritageplaces.Fundsweredirectedtowardsconservationandstabilisationworks,particularlywheretheworkwillenhancethefinancialviabilityof

aplace.Fordetailsaboutprojectssupportedin2006/07seehttp://www.heritage.sa.gov.au/grantsawards.html.

KeepaneyeonthiswebpageforinformationaboutthenextroundofSAHeritageFundgrants.

Heritage South Australia E-News launched.Anewmonthlye-newsletter,launchedon8FebruaryandpublishedbytheDEHHeritageBranch,aimstodelivernewsandinformationabouteventstopeopleinvolvedinlookingafterSouthAustralia’sbuiltandmaritimeheritage.Heritage SA E-NewssupplementstheHeritage South Australia Newsletter.

[email protected]‘subscribeHeritageSAE-News’inthesubjectline.

DEH Heritage Branch staff changes

Pippa Morgan PippajoinedtheHeritageBranchin2004after5yearsworkinginprivatearchitecturalpracticesDanvers

SchulzHollandArchitectsandMullowayStudio.DuringthistimesheregisteredasanArchitect(2002)andgainedvaluableexperienceintheconservationandadaptivere-useofhistoricplaces.Pippa’s‘new’roleofSeniorHeritageArchitectisprimarilyconcernedwiththedevelopmentanddeliveryoftheSAHeritageFundGrantsProgram,theco-ordinationandmonitoringofDEH-ownedheritageplacesandcoordinatingtheOutbackHeritageAdvisoryService.

Andreea Jeleascu AndreeagraduatedfromAdelaideUniversityin2003withaBArch.Herpreviousexperience

inprivatepracticeinQueenslandandSouthAustraliareinforcedherinterestinconservationandtheadaptivere-useofsignificantbuildings.ShejoinedtheHeritageBranchinMarch2006and

hasrecentlybeenappointedtothepositionofConservationOfficer.SheiscurrentlycompletingaGraduateDiplomainUrbanandRegionalPlanningattheUniversityofSA.AndreeahasaparticularinterestinpolicydevelopmentandtheprovisionofconservationandarchitecturaladviceintheOutbackunincorporatedareas.

Luigi VitalePreviouslySeniorConservationArchitectwiththeHeritageBranch,LuigihasacceptedapositionasSeniorHeritageArchitectwiththeProjectServicessectionofBuildingManagement,DepartmentofTransport,EnergyandInfrastructure.

New State Heritage Places

Former Schmidt Farm including Houses, Barn, Oven, Well and Slab Structures, Hahndorf

ThesestructuresconstitutethemostsignificantsurvivingfarmgrouponthemainstreetofHahndorf–themostintactGermansettlementinAustralia.TheydisplayearlyGermanvernaculardesignandconstructiontechniques,includingpioneerstoneworkanduncommonexamplesoftimber-slabconstructionandatunnel-shapedbake-oven.

Dwelling (former Port Adelaide and Le Fevre’s Peninsula Cooperative Society Ltd Store), Exeter

Builtin1884,thisbuildingisarareexampleofanearlycooperativestoreconstructedspecificallyforitspurpose,byoneofanumberofsuchself-helpsocietiesestablishedinAdelaideasameansofsecuringadegreeoffinancialoreducationaladvancementforworkingpeople.

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Heritage Surveys/PARsThefollowingCouncilsareundertakingorplanningHeritageReviews/Surveys,priortoaHeritagePlanAmendmentReport(PAR)beingprepared:

• AdelaideHillsCouncil(Onkaparinga&TorrensValleysonly)

• FlindersRangesCouncil&theDistrictCouncilsofMountRemarkable,Orroroo/Carrieton&Peterborough(JointHeritageReview)

•CityofHoldfastBay(1930sHeritage)

• KangarooIsland(excludingAmericanRiver,Kingscote,Parndana&Penneshaw)

•DistrictCouncilofKingston

•CityofMountGambier

• DistrictCouncilofNaracoorteLucindale(TownshipofNaracoorteonly)

• DistrictCouncilofWattleRange(TownshipofPenolaonly)

•CityofWhyalla

ThefollowingCouncilsrecentlyhavehadHeritagePARsapprovedbytheMinisterforUrbanDevelopment&Planning:

• AlexandrinaCouncil(StrathalbynTownshiponly)

• CityofBurnside(Historic(Conservation)ZonesNo.2)

• CityofCampbelltown(LocalHeritagePlaces)

• CityofNorwoodPayneham&StPeters(2PARs-PaynehamandStPeters,Kensington&Norwood)

•TownofWalkerville(HeritagePlaces&Areas)

ThefollowingCouncilscurrentlyhaveHeritagePARsunderInterimAuthorisation:

•LightRegionalCouncil(Heritage)

• DistrictCouncilofMountBarker(DistrictWideHeritage)

•DistrictCouncilofTatiara(Heritage)

• TownofWalkerville(LocalHeritage–Supplementary)

Park friends win for Pondanna work

TheFriendsoftheGawlerRangesNationalParkhavebeenpresentedwiththeDEHHeritageBranch’sawardfor‘BestHeritageProject’inrecognitionoftheirongoingworkconservingPondannaOutstation.Thisawardispresentedannuallytoa‘FriendsofParks’groupfortheirworkinlookingafterheritagebuildingsinparks.

Wrecked! Exhibition goes on tourThepopularWrecked! Tragedy and the Southern Seasexhibition,presentedbytheHistoryTrustofSouthAustraliaattheSouthAustralianMaritimeMuseumduring2005,isnowtouringnationally.

ArtefactsfromDEH’smaritimecollectionfigurelargelyintheexhibitioncourtesyofasecond‘VisionsofAustralia’DevelopmentGrant.DEHSeniorMaritimeArchaeologistTerryArnottworkedwiththeexhibitioncuratortoprovideobjectsfromtheDEHcollectionwhichincludesaround2000objectswhichhavebeenrecoveredfromwrecksitesoverthelast20years.

Vale Terry Arnott2� July �953 – 27 January 2007

TheHeritageBranchismourningthelossofavaluedandwell-respectedfriendandcolleague,SeniorMaritimeArchaeologistTerryArnott,whodiedunexpectedlyon27January,attheageof53.

Terry’sdeathisasadlossforhisworkmatesintheDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritageandforstaffandmembersofotheragenciesandorganisations,whohadcometoappreciatehisdiversityofknowledgeandhispassion,generosityandhumour.

Terry’scareerspannedanumberofstatesandmanyjobs.InVictoriahehadbeenarigger,securityguard,smallbusinessowner,museumcuratorandMinisterialadviser,butisbestrememberedasanoutstandingmaritimearchaeologist.Amongsthismanyachievementsinthisfield,heiscreditedwiththediscoveryofapproximately100shipwrecksinVictorianwaters,includingthehighlysignificantCity of LauncestonwreckinPortPhillipBay.TerryalsodraftedtheVictorianHistoricShipwreckslegislationandwasafoundingmemberoftheAustralasianInstituteforMaritimeArchaeology.Hisdivingskills,greatdepthofknowledgeandpassionforAustralia’sshipwreckheritagewererecognisedacrossAustraliaandinternationally.

TerrycametoSouthAustraliatotakeuphispositionintheDepartmentforEnvironmentandHeritageinJuly1995,andinhistimewiththisdepartmentbecamehighlyrespectedandmadefriendsacrosstheState.HetookeveryopportunitytopromoteandprotectSouthAustralia’sshipwreckheritage,whileatthesametimewideninghishorizonswithapassion(orshouldthatbe‘obsession’?)forwhalingheritagesitesand,morerecently,WorldWarTwocoastaldefenceplaces.

TerryalsocontributedtoandinfluencedtheprojectsofmanyotherSouthAustralianGovernmentandpublicagenciesandorganisations.HeestablishedmooringbuoysatkeyshipwrecksandfortheprotectionoftheGiantCuttlefish,wasakeyorganiserandfacilitatorofinter-agencysurveyexpeditionstotheoffshoreislandsintheState’sfarwest,contributedtooutdoorrecreationaltrailsandsomuchmore.

ClearlyTerry’spassingisagreatlosstohisfamily,hischosenfieldandtoscoresoffriendsandcolleaguesacrossAustralia.

FriendsofGawlerRangesNationalParkpresident,LealaHoffman,acceptstheawardfromthenHeritageBranchManager,SueAveray.

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Seeds of Change: An Illustrated History of Adelaide Botanic Garden byRAitken.BoardoftheBotanicGardensandStateHerbariuminassociationwithBloomingsBooks,Adelaide&Melbourne2006.Hardbound,213pp.

AsoneoftheState’soldestculturalinstitutions,theAdelaideBotanicGardendeservesawell-writtenandextensivehistoryandthisvolumemorethanfitsthebill.Itslargeformat,extensiveuseofillustrations,andthecaretakenwiththeirreproduction,haveproducedasumptuous213pagebookwellworthyofthesesquicentenaryitcelebrates.AuthorRichardAitkenisverywellqualifiedforhistaskandthequalityofhiswritingmatchesthebook’sappearance.Hehasakeeneyefortellingdetailandaptquotationsandhasalsotakenconsiderablecarewiththecaptionsfortheillustrations,whichmanyauthorsstillfailtodo.Anexample:‘Brightfloraldisplaysdisguisedtightbudgetconstraintsaspopulistimperativesfurtherdilutedbotanicalobjectives’.(p134)

TheGardenhasaricherhistorythanmanyAdelaideansrealise.WhatisnowtheAdelaideZoowasoriginallysitedwithintheGardenbeforebeingallocatedsomeofBotanicPark.TheRusticTemple(1864)anditssuccessortheMuseumofEconomicBotany(1881)weretwooftheColony’searliestmuseums.TheGarden’sfinecollectionofstatuarybeganwithapairoflionspresentedbyMrAHGougein186130yearsbeforethefirststatuesappearedonAdelaide’sstreets.

Machinationsoverlandarearecurringthemeinthehistory.TheRoyalAdelaideHospital,theLunaticAsylum,

theMunicipalTramwaysTrustandmorerecentlytheNationalWineCentrehaveallimpactedontheGardenovertheyears.Anotherthemeisdistrustofthepublic.ThenoticeintheSouth Australian Government GazetteinOctober1857advisingoftheopeningoftheAdelaideBotanicGardentothepublicmentioned:‘Thestrictestproprietyofbehaviour,languageanddressisexpected,andnothingmustbetouched’.Duringthe1890stherewasamorerelaxedapproachandvisitorswerepermittedtositonthelawnsandperambulatorsandpicnicswereallowed.

LongservingDirectors-therehaveonlybeeneight–areanotherfeatureoftheGarden’shistory,althoughinmorerecentyearswiththedevelopmentofbotanicgardensonothersitestherehasbeenaHeadofGardenspositionbeneaththeDirector.FoundationDirectorGeorgeFrancis(1855-65)hasbeenwellservedbygreat-granddaughterBarbaraBest’sbiography,whilethatoftheremarkableRichardSchomburgk(1865-91)iscurrentlybeingwrittenbyhisgreat-granddaughterPaulinePayne.InlivingmemoryNoelLothian,sonofMelbournepublisherThomasLothian,servedfrom1948until1980,whileBrianMorleyreignedbetween1981-2000.

TheGarden’srichhistoryisrecognisedbyseveralentriesintheSouthAustralianHeritageRegister.TheyincludethePalmHouseConservatory,judgedbyAitkentobe‘oneofthemostsignificantsurvivingprefabricatedglasshousesworldwide’(manyEuropeanonesweredestroyedintheWorldWars);themainentrancegates;theNorthLodge(originallytheHeadGardener’scottage);theMuseumofEconomicBotany;theSimpsonKioskandtheBoyandSerpentfountain.TheGoodmanBuildingandTramBarn‘A’werebothoriginallybuiltfortheMunicipalTramwaysTrustandnowserveastheGarden’sadministrativeheadquartersandthePlantBiodiversityCentrerespectively.YarrabeeHouse,originallytheLunaticAsylumMedicalOfficer’sResidence,wasusedbytheGardenformanyyearsbutisnowtheNationalWineCentreofAustraliaAdministrationBuilding.

Brian Samuels Principal Heritage Officer

Events

�8 – 27 May SA History WeekThiswillbethefourthannualSAHistoryWeek.ThefullrangeofHistoryWeekactivitieswillbepublishedintheProgramBooklet,availablelateApril.Venue:AcrossSAEnquiries:0882039888www.history.sa.gov.au

20 May National Archives Open DayTocelebrateSAHistoryWeek,theNationalArchivesisopeningitsdoorstoshowyoujustwhat’sinstore!CallintoaConservationClinicforprofessionaladviceoncaringfordocumentsandphotos,takeabehind-the-scenestour,learnhowtousethedatabaseanddiscovertheunexpectedintheircollection.Time:11amto4pmVenue:78AngasSt,AdelaideEnquiries:0884098411

22 May Adelaide Architect and Pioneer Modernist - SeminarRussellSElliswasoneofSouthAustralia’sfirstModernistarchitects.LouiseBird,DEHResearchFellowattheArchitectureMuseum,LouisLaybourneSmithSchoolofArchitectureandDesign,UniversityofSouthAustralia,willpresentanillustratedtalkabouttheresidentialworkofEllis.Time:12.30to1.30pmVenue:Room15,Level5,GeorgeKingstonBuilding(enterfromGeorgeSt)CityWestCampus,UniversityofSouthAustralia. Enquiriesandbookings:(08)[email protected]

24 July History Council of SA’s Annual LecturePutthisdateinyourdiary–detailstobeadvised.SeetheHCSAwebsitefordetailswww.historycouncilsa.org.au

3-5 August ‘Country Connections’ State History ConferencePresentedbytheHistoryTrustofSAthisConferencewillfocusonthehistoryofSouthAustralia’scountrytownsandcommunities,especiallyinthe20thcentury,fromlocal,state,nationalandglobalperspectives.Venue:TanundaArtsandCulturalCentre/FaithLutheranCollegecombinedcampusEnquiries:0802039888www.history.sa.gov.au

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