heritage living may 2013

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heritage living | south australiaedItIon 02 | May 2013

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Workers work of artSue ScheifferS | NTSA Vice PreSideNT

Pride of place in the Wallaroo Maritime

Museum displays is occupied by a very large

and beautiful Wallaroo Waterside Workers

Federation banner.

The banner was painted in 1909 by Port Adelaide artist C M McLennan and was carried at the head of Labour Day Parades through the town until 1961.

The Wallaroo Branch of the Waterside Workers Federation of Australia was formed as a Sub-Branch of the Amalgamated Workers Association of Port Pirie on 9 June 1902.

They donated the banner to the National Trust in 1979. It was in a poor condition until 2006/07 when it was restored at Artlab using a History Trust grant.

Located in the Old Post Office (1865) in Wallaroo, this NTSA museum holds many other interesting displays, some of which tell stories about the fact that it was a mining town as well as an outlet for the vast grain crops of the Yorke Peninsula.

top and left detail of back of Waterside Workers Association banner, Photo: Sue Scheiffers

right detail of Waterside Workers Association banner, Photo: Sue Scheiffers

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national trust oF soutH australia

sPeCial event

time to celebrate heritage Australian Heritage Week (April 13- 21) marks the

start of this year’s SA Heritage Festival.

The Festival runs to May 31 in conjunction with the

About Time History Festival.

In 1983, UNESCO endorsed 18 April as The International Day for Monuments and Sites. This special day offers an

opportunity to raise public awareness concerning the diversity of the world’s heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it, as well as to draw

attention to its vulnerability.

This year on April 18 one of the highlights of Australian Heritage Week takes place in Adelaide at Rymill House.

The Australian Heritage Conference brings together diverse stakeholders to focus on the ‘value of heritage’ from National, South Australian and local heritage perspectives

and regulatory regimes.

Another highlight of this year’s SA Heritage Festival is the launch of the National Trust’s Adelaide City Heritage website. The new website provides an online showcase of heritage in the City of Adelaide, as well as providing a forum for news, opinion and debate about heritage issues affecting the City

of Adelaide. The site includes full profiles for all National Trust classified and heritage listed buildings in the city area, as well self-guided trails for exploring Adelaide’s’ celebrated

and less well known heritage treasures.

The Adelaide City Heritage site is at www.adelaideheritage.net.au

above rymill House, venue for the Australian Heritage conference Photo: Kali Hunter enterprises Pty Ltd

NormaN etheriNgtoN NtSa PreSideNt

Heritage: Positives and negatives

The most momentous news so far in 2013 is the extraordinary generosity of several public-spirited individuals who have enrolled themselves as our inaugural Patrons (please refer to page 7 and for further information go to the website http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/sa/OurPatrons). I hope that many of our readers will want to join them in helping to ensure the long-term future of the Trust.

On the minus side, the State Minister for Planning, Hon John Rau MP, has turned his back on the heritage movement by refusing to accept the recommendations of the Adelaide City Council and expert consultants for 77 additions to the local heritage register. He proposes to accept just 37. Many of the places were rejected on the ground that the land on which they stand is ‘strategic’ for development.

This and similar decisions about high density ‘corridors’ and ‘catalyst sites’ raise the question, ‘Has South Australia given up on Heritage?’ This is the question to be posed for a panel discussion at the Hawke Centre of UniSA on North Terrace, Wednesday, 8th May from 5.45-7.30pm. Jointly sponsored by the National Trust and the Hawke Centre, the forum is open to the public. I strongly urge you to come along and make your voice heard. Speakers for the evening include me and Marcus Beresford from the Trust, Hon Ian Hunter MLC from the government, Vickie Chapman MP from the Opposition, Sandy Wilkinson from the Adelaide City Council and architectural heritage advisor David Brown. I look forward to a provocative and animated discussion.

Perspectives


Cultural flow

ayers House Museum – adelaide Fringe super venue

JaNiNe hook | MANAger

With the addition of an extra performance space, Ayers House has

really embraced this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival. On offer were

five fantastic artists and two visual arts exhibitions with something

for everyone to enjoy. The five week long festival kicked off with

an impressive performance by Celtic Singer and Harpist Siobhan

Owen in the State Dining Room. At the same time

3 Tales of Woe – three amazing tales by Poe, Dickens

and Lovecraft told using shadow puppets – played

to a full house in the loft. Following some excellent

reviews this performance continued to play to full

houses most nights for the remainder of the festival.

Week two kept the excitement flowing as Miss Bronte and her intriguing tales of Jane Eyre and life as a female author thrilled another full house in the State Dining Room. Audiences thoroughly enjoyed not only the performances but the ambiance of such a beautiful performance space.

Week three saw the launch of ‘Frisque’ an exhibition of Victorian Era corsetry, underwear and nightwear and ‘Art Treasures of the Solomon Islands’ with a small reception held on the Western Verandah. ‘Frisque’ curated by Madeleine Seys (AHM Costume Curator) with the support of Dorothy

Woodley (AHM Curator) was very well received and caused quite a buzz amongst attendees. Over 200 people visited the exhibition over the eight days with very positive feedback and generous donations given. A very big thank you to Josephine Petchell (Willunga Branch) for providing us with a bed at the last minute.

1 Siobhan Owen a classical/celtic Singer and Harpist performed songs from album “Storybook Journey2 Bed donated by Josephine Petchell (Willunga Branch) redressed for ‘Frisque’ Photo: geoff gillman AHM Vol3 Frisque - some fine examples of Victorian era under garments Photo: geoff gillman4 Frisque - Bathing by the fire keeps the chills away Photo: geoff gillman5 recent Ayers House Museum donation c1850s Photo: geoff gillman6 3Tales of Woe - shadow puppets performed by Amber Forbes

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open gardens australiaThe Beaumont House garden has been included in the 2013 – 14 Open Garden Programme. This is a tribute to the gardener, Alex McLachlan Kambuts, to members of the Garden Committee, and to all who have done voluntary work in the garden.

The Programme is run by Open Gardens Australia which opens gardens in every State and Territory. The Beaumont House Garden will be open on Sunday, 29th September between 10am and 4.30pm.

above Beaumont House Photo: daniel Brookesright Beaumont House garden Photo: SALife

the new 2013-2014 entertainmenttm books

are worth their weight in gold!

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valid through 1 June 2014. At the same time you will be helping your National Trust of SA!

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Or order directly from the National Trust of South Australia: 631 Glynburn Road,

Beaumont SA 5066 Contact: Joseanne Visentin Phone: 82029200 Email: [email protected]

Monkey Puzzle Tree livened things up again for the fourth week of the festival with a single night performance to a very receptive crowd. This four member group played a variety of venues during the Fringe and we were very happy that they chose Ayers House as one of them.

Cabaret was the order of the day for the final week with Dorothy Parker’s Sweet release of Death playing to more sold out audiences. Local artist Lucy Gransbury certainly embraced the space using themes and content to highlight the impressive nature of the State Dining Room and her pianist was very excited to be able to play on such a fine old instrument as the Broadwood Piano.

Ayers House are very proud to have been involved in this year’s festival and are definitely looking forward to increasing our profile as a Fringe Venue for 2014.

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Places

annesley loss suggests rethinking of heritage protection criteriamarcuS BereSford

Recent demolition of the former Principal’s home at Annesley

College in Wayville has highlighted some of the limitations of

local heritage listing protection. This fairly standard double

fronted, symmetrical, Victorian-era villa of some six rooms may

have struggled to get on to a heritage register or list. It had a fine

sandstone façade and bluestone side walls, and good detailing

inside with period fireplaces, ceiling roses, fine architraves, front

door and more. The house had a porch added to the front in place

of its original veranda, and the usual structural problems that go

with age and neglect, such as termites and cracking.

Unfortunately, Unley Council (as the relevant authority) had little choice but to approve demolition of the building at 6-8 Bartley Crescent, Wayville, under the current legislative system. In contrast, NTSA’s Living Heritage Vision 175 proposed that statutory heritage criteria should be revised to take on board buildings such as this that are restorable (with removal of inappropriate modifications) as well as groups/landscapes of buildings which individually may not be of register quality, but which together constitute heritage and are worth preserving.

Living Heritage Vision 175 argues for preserving such a house as it represents embodied wealth, energy and carbon/greenhouse gases that perhaps should not be thrown away (particularly when demolition spoil accounts for a large percentage of waste going to landfill). Studies have shown it is 35% more efficient in terms of greenhouse gas use to retain, reuse and refit existing buildings, and 53% more energy efficient (H Bennetts & S Pullen Historic Dwelling and Improvement Design and Resources Audit Sustainability House Edwardstown 2010). Adaptive re-use of such a building is another of the approaches highlighted in the Living Heritage proposals.

This year, the NTSA has recommenced formal classification of heritage places, using broader criteria than those existing at State or Local government levels. The National Trust initiated the process of formal heritage classification in South Australia in the 1960’s. Fifty years on, there is an ever greater need for heritage values to be protected and to create legislative incentives to husband resources more carefully.

Although classification by the Trust has never had any statutory force in SA (unlike the more powerful National Trust in Britain) recording and promoting the NTSA heritage list will ensure that heritage values are identified and that the arguments made for sustainable and adaptive re-use in Living Heritage Vision 175 are considered in future development applications.

above 1903 Methodist Ladies college, photographer ernest gall State Library B7531


Cultural Flow

Celebrating six Decades of Conserving the state’s Heritagegail chorltoN

On Saturday February 9th 2013 the National Trust of South Australia

(NTSA) celebrated six decades of conserving the States heritage. The

black tie dinner was held at Ayers House. Guests were able to see

some of the social history of the period and life for the Ayers House

occupants. It was a real step back in time to colonial Adelaide, as

Ayers House is the last of the grand mansions of Adelaide’s North

Terrace boulevard, and one of the few examples of a historic home

of one of Adelaide’s prominent families.

The interiors of the house have been fully restored and boast a hand-painted ceiling, stencilled woodwork, the original gasoliers, and a significant collection of antique furniture, decorative arts, silver, paintings and costumes.

Sir Henry Ayers loved to entertain, and lavish dinners were often held here so it was a most appropriate venue to hold our celebration dinner.

With special guest speaker the Hon Alexander Downer AC and Master of Ceremony Mrs Nicola Downer AM, the evening included a selection of sumptuous food, quality wines and live entertainment.

The evening commenced with canapés and wines in the State Dining Room of the Ayers House museum, followed by the formal dinner held in the Henry Ayers Room.

Mr Downer spoke of his passion for living in South Australia and discussed the many changes that he has seen in relation to both architecture and on the landscape, over time.

The dinner was attended by His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia and Mrs Scarce. His Excellency has been the designated Patron of the National Trust for quite some time and has agreed to become our Patron-in-Chief, to open the way for the NTSA to recruit additional Patrons.

This special occasion, therefore also served as a platform to launch NTSA’s new Patron Program by the new President of NTSA, Emeritus Professor Norman Etherington.

Professor Etherington gave a brief address to the guests on the history and the current work of the National Trust. This address was followed up with a small gift and a personal letter to all guests. The President’s letter outlines the National Trust’s new Patron Program appealing for Patron’s to step forward and become a very special band of community guardians.

sir george kingston patron $5,000Prof Norman Etherington and Prof Peggy Brock Mrs. Anne Jolly Cavill Power Products Pty Ltd Mr Hugh & Mrs. Fiona MacLachlan The Hon Rod Matheson & Mrs. Leonie Matheson Mr H. Edwin Michell Dr Patricia A Michell Mrs. Susan Morgan Mrs. Marion W Wells

edmund wright patron $3,000 - $4,999Mr Alastair & Mrs. Janet Angas Mrs. Rosemary de Meyrick Mrs. Skye McGregor Mr Antony & Mrs. Mary Lou Simpson

Colonel william light patron $1,500 - $2,999Mr Robin & Mrs. Helen Greenslade Hon Diana Laidlaw AM Mr Ian H Lloyd Mrs. Patricia Schroder Mr Peter Morgan

if you are interested in becoming a patron of the national trust of south australia please contact Norman Etherington, (President) on 0418 755 860 or email at [email protected]

top Hon Alexander downer Ac guest speaker Photo: Bespoke ApproachCentre NTSA ceO eric Heapy and Joy Heapy Photo: NTSA below dinner guests Photo: NTSA


Book review

Those Dry stone Walls Bruce muNday text, kriStiN muNday PhotograPhy

reviewed By marcuS BereSford

An important new addition to heritage writing, this fascinating book

describes the rich South Australian heritage of dry stone walls and

certain other stonework.

The author was apparently inspired by walls in the western district of Victoria and Geelong Gaol, but is now probably the aficionado of the previously rather unsung and unrecorded dry stone walls of South Australia. The photographer has recorded many of these walls on their joint excursions around different parts of SA, providing superb images to accompany the text and making the book a delight to either read, superficially peruse, or take on one’s own excursions.

The first chapter discusses how dry stone walls have not been mentioned much in the history books despite the fact that, particularly in SA, they provided much mid 19th century fencing before wire took over. Dry stone walls perhaps themselves took over from the early shepherds, when the latter went off to the great mining rushes of the colonial period.

The following chapters look at the many different walls in the Eastern and Western Mount Lofty Ranges, Mid North, Far North, Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, South East, and Kangaroo Island. This forms something of a tour itinerary and whets the reader’s appetite to visit the many unfamiliar sites described as well as revisit those already known.

Starting with the superb early limestone walls of Point Sturt; the author goes on to describe the “beating heart” of dry stone walls at Woodchester (near Strathalbyn), the delights of Rosebank near Mt Pleasant, the stunning 65 km wall starting at Hill River station traversing

the Browne Hill Range in the Mid North, the 50km of wall at Kanyaka station (overshadowed by the better known homestead ruins), and the fine dry stone wall road abutments in Port Germein Gorge from the 1930s. Apparently many of the dry stone walls on southern Yorke Peninsula have been removed and crushed for road gravel or lime making. Here and on Eyre Peninsula some dry stone walls are topped with posts and wire. There are fewer walls in the South East, although one of the finest in SA is found near Robe.

A delight is the attention throughout to contemporary walls, reminding that some of the original advantages of dry stone walls have a new meaning in terms of ecologically sustainable use of local materials. Although originally cheaper to build than post and wire fences, low cost could not be included as a modern advantage of such walls. However their undoubted beauty and durability against fire remain, and the walls form what is very much a living heritage.

Later chapters discuss selected natural wall effects, some overseas examples of dry stone walls, contemporary art works related to dry stone walling, obtaining stone and actually building dry stone walls.

A paeon of praise for dry stone walls, the book will appeal to many who have admired such stonework but not necessarily understood its significance. The authors are passionate and preservation orientated, and have searched out

top right Shearing shed behind Love’s Hut, Palmer Hill Photo: Bruce Munday

top left Front cover Photo: Kristin Munday

above Old sheep dipping yards, rosebank, Mount Pleasant Photo: Kristin Munday

Centre garden wall under an oak at The Hermitage, Photo Kristin Munday bottom Near Mintaro Primary School, Photo: Kristin Munday


Natural wonders

Hills nature reserves outstanding examples of a lost worldmarcuS BereSford | cHAir NTSA NATurAL HeriTAge cOMMiTTee

HK Fry, Nurrutti and Malcolm Wicks Nature Reserves are three of the

eleven NTSA Nature Reserves in the Greater Mount Lofty Ranges.

Each offers special insights into the remarkable beauty and diversity

of native vegetation and wildlife that once clothed this region. Each

preserves and protects threatened and endangered species.

HK Fry Reserve (3.8ha) off Heath Rd West Crafers contains over 95 indigenous plant species. In spring numerous wildflowers appear under the superb roof of Messmate Stringybark gums (Eucalyptus obliqua). Here are 16 different species of native orchids, numerous Blue Grass-lilies (Caesia calliantha), Common Heath (Epacris impressa), Pink-eyed Susan (Tetratheca pilosa ssp pilosa), the lovely Creamy Candles (Stackhousia aspericocca), the showy Lavender Grevillea (Grevillea lavandulacea var lavandulacea) and elegant white Slender Riceflower (Pimelea linifolia ssp linifolia).

Here too are the secretive Dwarf Greenhood Orchids (Pterostylis nana), the minute beige flowers of the Small-flower Mat-rush (Lomandra micrantha ssp) and the exotic insect eating Tall sundew (Drosera auriculata) with its sticky droplet laden leaves that look like tiny moist, spiky-edged saucers.

A small side creek of “national importance” includes needle-thin waterfalls, with ferny and mossy pools and unspoilt sedge areas.

nurrutti Reserve (1.4ha) off Kyle Rd Aldgate contains over 125 indigenous plant species. The majority of the reserve contains beautiful open Messmate and Brown

Stringybark woodland (Eucalyptus obliqua and E baxteri), featuring the striking green needles of the Beaked Hakea (Hakea rostrata) bush with its attractive white flowers.

Here the Aldgate Creek bed is in unusually intact condition. This area features some rare and stately Candlebark gums (Eucalyptus rubida), with smooth creamy trunks, and dense stands of the eye-catching Red-fruited saw-sedge (Gahnia sieberiana).

Very arresting in Nurrutti is the Leafless Bitter-pea bush (Daviesia brevifolia) with its pink flowers. Donkey Orchids (Diuris longifolia) are also a common sight.

Eradication of exotic Portuguese Heath and the weed Watsonia is being undertaken by volunteers.

Malcolm Wicks Reserve (8ha) off Leslie Rd Lenswood contains over 98 indigenous plant species. Again the visitor walks through high Messmate Stringybark woodland but a feature of this reserve is ferns, such as Bracken (Pteridium esculetum) on the north facing slopes, and dense Maiden-hair Fern (Adiantum aethopicum) in moist areas.

Clearing of the weed Broom by volunteers has revealed significant patches of the pretty Necklace Fern (Asplenium flabellifolium).

If you would like to help by donating to or volunteering in any of the NTSA’s 28 precious nature reserves, leave your details with Jos Visentin on 8202 9200 ([email protected]). Watch for details of a bus tour to 3 reserves in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges next spring.

many examples that will be new to a lot of readers. People who have never really paid much attention to dry stone walls will find the book a fascinating insight into SA history and may take a new view of the heritage landscape.

Some of the past and present builders of such walls are profiled, the frequent contribution of women and boys is alluded to, the size of wall building teams and the time they took is considered (a mile took about 4 months), and difficulties and costs are discussed. The author reflects on some of the lost landscapes prior to settlement, and some of the issues facing preservation of dry stone walls today.

Those Dry Stone Walls is an impressive work and both eye-opening and enjoyable to read. Although the author has a PhD in physics and the book includes some references and footnotes, the style is colloquial and easy to follow. It is clearly written by a well informed and widely read person.

Copies at $39.95 may be obtained from the publishers, Wakefield Press, 1 Parade West, Kent Town 5067, ph. 8362 8800 or visit their website www.wakefieldpress.com.au. National Trust of SA members can obtain a 20% discount on purchases of the book at the Kent Town shop by presentation of their membership card.

above (left to right) HK Fry reserve: creamy candles Stackhousia monogyna, HK Fry reserve: Pink Hyacinth Orchid Dipodium roseum, Nurrutti reserve: donkey Orchid Diuris sp. Nurrutti reserve: Beaked Hakea Hakea rostrata. Photos: Marcus Beresford


ntsa Bequest Program now launched

Bequests, or gifts by Will, have become increasingly important in supporting the work of the National Trust of SA.

By making a provision for the National Trust of SA in your Will, you will be providing a lasting gift for future generations.

Every gift, whether large or small, is welcomed and valued.

Bequests are a simple yet incredibly powerful way to provide support for the causes that matter the most to you.

With little or no impact on your lifestyle today, a gift in your Will is one of the most influential ways you can be sure the vital work of the National Trust of SA continues for years to come.

After you have provided for your loved ones, please consider leaving a gift in your Will to the National Trust of SA. Each and every gift makes such a difference.

How often it has been said: “If only there was some way I could do more.” A bequest to the NTSA in your Will does enable you to do more … much, much more. It is a powerful reflection of the values and principles you treasure.

It will enable you to do what perhaps you cannot do during your lifetime. It will also enable you to create a legacy of love that is a testimony to your kindness, concern and care for your community, your environment and heritage; it will empower you to continue your life’s aims, even after your own lifetime.

You might like to include what is

know as a residuary bequest

in your Will, that way you’ll have the peace of mind of knowing that your loved ones will be catered for without sacrificing your long-term support for the National Trust.

This is simply a gift of whatever is left of your estate (or a percentage thereof) after all your other gifts, taxes and debts have been fulfilled.

As they are not specific amounts of money, this sort of bequest keeps its value regardless of inflation over the years. It means that the gift you include today is worth just as much when the time comes to put it to work conserving South Australia’s treasured Culture and Heritage.

peCuniary bequest

This refers to leaving a gift of a set dollar amount determined by you at the time of drawing up or altering your Will.

speCifiC bequest

This is leaving a gift of an item of specific value to be passed on to the National Trust of SA in order to generate funds.

inform us of your gift

If you intend to leave a gift to National Trust of SA in your Will or if you have already included us, we would really like to know so we can thank you personally. Informing us, allows National Trust of SA to better plan for the future. Please be assured all information will be held in strict confidence and if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will of course respect your privacy. You can let us know by phone

08 8202 9200 or email at [email protected].

Whether you inform us of your gift or not, we are very grateful to you for remembering National Trust of SA in your Will. You will be making a great difference to the lives of South Australians today and tomorrow and well into the future. Thank you.

Thomsons Lawyers offer to National Trust of SA Members, the opportunity to have a simple Will prepared free of cost*, when you decide to leave a gift to the National Trust of SA.

Please consider making your community a better place through a bequest to the National Trust of SA

your bequest

Every gift, no matter how large or small, is important to the National Trust of SA. Should you wish to leave a gift to the National Trust of SA, we can arrange for a Solicitor from our generous Corporate Supporter, Thomsons Lawyers, to prepare your simple Will, absolutely FREE of cost*.

To find out more about how to remember National Trust of SA in your Will, or to make an appointment with a Solicitor, contact the National Trust State Office:

By telephone on 8202 9200 or email at [email protected]

*(Please note, if your Will has detailed provisions that cause complex planning, the solicitor may charge you for the costs of preparing your Will, the solicitor would however, make you aware of those costs prior to commencing any chargeable work.)


Out ‘n’ About

The NaTioNal TrusT heriTage FesTival CommuNiTy milesToNes eveNTs

ruN iN CoNjuNCTioN wiTh abouT Time - souTh ausTralia’s hisTory FesTival

wallaroo braNCh

A special display “Around Cape Horn” tells the fascinating story of the Grain Races of the 1930’s

Thursday 18th april – Friday 31st mayTime: 10.00am 4.00pmPlace: Wallaroo Heritage & Nautical Museum, Jetty Rd WallarooCost: Adult $6.00, Child $3.00enquiries: (08) 88233015

reNmark braNCh

“Trophies are Treasures”, simple or silver they reflect excellence in a community at work or play

Thursday 2nd – Friday 31st mayTime: Thurs – Mon 10.00am – 4.00pm, Tues 2.00pm – 4.00pmPlace: Olivewood, cnr Renmark Ave & Twenty-First St, RenmarkCost: NTSA members free, Adult $5.00, Conc $4.00, Child $2.00bookings: (08) 85866175

CoromaNdel valley & disTriCTs braNCh

Herstory in History- Women in Coromandel Valley’s affairs

Friday 3rd mayTime: 2.00pm – 4.30pm & 7.30pm – 10.00pmPlace: Coromandel Valley Community Centre, 442b Main Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $5.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]

gawler old TelegraPh sTaTioN museum

display: Visit the newly-renovated and updated MuseumTuesday to Friday and sunday, 3rd — 31st mayTime: 1.00 - 4.00pmPlace: Gawler National Trust Museum, 59 Murray Street, GawlerCost: Adult $4.00 Child $2.00enquiries: (08) 8523 1082, Mob: 0408 083459

PeNNeshaw braNCh

“The old hospital” heritage listed open house sunday 5th mayTime: 1.00pm – 3.00pmPlace: 5153 Hog Bay Rd, PenneshawCost: Adult $25.00

ayers house museum –oPeN house

Explore Ayers House at your own pace. Plenty of things to do and see

sunday 5th may Time: 10.00am – 4.00pmPlace: 288 North Terrace, Adelaide enquiries: (08) 8223 1234

Tea Tree gully braNCh & Tea Tree gully & disTriCT hisToriCal soCieTy iNC

Frock around the Clock - retro fashion returns to Tea Tree gullyAn entertaining afternoon highlighting fashion and facts from the 1950’s features a kaleidoscope of male and female fashion. Accompanying the parade is a fascinating commentary giving an informative look at authentic events of the 50’s. Enjoy music and songs of this decade. All proceeds will aid ongoing projects at the Old Highercombe Hotel Museum

sunday 5th may Time: 2.00 - 4.30pmPlace: Tea Tree Gully Primary School Gymnasium, Memorial Drive, Tea Tree GullyCost: $20.00 per person (includes Afternoon Tea)enquiries: Gill Starks - [email protected] or Carole Simmonds – (08) 8251 4191

viCTor harbor braNCh

display: Fashions of YesteryearVisit our collections of original clothing, linen and lace from 1800’s. As well, a Photographic Display depicting the changes in Victor Harbor homes. Each set of carefully selected ‘before and after’ photos is combined with details allowing the visitor to understand what has happened to our past buildings

wednesday may 1st - Friday may 31st Time: 1.00pm - 4.00pm Monday to Sunday. Special Sunday Open Days 11.00am to 4.00pm onlyPlace: Encounter Coast Discovery Centre and Museum, 2 Flinders Pde, Victor HarborCost: Free (Special Open Days only Gold Coin donation Sunday May 5th and Sunday May 26th)enquiries: Val Yelds (08) 8552 4440


Central yorke peninsula branCh

All is revealed at the Maitland Museum. Visit displays and discover the original inhabitants and early pioneers of Maitland and lots more

sunday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th maytime: 2.00pm – 4.00pmplace: Maitland Museum, cnr Gardiner & Kilkerran Tce, MaitlandCost: Adult $3.00, Conc $2.50, Child $1.00, Family $7.00enquiries: (08) 8832 22220

mount barker branCh

annual combined meeting of the Heritage and Historical Groups in the Adelaide Hills. This year the meeting will be hosted by the Mount Lofty Branch of the National Trust

tuesday 7th maytime: 7:30pmplace: Stangate House, Euston Road, Aldgate enquiries: Secretary: Triss Wales, (08) 8389 9281

ayers house after dark

wednesday, 8th may and 22nd may & friday, 10th may and 24th maytime: 7:00pm (tour duration 1 hour)place: 288 North Terrace, Adelaide Cost: Adult $16, Conc $14, Child (under 12yrs) $10, Family $45, NTSA Member $12bookings essential: (08) 8223 1234 or [email protected] conducted by candlelight – please wear low heel, comfortable shoes

port elliot branCh

talk: Speaker Bert Brittain Local Residenttopic: The lighter side of World War 2thursday 9th maytime: 8pmplace: RSL Hall, The Strand Port Elliotenquiries: Gretchen Lindner (08) 86642457

Coromandel valley & distriCts branCh

explore Coromandel valley north on footfriday 10th, 24th & sunday 19th maytime: 9.30am – 12.00pmplace: meet at Frank Smith Park, Magarey Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $15.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]


explore Coromandel valley south on footfriday 10th, 24th & sunday 19th of maytime: 2.00pm – 4.30pmplace: meet at Weymouth Oval, 442 Main Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $15.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]


Coromandel valley road show highlighting scenic beauties and historic placessaturday 11th maytime: 9.30am – 4.00pmplace: meet at Coromandel Railway Station, Brighton Parade, BlackwoodCost: Adult $15.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]

moonta branCh

going back to school!Visit the old Moonta Mines School, now a flourishing mining museum. The museum is filled with the history and heritage of Moonta’s copper mining days. Visit the old school room and learn to write cursive with old fashioned pen and ink. Relive the days of old in a genuine 1890-1930 class room

saturday may 11, 18 and sunday may 12, 19 time: 10.00am – 1.00pm place: Moonta Mines Museum, Verran Terrace Moonta MinesCost: Free, Bookings required for Groupsenquiries: Linda Thatcher (08) 8825 1891, email: [email protected]

penneshaw branCh

penneshaw museum open daysunday 12th maytime: 3.00pm – 5.00pmplace: 52 Howard Drive, PenneshawCost: Free


What’s your story? Sharing knowledge of Coromandel Valley’s past

friday 17th maytime: 7.30pm – 10.00pm place: Weymouth Oval, 442 Main Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $5.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]


sturt river linear park walksaturday 18th maytime: 9.30am – 4.00pmplace: Weymouth Oval, 442 Main Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $15.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]

old adelaide treasury open day

sunday, 19th may time: 11.00am and 1.00pmplace: Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury, cnr Flinders and King William St, AdelaideCost: $5 per personbookings essential: (08) 8223 1234 or [email protected]


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beaumont house open daysunday 19th maytime: 2.00pm – 4.30pmplace: 631 Glynburn Rd, BeaumontCost: Free

hahndorf and burnside branChes

pioneer women’s trail run/walk sunday 19th maystart times and places: Hahndorf 8.30am, Bridgewater 9.15am, Stirling 9.45am, Eagle on the Hill 10.15am. Finish at Beaumont HouseCost: free; donation of $10.00 per person, or $20.00 per family requested. Bus from Beaumont House to start: $10.00 per person. Pre-registration via History Month website encouraged but not essentialenquiries: Lyndell, Mob: 0417 802 685; Annette, Mob: 0451 030 357


winns bakery & gamble Cottage open daysunday 19th maytime: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Cost: Adult $5.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]

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then and now, life in 19th Century willunga: in the slate quarries and the courtroomsunday 19th maytime: 11.00am – 4.00pmplace: Old Courthouse Museum, 61 High St, WillungaCost: Free

Copper Coast Cornish festival

the 2013 kernewek lowender Cornish festival 40th anniversary monday 20th – sunday 26th maytime: All dayCost: Adults $3.00, Conc $2.50, Child $1.00, Family $7.00enquiries: The Kernewek Lowender Office, The Farm Shed, 50 Moonta Rd Kadina

gawler twin museum bus tour

bus tour: Gawler Old Telegraph Station Museum and Shea-Oak Log Machinery Museummonday 20th may, wednesday 22nd may, friday 24th maytime: 1.00pm sharp until 3.30pmplace: Meet at Gawler Old Telegraph Station Museum, 59 Murray Street, GawlerCost: Adult $12.00 Concession $10.00enquiries: (08) 8523 1082, Mob: 0408 083459, bookings essential for individuals and groups


who’s who of the Coromandel valley Cemeterywednesday 22nd maytime: 10.00am – 12.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm place: Weymouth Oval, 442 Main Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $5.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]


Coromandel valley’s oldest surviving homes sunday 26th maytime: 9.30am – 4.00pmplace: meet at Frank Smith Park, Magarey Rd, Coromandel ValleyCost: Adult $25.00bookings: (08) 82705686 or email [email protected]

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tour: Petticoat Lanesunday 26th maytime: 10.00amplace: Petticoat Laneenquiries: Evelynne Bowden (08) 8737 2152

ayers house museum and artlab present

Conversations about Conservation – seminarfriday, 31st may time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Full Day Option, 10.00am – 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 4.00pm (Half Day Option)place: Ayers House Museum, 288 North Terrace, AdelaideCost: $40 Full Day (includes lunch), $20 Half Day (lunch available at extra cost)seminar program: Available at www.ayershousemuseum.org.aubookings essential: (08) 8223 1234 or [email protected]


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Corporate Supporters and Event Supporters

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successful Conservation appeal restores Blakiston’s st James sunday school ChurchSue ScheifferS | NTSA Vice PreSideNT

Blakiston is located approximately 36 kilometres south-east Adelaide,

on the old Princes Highway. It was founded by Francis Davison in 1846

and named for his ancestral home, Blakiston Hall in County Durham.

The Church, graveyard, bell tower and Rectory are all State Heritage listed buildings.

Blakiston is surrounded by a mixture of pastureland and eucalyptus forest and includes a few other houses dating from the mid twentieth century.

There are no signs or markers indicating that Blakiston is a separate town from nearby Littlehampton. In fact Blakiston is in the process of being absorbed into the suburban area of Littlehampton and as a result is losing much of its individual character.

St James Church of England is the fifth oldest Anglican Church in South Australia. The 10 acres (4.0 ha) of the Church, Cemetery and Rectory was bought by George Morphett and Samuel Stocks in 1843 and was given for the building of the church in May 1846.

The Church was consecrated by the Lord Bishop Short of Adelaide on 28 April 1848. The excellently maintained Church is constructed of sandstone and includes the Chapel and Rector’s vestry and some pretty stained glass windows, old pews and a small organ. On the outside of the lower east wall of the Church are some small carvings of sailing ships, possibly dating back to the mid-19th century. Adjacent to the Church is a small bell tower of later heritage. The Church and cemetery are still in use, while the Rectory and surrounding acreage are rented by the Church of England to private tenants. The 1911 bell tower contains one of the oldest bells cast in South Australia.

The little school building on the other side of the Princes Highway operated as a Sunday School from 1849. More than 60 students were attending when it closed in 1957. Since then the building had fallen in to disrepair until the decision was made in 2011 to restore it to enable the Sunday School to recommence there. The project which cost close to $200,000 was funded by Alan Sargeant (a former student of the school), The Mt. Barker Council and the Rotary Club of Blakiston who also undertook much of the work on the project. The restored school was officially opened in March 2013

The National Trust of South Australia played a vital role in making the dream of restoring this important heritage property a reality by administering a tax deductible appeal for the receipt of donations. Working closely with the Rotary Club and Mt Barker Council, all proposed works were required to meet the Trust’s conservation requirements in accordance with the Burra Charter.

Vice President Sue Scheiffers and CEO Eric Heapy both attended the official opening and were delighted to see the outcome of another successful conservation appeal.

1. Opening the restored Blakiston Sunday school2. Stained glass windows behind the altar.3. The 1911 belfry4. Small carvings of sailing ships on the outside wall of the church.

above St James church, Blakiston Photo: Sue Scheiffers

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The story of Arthur Seaforth Blackburn is one of remarkable bravery and duty which spans two world wars. Discover his story along with 175

years of courage, heartbreak, struggle and success as you follow the Heritage Highlights Interpretive

Trail at West Terrace Cemetery.

For more information phone 8139 7407 or visit www.westterracecemetery.com

Pictured: Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC

Most young boys play soldiers,

but few become legends on the

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