National Trust SA Heritage Living May 2024

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RETURN TO AYERS HOUSE

President Paul Leadbeter reports on the return of Ayers House to the National Trust, with State Parliament passing legislation securing custodianship.

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THE GREAT YIMBY HOAX

Former National Trust of South Australia president Norman Etherington poses some serious questions about the socalled ‘YIMBY’ movement and its threat to our heritage.

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SILVER TO SEA WAY

Major heritage conservation works have been completed on the Silver to Sea Way, in one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the Trust in South Australia.

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CONSERVATION APPEAL

David Shield from the Organ Historical Trust of Australia reveals the astonishing history and international significance of a small pipe organ held at Beaumont House, with funds urgently needed to pay for its restoration.

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NATURAL HERITAGE

Alex Emmins shares childhood memories of the Murraylands' Lenger Reserve which set her on the path to becoming the Trust’s natural heritage manager.

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THE PHAETON

Horse-drawn vehicle collection honorary curator Peter Foster takes us on a journey into Jane Austen’s England and the allure of the phaeton.

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ICONIC COOKBOOK TURNS 100

Community historian and Heritage Living editor Liz Harfull reveals the little-known story behind the treasured Green and Gold Cookery Book, this year celebrating a remarkable centenary.

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AUBURN ANNIVERSARY

A busy year of major renovations and celebrations marks the 50th anniversary of the National Trust branch at Auburn.

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WHAT'S ON

Explore National Trust events that will have you out and about during the cooler months, in our new-look calendar.

From the President

PAUL LEADBETER

This year is shaping up to be one of important milestones and consolidation for the National Trust. In February, we welcomed our new Chief Executive Officer, Simon Ambrose, who brings a wealth of experience in both the heritage and tourism sectors. Most recently, Simon was CEO of the Victorian National Trust. He has rapidly sought to understand the complexities of our organisation, and has already visited a number of our branches as well as making good connections with various government agencies and organisations. The Council is extremely pleased to have obtained the services of someone of Simon’s calibre and look forward to working with him.

Meanwhile, staff and volunteers are working behind the scenes for our imminent return to Ayers House. The government bill giving the National Trust permanent custodianship and control of the entire building and grounds was passed on 9 April. The Trust is in the process of developing some exciting plans for future use of the building, which we look forward to sharing with you soon.

These developments build on steps taken last year to consolidate the organisation’s future. Moving the Trust’s headquarters to a permanent home in the historic North Adelaide Baptist Church precinct was completed under the able guidance of interim CEO Dr Stuart McNab. We now have all staff, office accommodation and meeting rooms in one place and, of course, the use of the beautiful church itself for a range of events. The Members, Regions and Branches Committee has also been reinstated to help restore communication between these groups and the Council, and we have restructured our membership categories to accord due recognition to the many volunteers who provide countless hours of service.

Over the past three years, two major Commonwealth grants have absorbed an enormous amount of the organisation’s time and resources. With their completion, I look forward to the Trust returning to its primary purpose of preserving and advocating for our built, natural and cultural heritage.

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EDITOR

Liz Harfull www.lizharfull.com

DESIGNER

Rosie Everett Brand Warrior www.brandwarrior.com.au

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Cover Image: A working scale model of the Peterborough railway yards in 1968, which took volunteers more than 15,000 hours to make, on permanent display at the Peterborough newsagency.

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Ayers House Returns to the National Trust

In a much-anticipated development, State Parliament has finally passed legislation handing Ayers House back to the National Trust of South Australia, reports president Paul Leadbeter.

BY PAUL LEADBETER

Long-awaited legislation enabling the National Trust to return to Ayers House was passed by State Parliament on 9 April, fulfilling a promise made by the Labor Party leading up to the last State election. The formal handover is expected to happen on 30 June, 2024.

This is a significant moment in the Trust’s history. The Ayers House Act vests permanent custodianship of the entire property in the National Trust, with full control and responsibility for all the buildings and grounds. This means we will also become landlord to commercial tenants operating the restaurant and function centre, and the carparking area. As landlord, we will collect the associated lease payments, which will generate significant funds to meet our obligations towards outgoings such as maintenance, insurance, electricity and water.

The government has already begun investing $5.7 million in restoration work and improvements to ensure greater accessibility to all, including a lift for better disability access. Funds not yet spent are going to be set aside for the Trust to complete this program over the next three years. Importantly, the legislation also requires the Trust to ensure that the general public will have the opportunity to view the gardens, facade

and space around the buildings during business hours, and substantial opportunities to tour the interior of Ayers House.

The National Trust intends to reinstate a museum in the building, with a more particular focus on Sir Henry Ayers, his family and his role in colonial society at the time. We also intend to increase the use of the building for exhibitions, recitals and school excursions, and to make the two main rooms on the ground level available for occasional receptions and formal social events.

The Trust was caretaker of Ayers House for almost 50 years, from 1972 until 2021 when the former government announced intentions to take over the building. Intensive lobbying resulted in the Labor Party promising to return the property if it won the 2022 election, supported by legislation to ensure the Trust is safeguarded from future eviction.

The National Trust is thrilled with this outcome. We thank all those members and supporters who helped secure our return. We are also grateful to the Malinauskas Government for honouring the Labor Party’s pre-election commitment.

Ayers House (photo by John Arnold Images Limited, Alamy)

ABOVE: A Parkside street with small period cottages (photo by Abi Mader, Brand Warrior).

RIGHT: A story published in The Advertiser (26 February 2024), featuring an image of a proposed 10-storey development behind the Buckingham Arms, since rejected on heritage and design grounds by the State Commission Assessment Panel (Newspix).

The Great YIMBY Hoax

BY EMERITUS PROFESSOR NORMAN ETHERINGTON AM

Former National Trust of South Australia president Norman Etherington poses some serious questions about the so-called ‘YIMBY movement’ and its threat to our heritage, warning people not to be fooled by a hoax likely only to benefit property developers.

The words NIMBY and YIMBY crop up frequently in discussions about property development in Australian cities. A NIMBY is someone who opposes new development, screaming ‘Not In My Back Yard‘. A YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) is someone who belongs to an allegedly growing movement of right-thinking people, who support high density living as an answer to our country’s shortage of affordable housing. The YIMBY gets a pat on the back for opposing the smug and selfish NIMBYs who fence themselves inside their established leafy suburbs and say a big NO to denser development.

As the word backyard (not back garden) indicates, NIMBY comes to us from the United States. First used against people who objected to nuclear reactors in their neighbourhoods in the 1970s, it extended gradually to communities resisting lowcost public housing, homeless shelters, etc. A lot of so-called ‘nimbyism’ arose from America’s notoriously poisonous racial politics.

In Australia, NIMBY has been used almost exclusively to point an accusing finger at anyone who tries to protect their community from desecration, either by enormous new construction, cutting down trees or demolishing heritage. In this sense National Trust members are virtually all cardcarrying NIMBYs. Naughty us, for opposing YIMBYs who are just trying to make housing affordable for all!

WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE SO CALLED ‘YIMBY MOVEMENT’?

A little digging reveals it isn’t much of a movement at all. Claimed membership for various state chapters runs to tens rather than thousands. Their cheerleaders have close connections to property industry lobbyists. Despite their names, organisations like the Property Council are not concerned with property like yours or mine. Their unrelenting objective since forever is to achieve windfall profits by changing or circumventing planning regulations. If you sell your property in an area designated for low density or heritage preservation, you get a price that reflects its value under current regulations. If the rules are then changed to permit demolition and high-rise development, the property instantly multiplies in value. You lose and the developer banks the windfall.

On the surface this is outrageous. By portraying the defenders of established neighbourhoods as self-centred NIMBYs and the property developers as generous YIMBYs, the moral stances are reversed. Goodies become baddies. The NIMBYs, who make no profits, are blamed for the lack of affordable housing. The money-making YIMBYs, who do profit, are the selfless ones working for the common good. Unfortunately, when the property industry speaks governments listen. Which explains the push of the last few decades to water down heritage protection and take planning powers away from local councils. It is cheaper for state governments to believe that deregulated development will magically deliver affordable housing rather than to do something positive.

DO THE YIMBYS DELIVER?

Not so far. It’s hard to point to a single case of heritage demolition or planning deregulation that has increased the stock of affordable housing. New high-rise developments in Adelaide suburbs have brought more luxurious apartments for the rich and tiny units rented to foreign students. Promises of a percentage reserved for social or ‘affordable’ housing have come to nothing. Our densest residential districts are still those like Parkside, filled with small period cottages. In Adelaide and other capital cities existing public housing is currently giving way to privately built up-market units. Not more affordable, less affordable. For the last decade it has been government policy to renew, i.e. demolish and sell, all Housing Trust buildings built before 1968. Stand by and watch our legacy of post-war Housing Trust developments crumble. It’s just happened at McInnes Court on Anzac Highway.

WHOSE BACKYARD IS IT?

Are there really residents’ groups or organisations who call themselves NIMBYs? Not any I know. Are there really selfless champions of affordable housing crying out for demolition of heritage places? Where do the YIMBYs live? Not, I wager, in homes overshadowed by new high-rise development. ‘Yes In My Back Yard’ is just an empty slogan. It really means ‘yes in your back yard’. It’s the other side of the NIMBY coin. Both are confected terms used to scapegoat advocates of good planning, community participation and democratic local government.

It's a hoax. Don’t fall for it.

Silver to Sea Way Ready to Shine

Major capital works have been completed along the Silver to Sea Way in one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the National Trust in South Australia.

BY PATRICK CHARMAN

The Silver to Sea Way is an exciting heritage tourism concept that involves establishing a major new touring route from Port Pirie to Silverton, just over the NSW border. The community-led initiative aims to boost local economies by giving travellers a new way to explore regional South Australia. Traversing 450 kilometres, the route follows one of the most historically significant transport corridors in Australia – a railway line that, in its prime, was the busiest in the world. Completed in the late 1880s, the narrow-gauge line carried ore from Silverton and the mines of Broken Hill to the smelter and docks at Port Pirie. It played an integral part in establishing mining giant BHP and shaped towns along the way.

The last narrow-gauge train left Broken Hill in 1970. Since then, many of the associated communities have experienced economic decline. However, they have a proud and distinguished history, embodied in their heritage buildings and living connections to First Nations people. In fact, Silverton’s name was inspired by a Ngadjuri dreaming story about an injured bronzewing pigeon that came to rest on a black rock at Broken Hill; its coloured droppings represent the nuggets of silver that lay in abundance on the ground.

In 2020, the National Trust received almost $6.6 million in funding from the former Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund to carry out a series of major capital works and develop new visitor experiences in a project designed to draw on these physical and cultural assets. Starting in December 2020, the project has focussed on three major regeneration sites – the Peterborough Roundhouse, Gladstone Gaol and the former Port Pirie Railway Station and Customs House.

The capital works program began at Peterborough, which played a pivotal role in developing Australia’s rail network, employing up to 1500 workers in its heyday. Built in the early 1920s, the town’s heritagelisted roundhouse is the largest and most intact railway structure of its type in the State, and unique in Australia for its three-gauge turntable. Today it forms the backdrop for the award-winning Steamtown Sound and Light Show. The project removed and replaced the original asbestos-coated steel sheeting that clad the building, and replaced some of the jarrah support columns and Oregon pine beams.

Built between 1879 and 1881, the Gladstone Gaol also served as a wartime internment camp and military barracks before closing permanently as a prison in 1975. Still owned by the state government, it has been a popular tourist attraction since 1978. In another major element of the project, the National Trust worked in collaboration with the Department for Environment and

Water and creative arts company Illuminart to create a spectacular sound and light installation. Cutting-edge technology has been used to capture the site’s intriguing history, and illuminate the gaol’s exterior with historical images, videos and animations, accompanied by soundscapes and music. As of early April, negotiations were in progress with the community about the ongoing management of the site, and planning for the first public sessions.

At the western end of the route, meticulous restoration work has been carried out to return the Port Pirie Railway Station precinct to its former glory. The Victorian pavilion-style railway station was one of the most elegant railway buildings ever constructed in South Australia when it opened in 1902. It stands alongside an earlier customs house which forms part of an historic precinct owned and operated by the National Trust as a museum. Fretted and damp stonework on the railway station building has been carefully replaced and conserved, and essential repairs carried out on the striking metalwork roofing and veranda. Fresh coats of paint added the finishing touches.

With the external work finished, National Trust volunteers have spent recent months working hard behind the scenes to revitalise displays in the museum, and prepare for reopening to the public. A fantastic addition is a new immersive experience also curated by Illuminart. Using innovative audio visual techniques, it brings the local history to vivid life in a way that appeals to people of all ages. Planning is now in hand for an official opening to celebrate the dynamic transformation.

Back along the line, restoration works have also been carried out at the former railway goods shed in Jamestown, where the local National Trust branch also operates a museum in the former railway station. Project funds were used to stabilise the shed’s structure, repair the guttering and install a new ramp to improve visitor access.

National Trust of South Australia vice president and Mid North farmer Millie Nicholls said that while the scale of the project and the impact of COVID had created challenges for the organisation, the project had been completed within weeks of the original December 2023 deadline. “Importantly, it has served as a catalyst for regenerating significant heritage sites and finding dynamic new ways to present our history to a wider audience, which will give the National Trust museums at Port Pirie and Jamestown a new lease of life,” she said. “And in the longer-term, we hope it will foster economic activity and greater opportunity for our regional communities. The National Trust is grateful to everyone involved.”

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Peterborough roundhouse with its new roof (photo by Kim Mavromatis, MAV Media SA); the Jamestown goods shed (photo by Clive Palmer); Gladstone Gaol lit up as part of the sound and light installation (photo by Cindi Drennan, Illuminart).

PREVIOUS PAGE: Port Pirie Railway Station (photo by Illuminart).

Bevington Pipe Organ Conservation Appeal

BY DAVID SHIELD AND LIZ HARFULL

When David Shield from the Organ Historical Trust of Australia (OHTA) was called in to provide advice on a pipe organ in storage at Beaumont House, there was little inkling it had an astonishing history of international significance stretching back almost 200 years.

In 1986, former ABC reporter Patrick O’Neill donated a musical instrument to the National Trust for display at Beaumont House. The gift came about through his association with a member of the Beaumont House Committee, Lady Mary Downer – Patrick married her daughter Stella. The singlemanual chamber organ is more suited in style to a gentile drawing room than a church. Inlaid with ebony, its elegant mahogany casework has been designed in an English Regency style to resemble an upright piano. The pipes are hidden behind a pleated silk panel gathered around a central brass star motif.

Set above the keyboard is a nameplate carrying the name of Henry Bevington, one of Victorian England’s most renowned organ builders. The firm he established is said to have built almost 2000 organs at its London works by the late 1870s. The plaque bears Henry’s name alone, and not the more usual Bevington and Sons. This wording, and the style and ornamentation of the casework, indicate the organ was created in the 1820s, making it not only the earliest surviving example of Bevington’s work in Australia, but potentially the earliest intact example anywhere in the world.

The ownership history of the instrument adds to its outstanding heritage value. Research by the OHTA has revealed a long association with a prominent Irish family. Its original owner was most likely the Rev. Edward Chichester, rector of Kilmore in the Northern Ireland county of Armagh. Edward came from a musical family and it was among his household effects at the time of his death in 1840.

The organ eventually ended up in the hands of a granddaughter, Evelyn ‘Eva’ Chichester. A talented musician, photographer and church organist, Eva was born in 1873. Her father, Robert, followed in his father’s footsteps and became a minister in the Church of Ireland. Her mother, Harriette Anne Catherine Price, was the daughter of another clergyman. Robert died when Eva was only about four years old, and Eva moved to Newcastle in County Down, with her mother and elder sister, Anne. Eva’s personal papers, now held by the Public

Records Office of Northern Ireland, indicate that the girls were educated at home by a series of governesses, and sent to London for music and singing lessons. They both became Sunday School teachers, and devoted many hours to volunteer church and community work. After her sister died in 1927 and her mother the following year, Eva apparently found that playing the organ at church helped soften her grief.

On Eva’s death in 1958, the organ was bequeathed to her cousin and Patrick O’Neill’s father, Terence O’Neill, who served as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963 to 1969. Patrick recalls it being installed in the family home in an unplayable condition. “My father told me she used it to practise the hymns,” he recalls. Reputedly, the organ was also played by Irish-born poet Cecil Frances Alexander, famous for writing the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful and the Christmas carol Once in Royal David’s City. Cecil was married to a clergyman and a friend of Eva’s. Terence eventually gave the organ to his son, who had by then emigrated to Australia. It was moved firstly to Sydney and then Adelaide in 1983. With another move pending and no room to keep it, Patrick took up an offer from Lady Downer for it to be displayed at Beaumont House.

A report prepared by OHTA co-founder John Maidment OAM in 2015 confirmed the organ was of outstanding significance. Aside from its links with Bevington, it is an extremely rare unchanged example from the period, one of the two oldest organs in South Australia and amongst the oldest in Australia. The OHTA has joined forces with the National Trust to raise money towards the complete restoration of the organ. In a leap of faith, work has already started to make it playable once more, while scrupulously preserving the original finishes. Highly skilled retired Adelaide organ builder George Stephens began repairing the winding system and action in September last year, while Melbourne organ builder Tim Gilley is restoring the pipework. Another $10,000 is required to complete these two stages. More funds will be needed in the future for specialised restoration of the silk panel.

Donate Now!

Donations are urgently sought to complete restoration of this rare and important chamber organ, giving it voice once again. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductable. To pay online, scan the QR code or visit nationaltrust. org.au/donate-sa. Alternatively, donations can be sent to the Bevington Pipe Organ Conservation Appeal, c/o National Trust of South Australia, PO Box 290, North Adelaide SA 5006.

Scan the QR Code or visit: nationaltrust.org.au/donate-sa

Eva Chichester seated at the Bevington organ, c. 1895 (courtesy Deputy Keeper of the Records, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D4563/1/7/6)

Restoring a Hutt Street Heritage Landmark

Naval, Military and Air Force Club president Steve Larkins explores the fascinating history of the imposing villa which serves as the club’s home, and the work being done to rejuvenate it thanks in part to funds raised through a National Trust appeal.

BY STEVE LARKINS OAM

The house at 111 Hutt Street was built as a villa residence for prominent pastoralist and government works contractor John Rounsevell. It was named Landunna after his birthplace in Cornwall. Rounsevell had arrived in South Australia as a young child, travelling with his parents on the clipper ship City of Adelaide in 1839.

A noted whip, he ran the family's famous coaching business and inherited Corryton Park estate near Mount Crawford. He served as a parliamentarian representing the districts of Light and Gumeracha. In between terms, he became a government contractor, handling railway freight and supplying sleepers.

Notably, Rounsevell constructed the southern section of the Overland Telegraph, one of 19th-century Australia’s greatest public works, and carted materials for the rest.

Completed by early 1873 (the year after the famous telegraph line), Landunna is one of the few surviving villas in the ‘square mile’ of Adelaide still standing on its original, unsubdivided town acre. The Adelaide Observer reported on 11 January 1873 that: ‘Mr John Rounsevell has just put up… a house of 20 rooms. The material is from the Glen Osmond and Mitcham Quarries, and the house which has been built in the best of style cost £1750.’

After Rounsevell died in 1902, the house remained in family hands until 1918, when ownership passed to the McBride family of pastoralists. The building’s military association began with its next owner, Dr Harry Nott. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Nott served as Medical Officer for South Australia’s 10th Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli. After post-war study in London, he returned to Adelaide and in 1923 established the State’s first private radiology practice, using the Hutt Street premises as consulting rooms. Urban myth has it that his X-ray machine lies undisturbed in an inaccessible part of the cellar!

On the outbreak of another world war in 1939, Nott sold the house, relocated his family to Sydney and enlisted once again. The property’s new owner was Mrs Agnes Avery. She converted the building to a private hotel, carrying out an Art Nouveau renovation at the expense of Landunna’s spectacular verandas. After Mrs Avery died in 1944, there were several changes of ownership until the premises was acquired in 1957 by the Naval, Military and Air Force Club.

In 2014, the club’s heritage committee commissioned a conservation management plan and established an appeal fund with the National Trust. Circumstances inhibited further action for a time, but with additional support from the Adelaide City Council Heritage Incentives Scheme, Project Landunna commenced last year to mark the building’s 150th anniversary. Work on the northern side of the building was completed last October, and in March work began on the southern and eastern elevations.

The project aims to restore the exterior stonework of the original house by removing cementious products used in patch repairs over the years, and replacing them with lime mortar, colour matched and re-pointed to match the original. Footings and damp courses are being checked and surrounding concrete modified, and roof plumbing and stormwater drainage repaired and replaced. The original spectacular roofline timberwork is being reinstated, including large peak finials, intricate drop finials and decorative barge boards and facias. Importantly, degraded ‘bird boards’ or eave battens are being replaced to protect the roof space from bird infestation, particularly feral pigeons. Acrylic paint is being removed from masonry surfaces and replaced with a colour scheme more in keeping with the original house.

An additional aim of the project is to help address the chronic shortage of tradespeople skilled in the rare trades necessary to support works of this kind. The club is providing onsite training opportunities for apprentices undertaking Australia’s only accredited Certificate III in Heritage Conservation Trades, offered by Flexible Construction Training and Assessment Pty Ltd, the Adelaide-based registered training organisation that established the qualification in 2021.

The club is also collaborating with Heritage Stone Restoration Pty Ltd with a view to offering short courses onsite for tradespeople interested in upskilling from conventional trades; and to homeowners and individuals keen to acquire the knowledge and skills to confidently carry out work of this kind. These opportunities are also being extended to architecture students at the University of South Australia.

CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE: Landunna c. 1873 (photo by Samuel White Sweet, State Library of SA, B 10761); a heritage conservation trades apprentice working on the building; and some of the repaired and replaced barges, facias and finials (courtesy Steve Larkins).

Exploring an Inspiring Mallee Oasis

Alex Emmins revisits childhood memories of running wild at Lenger Reserve in the Murraylands – an experience which sparked her interest in caring for nature and set her on a path to becoming the National Trust’s natural heritage manager.

BY ALEX EMMINS

Lenger Reserve covers 95 hectares on Nganguruku land near Mannum. It was donated to the National Trust of South Australia in 1978 by Rudolph Gustav Lenger, to be used as a bird sanctuary. Saunders Creek meanders through the reserve and contains several permanent spring-fed waterholes separated by reed beds – which is why the area is affectionately known as 'the springs' by locals.

As a child I spent a great deal of time at the springs with friends and family. There was plenty to spark curiosity and encourage the imagination to run wild – climbing trees, catching lizards, searching for interesting insects, finding loads of creepy crawlies, including scorpions, and taking a dip in the creek. It planted the seed of my interest in caring for nature, this precious environment, that is vital to our existence.

Lenger Reserve is an oasis in the mallee for wildlife and native plants alike, made starkly apparent when compared against the surrounding bare paddocks. Many fossils can be found in the cliffs that line Saunders Creek along the designated walking trail. The variable vegetation types, the vast array of wildlife, insects, amphibians and fish, and the geological changes throughout the reserve make for a fascinating walk in cooler months. You may even spot the exceptionally friendly shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) that lives at the picturesque old farm cottage near the entrance, and enjoys working-bee days when she sneaks a snack or two from generous volunteers.

Vegetation within the reserve is primarily mallee with shrub and chenopod understoreys. So far 208 indigenous flora species have been identified, 26 of particular conservation significance. They include the nationally significant Rohrlach’s bluebush (Maireana rohrlachii). Of the 85 bird species sighted on the reserve nine have conservation status at state or regional level. The 150-year-old cottage, build from stone, pug and pine, is also of local heritage interest.

Plan a Visit

Accessible from Springs Road near Mannum, Lenger Reserve is open daily, apart from total fire ban days. A 2.7-kilometre walking trail, rated grade 4 (moderate to difficult) loops through the reserve.

Download a brochure with details from the National Trust website.

Scan the QR Code or visit: nationaltrust.org.au/places/lenger-reserve

Grassland species are regenerating in previously cleared and cropped areas. Especially notable are areas of Lomandra grassland, with small herbaceous plants appearing amongst native grasses. This has accelerated since sheep were removed and rabbits have been controlled. Volunteers have also stabilised the cottage, repaired fencing, cleared rubbish, undertaken pest plant and animal control, established the marked hiking track, revegetated local native species with seed collected from the reserve, and much more.

Lenger Reserve has been a favourite for many generations keen to deepen their connection with nature, including long-time volunteer Len Phillips and his sons, Darren and Garry. Len has been volunteering at Lenger Reserve for more than 30 years, along with Melville Liddle, who has been volunteering at the reserve for over 20 years.

It is clear this reserve was, and is, a very special and spiritual place for First Nations peoples to connect with Country too. Take the next available opportunity and experience Lenger and all its beauty for yourself!

ABOVE: Volunteers setting off to remove weeds during a working bee. OPPOSITE: The perennial native herb rabbit-tails (Ptilotus seminudus). Photos by Alex Emmins.

Ladies and Gentlemen – the Phaeton

BY PETER FOSTER OAM

Even famous English author Jane Austen could not resist taking a spin in a phaeton, as honorary curator Peter Foster explains in the latest contribution to his fascinating series highlighting items in the National Trust’s horse-drawn vehicle collection, held at the Millicent Museum.

As the condition of English roads improved at the end of the 18th century, the predominance of cumbersome horse-drawn vehicles gave way to lighter and more elegant types. The new vehicles were many and varied, and mostly owner driven. Among the most numerous were phaetons. Both elegant and practical, they took their name from Phaethon, the son of Helios, who drove his father’s sun chariot too close to the Earth with almost disastrous results. Coachbuilders found the whip salute to Greek mythology gave the vehicles a certain allure.

The first phaeton design was staid and angular, with four wheels and a forward-facing seat. This vehicle was soon swept aside, with the coming of crane-neck and high-perch styles. High and spindly, these unbelievable

designs were almost the equivalent of today’s sportscars. As such, they were favoured by dashing youngbloods, among them the Prince of Wales, who was particularly fond of his ‘highflyer’ – a term used to describe both types. Elegant young ladies also found them enticing. Famous English author Jane Austen made this diary entry in 1801: ‘I am just returned from my airing in the very bewitching Phaeton and four for which I was prepared by a note from Mr. E., soon after breakfast. We went to the top of Kingsdown, and had a very pleasant drive.’

By the 19th century, phaetons were available in a variety of configurations and names, including basket phaetons, canopy tops, spiders and the George IV. The latter was designed for the aforementioned Prince of

Wales, now king, who with age had become somewhat rotund. To accommodate his new shape, a lower easily accessible vehicle was required, with a single generous seat. It was to become a favourite with women worldwide, with its most elegant lines, retractable hood, and suitable for two horses or ponies.

Austen celebrated the powerful stir such a phaeton might cause in her novel Pride and Prejudice, when she wrote about Elizabeth Bennett’s experience while visiting her best friend, Charlotte:

About the middle of the next day, as she was in her room getting ready for a walk, a sudden noise below seemed to speak the whole house in confusion; and, after listening a moment, she heard somebody running upstairs in a violent hurry, and calling loudly after her. She opened the door, and met Maria [Charlotte’s younger sister] in the landing-place, who, breathless with agitation, cried out — “Oh, my dear Eliza! pray make haste and come into the dining-room, for there is such a sight to be seen! I will not tell you what it is. Make haste, and come down this moment.”

Elizabeth asked questions in vain; Maria would tell her nothing more; and down they ran into the dining-room which fronted the lane, in quest of this wonder; it was two ladies, stopping in a low phaeton at the garden gate.

Currently on loan to the National Trust collection is a splendid example built in Newcastle upon Tyne by English coachbuilder Caleb Angas, whose family played a significant part in the establishment of South Australia. The phaeton arrived at Port Adelaide in 1863. It was driven to Angaston by Suzanne, wife of John Howard Angas, who resided at Collingrove Homestead. The vehicle is now kept at Collingrove, thanks to the generosity of descendant John Angas and the Angas family.

Phaetons were reasonably popular in Australia, although few have survived. The National Trust collection has four, including the Angas family phaeton. Another is in the Vis-a-vis style most common in Australia; this vehicle was formerly kept in the coach house at Corryton Park in the Barossa Valley. The third was built by William Salter of Hobart – hoodless, with forward and rear-facing seats, it is currently under restoration.

Last but not least is a ladies’ basket phaeton built by Brimblecombe and Sons. As sweet as a Mars Bar, its ornate curved back seats were designed in the 1850s to accommodate the latest fashion of wearing bustles. Pulled by a small pony, it was perfect for social outings and park driving at a leisurely pace.

FROM LEFT: A satirical, hand-coloured etching made by James Gillray showing a ‘highflyer’, 1801 (courtesy The Trustees of the British Museum), and the ladies basket phaeton built by Brimblecombe and Sons (photo by John Niedu).

Iconic Cookbook Turns 100

BY LIZ HARFULL

Author and community food historian Liz Harfull reveals the little-known story behind the treasured Green and Gold Cookery Book, part of many household recipe collections in South Australia and this year celebrating a remarkable centenary.

For much of the past century, a cookbook first published in 1924 has guided many South Australian home cooks. Having sold more than half a million copies and still in print, the Green and Gold Cookery Book is considered so important in our State’s culture that it has been designated an official Heritage Icon by the National Trust. However, despite this astonishing record, hardly anyone today recognises the name of its compiler.

The recipe book was created initially to raise money for King’s College, a new private boys’ school being established in Kensington by the Congregational and Baptist churches. Anne Sharman and her family were very active in the Congregational Church, so when the call went out for support Anne stepped forward. She offered to compile a small recipe book in time for sale at a school fete being planned for March 1924.

Churchwomen across the State soon got behind the idea and contributions poured in. As editor, Anne took responsibility for receiving, checking and sorting them. The end result was more than 200 pages of practical dishes, wrapped in a cloth-bound cover of dark green embossed with gold letters to match the new school’s colours. The cookbook was published just in time for the fete, and not the year before as sometimes claimed in later years. In the preface, Emma Morris, who chaired the ladies’ fundraising committee, wrote:

Our little book does not profess to compete with such complete manuals of the culinary art as Mrs Beeton’s, for example; but I dare to say that with no other guide than this, the inexperienced housewife may prepare a breakfast, cook a dinner, and serve up a dainty tea that will rival, if not out-rival, “what mother used to make”. Could any young bride desire more?

The Green and Gold was well received. Priced at two shillings, the first edition of 5000 copies sold out within a year, raising £250. A second edition was printed in 1925, with churchwomen again taking responsibility for promotion, distribution and sales. Then, in 1927, responsibility was signed over to a commercial publishing house, which paid the school royalties instead. By 1974 the cookbook had generated more than $15,000. That year, King’s amalgamated with Girton Girls’ School to form Pembroke School, and the cookbook continued. After more than 50 editions, it is still raising money, although sales have dwindled considerably in recent years.

The cookbook’s success changed Anne Sharman’s life. The second-eldest of seven children raised by Thomas and Kate Sharman, Annie Louisa (she preferred Anne) was born in June 1893 at Saddleworth in the Mid North, where her mother’s family lived. Seven years later, the Sharmans moved to Adelaide so they could provide their children with a better education. Thomas opened a butcher shop in Unley and helped to establish the Adelaide and Suburban Master Butchers’ Association.

Anne did well at school, winning a bursary to attend the Methodist Ladies College. In fact she and her three sisters were all bright scholars, and were given extraordinary opportunities to further their education. Florence and Ethel gained tertiary degrees at the University of Adelaide. They later taught at the Presbyterian Girls College and their youngest sister, Katherine, also became a teacher. A skilled needleworker, Anne chose to stay at home for a few years after high school and took private lessons in dressmaking. Then, in about 1916, she started a two-year course training as a domestic science teacher at the Domestic Arts Centre in Norwood. After qualifying, Anne taught at Unley, Norwood and at Gawler, where she opened a new domestic arts centre for the education department.

Within months of the Green and Gold being released, Anne was offered a job as chief demonstrator with the South Australian Gas Company (Sagasco), which had noted the cookbook’s success. She stayed with the company for 14 years, running adult cookery classes and giving demonstrations. By the 1940s, she had returned to teaching domestic science, this time at Woodlands girls’ school at Glenelg. Anne Sharman died in 1985 at the age of 92. Almost 40 years later, her book lives on, holding a very special place in South Australian hearts.

*An edited extract from Tried Tested and True: treasured recipes and untold stories from Australian community cookbooks, by Liz Harfull, published by Allen & Unwin 2018.

OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Believed to be Anne Sharman, giving a cookery demonstration in the Sagasco pavilion at the Royal Adelaide Show in 1937 (State Library of SA, BRG 350/34/11/32); cover of a limited edition published in 2013; and the Green and Gold Cookery Book compiler Anne Sharman, 1926 (courtesy Pembroke School Archives).

WHERE WILL YOUR MEMBERSHIP TAKE YOU?

Exotic Cayman Islands

Patrick Charman takes us to the tropical Caribbean in the latest in our series exploring what’s on offer for National Trust members travelling overseas, through reciprocal arrangements with other heritage organisations.

Off the beaten track for most Australians, exotic Cayman Islands is a popular holiday destination for international travellers yearning for unspoilt beaches, warm tropical weather, a laid-back atmosphere and delicious food. But the British Overseas Territory south of Cuba is also rich in natural heritage wonders and built history.

The National Trust for the Cayman Islands was established in 1987. Creating and managing a system of protected areas essential for the survival of native flora and fauna is a key area of focus, together with running educational programs and conducting scientific field research.

The territory is made up of three islands. Grand Cayman is the largest and most cosmopolitan, with restaurants, cafes, boutiques, art galleries, and even seaside bars that offer snorkelling before sipping on a rum cocktail. Cayman Brac is the island for adventurers. Visitors can climb its natural limestone bluffs or explore iconic underwater shipwrecks on a scuba diving expedition. Little Cayman is the smallest, least developed and most tranquil of the three islands. Just 16 kilometres long and less than two kilometres wide, it is the ideal island getaway and largely untouched. Avid cyclists can easily spend hours traversing its mangrove forests and secluded beaches.

Blue iguana (courtesy National Trust for the Cayman Islands); OPPOSITE: Rum Point Beach, Grand Cayman (Eric Laudonien, Alamy).

Each island contains lush and beautiful National Trust nature reserves, which can mostly be explored by boat or walking trail. Colliers Wilderness Reserve and the Booby Pond Nature Reserve are home to the blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) and red-footed booby (Sula sula) respectively. In Salina Reserve and the Splits, migratory birds and protected species congregate to inhabit and breed amongst breathtaking forests, shrublands, wetlands and limestone clefts.

One of the Trust’s most important conservation programs focusses on breeding and releasing into the wild the endangered blue iguana, for which the Cayman Islands are famous. A large, ground-dwelling lizard that can reach more than 1.5 metres in length, this national treasure once numbered in the tens of thousands. By 2001 fewer than 30 remained in the wild and the species faced extinction. The Trust established a recovery program to breed iguanas in captivity and release them into the wild, releasing a thousand iguanas by 2018. Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the conservation facility to observe the iguanas in semi-wild habitats and take photos of these beautiful animals in all stages of their life cycle. Or join the conservation team for a special half-day VIP warden experience with exclusive behind-the-scenes access and hands-on activities such as collecting and preparing food plants, and feeding the iguanas.

HISTORIC SITES

Since its inception, the National Trust has acquired several historical sites, which tell the story of the Cayman Islands’ history and development from the 18th century. The most significant of these is Mission House, formerly the home of Presbyterian missionaries and one of the birth places of education and religion in the Cayman Islands. Reconstructed after being destroyed by a hurricane 20 years ago, it was initially built in the 1700s, making it one of the Cayman Islands’ oldest buildings. Visitors can enjoy a leisurely walk through the house and grounds with a knowledgeable guide, learning how residents lived day-to-day in the 1800s. Or sign up to learn a traditional craft or, if the timing is right, attend one of the Trust’s monthly cooking classes and learn how to make a local dish.

A series of popular festivals also offer visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in Cayman culture. Cayfest is hosted by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation in February, considered the best time of year to see the arts, culture and heritage of the Cayman Islands with music, dance, storytelling, street performances and food on offer. Or plan to visit for Batabano, a festival that typically takes place at the start of turtle nesting season in early May. With lavish costumes, dancing and parades, it is a celebration of community heritage and spirit that encompasses all the region’s diverse historical influences.

For a quieter moment, plan a picnic to take in a view of Frank Sound Lagoon at the aptly named Heritage Beach, one of the first beaches and oceanfront properties to gain heritage listing. Or sign up for a tour of the Mastic Trail, a 3.7-kilometre guided walk through some of the last remaining untouched old-growth forests in the Caribbean, where birds, butterflies, snakes (not venomous), frogs, crabs and lizards make their home.

Visit nationaltrust.org.ky to plan your trip and find out more about the National Trust in the Cayman Islands.

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Active Year Marks

Auburn’s Anniversary

BY LEONIE MOORE AND KAY LAMBERT

A busy schedule of major renovation work and celebrations have marked the 50th anniversary year of the National Trust’s Auburn branch, with founding members Don and Kay Lambert still actively contributing after a combined total of more than 100 years of voluntary service. Kay and Chair Leonie Moore reflect on the branch’s history and recent achievements.

It was a cold winter’s night in June 1973 when a group of locals gathered in the hall of St John’s Anglican Church in Auburn to discuss forming a branch of the National Trust. They were keen to acquire the historic Auburn Courthouse and Police Station, and preserve it for the town’s future. The police station had closed in February 1972 after being in service for 110 years.

The meeting was chaired by Councillor George Lambert. Guest speaker Gerry Toogood, then director of the National Trust of South Australia, gave an interesting address about the aims and activities of the organisation. A motion was proposed that a local branch be formed, which was carried without dissent. Bill Long was elected inaugural chairman, Don Lambert vice chairman, Mervinia Masterman secretary, Jean Glover treasurer and Vicky Moore publicity officer. Joining them on the committee were Barb Lamkin, Wayne Sims, Margery Powell, Elsie Thomas, Rev. Lance Sutcliffe, Alex Lambert and John Masterman.

Construction of the police station and stables began in 1859. Auburn had become an important resting point along the route used for transporting copper ore from Burra to Port Henry (later renamed Port Wakefield), and the townsfolk were keen to have a police presence. Local stonemason Joseph Meller was contracted to construct the initial stage using local stone, with Welsh slate and corrugated iron on the roof. The police stables had a shingle roof and red-gum timbers.

Similar to police stations at Strathalbyn, Tanunda and Goolwa, the design featured two gabled front rooms, one for the magistrate and one for the police, with an entry porch between. Another room behind served as a bedroom. The building was added to over the years to incorporate a courthouse, police cells and expanded residence.

The property was transferred to the National Trust in 1973. After volunteers worked to prepare it, the building was officially opened on 16 November 1975 by State president Warren Bonython. Also attending were some of the former police officers who served at Auburn – E. Sprigg, H. Browning, L. White, E. Bonython and T. Ryan. Since then, the courthouse has been used for several purposes, including as a museum, tea rooms, private rental and as a cultural centre run by local independent arts organisation Heritage Arts & Traditions (HATS). In March, it served as a venue for Adelaide Fringe performances.

In 2022, the Auburn branch was fortunate to receive a Waterloo Windfarms Community Grant to carry out landscaping at the adjoining police paddock, creating a crushed gravel pathway leading to a park bench. Since then, members have been working on the site clearing weeds and planting a garden. On National Tree Day in July 2023, they were joined by staff and students from Auburn Primary School and Clare Toyota to plant local native species. The rejuvenated space was officially ‘opened’ two months later during an afternoon event held to celebrate the branch’s 50th anniversary. Special guests

FROM LEFT: Don and Kay Lambert outside the police station and courthouse (photo by Leonie Moore); then State president Warren Bonython opening the building on 16 November 1975 (Auburn branch archives).

included Member for Frome Penny Pratt, Mayor Allan Aughey and founding members of the branch.

Among them were Don and Kay Lambert, who have collectively contributed more than 100 years of active volunteer service to the Trust. Despite being 91 years of age, Don can still be found weeding the grounds and contributing where he can, while Kay has been the secretary for 17 years, and is a great organiser of other volunteers to assist with digitising and accessioning donated items. She has also served on the state council and writes a monthly history column for the Auburn Express newsletter.

In October 2023, work began on restoring the building’s slate roof, after a community assets grant was awarded by the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. The work was carried out by Barry Tye from Slate Roofing Adelaide, who stripped off the original tiles and replaced some of the Baltic pine timber trusses, put in new sark and sorted out the re-usable slate.

Thanks to assistance from former National Trust regeneration projects officer James Guy with compiling required planning and legal documents, the branch has also been successful in gaining a $20,000 State Heritage Conservation Grant for further restoration of the roof and guttering. Planned to be completed this year, these works will ensure the building is preserved for the future, in keeping with the original aims set in 1973.

Dr Darren Peacock

Dr Darren Peacock resigned from the National Trust of South Australia in March 2023 after almost 10 years working with the Trust, eight of those as its chief executive officer. During his tenure as CEO, the net assets of the Trust increased from $11 million to $53 million, with the acquisition of more than 20 additional properties, including the North Adelaide Baptist Church (generously donated by the Baptist Church congregation), the former Z Ward mental asylum and the transfer of 20 State Government properties from custodianship to full ownership. Darren was also responsible for modernising the Trust’s technology and communication systems.

Darren was a committed and passionate advocate for heritage and this was exemplified by his campaign efforts to prevent the State Government from evicting the National Trust from Ayers House. While the eviction ultimately proceeded, the incoming Labor government made a promise that it would return Ayers House to the control and custodianship of the National Trust. Credit must be given to Darren and his advocacy team for helping achieve that result. On two other occasions, he led successful campaigns to keep the iconic Martindale Hall in public hands.

During Darren’s time as CEO he oversaw the organisation successfully obtain two significant grants from the Australian Government for conservation works at Moonta Mines and for the development of a heritage trail following the route silver and zinc ore took when being transported by rail from Silverton (Broken Hill) to the smelters at Port Pirie – named the Silver to Sea Way. Collectively worth more than $10 million, these grants were the largest ever awarded to the National Trust of South Australia.

Dr Peacock also encouraged the Trust’s Council to develop policies on how to redress the adverse impacts of colonialism on Aboriginal heritage, and the impacts of climate change on heritage. He served as a Trustee of the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) on behalf of the Trust of South Australia.

The National Trust of South Australia thanks Darren for his service and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

A HATS Sunday music session in the old courthouse (courtesy HATS).

What's On

Take advantage of cooler days as we move into winter. Visit one of our National Trust properties with family and friends to enjoy an exhibition, high tea or special open day, or sign up for a guided walk. And don’t forget to look out for events hosted by our branches during South Australia’s History Festival, running throughout May.

For the latest event information and to book, please visit the What’s On section on our website. All event details are correct at the time of printing.

Coast Art Exhibition

WAVERLY PARK HOMESTEAD

Until 21 July on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm

An exhibition of paintings celebrating places and events along the coast, from the mouth of the Onkaparinga River to Sellicks Beach, including the Star of Greece shipwreck and some of Adelaide’s most popular beaches, and the spectacular cliffs at Ochre Cove.

Tickets: Admission free

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Old Treasury and Tunnels Tour

ADINA TREASURY HOTEL, ADELAIDE

Sundays until 8 December at 1pm and 3pm

Go underground and journey through winding hallways and hidden chambers to explore one of Adelaide’s oldest buildings and its forgotten stories. Meet some of the colourful characters who shaped South Australia. Bookings essential.

Tickets: National Trust members $12, adults $20, concession $18, students and children (aged 5-15) $12, under 5 and Companion Cardholders free

Watchman House Open Days

COROMANDEL VALLEY

4 May, 1 June, 6 July and 3 August from 9am to noon

Explore the former home of Oliver and Sarah Winn, who built this stone cottage in about 1890, incorporating a cellar and butcher’s shop. Hear local stories about its occupants and other local landmarks, enjoy a homemade morning tea, and stock your pantry with local marmalade and honey.

Tickets: Admission free. Morning tea $5

Beaumont House Open Days

BEAUMONT

5 May, 2 June, 7 July and 4 August from 2pm to 4:30pm

Enjoy a special tour of Beaumont House, originally built in 1849, and its beautiful garden, followed by refreshments served on the veranda, with views of the city and gulf. Wander through the gardens and the olive grove established c. 1860s by olive oil industry pioneer Sir Samuel Davenport.

Tickets: Open day tour (including afternoon tea) National Trust members $10, adults $15, concessions $12, children under 16 $10. Afternoon tea only, $10

Adelaide Hills Garden Affair

STANGATE HOUSE AND GARDEN, ALDGATE

5 May, from 10am to 3pm

Don’t miss this inaugural event, showcasing all things gardening, timed to coincide with the spectacular autumn colours of the Adelaide Hills. Learn from experts, make connections, feed your curiosity by listening to guest speakers and watching demonstrations. Buy plants from local garden clubs, plant societies and specialist nurseries.

Tickets: $15, children under 15 free

South-west Corner Walking Tour

ADELAIDE

11 May at 10am

Discover more about daily life in the south-western part of the city during the 19th century, when it was a mainly residential working-class enclave, but also home to crucial trades such as blacksmiths, as well as pubs, social clubs, schools and diverse places of worship reflecting the multicultural community. Bookings essential.

Tickets: National Trust members $10, adults $15, concession $13, children (under 15) $10, Companion Card free

Experience Edgars Emporium

TEA TREE GULLY HERITAGE MUSEUM

16 – 18 May from 10am to 2pm; and 19 May from 11am to 4pm

Explore 13 departments in a recreation of an Edwardian-era emporium, from ladies accessories, couture, haberdashery, homewares and men’s apparel to toys, stationery and confectionery at this special event, with staff offering startling bargains! Meet in Evie’s tea room for refreshments.

Tickets: Gold coin donation

High Tea at Stangate House

STANGATE HOUSE AND GARDEN, ALDGATE

19 May and 16 June, from 2pm to 5pm

Experience an unforgettable high tea in the historic surrounds of Stangate House and its award-winning Adelaide Hills garden. Perfect for a girls’ day out! Bookings essential.

Tickets: Premium high tea $59, deluxe high tea including sparkling pinot noir $79

Pioneer Women’s Trail Walk

HAHNDORF TO BEAUMONT HOUSE

19 May from 7:30am to 4pm

Join one of the National Trust’s most popular annual events – a celebration of pioneering women and the trek they made from Hahndorf to the city to sell their produce. Walk country roads, bush tracks and laneways, and take in stunning city views. Start at Hahndorf and tackle the entire 26-kilometre route, or join at Bridgewater or Stirling. Celebrate your journey’s end in the beautiful gardens of Beaumont House where there will be food vans and live music.

Tickets: National Trust members $25, adults $40, children under 12 free

East End Discovery Walking Tour

19 May at 10am ADELAIDE

Discover the unique cultural and historical features of East End Adelaide through this captivating 90-minute guided walk. Delve into the unique cultural and historical features that define this part of the city, celebrated for its bustling markets, gastronomic delights, upscale hostels and inviting cafes. Take in the original 1850 stone facade of Adelaide’s first synagogue in an tour exclusive. Bookings essential.

Tickets: National Trust members $10, adults $15, concession $13, children (under 15) $10, Companion Card free

Z Ward: Behind the Walls Tour

GLENSIDE

25 May at 2pm

Constructed in the 1880s, Z Ward was home to South Australia’s 'criminally insane' for almost 90 years. Take a 90-minute tour and discover the extraordinary history of this institution. Visit the rare complete example of a Ha Ha Wall, a deception piece of design that provided security while softening the prison-like image. Bookings essential.

Tickets: National Trust members $12, adults $20, concession $18, children (under 15) and students $12, Companion Cardholders free

Know My Name: Willunga

WAVERLY PARK HOMESTEAD

28 July to 20 October, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm

An exhibition celebrating the work of South Australian women artists who have painted in the greater Willunga area, with the aim to enhance understanding of their contributions to the State’s cultural life. Created with support from the National Gallery of Australia.

Tickets: Admission free

Camellia Society Open Days

STANGATE HOUSE AND GARDEN, ALDGATE

1 to 24 September, from 11am to 3pm

Visit the glorious garden at Stangate House during peak camellia season for this series of open days hosted by the Camellia Society, Adelaide Hills. Refreshments, plants and a trading table available, or bring your own picnic to enjoy.

Tickets: $5

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