Heritage Living February 2013

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cover image Butterfly,

Bridgewater SA Photo: Janet Pedler

above Agery Reserve, Photo: NTSA Agery Reserve, a small nature reserve of natural mallee scrub in a relatively undisturbed state is one of the few left in Central and Northern Yorke Pensinsula and forms a link in a chain of such havens for plants, native animals and birds.

above Rocky Bend Reserve, Photo: NTSA Rock Bend Reserve is a small reserve of native scrub and shrubland in a highly cleared area. This significant island of native plants and animals is one of the larger remnants in Central and Northern Yorke Peninsula, and thus an important scientific and historical reference site.

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NTSA COUNCIL

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President Prof Norman Etherington Vice Presidents Brian McMillan

NTSA BRANCHES (46) Adelaide & Inner Suburbs, Burnside, Coromandel Valley, Gawler, Port of Adelaide, Tea Tree Gully, Ceduna, Cleve, Koppio, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay, Whyalla, Auburn, Burra, Clare, Jamestown, Port Pirie, Barmera, Berri, Overland Corner, Renmark, Waikerie, Beachport, Keith, Kingston SE, Millicent, Mount Gambier, Naracoorte, Penola, Robe, Goolwa, Hahndorf, Kingscote KI, Mount Barker, Mount Lofty, Penneshaw, Port Elliot, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbor, Willunga, Central Yorke Peninsula, Kadina, Minlaton, Moonta, Wallaroo Telephone 08 8202 9200 for contact /information details

Sue Scheiffers Councillors David Beaumont Bob Green Peter Langhans Darryl Morley Neil Nicholson

Executive Education Working Party Natural Heritage Significant Tree Regions & Branches Property Working Group

Darren Peacock Chris Perriam Richard Stewart Marilyn Tucker Robyn Wight

Patron-in-Chief His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Governor of South Australia

Contributions are welcome Please send care of the Communications Committee deadline12th of March 2013

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Perspectives From the CEO’s Desk

| Eric Heapy

What a wonderful response we received from our members in support of our appeal for financial assistance. It really demonstrates the passion and emotional attachment you all have towards South Australia’s heritage and the work the Trust does in protecting it for the future benefit of the community.

We have held two appeals during the past twelve months, and to date have raised just over $100,000.00.

On behalf of the NTSA Council and staff, please accept our heartfelt thanks for your kindness, understanding and generosity.

Members and volunteers are the heart and soul of our organisation and your response can only be described as magnificent.

Our AGM and State conference held on Saturday 24th November saw David Beaumont step down as President of the NTSA. David took on the role two years ago at a time when the Trust faced many

challenges, partially caused through the withdrawal of State Government funding. Under his leadership we completed a comprehensive review of the Trust as a whole, culminating in the release of the document “Changing for our Future – Strategic Directions 2012 – 2015. Thanks to David, and the active participation of our Branches, we now have a blue print for a successful and sustainable future.

As your CEO, I witnessed first hand the amount of time and commitment David put into the role of President, often sacrificing much of his personal life for the benefit of

introducing our new president, Emeritus Professor Norman Etherington

the Trust. Thank you David, your fellow Council members, staff and others are indebted to you. We are extremely pleased that you were supported by the AGM to remain on Council, and look forward to continuing your good work. Many thanks also to his lovely wife Suzie who has been a pillar of support throughout his appointment.

And so, another chapter in the life of the National Trust commences with the election of Emeritus Prof. Norman Etherington as our new President. Norman is a distinguished historian and heritage expert, and the Trust is very fortunate to have secured him as its new President. I am sure you will join me in congratulating him on his appointment.

| Rod Matheson

Norman Etherington, whose career has been as interesting as it has been outstanding, was born at Port Townsend, Washington, USA on 27 June 1941. He was educated at Mount Vernon High School, Yale College and Yale University, where he obtained a Ph D. He dates his interest in heritage to his 17th year, and at Yale he had the pleasure of seeing many of New Haven’s great 19th-century mansions restored.

He came to South Australia in 1968, and held appointments at the University of Adelaide from then until 1989, at which time he was Reader in the Department of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts .

Other appointments during this period included membership of the Finance Committee of the University of Adelaide and Chair of its Heritage Committee. He was founding Chair of the History Trust of South Australia, and he was a Councillor and then an Alderman of the Adelaide City Council.

In 1983, he supported the defence of the Aurora Hotel. On the way back from a University dinner, he delivered an impromptu pep talk to picketers . Subsequently at a ‘wake’

after the hotel’s demolition, he delivered ‘the eulogy.’

During this first period in Adelaide, becoming tired of people accusing heritage enthusiasts of not putting money where their mouths were, he bought what was called an unsaveable building at 19 Rundle Street, Kent Town, which he and his wife then restored and subsequently sold to the Wakefield Press.

In 1989, he was appointed Professor of History at the University of Western Australia. On his retirement in 2008, he was made Emeritus Professor. Whilst in WA, he was the University’s representative on the Council of the National Trust, and a member of the Heritage Council of WA. He won a Stirling Award for

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service to the National Trust.

Professor Etherington plays the Bassoon, and has played in several orchestras and chamber groups.

He was President of the Patrons and Friends of the WA Symphony Orchestra.

In 1985, he was naturalized an Australian citizen. His wife, Professor Peggy Brock, is also a distinguished scholar. They have two sons, Nathan, an architect with a Master’s degree from Harvard, and Ben with a Cambridge Ph.D, who is a lecturer at the University of West Sydney.

As President of the National Trust of South Australia, he will also chair the Cultural Heritage Committee, and be a member of the Finance and Fundraising Committees.

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The future of heritage in a digital world Darren Peacock | NTSA Councillor

In 2012, the World Wide Web turned 21. In its short lifetime, ‘the web’ and associated Internet and mobile technologies have had a dramatic effect on how we communicate, interact, work and play.

The growing ubiquity of these technologies has also begun to reshape how we document, share and experience Australia’s heritage.

The museum is participating in an innovative program using mobile telepresence technology developed by CSIRO that enables live museum tours at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra to be conducted over the Internet

Now, the next wave of the digital revolution is underway. The National Broadband Network (NBN) opens a new era of digital connectivity with fresh opportunities to reach and engage people with national and local heritage.

Broadband Internet did not become commonplace in Australian homes until around 2004. By 2020, every Australian household will have access to very high speed Internet connectivity. While some people may be sceptical about the benefits of digital technologies for heritage awareness and preservation, I believe these tools offer highly effective ways to promote National Trust properties and programs. For a relatively low cost it is now possible to reach an enormous number of people in a range of interactive and engaging ways to gain their interest, support and participation.

It is essential for us to make the work that National Trust organisations and volunteers do visible online. Digital technology is the key to maintaining the public profile that supports membership and fundraising. It is also key to building the next generation of heritage advocates.

Willunga Branch of the National Trust of SA is taking bold steps into the future of heritage in a digital world. In 2012, the James Bassett Schoolhouse that they manage became the first museum in the country connected to the NBN. That connection means the stories of Willunga can reach the whole country, in fact the whole world, using real time interactive video.

It also means we can bring the world into the museum at Willunga.

using a remotely controlled ‘robot’ to tour the museum’s galleries.

These ‘virtual excursions’ make it feasible and affordable for schools in regional communities to visit museums large and small around the country, without leaving the classroom.

Using video conferencing technology, students are able to meet and interact with experts and researchers to explore exhibitions and historic sites like the Bassett School. Willunga is at the forefront of these innovations that offer a bright future for preserving and sharing Australia’s heritage.

Find out more please contact: Darren Peacock, email address Darren@sweet.net.au or visit www.willunga.nowandthen.net.au

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live video excursion to the National Museum of Australia in Canberra from Bassett Schoolhouse Museum.Photo: Darren Peacock

right Bassett

Schoolhouse Museum, Willunga. Photo: Darren Peacock

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National Trust of SA to classify buildings and sites again Norman Etherington

| NTSA President

This year the National Trust will resume the classification of important buildings and sites, which it abandoned more than two decades ago.

Our Register of heritage places, compiled between 1960 and 1991, pioneered the classification of significant buildings and landscapes in South Australia. That Register is now an important repository of historical and architectural information, and is still regularly consulted by researchers. In some cases it supplies the only detailed information available on buildings we have lost. Handsome National Trust plaques identifying buildings on the Register are still to be seen in Adelaide and other parts of the state.

The Trust’s decision to cease classifying heritage places seemed reasonable back in 1991. Wellfunded and thoroughly professional heritage bodies had been set up by the State and Commonwealth governments. Since the mid-1970s they had been going energetically about the business of identifying, documenting and registering significant places. Some municipal Councils had initiated their own programmes for protection of items of local significance. These new bodies possessed vital powers of enforcement that the National Trust lacked. They could forbid demolition, neglect and desecration of registered places. Under the circumstances there seemed no good reason to duplicate their efforts – especially when the Trust relied entirely on volunteers to carry on the work of classification.

A lot has changed since 1991. The Commonwealth has closed the Register of the National Estate and now provides protection only to a very small number of ‘iconic’ places of national significance. A once well-staffed and bustling State Heritage Branch has downsized to above NTSA

the point where its ability to add more than a handful of items to the register of South Australian heritage places is in doubt. Many local Councils have ceased adding to their lists of local heritage, while others never got round to listing anything.

That is why the Cultural Heritage Committee recommended that the Trust get back in the business of classification. We have no more power than we ever had to provide legal protection, but at least we can extend the number and range of heritage places we believe to be important. By drawing public attention to them, we may spur others to seek their legal protection.

Thanks to the internet revolution we can avoid a lot of the cumbersome and time consuming labour that made the old processes of classification such a burden on Trust volunteers. Under the new arrangements we are turning most of the work over to the public.

Anyone who wants to suggest a place for classification can go to the National Trust website and fill out an online nomination form, including

Bronze plaque (older version), Beaumont House. Photo: NTSA

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details of location, a statement of significance and uploaded photos.

These digital nominations will then be circulated electronically to members of the Cultural Heritage Committee for decision: yes, no, or “please send us more information”.

Basic details about newly classified places will then be made available to the public, once again using the Trust website. So most of the process will be paperless.

In order to provide the necessary range of expertise required to make sound decisions on classification, the Cultural Heritage Committee is being expanded to include knowledgeable architects, historians, planners and specialists in conservation. Nominations of natural heritage and significant trees will be referred on to the Natural Heritage Committee and its subcommittee on Significant Trees.

Expect to hear more about classification and our expert panels in future issues of Heritage Living.

Places Engelbrook scented sundew.

Photo: Marcus Beresford

Engelbrook Reserve a natural oasis Russell Sinclair

| NTSA Natural Heritage Committee

Location & History

Rather off the beaten track and nestled into the gully of Cox Creek, off Wattle St., Bridgewater in the Mt Lofty Ranges, is one of the Trust’s very significant nature reserves, Engelbrook. It is incorrectly marked in street directories as “Engelbrecht”.

At 27.5 ha, Engelbrook is the largest NTSA Reserve in this part of the ranges, and in many ways the most significant. It was donated to the Trust by the Engel family in 1964, Mr Engel being a nurseryman and very interested in Australian plants.

Natural features The main waterway of Cox Creek runs through the reserve, in places through a narrow gorge with almost vertical cliffs.

Most of the area is Stringybark forest, (Eucalyptus obliqua and E. baxteri) with understorey of prickly sclerophyll shrubs, but close to the creeklines are Manna gums and a handsome stand of Candlebarks (E. viminalis and E. dalrympleana).

The plant list includes over 220 species, with at least 35 of conservation significance.

Nine bird species of state and/or regional significance have been recorded and there are host plants for three rare butterflies. Along the two side creeks are boggy wetland areas, rated as among the top 10 in a survey of 85 such wetlands in the Mt Lofty Ranges, due to their intact and undisturbed state.

Users The area is popular with local walkers. A loop track including a viewing platform was created in 1992-3 by a Local Environment Action Program team, and this has been used as an educational walk.

The Reserve has also been used as a training area for bush-care groups, and several scientific studies have also been completed there.

Concerns Most of the bush is in very good condition, but in some areas

(especially along creek lines) pest plants have invaded. The main rogues are Gorse, Broom species, Blackberry, Erica and Watsonia.

A Friends of Engelbrook group was formed in 1989 to do battle with these, using the Minimum Disturbance method. Over 50 people have taken part in workdays since then, although numbers are low at present. The Friends have concentrated on specific areas, having to leave other infestations untouched for lack of people-power.

The volunteer work is supplemented by paid contractors, using grants from several sources including the Heritage Agreement Grant Scheme, State Natural Resource Management Community Grants, the Native Vegetation Council, and recently the Holden/Landcare fund, which has been generously supporting the restoration of Southern Brown Bandicoot habitat after recent fires. Some of the Holden grant funds have been used to purchase automatic trail cameras, which photograph any animal movement in their field of view. So far they have not shown bandicoots, but have captured several other interesting inhabitants!

The area is subject to fire, and as houses adjoin on 2 sides, fire management is a tricky issue. The most recent fires have been in 1989 (nearly the whole reserve burnt) 2007 (one quarter burnt) and 2009 (a smaller area in a different location burnt).

Consequently there is a mosaic of 4 different stages of regeneration.

After extensive discussions with the CFS, a fire management plan has been developed.

Conclusion This Reserve is an oasis in an increasing sea of suburbia. It has a magnificent show of wildflowers (especially in spring and early summer), and at any time it is a delightful place to get back to what the bush was once like in this part of the world. It is worth working hard to conserve! You’d be most welcome to join in this satisfying work.

To find out more, please contact: Russ Sinclair, Coordinator, Friends of Engelbrook, 22 Kingsland Rd, Aldgate, ph 8339 1921, r.r.sinclair@internode.on.net

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below Carramar

veranda.

Photo: Marcus Beresford

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Heritage@Risk: Carramar David Beaumont & Marcus Beresford

“Carramar” was formerly known as “St Margaret’s”, and this interesting mansion on Greenhill Road, Parkside is at the cusp of future changes to inner Adelaide. Although State Heritage Registered, it has been advertised as a redevelopment site and new Unley Development Plan provisions implementing the government’s 30 Year Plan will promote seven storey redevelopments in such localities.

It is a fine example of the uncommon Federation/Queen Anne style of domestic architecture.

A ten room, two storey red brick house on a bluestone plinth, externally it features original tiled verandas, elaborate woodwork, ornate gables, a gothic entrance tower, and single storey kitchen wing. An important outhouse was purpose built as a nursery and schoolroom, and later used as billiard room and ballroom.

During WWII this was used as an office for the Red Cross transport section as then occupant Lady Gosse was a Commandant in that unit. A rockery and kidney shaped swimming pool remains, but is filled in as a planter bed. The house is within a landscaped garden setting with considerable set-backs from boundaries and enjoys a park lands outlook. It presents a rare domestic scale, siting and bulk, in contrast with the now dominant fringe office developments lining Greenhill Road.

Unley Significant Tree Register1 lists a pair Stone Pines and a rare “Ombu Tree” (on the eastern boundary towards the south), which may require a protection zone.

Internal fixtures and fittings include some original plaster ceilings, the original hall stair, windows and doors. fireplaces, cupboards, wardrobes, bathroom fittings, parquetry, and terra cotta tiles.

The house retains four curtains of fabric produced by the arts and crafts movement firm of Morris & Co, believed to date from the early 1900s. It is possible William Morris wallpapers also still exist under kalsomine.

Carramar gable.

Photo: Marcus Beresford

The current structure is thought to incorporate an earlier house of 1857, built for Robert Gardiner (18031897). Gardiner arrived in SA in 1839 and assisted Colonel Light to survey the City of Adelaide. On his death it was said he “was a very old identity at Parkside having lived in the same house for forty years. His residence was the first built in the district and is an old fashioned solidly built structure surrounded by grand old pine trees”2 .

The present two storey building was erected in1899, the architect most likely G.K. Soward of the firm of English & Soward. George K. Soward joined in partnership with Thomas English in 1880. Thomas English (1819-1884) arrived in SA in 1850 commencing business as English & Brown contractors.

Initially in partnership with architect Rowland Rees, in various forms the practice has continued and is now the oldest architectural firm in SA, trading as JPE Design

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Studio. English lived in “Rathbone House” (demolished 1962), which he designed for himself on the corner opposite Carramar3. English also designed “Braested” next door at 175 Greenhill Road (restored and part of ECH retirement village). Braested, Carramar and the former Rainsford house owned by the Australian Education Union at 163 Greenhill Rd, are the only three mansions remaining from a whole string once in the locality.

In 1909 the house was acquired by Sir James Hay Gosse (1876-1952) and Lady Gosse (nee Joanna Barr Smith) for their family of seven and staff of four servants. The son of the “discoverer” Ayers Rock, Gosse was himself a prominent company director, philanthropist, and sportsman. Lady Mary Downer (nee Gosse) was born in 1924 upstairs at St Margaret’s and “spent a whole chunk of her childhood roaring around the park lands”.

Places Purchased by South Australia Government in 1964, the property was renamed Carramar and became a Community Mental Health Centre in new initiatives relating to mental health services, described as follows: “During the first stages of deinstitutionalisation, Carramar was one of three older style grand homes that were purchased by the state government. Carramar Clinic was a prototype clinic, with its multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and allied health professionals. It was originally opened in 1967 as a day hospital for chronic patients recently discharged from institutions requiring some supervision with medication and day care. The philosophy was to provide outpatient and day patient services for persons between 15 and 65 years with a psychiatrist illness, emotional problems and social difficulties. Preventative and education programs were available”4.

In summary, Carramar is of major social and cultural heritage significance and the registration needs to be further researched and expanded to include the possible Gardiner building element, schoolroom and single storey wing.

There are excellent proposals in a Conservation Management Plan

by Woodhead Australia including retention of the house as a dwelling or offices, the schoolroom and other single storey additions, and the open landscape setting5.

1 City of Unley Development Plan p.229 2 Obituary Register, 16 Dec. 1897. p.7g 3 For a photo of Rathbone House see Butler, Reg. “A College in the Wattles”, (Adelaide.

Lutheran Publishing House. 1989) p.273).

4 Carramar: the Community Health Centre, 1973, services covered Adelaide, Unley, Mitcham, and Colonel Light Gardens. (SLSA pamphlet 362.2209942S727) 5 Woodhead Australia. Carramar Clinic (formerly St. Margaret’s) Parkside SA Conservation Management Plan December 2010 Other sources Gosse, Fayette. ‘The Gosses: an Anglo-Australian family.’ (Manuka. Clouston. 1981). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Downer Sawrey, Rosy. Lady Mary’s Legacy. Barossa Living Spring 2008 p.16-20.

SA Heritage Register Evaluation Sheets No. 6628-10671 Donovan P City of Unley Heritage Survey 1985. http://www.architectsdatabase.unisa.edu.au/ arch_full.asp?Arch_ID=55 Morgan, E.J.R. and Gilbert S.H. Early Adelaide Architecture 1836-1886: a photographic record (Melbourne OUP 1969)

Nature Reserves Task Force an interesting opportunity Marcus Beresford

In looking at ways to better manage the 28 NTSA nature reserves, the Natural Heritage Committee has agreed to form a volunteer Nature Reserves Task Force. Members will go to at least one region each year, and visit the NTSA nature reserves there, doing some simple maintenance tasks like litter removal, weed control, checking fencing/signage etc, and most importantly examining and enjoying the reserves’ natural features! It is planned to meet up with local NTSA Branch members as well.

Some of the committee members have botanical and other skills, so the Task Force will be an opportunity to learn as well as help the Trust manage its assets in an enjoyable way. Participants meals and 1 night’s accommodation nearby will be at their own expense and they can use their own transport, or depending on numbers, ride with committee members.

In 2013 it is proposed to visit the three NTSA Nature Reserves on Yorke Peninsula. These include Agery Reserve (3.3 ha), a significant remnant of a native vegetation association (of which 4% remains in the region). This has 125 indigenous plant species (including 16 rated as of particular conservation significance, such as the nationally endangered spider orchid Caladenia macroclavia). It adjoins a small salt lake forming a picturesque locality.

Mulbara Park (19ha) is an equally important remnant of a vegetation association (of which 2% remains in the region) with 136 indigenous plant species.

The latter include one endangered, 1 vulnerable and 10 rare species, while 5 bird species rated as of conservation significance are also found in the reserve.

Rocky Bend Reserve (3.5ha) contains 130 indigenous species including 4 rated vulnerable and 6 rare for the region. It forms part of a scenic roadside corridor.

Are you interested in participating ?

Ring Chairman Marcus Beresford on 8272 9978 to discuss it, or leave your contact and availability details (e.g. preference for weekdays or weekends) with the State Office (Jos Visentin, 8202 9200, jvisentin@nationaltrustsa.org.au).

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The National Trust of SA acknowledged the important role of volunteers at the AGM in 2012 Certificate of Appreciation A. Noel Elliot Noel has served on Strathalbyn Branch Committee for over 10 years and only just retired. During this time he was involved in successful fundraising for the Branch.

Although retired, he is still actively involved in the Branch and helps with maintenance work.

as maintaining and helping run the museum. He has organised a survey of the museum identifying areas for improvement and established the Whyalla-Iron Knob Tramway History display. John has also been involved in many other community projects and has made an enormous contribution to the Whyalla Branch.

D. Kathy Bradley

Honour Awards

Kathy has been an active member of Whyalla Branch since 1995 and has served on a number of committees and sub-committees. She has participated in many fundraising events and working bees, spent many hours maintaining the museum and assisting other members with museum duties and projects. Her knowledge and leadership abilities have benefited the Whyalla Branch of the Trust, its members and its museum, which, with her assistance, is now registered as a museum with the History Trust of SA.

C. John Scott

E. Esther Mills

John has been a National Trust member since 1981 and active in Branch since 1995, holding a number of committee and subcommittee positions. He has played a major role in the development of the Mount Laura Homestead Museum, providing material for media articles and interviews as well

Esther has been an active and loyal member of Mt Barker Branch Committee for over 25 years. For five of these years she served as Branch Treasurer. She has been an enthusiastic and energetic member since joining the Branch, acting as walking guide for events,

B. Vic Hammond Vic’s first involvement with the Tea Tree Gully Branch and the Old Highercombe Hotel Museum began with the ‘work for the dole scheme’.

He stayed on as a volunteer at the end of the scheme and has worked as a handyman at the Museum for over 10 years. During this time he has also helped with fund raising for the Branch.

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helping with exhibitions and being involved with a number of historical books on the area. She is a fount of knowledge of local history and also works tirelessly with local church and school activities in addition to her National Trust commitments.

F. Christine Davidson Christine has been an active member of Robe Branch for 48 years. Over five years she initiated, led and completed the Historic Buildings of Robe Plaques project and compiled a booklet of the buildings with sponsorship she obtained from Bendigo Bank. She has led many walking tours of historic Robe and represented the Branch on local committees.

G. Jillian Hamilton Jillian has put in hours of work at Beaumont House, restoring the aviary and looking after the birds.

She nurses the finches when they are sick or out of sorts and keeps them well-fed and in excellent health. In addition to this, she volunteers to help out with many maintenance jobs in the garden, for example she has been known to spend a day in the rain helping to clear blocked drains at Beaumont House, not because she was asked, but because she noticed it needed fixing!

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H. Charlotte Wells Charlotte has been an active member of Willunga Branch for 14 years, on the Committee for 13 serving as Secretary for eight.

She was actively involved in the achievement of 3 major projects: The Willunga Avenue of Honour, the restoration of the Star of Greece plaque at Port Willunga and Star of Greece display at Willunga Court House Museum.

I. Gill Starks Gill has been a member of the Trust for 16 years and has been Vice President of Tea Tree Gully Branch for 12 . She has played a major role in the development of the Old Highercombe Hotel Museum, enabling it to become an accredited Museum. She has organised a number of displays and fundraising events, maintained the museum collections, acted as a museum guide and networked with other community organisations. In short she has made an enormous contribution to the Branch and its museum.

Distinguished Service Award J. Julie Taylor Julie has served on Willunga Branch Committee since1980, currently as Vice Chair. She was previously Chair from 2001 to 2009, Vice Chair in 2008 and Secretary from 1988 to 1995. She served on NTSA Council as Southern & Hills Regional Representative for

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six years. As Branch Chair, Julie guided the planning, development and implementation of the Willunga Slate Museum and is still involved in its future development. She was also extensively involved in 1988 in the community’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the wreck of the Star of Greece at Port Willunga. Julie has also given consistent and long-term support to the Branch through her involvement in many of their activities, such as organising and guiding historic walks, arranging the 40th Anniversary celebrations for Willunga Branch and representing the Trust on many occasions in discussions on local history and heritage and in community celebrations.

Honorary Life K. Ray Dundon Before retiring recently, Ray was CEO of a number of South Australian government agencies and has been responsible for leading extensive reform and change in the public sector and in several private companies.

Ray began his association with the National Trust in 2011 as a volunteer specifically to lead the Trust through the various stages of preparing a Strategic Plan to put the Organisation back on a sound financial footing. He walked Council members through the process with great patience and dedication, guided Branches to understand and address the issues

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and ultimately helped the Trust to produce a document that gives it a pathway to a better, sounder future.

His commitment to this challenge cannot be underestimated and the result is a testament to his experience and professionalism.

Mocatta AWard and Honorary Life L. Carlsa Carter Carlsa has had a long association with the Trust: she was a staff member for 6 years, a member of the Natural Heritage Advisory Committee for 10 years, a Councillor for nearly 8 and has worked as a volunteer and coordinator in many Trust Reserves. As Chair of the Natural Heritage Committee she supported the Natural Heritage Manager and volunteers with the management of the Trust nature reserves, developing nature trails and interpretative literature, advising Council and advocating for the environment. For the last few years she has been a respected and knowledgeable Vice President.

She now leaves the executive arm of the Trust to pursue her increasing family commitments. We wish her well, but hope to see her back soon in her role of volunteer on several nature reserves.

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National Significant Tree Workshop, Adelaide 2012 Michael Heath | NTSA Significant Tree Committee

The intention of this workshop was to bring all State and Territory Trusts groups together for the first time and to agree on the terms that would establish the National Trust’s Register of Australian Significant Trees (to which all states and territories would contribute from their own registers).

South Australia was host state, and CEO Eric Heapy welcomed the knowledgeable and committed colleagues from across the country, all of whom made positive and worthwhile contributions, leading participants to establish such a National Register.

The scene was admirably set by Dr Greg Moore from Victoria.

Not all states and territories had an operational Significant Tree Committee, or a functioning Significant Tree Register. Victoria was the first state Trust to establish both from about 1982, followed

by South Australia in 1983. Greg’s slide show was a very valuable introduction into what makes one tree ‘significant’, while others fail to past the test.

Other state and territory Trusts reported various degrees of success in forming committees and registers, and delegates were interested to discover that each Trust had been formed in different ways, with different forms of governance, staffing and finance.

are not ‘everyday trees’, and deliberations of the criteria centred on what was ‘significant’, and what was normal or average.

This resulted in a number of changes and additions to criteria, representing an evolution of sentiment towards special-merit trees. This in turn altered the scope of the form to be filled in by nominees, who may or may not be ‘tree people’, and may be less familiar with tree assessment techniques.

The nomination form was simplified to encourage ‘non-tree people’ to submit trees. That should increase the number of registered trees, and hence the number of trees whose story can be publicly told and held on permanent record by the National Trust for the enjoyment of all Australians and interested visitors.

The workshop was mentored exceptionally well by Angela Hazebroek, a town planner familiar with the values of trees, especially the special-merit kind. She felt that one of her roles was to demystify any ‘tree language’ used by workshop members, so that more members of the general public would feel comfortable tackling the nomination form. Her view was in accordance with the way the host state members saw the National Trust reaching out to a greater audience for historical, heritage, and conservation matters, and providing an opportunity to bring more significant trees to everyone’s notice.

Workshop attendees worked hard, but it would be remiss not to note the valuable insights of the three CEOs present. Their can-do approach was appreciated, as their post-workshop role is to continue the enthusiasm for the national register in their own states or territories and at future national meetings, where the register will finally be adopted on behalf of every state and territory National Trust.

Glenn Williams and Michael Heath from South Australia assembled the workshop details and set out the combined historical experiences of Victoria and South Australia. This gave opportunity to consider the content and format of each state register’s likely modified format, based on the configuration needed to suit a national Register, and its nomination form.

Of key importance are the ‘acceptance criteria’, those qualities that would determine whether a submitted tree made it to the register or not. Significant trees

above Botanical name: Quercus robur, Common name: English Oak, Local name: Circle of Oaks Gumeracha. Photo: NTSA

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Cultural Flow

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

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08 8202 9200 or email at admin@nationaltrustsa.org.au.

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 admin@nationaltrrustsa.org.au *(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 Ayers House Museum In this our third year of involvement in the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Ayers House Museum is proud to present a variety of exciting and

> Frisque Experience a unique exhibition featuring beautiful Victorian corsetry, underwear and nightwear. A once in a lifetime opportunity to step inside Madame’s Boudoir.

Monday 25th February to Tuesday 5th March Place: Ayers House Museum – State Dining Room Cost: Gold Coin Donation Enquiries: 8223 1234

engaging Fringe performers > 3 Tales of Woe This show brings to life the works of Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens and H.P Lovecraft in three short stories.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 14th February to 15th March Time: 8.00pm > Siobhan Owen, a Classical/ Celtic Singer and Harpist, will be performing songs from her latest album Storybook Journey.

Friday 15th and 16th February and 16th March Time: 6.30pm

> Monkey Puzzle Tree Adelaide based 3 piece music group Thursday 7th March Time: 8.00pm > Lucy Gransbury - Dorothy Parker’s Sweet Release of Death Poet, critic, writer, alcoholic, aspiring corpse. Dorothy Parker is a lot of things. Entertaining for Parker fans and enlightening for newcomers.

Friday 8th to 15th March Time: 7.00pm

> Old Adelaide Treasury Tours Sunday 11th August and Sunday 17th November Time: 11.00am Place: Medina Grand Hotel, Flinders Street, Adelaide Cost: $8.00 Per Person Enquiries: 8223 1234, Bookings essential

> Mel Dodge - Miss Bronte Charlotte Bronte’s life, love and loss echo through the pages of Jane Eyre.

Tuesday 19th to 23rd February Time: 7.00pm Place: Ayers House Museum – State Dining Room Cost: Ticket prices and bookings for all Fringe events: www.adelaidefringe.com.au (tickets on sale 7/12/12) For more information about any Fringe act visit www.ayershousemuseum.org.au and click on the Events and Exhibitions section Enquiries: (08) 8223 1234

Victor Harbor Branch > Talk: Pat Uppill Topic: Namibia (Africa) Thursday 21st February Time: 2.00 pm > Talk: Coromandel Valley Member Topic: Branch Museum Thursday 21st March Time: 2.00 pm > Talk: Ian Milnes Topic: RSL History Thursday 18th April Time: 2.00 pm

> Talk: Members’ Show and Tell Thursday 16th May Time: 2.00 pm >Talk: Annie Basham Topic: History of the Basham Family Thursday 18th July Time: 2.00 pm

> Lunch and Tour at Kondoparinga Homestead, Ashbourne Thursday 20th June Time: TBA Place: Car Pool leaving from the Discovery Centre Enquiries: Val Yelds (08) 8552 4440

> AGM and Monthly Meeting Thursday 15th August Time: 2.00 pm

Place: Old School Building, Torrens St, Victor Harbor Enquiries: Val Yelds (08) 8552 4440

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Looking back on 25 years of Connecting SA During 2012, Adam Internet celebrated its 25th anniversary, marking a significant milestone for the company. What started as a hobby has turned into one of the leading Internet Services Providers (ISP’s) and iconic brand names of South Australia.

Greg Hicks, Founder and Executive Chairman looks back over the last 25 years.

“Adam Internet was started from just a hobby that quickly turned into a passion and has grown into the business we have today. It started around 27 years ago when about nine friends and I bought our first Amiga computers. After some time we decided to advertise in the paper and officially launch the Adelaide Amiga Club. The response to the advertisement was amazing and over time, we had thousands of people as part of the club”.

From the Adelaide Amiga Club, came the Bulletin Board Service.

Founded by Greg Hicks, the Bulletin Board Service quickly outgrew South Australia and became one of the largest Bulletin Boards in Australia. Following the huge success of the Bulletin Board Service, Greg Hicks could see the possibilities of the internet and in 1987 ‘Adam’ was born. The name ‘Adam’ was taken from where it all began, where the hobby turned into a passion - taking the ‘Ad’ from Adelaide and the ‘am’ from Amiga.

above Greg

Hicks at the Adam Data Centre. Photo: Lachlan Praulins

Over the years Adam Internet has seen remarkable changes in the industry and expanded their product portfolio from a basic dial-up internet service to now include ADSL2+, Naked, WiMAX, home entertainment through fetchtv, AdamTalk their residential Voice Over IP telephony service, AdamMobile a Mobile SIM service plus a number of business services including the state of the art Adam Data Centre and Adam Business Cloud. These changes have enabled Adam Internet to continue to grow and offer their thousands of customers new and exciting services – all backed by local customer support.

Adam Internet has also recently introduced a brand new bundling option to the market, with the launch of ‘Pick & Mix’. Pick & Mix allows new and existing customers

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to create their own bundle by adding two or more different additional services to their fixed broadband service to save 10% from their fixed monthly bill.

Once a fixed broadband service is selected, customers can select their own mix, whether it’s the latest in entertainment from fetchtv, keeping in touch with friends and family with AdamMobile, AdamTalk, or making sure they’re always connected with AnyG. For more information about Pick & Mix, visit www.adam.com.au or call 8423 4030.

Renowned for their contributions to a range of local charities and organisations, Adam Internet is very pleased to support the National Trust of South Australia.

FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL TRUST’S 2013 BBB… CONTACT THE NATIONAL TRUST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA - RIGHT NOW !!!

Most young boys play soldiers, but few become legends on the battlefield.

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