Heritage in Trust November 2015

NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA Heritage in Trust

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November 2015

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The drawing room, Lanyon Homestead

Photo provided by Chris Wain

The furniture collection at Lanyon Homestead Celebrating Lanyon

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Three authors have contributed articles on Lanyon for this edition of Heritage in Trust. Chris Wain begins with a brief history of the property, Michael Hodgkin writes about the involvement of the ACT National Trust in the furnishing of Lanyon, and Greg Peters describes some highlights from the furniture collection itself.

From the President

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Obituary: Kim Nelson

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Heritage Diary

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Travels and at home with the Trust

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Who the blazes was Mouat?

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From the Editors We’re very pleased to be able to feature Lanyon in this edition of Heritage in Trust. Three authors have contributed articles and we hope they might encourage readers to visit (or revisit) Lanyon and see the furniture collection in the homestead through new eyes.

We also have major items on the Mouat Tree project and on the Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund established to assist with conservation of the Canberra Korean Uniting Church in Reid, formerly the Reid Methodist Church, which is 88 years old this year. Readers can make donations to both the Mouat Tree project and the Church Appeal Fund – information on how to do this is provided in the relevant articles.

Spring is a good time to visit heritage places and the Trust is offering a walk in historic Queanbeyan on Sunday 15 November. Then it’s time for the Trust’s Christmas party which this year will be held at Ashby in Bungendore on the afternoon of Sunday 6 December.

Looking ahead, the Trust has received funding for two projects in 2016, details of which are provided by Scott McAlister in From the President.

The Editors would like to take this opportunity to wish Trust members a happy and safe Christmas and a great New Year.

The property then comprised 5,000 acres bordering the Murrumbidgee River in a valley between the Tidbinbilla Ranges. In 1838 James Wright married Mary Davis, whose family pioneered Booroomba Homestead. They lived at Lanyon until 1847, when Wright encountered financial difficulties and was forced to sell to Andrew Cunningham and moved across the river to Cuppacumbalong.

By 1859 the original Lanyon homestead was too small to house the Cunninghams and their eight children so they built the basis of the current house of local fieldstone with wide verandahs, French windows, fanlights and a wooden shingled roof.

In 1905 Lanyon was upgraded, updated and almost doubled in size to suit Andrew Cunningham’s new wife who was almost 30 years his junior. On Andrew’s death in 1913 a complete inventory of the homestead and furniture was done and the majority of the furniture sold at auction. Members of the Cunningham family held Lanyon until they sold the property to Harry Osborne as a home for his son, P. J. B. Osborne, in 1926. They owned the property for four years before selling it to T.A. Field.

T. A. Field Ltd was a meat and pastoral empire with headquarters in Thomas Street, Sydney, and interests extending throughout eastern Australia. Tom Field bought Lanyon in 1930 and developed it into the family's country home and a rural showpiece. Field's wool clips from Lanyon and other stations were among the world's largest combined offerings under one ownership.

In 1974 Lanyon was resumed by the Commonwealth Government for future urban development.

The history of Lanyon The original Lanyon homestead was built in the late 1830s for James Wright who came from England in 1832 followed by his brother, William, and a friend, J. H. M. Lanyon. Each was granted a land lease in 1835.

Unfortunately William was killed soon after, and the leases held by him and Lanyon, who returned to England, were transferred to James.

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Today Lanyon is a characterful, rambling old house, surrounded on two sides by a wide and shady colonnaded verandah under a deep-hipped green corrugated roof. Tall trees, pines and elms shade the lawns, where in summer white wrought-iron seats once faced over the paddocks. A convict bell tops the ivy-covered original homestead, hollyhocks and sunflowers grow against the outbuildings. Inside, the house is high-ceilinged and spacious. To one side of the Page 2

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entrance hall is the large living-room, featuring shuttered doors onto the verandah.

The contents of the house are not original. As noted above Andrew Cunningham’s widow sold everything in 1913 after her husband died and the house passed to his brother. As Michael Hodgkin explains in more detail below, after Government acquisition of Lanyon the National Trust was charged with refurnishing the house. Some funds were provided by the Government but many of the items were provided by National Trust members. Other items were purchased by the National Trust (ACT) from a profit-sharing arrangement with ACT Museums and Galleries.

In 2010 it was decided to work with ACT Museums and Galleries to rationalise the collection to what was relevant to Lanyon. Many items that were not deemed relevant were returned to Trust members and the rest was auctioned. The Trust still owns a substantial amount of the furnishings and provides voluntary guides to staff Lanyon.

The Trust is proud of its long-standing relationship with Lanyon and ACT Museums and Galleries.

Chris Wain Chris Wain is currently a member of the ACT National Trust Council and is a former Executive Director of the ACT National Trust.

The ACT National Trust and Lanyon In 1976 the National Trust of Australia (ACT) was in the process of being formally created out of the ACT subcommittee of the National Trust (NSW). The National Trust (ACT) was formally incorporated in December 1976.

At that time Lanyon Homestead was being used to house Sidney Nolan’s gift of a number of his Ned Kelly series of paintings. Lanyon Homestead and the surrounding properties had, not long previously, been compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth to make way for future urban development, and, after some discussion over what use might be made of the historic homestead buildings, the decision had been taken to use the homestead to house the Nolan gift. Nolan himself had visited the homestead and felt that the surrounding landscape would complement the

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Contents The Furniture Collection at Lanyon Homestead__ 1 From the President ________________________ 6 People and Places/ Trusted Recipe ___________ 8 Obituary: Kim Nelson ______________________ 9 Heritage Diary ____________________________ 10 Travels and at home with the Trust __________ 11 Dirk Hartog – Canberra Celebrations 2016 _____ 13 Trust Tour Report - Bombala _______________ 13 Heritage Happenings ______________________ Northbourne Housing Precinct Statement _____ INTO Conference report ___________________ Who the blazes was Mouat?________________ Canberra Korean Uniting Church Reid Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund _______

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landscapes in the paintings. My recollection (from conversations with him) is that he gave the paintings “to be housed at Lanyon”, although it seems that those words do not appear in the formal deed of gift.

Certainly Nolan’s wish that the paintings be housed at Lanyon was one of the reasons why the purpose built Nolan Gallery was constructed at Lanyon when the decision was eventually taken to move the paintings out of the house.rs of the newly created National Trust (ACT) felt that the Nolan paintings did not suit the ambience of the 1800s homestead. Very soon after the Trust was created the President and Council of the Trust started writing a series of letters to the then Minister, Mr Bob Ellicott, suggesting that the paintings were incongruous in the 19th century house, that they should be removed from the house and that it should be furnished as a homestead museum.

Members of the Trust who may remember me from my twelve years as Executive Officer of the Trust might not be aware that, for six years from 1976 onwards, I was Director of the Recreation Section of the then Department of the Interior (the Commonwealth Department which managed the ACT until the Territory was granted self-government). That Section was responsible for managing all ACT facilities for sports, the arts, community recreation and heritage, including Page 3

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Lanyon Homestead. I was therefore very closely involved with the debate over the correct use of Lanyon Homestead and was present when the Minister informed the President (Major-General Ken McKay) and Council of the Trust that he had agreed to build the Nolan Gallery so that the homestead could be restored and furnished. In return, the Trust agreed to ask its members to lend furniture and other items so that the house museum could be set up as quickly as possible.

An expert committee, the Lanyon Restoration and Acquisitions Committee, initially chaired by MajorGeneral McKay, was appointed by the Minister to oversight the project. The Committee was charged with developing a plan for restoring the homestead; determining the appropriate era(s) to aim at with the restoration; removing modern alterations (including the carpets, curtains and light fittings which had been installed to display the Nolan paintings); oversighting the work; and selecting appropriate furnishings.

While funds were initially provided to cover much of the cost of restoring the house and the purchase of some initial items of furniture (the rest being lent by Trust members), there were no additional funds provided for guides to show people around and explain the new house museum. An agreement was therefore struck between the Trust and the Government whereby the Trust provided volunteer guardians for Lanyon in return for a portion of the revenue. These funds were, in turn, used to enhance the exhibition (under the direction of the Lanyon Restoration and Acquisitions Committee), including gradually replacing the items which had been lent by members of the Trust.

Michael Hodgkin Michael Hodgkin was Executive Officer of the ACT National Trust for 12 years.

The Furniture at Lanyon Homestead As a young, keen furniture conservator eager to know more about antiques and the history of interiors, it was suggested to me by the then Curator of Lanyon that a good way to learn was to immerse myself in the Lanyon Collection by becoming a volunteer guide.

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Once or twice a month I would make the journey to Lanyon, where as a young 20-something-year-old male, I found myself surrounded by a group of much older, mainly female guides and volunteers who kindly adopted me as a surrogate son and allowed me the freedom to explore and study the collection, whilst they held the fort and conducted tours much more effectively than this shy young lad!

My initial involvement began in the mid-1990s, thus about half way through Lanyon’s 40-year history as a house museum. Ever since, I have in one way or another been involved, either as a volunteer guide, on the Lanyon Volunteer Committee, professionally in the capacity of conservator, and for the past eight years or so on the Historic Places Committee organised through the Canberra Museum and Gallery.

In my present privileged position of working on and with the furniture at Lanyon, I am fortunate to handle some truly iconic examples of Australian colonial furniture. Many of these pieces deserve closer examination and the attentions of a scholarly researcher to delve deeper into their provenance and history. From the outset, the Acquisitions Committee had a keen eye for appropriate objects and the foresight to acquire while they could, as many of the acquired pieces wouldn’t be available, let alone affordable, to purchase today. There are many fine examples worthy of further consideration in the Lanyon Collection. However the two dining room pieces described below are favourites of mine that warrant a closer look next time you visit Lanyon.

Built-in side cupboards, dining room, circa 1859 These are of particular merit as they are the only confirmed pieces of furniture that are original to Lanyon and were installed at the time of construction of the homestead in 1859.

Built in to the recesses either side of the fireplace in the dining room, these were probably constructed by the joiners fitting the house with architectural fittings such as doors, shutters and windows. As with most of the architectural fittings at Lanyon, they have remained largely unaltered since they were fitted.

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Lanyon Homestead dining room, featuring built-in cedar cupboards either side of fireplace and cedar sideboard on left.

The cupboards are made of solid Australian cedar with simple architectural Palladian backboards and arched panelled doors. They are inset with diamond-shaped bone escutcheons. These classical features are more reminiscent of Georgian furniture than the Victorian era of 1859 in which they were made. The cupboards are also indicative of the conservative and outmoded approach to style that many Australian country homes were decorated in, well into the nineteenth century, and well behind the latest trends of city living. The glass knobs on the doors (as shown in the photograph) are not original to the cupboards, as the doors would have originally been opened with a key.

Australian cedar sideboard, dining room, circa 1835 This impressive sideboard of large proportions was purchased by the Lanyon Restoration and Acquisitions Committee in 1980. It is illustrated in the authoritative text, Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture by Fahy, Simpson and Simpson, Plate 147.

This object is thought to be from Clairville, a 19th century property owned by the Stephen family of Punchbowl in Sydney, NSW. Several other items in the Lanyon Collection also came from this estate, including the brass lamps that are used on the sideboard in its current position.

To my mind this is the centrepiece of the dining room and one of the gems in the Lanyon Collection. It is broad and long, but it fits the Lanyon dining room extremely well. Between the twin pedestal cupboards is the unusual addition of a bank of drawers. These full-

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The sideboard is made entirely of Australian cedar, with the finished show timber comprising both solid cedar and thick decorative cedar veneer laid on structurally stable cedar substrates. The construction of this piece is quite complex and reflects masterfully the skill of the cabinet maker. The decorative recessed panels with inset corners, reel and bead mouldings, tapered columns and carved scrolls give the piece an earlier Regency-period feel. These earlier decorative details are often found on colonial furniture pieces from this 1830- 40s period in both NSW and Tasmania.

In reflecting on my time and contributions throughout my 20-year association with Lanyon, I have observed major changes in the way Lanyon is managed, staffed and operated as a house museum. Much unseen but important museology work in registration, digitisation and conservation has been undertaken behind the scenes in more recent years to help better catalogue and provide access to the collection, yet it is very interesting to note how little the collection, its curatorship and the collection placement has changed – if at all. This ongoing and minimally altered collection is really a testament to the knowledge, research, study and expertise of the original curatorial staff, the Acquisitions Committee and, of course, the team of volunteers who generously put so much time and energy into making Lanyon the outstanding, historically-correct, interpretative collection that it remains today.

Greg Peters Greg Peters is Chief Conservator and Director, Patinations Conservation Services Pty Ltd. He has had a long association with Lanyon.

Acknowledgments Jennifer Elton, Collections Manager at Historic Places from the Canberra Museum and Gallery provided relevant information and the photograph of the dining room. The photograph has been reproduced with kind permission from photographer Brenton McGeachie.

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From the President Hello Members Just a quick reminder, if you happen to be reading this before 29 October, please consider coming along to our AGM which will be held at National Archives on Thursday 29 October from 6.00pm. We have been fortunate to secure Minister Mick Gentleman as our guest speaker. He will be articulating his Party’s vision for the heritage sector and will field questions from the floor. We also have a couple of vacancies on the Council and would welcome nominations from people keen to assist the Trust with its valuable work – and no, you do not need any heritage experience!

Preliminary planning is underway for tours etc on the day, so keep an eye on our website for updates on activities. The Open Day also proves to be our most popular event for volunteers to engage in, so if you would like to help out on the day or with event planning please let Liz in the office know.

2015-16 Heritage Grants

Announcement of 2015 – 16 Heritage Grants. ACT Trust Councillor Mary Johnston

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Announcement of 2015 – 16 Heritage Grants. ACT Trust President, Scott McAlister

One of the areas where the Trust excels is the planning and implementation of tours and events. This expertise has been recognised by the ACT Government who have recently awarded the Trust two grants from the 201516 ACT Heritage Grants Program for the following events: Heritage Festival Open Day To be held on 10 April 2016 at the Old Forestry School in Yarralumla (off Banks Street) and the adjacent Yarralumla No. 2 oval, the Heritage Festival Open Day will form a key part of the 2016 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival. The Trust has a long history of successful Open Days, most recently this year at Mugga-Mugga Homestead and at Yarralumla Nursery in 2014.

The day will incorporate the usual diverse range of activities and given its central location, ease of access and parking we are expecting a big turnout.

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To be held on 16 April 2016, this event will be a unique experience for keen cyclists who will be involved in a seven hour navigating and cycling event where teams of two must find their way around a series of control points (located at selected heritage places) spread throughout Canberra. Each control point is assigned a point value and the aim for riders is to amass as many points as possible. The geographical spread of these heritage sites provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of Canberra’s heritage, especially as some of the control points will be located at lesser known sites. The fun aspect of the Polaris is that entrants choose their own routes using a combination of cycle paths, roads, nature trails etc and quite often ‘local knowledge’ can produce a better outcome than sheer cycling ability. Again, I would love to hear from anyone who would like to volunteer with event organisation or to help out on the day.

On behalf of the ACT National Trust I would like to thank the ACT Government for their continued support for the local heritage sector.

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operated by the NSW National Trust). The ACT Trust had a table of ten booked for the event and there were approximately 75 guests in total.

artist Geoff Pearce was able to do a portrait of myself using only scissors and a piece of paper!

ACT Trust members, Linda Roberts and Scott McAlister and partners

Guests in costume at the Ball

The evening commenced with pre-ball drinks and canapĂŠs at Cooma Cottage (the weather gods ensured we had a glorious spring sunset), after which we were treated to a horse and carriage ride with Travealy Horse Drawn Carriage Rides down the main street of Yass. We then retired to the Yass Memorial Hall for dinner which was accompanied by some beautiful wines courtesy of Dennis Hart and his Dog Trap Vineyard, and a night of dancing which was keenly directed by our friends from Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy. (I have to admire their patience!)

The Ball was also used to launch the Old Hume Highway 31 Project, an innovative plan to bring together all of the bypassed communities along the entire length of the Old Hume Highway to form a single cohesive marketing structure and experience for travellers who may wish to revisit the days when travelling between Melbourne and Sydney (and places in between) was not as fast and efficient as it is today.

All Councils along the Old Hume Highway support the concept, and the NSW Trust is a key player in this project. Further information is available on their website.

On a serious note, Cooma Cottage is the closest Trustowned asset to Canberra and it is always looking for volunteer assistance and support. Please contact Manager Rick Williams on 0488 963 492 or Liz in our office for more details on how you can help.

Scott McAlister President

Guests from the ACT Trust enjoying dinner and fine wines

Between the dances we were entertained with three operatic recitals from local singer Keren Dalzell, and author Robert Macklin read an extract from his forthcoming biography of Hamilton Hume. And, while I wouldn’t have thought it possible, local silhouette

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People and Places New members The National Trust (ACT) warmly welcomes the following new members: Suzanne Smith and Robert Barbaro John Campbell Anthony and Elaine Eccleston Anita Davenport and Steve Galinec Dorothy Hart Paul and Di Janssens Alan and Margaret Knight Elizabeth Masters Justin Fuller and Bronwen McCrohon Charles O’Hanlon Brenton and Cherie Prosser John Madden and Alison Sewell Dennis and Elizabeth Smedley Pamela Thomas Pam Wilmot

Trusted recipe Christmas is on the way and following are some easy favourites.

COCONUT BALLS 18 Weetbix, crushed 2 cups coconut 2 cups sultanas 2 tablespoons cocoa 25 mls rum or a little more or less depending on taste Mix in 1½- 2 cups condensed milk and form into balls, and roll in extra coconut.

2016 National Trust Desk Diary DOGS IN AUSTRALIAN LIFE This diary records the variety of skills and depth of devotion to their work shown by dogs of many breeds (sometimes rescue dogs) trained to help us in our daily work: on the farm; as trackers, in the services; assisting the impaired; and in pursuing scientific solutions to improve our lives - all this while providing the joy of faithful companionship.

APRICOT BALLS Packet dried apricots Packet Nice biscuits Brandy (about 20 mls or, as above, a little more or less depending on taste) ½ cup coconut Mix in 1 tin of condensed milk and form balls, and roll in extra coconut.

SHORTBREAD 500 g butter 250 g caster sugar* 750 g plain flour Cream butter and sugar. Add flour and mix well. Place in tray and prick with fork.

Bake in cool/moderate oven (150°C) till cooked.

MUST NOT GO BROWN! * For a smoother biscuit, up to 1/3 of the caster sugar can be replaced with icing sugar.

Cost: $22.50 NT ACT members; $25.00 non-members.

To order your copy call 6230 0533 or email info@nationaltrustact.org.au

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Kim Nelson Obituary It was with sadness that we heard of the recent passing of artist and heritage supporter, Kim Nelson.

Kim lived at the NSW National Trust property, Cooma Cottage, near Yass, for 11 years as the property’s initial manager and curator. He was also acting senior curator of Lanyon and Calthorpes’ House while the newly acquired Mugga-Mugga property was being prepared for opening to the public. He also designed the Mugga-Mugga logo.

Kim had a very productive life as an artist. At the age of 17 he attended a year of life drawing classes at the renowned Julian Ashton Art School and completed his first commissioned mural in that year. He needed to earn an income so went into graphic design and marketing, and spent years in this industry. Another ten were spent working with house museums.

Due to these links with the National Trust he was approached by Trust Executive Officer Mike Hodgkin in 2003 to produce an artwork for the ACT Trust, similar to one he had done for Cooma Cottage, with the vision of creating limited edition prints for resale.

He presented various forms of his artwork to the Council and after a few weeks Mike approached him again suggesting that Mt Stromlo be the subject of the artwork, as a kind of memorial to the site after it was destroyed during the 2003 fires.

So, with two black and white images of the original building and some fragments of paint colour and roof tiles, he set to work. The final artwork (shown left) was a montage of the Administration Building set against a background of the Tarantula Nebula as seen from Mt Stromlo: an everlasting memorial of his talents and respect for the National Trust and the heritage of the national capital.

The ACT National Trust would like to express its sorrow to Kim’s family. He will always be remembered by the Trust for his friendship and support.

Dianne Dowling

Heritage Tourism. Can you help?

Recently the ACT and twelve regional New South Wales councils have joined forces with the national capital to form the Canberra Region. Much of the focus is on the potential for tourism collaborations.

The Trust is planning an innovative new project aimed at increasing heritage tourism experiences across the Region as well as enhancing the Trust’s own public profile and awareness of its activities.

We are looking to assemble a small team of 3-4 volunteers, who can plan and implement the project. Ideally volunteers should have knowledge and experience in areas such as Project Management, Promotion, Marketing, Sponsorship, Hospitality or Catering.

If you are interested in being a member of the team please contact Graham Carter on 6247 2095.

New Trust Office Address The ACT Trust office has moved!

You can find us at the Griffin Centre.

Unit 3.9, Level 3 Griffin Centre 20 Genge St Canberra City ACT 2600 His comment on hearing this was “Oh great.

Couldn’t it at least be something that still exists?”

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Heritage Diary November 2015 to June 2016 A selection of heritage-related events of interest to members Details of National Trust (ACT) events are provided in Travels and at home with the Trust on page 11.

Date and time

Event and location

Organiser

Contact

Blundell’s Cottage, reopened May 2015 after heritage and interpretive works, is now open every Saturday with tours at 11.30am and 1pm. New exhibits interpret Ginn and Sainsbury families – the first and last families in occupation.

Numbers limited, bookings recommended.

NCA

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/blundellscottage-families-of-workers-tickets16854262553

Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum

10.00am – 4.00pm other times by appointment

History with a Difference. Popular Canberra storyteller Elizabeth Burness brings stories of Canberra’s pioneering past alive with tales of the old schooldays. Admission: gold coin Tuggeranong Schoolhouse, 34 Enid Lorimer Circuit, Chisholm

Elizabeth Burness 6161 6383 or 0400 391 440 http://www.historywithadifference.com.au/t uggeranong-schoolhousemuseum/index.html

Thursday 29 October

National Trust AGM, followed by guest speaker Mick Gentleman MLA, Minister for Planning.

National Trust

Please RSVP by Tuesday 27 October.

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6.00 for 6.30pm

Menzies Room, National Archives

Sunday 1 November 12.30 to approx 4.45pm

Korean Lunch and 10th Reid Open Houses and Gardens

National Trust

Bookings essential. 6230 0533 or email

Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 1.00-4.00pm

Open Weekend at Mugga-Mugga celebrating the birthday of Sylvia Curley

ACT Museums and Galleries

Free entry. www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au.mug ga

Sunday 15 November 2.00-4.00pm

Historic Queanbeyan walk with Nichole Overall

National Trust

Bookings essential. 6230 0533 or email

Wednesday 18 November 6.30 for 7.00pm

CAS/CAR lecture – Stuart Hawkins, Archaeology and Human Behavioural Ecology in Vanuatu, Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6, Bldg 26A, Union Court, ANU.

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27 November – 28 March 2016

Magnified: 12 Years of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize Retrospective exhibition of winning works paired with material from collections of the SA Museum, NAA, State Herbarium of SA and State Records of SA to delve further into the science behind the art. National Archives, Queen Victoria Terrace

NAA

Bookings not needed.

6212 3600 naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions

Sunday 6 December

National Trust Christmas Party, at Ashby, Bungendore

National Trust

Bookings essential. 6230 0533 or email

Christmas Carols and Picnic Lanyon Homestead An evening of magical Christmas fun. BYO picnic to enjoy in the beautiful Lanyon gardens. Carol singing by Sing Australia Choir and Tuggeranong Valley Band. The homestead is lit by candles and decorated for a nineteenth century Christmas.

Includes Christmas ornament-making for children, sausage sizzle, musical entertainment and carols on the lawns.

ACT Museums and Galleries in association with Sing Australia Choir and the Tuggeranong Valley Band

On-going Every Saturday 11.30am - 2.30pm

On-going monthly Second Sunday

Saturday 12 December 5- 9 pm (Carols at 7pm)

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February 2016 Date TBA

Bus tour to Captains Flat and Hoskinstown

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Saturday 20 February 2016

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Shell Prom Picnic Concert, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Dirk Hartog’s landing in Australia

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NAA

Bookings not needed.

6212 3600 naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions

Government House, Yarralumla 7 April to 15 May 2016

ABC in the 60s and 70s Exhibition focusing on early ABC television programs including This Day Tonight, Bellbird, Checkerboard, Playschool, Adventure Island, Countdown and GTK. National Archives, Queen Victoria Terrace

Notes: CAS is the Canberra Archaeological Society. CAR is the Centre for Archaeological Research. NAA is National Archives of Australia. NCA is National Capital Authority Information on events run by organisations other than the National Trust (ACT) is provided in good faith, but readers should check dates and times with the contacts indicated above.

Travels and at home with the Trust Local and Interstate ACT National Trust AGM Thursday 29 October, 6.00 for 6.30pm To be held in the Menzies Room, National Archives, followed by a talk by Mick Gentleman MLA, Minister for Planning. We hope you can join us.

Please RSVP by Tuesday 27 October on 6230 0533.

10th

Korean Lunch and Houses and Gardens

Reid Open

Sunday 1 November, 12.30-around 4.45pm The ACT National Trust will hold a very special event, in conjunction with the Canberra Korean Uniting Church Reid and the Reid Residents' Association, on 1 November. The event will begin at 12.30pm with a specially catered lunch prepared by the Korean Uniting Church congregation who are the custodians of the former Methodist Church.

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At the lunch the Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund for the Church will be launched. After the lunch, the 10th Reid Open Houses and Gardens will be held. Three privately-owned heritage-listed houses and gardens will be opened for inspection. Two of these have not been opened before and the third has not been opened previously in its present form. Following the inspections the event will conclude with afternoon tea at the Reid Pre-school.

For some further background information on the Heritage Conservation Appeal and on the event, see the article Canberra Korean Uniting Church Reid Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund which begins on page 20.

The ticket price includes lunch, the house and garden inspections, afternoon tea and a copy of the book The Heritage of Reid.

Cost: Members: $45; Non-members: $55 Bookings essential: Call the office on 6230 0533 or email info@nationaltrustact.org.au.

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Historic Queanbeyan Walk Sunday 15 November, 2.00-4.00pm This walk will be led by Nichole Overall, author of Queanbeyan City of Champions.

Queanbeyan was once described as 'one of the prettiest townships in all the colony' and it still retains a rustic and 'olde worlde charm' even though some of its gems are hidden away, overlooked or sometimes forgotten completely.

A place as old as Queanbeyan - one of the earliest regional townships in the country - also has more than its fair share of other secrets too ...

Old Ashby

Join Nichole Overall to explore some of the twisting byways and winding backroads into Queanbeyan's past.

As you do, hear tales of hardship and prosperity, adversity and success as you visit some of the least seen locations and buildings that remain as testament to this region's fascinating evolution from colonial outpost to bustling, cosmopolitan metropolis.

Our springtime stroll will conclude with an afternoon tea at one of the city's loveliest (and some even say haunted!) heritage buildings.

New Ashby

Cost: Members: $25; Non-members: $35

Cost: Members: $20; Non-members: $25

Bookings essential: Call the office on 6230 0533 or email info@nationaltrustact.org.au.

Bookings essential: Call the office on 6230 0533 or email info@nationaltrustact.org.au.

ACT National Trust Christmas Party Sunday 6 December, 3.00-5.00pm at Ashby, Bungendore This year's Christmas Party is at a new venue - the home of Richard and Mary Johnston.

Ashby is an historic stone house built in the 1830s. It is set on 109 acres near Bungendore village. Significant renovations and extensions were made to the house in the mid-1970s and again more recently. The house therefore spans around 180 years and combines heritage and modern living very comfortably.

The usual Christmas fare will be provided while you enjoy the house and garden surroundings.

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If you need, or can provide, a lift between Canberra and Bungendore, please advise when you book and we will try to match you up. Directions will be provided when you book.

Forthcoming tour February 2016: Bus tour to Captains Flat and Hoskinstown February 2016. Date TBA Advance notice is given of our first event for 2016. More information will be given in the e-news and on the Trust website as the event details are finalised.

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Dirk Hartog Celebrations in Canberra February 2016 Latest information from the Dutch Embassy in Canberra is that the 2016 Shell Prom Picnic Concert, to be held in the grounds of Government House, Yarralumla, on Saturday 20 February will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Dirk Hartog’s landing with an eclectic program including music by Australian and Dutch composers.

North of Bombala we visited the first of our ‘destinations’, historic North Burnima, said to be the first brick building erected in the Monaro district. The property, dating back to the early 1830s, is carefully nurtured by our kind hosts Cathy and Alan GillespieJones. Alan provided us with a history and tour of the property and Cathy opened her house to us, as well treating us to a wonderful morning tea. In addition to seeing the house we walked through Cathy’s beautifully designed and carefully nurtured garden.

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Bombala in the Spring Bus Tour Sunday 20 September Taking advantage of a wonderful spring day on 20 September a busload of keen ‘Trust Travelers’ headed south from Canberra down the Monaro Highway in the footsteps of the early settlers of the region.

Passing through the communities of Michelago, Bredbo, Bunyan, Cooma, Nimmitabel and Bombala the group traced the southerly progress of early explorers such as Throsby, Currie and Ovens, and the settlers who quickly followed them.

From the mid-1820s major grazing properties sprang up through the Monaro and with them small communities that grew into villages and towns – usually named after the property they were situated on. We were able to trace these communities, usually consisting of a general store, and crucial to Australian life, a pub – often more than one – through remaining buildings.

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Chatting with Alan in the garden

Departing North Burnima we stopped in Bombala for lunch before heading further south to our second ‘destination’, Aston.

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Another early property and house dating back to the 1830s, Aston is currently a centre for horse training so its historic timber stables are still in use, providing us with an insight into how they operated some 175 years ago.

Aston Stables

Aston

After a generous afternoon tea provided by our hostess Kerry Paton, the group toured the house, stables and other outbuildings. As well as seeing this historic property, the group was intrigued to hear about camp draft horse training and the use of North American bison in the process. We were initially taken aback at the sight of large bison calmly grazing in the paddock.

Hopefully we all returned to Canberra with a much better understanding of the early settlement of the Monaro and the importance of surviving structures in keeping that heritage alive.

Thanking Cathy Gillespie-Jones at North Burnima

Jim Nockels

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Heritage Happenings The work of the Heritage and Grants Committee continues.

Grants We were unsuccessful in all but the Heritage Festival Open Day and Urban Polaris. This is unfortunate as some conservation work will now not be realised. (See From the President for more details of the two successful bids.)

(Cercol), Mick Gentleman MLA, Daniel Bailey or Katie Burrows from ACT Property, Peter Barclay (Manager, King O’Malleys and member of City Heart), Helen Badger from NCA, and Eric Martin from the Trust.

The terms of reference for the Committee are as follows: 1. Manage National Trust Conservation Fund established to conserve the merry-go-round.

2. Membership to include:

Northbourne Housing Precinct The National Trust’s statement is on page 16. We have objected to the reduced heritage listing and revised Development Application (DA) which is not even consistent with the revised heritage listing.

This continues and is made even more confusing by the constant change of DAs and heritage listings for the site.

Current Issues 

City to Lake and proposed development of West Basin;

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Potential sale of Commonwealth heritage-listed buildings;

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Work at the Australian War Memorial;

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Public exposure of Heritage Management Plans (HMPs) for Treasury and John Gorton Building; and

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Future building at Oaks Estate.

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Member representing National Trust Council Member representing ACT building industry Member representing ACT Property Three other members as determined by National Trust Council Other members as the Committee and National Trust resolve.

3. As funds are provided to the National Trust for conservation of the merry-go-round, the committee will recommend priorities for work and ensure work is executed to best conservation practice as per the endorsed Conservation Management Plan (CMP) and Burra Charter.

4. Costs associated with the management of the committee plus 3% of donations to be retained by the National Trust for administering the fund.

5. Provide an annual report to Council as part of the National Trust Annual Report.

Eric J Martin, AM

National Tree Register This exists and people can nominate to it. The NT is looking for an ACT co-ordinator who would monitor the ACT list in the current register, coordinate with the National Coordinator when required and encourage further nominations.

Merry-go-round Committee The Trust has set up a new committee to assist in the conservation of the merry-go-round. The committee will seek to attract a wide range of sponsorship support to ensure that the merry-go-round is restored to its original glory. The committee comprises Greg Spencer

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Canberra Merry-Go-Round 1996

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ACT NATIONAL TRUST STATEMENT ON THE NORTHBOURNE HOUSING PRECINCT The following press statement was issued by Scott McAlister, President of the ACT National Trust in October.

ACT NATIONAL TRUST STATEMENT ON THE NORTHBOURNE HOUSING PRECINCT It is unfortunate that so much of the commentary regarding the processes for managing the future of the Northbourne Housing Precinct has been ill-informed.

To understand why the National Trust is raising concerns about the current process it is important for people to know the following: 

After deliberating for a number of years the ACT Heritage Council publicly announced the provisional listing of the entire site, which comprises approximately 79 buildings, in September 2014. There were originally 169 dwellings in the precinct - 77 three bedroom; 36 two bedroom; 28 one bedroom; and 28 bedsitters - when it was developed in the early 1960's. These consisted of 16 garden flats, 5 maisonette buildings, each with 15 units; 4 two storey flats with 12 units per level; 32 buildings in De Burgh Street; and 4 towers.

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The Heritage Council subsequently amended the final listing to approximately half of the existing buildings without any reason being made public to explain the rationale behind their decision.

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The now revised provisional Heritage Council nomination is a new scenario with a further reduced sample of just seventeen buildings proposed for preservation.

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The ACT Government has submitted Development Applications for demolition of the majority of the heritage buildings including a DA which proposed the retention of only two buildings. A new and revised DA has just now been submitted appears to retain just eleven buildings.

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The listing refers to planning and landscape elements as being significant but there is no opportunity to appreciate these planning elements as most of the buildings and spaces between them will disappear.

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The Heritage Council refers to future potential development in its nomination but this should not form part of the Heritage Council’s consideration when assessing heritage significance.

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The proposed listing is now so fragmented that it is not considered a precinct any more yet the precinct has heritage values.

Because of these anomalies and confusions the National Trust is concerned that: 

Due process has not been followed and no reasons have been provided as to why the heritage listing has been modified when the analysis and significance has not materially changed.

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The only Development Application provided by the ACT Government is for the demolition of most of a heritage site.

For these reasons the National Trust considers that it must continue to press for open and transparent planning processes to ensure that our Heritage is not dismissed without proper consideration and consultation. In the end all ACT planning and development decisions need to keep faith with the local community and its expectation that due process is followed.

Scott McAlister President

The Australian News and Information Bureau’s 1963 photo of Northbourne Avenue flats. Photo National Library of Australia

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International National Trusts Organisation conference 2015 Report on attendance at INTO conference The International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) held its 16th biennial conference in Cambridge, UK, from 7-11 September 2015, co-hosted by the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, on the theme, Common threads; Different patterns, asking ‘what is the role and purpose of the National Trust movement in the 21st Century?’.

The ACT National Trust has maintained membership of INTO (International National Trusts Organisation) since it was formed in 2007. I represented the ACT at the conference in Cambridge, UK in September and provide this report on events.

However there were some useful comments and issues that are common, where belonging to an international organisation can assist in showing that the numbers interested in heritage are large and lessons from one place can assist others.

The key points I took away are: 1. We need to meet change and ensure that it suits heritage and maintains values.

2. Climate change is with us and we need to press for sensible and unified means to combat it.

3. We need to promote the stories about places and engage with communities.

4. It is best to have project-based engagement with younger people and a call to action even if only simple tasks.

5. We need to think globally and act locally.

I consider it a worthwhile exercise to maintain membership of INTO. The 2017 conference will be in Bali, Indonesia.

Eric Martin AM

Cambridge: Conference venue.

Photo: INTO

The international executive changed, with Simon Molesworth of Australia (from Victoria) standing down as international president after eight years (plus two years preparation to set up INTO). The international executive now has no Australian representative. The new international president is Dame Fiona Reynolds of the UK. The conference had two conference days and three sitebased workshop days. My view of the conference was that there were few papers and the information was largely based on what the UK is doing or needs to consider and do to solve their issues. This was unfortunate as the UK National Trust is a big business and unlike any other country in the world where most are struggling to get established, to set up a basic organisation and to run properties profitably.

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Group photo of conference delegates.

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Who the blazes was Mouat?

Much has been written about the epic achievements of the surveyors who marked out the ACT/NSW border a century ago. It was in fact in May 1915 that border marker H87 on the Boboyan Divide was entered into the field book of Harry Mouat.

Dr Peter Dowling of the National Trust sought out accessible but little-known sites, and through brochures and signage one can learn about the challenging terrain and weather, disgruntled landholders, rabbit plagues and bureaucratic red tape which the surveyors faced, as well as the celebratory meal at the end of the five years of surveying which included “a masterpiece of half orange skins scooped out and filled with jelly”.

ACT Heritage staff were fortunate to venture out on bitterly cold days to site the signs for the six northern walks in July 2011 and the four southern in June 2013.

Historians Dr Peter Dowling and Bethany Lance and former National Trust Executive Director Chris Wain would recall the earlier outing.

H87. In May 1915 Harry Mouat’s surveying team carved this eucalypt with a Commonwealth survey arrow and the letters CT for Commonwealth Territory.

H87 has taken on a new life, as a dedicated group endeavours to give its dead reference tree—the Mouat Tree—a new shelter where future generations can learn the story of defining the ACT. This account is about the involvement of ACT Heritage in The Mouat Tree Project.

With the 2013 Canberra Centenary came a spate of works connected to this milestone. The ACT National Trust was successful in two successive ACT Heritage Grant applications with projects for the Northern Centenary Border Walks and the Southern Centenary Border Tours. Not to be confused with the wonderful Canberra Centenary Trail, these ten short routes enable the public to reach the border from a range of locations around the Territory to sample a small taste of what the surveyors achieved. (See http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Assets/6505/1/2091Northern-Border-Walks-DL-v4.pdf and http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Assets/14209/1/South ernBorderTourbrochure.pdf .)

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Locating a site for the National Trust’s Bulls Head Northern Centenary Border sign. Chris Wain, Peter Dowling and Linda Roberts standing astride the border.

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While snow was forecast for Bulls Head in the Brindabellas, this was nothing to what Harry Mouat endured as he copped the roughest stretch of about 90 km of the 306 km border south from Mt Coree.

Fast forward to the current day where, from the estimated 1,500 reference trees along the border, about 64 remain. Age, wind and fires have taken their toll, with the last trees being in poor condition with almost illegible engravings. These trees referred to the actual survey mark, which may have been concrete cylinders, spikes set in concrete, or timber posts, each having a line of stones called a lockspit indicating the bearings of the mark. Historian Matthew Higgins first mooted the quest to extract a blazed tree and bring it to a more accessible place so that the public could appreciate the surveyor’s role.

The tree was carefully removed and helicoptered to the grounds of Namadgi National Park.

The frail tree was helicoptered out in early 2015 and awaited further love and attention in the grounds of Namadgi Visitors Centre from a qualified conservator.

Architect Philip Leeson designed a new home to present the Mouat Tree as a centrepiece from where the story of surveying the territorial border can be shared. The proposed construction of this interpretive shelter, complete with sailcloth roof to acknowledge the tented accommodation the surveying teams contended with, is the goal of current fundraising efforts.

A delightful adventure in May to blaze a new tree near the removed one was well documented via film and verse. It brought together Surveyors-General from NSW and ACT and revealed traditions and redundant skills of the surveying world. For someone from the outside, it was a wonderful experience and can be viewed at www.themouattree.org.au.

In November 2014 a party went to the deep south to check for a suitable specimen. L-R John Evans (who has walked the border), Linda Roberts, Philip Leeson (architect), Jennifer Dunn (ACT Heritage), Ron Jarman (Deputy Surveyor-General), Greg Ledwidge (Chair, Surveying and Spatial Sciences ACT Branch), Brett McNamara (Regional Manager, ACT Parks and Conservation Service), front Matthew Higgins.

Selection and removal of a dead, hand-chiselled eucalypt from the deep south had to be cleared by both the ACT Heritage Council, due to its heritage-listing under the Heritage Act 2004, and the ACT SurveyorGeneral, as under section 53(2)b of the Surveyors Act 2007, it is illegal to remove a survey mark unless there is a ‘reasonable excuse’.

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ACT Surveyor-General Jeff Brown resurrects the old surveying craft of blazing a tree on this specimen next to removed H87 reference tree.

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In June Minister for Planning, Mr Mick Gentleman, officially launched The Mouat Tree Project at the National Capital Exhibition, which has a historical display connected to the surveying of the border. The ACT Government injected seed funding of $30,000 and it is our hope that close to $100,000 will be reached, to provide a fitting home for the specially treated tree with engaging interpretation panels.

Architect sketch rendering by Philip Leeson of the proposed interpretive shelter complete with sailcloth roof and pise walls.

The committee is aiming to have the shelter opened at the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival in April 2016.

Until then further donations are sought and can be made online at the link above. This has been a worthwhile collaboration with Matthew Higgins, Parks and Conservation Service, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (ACT) and ACT Heritage. Our thanks also to Tim the Yowie Man for his promotion of this project. We look forward to seeing Harry Mouat’s granddaughter Adrienne Bradley (nee De Salis), also a National Trust member, at the culmination of our efforts next autumn.

Linda Roberts ACT Heritage

Canberra Korean Uniting Church Reid Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund 1927 was a big year in the life of the fledgling national capital of Australia. It was the year that saw the ceremonial opening of Parliament in Canberra’s provisional Parliament House, and the completion of The Lodge and Government House as residences for the Prime Minister and the Governor-General respectively.

The Capitol Theatre opened in Manuka, and hostels and houses were built at Ainslie, Reid and Forrest, Eastlake (Kingston) and Westridge (Yarralumla)1.

1927 is also significant for the building of the Reid Methodist (now Uniting) Church, the foundation stone having been laid on 9 February with the official opening occurring on 8 October. While a number of churches had been built before the 1920s to serve the rural communities around the Canberra district, the Reid Methodist Church was the first to be built in ‘urban’ Canberra following the designation of Canberra as Australia’s national capital. It seems there was something of a race, albeit an unofficial one, to be the first to achieve this. The donations to build the church in Reid came from Methodists all over Australia, the local Canberra Methodist congregation at that time being very small.

The church, situated on the corner of Coranderrk St and Dirrawan Gardens in Reid, is built of red bricks produced at the Canberra Brickworks. Architecturally, the church is in the style known as Gothic Decorative. It has a square Norman-style tower which was originally intended to be topped with a spire when resources permitted but this hasn’t ever been built.

Originally the church was known as the South Ainslie Methodist Church, Reid being known as South Ainslie until 1929, and the Methodists joining with the Presbyterians and the Congregationalists in 1977 to form the Uniting Church. In its most recent transformation, the church has become the home of the Korean Uniting congregation and is now known as the Canberra Korean Uniting Church.

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Canberra Korean Uniting Church, Reid

The heritage significance of the church has long been recognised. It was first classified by the ACT National Trust in 1980 as part of the Reid Urban Conservation Area, then separately classified in 1981. More recently, the church, its associated buildings and identified trees were entered on to the ACT Heritage Register in 2004.

The Statement of Significance that forms part of the Nomination to the ACT Heritage Register points to the following: The Uniting Church in Reid has a strong association with the formative social development and early life of Canberra. It was Canberra’s first Church built specifically to service the needs of an urban congregation. It has been a focus for the religious and social life of the Uniting Church community of the Canberra urban area.

The Church is valued by the local Methodist congregation and is seen by others as a feature of the Reid landscape. The remaining original plantings

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contribute significantly to the landscape value of the place and help to unify the Church and associated building complex by providing a leafy backdrop within the suburb of Reid. It is an important townscape element in the Reid Housing Precinct.2 ACT Heritage has provided two grants for restoration works. The first in 2009-10 went towards restoration of a large leadlight glass window and for the development of a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) while the second, in 2010-11, was for general restoration works as identified in the CMP. Further grants may be sought but these would not address in full the $86,000 worth of priority work indicated by the CMP and currently remaining in the Church's Restoration Works Program.

As a result, a Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund was set up in 2014 under a Deed with the ACT National Trust for the conservation of the church including its fabric, the church hall and associated buildings as well as the grounds and landscape elements of the site.

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All work is to be in accordance with the Conservation Management Plan and must be approved in advance by the Appeal Fund Committee which is chaired by the ACT National Trust. All donations to this appeal are tax deductible.

Wendy Whitham Acknowledgements This article draws heavily on research undertaken by John Tucker, especially his Reid Uniting Church (formerly Reid Methodist Church), A Brief History, on the occasion of the Opening of the Church, Sunday 16 October 2011 (made possible by the kind assistance of the Rev Kevin Kim, Mrs June Faulkner and Mrs Norma Freney). I would also like to thank members of the Canberra Korean Uniting Church, Reid, in particular MooSung Lee, and Rosemary Everett, Mike Evans and Rev'd Kevin Dilks from the Uniting Church Canberra Region Presbytery. MooSung Lee provided the photo of the church.

Footnotes 1

Canberra and District Historical Society, Chronology of Canberra, www.canberrahistory.org.au/discover.asp 2

Nomination to ACT Heritage Register, Uniting Church, Reid, Appendix (iv) in Philip Leeson Architects Pty Ltd, Conservation Management Plan for Reid Uniting Church, ACT, on behalf of The Uniting Church in Australia, NSW Synod, Korean Commission, Property Committee, April 2011.

Previous National Trust Open Houses and Gardens event, Reid Photo National Trust (ACT)

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Special Lunch for Announcement of Church Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund On Sunday 1 November the ACT National Trust will hold a very special event in conjunction with the Canberra Korean Uniting Church Reid and the Reid Residents' Association.

It will commence with a specially catered lunch prepared by the Canberra Korean Uniting Church congregation who are the custodians of the former Methodist (later Uniting) Church in Coranderrk Street, Reid which held its first service on 8 October 1927 – 88 years ago.

The lunch will include Korean BBQ, stir-fried glass noodles and vegetables (Korean style), vegetable salad, tofu salad, spring rolls, dumplings (Korean style), Kim-Chi and rice, plus tea and instant coffee.

At the lunch, the Canberra Korean Uniting Church, Reid, Heritage Conservation Appeal Fund will be formally announced and launched. The Appeal Fund has been established as a Trust which is endorsed by the National Trust of Australia (ACT).

Donations to the Appeal Fund, through the ACT National Trust, are tax deductible. Donations can be made by contacting the Trust or on the day of the lunch. Half of the proceeds of the Korean lunch will be donated to the Appeal Fund.

After the lunch, which commences at 12.30 pm, the 10th Reid Open Houses and Gardens will be held. Three private houses and gardens will be opened by their owners, and ticket-holders will be invited to inspect the properties and meet the owners in company with a Trust guide. The entire event (lunch, houses and gardens, and afternoon tea) runs from 12.30pm to around 4.45pm and is suitable for adults only. Bookings are essential and cost $45 (members) or $55 (non- members) which includes a book on the heritage of Reid.

Bookings for the Korean lunch and 10th Reid Open Houses and Gardens (which cannot be booked separately) are available now. Please contact the office of the Trust, third floor, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Civic, Monday to Thursday between 9.30am and 3.00pm or telephone (02) 6230 0533.

Numbers are limited to 60 persons so please book early to avoid disappointment.

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