Trust News Western Australia August 2016

TRUST NEWS|WESTERN AUSTRALIA EDITION 03 | AUGUST 2016 - OCTOBER 2016

Andrew Batt-Rawden inaugural Feilman Foundation composer in residence GINA PICKERING | EDITOR

Andrew Batt-Rawden was plucked from a one room apartment in Potts Point, Sydney and imbedded in Perth’s Swan riverscape. He’s the inaugural Feilman Foundation composer in residence living in Gallop House at Dalkeith, a two storey 1870s former farm house.

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Feilman Foundation Composer in Residence, Andrew Batt-Rawden takes in the view at Gallop House. G Pickering

audience and also across artistic disciplines.”

He’s elegant, energetic, kind, considered, shy and shocking all at once.

poetry, visual art and technology and that links to a wider audience,” Andrew said.

Recognised for his exceptional talent in musical composition, Andrew combines entrepreneurial expertise, publishing and support for up and coming composers. He’s changing the landscape of his own industry in his own right through his not for profit company Chronology arts, magazine Limelight and his music.

His first Perth appointment was a life drawing class as a model. Stripping down in comfort is part of his preparation for an upcoming August performance called Butt Naked Salon, which will see him collaborate with The Australian Art Quartet and Archibald Prize winner artist Wendy Sharpe. Music includes the work of Shostakovich, Ravel and BattRawden will be both the life model and composer at the performance.

“We have to respond to the times we live in and whilst acknowledging the past, I am finding new ways of communicating to an audience with my art that involves multiple media,

Redefining how music is listened too is a focus of his work.

Technology, bio data and new compositions are linked to locations and the heartbeats of listeners.

His commitments while at Gallop House also include composing a piano concerto for Australian classical pianist Roger Woodward AC OBE and the Canberra Symphony orchestra. It is expected to be Andrew’s biggest work yet of pure music without lyric.

“It will introduce a music crowd to visual arts practice. It’s about mixing

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Inside this issue PERSPECTIVES

INNOVATION

PLACES PLACES

CONNECTIONS

OUT AND ABOUT OUT ‘N’ ABOUT

Perspectives

CEO Message JULIAN DONALDSON | CEO NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (WA)

Welcome to Trust News WA. To our Members reading this issue, a special acknowledgement and thank you for your continued support. The National Trust of Western Australia recognises its roots as a community focused, member organisation. As we head into development of our next five year planning cycle we undertake to ensure that Member focus is inextricably linked with the positive outcomes that drive our remit to conserve and interpret Western Australia’s rich natural, Aboriginal and historic heritage.

It is imperative that we remain a cherished part of your interest in heritage and that you are kept informed of our activities. We’ll continue to bring you state heritage news and would like to ensure we have your correct email contact details to support this. Please advise us of your email details at trust@ntwa.com.au or call on 9321 6088. Look out too for an exciting new national magazine, the first edition is due out in October.

To our Volunteers, thank you for your contribution.

We simply could not do what we do without the gift of your time.

We are delighted to have received a significant grant from Lotterywest to invest in Ellensbrook in the southwest of the state.

The project, a first of its kind, takes a new approach which includes conservation, interpretation, education, training and community engagement in the one project. We’re very excited about sharing more of the stories of this extraordinary place with local and international visitors.

I was privileged to attend Western Australian Northern Alliance Aboriginal Language Conference in Kalgoorlie which drew more than 130 local and international participants and illuminated the impact of lost language on the wellbeing of a community while highlighting the very real advances Aboriginal language workers are making in regional Western Australia.

During the conference I attended the opening of the National Trust’s Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre.

Much is being done here to preserve and promote the regular use of traditional indigenous language.

We have also recently completed the conservation of Gallop House and it was delightful to see so many members visit on our open day. Andrew Batt-Rawden our first composer in residence is now living and working in the house as part of the Feilman Foundation funded initiative.

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Heritage Watch SUBURBAN INFILL A CONTESTED STRATEGY

SUBIACO EMBRACES PUBLIC ART

Inner suburban infill and its challenges to heritage are back on the radar. A study recently completed by the Property Council, Australian Greens party, Curtin University and urban design company CODA analysed the cost of infill compared to greenfield development. If around $25 billion in savings in infill development is actively pursued, it could have a significant impact on suburban character with some community groups opposing this strategy for reasons of amenity, heritage and service provision. However, with appropriate planning controls and regulation, heritage places and historic areas can be sympathetically managed and conserved whilst reining in urban sprawl and the associated costs to the community.

Many councils are embracing public art within their local areas, particularly large scale painted murals. These murals are often used to promote an area’s identity and history and the City of Subiaco has actively supported this approach.

One of the newest additions is Subiaco was built on a Sunday by local artist Mel McVee, located in a small laneway off Rokeby Road. With bold lines and colours, this nine metre high mural celebrates Subiaco and its history by portraying Rokeby Road’s early shops and recreating objects found as part of the artist’s research in the local museum. Mel has completed more than twenty five murals around Perth and encourages participation from children and adults to help paint and create these colourful images. You can see this vibrant new mural at 149 Rokeby Road, Subiaco and more of Mel’s work at www.melskiart.com

GUILDFORD HOTEL REOPENS The Guildford Hotel has reopened to the delight of the local and wider community after sitting vacant and dilapidated for close to eight years. Gutted by fire in 2008, the redesign of the building has carefully incorporated and retained elements of the fire damage, such as burnt out timber, to provide a permanent record of this event.

The restoration also revealed original materials including handmade bricks by early convicts. The Hotel is a significant part of Guildford and the National Trust is pleased to see the restoration completed and opened to the community once again. continued from page 1 “I did a short three minute piece for piano the other day called Conduit about getting to that state where you feel like you’re channelling the divine. I wrote about in a way that I hope will get the audience into that state during the work.”

Talk of composition brings parallels with architecture and construction.

“If you can’t build a building you can’t build a church or a mosque.

A residency like the Feilman Foundation creates the structure in which the reality of new music can be created and enables me to deal with some hard core creative problems that I couldn’t deal with without that support.”

The landscape around Gallop House has a history of sustaining a community with delicious and often exotic fruits. This latest chapter is set to tempt new appetites nationally and internationally.

“I feel right at home I’ve already had such a lovely reception. How could you not with this view.”

Inside this Issue 2 PERSPECTIVES Andrew Batt-Rawden inaugural Feilman Foundation composer in residence CEO Message Heritage Watch

4 INNOVATION Open to the Public Heritage Minister salutes Art Deco Champions Building a future Sound from the Ground

Masters Student Internships at the Trust Time at the Trust

Aboriginal language and compensation

13 CATALYST Historic monument returns to East Perth Cemeteries Better family bonds

7 PLACES Asian prospects at Gallop House Unlikely places of healing Property Wrap

14 OUT ‘N’ ABOUT Bloomin’ Great Parkwater hosts young visitors

10 CONNECTIONS Valuing Education Heritage Conference A rosy good prune Valuing Volunteers A valuable gift

Scan the code to access the National Trust of Australia (WA) home page.

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Open to the Public

ANNE BRAKE | MANAGER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The extraordinary location of Gallop House, hidden from view on Birdwood Pde, gives it a sense of isolation. Yet all around the suburb of Dalkeith and the busy University of Western Australia precinct are just a stone’s throw away.

ABOVE (L-R): National Trust CEO Julian Donaldson, Chair Feilman Foundation Trust Colin Peacock, Chair Peggy Glanville Hicks House Trust Shane Simpson in the newly appointed recital room at Gallop House. M Poon ABOVE RIGHT: Members enjoyed the chance to preview the house prior to the start of the Open Day. A Brake FAR RIGHT: Associate Principal Cello Louise McKay. M Poon

Now home to the Margaret Feilman Foundation Composer in Residence program, the property will have specially arranged public access to focus on its history and heritage.

Two such occasions included the celebration of completion of conservation and redevelopment works which included an official launch and a members’ preview.

Glanville Hicks House Trust provided background on the value of composer in residence programs to the culture of the nation.

Barry McGuire provided a beautiful Welcome to Country and song as well as a Noongar insight into the formation of the Spit located in the river adjacent to the property.

Louise McKay, Associate Principal Cello from WASO left guests speechless with a performance of Carl Vine’s Inner World which highlighted the symbiotic relationship between musician and instrument. Colin Peacock, Chair of the Trees Feilman Foundation launched the new residency and Shane Simpson, Chair of the Peggy

Open Day attracted many visitors who had visited the house when Leslie and Bill Anderson had lived there in the 1970s and 80s.

The differences in approach between the Anderson’s time and the recent Trust works reflects changing approaches to the care and presentation of heritage places now guided by the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter.

Close on the heels of the official opening, fifty National Trust members enjoyed a preview of the house with its expansive views and were provided an overview of recent work undertaken by Trust staff.

Members of both the Armstrong and Gallop families attended the Open Day. Also there were members of the Burgess family. Bill and Mira Burgess lived in the top half of the house with their three children in the late 1930s for about 18 months.

A number of the extended family enjoyed the opportunity to visit the house that had featured in family stories for generations.

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Heritage Minister salutes Art Deco Champions

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WA Heritage Minister the Hon Albert Jacob described as revolutionary the efforts of Vyonne Geneve OAM, founder of the Perth Art Deco Society at the launch of the new National Trust of Australia (WA) publication Picture Palaces of the Golden West at Mosarts in Mosman Park, 6 July 2016.

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Kay AM CitWA National Trust of Australia (WA) President, co-author Yvonne Geneve OAM, co-author Ron Facius, WA Heritage Minister Hon Albert Jacob, Hon Jean Jenkins Patron of the Art Deco Society of Western Australia and Julian Donaldson CEO National Trust of Australia (WA) celebrate the launch of new National Trust publication Picture Palaces of the Golden West. G Pickering

Palaces of the Golden West which they developed over a decade and showcases WA’s Art Deco cinemas and heritage.

social history of the changing role of cinema in the lives of West Australians from the advent of moving pictures to the present day.

“You were one hundred percent correct and I thank you as one of the members of the future generation,” Mr Jacob said.

The book contains more than 400 images of Western Australian theatres and is dedicated to the cinema architects of the 1930s who brought the glamour of Hollywood to an isolated city.

The book launch at Art Deco venue Camelot (Mosarts) recognised long term collaborators and authors Vyonne Geneve and illustrator Ron Facius and their book Picture

National Trust President Max Kay said, Greater Perth has more Art Deco cinemas still standing than any other capital city in Australia and this book provides an important

“Picture Palaces of the Golden West provides a detailed record of these places including those which have been demolished and is the most comprehensive record of WA’s cinema history available,” Mr Kay said.

Minister Jacob thanked and acknowledged Ms Geneve for her efforts to conserve and protect WA’s unique Art Deco history at a time preceding government heritage protection.

Building a future Sixteen prisoners from Greenough Regional Prison along with two prison officers participated in a Masonry Conservation Skills Training project at the 1870s Police Station and Gaol at Central Greenough between 30 May and 3 June 2016.

The prisoners have earned privileges to work outside the prison under supervision and are volunteers keen to learn useful skills for future employment.

The National Trust employed Applied Building Conservation

Contact the National Trust of Australia (WA) on 08 9321 6088 to purchase your copy of Picture Palaces of the Golden West at $59.95.

ERIC HANCOCK | CONSERVATION PROJECT OFFICER

Training to deliver the practical training course to the men.

Course content included masonry conservation, lime mortar technology and repointing techniques, structural reinforcing of large cracks and lime washing.

The ambitious work target was exceeded by the participants as they tackled the work with enthusiasm.

The quality of work was also of high standard with the participants eager to learn and demonstrate their new skills.

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up prisoners show off their certificates of participation after bringing new skills to heritage buildings at Greenough.

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Sound from the Ground

SARAH MURPHY | DIRECTOR CONSERVATION

After two sell out performances at the end of April, Sound from the Ground is now available on the Trust’s website. Just follow the link from the East Perth Cemeteries page to enjoy the performance, view the vlogs from our Artist in Residence along with various sneak previews of some of the music including rehearsals or take a look on the National Trust WA YouTube channel.

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Fitzgerald, Duncan Gardiner, Melissa Fitzgerald and Jameson Feakes in concert. E Fernandez

The film version of Sound from the Ground opens with a unique view of the Cemeteries captured by a drone – doubtless the first time the graves have been seen in this way. The performance itself begins with a powerful Welcome to Country by Olman Walley and then moves into the intriguing music repertoire that emerged during the residency.

Expertly arranged by Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald, the works performed include one by George Fletcher Moore (whose housekeeper Letty McDermott is buried in Grave #628) and another by Sir Thomas Cockburn Campbell who himself is in Grave #640. There are pieces by contemporary Australian composers Richard Charlton and Nigel

Westlake and an evocative selection of Mass Movements dating from the 16th to 20th centuries. An absolute highlight is the eight movement piece Stone, Shell, Bone and Feather

by Perth composer Duncan Gardiner and commissioned for this project.

The musical narrative, both historical and contemporary, reveals unexpected layers of significance and inspires new ways to consider the stories told by the collection of graves at the Cemeteries. As might be anticipated, the stories explore sorrow, hardship, pain and loss but they also take listeners to the realms of courtship, passion, flirtation and love. There is joy, happiness and optimism to be found despite the

seemingly impenetrable darkness.

One of the aims of Sound from the Ground was to attract new audiences to the East Perth Cemeteries. Audience evaluation revealed that 73% had not been to the property previously and 74% intend to visit again. Given the diversity of the National Trust’s collections and properties it is anticipated this unique residency will not be the last. So, stay tuned, enjoy Sound from the Ground and visit the Cemeteries to find for yourself stories that are waiting to be told.

Masters Student Internships at the Trust

LEANNE BRASS | ARCHAEOLOGIST

Recently two University of Western Australia Masters students each completed six week internships at the Trust. Lorna Cooper (Master of Professional Archaeology) and Rhianna Couzens (Master of Cultural Heritage Studies) have been working on projects associated with Gallop House to gain practical heritage management experience. The Trust has benefitted from their contribution and they have seen firsthand how a project like Gallop House brings together the Trust’s expertise in archaeology, conservation and interpretation. We wish them well with the completion of their studies and future careers in the heritage sector.

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Asian prospects at Gallop House LORNA COOPER | MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY STUDENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

New archaeological research at National Trust property Gallop House in Dalkeith is investigating the presence of a little known Asian market garden.

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at Dalkeith – The work will look for building foundations as well as agricultural evidence. City of Nedlands Local History Photo Collection

Gallop House and its market gardens are located on an especially dynamic landscape that combines major natural landscape modification through the Swan River’s changing course and extensive flooding, human intervention through dredging and considerable creation and building up of soil on Perth’s notoriously sandy ground. Asian market gardening in 19th and early 20th century, Perth was both a very significant contributor of food and cultural influence that is noticeably under-researched.

While excavation to reveal past landscapes would be timeconsuming, expensive and ultimately destructive, geophysical tools, most

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of a changing shoreline: From 1922 to 1938. South Nedlands Townsite Plans, State Records Office of Western Australia

commonly used in mining and seismic applications, are an alternative way to ‘see’ subsurface formations including soil boundaries and buried features.

Locations to prospect with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and other geophysical tools are determined by plotting known locations and shorelines from historic maps as well as other archival information and then comparing them to excavated data.

The capabilities of GPR will be tested when applied to human-modified landscapes in which a thick soil layer has been developed and land management practised over time.

This is an interesting case study using available technology in an underdeveloped archaeological niche. The results, to be analysed over the next few months, aim to reveal past agricultural practices and the development of the Swan River and add to the multicultural story of Perth’s past at the Gallop House site.

The project has involved multiple partners, including the National Trust of Australia (WA), City of Nedlands, the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, and University of Western Australia’s Archaeology and Geophysics Departments, where postgraduate students are always looking for good research case studies and field experience.

RHIANNA COUZENS | MASTER OF CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES STUDENT

I completed my internship at the National Trust of Australia (WA) during a part-time placement as part of my Masters of Cultural Heritage Studies. I was very fortunate to visit Trust properties including the Old Observatory, Old Perth Boys’ School, East Perth Cemeteries, Woodbridge and Peninsula Farm. I was involved with cataloguing objects from some of the Trust’s collections, which was a new experience and I was allocated Gallop House as a specific case study, which included background research on the property,

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engaging in conversation with Noongar Elders, staff members and sorting through archives at the City of Nedlands Library. My task specifically focused on exploration of Indigenous history, heritage and values that were not covered in the Conservation Plan for Gallop House to inform an Interpretation plan for the property.

Overall my time at the Trust was a very positive experience, although challenging at times. I was lucky to work along-side Archaeologist Leanne Brass who provided me with great support and involved me various opportunities at the Trust which led to my internship being very insightful and enjoyable.

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Unlikely places of healing

GINA PICKERING EDITOR

When Jim Morrison first visited 57 Murray St in 2010, he became so unwell he cancelled a flight scheduled the following day. He’s not the only Aboriginal person to report the ill effects of visiting the place which for decades was a state government centre of far reaching policy and control over Aboriginal lives. says the space and its sad resonance is changing.

“Yokai is an Aboriginal call to arms and our vision is to address the lack of success in the Closing the Gap initiatives and pursue the recommendations from the Bringing them Home Report from these offices,” Mr Morrison said.

“The aim of Yokai Healing our Spirit is to work alongside the many organisations servicing the social, physical and emotion wellbeing of the stolen generations.”

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Morrison and Aboriginal wellbeing have new beginnings at 57 Murray Street. G Pickering

Chief Protector of Aborigines, AO Neville administered the Aboriginal Act of 1905 from this building. It determined where Aboriginal people could go, where they could live and who they could marry. The systematic oppression continued from 1912 to 1945 and still has a deep impact on Aboriginal and nonAboriginal people across Western Australia.

“The stolen generations people and their families need to be empowered to determine the services they need as well as have access to them, because an empowered Aboriginal community has a higher capacity to recognise and solve its own problems.”

Thirty members of Jim Morrison’s family were deeply impacted by government policies that tore apart families by removing children from

their homes. Both his parents and grandparents generation were affected.

“It’s about the most impacted people reclaiming the space and bringing a new feel. The Reverend Sealin Garlett recently recited the Lord’s Prayer in Noongar in these offices and we really felt a shift. We can experience goodness from here.”

The work of Yokai will also reach out to the former WA Aboriginal missions, to transform them into sustainable centres for the Aboriginal community. Essentials to wellbeing such as understanding cultural lineage, preserving and sharing heritage and being connected with land and country will be made possible in new ways at once difficult places.

“With only 4% of the Aboriginal population over 64 years of age, this is about getting Aboriginal people back to a healthy state,” Mr Morrison said.

However, over the last eighteen months there’s been a significant shift. A Noongar smoking ceremony was held in the building and Curtin University’s Law School now occupies 57 Murray Street through a long term lease with the National Trust. The university has provided office space to the Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation and to the new Yokai Healing our Spirit programs.

Jim Morrison, Manager of Yokai programs and Co-convener of the Bringing them Home Committee ABOVE: Smoking

Ceremony at 57 Murray Street, Perth, 16 October 2014. M Poon

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Places

Property Wrap Artillery Drill Hall On approval of a new liquor licence for the place, Sunset Events has taken on the lease of the Drill Hall. Works are ready to proceed but are currently on hold pending further investigations into acoustic issues arising from the sale of the adjacent Police Complex.

Greenough properties An information pack is underway to support a call for expressions of interest in National Trust properties at Greenough in the state’s midwest. Places including Gray’s Store & Wesleyan Church, Stone Barn and Cottage, Clinch’s Mill, Cliff Grange and the former Greenough Hotel buildings are available for a range of conservation and adaptive reuse outcomes.

Goldfields Water Supply Scheme The National Trust of Western Australia has been successful in its application for ‘Protecting our National Historic Sites’ funding of $80,000 to undertake conservation plans for Goldfields Water Supply Scheme pump stations at Merredin and Ghooli (Southern Cross).

The work will include archaeological surveys for each site, historical investigations and policy development to guide future management.

Works associated with an earlier three year Protecting National Historic Sites grant to upgrade signage and web-based information and to conserve No 8 Pump

Station at Dedari are continuing. Some delays have been experienced due to the discovery of asbestos in the vicinity of the station. The Water Corporation is remediating these sites which require restricted access during this process. Further inspections have been undertaken along the pipeline resulting in closures during a remediation process at No 5 (Yerbillon), No 6 (Ghooli) and No 7 (Gilgai) Pump Stations. Water Corporation is liaising closely with the Trust on related heritage and access issues. Please refer to the National Trust website for updates.

Old Farm, Strawberry Hill living stream

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The living stream project at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill will advance with a meeting in Albany this month with community groups and specialists regarding the future of the stream that runs through the property. The creek is currently in a dilapidated state, and research is needed prior to any immediate works. With support and common patronage for the stream’s wellbeing, the project brings conservation and community benefits.

With the abundance of rain over autumn and winter this year, the canvas has been well prepared for the 50 plus apple trees are to be planted into their new home at Old Farm. Mike Harvey, Conservation Gardener has been preparing the soil and ground probing to find the best spot for each tree to ensure its success. Along with the gradual planting of trees, existing garden beds have been populated with high pollen producing plants to engage the colony of bees eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new bee hive.

Watch this space for our future honey production.

Luisini Winery Expressions of interest have been advertised to find an exciting new future use for Luisini Winery at Wanneroo.

Community partners are sought to bring development proposals which will generate a sustainable and compatible new use and enhance the values of this important heritage place.

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Connections

Valuing Education Heritage Conference CHANTELLE DANIELS | EDUCATION A/COORDINATOR

Inspiration and collaboration were the cornerstones of the National Trusts of Australia National Education Heritage Conference held at the National Museum in Canberra in June.

Robert Randall, and Mandy Hudson, from School Curriculum and Standards Authority provided valuable insights for education professionals aligning programs to curriculum requirements.

ABOVE (L-R): Paul Guerin General Manager Entertainment and Education Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) ,Blink Bill (CWS) mascot, Sue Street Education Manager (CWS) and Enzo Sirna Deputy CEO National Trust of Australia(WA) take part in the Valuing Education Conference in Canberra. J Cuttriss

The conference, the first of its type held in Australia, provided opportunities for a range of leading professionals in heritage education to come together to share initiatives and ideas for the development and delivery of heritage education for all levels of school and extended to include public and online education.

Keynote speaker, Professor Carmen Lawrence, former Chair of the Australian Heritage Council, addressed the importance of empowering individuals and communities to be active

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participants, not mere spectators in education, heritage, sustainability, Indigenous histories and climate change.

Professor Richard Mackay highlighted the role of education in “unlocking the meaning” of cultural heritage to create better awareness.

Linguist, Sue Hanson spoke about the need for a more consolidated and holistic approach to ensure a better understanding of the importance of Indigenous heritage.

Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority CEO,

All National Trusts provided details of their key programs and the different ways that heritage education engages and inspires learners of all ages. David Arnold, Deputy Director of the Museum, provoked delegates to consider the magic of objects and the use of innovative teaching strategies to inspire students to think, feel and wonder. 2015 National History Challenge winner, Ineka Voight, shared her winning entry and passion for history.

The National Conference was convened by Enzo Sirna, Deputy CEO of the National Trust of Australia (WA) and was made possible with funding from the Australian government. The National Trust has coordinated the development of a range of programs for school, the public and interactive online. Delegates to the conference have spoken of the value they found in sharing ideas and initiatives at a national level to promote and enhance the significant role of education in the valuing of Australia’s unique heritage.

GINA PICKERING | EDITOR

The Trust’s committed rose pruners were back in force at Samson House in July. Expertise was provided generously this year by Leeanne Beavis and volunteers for a day in the garden were welcomed and thanked with a robust afternoon tea. You could say the rose pruning is a perennial at Samson House – the place and its landscape is significant to the State and the local community. Contributing to the upkeep is a relaxing way to become part of the bigger heritage picture and the history of the place.

RIGHT: Pruners

in action at Samson House. A Brake

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Connections

Valuing Volunteers

CLARE NUNAN | ARCHIVIST/HERITAGE OFFICER

On May 10 and 17, a total of 54 National Trust volunteers arrived at the Old Observatory, West Perth to set off on a day trip. The events were organised to coincide with National Volunteer Week and acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteer. The National Trust took the opportunity to show its appreciation of volunteers with a coach trip to Old Blythewood, just outside Pinjarra, in the Shire of Murray. Old Blythewood is a National Trust managed place, set on a high bank overlooking the Murray River and is a testament to the life of settlers in that district.

The two day trips allowed intimate tours of the property with resident warden Vince Taylor and ensured minimal impact to Old Blythewood.

Vince provided a comprehensive tour of the homestead, including the old Post and Telegraph Office and the McLarty family’s living space. Old Blythewood was built as the home of John and Mary Anne McLarty, who were amongst the first Europeans to settle in the Murray District around 1842. John was a tenant farmer and Mary Anne the local postmistress.

ABOVE: National Trust Volunteers get together for a great day at Blythewood.

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A valuable gift

SARAH MURPHY | DIRECTOR CONSERVATION

John James is one of the small, dedicated team of volunteers at East Perth Cemeteries. He is also a canny shopper. Recently he was browsing the stock of a gallery that specialises in selling original prints from the 17th to 20th century. In amongst the treasures was one entitled “View from Cemetery, Perth”. On closer examination it was most definitely a view from East Perth Cemeteries across the river. Without hesitation John purchased the image for donation to the National Trust.

The image has been taken from a publication “My Fourth Tour in Western Australia” by Albert Calvert and was published in London in 1910. Further research has revealed a 1897 edition of the same volume is in the collection of the State Library.

It is accompanied by another image taken adjacent to the first looking towards the Causeway. Together

A barbeque lunch prepared by National Trust staff was served before Vince gave a tour of the gardens. Old Blythewood has lovely cultivated European gardens, including heirloom varieties of Rose, as well as a number of old growth native trees. In May, the gardens are green from the autumn rain, and beginning to bloom. If you are heading through Pinjarra, Vince says their full beauty is on show in September.

these images show the Cemeteries to be very sandy with the occasional shrub and scattered trees just outside the boundary fence.

John’s keen eye coupled with his generosity has brought this unusual image to our attention. His immense knowledge of the ABOVE: John James presents a framed copy of the Cemeteries enabled him to “View from Cemetery, Perth” to Sarah Murphy Director Conservation at the National Trust. G Pickering understand the value of what he was looking at and that it was an opportunity not to be missed. The image is on display in St Bartholomew’s Church at East Perth Cemeteries and in time will be scanned at high resolution so that details can be examined and add to our understanding of this unique heritage place.

RIGHT: A close up view of the image which was published in 1910 shows detail of the cemetery landscape. G Pickering

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Connections

Aboriginal language and compensation

KARL HAYNES | MANAGER, HERITAGE SERVICES

More than 130 participants from around Australia including Aboriginal language workers from remote parts of the country and internationally recognised linguists attended the biannual Western Australian Northern Alliance Aboriginal Language Conference in Kalgoorlie in June.

ABOVE: Tjupan

singers with Richard Hookway perform at the opening.

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The conference posed the question whether the active destruction of Aboriginal Languages as a consequence of government policy was any less significant as the physical disposession of Aboriginal people from their land. Professor Ghil’ad Zuckermann, D Phil (Oxford), Chair of Linguistics and Endangered Languages, University of Adelaide went so far as to suggest that like Native Title, Aboriginal communities should be compensated for the loss of their language arguing passionately that the loss of language equates to the loss of cultural autonomy and is more severe than the loss of land.

The theme of the conference, “Building Resilience: Identity, intellect and the role of languages”, explored the fundamental link between language and individual and community wellbeing.

United in the work to rescue, revive and maintain Aboriginal languages, speakers addressed the technical work of linguists, the shared experience of language workers and language centres and the

ABOVE: Bonadventure Ngari and Damien Tunmuck from Wadeye NT. J Zwartkruis

challenging discussion on the role of language and cultural identity.

Held under the auspices of the National Trust’s Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre, conference attendees were welcomed by Tjupan children singing in their language, which is severely endangered with only three surviving native speakers.

Fortunately this is one of the languages the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre is working to rescue and revive. The significance of the welcoming song was not lost on conference participants.

The role of language in cultural identity was a recurring discussion throughout the conference. In the closing address from National Trust CEO Julian Donaldson, the linkage between, heritage, wellbeing and language was clearly articulated.

“Heritage describes how we value what we believe is important from our past. It informs our sense of place and our identity. Wellbeing is more than ‘feeling good’ it’s about the ability to undertake activities

ABOVE: Recommendation

panel Beverely Rebbeck, Kado Muir, Ghil’ad Zuckermann and Dee Lightfoot. J Zwartkruis

which are meaningful, engaging, and which make people feel competent and autonomous.

Language is the medium through which we ensure cultural continuity.”

The Western and Northern Alliance Aboriginal Languages Conference 2016 was supported by the Federal Department of Communications, The City of Kalgoorlie Boulder, Batchelor Institute, Wyemando and Wendy Duncan MLA. Conference material including videos of key note addresses can be found at www.wangka.com.au

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Catalyst

Historic monument returns to East Perth Cemeteries MARLISE DOSSIN | CONSERVATION PROJECT OFFICER & SARAH MURPHY | DIRECTOR CONSERVATION

The Rev David Shearer (born 1832, Caithness, Scotland) initially worked as a teacher and was ordained in 1872. He was commissioned by the Established and Free Churches of Scotland to establish the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia and arrived in 1879 with his wife Margaret and children. He served for twelve years as Pastor of St Andrew’s Church and was a leading reformer in education. In 1891 Rev Shearer died of endocarditis and was buried the following day in East Perth Cemeteries.

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placement of the Shearer memorial at East Perth Cemeteries. M Dossin

In 1932 the care of the Cemeteries was given to the State Gardens Board and the land on the western side of Plain Street was excised from the Crown Reserve and used for playing fields by the adjacent Perth Girls School. The headstones from the Presbyterian and Jewish cemeteries were relocated and the burials remained in situ.

Five years later the monument that marked the final resting place of the Reverent David Shearer was moved to St Andrew’s Church on the corner of St Georges Tce and Pier Street, Perth.

The church and its adjoining hall have been sold to a developer, providing a perfect opportunity to once again relocate the memorial but this time into the main cemetery reserve.

A large scale operation was undertaken in November last year including city road closures, to allow for an enormous crane to hoist the memorial on to a truck.

The memorial had been cut into three pieces along existing lines and almost five hours later arrived safely at Perth Monumental Works.

Since then a structural engineer has analysed the soil and prepared structural drawings for concrete footings. Excavations to a depth of 1.80 metres were hand dug by shovel and then auger under the careful supervision of the National Trust’s archaeologist Leanne Brass to ensure no burials were located beneath the gravesite.

After 10 days of concrete curing of the footings, the monument was relocated from its storage at Perth

Monumental Works yard. The marble stepped base and column were transported and positioned with patience and precision during the first day of works. The urn, weighing approximately 450kg, was carefully positioned on the following day.

The marble damaged by pollution and inappropriate cleaning in the past requires careful cleaning and repairs to lead lettering and treatment of the iron railings are due to follow.

A service will be held on completion to acknowledge the financial support of the congregation of the former St Andrew’s Church and the Uniting Church in Australia who together have enabled this project to come to fruition.

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Out ‘n’ About

Better family bonds GINA PICKERING | EDITOR

Bloomin’ Great

KYRA LOMAS |GRADUATE ARCHITECT NTWA

National Trust graduate architects Kyra Lomas, Joshua Casey and colleague Aimee Hall, were successful in receiving the People’s Choice Award for their project ‘bloom’ during Form’s PUBLICPlatform prototyping festival in April. The team took home $5,000 for their achievement and are looking to sell their prototype as a public art piece in the City of Claremont.

ABOVE (L-R): Ray Watson, Bruce Watson and Janice Watson inspect the newly conserved headstones at East Perth Cemeteries. G Pickering

Members of the Watson family recently gathered at East Perth Cemeteries to celebrate their family with a new fondness. Janice, Bruce and Ray called by to inspect the newly conserved headstones of their GG Grandfather John Watson and GG Grandmother Mary Ann and the memorial to Gabriel Adams shipbuilder of note, his wife Julia Ellen Watson (John Watson’s daughter) and their two infants. John Watson had first arrived with Captain Fremantle in 1829 as a Petty Officer and later became Captain of the Speculator, the first steamer built in the Swan River Colony.

Ray contacted the National Trust in January 2015 about the condition of the graves. Family members contributed funds for the work through the National Trust’s tax deductable appeal for grave conservation.

Janice Watson said the project had increased the bond in the family and contributed to a sense of belonging to Perth.

Conservator Piero Casellati undertook the conservation and cleaning work which included preparing the headstones and cleaning the fractured surfaces, then reattaching the broken parts of the headstones with fibreglass pins and epoxy resin. The Stone was also consolidated with lime water and some of the footings supporting the iron fence were replaced.

Bruce Watson said the process reminded each of us of where we were from.

If you’d like to conserve a family grave or donate to the East Perth Cemeteries tax deductable appeal please contact the National Trust on 9321 6088.

ABOVE: The

finished installation on display in Claremont.

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ABOVE: As

the sun goes down, bloom puts on a show. B Shaylor

Kyra Lomas said it was gratifying to see a big public interest in local heritage through appreciation and interaction with the 20m long representation of the historic 1881 Eastern Railway from Fremantle to Guildford. Bloom was one of 22 art installations installed in Claremont over April 2-3. What made it stand apart from the other pieces was the interpretation of history conveyed by the project. “People were able to enjoy the beauty of the art installation while learning about the history of their home town,” she said.

Parkwater hosts young visitors SHERRY THOMAS | PARKWATER COVENANTER

Some weeks ago the Year 6’s from Cowaramup Primary came on an excursion to Parkwater forest.

The excursion was hosted by Tracey Muir of the Cape to Cape Catchment Group’s ‘Our Patch’ program which provides opportunities for school students to learn about the natural environment. The term 1 program focuses on fire management and biodiversity.

ABOVE: Year

six visits Parkwater. S Thomas

The bike ride began from the school to (behind the Mens Shed and then along the Rail to Trail track as far as) the southern section of the Parkwater trail (behind Smokebush and Daisy Rise). To inspect the bushland either side of the ‘services road’.

The special nature of the bush development at Parkwater and the management challenges involved with residential living within a bush setting including the conflicts of fire management practices and forest conservation were a hot topic, so to threatened species seen by some of the kids who live in Parkwater.

The students were well informed and interested in the natural environment and asked some probing questions.

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Peninsula Tea Gardens

ENJOY A TRADITIONAL HIGH TEA AND MUCH MORE

TWICE A MONTH ALISON FOX IS A VOLUNTEER GUIDE AT PENINSULA FARM.

ADJACENT TO PENINSULA FARM, JOHNSON ROAD, MAYLANDS WA PH: 08 9272 8894

I have learned a great deal about Perth and its history, and I’ve met some fantastic people. I recommend volunteering with the National Trust.

Open every day including public holidays 8am - 5pm

Contact Gae See to find out more. PH 08 9321 6088

OVERLOOKING THE SWAN RIVER

Central Greenough (historic settlement), Café and Visitor Centre 15 Minutes South of Geraldton on the Brand Highway OPEN DAILY 10am to 4pm

GUILDFORD TO GALLIPOLI The story of Gresley and Wilfred Harper.

Letters from the infamous Gallipoli trenches and an inspiration for Peter Weir’s iconic film Gallipoli.

Join the National Trust at the historic house Woodbridge from 2pm Sunday 13 November for a glimpse into these extraordinary short lives.

Bookings for this event 9321 6088 or rsvp@ntwa.com.au

SEE HOW PEOPLE OF A ONCE THRIVING 1860S AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY WORKED, LIVED AND PLAYED. FOR GROUP BOOKINGS CALL

PH: 08 9926 1084 or E: centralgreenough@bigpond.com

Make a difference YOUR GIFT OF A DONATION MEANS THAT WE CAN HELP CONSERVE AND INTERPRET WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE PLACES FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

Donate online www.nationaltrust.org.au/wa Post your donation Freepost 1162 National Trust of Australia (WA) PO Box 1162 WEST PERTH WA 6872 Donate with your membership renewal Include a bequest in your Will.

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NATION EXPLORE ABORIGINAL CONNECTIONS, THE NEW EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION WORK AT WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST FARM.

174 MIDDLETON ROAD, ALBANY PH: 08 9841 3735

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PERTH East Perth Cemeteries: Bronte Street, East Perth. Tel: 08 9221 4022. Open Sunday 2pm to 4pm. Groups by appointment.

Kep Track: Starts at Mundaring Weir Hall, Mundaring Weir Road, Mundaring to Northam. Multi-use trail open every day.

Tel: 08 9321 6088 No 1 Pump Station: Open Saturdays and Sundays and most public holidays 12noon to 4pm. Open for group bookings during the week by appointment.

Tel: 08 9321 6088

O’Connor Trail: Starts at Mundaring Weir Hall, Mundaring Weir Road, Mundaring.

5.3km (2.5 hr walk approximately). Open every day.

Tel: 08 9321 6088.

Peninsula Farm (Tranby): Johnson Road, Maylands.

Tel: 08 9272 2630. Open Friday to Sunday 11am to 3pm.

Weir Walk: Starts at No 1 Pump Station, Mundaring Weir Road, Mundaring.

1.9km (1 hr walk approximately).

Open every day. Tel: 08 9321 6088.

Woodbridge: Ford Street, Woodbridge.

Tel: 08 9274 2432. Open Thursday to Sunday 1pm to 4pm. Café open 9am to 5pm Thursday to Tuesday.

WITHIN 90 MINUTES DRIVE OF PERTH Jarrahdale Heritage Park: Jarrahdale Road, Jarrahdale. Tel: 08 9525 5255.

Open every day.

Old Blythewood: 6161 South Western Highway, Pinjarra. Tel: 08 9531 1485.

Open Saturday 10.30am to 3.30pm, Sunday 12.30pm to 3.30pm.

York Courthouse Complex: 132 Avon Terrace, York. Tel: 08 9641 2072.

Open Thursday to Monday 10am to 4pm.

WITHIN 3 HOURS DRIVE OF PERTH Ellensbrook: Ellensbrook Road, Margaret River. Tel: 08 9755 5173.

Open Thursday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.

Wonnerup: Layman Road, Busselton.

Tel: 08 9752 2039. Open 10am to 4pm Thursday to Monday.

OVERNIGHT Central Greenough (historic settlement): Brand Highway, Greenough Tel: 08 9926 1084. Open Monday to Sunday 9am to 4pm. Café open during nominated opening hours. Closed Christmas Day only.

Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail: Extends across 650km from Mundaring to Kalgoorlie. Tel: 08 9321 6088 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.au/wa

Old Farm, Strawberry Hill: 174 Middleton Road, Albany. Tel: 08 9841 3735. Open 7 days per week 10am to 4pm.

Mangowine Homestead: Karomin North Road, Nungarin. Tel: 08 9046 5149.

Open Thursday to Tuesday 1pm to 4pm.

Property opening times were correct at the time of print and are subject to change.

The National Trust recommends you check directly with the property to confirm.

Warden Finnerty’s Residence: 2 McKenzie Street, Coolgardie.

Tel: 9026 6028. Open Thursday to Monday. Phone for opening times.

Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

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