The National Trust of Australia (WA).

krystaleigh: Just waiting for my bus home looking at another...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:44 +0800

Just waiting for my bus home looking at another beautiful piece of Freo architecture. #Fremantle #beautifulbuilding

Great pic. This heritage place, at 179 High St, Fremantle, was Classified by the National Trust in 1974.

Built in 1942-43 in Yanchep National Park, Yanchep, these are...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:59:26 +0800

Built in 1942-43 in Yanchep National Park, Yanchep, these are two Nissan Hut shaped buildings of off-form concrete, with rear exhaust chamber and chimney and rear concrete pit and drains. They were built during the war when the armed services took over the Park and the R.A.A.F. occupied the Yanchep Inn and Gloucester Lodge. They stand about 50 yards apart.The bunkers are important as one of the remaining links with activities during WWII when Yanchep National Park was taken over by the armed forces. The Trust Classified the huts in 1987.

Commissioner of Native Affairs after A O Neville, Mr F Bray did...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:45:54 +0800

Commissioner of Native Affairs after A O Neville, Mr F Bray did not manage to keep as tight a reign of control over the department, illustrated by an anecdote about him being ‘chased through the corridors…by an irate Aboriginal woman with the fire hose, its canvas loops unrolling behind her, intent on giving Mr Bray a good hiding’.

Pat Jacobs Mister Neville: a biography, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1990, p 271

WA - South Perth Heritage Walk, Saturday 18 May at 1.30pm. Meet...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:00:29 +0800

WA - South Perth Heritage Walk, Saturday 18 May at 1.30pm. Meet cnr Mill Point Rd & Mends St; $25 includes afternoon tea.. Call Susan for more info: 9368 1087.

Still looking for somewhere to take Mum for Mothers Day this Sunday?

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:22 +0800

Still looking for somewhere to take Mum for Mothers Day this Sunday?:

Try these ideas from the 2013 Western Australian Heritage Festival program (which you can download at ). Page numbers are listed for easy reference.

In and around Perth:

· Free Entry Sundays at Woodbridge – visit this beautiful property from 1pm – 4pm. Why not book a table for lunch/afternoon tea at Riverside Cafe on site. Refer p16.

· Autumn Rose Show 2013 presented by the Rose Society of Western Australia – 9am – 4pm in South Perth. Refer p40

· White Divers of Fremantle* – does Mum like pearls? Learn about pearl divers of yesterday and see displays of hard hat diving, and displays and products from sponsors & supporters including pearling companies, the Historical Diving Society, Matsos Brewery, Fremantle Sailing Club. A Telethon fundraiser. 10am – 3pm. Refer p33. *White Divers of Fremantle – with deference to the book The White Divers of Broome by John Bailey and the play by Hilary Bell performed by the Black Swan Theatre Company

· History of Guildford and the Swan Valley Exhibit at historic Guildford Courthouse – 9am – 4pm. Refer p19.

· Free Entry Sundays at Peninsula Farm (Tranby) – experience this fabulous National Trust property on the banks of the Swan in Maylands. The oldest farm in the Swan River Colony. Refer p14.

· Coach Tour to Gwambygine – Bookings essential. Phone today. Refer p42

· Azelia Ley Homestead Museum – see an exhibit between 1.30pm – 4.30pm. Refer p17.

· Sounds like Heritage – 1.30 – 2.30pm. Bookings essential. Refer p42.

· Free Entry Sundays at East Perth Cemeteries – 2pm – 4pm. Refer p17.

· Call to Arms @ Rottnest Island – 11am – 3.3pm. Refer p9.

· Tour of Queen Victoria (Artillery) Barracks in Fremantle – 10am – 11am. Refer p34

· Hidden History Walking Tour self guided walkalong the Scarborough Strip – refer p4

· Peppermint Grove Heritage Trail – self guided trail. Refer p26.

· Perth Urban Adventure – Bookings essential. 6pm – 8pm. Refer p5.

· Fremantle Urban Adventure –Bookings essential. 10am – 12 noon. Refer p6.

In regional areas:

· Free Entry Sunday at Ellensbrook in Margaret River – 10am – 4pm. Refer p50

· Artist in Residence @ Old Blythewood – Mum can view the artist at work and enjoy a walk amongst the beautiful garden at this property in Blythewood. Refer p50.

· Free Entry Sunday at Old Farm – explore some of the behind the scenes work going on a WA’s oldest farm and see the lovely gardens at this lovely Albany property. Refer p54

· Free Entry Sundays at Warden Finnerty’s in Coolgardie – 11am – 4pm. Refer p57.

· Faversham House in the Naughty (and Nice) Nineties Sat 11 – Sun 12. A wonderful weekend of events. Refer p65.

· York Town Hall – the Halcyon Years 1911-1931 – visit this magnificent iconic building between 9.30am – 3.30pm. Refer p60.

· Free Entry Sundays at York Courthouse Complex in York – 10am – 4pm Refer p62.

· Hidden Treasures Exhibition at the York Residency Museum – 11am – 3.30pm Refer p61.

· Bus Tours of Historic York – 2pm – 4pm. Bookings essential. Refer p63.

· Free Entry Sundays at Mangowine in Nungarin – 10am -12noon, 1pm – 4pm. Refer p62.

· Free Entry Sundays at Central Greenough. Enjoy a meal at the Cafe. Refer p68.

flymetotheearth: Cell Fremantle Prison April 2012 FREMANTLE,...

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:39 +0800

flymetotheearth:

Cell

Fremantle Prison

April 2012

FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA

Recently found under the floor at Gallop House. ”This gilt...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:35:24 +0800

Recently found under the floor at Gallop House. ”This gilt hat badge with the lettering ‘Local Companies’ was worn from 1850 to 1880 by the Enrolled Pensioner Force, military pensioners who volunteered to guard convicts on ships from England and after their arrival in Western Australia.”

(Rick Grebert, Military Badges of the Australian Colonies 1800-1903, p 278.)

WA - Heritage building owners can realise value

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:55:31 +0800

WA - Heritage building owners can realise value:

A unique city building is using the City of Perth Heritage Incentive Program to establish a fund to maintain their valuable asset into the future.

(1) Local builder George Stonell has been helping out at Old...

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:38 +0800

Local builder George Stonell has been helping out at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill for nearly half a century.

NTWA Conservation Officer Eric Hancock inspects the roof structure during documentation of the re-roofing work at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.

Removal of the roof slates at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill reveals evidence of a fire which destroyed the original building on Easter Sunday 1870.

On the right original Welsh slate and on the left slate salvaged from the wreck of the James Matthews, used to repair the roof at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.

Nigel Carter and Eric Hancock inspect the newly arrived Welsh slate, sourced from the same quarry as the original roof slate at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.

(1) Local builder George Stonell has been helping out at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill for nearly half a century.

(2) NTWA Conservation Officer Eric Hancock inspects the roof structure during documentation of the re-roofing work at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.

(3) Removal of the roof slates at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill reveals evidence of a fire which destroyed the original building on Easter Sunday 1870.

(4) On the right original Welsh slate and on the left slate salvaged from the wreck of the James Matthews, used to repair the roof at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.

(5) Nigel Carter and Eric Hancock inspect the newly arrived Welsh slate, sourced from the same quarry as the original roof slate at Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:38 +0800

In 1912 the concept of ‘Miasma’ was the theory that foul air...

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:31:56 +0800

In 1912 the concept of ‘Miasma’ was the theory that foul air carries germs. Good public building design ventilated rooms well to remove disease-carrying air. This ventilation system was found intact after modern ceilings were recently demolished at 57 Murray St.

This pair of handmade boots was found under the floor at 57...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:37 +0800

This pair of handmade boots was found under the floor at 57 Murray St. Similar concealed footwear has also been found at Woodbridge and the Royal George Hotel. Australian architectural historian Ian Evans has suggested that ‘the use of personal items, such as shoes and garments with their close association with particular persons, served as lures to decoy evil beings into voids from which they could not escape.’

This is the side gate at National Trust property 57 Murray...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:00:40 +0800

This is the side gate at National Trust property 57 Murray Street, Perth (Chief Secretary/Public Health Department [fmr]), currently undergoing major conservation works.

The Former Public Health and Medical Department building at 57 Murray St was home to a range of government departments which operated from 1912 to the 1990s, including the Public Health and Medical Department and Department of Aborigines and Fisheries.

Many of 57 Murray Street’s exceptional cultural heritage values reflect the State’s control over and surveillance of stigmatised bodies, and the State’s intervention with individual lives, whether Aboriginal or diseased, for most part of twentieth century.

Diseased or Aboriginal people were not permitted to use the front doors but had to use this side access and sit on exposed verandahs waiting to be seen.

This is the latest edition of Trust News, for May 2013.

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:34 +0800

This is the latest edition of Trust News, for May 2013.

AGHS WA Tree Forum Friday 10 May 2013 - 8 am-5 pm A tree...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:03:52 +0800

AGHS WA Tree Forum

Friday 10 May 2013 - 8 am-5 pm

A tree forum, to be held in conjunction with the University of Western Australia at the University Club. The forum will be opened by Emeritus Professor Alan Robson, who opened the Landscape Forum ‘Understanding Place’ (see below) in March 2011.

Confirmed speakers include:

Winthrop Professor Steven Hopper (UWA) – ‘The importance of the South West of WA as a biodiversity hotspot, with special reference to its trees’
Dr Greg Moore (University of Melbourne) – ‘Valuing and Maintaining an Urban Forest’
Dr Paul Barber (Murdoch University) on arboricultural issues in Perth’s urban forest
Craig Burton (UWA) – ‘A History of Public Tree Planting in Australia’
Patrick Beale (UWA) on the use of forest products of WA in building and furniture design
Tony Blackwell (Blackwell and Assoc.) – ‘Streets: the Third Dimension of Open Space’
Stuart Read (AGHS NSW) with success stories of tree conservation, including memorial avenues
Dr Jane Lennon (expert in cultural landscapes for ICOMOS) on ‘Trees as markers in cultural landscapes’
Greg Keighery (DEC botanist), Bronwen Keighery (DEC botanist) and John Viska (AGHS WA Branch Chair and horticulturist) on significant trees of Western Australia
Don Newman and Peter Ciemitis (Urban Design Chapter of Planning Institute of Australia) on green space in WA town planning (introduction and conservation of Garden City and City Beautiful ideals).

Followed by:

Round table event 6pm Cullity Gallery Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, cnr Clifton St and Stirling Highway Nedlands
Summary of Tree Forum proceedings
‘Trees as markers in cultural landscapes Part II” – Dr Jane Lennon
Further discussion.

For registration and payment by credit card, please go to Trybooking.com.

australiangypsy: Historic Ora Banda Inn and walls signed by...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:51 +0800

australiangypsy:

Historic Ora Banda Inn and walls signed by tourists. Kalgoorlie - Western Australia

The National Trust Classified this place in 1977; a great late Federation style pub.

Woodbridge, Swan, WA - Classified by Trust in 1973. The place is...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:00:51 +0800

Woodbridge, Swan, WA - Classified by Trust in 1973. The place is an important landmark on the Swan River. The house has considerable significance because of its imposing design and because of the continuity of occupancy since the earliest phase of colonial settlement and for the diversity of functions and activities associated with the place over this period of time. It also has significance because of its association with a number of notable individuals including Sir James Stirling, Charles Harper and James Wright.

The house and .54ha (1.25acre) site was vested in the National Trust in 1968. The house was furnished in the manner of a typical Victorian gentleman’s home and has been open to the public for inspection since 1970.

Victoria Hotel & former Billiard Saloon, Toodyay, WA - Both...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:00:40 +0800

Victoria Hotel & former Billiard Saloon, Toodyay, WA - Both buildings, erected in the late 1890s, were restored in the late-1970s and the billiard saloon, which had two small shops at the front, was incorporated into the hotel as a lounge. The buildings are environmentally important as they contribute significantly to Stirling Terrace. Classifed by Trust in 1977.

Winder & Headframe, Leonora, WA - Classified by Trust in...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:00:32 +0800

Winder & Headframe, Leonora, WA - Classified by Trust in 1974. Winding machinery is of great interest by virtue of its size, quality and technical design. The Headframe is the only large timber underlie or incline headframe surviving in Australia and the Winder is among the larger steam winding engines remaining is Australia. It was built in 1899, extended in 1913 to accommodate the larger size and power of the winder, and also to accommodate larger ore skips and bins.These structures also form part of a group of buildings that have a long association with gold mining in the Gwalia district.

Fremantle Markets, Fremantle, WA - Classified by Trust in 1980....

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:25 +0800

Fremantle Markets, Fremantle, WA - Classified by Trust in 1980. The building retains the form and largely the character of its origins in 1897. It has historical importance as a trading outlet, and environmental importance in an historic section of the town. The building was the winner of a design competition in gold-boom Fremantle, and was restored to its original use in the 1970s.