The Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan I I I I I a Summary and Plan of Archaeological I Investigations 1978 - 1990 ·1 I I I I

I I I I I The Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan I I I I I A Summary and Plan of Archaeological I Investigations 1978 - 1990 ·1 I I I I

I *Prepared by Dana Mider for Meredith Walker as part of the Archaeological Management Plan for the Rocks and Millers Point. I March 1991. I I I I I

I Table of Contents I I I Table of Contents...... Page 1

I Summary of Arch;leological Investigations in the I Rocks and Millers Point...... Pages 2-3 A Guide to Archaeological Investigations in the Rocks I and Millers Point, Sites and Report Inventory...... Pages 4-6 Plan of Investigated Sites within the Rocks and I Millers Point...... Page 7 -8 Archaeological Investigations in the Rocks and Millers I Point Sites and Report Inventory...... Pages 9-19 I Abstracts of some Investigated Sites ...... Pages 20-26 I I I I I I I I I I I Summary of Archaeological Investigations of the I Rocks and Millers Point I

I The Rocks and Millers Point is an area of outstanding archaeological potential and significance. It possesses an unparalleled ability to I demonstrate the social and economic development and diversity of European settlement in Sydney from 1788 to the present. This archaeological potential and significance is heightened by the areas' I relatively undisturbed state, being largely devoid of large scale urban developments characteristic of the Sydney CBD, which have destroyed I the majority of archaeological remains. The first recorded archaeological excavations in the Rocks and Millers Point area were 'emergency watching briefs', conducted by the staff I archaeologist from the Department of Environment and Planning. These recorded the archaeological features and artifacts which were exposed I during demolition and mechanical excavation at various sites. These included the Kendalls' Biscuit Factory, Kendall Lane in 1978/9, and the I Observatory Hill in 1978. The first controlled archaeological excavation occured in 1980, at both Millers Point and The Rocks. These were the Moores Bond Store and I Wharf excavation in Millers Point and the Old Sydney Goal excavation at The Rocks. From 1980 to 1988 The Sydney Cove Authority did not I require any archaeological investigations on its development sites, however in 1988 it initiated and partially funded the Lilyvale Hotel Development Site excavation. Since that time the Authority has adopted I the policy of requiring some form of archaeological monitoring on all sites where works are likely to disturb the ground, and 23 sites have been investigated in some form to date. In contrast to the Rocks, Millers I Point has been subject to only two small controlled excavations since 1980,as part of the Millers Point Archaeological Master Strategy, 1987, I and one watching brief, that of the Kent Hotel Site in 1989. The results of these investigations have revealed a diverse amount of I information relating to the development of the Rocks and Millers point: from the gradual expansion of wharfage and harbour infill in response I to the increase of commercial trade, to the impact of the Bubonic plague. I I I I I A Guide to Archaeological Investigations in the I Rocks and Millers Point, Sites and Report Inventory I

I The Sites and Report inventory contains five pieces of information, each pertaining to a site, be it a single allotment of land or an entire city block. This grouping has generally been determined by the nature of I the investigation itself; le. a small rescue excavation or the assessment of the archaeological potential of a city block, street or even a suburb. The sources used in the compilation of the inventory were: Central I Sydney Heritage Inventory 1989, Appendix C - List of Archaeological Sites Investigated within the CBD. pp111.:.112. Thorp, Green & I Associates & Anglin and Associates. Bibliography of Archaeological work, The Rocks and Millers point Jane Lydon, 1990. A bibliography of reports carried out in the SCA area. supplied by the SCA. Extended. I Bibliography of Historical Archaeological Reports Undertaken in the CBD. May 1988 in Urban Digs - Historical Archaeology Guidelines, Seminar Papers .. Wendy .Thorp. List of Major Projects held at the Centre for I Historical Archaeology, University of Sydney. 1989. The list of excavation permits issued by the Heritage Council was not consulted as I access proved beyond the recources allocated to this section of the Archaeological Management Plan. I The five pIeces of information are as follows:

I *Inventory Number *Site I *Date *Type of Investigation I *Reports

Inventory Number I Each site has been cross referenced to The Rocks and Millers Point . Archaeological Management Plan inventory ,as compiled by Edward I Higginbotham, in which every site has been alloted a numerical code, with the prefix: 'R' indicating a site located in the Rocks, and 'M' indicating a site within Millers Point, This enables the information to be I cross-referenced to the annotated base plans and historic maps. Thus, site ·R99 can be ident~fied as the former Old Sydney Goal, now the I Regent Hotel. I I I I Site The term 'site' refers to the physical entity which has been investigated, I whether a standing structure or an allotment/s of land. 1 Date The date recorded pertains to the year the report was submitted, not when the investigation occlude. If no reports were submitted, the date 1 of the investigation is given.

Type of Investigation I The term 'Type of Investigation' refers to the specific form of 1 / assessment the site received. There are 5 possibilities: * Assessment of Archaeological Potential * Investigation of the Fabric I * Analysis of Material Recovered by Non-Archaeological means I, * Watching Brief * Controlled Archaeological Investigation I Assessment of Archaeological Potential This type of investigation does not involve any disturbance of the - fabric. It comprises researching the documentary evidence and an I examination of the site. Its aim is to assess the archaeological potential of the site, and to assess the significance of that potential, in order to determine what form of archaeological investigation (if any) should be I carried out. This form of investigation is generally part of an Environmental Impact Statement, or other planning ~equirements prior to the submission of a Development Application. An 'example is the I Historical and Archaeological analysis of the block bounded by Cumberland and Gloucester streets, and the' Cahill Expressway, The I Rocks. Investigation of the Fabric I This type of investigation is generally used for standing structures and their contents, such as wharfs, warehouses and their associated machinery, or domestic structures such as Susannah Place or No 30 I Harrington St The Rocks. Such investigations generally do not involve any disturbance of the fabric and usually precedes conservation or I restoration work. Analysis of Material recovered by Non Archaeological Means I This type of investigation is generally the result of artefacts being excavated by non a'(Qhaeological means, and where an subsequent I attempt has been made to catalogue and analyse them. I ,I I I Watching Brief A Watching Brief is an activity which is often carried out in relation to I road works, and some large scale developments. Its potential to recover archaeological information is limited, as the area under investigation I and the method of excavation are not archaeologically determined or controlled. The Archaeologist supervises the bulk excavation of deposit and records any significant features which may be exposed during the I course of work, and sometimes with an option of a limited extension of time for fuller recording of significant remains.

I Controlled Archaeological Excavation In a Controlled Archaeological Excavation all archaeological information I is recovered stratigraphically. The area and scope of the investigation has been targeted , and being the result of a detailed consideration of the sites' archaeological potential and significance, usually in the form of I a carefully formulated Archaeological Research Design and Statement of Significance. Controlled Archaeological Investigations vary in their size, from small domestic allotment such as 55 Kent St Millers Point and I Samsons Cottage The Rocks, to large city blocks such as the Lilyvale Hotel Development site. These excavations usually take the form of I rescue excavations, preceding development.

I Reports This section lists all knowl1 industrial! archaeological reports relating to the site which have been submitted to and in the possession of The I Sydney Cove Authority, the Department of Planning Library and the Centre for Historical Archaeology, University of Sydney. Most reports deal with single sites, though some such as the Millers Point I Conservation Policy or Millers Point Archaeological Master Strategy (Site 8900), refer to all of Millers Point. It does not include historical reports I or conservation plans. I I I I I I I I I

I Plan of Investigated sites within the Rocks and Millers Point Area I I I Plan * This plan has been designed to cross reference with the Sites and I ~ Report Inventory. The inventory numbers are listed and correlate with the Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan sites inventory. The prefix 'M' denotes a site in Millers Point, and the 'R' a I site in The Rocks. * Some sites have been subject to more than one form of investigation, such as the Kent Hotel Site ( M 125), which has been subject to an I Assessment of Archaeological Potential and a watching Brief. 1- . * The area subject to an investigation has been indicated by allotment as determined in the Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan , but does not represent the actual area excavated. I For example site R 38 has been subject to two small controlled archaeological excavations in and adjacent to Cadmans Cottage, however the remainder of the allotment has not been excavated and retains its 1 archaeological potential. I I I I I I I I

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III (Otyrt<.OLl n) f\"_C lit"; (: C,LO(1 \(V\\ ft.iI) ccC,,-\ (~A -\\0 N ------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R 95, 96, 97 CUMBERLAND ST BLOCK TED HIGGINBOTHAM & TERRY KASS: HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY CUMBERLAND AND GLOUCESTER STREETS, AND THE CAHILL EXPRESSWAY, THE ROCKS. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1989. 1989 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

R 82 THE CLOCKTOWER SITE, HARRINGTON AND ARGYLE ST. WENDY THORP: HISTORICAL OUTLINE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CLOCKTOWER SITE, HARRINGTON AND ARGYLE ST. 1985 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1985 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

R 80,81 GLOBE ST PRECINCT, (EDWARDIAN TERRACES), SITE WENDY THORP: C11 * HISTORICAL OUTLINE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, THE GLOBE ST. PRECINCT, THE ROCKS. 1986. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION * GLOBE ST. SITE CII. ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. APPENDIX 2:ARCHAEOLOGY REPORT. 1986 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL 1986.

R 100 SITE D2, GLOUCESTER ST, THE ROCKS WENDY THORP: ARCHIVAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT D2, THE ROCKS. (PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR SCRA) .1986. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1986 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

M (ALL OF SITE 8900, MILLERS POINT. DAMARIS BAIRSTOW: MILLERS POINT) MILLERS POINT, SITE 8900, ARCHAEOLOGICAL MASTER STRATEGY. 1987. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1987 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL ------.------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS M (ALL OF MILLERS POINT ANDREW WILSON: MILLERS POINT) ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL, (IN) MILLERS POINT CONSERVATION POLICY. ( KATE BLACKMORE AND OTHERS) 1990. . DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

R? LOTS 1-7, SECTION 83 GEORGE ST NORTH WENDY THORP: ARCHIVAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT LOTS 1-7, SECTION 83, WEST CIRCULAR QUAY. 1986. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1986 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL WATCHING BRIEF

R? WATER POLICE BUILDING, CIRCULAR QUAY TED HIGGINBOTHAM: TITLE UNAVAILABLE. 1987

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1987 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION?

R 99 OLD SYDNEY GOAL (REGENT HOTEL SITE) P.EBURRITI: OLD SYDNEY GOAL - THE 1979 RESCUE EXCAVATION. 1980.

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1979/80 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION

R 36 SAMSONS COTIAGE, THE ROCKS JANE LYDON: SAMSONS COTIAGE, THE ROCKS: REPORT IN PREPARATION.

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION ------"-----~------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R 23 CADMANS COTIAGE WENDY THORP: ARCHIVAL ANALYSIS AND EXCAVATION REPORT, CADMANS COTTAGE. 1986. DENIS GOJAK: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION EXCAVATION REPORT IN PREPARATION. 1988 1986,1988 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION

M 78 32 MERRIMAN ST, MILLERS POINT DAMARIS BAIRSTOW: MILLERS POINT SITE 8900 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT. STAGE 1: 32 MERRIMAN AND 55 KENT ST. 1988 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION " \" 1988 . CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION

M 68 BOND STORE, MOORES WHARF R.J. LAMPERT & M.C. TRUSCOTT: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BOND STORE, MOORES WHARF. 1984 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1980 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION

M 133 55 KENT ST, MILLERS POINT DAMARIS BAIRSTOW: MILLERS POINT SITE 8900 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT. STAGE 1: 32 MERRIMAN AND 55 KENT ST. 1988

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1988 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION

R LlL YVALE HOUSE AND SURROUNDING ALLOTMENTS WENDY THORP: 101,102,103,104 * ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED LlLYVALE SITE, THE ROCKS. PLANNING WORKSHOP. 1988 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION * LlLYVALE EXCAVATION 1989: 1988,1989 CONTROLLED ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION REPORT IN PROGRESS ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL ------.- - - - - \- - - - - - INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R ? 229-235 GEORGE ST. (JOHNSON'S CORNER) ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, FOR NO. 229-235 GEORGE ST. 1987.

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1987 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

R HUNTER STEAMSHIP NAVIGATION COMPANY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF NSW: RECORD OFTHE HUNTER STEAMSHIP NAVIGATION COMPANY. UNIVERSITY OF NSW, UNDERGRADUATE REPORT, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. 1986 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1986 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

R? FORMER AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION CO. CARl DO RING & CO.: BUILDING, 5-7 HICKSON RD. THE ROCKS. A.S.N.CO. BUILDING. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT, (TITLE UNAVAILABLE), 1989. LESTER TROPMAN & ASSOCIATES: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION PRELIMINARY CONSERVATION PLAN, FORMER AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION CO. THE 1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC ROCKS, NSW. 1990.

R 61 95 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS C. & M.J DORING: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE COOlROOM AT 95 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS. 1990. . . DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

R43 FOUNDATION PARK, THE ROCKS P. GRAVE: ANALYTIC INVESTIGATION OF BRICK, LIME MORTAR AND CEMENTRENDER FROM THE EXTANT REMAINS AT FOUNDATION PARK, THE ROCKS. 1990 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC ------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R 43 FOUNDATION PARK AND ARGYLE TERRACE, 17-31 ANNETIE GREEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANGLlN & ASSOCIATES: PLAYFAIRST FOUNDATION PARK AND ARGYLE TERRACE, ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE AND CONSERVATION GUIDELINES. 1988. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

M 66 OSWALD BOND STORE DON GODDEN: MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HYDRAULIC LIFTS, OSWALD BOND STORE, NO.1 KENT ST. MILLERS POINT. 1988 I· DATE , ~: TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1988 /.' INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

M 2 WALSH BAY WHARVES DON GODDEN: WALSH BAY WHARVES, AN OPTION FOR REDEVELOPMENT. (TRAVIS PARTNERS) PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR CRI LTO : DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION WALSH BAY REDEVELOPMENT, STATEMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL EFFECTS. 1989 1985,1989 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

M 2 PARBURY'S NO. 3 BOND STORE, MILLERS POINT DON GODDEN: WALSH BAY WHARVES, AN OPTION FOR REDEVELOPMENT. (TRAVIS & PARTNERS). 1984 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1984 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

R CUMBERLAND AND GLOUCESTER STS, THE ROCKS WENDY THORP: REPORT IN PROGRESS?

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 WATCHING BRIEF ------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R ESSEX ST. (BETWEEN HARRINGTON AND GLOUCESTER JANE LYDON & WENDY THORP: STS.) REPORT IN PREPARATION?

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1989 WATCHING BRIEF

R HARRINGTON ST (STAGE 1 & 2) WENDY THORP & GRAHAM WILSON: REPORT IN PROGRESS??

DATE (. TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1989 :)" WATCHING BRIEF

R HICKSON RD. (FOOTPATH OUTSIDE THE ASNCo BLDG) WENDY THORP: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD: EXCAVATIONS IN HICKSON RD., THE ROCKS. 1990.

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1989-1990 WATCHING BRIEF

R94 THE AUSTRALIA HOTEL AND NEIGHBOURING SHOPS JANE LYDON: REPORT IN PREPARATION

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 WATCHING BRIEF

R78AND HARRINGTON PLACE OR SUEZ CANAL A. WAYNE JOHNSTON & ROGER PARRIS: ·ADJACENT * REPORT ON WATCHING BRIEF DURING EXCAVATIONS FOR SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE WORKS IN THE REAR YARDS OF 28-32 HARRINGTON ST, THE ROCKS. 1989. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION * AWAYNE JOHNSTON: 1989,1990 WATCHING BRIEF REYNOLDS COTTAGE: REPORT ON WATCHING BRIEF DURING LANDSCAPING OPERATIONSIN THE REAR YARDS OF 28-32 HARRINGTON ST, THE ROCKS. 1990. ------,-. ------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R72 139 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS WENDY THORP: ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE SUB-FLOOR DEPOSITS, 139 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS. 1990 DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1990 WATCHING BRIEF

R50 BUNKER HILL-WELL NERIDAH WYATT-SPRATT: NO REPORT PRODUCED

DATE \ TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1988 .' WATCHING BRIEF

R 38 UNWINS STORES JANE JYDON: _ RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, AS PART OF THE APPLICATION FOR AN EXCAVATION PERMIT. 1990. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION DAMARIS BAIRSTOW: 1990 WATCHING BRIEF 77-85 GEORGE ST: PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND REPORT. 1990

M 125 KENT HOTEL, 89-113 KENT ST, MILLERS POINT RICHARD MACKAY: REPORT PREPARED BUT NOT SUBMITTED.1989.

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1989 WATCHING BRIEF

M 116 GLOVERS COTTAGE CAROL POWELL: CATALOGUE OF ARTEFACTS FROM GLOVER COTTAGE, KENT ST. SYDNEY. 1980

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1980 WATCHING BRIEF ------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS M 113 TENNIS COURT, KENT STREET . RICHARD MACKAY: ?

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1989 WATCHING BRIEF

R 6,13,15,16,17 CAMPBELLS 90VE WENDY THORP: * PLANNING WORKSHOP. ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, SECTION 16, (BRAYSHAW AND ASSOCIATES). 1987. . DATE '" TYPE OF INVESTIGATION * ARCHIVAL REPORT AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, CAMPBELLS COVE DEVELOPMENT 1987,1988, 1990 WATCHING BRIEF SITE. 1987 ASSESMENT OFARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL * CAMPBELLS COVE: REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF. 1988 * CAMPBELLS COVE-REPORT ON WATCHING BRIEF. 1990

R GEORGE ST. NORTH GRACE KARSKENS: REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OFGEORGE ST. NORTH, CONSERVATION ANALYSIS. 1989. WENDY THORP: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 2 WATCHING BRIEFS, STILL IN PROGRESS?? 1989,1990 WATCHING BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

R 92 58-64 SUSANNAH TERRACE AND CAMBRIDGE LANE JANE LYDON: REPORT IN PREPARATION ROBERT A MOORE & HISTORIC PLACES TRUST OF NSW: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION CONSERVATION ANALYSIS AND GUIDELINES. 1989. 1990 WATCHING BRIEF INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

R 79 30 HARRINGTON ST, 'REYNOLDS COTIAGE' NERIDAH WY ATI-SPRATI & JIM STEPHANY: * CONSERVATION PLAN FOR NO. 30 HARRINGTON ST. THE ROCKS. 1986. * EXCAVATION OF THE WELL, NO.30 HARRINGTON ST. 1987. CATALOGUE OF CERAMICS BY N. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION WYATI-SPRATI, 1986,1987,1988, WATCHING BRIEF * REBECCA BOWER: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEATHER EXCAVATED FROM NO. 30 HARRINGTON ST. 1989,1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC B.A (HONS) THESIS. 1988. * JEAN SMITH: AN ANALYSIS OF THE GLASS ------,------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS R 79 30 HARRINGTON ST , 'REYNOLDS COTIAGE' * JEAN SMITH: AN ANALYSIS OF THE GLASS EXCAVATED FROM NO. 30 HARRINGTON ST, THE (CONTINUED) ROCKS. MA (PASS) LONG ESSAY. 1989 * AWAYNE JOHNSTON & ROGER PARRIS: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION INTERIM REPORT ON THE WATCHING BRIEF DURING BUILDING RENOVATIONS AT NO.30 1986,1987,1988, WATCHING BRIEF HARRINGTON ST, THE ROCKS. 1989. 1989,1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC * TONY ENGLISH: AN ANALYSIS OF FAUNAL REMAINS EXCAVATED FROM THE WELL AT NO. 30 HARRINGTON ST, THE ROCKS. SELECTED LEVELS. UNDERGRADUATE REPORT, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. 1989

R 79 30 HARRINGTON ST, 'REYNOLDS COTIAGE' BERNADETIE HUNT: (CONTINUED) ANALYSIS OF THE FUANAL REMAINS (SELECTED LEVELS) EXCAVATED FROM THE WELL AT NO. 30 HARRINGTON ST., THE ROCKS. UNDERGRADUATE REPORT, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, DATE " TYPE OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. 1989. 1986,1987,1988', WATCHING BRIEF CATHRINE SNELGROVE: 1989,1990 INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC A REPORT ON THE METHODOLOGY USED IN THE RECORDING OF THE SYDNEY COVE AUTHORITY'S ARTEFACT COLLECTIONS. 1990

R 37 COACH HOUSE, 2-6 KENDALL LANE DAMARIS BAIRSTOW: THE COACHHOUSE, 2-6 KENDALL LANE. 1990. CARL DORING & CO.: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT, (TITLE UNAVAILABLE). 1990 WATCHING BRIEF INVESTIGATION OF THE FABRIC

R 20 100 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS. (RAWSON SEAMAN'S RICHARD MACKAY: INSTITUTE. REPORT IN PREPARATION? BOB IRVING: DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 100 GEORGE ST. SYDNEY, CONSERVATION PLAN. 1989. 1990 . WATCHING BRIEF INVESTIGATION OFTHE FABRIC

R40 KENDALL'S BISCUIT FACTORY, KENDALL LANE· HELEN TEMPLE: FILE NOTES: FIELD NOTES AND SKETCHES

DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION 1978/9 WATCHING BRIEF (STAFF ARCHAEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING) ------INVENTORY NO. SITE REPORTS M 88, 90, 91, 92, OBSERVATORY HILL PRECINCT HELEN TEMPLE: 93 FIELD NOTES. 1978. DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OBSERVATORY HILL. 1977. DATE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION TED HIGGINBOTHAM: 1977,1978,1985, WATCHING BRIEF (STAFF ARCHAEOLOGIST, ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL. 1985. 1987 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING) OBSERVATORY HILL: CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, DRAFT. 1987 ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL

.~.• I I I Abstracts of Some Investigated Sites I

I * This information was taken from the 'Extended Bibliography of Historical Archaeological Projects Undertaken in the CBD, May 1988', as compiled by Wendy I Thorp, in Urban Digs, HisTOrical Archaeological Guidelines Seminar Papers, 1989.

I Definition of Entries I

Year When the report was MethodQlogy How the ~j:ectives I written, not necessarily the were reached. same year the work was completed or carried out. Results The major ::~alngs of ~ne work and reco~=e~dations I wn:cn"may have been =ade. Site Former and curr en\..~ names WFie""re known. Actlon. "h W at rur~~e:-" worK. I Date Absolute or chronological directly resulted ::om the range of the historic period source document (if any). In of occupatiC?n. some cases it ~as been I impossible to deter~:ne. Client Who commissioned the T,york, "although the Repository Where the report ~ommissioning agent. may have, may be found. This is by no I ln turn, been commissioned by means complete. :~ese are others. locations where the report has been found or was originally 1 Author The principal person(s) presented to. Other responsible for the final organisations or :nterested document. bodies may have received I·· . copies of which I aw unaware. Objectives What the work was In some cases, for example, intended to achieve. the Department of Public Works, this could refer to a I number of different sections e.g. Special ?rojects, I Hospitals etc. 1

• _~ •.t I I .1 ------INV. No. R lOO YEAR 1987 IW. f'Jo. - YEAR 1985 INv. No. P-.8)' Y::AR 1986 ~::/l.R 1986 ~ S:T~ sice 8900 Millers Point SITE Clock Tower Site, ~TE Sdwardian Terraces, Globe s:':':::: S:~e D2, Gloucester :reet, The Rocks. .3c:ee:., The Rocks. Harrington and Argyle Streets DATE 1788 - 1987 Sydney. \.TE C. 1820 - 1986 i)A':.'S 2.,38 - 1986 C:IENT Deoartment of Housing DATE 1788 - 1985 ~IENT Planning Workshop for c: I EX';.' Planning Workshop for Urban Rene~al Group rdnev Cove Redevelopment Sydney Cove Redevelo~ment CLIENT Planning Workshop for AUTHOR Dr D. 3airstow sydney Cove Redevelopment ithori ty .;u1:.~or:' r.y 2\uthori ty TTHOR W. Tho rp .;U,:,r1OR W. Thorp TI~LE Millers Point site 8900 Archaeoloqical Master Strategy AUTHOR W. Thorp ~T~~___ 5istorical. Outline and ~I~::: Archival and :.~c~.=-"l:::-a::.e ::.o~.:.-=o~C'-=i-=c-=a~l:.....:.A~s~s:.:e::-:s:-:s;:.:m~e~n-=t..!..~T:.:-n:.::..e -.-- , . -=:'Tl---C.,.;:,:..;,'-;----== 03~ECTIVES Assessment of TITLE Hi~torical Outline and i ~rc~aeo.o~lca Assessment LO.':le~~_~~~~~~~~~L-~-~'~ S::::eet Precinct, 'T'ne ?rojec: D2, The Rocks. archaeological potential and ArC11aeolo'9ical Assessment of )CKS. signi=icance of the study area the clock Tower site, as ~art of two stage Harrington and Argyle Streets OBJ~CTIVES As part of an 3JECTIV~S As part of a~ programme. sydney. " E.I.S. to assess the imoact of :!.S. ~D assess the impact of ?r~posed development on thl METHODOLOGY Uses archival OBJECTIVES As part of an :opcsed development on t.he arc.h aeo 1 oglca . 1 resource. ~c h aeological resouxce. researcn, structural and E.I.S. to assess the impact of service analysis. proposed developmenc on the METHODOLOGY Archival research, :ETHODOLOGY Archival research, sice survey. archae~logical resource. ite su:::vey.' RESULTS Establishes RESULTS Assessed to contain significance of the large area METHODOLOGY Archival research ESULTS Potential evidence and recommends an excavation to define the development of limi ted nineteenth century rom the 1820s and material, predominantly strategy. the sit~ and assessment of redominantly later nineteenth twentieth century. archaeological potential and entury. Recommended watching Recommended a watching brief. ACTION Some excavation has its significance based on the rief. since arisen out of this work. former. assessment of ACTION project not proceeded proposed development on this CTION Not acted upon. with to date. REPOSITORY Client, Consultint, resource. Depa~tment of Environment and EPOSITORY Planning Workshop, RE~OSITORY Plan~ing Workshop, Planning. RESULTS Probable evidence of a CRA, Consultant. SCRA, Consultant. pre-1822 hotel and mid to later nineteenth centurv evidence. Recommended both full excavation and watching brief. ACTION None taken REPOSITORY Client, Consultant. ------~ C.1978 - 1979 Ip0IJ· Ne. R40 YEAR 1987 iN~. Nc. R.o,13/IJ,/6Jf YEAR 1988 INv. Ne R~ \31'5,/(" YEAR 1980 IN\). No. Mllb I I Ir- SITE Kendall's Biscuit SITE Campbells Cove, The Rocks S':''''''' Campbells Cove SITE Glover Cottage, Kent FaCtory, Kendall Lane, The DATE 1788 - 1987 Street Rocks. DAT~ 1788 - 1988 DATE c. 1840s CLIENT· Planning Workshop DATE Not specified. SCRA C::~KT CR: Limited CLIENT . Department of CLIENT Department of Public Environment and Planning. AUTHOR W. Therp .;'VTEO? W. Tho rp Works AUTHOR H. Temple TITLE Archival Reoor·t and ::T::S Still in preparation AUTHOR C. Powell. Archaeological Assessmer;: TITLE Field notes only CampoellS Cove Develooment oa~E:TIVES Watching brief TITLE Catalogue of Artefacts Site ~.:u"~-·:":1· g're-a eve lop In e 11 t rrom- Clover Cottage, Kent OBJECTIVES Site observations Street, Sydney. of features revealed by ~~TEODOLOGY Site inspection ~".~ . OBJECTIVES To define workmen "OUrlng redevelopment. historical develooillent of OBJECTIVES To make a record of Notes taken by staff site, assess archaeological :\2Sv:7S Pending artefacts. archaeologist as em~rgency impact and assess effect of measure. proposed development on che METHODOLOGY Artefacts latter as part of an EIS. collected by workmen from METHODOLOGY Field notes and surface of sub-floer deposit.' sketches. METHODOLOGY Archival research, Some archival research. sice survey. RESULTS Thick deposit of rt2S~:~S Catalogue of glass, sandstock bricks revealed in RESULTS Some evidence of sea cerarelcs, metal and pylon trenches c. 2 x 2 x ·1.5 walls, footinqs and fill 0: miscellaneous artefacts. Some metres. possible base of later :1ineteenth centurv basic research to comolement chimney. Another trench likely. Watching brie~ individual items. • revealed sandstone f~agging recomillended. and a massive trench cut and ACTION None required. filled with sandstone blocks. ACTION ~atching brief bei~s At the base of this was a carried out.. REPOSITORY Department of drain. In a section exposed Punlic Works. below Playfair Street a series REPOSITORY Consultant, Client. of roads could be seen, the earliest resting on bedrock several metres below the current surface. ACTION No further action was taken. REPOSITORY Department of Environment and Planning File Notes. ------YEAR 1980 YEAR 1986 EAR 1988 IN'-J. No. M66 YEAR 1984 \IJ'I. ~o. Ml

SITE Bond store, Moore's Wharf SITE Hunter Steamship SIT~ Oswald 30nd Store, No. 1 SITE Walsh Bay Wharves MITIer's Point. Nav:gation Co. Kent Street DATE Unspecified DATE C.1835 + DATE Unknown DATE llnknown CLIE~T Travis Partners CLIENT Maritime Services Board CLIENT University of NSW CLIENT Multiplex and Department of Environment (unaergraduate work) AUTHOR D. Godden and Planning AUTHOR D. Godden AUTHOR Patton and Jerkewicz TITLE Walsh Bay Wharves An AUTHOR R.J. Lampert and M.C. TITLE Manaqement plan for optIOn for Redevelopment Truscott. TITLE Record of Hun-:er ~ulic Litts TITLE The Archaeological steamshio NaVlqat!On Co. (also included parbury's No. 3 Invc5 ti ·ga·;:..:. .. ,m of the Bond Buildinq OBJECTIVES Industrial Bond Store). Store, Mopre's wharf . archaeological investigation OBJEC'!'IVES Detailed recordi:1g and procedures for OBJECTIVES !:lcus:.:ia:!. OBJECTIVES To investigate of DUllcings and assessmen~ of conservation and management. arcnaeological investigat:'on. intact archaeological deposits condition associated with the store; to METHODOLOGY As above. METHODOLOGY Site inspection METHODOLOGY Drawings, ?hotos, increase the knowledge of the 1 • early colonial period in this written aescriptions. rt·ESi.::"~S IdentiLed slgnificant RESULTS Identified hydraulic area; to complement the =aoric and prov:ded guidelines systems, motor, pum?, building record. RESULTS As above for public presentation of accumulator, high pressure v:'ajle sec~ions. pipes, bollards I gantries I METHODOLOGY Historical ACTION None required whips, bale chutes, bale analysis of site followed by AC'!'!ON Some parts to be hoist. an assessment of the most REPOSITORY School of re~ained and presented. orobable areas for Architecture University of ACTION To be preserved. the archaeological material. NSW. REPOSITORY Client, Consultant. site has a PCo. Excavation of certain areas and artefacts analysed. REPOSITORY Client, Consultanc

RESULTS structural ~nd artefact evidence and depos~ts rel~vant to the 1830s and 1840s occupation. Evidence of filling and extensions to the wharf, miscellaneous other floors and features, some unidentified. ~boriginal artefacts. ACTION None required. REPOSITORY, Department' of Environment and planning. -.-••;;-----;;;;;------;;;;;;~;;;;;;;-~~--::::---==----:=-=:--==------:

EAR 1986 EAR 1988 YEAR 1988 No M 1 YEAR 1986 Ir.N. NO ? I~~. 18~ 33 SITE Cad~an's Cot~age Geo:ge S:~E 32 Merriman Street and 55 SITE Lots 1-7 Section 83 SITE Cadman's Cottaoe, George streec, The Rocks. Kent Street, Millers Point George street, Circular Quay. St~eet, Circular Quay. DATE C. 1816 - 1988. DATE C.1830 - 1988 DATE 1788 ~ 1986 DATE C.1816 - 1986 Parks 'and CLIENT National Parks ana CLIENT Department of Housing CLIENT Conybeare Morrison and CLIENT National wildlife Service Urban Renewal Group Partners wildlife Service. .~UTEOR ::>. Gojak. AUTHOR Dr D. Bairstow AUTHOR W. Thorp AUTHOR W. Tl10rp TITLE Millers point Site 8900 TITLE Archival and TITLE Archival Analysis and Archaeolooical EXCaVation Renort Cadmans Historical ArCnaeological ReDor~ Lo~s 1 - 0: Report Staqe I 32 i1erriman Co'C'Caoe. OBJEC~!VES Reco:d 7, section 83 Wes~ CirCUlar excava~lon inside hcuse. Street and ;5 Kent Street. Quay. t~;. 'h' OBJECTIVES To define the METHODOLOGY ?~l: OBJECTIVES To sample a number his~orical development ~f the OBJECTIVES To define archaeo~osical ey.cava~i~n. of sites out of those historical development of the site and the changing scheduled for redevelopment copo;raphy, to excavate a site and assess archaeolccic~l wnlcn naa Deen assessed ~o je small section to d,etermine RESULTS Pendi:1g potential. Recommend~ for of archaeological pote~t:al. 'future work. developing landscape in front of cottage as an aid to METHODOLOGY Archival re5ea::~, METHODOLOGY Archival research, restoration and landscaping full archaeo:ogi:a: watching brief. proposals. excavation. METHODOLOGY Archival research, RESULTS Potential evidence of RESULTS Kent Stree~ ~)(ope ::y earliest topography and :ull arcnaeological excavation yielded little. The Merri:.:an shipyard development, later of single test trench. Street property revealed quay development and Artefact analysis. structural evidence dating c. reclamation. Major evidence 1836 - 1900. found of reclamation~ RESULTS Original beach level structural evidence from iouna to be c. 3.0m below ACTION None required. commercial premises of later c~rrent surface. Extensive evidence of 1850s reclamation. nineteenth and early twentieth REPOSITORY Client, consul~ant, centuries. One wall possibly A number of gardens and paths Department of Environmenc and early nineteenth century. relevant to the later period Planning. Recommended for retention of of the cottage. walls. ACTION Further excavation has ACTION Recommendations acted occurred on the site since upon. this report. No apparent effect on landscaping , REPOSITORY Client, Consultant p~oposals. REPOSITORY National Parks and wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning, Consultant. ------

Y~AR 1978 '1,;'1 N\:), MOO,c\O,91,Q2 YEAR 1985? YEAR 1985 SITE Observatory Hill. The 93 SITE Observatory Hill SITE Observatory Hill road leading into the National ---- Trust building. ~ATE 1788 - 1985 UP.TE 1788 - 1985

DATE Later nineteenth CLIENT Travis Par~ners century? CLIENT' Department of Public ,I AUTHOR E. Higginbotham Works. CLIEN Department of Env1~rnment an~ Planning. TITLE Unavailable AUTHOR E. Higginbotham ~ H. Tem;le OBJECTIVES Define historical TITLE Unavailable development of the hill and TITLEI Field notes only. provide an archaeological OBJECTIVES Archaeological assessment. assessment , of observatory OBJEC~IVES site observations Museum precinct. of ea tu res revealed by METHODOLOGY Archival research, Counc~l workmen during site survey and assessment. METHODOLOGY Historical exca 6tion for services. definition of site development Notesj taken by staff RESULTS Unavailable and archaeological assessment. archaeologist as emergency measure. ACTION Unknoym RESULTS Unavailable METHO~OLOGY Field notes and REPOSITORY Consultant, Travis p.::::'!'ION Unknown sketches. Pdrtners. I! REPOSITORY Department of RESULIrS, Similar deposit Puolic Works. oDserred as that at the Art Galle~y. ~rtefacts and fill used 'i: to level si te possibly for ll'lndscaping. 'i ACTIO: No further action resu ed. REPOS TORY Department of EnVlr nment and Planning file notes I. I

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I THE ROCKS AND MILLERS POINT. o-===---- 200 metres. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. I Basemap and Inventory. I Sites in management" groups 1 to 6. I I I I The Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan: list of known or likely works 1 1 The Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan Sites the subject of proposals by public utility authorities and other government I organisations 1 . Introduction 1 From discussions with the public utility authorities and other government organisations a list has been compiled of sites that are the subject of redevelopment and other works in the Rocks and Millers Point area. These sites I have been plotted and colour coded by authority/utility on a 1 :4000 map. The nature of the development is shown next to the site.

I 2. List of Utilities/Auth9rities/organisations contacted (The colours refer to notation on the map)

I Orange: Telecom Blue: Water Board Green: Gas (AGL) I Pink: Electricity (SCC) Brown: Department of Housing Red: Maritime Services Board I Yellow: Sydney Cove Authority I Sydney City Council - not marked on map. . . The Sydney County Council have not supplied us with any information as to their 1 existing and future works in the area. The Department of Education, owners of the Fort Street Public School and the Fanny Cohen Hall nearby, have been contacted by telephone and fax. The only I works proposed are a refurbishment of the Fanny Cohen .Hall as a field study centre. This work does not involve any works beyond the present fabric of the building and now works or removal of the present ground floor. Some works are I likely but it is not likely that any work would commence within the next 18 months. It is likely that Windmill Street between the overbridge and Kent Street may be I closed to traffic, or Kent .Street between Windmill Street and Argyle Place! The National Trust have no proposals for works to its property at Observatory Hill I The Powerhouse Museum, who administer the Observatory itself, have no proposals for works. I The list of organisations and the works that they anticipate are listed below. I 3. List of likely works Department of Housing.

I * No. 8-12 Trinity Ave. Restoration of the existing building I and 'infill housing on the adjacent vacant allotment. This will be checked with the Sydney City Engineer. I .1 I I The Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan: list of known or likely works 2 I * No. 24-26 Kent St, 'House of Bodleigh' Unspecified redevelopment. * 2-18 Munn St, vacant allotment Unspecified redevelopment. I * Sewage and Water separation along Windmill, Lower Fort, Kent, Argyle Sts, and Trinity Ave. This works will involve trenching in the rear of some properties. I New Works I * Lance Kindergarten, High St Redevelopment * Rear section of Imperial House (65-69 Kent St) _ Redevelopment.

I ~ * No 1 Munn St, Bond Store Redevelopment.

* No 1 High St, vacant allotment Redevelopment.

I * Block bounded by Hickson Rd, Jenkins St and Napoleon St, including Caltex House and ADC House. Includes the MSB workshops and depots I Redevelopment. * No 20-26 Sussex St, ' The Big House Hotel' Redevelopment.

I * Block bounded by Sussex Lane and Sussex St Redevelopment.

* Allotment of Land at the corner of Sussex and Erskine St and Kent St I The terraces- have just had their PCOs revoked. Redevelopment. I * Walsh Bay Precinct. Redevelopment. I ~ (Mains in the street)

I * Essex St, between Cumberland St and Grosvenor St New Works. I * Corner Essex St and Margaret St New Works. * Mains for Walsh Bay, Extending from Napoleon St up and around Hickson Rd I New Works. Telecom

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* Hickson Rd and Pottinger St, as part of the Walsh Bay Redevelopment I New Works. I * No 8-12 Trinity Ave New Works. I I I I The Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan: list of known or likely works 3 * For the Kent St Redevelopment New Works. I Sydney Cove Authority I * Block bounded by Cumberland, Essex and Gloucester Sts Redevelopment. I * Block bounded by Gloucester, Essex and Harrington Sts Redevelopment. I * No 106-124 Cumberland St, vacant allotment Redevelopment. * All major streets in the Rocks for Sewerage upgrading New Works.

I * Also for the Sydney Cove Authority, see attached list which has been supplied by I them. Sydney City Council The Sydney City Council have no immediate proposals for works. Areas where I works might occur are: landscaping works at Dawes Point park; works for traffic management in Millers Point, recommended in a study prepared by consultants. These works are not within a works program, partly because many of the key roads I are in the ownership of the MSB. The MSB have indicated in discussions that it wishes to transfer the roads to the Sydney City Council, but this process will take some time. Concerns have been raised by the Heritage Council about the works to I regulate traffic as they might diminish the heritage value of the area.2 I I I I I I I I 2 Advice from the Sydney City Council and the Department of Planning I 11 I

I JOB STREET NO DESCRIPTION NO ... ~--....- I 001 George Road reconstruction (Lower Fort - Hickson) now Mi l' 002 George Road reconstruction (Hickson - Argy1e) I 003 George Road reconstruction (Argy1e - Cahi 11) 004 Essex \ Road reconstructloh ----- ._-- - 005 Argy1e Road reconstruction SUB TOTAL - ROADWORKS I 100 George 43-45 Preservation & res-::'oration. Counting House 101 George 43-45 Conversion to museum. Counting House I 102 George Preserve & restore Marionette Theatre 103 George 80 Upgrade main stairs & foyer 104 George 87-89 Observer Hotel. Conservation & bu i ldi ng -- . ------.. ------_._-_. I 105 Gloucester 87 -- Reconstruction of dere 1 ict shop etc. 106 Argyle 18 Argyle centre building st.udy 107 Kenda 11 Samsons Cottage inrill building I '108 Gloucester 62 Refurbishment of Susannah Place 109 Kenda11 Refurbish Coachhouse no Hickson 5-7 Refurbish Ordinance Store I 111 George 77-85 Refurbish Unwins Store SUB TOTAL - BUILDING WORKS I 006 George Lighting 007 Globe Staircase 008 George Unwin store/Coac~nouse cour"tyards I 009 Cambridge Landscaping, roadworks & conversion of garages 010 S;gnage (feature maps) SUB TOTAL - URBAN IMPROVEMENTS I ROUTINE WORK TOTAL ORIGINAL BUDGET 014 Bushe 111 s Pl Recons-cruction I 115 George 121 Bui ld; ng a1terat:ions I, ~ - 120 Hickson' 1- / ANS bui ldi ng. Elee. upgrade I 122 Gloucester 103-1:1 Long's Lane Terraces 123 Gloucester 151-161 Sports/SCience House - 126 George Weekend Markets 124 Playfair 22-25 I -- -.--. -----_._. ~::.r;ry'~nL~

1 Aim The aim of this site inspection is to discuss and trial the assessment criteria and site management groupings presented in the draft report. 1 Nine sites (both standing structures and archaeological sites) have been targeted, on the basis that they will be subject to redevelopment in the I" near future and/or that they contain a significant degree of original fabric.

I Sites to be Inspected

* 8-12 Trinity Avenue, Millers Point, (Vacant Allotment and 1 Structure) * Parbury's No.3 Bond Store, Windmill St, Millers Point. I * 1-63 Windmill St, Millers Point, (Terrace Houses). * 1 Munn St, Millers Point. -(Bond Store). * 1 High St, Millers Point, (Vacant Allotment). 1 * Caltex House and Adjacent Allotments, including part Jenkins St. * 16-18 Cumberland St, The Rocks. * Sites along Cumberland St, The Rocks. I * Argyle St, (Roadway). I Agenda and Route Meet at 9.30 am outside the Sydney Cove Authority, follow the route indicated on the enclosed map. It is estimated that the inspection will I finish by 12.00 pm. I Information Supplied * Plan of Sites to be Inspected I * Plan of Condition of Below Ground Sites * Plan of Condition of Above Ground Sites * Plan of Sites in Management Groups 1-6 I * Relevant Inventory Printouts * Assessment Criteria for the Inventory * Assessment criteria for Archaeological Potential I * Management Groupings of Archaeological Sites I I I1 .------~~~~--~~~~------I I I Interview response from Government Bodies and Public Utilities involved in The Rocks and Millers I Point

11 interviews were conducted between Pebuary 22 - March 19, 1991 by I Meredith Walker and Dana Mider. Each group was initially contacted by telephone and then by fax to establish the person/s who were responsible for the study area, and to familiarise them with the Archaeological I Management Plan. A follow up two page letter. (copy attached) was sent to each organization, repeating the telephone advice, and a few days later and I a interview time arranged by telephone. The InstrumentalitieslAuthorities which are involved in the Rocks and Millers Point are: I Sydney Cove Authority Sydney City Council Department of Housing I Sydney County Council (Sydney Electricity) Telecom Maritime Services Board I Natural Gas Company Water Board I Department of Planning Observatory Hill Trust * National Trust of Australia (NSW) * I Department of Education * I * Telephone interviews only A standard set of questions was formulated to establish each authorities' proposed activities, and how they would affect the archaeological resource I in the study area. A copy of the questions is attached. I Summary of responses to the Questionnaire.' * Planned Works over the next Two to Five Years A list of all proposed works (together with a plan indicating the location of I works), was compiled and is attached as a separate document. It has been cross referenced to the Archaeological Management Plan Site's Inventory. I Most of the works will be building refurbishments and the upgrading of services for existing properties. The five major developments in the area will be: The Walsh Bay Wharves, Nos 8-12 Trinity Ave, No 1 High St, I the Block bounded by Hickson Rd, Jenkins St, and Napoleon Sts, and Nos 106 - 124 Cumberland St. I I

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This list does not include emergency works which are by nature I impossible to predict. In addition it does not consider maintenance on existing services as this more often than not involves digging through I existing backfill. *Procedures for Works and their Approval. I All utilities replied that approval rested with their boards if the cost of the proposal exceeded more than a stated amount: for example, the Natural Gas Company requires the approval of its' board for works over I $1,000,000.00. Works of a lesser scale are dealt with by the planning sections within each utility. The Department of Housing has a regional office in Sydney which is responsible for the day to day maintenance I works of its properties in Millers Point. More substantial works and long term projects are co-ordinated by the Team Manager - General Housing Unit, in the head office at Liverpool. New developments such as the I restoration and infill project at Nos 8-12 Trinity Ave, Millers Point are referred to the Head of the Department and the Ministers involved. All utilities stressed that the majority of their works are demand driven, I therefore dependent on specific development projects timetables; for instance, when the Walsh Bay precinct development commences, every I utility will have to upgrade and install new services in order to adequately cater for the increase in usage of those services. This will involve a I significant degree of soil disturbance. * Notification Procedures The Sydney County Council (Sydney Electricity) have a 21 day I notification scheme by which plans of new works are sent to the Sydney City Council and the owner of the property. They stressed that the system is not fail-safe, as delays generally occur, and that the scheme did not I include emergency works, whatever their magnitude. Telecom also have a 21 day notification process similar to that of the Sydney County Council. I In addition to the above process, the Water Board notifies the Heritage Council which allows it the opportunity of assessing the impact of the I proposed works on the archaeological resource. * In theory (but not always in practise), all works by landowners and I utilities should be refered to the Sydney City Council. If the works involve road or footpath openings or necessitate a road closure, the utilities contact the Council who co-ordinate this through the I Underground Utilities Group (meets monthly), and the Streets Openings Conference. This allows them a venue for consulting the various utilities as a group and co-ordinating their activities in the Sydney CBD. I For building works other than maintenance, the Department of Housing generally (but not always) submit Development Applications to the I Sydney City Council, and notify the Heritage Council when they feel that I I I I

significant relics have been uncovered during the course of building I works.

* Procedures for Heritage Items including Archaeology. I The Maritime Services Board, Water Board, Sydney City Council, and The Department of Housing have compiled Heritage and Conservation I Registers (pursuant to S 170 of the Heritage Act), however these DO NOT INCLUDE BELOW GROUND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. They also employ heritage/environmental officers to manage their registers. The I Natural Gas Company also employs an environmental scientist but, who does not deal with the built environment.

I * Previous experiences with Archaeology Each of the organizations had some prior experience of archaeology in the study area or elsewhere in the CBD. The First Government House site I excavation was one that involved most of the utility organizations.

* Employment of Archaeologists I The Water Board employ consultant archaeologists to monitor new works. I The Department of Housing do not employ consultant archaeologists when carrying out building works that impact on the archaeological resource. They do inform the Heritage Council when significant relics I have been uncovered during the course of their building works. The Department of Housing does however commission conservation plans and policies for their building stock in Millers Point. I In the past the Department of Housing has funded three projects with an archaeological component: Archaeological Master Strategy for Site 8900 (Millers Point), by Damaris Bairstow. 1987, 2 small excavations I conducted by Damaris Bairstow at No. 55 Kent St and No. 32 Merriman St, Millers Point, 1988., and an archaeological component by Andrew Wilson, in the Millers Point Conservation Policy, 1990. I The Sydney City Council currently do not have an archaeologist on staff, but they are considering a part-time archaeological position to administer I the archaeological provisions of the Draft LEP for the City of Sydney. * With the exception of the Water Board, none of the utilities felt that it 1 was their responsibility to deal with any archaeological remains when undertaking works in the study area. They were of the opinion that the Sydney City Council, or the Heritage Council (that is anyone else but I them) should be responsible for any archaeological deposits disturbed during the course of their work. The Sydney Cove Authority have recently adopted a policy that requires 1 all utilities carrying out works in the Authorities area to undertake an archaeological monitoring program. Thus Telecom and the Sydney I I 11 I I

County Council have recently undertaken monitoring briefs in The Rocks I area. Millers Point however does not enjoy this protection.

I * Other Comments. Telecom and the Sydney County Council have expressed a desire to I comment formally on the Archaeological Management Plan. In general, all authorities were co-operative,with the notable exception of I The Sydney County Council. Despite two interviews, no information about future works in the study area was forthcoming. At the first interview, the Mains Engineer responsible for the study area was co I operative and enthusiastic, however at the second interview, the information requested was not forwarded, and the authority stated that it was not bound by the provisions of the ·Heritage Act, and they would be I seeking further legal advice in relation to the Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan. At this point the consultants felt it prudent not to pursue any further interviews with The Sydney County I Council and informed the Clients of the decision. Representatives from The Sydney County Council were given a further opportunity to comment I at a seminar arranged as part of the s~dy. * Conclusions I The interviews provided a useful insight into what the authorities considered to be their responsibility in relation to archaeology in the study area. It soon became apparent that most would only comply with the I Heritage Act if it was seen and enforced as a legal requirement. Many authorities had not compiled a Heritage and Environment Register at the time of the interviews, and those who had, had not listed any below I ground archaeological sites. In The Rocks area the archaeological resource enjoys the protection of the The Sydney Cove Authority. It has established an archaeological program, employs 2 full time staff I archaeologists (on contact) to undertake and co-ordinate archaeological work, it commissions other consultants for specific projects, and most importantly requires that all utilities carrying out works in The Rocks I undertake a Archaeological Monitoring Brief where appropriate. I In contrast to The Rocks, the situation in Millers Point is precarious. The Department of Housing and the MSB generally do not inform the Sydney City Council of proposed works unless they are major redevelopments. I Their s.170 Registers do not list any archaeological sites. The Department of Housing have previously commissioned an Archaeological Zoning Plan, but do not use it. They notify the Heritage Council only when they .1 have uncovered relics during the course of their building works. Though they employ consultants to undertake historical studies and conservation I I I I I

plans of their building stock, they feel it unnecessary to consider the I archaeological potential of their sites. Clearly in order that the archaeological potential of Millers Point be protected it is necessary that a full assessment of future works and their I impact on the archaeological resource be undertaken, and that appropriate I archaeological measures carried out. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ·1

I Recommendations

1. That all utilities compile a Heritage and Environment Register and that I the Archaeological sites identified in the Rocks and Millers Point Archaeological Management Plan be included in the register. 2. It must be made quite clear to the authorities and utilities that they are I bound by the provisions of the Heritage Act. And that this is a legal obligation, otherwise some bodies will continue to ignore their I responsibilities in relation to disturbing and destroying archaeological deposits 3. That in view of the archaeological provisions in the Draft LEP for The I City of Sydney, The Sydney City Council take a more active role in assessing the impact of development s and works on the archaeological resource of Millers Point. One possibility is through the Streets Opening I Conference and The Underground Utilities Group, and through assessing the notifications of works submitted to the Council by the utilities. Alternately the utilities could inform both the Sydney City Council and I The Heritage Council (as the Water Board now does). ill order to do this the council would have to function in a similar way as the Sydney Cove Authority, that is to employ an archaeologist to make those assessments I and advise on the appropriate action. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Personal LaserWriter NT I , .® PER SON ALL A 5 E R W R I T E R ®N T I I

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