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Billy Murdoch Balmain’S Neglect- Awards; and Th E Urban Ed Ashes Captain Photography Competition P the Newssheet of the Balmain Association PO Box 57•Balmain•NSW•2041 www.balmainassociation.org.au Vol 54 No 2 Issue 351 Founded November 1965 June 2019 National Trust Heritage Awards 2019 presented on Friday 10 May Congratulations to our community for the following awards - June Lunsmann This year marked the 25th anniversary of these important awards that acknowledge the greatest innovation, conservation, education and advocacy with a view to preserving or protecting natural, built and cultural heritage in New South Wales. The 14 winners across multiple disciplines were announced at a luncheon attended by more than 300 people at at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf. The 11 categories, received entries from the building design and architecture sector, community groups, the culture and arts sector including galleries and libraries, leading researchers and publishers, and many more. Category: Adaptive Re-use we must remember it was Leichhardt preservation of Marrickville’s cultural and Winner: Fenwick Building IWC Council and the community that saved architectural heritage. It is now awarded Projects that complement and utilise Fenwick’s. There had been numerous for preservation of the Inner West’s existing heritage fabric, re-purposed and private development proposals since cultural and architectural heritage. new developments that are sympathetic 1993, by the Brambles Group, RoseCorp Category: Advocacy and Bezzina. These were the start of the to the traditional uses of a site and its Highly Commended: Friends of community campaign and all were refused structures, and protect the heritage Callan Park integrity. by Leichhardt Council. In 2003 Leichhardt Council compulsorily A community group formed in 1998 The 1880s Fenwick Building is a two- to safeguard public land from sale at storey sandstone boat store now adapted acquired the Bell’s Foreshore site for foreshore parkland. Callan Park and Broughton Hall and for use as a cafe and gallery space. It to advocate for their preservation. incorporates new internal stairs and In 2007, the Council acquired the Fenwick’s Stone Building and in consultation with the With constant vigilance for two outdoor areas, a commercial kitchen, community, developed a comprehensive plan decades, Friends of Callan Park have as well as public amenities and a lift to of management for preservation. preserved the site. Restoration works on the Fenwick’s Stone Friends were recognised for their 20 years Building commenced in 2011 with the aid of of advocacy in BA newsletter June 2018. a NSW Heritage grant. Congrats again. The site opened Saturday, 1 September 2012. See report on Fenwicks/Bells in newsletter March 2018. Category: Heritage Events, Exhibitions and Tours Highly Commended: Inner West Built Environment Awards The Inner West Built Environment Awards are an annual community event celebrating built works that serve the building, the surrounding park contribute to understanding and and the adjacent transport interchange. preservation of the area’s rich Long before the amalgamated IWC had cultural and architectural heritage. Friends of Callan Park executive committee the opportunity to continue the restoration, The Built Environment Awards now include three components: IN THIS ISSUE the Marrickville Medal P. 1 NT Heritage Awards for Conservation; the P. 2 Update on recent issues Sustainable Design P. 3 This and That P. 4 & 5 Billy Murdoch Balmain’s neglect- Awards; and th e Urban ed Ashes captain Photography Competition p. 6. Glebe Society 50th (see the 2019 awards p 6). IWC Built Environment Awards The Marrickville Medal P. 7 In onour of Damian Cobley-Finch has been awarded annually P.8 What’s on at the Watch House since 1995 for building Call for information History Council works that contribute to the Broughton Hall Walking Tour The Fenwick site in 2007 Update on Recent Issues Balmain Telephone Exchange Plebiscite on Merger Approval for Dawn Fraser Ferg Fricke wrote on 10th May Unfortunately for local residents Pool Works Hi all, the motion to hold a plebiscite on the Approval was given for the proposed I won’t be so bold as to say the merger failed. We in Balmain and works to the southern pavilion at the demolition of the BTE has begun but Rozelle are at one extremity of the Dawn Fraser Pool by the Sydney Eastern yesterday I received an email from amalgamated council and all council Regional Planning Panel on May 2. meetings are held at Ashfield Council Mayor Darcy Byrne, in response to This is certainly pleasing as we need the furthest extremity and difficult to my enquiry about the demolition date, the restoration works to be undertaken get to in peak hour traffic so we go saying that he would let me know in to ensure this important heritage listed unrepresented. Some residents who have the next few days when the demolition treasure is there in the future. made the journey only find they have would begin. I also noticed today that I attended with Peter Hickey, a local to go back again as there are so many the last remaining telephone booth in heritage architect who did much of items on the agenda that have to be front of the BTE was being removed. the work on the Northern Pavilion and carried over. June Lunsmann. I went back to photograph the removal Council Meeting 26 March 2019 was a fellow member of the Friends of this afternoon. I don’t suggest we C0319(2) Item 11 Notice of Motion: Balmain Baths group from our 1990’s should celebrate yet but I do suggest it Inner West Council: Community campaign. We were both concerned could be time to think about how and Plebiscite on Merger about a couple of aspects including the configuration of the amenities and it was when to celebrate. The most relevant comment for the unfortunate that a similar submission motion follows: for the Balmain Swimming and Water Notes after almost 3 years of Polo Club was not received in time for it amalgamation of 3 high functioning to be considered and for them to attend councils the amalgamation has placed the hearing. One of the pleasing aspects enormous pressure on staff and systems is that the original change cubicles which has impacted on the quality of on the western end of the southern services delivered by Council and have section will be reinstated in part. These left the Council with on-going budget were removed in the early 1980s deficits; when considerable unsympathetic and This Motion Tied damaging work was undertaken. There For: Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, will also be some outdoor showers. Porteous, Stamolis and Steer No telephones! Against: Crs Byrne, Drury, Macri, My understanding of the process was McKenna OAM, Passas, Raciti and York that it was all approved as per the report Cr Iskandar Absent of the external assessor and that this The Mayor used his casting vote against does include the need to make some the motion so the motion was lost. He changes to the entrance on heritage noted that at a plebiscite would cost grounds as per objections from the an estimated $1.1-$1.3 Million of Heritage Council of NSW. ratepayers money and not necessarily I was disappointed at the process as it was be binding. clear that with all the changes in personnel at Council there are very few people with Clontarf Cottage an understanding of the baths and of WE noted in the September 2018 issue the actual DA. The person representing council has only been on this project for From the Observer February 1992 that Clontarf Management Committee Recent sale is thought to be 3.6 million were in negotiations with IWC to re- a couple of months and is leaving shortly. establish facilities committees. The person representing the architects To date there has been no progress on was also new on the project. There were the issues and concerns, particularly a number of occasions when Peter and lack of maintenance, made by local I had to indicate on the plans what was residents and the Friends of Clontarf being proposed. With more than 80 years Cottage, as detailed on Jan 7 2019 of swimming there between us and Peter’s This year when Darcy Byrne, mayor, architectural expertise, I felt the panel had undertook to have 2 consultative little regard for what we had to say and a meetings with former Facilities brief visit and cursory view of the plans Post Office and Court House circa 1961 committees and others with an interest cannot do justice to such a unique site. in their optimal functioning eg Balmain We understand work will commence in Association in this instance. Nothing has August and the pool will be closed for been heard from IWC since. 12 months. June Lunsmann Carolyn Allen 2 This and That . Talk at Balmain Town Hall Meet the Candidates The National Trust Heritage Festival Saturday 9 March got off to a good start for the Inner West While members of the Council with a talk on Billy Murdoch, Balmain Association Balmain cricketing legend, by Richard concentrated on listening to Cashman at the Balmain Town Hall on her father and other hopefuls 18 April. Jamie Parker’s baby was Richard and Ric Sissons have just keeping an eye on Ferg Fricke written an historical and interesting who was taking photos. account of an unrecognised Balmain hero, “Billy Murdoch A Cricketing Can you help? Visitor from USA Colossus”. BA member Al Garrick asks: The Balmain Association recently Richard explained that while not born Can anyone remember the last film shown received a letter from Sue Balmain in Balmain, Billy’s formative years at the Hoyts Theatre top of Rowntree St? Griffin, a descendant of William who were the time he spent in Balmain at lives in Texas USA.
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