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Sandra told the Society’s Quiz the Candidates not our master meeting that this comes about because the City of has its It is important that the Sydney City people and built environment. own act of parliament. This advice is Council (SCC) consult with the The early months between 8 May different to our understanding after Glebe community, in particular The and the September local govern- our meeting with the Minister for Glebe Society, as soon as possible. ment elections will be critical as Local Government’s staff last year. The Council has no elected repre- systems put in place then will be At the meeting we will also make the sentatives with knowledge of Glebe hard to change later. and Forest Lodge—of our history, representatives of the City aware of It is important that the new Lord sensitivities and our desires. The our concern that services such as the Mayor immediately enters into day-to-day affairs of the Council Glebe Library and help for the aged meaningful consultations with are handled by its employees to a and disadvantaged be maintained and Glebe groups (particularly The greater extent than we are used to improved if possible, and that the Glebe Society since we seem to with Leichhardt Council. No matter City should acknowledge Glebe’s be the only group that has pub- how competent or well-meaning, heritage status and recruit planning licly articulated a vision for the City’s staff will have difficulty staff from Leichhardt Council who Glebe) with the aim of develop- meeting our needs (with a few ing and placing on public record have an appreciation of Glebe’s obvious exceptions like litter and the Council’s intentions with unique character and current planning graffiti) if they have no guidance regard to Glebe. provisions. A request to review the from residents. parking regime established by If consultation is effective, this The fact that the current SCC Leichhardt Council is also a likely policy statement will go a long bureaucracy works fairly autono- subject of discussion. way towards filling the void mously implementing policies created by our lack of elected President Andrew Craig has already agreed by the elected councillors is representatives. Of course our drawn to the attention of City offi- not necessarily a bad thing, and has wishes will have to be balanced cials the apparent discrepancy the potential for quicker decisions against budgetary and other between collections and expenditure and more effective and efficient practical considerations, but at of developers’ open space contribu- administration. least we will have established a tions in Glebe (see p 8 and p 11 of However, in the absence of policy mutually agreed framework for the last Bulletin), and we will remind guidance relating to Glebe the SCC operations in Glebe and the City of Cr Sartor’s promise of council staff will put in place the Forest Lodge until the September improved service delivery under the systems they consider most appro- elections. City’s administration. priate, usually ones that they have It is important that during the Of course there is a huge range of installed elsewhere. These systems consultative process that Glebe’s projects that we could propose to the may or may not be appropriate to representatives do not allow City Council. While we plan to hand Glebe—particularly as the City ourselves to be “duchessed” by over a copy of the comprehensive does not at present administer an SCC. Several of us who have “wish list” we compiled in early area with Glebe’s eclectic mix of accepted the Council’s hospital- 2002, suitably high profile projects ity, notably during the Olympic could include: Leichhardt Council has made Games, know how pleasant it can be and how good Cr Turnbull and • a new Glebe Point Road little progress with its section); her colleagues are at winning project building on the work of and friends and influencing people. the previous committee and • a commitment to upgrade the work currently being done Foley Park as a focal point for And however well the consulta- for the Society by John Gray; Glebe. tions go, we must never lose sight of the fact that the SCC exists for • completion of the foreshore The Transition Sub-committee of the our benefit; the council, and in walk in front of The Anchor- Management Committee that is particular its employees who will age (landscaping is well responsible for our representations to play such a significant role in advanced in front of Pavilions the City Council comprises President local government in this area in on the Bay at Glebe Point and Andrew Craig, Vice-president Hilary future, must understand that they has been complete for some Wise, John Buckingham, Bruce are our servants not our masters. time in front of the Harbour Davis, Jeanette Knox and Neil Lighterage development, but Macindoe. - Bruce Davis

2 The Glebe Society Bulletin Congratulations Sandra, and we’ll keep an eye on you! Before the election, the successful candidate for , Sandra Nori, answered The Glebe Society’s questions at our Quiz the Candidates meeting on Friday, 14 March. Ms Nori and Greeens candidate Jamie Parker were the only candidates who were able to accept the Society’s invitation to take part in the evening held at Record Reign Hall. Despite the fact that the meeting was open to all people with an interest in the future of Glebe, and was publi- cised as widely as our resources permitted, only about 25 people attended. Candidates were asked to address a wide-ranging set of ques- tions prepared by Management Committee covering the Society’s current priorities then the meeting Ms Nori in full flight, despite being afflicted by a nasty wog. Greens candidate Jamie was opened to questions from the Parker (centre) and President Andrew Craig look on. floor. • Heavy duty vehicle audits, Parks and open spaces: This report (prepared by Edwina similar to the one planned for • The can-do attitude of the SCC Doe with assistance from Liz for Bridge Road, are needed. should lead to vast improve- Simpson-Booker) concentrates on ment. the answers given by Ms Nori as she Crime: was the successful candidate and is a • There are 97 additional police • The Fish Market development member of the party in government. in our area. The police have a and the Heritage Fleet pro- We will watch her performance with role in crime prevention. posal (if it goes ahead) will great interest. We have also included add an enormous amenity to some responses from Mr Parker • The Families First program Glebe. We must make sure which were worthy of note. intervenes very early with there is community input. young mothers and dysfunc- • The next four years are an Traffic: tional families at risk. Daily visitors will teach parenting exciting time for upgrades. • The next four years are a time skills and provide mentoring. Sandra’s biggest target is for consolidation. There must Babies’ brains are wired by 12 Wentworth Park. (In answer to be an improvement to mass to 36 months and schools can’t a question from Bruce Davis, transport, including the exten- repair any damage. Results she said: “We must convince sion of the Light Rail. will not be seen for 10 to 20 State Government and the to find a new • There must be community years. location for the dogs. The consultation to get the detail • We as a community must centre of gravity for the dogs right – for instance should recognise who are our neigh- has moved further west.” there be new wharfs and bours. Families First needs Sandra hinted at possible ferries for pupils from volunteers and mentors from solutions, but said she was not Annandale and Balmain to the north end of Glebe to help able to reveal details.) travel to Glebe High School? the south end. We should More wharfs and ferries will bring the community together The built environment: liberate the roads to make and recruit volunteers. Glebe Point Road needs buses more efficient. • • The Chamber of Commerce revitalisation. Parking meters • There will be 60 new buses on runs a Young Achievement were the last straw. At a the road to support our com- program in Glebe. minimum, the time should be munity. Continued on page 6

The Glebe Society Bulletin 3 Leichhardt Council takes the initiative on community safety

In late 2002 the Leichhardt Council ing involved in crime. The State area. Needless to say some parts of reconvened the Community Safety Government was offering quite Glebe featured prominently in the Committee to address local percep- generous subsidies (up to $50,000 frequency of some petty crimes. tions on safety and petty crime. The per annum for three years) to encour- The police presentation, we are sure, first meeting of the re-convened age actions to be taken at local level. helped some members of the commit- committee was held on 28 November The Attorney General’s Department tee (especially those attending from 2002. made a presentation outlining the Glebe) better understand the likely The second meeting was held on process of applying for a grant and causes and prevalence of some petty 6 February 2003 at the Leichhardt this included the need to develop a crimes. Town Hall, chaired by Cr Chris Crime Prevention Plan. The presen- A major uncertainty arising at the Windsor and convened by Simon tation outlined the role of the Depart- meeting was the earlier announce- Emsley, Leichhardt Council’s ment and some principles of crime ment that Glebe and Forest Lodge Community Safety Officer. This prevention and some example would be joining the Sydney City meeting was well attended by strategies that could be adopted by Council. It was agreed that a sub- representatives of diverse organisa- the Council. committee would be formed of those tions including: Simon Emsley set out a timetable for representing Glebe and separate • the Attorney General’s Depart- the work of the committee. meetings held to plan strategies for ment, The committee’s attention was also ensuring that the work done by the • the police, drawn to the excellent work being committee (and its subcommittee) • the Glebe Youth Service, done by Les Jenkins who was running would continue under the new Council arrangements. • the Glebe Neighbourhood the After Dark Project. This pilot Centre, project was based at the basketball The main committee meeting planned hall immediately adjacent to the • the Department of Housing, for April 2003 will be the last full Broadway Centre. Its purpose was to committee meeting attended by the the Department of Community • create a focus on Friday and Saturday Glebe representatives. Services, nights for the local young people of The Glebe area subcommittee met in • the Glebe Public School, Glebe. It had been regularly attract- one of the “dungeons” in the Glebe • the Leichhardt Chamber of ing between 36 and 85 people per Neighbourhood Centre on 20 March Commerce, night with activities from music to a 2003 convened by Simon Hemsley barbecue. • The Glebe Society, and attended by representatives of • the Church of Scientology, Anecdotal evidence in the immediate several groups including the Glebe • the Parents neighbourhood suggested that the Youth Service, Blackwattle Bay and Citizens, young people enjoyed it, used it and Parents and Citizens, the Church of • the Red Cross, seemed happy to go home quietly Scientology and the Glebe Society. afterwards. It also appears to have There was considerable discussion on • the Balmain Youth Organisa- attracted others from outside the how best to approach the new tion, Leichhardt municipal area. Council on safety and crime issues. • the Broadway Centre, The committee convened again on Three main strategies for reducing • other youth representatives, 6 March 2003. The police made a crime in Glebe were agreed and a • residents of Balmain, presentation on how they collected long list of potential actions that Leichhardt, Glebe, Annandale crime statistics in the Leichhardt could be taken associated with each and area, the form the statistics were strategy was developed. The inten- • other community representa- presented in, and what some of those tion was that this would allow tives. statistics were. They also indicated specific actions to be prioritised and One of the main purposes of forming how crime statistics were used in the also allow members to understand the subcommittee was to take up the planning and implementation of how specific actions could fit into a challenge offered by the State police action. For those unfamiliar holistic approach to our challenges. government, through the Attorney with crime statistics and their use, We await the minutes of this meeting General’s Department, to initiate this was a very interesting presenta- with interest! programs designed to reduce the tion and helped create some better The Leichhardt Council is to be likelihood of young people at risk in insight into the crime hot-spots and congratulated on the initiative it has the Leichhardt Municipality becom- their causes in the Leichhardt Council Continued on page 5

4 The Glebe Society Bulletin Planning report Fewer flats approved for Fletchers site Fletchers site, Forsyth Street and site is largely vacant at present, a lot Meeting of 25 February and defeated Ferry Road: On 20 February of nearby residents will be affected, (in camera). After considerable Council gave in principle approval, especially during the building lobbying, Council held an Extraordi- with all previous conditions, with period, which will extend over a nary Meeting on Monday, 3 March, final approval delegated to the minimum of two years. At least the at which the following motion was Director of Environmental Manage- final result will include some major passed without dissent: “That ment. Regarding the Griffin Incin- benefits to the community, including Leichhardt Council defend the erator, further consultation must take waterfront open space. refusal of 12-14 Queen Street and place with the Walter Burley Griffin instruct its lawyers accordingly and Haven Inn, 196 Glebe Point Road: Society and NSW Heritage Office. seek to vacate the current Court Members will recall that actions by Heritage works are not required to dates and make all possible attempts the banks have led to applications to be carried out prior to construction. to engage an expert witness. If this is convert Glebe’s motels to strata- The amended plans as approved refused by the Court, Council seek titled units (Bulletin August 2002). include reduction in units from 137 to withdraw the consent orders and The application to convert the Haven to 135, an increase in on-site park- assist the residents to defend the Inn to strata title dwellings was ing, some reductions in height and appeal, including engaging an expert deferred by Council’s Development adjustments to building footprints. witness at Council’s cost”. The Unit on 5 March. Originally it was The reasons why final approval General Manager is to implement to be refused, principally on the could not be given include the need this resolution in consultation with grounds that the motel rooms would to consult further with some govern- the Mayor and ward councillors. The not make adequate dwellings (some ment departments, but it is unlikely matter subsequently came before are as small as 20m2). This, with the changes will be major. As the Commissioner Browning on 4 other issues, formed part of the March, and the residents gave their Society’s submission. An appeal will Continued from page 4 evidence despite the fact that be heard soon in the Land and Council had not prepared a case. At Community safety Environment Court. The application the date of writing, 16 March, a for conversion of the University taken in accepting the opportunity decision had not been handed down. Motel, Arundel Street, was refused offered by the Attorney General’s by the Court late last year. The This disturbing series of reversals Department. Simon, the police application by the Rooftop Motel for raises again the question of whether representatives and the other commit- conversion to 20 dwellings over most Leichhardt Councillors are tee members are doing a great job in three storeys and a shop at ground committed to Open Council, or tackling this complex and difficult level, with a lift to be installed, was whether they only pursue notifica- task. The Glebe Society strongly approved on 12 March, despite a tion and consultation when it is supports the direction of both the number of objections. Although politically expedient. Certainly in Safety Committee and its Glebe Glebe does not necessarily need all the matters of parking meters, the subcommittee. We exhort all in- its motel accommodation, some is Glebe Point Road Project and the volved to keep up the good work and clearly desirable, perhaps in combi- open space, as convince our politicians that the only nation with some other commercial well as in this most recent issue, good solutions are those that address use. Council either did not seek residents’ the fundamental issues and provide views or ignored them. hope that we can minimise crime in 12-14 Queen Street: In the February Glebe in the long term, while we are Bulletin the Editor noted this - Neil Macindoe acting on short term imperatives that proposed conversion of a warehouse fit the long-term plan. Reactive, to 43 units was refused by Council bandaid measures are of little value on 20 February. This indeed was the Welcome to new to any of us in the medium and long case, so residents were stunned to members term. receive letters from Council’s solicitors stating Council was We welcome the following people, The Bulletin will keep you posted on proposing conditions of consent for who have recently joined the progress in the reduction of petty a court hearing on 4 March. To make Society: crime under the new administration matters worse, an urgency motion of the City. Robyn Kemmis reaffirming Council’s refusal of the Kim Roots - Andrew Craig application was put to the Ordinary

The Glebe Society Bulletin 5 Continued from page 3 Candidates speak Thursday in the park extended so people can buy their milk and bread at the local shops. • Glebe Point Road must reinvent itself. What is the niche? Glebe should do a plan to show this. • Council must do what they are meant to do - fix potholes in Glebe and Forest Lodge and keep the streets clean. • Graffiti will lessen when we are with the Sydney City Council. • You can’t stop anyone putting in a DA, but we must look at every one on its merits and put With the aim of showing just how We asked LMC for replacement pressure on the local authority. good Foley Rest Park could look, plantings for the War Memorial • We must look at the immigra- on Thursday evening 6 March garden, but were told that while tion policy and break the some six Society members Council appreciated our efforts overdevelopment cycle, to weeded and raked two large it was unable to supply any preserve Sydney’s garden beds, then planted and more plant material “due to the sustainability. Sydney can’t watered the 90 agapanthus and 50 transfer of ownership to the continue to grow by an extra Chinese star jasmine provided by City of Sydney.” The Society one million every 20 years. Leichhardt Council. We left stepped in with money to buy This is a Federal, as well as a about 8 pm well pleased with the two replacement sasanqua local, responsibility. immediate improvement. camellias which will be planted Joining Sydney City Council: Next morning we discovered that in front of the Diggers’ Memo- rial shortly. • More residents, including some 12 plants had been uprooted Kings Cross, Millers Point and thrown about – these were We are now intending to garner and Glebe, means residents replanted by one of our group written support from other have greater influence. As the and, thankfully no further vandal- community groups/members to tentacles of the CBD spread ism has taken place. We will give weight to a formal request why can’t we have the ben- maintain and water the beds to the City Council to upgrade efits of being close to the ourselves, at least weekly (de- and maintain the Park. CBD? Council will be re- pending on rainfall). The newly - Bobbie Burke sponsive to the needs of planted gardens are looking good, for the Foley Park residents. and have attracted approving Working Group • Every three months, the comment from users of the Park. Mayor and members meet in each local precinct with don’t recommend the ex- Crime: reports from the planning penditure yet. • It is the responsibility of department, police etc. Jamie Parker Government to look at the causes of crime and recidi- Tunnel stack filter: Jamie Parker, the runner up in Port Jackson, made a number of sugges- vism. All agencies, including • In answer to a question from tions worth noting: community services, are under Alison McKeown, Sandra said pressure and in need of fund- that the Sate Government will Traffic: ing and support. install a filter when the tech- • The cross-city tunnel will The Built Environment: nology becomes available that significantly increase traffic to will do the job properly. The Glebe, especially Bridge Road. • The Land and Environment RTA says that current tech- We need a whole new traffic Court is a developers’ court nology is flawed so they management plan. and needs reform.

6 The Glebe Society Bulletin The Glebe Diggers’ Memorial The Diggers’ Memorial in Foley Park is dedicated to Glebe citizens who lost their lives in The Great War (1914- 1918). It should be noted that the 174 names inscribed on the memorial are not arranged in strict alphabetical order. However, for ease of reference, they are reproduced below in alphabetical order. We are pleased to report that repairs have recently been completed to the Memorial and the soldier is once more in possession of his full quota of slouch hat brim. The stonemason also removed a small fig which had buried itself in the upper stonework. “THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”

Anderson J A Erickson W Hogue O Lloyd J A Reilly T Anthony F J Faerber A H Hollingworth J R Locke C Rickens C F Armstrong J Faerber A W Hook H Logan H Richardson F Asquith J Fender A E B Horan R J Loveridge A E Robinson C Barber W Field N Hosking J M Mackay W D Robinson R H Barnard C F Fitzgerald E L Hutchinson H B Mackie A L Sampson A G Barnes G J E Flanigan P Ikin L Maltby F Saunders F Beer A J Maltby G Saunders W Bishop E T W Marshall W H Seater W A Blake F G Medley W T Sharp R Bowen G L Miller W B R Sharp W Bradshaw T E Morgan R Shea J Brooker C W F Morrison J Simons S Brown F J T Muir J M Simmons P Brown H Mulcahy M T Sinclair W Brown J Mulhall J C Smith A J Brown V G R Murphy E Spence O Burns R H Murphy T Spriggs E W Butcher C Murray H Spowart A Butt A E McDonald W T Sullivan E Carter I A McGlynn D E Taplin C Chapman N E McGlynn J M P Thomas A E Chase W E McInerney S G Thompson J T Clarke Ed. McKay F W Thomson G R Clarke Ev. McKinnery M J M Townsend E J Cocksedge T H McLeod S J Tunbridge E H Cohen C S McMahon O P Tupper C Collins A C McPhee W Vaughan C T Colman F Miller R D Ward C A Commons H Moore H H Warr H E A Cotter A Freeman E Jackson A H Neaves E O Warner L Cotter J Freeman I Johns W J Neaves H C Waters W J H Coulter E Gell W Johnson H J Nelson A P C Weeks R R Curtis F H Gibbs P L Johnstone K Nugent W Wellings, E F Curtis W R Gould T J Jones H Nurcombe A Wilson J W Dawson H C Green F P Jones J J O’Brien J Williams A A Dawson L J Gully F Jones W O’Connell D F Williams J W Davies R Hamester F H Judd H E Oswin A E Williamson S Diews C H J Harris S W Kelly C O Paton W H Wood H E Dobbie H Harvey L A Keogh J Piggott H J Zeisser P Dollar A Hedges L J King H S Piggott W E Drummond C Hellyer O A Lawson S Power T Transcription by Dummett J H Herd J L Laycock E C Prendergast W J Bobbie Burke Dunn H A Hill C S Leffler H Quinnell J and Liz Simpson- Egan J M Hodgkinson W Linn J Rayfield E Booker

The Glebe Society Bulletin 7 The Dr H.J. Foley Rest Park “a little oasis among the traffic thundering along the busy intersection” The Dr. H.J. Foley Rest Park, on the in December 1910 for public for Rest Park included: corner of Bridge and Glebe Point education purposes. In 1911 • Lighting of tennis courts Roads is the remnant garden of Hereford House was established as £120, Hereford House, one of the first a teachers’ college … … [It] was Regency houses in Glebe. It was built described as being the St. John’s • Attendants wages £511/ in 1829 by Mr George Williams on Recreation Rooms from 1931-33. 15/4 (by 1939, this item had land he purchased at auction for £509 Glebe Council rate books indicate increased to £1167/8/-), and from the Anglican Church in 1828. that [it] was demolished between • Expenses£150. 1934 and 1937 when it was shown The house was designed by Edward The Glebe Rest Park features fre- on parish maps as a municipal rest Hallen, the architect of the Sydney quently in Council minutes (1934- 1 Grammar School and the park.” 1939) with reports, for example, that in the Rocks; it was described in Horace John Foley, a Glebe medical plants were purchased to beautify the 1832 as having: practitioner, was born in 1901 and Park, and six concrete seats; installa- died in July 1989. He was a tion of the Wireless Set donated by “a noble entrance hall, with drawing, member of the Glebe Municipal Grace Bros. which was much appre- dining and breakfast rooms, four Council 2 from 1934-39, and was ciated by visiting residents; on the sleeping rooms, one sleeping closet, a poor condition of the Tennis Courts stone-flagged cellar, family and Mayor during the years 1937 and 1938. Solling and Reynolds which were “a losing proposition”; servants’ kitchens, coach and gig the erection of a set of swings and a house, pantry, three-stalled stable, (Leichhardt: on the margins of the city,) assert that his “community sprinkler system; as well as requests well of excellent water, poultry and involvement at a time of hardship, (granted) to hold political meetings wood yard.” (The Sydney Gazette , there. There is even note of a letter 20 July 1832.) from a Mrs Fraser from Merrylands By October 1833, Hereford House Part one of a two part who wrote “offering her congratula- tions on the well kept condition and and its grounds were owned by article by Ambrose Foss who built a second beauty of Rest Park, Glebe”. Bobbie Burke house, Forest Lodge, on the property Sunday observances were clearly in 1836 (it was demolished c1912). important for some – there was a This house, positioned on the present which included, among other motion put to Council and lost that site of 212-230 Bridge Road, was things, giving free medical treat- the Wireless Set only be played on designed by John Verge, a leading ment to the poor, earned him local Sunday evenings after Church hours NSW architect and builder of the support and a territorial base for a (8:15pm), and Mayor Foley asked 1830s, who also supervised the career in local politics”. Dr Foley that a sign be erected in the Park building of the servants’ quarters at was later alderman on both the City “prohibiting the playing of cards Hereford House . (1945-50 and 1953-56) and therein on Sunday”. Leichhardt (1968-71) Councils. Much of this information comes from (Part two will appear in next month’s Freda McDonnell says that it was he the current issue (23) of the Bulletin) Leichhardt Historical Journal who succeeded “in saving the (available at the Glebe Library) grounds and its ancient trees for a which carries an article by Michael park … which is a little oasis among 1 “A Semi-Rural Retreat, Glebe 1828- Foster and Max Solling looking in the traffic thundering along the busy 1861, Part 1”, pp5-36, in Leichhardt detail at the early houses of Glebe. intersection”. 3 Historical Journal 23, 2003, p19. From 31 acres in 1828, Hereford Glebe Council minute books reveal 2 The Glebe Municipal Council was House and its grounds had contracted that the land at the corner of Glebe founded in 1859, and abolished in 1948, to 1.5 acres by 1875 when it was sold Point and Bridge Roads was origi- when responsibility was given to the City to Judge William Wilkinson, the last nally known as ‘Rest Park’, and was of Sydney Council. Glebe was transferred owner of the property, who died there leased by the Council from the from the City to Leichhardt Council in in 1908. Resumed Properties Department of 1968. “The Crown acquired the property the NSW Government. In the Glebe 3 The Glebe: Portraits and Places, p105-6; from the Wilkinson estate for £4675 Council’s estimates for 1934, items unfortunately no sources are given for this.

8 The Glebe Society Bulletin Water, waves From the archives and “The more things change, the more wonderings they stay the same” Wordsworth ? … no, but it is the theme of the National Trust’s Herit- This month’s “From the Archives” • The Town Clerk reports age Week, 5-13 April, and the takes a different look at Glebe’s claims against Council for impetus for your Heritage Sub- past, this time through the looking “supposed negligence in not Committee to investigate the status of glass of the Leichhardt Council keeping roads, footpaths, private lands given over for public Minute Book. gullies, etc. proof against foreshore access. We are concentrat- accident”. ing on the shoreline running from the Looking for some information on • The Mayor wants to know bottom of Glebe Point Road east- Dr. Foley and Foley Park in Glebe why Glebe Road is not wards and southwards to Pyrmont (page 8), I went through the Minute cleaned on Sunday mornings. Bridge Road. The access provided in Books of the Glebe Municipal the Pavilions on the Bay development Council for the years 1934-39. The • An alderman complains will be available in about six weeks’ minutes record that Council placed about grass and weeds growing in gutters, and time. The adjacent area below the a reserve of £150 on a piece of land noxious weeds in the area, old Anchorage flats is already in Gottenham Street, and two and wants to know why these available, but is a waste land. Further garbage collections a week were matters are not attended to - south is perhaps in the same category. estimated to cost Council forty one the gardener replies that the Then we come to the recently pounds, three shillings and nine men he has working under complete development where the pence; of course it’s 70 years ago, him are labourers, not gar- public can squeeze between the new and yet... deners. marina and a high garden wall and on Look at the reports from Council • No mention of shopping to public foreshores that have been staff, questions from aldermen and trolleys—but complaints that gained through concerted efforts by general complaints from residents milk cans are “left lying The Glebe Society over the years. (taken at random from these Minute around the streets of The The Fletcher’s site development Books): Glebe”. allows for public foreshore access, • Objections were made to the • The Park Ranger reports but of course won’t be available for a use of Wentworth Park for large numbers of hooligans while. Then we can walk through dog racing. in the Park - he requests that Glebe Secondary College’s grounds. the police be asked to regu- It’s clear that “the more (some) Eventually we will have a route from larly patrol the area; he also things change, the more they stay Bicentennial Park to the Fish Market. the same”. reports the ‘bad condition’ of Watch for a notice in the next the children’s playground. - Bobbie Burke Bulletin for a planned walk of this route, ending with a BBQ at historic Plaque notes Glebe Bellevue. Old Society campaigners Ed the Editor will tell the history of how foreshore Estate purchase access and parklands were gained at Bruce announced very confidently each site and we will also hear of We are indebted to the current edition last month that I am the new editor. of The Village Voice for the following various potential uses that could He forgot to mention that I have breathe life into Bellevue. report: “Tom Uren unveiled a plaque to retired recently and what’s the point commemorate the 1974 purchase of of being out of the paid workforce - David Mander Jones land which was to become the Glebe if you don’t take frequent holidays? Estate. I also suspect that it will take me a “Mr Uren was a Minister in the while to learn Pagemaker. When I St John’s Minister Whitlam Government that negotiated was Bulletin Editor before (in 1983/ leaving the purchase of the estate from the 4 and 1987/9) we got high on the Church of England for just over $20 glue at the paste-up sessions. Rev Martin Hunnybun, rector of St million. John’s Church, will leave the parish Seriously though, I thoroughly after three years’ service. He is going “The purchase stopped plans for the enjoy being a recycled editor - to the Huon Valley in Tasmania. construction of a freeway through the especially while Bruce does all the middle of Glebe in the early 1970s.” hard work. Thank you Bruce. He will be sadly missed by parishion- ers, especially those in the St Johns The plaque is at the junction of - Edwina Doe (absent on leave) Catherine and Lodge Streets, Glebe. Retirement Village.

The Glebe Society Bulletin 9 An Anandale perspective I enjoyed reading John Gray’s letter parcel of land, now known as A3, manage them to the end of in the last edition (1/2003) of the owned by the Children’s Hospital, 2004, after which they will be Bulletin. He sounds as if he extols was to be residential, the parcel of demolished and embellished as the ethos of many of the residents of land to have two houses and that parkland. At the moment they Annandale when he concluded with Sterling “may manage the develop- are a source of income for “Do it yourself. This is my suggestion ment on behalf of the Children’s Council. We still meet regu- to make a difference. What’s yours?” Hospital.” larly with Council and assist in its efforts to secure the excess So many of the articles in this edition In defence of LMC, the Children’s State Rail land (11-13 The of the Bulletin wanted to blame Hospital was the first to arrange a sell Crescent) which is part of the others, such as Leichhardt Council, off of some of the open space for plan for Stage 3 and the the Mayor, the Councillors, poorly residential which was quite contrary continued development of the managed Council staff etc and were to the arrangement with SSCC in Masterplan for the park. now placing great hope in the City of November 2001 when it was agreed Sydney coming to the rescue of that any residential development • Established the Glebe. proposed for the Wood Street site Community Nursery which would be transferred to the City propagates native species for I was also somewhat amused by Neil various community bush Macindoe’s suggestion that the regeneration projects, the Society will come to the rescue of the Letters parks and verges in the area Annandale residents “less alert to and on occasions the volun- potential problems” in his article on to the teers have ventured across the the Children’s Hospital. I thought that Editor “Rubicon” into Glebe to assist was a bit rich as the Annandale there. Precincts and residents waged a Quarter site (i.e. extra 6200m2 on the Worked with Council with the major campaign against the “tower” • Booth St site). Read the documents design and construction of the and the additional 6,200m2 on the Roberta! With this in mind the Railway Avenue, Annandale Booth Street site, protested at SSCC article’s heading is somewhat inaccu- Masterplan near the Rozelle meetings in large numbers, arranged rate. Or is it another attempt to Bay light rail station. A major for the Council bus to transport blame LMC? Or is it simply politics residents to Erskinville for the community planting day is once again getting in the way of facts, planned for April to further its meetings and have always been better which in the long term does nobody embellishment. represented at the reference group any good, particularly the residents meetings. • Preparing plans, with the who so desperately need open space. support of Council and State With regard to buildings A, B and C What have we achieved in Rail, to convert excess railway along Booth Street our precincts Annandale over the past few years land on Brennan Street/Whites broke the news that the residents had through our efforts working with Creek, Annandale, into com- not been informed, neither had LMC, the Council, the community private munity gardens and an envi- and that there were only two days to enterprise and funding groups? ronmental resource centre. furnish objections to the DA. We • Then there is the were successful in gaining an exten- • Bicentennial Park Stage 2 with wetlands in Annandale. This sion for submissions until after our its marvellous children’s is the latest environmental March precinct meeting, sent letters playground, pavilion and soon positive for Annandale. If to all who attended our February to be installed small ramp for your members have not meeting - over 60 residents including kayaks, canoes, small boats ventured along Whites Creek many from Forest Lodge (how many etc. Bicentennial Stage 1 was for some time they are in for a attend Glebe Precinct meetings?) - completed as a result of surprise. I refer to it as “the inviting them to a special meeting to Bicentennial and LMC fund- babbling brook” as the water prepare a response to the DA on ing in the mid-1980’s - Stage 2 quietly passes over the rocks Monday 3 March. Also, it was our is the result of hard work over on its passage through the efforts which saw the documentation a long period of time. various ponds before re- on this DA made available for your • Masterplan for the whole of entering the creek, a little residents in the Glebe Library. Bicentennial Park, including purer than when it entered. Just a short comment on Roberta Stage 1 (Glebe side) stage 2 The plantings, all done by the Johnston’s, “Leichhardt votes to sell (Annandale side) and stage 3 community, provide spectacu- children’s playground.” I attended (the properties along The lar colour to the ponds. Crescent, Annandale). the meeting of the reference group, • February meeting of the October 2002, at which there was no • Successfully campaigned for Annandale Precinct saw the representative from the Glebe Council to purchase properties launch of the history booklet Society, and at which we were along The Crescent and informed by Sterling Estates that a established a committee to Continued on page 11

10 The Glebe Society Bulletin Tunnelling Leichhardt Mayor responds under City to President begins Readers will have noticed that the I would like to publicly incorrect. What the councillor work on the Cross City Tunnel has respond to inaccura- actually said was that under the commenced. The Glebe Society is cies in Andrew Craig’s terms of the boundary change represented on the Community article, published in the proclamation we were not allowed Liaison Group for the western end of last (February- March) issue of the to initiate major new projects. Society Bulletin. the project. This group has now held I was extremely disappointed that some five meetings and we are being In making a comparison between you have, without any substantia- provided with comprehensive detail the rewards and risks of joining the tion, used your newsletter pages to as to work methods and scheduling. City of Sydney Mr Craig wrote that criticise Leichhardt staff and make, We are receiving work method and there had been an “apparent slowly again without any evidence, a environmental statements for the increasing neglect of Glebe over the negative comparison to Sydney City construction prior to commencement past five years…we are the poor staff. Leichhardt’s senior manage- of each stage. Most of the relation of Leichhardt”. ment team rejects totally your construction issues relate to concerns This remark is factually incorrect. assertion that its officers are about noise, vibration and traffic. As councillors from other wards somehow “poorly led, managed and These are not a great concern to point out from time to time there instructed”, or that our dedicated Glebe residents but are clearly of has been more money spent per staff have a “depressing lack of greater significance to city dwellers capita in Glebe over the past five clear direction, commitment, who are living on top of the work. years than any other area of the objectivity and energetic follow Daytime work is difficult because of municipality. Whether it is capital through”. Council staff-bashing is a traffic concerns. cheap exercise which brings no works on roads, the building of new The EPA is also T

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r ity has subsidised Glebe to the tune commentary that it raises more but this has to be t of millions of dollars. So much for questions than it attempted to balanced against the the “poor relation” argument. answer. Nevertheless, we wish the Darling Harbour traders’ requirements to minimise Similarly Mr Craig’s claim that a Society well in building a relation- ship with the City of Sydney. disruption during their weekend Glebe councillor told a Society trading peak. Disruption should member that we are not spending - Maire Sheehan lessen as the work gets further on capital works in the area is also Mayor, Leichhardt Council underground. As far as Glebe is concerned the pedestrian and traffic accesses to and Continued from page 10 buildings, the fish markets, Victoria through the city are relatively • Initiated the establishment of Park and its wonderful pool, the “Op unaffected although there are some the Glebe Community Repre- Shops”, the pubs, the waterfront minor adjustments for pedestrians in sentatives Group with the aim parks, the pudding shop, the Valhalla the vicinity of the daffodil (which of bringing together the and the backpackers/tourists from so should be dismantled and stored by various community groups in many countries. the time you read this). Traffic is a Glebe with Council to discuss I hope the transfer to the City does little more vexing problem and there the perceived problems in the not spoil it all. is an ongoing negotiation with the suburb and developing a Traffic Control Centre who are also coordinated approach - David Lawrence balancing the needs for traffic to-improve the situation. Secretary, Annandale North Precinct restrictions on the western distributor Yes, come over to Annandale John Perhaps a comparison of the list of and at the many other sites around Gray, you sound like one of our type. Council funded projects in Mr town. Traffic lane closures have been “A get on with it and stop blaming Lawrence’s letter with the paucity of others all the time”. notified in the broader press. recent projects in Glebe is indicator Also of concern is the movement of In the meantime I look forward to of Leichhardt Council’s attitude to spoil trucks. These are being routed crossing the Rubicon “to enjoy the the two suburbs? Neil Macindoe and via the Anzac Bridge if heading for vitality, the diversity of the people, Roberta Johnston will be given the tips to the west or via Harris Street if the cafes, the Saturday markets, the opportunity to respond in the next library, the bookshops, the heritage Bulletin. — Acting Editor Continued on page 12

The Glebe Society Bulletin 11 Adieu, Marianne News and Notes Marianne von Knobelsdorff has been a stalwart of The Glebe Society for many years. Unfortunately she must return to her hometown in Germany for family reasons, at Edmund Blacket in Glebe least for the immediate future. Marianne’s many friends are invited to wish her adieu at the Fireplace Room on the 150 years ago, in 1853, the architect Edmund Blacket ground floor of the Toxteth Hotel, corner Glebe Point brought his family to live in Glebe. Bidura at No. 357 Road and Ferry Road, on Wednesday, 16 April between Glebe Point Road, is believed to have been where the 6-7 pm. Buy your own drinks, stay on for dinner if you Blackets resided. wish. At the time, Edmund Blacket was Colonial Architect but relinquished the job a year later to work on the first Tank Stream Tours - Sunday, 13 April University of Sydney buildings. Tours of this rare surviving link to early Sydney will take Morton Herman (in The Architecture of Victorian Sydney) visitors along a length of the stream that determined the notes that “command of line and proportion” was the location of our city. Tours depart every 45 minutes from hallmark of Blacket’s style; and that he placed buildings in 9 am, with the last tour at 4:30pm. Cost: $20 (general). such a way that they seemed “inevitable” on their sites. Venue: Meeting point to be advised when booking. Blacket’s prolific work includes many landmark churches Enquiries: 9518 6866. and buildings, not only in Sydney, but further afield. In This event is organised by the Historic Houses Trust in Glebe, he designed St Johns Bishopsthorpe (in conjunc- conjunction with Corporation. tion with Horbury Hunt), possibly Nos. 104 and 106 Derwent Street (the land was certainly owned by Blacket) Anzac Day Service and 128 and 134 Glebe Point Road. An ANZAC Day service will be held at the Diggers’ NSW Law Week Great Debate Memorial on the Glebe Point Road side of Foley Park at The Blacket Court provides the perfect surroundings for 7:30 am on Friday 25 April. the annual Great Debate staged by the NSW Law Society. Since 1992, ANZAC Day services have been held there Each year a team from the NSW Police Prosecutors and a each year, attended by members of the 55th and 53rd team from the Bar Association and the Law Society argue Battalions which served in New Guinea in WW2. a topical legal question. The service will be conducted by the Rector of St Johns, Venue: Police and Justice Museum, corner of Albert and Rev Martin Hunnybun. Phillip Streets, . Date: Tuesday 13 May, 6-8 pm Free entry National Trust tour of Glebe Further information and phone bookings : Lorraine Clark Don’t forget the National Trust guided tour of Glebe on 12 at NSW Law Society 9926 0287, email April starting at 1:30 pm. The tour includes a visit to Sze [email protected]. Yup Temple and a grand Victorian House. Cost is $20.00. Bookings are essential - phone 9660 7157. Forest Lodge Public School Orphan School Creek plan The draft management plan for Orphan School Creek can be inspected in Glebe Library. Home of The Glebe Society Archives History Of Glebe Principal: Mrs Elva Salter Phone 9660 3530 Leichhardt Historical Journal No 23, with an article by Max Solling on early Glebe houses, is available from the Continued from page 11 Library for $20. Work begins on city tunnel Poplar seedlings they are heading to the south. They are not travelling via Road. (There are four grades of Members are urged to use the Clean-up Glebe Fax-Back spoil being produced and these have to head to four form (downloadable from our website at different kinds of tip.) Most spoil will be removed www.glebesociety.org.au/AboutTGSI/CleanUpGlebe/ from the eastern end of the project and removed via FaxBack.pdf) to report to Council any instances where the eastern distributor. poplar seedlings reappear. Left unattended, the seedlings - Steve Stewart break up our footpaths and gutters.

12 The Glebe Society Bulletin Friday, 25 April 7:30 am - Anzac Day service, Foley For your diary ... Park (see News and Notes).

Wednesday, 9 April 7:30 pm - Glebe Society Saturday 3 May - White’s Creek Wetlands tour Management Committee meeting, upstairs meeting sponsored by Leichhardt Council. Morning tours 10- room, Toxteth Hotel, cnr. Glebe Point and Ferry 11.30am, afternoon tours 2.00pm. For further Roads. information: David Winterton 9367 9229. Saturday, 12 April, 1:30 pm - National Trust tour of Saturday 17 May - Friends of Benledi annual Book Glebe (see News and Notes). Fair. Morning event at Benledi, 186 Glebe Point Road. Sunday, 13 April, all day - Tank Stream tours (see News and Notes). Glebe/Annandale Ward Councillors’ Wednesday, 16 April, 6-7 pm - Farewell to Marianne phone numbers von Knobelsdorff at the Fireplace Room, ground Councillor Nicholas Dyer 9660 0158 floor, Toxteth Hotel, cnr Glebe Point Road and Ferry Councillor Alice Murphy 9660 5503 Road. All Marianne’s friends from the Glebe Society Councillor Maire Sheehan (Mayor) 9367 9191 and elsewhere are welcome. Buy your own drinks, Councillor Chris Windsor 9552 3656 stay on for dinner if you wish.(See News and Notes)

We are glad to publish The Glebe Society Inc letters or articles: www.glebesociety.org.au Management Committee on any matters of President Andrew Craig 9566 1746 interest to Glebe Vice-President Hilary Wise 9660 5845 Immediate Past President John Buckingham 9660 7780 on any topic raised Secretary Liz Simpson-Booker 9518 6186 in the Bulletin, or Treasurer Bruce Davis 9660 7873

on any issues Committee Members: relating to The Cynthia Jones 9660 2451 Jeanette Knox 9660 7781 Glebe Society. David Mander Jones 9552 4172 Edwina Doe 9660 7066 Andrew Wood 9660 6104 All correspondence Sub-Committee Convenors should be addressed All convenors are ex officio members of the Management Committee to: Bays and Foreshores Collin Hills 9660 8608 Environment Andrew Wood 9660 6104 The Glebe Society Inc including Noise Pollution Andrew Craig 9566 1746 PO Box 100 Planning Neil Macindoe 9660 0208 Glebe 2037 Transport and Traffic Steve Stewart 9660 5845 Project Teams DISCLAIMER Clean Up Glebe Andrew Wood 9660 6104 Conserving Glebe Heritage David Mander Jones 9552 4172 Views expressed in Reporting infrastructure defects Margaret Sheppard 9660 4121 this Bulletin are not Wentworth Park Judy Vergison 9692 9200 necessarily those of Glebe Point Road John Gray 9518 7253 The Glebe Society Inc. Contacts Archivist Lyn Milton 9660 7930 Historian Max Solling 9660 1160 New members Hilary Wise 9660 5845 Bulletin Editor Edwina Doe 9660 7066 Webmaster Cynthia Jones 9660 2451

The Glebe Society Bulletin 13 In this issue l Society seeks discussions with City Council – page 1 l Congratulations Sandra, and we’ll keep an eye on you! – page 3 l LMC takes initiative on community safety – page 4 l The Glebe Diggers’ Memorial: the men commemorated – page 7 l Mayor responds to President – page 11

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MEMBERSHIP OF THE CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY GLEBE SOCIETY INC Report ALL street cleaning issues, dumped litter, recycling problems, and abandoned Ordinary member $40 cars to: Additional household member $5 Concession (student or pensioner) $20 Leichhardt Council Customer Service Business or institution $100 Phone: 9367 9222 Fax: 9367 9008 email: [email protected] Write to PO Box 100, Glebe, 2037 or phone the Dumped supermarket trolleys 1800 641 497 (BiLo Secretary, Liz Simpson-Booker, on 9518 6186. trolleys 9281 4511) Aircraft noise 1800 802 584 If you have a matter that you would like to discuss with the Management Committee, please phone the Secre- Copy deadline for the next issue tary to attend a meeting. Tuesday, 15 April, 2003

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