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Proposed Redevelopment of Gosford Hospital Proposed Redevelopment of Gosford Hospital Proposed Redevelopment of Gosford Hospital Preliminary Aboriginal Heritage Assessment Report to City Plan Heritage June 2015 Page i Proposed Redevelopment of Gosford Hospital EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Plan Heritage has engaged Artefact Heritage to prepare a Preliminary Aboriginal Heritage Assessment for the proposed redevelopment of Gosford Hospital (the study area). The study area includes land bounded by Racecourse Road to the north, Showground Road to the east, Faunce Street to the south and Cape Street/Beane Street to the west. The aims of this report are to identify any Aboriginal sites which may be present within the study area and to assess the potential for as yet unidentified Aboriginal archaeology to be present within the study area. The background research indicates that the geology of the study area consists of Terrigal Formation deposits, which supported a rich array of flora and fauna. Narara Creek is located 600 metres to the north-west of the study area; which drains directly into Brisbane Water to the south. Therefore the area would have had a large array of subsistence resources available to Aboriginal people. The study area is located on a ridge top, which offers an elevated, dry camping location, surrounded by numerous subsistence resources. No previously recorded Aboriginal sites were located within the study area. An extensive search of the Aboriginal Heritage Information System (AHIMS) indicated that forty-one Aboriginal sites were located in the surrounding region. The AHIMS search revealed that spatial patterning of sites in the region are situated outside of the Gosford developed areas; located within surrounding bushland. However rock shelter and art sites tend to be associated with sloping land with sandstone outcropping, while artefact and shell sites tend to be located close to waterlines. A survey of the study area was conducted on the 21 November 2014. The survey team included two archaeologists from Artefact Heritage, Alexander Timms and Andrew Crisp. A representative was invited from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council to attend the survey; however due to time schedule clashes, no representative was available. The survey identified that a majority of the study area has been impacted by the development of the Gosford Hospital Precinct, residential dwellings and roads. All of these features would have required significant ground modifications prior to construction, due to the sloping terrain. No Aboriginal sites or areas where Aboriginal objects are likely to occur beneath the ground surface were identified within the proposed impact areas during the site inspection. It is concluded that the study area has low archaeological potential. It is therefore recommended that there are no known Aboriginal archaeological constraints on the proposed development. A draft version of this document was issued to Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) for review and comment on 21 January 2015. The DLALC sent a letter on 30 January 2015, confirming they were satisfied with the assessment and had no further recommendations (Appendix A). If unforseen Aboriginal objects are uncovered during development, work should cease and a heritage consultant, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council should be informed. If human remains are found, work should cease, the site should be secured and the NSW Police and the OEH should be notified. If changes are made to the development proposal that may result in impacts to areas not covered by this assessment, further archaeological assessment will be required. Page ii Proposed Redevelopment of Gosford Hospital CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction and Background ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The Study Area ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 The Proposal ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Objectives of the Assessment .................................................................................................. 5 1.5 Aboriginal consultation ............................................................................................................. 6 1.6 Investigator and Contributions .................................................................................................. 6 2.0 Legislative Context .................................................................................................... 7 3.0 Environmental Context .............................................................................................. 9 3.1 Landform and Geology ............................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Hydrology .................................................................................................................................. 9 3.3 Natural Resources .................................................................................................................... 9 3.4 Land use History .....................................................................................................................12 4.0 Aboriginal Historical and Archaeological Context ................................................ 15 4.1 Aboriginal Material Culture .....................................................................................................15 4.2 Aboriginal Histories of the Locality .........................................................................................15 4.3 Registered Aboriginal sites in the local area – AHIMS search results ...................................16 4.4 Previous Archaeological Investigations ..................................................................................19 5.0 Predictions ............................................................................................................... 20 5.1 Aboriginal Land Use ...............................................................................................................20 5.2 Site Types ...............................................................................................................................20 5.3 Predictive Model .....................................................................................................................21 6.0 Site Survey ............................................................................................................... 23 6.1 Survey methodology ...............................................................................................................23 6.2 Survey Results........................................................................................................................23 6.2.1 West portion ........................................................................................................................25 6.2.2 Central Portion ....................................................................................................................26 6.2.3 East Portion ........................................................................................................................27 6.3 Survey Conclusion ..................................................................................................................28 7.0 Archaeological Potential ......................................................................................... 29 7.1 Assessment of Archaeological Potential ................................................................................29 8.0 Conclusions and Recommendations ..................................................................... 30 9.0 References ............................................................................................................... 31 Appendix A: Letter from DLALC ....................................................................................... 33 Page iii Proposed Redevelopment of Gosford Hospital FIGURES Figure 1: Location of Study Area .............................................................................................................. 4 Figure 2: Plan of current scope of works. ................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3: Geology of the Study Area ......................................................................................................11 Figure 4: 1893 Map. Town of Gosford (Historical Land Records Online). .............................................13 Figure 5: 1922 Map. Town of Gosford (Historical Land Records Online). .............................................13 Figure 6: 1958 Map. Town of Gosford (Historical Land Records Online). .............................................14 Figure 7: Results of AHIMS Search .......................................................................................................18 Figure 8: Survey portions .......................................................................................................................24 Figure 9: Sloping land, looking across Racecourse Road. North-east aspect. ......................................25 Figure 10: Open grassed area along west side. East aspect.................................................................25
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