ATTACHMENTS TO VARIOUS REPORTS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MONDAY 10 DECEMBER 2012 ATTACHMENT TO PDC 6A – 12/2012 DC-2 – UIVER MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT HERITAGE ASSESSMENT ATTACHMENT 1 – 6A “Heritage Assessment – DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft” Prepared by NBRS+Partners Wednesday 7 November 2012 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT DC-2 UIVER MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT ALBURY AIRPORT ALBURY NSW 2640 7 November 2012 FINAL NBRS & PARTNERS Pty Ltd Level 3, 4 Glen Street Milsons Point NSW 2061 Australia Telephone +61 2 9922 2344 - Facsimile +61 2 9922 1308 ABN: 16 002 247 565 Nominated Architects Graham Thorburn: Reg No.5706; Geoffrey Deane: Reg No.3766; Garry Hoddinett: Reg No 5286; Andrew Duffin: Reg No 5602 This report has been prepared under the guidance of the Expert Witness Code of Conduct in the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules and the NSW Land & Environment Court Practice Directions relating to the provision of evidence by expert witnesses. 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Heritage Assessment Draft 10 October 2012 Heritage Assessment Revised Draft 31 October 2012 Heritage Assessment Revised Draft 5 November 2012 Heritage Assessment Final 7 November 2012 ‘DC-2 UIVER MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT’ ALBURY AIRPORT ALBURY NSW 2640 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Definition of the Study Area ..................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Objectives ...................................................................................... 1 1.4 Methodology ............................................................................................ 1 1.5 Identification of Author and Limitations .................................................... 1 1.6 Sources ................................................................................................... 1 2.0 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ............................................................................. 4 2.1 Aviation in the Early Twentieth Century ................................................... 4 2.2 Douglas Aircraft Company and "Douglas Commercial" (DC) Series ......... 4 2.3 Europe, Fokker and the DC Series .......................................................... 5 2.4 London to Melbourne Air Race 1934 (MacRobertson Trophy Air Race) ... 5 2.5 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ........................................................................ 9 2.6 DC-2 ‘Uiver’ (The Stork) ......................................................................... 10 2.7 DC-2 Uiver – Emergency Stop at Albury ................................................ 12 2.8 Crash of the KLM DC-2 Uiver ................................................................ 14 2.9 Albury Racecourse ................................................................................ 15 2.10 Albury’s Uiver Memorial and other Remaining DC-2s ............................ 20 2.11 75th Anniversary Celebrations of the Uiver Landing .............................. 21 2.12 The DC-2 (A30-11) Uiver Memorial Aircraft ........................................... 22 2.13 Albury Museum – ‘Uiver’ Collection ....................................................... 24 3.0 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ..................................................................................... 31 3.1 Setting and Physical Context ................................................................. 31 3.2 Physical Description .............................................................................. 31 3.3 Comparative Analysis ............................................................................ 39 3.4 Movable Collections - Transport ............................................................ 41 4.0 ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE ................................ 43 4.1 Basis of Cultural Heritage Assessment .................................................. 43 4.2 Assessment of Cultural Significance ...................................................... 43 4.3 Statement of Cultural Heritage Significance ........................................... 49 5.0 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................... 50 5.1 Commonwealth Government Requirements .......................................... 50 5.2 New South Wales Government Requirements ....................................... 51 5.3 Local Government Requirements .......................................................... 52 5.4 Non Statutory Listings ............................................................................ 52 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 53 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT: DC-2 UIVER MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT, ALBURY AIRPORT P:\JOBS\12\12263\06_Reports\121107 FINAL HA.docx 1 7.0 APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 55 7.1 Appendix A – National Trust Register Listing Report - Uiver Collection .. 55 7.2 Appendix B – National Trust Register Listing Report – Uiver Memorial .. 56 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT: DC-2 UIVER MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT, ALBURY AIRPORT P:\JOBS\12\12263\06_Reports\121107 FINAL HA.docx 2 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 – Site location plan, showing the location of the DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft................ 2 Figure 2 – Albury Airport with the location of the DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft shown circled ...... 2 Figure 3 – Albury Airport showing location of the DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft ............................ 3 Figure 4 – World’s Greatest Air Race for MacRobertson Trophy Poster ........................................ 6 Figure 5 – Aircraft of the MacRobertson Air Race 1934 ................................................................. 6 Figure 6 – Compulsory Stops on the MacRobertson Air Race ....................................................... 9 Figure 7 – Medal from the Centenary International Air Race of 1934........................................... 10 Figure 8 – DC2 PH-AJU 'Uiver' of KLM 1934 air race, Darwin, 22 October 1934 ........................ 10 Figure 9 – KLM Airways Douglas DC2 Aeroplane, Refueling in Darwin ....................................... 11 Figure 10 – Pulling KLM Douglas "Uiver" PH-AJU of Parmentier and Moll, out of the mud ......... 11 Figure 11 – KLM Line Gift to Albury Hospital, The Canberra Times, Saturday, 27 Oct 1934 ...... 12 Figure 12 – “Albury Thanked Saving of Air Liner Gifts to Residents”, Sydney Morning Herald ... 13 Figure 13 – “The Dutch Airliner Crash Ascribed to Lightening” .................................................... 14 Figure 14 – “Mystery Still About Disaster to Dutch Plane” ............................................................ 15 Figure 15 – Parish of Albury, 1916, showing the Reserve for Racecourse .................................. 16 Figure 16 – Parish of Albury, County of Goulburn, May 1938 ...................................................... 17 Figure 17 – Sadlery enclosure, Albury Racecourse, Albury NSW 1925 ....................................... 17 Figure 18 – “Honour for Albury – mayor Invested with Dutch Order”............................................ 18 Figure 19 – “Netherland Gold Cup” ............................................................................................... 19 Figure 20 – “Dutch Gift to Albury” .................................................................................................. 19 Figure 21 – “Silver Aeroplane for Albury” ...................................................................................... 20 Figure 22 – Part of Albury Museum Uiver Exhibit - Model Aeroplane ........................................... 28 Figure 23 – Part of Albury Museum Uiver Exhibit – Uiver memorial medals ................................ 28 Figure 24 – Part of Albury Museum Uiver Exhibit – Model of DC-2, Uiver ................................... 29 Figure 25 – Part of Albury Museum Uiver Exhibit - KLM passenger ticket (12 October 1934) ..... 29 Figure 26 – Part of Albury Museum Uiver Exhibit - Booklet - The London-Melbourne Air Race .. 30 Figure 27 – Part of Albury Museum Uiver Exhibit - Wooden walking stick ................................... 30 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT: DC-2 UIVER MEMORIAL AIRCRAFT, ALBURY AIRPORT P:\JOBS\12\12263\06_Reports\121107 FINAL HA.docx 1 Figure 28 – DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft parked within the south-west apron ............................ 31 Figure 29 – DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft showing “KLM” signage .............................................. 32 Figure 30 – DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft showing “KLM” signage .............................................. 32 Figure 31 – View of the right-hand side of the cock-pit ................................................................. 33 Figure 32 – View of the right-hand side of the DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft ............................... 33 Figure 33 – View from the front of the DC-2 Uiver Memorial Aircraft............................................ 34