A publication of THE GLEBESOCIETY INC POBox 100 GLEBE2037 www.glebesociety.org.au Glebe Society Bulletin ISSN 1836-599X 3/2010 April/May campaign Building acommunity Harold ParkandHeritageTramsheds principles. and ledtoafewclarifyingamendmentsthe munity. Itwasaveryconstructivediscussion before itwasmorewidelytestedinthecom to assesstheemerging GlebeSocietyposition 50 attending. This meetingallowedmembers held atBenledion8 April witharound40to A meetingofGlebeSocietymemberswas Annandale residentsoverthelasttwoweeks. to threemeetingsofGlebe,ForestLodgeand resolution onHaroldParkandthe Tramsheds For thesereasonswetookadevelopingdraft influencing thefinaloutcomes. munity position,ifwearetobesuccessfulin gagement in,andsupportof,aconsensuscom GAO proposal. We alsoneedlotsoflocalen we coulddevelopacredibleresponsetothe a robustandinclusiveprocessthroughwhich to ourcommunityandtheCity, wewanted Park and Tramsheds siteisofsuchimportance Because thefuturedevelopmentofHarold as isnecessary. which wewillcampaignashard,andlong, we willassessfutureproposalsandaround principles establishabottomlinefromwhich widespread concernswiththatproposal. These instead, 15principlesdesignedtoaddress tect’s Office (GAO)inFebruaryandproposes, the Government Archi- posal putforwardby which rejectsthepro resolution (seepage2) This issetoutina site. old Parkand Tramsheds velopment fortheHar tion onacceptablede ported communityposi strong andwidelysup- now abletosayithasa The GlebeSocietyis the President, Lesley Lynch,the President, on 96605084. anyone andtalk to whomight–to surface be one whoisinterested in therole –orknows to manage.We foringly difficult appeal any isincreasongoing vacancyontheExecutive - nificant campaigns andprojects in2010, this of isinvolvedinanumber sig- As theSociety at theendof 2009after 10years intherole. LizSimpson-Booker, Secretary whoresigned We haveable,to date, not been to replaceour Search foraSecretary - - - - Just afewofthe200peopleatStScholastica’s. Photo:Phil Young - -

- - Glebe SocietyatStScholastica’s on21 April The thirdpublicmeetingwasconvenedbythe in Glebeand Annandale. scale andinharmonywiththeshoppingstrips retail developmentinthe Tramsheds besmall section andastipulationthatanycommercialor impact onthe Wigram Road/BoothStreetinter ing thetraffic studyandensuringitincludedthe meeting -mostsignificantlyrelatingtowiden tion on the basis of the views put forward at this Several amendmentsweremadetotheresolu and manydid. invited tosendcommentstheGlebeSociety, principle’ endorsement.Participantswerealso of theprinciples,thisbecameaunanimous‘in As therehadonlybeentimetodiscusssome the meetingendorseGlebeSocietyposition. resolution, JamieParkermovedthat were allcoveredbythebroaderGlebeSociety wanted adoptedbySydneyCouncil. As these Greens announcedasetofsixprinciplesthey gree of consensus emerging on core issues. The was averyconstructivemeetingwithhighde some ofthemostsignificantissues. Again, it the GlebeSocietyresolutionandhighlighted around 130residents.Idistributedcopiesof ing alsohadaveryrespectableattendanceof Forest LodgeSchoolon12 April. This meet speak atapublicmeetingheldbytheGreens I acceptedaninvitationfromJamieParkerto ment oftheBays Precinct Late June-publicmeeting - Street Fair. Seepage8. Saturday 22May, 11am -3pmMitchell walking tour. Seepage11. Saturday 8May, 10am-HaroldPark What’s comingsoon Continued onnextpage... . Seepage5. Future develop

------... continued from previous page –having been at a Leichhardt Council the intent to finalise endorsement of the Harold Park campaign meeting. Meredith Burgmann was there resolution. This included putting a few for the City of as were several issues to the vote. and around 200 attended. The impor- of the planning staff. tance of this meeting was signalled by One important matter on which a vote the presence of our local member Verity There was a high degree of consistency was taken related to the inclusion of af- Firth who contributed to discussion as across the three meetings. The Glebe fordable housing (for teachers, nurses, well as the Mayor of Leichhardt, Jamie Society’s public meeting was conducted bus drivers etc). The Glebe Society Parker, who arrived for the latter part a little more formally because it was position of strong advocacy for this was overwhelmingly supported. It would be a great loss to our community if such Statement endorsed by a Public Meeting held at people are effectively forced out of the St Scholastica’s College, Glebe, 21 April 2010 inner city and this part of Glebe. Fortu- This public meeting of Annandale, For- sustainable result. The judging nately provision for affordable housing est Lodge and Glebe residents rejects panel is to include community rep- is , NSW and Federal the proposal put forward by the Gov- resentatives. government policy so this seems to be ernment Architect’s Office on 17 and 9. The Tramsheds - the heritage cen- an achievable outcome at Harold Park. 20 February, 2010, and requests a com- trepiece of the site - are to be re- The proposals around height of build- plete review of the controls for Harold stored to public and community use ings, density, amount and configuration Park implied in that proposal so that it by reimbursing the Pacing Club for of open space, traffic impact and exclu- includes the following objectives and money paid by them for its acquisi- sion of large scale retail/commercial ac- related planning principles: tion. tivities were all supported – albeit with Objective 1: Acceptable density Objective 3: Attractive, usable a number of clarifying amendments. and building height public open space We have put a lot of thought into de- signing a set of workable principles Planning principles: Planning principle: that will together reduce the height of 1 Limit building to the height of the 10. Design the 3.67 hectares (35% of building to acceptable levels both along cliff face at any point, or, in the the site) of Public Open Space to: the cliff face and the other perimeters, case of the perimeter, to the height visibly and coherently connect reduce the proposed density and deliver with other existing and proposed of adjacent buildings (excluding the on a reasonable quantum of new public open space (including proposed height of the cliff in The Crescent). open space. open space on the Crescent and the 2. Reserve at least 35% of the site as Hill); be safe and secure; be sunny While a small number of people have publicly owned, formally dedicated with minimal overshadowing, and argued for 100% of the site being de- Public Open Space managed by include active recreational areas clared public open space, a large ma- the City of Sydney Council. (The (including an all purpose playing jority supported our current proposal Tramsheds are not part of this 35%) field) that at least 35% be formally dedicated 3. Limit population density to what Objective 4: Safe, easy access, public open space under the manage- can be accommodated by building improved connections and ment of the City of Sydney. We have to the reduced height on the re- minimised additional traffic impact argued this more modest target, not only maining 65% of the site. on surrounding streets because we think it realistic and attain- Objective 2: Environmentally Planning principles able, but also because we think it a fair and appropriate balance between our sustainable, high-quality design 11.Vehicular access is to be via a need for more parks and playing fields reopened Canal Road and a new Planning Principles: and the pressure for more housing in the intersection at Minogue Crescent. desirable inner city areas such as Glebe. 4 Make all development, including Vehicular access is not, under any This will provide just over 3.6 hectares the renovated Tramsheds, sustaina- circumstance, to be across parkland. of public open space as well as allowing ble and energy efficient, and protect Fully assess the wider traffic im- for considerable additional housing. privacy, views and amenity. pacts, including the Wigram Road 5. Build all dwellings outside the 100- and Booth Street intersection in Some ideas and concerns could not be year flood limit. Annandale. translated into workable principles (eg 6. Restore the Heritage-listed 12.Improve connections with surround- some concerns about height of buildings Tramsheds and forecourt to include ing areas. and traffic flow) but can be addressed at (for example) community uses, 13.Encourage easy access for pedestri- the later DA stage of the City’s planning gardens and bird habitat. Any com- ans and cyclists. process. mercial/retail uses are to be small scale and in harmony with uses in 14.Provide adequate and appropriately There was lively discussion of our argu- Annandale and Glebe shopping located onsite parking, (including ment, expressed in principle 9, that the strips. for bicycles) for residents and visi- heritage Tramsheds should be restored tors to the site. Do not issue street to public and community use by reim- 7. Make provision for affordable parking permits to residents of the bursing the Club for what they paid housing. site. ($2.2m) suitably adjusted for inflation. 8. Hold a design competition at the 15.Upgrade public transport, including It is clear that there is overwhelming DA stage to ensure a creative, access to light rail, and establish support for the argument that it is a best practice, environmentally integrated ticketing. Continued on next page...

2 Glebe Society Bulletin Campaign planned in support of The community campaign around the are implemented so as to be consistent the City of Sydney councillors recently Bays Precinct is about to move into a with the CRG planning principles. on the CRG advice and sought their on- new phase. going partnership with the community The CRG also recommended the estab- groups in the forthcoming campaign to As previously advised, the Minister’s lishment of a dedicated Bays Precinct have our principles and recommenda- Bays Precinct Community Reference authority to replace the multitudinous tions taken up by Government. Group (CRG) provided its formal advice authorities currently responsible for the to Government on 1 March. area. This is an absolute prerequisite We have sought a meeting with the new to any improvement in planning ap- Minister for Planning and the elusive In line with our terms of reference, proaches and will be a centre-piece of Bays Precinct Taskforce and will be we produced a set of strong planning our ongoing campaigning. writing to Premier Keneally seeking her principles for the Bays and, in addition, ongoing support. I have met and sought A valuable additional product of the a preliminary set of ideas for future support on these requests from Ver- integrated uses of the Bays precinct CRG, was a highly professional and de- tailed illustrative plan for the Future of ity Firth who, as both a member of the consistent with these principles. We CRG and our local member, effectively also urged the Government to put a hold The Bays Precinct developed during the CRG process by five of its community intervened on our behalf with the min- on one-off, ad hoc developments until ister at critical points, when the whole an integrated vision/plan for the Bays members - showing what an imagi- native and strategic approach to this process could otherwise have broken can be developed and to ensure that down. the one-off developments that are to go spectacular site, using the CRG prin- ahead (eg the passenger cruise terminal ciples, can look like. This impressive As Bruce indicates in his reports on at White Bay, the B1, B2 wharves, Fish document sets a standard as to the kind other development in the Bays, the BCC Market and Banks Street developments) of integrated, imaginative vision and has met and discussed its role in this planning we expect the Government to revived campaign. ... continued from previous page develop for this spectacular site. Our next major step will be to hold a Harold Park campaign The overall CRG advice, including the public meeting in late June to brief our exemplary Future of the Bays (though communities on the CRG advice and fair and reasonable proposition - given not necessarily the particular activities the Government’s process and discuss the particulars of the means of acqui- suggested) was endorsed without dis- ways in which the community can influ- sition and subsequent neglect of the sent at the its last meeting. ence current developments in the Bays Tramsheds . The full advice can be read on the and get action on our recommendations. This is a complex issue and will require Glebe Society website or, if you want to (This was a suggestion of the Glebe So- careful work if it is to be progressed suc- get further information on the Govern- ciety Management Committee and has cessfully. We will be having further dis- ment’s ongoing activities, on the SHFA the obvious advantage of sustaining the cussion with the City of Sydney and the website, www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/bayspre- alliances that were developed during the NSW Government to explore options for cinct. We now have 3000 copies of a CRG process.) the Tramsheds site. short executive summary (thanks to the This public meeting will be organised We will now send these principles for- Minister and SHFA) which the CRG by some (and we hope all) community mally to the City of Sydney and general- community representatives will use in groups that participated in the CRG. their ongoing campaigning. ly publicise them. We expect the Coun- We want to make this a high profile cil to exhibit its draft planning controls While we think we have done well to event to strengthen our capacity to in- around September. We will assess them have hung in and achieved a wide con- fluence the one-off developments that against these principles and campaign sensus around this advice, we now face are already approved by Government, for changes if the planning controls do the formidable, but not hopeless, task of but to keep alive the long awaited com- not measure up to this community bot- persuading the Government to act on it. mitment by the Government to move tom line. towards an integrated and far more stra- Reigniting the campaign tegic approach to planning for the Bays As we expect a lengthy campaign ex- The CRG has been disbanded. We Precinct. tending to the DA stage after the site is expect the Government to reconstitute sold, and as many residents have indi- As we all know, we have a once in a an effective community advisory com- cated their interest in developing options century opportunity to do something mittee as part of its promised Stage 2 for future uses of the Tramsheds, the wonderful with 80 hectares of publicly process in the second half of 2010, but Glebe Society will maintain a network owned land, 5 km of Sydney Harbour there does not seem to be much clarity sharing information and ideas for those foreshore and major heritage items with yet about what this Stage 2 will con- exciting adaptive potential. We must who attended the public meeting – as stitute. In the interim, we have begun well as of course its members. not allow Government or other interests post-CRG campaigning. to squander this opportunity to prop- - Lesley Lynch Numbers of community groups are try- erly plan a major phase in the ongoing ing to keep the issues alive in the media transition of Sydney Harbour to its post- Harold Park Walking Tour and we managed to get good coverage industrial future. 10am, Saturday 8 May of the CRG advice in both the SMH and I don’t think it will be easy. the Inner West Courier in early March. See page 11 for details With another CRG member, I briefed - Lesley Lynch

April/May 2010 3 Around the Bays - It’s all happening! We apologise for the lack of reports on Bays and Foreshores in recent months. The problem has not been a lack of news: quite the opposite in fact. There has been a lot going on and the problem has been to decide when any single aspect had solidified sufficiently to make a sensible report. However we now seem to have reached a real turning point. Read on ... Member of Parliament, Verity Firth, and At last – an upgrade for the Fish Market Mr Turk on behalf of the Fish Market After years of trying, it looked as determination to fix the market’s many company, are available on the Glebe So- though his only option would be, in problems and make it an attractive ciety’s website. the words of the Managing Director of destination for Sydney residents and Sydney Fish Market, Grahame Turk, to tourists. Secondary College ‘put lipstick on the bulldog’. The Government funding (the site is walkway But how things can change when there owned by the Government) will go to- The Glebe Society is actively pursuing is an election in the offing! On 7 April wards improving the basic infrastructure the completion by Sydney City Council the Government announced that it and public open space, while improve- of the foreshore walk in front of the would contribute $20 million to the re- ments that support the market’s com- Blackwattle Campus of the Sydney Sec- mercial functions ondary College. will be funded by the company. This final section of the Glebe foreshore walk had been scheduled to follow Since its formation completion of the major section that the Blackwattle ends at the rowing clubs. However de- Cove Coalition lays occurred – a deal had to be made has advocated an with the Department of Education, and upgrade of the Fish there were said to be problems over site Market, and it will contamination, and eventually the City continue to press deferred the project due to budget con- for improvements. straints. For example, while it appears that the Lesley Lynch raised the issue recently upgrade cannot with council staff and was told that it fund a wider public was planned to include funding for the Not part of the upgrade, but maybe retailers can be persuaded promenade in front design stage in the 2010-11 budget and to remove rubbish and equipment from the foreshore of the main build- construction funds in the following year. promenade. Photos: Bruce Davis ing, we hope that management may be able to convince Our local member, Verity Firth has development of one of Sydney’s iconic retailers that their front door should face recently reaffirmed her commitment to locations – the Fish Market at Pyrmont. the water, and find somewhere else to this project and is working with the So- Together with $20 million from the park their waste bins. We will examine ciety to move things along. company that runs the market, this will the DA when it is lodged and offer fur- The original plan was for a land-based provide improvements to vehicle ac- ther comment. path, but it is possible that the final cess, parking, additional wholesale and Other issues that the announcement design may be a boardwalk over the retail facilities and, from the public’s prompts are the future of the ‘cesspit’ harbour. The longer-term plan is to link perspective, a waterfront park and between the market and the ruins of the the school section to a walkway through promenade along with a repaired sea coal bunker, and how access to Went- the wharves which will wall and a reduction in the market’s worth Park can be improved. join to the Fish Market promenade and characteristic odour. foreshore park. The text of the announcements by the It appears that the announcement of Premier, Kristina Keneally, our local the upgrade was put together in rather Wentworth Park – the walls a hurry so we will have to come tumbling down await the development ap- A former chair of the Blackwattle Cove plication (DA) before all Coalition once suggested that the only the details will be available. way to bring down the walls of Wen- However based on what has tworth Park would be to strip off our been made public so far, the gear on the night of the full moon and upgrade can be seen as both a dance around the walls chanting. disappointment and a triumph – a disappointment because Thank goodness it hasn’t come to that! Grahame Turk had developed As everyone knows, the walls on the a far more ambitious and at- western (Glebe) side of the park were tractive plan which the Gov- replaced some time ago, and now the ernment declined to support, The decaying sea wall behind Claudios will be Wentworth Park Sporting Complex but a triumph for Grahame’s repaired and incorporated into a bayside park. Trust and the Sydney City Council are

4 Glebe Society Bulletin Fleet and dragon boat facilities, and the Future development of the Bays Precinct impact of noise from ship repair work A Public meeting is planned for late June on nearby residents. - Bruce Davis Community groups who participated in the Bays Precinct Community Reference Group (CRG) established by the former Planning Minister Kristina Keneally are Blackwattle Bay wharves convening a joint public meeting to: The announcement of Government as- • brief their communities about the outcomes of the CRG process; sistance to the Fish Market redevelop- • explore ways to use the CRG outcomes to influence current unintegrated ment has prompted the Blackwattle developments in White, Blackwattle and Rozelle Bays; and Cove Coalition (BCC) to wonder what is happening with the adjacent Black- • get Government action on key CRG recommendations. wattle Bay wharves. The date and time will be announced as soon as possible. The target is to hold the meeting in late June. The likely venue is the Bistro in Wentworth Park grand- Some time ago NSW Maritime sought registrations of interest in the develop- stand, but this is also to be confirmed. ment of sites known as B1 and B2 – the Details will be made available on the Society’s website as soon as they are fi- derelict coal bunker and the wharves nalised, and published in the next edition of the Bulletin. from there up to, but not including, the concrete batch plant. about to finalise plans to rebuild the complex and reduce the need for race eastern (Wattle Street) entrance. And night parking on the park to the south of Last year saw an announcement that a planning is proceeding to replace the the main entrance. Although this area company that runs harbour cruises was northern (Blackwattle Bay) wall, and is outside the boundaries of the com- the preferred candidate to develop the finally the wall near the children’s play- plex, the Trust is now responsible for its wharves. No details were released, but ground on the southern side. By 2013 management and plans to upgrade it and an artist’s impression given to the media the last remnants of the concrete block possibly include a hard stand commu- suggested that the planned development and barbed wire battlements should nity sporting facility. was inconsistent with the planning pa- have disappeared. These walls are a rameters announced for the site. And in answer to the unasked question legacy of the days of SP bookmakers from eagle-eyed Glebe residents, the Nothing has been heard publicly since. before the TAB and have long been re- new building at the Glebe entrance of dundant. The decision to designate a preferred the complex is actually turnstiles re- developer on this site was seen as un- The plans for the eastern entrance quired by the dog racing club for race dermining the work of the CRG and moves the existing wall back by up to nights. It has been carefully designed almost led to a walk out of community to blend in with other structures in the groups. As it appears the Government area. intends to proceed with this develop- ment, (as it did with the Bailey’s refu- Heritage Fleet may move to elling depot and the Cruise Passenger Pyrmont Terminal at White bay) the CRG mem- A move to Pyrmont is on the cards for bers will now focus on ensuring any the Sydney Heritage Fleet. development is consisten with the CRG Principles for the Bays Precinct as well For several years the Fleet has been un- as the existing master Plan. The barbed wire and concrete block der notice from NSW Maritime to move fences at Wentworth Park should be a BCC believes planning for these two from its current site in Rozelle Bay. thing of the past by 2013. sites should be integrated with the rest This site is quite valuable and clearly of the precinct, and in particular with the Government would prefer to lease it the concrete batch plant site and the eight metres from the heavy traffic in to a commercial tenant. Wattle Street and creates a link between Glebe and Pyrmont foreshores of Black- the northern and southern sections of The site suggested by Maritime is un- wattle Bay, and should take into account the park. The project also involves the der the south-eastern approach to the the site’s relationship to Wentworth demolition of the old Ledger building, Anzac Bridge. This area has long been Park. the removal of the infill in the arches proposed as a site for a park, and the - Bruce Davis and Lesley Lynch of the railway viaduct that crosses the dragon boat fraternity has been park, and the construction of changing promised a home there. The facilities at the rear of the grandstand site was increased not long ago for sporting teams that use the park. when the Government acquired 1 Bank Street from a private Work is expected to start in mid-June owner. and should take 3 to 4 months to com- plete. There are a number of issues to be sorted out before any clear The project to remove the southern proposal emerges, including the wall, which is part of a building, will impact of the Heritage Fleet’s bring other benefits as it will allow the water-based presence on row- Trust to increase parking within the Two of the railway viaduct arches that will be opened ers, the location of the Heritage up as part of the Wentworth Park uipgrade.

April/May 2010 5 Anzac Day 2010 Anzac Day in Glebe Lest we Forget - The Cost of Peace celebratred under gray Extract from the Anzac Day address by Rev Anthea McCall skies Today we rightly re- member the price that The skies were suitably mournful on was paid for peace. Anzac Day. In spite of the light rain, by 7.30am about 30 people had gathered at For some the re- the Glebe War Memorial. membering is very personal. It is for an This year for the first time, the service individual – a son, a was led by Rev Paul Perini, rector of St mate, a father, a hus- John’s Church and the address, Lest we band, or one of the Forget - The Cost of Peace, was given many women and men by Rev Anthea McCall, Lecturer at Rid- who paid a great price ley College, Melbourne. to support people in As in previous years, bagpiper Rob times of conflict. McLean, resplendent in his kilt, played As a nation we are de- The Lament and folk singer John Den- termined not to forget gate played There’s a Long, Long Trail the men and women Rev Paul Perini and Rev Anthea McCall. Photo: Phil Young Awinding on his tin whistle. The Glebe who gave themselves in Society’s wreath was laid by our Presi- war that we may enjoy prisoners. Only six men survived it all, dent, Lesley Lynch. our freedom and security. and that was because they successfully escaped. I was ashamed to say I had After the service, we moved to St John’s In particular we recall Gallipoli at the never heard of it, especially given the Church to talk to friends old and new dawn of April 25, 1915 – the chaos of scale of suffering and death equals that while enjoying tea and Anzac biscuits. the beach, the stubborn resistance of the of Changi. Sandakan is now a peace- We had commemorated Anzac Day and enemy, the difficulty of the terrain, the ful, beautiful garden. But to be at that still had a whole day before us. acts of extraordinary heroism, the stink spot where so many had suffered was a and the heat, and awful conditions of heart-wrenching experience. A Glebe Test Cricketer life in the trenches, and then the with- drawal, with so much cost and so little We have not forgotten the scale of our who died in WW1 accomplished. sacrifice with 60,000 dead at Gallipoli, and those of many conflicts since. There was a story by Daniel Lane in For an Aussie culture steeped in the the Anzac Day Sun-Herald about Albert shallow pleasures of so-called reality But we remember not so we might glo- ‘Tibby’ Cotter, who played in 21 Test TV and sitcoms, Anzac Day brings an rify war, nor to exalt military achieve- matches from 1903 to 1912. Here is an awareness of the painful reality and sac- ments above civilian ones. rifice of war. Two months before WWII excerpt. We remember the cost so we might D-Day, Supreme Allied Commander abominate the things that make for war. ...In the years after his death during Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote a private We remember the cost because it makes the victorious cavalry charge by the letter to his wife, Mamie, reflecting on us thankful for the peace we have. We the human cost of the war. He wrote, ‘It Australian Light Horse on Beersheba in remember what was protected or won is a terribly sad business to total up the 1917, the urchins who roamed the tough at such cost – freedom for oppressed casualties each day,...[and recognize] streets of Glebe, just as Cotter had, were peoples, protection and liberty for our that back home the news brings anguish reared on tales about their district’s he- own country and neighbouring coun- and suffering to families all over the roic pace bowler whose trademark was tries. We recall what it cost to be able country... War demands real toughness to shatter stumps... to watch our children play, to freely of fiber – not only in the soldiers that go where we will, what it cost to vote must endure, but in the homes that sac- ...He was an entertaining batsman with for whom we will, to be able to travel rifice their best.’ a penchant for throwing the willow. He unafraid. once hit 16 sixes during a rapid-fire 152 I have never been directly impacted by And if we appreciate our peace, and for Glebe... war, or the threat of invasion. But this what it took to protect or win it, we may February I had cause to reflect on the ...While Cotter was the only Australian then strive for the things that make for cost of peace. I was in Sabah and visit- Test cricketer killed during the Great peace, and be vigilant to avoid war ... ed the war memorial in Sandakan. It is War, he wasn’t the first to die for his on the site of the camp which the Japa- ... We will never forget the sacrifices of country. Cotter’s death was deeply nese set up to hold 1800 Australian and those who fought for our peace, We will mourned. Certainly, it compounded his 738 British prisoners. It commemorates never forget our detestation of war. And family’s grief; his older brother, John, those who suffered and died there, and may we never forget the extraordinary had been killed three weeks earlier in on the death marches to Ranau, as well and extreme sacrifice of the God who the Western Front. as local Malaysians who helped the died for his enemies. 6 Glebe Society Bulletin Who lived in your street? Lewis Alan Hoad -1934-94 News that fresh signage has replaced the and play table tennis, billiards and commemorative plaque stolen from the cards. cliffside park in Minogue Crescent is The Hoad boys were educated at Miss welcome. For me the Lewis Hoad Re- J Brincks’ kindergarten (Hawthorn Col- serve brings back childhood memories lege, 17 Toxteth Road, next to the Allen of sitting on the White City bleachers in Memorial Methodist Church) and Glebe the blazing sun watching the blond teen- Technical School (now Glebe Public). ager Hoad and his dark-haired ‘tennis At school Lew was seen as quiet and twin’ Ken Rosewall battling their Davis unassuming, average at Cup opponents. but obsessed by tennis. His passion for Lew, born on 23 November 1934 and ‘a sissy’s game’ went down badly with named after Hollywood actor Lewis his peers until he earned their respect by Stone, and his younger brothers Graham decking the school ‘tough’. (nicknamed ‘Kelly’) and Larry lived Too young to join the Hereford Club, with their parents - plus, for a time, their Lew formed his own little club (with Lew Hoad, aged nine. grandparents - at 43 Wigram Road, a Eddie Deuchars, Donnie Gibson, Sid single-storey terrace. The house, which masterful back-hander, in the left. Their Atkinson, Shirley Guest, Kevin Ryan, styles were in total contrast. Hoad, tall the Hoads rented and later bought, Bob Whaites and Elaine Wilcox) to play was comfortable ‘but without frills or and powerfully built and with a ‘wrist matches in the Balmain area. Local ten- of steel’, was flamboyant rather than luxury’. Their Greek neighbours pegged nis-playing adults who encouraged him octopus on the clothesline to dry. tactical, driving for winners instead of included Joe Harris, a tram conductor, waiting for the right moment. Rose- Like most youngsters in those days and Aub ‘Griffo’ Griffiths, a Wentworth wall, small but with tremendous stamina the boys spent a lot of time outdoors Park groundsman. Lew had ‘no interest and resilience, had sound positional amongst the traffic: billycart racing, in girls or marbles or stamps’ but shared sense and accurate placements. playing cricket with a tennis ball and an enthusiasm for racing pigeons with a broom handle, bowling Kelly inside a schoolmate, Mickie Mullins. Most boys Hoad’s 13-11, 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 7-5 de- tyre down the rear lane. Visits to the in the district had a few birds; there feat of US champion Tony Trabert at Camperdown Children’s Hospital were were 30 – 40 cages in the Hoads’ back- Kooyong in 1953 is regarded as one frequent. Lew swallowed a sewing yard. To pay for birdseed Lew got oc- of the greatest matches in Davis Cup machine needle and broke his thumb casional work with a local truck driver, history. In 1956 Hoad won the Aus- playing football. Kelly broke his thumb lifting sacks of fruit. He also cleaned tralian, French and Wimbledon titles (twice) and Larry his arm (twice). Oc- out Harry Watson’s trotting stables and Continued on next page ... casionally their father took them kayak- sometimes drove the horses.. ing in a stormwater canal and every By age 11 Lew Hoad had reached A night they went through a 30-minute Grade with the Balmain Hardcourt As- exercise routine before bedtime. On sociation. His first tournament appear- Sundays the family swam at Wiley’s ance - both players were shorter than the Baths, Coogee. ball boys - was against Ken Rosewall, At the rear of the Hoads’ house were his senior by three weeks. Although the courts of the Hereford Tennis Club. Rosewall won 6-0, 6-0, Dunlop Sports Lew became fascinated by the game employee and former Davis Cup cham- and, after receiving an old loosely- pion Adrian Quist arranged for Hoad to strung racquet from a lawyer belong- have time off school every Tuesday for ing to a local social club, got up every professional coaching. After gaining his morning at 5am with his ‘onion bag’ Intermediate Certificate, Hoad joined to hit balls against the garage door on Dunlop Sports as a messenger boy and Wigram Lane. Finally his parents gave racquet stringer (averaging 14 a day). him a new racquet as a Christmas pres- When Frank Sedgman and Ken Mc- ent. As he couldn’t find anyone his age Gregor turned professional Hoad and with an interest in the sport, his mother Rosewall were trained to be the new The Hoad family gathered around the radio in their living room at 43 Wigram took up the game. To preserve his foot- Davis Cup champions. Under coach Road listening to Lew’s progress at wear Lew played barefoot on the asphalt Harry Hopman they quickly became court. Aged nine, he joined the Glebe Wimbledon. Left to right: Lew’s father household names, especially in doubles, Alan, mother ‘Bonnie’, grandfather Police Boys Club to use the gymnasium Hoad in the right court and Rosewall, a Henry and younger brother Larry.

April/May 2010 7 ... continued from previous page Cyclists’ Association. After prospect- en), Glebe Computer Project amongst but failed to achieve the Grand Slam, ing for gold near Goulburn during the others. Depression, he became an electrical ap- being defeated by Rosewall in the US The Fete Theme for 2010 is ‘Caring prentice and got a steady job servicing singles. In 1957, after again winning for our Environment’ and both City Sydney trams. During World War 11 Wimbledon, he turned professional with of Sydney and The Watershed will be when he was a senior warden with the Jack Kramer, joining Rosewall who had helping local residents think about their National Emergency Service and after signed up the year before. In 1958 he own ‘ecological footprints’ in the com- th Japanese submarines entered Sydney helped celebrate his old school’s 100 munity. birthday, crowning the fundraising Harbour, he sent his sons to the country ‘queen’ and deftly replacing her head- - Lew to relatives in Tumut; Kelly and One stall featuring recycling will be the gear when it fell off. Larry to Murgon in Queensland. Alan Old Books, DVDs, CDs stall. Items encouraged Lew’s interest in tennis and for this stall can be left Mon–Fri 10–2 In all, Lew Hoad won 13 major titles took him to various tramway depots at the Community Op Shop, 133 Glebe in singles and doubles. Chronic back with recreational facilities to give him Street. injury forced him out of the game and experience playing on different sur- Before the Fete a poster competition in 1967 he retired to live in Spain where faces. When Lew heard that Sydney’s and training as environment ambassa- he opened a tennis coaching complex trams were to be replaced by buses he dors will be run amongst the children at with his wife, tennis player Jenny Stal- bought a motor garage at Fairfield for Glebe Public School. The Fete Raffle ey. Suffering leukemia and waiting for his father and brothers to operate. a bone marrow donor, he died of a heart will this year be run to benefit the Year attack on 3 July 1994. - Lyn Collingwood 6 School Camp for children at Glebe Public School. Both Lew Hoad’s maternal and paternal Sources families had a long connection with Further Information contact Ally De L Hoad & J Pollard The Lew Hoad Story Glebe. His mother Ailsa Lyle Burbury, Pree Raghavan, 1958 always known as ‘Bonnie’, was born in [email protected], or Julie 1912, the second daughter of Hobart- NSW electoral rolls Brackenreg, [email protected] born boilermaker Alfred Reginald Clyde NSW register of births, deaths, marriages 0401 516 482. Burbury (1882 - 1963) and Mabel Lil- Recollections of former pupils of Glebe ian née Judd (died 1970) then living at Public School 44 St Johns Road. By the 1930s Alfred, Sands directories now a steel traveller, and Mabel had moved to 24 Ferry Road and by 1945 The Australian Encyclopaedia they were sharing the 43 Wigram Road Wikipedia house. After attending Glebe Public School, Bonnie was a department store Mitchell Street hosiery salesgirl. She met Alan Hoad at a Masonic Lodge Christmas Tea. Fete The couple married seven years later Saturday 22 May, 11am – 3pm and lived in a flat at Coogee before Glebe Public School moving to Glebe with sons Lew and Plans are well underway in the Glebe Graham. Larry was born soon after, in Community for this year’s Fete. The Raffle Prizes March 1938. One of Bonnie’s sisters, Fete has previously been held in De- cember since 2005 and has been very 1. Life & Balance (yoga/pilates) 1 year Joan Maxine, married policeman Leslie membership ($988) McDowell whose family lived at 68 popular with all community groups and Wigram Road. residents in Glebe. 2. Hand-crocheted, double-bed blanket (black,red & yellow) ($250) Lew Hoad’s paternal grandfather was The Fete is an old-fashioned commu- Henry William Hoad (1881- 1959), nity fair with stalls, BBQ, Devonshire 3. Sofi Lidgren Shoes ($150 voucher) born into a pioneering family at Tumut Teas, entertainment from local groups and schools, street theatre, crafts and 4. Glebe Point Diner ($100 meal vouch- where his father, with the same name, er) was a builder. Henry jnr moved to arts fun, computer room access, Salvos Quirindi where Hazel Evie and Alan I/net bus, face painting, wet sponge 5. Ikebana trial lesson @ Yuga Floral Henry (Lew’s father) were born in 1906 throwing, a raffle and jumping castle Design ($55) amongst the many activities which will and 1908 respectively. Henry and Eva Tickets - $2 each or 3 for $5 Maud and their children ca 1914 moved be out on Mitchell Street near Glebe to Glebe where Henry set up business as Point Road for the day. Tickets are available from 3 May from a chemist at 43 Glebe Road. An early Organised completely by local groups, the school, Glebe Town Hall, Have- gesture was to donate a trophy cup to facilitated by the Glebe Development A-Chat Café (Thursday & Friday at the Glebe Rowing Club. Project, all funds raised are used by the old Fire Station), the Community community groups to assist in local Op Shop, Glebe Development Project At Trinity Grammar Alan was an all- (Benledi) and Karen (P & C) on 0406 round sportsman, excelling in swim- projects – Glebe Public School, Hop- eStreet Urban Compassion, Glebe Youth 369 053. Winners will be drawn at the ming, diving and football. He later Mitchell Street Fete on 22 May. took up ice hockey and joined the Pedal Centre, COW (Concerned Older Wom-

8 Glebe Society Bulletin A tram in Glebe again? I have been a resident of Glebe for 42 years and have a very strong loyalty to this village. My work was being shown in the Glebe 150 exhibition of Glebe artists last year. Roelof Smilde, who opened the show, declared that he was a foot- board tram conductor and I expressed that I was also. The exhibition includ- ed a small three-dimensional collage of one of these trams. The following day as I travelled down Glebe Point Road I noticed that some of the old tram tracks were exposed and I was smitten with the idea that such a tram should again travel part of the length of the main street. I visualised the tram starting just before Mitchell Street and continuing to the water end of the Glebe Point Road. Several residents and business people Want to see a tram from Sydney’s past actually running? At Loftus, south of Sydney, have greeted the proposal with great there is a tram museum which operates the ‘Park Line’ 2 km south into the Royal enthusiasm. Now that the overhead National Park. Trams actually cross National Highway #1, assisted by bells and power lines are underground there is lights,and some of the volunteer staff were drivers on the former large Sydney no problem of how to power the tram. tramways system. Photo courtesy of the Light Rail Transit Association website. It could be housed in part of the old tram depot behind Harold Park, and re- charged at night. Old trams are already Tram painting now at Glebe Library there and it’s a place for their protec- Cast your eyes around the entry area of home. It is accompanied by a plaque tion. Glebe library and you will see the tram with additional information, provided art work mentioned by Peter Travis. It by Liz Simpson-Booker, about the early The tram could run to and fro on the has been donated to the Glebe Society trams of Glebe. normal traffic road from 10am to 4pm, by the artist, Cliff Simcox. possibly on limited days to begin with. Agreement has been reached with the It would be sure to become a major ‘Rocking on Down to The Point 1901’ City of Sydney Council for the work to tourist attraction similar to those trams is a finely crafted mixed media assem- be displayed in the library for as long as in San Francisco and bring much busi- blage with an enthusiast’s attention to it is suitable for both parties. ness to the entire length of the main detail. Cliff’s skill and experience, nur- Thank you Cliff Simcox! And thanks area. tured during his time as a designer and too to the City of Sydney and Liz Simp- painter for the performing and decora- It would be essential to use one of the son-Booker. tive arts, is revealed in the surety and original style trams that had two open beauty of his work. - Susan Ingram ends that were wonderful to ride in, with the breeze cooling the summer air When we and adding to the sense of adventure. last saw it, They had pull-down canvas blinds for in the Ses- inclement weather. quiShow Such a trip could also mean that visi- at Adagio tors could ride to the Point, spend time Gallery last at the attractions that others are pro- August, posing to be part of the area, and then it was a walk back along the foreshore to Taylor general Street to catch the light rail back to the favourite, city or vice versa. commented on by The very idea of an old tram lifting many. Now its means of power to the twenty first we can see century would be a great way to recycle it almost the old so that it became a piece of liv- every day Cliff Simcox, Margaret Whittaker, Susan Ingram and Jan Macindoe ing history. in its new - Peter Travis AM with the Tram picture at the Library on 13 April. Photo: Anna Djurovic

April/May 2010 9 A Temple, a Chapel and Two Churches About 30 people were made welcome by four very different religious commu- nities on Sunday 28 March. We first visited the Sze Yup Chinese Temple in Edward Street, built from 1898 onwards. It is a busy place. Wor- shippers were lighting joss sticks as we were being shown around by the care- taker, Mr Chen. The next stop was St Scholastica’s Chapel, lovingly built during the 1930s Depression as what we would now call Andrew Wood and Liz Simpson-Booker enjoying champagne at a stimulus scheme. Sister Bernadette Lyndhurst. Photo: Phil Young and Sister Maureen welcomed us and described the Chapel’s many beautiful Lyndhurst – Glebe’s Award for Peter features including the stained glass win- dows and mosaics. hidden treasure Pockley At St James Catholic Church, built in Sunday 18 April was a perfect day The Australian Academy of Science 1878, we were welcomed by Rev Colin to visit the house and garden hidden has announced the rare honour of an Fowler. Ann Wark then told us about behind an unremarkable façade in Academy Medal to Glebe Society her research on the stained glass win- Darghan Street. Lyndhurst was de- member Dr Peter Pockley. Peter says dows. signed as a family home by John Verge ‘This has come out of left field (no and completed in 1835. The present advertisement, no application and se- The last stop was St John’s Anglican owners, Tim and Salvador, over the crecy maintained until announced). I Church, designed by Edmund Blacket past five years, have returned the house am literally gobsmacked!’. and John Horbury Hunt and opened in to its original purpose and it is now a 1870. Rev Paul Perini, who has been The Medal will be presented by the the rector since the end of 2009, told private home on a grand scale. Visitors Governor-General at the Academy’s us about recent activities at the church. were provided with notes prepared by Annual Meeting dinner in Canberra He then handed over the microphone to Tim to guide them through the rooms on Thursday 6 May. on display, explaining the provenance Lyn Milton, a St John’s parishioner and The medal has been awarded to Peter and background to the treasures, and Glebe Society member, who described for his ‘outstanding contributions the history of the house. the church’s features. to science by means other than the The tour ended with Afternoon Tea at Over 60 people, mainly members of the conduct of scientific research’, where the back of the church, accompanied by Glebe Society and the National Trust, his efforts ‘significantly advanced organ music played by Bob Sutton. admired the house and its treasures. the cause of science and technology The garden with its recently installed in Australia’. This medal is normally We thank our hosts at all four venues, mature trees provided a perfect venue awarded no more than once in three and the team who provided the refresh- for afternoon tea, and later for a glass years. ments. of cham- Academy of Science Fellow, Profes- pagne. sor Robyn Williams said, ‘Dr Peter We thank Pockley was one of the pioneers of science broadcasting when it had Tim and hardly yet been invented. In radio Salvador and television, both in Australia and for inviting around the world, he led teams and usinto their fronted programs which transformed home. We the medium. He combined lively also thank presentation with rigorous accuracy, Dorothy flair with the highest standards of Davis and authority. her team of helpers for Peter is currently Senior Correspon- making this dent for Australasian Science and is afternoon engaged in numerous other projects including the Oral History program of such a suc- Members and friends gathered inthe chapel at St Scholastica’s. leading scientists. Photo: Phil Young cess.

10 Glebe Society Bulletin Coming Glebe events Evan Whitton’s Players in the Pub Harold Park book launch at Next in the popular series of moved Walking Tour readings presented by members and Gleebooks friends of Sydney's New Theatre at the 10am Saturday 8 May Quentin Dempster will launch Glebe Toxteth Hotel 345 Glebe Point Road. To assist residents to understand the site Society member Evan Whitton’s Our In the upstairs Media Room (enter via better Janice Cave, a Society member and President of the Save Rozelle Corrupt Legal System: Why Everyone Is Ferry Road staircase), Tuesday 4 May Bay committee, has volunteered to a Victim at a free event at Gleebooks on at 7 pm. Free admission. Thursday, 27 May, 6 for 6.30pm. lead a walking tour of the site and its Lady Windermere’s Fan surroundings. Evan writes for a legal journal, Justin- ian. He was formerly Chief Reporter at ‘I can resist everything except tempta- Note that not all parts of the site are ac- The Sydney Morning Herald and Reader tion ...’ cessible. (Associate Professor) at the University If you want to join the tour please of Queensland. Oscar Wilde’s thrilling drama and spar- kling comedy adapted and directed by phone Janice on 9692 0604 and turn His research shows that lawyers and Nicholas Papademetriou, with a star- up at the north end of Johnston Street, judges have been wrong about justice studded professional cast: Zoe Carides, Annandale, at the intersection with since 1219, when half a dozen British Tracy Mann, Beccy Iland, Andy Cun- Chapman Road, at 10 am on Saturday, judges decided that truth does not mat- ningham, Martin Harper, Megan Hol- 8 May. There is a parking area adjacent ter. to the children’s playground off Chap- loway, Kim Knuckey, Gus Murray and man Road. Dr Robert Moles, LLB Hons (Belfast), Jason Perini. PhD (Edinburgh), says in the Foreword: ‘This is one of the most important On the eve of her birthday ball Margaret Talking Heads At books I have ever read on the common Windeyer makes a decision that will put law legal system’. her marriage in jeopardy and alter her Toxteth life forever. To book, contact 9660 2333 or events@ Note new date gleebooks.com.au. These are not static readings but theatri- cal presentations using minimal props Friday 28 May at 6 for 6.30pm in the upstairs function room of the Toxteth and furniture. ‘How to run your Hotel, 345 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. own court case’ Two main meals for one on Tuesdays - orders from 5.30 pm. Putting Community Back Glebe Library, into Politics Tuesday 11 May, 1-2pm And note in your diary: Tuesdays 15 June and 27 July. The panel includes Lesley Lynch, Nadine Behan worked for ten years as Glebe Society President and Verity a barrister and solicitor at a community Firth, Member for Balmain and former legal centre specialising in non-criminal - Lyn Collingwood Deputy Lord Mayor, Council of City of law. Nadine will talk about her book Sydney. How to Run Your Own Court Case and Monster Book Sale is happy to answer questions of a gen- Glebe Library and the Glebe Chamber See last month’s Bulletin for further eral nature. of Commerce are pleased to announce details. Her book is a simple, practical how- the annual Monster Book Sale, on to guide to representing yourself in a Saturday 5 June, 9am to 4pm at Ben- Rozelle Rocket noncriminal court or tribunal. It covers ledi, 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. all areas of non-criminal law, including A new commuter water taxi service, Donations of books in good condition debt, consumer claims, tenancy Rozelle Rocket, is starting on Monday can be dropped off at 186 Glebe Point disputes, neighbour disputes, family law 3 May. It looks affordable ($7.70 one- Road on Friday 4 June between 9am and appeals of government decisions. way, returns and multi-trip tickets) and midday. and is worthy of support: to and from Nadine Behan worked for ten years as Come along, rain or shine, and bring Johnston Street Wharf, Annandale, a barrister and solicitor at a community your friends. All proceeds will go back Bellevue House Wharf, Pirrama Park legal centre specialising in non- to the community. wharf to Campbell's Cove at the Quay. criminal law. Nadine is happy to answer Google Rozelle Rocket for details and questions of a general nature. The Chamber of Commerce would wel- spread the word! come help from Glebe Society members Free event. Bookings essential. on the day. - Mary Mortimer Telephone 9298 3060 Convenor, Council of Ultimo/ Further information: 9552 1546 A NSW Law Week 2010 event. Pyrmont Associations April/May 2010 11 News and Notes

Thirsty Thursdays A pair of glasses looking for an owner Members and friends are invited to meet in Glebe on the first A slim, pink pair of ladies’ reading glasses was handed in after Thursday of each month at 7pm, to eat and talk with other our Lyndhurst open house. If you are the owner, please con- people who live in Glebe. We visit a different restaurant each tact Edwina Doe on 9660 7066, or email month, varying cuisines. Put these dates in your diary now. [email protected]. On Thursday 6 May we will have a Turkish meal at The Cushion House, 73 Glebe Point Road. Actors’ Forum - Balmain On Thursday 3 June we will try the Mexican cuisine at the Flying Fajita Sistas, 65 Glebe Point Road. Come to Eileen Atkins’ play Vita and Victoria with Tina Bursill and Linden Wilkinson on Sunday 30 May – 2pm. And on Thursday 1 July we will visit Deus ex Machina, 98- 104 Parramatta Road Camperdown St Andrews Congregational Church Hall, Darling Street Balmain, corner of Curtis Road. Please email me or ring me on 9660 7066 by the Tuesday be- fore the dinner to let me know if you are coming, and if you Tickets on sale at the door from 1pm. $15/20. are likely to be late. - Edwina Doe Bulletins by email If you would like to receive your Bulletin by email instead of Welcome to new members snail mail, please email [email protected] Nicky and Matthew Andrews were accepted as members of the Glebe Society at the April Management Committee meet- ing. Our local Member of Parliament We look forward to seeing them at future Glebe Society functions. State Member for Balmain, Hon. Verity Firth MP. Office address: 112a Glebe Point Road, Glebe 2037. Buddies for new members Senior Electorate Officer: ph 9660 7586, fax 9660 6112, As a part of our outreach activities we would like to make email [email protected] new members feel ‘at home’ within the Glebe Society. Some ‘old’ members might like to take new members to activities or arrange to meet them there, introducing new members to City of Sydney Councillors other members. Or you might like to share a cup of coffee Lord Mayor: Clover Moore MP with a new member. If this sounds like you, please contact Carole Herriman on 9571 9092 or [email protected] Councillors: Phillip Black Tali Yanma Waranara: Go and Seek Meredith Burgmann The Chancellor's Committee invites you to a luncheon to Irene Doutney raise funds for postgraduate scholarships for Indigenous stu- Chris Harris dents at the University of Sydney, to be held on Thursday 6 Marcelle Hoff May from 12 to 2.30pm in the Stranger's Dining Room at NSW Parliament House sited on the custodial lands of the Robert Kok people of the Eora nation where, in 1850, the Legislative Shayne Mallard Assembly enacted legislation to establish the University of John McInerney Sydney Di Tornai Welcome address: Dr Michael Spence, Vice Chancellor and For enquiries: Please contact the City of Sydney on Principal, University of Sydney 9265 9333. Guest Speaker: Commissioner Mick Gooda, Commissioner, Social Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Aus- tralian Human Rights Commission Forest Lodge This is a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference and to contribute in the creation of the next generation of leaders. Public School Home of The Glebe Tickets $95. For bookings and more information email Lydia Society Archives Bushell - [email protected]. Phone 9660 3530

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Tuesday 4 May, 7pm - Players in the Pub – Toxteth Hotel. See Page 11. Thursday 6 May, 7 pm - Thirsty Thursday - The Cushion House, 73 Glebe Point Road. See Page 12. Saturday 8 May, 1pm – Harold Park Walking Tour. Meet at Johnston Street/Chapman Road. See Page 5. Wednesday 12 May, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street. Saturday 22 May, 11am – 3pm – Mitchell Street Fair. See Page 8. Thursday 3 June, 7pm - Thirsty Thursday - The Flying Fajita Sistas, 65 Glebe Point Road. See Page 12. Saturday 5 June, 9am – 4pm – Monster Book Sale, Benledi. Donate books on Friday 4 June. See page 11. Wednesday 9 June, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street. Thursday 1 July, 7pm - Thirsty Thursday – Deus ex Machina, 98-104 Parramatta Road. See Page 12. Wednesday 14 July, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street.

Contacting The Glebe Society Inc The Glebe Society Established 1969 Management Committee: Mail President Lesley Lynch 9660 5084 All correspondence should be addressed Vice-president Bruce Davis 9660 7873 to: Immediate Past President Jan Macindoe 9660 0208 The Glebe Society Inc Secretary tba tba PO Box 100, Glebe NSW 2037 Treasurer Bruce Davis 9660 7873 Website Committee Members: Andrew Craig 9566 1746 Dorothy Davis 9660 7873 The Society has a growing Website Carole Herriman 9571 9092 Liz Simpson-Booker 9518 6186 (www.glebesociety.org.au) for the infor- mation of members and anyone with an Sub-committee Convenors: interest in Glebe. The Website will only All sub-committee convenors are ex-officio members of the Management flourish if members use the site. Send Committee contributions or comments to webmas- Arts, Culture and Media Sue Ingram 9692 8534 [email protected] Bays and Foreshores Tony Larkum 9660 7030 The Bulletin Community Development Robyn Kemmis 9692 9440 The Environment Jan Macindoe 9660 0208 We are glad to publish letters or articles Heritage tba tba on any matters of interest to Glebe, any topic raised in the Bulletin, or any issues Infrastructure Defect Reporting Margaret Sheppard 9660 4121 relating to the Glebe Society, within the Membership Cheryl & Bryan Herden 9660 7371 Guidelines published on our website. Planning Neil Macindoe 9660 0208 Write to the address above or email Transport, & Traffic Andrew Craig 9566 1746 [email protected] Other contacts: Disclaimer Archivist Lyn Milton 9660 7930 Views expressed in this Bulletin are not Blackwattle Cove Coalition (BCC) Bruce Davis 9669 7873 necessarily those of The Glebe Society Blue Wrens Andrew Wood 9660 6104 Inc. Bulletin Editor Edwina Doe 9660 7066 Event Coordination Dorothy Davis 9660 7873 Bulletin deadline History of Glebe Max Solling 9660 1160 The next edition of the Bulletin will be History of the Glebe Society Jeanette Knox 9660 7781 published at the end of May. The dead- Liaison with CoGG Bruce Davis 9660 7873 line for contributions is Wednesday 19 May. Liaison with FLAG Jan Wilson 9660 2698 Website Vicky Marquis 9552 2592

April/May 2010 13 In this issue • Harold Park – pages 1-3 • The Bays Precinct Campaign – page 3 • Around the Bays – page 4-5 • Anzac Day – page 6 • Who lived in your street? – page 7 • Glebe events – page 11

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