Congratulations to our new City Council team

The Glebe Society congratulates the Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, and all other council- ors on their recent election, and looks forward to a productive relationship with the new Council. The clear vote by residents against introduc- ing a ward system settles that question, and it is no doubt appropriate that councilors need to focus not just on their local area but on the broader issues that face Sydney as a global city. However, it does mean that we now have only one councillor who is a resident of Glebe - Lord Mayor Clover Moore at our meeting Meredith Burgmann, the sole Labor member on 13 September. Photo: Edwina Doe of Council. In the last Council the Glebe So- ciety was able to approach both Robyn Kem- mis and Verity Firth with confidence that they Meeting the Candidates already had the background, as local resi- Sixty people attended the public meeting on 8/2008 September/October dents, to issues of concern for us. The Soci- 3 September, to meet the candidates in the ety must accept that it will need to work a Mayoral election. Four candidates addressed little harder to keep councillors informed the meeting: about Glebe issues, and must build a good Meredith Burgmann (Labor) working relationship with all councillors. We Chris Harris (The Greens) have no doubt that good will is there. Shayne Mallard (Liberal) - Jan Macindoe Clover Moore (Clover Moore Independent Team) City of Sydney Election Results The Glebe Society provided four questions As a result of the election on 13 September, which the candidates were asked to address in the following Councillors will be serving their comments to the meeting. As all four of with Lord Mayor Clover Moore on the City the candidates who addressed the meeting are of Sydney Council: now on Council, their views are still of inter- Phillip Black (Independent Team) est. The main points made by the candidates on the four issues are summarised below. Meredith Burgmann (Labor) - Jan Macindoe Irene Doutney (The Greens) Chris Harris (The Greens) Marcelle Hoff (Independent Team) Candidates’ responses Robert Kok (Independent Team) Shayne Mallard (Liberal) Heritage protection John McInerney (Independent Team) Burgmann: The new planning laws have not Di Tornai (Independent Team) changed protection of heritage. Councils still have control over procedures to protect heri- Former councillors and Glebe residents tage. Robyn Kemmis and Verity firth did not stand Harris: The Glebe area has a Heritage Study for re-election. with detailed mapping, and what is in the LEP A majority of voters (58%) voted ‘no’ on the is legally protected, although the State Gov- referendum about wards. ernment laws have been strengthened. Coun- cil is very positive towards heritage. The City Don’t forget the Trivia Night on has a large heritage team, and amazingly de- Wednesday 15 October, tailed work has been done. There is nothing to worry about in Glebe as the City is in a supporting Glebe Public School’s strong position to protect heritage. th Glebe Society Bulletin 150 anniversary. See Page 8. Continued on page 4 ...

A publication of THE GLEBE SOCIETY INC PO Box 100 GLEBE 2037 www.glebesociety.org.au 39th Annual General Meeting Meeting Report President's Report - Jan Macindoe It was very much ‘business as usual’ The Society has been involved in two alliances, and working with any other at the Glebe Society’s AGM, held at major events this year which have residents who share our passion for Benledi on 31 August. captured the imagination and involve- strengthening community ties and Our President Jan Macindoe chaired ment of the broader community, and preserving and enhancing existing the meeting, which was attended by resulted in considerable positive pub- heritage and amenities. 35 Members. Jan’s report to the licity. These of course were the Went The Blue Wren project is another meeting is on this page of the Bulle- -worth Park Day in May, and the Blue model of such collaboration. The tin. Sub-committee Convenors’ re- Wren planting in late July. It seems to project began spontaneously from the ports have been published in recent me that both these events demonstrate shared interest of some neighbours Bulletins and there were no follow-up some very healthy trends in the way living around St James Park. They questions about them. the Society is operating. put together a submission for a City of Sydney Council Environmental Grant. As there were no nominations for the The Wentworth Park Day was hugely To receive funding they needed to be position of President, Jan agreed to popular, with something like 2000 linked to an incorporated organisation stay in the job until the end of the people taking part, and it received – becoming a sub-committee of the year, when she will have to retire on wonderful media coverage, largely Glebe Society allowed them to meet completing her two year term. because the Mongrel's Cup was such a that condition. The Society gained by wondrously enjoyable and photogenic Bruce Davis agreed once again to being joined to a group of such enthu- event. Preparation for the event went serve as Vice-president, until another siastic residents who put in the hard on over a very long period, and in- Vice-president is found, ideally some- yards, followed through with persis- volved challenges that Anne Fraser one who will move into the Presi- tence and commitment and showed dent’s role in due course. Liz Simp- and the committee probably don't brilliant skills in using the media to son-Booker continues as the Society’s want to be reminded of. I'll just gen- promote their cause. It has given us Secretary. tly hint at insurance, security and first some fresh insight into the kind of aid. There were changes to the rest of the environmental project that can capture And the Day itself was only the most Committee. Dorothy Hoddinott and people's interest and involvement conspicuous public promotion of the Lesley Lynch have joined the Com- which I hope we can build on for the considerable changes that had already mittee and Simon Fraser has stepped future. I hope that the group itself been achieved in relation to Went - down. found the experience of working with worth Park – the improvement to the Glebe Society to be helpful. Dorothy Hoddinott AO was also our paths and recreational facilities, and There are further examples of the guest speaker. Her talk about the edu- the opening up of the greyhound race- Glebe Society working as part of a cation system and the experiences of track, which has made such a differ- broader group towards a specific goal refugees held the audience spell- ence to the visual impact, and public – with the end point coming up later bound. We will feature an article by perception, of those buildings. this year. One example is the Glebe Dorothy in a future Bulletin. Wentworth Park Day and the other Society lending its support to the for- We all then took the opportunity to significant improvements to the Went mation of a City of Sydney U3A. The catch up with friends, while enjoying -worth Park complex were, of course, small working group preparing for the refreshments provided by Events not achieved by the Glebe Society. this includes mainly Glebe Society Coordinator Dorothy Davis and her The major player was BCC – the members, but also representatives helpers. Blackwattle Cove Coalition – which from Ultimo, Prymont and Surry includes a large number of Glebe So- Hills. However, once the CoS U3A is ciety members as well as representa- launched at a public meeting planned tives from Pyrmont and Ultimo. And for November, it will have a much BCC itself was hugely indebted to the broader membership and role, and the Wentworth Park Trust and greyhound involvement of the Glebe Society will racing fraternity for making Went- be finished, but we can be proud of worth Park Day possible at all. The having played that 'midwife' role in bringing it into the world. more extensive changes were funded jointly by Council and the Wentworth A second example is the support that Park Trust. the Glebe Society is providing to Glebe Public School for the celebra- This, however, is my point. I believe tion of their sesquicentenary on 3 that the effectiveness of the Glebe November. Our members, Katherine Society, its ability to respond to the Vernon, Lyn Collingwood and others, emerging opportunities and challenges are planning a memorable event to that constantly arise for inner-city enable Glebe Primary ex-students, Dorothy Hoddinott at the AGM. residents, depends on forming new Photo: Bruce Davis teachers and parents to reflect with

2 Glebe Society Bulletin 39th Annual General Meeting pride on the school's 150 year history. Fortunately being part of the Glebe And all members will be invited to Society isn't all dedication and hard ‘Thank you' to Chris attend a fund-raising trivia night, be- work. The Society's social calendar Hallam ing organised by Dorothy Davis and has plenty to offer, and the popularity Chris Hallam has retired from the Simon Fraser for 15 October, to pro- of our social events continues to grow. position of convenor of the Society's vide a Glebe Society donation to mark We do, of course, have the benefit of the school's historic anniversary. Transport and Traffic Sub- some wonderful venues, some of them committee, due to pressure of work. These special collaborative projects generously offered by members. Late Chris has brought his professional emphasise another important quality last year, the High Tea at The Retreat, expertise and local commitment to that allows the Glebe Society to and the Christmas party at Lyndhurst the position since 2004, when he achieve the success that it does, and were memorable events of this kind. replaced another distinguished traf- that is the way in which our members However, just a get-together to eat fic engineer, Steve Stewart. willingly offer to assist, and to con- and drink is satisfying, as the popular- tribute their skills, imagination and ity of Thirsty Thursday, and the recent One of the early issues that arose enthusiasm to such a wide variety of wine tasting at Cucina di Lusso tes- was the Cross-city Tunnel, then in causes and challenges. If the Glebe tify. the planning stage. Chris ques- tioned the need for the tunnel and Society had to rely only on the efforts So, what do we see lying ahead in the RTA's predictions, and arranged of the management committee, we'd 2009? There are good things to look for 'before' and 'after' traffic counts. be a much reduced force. It is the forward to – the blessed end point of He also provided valuable advice on involvement of the broader member- the Glebe Point Road upgrade, an the traffic impacts of a number of ship that makes us a very vital organi- upgrade for Foley Park, our forty year sation going into our fortieth year. major development proposals, in- celebrations and the municipality's cluding the Dry Boat Storage and The task of communicating to Society sesquicentenary. The possible sale of the Tramsheds. members, and other residents, is an- Harold Park Paceway lies ahead – but other area where the generous, and then we thought it did last year, show- Chris organised a series of meetings consistent, work by members over the ing that one should never get too ex- to discuss the Society's input into past year has been outstanding. The cited about what may or may not hap- the Local Area Traffic Management website development team has been pen in the future. Alas, the still uncer- scheme for Glebe and how this was working cohesively for many months, tain fate of Bellevue is another lesson to meld with the Glebe Point Road but the contribution of Vicky Mar- of that kind. upgrade, including support for the imposition of a 40 km/hr speed quis, Steve Tuttle and Peter Within the Society, there are some limit, now implemented, and appro- Thorogood need particular mention. challenges we will need to address. As priate traffic calming devices. The new look of our website is the we have been saying for some time, first solid achievement of the group, we need to get working on research- He is a former associate of Chris and there is more to come. ing the parts of our built heritage that Stapleton, author of Ideas in the The Bulletin is an ongoing marvel, are currently under-documented. We Absence of a Vision for Sydney, a with more interesting news, in my need to consolidate and find a new comprehensive metropolitan trans- opinion, than most of the local press. focus for environmental concerns. port plan, and represented the Soci- Edwina is of course the lynch-pin of Chris Hallam, our invaluable resource ety at the Sustainable Transport Fo- this undertaking, though a small but in matters to do with traffic, wishes to rum organised by 10,000 Friends of persistent group assists each month step down from the position of conve- Sydney. His advocacy of improved with preparing the Bulletin for post- nor, and we need someone to take up transport measures for Glebe and for ing, assisted as well by Bruce Davis, that role. While we may not know better transport solutions for the whose contribution in so many areas how these matters will pan out at the entire City has been forceful, practi- is critical to the Society's smooth moment, we can be confident that new cal and timely and the Society functioning. But the Bulletin depends and interesting ideas and approaches thanks him for his efforts. essentially on its contributors, and will emerge. Jan Wilson has generously taken on again, we see a wide range of mem- And finally, I cannot conclude any the position of Transport and Traffic bers making a contribution over time. reflection on the past year without Convenor, drawing on her experi- One I'd particularly like to thank is acknowledging the huge debt I owe ence, especially through CoGG Lyn Collingwood, whose column personally, as does the Glebe Society (Coalition of Glebe Groups) with ‘Who lived in your street?’ is always more broadly, to the generosity, the the traffic issues related to the Glebe fascinating, and gives us a dazzling consistent support and extraordinary Point Road upgrade. Anyone who model of what local history research expertise of our Secretary Liz Simp- would like to work with Jan, or give can uncover. I hope we can find a son-Booker and Treasurer and Vice- input on a transport/traffic issue, is way for more of us to learn from President Bruce Davis. Cloning is the invited to contact her on 9660 2698 Lyn's skills in researching our local only sensible way forward. or janwil @bigpond.com. area, in the coming year. - Jan Macindoe - Neil Macindoe

September/October 2008 3 Where next for the Society's sub- Sustainability Burgmann: The current document is committee for the Environment? about how Council will reduce carbon footprint, but doesn't say what citizens The system of sub-committees has no one would say that appropriate can do. There is a need for sugges- always been one of the strengths of action by government is assured, or tions for residents. the Glebe Society, enabling it to that local action was not needed! Harris: The environment is not just a tackle particular areas of interest or factor, but the only factor. The Greens The challenge for the Society is to concern, and drawing on the expertise Party supports any environmental identify the way that we, as Glebe and enthusiasm of its members. The strategies in the Sydney 2030 Plan, residents, can best contribute to envi- sub-committees themselves have var- but does not support everything in the ronmental issues by 'thinking globally ied considerably over time, depending Plan. Would support 100 community and acting locally'. Past suggestions on the challenges of the day. For gardens in the LGA; farmers markets; have included: many years Parks and Gardens were a zero waste policy by 2020; second- an areas of focus, reflecting the fact publicising, perhaps through an hand Saturdays; a model sustainable that when the Society was first award, actions taken by members house; and a plastic bag strategy. formed, Glebe was a generally tree- to decrease energy and water use Mallard: In support of Council's less area, with only limited garden in their own homes; strategies. display, either private or public. Even arranging excursions to demon- Moore: Sustainable Sydney 2030 is until quite recently, members felt the stration 'green houses'; the Independent Team's vision for the need to watch over our public parks a special issue of the Glebe Soci- future. and lobby Council to ensure their ety Bulletin with a 'green' theme; Affordable housing maintenance and expansion. exploring community garden op- Burgmann: Supports affordable Local parks have benefited greatly tions; housing for key workers. from the greater resources provided a plastic bag free Glebe. by the City of Sydney, and the focus Harris: Endorses affordable housing. of the Society in relation to parks and People affected will be rehoused and If you have ideas about the direction gardens has changed. The Blue Wren some reallocated. Don't agree with the we should take, or would just like to project has drawn attention to an unin- sale of land. be part of the discussion, we'd like to tended outcome of the greater empha- hear from you. We need to form a Mallard: Don't support Council's sis on large trees and a general 'clean’ new sub-committee with a focus on Memorandum of Understanding re- look. There has been a reduction in sustainability. If you are interested, garding affordable housing – it is not the shrubby vegetation which was please contact Jan Macindoe on 9660 Council's responsibility. Council home to small birds, such as wrens 0208 or email, macin- should rely on a levy on developers to and silver eyes, while the tall trees [email protected] Don't be shy – provide sustainable housing. have encouraged larger birds, many of no-one knows the answers, we just whom prey on the smaller ones. The Moore: Affordable housing is impor- need people who are willing to try! Blue Wren group intends to continue tant. There is a six month feasibility to lobby for appropriate planting to - Jan Macindoe study into affordable housing which encourage small birds on public and can be used in other LGAs. We have private land. a full-time public housing officer. ... continued from front page More broadly, current concern for the Future of Harold Park environment is both more challenging Mayoral Candidates’ Burgmann: Not suitable for high rise. and more difficult to grapple with at responses to Glebe There is a need for community con- the local level, taking in such large sultation, but the community needs issues as global warming, sustainabil- Society’s questions services such as aged and childcare. ity and biodiversity. A 'Glebe Against Global Warming' group was formed in Heritage Protection Harris: Should stay as open space. Don’t support the University there; 2006 with Bill McCarthy as convenor, Mallard: Supports Council's posi- would need to see controls before with a focus on awareness raising. tion on Heritage protection. approving purchase by the University The group arranged a preview screen- Moore: Heritage is important. ing of the landmark film, An Incon- of Sydney. The City has adopted a new Heri- venient Truth, which was attended by Mallard: Prefer it to stay zoned open tage Control Plan and established one hundred and fifty members and space. It is healthy for it to be part of Heritage grants. A Heritage Study friends, and also developed and dis- a strong education zone, rather than for Glebe has been completed and tributed a leaflet outlining action that for housing. the previous single Conservation individuals can take as well as our Area has been replaced by seven Moore: Don't support rezoning of expectation of government. Since distinct areas. Glebe Point Road Harold Park site. Will take commu- then, this issue has become very much nity advice concerning its appropriate- a mainstream political issue – though has been designated a Heritage Streetscape. ness for affordable housing.

4 Glebe Society Bulletin Planning Matters Nick always led the ticket in Council Rooster becomes Feather Duster Nick Origlass and Issy Wyner was our elections. Consequently he was Frank Sartor knew he was likely to be introduction to Leichhardt politics. moved from the Planning Portfolio elected almost continuously from The team of Nick Origlass and Issy 1958 and was Mayor several times. (and the Arts portfolio) in a cabinet Wyner was central to resident opposi- reshuffle. Hence he took the precau- Issy, who played a strong supporting tion to overdevelopment and authori- role, had several gaps in his service, tion of appointing a tribunal headed tarian, often corrupt, right wing con- by Gabrielle Kibble to determine Sec- and was Mayor just once, in 1989, trol of Leichhardt Council. Their after he returned to do battle with the tion 3A State significant development, roots were in the radical maritime and also approved the controversial regime of the Annandale Stalinist, Bill unionism of Balmain, where they Brady. However, by general consent Catherine Hill Bay development on headed the Trotskyite faction. Their the Central Coast. he was the better mayor, and his greatest achievement was the intro- chairing more orderly. Nick's talents What he did not know was that by the duction of Open Council in 1971, were better suited to opposition. end of the week (5 September) there when the barrier separating council- Although he had not been a Council- would be a new Premier and Frank lors from the public was symbolically lor since 1990 Issy's legacy remains, would be relegated to the back bench. removed, and Council business and the place of Origlass and Wyner If he had remained in Cabinet he opened to public scrutiny and partici- in history is secure. would have been able to keep an eye pation. on his old portfolio. Now the future - Neil Macindoe of the legislation, law since 1 Septem- ber, having just scraped through the Upper House, is much more shaky. It is extremely unpopular at local gov- New U3A for City of Sydney ernment level, and probably led to the Residents of the City of Sydney are U3As are basically self-help volunteer ALP losses on 13 September. The planning to establish a University of groups enabling older people to gain attitude of the new and untested Min- the Third Age (U3A) to begin courses or maintain skills and knowledge, and ister, Christina Keneally, is unknown. for retired people from February provide learning opportunities at the She has, however, been involved in 2009. lowest possible cost. Target groups obtaining donations from developers. A meeting to establish the U3A will are retired or semi-retired people over Bellevue, Blackwattle Bay Park be held at the Sydney Mechanics 50 years of age. Glebe Point residents obtained a copy School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street The movement follows the medieval of the independent assessor's report (between Park and Bathurst Streets) concept of ‘University’ as a commu- through Freedom of Information. Not on Saturday, 8 November at 3pm. nity of scholars where there is no dis- surprisingly the report identifies traf- The meeting has been organised by an tinction between teachers and stu- fic, parking and noise as the major interim committee which includes dents. A leader of one class is likely problems with the Tea Rooms pro- several Glebe Society members, and to become a student in another class. posal, and concludes the measures to which is chaired by Neil Macindoe. All the work is done by volunteers deal with these issues are insufficient. Other members come from inner city who lead, convene and co-ordinate The conclusion is that it is difficult to suburbs and have experience in the courses, provide catering, undertake envisage a successful restaurant pro- U3A movement. the administration and work on the posal. The meeting will explain the U3A management committee. Volunteers The Society is particularly concerned concept, outline likely courses, and make the concept of the U3A possi- about the renovated building remain- explain how you can participate. ble. ing unoccupied and closed to the pub- Membership of the new U3A will cost The first U3A in New South Wales lic. The Society will press for a low $35 a year. was established in the Shoalhaven impact solution to be found as quickly U3A is an international movement district. There are now more than 50 as possible. which has been operating in Australia autonomous U3As with a total of 69-71 Hereford Street (also Alfred since 1984. more than 20,000 members, in NSW. Lane and Minogue Crescent) It provides learning and social oppor- Sydney U3A Inc already exists and This site, formerly owned by the De- tunities for people in their ‘third age’, caters for most of metropolitan Syd- partment of Planning, was proposed to the post-retirement stage of life when ney, but it does not cater specifically have six townhouses at the rear of the they have time to widen their hori- for the City of Sydney local govern- existing two two-storey terraces. The zons. ment area. proposal attracted resident opposition, U3As are voluntary non-profit organi- The interim organising committee which the Society supported. The sations which offer retired people low believes there should be a U3A cater- Application has been refused. cost educational opportunities to help ing specifically for the City of Sydney Vale Issy Wyner them stay active in mind and body. LGA which has a large residential population close to 160,000, including When we returned from Europe in There are no formal entry require- more than 40,000 of people over 50 1974 we lived first in Leichhardt, then ments, no examinations and no years of age in Balmain. The 1977 campaign of awards.

September/October 2008 5 Who lived in your street? Maybanke Anderson (1845 – 1927) and Francis Anderson (1858 – 1941) For a number of years while Francis Windeyer, Rose Scott, Louisa Law- followed (Newtown, Miller’s Point, Anderson was Professor of Philoso- son, Matilda Curnow and Lucinda Surry Hills, Wentworth Park, Chip- phy at the University of Sydney, he Gullett. The last two were the wives pendale, Rozelle and Pyrmont), all and his wife Maybanke divided of the editors of the Sydney Morning within walking distance from the their time between Apricot, a Herald and Daily Telegraph respec- homes of poor inner city residents. A ‘picturesque town house’ at 27 tively – newspapers which covered training college for the teachers was Arundel Street, and a larger prop- women’s issues objectively in contrast established in Liverpool Street Dar- erty at Pittwater, near Bayview Post to the Bulletin which lampooned linghurst. Maybanke was convinced Office. The Andersons were at that the foundation of society was its number 27 from ca 1910 to 1916. children, and that the child’s founda- Their predecessors were the Byrne tion was its mother. In Mother Lore family of horsebreakers, saddlers (1919) she wrote that the money spent and curriers. Robert Parkin Elliott on gaols and reformatories would be Read, a valuer, moved in during better spent educating mothers 1917. through the three Hs: Heart, Hand and Maybanke Susannah Selfe (her first Head. It was through her involvement name the surname of her great-great with the Kindergarten Union that she -grandfather) landed in Sydney in met her second husband, whom she 1855 with her brothers and parents married in 1899. Henry, a plumber, and Elizabeth, a Francis Anderson trained as a pupil- strong advocate of women’s inde- teacher and taught at Glasgow Univer- pendence. The family settled in sity before migrating to Melbourne in The Rocks. In 1867, the year May- 1886. In 1890 he became Sydney banke married timber merchant University’s first Challis Professor of Edmund Wolstenholme, her father logic and mental philosophy. Critical drowned in the Nepean River. of the pupil-teacher system and the Other deaths followed. Of Edmund rigidity of curriculum and teaching Maybanke Wolstenholme, later and Maybanke’s seven children, methods, he adopted the slogan ‘Train Maybanke Anderson. James, Hilda, Norman and Bertha the Teacher, Trust the Teacher and died in infancy, and Arthur aged 23 Pay the Teacher’ and helped develop drowned in a shipwreck. In the them. The subject of female suffrage what became known in NSW as the 1880s the Wolstenholmes moved sometimes aroused strong feelings; New Syllabus, under the direction of from Snails Bay, Balmain, to pre- one woman at a literary meeting re- Peter Board. Both Francis and May- sent-day Dulwich Hill where they ferred to it as an ‘abominable ques- banke were strong supporters of the built a large home, Maybanke. tion’ and chairs were broken during a Workers’ Educational Association, In 1884 Edmund, after years of debate in Newtown Town Hall, but active in Australia from 1913. business failures and alcoholism, indifference was the usual reaction. Following a trip to Europe in 1909, deserted his family. Maybanke, Maybanke saw the vote as a tool Maybanke founded the Playgrounds supported by her brother Norman, a rather than a weapon and herself as a Association with the goal of setting up prominent engineer, turned her facilitator rather than a political figure supervised centres in local parks home into a girls’ school which ‘for the simple reason that I think too where children could get fresh air and developed a reputation for academic much valuable time is wasted by poli- exercise. The Lance Playground in success. Following her divorce, ticians in personal quarrels’. Miller’s Point was the first to open, finalised in 1893, she found re- Aware that the children of many followed by others in Chippendale, newed vigour in reformist activities. working mothers were roaming the Surry Hills, and Moore and Prince Already a member of the Women’s streets or locked up in their houses, Alfred parks. Many were later run by Literary Society, the Womanhood Maybanke established the Kindergar- the Children’s Library and Crafts Suffrage League, the Australasian ten Union whose goals were to edu- Movement (in the 1970s renamed the Home Reading Union, the Interna- cate children as well as mind them. Creative Leisure Movement). tional Women’s Union and the While looking for premises she It was during the Andersons’ third Teachers’ Association of NSW, watched a girl being dragged about as overseas trip in 1927 that Maybanke Maybanke edited and published part of ‘a queer sort of game’. ‘It’s all died, in Paris. The following year Woman’s Voice, a fortnightly jour- right, Missis!’ assured a boy looking Francis married Josephine Wight. He nal covering social issues such as on. ‘They’re gammonin’ (pretending) was knighted in 1936 and died, child- suffrage, sex education and the of- she’s drunk an’ they’re takin’ ‘er orf less, at Woollahra. Maybanke’s first- ten desperate conditions of working to the lock-up’. Sydney’s first free born, Harry Wolstenholme, became a women, especially single mothers. kindergarten, in Charles Street Wool- noted ornithologist. Her close friends included Mary loomooloo, opened in 1896. Others - Lyn Collingwood 6 Glebe Society Bulletin wealth Bank agency are long since Letter to Max Solling at the closed. Who looks after lonely eld- State Library of NSW erly people today? Do they live on the the street? Website Enjoy a discussion on the history of Now Grahame’s successor, John Sydney’s inner suburbs. Hear about Conte, has had to move to Annandale. the development, people and architec- The owner of the Ross Street premises ture of Darlington, Paddington and the is selling the building. Wes Tough contacted us via the Hungry Mile with Joan Lawrence Thankyou Grahame for being my Glebe Society Website. He won- (The Sydney good walks guide); mar- pharmacist and friend for so many dered if we would be interested in vel at the background to the railways, years. this story. . Thankyou Wes. We wool stores and wharves of the Pyr- are interested. mont peninsular with Hilary Golder General Practice (Pyrmont and Ultimo: Under siege); The General Practice at 216 Glebe and enjoy a different perspective on Spy v Spy Point Road, the ‘Doctors’ House’, is Glebe, once a country retreat for afflu- The Sydney rock band Spy v Spy mentioned on page 152 of Max’s ent city families, with Max Solling existed for over 10 years. It was book. In recent years sitting in the (Grandeur and Grit: A history of formed in a squat in Glebe, at 72 waiting room there was like going to a Glebe). Darling Street, in 1980 and was Glebe Society meeting. That practice eventually thrown out in 1987. If it Date: Tuesday 28 October has gone too, and is now a part of the wasn't for the Darling Street house Broadway General Practice in the Time: 5.30 pm for 6 pm the band could not have existed Broadway shopping Centre. Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing because of paying rent. Cost: $15 (Friends of the State Li- ‘Monetary Confusion’ They always mentioned Glebe and brary & Australian Ballet & students) Grandeur and Grit has relevance to the squats in interviews and always $20 (seniors), $22. current events far beyond Glebe. On had GLEBE spray painted on their Bookings are essential. Booking page 57 we read ‘But by the early road cases at live shows. methods: telephone 9273 1770, fac- 1840s the colony was entering a pe- They demonstrated against the simile 9273 1248, email book- riod of economic depression which DMR's plan to have the western [email protected], online brought a temporary halt to villa distributor pass through Darling www.sl.nsw.gov.au/whatson/ building in Sydney. The distress; or Street. The band members had fixed bookings.cfm ‘monetary confusion’ resulted in their place up to a fit state (the schedules of bankruptcy being filed houses were being left to rot) and by the hundred between 1842 and kept it livable. It’s all in Grandeur 1849’. They were so furious with the DMR and Grit The chairman of the Sydney Banking proposal that they wrote a song Current events often remind me of Company, George Miller, who com- called 'Don’t Tear it Down' as a stories in Max Solling’s book. Here missioned the building of two Glebe voice against the Government pull- are three recent examples. retreats around 1837 – Forsyth Cot- ing down old buildings, pubs, ware- tage and Avon House – gave evidence houses and Victorian terraces and Forest Lodge pharmacy to a parliamentary committee on thus losing Sydney's heritage. This On page 149 of Grandeur and Grit, Monetary Confusion in 1843. song made it into the charts and the Max Solling mentions the services album that the song was taken from Surely ‘Monetary Confusion’ de- provided by the many pharmacists made it to Number 11 in the Austra- scribes the world-wide situation in who served the Glebe and Forest lian charts. Lodge communities. 2008. There was so much resident action Not only are these pharmacists long against the plan that the DMR never gone, but so are many of the phar- went through with the express- macy practices. The latest to disap- way. Unfortunately a row of Victo- pear is the Ross Street Pharmacy. rian terraces opposite 72 Darling Grahame Hedges was the pharmacist Street had been pulled down to there for 38 years, from 1970 until he retired early this year. I first met Gra- make way for it. Public housing, hame when I moved to Glebe in 1976. located at around 59 Darling Street, As well as running a very good phar- replaced the terraces that were macy, he had a Commonwealth Bank pulled down. agency. He looked after the finances By the way, the band was managed of several elderly men who lived in by Gary Morris who also managed the nearby boarding houses – the run- Midnight Oil. down mansions in Bridge Road. The Grahame Hedges (left) and John boarding houses and the Common- Conte. Photo: Edwina Doe - Wes Tough

September/October 2008 7 Glebe Public School Sesquicentenary Q. What do we have in common with Glebe Public School? A. We all have all been to school and we all have memories of our schooldays. This is why we can all help to celebrate Glebe Public School’s 150th birthday. There are three events we can participate in: The Glebe Society is holding a Trivia Night on Wednesday 15 October, the School is holding an Open Day on Monday, 3 November which will be followed by a Celebration that evening.

The Glebe Society’s A special commemorative PowerPoint display to celebrate Evening Celebration in Australian Trivia Night the school’s collection of historic the School Hall photos, memorabilia and oral his- This event on Wednesday 15 October tories. Monday 3 November supports Glebe Public School in its A school community acknowl- 6.15pm – 8.30pm 150th year celebrations. Proceeds from edgement of the partnerships and the night will contribute towards the This is a cooperative event organised support of the wider community. Glebe Society’s gift of block-out by the Glebe Society to celebrate the blinds for the School Assembly Hall. School photographs and memorabilia close links the community and Univer- These blinds will make it easier to use will be on display in the Hall. sity of Sydney have with the school. computers and audio-visual equip- There is a Visitors Book to sign. Bookings are necessary. Please see ment effectively. Souvenir items - the 2009 Memorial the enclosed flyer. Time: 7.45 - 10pm Calendar featuring student artwork Date: Wednesday 15 October The evening’s events combine the and historic photos - will be for sale, Official Opening of the Glebe Pub- Venue: Glebe Rowing Club, as well as other souvenir items. Ferry Road lic School Annual Art Show with a Cost: $15 ($12 concession). Free Postcards featuring oral histo- Celebration for Friends of Glebe ries of past students and staff will be Public School who have a signifi- See the enclosed flyer for booking available. cant connection to the school or the details – RSVP by Thursday 9 Octo- Glebe community, either as past ber to help with catering and table 11.00am – 12.00pm, Birthday Party students, teachers or parents and organisation. Refreshments. Light refreshments for local community members. Local Please support this fund-raising event the whole school and visitors, includ- ing a special Birthday Cake. artists and historians will also be for Glebe Public School. Donations invited to attend the event. are welcome, even if you are unable 12.00 noon, Lord Mayor’s Launch to attend. of a new Public Art Installation, the This evening event is designed for - Dorothy Davis School Fence. adults only, as wine and finger food will be served. The Commemora- 12.30 - 1.00pm, Party Games, organ- School Open Day, tive PowerPoint display will also be ised by Teachers. - games for children screened, speakers will be invited to echoing the types of games children Monday 3 November talk, and there will be a theatrical played in the past. 7.30am - 3pm presentation. 1.00 - 2.00pm, Tours of Classrooms A tour of the Admin Block will be Visitors are most welcome to attend by school community and visitors. any of the daytime events but please conducted to view the main art ex- ring the school office on 9660 4549 2.00 -3.00pm, Viewing of the Art hibits. Memorabilia will be on dis- to let us know, so that we have the Show by school community and visi- play and souvenirs available for correct numbers for seating and ca- tors. sale. tering. Please return the enclosed 7.30 - 9.00am, Breakfast at Centi- flyer to reserve your place. pede Before and After School Care For more information con- Centre at Glebe Public School. tact: 9.30 - 11.00am, Special Assembly in Jan Wilson: Home; 9660 the School Hall 2698, Mobile; 0408 207 A presentation by each class 784, email; janwil of a performance item based on @bigpond.com or the theme of ‘Past, Present and Katharine Vernon: Home; Future’. 9692 9583, email; Speeches by the Principal, [email protected]. Special Guests and Student Lead- Glebe Public School, class photo 1906. Photo ers. by courtesy Glebe Public School archives - Jan Wilson

8 Glebe Society Bulletin Glebe News The 19th Annual Glebe Music Festival Free Vaughan Williams concert on 9 November

Ralph Vaughan Glebe radio station Williams (1872- 1958) was born in reaches new audiences the Cotswold vil- Radio for the Print Handicapped, lage of Down 2RPH, has been broadcasting to Syd- Ampney and edu- ney listeners for over 25 years. Since cated at Charter- May 2000 the studio has been in the house School and St Helens Community Centre at 184 Trinity College Glebe Point Road. You can hear the Cambridge. He station on 1224 AM. became a pupil of Stanford and Parry Volunteers at 2RPH read from the The Great Hall at Sydney University. Photo: Rod Holtham at the Royal Col- Herald, the Telegraph, The Australian lege of Music, and studied under Max recently, as England’s greatest 20th and the Financial Review, seven days Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Century composer. But it was his a week. Other 2RPH programs in- Paris. Further information can be personal life, as much as his musical clude readings from magazines and found through the Ralph Vaughan influence, which came as such a sur- books. In early July, another newspa- Williams Society at prise. Whilst married, he pursued a per was added to the reading list – the www.rvwsociety.com not-so-private relationship with Koori Mail, ‘the voice of Indigenous Ursula Wood, also married. Then, on Australia’. The program is broadcast Richard Morrison of The Times states: the death of his beloved wife Adeline, from 5.30 to 6pm each Thursday. The “the general perception of Vaughan he married Ursula when he was 80 paper is published fortnightly, but Williams has been transformed be- years of age. there is more than enough material to yond recognition this year. Perform- fill two half-hour sessions. ers, audiences, and critics have real- Whilst watching out for this timely ised that most of Vaughan Williams’ documentary to appear on TV in Aus- Three Indigenous members of the finest pieces are nothing like the cari- tralia, find the time to come to the staff at Glebe Primary School visited cature ‘cowpat’ pastorales in which he Great Hall at the University of Sydney 2RPH recently, to discuss ways they was thought to have specialised. It on Sunday afternoon 9 November at can help with the program. They has dawned on us that, in such trench- 3pm for a free concert which will were Kathryn Farrawell, Wendy Bu- ant, restless and violent pieces as the celebrate the music of Vaughan Wil- chanan and Glenda Weldon. Kath- Fourth and Sixth Symphonies and the liams. ryn’s brother Donald Dodd, who lives Second String Quartet, Vaughan Wil- This will be the second concert in this in Forest Lodge and has a wide inter- liams was articulating as anguished a year’s 19th Annual Glebe Music Festi- est in Aboriginal history, was there response to the traumas of the 1930s val which runs from 8 to 30 Novem- too. and 1940s as Shostakovich or Bartok ber. Further details can be found in had done”. 2RPH is also expanding in other the flyer enclosed with this Bulletin ways. From next month, it will be Vaughan Williams was described in and at www.glebemusicfestival.com. broadcasting to Newcastle, where it John Bridcut’s extraordinary TV - David McIntosh will include the Newcastle Herald in documentary, aired on BBC Four its programming. Wollongong will come next, some time next year. Wanted: a volunteer for Glebe Time Capsule project - Edwina Doe Glebe is celebrating its Sesquicen- tention is that the Lord Mayor, Clover tenary next year and it will coincide Moore, will bury the capsule at a suit- Help please with completion of Glebe Point Road able time and in an appropriate loca- upgrade. A committee representative tion. Glebe Public School is still in need for all the community groups is work- of support for the end of year camp. Please contact me (email: janwil ing with City of Sydney to manage the To date, the school has had a good @bigpond.com, Home: 9660 2698, events. To celebrate its history the response from Glebe Society mem- Mob: 0408 207 784) if you would like Coalition of Glebe Groups (CoGG) is bers, however is still a little short. to be involved in this short and inter- aiming to form a small sub-committee So please if anyone is able to help esting Project. I am very happy to to manage installation of a time cap- do contact the school on 9660 4549. sule and with the community to de- talk with you. - Jan Wilson cide what is to be included. The in- - Jan Wilson

September/October 2008 9 News and Notes Thirsty Thursdays Newtown Flicks 2009 launch Members and friends are invited to meet for dinner in Lyn Collingwood is an organiser of the annual Newtown Glebe on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm, to eat Flicks short film festival. Plans for 2009 will be announced and talk with other people who live in Glebe. We visit a at the Union Hotel, 576 King Street Newtown, 7.30 pm different restaurant each month, varying cuisines. Put these Tuesday 30 September. Everyone who enjoys watching or dates in your diary now. making movies is welcome. We will share Thai and Malaysian dishes at Thai Thiu, 35d Ross Street, on Thursday 2 October. State Library events On Thursday 6 November we will go to Flavour of India, Would you like to receive a monthly newsletter about State on the corner of Glebe Point Road and Bridge Road. Library events by email? And on Thursday 4 December we will meet at Café Otto, To be on the e-list email [email protected] with 79 Glebe Point Road. ‘e-newsletter subscribe’ in the subject line. The numbers coming to these dinners are growing, so Robin Lawrence Paintings please email me or ring me on 9660 7066 by the Tuesday before the dinner to let us know that you are coming. We The Glebe Art Show Committee’s Robin Lawrence has an don’t want to take the restaurant management by surprise. exhibition of her studio paintings at Depot Gallery, 2 Danks Street Waterloo It is open 11am – 5pm Tuesday to Satur- - Edwina Doe day, until Friday 3 October. Welcome to New Members Bulletins by email The following people were accepted as members of the If you would like to receive your Bulletin by email instead Glebe Society at the September Management Committee of snail mail, please email [email protected] meeting: * Kate Barton Our Local Member of Parliament * Christina Gray State Member for Balmain, Hon. Verity Firth MP. * John Jacob Office address: 112a Glebe Point Road, Glebe 2037. We look forward to seeing them at future Glebe Society Senior Electorate Officer: ph 9660 7586, fax 9660 6112, functions. email [email protected] An offer you can’t refuse ... City of Sydney Councillors French-polished mahogany double bed head and foot, 1920s. Free to a good home, but it must be taken away. Lord Mayor: Clover Moore MP Ring 9660 0208. Councillors: Phillip Black Meredith Burgmann Answers to last month’s Trivia Quiz Irene Doutney Chris Harris Q1: What are the numbers of the bus routes that go Marcelle Hoff through Glebe? Robert Kok A1: 370, 431, 432, 433, 434, 449, 470, plus Broadway/ Shayne Mallard Parramatta Road services: 412, 413, 422, 423, L23, 440, John McInerney 435, L40, 436, 437, 438, 440, 461, 480, 483. Di Tornai Q2: What is the botanical name for the ‘Glebe weed’? For enquiries: Please contact the City of Sydney on A2: celtis australis, also known as the European net- 9265 9333. tle tree, European Hackberry or Lote tree. Q3: Which current NSW politician spent part of his childhood in a house in Derwent Street? Forest Lodge A3: Morris Iemma (shows how quickly a trivia ques- Public School tion can get out of date!) Home of The Glebe Q4: Where were the two Glebe ferry wharves located in Society Archives the 1880s to early 1900s? Phone 9660 3530 A4: Ferry Road and Glebe Point Road.

10 Glebe Society Bulletin For your diary ... Thursday 2 October, 7pm – Thirsty Thursday – Thai Thiu, 35d Ross Street. Wednesday 8 October, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street. Wednesday 15 October, Australian Trivia Night, Glebe Rowing Club, 7.45 - 10pm. See page 8 and flyer. Tuesday 28 October, 5.30 pm for 6 pm - Max Solling in discussion - Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library. See p7. Monday 3 November, 7.30am - 3pm - Glebe Public School Open Day. See page 8. Monday 3 November, 6.15 - 8.30pm - Glebe Public School Celebration Evening - School Assembly Hall, Derwent Street ,Glebe. See page 8 and flyer. Thursday 6 November, 7pm – Thirsty Thursday - Flavour of India, corner of Glebe Point Road and Bridge Road. Saturday 8 November, 3pm - U3A establishment meeting, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. See page 5. 8 - 30 November - 19th Annual Glebe Music Festival. See brochure. Sunday 9 November, 3pm - free Ralph Vaughan Williams concert , Great Hall, Sydney University. See page 8. Wednesday 12 November, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street. Sunday 16 November, Glebe Street Fair. Thursday 4 December, 7pm – Thirsty Thursday - Café Otto, 79 Glebe Point Road. Wednesday 10 December, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street.

Contacting The Glebe Society Inc Established 1969 The Glebe Society Management Committee: Mail President Jan Macindoe 9660 0208 Vice-president Bruce Davis 9660 7873 All correspondence should be ad- Immediate Past President Bob Armstrong 9660 4189 dressed to: Secretary Liz Simpson-Booker 9518 6186 The Glebe Society Inc Treasurer Bruce Davis 9660 7873 PO Box 100, Glebe NSW 2037 Committee Members: Website Dorothy Davis 9660 7873 Dorothy Hoddinott 9692 0071 Lesley Lynch 9660 5084 Jan Wilson 9660 2698 The Society has a growing website Sub-committee Convenors: (www.glebesociety.org.au) for the All sub-committee convenors are ex officio members of the Management information of members and anyone Committee with an interest in Glebe. Arts, Culture and Media Sue Ingram 9692 8534 The website will only flourish if Bays and Foreshores Tony Larkum 9660 7030 members use the site. Send contribu- Wentworth Park Anne Fraser 9660 7560 tions or comments to webmas- The Environment [email protected] Fortieth Year Celebrations Mavis McCarthy 9660 5119 The Bulletin Heritage Dianne Gray 9518 7253 Infrastructure Defect Reporting Margaret Sheppard 9660 4121 We are glad to publish letters or arti- cles on any matters of interest to Membership Cheryl & Bryan Herden 9660 7371 Glebe, any topic raised in the Bulletin, Planning Neil Macindoe 9660 0208 or any issues relating to the Glebe Transport and Traffic Jan Wilson 9660 2698 Society. Write to the address above Other Contacts: or email [email protected] Archivist Lyn Milton 9660 7930 Disclaimer Blackwattle Cove Coalition (BCC) Anne Fraser 9660 7560 Bulletin Editor Edwina Doe 9660 7066 Views expressed in this Bulletin are Event Coordination Dorothy Davis 9660 7873 not necessarily those of The Glebe History of Glebe Max Solling 9660 1160 Society Inc. History of the Glebe Society Jeanette Knox 9660 7781 Bulletin deadline Liaison with CoGG Bruce Davis 9660 7873 Liaison with FLAG Jan Wilson 9660 2698 The next edition of the Bulletin will be published at the end of October. Website Vicky Marquis 9552 2592

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Congratulations to our new City Council team - page 1 39th Annual General Meeting report - pages 2 - 3 Environment sub-committee - page 4 Planning Matters - page 5 New U3A planned for City of Sydney - page 5 Who lived in your street? - page 6 Glebe Public School sesquicentenary - page 8 Glebe News - page 9

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Membership of the Glebe Society Community Contacts Individual member $45 Manager-Neighbourhood Services Centre: Glebe, Forest Joint (2 people, one address) $55 Lodge, Camperdown, Ultimo & Pyrmont: Nick Hespe. Household (more than 2 adults and/or email: [email protected] children, one address) $60 Glebe Town Hall Office: 9298 3190 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri . Concession (student or pensioner) $20 Sydney City Council Customer Service: Institution or corporate $110 Telephone (24 hours): 9265 9333 Download a Membership Form from our website email: council@cityof sydney.nsw.gov.au (www.glebesociety.org.au/AboutTGSI/Membership/ website: www.cityof sydney.nsw.gov.au Membership_application.pdf). Glebe Point Road upgrade contact (24 hrs): Grant Or write to PO Box 100, Glebe, 2037 or phone the Donohue 0414 687 101, [email protected] Secretary, Liz Simpson-Booker, on 9518 6186. Dumped Shopping trolleys: Trolley Tracker 1800 641 497 If you have a matter that you would like to discuss with the Management Committee, please phone the Secretary. Waterway Garbage: NSW Maritime response - 9563 8592

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