Doman Sherry Morris 2 | DOMAN DOMAN 3 Doman

IV Acknowledgements

V Contents

VI Sketch of Doman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Doman Family 1 Introduction Carol Carlyon, Katie Brussels Writer of ‘Doman’ 3 Chapter One Wagga Agricultural College Historian: Ms Sherry Morris Chapter Two Bernard ‘Dick’ Doman CSU Regional Archives: 5 Wayne Doubleday and StaffDivision of Facilities Management 11 Chapter Three Planning a new dormitory block Executive Director: Stephen Butt Graphic Designer: Kerri-Anne Chin 17 Chapter Four Constructing the new dormitory Division of Marketing and Communication Account Manager, Creative Services: Megan Chisholm 23 Chapter Five The offcial opening Copywriter and Content Offcer: Daniel Hudspith Content Subeditor: Leanne Poll 31 Chapter Six Residents of Doman Hall Printed by CSU Print Manager: Ian Lloyd 34 Doman in 2017 Print Production Coordinator: Alex Ward Offset Operator: Dean Rheinberger 38 Archives Graphic Prepress Offcer: Cassandra Dray 41 Endnotes Photographs in this publication have been reproduced with permission 43 Bibliography from the Doman family and with copyright approval from CSU Regional Archives. ‘Doman’ has been produced by the Division of Facilities Management in association with the CSU Regional Archives and Wagga Wagga historian Sherry Morris. 2018 © Charles Sturt University. CSURegionalArchives

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Doman Hall was built in response to a dire Representative Council (SRC) and the need for more student accommodation Wagga Agricultural College Old Boys at Wagga Agricultural College. The frst Union (WACOBU). Although originally principal of the college, Bernard (‘Dick’) called Doman Block, by 1985 it was Doman, and the house master, Don Joyes, known as Doman Building and by the began agitating for a new accommodation 1990s it was referred to as simply block from the early 1950s but funds were ‘Doman’ or Doman Hall. not available until August 1959. I have enjoyed the research for this Sketch plans were approved by the booklet and found the history of Doman Department of Public Works by September quite fascinating. Most of the information 1960 and a set of drawings were and photographs were obtained from fles completed by architect, Neville on the Wagga Agricultural Collection at Gruzman, by March 1961. Tenders were Charles Sturt University (CSU) Regional called in May 1961 and HC Buckman and Archives (CSURA). The National Library’s Son Ltd of Wagga Wagga was awarded Trove resource also proved invaluable in the contract. Delays were caused by fnding references in various newspapers. poor design, serious structural faults and I am grateful to CSU’s Division of numerous other faults and incomplete Facilities Management, which fnanced work which had to be fxed or completed, the project, and to the staff of CSURA, and the overlooking or deliberately Wayne Doubleday, Jillian Kohlhagen and ignoring of many items which should Paul O’Donnell for helping me locate have been included despite several relevant fles, scanning photographs and reminders. It was not offcially opened proofreading. until 24 April 1964. I also appreciate the assistance of Carol The accommodation was named Doman Carlyon and Katie Brussels, daughter Block after Dick Doman, the frst Principal, and granddaughter of Dick Doman, much to the delight of his successor as who supplied valuable information and principal, Fred Butler, the Students photographs of Dick Doman.

Above: Sketch of Doman Dormitory Block and associated buildings, late 1960s. Key: 11. Doman Block, 12. Hall, 13. East Block, 14. College store, 15, Centre Bock, 16. Kitchen and ancillaries, 17. Dining room, Sherry Morris 18. West Block, 19. Graham Block, 20. Main access road from Wagga Wagga, 23. Agricultural Research Institute. Historian (Wagga Wagga)

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wagga agricultural college

Established in 1892 by the New South Unfortunately, farmers’ knowledge of Wales (NSW) Department of Agriculture, soils, seeds, implements and climatic the Wagga Agricultural College was an conditions was lacking, and funding experiment farm to meet agricultural such learning conficted with day-to-day research and education needs. Initially farming priorities. The situation fuelled named the Murrumbidgee Experimental the need for agricultural education to Farm, it was soon referred to as the ensure long-term viability of these farms. Wagga Experiment Farm. The urgency of such education became Up until the 1870s, agricultural abundantly clear in the 1889 wheat development in the Wagga Wagga season, when the harvest was almost region had been minimal. Squatters destroyed by rust fungus. This opened and pastoralists used the land to the way for agricultural societies and cultivate just a few acres of grain and farmer and settlers associations, and by hay for use among their families and the late 19th century such groups began employees. Farmers who did take up pressuring governments to establish selections under the Crown Land Acts agricultural colleges. Roseworthy College of 1861 (NSW) eroded many larger lease in South (SA) was established holdings and, for the most part, only frst in 1885, followed closely by Dookie eked out a meagre existence on such in North-Eastern Victoria in 1886. NSW inadequate holdings. lagged behind until forming a Department of Agriculture in March 1890; the state’s Then the 1880s saw a remarkable frst college, Hawkesbury Agricultural increase in wheat production, even more College, was established in March 1891. so with the extension of the railway line to North Wagga Wagga in 1878. The Since Wagga Wagga and the surrounding ’s share of wheat acreage in district was one of the major focal points Australia increased from less than a of Australia’s most extensive mixed tenth in 1891 to one-third by 1901.1 farming enterprises (wheat and sheep),

Left: Member for Wagga Wagga and Minister for Agriculture Eddie Graham speaking at the opening of the Wagga Agricultural College, September 1949. 2 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 3 two

it was chosen for the site of an experiment The Wagga Course in Agriculture, which farm the following year. October 1892 began on 3 March 1949, was intended to bernard ‘dick’ doman saw the dedication of an offcial site for meet the needs of students who wanted to an experiment farm taking in some 1993 obtain thorough knowledge in the various acres of Crown land in the Parish of North branches of agriculture and livestock and Wagga Wagga and part of North Wagga intended to take up practical farming, Wagga Common. teaching or instructional work as their profession. The curriculum, lecturers, Born in Nottinghamshire in England on Doman went on to attend the University The farm was to have two functions: demonstrations and practical feldwork 1 August 1909, Bernard Doman, or ‘Dick’ of Sydney as a student in the Faculty conducting experiments and training were similar to what was being provided as he became known, arrived in Sydney of Agriculture. He was awarded young men in the practice and science as part of the Agriculture Diploma Course with his parents, Bernard and Gertrude Second-Class Honours with his of agriculture. Unlike Hawkesbury at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Doman, on the P&O steamship Ballarat Bachelor of Science: Agriculture Agricultural College, the farm at Wagga on 29 May 1914. Emigration documents qualifcation at the end of 1931.9 Wagga had no provision for dairying. It In recognition of its equal status with the list Bernard Senior’s occupation as did, however, include all other scientifc Hawkesbury college, Wagga’s agriculture ‘farmer’ and both Bernard and Gertrude A wide and successful career in the agricultural training. course awarded its own diploma known as 26 years of age. Doman was later (NSW) Department of as the Wagga Diploma of Agriculture described by his only child, Carol Agriculture followed. After his graduation Offcially opened on 2 October 1896, (WDA).3 On graduation, students were Carlyon, as a placid, quietly spoken and ceremony at the the Wagga Experiment Farm School qualifed to manage mixed farms, irrigation highly intelligent man, and although his in January 1932, he was appointed offered two-year courses. These included farms, dairies, wheat farms, piggeries, parents continued to speak in a distinct assistant plant breeder at , NSW. some lectures on the scientifc principles poultry farms, orchards and vineyards. Cockney accent, she insists her father In July that year, he was transferred to underlying agriculture but concentrated far They were also qualifed for feld staff did not have an accent at all.6 the Temora Experiment Farm on more on the practical and routine aspects positions in the NSW Department of probation for 12 months.10 of farming, like planting and harvesting Agriculture, Department of Conservation The family moved to Yass, where crops and looking after livestock.2 and Valuer-General’s Department.4 Bernard Snr worked as a stonemason Notably, Doman developed the wheat- or monumental mason.7 Bernard Jnr breeding program at the farm, which was After the Second World War, similar Such was the local interest that the frst attended Yass Public School and then previously not possible given the lack of courses to those offered at the Hawkesbury course was fully booked with 32 students, Agricultural High School in 1923 expertise. He was also responsible for the Agricultural College were being sought. 13 of these ex-servicemen drafted to and 1924. His fnal year results helped evolution of hardier wheat varieties that The Member for Wagga Wagga and Wagga Wagga for their frst academic him win a Department of Education were suited to limited rainfall conditions. Minister for Agriculture, Eddie Graham, year because of overcrowding at the scholarship, which admitted him to According to the Wagga Wagga Express initiated plans to convert the experiment Hawkesbury Agricultural College.5 the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. in 1936, in the previous years Doman had farm into an agricultural college, and on The Wagga Agricultural College and In May 1928, Dick graduated from the examined wheats from almost all known 16 September 1949, the Wagga Agricultural Experiment Farm was offcially opened Hawkesbury Agricultural College with the countries of the world in order to fnd College and Experiment Station became by Eddie Graham on 23 September 1949. second-highest aggregate, a prize for varieties resistant to, in particular, loose its offcial name. It was later abbreviated to the best essay on ‘Western Tour’ and a smut. He was successful in producing Wagga Agricultural College in 1961. College Honours Medal.8 two new wheats (Kookaburra and Sturt).11

4 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 5 Wedding bells chimed on 20 February After the war, Doman returned to In May 1949, he and Rene were able to 1936, when Doman married Irene Hawkesbury Agricultural College and move into the principal’s cottage. Initially, Ruth Giles (known as ‘Rene’) at continued in his lecturing position.14 his annual salary was more than £1000, but St Paul’s Church of England, Temora. In 1948, when a principal was required this had risen to £2962 by August 1960. The daughter of William Giles and Dora for the new agricultural college and Wells, she had been born and raised experiment farm at Wagga Wagga, he When he was appointed, he paid an annual in Temora and was regarded as a was the obvious choice. While at the rent of no more than £84, which rose to member of one of Temora’s most widely experiment farms in Temora and Cowra, £112 in 1960. Additionally, his employment respected and well-known families. Doman obtained wide experience in the conditions allowed him to purchase fresh general management of these farms under farm produce of milk, cheese, eggs, fruit The young couple relocated to Richmond southern wheat-growing conditions. and pig meats at wholesale rates. 18 months later on 30 August 1937 for Doman to take up his appointment of Above: Dick and Rene Doman. Equally attractive to the recruiters lecturer in agriculture at Hawkesbury was the college administration and Agricultural College. During his tenure at lecturing experience he had gained while the college, Doman took military leave working at Hawkesbury Agricultural from 3 February 1942 until 2 January College. In fact, Doman’s skills and 1946 to enlist in the Australian Infantry experience were not unnoticed by the then Forces to fght in World War II (allotted Minister for Agriculture Eddie Graham, to the First Armoured Division with the who pointed out that Doman was number NX84233).12 According to his “a man of outstanding technical, practical daughter, Doman’s lecturing experience and administrative training”.15 saw him retained in Australia to educate soldiers on health and safety. Accordingly, Doman was seconded to Wagga Experiment Farm from 27 Doman further proved his value by September 1948 until 2 October 1948 learning to assemble radar systems as acting manager for Stan Hodgson. brought to Australia by American soldiers He assumed responsibility for the and turned over to the Australians position of manager on 25 October without instructions. During the war, 1948 after offcially handing over his Rene became a ‘camp follower’ to duties at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. accompany her husband whenever possible. Their daughter recalled Above: Dick Doman in uniform, On 2 March 1949, Doman (pictured childhood stories about her mother’s World War II. right) was appointed Principal of Wagga disappointment when her father was Agricultural College, which was offciated unable to fx their iron, despite being on 5 April 1949. Like the principal of able to assemble radar systems!13 Hawkesbury Agricultural College, he was Above: Bernard ‘Dick’ Doman. directly responsible to the undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture.

6 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 7 Above: Staff and students beside Centre Above: Students and staff at Block at Wagga Agricultural College in Wagga Agricultural College on 1949. Dick Doman (Principal) is sixth Diploma Day, 1954. Eddie Graham, from the right in the second row. Minister for Agriculture, and Dick Doman, Principal of Wagga Agricultural College, are in the middle of the front row.

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planning a new dormitory block

The Domans became heavily involved and nine casual staff. Over the 12 years in Wagga Wagga’s social life, attending since its establishment, the college had many agricultural college balls and dances, experienced a relatively faster growth and not always in an offcial capacity. rate than most other divisions of the Dick Doman did not take his role as the He had managed to squeeze in an Doman was a dedicated Rotarian and was Department of Agriculture. Student frst principal of the Wagga Agricultural additional fve students, “mainly president of the Rotary Club in Wagga numbers trebled, staff numbers doubled, College lightly. He strongly advocated because of a certain amount of 16 Wagga for a few years in the early 1950s. maintenance expenditure multiplied about for the college, and agricultural colleges improvisation and inconvenience to six or seven times and approximately generally. In fact, Doman believed some of the students”, but added: Despite his professional achievements £400,000 worth of loan funds were the Wagga college had the potential and obvious standing in the community, expended. The construction of a new to develop into one of the leading The lusty and robust infant born in Doman was modest. So much so that accommodation block, named Doman agricultural colleges in Australia; 1949 has run into fnancial drought, which has disturbed its plans of when he tried to join the Wagga Wagga Block in honour of the frst principal, was however, fnancial diffculties arrested its Show Society, he wrote that his occupation about to commence and it was expected nutrition and arrested its physical physical growth and development. growth to an extent which might have was ‘public servant’. The application to cause a 50 per cent increase in student serious long-term consequences… was ignored, until he reapplied with numbers from the beginning of 1962. Applications for entrance to the It cannot be too strongly reiterated his occupation listed as ‘Principal of Expenditure from consolidated revenue college always exceeded vacancies, that the optimum student population 18 for this particular institution is about the Agricultural College’, when he was was then more than £100,000 a year. given the lack of accommodation 17 90, and, until suffcient amenities are accepted almost immediately. available for students. It worried Doman, provided to make this possible, no In August 1961, Doman was appointed as fearful students on waiting lists for true assessment of the unsaturated Under Doman’s guidance and direction, the principal of Hawkesbury Agricultural several years would turn to alternative demand which might or might not Wagga Agricultural College developed and College after the resignation of his friend, 21 warrant the founding of further occupations. 22 progressed. There were new buildings, Harry (HR) Richardson.19 A decade later agricultural colleges, is possible. more essential services and improved on 10 September 1971, Doman retired In 1949 only three student residences The following year, Doman was fnally facilities for lecturing and demonstrating and was subsequently awarded an MBE existed, all built for the Wagga 20 able to announce that plans for new to students. By January 1961, there was (Member of the British Empire). Doman Experiment Farm back in the early a staff of 90 at the Wagga Agricultural died at Kiama, NSW on 13 February 1992. buildings were “in the concrete stage” 20th century. During the 1953 and it was hoped accommodation for College comprised of the principal, His wife, Rene, also died at Kiama on graduation ceremony address, Doman seven clerical staff, 16 professional staff, 23 November later that year. at least an additional 90 students would complained about the lack of fnance be available within two years.23 11 general staff, 46 administration staff for student accommodation.

10 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 11 Above: Wagga Experiment Farm Right: Centre Block with East student quarters, Centre Block (left) Block on the left and West Block (right). Centre Block was demolished in 1969 to make way for the construction of Atkins Hall.

12 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 13 However, despite the urgent need for Then, just four days later on 17 August additional accommodation for students, 1960, Neville Gruzman, a well-known funds were not made available for its consultant architect from Sydney, arrived construction until August 1959. to inspect the site.24 He advised Doman that he had been given carte blanche by In a personal discussion with LE Bourne, the Department of Public Works to modify the inspecting architect from the Department the original plans architecturally as long of Public Works, Doman suggested that two as the ultimate modifcations met the small two-storey buildings, rather than one requirements of the building. large building, should be constructed and include double study bedrooms in lieu of On 8 September 1960, Gruzman sent single bedrooms and separate common and a copy of the revised plans for the study rooms. More than six months later, the dormitory block. He had completely Department of Public Works sent copies of re-orientated the building so it fronted the sketch drawings to Doman, describing onto the same road as the main building it as a “balanced and symmetrical design”. while still being readily accessible from the It included a single-storey central block and secondary road. Rooms were arranged a two-storey dormitory block on each side. around two courtyards so all bedrooms The blocks were connected by a covered except two faced to the north or the east, way. It would include heating throughout the majority having a northerly aspect. and was estimated to cost £131,490. All bedrooms were single rooms, with shower and toilet facilities convenient to On 13 August 1960, the college was each room. The main northerly block was informed that working drawings had been two storeys in height and the balance a commenced and that every endeavour single storey. It was proposed the whole would be made to have the building building be constructed completely of ready for occupation by the beginning brick with a galvanised iron roof to match of 1962. It was then estimated that it the existing buildings. would cost £136,000. Doman stressed the need to proceed urgently with the plans, specifcations and bill of quantities with a view to calling for tenders as early as possible because of the pressure Right: Aerial view of Wagga Agricultural on accommodation and the need for College before the construction of the completion and occupation of at least new dormitory block, late 1950s. one of the dormitory wings by the frst The site of the new dormitory block session in 1962. is centre right. Graham Block is in the centre of the photograph.

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constructing the new dormitory

Doman liked the general layout although Doman discovered several of his he retained some reservations. His four recommendations were omitted, but main criticisms were: rather than cause any delay by changing the building, in particular, will be shared plans and specifcations, he thought such Despite earlier optimism, construction progress was slow. Although the building by Old Boys who manage to get back for • the building was too extended modifcations could be made during the Diploma Day on the 3rd May.27. in an east–west direction; some course of the work from the contingency was not completed in time for the rearrangement appeared essential fund. The estimation of cost, previously 1962 classes, the new principal, By May 1963, Butler was still frustrated and probably a second courtyard £136,000, had increased to £176,925. A Frederick (Fred) C Butler, was hopeful that with the Department of Public Works at the eastern end could be formed sum of £1800 was allocated for 1960–1961, 56 new enrolments could be accepted for at Cootamundra because, other than by inserting a further row of eight £125,000 for 1961–1962 and £50,125 1963 and accommodation provided for installing laundry facilities to matron’s fat, bedrooms for 1962–1963. But it was still hoped the 120 students in the frst term of 1963, none of his complaints had been fxed. • insuffcient protection from the construction would be completed by the then 134 in February 1964. These fgures weather for the southern and beginning of 1962. had been approved by the Department With so many faults in the new building, western doorways of Agriculture’s undersecretary and Butler wanted a full investigation and • appearance of too much glass, Tenders were called in May 1961,25 and comptroller of accounts in October 1962. appropriate steps taken to rectify the which could lead to an increase in the following month the minister gave situation. But there was worse to follow repairs (as ‘boys will be boys’) and approval for the lowest tender of £159,844, Although the building was still incomplete when a number of major structural there would be too much light and heat or £167,936 including the surveyor’s fees, by the start of the term and not offcially shortcomings and building faults • matron’s fat was too close to the submitted by HC Buckman and Son Ltd. open, some third-year students moved into became apparent. common room, adding that this was Buckman had been a builder in Wagga the accommodation in 1963 and for the not necessarily a serious objection. Wagga since the 1920s while his son was frst time the total numbers in residence More problems presented surrounding the his clerk of works.26 exceeded 100, with 109 to be exact. buildings. Works on the associated access Doman included a list of specifc points Butler pointed out: road had not even commenced, debris which gave the most trouble in the Doman did not stay to see construction of The new accommodation block, though and spoil had not been cleared away by existing older buildings. Gruzman’s these new buildings through to completion, in use, still awaits the fnal touches the contractors and incomplete concrete sketch plans were approved by as he became the new principal at from the viewpoints of electrical paving work meant the commencement the Department of Public Works by Hawkesbury Agricultural College. He installations, plumbing, interior of landscaping activities was stalled. decorating and landscaping. Despite September 1960 and a set of drawings departed Wagga Agricultural College at the certain shortcomings, it presents many was ready for tender by March 1961. end of 1961, but was optimistic the new desirable features and facilities; the In October 1963, after receiving reports Doman had been sent a set of drawings dormitory would help the Wagga college to individual rooms, for example, are a from both Butler and Gruzman, the for his perusal but Gruzman warned that realise its full potential as one of the leading big improvement on those in the old Department of Public Works explained only minor alterations could be made. agricultural colleges in the Commonwealth. residential blocks and the common that contract documents drawn up by room–games area is particularly spacious and well designed. I am not so happy, architects and engineers on behalf of however, about a number of other the Department of Public Works were features and venture to suggest that my unsatisfactory. feelings concerning the eastern level of

16 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 17 At Buckman’s request, the architect As recent Old Boys will know, the from the Department of Public Works Doman Dormitory Block had some defciencies and weaknesses which again considered the design, and needed correcting. The original later the consulting architect Gruzman contractors had been commissioned himself examined the partly constructed to effect these corrections and at the building. Some alterations in the design moment the brick railing around the were made but according to Buckman western upstairs verandah has been replaced by a light iron framework these alterations were insuffcient. and the heavy guttering has been Fife maintained the building was replaced by a light copper guttering in a shocking condition and public of conventional style. Those Old Boys funds had not been handled well who occupied the building in 1963 28 and at various times suffered sore by the government. After lengthy heads from the sharp corners of the negotiations, Gruzman admitted liability built-in tables, will be pleased to know to the extent of £1000. This money was that these are being sawn off. Also of paid by his frm to cover in part the interest is that the book shelves are being transferred to the opposite walls cost of necessary remedial measures, 29 and it was accepted by the Minister for instead of over the beds. Public Works. The restoration work was In 1964 there were 119 residents and expected to cost a total of £2867.50. numbers continued to rise steadily to Funds to the extent of £1867.50 were the expected maximum of 134, as was requested to enable this work to be dictated by bedroom capacity, in 1966. carried out. Doman Block was by far the largest residence, accommodating 64 students Fortunately, the frst part of the as well as the matron. West Block rectifcation works had been completed housed 28, Centre Block 25 and East by the time of the offcial opening and in Block 16. Fifty-two students were in March 1964 Butler advised the college’s frst year, 46 in second year and 36 in Old Boys’ Union: third year.

Left: Construction of the two-storey section of the new dormitory block by HC Buckman and Son Ltd next to West Block (on the right).

18 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 19 Above: Doman Block, south-western Above: Common room and Page 22: Aerial view of Wagga aspect, featuring students’ rooms in verandah of Doman Block at the Agricultural College after the the southern wing (both foors) with front of the single-storey section. construction of the new dormitory sick bay, dispensary and matron’s fat block (top right) behind West Block. on the ground foor in the foreground. Graham Block is in the centre of the The photograph was taken by D Gyngal photograph (behind a row of trees). in August 1963 and included in the Offcial Opening Booklet, 24 April 1964.

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Doman Block was offcially opened on Butler decided not to perpetuate the 24 April 1964, more than 12 months after ‘directional nomenclature’ that had the frst residents took up occupancy. come into vogue with the naming of Preparations for an offcial opening had the main college residential buildings begun soon after the Department of on a directional basis – Centre Block, Public Works assured Principal Fred West Block and East Block. Butler the building would be ready for occupation on 11 February 1963. When He recommended that the new it became obvious such a timeframe accommodation block be named Doman would not be met, contractors guaranteed Block in honour of the college’s frst works would be fnished by June 1963. principal, Dick Doman. After Doman’s Accordingly, the opening was scheduled long association with the college, it was for 20 September 1963. a ftting tribute to his tireless work. His recommendation had the support of the New South Wales (NSW) Minister for local Students’ Representative Council. Agriculture, Ambrose George Enticknap, agreed to perform the opening ceremony. The Wagga Agricultural College’s Old Enticknap was a popular and convivial Boys’ Union (WACOBU), particularly those politician who always walked with a limp, who attended in the pioneering period of having lost a leg at the age of seven the 1950s, appreciated how much Doman from an infection of the bone known as deserved such recognition, agreeing: osteomyelitis. He was a practical farmer, with an extensive knowledge of rural In this ftting way, Mr Doman’s name will affairs from his farming and political work be for ever linked with the college that he so ably guided and developed from 1949 in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. until the end of 1961.30

22 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 23 Don Joyes, House Master The Member for Wagga Wagga NSW Minister for Agriculture Wal Fife AG (George) Enticknap

Left: Dick Doman, frst principal of Wagga Agricultural College, at the offcial opening on 24 April 1964 expressing his appreciation for the great honour in naming the new dormitory residence after him.

24 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 25 Above: Doman Block and list of staff, Wagga Agricultural College.

Left: AG (George) Enticknap, Minister for Agriculture and Conservation (standing on the left) next to FC (Fred) Butler, Principal of Wagga Agricultural College, at the offcial opening of Doman Block. Ivan Jack, Mayor of Wagga Wagga, is sitting on the left and Wal Fife, Member for Wagga Wagga, is on the right. 26 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 27 With all plans in place for the September for Wagga Wagga and Assistant Minister opening going well, serious structural for Education and Science; H Heath, faults which had appeared in the Member of the Public Service Board; and brickwork, concrete work and roofng Alex McLennan, President of WACOBU. members were plaguing the offcial opening deadline. In August 1963, a In the morning, Enticknap presented decision to defer the offcial opening was diplomas to 22 of the 25 students who had made. Butler insisted that all of these will graduated the previous year, plus various be remedied before an offcial opening medals and prizes. (Three graduates were or the building will be something of a unable to attend because they lived long ‘laughing-stock’. As such, the printing distances away.) About 300 students and of the invitation cards was cancelled guests attended on the lawns near the and arrangements for the opening were college. Since Enticknap had announced suspended until a new date was set. his retirement, students and staff presented him with a table cigarette lighter Certain dates were suggested for the specially engraved and mounted with the offcial opening after 20 September college badge. A buffet lunch in the college was abandoned. Dates in November dining room and on the lawns followed, as alternatives were unsuitable for the and all visitors were invited to inspect minister, and 15, 22 and 29 November sections and buildings. coincided with study vacation and examination times. Since the fnal day of The offcial opening of Doman Block term was 6 December, it too was not ideal. began at 3pm. As principal of the college, Eventually a date was agreed: Diploma Day Butler opened proceedings and introduced the following year, Friday 24 April 1964. Enticknap, who unveiled the plaque commemorating the opening of the new Fortunately, the offcial opening on Diploma building. As frst principal of Wagga Day was very successful. Offcial guests Agricultural College and current principal of included Enticknap and his wife, Rose; Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Doman Dr HJ Hynes (deputising for Grahame expressed his appreciation for the great Edgar, the Director-General, Department of honour. Following afternoon tea, visitors Agriculture) and Mrs Hynes; Dick and Rene were invited to inspect Doman Block.31 Doman; Tom Keough, President of Mitchell Shire, and his wife; Alderman Ivan Jack, Mayor of Wagga Wagga, and his wife, Annie; Wal C Fife, Member

Left: Residences west 219 and Doman 210

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residents of doman hall

The mostly male residents of Doman Block curdling threats”. They captured ‘Marilyn’, were initially the agricultural students, but took her back to the Wagga college and major changes in the 1970s and 1980s saw fxed her behind a metal grill, bolted to the shifts in the cultural environment. wall, in Doman Block.32

From 1985 it was occupied by The early 1970s signalled major changes university students, both male and female, at the Wagga Agricultural College, starting and the name had changed to Doman with 1970 when it was given the status of an Building. The new name appeared on the advanced education college but remained front of the single-storied section of the under the jurisdiction of the Department of building. By the 1990s, it was referred to Agriculture. In 1972 female students were as ‘Doman’ or ‘Doman Hall’. enrolled at the college for the frst time, with six enrolled in the frst year. By the Doman once held the prized icon of 1990s females were the majority of students. agricultural students; a large, nude study Above: ‘Marilyn’ attached to a wall, of Marilyn Monroe. It was a trophy of raids On 1 January 1976, the Wagga Agricultural possibly in Doman Block. and counter-raids between the agricultural College amalgamated with the Riverina colleges. Rules of its custodianship were College of Advanced Education, the former written on the back. teachers’ college. The agricultural college became the School of Agriculture in the It must be displayed in a public place; Riverina College and was brought under the It must not be kept under lock and key; jurisdiction of the Department of Technical and Previous owners must be notifed Education, which was responsible to the of her whereabouts. Minister of Education. For several years the Riverina College of Advanced Education According to former student Stewart had been occupying the former teachers’ MacLennon, a group of students from the college while it was developing a site Above: Socialising in the courtyard. Wagga Agricultural College made a night adjacent to the Wagga Agricultural College. raid on Yanco College “with a combination After the amalgamation, it gradually moved of SAS style surprise tactics and blood

30 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | DOMAN DOMAN 31 When the Faculty of Education held its frst • install modular furniture to bedrooms residential school for candidates enrolled in • modernise bathrooms the Doctorate of Education in 1994, there (extensive work required) were many complaints about the standard • establish three separate to the northern campus and the Wagga In the mid-1980s the residential arrangements of accommodation at Doman Building. In accommodation units (plans had been Agricultural College shared its facilities and were reorganised. Agricultural students moved fact, several of the participants removed drawn up by Davin Davis in 1992) later its accommodation. In May 1980, the from student residences, such as Doman, themselves from Doman and sought • replace bed study chairs and common Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen offcially to the row of houses formerly occupied by accommodation in Wagga Wagga. room furniture opened the northern, or Boorooma, Campus.33 staff members and their families known as • install evaporative cooling in the ‘Nappy Alley’,35 Female students joined male EJ Braggett, Professor of Education, common rooms.37 Despite the integration, agriculture students students in Doman Building and its culture found the comments disconcerting retained their sense of identity and purpose, changed. As the tutors, Tracey King and Alison and asked for all accommodation to be Although the bathrooms and the common and an already high-pitched animosity MacGregor, reported in the frst yearbook off campus at the next session. At the room were improved, the bedrooms between the ‘Aggies’ and the ‘Chalkies’ produced by Doman Building in 1985: request of Professor Richard Johnstone, remained unchanged. Ten years later, intensifed. Doman Block residents regarded Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Doman Hall was listed on programmed themselves as Domanites or were criticised Whilst it was a year different to that of the past Andrew Callander, Manager of Residences works for demolition and removal as an by others as ‘Domanoids’, and their volleyball in that the absence of Aggies in the halls of Doman was marked, and the historic Mott Row and Catering Services, forwarded unused building. and basketball teams were named ‘Dodgy was mottless, it was, nevertheless, an eventful information regarding the accommodation Domans’. The traditional ‘Doman Run’, year. From the outset, Doman was a place where arrangements for the participants. He It was suggested the project could which involved running naked along the roof people from a variety of courses were mixed, explained that although substantial commence as of September 2014. of Doman, remained. One student was not and, unlike previous years, the frst few weeks upgrading had been recommended for Some students were still residing in of college did not see a mass exodus of people impressed. who preferred a quieter lifestyle.The block many years, major refurbishment plans Doman Hall in 2016, but the building was seemed overall harmonious, though not without had not been produced. fnally closed permanently in 2017. Doman It truly amazes me, how people become so its nights to remember: the frst block party, the Hall was demolished in February 2018. excited about running along the roof of an old No Talent Quest, barbeques, all coupled with He had therefore: arranged for internal building. Where’s the joy? As I recall on several participation as a Block in Union nights, such as occasions one group (none of whom actually lived the unforgettable Toga Ball, made the Block an painting; ordered new carpet, which was in Doman) running, pounding along the roof, then enjoyable place to live in.36 to be laid in the near future; upgraded jumping off outside a window screaming ‘We love the bed linen; and provided new locks to 34 Doman! Yeah Doman’ and taking pictures. all areas. New curtains, mattresses and doonas were scheduled for later that year. He recommended major refurbishment be undertaken and as a matter of priority:

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Previous page: Top left: Single storey on the left and double storey on the right. Top right: Residential section of the double-storey building. Bottom left: Matron’s quarters, sick bay and dispensary on the bottom foor at the front of the double-storey building. Bottom right: Front of the single-storey building. This page: Above left: Residential section, single-storey building. Above right: Rear courtyard with West Block in the background on the right. Left: Bedroom.

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Above: Wagga Experiment Farm student Above: Students at the quarters, Centre Block (left) and West Block Agricultural College making lawn (right). Centre Block was demolished in 1969 to between West Block and Doman make way for the construction of Atkins Hall. Block in the early 1960s.

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1. Wagga Agricultural College

1 DN Jeans, An Historical Geography of NSW to 1901, Reed Education, 1972, p.218. 2 Joan Pelc, Publicity Offcer, Riverina College of Advanced Education, article for Orientation Week, 1978, A Pictorial History of Agricultural Research at Wagga Wagga. 3 Cootamundra Herald, 7 March 1949; Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga, 3 March 1949; Murrumbidgee Irrigator, Leeton, 11 March 1949; The Land, Sydney, 4 March 1949. 4 The Daily Advertiser, 14 April 1961. 5 Farmer and Settler, 11 March 1949; The Land, 8 April 1949, 16 June 1950; Murrumbidgee Irrigator, 11 March 1949. 8 Carol Carlyon, telephone conversation, 16 September 2017; England and Wales, Civil Registration, Birth Index, 1837–1915; England, Census, 1911; United Kingdom Outward Passages List, 1880–1960; NSW Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826–1922; ancestry.com. 7 Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 1922. 8 The Sun, 15 January 1926, 4 January 1928; Sydney Morning Herald, 16 January 1926, 4 May 1927, 2 May 1928; The Land, Sydney, 6 May 1927; Windsor and Richmond Gazette, 14 January 1927, 11 May 1928. 9 Sydney Morning Herald, 14 December 1928, 24 December 1929, 22 December 1931, 16 January 1932; Labor Daily, Sydney, 16 January 1932; NSW Electoral Rolls, 1930–1931. 10 Wagga Wagga Express, 2 July 1932; NSW Government Gazette, 19 August 1932. 11 Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May 1933, 16 October 1933, 2 November 1935, 31 March 1936; Banner, 10 April 1936, 27 August 1937; Farmer and Settler, 19 October 1933; Forbes Advocate, 7 April 1936; The Land, 19 May 1933, 6 November 1936; Wagga Wagga Express, 1 February 1936; West Wyalong Advocate, 20 October 1933; NSW Public Service Lists, 1935–1960. 12 Cootamundra Herald, 11 February 1942. 13 Carol Carlyon, phone conversation, 16 September 2017. 14 NSW Government Gazette, 4 July 1947. Above: Wagga Agricultural College Rugby Union team, 1950. 15 Back: B Atkins (Coach), A Wild, J Winn, P Wearne, W Gunther, Daily Advertiser, 17 September 1949; The Land, Sydney, 30 September 1949. 16 F Benecke, D Bryant, M Hadrill, Dick Doman (Principal). Daily Advertiser, 3 July 1953, 1 July 1954. Front: J England, A Donaldson, C Lawrence, R Lang, J Murphy 17 Daily Advertiser, 17 October 1953, 14 December 1953, 2 July 1954; Carol Carlyon. (Captain), A Stannard, J Bowen, R Learmont, K Trifftt. 18 CSURA, RW469/31/66, p.167: Doman, 9 January 1961. 19 CSURA, RW469/31/66, p.167: Grahame Edgar, Director-General, 21 August 1961; NSW Government Gazette, 26 January 1962. 20 NSW Government Gazette, 24 September 1971.

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21 Daily Advertiser, 17 September 1949 (offcial opening of the college), 3 March 1949, 15 October 1949, 10 June 1950, 14 April 1951, 21 December 1951, 19 April 1952, 8 January 1953, 18 April 1953, 31 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY REGIONAL ARCHIVES (CSURA) December 1953; Daily Examiner, Grafton, 21 September 1949; The Sun, 7, 8 January 1953. CSURA SA469/31/57: Wagga Agricultural College, New Dormitory Block. 22 Daily Advertiser, 18 April 1953. CSURA SA469/31/60: Wagga Agricultural College, Offcial Opening of New Accommodation Block. 23 CSURA SA469/31/66 p.167 Doman, 1948–1962. Daily Advertiser, 14 December 1954. CSURA CSU2620/1477: Doman Building Yearbook, 1985. 24 Bruce Rickard, ‘Vale Neville Gruzman’, Architecture Australia, volume 94, number 4, July 2005. CSURA CSU2832/997: Correspondence re Residential School Accommodation, 1994. 25 Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 1961. WACOBU Newsletters 26 CSURA, SA469/31/57: Wagga Agricultural College, New Dormitory Block, correspondence, reports etc. concerning the plans for the new block. NEWSPAPERS (see details in the footnotes) 4. Construction of the new dormitory Albury Banner Cootamundra Herald 27 Fred Butler, Principal’s Message, WACOBU Newsletter, volume II, number II, March 1964. Daily Advertiser 28 Farmer and Settler Daily Advertiser, 21 April 1963. Murrumbidgee Irrigator 29 WACOBU Newsletter, volume II, number II, March 1964. Sydney Morning Herald 30 Fred Butler, Principal’s Message, WACOBU Newsletter, volume II, number II, March 1964. The Land 31 Daily Advertiser, 24, 25 April 1964. The Sun and Adelong Times Wagga Wagga Advertiser 6. Residents of Doman Hall Wagga Wagga Express

32 Stewart MacLennon, WACOBU Newsletter, December 2004; Sutherland, pp.107–109. 33 Nancy Blacklow, South Campus: A History, CSU Print, Charles Sturt University, 2014, BOOKS Blacklow, Nancy, South Campus: A History, CSU Print, Charles University Press, 2014. Chapters 6 and 7; Sutherland, Chapters 11 and 12. Blacklow, Nancy, The Accidental Politician: Edgar Hugh Graham, fourW press, Charles Sturt University, 2005. 34 ‘Doman’, WACOBU News, March 1979; The Residential Files, 1995. Sutherland, June, From Farm Boys to PhDs: Agricultural Education at Wagga Wagga, 1896–1996, 35 Sutherland, p.134. Charles Sturt University, 1996. 36 CSURA, CSU1779/963: Doman Building Yearbook, 1985. 37 CSURA, CSU2832/997: Correspondence re Residential School Accommodation, 1994. ARTICLES Clune, David, ‘Enticknap, Ambrose George (1894–1976)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, Melbourne University Press, 1996. ‘The Hon. Ambrose George Enticknap (1894–1976), Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Assembly, PHOTOGRAPHS www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/pages/proflies/enticknap. Rickard, Bruce, ‘Vale Neville Gruzman’, Architecture Australia, volume 94, no. 4, July 2005. Personal collection of the Doman Family by Carol Carlyon and Katie Brussels. All other images are reproduced with permission from the CSU Regional Archives from newspaper collections, scans and photographs as noted in the bibliography. PHONE CONVERSATIONS/EMAILS Anonymous, WACOBU member, email, 10 October 2017. Brussels, Katie, granddaughter of Dick Doman, emails and telephone, 8 September 2017. Carlyon, Carol, daughter of Dick Doman, telephone conversation, 16 September 2017.

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