A metro for Glebe? Well, maybe

Many members will probably groan, and mutter ‘Not another pie-in-the-sky railway project!’ Believe it or not, it’s a fact that planning of Stage 2 of the Syd- ney Metro Network - a 24 km underground line from Central to Westmead - has begun. While it’s also a fact that funding has not been found for this ambitious project (the only funded metro project at present is the line from the CBD to Rozelle), members should be aware that a consulta- tive process is underway, and take the chance A modern metro train in the French city of to inform themselves on what is planned. Lyon. Photo: Bruce Davis The public consultation is part of the process modest ‘shop front’ building. of drawing up a draft environmental impact The construction phase will also have signifi- statement for the project. Already meetings cant local impact as it will require major ex- have been held in a number of centres, and an cavation in the park, and may also require a information session will be held at Leichhardt works depot on the northern side of Par- Town Hall on Saturday, 28 November (see ramatta Road between Derwent Street and p.2 for more information). Derwent Lane. Another aspect which will

10/2009 November/December 10/2009 November/December This was planned as the last of the current require careful management is the design and series of community briefings, but representa- positioning of several exhaust stacks servic- tives of Metro’s consultants who ing the underground station. briefed CoGG last week undertook to arrange A consultant working with the environmental a briefing for residents of Glebe and nearby assessment process tells us that a second areas. round of community information sessions is The Metro, should it be built, will have a sig- planned to take place in February, before the nificant impact on Glebe as a station is Environmental Assessment is lodged with the planned under Victoria Park adjacent to the Department of Planning towards the end of main entrance to Sydney University, and it is March. expected that this station will be connected to The full project assessment will then be the Broadway shopping centre. The main placed on public exhibition for a minimum of entrance to the station is proposed for the four weeks, and members of the public will southern side of , opposite be invited to make submissions that will be Derwent Street, and is planned as a relatively taken into account in the formulation of the final plan. What’s coming soon? There is no need to make an appointment for the Leichhardt information session – just drop Saturday 28 November, 10am-2pm - Syd- in at Leichhardt Town Hall any time between ney Metro Community Information Session, 10am and 2pm. Leichhardt Town Hall. The Leichhardt session represents the start of Tuesday 1 December, 7pm - Musica Viva the consultation process in the local area, with concert, Gleebooks, 49 Road. the session for residents affected by the Vic- Wednesday 2 December, 6.30-7.30pm - toria Park station expected in coming weeks. Harold Park community update meeting at As this session will take place before the pub- St Scholastica’s College. lication of our first Bulletin for 2010, the Sunday 6 December, 3pm - Coro Innomi- Glebe Society will do its best to inform mem- nata at St Scholastica’s Chapel. bers through email and our website, Friday 11 December, 7pm - midnight – www.glebesociety.org.au. Glebe Society Christmas Party Dinner, Wen- - Bruce Davis tworth Park. Glebe Society Bulletin

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A publication of THE GLEBE SOCIETY INC PO Box 100 GLEBE 2037 www.glebesociety.org.au A metro for Glebe? Fencing off the Lord Mayor seeks to protect open space foreshore The Blackwattle campus of the Sydney The following is an extract from Chippendale and Darlington residents Secondary College has notified residents Clover’s e-news dated 20 November: already have low levels of open green that it plans to build a fence along its space and the CBD metro extension Ferry Road boundary near the rowing Stage 2 of the Sydney Metro includes must not result in a loss of vital open clubs. The fence will close off public a Broadway- green space. Sydney Metro must access through the school grounds to the station that would service the foreshore between Ferry Road and Pyr- examine alternative sites. Broadway Shopping Centre, mont Bridge Road. Chippendale, Darlington, Glebe and The City submission to the CBD This section of foreshore is the location the University of Sydney. Metro project recommended that of the final stage of the Glebe Foreshore Stage 1 of the Metro system be Maps show that station platforms will Walk and Cycleway, and originally was extended to the intersection of City scheduled by the City Council for com- be beneath Victoria Park and open Road and Broadway to serve the pletion soon after the section to Ferry space in the University of Sydney University of Sydney, . Unfortunately this did not occur, adjacent to Parramatta Road, with Road, Broadway Shopping Centre and partly due to complicated negotiations station entrances on existing green the Ultimo, Glebe and Chippendale between the City and the Education De- open space. neighbourhoods. partment, and partly because the City deferred funding for the project. I have asked the Minister for - Cr Clover Moore, MP, Lord Transport to work with the University The Blackwattle Cove Coalition (BCC) Mayor of Sydney of Sydney, the City and local residents raised this matter with the City’s chief to review suitable locations for this executive, Monica Barone, at a recent meeting and was assured that design metro station and protect green open work on the uncompleted section is pro- space. Community Information Session ceeding, but at this stage funding has not Victoria Park provides essential Sydney Metro been allocated – ‘maybe next year’. parkland in this precinct. While it is understandable that the school Network Stage 2 wishes to control access to its grounds (Central – Westmead) pending completion of the foreshore Why a station at walk, the Society sought an assurance Broadway-Sydney Stage 2 (Central – Westmead) is a that the fence will not impair completion University? 24km underground metro with of the project. stations at Westmead, Parramatta, The school Principal, Jill Collier, told the The proposed Broadway-Sydney Camellia, Silverwater, Sydney Bulletin that some members of the gen- University metro station will Olympic Park, Strathfield, eral public currently use the school as a provide: Burwood, Five Dock, Leichhardt, thoroughfare, and the temporary fence on Camperdown and Broadway-  Improved access to Sydney Ferry Road was intended to prevent Sydney University, University, Victoria Park and the this. She said local residents would still Broadway Shopping Centre. There is a Community Information be able to use the steps and gate on Tay- Session on Saturday 28 November, lor Street to walk in the school grounds  Access for Glebe, Darlington and 10am – 2pm at Leichhardt Town and to exercise their dogs, but they would Chippendale residents to Hall. There is no need to make an have to leave by the same gate. employment opportunities in the appointment – just drop in at any When the foreshore walk was extended Sydney CBD and to the west. time. past the school, this gate would be  Reduced bus congestion on For further information about the moved further into the school grounds, Parramatta Road. project, please call 1800 636 910 or she said.  Overhead or underground access visit www.sydneymetro.nsw.gov.au. BCC is also seeking information about across Parramatta Road, allowing - Sydney Metro invitation plans for the wharves. easy access between suburbs to the Members may recall that an artist’s im- north and to the south. pression of the preferred plan was re- leased earlier in the year, but no further The preferred location for a station details have emerged. Public access at Broadway-Sydney University is in The other Abbey sold through the wharves is a vital part of the Victoria Park on the southern side of The Abbey in Johnson Street Annan- plan to extend the foreshore walk through Parramatta Road, west of City Road. dale, which the Glebe Society visited to Pyrmont and the city, and is included A worksite for station construction is in July, was sold at auction recently in the master plan for the wharves. The City is also interested in this section of also proposed in this location. for $4,800,000. I believe the buyers Pyrmont Bridge Road as part of its cycle were a family from Balmain. - Sydney Metro Community way strategy. Information display panel - David Mander Jones - Bruce Davis

2 Glebe Society Bulletin The Bays Precinct Saga – the last episode! John Brooks (Chair of the Blackwattle It had been our expectation that we process has been the strengthening of Cove Coalition) and I have put a lot of would be able to work until the end of linkages across community groups in effort into convening a sub-group of February to develop options for the Glebe, Balmain, Rozelle and Pyr- the Bays Precinct Community Refer- whole of the Precinct – as long as we mont/Ultimo. ence Group (CRG) to see how far we met the Government’s timeline on the To be fair, I would like to note that could go in developing a set of strate- Passenger Terminal. Our work sched- Verity Firth and her office have, at gic principles for the Bays Precinct ule has been premised on this. These every stage, supported our argument that would attract full support from expectations were based on both the for the end of February time frame – community representatives and possi- Glebe Society’s August letter to the for which we are grateful. ble support from others around the Minister and the CRG’s resolution in table. That process is almost con- August requesting (among other - Lesley Lynch cluded and was generally reasonably things) a more realistic time frame President productive. We will soon have a and what we took as a positive re- working draft which we will test in sponse from her. However, at the last 39 Bellevue Street developing advice on preferred op- meeting we received a letter from the tions for use of the individual Bays Minister indicating that the CRG and foreshores in the short, medium would meet for the last time on 30th and longer term. It is in this latter site November at which time the proposed specific work and the bringing it all Bays Precinct Principles and advice back together into a completed on the passenger terminal would be ‘jigsaw’ that we saw as the aspect of submitted. If we wanted to we could greatest relevance to community par- keep working by ourselves on the ticipants. specific sites outside the CRG process The CRG has also been focused on and send our individual site ideas to developing advice on the preferred SHIFA!! This rather missed the point Photo: Rod Holtham of integrated planning. location of the Cruiser Passenger Ter- One of the structures identified as minal. The Government insists that We were, to put it mildly, pretty dis- vulnerable by our heritage team is Barangaroo is not an option. If one appointed at this decision. The CRG coming up for auction on 5 December. accepts that exclusion – and some on has not yet decided how to react to We noted that ‘The Castle’ was in the CRG are not inclined to accept it - this. The Glebe Society and the BCC ‘poor condition, roof & guttering then Glebe Island and White Bay are have determined that they will not be rusted’. The auctioneer is selling the the remaining options. Minister party to handing over a set of princi- ‘multi level sandstone home site (my Keneally has insisted on receiving ples without the rest of the work on italics) ...completely unrenovated’. advice on the terminal by 30th No- the preferred options for the whole vember in advance of advice about precinct. We may be unduly suspi- We should keep an eye on this one. other preferred options for the Bays cious, but we are well aware that a set - Lyn Collingwood Precinct. While we regard it as poor of stand-alone Principles, without any Heritage Group planning process to decide on some- context, can be manipulated to sup- thing as significant as the cruiser ter- port almost any development pro- Council Kitchen Compost minal in isolation, we have reluctantly posal. Our fear is that for evermore At Port Macquarie recently I was im- agreed to meet this timeline as the Government will be able to say – ‘but Government appears determined to act we had a community consultation and pressed by the kitchen tidy aspect of early in the new year. A sub-group has you endorsed these principles – and their council’s green bin scheme. met twice and will bring recommen- this development is consistent with Householders are provided with com- dations to the last meeting of the CRG those principles ...’ postable bags to be placed in benchtop containers. When you have filled your next Monday 30 November. A central We will therefore not be party to bag with compostable waste you place issue will of course be the capacity of handing over a set of stand alone prin- Government to provide essential ciples without any context. We will it in your Council green bin. Council transport infrastructure to support continue the work and provide advice collects it, treats it and sells it as com- whichever site is chosen. consistent with our terms of reference. post. It had been our expectation that we We are hopeful other community Cr Burgmann took up this issue as a would now move to detailed work on members of the CRG will join with Question on Notice. The Lord Mayor the specific sites/Bays within the Pre- us. It would be very powerful to have indicated that City Staff are currently cinct as a prelude to bringing the a position on the Bays Precinct - both investigating options to reduce the whole jigsaw together. This was the short and longer term - that is en- amount of food waste and green waste guts of the work we set out to do. The dorsed by community groups from all sent to landfill and would include the point of this whole exercise was to the adjoining suburbs. This we will feasibility of a ‘Kitchen Tidy Scheme’ allow, for the first time in memory, an pass on to the Government as our ad- in their investigation. integrated approach to the planning vice at the end of February and it will, for the whole of the Bays Precinct. of course, become a community elec- - Jan Craney For more information go to: http:// Sadly it appears that this is not how tion manifesto. the CRG will end. A very positive outcome of the CRG www.hastings.nsw.gov.au and search for ‘compost’.

November/December 2009 3 Harold Park Meeting A City Farm for the The is preparing planning controls for the Harold Park Site in inner city – possibly Glebe. A Community Update Meeting will be held on Wednesday 2 December, Glebe 6.30-7.30pm at St Scholastica’s College, 4 Avenue Road, Glebe. A summary of the first phase of community consultation has been published on Most other capital cities in Australia the City’s web site and is available for you to download. Please go to have a City Farm. These vary consid- www.haroldparkfuture.com.au and follow the link to the ‘Have Your Say’ page erably, but have in common that they where it can be down-loaded. are ‘large demonstration sites designed Benjamin Pechey to educate residents, businesses and Specialist Planner schools about sustainable living in an City Plan Development Unit interactive setting’. They normally include demonstration gardens and orchards, space for community arts and events, educational facilities and dis- Harold Park – another perspective plays about sustainable living, commu- The City of Sydney’s Open Space and kind of residential redevelopment nal composting facilities, food outlets Recreation Needs Study 2006 (on the would be desirable! such as farmers markets and cafes sell- City’s website) is ‘to guide provision ing organic produce, and animals such I’m especially dismayed at the Glebe as chickens and ducks. Ceres, a self- of park and recreation areas for the Society’s ‘position’ as displayed on its estimated 40,000 people expected to supporting, not-for-profit City Farm in Website. I’m dismayed at the process Melbourne, has received international move into inner Sydney over the next used to determine the Society’s posi- 10 years’. awards. Its website is at http:// tion on such an important issue. In www.ceres.org.au/. The common benchmark for open my view, for an issue as important as space provision is 2.4 hectares per this, the whole membership should The prospect of Sydney having a City 1000 people. The City of Sydney have the opportunity to come together Farm became much more real when manages 1.12 hectares per 1000 resi- and participate. And perhaps other Council's Environment and Heritage dents, Leichardt 1.65 and Marrick- groups, particularly those interested in Committee gave in principle support ville, 1.5. maintaining the open space zoning for the establishment of a City Farm at The Study tells us that ‘Historic devel- and those from across the road in the its meeting on Monday 16 November. opment patterns, high land costs and a Leichhardt LGA should be included. The Committee's support included rec- legacy of inadequate planning have I’m also dismayed at some aspects of ommendation of an allocation of increased pressure on limited open the content of the position, such as $50,000 to investigate models and po- tential sites for the City Farm. space. Without careful planning, in- accepting the rezoning of part of the creasing population over the next ten site, at least, to residential, and ne- The proposal that went to the Commit- years could reduce the open space glecting the protection of existing tee named three possible sites for in- ratio ...’ small bird habitat on the site. vestigation: Sydney Park, the Crescent The Study also states that ‘While there I’m listening for the voice that cham- lands (that include the current commu- is limited scope in inner Sydney to pions the cause of the existing open nity nursery), and Harold Park. Com- significantly increase the ratio of open space zoning, or which treats the oval ments by Monica Barone, CEO of City space, the City's Open Space and Rec- and the other sporting facilities on the of Sydney, suggest that the Council reation Study recommends improving site as assets with the potential for use would consider a multi-site farm, with access, use and linkages for existing by the existing community with its each site having a different focus. It open space, with recreational opportu- increasing population. I can’t hear was clear that Harold Park was nities carefully targeted to the needs of this voice anywhere. unlikely to be the first choice, simply local communities’. I’m hopeful that these are early days, because its future is unlikely to be finalised for five or six years, accord- In this context I’m both surprised and that there will be plenty of time for ing to Ms Barone. However, the natu- dismayed at the approach being taken many voices to be heard. ral advantages of Harold Park, espe- by the City Of Sydney Council and by I realise the City of Sydney Council, cially the area around the tramsheds, the Glebe Society to the redevelop- as consent authority, has specific were acknowledged, and the inclusion ment of Harold Park, possibly the last problems, and that significant rezon- of this area at some future time seems remaining sizeable stretch of open ing would expedite sale of the site to to be something we could work to- space in the area to come private buyers at a premium price. wards. up for redevelopment. What I don’t accept is that the so- I see the approach being taken by both called community consultations taking The investigation and stakeholder con- Council and the Glebe Society as place should be directed to this end. sultation process, resulting in a report loaded. A key question being posed is Remember - once open space zoning to Council on the preferred site, is ex- not whether there should be residen- is lost, it is never regained! pected to take six months. tial development on the site but what - Jan Craney - Jan Macindoe

4 Glebe Society Bulletin Solar Panels - a new scheme Imagine this. To save food miles, you Planning pay a gardener to convert your back yard into a vegetable garden. You grow a variety of vegetables for your Matters own use and have some to spare. You have to pay the local greengrocer for Jan and I have just returned from two all the vegetables you use yourself, months overseas, which is long but he pays you for any surplus vege- enough to notice attractive changes to tables that you have grown. Glebe, such as the revamped Foley This is the ‘net feed in tariff’ system Park and the additional street tree that I subscribed to when I had six Edwina’s solar panels. plantings in full leaf. I thank Tony solar panels installed on my roof this Photo: Her solar panel installer Gardiner and Noelene Bearnes, who January. I knew that I would not be looked after planning matters while I paid for all the electricity they gener- told Deborah Cameron on ABC 702 was away. ated, but as I live alone and don’t use that we would be paid 60c per kWh a lot of electricity, I was promised for all the electricity we generated, but Harold Park would also be charged 17c per kWh cuts in my electricity bill. But the As you will read elsewhere in this for the electricity we had used. Thus results were disappointing. After Bulletin the next Council consultation if the gross feed in system had been in Government rebates, I paid $7,500 for is on 2 December. I was away for the place for the last 41 weeks I would my panels. According to my bills, for first one, but I understand from the have sold Energy Australia 2925 kWh the 41 weeks since the panels were Council Report and the comments of @ 60c ($1755) and been charged for installed I have generated and used the President it was very well attended 2700 kWh of electricity for which I 2700 kWh @ 17c ($460), a profit of $1300 or over $1600 in a year. If this and successful. There is great diver- paid Energy Australia $469, an aver- sity of opinion, but also many areas of age of 17c per kWh. I generated an is correct, even if I have to pay $300 to fix the meter, my solar panels will agreement, so I am quite hopeful most extra 225kWh, for which I was paid people will be at least partly satisfied. $32.12. While I was happy to help probably be paid for in my lifetime. the Climate Change cause by generat- To go back to my vegetable garden The Working Party will meet before ing 2925 kWh of electricity over these analogy, I will have to pay a gardener the next consultation, and will take the 41 weeks, $32.12 was a small reward. for more work, but then the greengro- results of the first one into account. In January, I had been boasting to cer will pay me way above market friends that I had installed solar pan- price for everything I grow and charge 41 Bridge Road els. Later, I advised them against me the market rate for the vegetables I This old stone warehouse has been installing them. use myself. If this is true, I will cer- used to market Dattner's Australian On 9 November, Nathan Rees an- tainly advise anyone with an appropri- hardwood tables, but there is now an nounced that NSW will change to a ate ‘garden’ to take advantage of this application from a large internet pub- gross feed in system next year. He is scheme. lishing group to move there from Har- quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, - Edwina Doe ris Street, Ultimo. 10 November: ‘This is based on the Although the type of use is benign, the total solar energy produced in your Christmas decorations operation is large, and home, rather than payments based From 26 November, spectacular there is widespread concern that the only on what you don’t use. These Christmas images will again be pro- move will cause traffic and parking changes will see an average family jected onto Sydney Town Hall be- problems. The proposed number of paid around $1496 a year. That’s a tween 8.30pm to 1.30am. This year, employees is ten times those that have 62% increase on the previous scheme they feature the 12 Days of a Sydney been on site. and means households can pay off Christmas with iconic Australian im- their investment in solar panels in ages. The NSW Premier's Department Bellevue, 55 Leichhardt around eight years.’ is also producing Christmas projec- Street Based on my previous experience, this tions on the historical buildings on sounded too good to be true and it Macquarie Street. The Society is concerned Council probably is, but I think I will still be Australian flora and fauna, such as should learn the wider views of the ahead. I read in the next day’s Herald gumnut flowers, Bottlebrushes, the community about this much reduced that people who have already installed Sulphur-crested cockatoo, the Major application. Unfortunately, it is often systems based on a net tariff will have Mitchell Cockatoo, Spider Flower and the case that only those who are most to spend about $300 to change their Native Fuschia feature on over 1300 directly affected feel impelled to write meter due to the Government’s policy banners decorating city streets. South- to Council, so I ask everyone with a change. ern Cross stars will criss-cross Erski- strong view on the application, neville Road, Crown Street, Redfern Then on Monday 16 November, a whether they live nearby or not, to let Street, Darlinghurst Road and Glebe spokesman from the Alternative Tech- Council know. Point. nology Association, Damien Moyse, - Clover’s e-news, 20 November Neil Macindoe

November/December 2009 5 Letters Glebe Street Fair 2009 to the Editor Crowds took advantage of fine had plenty of gossip to share. The weather to mill about on Glebe Point City of Sydney was selling plenty of Road for the annual street fair on Sun- Glebe historical maps and Grandeur & Dear Editor day 15 November. Grit was sold out by midday. There I enjoyed Jeanette Knox’s letter about was a constant stream of people study- Jan Macindoe placed Glebe Society Foley Park. I, too, am a ‘Grumpy Old ing the panels of historical photos, material on the Chamber of Com- Woman’, but for different reasons. particularly the trams. merce stall. I attached myself to the I have taken my grandchildren to the City of Sydney stand to begin publi- There is a lot of affection for Glebe park a couple of times since the reno- cising the published history of Glebe out there. vation and they have certainly enjoyed Public School. the play equipment. But nothing It was especially heartening to find so coming out of the wireless house, and The usual six degrees of separation - many young people interested in the no public toilets! Have the likes of us Edda Boyd who was running the stall suburb's past. been thus 'inconvenienced' because of is an ex New Theatre member so we - Lyn Collingwood druggies and pervs? I do hope that Jeanette's community group of which she wrote was not a Hot off the Press - contributor to this state of affairs. The History of Glebe Public School - Margot Palmer Which Glebe Public pupil - Of course, the Foley Park Working Group did not press for the elimina- 1. Began Glebe’s oldest greengro- tion of public toilets. They are to be cery? part of Stage II of the upgrade – not 2. Became Sydney’s ‘Mr Big’ and our doing, but Council priorities, it was featured in ‘Underbelly’? seems. See report in Bulletin 2/2009. 3. Won 13 major tennis titles? - Bobbie Burke 4. Was official photographer in Ant- I’m just back from the Wireless House arctica with Douglas Mawson? (23 November) and I’m pleased to 5. Called ‘Bill’ at school and report that it’s working fine. In fact I ‘Slippery Sam’ in the army, changed can confirm that on this occasion the his name by deed poll before being motion sensors worked as planned as knighted? it was silent until I got within about 2 metres of it. 6. Wrote of her school experiences in Little Sister? It was silent for about 8-10 days while the IT man took the computer away 7. Was on the winning Tigers team in Lyn Collingwood with her book for servicing and testing, and it was 1969? at the Glebe Street Fair. th returned on about Friday 13 . I’ve Which Glebe Public teacher - Photo: Edda Boyd been to it several times since then and it’s been working on each occasion. 1. As NSW Director of Education A wealth of information (including introduced sweeping reforms? answers to these questions) is con- - Phil Young 2. Set up the historical museum in the tained in Glebe Public: The Story of a school? School. The history of one of the Jack Mundey AO State’s oldest schools will be of inter- honoured 3. Was out for a duck in his Test est to those associated with the school cricket debut in South Africa 1949- and to the wider community. For an On Sunday 1 November, Leichhardt 50? advance copy please send money or- Town Hall was packed for a celebration 4. Was a schoolmaster on the reforma- der or cheque (made out to L Colling- of Jack Mundey's eightieth birthday in wood) for $17 (includes postage and October and a tribute to the historic role tory ship Sobraon before teaching at Glebe for 33 years? handling) to ‘School history book’ c/- of the NSW Branch of the BLF. Glebe Society, PO Box 100, Glebe Among the speakers were Judy Mun- 5. Was NSW Attorney-General 1941- 2037. A City of Sydney History Pro- dey, Joe Owens, Meredith Burgmann, 53? gram grant has met 86% of the cost of Mick Tubbs and of course Jack Mun- 6. Had a son who was secretary to Sir publishing the book. More has been dey. Bob Brown joined in the speeches Edmund Barton? pledged from the Glebe Society and via a video link. Glebe Public to create a ‘living’ his- 7. Supplemented his salary with fees tory on the school’s website. All prof- We also congratulate Jack Mundey, he received as Glebe registrar of who is an Honorary Life Member of the its will go to the school. births, deaths and marriages? Glebe Society. - Lyn Collingwood

6 Glebe Society Bulletin Who lived in your street? , 357 Glebe Point Road (continued) by Lyn Collingwood His younger brother Leonard was a life member of the Glebe Rowing Club, having been its secretary in ... from Bulletin 9/2009: 1891 and 1893-4. Educated at Kings, By 1875 the Glebe Road house was he was also keen on swimming and named Bidura, during its eight-year cricket. In 1903 he established Perks occupancy by Rosina (1833?-1913) & Stack importers at 60 Margaret and Robert (1828-87) Fitz Stubbs, the Street in partnership with Edward middle name the surname of Robert’s North Stack. He died at Mosman on mother. The adoption of the spelling 21 July 1934, survived by his wife and ‘Fitz-Stubbs’ after Robert’s death is a children Frederick, Narara, Thelma, likely instance of hyphenated snob- Leslie and Warwick. Harriett (née bery. The property was bought in the Fitzhenry) whom he had married in name of Rosina Mary Stubbs. Put- 1895, died on 21 October 1938 and ting assets in a wife’s name was com- Rosina Fitz-Stubbs was buried with him in the Gore Hill mon practice to secure them from cemetery. Thelma Isabel Perks (1901- creditors, although in this case Rosina 88) travelled extensively through may have put up the money. Rosina (born on 9 November 1833 and bap- Europe and America, and in Australia Fitz-Stubbs died at Mosman on 17 tised by William Cowper) of coach divided her time between her Mosman October 1913, survived by seven chil- spring maker Edward Wilson and home and a second Bidura built on dren. Eliza (died 1838) Wilson. As Rosina Merrigang Street Bowral, today a heri- The news of Rosina’s death brought a she took Mary as her middle name. A tage property. She converted to surprising twist when creditors began grandson was Roydon Hoadley Pin- Baha’i in 1947. As an official ambas- appearing, claiming an interest in hey. Rosina and Robert Fitz Stubbs sador for the faith, she visited New property long forgotten. In 1845 the were the second owners of 357 Glebe Guinea, the Solomon Islands and other Sydney Morning Herald under the Road, a house they named Bidura. places in Australasia. heading ‘Atrocious Murder’ de- At some time in the 1880s the next Florence (the widow of William Ar- scribed the battering of 70-year-old occupiers added the ballroom. The thur Yeoman), Jane and Maude lived Mary Hoadley in a city tenement. family of merchant Frederick William at Bidura in Bowral, before their Perks (ca 1820–1905) lived at Bidura deaths on 24 February 1931, 12 April The story of Rosina’s connection with from 1879 until 1909, during which 1938 and 20 November 1938 respec- this woman, together with later in- time the street address changed from tively. ‘Well-to-do’, the household habitants of Bidura, continues ... number 273 to 329 then 335 and fi- was by the mid-1920s connected to The Sydney Morning Herald of 20 nally, in 1906, to 357, indicating in- the local telephone exchange. The May 1845 under the headline creasing housing density along Glebe sisters were buried at Waverley Ceme- ‘Atrocious Murder’ read: ‘Yesterday Road. Fred Perks married Eliza tery with their brother Alfred who had morning a great sensation was created Baulke (died at Bidura on 17 June died at Bondi on 4 May 1925. 1883) in 1856. They had seven chil- in the vicinity of the intersection of After marrying Esmey Elliott (1883- dren: Frederick John (1857-1918), King with George and York streets by 1976) in 1908, physician Walter Jane Anne (1859-1938), Maude Eliza- the report of a horrid murder having Charles Fitzmaurice Burfitt (1874- beth (1862-1938), Leonard William been perpetrated shortly before day- 1956) moved to Bidura from his fam- (1864-1934), Alfred Sydney (1866- break.’ The victim was Mary Hoadley, ily home at 333 Glebe Road. His fa- 1925), Florence Pearman (1867-1931) the childless wife of a butcher who ther Charles Trimby Burfitt, a stock and Albert Ernest (died as a baby in had absconded some years before. and station agent and fellow of the 1866). The family church was St The discovery was made by her ado- Australian Historical Society, was the Jude’s, Randwick. lescent ‘adopted’ daughter who was author of History of the founding of sleeping in the same bed when the 70- In 1903 Florence, Jane (known as the wool industry in Australia and a year-old was attacked with a hammer. Jenny), Maude, Frederick senior, a JP, regular newspaper letter-writer on A few days before her death Mrs and Frederick junior, a solicitor, topics ranging from trams to flag de- Hoadley had made out a will in which formed the Bidura Perks household. sign. Apart from James Ingram who she left all her property, including Frederick John remained at Bidura became a solicitor, all the Burfitt chil- Hoadley’s Buildings in York Street, to after his father’s death on 21 May dren were connected with medicine. her adoptee Rosanna Wilson. Al- 1905 until 1908 when he moved to Frances became a nurse and Charles though unsigned, the will was upheld. Juliette on Bayswater Road where he Aloysius a doctor. Mary Boyd BA Rosanna was probably the daughter died on 24 March 1918. Continued on next page...

November/December 2009 7 ...continued from previous page Bidura gave temporary accommoda- St Johns Village turns 45 tion to children waiting for foster BSc MB ChM built up a large practice home placement or transfer to other Jeanette Knox and I were pleased to at 222 Glebe Road 1912-24; her hus- institutions. By 1939, when the build- accept an invitation from Johns Vil- band Grosvenor Williams and their lage, Glebe, to the celebration of its ing housed girls to age 18 and boys to th three sons were medical practitioners. age six, a governess gave lessons in an 45 Anniversary on 12 November. Annie Mary Josephine (1881-1914) attached school. In 1958 a new two- St John’s Church was almost full for and her husband, physician Vincent room school building was completed. the Thanksgiving Service. John Ton- Joseph McPhee, lived at Bidura when In the same year Thornbury Lodge at etti, resident and Glebe Society mem- Walter and his family moved out. Baulkham Hills was acquired to take ber, was the organist. There were Educated at St Aloysius’ and St Igna- pressure off overcrowded Bidura. In historical reflections by residents John tius’ colleges, Walter matriculated in 1980 a concrete remand centre at the Spruce and Enid Lane-Brown. John, 1892 and graduated BA BSc MB building’s rear was completed despite another member of the Glebe Society, ChM, winning the 1900 Sydney Uni- strong local protest. Today Bidura wrote about the Village in our Bulletin versity Medal. Under the headline ‘A operates as a children’s court. In No- 8/2009. When Enid and her husband Distinguished University Career’ the vember 1997 then Attorney General moved in to the Village, together with Sydney Morning Herald of 10 January Jeff Shaw in answer to a question in two other retired couples, the other 1900 enumerated his scholarships and the NSW Legislative Council about residents were homeless people. This prizes for mathematics, geology, bot- the future of Bidura indicated that the was the start of the Village’s new life any, physics, zoology, pathology and property would be ‘disposed of’. as a retirement village. various medical disciplines. Walter - Lyn Collingwood The Service was followed by refresh- was in general practice at Glebe 1901- ments in the Village Community 12 and a Macquarie Street specialist References Room. We enjoyed the opportunity 1912-40. He worked at St Vincent’s Age newspaper, various issues to meet several of the residents Lewisham (gynaecology) and Royal and to chat with them. We saw at Alexandra Children’s (diphtheria) Argus newspaper, various issues first hand that the residents, who John hospitals. He was a quick and accu- Art and Architecture 1905 says are aged from 62 to 94, are a very rate surgeon. His life-long interests Australian Dictionary of Biography lively group who live in pleasant sur- included geology, physics and chemis- Australian War Memorial website roundings in the heart of Glebe. try, gardening, horse racing, cricket H E Barff A short history of the Uni- and golf, and he was a member of a versity of Sydney 1902 - Edwina Doe number of medical and university as- C H Bertie Old Chum newspaper sociations. articles Children Walter and Esme were born Births, Deaths, Marriages records at Glebe in 1909 and 1911. Walter Cemetery records including Gore followed his father into medicine as Hill, Rookwood, Waverley Natalie Boog/ did younger siblings Barbara and Tho- Cosmos 28 February 1895 Fairfaxphotos mas. In 1912 Walter senior moved his Cyclopedia of practice to Macquarie Street and his 1907 Tiramisu and The private residence to Redmyre Road John Joseph Davey Reminiscences of Strathfield. His sister and brother-in- Mixing Pot an architect ca 1931 law then occupied Bidura. On 27 For some time, Bob Armstrong and I March 1914 Annie McPhee died at Fitz biographical details in family Bible Mitchell Library Doc 369 have been talking to the proprietors of Lawson, survived by her husband and The Mixing Pot, Gabriele Cesta and daughter Marjorie, born at Glebe in Maud Fitz-Stubbs The Fitz-Stubbs Simon Aoukar, and social commenta- 1912. (A son Vincent had died as a Musical Album 1894 tor David Dale, about commemorating baby in 1911.) The widower married Freda MacDonnell The Glebe: Por- the history of Tiramisu and The Mix- Eileen Mulvey in 1916. traits and Places 1975 ing Pot. The next owner of Bidura was Rowley Mitchell Library Small Picture File Walker who moved there from Dur- Charles Sandys Packer Crown of Discussions stalled when we were ham Court 417 Glebe Point Road. In Thorns distracted by the multitude of birthday 1920 the premises were bought by the Sands directories and sesquicentenary celebrations, but Department of Child Welfare to be Max Solling Grandeur & Grit 2007 we are now back on track. Bobbie used as a depot for State wards, reduc- Max Solling The Boatshed on Black- Burke has designed an elegant docu- ing overcrowding at Ormond House wattle Bay 1993 ment, which will be framed and hung just insideThe Mixing Pot’s front door. Paddington. Other mansions in Glebe State Records Authority of New had served similar purposes. Strath- South Wales website The Thirsty Thursday dinner in Febru- more, Avona and Arden were Angli- Thomas Stubbs land, ironmongery ary will be at The Mixing Pot, when can Rescue Homes; Royleston 270 and household catalogues 1840s we also hope to have the official un- Glebe Road (now Tricketts) became a Sydney Morning Herald various is- veiling ceremony. children’s shelter in 1924. sues, including 20 May 1845 - Edwina Doe

8 Glebe Society Bulletin 150 Glebe Portraits Jan McCulloch the spectacular quality of the photo- 1938 – 2009 graphic work of the two artists who shot the portraits –North Sullivan and Tom Psomotragos. One of the inter- esting dimensions was the different approaches of the two. Apart from a few (short lived) graffiti scars and the dislodging of some with the savage southerly over the week- end, the display has been surprisingly durable. There were two cases of sto- len portraits (to my knowledge) and Many knew Jan through her enor- these were speedily replaced. The mous contributions to Art and About thefts generated outraged or amused over several years, her work with the discussion – the latter in relation to the selection panel on public art for promised intervention of God in the Glebe and more recently the Glebe case of the purloined portrait of Sesquicentenary celebrations. ‘Sister’ from Glebe Point Road. Those more closely associated with Glebe Society ‘notables’ at This splendid street exhibition has Jan knew an endlessly giving, cheer- St Scholastica’s. been a great culmination to the Ses- ful and loving friend. No matter how quicentenary year celebrations and the much she was already contributing, Clockwise from left: Lesley Lynch, Glebe Chamber of Commerce should Jan would put up her hand for more if Phil Young, Sue Ingram, Jeanette she thought she could help. Our Knox, Martin Lawrence, Bob Arm- be pleased with its project. Congratu- strong, Joe Mannix, Jan Wilson, Ed- lations to all involved. small group working together as the wina Doe and Liz Simpson-Booker. Glebe Society Arts Culture and Me- - Lesley Lynch dia Committee were blessed with a gem. We often met over the 'two-for- The wonderful and varied photo- one' at the Toxteth, starting with graphic portraits displayed throughout some anecdotes and a few laughs Glebe have been quite a talking point then getting down to a very elastic over the last month. Strolling through style of business. Our meetings were Glebe has had an added dimension as fun … and things were actually you come across a stunning portrait of achieved. a Glebe local (or a bunch of locals) attached to a house balcony or fence, We relied heavily on Jan's massive or displayed in shop windows, or contributions including free advertis- hanging in groups in public spaces – ing and office facilities, opening as at the Ferry Road end of the fore- night parties, contacts she would shore walk. The diversity of the Glebe make, general lobbying and so many community is on show. other things. While she was engaged with us, at Conversation has focussed both on the Mark Weisser. Photo: Tom Psomotragos the same time she ran a very success- fascinating array of individuals and ful publishing business, producing the iconic Art Almanac. The art world turned to this monthly maga- Glebe Society again supports zine for comprehensive information local schools about gallery listings and art opportu- nities of all kinds. Jan built the busi- The Glebe Society has again sup- Antarctic explorer's early years spent ness to this highly successful point ported local primary and secondary at Forest Lodge Public School. The from small beginnings. It continues schools by making cash donations other prize (given to a pupil at the to be run by Jan's two daughters toward annual prize-givings. In addi- Blackwattle Bay Campus of Sydney Cathy and Penny with Paul and other tion, donations have been made to Secondary College) is a tribute to the staff. organisations such as Glebe Youth engineer and Glebe activist, the late Jan was central to so much. It was a Service, Centipede, PCYC and John Hoddinott. terrible shock to all who had known Tranby to be used for prize-giving or These annual donations are just one Jan, when she suddenly suffered a to be put into Library acquisition element of the Society's ongoing com- funds. Again, two special prizes were fatal asthma attack just a few weeks mitment to our local community. funded by the Glebe Society. The ago. Mawson prize commemorates the - Liz Simpson-Booker - Susan Ingram

November/December 2009 9 Getting to know new members Bruce and Kerry Introducing ... Andrew Nutting

McFadyen The potential sale of an interactive Recently we have had two new mem- computer-based game took him on a bers join the Glebe Society from as far business visit to the US. Contacts away as Queensland and last month a made on this trip led eventually to couple joined who live on Lord Howe Andrew starting his own software Island. So the Glebe Society has ten- development company. Over the tacles that reach far. However, it years Andrew has written software to makes for difficulties when organising support hardware operation in areas a chat over a drink to get to know such as device drivers for colour print- them. Bruce and Kerry kindly sent this information about themselves for ers, process control eg to control gas the Bulletin. I have stayed at Pine flows, operating system emulation for Trees as have many others. Now I feel a hand-held organiser, touch screen I have a connection with that lovely operation, and film recorders for trans- part of the world ferring computer images onto film. - Anne Fraser As anyone who has worked in or ob- Dear Anne, Andrew Nutting. served the IT industry knows, it is an Photo: Carole Herriman area that moves very quickly, so that We lived in Glebe from 1970 to 1976 when we moved to Lord Howe to be what is a software breakthough one Andrew’s association with the Glebe co-owners and operators of Pine Trees year, is old hat the next. But Andrew after the death of Kerry's mother. Our area began when he was an Econom- has been active in many different children, Kate and Andrew, went to ics student at Sydney University, liv- breakthrough areas, working for inter- school at Forest Lodge, then at St ing in Forest Lodge. His first aware- national companies such as Mitsubishi James for a few years before we ness of the Glebe Society dates back Electric, Sharp and Polaroid. moved. We were members of the to the early 1970s when he admired Glebe Society then and were reasona- the radical action being taken against His work for Mitsubishi took him to bly active in local affairs. the planned expressway. Japan many times, an experience After three years on the Island we which he thoroughly enjoyed, but he Andrew thinks that Glebe has changed were offered the chance to acquire never considered living there perma- partial ownership of a residence in since the 70s, mainly in the mix of nently. Glebe which we accepted with alac- people who live here. He sees a rity. Since then we have always greater diversity, but wonders if there Now Andrew has turned his attention stayed in Glebe when we visit Sydney are fewer students living here these to web-based technology and has cre- (in various domiciles) for a total of days. ated a financial newsletter that cur- three to four months of each year. rently has over 6,000 subscribers. Kate is presently living in Glebe too, Like many inquisitive people, the lure and has been largely responsible for of computers drew him away from His hobbies from his youth remain – three Lord Howe girls boarding at St economics and teaching. Initially his bass guitar, guitar and motorcycle Scholastica’s. computer work was more of a hobby, riding – surely the ingredients for growing old disgracefully. Welcome, Thanks again and best regards and one of his first machines was bought from the Max Factor company. Andrew. Kerry and Bruce - Carole Herriman

Silent auction for tickets to the Lord Mayor’s New Year’s Eve party As in past years, the Glebe Society will receive a double ticket to the Lord Mayor’s New Years Eve party on the northern concourse of the Opera House. This is one of the best New Year’s Eve parties in town and tickets are highly prized. As usual we plan to auction the tickets, but this year the auction will be a silent auction. Initially bids can be placed through the Society’s website - browse to our home page and look for the Christmas party news item. In recognition of the fact that many members are not online, it will also be possible to place bids at the party, although, unlike a traditional auction, you will need to write your bid on a whiteboard/clipboard. President Lesley Lynch will announce the successful bid at the party. We are very grateful to the Lord Mayor for her generosity, and we encourage members to participate in this new form of auction by placing plenty of bids. Go to www.glebesociety.org.au and follow the prompts.

10 Glebe Society Bulletin Glebe Events Come to the last Glebe Society event for the year Players in the Pub The Glebe Society Christmas Party! Come one, come all to this year’s Logistics Christmas Party – a celebration of the Parking is avail- season and a final knees up occasion to able using the mark the end of the Glebe Sesquicen- Wattle Street th tenary year and the Glebe Society’s 40 entrance from where it is a short walk Anniversary on Friday 11 December, into the ground floor of the grand- 7pm to midnight. stand and up the elevators that will The Party take you into the dining room. The Christmas Party committee is plan- There is underground parking for ning a really fun night in addition to the anyone who would prefer to use the wonderful menu. It will give you an lift straight from the car park into the opportunity to catch up with everyone, dining room and which requires even less walking. The entrance is oppo- meet lots of new members, and have a A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Bob site Glenmore Meats. really fun time together for our last Cratchit event of the year. For those who walk there, the pedes- The night will include a buffet dinner trian gates opposite Glenmore Meats The last moved reading for 2009 is catered for by the Wentworth Park Ca- will be open and they lead up the Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, tering services who did such a beautiful inside the grandstand and up the at 7pm on Tuesday 15 December in job for the opening of the Wentworth elevator. If getting to Wentworth the upstairs Media Room (enter via Park is a problem, phone Jeanette Park Tower and entrance. Ferry Road staircase) at the Toxteth Knox for help (9660 7781). Hotel, 345 Glebe Point Road. Admis- Wentworth Park has refurbished their Booking sion is free. Enjoy two main meals for function room and it makes an excellent the price of one before the play. venue for large groups. We have the If you haven't booked yet, don’t for- use of the dining room for dinner and get to RSVP by Tuesday 4 December. Tuesday 19 January has been booked the large adjacent verandah for pre- Use the enclosed flyer or book on for the first reading in 2010 ~ proba- dinner drinks and dancing afterwards. line. bly a Shakespeare. And 16 February The cost of $55 a head includes pre- Hope to see you all there!! for the second - probably a Mardi Gras dinner antipasto, a two course buffet - Anne Fraser, on behalf of the play. meal and wine. Christmas Party Committee If you would like to be put on the Players in the Pub email list please Planning for 2010 contact [email protected] The 20th Annual (note numeral one). And, as Tiny Tim Prompted by the very successful Heri- would say at this time of year, ‘God tage Walks held in Glebe earlier this Glebe Music bless us every one’. year, we are now planning something - Lyn Collingwood new for 2010. Festival We will visit four places of worship on Sunday afternoon, 28 March. The Last two concerts Glebe Public School places are St John’s Church, St James Church, St Scholastica’s Chapel and The Lyon String Trio, on tour with Trivia Night Musica Viva, will be performing on the Sze Yup Chinese Temple. We are A Trivia Night is being run by Glebe Tuesday 1 December at 7pm at still in the planning stage, but the idea Public School’s P & C to raise funds Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road. is that we will travel between venues for a stove and Year 6 class camp. on foot or by car pool, and will be The final concert in the 20th Glebe welcomed and shown around at each It is on Friday 4 December, 7-10 pm Music Festival will be by Coro place. at the Glebe Rowing Club, end of Innominata at St Scholastica’s Chapel, The Glebe Society is also organising a Ferry Road. Visit and Afternoon Tea at Lynd- corner of Arcadia Road and Avenue $10 entry includes supper. Enquiries hurst in April as part of the National Road Glebe, at 3pm on Sunday 6 Karen (P & C President) 0406 369 Trust Heritage Week. December and tickets are available from www.innominata.org. 053, or Cindy (Vice-president) 0422 See Bulletin 1/2010 (February) for 886 678. more details. See www.glebemusicfestival.com for - Dorothy Davis further details. RSVP by Tuesday 1 December.

November/December 2009 11 News and Notes Thirsty Thursdays Guessing comp - Bulletin 9/2009, page 5 Members and friends are invited to meet in Glebe on the The picture is of Dorothy Davis, taken outside the Umay- first Thursday of each month at 7pm, to eat and talk with yad Mosque, or Grand Mosque, in Damascus. All women other people who live in Glebe. We visit a different restau- visiting the mosque must conform to the Muslim dress rant each month, varying cuisines. Put these dates in your code, and Dorothy is pictured diary now. returning from the robing room where she hired appro- On Thursday 3 December we will go to Cafissimo, shops priate attire. For those intend- 2 & 3, 166 Glebe Point Road (at The Valhalla). They are ing to visit the Middle East, now open for dinner, and are BYO and licensed. the mosque is a ‘must visit’. On Thursday 14 January we will have an Italian meal at Wikipedia describes it as ‘one Pastabella, 89 Glebe Point Road. Note that this is the sec- of the largest and oldest ond Thursday, so we should be over Christmas by then. mosques in the world. Located in one of the holiest sites in And on Thursday 4 February we will go to The Mixing the old city of Damascus, it is Pot, 178 St Johns Road (see page 8). of great architectural impor- Please email me or ring me on 9660 7066 by the Tuesday tance’. before the dinner to let us know that you are coming. - Bruce Davis - Edwina Doe Bulletins by email Welcome to new members If you would like to receive your Bulletin by email instead The following people were accepted as members of the of snail mail, please email [email protected] Glebe Society at the November Management Committee meeting: Our local Member of Parliament * Emily Booker State Member for Balmain, Hon. Verity Firth MP. * Genny Kang Office address: 112a Glebe Point Road, Glebe 2037. * Melanie Reid Senior Electorate Officer: ph 9660 7586, fax 9660 6112, * Rosa Savoca email [email protected] * Janet Simpson * Richard Spencer City of Sydney Councillors We look forward to seeing them at future Glebe Society Lord Mayor: Clover Moore MP functions. Councillors: The Website team needs help Phillip Black Now the Glebe Society Website has been redesigned, the Meredith Burgmann task is to work with Sub-committee convenors to update Irene Doutney their pages and to keep information current. This needs Chris Harris someone with patience, time and commitment. Marcelle Hoff If this sounds like you, please contact me on 9552 2592 or Robert Kok at [email protected]. Shayne Mallard John McInerney - Vicky Marquis Di Tornai The Bulletin has a holiday For enquiries: Please contact the City of Sydney on 9265 9333. As usual, this is the last issue of the Glebe Society Bulletin for the year. Bulletin 1/2010 will appear at the end of Feb- ruary. Forest Lodge Until then, please check the Website regularly for news. Any urgent messages will be sent to all members who have Public School provided an email address. Best wishes for the Christmas season and the New Year. Home of The Glebe Society Archives - Edwina Doe Bulletin Editor Phone 9660 3530

12 Glebe Society Bulletin For your diary ... Saturday 28 November, 10am-2pm - Sydney Metro Community Information Session, Leichhardt Town Hall. Tuesday 1 December, 7pm - Musica Viva concert, Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road. Wednesday 2 December, 6.30-7.30pm - Harold Park community update meeting, St Scholastica’s College. Thursday 3 December, 7pm – Thirsty Thursday – Cafissimo, shops 2 & 3, 166 Glebe Point Road. Friday 4 December, 7-10pm - Glebe Public School Trivia Night - Glebe Rowing Club. See page 11. Sunday 6 December, 3pm - Coro Innominata at St Scholastica’s Chapel. Wednesday 9 December, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street. Friday 11 December, 7pm to midnight – Glebe Society Christmas Party Dinner, Wentworth Park. See page 11. Tuesday 15 December, 7 pm – Players in the Pub – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Toxteth Hotel. Thursday 14 January, 7pm – Thirsty Thursday – Pastabella, 89 Glebe Point Road. Tuesday 19 January, 7 pm – Players in the Pub at the Toxteth Hotel. Thursday 4 February, 7pm – Thirsty Thursday – The Mixing Pot, 178 St Johns Road. Wednesday 10 February, 7.30pm – Management Committee Meeting – The Old Fire Station, 115 Mitchell Street. Tuesday 16 February, 7 pm – Players in the Pub at the Toxteth Hotel. Sunday 28 March – Tour of Glebe - Four Places of Worship. See page 11.

Contacting The Glebe Society Inc The Glebe Society Established 1969 Mail Management Committee: President Lesley Lynch 9660 5084 All correspondence should be ad- dressed to: Vice-president Bruce Davis 9660 7873 Immediate Past President Jan Macindoe 9660 0208 The Glebe Society Inc Secretary Liz Simpson-Booker 9518 6186 PO Box 100, Glebe NSW 2037 Treasurer Bruce Davis 9660 7873 Website Committee Members: The Society has a growing Website Andrew Craig 9566 1746 Dorothy Davis 9660 7873 (www.glebesociety.org.au) for the Carole Herriman 9571 9092 information of members and anyone Sub-committee Convenors: with an interest in Glebe. The Website All Sub-committee convenors are ex officio members of the Management Com- will only flourish if members use the mittee site. Send contributions or comments Arts, Culture and Media Sue Ingram 9692 8534 to [email protected] Bays and Foreshores Tony Larkum 9660 7030 The Bulletin Community Development Robyn Kemmis 9692 9440 We are glad to publish letters or arti- The Environment Jan Macindoe cles on any matters of interest to 9660 0208 Glebe, any topic raised in the Bulletin, Fortieth Year Outreach Anne Fraser 9660 7560 or any issues relating to the Glebe Heritage To be announced Society, within the Guidelines pub- Infrastructure Defect Reporting Margaret Sheppard 9660 4121 lished on our Website. Write to the Membership Cheryl & Bryan Herden 9660 7371 address above or email editor@glebe society.org.au Planning Neil Macindoe 9660 0208 Transport, & Traffic To be announced Disclaimer Other Contacts: Views expressed in this Bulletin are Archivist Lyn Milton 9660 7930 not necessarily those of The Glebe Blackwattle Cove Coalition (BCC) Bruce Davis 9669 7873 Society Inc. Bulletin Editor Edwina Doe 9660 7066 Bulletin deadline Event Coordination Dorothy Davis 9660 7873 The next edition of the Bulletin will be History of Glebe Max Solling 9660 1160 published at the end of February History of the Glebe Society Jeanette Knox 9660 7781 Liaison with CoGG Bruce Davis 9660 7873 The deadline for contributions is Wednesday 17 February. Liaison with FLAG Jan Wilson 9660 2698

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A Metro for Glebe? – page 1 The Bays Precinct Saga – page 3 Harold Park – another perspective – page 4 Planning matters – page 5 Who lived in your street? – page 7 Glebe Events – page 11

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