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Significance Assessment of the Swan Guildford Historical Society‘S Museum Collection Significance Assessment of the Swan Guildford Historical Society‘s Museum Collection Lorraine Fitzpatrick and Paul Bridges Museum Consultants March 2010 Table of Contents Executive summary and key recommendations ........................................................ 4 Part 1 ............................................................................................................................ 7 1. Introduction – Background to this report ........................................................... 7 2. A brief history of Guildford and the Swan Valley ............................................... 8 3. History of the formation of the Swan Guildford Historical Society and its collection ................................................................................................................ 14 4. History of the buildings ...................................................................................... 18 Courthouse and Gaol ......................................................................................... 18 Exercise yard ...................................................................................................... 20 Taylor‘s Cottage .................................................................................................. 20 Mechanic‘s Institute .......................................................................................... 20 Commissariat store and Quarters and DuCane‘s House ................................ 20 Guildford Post Office .......................................................................................... 21 Moulton‘s Landing, Moulton‘s Cottage and Storehouse ................................. 21 Stirling Square and surrounding architecture .................................................. 21 5. Relationship between the museum buildings and the collection .................. 22 6. Significance ........................................................................................................ 24 7. Significance of a collection ............................................................................... 25 7.1 Primary criteria ............................................................................................ 25 7.2 Comparative criteria .................................................................................... 25 8. Thematic interpretation ..................................................................................... 27 9. Methodology....................................................................................................... 30 9.1 Location – buildings and collection housing ............................................. 30 9.2 Collection categories ................................................................................... 31 9.3 Object files - collection records .................................................................. 31 9.4 Comparative collections - comparison with other museums ................... 34 9.5 Consultation ................................................................................................. 38 10. Collection Policy ............................................................................................... 39 11. Disposal principals .......................................................................................... 44 12. Condition of the collection and storage ......................................................... 45 Part 2 .......................................................................................................................... 52 14. Significance Assessment of the Swan Guildford Historical collection by category .................................................................................................................. 52 Aboriginal artefacts ............................................................................................ 52 Agricultural pursuits and equipment ................................................................ 65 Artworks .............................................................................................................. 73 Children‘s Toys ................................................................................................... 76 China, Silver, Personal (men‘s and women‘s) items, etc ................................ 77 Convict items ...................................................................................................... 86 Documents ......................................................................................................... 86 Page | 2 Firearms and accoutrements ............................................................................ 88 Furniture ............................................................................................................. 91 Governance ........................................................................................................ 92 Household/domestic items ............................................................................... 93 Local Manufacturing Industries (flour milling and brickworks)....................... 94 Maps and plans.................................................................................................. 95 Migrant ................................................................................................................ 96 Military ................................................................................................................ 96 Photographs ..................................................................................................... 100 Textiles/costume ............................................................................................. 100 Trades tools ...................................................................................................... 117 Other significant items ..................................................................................... 118 Items not considered significant ..................................................................... 118 Donors of note .................................................................................................. 119 15. Statement of Significance for whole collection ........................................... 124 16. Bibliography ................................................................................................... 125 APPENDIX 1 ...................................................................................................... 126 Consultant‘s Brief ............................................................................................ 126 APPENDIX 2 ...................................................................................................... 130 The Burra Charter ............................................................................................ 130 APPENDIX 3 ...................................................................................................... 131 Guidelines On The Work And Appointment Of A Curator In A Small Museum ........................................................................................................................... 131 Page | 3 Executive summary and key recommendations The Swan Guildford Historical Society collection is the third most important collection in Western Australia, surpassed only by the Western Australian Museum and Royal Western Australian Historical Society collections. The collection contains a number of individual objects that have significance at a state level and some that have national significance. A great number of objects have high local significance and are known to have been used in the area during the earliest years of settlement. However, taken as a whole, the Swan Guildford Historical Society collection has significance at a national level. Formed in 1962, the Swan Guildford Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of the area and making it available for the education and enjoyment of visitors to the region. The collection is afforded greater significance by being situated within the former Guildford Courthouse and Gaol on Meadow Street, which is considered to be one of the most historically significant streets in Guildford and opposite Stirling Square, the historic centre of Guildford. Originally displayed in the Mechanics Institute in Meadow Street, the collection was relocated to the Guildford Courthouse in 1988 with assistance from the Shire of Swan. The Swan Guildford Historical Society has had a long working association with the Shire, now City, of Swan. Indeed, the first two Presidents of the Historical Society were Shire of Swan councillors. The Swan Guildford Historical Society volunteers have managed the collection since the inception of the Society. However, they have always strived to do this to the very best of their ability and in 1985 they were greatly assisted by Stephen Anstey of the Western Australian Museum in his job as a travelling curator. Stephen Anstey established the accessioning and collection management system for the Swan Guildford Historical Society and the volunteers have continued to use this system until quite recently. The work of the consultants has been made much easier by the extensive and detailed record keeping undertaken over a number of years by the Swan Guildford Historical Society - carrying on the good advice and practices established by Stephen Anstey. A significance assessment is the process of studying and understanding the meanings and values of objects and collections. It is a process that helps
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