MADDICKVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY Covering Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham, St Peters, Stanmore, Sydenham , Ttempe and parts of Newtown, Camperdown and Hurlstone Park.

OUR NEXT MEETING now forgotten. His one memorial aside FRANCIS GREENWAY- from the mutilated remains of his buildings is a tablet in the north A WALKING TOUR OF fflS of St James Church." BUILDINGS SATURDAY JULY 23 1994 So wrote Ruth Park in 1973, and now in 1994 we have come to appreciate and MEET ST JAMES CHURCH , QUEENS conserve Greenway's buildings. With Clive SQUARE, SYDNEY AT 10.15 AM for 10.30AM Lucas to lead the walk we are assured of DEPARTURE gaining a greater insight into the "Francis Greenway, who wore ill-luck like architect and the buildings he designed. an old shirt swiftly fell into disfavour after the departure of Macquarie. The We will visit St James, Old Supreme things that happened to that man! His Court, Hyde Park Barracks, Government eldest son was drowned, dogs bit him, House Stables, (the conservatorium) footpads bashed and robbed him, his wife ending the tour at the Obelisk, died, he was driven from his house. Macquarie Place, where we can have a Ruined and miserable, he died in 1837 in picnic lunch. Cost is $5, $3 (concession) East Maitland and is buried in a grave to cover Hyde Park Barracks entrance.

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PO Box 415 Marrickville 2204 ISSN 0818-0695 Vol 11 No 1 July 1994 PRESroENTS REPORT 1993-94 Pratten - Teddy the Jam Man and Judith These are the tenth Annual Reports of the O'Callaghan, a curator of the Powerhouse Marrickville Heritage Society, which will Museum on design in the 1950s, jogging reflect our successes and our our collective memories. At this talk shortcomings. Recently there has been nostalgia for our recent past was much in the media of the Australian highlighted with items brought along by Constitution. So perhaps we should look members. Chrys Meader uncovered at the constitution of our Society, and Marrickville's treasures held in the see how we have measured up in terms of Local Studies Collection and members our objects stated therein. donated photos, documents, labels etc. Our constitution states that we should for safe keeping and for use by the wider "encourage and promote the study and research of the community. heritage, history and conservation of the environment of both the Marrickville area and A ustralia " To The constitution requires us this end we visited Susannah Place, The "toprovide Rocks, and took in a corner shop , a social intercourse for members" - so we terrace of four tenements and through the arranged a Christmas Picnic in Petersham layers we saw continuous occupancy of Park, a pot luck Christmas Dinner at the working class families and their Lewisham home of members Rob and Liz Muir environs, a church, two pubs, and a and a harbor cruise with evening picnic village square all built in the 1840s. We on historic Clark Island arranged by Anne toured the green spaces of Marrickville Carolan. We went to the races at on the Spring Gardens tour, and a site Rosehill with Brian and Susan Nugent and visit to see th3 progress of the 'plunged' on the Heritage Stakes. A night restoration of Luna Park. We recently of much hilarity was enjoyed by the MHS took a detailed look at Federation houses team at the National Trust Heritage Quiz in Marrickville with Trevor Howells, an where we almost won. Dinner was held at expert on the subject of Australian's Parliament House, Macquarie St, with our national architectural style. host Dr Andrew Refshauge, member for Marrickville.This was not just a social Members have attended openings of our occasion but a painless way to absorb restored heritage during the year. some history. But dinner at Mrs Top Petersham Park Rotunda (first opened in restaurant was purely social and 1902 by the Governor Sir Harry Rawson gastronomic. And of course the tenth before a crowd of 10,000) was the subject Birthday celebrations at Trethaway of a submission from this society to Gardens at Petersham brought many members council in 1989. We were delighted to see together. it so superbly restored. More recently members were guests at Clärens Gardens on The constitution states that "we should the site of HMAS KUTTABUL, Potts Point, promote the society in the local com m unity.On two to hear the Governor, Peter Sinclair occasions we have taken stalls at the commission the beautifully restored Rotary Fair and the Newtown Festival, gardens, first opened in 1868 but each time gaining new members. In fact, destroyed during the construction of 52 people have joined the society during Garden Island in 1942. the year. Last week Maureen Diehl of the Azores Islands (Portugal) in the North Will we be able to say the same when the Atlantic became a member! refurbishment of Petersham Railway Bridge is finally completed? This classic iron I thank all members who have given their railway structure carries every time and skills, many not on the various conceivable heritage classification, committees but always ready to help when hence the attention this society and in needed. "The administration o f the society shall be in particular Peter McLaren, pays to the the hands o f the Executive Committee" who work of State Rail. deserve our thanks - Senior Vice President Geoff Ostling, Treasurer 'To promote interchange of information by lectures", Lindsay Smyth, Secretary (until December the society has been fortunate to have 1993) Sue Miller, four committee members, some excellent speakers during the year. Brian Nugent, Richard Blair, Mabelle Professor Ross Thorne on Picture Palaces, Smyth, and Richard Hughes, Membership Chris Pratten's engaging talk on H.E. Secretary Mary Tait, but especially to Pamela Stewart, Junior Vice-President who undertook a variety of tasks and was a great support to me. 'To promote the preservation, restoration, conservation... of buildings, monuments, relics, ruins., of historic significance, both locally and nationally" the Classifications, Heritage Watch Chairman Rob Muir and his committee, Barbara Gibbons, David Hilyard, Judith Matheson, Sue Miller, and Shirley Hilyard are to be thanked. (Their work will be reported later). Thanks to Jeannette Hope, Editor of Heritage No 8, just published and to be launched, July 13 at the White Cockatoo Hotel Just opposite the Petersham Railway Footbridge. The newsletter, which is the voice of the society, has been edited this year by Judith Matheson and we are Indebted to her for a fine publication. Thanks to Tom Pavlakls and all the runners who distribute the newsletter. With the journal and the newsletter we fulfil another of our constitutional responsibilities - "to document, publish and Former President Shirley Hilyard at the society’s 10th circulate such journals, and other publications as may anniversary celebrations at Trethaway Gardens in be conducive to our objectives". We are pleased Petersham, surrounded by some o f the society's to see an Index prepared to cover younger members. Shirley has been the society’s Journals 1-7 which will be an invaluable resource for the study of our area. president for the past two years during which time the society has grown and prospered She has been a very The Amy Needham Prize, to encourage young active and defeated president and we are pleased to people to research and write an article report that Shirley will continue to be involved with on local heritage will hopefully be ready the executive committee. to go to high schools in early 1995.

We are grateful to Marrickville Council CALENDAR OF EVENTS for its support, the free use of this WEDNESDAY JULY 13, 6.30-8PM meeting room and as sponsor for the DRINKS PARTY TO LAUNCH HERITAGE 8. journal, the index and other projects. White Cockatoo Hotel, 30 Terminus St. Opposite Petersham Station. Phone We continue to grow, we have a firm Shirley 569 1768. financial base and new members on the SATURDAY JULY 23, 10.30AM executive committee can only bring fresh FRANCIS GREENWAY WALKING TOUR. ideas. I have enjoyed my two years as Led by Clive Lucas, see details this your president and thank you for your newsletter. support during that time. Shirley SATURDAY AUGUST 27, 10.30AM Hilyard. HATCHED, MATCHED AND DISPATCHED! Society member Shirley Doolan will look at the humorous side of years of NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS researching the Birth, Death and Marriage As your new newsletter editor I would Registers. like to encourage all members to SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 contribute items for publication. In the VISIT TO NUTCOTE, NEUTRAL BAY past the newsletter has provided a lively Home of , creator of the Gumnut forum for views and issues related to Babies. heritage and I would wish to see this SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 continue. All contributions are welcome, SYDNEY'S HERITAGE IN SANDSTONE be they news items, opinions or A talk with slides by George Proudman, reminiscences. Please send all NSW's former master banker mason and Anne contributions to PO Box 415 Marrickville. Morris, co-ordinator fo the Stonework - Richard Blair. Program, NSW Public Works Department. CLÄRENS GARDENS REOPENED Members of the society were guests at Clärens Gardens, on the site of HMAS KUTTABUL, Potts Point, on Sunday June 19 to hear the Governor Peter Sinclair OUR LAST MEETING commission the beautifully restored WHO’S WHO ON THE EXECUTIVE gardens, first opened in 1868, but destroyed during the construction of About 40 members, including our patron Garden Island Dockyard in 1942. Eve Sharpe attended the Annual General Jack Gibbs, civilian foreman of KUTTABUL, Meeting of Saturday June 25. Outgoing and driving force behind the restoration president Shirley Hilyard presented the is to be congratulated. His research lOth annual president's report in which through books, photographs, paintings and she outlined this year's achievements. contacting former residents, has led to The elections followed, conducted by Sir James Martin's classic Greek Inspired returning officer Brian Nugent. The new garden to once more grace the Harbor executive is: foreshore; a part of our heritage President, Lindsay Smyth; Junior Vice reinstated by the navy. Our gift for the President Pamela Stewart; Treasurer, gardens on the day, was the rose, Harold Welsh; Secretary Pat Mullen; Zephirine Drouhin, that was introduced in Assistant Secretary Gwenda Welsh; 1868, the year the public were admitted Committee members, Ed Jones, Lesley to Clärens. - Shirley Hilyard. Jones, Mabelle Smyth, Shirley Hilyard. The position of Senior Vice President was not filled. Other positions accepted were membership THIRD CONCERT IN THE PRESCOTT SERIES. secretary Mary Tait; Chair of Heritage NEWINGTON COLLEGE. Watch/Classlficatlons Rob Muir; VENICE IN THE GOLDEN AGE. Newsletter Editor, Richard Blair; Journal The Paul Goodchild Brass and The Sydney co-Editors Geoff Ostllng and Mark Chamber Choir will perform works for Matheson. brass and choir from the Great Churches Presentations were made to members of the of Venice - Monteverdi and the Gabrlelll Executive, and to Judith Matheson, family - on Sunday August 7 at 3pm at outgoing Newsletter Editor and Shirley Newington College Chapel. Hilyard, outgoing president, as thanks $20, $12 concession. for their work for the society. The meeting concluded and members were invited to join the new executive for WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS champagne and sandwiches in Maundrell Park. Kay Doolan, Newtown; Allen Outlaw and William Reader, Petersham; Jan McClelland and Tom Andrew, Stanmore; Tim Gartrell and Kerry Sanderson, St Peters; Cheryl SHRUBS AND TUBS Flynn, Marrickvllle Library; Trevor GARDEN CENTRE Howells and Chi-Liang Chen, Marrickvllle; 130-136 New Canterbury Road Old Newingtonians Union, Newington Petersham • Tel: 560 3884 College, Stanmore; Sandy McTaggart, Earlwood; R.F. Paris, Dulwich Hill; Rhoda LEICHHARDT Sutton, Stanmore. GARDEN CENTRE And a special welcome to Maureen Diehl 346-350 Norton Street. Leichhardt (Lilyfleld Road end of Norton St) who lives on the Island of Terceira in Tel: 560 0889 the Azores (mid north Atlantic belonging to Portugal). Readers will remember Maureen's letter published in newsletter (August 1993) seeking information on

Warrant Officer Neville Vincent RAAF who Old Fashioned Climbers and Roses is buried in a Commonweath War Graves Cottage Garden Plants Camellias. Azaleas cemetery on Terceira. Maureen is Honarary All Herbs Terracotta Pots, Lattice Supervisor for War Graves in the Azores. Everything to keep your gqrden healthy