Laidley Shire Cultural Heritage Study 2001
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LAIDLEY SHIRE COUNCIL HERITAGE STUDY STAGE ONE FINAL REPORT Preliminary Identification of the Historical Cultural Heritage of Laidley Shire Prepared by Geoff Buchanan Cultural Heritage Project Officer Laidley Shire Council April 2001 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Laidley Shire Council sincerely thanks the following: The Cultural Heritage Branch of the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency for providing funding for this first stage of the project. Marcus Richardson, Helen Bennett, Jo Bain, Robert Neal and Judy Powell of the EPA for providing valuable advice, encouragement, assistance and access to information throughout the project. The National Trust of Queensland and the Australian Heritage Commission for providing details of areas and places contained in their records. Laidley and District Historical Society for providing access to their library and for assisting in the identification of locally valued cultural heritage areas and places during the community survey. Lorraine Walker and Elizabeth Camplin for their untiring enthusiasm, assistance and support. All members of the community who participated in the community survey or provided information or assistance. This first stage of the Laidley Shire Cultural Heritage Assessment was funded by The Queensland Community Cultural Heritage Incentive Program, a State Government initiative administered by the Cultural Heritage Branch of the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency. The author also wishes to thank all the administrative and technical staff who assisted in the development and preparation of this report. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is presented to Laidley Shire Council and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and represents the completion of Stage One of the Laidley Shire Cultural Heritage Study. This report provides the results of the preliminary identification of historical cultural heritage areas and places in Laidley Shire. The Historical Context Report and this Report on the Preliminary Identification of the Historical Cultural Heritage of Laidley Shire have been developed as tools for future heritage studies and policy development. These reports aims to provide the following: · a basis for further identification and assessment of historical cultural heritage in the Laidley Shire; and · a basis for the development of Planning Scheme policies in relation to the management of this heritage. As well as this document, it is recommended that the following key legislation and documents be consulted in the preparation of new Planning Scheme policies relating to historical cultural heritage: · Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (the Burra Charter); · Queensland Heritage Act 1992 (Qld); · Cultural Record (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act 1987 (Qld); · Integrated Planning Act 1997 (Qld); · EPA State Interest Planning Policy for Cultural Heritage (Historical) in Planning Schemes; · EPA Guidelines for Historical and Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management; and · SEQ Regional Framework for Growth Management 1998. This report also forms part of the process of information sharing between the EPA and Laidley Shire Council as agreed under the Research Inventory of Historical Places Protocol. 2 REPORT STRUCTURE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................................2 1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................5 1.1 OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCTS OF THE LAIDLEY SHIRE CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDY..........................................5 1.2 REPORT STRUCTURE ......................................................................................................................................................9 2 BACKGROUND TO STUDY ....................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 THE VALUE OF HISTORICAL CULTURAL HERITAGE .............................................................................10 2.2 STATE AND REGIONAL DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................11 2.2.1 EPA State Interest Planning Policy for Cultural Heritage (Historical)................................................... 11 2.2.2 South East Queensland Regional Framework for Growth Management 1998........................................ 12 3 THE LAIDLEY HISTORICAL CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDY: STAGE ONE ................................... 13 3.1 METHODOLOGY......................................................................................................................................................14 3.2 LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................15 3.3. FINDINGS – DESKTOP AUDIT ...........................................................................................................................16 3.3.1 STATE AND NATIONAL REGISTERS ........................................................................................................... 16 3.3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RESEARCH INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL PLACES (QCHIP) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.3 STATE AND REGIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES .................................................................. 18 3.4 TOURISM FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................23 3.5 FINDINGS - PRELIMINARY COMMUNITY SURVEY ..................................................................................25 3.6 FINDINGS – ADDITIONAL SITES.......................................................................................................................28 4. PRIORITIES FOR FURTHER STUDY .................................................................................................................. 28 4.1 METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS...................................................................................................................................28 4.2 HISTORICAL THEMES...................................................................................................................................................29 4.3 PLACES AND LANDSCAPES..........................................................................................................................................34 4.4 CHARACTER AREAS.....................................................................................................................................................35 4.5 AREAS OF INTEREST .....................................................................................................................................................35 5 RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................................................................................ 36 5.1 FURTHER STUDY...........................................................................................................................................................36 5.2 PLANNING SCHEME PROVISIONS/MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................36 6 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................................. 39 APPENDIX I: TYPOLOGIES OF ASSOCIATED PLACES OF POTENTIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE.................................................................................................................................................................. 42 APPENDIX II: COMPLETE LIST OF IDENTIFIED KNOWN AND POTENTIAL HISTORICAL CULTURAL HERITAGE IN LAIDLEY SHIRE ...................................................................................................... 48 APPENDIX III: MAP OF LAIDLEY SHIRE SHOWING KNOWN AND POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL CULTURAL HERITAGE................................................................................................................... 54 APPENDIX IV: LAIDLEY SHIRE ENTRIES IN THE QUEENSLAND HERITAGE REGISTER ......... 55 APPENDIX V: EPA RES EARCH INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL PLACES PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY....................................................................................................... 69 APPENDIX VI: LAIDLEY SHIRE ENTRIES IN THE EPA’S RESEARCH INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL PLACES (QCHIP) ................................................................................................................................. 71 3 APPENDIX VII: EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS HELD BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE BRANCH OF THE EPA........................................................................................................................................................................ 72 Extract from: Historic Post Offices in Queensland: a National Estate Study (1993), Department of Architecture, University of Queensland...................................................................................................................