The Johnstone Centre Report Nº 188 Nº 526 Kiewa Street, Albury, NSW

An Historical Analysis of the Site and an Assessment of its Heritage Values

by Dirk HR Spennemann

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Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (1958–) Nº 526 Kiewa Street, Albury, NSW. An historical analysis of the site and an assessment of its Heritage Values / by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Johnstone Centre Report nº 188 Albury, N.S.W. : The Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University 1v.; 1. . Historic Preservation—Australia—New South Wales. PRIVACY NOTICE The historical analysis contained in this volume has been carried out with due con- sideration of the provisions of the The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW). The information included herein has been compiled for heritage management purposes and provides a documentation of the historic development of the property 526 Kiewa Street, Albury, New South Wales. The information has been collected from records of the Albury City Council, newspapers, personal communications by residents and for- mer owners of the property. Any one person mentioned in this report who may have concerns as to his or her per- sonal information presented herein is invited to contact the author at the following address: Prof. Dirk HR Spennemann The Johnstone Centre Charles Sturt University PO Box 789 Albury NSW 2640 Australia EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For ease of reference, the section numbering d) conduct an examination of the phys- in this executive summary follows that of ical fabric of the structures as far as the main report. As a result of selection, the extant; number sequence of the executive summary e) assess the likelihood of surface and may appear incomplete. subsurface archaeological remains on the property; 1.1. Location and Ownership f) evaluate the cultural heritage signifi- The property is located at 526 Kiewa Street, cance of the property; and Albury, County of Goulburn, New South Wales. g) make recommendations on its man- agement. The property is currently owned by the Albury City Council. The property title is 2.2. Assessment Process Torrens Title B/83168. The assessment process used for the study 1.2. Protective Listings followed the guidelines set out by the NSW Heritage Office. The building is not listed on any of the ap- plicable conservation instruments. 3. History of the Prop- 2. Objectives of the Study erty

2.1.1. Objectives 3.1. Historic Context The aim of this study is to provide an as- The property is located in section 12, which sessment of the cultural heritage value of the historically also contains the key administra- property 526 Kiewa Street by tive buildings, such as the post office, the a) compiling an historic context against court house, the town hall, the Mechanics which the properties can be assessed; Institute (now demolished), the police sta- tion, the telegraph office as well as several b) compiling the history of the various churches. The development area at the cor- structures erected on the property; ner of Swift and Kiewa Street is located in c) compiling and describing property the northwestern part of the section 12. plans and the like to determined the It is unlikely that the development area sequence and appearance of struc- would have been used for habitation pur- ture; poses during pre-European settlement times.

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It is likely to have been covered with open and subdivided them privately with a focus woodland and would have served