Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Historical Archaeological Assessment
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Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Historical Archaeological Assessment Prepared for TSA Management September 2018 – FINAL Document Control Page CLIENT: TSA PROJECT: SYD18179 Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Archaeological Assessment REAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 DP 133606 and Lots 1-10 Sec 46 DP 758468 EXTENT HERITAGE PTY LTD INTERNAL REVIEW/SIGN OFF WRITTEN BY DATE VERSION REVIEWED APPROVED Ngaire Richards Bridget San Miguel 28.06.2018 Draft v1 Anita Yousif 28.06.2018 Dr Matthew Kelly Ngaire Richards 18.09.2018 Draft v2 Dr Matthew Kelly 19.09.2018 Ngaire Richards 18.09.2018 Draft v3 (minor edits) Ngaire Richards 18.09.2018 Final Copyright and Moral Rights Historical sources and reference materials used in the preparation of this report are acknowledged and referenced in figure captions or in text citations. Reasonable effort has been made to identify, contact, acknowledge and obtain permission to use material from the relevant copyright owners. Unless otherwise specified in the contract terms for this project EXTENT HERITAGE PTY LTD: . Vests copyright of all material produced by EXTENT HERITAGE PTY LTD (but excluding pre-existing material and material in which copyright is held by a third party) in the client for this project (and the client’s successors in title); . Retains the use of all material produced by EXTENT HERITAGE PTY LTD for this project for EXTENT HERITAGE PTY LTD ongoing business and for professional presentations, academic papers or publications. Executive Summary EXTENT Heritage Pty Ltd was commissioned by TSA, on behalf of Health Infrastructure, to prepare a Historical Archaeological Assessment for Goulburn Base Hospital in advance of its proposed redevelopment. The project is being assessed as a State Significant Development (SSD) under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (Application Number: SSD 17_8667). Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) were issued on 25 August 2017 and included requirement 7. Heritage requesting that an Historical Archaeological Assessment be prepared. This report has been prepared in satisfaction of this requirement. Goulburn Base Hospital, Central Building and Pavilions (former, 1887) are included in the Goulburn Mulwaree LEP 2009 as an item of local significance (#181). Central Building and former Pavilions are included on the Department of Health s.170 Register (#3540268). Key Findings The site of the Goulburn Base Hospital was developed from the late 1880s onwards. Prior to that time there is no evidence for substantial or significant occupation or structural development on the site that may have resulted in archaeological remains. The occupation and expansion of the Hospital has required the demolition of former structures which have some potential to remain as archaeological features on the site. The results of a site inspection suggest the majority of hospital buildings are still extant, although there have been some changes and additions over time to meet operational requirements, including successive phases of building construction, landscaping and associated earthworks (cut and fill). Potential historical archaeological resources at Goulburn Base Hospital largely consist of late nineteenth and twentieth century structural and landscape remains, including remnant structural footings of buildings, associated service lines, garden beds, paths and other small scale landscape features. On the balance of probabilities, the archaeological potential of the site is assessed as low to medium; however, this potential has limited archaeological research significance, and as such does not meet the threshold of ‘relics’ within the meaning of the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW). Recommendations The following recommendations should be followed regarding the Goulburn Base Hospital site and its archaeological potential and research significance. A copy of this report should be submitted to the NSW Heritage Division as a supplement to the 2017 Statement of Heritage Impact, and to satisfy the SEARs, in respect of the requirement for an archaeological assessment of the site; Extent Heritage Pty Ltd | Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Historical Archaeological Assessment i | Page During the course of the development work should archaeological features or potential relics not described in this report be exposed or excavated then the works should cease and a qualified historical archaeologist consulted regarding the find(s), its significance and any further actions that should be taken; As a result of unexpected find discovery of significant archaeological relics, the NSW Heritage Division, Office of Environment and Heritage should be notified in accordance with S146 of the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW); and The requirement to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act does not apply to developments that are approved SSDs under Division 4.7, Section 4.41 (previously s.89J) of the EPA Act. The potential heritage impact is instead managed by the environmental assessment process. Extent Heritage Pty Ltd | Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Historical Archaeological Assessment ii | Page Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT INITIATION ....................................................................................... 1 1.2 SITE LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION .......................................................... 2 1.3 DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................... 2 1.4 STATUTORY CONTEXT ................................................................................... 9 1.6 PREVIOUS REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS ............................................. 11 1.7 OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY ............................................................. 11 1.8 LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................. 12 1.9 AUTHORSHIP ................................................................................................. 12 1.10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................. 12 2. HISTORIC CONTEXT................................................................................................ 13 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 13 2.2 TIMELINE OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ............................................................ 13 3. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 17 3.1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................ 17 3.2 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS .............................................................. 20 4. HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL ....................................................... 22 4.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 22 4.2 SITE FORMATION PROCESSES AND HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL ............................................................................................................... 22 4.3 SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL .................... 23 5. ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE .................. 25 5.1 BASIS FOR ASSESSMENT............................................................................. 25 5.2 NSW HERITAGE CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING SIGNIFICANCE RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND RELICS ................................................................ 25 5.3 BICKFORD AND SULLIVAN'S QUESTIONS ................................................... 27 5.4 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ................................................ 28 6. POTENTIAL HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPACT ........................................ 29 6.1 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 29 6.2 POTENTIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPACT ..................................................... 29 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................... 31 7.1 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................... 31 7.2 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................... 31 8. REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 32 Extent Heritage Pty Ltd | Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Historical Archaeological Assessment iii | Page 9. APPENDIX 1 ............................................................................................................. 33 Extent Heritage Pty Ltd | Goulburn Base Hospital Redevelopment Historical Archaeological Assessment iv | Page 1. Introduction 1.1 Project Initiation EXTENT Heritage Pty Ltd (Extent) was commissioned by TSA, on behalf of Health Infrastructure, to prepare a Historical Archaeological Assessment (HAA) for Goulburn Base Hospital (hereafter the ‘subject area’ or ‘site’) in advance of its proposed redevelopment. The project is being assessed as a State Significant Development (SSD) under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (Application Number: SSD 17_8667). Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) were issued on 25 August 2017. The requirements relating to heritage are as follows: 7. Heritage