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Explorations and Encounters in FRENCH Heritage Politics EDITED BY JEAN FOinRNASIERO Adelaide AND COLETTE MROWa-HopkiNS Sharon Mosler Selected Essays from the Inaugural Conference of the Federation of Associations of Teachers of French in Australia Published in Adelaide by University of Adelaide Press Barr Smith Library The University of Adelaide South Australia 5005 [email protected] www.adelaide.edu.au/press The University of Adelaide Press publishes externally refereed scholarly books by staff of the University of Adelaide. It aims to maximise the accessibility to its best research by publishing works through the internet as free downloads and as high quality printed volumes on demand. Electronic Index: this book is available from the website as a down-loadable PDF with fully searchable text. Please use the electronic version to complement the index. © 2011 Sharon Mosler This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission. Address all inquiries to the Director at the above address. University of Adelaide Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Mosler, Sharon Ann. Heritage politics in Adelaide / Sharon Mosler. p. cm. Originated as the author’s Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Adelaide, School of History and Politics, Discipline of History, 2007 Includes bibliographical references ISBN 978-0-9870730-4-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-9870730-3-7 (PDF) 1. Bannon, John, 1943- . 2. City planning -- South Australia -- Adelaide. 3. Historic buildings – Conservation and restoration – South Australia – Government policy. 4. Cultural property, Protection of – South Australia. 5. Adelaide (S. Aust.) – Buildings, structures, etc. – Conservation and restoration. 307.12/16/0994231--dc23 __________________________________________________________________________________ Book design by Midland Typesetters Cover design by Emma Spoehr. Photograph supplied by the author. Paperback printed by Griffin Press, South Australia Contents List of Illustrations vi List of Abbreviations vii Chronology ix Preface xiii 1. Introduction 1 2. Australian Governments And Heritage 9 3. The Interest Groups 36 4. The Role Of Adelaide City Council 64 5. Townscape Protection To Local Heritage 90 6. Case Studies In Heritage Politics: Major Projects 109 7. Case Studies In Heritage Politics: Small Projects 134 8. Conclusion 157 Appendices 166 Bibliography 172 Index 185 List of Illustrations Adelaide City Map xvi Edmund Wright House, King William Street 50 Commonwealth Bank Building, 1984 55 Bertram House next to SA Water House, Grenfell St 76 Adelaide Railway Station 111 Verco Building, North Terrace, with REMM-Myer office building and clock tower on top 122 AFPE section of East End Market in East Terrace 125 Working Women’s Creche with detailing removed, 1986 130 Building that replaced Working Women’s Creche 131 Aurora Hotel, Hindmarsh Square 1983 135 NatWest building that replaced Aurora Hotel 136 ABC building 137 Kingsmead ca. 1983 141 Belmont House ca. 1983 141 St Paul’s Church, Pulteney St 145 Somerset Hotel in Flinders St with St Paul’s in Pulteney St 147 ATO building that replaced Somerset Hotel 149 House of Chow building, Hutt St 1991 151 Bocelli Café and offices that eplacedr House of Chow 151 Gawler Chambers, North Terrace 154 Photographs courtesy of AHA unless otherwise indicated vi List of Abbreviations AC Archives Adelaide City Archives ACC Adelaide City Council AFPE Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange (East End Market) AHA Aurora Heritage Action, Inc. ASER Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment project ATO Australian Taxation Office BFC Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd BLF Builders Labourers Federation BOMA Building Owners and Managers Association CAPAT City of Adelaide Planning Appeals Tribunal CAPC City of Adelaide Planning Commission CBD Central Business District CCSA Conservation Council of South Australia CMEU Construction, Mining and Energy Union COAHAC City of Adelaide Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991-92 DAC Development Assessment Committee DEP Department of Environment and Planning DFC Desired future character – of precincts in the City of Adelaide Plan DMS Consultants Peter Donovan, Susan Marsden and Paul Stark LOHMAC Lord Mayor’s Heritage Advisory Committee 1982-83 MATS Metropolitan Adelaide Transportation System NEAR North East Adelaide Redevelopment Pty. Ltd. NGO Non-government organisation PAR Plan Amendment Report amending a Development Plan of the Development Act 1993 vii Heritage Politics in Adelaide Plan City of Adelaide Plan PEC Planning and Environment Committee of the Adelaide City Council 1986 – 1993 (formerly the Planning Approvals Committee) RAIA Royal Australian Institute of Architecture SA Chapter REMM Real Estate Marketing & Management SAFA South Australian Financing Authority SAHC South Australian Heritage Committee SAPC South Australian Planning Commission SASFIT South Australian Superannuation Fund Investment Trust SBSA State Bank of South Australia SGIC State Government Insurance Commission SHB State Heritage Branch SPU Special Projects Unit of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet TAGs Townscape Advisory Groups TFA Transferable Floor Area viii Chronology 1963 Construction began on 7-storey Hotel Australia, Brougham Place, North Adelaide 1968 Metropolitan Adelaide Transport System (MATS) Plan approved; abandoned 1971 1969 Successful campaign to save Carclew mansion in North Adelaide 1970 Formation of the North Adelaide Society 1971 Successful campaign to save ANZ Bank [Edmund Wright House] in King William Street Demolition of the South Australian Hotel, North Terrace Builders Laborers Federation commenced green bans in New South Wales 1972 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1973 Unsuccessful campaign to save Education Building in Flinders Street, Adelaide 1974 Australian Heritage Commission Act Victorian Historic Buildings Act (1974) Formation of the Adelaide Residents’ Association Publication of George Clarke’s first City of Adelaide Plan, the ‘Red Book’ 1976 City of Adelaide (Development Control) Act (1976) 1977 City of Adelaide Planning Commission constituted First City of Adelaide Plan gazetted as a schedule to the City of Adelaide (Development Control) Act (1976) New South Wales Heritage Act (1977) 1978 South Australian Heritage Act (1978); establishment of State Heritage Committee ix Heritage Politics in Adelaide 1979 Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (Burra Charter) adopted by ICOMOS 1979–82 First listings on Register of State Heritage Items 1980 Successful campaign to stop development in Dimora grounds, East Terrace, Adelaide 1981 Unsuccessful campaign to save the Majestic Theatre and Hotel in King William Street 1982 First Bannon government elected in November with promise of new ASER project City of Adelaide Heritage Study completed Lord Mayor’s Heritage Advisory Committee (LOMHAC) commenced consideration of buildings for entry on the City of Adelaide Heritage Register 1983 Formation of the South Australian Financing Authority (SAFA) and Special Projects Unit (SPU) Campaign to save Kingsmead and Belmont, North Adelaide; later listed in Register of State Heritage Items ASER Bill introduced in Parliament Unsuccessful campaign to save Aurora Hotel, Adelaide; formation of Aurora Heritage Action, Inc. Float of the Australian dollar by Hawke government 1984 Further deregulation of the financial system; influx of foreign banks and overseas capital State Bank of South Australia Act (1983) proclaimed; Tim Marcus Clark appointed managing director of SBSA ASER Act proclaimed; designs for ASER project hotel and office tower released Amendments to Local Government Act (1934) to extend franchise to all ratepayers Successful campaign to save heritage-listed Commonwealth Bank building in Curry St. 1985 State Bank Centre approved, including demolition of heritage-listed Commonwealth Bank chamber Unsuccessful campaign to save historic buildings at Town Acre 86, Adelaide Heritage Unit renamed State Heritage Branch and restructured First Working Women’s Creche redevelopment approved x Chronology City of Adelaide Planning Appeals Tribunal decision against demolition of Kingsmead 1986 Severe staff cutbacks in State Heritage Branch. 1987 City of Adelaide Plan 1981-86 gazetted with Register of City of Adelaide Heritage Items REMM-Myer proposal extended to heritage-listed buildings in North Terrace First of five proposals to redevelop the East End Market site by NEAR abandoned Development of Working Women’s Creche site approved, with demolition of the creche Queensland Heritage Act (1987) 1988 Adelaide City Council’s heritage incentive scheme approved REMM-Myer project approved with financing from the State Bank of SA Successful campaign to save the