Bonds Factory Site, Dunmore Road, Wentworthville Conservation Management Plan Prepared by Chris & Margaret Betteridge, (MUSEcape), Peter Phillips, (Orwell and Peter Phillips Architects), Roslyn Burge and Meredith Hutton for JST (NSW) Pty Ltd Final, 24 August 2016 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................8 1.0 Introduction .....................................................................................................................9 1.1 Background and Brief .................................................................................................9 1.2 Property Location ..................................................................................................... 12 1.3 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 13 1.4 Authorship ................................................................................................................ 13 1.5 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................... 13 1.6 Definition of Terms ................................................................................................... 15 1.7 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 16 1.8 Limitations, Disclaimer & Copyright ......................................................................... 16 2.0 Analysis of Documentary Evidence ............................................................................. 17 2.1 Historical Overview of Bonds & the Wentworthville Site ......................................... 17 2.2 Site Chronology ....................................................................................................... 44 2.3 The Evolution of the Wentworthville Site ................................................................. 58 2.4 The Manufacturing Process ..................................................................................... 60 2.5 Working at ‘Wenty’ - the Oral History Record .......................................................... 69 2.5.1 Stan Mather ......................................................................................................... 69 2.5.2 Claire Thorley ...................................................................................................... 73 2.5.3 George Graham and Netta Robinson .................................................................. 74 2.5.4 Ada Mumford ....................................................................................................... 74 2.5.5 Joe and Beryl Richardson .................................................................................... 76 2.5.6 Mike Bonnici......................................................................................................... 80 2.6 A Thematic Approach .............................................................................................. 82 2.6.1 Historical Themes ................................................................................................ 82 3.0 Analysis of Physical Evidence ..................................................................................... 84 3.1 The Environmental Context & Site Description ....................................................... 84 3.2 Built Elements .......................................................................................................... 85 3.2.1 Yarn Store ............................................................................................................ 85 3.2.2 Old Spinning Mill .................................................................................................. 85 3.2.3 Administration and Fabric Store .......................................................................... 87 3.2.4 Original Gatehouse .............................................................................................. 90 3.2.5 Former Store / Staff Cafeteria / Dance Hall ......................................................... 90 3.2.6 The Cutting Room ................................................................................................ 91 3.2.7 Cotton Bale Stores ............................................................................................... 93 3.2.8 Compressor Room ............................................................................................... 94 3.2.9 Carpenters Workshop .......................................................................................... 95 3.2.10 Amenities building ............................................................................................ 96 3.2.11 Substation ........................................................................................................ 97 3.2.12 John Austin Centre / Store / First Aid .............................................................. 99 3.2.13 Former Power House ..................................................................................... 100 3.2.14 Former Workshop .......................................................................................... 100 3.2.15 Stores and Loading Dock .............................................................................. 101 3.2.16 Covered Roadway ......................................................................................... 101 3.2.17 Offices ............................................................................................................ 102 3.2.18 New Bale Stores ............................................................................................ 103 3.2.19 Spin Dispatch ................................................................................................. 104 3.2.20 Electricians’ Workshop .................................................................................. 104 3.2.21 Boiler House .................................................................................................. 105 3 3.2.22 New Spinning Mill .......................................................................................... 106 3.2.23 Warehouse..................................................................................................... 107 3.2.24 Covered Roadway ......................................................................................... 107 3.2.25 Store .............................................................................................................. 107 3.2.26 Canopy ........................................................................................................... 108 3.2.27 Warehouse Extension .................................................................................... 108 3.2.28 Spinning Mill Extension .................................................................................. 109 3.2.29 Dye House Extension .................................................................................... 109 3.2.30 Loading Dock ................................................................................................. 110 3.2.31 Canopy ........................................................................................................... 111 3.3 Landscape Elements ............................................................................................. 111 3.3.1 Perimeter Landscaping (Eastern Boundary) ..................................................... 111 3.3.2 ‘The Park’ ........................................................................................................... 112 3.3.3 Perimeter Landscaping (Southern Boundary) ................................................... 112 3.3.4 Perimeter Landscaping (Western Boundary) .................................................... 113 3.3.5 Dunmore Street Landscaping ............................................................................ 113 3.3.6 Detention basin (south-east corner) .................................................................. 114 3.4 Moveable heritage ................................................................................................. 114 3.4.1 Company Archives ............................................................................................. 114 3.4.2 Factory equipment ............................................................................................. 116 3.4.3 Drawings and plans ........................................................................................... 117 3.5 Adjoining Development and Landscape Character ............................................... 118 4.0 Views Analysis and Visual Absorption Capacity ....................................................... 119 4.1 Views Analysis of Bonds Site ................................................................................ 119 4.1.1 Views to and within the Bonds site .................................................................... 119 4.1.2 Views from the Bonds site ................................................................................. 121 4.2 Views Analysis of ‘Dunmore’ Site .......................................................................... 123 4.2.1 Views to and within the ‘Dunmore’ site .............................................................. 123 4.2.2 Views from ‘Dunmore’ ........................................................................................ 124 4.3 Combined Views Analysis ....................................................................................