NSW DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CORRECTIVE SERVICES NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER VOLUME 1 INTRODUCTION INVENTORYA-E 1 JUNE 2017 NSW Government DFS Report No.Corrective 08115 Services NSW Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 copyright - Government Architect’s Office Department of Finance and Services report# 08115 McKell Building 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney NSW 2000 August 2012 Tel: 02 9372 8409 Fax: 02 9372 8487 www.services.nsw.gov.au editor - Matthew Devine contributors - Matthew Devine, Susie Hoppe, Caitlin Allen, Bruce Pettman graphic design - Jacqueline Power cover image - Former chapel (now demolished), Bathurst Correctional Centre, c1890 source - Corrective Services NSW updated - GML Heritage June 2017 L e v e l 6, 372 Elizabeth Street S u r r y Hills, NSW 2010 Tel: 02 9318 4811 www.gml.com.au contributors – Stela Rahman, Catherine Macarthur 2 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 PREFACE Penal Institutions have been an integral part of the European history of Australia since New South Wales was established as a penal colony for convicted felons in 1788. Some of the earliest public buildings constructed after the first European landing were gaols and barracks to house convicts. As the rest of the country opened up to European settlers, gaols were established in strategic country locations to consolidate government authority. Today, Corrective Services NSW owns and manages some of the most significant heritage properties in Australia. These properties not only serve the purposes of Corrective Services, but also act as a repository of important layers of Australian history that tell us much about ourselves as a people and as a nation. State government instrumentalities and corporations are major custodians of our heritage assets, and as such have responsibility for managing the State’s heritage. Corrective Services is one of over 80 NSW Government agencies which own or manage heritage assets, and these assets form a significant part of overall Government property holdings. In accordance with State Government policy, Corrective Services NSW has an important role in recognising and caring for its heritage assets on behalf of the community. The preparation of this Register shows a commitment from Corrective Services NSW towards sound management of its significant portfolio of heritage assets. The following Heritage & Conservation Register is part of a suite of documents which have been prepared to fulfill Corrective Services’ obligations to its heritage assets under the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW). 3 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 4 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.1.1 Update of Draft Heritage & Conservation Register (S.170 Register) 1.2 ASSET MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE NSW HERITAGE ACT 1977 1.2.1 Heritage & Conservation Register (S.170 Register) 1.3 PRELIMINARY HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER 1.4 METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS 1.5 ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 1.5.1 Assessment Criteria 1.5.2 Rankings of Significance 1.6 CURTILAGE ANALYSES 1.6.1 Emu Plains Correctional Centre 1.6.2 Kirkconnell Correctional Centre 1.6.3 St Helier’s Correctional Centre 1.7 DELETED ITEMS 1.8 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS REGISTER 1.9 AUTHORSHIP 1.10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1.11 FUTURE ACTIONS 2.0 HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER: BATHURST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE BERRIMA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE BROKEN HILL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE COOMA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE 5 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 VOLUME 2 2.0 HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER CONTINUED E - L EMU PLAINS CORRECTIONAL CENTRE GOULBURN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE GRAFTON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE KIRKCONNELL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE LONG BAY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX VOLUME 3 2.0 HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER CONTINUED M - Z MARY WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE SILVERWATER CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX SILVERWATER WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTRE ST. HELIER’S CORRECTIONAL CENTRE TAMWORTH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE 3.0 ITEMS DELETED FROM THE 1995 HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER 4.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 6 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 VOLUME 4 5.0 THEMATIC HISTORY 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.2 ABBREVIATIONS 5.3 THEMATIC HISTORY 5.4 CHRONOLOGY OF THEMATIC HISTORY 5.5 A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES CENTRES 5.6 CHRONOLOGY OF HISTORY OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES CENTRES 5.7 GAOL ASSETS1939-1951 5.8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 7 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 8 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND In 2004, the Government Architect’s Office (GAO), was commissioned by the Programs Branch, Department of Finance and Services on behalf of Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) to review the existing CSNSW Interim Heritage & Conservation Register, prepared by this office in 1995. This review involved: transferring all existing data onto State Heritage Inventory software; commissioning of a thematic history to provide a background structure for the Register; and the entry of additional data and images. The project also involved the collection of a bibliography of relevant documents to assist CSNSW with the heritage management of these properties. For several larger sites, the commission was extended to include a detailed investigation of an appropriate heritage curtilage for significant elements. Due to a number of complexities, the draft Heritage and Conservation Register was not submitted to the Heritage Council of NSW for ratification. In late 2011, GAO was commissioned by CSNSW to complete minor revisions to the register and facilitate adoption by CSNSW and ratification by the Heritage Council of NSW. 1.1.1 UPDATE OF DRAFT HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION REGISTER (S.170 REGISTER) In 2017, GML Heritage (GML), was commissioned by the Department of Justice (DJ), to prepare an updated Heritage and Conservation Register. DJ now incorporates Corrective Services NSW. Since 2012, a small number of properties have been divested from the Corrective Services portfolio, and additional properties have come under the DJ umbrella, including the former Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) assets. The former Department of Corrective Services procured a Heritage and Conservation Register as required under section 170 of the NSW Heritage Act 1977 (July 2009). The work was completed and submitted to the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) – Heritage Division in 2012. A number of minor comments were received from OEH mostly in relation to the level of heritage significance (local vs State) attributed to a number of sites. GML 9 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 conducted fieldwork and analysis for sixteen built heritage elements in five correctional facilities across NSW. These included: Berrima Correctional Centre • Arts and Crafts Store • Dangerous Goods Store • Farm Buildings • Officer Amenities Broken Hill Correctional Centre • Demolished Watchtower • Inmates Pergola (Old Gaol) • Showers Grafton Correctional Facility • A-Wing (or One Wing) • Perimeter Wall (Old Gaol) • Visiting Facilities Long Bay Correctional Centre (Outer Complex) • Camelot Building • Perimeter Fence • Vagg Building Silverwater Correctional Facility • Prisoners Children Cottage • Blaxland House • Caroline Chisolm House The primary objective of the 2017 update is to reconcile OEH comments on the draft heritage register and update and finalise existing data using the State Heritage Inventory software. This includes the update of divested properties such as Norma Parker Periodic Detention Centre and the inclusion of one DJJ asset, the Mary Wade Correctional Centre (formerly Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre) in Lidcombe. 10 Department of Justice NSW HERITAGE & CONSERVATION REGISTER JUNE 2017 1.2 ASSET MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE NSW HERITAGE ACT 1977 Under the Heritage Act 1977 (the Act), Government agencies have specific obligations to manage their assets on behalf of the community. These obligations relate to appropriate identification, management and conservation of heritage assets under the ownership or control of the specific agency. 1.2.1 HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION REGISTER (S.170 REGISTER) Under Section 170 of the Act, all government instrumentalities are required to establish and maintain a Heritage and Conservation Register that details each item of environmental heritage that the agency owns or occupies. This register, referred to as the Section 170 Register, comprises individual inventory entries for each item or place that has been identified to be of heritage significance. Listings are usually undertaken on standard inventory forms and a heritage database developed by the NSW Heritage Branch. Listings generally include the following information: • history of the item or place; • physical description of the item or place; • assessment of heritage significance using NSW Assessment Criteria, and a summary Statement of Significance; and • other summary information such as condition and management issues. This S170 Register subsequently forms part of the State Heritage Inventory, an electronic, non-statutory database maintained by the NSW Heritage Branch Items of State significance are considered for listing on the State Heritage Register under the NSW Heritage Act 1977. The Heritage and Conservation Register must be kept available for public inspection at the head office of the agency and at the Heritage Council. Management