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ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 415
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 4 December 2009
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1)
Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee
2)
Invitation to a ‘Vicomite’ Christmas event at Abbotsford Convent
– REMINDER
3)
WA ICOMOS Christmas drinks
4)
Second call for EOIs for two AI working groups
5)
Announcement of winners of the Australia ICOMOS Victorian Scholarship
6)
Burra Charter Development Program – possible Charter refinements?
7)
The Australian Bungalow in Malta Working Group – Call for Expressions of
Interest
8)
Call for Expressions of Interest for CIAV Workshop in Sweden
9)
NSW Heritage Council's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – call for
Expressions of Interest
10) GCI
Bulletin – available online
11)
International Conference “Museums and Restitution”, 8-9 July 2010,
University of Manchester – call for papers
12) Rehabilitation
and Revitalization of Mediterranean Historic Centres Panel – deadline
reminder
13) New
book announcement
Situations
Vacant
14)
Interpretation Manager, Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
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1) Australia ICOMOS Executive
Committee
The final meeting of the
outgoing Executive Committee (EC) was held in Adelaide on 13 November, in
conjunction with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the first meeting of the
new Executive (held 14 November2009).
We said farewell to retiring
EC members Graeme Wiffen, David Bridgman, Helen Lardner, Peter Phillips and Liz
Vines and welcomed newly elected members: Michael Queale, Tracy Ireland,
Megan McDougall and Natica Schmeder. They will join continuing members Susan
McIntyre-Tamwoy, Jane Harrington, Anita Krivickas, Timothy Hubbard, Anthony
Coupe, Helen Wilson, Peter Romey, Catherine Brouwer and Anne Brake.
At the first meeting of the
new Executive, the officer bearers elected for the coming year were Susan
McIntyre-Tamwoy (President), Jane Harrington (Vice-President), Helen Wilson
(Secretary) and Anita Krivickas (Treasurer).
A vote of thanks to
outgoing Australia ICOMOS office bearers
As we all gear ourselves up
for the end of 2009 and look forward to a productive year for Australia ICOMOS
in 2010 it is timely to recognise the hard work of colleagues over the past
year. On your behalf I would therefore like to thank the outgoing members of
the Executive Committee for their hard work and dedication over their period of
office. Once again the committee has lost (or have they escaped/been
reprieved?) members who have been responsible for a number of important tasks
over the past few years including: the preparation of the annual report,
updating of the AI website, liaising with other agencies over the Victorian
bushfires and heritage issues, minutes secretary, organising state events in SA
and VIC, preparation and input into government submissions and a host of other
tasks. Those of us remaining, along with our new members, will have to work
hard to fill the vacuum they leave behind. However it is hard to escape totally
and I am pleased to note here that Peter Philips will continue to be involved
actively in AI work through his leadership of our General Assembly Bid team and
both Helen Lardner and Liz Vines are actively involved in the organisation of
the 2010 Conference in Broken Hill with Convenor Ray Tonkin and other committee
members. Helen Lardner will also continue to be involved as AI’s
representative on the international panel working on the ICOMOS /TICCIH
guidelines. The list of contacts and roles will be added to the website shortly
so please do not hesitate to contact any of us if you have ideas and
suggestions.
Most of these tasks, while
essential to the efficient running of Australia ICOMOS, are often largely
invisible to those members outside the committee. They take up considerable
time and energy and are a testament to the dedication of these individuals to
cultural heritage conservation in Australia. For an idea of the range of work
undertaken don’t forget to have a look at our annual report. The rest of
us look forward to working together on your behalf over the coming year. Over
the past few years you will have noticed more frequent calls for Expressions of
Interests form members as we try to find ways to harness the considerable
energy and expertise of our membership and be more inclusive. Please consider
stepping forward and taking up some of these opportunities where they intersect
with your areas of interest. There is certainly plenty of work for everyone and
many new and interesting issues that continue to crop up.
Over the next few months there
will be notices posted in the e-news about a series of Burra Charter workshops
that are being held around the country as part of the updating of the Burra
Charter Guidelines. This is an important and way overdue project for Australia
ICOMOS and I hope that as many of you as possible will participate in these
workshops. The review programme was developed collaboratively by members with
the assistance of a small grant from the DEWHA and I would like to acknowledge
the Department’s, and particularly Ilse Wurst’s, assistance in this
regard. Tracy Ireland, Duncan Marshall and Anthony Coupe have worked
particularly hard to get this programme off the ground.
Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy
(President)
Jane Harrington (Vice
President)
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2) Invitation to a
‘Vicomite’ Christmas event at Abbotsford Convent – REMINDER
Get your diaries out and
reserve the evening of Monday 7 December, for a Christmas ICOMOS event in
Melbourne. We will be visiting the Abbotsford Convent for a tour of this
fascinating site led by Nigel Lewis, followed by drinks and nibblies. For those
Icomites who went on a tour before the Convent was operational, this will be a
chance to see how it has been transformed.
The Sisters of the Good
Shepherd ran the Abbotsford Convent from 1863 to 1975, leaving behind extensive
gardens and 11 heritage buildings ranging from the main convent building and
cloister to the industrial-scale Magdalen laundries. In this century it has
become an arts centre, providing space for artists’ studios, a
performance venue, a radio station, cafes, restaurants, and much more.
Please join us for a tour of
the site at 5.30 pm (meet at the site entrance off St Heliers Street), then move
to Handsome Steve’s House of Refreshment on the first floor of the
convent building at 6 pm, where nibblies will be provided and drinks available
at the bar, or just join us at Handsome Steve’s from 6pm. Note: this is a
members’ event, though perspective members are welcome to attend as
guests of current members.
Where: Abbotsford Convent, St Heliers Street,
Abbotsford
When: 5.30 pm (tour), 6 pm (drinks), Monday 7
December
Cost: Tour & nibblies free for ICOMOS members; $5
for guests of members
RSVP: by 3pm, Friday 4 December to austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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3) WA ICOMOS Christmas drinks
Join ICOMOS colleagues and
friends for Christmas drinks at Mrs Brown’s, 241 Queen Victoria St, North
Fremantle on Tuesday 8 December from 6 pm.
Mrs Brown’s is one of
Perth’s new small bars and is part of a revitalization of historic North
Fremantle’s town centre.
Stay on and enjoy a gourmet burger
from Flipside right next door – Flipside staff will deliver to your table
at Mrs Brown’s while you enjoy your drink.
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4) Second call for EOIs for two
AI working groups
Further call for Expressions
of Interest from members for the following Reference Groups:
§ Indigenous Heritage
§ Pacific Heritage
We had a disappointing
response to our previous call for members with relevant qualifications and
experience to join these two Reference Groups.
The main terms of reference of
these groups is to act as pool of ‘expert’ members who can be
called upon (sometimes at short notice) to assist and provide advice if a
relevant (Australian Indigenous heritage or Pacific heritage) issue arises in
the work of the AI Executive Committee. This is most commonly related to
requests for input regarding government policy, comment on draft legislations
and or reviews and so forth. The work involved isn’t necessarily a
regular or onerous task.
At this stage these groups are
not envisaged as working groups or information exchange groups with a regular
work load as such (not that this is discouraged). Although, it is possible that
this might change if specific larger issues evolved that required sustained
consideration.
If you are interested in
getting involved in any of these groups please send a brief Expression of
Interest of no more than 500 words including your name and contact details and
an outline of your experience, qualifications and interest in the topic.
Please clearly indicate at the
top of your EOI the Working Group you are interested in. Email EOIs to austicomos@deakin.edu.au no later that 5pm Friday 11 December 2009 as we
would like to have these reference groups established for the new Year. If you
responded to the previous call for EOI then you do not need to resubmit your
EOI as it will be considered in this round.
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5)
Announcement of winners of the Australia ICOMOS Victorian Scholarship
As part of the implementation
of the Victorian Government’s strategy Victoria’s Heritage:
Strengthening our Communities, an Australia ICOMOS Victorian Scholarship
has been offered again this year.
The scholarship is to help
build capacity within the heritage industry in Victoria, by supporting
participation in recognised heritage conservation courses.
This is a great initiative of
Victorian Government and Heritage Victoria, and Australia ICOMOS is very
pleased to implement it.
I am delighted to advise that
there are two very worthy winners of this year’s Australia ICOMOS
Victorian Scholarship who have shown a deep commitment working in the heritage
area.
Giselle Harris is a historian
working as an intern at Heritage Victoria. Amanda Mulligan is also
employed by Heritage Victoria as the Hearings Support Officer. Each has
been awarded a scholarship of $2,500 to attend the seven day University of
Canberra course, Cultural Heritage Management run by Professor David
Young.
Congratulations to Giselle and
Amanda!
Dr. Sue McIntyre-Tamwoy
President, Australia ICOMOS
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6) Burra Charter Development
Program – possible Charter refinements?
As part of the Burra Charter
Development Program, one of the tasks being considered by the Working Group is
the need for possible refinements to the Charter itself. It is 10 years
since the Charter was adopted and we are keen to hear from practitioners and
users about any issues or problems people may have encountered. Following
the major review in the 1990s, it is not expected there are major issues but it
seems possible there may be smaller problems.
Comments will be collated and
considered by the Working Group prior to consultation with both the Executive
Committee and wider membership.
Please send any comments to
Duncan Marshall at marsd@ozemail.com.au by 11 December. It would be helpful if comments could be
structured to:
§ identify the relevant article/s (if the issue relates
to a specific article)
§
describe the
issue briefly, and
§
if possible,
suggest a solution.
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7) The Australian Bungalow in
Malta Working Group – Call for Expressions of Interest
Call for Expressions of
Interest for a new project based Working Group – The Australian Bungalow
in Malta Working Group
Dear member,
While in Malta at the Advisory
Committee meeting I along with a number of other Australia ICOMOS people
present had the opportunity to visit this cottage.
Some facts on the Australian
bungalow in Ghammieri, Malta (courtesy of Sheridan Burke):
§ 1890-1910 kit building
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Transported to
Malta from Australia during the 1920s, mentions in Parliamentary debates and
dispatches to and from Australia
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At Bugeja
Technical School between 1928/29. Used train potential migrants in common
building techniques they may encounter
§
Boys Technical
Institute, Hamrun (date?) bungalow vas built and dismantled (to roof level)
within a hall measuring 8 by 32 metres by students with collection of
tools and machinery that survives
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Moved outdoors to
Government Experimental Farm, Ghammieri as Migrant’s Training Centre
between 1929-1933. Painted.
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Land directly
behind the bungalow for training agricultural methods, using imported
Australian tools (since lost).
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Bungalow
constructed in red and white deal; Corrugated iron sheeting used for roofing;
Concrete slabs laid around bungalow beneath overhanging verandah.; Original
down piping is circular additions in a square form; Original wooden stumps and
termite caps replaced with limestone blocks; Paint scraps have revealed minimal
paint layers have been added since it was originally painted
There are several steps
that need to be undertaken:
Task 1: Prepare a schedule of emergency maintenance works
need to be prepared and funding needs to be sourced to ensure that the building
is stabilised
Task
2: Finalise the draft CMP prepared by
volunteers but unfinished
Task
3: Assess potential for listing on
the National Heritage List and if appropriate prepare listing proposal.
Task
4: Prepare estimates of cost for
conservation works and secure funding.
This working group will need
to liaise with Heritage Malta to ensure that proposals developed are
appropriate. Heritage Malta and ICOMOS Malta have indicated in principle
support for this project.
If you are interested in
participating in this working group please send a brief 200 word bio to Georgia
Meros at austicomos@deakin.edu.au.
We really need a couple of
keen and committed members who are willing to do a short burst of work to get
this project underway before the building deteriorates to a point where it is
not salvageable. Please consider devoting your time to this project.
Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy
President, Australia ICOMOS.
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8) Call for Expressions of
Interest for CIAV Workshop in Sweden
Expressions of Interest for
CIAV Workshop in Sweden
C I A V V E R N
A D O C 2 0 1 0
The international documentation
camp of vernacular architecture
Please see the attached
notice for details. As there are only position for 2 ICOMOS members per
country, Australia ICOMOS members interested in participating are asked to
forward a brief EOI to austicomos@deakin.edu.au by Friday 11 December.
EOIs will be considered by a 2
person team headed by Miles Lewis, honorary member of CIAV, and an AI Exec
Committee member tba. Prospective applicants are urged to pay close attention
to the stated aims of the workshop and to note the requirement "Min one
member in the “country group” is competent to teach the method in
the home country and competent to arrange an international documenting camp in
the home country".
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9) NSW Heritage Council's
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – call for Expressions of Interest
Expressions of
Interest are sought in the membership of the NSW Heritage Council's Technical
Advisory Group (TAG).
The Technical
Advisory Group advises the Heritage Council of NSW, the Heritage Branch and the
community on best practice in the conservation of materials in heritage items,
buildings and sites.
New members are
being sought for 2010-2012 across a wide variety of backgrounds, including:
Heritage Architects, Materials Scientists, Tradespeople, Conservators, Academic
Staff and Asset/Property Managers.
Closing Date: Monday 11th January, 2010.
See the attached
Expressions of Interest Notice for further information.
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10) GCI Bulletin –
available online
To view the December 2009
issue of the GCI bulletin, visit
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/bulletin/current.html
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11) International Conference
“Museums and Restitution”, 8-9 July 2010, University of Manchester
– call for papers
Museums and Restitution is a
two-day international conference organised by the Centre for Museology and The
Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester. The conference examines the
issue of restitution in relation to the changing role and authority of the
museum, focussing on new ways in which these institutions are addressing the
subject.
For further information, visit
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/museumsandrestitution/
Deadline for Abstracts: Friday 11 December 2009
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12) Rehabilitation and
Revitalization of Mediterranean Historic Centres Panel – deadline
reminder
The deadline to submit your
paper for the Panel Rehabilitation and Revitalization of Mediterranean Historic
Centres is 15 December 2009. This panel is organized by RehabiMed Association
inside the WOCMES International Congress that will be held in Barcelona on July
2010.
Visit http://wocmes.iemed.org/en/news-deadline-call-for-activities/detallnews for further information.
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13) New book announcement
Fantastic Dreaming: The
Archaeology of an Aboriginal Mission
by Jane Lydon (AltaMira 2009).
From their earliest encounters,
white settlers evaluated Australian Aboriginal people on the basis of their
material culture. This book shows how colonial practices of controlling and
transforming Indigenous people centred upon material goods and practices, and
especially their domestic environment. In this view objects are equated with
identity, an essentializing approach that still persists within archaeological
analysis. Through the example of Ebenezer Mission in south-eastern Australia,
this study explores the complex role of material culture and spatial politics
in shaping colonial identities.
Paperback $49.95 (Australian)
ISBN: 9780759111059
Available from:
(Australia) Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St
Carlton Vic 3053
Phone (03) 9347 6633
(US and Europe) http://www.altamirapress.com
"Lydon's Fantastic
Dreaming represents an important contribution to our understanding of the
complexities of cross-cultural exchange in Australian history. Focused on the
mission site of Ebenezer in Victoria, Lydon skillfully weaves a story of
transformation and persistence that is grounded in a deep engagement with the
place, its people, and material culture recovered through survey and
excavation. Significantly, Lydon's story acknowledges the importance of
Ebenezer to those whose lives it has touched in so many ways, and it provides
an exemplar of how researchers and indigenous people can together create
compelling history."—Timothy Murray, La Trobe University
"This book adds another
layer to our increasing understanding of the nuances and subtleties of culture
contact and colonialism in all its guises. Lydon provides an account of mission
society that is rich in detail and profound in sensitivity. Archaeologists
would be wise to emulate her … She sets a high standard for historical
archaeology."—Charles E. Orser, Jr., New York State Museum
This book will be launched on
Saturday 12th December at the Australian Archaeological Association Annual
Conference at Flinders University, South Australia.
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14) Interpretation Manager,
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
Interpretation Manager,
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
The Port Arthur Historic Site
Management Authority manages both the Coal Mines
Historic Site and the Port
Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania’s premier tourism and cultural
heritage destination. Both sites are on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, the
National Heritage List and included in the Australian Convict Sites World
Heritage Nomination.
The Authority is seeking to
appoint an Interpretation Manager who will develop and manage
interpretive programs for both sites, oversee the care and management of the
Site’s collections, oversee the education program, provide strategic
advice to senior management and contribute to the establishment of PAHSMA as a
centre of excellence in the conservation and interpretation of cultural
heritage places of international significance.
The position is permanent full
time working 38 hrs per week. Classification Level is Professional Stream Band
3 with a commencing salary of $77,210 per annum. The position is based at the
Port Arthur Historic Site, some 100 kms from Hobart.
For further information about
the position please contact Dr Jane Harrington, Director, Conservation &
Infrastructure on (03) 6251 2330, mobile 0409 344598
or email jane.harrington@portarthur.org.au.
Intending applicants must
obtain the appropriate information and application form. To obtain this and for
information on how to apply, contact Philip Johnston, Human Resources
Co-ordinator on (03) 6251 2357 or email recruitment@portarthur.org.au.
Closing Date: Monday 14 December 2009
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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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Burwood Victoria 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
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