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On Sunday 14 October from 10am to 4pm families are welcome to celebrate the 100th birthday of Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding at the author and illustrator’s former home. This day of family fun will include delicious adventures for children and grown ups of all ages. For information on how tomore
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The third annual Australian Marmalade Festival kicks off this Sunday 7 October at Beaumont House from 11am to 5pm with an event showcasing all things citrus and marmalade! Last week a team of judges spent two days tasting nearly 300 jars of marmalade to find the champion marmalade maker inmore
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Three of WA’s Black-cockatoo species are threatened with extinction and we urgently need to work together to identify and protect their critical habitat such as roosting sites, nest trees, hollow-bearing and dead standing trees as well as their food and water sources so these birds can have a future. It’smore
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The National Trust of Western Australia is committed to ensuring the heritage values of its heritage places are acknowledged through innovative and engaging interpretation. Proposals are now sought from contractors experienced in the interpretation of heritage places to develop the interpretation of the Artillery Drill Hall in Fremantle, which ismore
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For one man, Joseph Hardey, the month of September heralded the opening of a new chapter in his life and, almost half a century later, was when another chapter closed. On 29 September 1829, the brig Tranby left England for the Swan River Colony. Twenty five year old Josephmore
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In late 2017, the National Trust of Australia (NSW) undertook a Preservation Needs Assessment at Woodford Academy and a number of pest related issues were identified for urgent attention. To carefully eradicate the infestation, the National Trust property will be the first heritage site in Australia to undergo a ‘non-toxic’more
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Since the commencement of its covenant program in 1999, the National Trust has entered into 184 covenants over 340 land titles, protecting 18,574 hectares of bush. Bushland covenants play a vital role in preserving our State’s biodiversity and supporting conservation of natural heritage values on private property. The Trust ismore
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East Perth Cemeteries comprises what were seven independent denominational cemeteries. Fences were an integral part of the layout and management of the place throughout the nineteenth century and were probably there from the time the land was first allocated. The timber pickets provided a sense of order and reinforced themore
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2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the purchase of ‘Greenough Steam Mill’ by Thomas Clinch. Later known as Clinch’s Mill, the purchase included the Mill Manager’s residence Cliff Grange. Clinch was a pioneer in the milling process whose celebrated advancements not only improved milling processes in Western Australia but themore
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In April 2018 four generations of descendants of Enoch Pearson Barratt gathered to celebrate the conservation of the former Government gardener’s headstone. The conservation work was funded by donations to the East Perth Cemeteries Appeal from Ron Barratt, his sister Valerie, a former National Trust volunteer at the Cemeteries, andmore
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No 4 Pump Station, on the outskirts of the Wheatbelt town of Merredin, is one of six remaining steam pump stations constructed in 1901 as part of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. The Scheme, under the direction of Chief Engineer CY O’Connor, took over five years to complete and wasmore
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The Budadee Foundation is an Aboriginal organisation which is proudly supported by the Palyku people, endorsed by the Palyku Working Party, and established under the National Trust. Their primary purpose is protecting the cultural and environmental integrity of the Woodstock-Abydos Protected Area and assisting Aboriginal communities in the East Pilbara regionmore
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The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has nominated Federation Square to the Victorian Heritage Register to recognise the site as a place of historical, architectural, aesthetic and social significance to the state. The Trust submitted the nomination to Heritage Victoria following 12 months of consultation with heritage and architectural expertsmore
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Section 34 of the Heritage Act, 1977 states that within 14 days after the Heritage Council makes a recommendation for listing to the Minister, the Minister must: decide whether or not to direct the listing and inform the Heritage Council of that decision, or request the Independent Planning Commission tomore
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Prelude and the National Trust of Western Australia are pleased to welcome Gemma Turvey into residence at Gallop House, Dalkeith, as part of the 2018 Prelude Composers’ Residency program. Gemma is the founder and Artistic Director of improvising chamber ensemble the New Palm Court Orchestra (NPCO). Gemma is an activemore
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Saturday 18 August 2018. Bookings open soon. Theme: Heritage on the Edge: Continuity with Change in Canberra will focus on Canberra’s Modern (‘Modernist’) Architecture, a style widely used in Canberra for public buildings and private housing in the mid-20th Century, and of international standing. Its minimalist form is not a contemporarymore
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Members of the National Trust of Western Australia are invited to nominate for a position on Council to enable them to contribute to the governance and strategic direction of the National Trust. The National Trust was founded in 1959 and constituted as a Statutory Authority under the National Trust ofmore
