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Notice of 40th AGM, Heritage Diary, Travels and at home with the Trust, A Young Australian Soldier, a Grieving Mother, a Letter and a Compassionate German Officer & petition to list Canberra on the NHL.more
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Outstanding adaptive reuse delivers international UNESCO recognition and a leading Cancer Wellness Centre for the community. There’s a new chapter for South Australia’s curious Cape Jaffa Lighthouse. Also in this edition, we consider the National Trust’s history of persuasion and potential influence in heritage. The National ANZAC Centre celebrates amore
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In this edition of Trust News, National Trust places and programs awarded substantial funding to benefit communities on both sides of the country. more
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The first online edition of Heritage in Trust. Information on tours & activities, as well as more info on the Centenary Rally and a recap of some events during the Heritage Festival more
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Information regarding the progress of the Trust’s Centenary Rally and words from President Eric Martin & Treasurer Scott McAlister on their contributions to the Trust during a difficult period. more
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In this edition of Heritage in Trust our feature article is on the Trust’s very successful Centenary of Canberra Rally coordinated by outgoing CEO Chris Wain, who writes on his period as ACT NT President, as well as some words by the new President. Peter Dowling writes about the Trust’smore
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In this edition we return to the theme of heritage suburbs with John Tucker’s article on Reid and an article (Anthology) on an innovative theatrical journey which celebrates the history of Westlake. Information on the 2014 Canberra & Region Heritage Festival is also included along with a word from formermore
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This issue takes us to Italy to visit Hanbury Gardens which when created had a good collection of Australian plants. Closer to home we look at Yarralumla Nursery Open Day, part of this year’s Heritage Festival. Yarralumla Nursery has provided many Canberrans with native plants and has become a muchmore
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The May edition of Heritge News contained a short article by Peter Dowling on the West block “Bunker”. Here, Peter expands on the story. ‘How natural are our natural landscapes? A report on our speaker’s night with guest Bill Gammage and Saint Peter and Paul’s Old Catherdral, Goulburn – completedmore
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Find out about the new app following the Mt Stromlo Heritage Trail, the history of the National Trust logo and get a taste of historic Devon and Cornwall from our editor, Maree Treadwell. more
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The story of a small, late-century sailing ship, her builders and owners, her voyages and of the men who sailed her. Ann Gibson’s book provides an in-depth social history of one of Australia’s most significant historic vessels. The ship’s journeys around the world are presented in detail and the experiences ofmore
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By the 1880s, Melbourne was one of the wealthiest, most glamorous cities in the British Empire. Between 1885 and 1890, nine or ten buildings were completed in the city centre each week, many of them six to twelve storeys high. This heady decade opened with the completion of the Royal Exhibition Buildings, designed in the Renaissance revival style. In 1888-89 the Centennial Exhibition was staged there, a momentous event that signified Melbourne's high artistic, economic and social achievements. It was at this time that A. W. Robertson commissioned the architect J. A. B. Koch to transform Sylliott Hill into the opulent mansion Ontario. If the Royal Exhibition Building was Melbourne's public expression of confidence at this time, then Ontario, now known as Labassa, was a private one."more
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Read the fascinating story of Como, its notable succession of occupants and their luxurious lifestyles in this landmark Melbourne house. The ninety five year occupancy by the Armytage family provides a rich insight into the social history of Melbourne’s upper class. This 20 page book features historic and contemporary illustrations and is anmore
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In this edition, a preview of breathtaking conservation works at the oldest Executive Council Chamber in Australia and a million dollar facelift for Perth's only surviving 19th Century stone bulding.more
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Forensic findings have added another compelling chapter to the Ned Kelly legacy and Trust News features some of the incredible images that are an outcome of the process. more
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Emotional links to Australia's heritage stretch across the world and our backyards. In this edition of Trust News, we visit some astonishing world heritage landscapes and reveal the larrikin ingenuity of a washing day icon.more
