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THE HISTORY OF PILOT BOATMEN'S COTTAGES
NOBBYS ROAD, NEWCASTLE
by Dr J W Turner
18 October, 1992
Background to construction
In the 1890s the Harbours and Rivers Branch of the New South Wales Government employed 22 boatmen as crew for its pilot boats in the Port of Newcastle. These oarsmen also served on the lifeboat when it was· required to assist ships in distress in and around the Port. As these men were required to live close to the Pilot Station and the lifeboat, accommodation was provided for them in cottages near the foreshores. At this time these cottages were in poor condition and replacements were badly needed.
Constructing the first group of cottages
In 1892 the Government Architect drew up plans for the first stage of construction, originally to be ten cottages, but only six or seven were proceeded with in 1893 because of insufficient funds. Tenders were called in December 1892 (Government Gazette Advertisement, 2 December 1892) and the tender of two local builders, Messrs Banks and Whitehead was accepted. Excavations began in March 1893 on land which had been in the hands of the Railway Commissioners and the Newcastle Morning Herald reported on 30 March 1893 that the foundations would be laid in the following week (see Appendix 1). Completion was expected within seven months.
According to the newspapers, the plans had been drawn by the Newcastle branch of the Government Architect's Department and 'each house will be two storeys high, built of brick and concrete, and containing six rooms:
When completed the houses will form a very nice block, being built in pairs in the usual terrace style. Owing to the formation of the ground each couple will be slightly lower than the other as the terrace goes northward. The present habitations used by the boatmen are a disgrace to the public service, and the sooner the men are given the new dwellings the better. (NMH 22/11/92)
The first stage of the terrace was in use in early 1894 and there was no extension until 1896, probably because of the depression of 1893.
Constructing the second stage
In November 1896 the NSW Government announced plans to spend £5000 to provide an extension of 'boatmens quarters· and this provoked an acrimonious debate in the Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament, where conservatives attacked the Government, accusing it of extravagance. D O'Connor, defending the proposal, called the boatmen heroes:
They risked their lives many times to save people from shipwrecks, and prevented homes being rendered desolate and widows and orphans being made. A hero was a hero whether born in a hut or a palace. The House should not quibble on such small items. The men deserved good accommodation. (NMH 12/11/96)
Despite this controversy, the Government called tenders for 'additional cottages, Boatmens' Quarters, Newcastle' on 5 January 18'97 and on this occasion one of the original constructors, I Banks & Son, secured the contract. (Government Gazette, 16 February 1897) As these were merely additions to an existing facility, they attracted little attention from the newspapers, which did not report the date of completion. However, a photo dated 3 August 1897 shows them nearing completion and the Federal Directory of Newcastle, compiled in 1900 confirms that there were sixteen cottages, each one occupied by a boatman and his family (see Appendix 2 and Plate 1).
A third stage of construction?
Mysteriously, since there are now only sixteen cottages in the terrace, the Government Gazette of 24 March 1909 called tenders for an additional six 'Pilot Boatmens' Residences' and the plans of these have survived in the Newcastle Office of the Department of Public Works. Construction did not commence at that stage and fresh tenders were called in the following October.
Renovations of the 19608
After the Maritime Services Board took over these cottages in 1961 , their maintenance was managed by Mr John Younger who remembers them well and who recalls seeing in the Board's Newcastle Offices the plans of two separate stages of construction. He believes that timber walkways linked the footpath to the cottages and he recalls the original detached toilets. His team was responsible for renovating the original bathrooms which were lined with corrugated iron - the type with very narrow corrugations.
In 1983 the MSB was engaged In a long term part-time repainting of the terrace using labour when it was available from other jobs. The slowness of this process irritated local residents (Plate 2).
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Methodology and Sources
In accordance with your instructions, a diligent search was made of Department of Public Works archives in Newcastle and in Sydney and enquiries were also made to several historians of the Port of Newcastle. Library records and collections of photos in Sydney and Newcastle were also searched for evidence of the design detail of the Boatmens' Terrace.
The search for plans and photographs is continuing in Newcastle and Sydney.
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Department olPublio Work.. Sydney, 2nd December, 1S91.
TENDERS FOR PUBJ"IO WORKS.
TENDERS will be received at this Office, for the Public Works specified in the Schedule hereunder, up to ELEV~ O'CLOCK A. ~[. of the various dates set forth in the second column. All envelopes containing Tenders must he addressed to the President of the Tender Board, and have legibly endorse'l
upon them"the name of the work for which the Tender ,s submitted. Tenderers may be in attendance when the Tenders are opened, and the name of the lowest Tenderer will be announcEIi.
if possible, before the duties of the Board ha.vE> terminated. The following conditions will haye to be strictly complied with, otherwise the Tenders will not be taken ink
consideration : lst.-Each Tender must state the time within which it is proposed to complete the work, and in every instance th(
full name or names of persons tendering, also the names in full, occupations, and addresses of proposed bondamen. 2nd.-At the foot of every Tender there must be a memorandum, signed by the party tendering and two responsible
persons as sureties, agreeing to be answerable for the due performance of the Contract, in tbe event of thE Tender being accepted; and undertaking, in that event, that they will severally execute and deliver a bond to Her Majesty, in the penal sum mentioned in the specification, or otherwise arranged, for securing such performance.
31'd.-No Tender will be considered which shall ha\'e been received after 11 o'clock a.m. on the day upon which Tenders are to be received, unless there are circumstances which, in the opinion of the Board, render it desirable that it should be receiyed.
4th.-Every Tender must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by a preliminary deposit, calculated accord. ing to the following scale, viz. :
For amounts up to £500 inclusive ... ... £5 ° ° For amounts exceeding £500 and not exceeding £1,000 10 ° 0
For aU sums over £1,000, one per cent. on the lilllount of Tender up to a maximum deposit of £500. Such deposit to be in the form of a cheque in favour of the President of the Board, endorsed by the Manager of the Bank upon which it is drawn, or a Bank Draft.
5th.-Any Tender which may be received without such preliminary deposit shall, unless otherwise directed by the Board, be deemed to be informal and rejected accordingly.
6th.-In the event of any Tenderer failing to take up his Tender, complete the bond, and proceed with the contract, within the time specified, or withdrawing his Tender after it shaH have been opened, whether such Tender shall have been accepted or not, all moneys deposited by him on account of such contract shall be absolutely forfeited to the Crown, and shall be paid to the credit of the Consolidated Revenue of the Colony.
ith.-'Yhenever a Tenderer shall fail to proceed with a contract as aforesaid, fresh Tenders shall be invited at short notice for the work, unless in the opinion of the President there are circumstances which make it desirable for another Tender in the same series to be accepted, but the Tenderer by whose default such a course has been rendered necessary shall be excluded from the competition, and from any competition for other works, a.t the pleasure of the President.
8th.-IIl the event of any contract being tendered for at a schedule of rates, the approximate quantities as given of each item must be workod out and a total sum shown.
All deposits, with the exception of that of the lowest Tenderer, when practicable, will be returned to the persons entitled thereto, immediately after the Board shall have adjourned: and the deposit made by the successful Tenderer shall be returne,~ to him on executing the bond for the fulfilment of the contract. 'Yhen the contract is for a less sum than £200, the deposit with Tender will not be returnable until the service iR satisfactorily completed. .
It is to be understood that the Govel'llment does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender; and no Tender will be accepted until the Head of the Branch under whose directions the work is to be carried out has repo.ted upon the whole of the Tenders received.
WILLIAM .JOHN LYNX.
Do.tes Description of Work or Supplies to be up to which Where Plan. SpcciflC3tion. Re=rks.Tendered lor. Tendel'!\ will be and form of Tender may be seen.
re-ceived.
Government Architect.
Erection of Ward for Females, H08pital I 7 Dec., 18921 Government Architect's Office, Sydney ... for In8a.ne, Parramatt....
Additions, &c., Court and ,"Vatch Houae, \ 14 Dec" 189ll IGovernment Architect'. Office, Sydney j I Eden. and Court·house, Eden. .
-. .._----Erection of Court·hous", N elligen IU Dec., 18921 Government Archit.ct'8 Office, Sydney j I
and Court·honse. ~.lligen.
Additions, &c., Wollongong Gaol 114 Dec., 18!J21 Government Archit.ct's OlEce, Sydney; I i and Ceurt .hou.... ·WoJlollgong.
---------------------------------'-------'--------------Eredion of Strong Room, &c., La.nds Office, 111 Dec" 18921 Government Archiv"t,'s Office, Sydney; I
,"ya/1:ga. Wa./1:l!a.. and Court·hou8e, W.g/1:a W.gga..
E.e1tion of Lockup, Regent.•t""et" Svdney ... 114 Dec .• 1892 I Government Architect's Office. Sydney... I ( . Erection of Kitchen, &c., Hospita.l for Insane, 114 Deo., 18921 Government Architect's Office, Sydney...
Parramatta.
Z9 ,~ Ere~tion of Court·hou8e, Greta ". IIi Dec., 1802 [ Government Architect's Officetl, Sydney 1
and ~ewc'lstle; and Court·house, Greta..
Draina.ge, Repa.iR, &c., Oourt.house, Padding. 114 Dec., 18021 Government Architect's Office, Sydney ... ton.
~ 0 E__r_eeti_'o_n_o_f_C_o_t_t_ag_e_s_ro_r_B_o_a_t_m_e_II_'_N_e_w_ca_s_t_le_l_1_4_D_e_c_.,_1_8_9_2_L_~_v_e_rn_m_e_n_t_A_rc_h_I_·te_ct_'s_O_dl_CE_s,_S_ydn__e_y--"e. and Newc.utlt'. V ~
Additiona, &0., Post and Telegraph. Om"e, 128 Dec., 18921 Govt'rnment Architect's Office., SYdneY, Raymond Terrace. a.nd Newcastle j a.nd COl11't.hoose,
Raymond TePJ'a.ce.
Banway Construction.
SoPpl1 of 1715,000 toni of Steel Raila, to be I 7 DeCI., 18921 Officer. of the Minister for Publio Worke, ISee al.so Specialmllllufactured in the Colony 01 New I:loutu Sydney (01' the Agent Genenllor New :Notice. Wa1eI. South Wale., London).
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.. 24 MAR., 1909.] NEW SOUTH WALES GO\TERNMENT GAZETTE, No. 37. IG73
1JateI I \'Ih""" Plan, Specification. Bpecl..! Condition.,JlucrlpUon of Work or BuppUu to b. up to whloh 0."....1Oo"dition., and lorm 01 Tender'r.nd.ftld lor. Tenr::.::L1be may b. ocen. \
,Government Ar,hit.c:t'. Branch-continued.
Repairs and RonovatiolU, PO.li.·CO Btaf.io,n.• I Ii April, 11109 \ Oontaoactore' Room, Public Woru Depaf'l;.!Pest'. Ferry. ment. Rydney; and Police StatioD;
, '.'. Peat's Ferry.
G3neral Repairs, Military Buildings, WOllon.\ 5 April, 1909\ Contractors' Room, Public Wor1l:s Dellart- \ gong. ment, SJdney; and Public Works
Office, WolloDgJng.
A.lditions and Alter.LlioDll to POit and 113 April, IIlJD IC<>ntractors'. Room. Public Works Dellart- t Tolegruph Office, Broken Hill. me.t, -'vdo-v:· nnd District Works
Office, Broken Hill.
A:Uilions, &0., 10 Public fc'1oo1, Molong .,,\IS Ap"il, 1909\ Contractors' Room. Public Works Depart', IFreib Tendefl'. ment. ~ydnev: PUbl'cScbool, Molong; and Di.trict Works Office, Parkes.
Erection of New BIi¥ding, Public School, 13 April, 1909 Oontractors' Room. Public worbDepart"lGeorge's Plains. : ment, Sydney; Public School, Georg','s
( PI..in8; and District Worka Ollice. Bathurst. ,
Erection of Rifle Range, Yass ... 13 April, 1900 IContl'nctors' Room. Public Works DepaJt.1ment, Sydney; Conrt·house, Yass; ani
t District Works Office, Goulbnrn,
Erection of Science and Manual Training 113 April. 1909 IContractors' Boom,Public WOrk. De1l&pt., Room, Public School, Tamworth. ment, Sydney; and District Works
. Ollice, Tamworth.
Erection of New Police Buildings and Court Room, Blackville.
13 April, 1909 Contractors' Room, Public Works Depart. meot, Sydney; Police Station, Black,
Fresh Tenders.
ville; and District Works Office, Tam· worth.
Aidition8. Fencing, &c" Police Station, Cowr~ 113 April, 190:> IOontl'actol'll' Room, Public Works Depart-\ment, Sydney; Police Station, Co\\'l'&;
. and Di.trict Works Officc, Bathurst.
Erection of JoT ew Buildig~ Ilnd TeBOllfr'e\19 Apr.l, 1''''0 IOontrlMltore' R1>OUl. Public Worlu Depart.!Besidence, Publie S~bool, Niwbifl. ment. Sydney; Public School, t\imbin;
and Distriet Works Office, LislDore. ------::------:--
Additions and Alterations to Police Buildings, 119 April, 19091 Contractors' Room, Public Works Deput'l f<: ; i --, ..,
Cooma. mAnt, Sydney; and District Works Office, Coorna.
Erection of Pilot Boatmen's Residence!, New· i 26 April, 1901:1 IContractors' Room, Public Works Depart-l castle. I ment, Bydney; Ilnd Public Works
, Office, Newcastle.
i1 .,Roads and Bridges Branch.
Erection of Plain Beam Bridge over Balekah 6 April, 1909 Contractors' Room, Public Works Deparl-j Fresh Tenders. c•., Oreek, Road Wilcannia to Menindie. meot, Sydney; Oourt.houses, Broken " '/
Hill and Wilcannia; and Pdice Station, IMeniodie. i
Rivers, Water Supply, and Drainage Branch.
Con,8truction of Flood Banks and Outtings, 4129 Mllr., 19)[) Contractors' Roo~, l'ubhc Works Depart. I miles east of li'arandera, Murrumbidgee ment, Bydney; Oourt-hoWles..Narandera
, Northem CaDal, Contraot No. 8H. and "'agga Wagga; and Department • of Public Worh, Melbourne.
Renewal of Platform, and Repairs to Jetty at j 13 Ap' iI, 19091 Contraotors'Room, Public Works Dep&.rt-l Eden, Twofold Bay. ment" S.vdney; and Court.hou.ei,
'WOllOIli-Ong and Eden. -----------~--_._----- ~-~----~ Ventilation of Flret Division, l'ttrrawattllj19 April, Ifl03j Contractors' Room, Public Work. nep&rt-l
. Seweroilll. ment. Sydney I and Court·houso, Pllrramatta.
praiD.,e of Grahalll,to"n and Oampvale Swamp'. Deal HayDlond Terrace,
2& April, 1909 Contractors' Room, Public Works Depart. ment, Sydney I COUl't..house. Raymona Terrace; nnd I'llb\i(· Works Office, Newcaatle.
Bellewa1 and Repairs ~o JeLty, Norah Head." \ 26 April, 1909 Oontraotors' Room. Public Worb Depart. \ AUernlltite ~_deN< ment, Sydney; nnd Public Worb omce, 1'i ewcastlc. . , .._..__
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. This view ofNewcastle East from the tower of a house on the corner of Newcomen and Church streets was taken on August Srd, 1897. It is 1.50pm by the Customs House clock and the time ball is down, having fallen at the customary 1pm. Many of the buildings in the photograph are still with us. At right centre can be seen what is today Steel's garage: it was once a skating rink. The Earp. Gillam bond store (above the three-storey house in the foreground) is now a crumbling wreck ofa building and its neighbour. the former David Cohen and Co bond store, was reduced from its (pictured) six storeys to three after a fire in 1900. The row of terraced houses in Nobby's Road - Boatman's Terrace - are here nearing completion. The building in the left foreground with [he unusual awningwas the Lyceum Hall; it is now the ABC studio and offices.
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angersMLC VIHGINIA Chadwick, MLC. ha.<; described
as a 'paintathon' n~pair and maintenance work done on a row of 16 Maritime Services
~ Board terrace cottages in Nohhys Hd. Newcastle East. S
Mrs Chadwick Hsked for information on tht, re e--:\pair work frolll the MiniRter for Puhlic Works and Ports, Mr Ferguson, after being told hy the Npw The MSB cottages in Nobbys Rd_ {\/\castle East Residenls Group thHt painting of the house.c; had taken five workmen three years. Commission. A fifth would he of
cottages were allMr Ferguson replied last week to These eight fered shortlv. t-Irs Chadwick's que.stions and said vacant. The 16 coltagps were originally thl.' work hH.rl taken IR mOllths, had I\1rs Chadwick said tht· ,ar:nllcv kept by the MSB as homes for Iwen completed by a maximulll of of tlIP cottRI!;l'S Sl'l'l1ll'd 'uncaring ;t hoatnwn whose employment re
quirl'd tlwm to live ne.ar the port.fi"l' 1\1SB workmPII and had Ill'ell a lil1lp of high UIII'nJployI1H'lIt 'Ifld ~ ill\('rruptl.d hecause thl' worknll'1l hOI1lP!,·,c<.,t II'''';'' Luter the eottagl'S were made w"n' nf>cded to do hight'r priorit.v aVllilnhl(' to IInv MSB officers. work around th.· port. Mr Ferglls~n said 8JlY ":leantHomes for
cot tages not required hy t he HousSo tar till' exfl'riar of till' tpr, boatmen ing Commis.sion in the fut ure would
mel''' had bl'l'n paintl·d 'lIld tIll' ill· hi' madl.' available to its own slliff. It.rior of livI' hOIlll's had hPI'1i n" The interiors of I he other eight!\lr F,'rgllsoll said thnt four ofpaired and p;linll·d. Thl' interiors "f housl.'s would he refurhished as thev11", nlt tag!'s IH'd h""11 "f!"r"d anda flJrthpr thn'p ('otlagl's wl·n·!,,·ing hl'ranll'v;lrant. . paintPd.
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TIIB contrnet for tho erection of the new hUlL"Il>1'l for the pilot I'€rvico ~)atmen will in &
. few week.~ he let by tender. Slimo month;\ a~"o tho Government, after repeated applicatio1l!!, dc.,'Cidt.xl to give the men new quarter'l, and a. piece of lund near Fortification-road. on tho SandhilJ,j, wa~ handed over 'py th~ilw.~L
QQ~i:-<:;io:w~_f0X:J~.~_...P~.!J2?~' . h~ local 1)ralll:ll uf Tne -UuVemmO!lt Archik'et s De-pllrtment ll(l'~;c'c()ill p1et<':.a iTll} 1'1:1ii~-:1 T1Ui!peC~
.tic:atiuwol for the house!'!. They will be :!O in tlUIUOcr, hilt un attempt ",-ill 00 mu.uc to hav('l four otho~ erected. Each hUlL'4e will be two ~torey" high, built uf brick and conc!! ete, anu eontaining' six rOOIIl8.
Owin.!4' to want of flwu.... it is not proposed to erl'{~t the whole of the hUll~cs at once, but 1~
.,~j,!!llru1.Jably be let by c~Iltl:~t next week. ",Vben eomp:t.iteU thehoUscs will form a very l:' the nice block. ocing built in paiI'8 in the n:maI ~'hidltc!"mce style. Owi:lg to the for:nation oi the /o,'TOUIHl each couple v,.;ll be ,;lightly lower ·iet. than the other a.~ the terrace goo."I north'\Tard.
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(NEWCASTlE PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTION}
WITD CAMBRA, DOKSEAND
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This view ofNewcastle East from the tower ofa house on the comer of Newcomen and Chur:ch streets was taken on August 3rd, .1897. It is 1.50pm by the Customs House clock and the time ball is down, having fallen at the customary 1pm. Many of the buildings in the photograph are still with us. At right centre can be seen what is today Steel's garage; it was once a skating rink. The Earp, Gillam bond store (above the three-storey house in the foreground) is now a crumbling wreck ofa building and its neighbour, the fonner David Cohen and Co bond store, was reduced from its (pictured) six storeys to three after a fire in 1900. The row of terraced houses in Nobbv's Road - Boatman's Terrace - are here nearing completion.
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! the contract for building th~ km.cc of houses i W~'l secured hv Me8~rs. Hanks and W"hiro: ho:uBe. contractOrs, who lost no time in start I ing- the work. At first it WllS intended to
erect ten hOUR!'!'!, but the number hus now becn reduced tu six. The site for thc structureR i:'l Ilitullted at tho corner of Parnell place and Srophens'm'H-plaec on the Sandhills. The hoU!~es 'will fuce the fortifieations, llnd will be thrpe-story buildill,hTR.For some days past sevcral g'llnl,.~ of·men have been at work eXCH vlltiug for the foundations. This portion of the work is Ilearing compl!'tion. and
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Breweries. L'''~tl~ml\ille B':'"el'\'erv ;\~lJ' \Yood Bros.
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3utchers (Masters) Auhl"r!v Tho!'l., RorOllg-h :'1:J.rket." F.Iphick w .. Iil Chnrltnn "t Furth Ilg' W, P.• !) Hunter ~r
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Antill'\' E. "IN, l·,tll'L-..::·h;tll J .. \)\111t';lll ,,~ CalhL~b,LIl J., lJa\\ ~ll!l ,,[ Ellil)tt Th\HII:b. r'ltlk.! ..... (1-"othan \\' 111., Kl.':llp "L Hl·~·llel't A. He-"hert L'h:l.'·1L·~, CU!Tln:ron lledw··t Geo··;.:'l' ()Wt:'11 Eliz:\ P::lllkhllrst Ch:J,j·h:". ~t!\\'('a~de
PfLnkhul'st C!ln 'Ie:--, Br:lwn .,t P··olll'\.' t \\·Ill .• Daw~oll ... t ~e()[[ ~I., \VaU s[ Scott' h:l"ll's, Brue~ .. r Scot t 1'tla.rg"llret ...•... lith Sftmtl~l. Ch:::trltQll W,1rne J.
Arrangement: Chronological
Location: 4/3882-90
Shelf List: Location Dates
4/3882 12 Dec 1831 - 22 Sept 1832 4/3883 24 Sept 1832 - 10 Dec 1835 4/3884 14 Dec 1835 - 6 Oct 1838 4/3885 7 Oct 1838 - 13 May 1844 4/3886 17 May 1844 - 11 May 1847 4/3887 11 May 1847 - 29 May 1849 4/3888 4 June 1849 - 14 Oct 1852 4/3889 16 Oct 1852 - 16 Mar 1855 4/3890 19 Mar 1855 - 10 Oct 1856
b) Copies of Letters from the Colonial Secretary to the Surveyor General, 1833-1834
1 vol.
Letters to the Colonial Architect as a subordinate of the Surveyor General, April 1833 - December 1834.
Indexes: In front of volume.
Arrangement: Chronological
Location: 4/3914-6
Shelf List: Location Dates
4/3914 16 Feb 1833 - 31 July 1833 4/3915 1 Aug 1833 - 11 April 1834 4/3916 12 April 1834 - 31 Dec 1834
(2) RECORD3 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
a) Special bundles, 1850-1963
18 boxes
Buildings and public works files, comprlslng reports, memos, \ letters, newscuttings , plans, arranged by subject.
\ \ " 0 ,1
l"'--t-\ ;,....-' ~ I V,_ Location: 2/882-96, 4/6262-3, 3/~183, 7/60-2, 7/61-2,
7{62, 9/2~~~ See: The Concise Guide, PP. 360-367 for a "1\0
listing of bundles, and supplement vol. 5, no. 4, p.309.
Architectural Competitions (Public Buildings) and Reorganization of Government Architect's Office, 1890-1.
(Special Bundle)
1 vol. part.
Location: ~889
c) Plans drawn up by Henry Ginn, Clerk of Works, Port Phillip, 1846-47
~ DlQDC In 1 vo].
of Lands and Public Work.s. Durlng tillS peI.LOa vue
Architect's Department came under the control of the Secretary for Lands and Public Works and these records include Letters from the Colonial Architect concerning the erection ~nd repair of public buildings.
Arrangement: Chronological
Location: 3562-3711
b) Copies of Letters sent to the Department of Public Works and the Colonial Architect, 1859-66.
1 vol.
Letters relating to the furnishing of Lands Department offices, selectiJn of sites and the erection and repair of buildings, roads, bridges etc.
Arrangement: Chronological
Indexes: In front of volume
Location: 2/1801
c) Ministerial Branch
Copies of Letters sent to minor officials, 1867-72.
1 vol.
Letters requesting the erection and repair of Lands Department offices, and requisitions for furniture.
Arrangement: Chronological
Index: In front of volume
Location: 4/1434
d) Sketches of Crown Lands Offices, 1898-1916.
1 vol.
This volume comprises sketches of Crown Land offices most of which are dated 1898 and 1916. Some of the sketches bear the annotation "Vide Ministerial 15/7748" which refers to the correspondence of the Ministerial Branch, Lands Department. The entry in the Register of Letters Received (7/4632) is "R. Phillips, re plans of Crown Lands Offices", however this particular letter has not survived in the series of Letters Received, 1915, held in the Archives Office of New South Wales.
Location: 3/2489 (Kingswood)
e) Lithographs, 1856-193Q.
734 maps and 493 bundles
Lithographic plans printed by the Lands Department. The date refers to the month they were sent to the printer. The earlier plans are very varied and include architectural plans (e.g. lunatic asylums at Tarban Creek and Parramatta). A card index to the processed lithographs has been compiled in the Archives Office.
Mt Victoria Moxom, R.S. Mudgee
Mulwala
Murray, T.A. Murray, W. Murray River
332 109. 151 43. 50. 54. 63. 285. 311.340.422 17. 29. 68. 75f.. 173. 340. 426 25. 91. 151 93. 151 45. 60, 150. 284. 311. 321f.. 339, 340f.. 365f.. 397
Mumunbidgee River 44f.. 60, 76. 141,
Murrumburrah Murrurundi M urwillum bah Muswellbrook
Nambucca Narooma Narrabri Narran River Narrandera
Nattai Creek N'eVson Bay see
Port Stephens Nepean District Nepean River
Newcastle
150, 281f.. 32lff., 338. 341, 365, 366 76, 230 54. 63 351 54, 63
307. 311 255. 364 54f.. 221,351, 353 44. 293 54. 60. 235, 349. 352 285
37, 296, 298. 302 41ff.. 285f., 291. 301,130~, 391/
../ A.....~ Y'~~ /'25, 41 f .• 45f.. ~. .(C<_\.{ ~J/
58f., 61 tt., 67f..;-~
.76L~v't02/ 105fl 129, 132'.J34,t41,; 145. 159, 205'j225,/ 235~44,12~9~260.t..J. 307,)12~~ 350, 351{ J55. 4/,7}" 372 f., 380, 3~
J . AnV391.' m, jv-~'. 422,V426f. (;t.J-~-U
Nixon. A. Norah Head Norrie, H.F. Norton Griffiths Nowra Nymagee Nymboida River Nyngan
Oakeshott, G. Oberon O'Brien, Eileen Ockenden. E. V.L. Orange
Orpen. Ann O'Sullivan. E.W.
Ourimbah Ove Arup Ovens, J.
Pacific Palms Palmer. MJ. Parnbula Parker. J. Parkes Parkes. C.
Parkes. H.
Parkes. V. Parkhill. Mr. Parramatta River Paterson River Paterson Peake. A. Pecover. P. Peel River Peterson. G. Pettigrew. D. Phillip. A. Phillips. B.W. Picton
Pilz. W.K. Pocock. R.H. Point Danger
340 63, 312 113, 151 55. Il4, 156 42. 43. 235. 312f. 313 433 42, 43, 310. 313
35. 151 76. 286, 308. 426 151 107. 151 46, 63, 221. 260. 307, 313, 353. 408f. 150 55.92.151.203. 205. 267, 348. 412 43 36 22
313 151 400 117. 152 42f., 286, 313 36, 111, 152, 205. 208. 229. 251 36, 152, 200, 267. 298, 338 152 225. 235 380. 398, 419 59, 340 313 101, 152, 296 84, 104f., 152 43. 314 119. 152 123, 125 21, 216 124 43, 54, 286. 313. 352 95, 123, 152 152 386
Fort Scratchley 68, 391 Hexham 317f., 339 Kooragang Island 62, 360, 372 Nobbys Tomago Walka Walsh Island
Waratah Newington see
Silverwater Newton. H.C. Nichols. G. Nichols. I. Nichols. Rosanna Nicholson. J. Nielsen. N. Nigthingale. F.
59, 62, 384, 386 42. 312 42, 287, 312 62, 77. 153, 205, 376. 425, 426, 427 231, 235
106,151, 305 25. 91, 151 25 25 22 321 298
Point Perpendicular63 Poirrier. A.A. Ponisowsky. V. Poole. W. Poole. Mr. Port Hacking Port Kembla
Port Macquarie
123 152 319. 365, 367 428ff. 377, 398, 399 53, 61, 78, 83. 144. 149. lSI, 158. 182, 222, 249, 313. 343. 363. 373. 374f.. 425, 433 63, 255, 330, 372
505
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dl'lIlalifJll for ship III.l",ter!i
of ~ew South \V,d"" 1\
. ~ote:-i. Crew Li~t.. l~·{~.
~. d, pel' ,et 5 0
1111l'n ("lch 2 0 2 0
I",l~l',l with the shil'l'inl! ('I'l'lt'll. . 11" .... "I'IH1 to thp :-ilJipping' 11'\" 11l'lon' tinully lellving
11,1 tli,·",hlll'ge their HII'llut
. '1IIl'l' a pl'llalty of £:!O 01'
7Ca.S tlo,
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-ttl ,11I'11-. 2il
nl' llll'lll in COlllllli:.;siou. Id..: lIud Co. hllv(~ Pileh II
:;('(S nt ~ewcKstlc priUI' tu 11Ig l'Hl'gO then: lire uf Il,
date A('llplllco, AllgU!:;t ~,
"," I 1;'111 ACllpnlco so b"ll h('i Ilg the Hickl)' sell,:-ion ;
IJlllilSlt'rs coming- here to I,dl for handwork, bllt we ~ . Vegetu.. hJes, snch l\.1i
I... to bri ng rice and Hour
. Street, is'l credit to the ·"'S. C, H. Hllnnell, J,P. ""'ret"ry, who h"ve h.ld
, tine,t in the ALlstmlilln after the interests Ilnd
Dlscharge of BJ.lla.st. 011 this ~L1bjt'ct for It ('OIhddcI'ILhle peri()(l contl'ovel':';y lu'cVILiltHI ill loclI.! ~hippill~ circleR, and owing
to the st\'lngent reguhtions of the BOllro of Heilith the nliljority of vessels frolll fOl'pign pOlts h",l to send their b"lJllst in lighters to se.l. Af,e,' repellte,l ~lforts on the p",t of the Newcllstle Cil/unher of COUlmerce the BOlli'll of Helllth Ilmenllecl their regul"tions reg"rdinf( the lliSPOSlI1 of blllblSt, which i, " 1lI.1tter of grellt importllnce to shipowlll'rs, A,'""ngelllents were 1II1lue by the H'lrbor IInthorities whieh now en'lb!e the <1isch",rg" of blll!.lst within the llilrbor nnder low wilter nlllrk, tlllls obvi,tr,ing the expenss lind <1pl.1Y of sending the b,dl'lSt to sell, M nn,ler the old regnblt;ons, The cOllllllittee received II lette" frolll th. SlIiling Shipowners' COllllllittee of London, lhllnking the NewclIstle Ch.llllber for the snccess lIttellll.tnt upon their ,elforts,
Ca.ttlo Shippinp:. 'fhe Rhipment of Cn,ttle hn.,ving inCl'ell..sed of late yelLrs the OOVeL'IlIll(,llt. ILt t,1.fl n'qnest of tho
~ewclLstle Chamher of COllllllel'Ce, erected en,l,tlc pell~ ILt tlte nnrtllCl'Il (!IIt! of the )ykn whn.. l'f. whel't~
cOIl~iglllllent,s frolll tlw illleJ'iul' hy l'ILilltl'e lllllon..dl'tl [rUIIl the LIlH-lts with case. .\. illl'ge plll'table encl()~e(l
gnngwll..y l.'I)IlIlH't~ tlHl stod{y,LI'tls wit.h tlH~ ve~sel..; n.. lo:lg ..dde of the wha.d, t\.utl thc c,LLtle iLrc fldvell Oil uOILrd with CUlIlp"""tlve elISe, III HI devoid of tlll,t hl'llt",lity which IWl'etoflll'" illvlllhhly Ilttelllh"l the shilllltent of stock. HOl'Stl~ in hen,vy consignment...; for ll1din., elLttl,:l ;Llhl slwep for ;":ew Cale(loniil tUrIll the chief tmnsllctions in this hl'llneh of tmlle, With the IIpplillnces lit Imnll vessels fol' this clllSs of freight now ~xperience hilt little 'lelll)' ill lo"dinl.-(,
The Newca.stle :Ba.r. The Ilepth uf Wilt "1' on the Dill' lit low W.ltel' spring tillc3 is 22ft, liin, \Vitl, the objPct of !tn'ther
deepening the \Va,ter at thlLt point the (To\'el'lllliellt some fl~W ,YelLrs lL~O i1nported the powerful ~'Jd~ t'XCIl.VRtur !JQfieidon, wlli('h vl':"s~'1 lin..; dOlH! gOlld :iurl/i('ll ill t.lle removal of rock:" in tho hlLl'lhllll', hilt lm'i Hot yt~t
'ClLll~~cllLllY lHtl.tcl'ilLl tlil'fcn!lICe tn till! cl(')Ith or t.Iw HII.1' , A Illllillwr of (L'c(l~e:-l, of thB IJlIcket. gl'll.h, lLnll HlLlI(l.plllllp (le~et'ilJtioll'i n.1't~ Iwpl. ('OIl'il.ILlltl,Y' ILt wol'i,: ill thl1 hll.. l'hol'. In Home ill..;tll.lll'e~ ve",:\cl~ of very helLvy draft. hiLve JlIl.d to Ie "'H' ('(Jll:iideralily ILIlJ\'c l,lie Plimsoll llllU'I{ OWilig to the Wll.llt of deeper Wtl.ter on the Uar, but with the ext-msiv,} II uhor ll11prOvemellt"" n.. nti hreltkwu.. ter extension; it i:--; llnticipn.ted thll.t ere long there will be 11 sulliei"lloy of watet' to ellilhl" vessels of the hellviest draft to 1011,1 "l' to and I,,"ve com (ol,t"hly With their fLl11 clIl'l'yinl.-( clllllLeity.
F:ol!l~n ~rea.t Loading. 'Vith the strong IlC'nl:\,nn in gn~lll.lHl 11.1l.1 SOllth Africa, fur frozen llHftt3 the Aberdeen Freezing
lind Chil],l1~ COIllJ1l1ny SOlllP, few yellr,; "g" est"blislle,1 thcir works I<t Aherdeen (N S,\V,), nil,] hllve gmdnlllly increll.,ged the Olltput till thA trll.lle h,H II.:BUllL~(1 cllll.:;iuerahle pl'oportiul1~, Consiglllllellts 1'rolll these w()rk~ tind their wltY tu the 1..Ol1tloll, Liverpool, I\IIl,.nchl~Ht~r, alld :::)ootl1 .-\.fric,l.I1 111 ",rJiet" at C1Ldl of which sH.tisfnctor.Y pTice~ hll.ve heen reRli'ied. Indeed, ill Home inst,LIlces
1 it 1lll.'3 heen stILted tlliLt the Aherdeen
meat hll.S been ll.ctul-l.lly sold h,Y pnl'veyol's ill London Il,.H f~nglish mCll.t, antI cOlHequelltl,Y L't.'ldi~ed th'i higher ra.~es. The shipnlents flom the Auerdeen Chilling Factory IlI'H \llIl.dt' ll.t :\ewcll.~tle, Cnl1:oil~11111Cllts Hl'd
brought down ill huge refrigt·nl,.tOl' CIl..CS, which I'llil IdLlllg~ide of the WIlII.I'£, Il.lHl ILI'~ with little h:llHllil1"; tnl,.OSfel'l'e(l frOll1 the CIU'~ tu the c()()l air (,:'l!'Llllbcrs of tlI'"! SWH,Ill~I'~ ll.lung~i(le, IJll.rg'd ('jUlVII.., !;heet:i are urJught into requisition for the purpose of tl'lInsfer, lin,! tfle wOt'k is e,lrl'ip<! ont with "[cl,nliue,, IIn<l dCSll'Ltch. DUl'ill~ th~ ~Cll,..;on l'egnJIl..r line~ of Hte uller..; cldl for thi:-t ChLs'i 01' freight ll.t COl1 ....clliellt intervals, so thllt thcL'e CIIU be little uilliJUlty in frJzen u",.t "",''I'ierll r"ccivin~ IJuiek Ile;p,tch,
Newca.stle Lifeboat. '~"" The uew Lifebollt, Yictor'll II" is now lIlloer the control of the N.wi~,ltion Del',lrttllellt, of which
Cllptllin Newton is Deputy Superintendent, Th" bO;lt, which is 1Illlnned frolll the H'Lr~lor D,p.rtment's "\'\~ bOlltmell, is housed lit the rellr of the pdot bOllt-.hel!' A. :.\IcKinnoll ill the coxswllin, lind looks "fter the boftt, which i~ !'LhVi\Y~ kep~ in ret\.(tines:i, nnJ Cl\11 he launch8d ill Il,. f~w second:;. III boistel'Oll~ \V~t1thtlL' the \ crew st"nd by in relldiness (night lind dlly) to proceed if neee3sllry to ve"sels in ,listress.
" Bocket Appa.ratus• The'Ne"lcllstl ....Uoaket Bl'i!;.loehllll II stlltioll lit StocktOIl, which is titted up with rocl,et life-s,lving
IlpP'lrlltus, The lIIenther,; lin; "~,u'olled from 'th" HIlL'hbrs lind Hivers DOpllrtlllent. who sp'IL'e no trouble 01' pllins in studying the l11i\nipnhltion of the IlP[l""I<tus. 111 boisterous wlIl\ther the lIIen .IL'e c~utinuou31y on duty, Ilnd h"ve done good service when clllie! UpOll, On the city side'" set is ",Iso hpt in relldiness in Cllse of vessels being in ~rouble to the sOllthwllrd of Nobb}'s.
Newcastle East with the sandhi lis in the middleground. Much of this land was owned by the Lambton Coal Mining Company which decided in 1874 to level the dunes and stabilize the surface of the sand with chitter from its mine. Within two years the first buildings began to appear and by the early 1880s, the area was being filled with substantial "villa" residences so rapidly that the local newspaper forecast that the "aristocratic end of the city" would soon be completely built up. This was fortunate for it had been something of a "no man's land" as this report from the Newcastle Chronicle in 1874 shows.
THE FORTY THIEVES OF NEWCASTLE One of the most dastardly robberies ever enacted in Newcastle took place on Thursday evening last, on the Sand Hills. A young lad was going home to Captain Allen's hill, and when about halfway over the hill was beset by about 20 of the Newcastle city arabs. They knocked the lad down, and he was robbed of a purse, some buttons and marbles. The arabs then commenced kicking the unfortunate lad in a most cowardly and brutal manner. The lad who was so ill-treated was very ill after the rough usage sustained. This is not the first complaint that has been brought to our notice, and it is time something was done to prevent these everyday atrocities. Most of the offenders vary from the age of 12 to about 14 years.
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