From the Maitland Mercury report:
Maitland’s clothing and textiles museum houses a 1920s Catholic priest’s garment, called a chasuble, which was recovered from the debris of Maitland’s 1955 flood.
The severely damaged and fragile garment is an important symbol in Maitland’s history and is one of the most significant artefacts in the Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles (AMCAT) collection housed at Maitland Gaol.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 05 Nov, 2010.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Morpeth water tower next to historic Closebourne House
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Morpeth resident and businessman Trevor Richards describes a disused water tower next to historic Closebourne House as a blight on the landscape of Morpeth. The 20-metre high “bloody monstrosity” spoils an otherwise perfect view across the grounds of the former St John’s College and its romantic avenue of trees planted 140 years ago.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 04 Nov, 2010.
Morpeth resident and businessman Trevor Richards describes a disused water tower next to historic Closebourne House as a blight on the landscape of Morpeth. The 20-metre high “bloody monstrosity” spoils an otherwise perfect view across the grounds of the former St John’s College and its romantic avenue of trees planted 140 years ago.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 04 Nov, 2010.
Fundraising for historic St Peter’s Anglican Church
From the Maitland Mercury report:
A mammoth garage sale planned for next week could kick-start a fund-raising campaign to remove layers of salt that have encrusted much of the historic St Peter’s Anglican Church in East Maitland. The 127-year-old building is already undergoing extensive drainage operations to remove water from under its foundations, Father Michael Davies told the Mercury.
Full article by Alan Hardie available at Maitland Mercury, 03 Nov, 2010.
A mammoth garage sale planned for next week could kick-start a fund-raising campaign to remove layers of salt that have encrusted much of the historic St Peter’s Anglican Church in East Maitland. The 127-year-old building is already undergoing extensive drainage operations to remove water from under its foundations, Father Michael Davies told the Mercury.
Full article by Alan Hardie available at Maitland Mercury, 03 Nov, 2010.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Punters loved Cup winner Posinatus: Morpeth
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Morpeth man Jim Chambers lived in an old cottage on the site of today’s Morpeth Pharmacy. Chambers trained racehorses, which were stabled in a large shed in the backyard. His best horse Posinatus won the Melbourne Cup in 1913. When Posinatus retired from racing he was given to Father Corcoran to ride around his parish at Morpeth.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 29 Oct, 2010.
Morpeth man Jim Chambers lived in an old cottage on the site of today’s Morpeth Pharmacy. Chambers trained racehorses, which were stabled in a large shed in the backyard. His best horse Posinatus won the Melbourne Cup in 1913. When Posinatus retired from racing he was given to Father Corcoran to ride around his parish at Morpeth.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 29 Oct, 2010.
A piece of Maitland Gaol’s long history has been restored.
The demolished female wing and cookhouse will again cast a shadow against the razor wire-topped wall facing Lindsay Street, when an interpretative project illustrating the outline of the buildings is unveiled at the Bitter and Twisted International Beer Festival on November 6 and 7. Maitland Gaol administration co-ordinator Gordon Sauber said a sandstone outline of the buildings was incorporated into landscaping the site, to indicate the scale of the buildings and where they were located.
Full article by Rebecca Berry available at Maitland Mercury, 29 Oct, 2010.
New 2011-13 NSW Heritage Grants program
NSW Heritage Grants aims to improve the physical condition of NSW heritage items, assist communities to care for their heritage and supports local government in its role as manager of the majority of heritage items in NSW.
2011-2013 Hunter Region Heritage Grants program - Hunter Region Heritage Grants aims to improve the physical condition of Hunter Region heritage items and to assist communities to care for their heritage.
Applications are now invited for:
Hunter Region Works projects for conservation, maintenance and adaptive reuse of State Heritage Register and state significant heritage items.
Hunter Region Works projects for local government heritage assets for conservation, maintenance and adaptive reuse of State Heritage Register, state significant and locally significant heritage items.
More information at NSW Heritage.
2011-2013 Hunter Region Heritage Grants program - Hunter Region Heritage Grants aims to improve the physical condition of Hunter Region heritage items and to assist communities to care for their heritage.
Applications are now invited for:
Hunter Region Works projects for conservation, maintenance and adaptive reuse of State Heritage Register and state significant heritage items.
Hunter Region Works projects for local government heritage assets for conservation, maintenance and adaptive reuse of State Heritage Register, state significant and locally significant heritage items.
More information at NSW Heritage.
Historic home safe, claim developers: Aberglasslyn
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Property developer Stockland has dismissed fears that a new housing development will impact Aberglasslyn House, vowing that all heritage conditions will be met. The National Trust-listed Aberglasslyn House that borders the new residential development has come under scrutiny as Maitland councillors voted to rezone the buffer area around the historic landmark last week.
Full article by Kate Morris available at Maitland Mercury, 25 Oct, 2010.
Property developer Stockland has dismissed fears that a new housing development will impact Aberglasslyn House, vowing that all heritage conditions will be met. The National Trust-listed Aberglasslyn House that borders the new residential development has come under scrutiny as Maitland councillors voted to rezone the buffer area around the historic landmark last week.
Full article by Kate Morris available at Maitland Mercury, 25 Oct, 2010.
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