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Defence
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen & Dr Sid French
Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
The object of this Heritage Impact Statement and Statement of Significance was to assess the impact on the heritage qualities of Steele Military Bridge of the addition of hand rails to the structure. The bridge has a span of 70 feet (21.33m) and was installed over Berowra Creek in 1969 by Hornsby Shire Council.
European occupation of the catchment did not commence until 1816 when a timber getting establishment was founded at Pennant Hills. In the 1830's and 1840's, shingle splitters worked along the creek, cutting shingles from She Oaks. By 1885, boats from downstream were travelling up Berowra Creek and in the early 20th century fruit growers used the creek to transport produce to market.
The Steele Bridge over Berowra was constructed in 1969 by Hornsby Council. This type of bridge was designed by Major General Clive Selwyn Steele, KBE, DSO, MC, VD, Engineer-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces in the early 1940s and used during WWII as an adaption of the Bailey Bridge system. It is a light and efficient system suitable for spanning crossings of up to 59.7 meters. The bridge was designed to extend the range of gaps that could be spanned and to carry the heaviest of military loads likely to be encountered in Australia. It was designed for lightness and ease and simplicity of manufacture, transport and erection. Repair of damaged parts could be achieved with welding.
Two theories have been put forward as to the reasons for the bridge’s construction, one is that Council was commissioned by the NSW Electricity Commission. At that time new power lines were under construction. The other theory is that the bridge was installed to provide access for fire-fighting vehicles It has been claimed that the bridge is one of only four in service in Australia.
Guildford Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts - Heritage Impact Assessment
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Cumberland City Council Stone elements in the Guildford Soldiers’ Memorial were damaged by water egress. We prepared a heritage assessment supporting specialist stone conservation works…
Evans v Commonwealth of Australia in ACT Supreme Court
Author: Sue Rosen Research: Emily Pickering Client: Shine Lawyers Historic research in Defence Files held in the Commonwealth Archives to support damages claim by the dependent of a former member…
ANZAC Parade
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Heritage Consultant: Liz Gorman Client: Randwick City Council One of Dr Sue Rosen's favourite projects this year was ANZAC parade, a Heritage Assessment commissioned by Randwick…
Statement of Heritage Impact Wharf 52A - Goat Island, Sydney Harbour National Park
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Sid French Client: National Parks and Wildlife Service A small portion of the wharf broaches Goat Island proper, it is…
RAAF Beaufort A9-550 air accident at Mount Gilead
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Research: Liz Gorman Client: Lendlease Horse racing at Menangle Park was put on hold when the site was commandeered by the Royal Australian Air Force…
Steele Military Bridge Over Berowra Creek - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen & Dr Sid French Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service The object of this Heritage Impact Statement and Statement of Significance was to assess the…
Assessment of Heritage Significance of 34 Bridges for RTA.
Authors: Dr Sid French (Worley Parsons) Dr Sue Rosen, Ms Emma Dortins, Ms Rosemary Kerr, Ms Julia Kensey, (Sue Rosen and Associates) Client: Roads and…
In their own voice: using oral history to provide personal context to thematic studies.
Paper presented at There's a War On! Collections, sites and stories related to WWI and WWII - Museums & Galleries NSW, NSW Heritage Office and Central West Heritage Network, Albury Museum…
The development of a thematic study of moveable heritage related to WWI and WWII activities and sites in NSW
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Museums & Galleries NSW and NSW Heritage Office Paper presented at There's a War On! Collections, sites and stories related to WWI…
There’s a War On! WWI and WWII at Home: NSW Moveable Heritage Related to the Experience of War at Home. An Assessment Model
Authors: Sue Rosen and Sarah Jane Rennie Client: Museums and Galleries NSW and NSW Heritage Office Many of the events of war time Australia have been taken…
Heritage Significance of NSW pre-1948 Concrete Beam Bridges in Sydney, South West and Southern RTA Regions, BRW and HAAH for RTA.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Sid French This study has examined the bridges in the group, assessed them and generated a ranking table which categorises them as…
Sydney Region Heritage Studies: Liverpool RTA Sub-Region, Phase I.
Authors: Emma Dortins and Sue Rosen, Historians and Heritage Consultants Client: The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) Environment Branch This heritage study of the Liverpool Sub-Region of Sydney aim to identify…
Heritage Assessment of RTA controlled Pre 1948 Concrete Slab and Arch Bridges.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Sid French This study has examined the bridges in the group, assessed them and generated a ranking table which categorises them as of State, Local or…
Historic Context Report: Forest Lodge Drill Hall
Authors: Rosemary Kerr and Sue Rosen Client: Jackson Teece Chesterman and Willis Historic Context Report and chronology for Forest Lodge Drill Hall and surrounding area The expansion of the armed forces…
Conservation Plan: Defence Department Properties at 2D Frenchman’s Road, Randwick.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Beverley Johnson Client: Jackson Teece Chesterman Willis Consultants Pty Ltd for Department of Defence Conservation Management Plan to identify and understand the cultural significance of the site…
Bankstown: A Sense of Identity, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1996.
Author: Sue Rosen Bankstown: A sense of identity explores how an area came to be the place it is today: culturally, economically and physically. It's a book to be…