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Aboriginal History & Culture
Author: Dr Sue Rosen
Client: Blue Mountains City Council
Sue was commissioned by Blue Mountains City Council to prepare a Heritage Assessment overview document through which the significance and inter-connection of heritage places along the Great Western Highway could be understood collectively. The study had multiple aims;
1. To kick start more cohesive and integrated management of heritage assets
2. To provide a sense of the scope of the road's heritage resources
3. To obtain an understanding of the role of the heritage sites in the development and identity of the towns and villages of the Blue Mountains, with a view to exploiting that significance in cultural tourism initiatives
4. To provide a resource document for the ‘Heritage Near Me’ grants submission process
The ‘road’ at the centre of this study has masqueraded under various guises since 1814 when the Blue Mountains, seen as a formidable obstacle to expansion of settlement from the Cumberland Plain, was first successfully breeched by a European track, euphemistically called Cox’s Road. Early on it became the ‘Road to Bathurst’, and as occupation extended beyond Bathurst, it was known as the ‘Western Road’, until in the mid 1800s it had evolved into the ‘Great Western Road’, reflecting a much enhanced capacity and even great expectations. In the Twentieth Century it became the Great Western Highway.
The sites, the towns and villages along the route are a part of a landscape laden with cultural meaning relating primarily to the convict experience, but also touching on the experiences of Indigenous people, free settlers, multicultural groups and individuals who may at first glance seem sidelined from history. Heritage sites along the road are connected literally by the road, but also metaphorically by the historic documents associated with them, including court records and the accounts of those who lived, worked on, or travelled the road. The story is linear, both geographically and chronologically, while embracing a challenging complexity, that begs interpretation in all the media and genre that are now available for storytelling.
The sites and relics associated with the infrastructure developed to accommodate, sustain and control the convict workforce include posts for the military guards, the surveyor-magistrates and overseers who managed the whole enterprise. The inns that were contemporaneously constructed along the road to accommodate travelers are equally important to the story of this route. These became the nucleus for the establishment of townships that were linked by the line of road and the commonalities associated with servicing travelers. Most importantly, there are numerous personal stories that can bring the reality of diverse personal experiences to the cold hard facts. These trigger empathy, in the responsive reader, for the individuals associated with the monumental achievement the road is, such respect developed through imaginative engagement with each place; all set within a broader setting that includes the natural landscape of the Blue Mountains recognized by UNESCO with world heritage listing.
Between the monumental ‘book-end’ labour feats such as Victoria Pass, there are numerous smaller variations along the interconnecting ridge, each with their relics and story. The highway and its predecessors demonstrates responses to the challenge of crossing the Blue Mountains by various transport modes and to the growth and development of the area, as its usage inexorably increased in concert with the economic development of the state. The lines of road reflect changes in technology and understandings both of the terrain and the possible solutions and responses to that terrain at particular moments in time.
To summarise, this complex of sites is of exceptional heritage significance in NSW and Australia. They deserve to be managed so as to elucidate the place as a whole, as well as its localized village and township oriented components, in a truly integrated and coherent fashion.
209 Railway Terrace, Schofields - Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Private Client The purpose of this preliminary assessment of due diligence is to determine if Aboriginal objects or declared Aboriginal Places occur, or are likely to…
Potts Point, Kings Cross and Darlinghurst Thematic History
Authors: Liz Gorman, Dr Sue Rosen Research: David Rosen Client: Tanner Kibble Denton Architects for City of Sydney A windmill in Kings Cross?! Sounds absurd, right?…
168 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Pivate Client Our team prepared this HIS to facilitate repair of damages caused to the building during the recent extension of the adjacent seven storey…
Menangle Waste Water Historic Context Report
Author: Liz Gorman Client: Unearthed Archaeology & Heritage, for Sydney Water In an increasing number of development projects, it is really important to know what is UNDER…
Thompson Square Windsor Aboriginal Connections Oral History
Oral Historian: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Wolfpeak for RMS Consulted with the Windsor Aboriginal Community to identify informants and undertook interviews with community members re: their connection…
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment for 35 Haddon Ridge Road, Wilberforce
Authors: Andrew Crisp and Daniel Claggert of Ecological Australia Client: Barker Ryan Stewart This assessment was undertaken to assess the likelihood of an impact on Aboriginal cultural heritage…
Experiment Farm, James Ruse Reserve and Hambledon Cottage Reserve Aboriginal Due Diligence
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Dr Alan Williams, Liz Gorman and Megan Brennand Client: Parramatta City Council This Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment was to assess the impact of the…
Nepean Tunnel Culvert Diversion Contextual History
Authors: Liz Gorman and Dr Sue Rosen Client: Unearthed Archaeology & Heritage for Sydney Water This historic context report covered the period from the D'harrawal's sole occupancy to…
The Cammeraygal of Neutral Bay
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Cultural Heritage Connections This history of the Cammeraygal people was commissioned to serve as a background and context for archaeological investigations in the area. Radiometric…
History for the Casula Powerhouse CMP
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Tanner Kibble Denton Architects, for Liverpool City Council Looking to the past to inform the future. Sue Rosen Associates researched the site of…
Historic Land Use Report - 205 Eighth Avenue Austral
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: C & L Development Group Pty Ltd Our team compiled a Historic Land Use Report focussed on the historic landscape, farming activities…
Aboriginal Heritage Due Diligence Heritage Assessment - 130-140 Eight Avenue Austral
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Joe Calarco of C & L Development Group Pty Ltd And Josip Banjavcic C/- P. S. Graham & Associates We were commisioned…
Taronga Zoo History and Research Project
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Liz Gorman, David Rosen Client: Taronga Conservation Society of Australia Taronga Zoo requires a new comprehensive history of the development of the site…
Kangy Angy Aboriginal Due Diligence
Authors: Archaeologist, Caitlin Marsh of Ecological and historian, Dr Sue Rosen Client: John Holland Group for Transport NSW This due diligence reort was for the proposed new soil stockpile areas…
Historic Context Report for the Picton Bypass Project
Authors: Liz Gorman and Dr Sue Rosen Client: Unearthed Archaeology & Heritage, for RMS When trying to decide where to run a road, it is particularly handy to know…
1B Pritchard Street, Wentworth Falls - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Dr Roy Lumby, Liz Gorman Client: Private Client The client wished to construct a contemporary free-standing residence and demolish a single car garage on the site…
Aboriginal Due Diligence Assessment - 11 Lewis St, Schofields
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, David Burke, Liz Gorman Client: NKT Architecture We prepared this statement of due diligence to determine if Aboriginal objects or declared Aboriginal Places occur, or are…
Historic Archaeology Heritage Impact Statement - Vane Street, Cranebrook
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Vanessa Hardy as Cultural Heritage Connections Pty Ltd Client: Cityscape Planning + Projects Our team was commissioned to investigate the archaeological potential of the client's proposed…
Aboriginal Heritage Due Diligence Report - 49 Brighton Street, Riverstone
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, David Burke Client: Ardesign We prepared this statement of due diligence to determine if Aboriginal objects or Aboriginal Places occur, or are likely to occur, across…
Aboriginal Due Diligence Report - 310 Sixth Ave, Austral
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and David Burke Client: Private Client The client's subdivision and development of their land at Austral, will disturb the ground surface. We were engaged to determine…
Aboriginal Heritage Due Diligence Assessment Report, 215 Seventh Avenue, Austral
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, David Burke and Liz Gorman Client: P.S Graham & Associates The purpose of this statement of due diligence is to determine if Aboriginal…
Aboriginal Due Diligence Report - Cnr Fleurs Street and GWH, Minchinbury
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and David Burke Client: Fowler Homes Pty Ltd. The purpose of this statement was to determine if Aboriginal objects or declared Aboriginal Places occur, or are likely…
The 'Great' Western Road from Lapstone to Mt Victoria
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Blue Mountains City Council Sue was commissioned by Blue Mountains City Council to prepare a Heritage Assessment overview document through which the significance and inter-connection…
Statement of Due Diligence: 50 Craik Avenue, Austral
Authors: Dr Steve Brown and Dr Sue Rosen Client: P S Graham & Associates This report assesses the likelihood of evidence of Aboriginal occupation being found on this…
Statement of Due Diligence 25 Rynan Avenue Edmondson Park
Authors: Dr Steve Brown and Dr Sue Rosen Client: P.S Graham & Associates This report assesses the liklihood of evidence of Aboriginal occupation being found on this…
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…
Wiradjurie Links to Landscape and Culture - Mid-Murrumbidgee Video Series
Authors/Creators: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Jessica Tyrell Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service The Wiradjuri connection to Mid Murrumbidgee Valley National Park precincts in the area stretching…
The Reuben and Gwen Brown Story: Jerringa Elders of the Illawarra
Authors: Mr Reuben and Mrs Gwen Brown with Dr Sue Rosen Client: The Stockland Group A family history/biography workshopped with Reuben and Gwen. Sue Rosen supported them in the writing process…
Murray River Red Gum Forests Interpretation Project.
Authors/Creators: Dr Sue Rosen (Historian), Dr Jessica Tyrell (Video Producer) Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Office of Environment and Heritage This project involved the synthesis…
Uralla Shire Council - Community Based Heritage Study and Context Report.
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Uralla Shire Council Uralla Community Based Heritage Study: This Community Based approach enabled extensive meetings, discussions, workshops and collection of…
Wombo Sawmill Conservation Management Plan, Pilliga West State Conservation Area.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service This study was commissioned in February 2009 by the Baradine Office of…
Aboriginal Bibliography and Archive, Yengo and Lower Hunter, 1788 - 1950.
Compilers: Dr Sue Rosen, Ms Emma Dortins, Ms Rosemary Kerr and Ms Tanya Gurnett Client: National Parks and Wildlife Services This project involved the creation of a data base…
Archaeological Investigation at Lake Macquarie
Compilers: Dr Sue Rosen, Ms Emma Dortins, Ms Rosemary Kerr and Ms Tanya Gurnett Client: National Parks and Wildlife Services This project involved the creation of a data base
Aboriginal Bibliography and Archive, Southern Coastal Rivers Region, 1788-1850.
Compilers: Sue Rosen, Gina Dolphin and Emma Dortins Client: Department of Ifrastructure, Planning and natural resources This project involved the creation of a data base and archive of documents…
Aboriginal Bibliography and Archive, Northern Coastal Rivers Region, 1788-1850.
Compilers: Sue Rosen, Gina Dolphin and Emma Dortins Client: Department of Ifrastructure, Planning and natural resources This project involved the creation of a data base and archive of documents…
Aboriginal Bibliography and Archive, Hunter/Central Rivers Coastal Region, 1788-1850.
Authors: Sue Rosen, Gina Dolphin and Emma Dortins Client: Department of Ifrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources This project involved the creation of a data base and archive of…
Archaeological Survey and Assessment: Glenhaven Road Bridge over Cattai Creek
Author: Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy, Archaeologist Client: Baulkham Hills Shire Council This report details an archaeological survey of the proposed approaches and Glenhaven Bridge over Cattai Creek. It also details…
Heritage Assessment: 'Illabunda',16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills.
Author: Sue Rosen Client: Manidis Roberts This heritage assessment of Illabunda, at 16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills is part of a master plan for a proposed development…
Indigenous Heritage Assessment and Threatened Species Survey for No. 145 Booralie Rd, Duffy’s Forest.
Author: Sue Rosen Client: Manidis Roberts This heritage assessment of Illabunda, at 16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills is part of a master plan for a proposed development
Aboriginal Bibliography and Archive, Western Sydney, 1788 - 1850.
Authors: Sue Rosen, Emma Dortins and Nicole Secombe Client: Department of Planning This project involved the creation of a data base and archive of documents for the period 1788-1850 pertinent…
Heritage Assessment: The New Burragorang Company's Processing Site and Kerry's Shaft
Authors: Barry McGowan and Dr Michael Pearson Client: Coffey Geosciences This report is part of an ongoing heritage assessment of the Yerranderie silver mining field commissioned by the NSW Department…
Aboriginal Heritage Assessment of the Yerranderie Silver Mining Fields.
Author: Sue McIntyre-Tamwoy The objective of the assessment was to obtain sufficient information to ascertain the risk of disturbing Aboriginal sites or artifacts during site rehabilitation works at…
Heritage Assessment: Rehabilitation of the Yerranderie Silver Mining Fields, for Coffey Geosciences, for the Department of Mineral Resources.
Authors: Barry McGowan, Dr Michael Pearson and Sue Rosen Client: Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd The objective of this Heritage Assessment is to develop a Heritage Conservation Management Plan (CMP)…
Bungaree and Bungaree's Farm Research Report for Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
Authors: Barry McGowan, Dr Michael Pearson and Sue Rosen Client: Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd The objective of this Heritage Assessment is to develop a Heritage Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
The Moorawarri Native Title Claim Aboriginal History
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council This history soght to establish the continuous connection of the claimants to the land and provide evidence of…
Githabul Native Title Claim Aboriginal Connection History
Authors: Mary Sparke and Sue Rosen Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council This Aboriginal connection to country history was for an area in the north east of New South Wales…
The Gumilaroi No. 1 Native Title Claim Areas Aboriginal History.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council Native Title Unit This project is one part of a larger project investigating the Aboriginal History of the area…
Pheasants Nest Weir Access Road Upgrade: Aboriginal and European Heritage Assessment.
Authors: Rosemary Kerr and Sue Rosen Client: Sydney Water Corporation The purpose of this study is to investigate ithe Aboriginal and European heritage significance of the access…
The Bandjalung Native Title Historic Connection Report
Author: Mary Sparke and Sue Rosen Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council This report sought to establish the continuously maintained connection of claimants to the land and their continued practise…
The Euahlay-I No.3 Native Title Claim Aboriginal History.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council This project is one part of a larger project investigating the Aboriginal History of the…
The Euahlay-I and Gamilaroi Native Title Claim Aboriginal History.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council Native Title Unit Commissioned by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, this project is one part…
The Euahlay-I No.1 Native Title Claim Aboriginal History.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council This project is one part of a larger project investigating the Aboriginal History of the area subject to…
The Euahlay-I No.2 Native Title Claim Aboriginal History.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council This project is one part of a larger project investigating the Aboriginal History of the area subject to the…
The Wentworth Estate, Newport.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Mary Sparke Client: NSW Aboriginal Land Council This project is one part of a larger project investigating the Aboriginal History of the area subject to the
The Gamilaroi Women’s Bibliography.
Author: Rosemary Kerr, Mary Sparke and Sue Rosen Client: Aboriginal Heritage Division of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service The project is part of the Aboriginal Women’s Heritage…
Torrington State Recreation Area - Cultural Heritage Assessment
Authors: Rosemary Kerr and Sue Rosen, Historians; Heather Burke, Historical Archaeologist; Anthony English, Archaeologist; and Joanne Erskine, Anthropologist Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service This…
No. 2 Stockade Cox's River Archaeological Survey and Excavation - Final Report
Author: Dr Michael Pearson The project objectives for the Commissariat Area and Deedes Grant Area work were to: record all surface features of the site, salvage cultural material from…
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…
Sue Rosen, Losing Ground: An Environmental History of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1995.
Author: Sue Rosen An Environmental History of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment This work presents a history of environmental change in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system and its catchment since 1788.…
Heritage Assessment: Nepean Tunnel Amplification Project.
Authors: Beverley Johnson and Sue Rosen Client: Sydney Water This Heritage Assessment report details the history of the study area and provides management guidelines which address Sydney Water's…
Preliminary Historical and Archaeological Survey of the Upper and Lower Mole River Dam Options with Elizabeth Rich for Department of Water Resources.
Authors: Elizabeth Rich, Archaeologist and Sue Rosen, Historian Client: Dumaresq-Barwon Border Rivers Commission Authors: Elizabeth Rich, Archaeologist and Sue Rosen, Historian An investigation of the Indigenous and non-indigenous heritage…