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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.
21 Jellore Street Berrima - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Liz Gorman, Emily Pickering Client: Private Client This report assessed the impact of an ‘attic’ 1st floor proposed to be inserted into the residence, located adjacent to both state…
82 Jerrara Road, Jerrara - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Liz Gorman, Emily Pickering Client: Private Client This HIS was prepared on behalf of our client for submission in objection to development on a neighboring property. Our client’s heritage…
Heritage Impact Statement - The Wattles, 245 Great Western Highway, South Wentworthville
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Liz Gorman and Dr Roy Lumby Client: Mecone Urban Planning & Development The Wattles is a heritage listed house in the Cumberland LGA, constructed between 1851 and…
History of European Occupation of Gogerly's Point on Port Hacking in the Royal National Park
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen & Ms Emily Pickering. Client: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. One of our major research projects this year was preparing a history of European…
Lady Carrington Drive - Interpretation Resource Project
Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Authors: Ms Emily Pickering, Dr. Sue Rosen We enjoyed preparing this report as a resource for future interpretative projects focused on Lady Carrington Drive.…
Carinya Cottage - Heritage Impact Statement
Client: NSW National Park and Wildlife Service Author: Dr. Sue Rosen Carinya, a.k.a Bullimbah and Deeban and its surrounds is a significant site in the Sutherland Shire and…
42 Myrtle Street Chippendale - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen & Liz Gorman Client: Private Client This interesting project enabled the client to demolish unslightly modern additions to their residence, a heritage listed Victorian corner-store building.…
Heritage Impact Statement - 20 Chorley Ave, Cheltenham
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Ashna Aggarwal Client: Private Client Heritage Impact Statement prepared for the Client's application to subdivide No. 20 Chorley Avenue. As part of the requirements for…
Heritage Significance Assessment - 30 and 30A Millstream Grove, Dural
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen & Liz Gorman Client: Gremmo Homes on behalf of the owner Sue Rosen Associates were commissioned to assess the heritage significance of a small portion of…
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…
1 Augustine Street Hunters Hill - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Liz Gorman, Ashna Aggarwal, Emily Pickering Client: Private Client Prior to European settlement Hunters Hill was occupied by the Aboriginal people of the Walumeda tribe. Hunters Hill…
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?…
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…
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…
122 Dickson Road Leppington - Property History
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Private Client In 1790, Captain Watkin Tench led an exploratory expedition which passed though the general Liverpool area. The country was described as: '… remarkably…
Heritage Impact Statement for Arncliffe Park
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Private Client In 1790, Captain Watkin Tench led an exploratory expedition which passed though the general Liverpool area. The country was described as: '… remarkably
Heritage Impact Statement Experiment Farm Reserve, portions of James Ruse Reserve & Hambledon Cottage Reserve, Parramatta
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Liz Gorman, Bridget San Miguel and Graham Wilson of Extent Heritage Client: Parramatta City Council This Assessment was to assess the impact of the proposed remediation…
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…
'Littlebourne' 4031 O'Connell Road, Kelso - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: The Homeowner Our team prepared a history of the property as part of a Heritage Impact Statement required for the client to…
120 Glenmore Road, Paddington - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client The object of this Heritage Impact Statement was to assess the impact of external and internal alterations and additions to the…
'Cangoura', 310 11 Mile Drive, Eglinton - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client Our team prepared a history of the property as part of a Heritage Impact Statement required for the client to…
Charles Sturt and Varroville
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client Our team prepared a history of the property as part of a Heritage Impact Statement required for the client to
122 Darling Street, Balmain East - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client Our team prepared a history of the client's heritage listed property as part of a Heritage Impact Statement required for…
161 Church Lane, Castlereagh - Historic Archaeology Statement of Heritage Impact
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Cultural Heritage Connections Our team prepared a LPI search, historical maps and plans and compiled a historical background of an area of…
429 Galston Road, Dural - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client Our team prepared a history of the property as part of a Heritage Impact Statement required for the client to…
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…
35 Boronia Ave, Beecroft - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client Our team prepared this HIS as part of the development application for demolition of the existing interwar residence and garage and…
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…
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…
31 Waruda Place, Huntleys Cove - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Private Client We were pleased to compile this HIS to facilitate the client's development proposal for a simple pavilion addition, connected via…
Heritage Advice - Comment on the Impact of Drainage Remediation Works on Jenner House
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Terry Mullens Sue Rosen was engaged by Terry Mullens in March 2017 to comment on the Impact of Drainage Remediation Works on the Heritage Significance…
67 Millett St, Hurstville - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Liz Gorman Client: Martin Pickrell Design for the Homeowner We prepared this HIS to support the client's application for minor alterations and additions to their…
30 Oxley Drive, Bowral - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Private Client We prepared this Heritage Impact Statement to support the clinet's development proposal for alterations and additions to their single-storey residence at 30 Oxley…
12 Chuter Street, McMahon's Point - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: The Homeowner We enjoyed preparing this statement of Heritage Impact, for minor alterations at 12 Chuter Street, McMahons Point which is a contributory heritage item in…
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…
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…
Dora Creek Bridge, Dora Creek - Heritage Assessment
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Dr Sid French Client: Transport Roads and Maritime Services Heritage Our team enjoyed preparing this Heritage Assessment to assist in the assessment of strategic options for the maintenance…
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…
20 Oxford Square, Darlinghurst - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: The property manager We reccomended Council approve the client's proposal for the development of the basement of 20 Oxford Square Darlinghurst into a pottery studio…
Judges House, 531 Kent Street, Sydney - CMP Professional Advice
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Capital Investments, The Judge’s House Sue was contacted to review the Judges House Conservation Managment Plan 1998 and asked to advise the clients on whether…
UWS Parramatta Campus Interpretation Project
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: UWS This project involved identifying the historic themes associated with the Rydalmere campus, the site of the historic orphan school, and preparing stories…
16 Douglas Street, Clovelly - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Dr Sue Rosen, Mr Martin Pickrell, Mr Nick Jackson Client: Mr John Jabbour In this HIS we prepared a history, undertook a site inspection, and made an assessment of cultural…
Australia's Oldest House? The National Trust Parramatta Lecture Series.
Author: Dr Sue Rosen I think its fair to say that all here would hope that when visiting an historic house, such as Experiment Farm Cottage that we…
Historic Report: Puddledock Historic House.
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Penrith Lakes Development Corporation This history report provides basic primary source information concerning the tenure and developmental history of the site of Puddleduck, located…
Surgeon John Harris and Experiment Farm Cottage
Clients: Mrs Caroline Simpson and Mr James Fairfax AO Author: Sue Rosen The ten year plus investigation of the origins of Experiment Farm Cottage and the life of…
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…
Heritage Impact Statement: Repairs to Baker's Cottage in Lane Cove National Park.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Sid French The objective of this Heritage Impact Statement is to examine the impact of repairs and stabilisation works on the heritage significance of Baker's Cottage.…
Heritage Impact Statement: Rose and Crown Hotel, 11 Victoria Road, Parramatta.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Mr Martin Pickrell Client: TWL Hotels Pty Ltd The objective of this Heritage Impact Statement is to examine the impact of the construction…
Review of Mt York Conservation Management Statregy and Revision of Significance Assessment.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Mr Martin Pickrell Client: TWL Hotels Pty Ltd The objective of this Heritage Impact Statement is to examine the impact of the construction
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…
Comparative Assessment of Convict Roads Research Essay, Commonwealth Department for the Environment and Heritage for Convict World Heritage Listing Project.
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
Heritage Assessments of Jenkins' Kitchen and Schwartz's Cottage, Lane Cove National Park.
Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Authors: Sue Rosen, Historian and Martin Pickrell, Architect In the briefing document for this project NPWS recognised the need to conserve…
'Constructing Surveyor General Major Thomas Mitchell's Road from Mt Victoria to Bathurst: The Complexities and Politics of the Process' at Corrugations: the Romance and Reality of Historic Roads, ICOMOS 2005 Conference.
Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Authors: Sue Rosen, Historian and Martin Pickrell, Architect In the briefing document for this project NPWS recognised the need to conserve
Heritage Impact Statement - 28 Martin St, Hunters Hill
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Chisholm Nicol - Architects The objective of this Heritage Impact Statement is to assess the impact of the construction of a dwelling at 28 Martin Street…
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…
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 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…
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 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 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 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…
Government House Parramatta 1788-2000, A History of the Governors Their Home and its Domain Parramatta Park. 2003.
Author: Sue Rosen Client: Mrs Caroline Simpson Government House Parramatta 1788-2000, A History of the Governors, their Home and its Domain, Parramatta Park, 2003 is the outcome of research commissioned…
A History of No.2 Stockade Cox's River
Client: Pacific Power Authors: Christa Ludlow and Sue Rosen History and description of Stockade No.2. The site features a number of buildings from convict huts to a hospital and…
Heritage Assessment of the Second Cox's River Stockade Site.
Client: Pacific Power Authors: Christa Ludlow and Sue Rosen History and description of Stockade No.2. The site features a number of buildings from convict huts to a hospital and
The Park Street Tunnel Research Report.
Client: Pacific Power Authors: Christa Ludlow and Sue Rosen History and description of Stockade No.2. The site features a number of buildings from convict huts to a hospital and
Historic Context Report for ‘Bungool’ and ‘Merrymount’ , Windsor.
Client: Pacific Power Authors: Christa Ludlow and Sue Rosen History and description of Stockade No.2. The site features a number of buildings from convict huts to a hospital and
Historic Context Report for Conservation Plan for The Chain of Ponds Inn between Singleton and Muswellbrook.
Authors: Sue Rosen, Historian, Wendy Thorpe, Archaeologist Client: Dawson Brown for Pacific Power This historical context report for the inn located at the Chain of Ponds Liddell was prepared for…
State Abattoirs Homebush Conservation Plan Historic Context Report.
Client: Don Godden and Associates for Department of Public Works Authors: Sue Rosen and Annette Green This report was prepared to inform the heritage assessment of the State Abattoir and…