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Roads, Bridges and Transport
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.
Statement of Heritage Impact for Gillies Timber Truss Bridge, near Cessnock
Authors: Sue Rosen (Historian), Emily Pickering (Archaeologist) and Alex Been (Engineer) Client: Transport NSW An assessment of the impact of restoration, repairs and maintenance of the deteriorated bridge’s structure and…
Railway Bridge, Banksia - Heritage Advice
Author: Dr Sid French, Dr Sue Rosen, Liz Gorman Client: Bayside Council We investigated the history and structural integrity of a 1923 vehicular subway bridge, as part of Council’s process…
Windsor Road Signage - Heritage Impact Statement
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Private Client We enjoyed undertaking a site visit and heritage assessment of proposed new road signage on Windsor Road, within a HCA. We assessed the…
Heritage Assessment of Coogee Beach Amenities, Bus Shelter and Kiosk
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Dr Scott Robertson and Emily Pickering Client: Randwick City Council We assessesd the potential significance of this group of buildings to inform the appropriate rehabilition of…
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.…
Booth Street Bridge Annandale - History and Photographic Recording
Client: Private Author: Dr. Sue Rosen, Dr. Sid French The Booth Street Bridge was constructed in the context of Johnston’s Creek Stormwater Channel and associated sewerage works which were undertaken…
Chelmsford Bridge Leura Conservation Management Plan
Client: Public Works Advisory for Blue Mountains City Council Author: Dr. Sue Rosen, Dr. Sid French, Ms Emily Pickering [research] One of our major projects this year was the preperation…
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…
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…
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…
Rail Bridge at Turpentine Road, Kangy Angy
Photographer : Russell Workman Client: John Holland Pty Ltd Bridges are often one of the 'unsung heroes' of heritage; sitting quietly, working hard, but most importantly, capturing how / where…
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…
Monkerai Bridge over Karuah River, Conservation Management Plan
Monkerai Bridge is a timber truss bridge over the Karuah River at Monkerai, New South Wales. It is located on the unsealed Weismantels - Dingadee Road (Main Road…
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…
Archaeological Potential Assessment - 280 Beames Avenue Mount Druitt
Authors: Ms Karyn McLeod and Dr Sue Rosen Client: Saurez Drafting and Design This report assesses the likley impact of development of the site disturbing relics associated with the…
Structural Engineering Component for CMP for Bridge over Shoalhaven River at Nowra
Author: Dr. Sid French Client: Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Provided: Information on the physical condition of the bridge including any modifications and addition of non-original fabric. Advice…
Heritage Impact Statement for 280 Beames Avenue Mt Druitt
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Suarez Drafting and Design This heritage impact Statemet comments on alterations and additions at 280 Beames Avenue, Mount Druitt on the significance of the…
Brooklyn Dam No. 2 Demolition - Heritage Impact Statement
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen & Dr Sid French Client: Sydney North Region NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park We prepared this Statement of Heritage Impact for…
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…
Postal Coach Routes in the Pilliga Forest Research Report.
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, office of Environmentg and Heritage This study was commissioned in January 2010 by the he Baradine office of NPWS…
Heritage Impact Statement: Replacement of the Deck of the Bridge over Rudder Creek in Lane Cove National Park for NPWS.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Sid French Client: Northern Region, National Parks and Wildlife Service Statement of Heritage Impact for Replacement of the Deck of the Bridge Over…
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…
State Heritage Inventory (SHI) Assessment - Pre 1948 RTA Controlled Concrete Slab and Arch Bridges
Author: Dr Sid French, Sue Rosen, Beverley Johnson, Emma Dortins & Nicole Secomb Client: Burns & Roe Worley & RTA This study of 65 bridges was undertaken in association with Burns &…
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…
Site History - Railway Cottages at 70 and 70A Great Western Highway, Woodford
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Blue Mountains City Council Sue Rosen prepared this Site History to assist inform the interpretation and management of the Woodford railway cottages. The site of the…
Review of Mt York Conservation Management Statregy and Revision of Significance Assessment.
Author: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Blue Mountains City Council Sue Rosen prepared this Site History to assist inform the interpretation and management of the Woodford railway cottages. The site of the
History Report for Heritage Interpretation Strategy: 70, 70A Great Western Highway & the Adjacent Woodford Memorial Park
Author: Ms Rosemary Kerr Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for Roads and Traffic Authority This report involved the preparation of an Interpretation Strategy for 70,…
Heritage Significance of NSW Concrete Beam Bridges (Northern, Hunter and Western Regions). Burns and Roe Worley and HAAH.
Author: Ms Rosemary Kerr Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for Roads and Traffic Authority This report involved the preparation of an Interpretation Strategy for 70,…
Heritage Impact Report: Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Client: Engenic Australia P/L Author: David Sheedy, Architect and Heritage Consultant The aim of this report is to provide a written and photographic description of the spaces tenanted…
Heritage Impact Statement: 'Gerling House', 42-44 Pitt Street, Sydney - Proposed Addition of Signage to a Victorian Warehouse.
Author: Emma Dortins, Historian and Heritage Consultant The objective of this Heritage Impact Statement is to examine the impact of the proposed sign on the heritage…
Historic Context and Archaeological Potential Report for the Hume Highway 2006 Duplication. Southern Section: Yarra Yarra and Woomargama-Mullengandra Study Areas, for Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS), for the Roads and Traffic
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Emma Dortins and Kathryn Squires, Historian Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) The object of…
Historic Context and Archaeological Potential Report for the Hume Highway 2006 Duplication. Northern Section: Tarcutta, Kyeamba and Little Billabong Study Areas, for Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS), for the Roads and Traffic.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Emma Dortins and Kathryn Squires, Historian Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for the Roads and Traffic Authority The objective of this…
Historic Context Report. Development of Study Area Adjacent to Revesby Station, to be affected by the Revesby Turnback Project, for The Planning Forum, for RailCorp.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Emma Dortins and Kathryn Squires, Historian Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for the Roads and Traffic Authority The objective of this
Comparative Assessment of Convict Roads Research Essay, Commonwealth Department for the Environment and Heritage for Convict World Heritage Listing Project.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Emma Dortins and Kathryn Squires, Historian Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for the Roads and Traffic Authority The objective of this
'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.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen, Emma Dortins and Kathryn Squires, Historian Client: Archaeological & Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd (AHMS) for the Roads and Traffic Authority The objective of this
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…
Lines of Road: A Methodology for Assessment for RTA.
Authors: Julie Dinsmor, Emma Dortins and Sue Rosen Client: Roads and Traffic Authority NSW This report presents a step by step process for assessing the significance of a line of road,…
Study of the Heritage Significance of a group of RTA controlled Bridges and Ferries in NSW, HAAH and BRW for RTA.
Authors: Sid French, Engineer, Emma Dortins, Laila Ellmoos, Rosemary Kerr and Sue Rosen, Historians Client: HAAH and Burns and Roe Worley for Roads and Traffic Authority's Environment and Community Policy Branch This…
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…
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 of Glenhaven Bridge for Baulkham Hills Council.
Authors: Rosemary Kerr, Historian and Sid French, Engineer Client: Baulkham Hills Shire Council The purpose of this study is to assess the heritage significance of the existing timber beam…
Heritage Impact Statement for Demondrille Creek Bridge Walter Burley Griffin Highway near Harden.
Authors: Emma Dortins, Sid French and Sue Rosen Client: Roads and Traffic Authority, South West Region, Wagga Wagga The Demondrille Creek Bridge, also known as the William Bradford Bridge was…
Dairy Arm Road, Wollombi - Palmisano v. Hawse & 2 ORS [2003] NSWSC 566
Expert: Sue Rosen Documented the historic use, responsibility for of the Dairy Arm Road, Wollombi to establish its legal status as a road for legal proceedings in the NSW Supreme…
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…
Pictorial Research on trains and train stations.
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…
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…
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…
Historic Research Castlereagh Freeway.
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…
Bomen Railway Station 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
Redfern Railway Station 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
Plans of Railway Roundhouses and Workshops at Bathurst, Junee, Cardiff, Werris Creek, Parkes, Cessnock, Temora, Muswellbrook, Orange.
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
Archival Assessment and Retrieval of Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops Records, Redfern.
Client: Don Godden and Associates for State Rail Authors: Sue Rosen Documents were assessed and retrieved as the Eveleigh locomotive workshops were in the process of closing. preliminary listing for their transfer…