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HERITAGE NEWS: Heritage-listed building development, VIC

By Bronwyn Woff / 12 October 2017 / ASHA News, Community Archaeology, Heritage, Victoria

Developers are planning to build a multi-story office block on the heritage-listed former Dennys Lascelles Wool Store in Geelong, Victoria. The Wool Store was built in 1872, for a company that became one of the most significant wool-broking businesses in Australia, and is listed for its state significance. For more information, see: https://architectureau.com/articles/heritage-listed-geelong-wool-store-to-become-high-rise-office-block/ http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/techne-pitches-tower-for-geelong-wool-stores-20170905-gyb6ds.html

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HERITAGE NEWS: Ghost sign in Sydney

By Bronwyn Woff / 6 October 2017 / Community Archaeology, Heritage, New South Wales, Urban

A ‘ghost’ advertising sign of Peapes menswear store has been uncovered in Wynyard, Sydney as the building next to it was demolished. Peapes was closed in 1970, and the building which covered the advertisement was constructed in the 1960s. The lack of sunlight and harsh weatherconditions have kept the paint safe for more than 50

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ASHA NEWS: Calling Twitter users

By Web manager / 4 October 2017 / ASHA News, Australia, Community Archaeology, New Zealand

ASHA’s Twitter account needs you! We are looking for a small group of committed Twitter users to run the ASHA Twitter account. Ideally we would like to have people from different cities and regions to promote local events and ASHA happenings to the ASHA community. Plus of course find and share interesting news stories! If

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UPCOMING EVENT: Post-quake Heritage Cycle Tour, NZ

By Bronwyn Woff / 2 October 2017 / Community Archaeology, Heritage, New Zealand, Upcoming Events

Heritage New Zealand and Spokes Canterbury (cycling advocacy group based in Christchurch) are holding a guided cycling tour around Christchurch City. The tour will take place on 15th October, 10am to 11.30am and 2pm to 3.30pm. The guided cycling tour is free, but bookings are required: https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/events/show/12 Self-guided tour brochures are also available from Heritage

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HERITAGE NEWS: Christchurch Cathedral restoration

By Bronwyn Woff / 30 September 2017 / Community Archaeology, Heritage, Institutions, Landscape Archaeology, New Zealand, Urban

During a three day meeting, the Canterbury Synod has made the decision to restore the Christchurch Cathedral which was damaged during the 2011 earthquakes. The NZ Government and Christchurch City Council offered $35 million and fast-tracked legislation if restoration was the option chosen. The Cathedral is a Category 1 listed building under Heritage New Zealand,

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HERITAGE NEWS: QANTAS Longreach Hangar turns 95

By Bronwyn Woff / 28 September 2017 / Australia, Community Archaeology, Heritage, Museums, Queensland, Rural, Transport

The Heritage Listed QANTAS hangar at Longreach has turned 95. The hangar was where QANTAS first began it’s operations, and is now the location of the QANTAS Founders Museum. The Museum hosted a morning tea to celebrate the hangars birthday, which was added to the Register in 2009. For more information, please see: https://qfom.com.au/2017/08/07/media-release-national-heritage-listed-qantas-hangar-turns-95/ Image:

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RESEARCH NEWS: NSW Premier’s History Awards

By Blog Editor / 26 September 2017 / Awards, Community Archaeology, Environment, Heritage, New South Wales, Research Archaeology

The winners of The 2017 NSW Premier’s History Awards, were recently announced at the State Library of NSW, as part of the official launch of NSW History Week. Archaeologists Anne Clarke, Ursula Frederick and historian Peter Hobbins were awarded the NSW Community and Regional History Prize for their publication ‘Stories from the Sandstone: Quarantine Inscriptions

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EXCAVATION NEWS: Queen’s Wharf, Brisbane

By Alison Frappell / 24 September 2017 / Community Archaeology, Consulting Archaeology, Excavations, Heritage, Queensland, Urban

In the following podcast, Holly Maclean (Heritage Consultant with Urbis) talks to ABC radio Brisbane about her work as part of Queen’s Wharf redevelopment, including her archaeological monitoring role alongside the construction teams, the genesis of Brisbane’s city streetscape, using diagnostic features to date bottles and the significance of Edison Street Tube artefacts discovered during

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ASHA NEWS: Victorian Heritage Strategy

By Web manager / 23 September 2017 / ASHA News, Community Archaeology, Consulting Archaeology, Domestic Archaeology, Excavations, Heritage, Victoria

The Heritage Council of Victoria is considering the feasibility of preparing a new ‘Victorian Heritage Strategy’. The previous strategy – Victoria’s Heritage: Strengthening Our Communities – operated between 2006 and 2010, but in the period since there have been significant changes, which provide the context for considering a new Heritage Strategy. Mackay Strategic (Richard Mackay)

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UPCOMING EVENT: Auckland Heritage Festival

By Web manager / 22 September 2017 / Community Archaeology, Heritage, New Zealand, Upcoming Events

The Auckland Heritage Festival is on from 30 September to 15 October. This spring, hit the streets and waterways to discover the stories and secrets of Auckland’s heritage! For more details, including details about upcoming walks, talks, workshops, exhibitions and entertainment, please see: http://www.heritagefestival.co.nz/

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