conserv a tion works council `s role company house

C O M P A N Y
H O U S E
Former Mine Manager’s Residence
Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW
C O N S E R VAT I O N W O R K S
C O U N C I L’ S R O L E
o preserve the former Australian Agricultural Company Mine
Manager’s Residence Newcastle City Council have undertaken
the following works:
1997 Newcastle City Council purchase the former Australian
Agricultural Company Mine Manager’s Residence with grant
funding from the NSW Heritage Council.
Subdivide 195 Denison Street to 195a and 195b Denison
Street and preserve right of way access to the A-A House.
Commission a Conservation Management Plan by Suters
Architects.
1999 Stabilise and re-inforce the roof structure leaving existing
structural elements intact and replace 1900s galvanised steel
roof sheeting over deteriorated 1850s timber shingles.
Provide stormwater drainage system to discharge roof and
ground water to Denison Street by Babic Construction.
Provide timber paling fencing between 195,197 and 195a
Denison Street by Babic Construction.
Reconstruct earthquake damaged, settled and deteriorated
brickwork as required reusing existing bricks and traditional
materials by Babic Construction.
2000 Establish legal controls to protect the items of heritage
significance related to the residence beyond the site boundary,
including the view to Newcastle from the attic, protection
of the front fence to #193, #195 & #197 Denison Street,
protection of the well, and including some form of covenant
over the land that comprises all of the former garden area
of the residence.
Installation of power and data
services for new smoke and
intruder detection systems by
Chubb Security.
Reglaze and repair damaged
windows, doors and joinery
including the replacement of a
broken attic stair by NCC
Building Services.
2001 Cataloguing, archiving and
registration of the collection
of objects belonging to the
house by Sarah Skillen of
Newcastle Regional Museum.
2002 Restore existing floors to bedrooms and central corridor
including required masonry repairs reusing salvagable existing
timbers and masonary elements utilizing traditional methods
and materials, the provision of new brick piers and inspection
access panels by NCC Building Services.
Archaeological analysis of objects discovered in bedrooms
and corridor by Archaeologist Peter Douglas.
Linda Smith of Suters Architects, Tony Babic and staff of Babic Construction,
Sarah Pearce(Heritage Officer), Tony Allomes, Michael Trousdale(Technical
Officer), Paul Casper, Chris Beesley, Mark McMellon all of Newcastle City
Council have implemented various conservation works to date.
Dennis Davidson (Senior Technical Officer) of Newcastle City Council
designed and prepared display panels for the interpretation of the AA
Co Mine Manager's residence.