STATEMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACT Northern Daily Leader

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STATEMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACT
For
Northern Daily Leader Building
Cnr Marius & Brisbane Streets Tamworth
ThisstatementformspartoftheStatementofEnvironmentalEffectsfor:
PROJECT:
Alterations & Additions to the existing
NorthernDailyLeaderBuilding
REFERENCE
Itemnumber1425intheTamworth
RegionalCouncilEnvironmentalHeritage
Schedule5ofLEP2010Localsignificance
ADDRESS: 179MariusStreetTamworth
PROPERTYDESCRIPTION:
Lot1DP56457&LotBDP333474
TamworthRegionalCouncil PREPAREDBY:
JohnCarrDipArchQIT
78NeminghaHtsRdTamworth2340
02/67609175Mob0488225876
email:[email protected]
MelindaGillBAArch/Paleo
9HeughStreetTamworth2340
02/67626297Mob0407789894
email:[email protected]
DATE:
August2016
OWNER:
RegionalPublishersPtyLimited
DarlingIslandRoadPyrmontNSW2009
DEVELOPER
LionheartPropertyDevelopment
SOHI for Northern Daily Leader Building July 2016
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INDEX
SECTION
PAGE
1.00 SCOPEOFSTATEMENT&DESCRIPTIONOFITEM
3
1.01 Introduction
3
1.02 DescriptionofItem
3
1.03 HeritageInventoryStatementofitem
3
1.04 StagesofConstruction&Style
4
1.05 Location
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2.00 PROPOSEDDEVELOPMENT
7
2.01 PurposeofRedevelopment
7
2,02 DevelopmentStrategy
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3.00 HISTORYOFNORTHERNDAILYLEADER&BUILDING
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4.00 HERITAGEIMPACTISSUES
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5.00 ASSESSMENTOFHERITAGESIGNIFICANCE
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6.00 STATEMENTOFHERITAGESIGNIFICANCE
30 7.00 IMPACTASSESSMENT
31 StandardQuestions
8.00 SUMMARY
34 9.00 PHOTOGRAPHCOLLECTION
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10.00 ATTACHMENTS
56 10.01 DocumentaryEvidence
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10.02 EndNotes
60 SOHI for Northern Daily Leader Building July 2016
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1.00 SCOPEOFSTATEMENT&DESCRIPTIONOFITEM
1.01 Introduction
ThisstatementhasbeenpreparedusingthemodelprovidedbytheHeritage
Office and Department of Urban Affairs and Planning. The statement will
address most of the issues raised and the questions asked in the document
and examines the impact that the proposed alterations and extensions will
haveontheoriginalsignificantfabric.
The assessment has been made and the SOHI prepared after reviewing the
plansoftheproposeddevelopmentpreparedbyUrban&Abode133Marius
StreetTamworth2340.
1.02 DescriptionofItem
This Heritage Impact Statement is restricted to the four storey listed
commercialbuildinghavingafrontagetoMariusandBrisbaneStreets.The
buildingisconstructedoutofreinforcedconcretewithexternalandinternal
rendered structural brickwork walls. The flat ribbed sheet metal roof is
concealedbehindalowparapet.
Thebuildingislocatedonapropertythathastwootherunlistedbuildings;a
double story building facing Marius Street that was constructed at a later
datewithsimilarfinishesandthesinglestorybuildingfacingBrisbaneStreet.
Neitherofthesebuildingsoranyoftheothersitefeatures,items,elementsor
plantings in the immediate locality are included in the listing and are
thereforenotconsideredinthisassessment.
The single story building facing Brisbane Street was constructed in a later
style and does not have any design features, materials or finishes that are
sympathetictothelistedbuilding.
TheopenareaofsitebehindthebuildingsfacingtheStreetshasbeenpaved
andisusedasacarpark.
1.03 HeritageInventoryStatementofItem Tamworth Regional Council has completed a Heritage Inventory of the
Councilarea.TheInventoryisverycomprehensiveandhasbeenadoptedby
CouncilandispartoftheLEPgazettedinlate2010.
This Heritage Impact Statement is restricted to the listed building in the
Study facing Marius and Brisbane Streets, and is described as Item number
1425intheTamworthRegionalCouncilEnvironmentalHeritageSchedule5
ofLEP2010Localsignificance.
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1.04 StagesofConstruction&Style
The first stage of construction of the listed building was in 1925 when the
architect Claude Ranclaude designed and constructed a three level building
with double story office accommodation over a basement level. As can be
seenfromphotographsatthetimeitwasdesignedinthecontemporarystyle
complete with pediments capping the main elevations concealing the roof
structure.
Withinafewyearsafterthecompletionofstageone,itwasdecidedtoadd
another floor to the original building, in 1932. The extra floor does not
appear to be designed by the original architect. It is a very plain structure
and the treatment of the elevations is not very well connected to the lower
twolevels.HowevertheCommercialPalazzostyledoesallowandincludethe
ideaofhavinganatticaboveaprominentclassicalcornice.
The style of design of the first stage has been identified as Inter-war
CommercialPalazzo.
Thebuildingincludessomeofthefeaturesofthestylesuchas;
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Strongbase–inthiscasetheplainbasedealswiththeslopeofthesite
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Neutralrepetitionofupperstoriesemphasisingwallplane
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Topstoreydifferentiatedfromstoriesbelow-Atticfloorabovecornice
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Prominentclassicalcornice
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Stringcourse
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Minorentablature
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Rustication–usingrecessedhorizontaljoints
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Florentinearch
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Chamferedcorner
The addition of the third level is also a feature of the style because it was
usuallydifferentiatedfromthelowerstories.Inthiscasethedifferentiation
isobviousinthelackofdetailandplaintreatmentoftheminimalnumberof
elementsontheelevationabovethecornice.
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PhilipErnestRanclaud
HewasmarriedtoMargaretThomas,awidow,in1919atWaitaraThereismentionofitintheSydney
MorningHeraldof29October1919.
Philipdiedon4July1951andwasprivatelycremated.ThedeathnoticeisintheSydneyMorningHerald
of14July1951.
MargaretdiedinMarch1960inKatoombaandisburiedintheChurchofEnglandSectionofKatoomba
Cemetery.HerdeathnoticeisintheSydneyMorningHeraldof26March1960.
Phillip’sparentswereburiedatRookwoodintheOldChurchofEnglandsection.
Thecommentsonthegravestones.
CharlesBoscawenRANCLAUDwasthesonofJSt.JohnRANCLAUD,Captainof56RegtofFoot.Anna
MariaRANCLAUDwasthedaughterofEdwardBIDDULPH,CommanderRoyalNavy.IguessCharleshad
everyrighttocallhimselfaGentleman.
HistoricalnoteprovidedbyValLeet
1.05 Location
The heritage listed building makes an impressive statement in the locality
becauseoftheintegrityandrepresentativenessofthedesign. The current
use of the building as a functioning office for the production of a regional
newspaper has been an appropriate use. The history will confirm that the
building has been in continuous use as a newspaper office since it was
constructed in 1925. The only change in use is that the printing function of
thenewspapersoriginallydoneonsiteinthebasement,andattimesonthe
firstfloor,wasrelocatedoffsitetoanindustrialzonedareaofthecity.
Thebuildingislocatedonaprominentcornerofanintersectionwitheachof
thestreetsleadingtotwohighwayspassingthroughthecity. The Marius
StreetfrontageispartofanareaoftheCBDknownasRailwaySquareorPark
wherefourotherlocallyheritagelistedbuildingsarealsolocated.
The building is a very prominent and well known landmark in the City of
Tamworth.
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NorthernDailyLeaderBuildingascompletedin1925–TheBoerWarmemorialisin
themiddleoftheintersection.MovedlatertoRailwayPark
TheNDLbuildingshowingtheprogressofconstructionofthetopflooradditionin
1932–TheBoerWarmemorialhasbeenrelocated–RHutcollection
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2.00 PROPOSEDDEVELOPMENT
2.01 PurposeofRedevelopment
The original owners intend to vacate the building and cease a long and
continuousrelationshipoftheindustrywiththebuildingandsite.
The purpose of the redevelopment is to provide accommodation for
commercialofficesonthefirstandsecondlevels,residentialaccommodation
onthethirdandfourthlevels,andarestaurantandbarinthelowerground
floor.
Theadjacentexistingbuildingsonthesitewillnotbechangedexceptforthe
narrow four level extension facing Brisbane Street between the listed
buildingandthesinglestorybuilding,whichwillbeincreasedinheight.
After settlement of the contract of sale between Regional Publishers Pty
Limited and Lionheart Property Development, there is to be no proposed
change in the owner ship of any of the land occupied by the heritage listed
building.
Refertotheattachedcopiesofthesiteandbuildingplans.
2.02 DevelopmentStrategy
Itisproposedtoconstructafourthlevelontopoftheexistingbuildingthat
willcovertheentireexistingfloorareaofthebuilding.
The existing third level was constructed with a structural concrete slab
andbeamsasaroofoverthewholebuilding.Theconstructionofastructural
floor above the third floor suggests that the original owners may have
intendedtoaddyetanotherfloorlevelabovethethirdlevel.
Raisingtherooftocreateanotherlevelforthelivingareasofthetwostory
flatswillcreatethefourthlevel.
Thethirdandfourthlevelswillbeextensivelyrenovatedtoaccommodatesix
self-contained two bedroom living flats. Access to the units will be via the
existingstairwellandaliftinstalledintheextendedblockbetweenthelisted
buildingandsinglestoreybuildingfacingBrisbaneStreets.
Thebasementrenovationswillhavelittletonoimpacttochangetheexternal
appearance of the building. The use of the first and second levels as
commercialofficesremainsastheoriginalusefortheselevels.
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Thedevelopersdonotproposetodemolishormakeanymajoralterationsto
anypartoftheoriginalsignificantfenestrationoftheexistingstreetfacades.
The development will include associated site works including paving to
formalizetheexistingcarparkattherearoftheproperty.
The construction process and site development works for the proposed
alterationsandextensionswillbefromtheexistingcarparkareaattherear
oftheproperty.
There is no intention to change either the single story building facing
BrisbaneStreetorthedoublestoreyextensionfacingMariusStreet.
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3.00 HISTORYOFNORTHERNDAILYLEADER&BUILDING
3.01 HistoryandEstablishmentofTamworth
ThePeelValleyandtheeventualsiteforTamworthwerefirstdiscoveredby
John Oxley, during his exploration of North-Western New South Wales in
1818.iSixyearslater,whentheAustralianAgriculturalCompany(AACo)was
formed and looking for land in the new colony, Oxley suggested the Peel
Valleyasasuitablesiteforsheepfarming.However,duetoitsdistancefrom
the coast, this suggestion was rejected. It was not until 1832, that the Peel
Valley was considered again for AA Co purposes.ii Sir Edward Parry,
Commissioner for the AA Co, was impressed by Oxley’s description of the
PeelValley,thattheareawasinspectedontwooccasions.In1833,500,000
acres were exchanged for land at Warrah and the Peel River. In 1834, the
firstsheepweremovedtothePeelValley,withtheAACotakingland nextto
thePeelRiver,encompassingwhatisnowWestTamworth.iii
WhilethewestsideofthePeelRiverhadbeenconsumedbytheAustralian
Agricultural Company, this left the East side, solely owned by the
Government, for the settlement of free settler. The first business to appear
wasbuiltin1835byJamesC.White,tradingasabushstore.By1849,some
twenty buildings existed on the East side of the Peel River. This prompted
CrownLandsCommissionerRoderickMitchelltoproposetheestablishment
of a formal township at Tamworth (East Tamworth). The area was then
surveyedbyJ.V.GormananddrawnbyL.Hutton.
Tamworth was officially proclaimed a Borough on the 1 January 1850. The
first land sales took place on the 31 July 1850, with allotments situated
withinthetwoblockssurroundedby
PeelandLowerStreet(KableAve)
and Darling and Brisbane Street. With an additional block sold near the
currentJewryStreetBridge.ivThetwotownshipsthenbecameoneonthe17
March 1876, proclaiming Tamworth as a Municipality. Within two years
Tamworth was linked to Newcastle by railway, with the West Tamworth
Station opened in 1878. It was then extended over the Peel River to East
Tamworthin1882.TamworthwasthenproclaimedaCityin1946.v
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Figure1:PlanofthetownreserveatTamworth,1849.StateRecordsNSW,AOMap5794.
3.01 Tamworth’sNewspapers
Priorto1859,muchoftheNorth&North-Westernregionsnewscamefrom
the Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, which was
Tamworth
started in 1842. As most of Tamworth’s business outlet would have been
basedinMaitland.Thenewspaperwouldhavebeenoriginallyconveyedvia
horsebacktotheTamworthArea.WiththestartoftheCobb&Cocoachin
1848,thisthenbecamethemainmeansoftransportofnewspaperstothe
North&North-West.
Examiner: 13 April 1859- January 1877. The first newspaper to form in
TamworthwastheTamworthExaminer.Thisnewspaperwasestablishedby
John Ambrose Gallagher and John Hollings.vi It was officially shortened to
ExaminerinJuly1876.TheExaminerofficehadanumberofmovesduringits
existence, eventually moving to Peel St. After libel action against Gallagher,
which cost him 40s, the paper folded, with the last issue being printed in
1877.vii
Tamworth Guardian: 15 March 1870. Messrs Lee, Thrower and Co. were
owners,however,thepaperlastedonlyayear.viii
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TamworthWeeklyNews:20July1872–1910.AfterarrivinginTamworth
in the 1870s and seeing that Tamworth had no daily newspaper, William T
Gosling and William Smart started the Tamworth Weekly News in 1872.ix In
1873, Solomon Joseph co-owned the Tamworth News with William Smart,
taking full ownership in 1883 when Smart retired.x The papers title was
shortened to the Tamworth News in 1874.xi The Tamworth [Weekly] News
waslocatedat427PeelStreet.
PhotographL1:TheTamworthNewsofficelocatedat427PeelStreet,c1880.
TamworthHistoricalSocietyArchivesandLibrary
FreeSelector:September1875–1880.HanleyBennettwasowner.xii
TamworthObserverandNorthernAdvertiser:24June1876–1910.The
third paper to appear in Tamworth was titled the Tamworth Observer and
Northern Advertiser. The Tamworth Observer was started by George Hooke
andJosephSmith.xiiiAftermuchfinancialtroublethepaperwastakenoverin
1886 by Charles Hooke and David Todd. In 1909, Albert Joseph purchased
the paper from Hooke and Todd.xiv The Tamworth Observer started at 288
PeelStreet,andthenmovedto391PeelStreet.
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PhotographL2:TamworthObserverofficelocatedat391PeelStreet,
c1910.
THSArchivesandLibrary.
TheIndependent:1July1881–1883.HoraceHarriswasowner.xv
TheTamworthAdvocate:February1889–January1890.JohnRileywas
owner.
TamworthDailyObserver:1910–1920.AftertheTamworthObserverand
TamworthNewsweremergedinNovember,thefirstissueoftheTamworth
DailyObserverwaspublishedbyAlbertJosephonthe31December1910.xvi
DuringthepaperstenyearhistoryitwasfirstknownastheTamworthDaily
Observer,andwasthenshortenedsixyearslatertotheDailyObserver.xviiThe
newspaperwasowned
and operated by the Tamworth Newspaper
Company Ltd and managed by Albert Joseph.xviii The Tamworth Newspaper
Company printed the newspapers at 391 Peel Street, while the commercial
printingwasundertakenat427PeelStreet.
TheTamworthTimesandWestTamworthAdvocate:18February1911–
early1915.G.BrunsdonandPeekweretheowners.xix
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Northern Daily Leader: 1921 – present. On the 1 January 1921 the
[Tamworth]DailyObserverchangeditsnametoNorthernDailyLeader,after
twentyyearsofservicetotheTamworthcommunity.xxOwnedandoperated
bytheTamworthNewspaperCompanyLtdandmanagedbyAlbertJoseph.xxi
In1925,bothdepartmentsweremovedintoanewbuildingatthecornerof
BrisbaneandMariusStreet.xxii
3.03 DevelopmentofTamworthduringthe1920s
Northern Daily Leader: The Daily Observer was changed to the Northern
DailyLeaderonthe1January1921.
Power Station: In 1922 a new 500 kilowatt Power Station was built in
Marius Street next to the railway line. The number of residents using
electricityinTamworthhadgrownto1200customers.
GeorgeFielder&Co:Aftertheamalgamationofthetown’sflourmills,anew
millwasbuiltin1924inBelmoreStreet,WestTamworthnexttotherailway
line.
Northern Daily Leader: The Northern Daily Leader moved into a new
buildingin1925,atthecornerofBrisbaneandMariusStreet,acrosstheroad
fromtheTamworthRailwayStation.
The Peel River Land and Mineral Company: The PRLMC released 12,700
acresoflandin1925and1926,allowingforfurthersettlerstomovetothe
Tamwortharea.
CapitolTheatre:In1927,theCapitolTheatrewasbuiltontheSouthernside
ofBrisbaneStreet,justdownfromtheMechanics’InstituteandtheNorthern
DailyLeader.
AmbulanceStation:In1927,anewAmbulanceStationwasbuiltinMarius
Street,justalongfromtheImperialHotelandtheNorthernDailyLeader.
FireStation:AnewFireStationwasbuiltin1929inFitzroyStreet.xxiii
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3.04 TheHistoryoftheNorthernDailyLeader&Building
AlbertJoseph’sfirstexposuretojournalismwaswhenhewastakenin(atthe
ageof12)byhisuncleSolomonJoseph,afterbothhisparentsdied.Solomon
Josephhadco-ownedtheTamworthNewssince1873,takingfullownership
in1883.WhenAlbertJosephwasfifteenhewasemployedbytheLandsoffice
within the surveying department. After 20 years at the Lands Office, Albert
Joseph,havingsaved£2000,boughtbytendertheTamworthObserverfrom
Charles Hooke (possibly a nephew of George Hooke, original owner of the
Tamworth Observer) in 1909. Albert Joseph named his new business the
Tamworth Observer Gas Machine Printing Works. Upon the death of his
uncle, the Tamworth News then passed into the hands of Geoffrey A.
Codrington.AsCodringtonandJosephweremutualfriendstheydecidedthat
itwouldbemoreconducivetoamalgamatethetwopapers.xxiv
With the help of merchant Charles Regan, solicitor Albert J. Creagh, dentist
Aubrey A. Cohen, bank manager Edward A. Collins, stock and station agent
Hy L. Cousens and grazier Leslie Sprague, Albert Joseph, with a starting
capitol of £15,000, was able to form the new company.xxv The Tamworth
Newspaper Company Ltd was registered in October 1910 to run the new
newspaper.xxviAsapartofthenewcompany,AlbertJoseph’snewspaper,the
Tamworth Observer was purchased as well as the Tamworth News from
Codrington.AlbertJoseph,managingdirectorofthenewcompany,merged
the two papers creating the Tamworth Daily Observer and printed the first
editionunderthenewnameonthe31December1910.xxvii
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Figure2:ThefirstissueoftheTamworthDailyObserver,31December1910.
NDLJubileeSupplement,1961.
ThenewspaperofficeoftheTamworthDailyObserverwaslocatedat391Peel
Street(nexttothePostOfficeHotel),whiletheoldTamworthNewsoffice(at
427 Peel Street, next to old ANZ bank) was used as the company’s
commercialprintingdepartment.xxviii
ThephilosophyheldbyAlbertJosephwhenhestartedtheTamworthDaily
Observerwas:
Toadvancetheinterestsnotonlyofthecityinwhichitispublished,
butthoseoftheentireNorthandNorth-West.xxix
AlbertJosephmusthaverealisedthathisdailypaperwouldneedtoservice
notonlytheresidentsofTamworthbutalsoresidentsintheNorth&NorthWest.InorderforthenewpapertofulfilAlbertJoseph’svision,heincluded
notonlylocal,regionalandstateissuesbutalsointernationalnewswhich
couldaffectAustraliaandtheworld.
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When Albert Joseph started the Tamworth Daily Observer newspaper, the
latest machinery was purchased (second hand) from the Evening News.
Joseph had the [new] Foster Web Fed Rotary Press installed in the Daily
Observeroffice.Sixweeksafterprintinghadstartedatthenewspaper,Victor
C.ThompsonjoinedtheTamworthDailyObserverteamasaseniorreporter,
thenbecomingeditorshortlyafter.xxxTheFosterRotaryPress,laterproving
toolargeandcostly,wassoldandreplacedwithtwoFlat-bedDoubleRoyals.
ThesemachineswereslowercomparedtotheFosterRotaryPress,however,
werelesscostlytorun.Theearlynewspaperswereprintedasbroadsheets.
Thiswasthestandardsizeofallregionalandmetropolitannewspapers.xxxi
Due to the increase in work created by the outbreak of World War 1, the
newspaperpurchasedaCoxDuplexFlat-bedDirectRotaryPressin1916.As
the paper was experiencing a rise in its circulation, the new machine was
installed in the Peel Street premises and printing increased from 3,500 to
more than 7,000 copies a day. At that time, the Tamworth Daily Observer
coveredaterritoryofsome50,000squaremiles.Thisterritorycoveredfrom
Singleton in the South to beyond the Queensland border in the North, to
MungindiandWalgettintheWest.Evenwiththeincreasecostofnewsprint
during the war years, the Tamworth Daily Observer continued to give every
reader,everymorningthelatestfromallfacetsofthewar.xxxii
Fromthe1920s,TamworthwasattheforefrontoftheNorth&North-West,
leading a campaign for a new state in NSW. The main campaigner for the
newstatewasVictorC.Thompson,editortotheTamworthDailyObserver
than the Northern Daily Leader. Thompson used his position in the
newspapertopushthenewstatemovementintheregion.
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In 1920, with the new state movement gaining momentum, Albert Joseph
sawthechanceforanewdirectionforthepaper.Onthe1January1921,the
TamworthDailyObserverwasrenamedtheNorthernDailyLeader.xxxiii
Figure3:ThefirstissueoftheNorthernDailyLeader,1January1921.
NorthernDailyLeaderwebsite.
BythistimethePeelStreetpremises’werenowlackingthespaceduetothe
extrademandfromresidentsfromaroundtheregion.Withtheexpansionof
the typesetting department, the original Tamworth Observer building had
been enlarged when the Tamworth Newspaper Company was formed. The
departmentstartedwiththreemachineswhichwereexpandedtofiveinthe
ensuingyears.ThenfournewIntertypemachineswereinstalled,increasing
the number to nine. These nine machines were located on a wooden floor
abovethepress,whichmovedwhensomeonewalkedacrossthefloor.With
the increase in paper size it was decided that a new premises and building
wasneeded.FromMarch16,1923,negotiationsbegan,inregardstoavacant
blockoflandsituatedatthecornerofMariusandBrisbaneStreets.xxxiv
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PhotographL3:TheDailyObserver/NorthernDailyLeadercomposingroomlocated
at391PeelStreet,notlongbeforethemovetothecornerofBrisbaneandMarius
Street.Thisshows5TypesettingMachines,withtwolatestmodelIntertypesinthe
foreground,c1920s.
Thislocation,atthecornerofBrisbaneandMariusStreet,wouldhavebeen
a strategic position for the Leader. With the railway line only across the
roadfromtheprintingplant,thiswouldhavemadethedistributionofthe
dailypaperfasterandeasier.
The successful tender for the construction of the building was won by
Contractor Albert Skinner, with the Architect for the project was Philip E.
Ranclaud(workedinTamworthbetweenc1902-1923).Thebuilding,which
was to be two storeys, with a basement, and included the provision for the
addition of a third storey later, was erected at a cost of £20,400. On the 13
April1925,theLeadermovedintoitsnewbuilding.xxxv
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PhotographL4:NorthernDailyLeaderbuildingnotlongafteritwasbuilt,c1925.
Onlineimage.
Thegroundfloorofthebuildingwastoaccommodatethegeneraloffices,as
well as a strong room and the job printing department. The first floor held
the editorial department and the composing room. This held the seven
Linotype machines and a Stereo plant. The flat roof was of reinforced
concretecoveredwithreinforcedMalthoid.Thedécorintheofficeswereof
polishedtimberfeatures.xxxviWiththesaleoftheoldPeelStreetpremises,the
extra money was used to purchase a Hoe Rotary Press, which had been
‘pensioned off’ by John Fairfax Ltd, plus a Stereo plant costing $3050. The
[new]machinehadanhourlyoutputof20,000copiesadayandwasinstalled
inthebasementofthenewbuilding.xxxviiThebuildingwasofficiallyopened
inAugust1925,threemonthsafterthenewspaperhadmovedin,bySirEarle
Page Federal Treasurer and Country Party member in the Bruce-Page
CoalitionGovernment.xxxviii
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Bythe1920s,manyofAustralia’snewspaperswereexperiencingagreater
demand from customers for the latest news and stories. This prompted a
numberofnewspaperscompaniestoenlargetheirenterprisetocopewith
theeverincreasingdemand.
The Sunday Times Sydney built their new building in 1922 in a mix of
Interwarstyles.
TheHeraldSydneybuiltanewbuildingin1923intheInterwarBeaux-Arts
architecturalstyle.
TheHeraldMelbournebuiltanewbuildingin1923intheInterwarBeauxArtsstyling.
TheNorthernDailyLeaderTamworth,buildanewpremisesin1925using
theInterwarCommercialPalazzoarchitecturalstyle.
TheNewcastleSunbuiltin1926andwasbuiltusingtheInterwarBeauxArtsarchitecturalstyling.
TheEveningNewsSydneybuilttheirnewbuildingin1926.
The Argus Melbourne built a new newspaper building in 1926 in a
combination of many of the Interwar styles including Stripped Classical,
Beaux-Arts,ChicagoesqueandModerneinfluences.
The Muswellbrook Chronicle built in 1928 using the Interwar Stripped
With
continued expansion inevitable, the Northern Daily Leader created a
Classicalstyling.
processing department in 1928. The Leader became the first regional
TheNewcastleMorningHeraldbuiltin1929intheInterwarChicagoesque
newspaper
in NSW to possess a picture block-making machine. They were
Styling.
now
able to process blocks quickly, which opened up the opportunity for
cartoonistJimMcClellandtojointheteam.xxxix
The Sun Sydney was completed in 1929 and was built in the Interwar
SkyscraperGothicstyle.
The Great Depression hit Tamworth early in 1931, which saw many
businessestightentheirbelts.Manystaffwagesandsalarieswerecutbyas
muchas10percentandasmanyas400peoplelosttheirjobsduringthis
difficultperiod.TheGreatDepression,whichdamagedTamworthlessthan
othercentres,onlylastedacoupleyears.
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With economic certainty returning to Tamworth, the Northern Daily Leader
installed a Tele-printer in 1932, the link being the longest in Australia and
the first for regional NSW. This allowed the Leader to send and receive
nationalnewsstoriesfromSydneyquickerthenpreviouslypossible.xl
PhotographL5:TheNorthernDailyLeaderbuildingwhenthethirdfloorwasbeing
added,c1935.
NDL:TheStoryBehindtheHeadlines,1999.
A third storey was added to the Northern daily Leader building sometime
during 1935. This was to allow for the expansion of the Northern Daily
Leader’sphotographicdepartment.xliThenewfloorincludedaspecialstorage
roomfornewsprintandanair-conditioningplant,abletoretainthemoisture
intheairforpaperpreservation.xliiBytheendofthe1930s,theLeaderhad
increaseditsnewsprintoutputatthebuilding,however,duetothewarand
regulations,whichrationednewsprint,thepapersoonshank.In1947,Albert
Joseph,manageroftheTamworthDailyObserverandthentheNorthernDaily
Leaderdied.xliiiAlbertJoseph’s
son Harold Joseph took over the
management of the Leader, managing the business during its most
productiveperiod.xlivInDecember1955,theNorthernDailyLeaderinstalled
aMuirhead700PhotographicReceiver.ThisallowedtheTamworthpaperto
receive pictures, direct by telegraph or radio, from all over the world. The
Northern Daily Leader was the first in the regional Australia to have this
equipment installed. Two years later, a new Intertype Typesetter and a
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monotypesupercastermachines wereinstalledaswellasthebuildingofa
newadministrationblock,builtonvacantlandadjoiningtheLeaderbuilding.
Thiswastoaccommodatetheexpandingneedsof
all
departments
within the Leader. A year later the paper installed a Dual Screen San-AGraver machine. This was an electronic engraver which was replacing the
former zinc block-making system. This allowed for the direct printing of
pictures and illustrations. The Northern Daily Leader was one of the first in
Australiatoadoptthisprocess.xlv
PhotographL6:TheNorthernDailyLeader’sprintingpressesusedforcommercial
printing,situatedonthegroundflooroftheNorthernDailyLeaderbuilding,c1960s.
During January 1965, the Northern Daily Leader installed a Telex machine,
which was also a picture-gram & electronic block-making machine. The
Leader was again the only regional newspaper in the state to have such
equipment. Five years later, the Northern Daily Leader took delivery of a
Heidelberg Colour Cylinder Letter Press for use in its commercial printing
department. These upgrades increased the Leader’s output from 11,500 to
15,000pagesaweek.WithmanyoftheTamworthnewspaperdepartments
increasingtheirproduction,theNorthernDailyLeader,announcedinOctober
1970,ofplanstoerectanewbuildinginWestTamworth.Thiswastohouse
itsnewWebOffsetprintingpresses,arrivingintheNewYear.
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Meanwhile,theLeaderbuildingwas
put up for auction; however, with
thereservenotbeingmet,thethreenewSolnaPrintingPressesandaFolder
wereinstalledintheexistingLeaderbuilding.Thenewprintingpresseshad
beenpre-bookedbeforearriving;keepingthecompanybusy,withtheplans
tomovequietlyforgotten.Bythistime,theNorthernDailyLeaderwashome
delivering to Armidale, Boggabri, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri, Quirindi,
Uralla,Walcha,WerrisCreekandTamworth.Itsdistributionreachedasfaras
GoondiwindiandTexasintheNorth,Collarenebri,WalgettandMungindiin
the North-West, Coonabarabran in the West, Singleton in the South and
Walcha in the East.xlvi In 1971, Harold Joseph, managing director of the
Northern Daily Leader, retired after 40 years service with the company,
remainingasadirectorforafurtherfiveyears.xlvii
PhotographL7:TheNorthernDailyLeaderinthe1960s.
NDL:Jubileesupplement,1961.
NewsLimitedDirector,RupertMurdoch,purchasedalargenumberofshares
in the Northern Daily Leader on the 17 August 1971. The Leader then
announced that it had entered into a close association with the publishing
group.xlviii A new Web Offset Printing Press was installed soon after the
purchase, retiring the 80 year old Hoe Press which had serviced the paper
sinceitsinception.xlix
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With the changing direction of the Leader, the paper’s commercial printing
departmentwassoldtoGeorgeT.Edwardsonthe2January1973.Onthe1
December1975,theNorthernDailyLeaderdecidedtochangeitspapersize
from broadsheet to tabloid after 75 years. This decision was made after
extensive research highlighted the fact that the tabloid size was easier to
handle than the larger broadsheet. By the end of 1979, the Northern Daily
Leader was now completely owned by News Limited. However, this
partnership did not last long, as News Ltd decided to sell off some of its
properties,includingtheNorthernDailyleader,withtheRuralPressGroup
buyingthenewspaperin1987.WhenRuralPressboughttheNorthernDaily
Leader,itwasalreadypublishing140newspapersandmagazinesinregional
and rural Australia. The Rural Press then installed the new Harris 8300
display advertising and page mark-up system in the Leader building. This
requiredextensivebuildingalterationstoaccommodatethenewmachines.l
In February 1997, after 70 years printing at the Brisbane/Marius Street
building, the Leader moved its Solna Webb offset Printing Presses to a new
premisesinLockheedStreet,Taminda.Twooftheoriginalsixprintingunits
weretransportedfromtheLeaderand“beddeddown”atthenewsite,while
thefourremainingunitsweresold.Sixnewunitswerepurchased,andnow
formpartofaten-unitSolnaWebbOffsetprintingline.liAslateas1998,the
Leader updated its computer technology and installed a PC-based network
whichwasabletoutiliseauniversalsoftwareplatformsuchasWindowsand
the Quark-Xpress programs. While the intricate production work was still
being performed on the Macintosh computers, using specially designed
publishingprograms.SectionsoftheLeaderbuildingwerealsorenovatedat
thistime.lii
In 2007, Rural Press Limited and John Fairfax Holdings merged to form a
newcompany“FairfaxMedia”.liiiDuring2011,theNorthernDailyLeaderhad
embarked on a new chapter in its long and varied publishing history. The
NorthernDailyLeaderlauncheditse-editiononthe19December2011.This
means that readers could view a complete copy of each edition of the
newspaper electronically on any computer, mobile, laptop or tablet.liv In
August2016,TamworthwillwitnesstheendofanerafortheNorthernDaily
Leaderbuilding.Thenewspapereditorialstaffwillvacantthebuildingready
foranewchapterinthebuildingshistory.
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PhotographL8:TheNorthernDailyLeaderasitappearstoday,2016.
Onlineimage.
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4.00 HERITAGEIMPACTISSUES
This section of the SOHI examines the impact of the proposed fourth floor
additionandotherworksonthelisteditem.
•
Thepurposeofthedevelopmentistocreateafinanciallyviablemixed
use development to accommodate commercial offices, a basement
restaurant and bar, and residential accommodation in the CBD of
Tamworth.
•
A new level to be constructed for residential accommodation is to
cover the entire area of the existing listed building. The new roof
structure and supporting walls will be separated visually from the
existing building by creating a gap between the top of the existing
parapetandtheedgeofthenewlyconstructedroof.
•
Itwillnotbenecessarytodemolishorchangeanymajororsignificant
elements of the existing building facades to Marius and Brisbane
Streets.
•
Intrusion into the curtilage of the heritage listed building is not
relevanttothisdevelopment.
•
The fourth floor level extension will be roofed with a low-pitched
ribbedsheetmetalsupportedonalightweightstructure.Itwillmost
noticeable when the completed development is viewed from a
distance.
•
The edge of the new roof will be detailed with a similar projecting
stylizedprofileasthecorniceatsecondfloorlevel.
•
The building extension can be constructed, and serviced later using
theexistingvehicularaccessfromBrisbaneStreet.
•
Thereistobenoproposedchangeintheownershipofanyoftheland
occupiedbythedeveloperoroftheheritagelistedbuildings.
•
The renovated and extended heritage listed building will not be
connected to the adjacent buildings on the block and will have
independentservicesandaccess.
•
Construction access to the building site will be from the existing
driveway in Brisbane Street and will have minimal impact on the
operationoftheadjacentproperties.
Refertotheattachedcopiesofthesiteandbuildingplans
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5.00 ASSESSMENTOFHERITAGESIGNIFICANCE
ThereisnoStatementof[Heritage]SignificanceorHeritageInventorysheet
in the Tamworth Regional Council records for this property. There are
thereforenodetailreasonsforthelistingintheSchedule5ofLEP2010.The
scheduledoeshowevernominatethebuildingashavingLocalsignificance.
TheNorthernDailyLeaderbuildingconstructedin1925isoneoftheearly
commercialofficebuildingsconstructedinTamworththatissubstantially
unchanged,andhashadcontinuinguseasanewspaperoffice[andprintery]
forninetyoneyears.
Theassessmentofsignificancehasbeenmadeafterreviewingmostofthe
informationavailablefromthereferenceslistedabove.
Eachofthestandarditemsofheritagesignificancehasbeenassessedandare
scheduledbelowwiththestandardstatementinthelefthandcolumnandthe
assessmentintherighthandcolumn.
[a]CulturalHistory
Isassociatedwitha
Thebuildingwasimportantinthedevelopmentof
significantactivityor thenewspaperindustryasaviableenterprisein
historicalphase
thenorthandnorthwestcountryNSW.
Maintainsorshowsthe TheNDLhasmaintainedastrongpresencein
continuityofahistorical providinglocal,nationalandinternationalnewsto
processoractivity
thecityandregion
TheNDLhaslocalsignificanceasoneofcityandregion’smainnewspapers.
[b]Workofaperson
TheNDLhasanassociationwiththeworkofthe
architectPhillipRanclaude.Itisoneofmanypublic
Isassociatedwitha
buildingsdesignedbythearchitectduringhis
significantperson
professionalcareerinSydneyNewcastleandthe
northwestofNSW
TheworkofPhilipRanclaudeandhisassociationwiththeNorthernDaily
Leaderbuildingisnotconsideredtobesignificanttothisassessment.
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[c]Creativeandtechnicalachievement
Demonstratesaesthetic Theuseofthecontemporarystyle“Inter-war
CommercialPalazzo”ontheNDLbuildinghas
characteristicsanda
highdegreeofcreative landmarksignificancebecauseitisoneofthemost
achievementinthelocal prominentandoriginalbuildingsofthestyleinthe
northwestofthestate.
area
Thereisidentifiedlocalsignificancebecauseoftheabove-identifiedelements
ofstyleinthedesign.Minimalcomparisonsandresearchhasbeendoneto
identifyissuesof’rarity’,or‘representation’oftheInter-warCommercial
Palazzostyle.ThelevelofsignificanceatStateorlocallevelscanonlybe
determinedbyadditionalresearch.
[d]AnItemofsocialassociation
Anitemhavingstrong
orspecialassociation
withaparticular
community
ManythousandsofreadershavemadetheNDLa
partoftheirdailylivesfornearlyacentury.The
newspaperisimportanttothelocalandregional
populationforavarietyofculturalandsocial
reasons.
ThesignificanceoftheNorthernDailyLeaderanditsstrongconnectionto
thesite,tothecommunity,culturallyandsocially,ishighlysignificant.The
newspapercreatedasenseofplaceforreaderslivinginthenortherninland
areasofthestate.
[e]Technical&Scientific
Anitemhavingthe
potentialtoyield
informationthatwill
contributetoan
understandingofthe
area’sculture
Thebuildingwasconstructedwithstandard
techniquesofthetime.
Itdoesnotexhibitanyscientific,archaeological,or
specialtechniquesthatarenotalsoreadily
availablefromothersources.
Thereisnotechnicalorscientificsignificanceinthebuildingorsite.
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[f]Cultural&NaturalHistory
Anitempossesses
uncommon,rareor
TheNDLdoesnotcontainandisnotassociatedwith
endangeredaspectsof
anyrareorendangerednaturalhistoryelements.
thearea’sculturalor
naturalhistory
ThereisnoCultural&NaturalHistorysignificanceinthebuildingorsite.
[g]ClassofBuilding–Culturally
Anitemisimportantin
TheNDLbuildingisafineexampleofitstype
demonstratingtheprincipal
becauseofthesetting,andthewayinwhichthe
characteristicsofthearea’s
buildingdemonstratestheimportance
cultureornatural
newspapersweretothecommunity
environment
TheNDLbuildinghaslocalsignificanceasoneofthemostprominentmulti
storybuildingsinTamworthwithastrongsocialandculturalsignificancefor
thecityandregion.
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6.00
STATEMENTOFHERITAGESIGNIFICANCE
TheNDLbuildinghaslocalsignificanceasoneofthemostprominentmulti
storybuildingsinTamworthwithastrongsocialandculturalsignificance
becauseofthecontinuinguseofthebuildingbythelocalandregionally
importantnewspaper.
The development of the building was made at a time when there was a
feelingofoptimismafteryearsofdroughtandcountrypeoplewereableand
readytomaketheirvoiceheard.Atthetimetherewasadisconnectbetween
Sydneyandthecountrythatgaverisetoanewstatemovement.
The confidence expressed in the building, and the influence of publishing a
regionalnewspaper,werestrongstatementsofpurposethatestablishedan
identityforTamworthandthenorthwest.
The Newspaper industry at this time constructed numerous buildings
throughoutNSWofvaryingsizesinresponsetopublicdemandfornewsand
informationincountryregions.
ThebuildingishistoricallylinkedtotheestablishmentofTamworthasan
importantregionalcommunity.Becausethenewspaperhasoccupiedthe
buildingandmaintainedastrongconnectiontothesiteithasembedded
itselfinthecommunity,culturallyandsocially.TheNorthernDailyLeader
therefore,haslocalsignificanceasoneoftheoriginalenduringcityand
region’smainnewspapers.
The aesthetic significance arises because the architect used the Inter-war
CommercialPalazzodesignstyletocreateastrongbuildingdesignononeof
thecitiesprominentintersections.Itisthebestexampleandlargestbuilding
inthecitytousethedesignstyle.
The prominent site is not only on an intersection of two highways
intersectingthecity,butitalsohasastrongrelationshiptothemainrailway
station.Trainswerethemainmeansoftransportatthetimetodistributethe
newspaperstotheregion.
ThereisidentifiedlocalsignificancebecausetheNorthernDailyLeader
buildinghashistoric,streetscape,aesthetic,Social,culturaland
representativesignificancedemonstratedbytheenduringandcontinuous
successoftheregionalnewspaperasowneroccupierofthebuildingforover
ninetyyears.
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.
Additionalstatementsrelatedtothesignificanceofthebuildingandsite
1 The building was one of the first buildings constructed for the publication
andprintingofnewspapersinthenorthwestofNSW.
2 The building has integrity because it has continued occupation as a
newspaperpublisherforover90years.
3 Theformoftheoriginaldesignisgenerallyunchangedexternallyfromwhen
thebuildingwasconstructedintheearly20thcentury.
4 The site of the building has had continuous use as a newspaper publishing
facility.
5 Thebuildingsrepresentaneraofstatusconferredonnewspaperpublishing
buildingsinagrowingcountrycommunity.
6 The materials used in the design of the building are representative of the
interwarPeriodandhavebeenmaintainedinnearoriginalcondition.
7 Thebuildinghaslocalsignificancearisingoutoftheaboveissuesandfacts.
8 The name of the newspaper and the name on the building has remained
unchangedforoverninetyyears.
7.00 IMPACTASSESSMENT
7.01 The following aspects of the proposal respect or enhance the Heritage
significanceoftheitemforthefollowingreasons.
The external appearance of the building to the projecting cornice has been
retained untouched including the retention of “The Northern Daily Leader
“signagepanelstoeachstreetelevation.
Thebuildingwillbeunchangedtotheviewerfromtheadjacentstreetlevel.
Thecolourschemehasbeenselectedtoreflectthesimilartonallevelsasis
indicatedbyarchivedphotographs.
The roof of the new floor has been visually separated from the unchanged
lowerfloorstorespecttheoriginalelevationstothepublicstreets.
The roof above the new floor will appear to be only a half story above the
existingparapet.
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The edge of the “floating“ roof has been detailed with a stylized profile
similartothemidlevelcornice.
Theminorchangestotheatticfloorelevationsareinsympathywiththestyle
ofthelowerfloors.
Raisingtheheightandchangingtheopeningsofthenarrowextensionfacing
BrisbaneStreethasvisuallytiedtheextensiontotheoriginalbuilding.
The fenestration and walls of the new story will be recessed back from the
mainfacadesofthestreetelevations.
Eachofthemajorerasofdevelopment,includingthefirstthreelevelstagein
1925, the extra floor added in 1935, and now the addition of another floor,
arerecognisableintheproposeddevelopment.
Theinterwarpalazzostyleoftheoriginaldevelopmenthasbeenrespected
ineachoftheotherstagesofdevelopmentusingsympatheticelementsofthe
style.
7.02 The following aspects of the proposal could detrimentally impact on the
Heritagesignificance.
The extra floor with a raised roof half a story height above the existing
parapet will change the appearance of the building when viewed from a
distance.
7.03
The following schedule of issues have been considered and assessed for their
impactonthesignificantelementsofthelistedbuilding.
Thenewfloorwilladdonlyhalfastorytotheheightofthebuildingbecause
theexistingparapetwillberetained.
Thenewcolourschemehasbeenselectedtoblendallofthefeaturesofthe
designandnotdetailseparateelements.
Theproposedusesofthebuildingforofficeandresidentialaccommodation
togetherwitharestaurantandbarinthebasementareappropriateusesand
willhavenoimpactontheheritagesignificanceofthebuilding.
Most of the original fabric has been retained and any restoration work has
beendoneinasympatheticmannerusingsimilarmaterials.
Thefutureuseofthesitearoundthelistedbuildingswillnotchangebecause
ofthenewdevelopment.
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Theappearanceoftheheritagelistedbuildingfromtheadjacentfootpathsof
Brisbane and Marius Streets, will remain unchanged by the new
development.
The design style of the new extension with a minimal pitched roof and
recessed walls for the new floor has minimal visual impact on the existing
lowerstories.
Alternative strategies for developing the building to ensure the financial
viabilityofthedevelopmentwereconsidered,howevertheproposedusesas
office accommodation and residential accommodation has many practical
advantagesrelatedtotheneedsofthecity.
The extra story is in keeping with the design strategies of the inter war
commercialpalazzostyle.
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8.00SUMMARY
ThedetailhistoryoftheNorthernDailyLeadernewspaper,togetherwithan
analysis of the fabric of the building, has identified and confirmed the
significance of the building. The significance issues have been identified in
thecriterialistedintheBurraCharter.
The history is particularly very compelling because of the long term and
singleuseoccupationbytheoriginalowneruser.
The originality of the fabric on the two main elevations to Marius and
Brisbane Streets dating from 1925 also adds to the significance of the
building.
Eachofthemajorerasofbuildingdevelopment,includingthefirstthreelevel
stagein1925,theextraflooraddedin1935,andnowtheadditionofanother
floor,arerecognisableandrespectedintheproposeddevelopment.
Theinterwarpalazzostyleoftheoriginaldevelopmenthasbeenrespectedin
each of the other stages of development using sympathetic elements of the
style.
The proposed development of the Building, as detailed on the documents
preparedbyUrban&Abode,hasbeencarefullyconsideredtoensurethatthe
proposed additions will have little or no impact on the significance of the
originalfabric.
Itisthereforeconsideredtobeanappropriatealterationforthebuilding.
JohnCarr DipArchQITHeritageConsultant
MelindaGillBAArch/PaleoHistorian
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9.00 PHOTOGRAPHICCOLLECTION
Thefollowingcollectionofphotographswastakenatatimewhenthebuildingwas
occupied by the staff of the Northern Daily leader. The staff occupied only two
floors.Theotherfloorsincludingthebasementwerebeingusedforstorage.
Thenumberingcorrespondswiththenumbereddirectionalarrowsontheplans.
9.01 FirstFloorincludingmainentrance
1
Themainentrancelobbyandstairfromstreetlevelonthecornerof
MariusandBrisbanestreets–multipaneddoors-upperwallplasterdecals-
brasshandrail-archwindow-detailcornice-terrazzofloorwithcontrasting
border
35
2
Mainenquirycounter-notoriginal
3
Reversesideofdoorfromlobby
36
4
GeneralofficefacingMariusStreet-drapesarecoveringwindows
5
GeneralofficefacingBrisbaneStreet&entrancelobby
37
6
Generalofficefacingrearofbuilding-toilet&stairareonleftatrear
7
Generalofficefacingnorth-west–notewidthofthickenedwallsection–
widthwidensoneachfloor
38
9.02 Basement
8
Notewidthofwallthickeningislessthanfloorabove
9
LookingtowardBrisbaneStreet
39
10
StairfromhalfleveltoBrisbaneStreetentranceonleft
11
ServicedoorfromBrisbaneStreetfootpath
40
12
WindowsbesideservicedoortoBrisbaneStreetfootpath
13
Checkerplatefloortowithstandtrolleyscarryingheavyrolesofpaper
41
14&15
Lookingfromtopofstairsdowntotheareawheretheprinting
presseswerelocated–BrisbaneStreetisontheright
42
9.03 Staircase
16
Bottomoffirstfloorflight
17
Landinglevelnewelpost
43
9.04 SecondFloor
18
OfficefacingBrisbaneStreet
19
Ventilationgrill&windowbetweenofficesfacingBrisbaneStreets
44
20
GeneralOfficefacingnorthwest
21
GeneralofficefacingMariusStreet
45
22
Endwallthickeningnowmuchwiderthanlowerfloors
23
GeneralofficefacingBrisbaneStreet
46
9.05 ThirdFloor–Photographydepartment
24&25
BoardRoomusedbyphotographersforstudioportraitsetc
47
26,27&28 OfficesalongBrisbaneStreetendoffloor
48
29BrisbaneStreetoffice 30OfficealongMariusStreetfrontage
31
CorridorparalleltoBrisbaneStreet
49
Archiveofhistoricdocumentsincludingphotographicplates&newsprint
50
32&33
Darkroom
51
34&35
FilingRoom
52
36
Hoistroomwith“cathead”beam
37
Undersideoftopfloor[roof]showingformworkpattern
53
38&39Sheetmetalribbedroofoverconcreteslab
MainentrancecornerofMarius&BrisbaneStreets
54
Externalsignificantdetailsoforiginalfirststageofconstruction
DetailofwindowrusticbandingPilaster&cappingbelow projectingcornice
BrisbaneStreetentrance
55
10.00 ATTACHMENTS
ThisinformationisrelatedtoSection3.00HistoryoftheNorthernDailyLeaderand
building.
10.01 DOCUMENTARYEVIDENCE
Thissectionlistsallthedocumentaryevidencelocatedandusedwithinthisstudy
andincludinghistoricalphotographs.Asthissectionliststhedocumentaryevidence
found,italsohighlightstheareaswhereresearchwasunsuccessfulinlocating
resources.Italsolistsmajorareaswhereresearchwasnotcarriedout.Thissection
isdesignedtoassistfutureresearchersbyhighlightingwhatsourceswere
investigatedin2016andwhatwasnot.
Itemsnotlocatedornolongerextant
1.
VerylittlerecordsaboutNorthernDailyLeader&Buildingwerefoundinthe
TamworthHistoricalSocietyArchivesandLibrary.ExceptfortheNDL
souvenirorspecialeditionnewspapersupplementsandsomehistorical
photographs.Thearchivesindexesandfiles,andthearchivevolunteers,
wereconsultedwithminimalinformationfound.
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2.
OnlythehistoryofthemainbuildingoftheNorthernDailyLeaderwas
investigated.ThesinglestoreyadditionfacingBrisbaneStreetandthetwo
storeyadditionfacingMariusStreetwerenotinvestigated.
3.
TheTamworthRegionalLibrarycontainsthemicrofilmofmostof
Tamworth’snewspapers.Researchoftheserecordswaslimitedtoknown
date,butwithtimepermittingresearchintotheexactdatesoflaterbuilding
additionscouldbefound.
4.
TheTamworthRegionalCouncilwasapproachedandconsultedinregardsto
recordswithinCouncil’sarchives;however,thesearenolongerextant.
Maps,Surveyors’andArchitectPlans
PlanoftownreserveatTamworth,SurveyedbyJ.V.Gorman,drawnbyL.
Hutton,1849,StateRecordsNSW,AOMap5794.
HistoricalPhotographs
TheHistoricalphotographswereobtainedfromthephotographiccollections
oftheTamworthHistoricalSocietyArchivesandLibrary,byMarleneFord
andmyself.Anumberofphotographswerealsofoundonline.The
photographsweregenerallyundated,althoughthedatecanbedeterminedto
somedegreefromfeaturesintheimages.Notallhistoricalphotographsof
the NorthernDailyLeaderbuildingwereincludedinthisreport.
PhotographL1showsthelocationoftheoriginalTamworthNewsoffice
whichwaslaterusedbytheTamworthDailyObserverastheircommercial
printingofficebeforetheirmovetothecornerofBrisbaneandMariusStreet.
TamworthHistoricalSocietyArchivesandLibrary.
PhotographL2showsthelocationoftheoriginalTamworthObserveroffice
whichstayedasthenewTamworthDailyObservernewspaperprintery
beforeitmovedtothecornerofBrisbaneandMariusStreet.THSArchives
andLibrary.
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PhotographL3showsTheDailyObserver/NorthernDailyLeader
composingroomlocatedat391PeelStreet,notlongbeforethemovetothe
cornerofBrisbaneandMariusStreet.Thisshows5TypesettingMachines,
withtwolatestmodelIntertypesintheforeground,c1920s.THSArchives
andLibrary.
PhotographL4showstheNorthernDailyLeaderbuildingnotlongafterit
wasbuiltonthecornerofBrisbaneandMariusStreet,c1925.Onlineimage.
PhotographL5showstheNorthernDailyLeaderwhenthethirdfloorwas
beingaddedtotheBrisbaneandMariusStreetbuilding,c1935.NDL:The
StoryBehindtheHeadlines,1999.
PhotographL6showstheNorthernDailyLeader’sprintingpressesusedfor
commercialprinting,situatedonthegroundflooroftheNDLbuilding,
c1960s.THSArchivesandLibrary.
PhotographL7showstheNorthernDailyLeaderinthe1960s.The
photographwastakenfromacrosstheroadontheImperialHotelcornerand
showstheadditionsundertakeninthe1950s.NDL:Jubileesupplement,
1961.
PhotographL8showstheNorthernDailyLeaderasitappearstoday,2016.
Onlineimage.
WrittenEvidence(PrimarySources)
Journals
Oxley,JohnJournaloftwoexpeditionsintotheinteriorofNewSouthWales,
UniversityofAdelaide,updated2014,
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/oxley/john/o95j/part2.html.
Tamworth’sNewspapers
Allofthestatenewspapersusedinthisstudywereaccessedonlineon
“Trove”adigitalarchiveofAustraliannewspapers.Thisarchiveholdsonly
limitednumberofTamworthnewspapers,whichincludestheTamworth
58
DailyObserverandDailyObserverfrom1910to1920,andtheNorthern
DailyLeaderissuedin1921.TheNorthernDailyLeadersupplementsusedin
thisresearchwereaccessedthroughtheTamworthHistoricalSociety
archives.Thenewspapersareavaluablesourceofinformation,especiallyfor
theformationofthedifferentnewspapersandforadvertisementsofthe
businessventurebeingoperatedandbywhom.
DailyObserver.
NorthernDailyLeaderSouvenir&SpecialEditions
FiftyYearsofLeaderHistory:JubileeSupplement–7February1961.
Ourhomefor50years–1December1975.
75thAnniversary–November1985.
80Yearson-StillPartofYourDay:TheBirthofaTradition–31December
1990.
TheStoryBehindtheHeadlines–June1999.
ACenturyonandStilltheBestReadintheNorthandNorthWest:100Years
ofService1911-2011–31December2010&1January2011.
PaperStillVitalinCommunity–24December2011.
TamworthDailyObserver.
TamworthObserverandNorthernAdvertiser.
StateNewspapers ArmidaleExpressandNewEnglandGeneralAdvertiser.
AustralianTownandCountryJournal.
CanberraTimes.
MaitlandDailyMercury.
MaitlandMercuryandHunterRiverGeneralAdvertiser.
Miners’AdvocateandNorthumberlandRecorder,Newcastle.
MoreeGwydirExaminerandGeneralAdvertiser.
SingletonArgus.
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SydneyMorningHerald.
WrittenEvidence(SecondarySources)
Atchison, J. F. Port Stephens and Goonoo Goonoo- A Review of the Early
Period of the Australian Agricultural Company, thesis, Australian
National University, 1973, pp. 1 - 436.
Davison,Annette.JimHobden’s:HistoryofTamworth,Tamworth,2005,pp.1-255.
Green, Lyall and Warren Newman, Chronological History of Tamworth, 4 vols,
Tamworth, 2004.
Milliss,R.CityonthePeel:AHistoryofTamworthandDistrict1818-1976,A.H&
A.WReed,Sydney,1996,pp.1-314.
Newman,W.&Green,L.TAMWORTH:apictorialhistory,Halbooks,Avalon,1998,
pp.1-240.
Pemberton,P.A.PureMerinosandOthers:The“ShippingLists”ofThe AustralianAgriculturalCompany,ANUPrinting,Canberra,1986,pp.1-125
Potter, A.G., Hourn, C., Edwards, R.S., Bowdler, F.T., Treloar, T.J., Killalea,
J.K., Bruce, W. and Gaffney, T.G., Diamond Jubilee of Tamworth
1876-1936: Souvenir Booklet, Tamworth, 1936, pp.1- 128.
10.02 ENDNOTES
i
John Oxley, Journal of two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales, University of Adelaide,
updated 2014, https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/oxley/john/o95j/part2.html .
ii
J. F. Atchison, Port Stephens and Goonoo Goonoo- A Review of the Early Period of the Australian
Agricultural Company, thesis, Australian National University, 1973, pp. 45-50, 132.
iii
P.A. Pemberton, Pure Merinos and Others: The “Shipping Lists” of The Australian Agricultural
Company, Canberra, 1986, pp.7,9,27.
ivRogerMilliss,CityonthePeel:AHistoryofTamworthandDistrict1818-1976,Sydney,1996,pp.44-
45,72.
v
Warren Newman and Lyall Green, TAMWORTH: a pictorial history, Tamworth, 1998, pp. 65, 93, 172.
vi
Anon., ‘The Tamworth Examiner’, Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 19 February
1859, p.4.
60
vii
Anon, ‘Supreme Court’, Australian Town and Country Journal, Sydney, 24 February 1877, p.8.
viii
Anon., ‘Tamworth’, Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 15 March 1870, p.3.
ix
Anon., ‘Tamworth Weekly News’, Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 20 July
1872, p.1.
x
Anon., ‘The Tamworth News’, Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, 21 December
1883, p.5.
xi
Anon., ‘Publications’, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June 1874, p.1(9).
xii
Anon., The ‘Free Selector’, Miners’ Advocate and Northumberland Recorder, Newcastle, 8
September1875, p.3.
xiii
Anon., ‘Publications’, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May 1876, p.1(4).
xiv
Anon., ‘The Press in Tamworth’, Tamworth Daily Observer, 31 December 1910, p.15.
xv
Anon., ‘Tamworth’s New Editor’, Singleton Argus, 4 June 1881, p.3.
xvi
Anon., ‘This mornings Daily Observer’, Tamworth Daily Observer, 31 December 1910, p.8.
xvii
Anon., ‘The Daily Observer’, Daily Observer, 1 January 1917, p.2.
xviii
Anon., ‘Important Announcement’, Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser, 21 October 1910,
p.9(5).
xix
Anon., ‘The Tamworth Times’, Maitland Daily Mercury, 20 February 1911, p.2.
xx
Anon., ‘Important Public Notice’, Daily Observer, 20 December 1920, p.3(2).
xxi
Anon., ‘The Tamworth Press’, Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, 1 November 1910, p.4.
xxii
Anon., ‘Buildings and Works’, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 June 1925, p.8.
xxiii
Newman and Green, TAMWORTH, pp.135-138, 149.
xxiv
Anon., ‘Nephew buys out Tamworth Observer’, Northern Daily Leader: 75th Anniversary, November
1985, p.5.
xxv
‘Nephew buys out Tamworth Observer’, p.5.
xxvi
‘The Tamworth Press’, p.4.
xxvii
‘Nephew buys out Tamworth Observer, p.5.
xxviii
Annette Davison, Jim Hobden’s: History of Tamworth, Tamworth, 2005, p.221.
xxix
Anon., ‘Leader 75 Years as Morning Daily’, Northern Daily Leader: 75th Anniversary, November 1985,
p.1.
xxx
‘Observer established as paper of north’, NDL 75th Anniversary, p.7.
61
xxxi
‘Funds Needed for New Plant’, NDL 75th Anniversary, p.10.
xxxii
Ibid., p.10.
xxxiii
Ibid., p.10.
xxxiv
Anon, ‘Masthead change showed region’s strain’, NDL 75th Anniversary, p.14.
xxxv
Ibid., p.14.
xxxvi
‘Buildings and Works’, p.8.
xxxvii
‘Masthead change showed region’s strain’, p.14.
xxxviii
Anon., ‘1921 – The birth of a Leader’, Northern Daily Leader: 80 Years on, 31 December 1990, p.3.
xxxix
‘Masthead change showed’, p.14.
xl
Lyall Green and Warren Newman, Chronological History of Tamworth, 4 vols., Tamworth, 2004, p.991.
xli
Ibid., p.1030.
xliiPotter,A.G.,Hourn,C.,Edwards,R.S.,Bowdler,F.T.,Treloar,T.J.,Killalea,J.K.,Bruce,W.and
Gaffney,T.G.,DiamondJubileeofTamworth1876-1936:SouvenirBooklet,Tamworth,1936,p.40-41.
xliii
‘Masthead change showed’, p.14.
xliv
Anon, ‘Sailing Through Times of Change’, NDL 75th Anniversary, p.17.
xlv
Ibid., p.17.
xlvi
Green and Newman, Chronological History, pp. 1415, 1533, 1541, 1542.
xlvii
‘Sailing Through Times’, NDL 75th Anniversary, p.17.
xlviii
Anon., ‘Tamworth News Ltd interest’, Canberra Times, 19 August 1971, p.22.
xlix
‘Sailing Through Times’, NDL 75th Anniversary, p.17.
l
Green and Newman, Chronological History, pp. 1582, 1617, 1636, 1686.
li
Ibid., p.1797.
lii
Anon., ‘A Proud Tradition Follows Simple Birth’, The Story Behind the Headline, June 1999, p.3.
liii
Anon., ‘Rural Press, Fairfax officially merged’, The Age, 9 May 2007,
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Rural-Press-Fairfax-officiallymerged/2007/05/09/1178390384391.html
liv
Anon., ‘Leader hit streets after merger of publications’, A Century on and Still the Best Read in the North
and North West: 100 years of Service 1911-2011, 24 December 2011, p.32.
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