Cooma Cottage

Item details


Name of item:	Cooma Cottage
Other name/s:	Hamilton Hume's House; Humedale Stud; New Nordrach Institute for Consumption
Type of item:	Landscape
Group/Collection:	Farming and Grazing
Category:	Farm
Location:	Lat: -34.8636749976 Long: 148.9486673750
Primary address:	756 Yass Valley Way, Marchmont, NSW 2582
Parish:	Hume
County:	Murray
Local govt. area:	Yass Valley
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Onerwal

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	32		DP	754884
LOT	10		DP	836196

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
756 Yass Valley Way	Marchmont	Yass Valley	Hume	Murray	Primary Address
3km East Of	Yass	Yass Valley	Hume	Murray	Alternate Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
National Trust of Australia (NSW)	Community Group

Statement of significance:


	Cooma Cottage was the home of the famous Australian explorer, Hamilton Hume. The house demonstrates a form, which has grown from a bungalow through a series of additions-idiosyncratic, apparently haphazard, or sophisticated - to be fully united in Palladian form. The variety and juxtaposition of building techniques and materials is exceptional. The house remains within its original unspoilt historic curtilage and retains visual links, and is integral with the adjacent landscape and early properties. (NTA (NSW), 1987/88, 35) Cooma Cottage's principal significance is for its composition of buildings which form a unique Palladian form often sought but rarely achieved in Australian colonial architecture, and for its historical association with the famous Australian explorer Hamilton Hume. It is one of the oldest surviving rural homesteads in the Yass district and southern NSW. The original cottage in planning and execution is a particularly good example of an early Australian house. The relative intactness of form and interior spaces make the buildings a rare survival of colonial architecture in Australia. It is a rare example in NSW of Moorwood & Rogers roofing. It is a good example of an early homestead group of buildings confirmed by photographic evidence to be in a very similar form to that which it had throughout its existence. Its stables and coach house are a particularly substantial and fine example of 19th century rural architecture. Both the immediate vicinity and the original 100 acre property are unspoiled by substantial later development and provide a compatible and potentially appropriate setting for the homestead group. The property is particularly evocative of an Australian pastoral pioneering outpost. The homestead forms part of a group of established homesteads of varying ages along the Yass River, those particularly within its catchment being Douro and Hardwicke. The property is an important archaeological resource to scholars interested in building construction, landscaping and usage patterns. The early part of the house and the land have associations of regional significance with the O'Brien family, who were important pioneer pastoralists of the area. (This statement excludes consideration of the significance of landscaping features of the site)(Lucas, 1982) One nationally rare feature of the site's landscaping is a palo blanco tree (Picconia excelsa) a relative of the olive, from the Canary Islands at the rear (original front) of the house. This species is rarely found in NSW, and Australia. (Stuart Read, pers.comm., 6/2006).
	Date significance updated: 27 Jul 00
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Description


Designer/Maker:	James Sinclair (attributed); Hamilton Hume
Builder/Maker:	Cornelius and Rebecca O'Brien;
Construction years:	1830-1837
Physical description:	Estate/ Grounds The Trust's policy for the grounds has been to conserve the cottage's setting within its extensive 100 acres, and to protect the existing visual links with other rural properties established along the Yass River. Archaeological excavations have identified changed soil conditions at the front of the property which indicated the likelihood of an early carriage loop in front of the house, and patches of organically rich topsoil, which suggest the sites of garden beds. (LeSeuer, 2004). Garden: The O'Briens' garden formed the basis of a mid-19th century garden with specimen trees, a carriage way, orchards and a vineyard that the explorer developed and of which there are significant remnants today. Cooma Cottage retains evidence of hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) hedgerows down to the river line behind (east of) the cottage. Hawthorn hedgerows were often used as fencing borders and can still be seen throughout (southern) Australia (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 24-25). The Humes built upon the (O'Briens') existing garden, creating an enlarged garden which Hume attended up until the 1860s. Hume acquired plants and trees from William Macarthur...at Camden Park (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25). A list of plants obtained by Hume from Camden Park nursery in 1850 include a number of mulberry trees (Morus nigra), white figs (Ficus carica cv.) and two 'Moorepark' apricots (Prunus armenaica 'Moorepark'), with 12 common laurel trees (Laurus sp.) and a selection of flowering plants, while a Macarthur List identifies early roses. Hume had extensive vineyards on the river side of Cooma Cottage in the 1860s (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25). Hume enlarged his holding in 1862 by purchasing 34 acres, 7 perches from W.W.Billyard. Next to the kitchen entry...there would have been a garden furnished with woody, medicinal and culinary herbs. Despite this, documented and recorded details about the garden are...elusive: a sour cherry (Prunus sp.) and medlar (Mespilus germanica) remain as just a hint of the extent of the past orchard (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25). One nationally rare feature of the site's landscaping is a palo blanco tree (Picconia excelsa) a relative of the olive, from the Canary Islands - a large tree growing at the rear (the original front, at the east) of the house. Its habitat is restricted to the 'cloud forest' or rainforest of the upper Canary Islands and Azores.This species is endangered in the wild due to land-clearing (Stuart Read, pers.comm., 10/10/2012; updated 7/11/2016). It is rarely found here - with only 14 known in NSW (e.g. two specimens in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, four at Camden Park and a few others, including two at Yasmar, Haberfield and single specimens at Denham Court, Ingleburn and at Cooma Cottage, Yass) and only 33 known around Australia (e.g. Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Melbourne and Geelong; Marybank in the Adelaide Hills)(Stuart Read, pers.comm., 6/2006, updated 10/10/2012; and 2/10/2020). Homestead Cooma Cottage is a one storey structure consisting of a number of different sections: a stud frame weatherboard northern section; stud frame and bricknogged central sections, and a solid brick range across the south. There is a central enclosed yard or 'arcade', which opens to the south. The north section has a verandah which returns on its east and west sides to terminate in box rooms. The south range has flanking wings or 'pavilions' linked by a verandah. A pedimented portico situated symmetrically between the two pavilions interrupts this verandah. There is a cellar partially under the house, which is accessed from the arcade. The external walls are either weatherboard or plaster lined out in ashlar. The walls of the arcade are painted brick. The roof has some 34 different pitches, closely articulating the spaces and sections below. The roof is clad in reproduction galvanised iron roofing tiles. The roof structure is battened to receive shingles below the iron tiles. In one location the shingle roof has survived. Above the arcade (below the roof of the south range) there is a roof cladding of split tapered weatherboards. The floors throughout the northern and central sections of the house are timber with the exception of two small pantry rooms which flank the rear hall. These two rooms have floors tiled with terracotta pavers. The west half of the southern range has timber floors while the east half have both brick and tile floors. The north verandah is floored in both tiles and bricks. The south verandah is floored in brick though the section corresponding to the portico is flagged with sandstone. The arcade is floored in brick. The cellar has a dirt floor. The majority of the internal walls are plastered. The ceilings are largely lath and plaster (in various states of disrepair) with a few exception. The joinery throughout is largely cedar, polished in the front hall, drawing room and Hume's dressing room but painted throughout the rest of the house. The walls in the north and central sections have been both painted and wallpapered at various times. The walls in the remaining areas have received only paint. With few exceptions the structural timber throughout the house has been cut by pit saw. The exceptions include the timbers introduced during the 1971-81 conservation works and minor twentieth century changes. (NT Cooma Cottage CMP, 1987/88 :13) Outbuildings A brick stables block is at right angles to the main facade of the homestead and to its west. The stable and outhouses were among the changes Hamilton Hume carried out. The gabled coach house is considered a particularly good or fine example of such buildings (ACNT, 1988, 50).
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Physical condition is good.
	Date condition updated:27 Jun 00
Modifications and dates:	100 acres on which Cooma Cottage is situated was originally part of 960 acres granted to pastoralist Henry O'Brien in 1829. 1839 Hume bought 100 acres of Cooma Cottage estate. 1862 Hume added 34 acres 16 purchases to the estate. 1890s used as a sanitorium 1925 used as a horse stud 1938, 1944, 1962: Small areas of the property were resumed for upgrading the Hume Highway (1938 and 1962) and for a transmission line (1944). 1971 The Trust replaced the roof and repaired the 'Shepherd's Cottage for use by Jack Bourke who was moved out of the house. Later works involved repairing and reconstructing badly weathered sections of external walling and external joinery, structural repairs and painting the exterior. Some interior work was done on the north section). This was carried out under a National Estate Grants Program and documented in the report: Cooma Cottage Yass NSW- Record of Restoration Work 1970--1981 by Clive Lucas & Partners Pty Ltd. 1988: Major conservation works were undertaken 2008: restoration and upgrading of Shepherd's cottage, the rental income of which will support the property (National Trust, 2008,11). Restoration: The original O'Briens house had been shingled, as had some of the Hume additions, but by about 1860 the whole was sheeted in the patent iron tiles made in England by Morewood and Rogers.. The tile roof was still there in 1970 but in terrible order. The iron tiles were remade, the verandahs jacked up, columns were added to by up to a foot (300mm), the roof strutted and the large and complicated roof reshheeted. This, plus upgrading the shepherd's cottage, was all that could be done with the initial funds. By the end of 1971 the house had new shiny roof glistening in the sunlight. The National Estate grants of the post 1983 period allowed further work to proceed. In 1975 brickwork was repaired, the front of the original timber cottage was underpinned and levelled so that at least the French doors into the verandah was repaired, sashes reconstructed and the shlar plastering repaired. In the summer of 1978-1979 the house was painted outside for probably the first time in 100 years. In June 1873, we know that the weatherboard section was painted by John Colls of Yass. At the same time, the drawing room got a new chimney piece and three rooms were papered. By the end of 1979 the interior of the O'Brien house had been repaired, the fine cedar joinery made good and the garden restored to a plan devised by James Broadbent. The final thrust of the works took place in 1986-1988, in time for the Bicentennial. Shutters were reconstructed, the rest of the interiors conserved and wallpapers reproduced for several of the rooms. The important picket fence across the forecourt was also rebuilt. The house was officialy opened in 1988. An appeal (Spring 2007) enabled the Trust to restore and develop Shepherd's Cottage. Income from the rental will be used to support Cooma Cottage. The small kitchen garden was re-established in the early 2000s and a group of dedicated volunteers are keeping the garden and rare Picconia excelsa tree - significant parts of the garden affected by drought - alive (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 27). Diseased English elm trees (Ulmus procera) which stood near the entrance gate to Cooma Cottage from the 19th century have been removed and two new elm trees planted to replace them (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 27).
Further information:	The construction history of Cooma Cottage has been the subject of much investigation. In the 1982 Draft Conservation Analysis and Policy it was stated that the 'sequence of construction of Hume's section of the house is still far from clear'. Although more evidence has come to light since that time this statement not only still applies but can be extended to cover the section believed to have been built by Cornelius O'Brien. There seems little way of conclusively establishing the constructional history without disrupting large sections of fabric. (NT Cooma Cottage CMP, September 1987/88 :13)


Current use:	house museum, historic site and venue
Former use:	Aboriginal land, farm, 1890s Sanitorium for consumptives - The Nordrach Institute

History

Historical notes:

Overland explorer Hamilton Hume (1797-1873) discovered the Yass district around the Yass River in 1821. He returned to the area in 1824 while on an expedition to Geelong (Port Phillip) with Captain William Hovell. Hume was subsequently granted a parcel of land in the area which he took up in 1829 (ACNT, 1988, 50).

When Hume moved to the Yass Plains in 1829, he received a number of grants but did not acquire Cooma Cottage until a decade later (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 24).

The 100 acres on which Cooma Cottage is situated were originally part of 960 acres granted to pastoralist Henry O'Brien in 1829. In 1833 100 acres in the south -east corner of O'Brien's grant was transferred to W.H. Broughton for Mrs Rebecca O'Brien (Broughton's daughter), wife of Anglo-Irish Cornelius O'Brien, Henry's brother (Lucas, 2004, 17-18). This 100 acres included the cottage Cornelius O'Brien had built in 1834 (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 24).

The original cottage was quite refined: an archetypal colonial bungalow of diminutive scale, it formed the opposite front to the entrance and faced north over the Yass River. It was the garden front of this extraordinary country house. The timber cottage had been built by the O'Brien brothers, pastoralists of note, and was the home of Cornelius & Rebecca, while Henry lived to its west at the still-surviving Duoro (Lucas, 2004, 17-18).

The O'Briens' garden formed the basis of a mid-19th century garden with specimen trees, a carriage way, orchards and a vineyard that the explorer developed and of which there are significant remnants today. Cooma Cottage retains evidence of hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) hedgerows down to the river line behind (east of) the cottage. Hawthorn hedgerows were often used as fencing borders and can still be seen throughout (southern) Australia (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 24-25).

In 1837 Thomas Walker described it as a "very nice and commodious cottage, very well furnished and with everything comfortable about it; the grounds and gardens nicely laid out, but as yet quite in their infancy" (Lucas, 2004, 18) in his 1838 journal (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25).

Hamilton Hume purchased the 100 acres from the O'Briens in June 1839. Hume, it is said, was in love with the spot and had in fact camped there in 1824 on his epic overland journey to Port Phillip with Hovell (Lucas, 2004, 18).

Hume was to live at Cooma Cottage the rest of his life and it was he who added some 20 rooms to the house in fits and starts over, at least, the next 20 years. While the whole eventually came together as a Palladian composition centred on the portico it was in fact a conglomerate mess of uncomfortable rooms, meanly lit and with a plan which depended almost entirely on going outside in the cruel winters of the Yass plains. Except for the handsome stables, thought to be designed by Goulburn architect James Sinclair, nothing Hume built could be described as fine. With the exception of the kitchen block, it is hard to know what rooms were used for; storage and perhaps strangers' rooms for putting up guests and rooms for employees. Hume and wife (Elizabeth) were childless and presumably made use of the original rooms with their pretty north-facing verandah and elegant French casements, almost like bookcase doors, opening onto it (Lucas, 2004, 18-19).

The name 'Cooma' is intriguing and is said to derive from the diminutive of County Murray (Co. Mur) in which region it lies. The main street of Yass is called Comur Street, pronounced like the property (ibid, 19).The name 'Cooma' is intriguing and is said to derive from the diminutive of County Murray (Co. Mur) in which region it lies. The main street of Yass is called Comur Street, pronounced like the property. The Humes seem to have simply used the name 'Cooma' and their are numerous letters simply headed 'Cooma, Yass'. (Lucas, 2004, 18-19).

The Humes built upon the (O'Briens') existing garden, creating an enlarged garden which Hume attended up until the 1860s. Like the O'Briens, Hume acquired plants and trees from William Macarthur...at Camden Park, ...by the middle of the 19th century, one of the most important nurseries in Australia (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25).

A list of plants obtained by Hume from Camden Park nursery in 1850 include a number of mulberry trees (Morus nigra), white figs (Ficus carica cv.) and two 'Moorepark' apricots (Prunus armenaica 'Moorepark'), with 12 common laurel trees (Laurus sp.) and a selection of flowering plants, while a Macarthur List identifies early roses. Hume had extensive vineyards on the river side of Cooma Cottage in the 1860s (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25).

Hume enlarged his holding in 1862 by purchasing 34 acres, 7 perches from W.W.Billyard.

Next to the kitchen entry...there would have been a garden furnished with woody, medicinal and culinary herbs. Despite this, documented and recorded details about the garden are...elusive: a sour cherry (Prunus sp.) and medlar (Mespilus germanica) remain as just a hint of the extent of the past orchard (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25).

For a time, John Kennedy Hume lived at Glenrock (Marulan) with his sister (Isabella) and brother-in-law (George Barber), while his brother Hamilton Hume was settling his station near Lake George with W. H. Broughton. Of this station, Hamilton wrote to Captain Hovell in later years: 'I formed my station at Gunning in 1821'. It was at Gunning that Kennedy Hume was murdered by bushrangers in 1840. Hamilton married Miss (Elizabeth) Dight but had no children. They lived near Yass at 'Cooma', which was purchased by Mr P.M. Bourke, of Springvale, who has preserved Hume's original cottage and stables, renaming them 'Humedale' (ibid, 1976, 93).

While Hume's garden reflected the practicalities of life on the land, with its vineyard and orchard, it also revealed the 19th century taste for the 'exotic' in specimen trees. One of the most rare and significant remaining on the site is the Picconia excelsa (palo blanco tree, or Canary Island laurel) that frames the house at the front (now, back), on the river side of the property. Native to the Canary Islands and endangered in the wild, it is evergreen. It is rarely seen in NSW (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 25) with 13 in NSW and only 32 in Australia (Stuart Read, pers.comm., 2/10/2020).

Hume and Elizabeth continued to live at Cooma Cottage until his death in 1873, Elizabeth stayed on until c.1875 where after she moved into Yass, dying at 'Cliftonwood' in 1886 (Lucas, 2004, 19). Hamilton had left the property to Elizabeth and his nephew John Kennedy Hume (ACNT, 1988). Elizabeth's was a life interest and Cooma Cottage was left to favourite nephew John Kennedy Hume, son of his youngest brother Francis Rawdon Hume (1803-88) of Appin (Lucas, 2004, 19).

John Kennedy Hume (1840-1905), lived at Cooma Cottage with his wife Emma (nee Clayton) and family. Their son Hamilton Hume Jnr. was born there in 1875 and died in 1877. His only heir was his daughter, Ellen (Miss E.C. Hume) (Lucas, 2004, 19).

At that time the small brick cottage was occupied by a Mrs Geale. It is uncertain how long J.K. Hume lived at Cooma Cottage as he was recorded as living at Camden and at Beulah, Appin by 1888. Much of the original furnishings went with them. Some of this ended up being gifted to the Yass Historical Society and this is now on loan to the National Trust (NSW). It includes a fine cedar dining table, a cedar secretaire and two exceptional demi-lune side tables veneered in she-oak (Casuarina sp.)(Lucas, 2004, 19).

There are references to two families living at Cooma Cottage in late nineteenth and early twentieth century, namely the Clayton family (relatives of J.K. Hume's wife, Emma) and the Unwin family (John Unwin was born in 1900 and the family lived there until the death of the father in 1902). The Unwins used the house as a tuberculosis sanitorium for consumptives in the late 1890s. In the 'Town and Country Journal' of 1/7/1899 it was written up as the 'New Nordrach Institute for Consumption'. The climate at Cooma Cottage can be quite bracing (Lucas, 2004, 19).

A photograph c1910 shows post and rail fencing to the north side of the house.

In 1910 the property was set aside for closer settlement and became part of the Hardwicke settlement purchase area. It was advertised as Farm 28 in the Government Gazette on 2 November. It was purchased by William Bawden. In the following year Farm 27 was added to the above settlement purchase.

In 1924 Bawden died and in 1925 Portions 31 & 32 comprising Farms 27 and 28 were transferred to John (Jack) Leo Bourke of Yass. Bourke used the property, evidently in association with his father as a horse stud. At that time it was called 'Humedale Stud' - this also stated it was owned by P.M. and J.L.Bourke.

Small areas of the property were resumed for upgrading the Hume Highway (1938 and 1962) and for a transmission line (1944).

Mary Kennedy (nee Hume) remembered that in the 1950s the property included a large orchard and vineyard.

By 1970 the National Trust of Australia (NSW) was concerned about the condition of the house and had expressed interest in purchasing it. Approaches to acquire it failed, the owner J.L. (Jack) Bourke refusing to sell it to the National Trust. Mary Griffiths, a Canberra resident, had fallen for it and persuaded Bourke to sell it to her. It was in a terrible state. Mrs Griffiths agreed to transfer the property to Trust ownership in return for the Trust spending $35,000 on it. She was to retain a life tenancy and intended to use it as a country retreat (Lucas, 2004, 17). Bourke sold the property (100 acres) to the Trust in 1970 who leased it to Griffiths. Portion 31 (the western portion) was subsequently transferred to Griffiths in 1979 (Le Sueur, 2004).

In March 1970 architect John Fisher LFRAIA (of then Fisher, Jackson & Hudson) was appointed to spend the money and in effect save the house. Mr Fisher worked with Clive Lucas, architect, as his associate. Every room leaked and Jack Bourke had retreated to one room in the south-west wing where a smoky fire, elderly hens, dogs, cobwebs and dirt prevailed. Ceilings were collapsing, verandahs sagging, brick walls crumbling, damp and decay were everywhere. And the house was not a cottage at all but was over 30 rooms, with cellar, plus coach house and stables (Lucas, 2004, 17-18).

The Trust began conservation works in 1971 by replacing the roof and repairing the 'Shepherds Cottage' for use by Jack Bourke who was moved out of the house (CMP, 1987/88, 5). The first moneys had to 'put the umbrella up' and make the house dry again as well as make the shepherd's cottage, to the south, habitable for Jack Bourke who was to have life tenancy. The original O'Brien house had been shingled, as had some Hume additions, but by about 1860 the whole was sheeted in the patent iron tiles made in England by Morewood & Rogers. The tile roof was still there in 1970 but in terrible order. Iron tiles were remade, verandahs jacked up, columns added to by about a foot (300mm), the roof strutted and the large and complicated roof re-sheeted. This, plus upgrading the shepherd's cottage, was all that could be done with the initial funds. Works were complete by late 1971.

AHC National Estate grants of the post 1973 period allowed further work to proceed. In 1975 the brickwork was repaired, the front of the original timber cottage was underpinned and levelled so that at least the French doors into the verandah could open. The external joinery was repaired, sashes reconstructted and the ashlar plastering repaired.

In the summer of 1978-9 the house was painted outside for probably the first time in 100 years. In June 1873 we know that the weatherboard section was painted by John Colls of Yass. At the same time, the drawing room got a new chimney piece and three rooms were wallpapered.

By the end of 1979 the interior of the O'Brien house had been repaired, the fine cedar joinery made good and the garden restored to a plan by James Broadbent.

In 1979 Mrs Griffiths gave up her interest in the house in return for a piece of land on the western corner of the property (Lucas, 2004, 19).

The final thrust of the works took place in 1986-8, in time for the Australian Bicentennial (Lucas, 2004, 18-20). This was one of 13 historic properties included in 'A Gift to the Nation, sponsored solely by AMATIL Ltd. (ACNT, 1988, 50).

Shutters were reconstructed, the rest of the interiors conserved and wallpapers reproduced for several of the rooms. The important picket fence across the forecourt was also rebuilt. The house was officially opened on 19 April 1988 (ibid, 18-20).

The Trust's policy for the grounds has been to conserve the cottage's setting within its extensive 100 acres, and to protect the existing visual links with other rural properties established along the Yass River.

Archaeological excavations have identified changed soil conditions at the front of the property which indicated the likelihood of an early carriage loop in front of the house and patches of organically rich topsoil, which suggest the sites of garden beds (LeSeuer, 2004).

The small kitchen garden was re-established in the early 2000s and a group of dedicated volunteers are keeping the garden and rare Picconia excelsa tree - significant parts of the garden affected by drought - alive (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 27).

National Trust Magazine, 11/2008-1/2009:
Funded by the NSW Department of Planning was upgrading of the Shepherds Cottage, at Cooma Cottage and donations from the National Trust Womens' Committee. The cottage is now tenanted (Silink & Hayes, 2014).

The Trust has begun developing new education and public programs to increase visitation. The highlight of 2015 was the second 'Sculptures in the Paddock' festival in collaboration with Yass Arts, when over 30 sculptures were on display (NTA, 2015, 5).

A costume ball in October 2015 celebrated the 175th anniversary of Hume's first year of occupation. It featured the cottage as heart of the Old Hume Highway 31 project. The Trust and the Old Hume Highway 31 Association are working together to encourage travellers to divert from the M31 by-pass to enjoy historic towns in Australia's early sheep-rearing country. A second Sculptures in the Paddock exhibition was held in 9/2015 and a third in October 2016 (Silink, 2017, 9-10).

A private bequest allowed the extensive conservation work. Employing specialist skills and traditional trades of plasterers, carpenters, joiners, masons and painters from around the state, the scope of works included external lime-washing and painting, new rainwater management features including gutters and downpipes, joinery and masonry repairs, and plasterwork both internally and externally (NTA (NSW) annual report, in NTA (NSW) magazine, 10/2018, 13).

In 2019 the National Trust of Australia (NSW) acquired a rare copy of 'A Brief Statement of Facts in Connection with an Overland Expedition from Lake George to Port Phillip in 1824, (Yass, 1873-74)', written and published by Hamilton Hume at Cooma Cottage (NTA (NSW) annual report 2018/19, 7). In 2020 the COVID-19 shutdown gave the Trust an opportunity to reinstall the original fleche on top of the Stables block (Richard Silink, webinar, 6/2020).

Diseased English elm trees (Ulmus procera) which stood near the entrance gate to Cooma Cottage from the 19th century have been removed and two new elm trees planted to replace them (Baddeley & Chalmers, 2020, 27).

The original louvered lantern on the roof of Cooma Cottage's historic Stables was brought ouf of storage, reconstructed and reinstated in its rightful position, a project funded by the generous assistance of the late Dr. Flynn (NTA (NSW) Annual report, 2020, 6). In 2020 the Trust acquired items with a strong association to Cooma Cottage and Hamilton Hume, including half-gill drinking mugs and an 1850s cabinet (ibid, 2020, 7).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Gardens-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Other open space-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Introduce cultural planting-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Changing the environment-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Cultural: Plains and plateaux supporting human activities-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Growing vines and maintaining vineyards-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Clearing land for farming-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	Ancillary structures - wells, cisterns-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Exploration-Activities associated with making places previously unknown to a cultural group known to them.	Exploring and surveying for the Crown-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Exploration-Activities associated with making places previously unknown to a cultural group known to them.	Opening Up, 1818-39-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Pastoral homestead-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Modifying landscapes to increase productivity-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Agisting and fattening stock for slaughter-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Pastoralism-Activities associated with the breeding, raising, processing and distribution of livestock for human use	Livestock structures-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Bungalows-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing working animals-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing for farm and station hands-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing farming families-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing famous families-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing the prosperous - hill station summer retreats-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Country Villa-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Sub-division of large estates-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Changing land uses - from rural to tourist-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Selecting land for pastoral or agricultural purposes-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Creating landmark structures and places in regional settings-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Rural orchards-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Role of transport in settlement-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Vernacular hamlets and settlements-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Working independently on the land-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Working with animals-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Servants quarters-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	Community education - adults, school excursions-
7. Governing-Governing	Welfare-Activities and process associated with the provision of social services by the state or philanthropic organisations	Convalescent hospital-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Architectural styles and periods - Victorian (early)-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Brick nog construction-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Interior design styles and periods - Victorian-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Interior design styles and periods - Colonial-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Applying architectural design to utlilitarian structures-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Capturing iconic landscapes in art-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Landscaping - Federation period-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Landscaping - Victorian period-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Landscaping - colonial period-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Landscaping - 20th century interwar-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Landscaping - 20th century post WW2-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Building in response to climate - bushfires-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Building in response to natural landscape features.-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Architectural styles and periods - colonial homestead-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Vernacular structures and building techniques-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Making and using vernacular furnishings and decorations-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Ways of life 1788-1850-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Ways of life 1850-1900-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Country estates - visiting, enjoying-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Ways of life 1900-1950-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Ornamental Garden-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Physical evidence of creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses, through domestic artefacts scatters, ar-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Kitchens and servants-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Living in a rural homestead-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Living in, adapting and renovating homes for changing conditions-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Domestic life-Activities associated with creating, maintaining, living in and working around houses and institutions.	Living and working at home-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Outdoor relief-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Tourism-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Visiting gardens-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Horse riding-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Gardening-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Activities associated with relaxation and recreation-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Going to talks and lectures-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Developing collections of items-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Going to a museum-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Visiting heritage places-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Gathering at landmark places to socialise-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Going hunting and shooting-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Hamilton Hume, explorer and grazier-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with William Billyard, Crown Solicitor, 1870s-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Captain William Hovell, sailor, explorer, grazier-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with the National Trust of Australia (NSW)-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Bishop William Grant Broughton, Anglican bishop of Australia-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Clive Lucas, conservation architect-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with John Fisher, architect, Cumberland County Council Historic Buildings Committee-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Henry O'Brien, pastoralist-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Rebecca O'Brien (nee Broughton), gentlewoman and farmer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Cornelius O'Brien, pastoralist-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with P.M. Bourke, grazier-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with the Clayton family, graziers-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with the Unwin family, graziers-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with William Bawden, grazier-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with J.L. (John Jack) (Jack) Bourke, grazier-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Elizabeth Hume (Dight), gentlewoman and farmer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with John Kennedy Hume, explorer, farmer and grazier-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Emma Hume (Clayton), gentlewoman and farmer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Hamilton Hume Jr., (1885-7)-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Miss E.C. (Ellen) Hume, gentlewoman and farmer-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Mary Griffiths, Canberra resident, philanthropist-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Fisher, Jackson and Hudson, architects-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	Cooma Cottage was the home of the famous Australian explorer Hamilton Hume. Cooma Cottage is one of the oldest surviving rural houses in Southern New South Wales. The place is the focus of an important historical landscape demonstrating the complex relationship of family and social connections and of the discovery and development of the area and its communications. As leading pioneers in this district, the O'Brien and Hume families held significant status in regional, civic and social fields and, as pioneers of the wool industry in Australia. The place is significant through its association with European inland exploration and settlement of Southern NSW, particularly in its links with the 1824 overland journey of Hume and Hovell and later as the site of an important local crossing of the Yass river which developed into the major road south to Victoria (the Great Southern Road, now the Hume Highway). It also appears to have been crossroad for major routes linking, Bathurst, Queanbeyan, Melbourne and Sydney. (NT Cooma Cottage CMP, 1987/88:35, 37) The place has historic significance as a relatively intact complex of rural buildings, with elements of its original garden, paddock systems and plantings surviving, including early trees such as the Picconia species to the east of the house, a relative of the olive and rare in Australia, being almost extinct also in its native Canary Islands. (Stuart Read, 13/7/01)
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	The house demonstrates a form, which has grown from a bungalow through a series of additions-idiosyncratic, apparently haphazard, or sophisticated to be finally united in Palladian form. The variety and juxtaposition of building techniques and materials is exceptional. The house remains within its original unspoiled historic curtilage and retains integral visual links with its surrounding landscape, the river and hills beyond, and early properties. The original wooden cottage, in planning and execution, is an example of the early Australian verandah house. The coach house and stables are a fine example of mid 19th century rural architecture. (NT Cooma Cottage CMP, 1987/88: 25). The outbuildings complex, early tree plantings and garden and farm elements survive. (Stuart Read, 13/7/01)
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	The composition of its buildings forming a unique Palladian form often sought after but rarely achieved in Australian colonial architecture. The garden contains east of the homestead a Picconia species, a tree which is a relative of the olive, rare in Australia, and almost extinct in its native Canary Islands. This tree is nationally rare, and only some 12 specimens are known in Australia, either in Botanic Gardens (Sydney, Melbourne, Geelong) or major early private gardens (Camden Park, Denham Court, Marybank, SA). (Stuart Read, 13/7/01)
Integrity/Intactness:	The relative intactness of form and interior spaces make the buildings a rare survival of colonial architecture in Australia. The relative intactness of the farm complex, being buildings, garden elements, farm paddocks, relationship of elements to each other and to their wider landscape setting, views and visual links is equally rare. (Stuart Read, 13/7/01)
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Recommended management:

Recommendations

Management Category	Description	Date Updated
Recommended Management	Review a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
Recommended Management	Prepare a maintenance schedule or guidelines
Recommended Management	Carry out interpretation, promotion and/or education

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) OF THE HERITAGE ACT 1977 Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977. I, the Hon James Griffin MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales do by this Order, effective at the time of publication in the New South Wales Government Gazette: 1. revoke the order made on 9 November 2020 and published in the Government Gazette Number 318 of 13 November 2020; and 2. grant the exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 that are described in the attached Schedule. The Hon James Griffin MP Minister for Environment and Heritage Signed this 2nd day of June 2022. To view the standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 click on the link below.	Jun 17 2022

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		01496	01 Mar 02	54	1449
National Trust of Australia register	Cooma Cottage Group	6014
Register of the National Estate	Cooma Cottage, Hardwicke and Douro Landscape Area	18150	30 Jun 92
Register of the National Estate	Cooma Cottage, Stables, Outbuildings and Surrounds	1192	21 Mar 78

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007	Cooma Cottage	View detail
Written	Australian Council of National Trusts	1988	'Colonial Country Bungalow', in The Historic Houses of Australia
Written	Baddeley, Claire; and Chalmers, Corrine	2020	Hamilton Hume's Garden: living history at Cooma Cottage	View detail
Written	Bill Peach	2007	'Cooma Cottage' in 'Hume & Hovell - explorers at odds'
Written	Clive Lucas Pty Ltd	1982	Draft Conservation and Management Plan
Written	Lucas, Clive	2004	'Cooma Cottage, Yass NSW or Cold Comfort Farm'
Written	National Trust of Australia (NSW)	2021	In Review: Conserving Heritage, in Annual Report	View detail
Written	National Trust of Australia (NSW)	2015	'Properties and Collection Highlights' in Annual Report 2015
Written	National Trust of Australia (NSW)	2008	2008 Annual Report
Written	National Trust of Australia (NSW)	2000	State Heritage Inventory form
Written	Nesta Griffiths, G.	1976	Glenrock
Written	Silink, Richard	2017	Properties and Collections
Written	Silink, Richard & Hayes, Gerry	2014	'Cooma Cottage, Yass'
Written	The National Trust of Australia (New South Wales)	1988	Cooma Cottage Conservation and Management Plan
Written	The National Trust of Australia (NSW)	2019	Collections
Tourism	Tourism NSW	2007	Cooma Cottage	View detail

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Data source


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Database number:	5000656
File number:	S90/02792; 10/23971

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