Moss Vale Railway Station and yard group

Item details


Name of item:	Moss Vale Railway Station and yard group
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Platform/ Station
Location:	Lat: -34.5476521670 Long: 150.3721100490
Primary address:	Main Southern railway, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
Local govt. area:	Wingecarribee
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Illawarra

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	1	DP	1173719
LOT	2	DP	1173719
PART LOT	3	DP	1173719
LOT	4	DP	1173719
LOT	8	DP	832397

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Main Southern railway	Moss Vale	Wingecarribee			Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government	05 Nov 98

Statement of significance:


	Moss Vale is one of the most important station groups in the State. It contains rare examples of early buildings, various later structures, vice-regal buildings, unique entry arrangement, very high quality buildings and the remains of a working yard seen in the signal box and embankments. The early elements of the site are significant buildings in their own right.The site has excellent interiors along with the outstanding architecture and gives many opportunities to demonstrate the wealth and range of railway structures and the importance of rail travel in the past. The site has a strong social historical connection through use by the Governors and is an important focal point of the town of Moss Vale.
	Date significance updated: 15 Nov 10
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Description


Designer/Maker:	John Whitton (station master's house)
Builder/Maker:	A Elphinstone (station building)
Construction years:	1867-1915
Physical description:	LANDSCAPE Pedestrian approach from east side past the war memorial, post office and Sttaion Master's residence via overhead footbridge, brick walls and embankments, forecourt. BUILDINGS Station buildings, RNE, HS - 2nd class brick, built by W + A Elphinstone, 1867. - booking office brick, 1915 - alterations to station building, including improvements to Governor's waiting room and chandeliers, 1890* - misc buildings, men's toilet and covered passageways - awning to down platform 1914 *private vice-regal rooms. No other such waiting rooms exist on the rail system, making them unique in terms of railway heritage (Emery, 2001). Hotel and refreshment room, 2 storey, 1891 - alterations to refreshment room, convert bar to dining and construct new bar, 1919 An elaborate restroom with high ceilings, plaster ceilings, Corinthian column capitals on pilasters, timber service counter, floor (Emery, 2001, photograph: interpreted by Stuart Read, 9/1/2018) Signal box - hip roof timber two storey in yard, type 4, 1915 Residences - Argyle Street, 1915 STRUCTURES platforms - up, brick, lengthened in 1882, - new down platform constructed in 1914 for duplication with road bridge access and car turning area specifically for Governor Strickland's invalid daughter to gain access to train. dock platform pedestrian bridges - 2 metal framed, 1915 road overbridge - up end weighbridge triangle to turn 57 class locomotives road approach ARTEFACTS signs Station Master's residence (1869/74): Completed in 1874, it was based on a standard design from the office of Commissioner John Whitton. Victorian Rustic Gothic style (Freeman & Associates). 1869 on a shield fixed to the central projecting gable (Wingecarribee Heritage Study, 1991).
Modifications and dates:	Station Master's residence The building has since been added to on several occasions. In 1918, the Residence was converted for use as dormitory for female staff employed within the Railway Refreshment Room. An entrance porch was added in 1926 and a temporary structure was proposed in 1942 for additional staff accommodation to cope with the extra volume of WW2 traffic. It is not known whether this was built. The Residence was adapted again, in 1952, into two separate apartments for railway staff. The works included the installation of timber partitions, an access cut through the northern wall and new internal door openings. A description of the building is given in the Wingecarribee Heritage Survey 1991: 'A small Victorian cottage with characteristic gothic features and detailing including steeply pitched gabled roofs (clad in corrugated steel) with ornamental fretwork barges and finials, deep set, narrow sash windows, a bay window to the central projecting gable and the use of rusticated stone dressings (now painted) as quoins and around windows and doors. Stonework crosses also feature in the needs of the transverse gables while a shield with the date '1869' is fixed to the central projecting gable (above the bay window). The rear of the cottage features [a] simpler faade and fenestration detailing (as well as a fibro extension).' In 1994 the Residence was leased to the Wingecarribee Shire Council to house the Southern Highlands Regional Gallery. Works undertaken during this period included the erection of a new pergola and a new southern extension and the removal of the eastern Railway outbuildings. All the internal doors were removed for ease of movement through the gallery. The building is currently used for residential purposes (2001 HC report).


Current use:	Railway Station
Former use:	Aboriginal land, farm, railway station

History

Historical notes:

INDIGENOUS HISTORY
Gundungurra or Gandangarra people lived in the Southern Highlands area, which includes Mittagong, for many thousands of years. People who spoke the Gundungurra language lived in the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands and the Goulburn Plains of New South Wales. They lived in small groups of extended family members, who were attached to particular country areas. After Anglo-European settlers caused displacement of Gundungurra people, they often worked on farms or grazing properties within and adjacent to their traditional countries (Di Johnson: 2004).

Gundungurra groups left archaeological evidence of their occupation throughout their traditional homelands, including scarred trees where bark was removed for use as a boat or other object, grinding grooves on rocks where axes were ground, and occupation sites which include middens. Well-worn Gundungurra pathways on ridge tops were often the routes used as the first roads by colonists (Di Johnson, 2004). Possibly this could have been the origin of the Old South Road where the Hassall and Jefferis Cottages are located.

The area is home to the Tharawal and Gungungurra people (Robinson, 2008).

Camden and the Cow Pastures:
The area is associated with the early history of the colony of New South Wales. Governor Hunter named it 'The Cowpastures' after cattle which had strayed from the Farm Cove settlement were discovered there in 1795 (to the south-west of Sydney). Due to the early European settlers, namely the Macarthurs, who established flourishing wool, wine and wheat industries here, the area is said to be the 'birthplace of the nation's wealth' (ibid, 2008).

Moss Vale:
In 1850 the vale (that would become known as Moss Vale) looked very much as it had since white settlers began farming there 30 years before. The large Throsby Park estate spread for several thousand acres. Dr Charles Throsby had settled in 1819 and by 1850, his nephew and heir Charles had transformed the property into the finest in the district. The adjacent Hutchinson estate ran to White's Creek. Convict William Hutchinson was transported to NSW in 1799, one of the more successful emancipists. He prospered under Governor Macquarie's patronage and was appointed to the important position of Principal Superintendent of Convicts in 1814 and later active in establishing the Bank of NSW. South of White's Creek lay Browley, another early land grant in the area, to John Waite, long-time servant of Dr Charles Throsby, who received his 100-acre parcel of land in recognition of his outstanding service to Throsby on his journeys of exploration. He prospered, acquiring much more land, and became one of the leading local settlers. It was on these three estates that Moss Vale would develop (Emery, 2001, 82).

For Moss Vale's development, 1867 was a momentous year. In December, the newly completed railway line from Sydney opened and in anticipation for an influx of people, the owners of the large estates began subdividing, with the first town plots sold in 1863. By the time the station opened, the town had a store, postal service and hotel, mainly to cater for the needs of the large number of railway workers and their families who had come to the district. Their small tent communities had sprung up all along the Great Southern Railway line as it forged south to Goulburn. Lewis Levy from Berrima opened the first store, having cannily anticipated the decline in business in Berrima once it was bypassed by the railway. Business people of Sutton Forest saw Moss Vale's potential as the future centre of the district and many of the first land buyers in Moss Vale were Sutton Forest and Berrima people (ibid, 2001, 82).

The coming of the railway to Moss Vale required subdivision of part of Throsby Park estate and provided impetus for the establishment of the town of Moss Vale. Its name commemorates Jemmy Moss, an ex-convict servant of Charles Throsby, who lived in a hut on Throsby land in what is now Spring Street, Moss Vale. Moss had been transported to NSW for 7 years in 1828 for stealing but proved a valued employee to the Throsby family.

The opening up of the Yarrawa Brush (rainforest area, split up and cleared for farming) in the 1860s - the Robertson, Burrawang and Wilde's Meadow area - added to the importance of the rail head at Moss Vale, which became the district centre for sending produce and other freight to the Sydney market (Emery, 2001, 82).

The latter years of the 19th century perhaps marked the heyday of Moss Vale. The town was thriving, capitalising on the prosperity of the surrounding farming and grazing industries. With steady growth came the usual public buildings that reflected the aspirations of the inhabitants - a School of Arts, new Post & Telegraph Office, Court House and E.S. & A. & Commercial bank buildings. Most of the business activity was centred at the southern end of Argyle Street from the railway bridge and up the hill as far as Yarrawa Road - the shift of the town to the north is a relatively recent occurrence. As well as being the commercial hub of the district, Moss Vale a century ago was also the educational centre. Several private boarding schools sprang up, including Tudor House, opened in 1902 at Hamilton, a house for Alick Osborne and his wife Isabel, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Throsby of Throsby Park. Throsby Park was also used as a school, first by Henry Southey in the 1870s. His school opened with 11 boys, but grew quickly, transferring to Mittagong to become Oaklands School. For a short time from 1888, James Neale Dalton leased Throsby Park and somewhat grandiosely named it 'St George College', styled 'on the principles of the great schools at Eton and Rugby' (ibid, 2001, 83).

Moss Vale Railway Station:
The first plans for a railway through Moss Vale district were made on 26th August 1846. A survey of the area was carried out in 1848. The railway line stopped at Campbelltown until 1863. The state government was unsure as to whether steam trains would be able to travel further (Sheedy, 1988).

The Engineer in chief for the project was John Whitton. The Railways plan was drawn up in 1860 for the line to continue to Picton with an extension to Goulburn. There were in all seven sections to be completed. The fifth section extended approximately four miles north of Moss Vale. This line opened on 2nd December 1867.The name given to the Station was Sutton's Forest. This was a remnant of the name given to the area by Governor Macquarie in 1820. All trains terminated at Sutton's Forest until the Marulan line was opened on 6th August 1868. The Goulburn line (through Moss Vale) was completed in 1876 (ibid, 1988).

The coming of the railway provided the impetus for the establishment of the township (ibid, 2001, 82). The station's name of Sutton's Forest was officially changed to Moss Vale in 1877, after the local innkeeper Jimmy Moss (ibid, 1988). Emery (2001, 82) calls him Jemmy Moss, noting he was an ex-convict servant of Charles Throsby who lived in a hut on Throsby land in what is now Spring Street (Moss Vale). Moss was transported to NSW for seven years in 1828 for stealing, but became a valued employee of Throsby's family from about the late 1830s. When the survey for subdivision of part of the (Throsby Park) estate began in the 1860s, Jemmy and his wife Mary Ann were apparently very concerned. The story goes that Moss asked Oliver Throsby if their home was to be taken away, but was reassured that 'as long as your name is Moss and mine is Throsby, this place is yours'. Moss died in 1867 and was buried in Berrima Cemetery (ibid, 2001, 82).

Initially, the town suffered from something of an identity crisis, with the naming of the railway station as Sutton Forest. The subdivision of part of the Browley estate was named the village of Sutton Forest North, while the Post Office preferred Moss Vale (as a name). It was not until 1877 that the station was officially renamed Moss Vale, probably reflecting what was the favoured local choice, but also to avoid confusion with the original Sutton Forest village a few kilometers further south. By this time, Moss Vale was showing all the signs of a town on the move. The opening up of the Yarrawa Brush (rainforest, for clearing for farming) during the 1860s - the Robertson, Burrawang and Wildes's Meadow area - added to the importance of the rail head at Moss Vale, which became the district centre for sending produce and other freight to the Sydney market (ibid, 2001, 82).

By the late 1870s, Moss Vale, like neighbouring Bowral, was experiencing the first influences of tourism. Who coined the phrase 'Sanitorium of the South' to describe the district is not known, but it achieved the desired effect, and summer-weary souls of Sydney soon took to the cooler Highland climate. The Earl of Belmore, Governor of NSW from 1867-72 beggan the vice-regal assocation with Moss Vale when he leased Throsby Park as a country residence. His successor, Sir Hercules Robinson, also retreated to the Highlands from time to time, but it wasn't until 1882 that a property was purchased by the NSW government specifically for use as a vice-regal retreat. 'Prospect', the Sutton Forest home of R.P.Richardson (of Richardson & Wrench (real estate agents) fame) was chosen as the official summer residence, renamed Hillview and for the next 75 years saw the comings and goings of some 16 state governors (ibid, 2001, 82).

The continuing growth of South Western NSW saw the rail link between Yass and Albury opened on 14th June 1883 (ibid, 1988).

Being the closest railway station to Hillview, Moss Vale was where the governor and entourage would arrive. In 1891, a magnificent state (railway) car was built at Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Sydney for the express purpose of bringing the Governor to the Southern Highlands. The opulent carriage had three compartments, the main saloon, a boudoir and a smoking room. Built from Australian timbers (silky oak, blackwood, myall and kauri), its furnishings included silk-apolstered chairts and sofas and tables of enamelled woodwork. When the Governor arrived at Moss Vale, he could retire to private vice-regal rooms at the station, before taking the journey by road to Hillview. No other such waiting rooms exist on the rail system, making them unique in terms of railway heritage. The stage carriage is now housed at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney (ibid, 2001).

On 3rd January, 1962 the first train ran from Sydney to Melbourne on a standard gauge railway line (ibid, 1988).

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.	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	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Developing local, regional and national economies-National Theme 3
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Building the railway network-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Railway Station-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	Building and maintaining the public railway system-
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.	Building settlements, towns and cities-National Theme 4
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 suburban-
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	Resuming private lands for public purposes-
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	Naming places (toponymy)-
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	Townships-
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	Subdivision of rural estates-
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	Impacts of railways on rural development-
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	19th Century Infrastructure-
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	Impacts of railways on urban form-
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	Evolution of railway towns-
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	Planning relationships between key structures and town plans-
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	Developing private towns-
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	Creating landmark structures and places in regional settings-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Utilities-Activities associated with the provision of services, especially on a communal basis	Railways to inland settlements-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Railway work culture-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Working on public infrastructure projects-
5. Working-Working	Labour-Activities associated with work practises and organised and unorganised labour	Working in the public service-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	Developing roles for government - building and administering rail networks-
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.	Architectural styles and periods - Victorian (late)-
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 - Federation Arts and Crafts-
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.	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.	Interior design styles and periods - Edwardian-
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 (mid)-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon.) Charles Robert, Baron Carrington, PC, GCMG, 1885-90-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon.) Captn. John Loder, Baron Wakehurst, KCMG, 1937-1946-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon) Victor Villiers PC, GCMG, Earl of Jersey, 1891-1893-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Sir (later Lord) Augustus F.S.Loftus, 1879-1884+-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with John Whitton, Chief Engineer, NSW Government Railways-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon.) Sir William Duff PC, GCMG, 1893-1895-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, GCMG, 1872-1879-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon.) Henry Brand, Viscount Hampden, GCMG, 1895-1899-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon.) William Lygon, Earl Beachamp KCMG, 1899-1901-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, KCB, 1902-1909-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor (Rt.Hon.) Frederic Thesiger, Baron Chelmsford GCMG, 1909-1913-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Sir Gerald Strickland, Count della Catena KCMG, 1913-1917-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Sir Walter Davidson KCMG, 1918-1923-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Sir Walter Davidson KCMG, 1918-1923-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair KCB, MVO, 1924-1930-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game GBE, KCB, DSO, 1930-1935-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (later Lord Gowrie) VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, 1935-1936-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Admiral Sir David Anderson KCB, KCMG, MVO, 1936-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Governor Lt.-Gen. Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB, Kt.St.J, 1946-1957-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
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		01200	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register
State Environmental Planning Policy	Illawarra REP no. 1		11 Apr 86
Local Environmental Plan			12 Jan 90	7
National Trust of Australia register		4170	09 Nov 81
Royal Australian Institute of Architects register	South Wing

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Wingecarribee Heritage Survey	1991	WI0047	JRC Planning Services	Jocelyn Colleran	No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Allman Johnston Architects	1999	Statement to accompany Development Application for the adaptive reuse of Former Refreshment Room Building
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007		View detail
Written	David Sheedy Pty. Ltd.	1988	Moss Vale railway station; conservation and management plan
Written	Emery, Linda	2001	'Moss Vale: historic places in the Southern Highlands - occasional series'
Written	Otto Cserhalmi & Partners; with Betteridge Consulting (landscape input: 2017)	2017	Conservation Management Plan - Moss Vale Railway Station group
Written	Peter Freeman P/L	1998	Former Station Master's Residence - Moss Vale, Moss Vale Railway Station, NSW: Conservation Management Plan
Written	Peter Freeman P/L Conservation Architects & Planners	1998	Moss Vale Railway Station Precinct Conservation Management Plan
Written	State Rail Authority of NSW Author: State Rail Authority of New South Wales.; Publisher:	1994	Strategic property plan - Moss Vale

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Data source


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Database number:	5012110
File number:	12/12043 , H00/00129

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