Tranby

Item details


Name of item:	Tranby
Other name/s:	Toxteth Cottage
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Aboriginal
Category:	Adult Education
Location:	Lat: -33.8776945365 Long: 151.1829936330
Primary address:	13 Mansfield Street, Glebe, NSW 2037
Parish:	Petersham
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	Sydney
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Metropolitan

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	1		DP	85944

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
13 Mansfield Street	Glebe	Sydney	Petersham	Cumberland	Primary Address
13 Mansfield St (Cnr Boyce St)	Glebe	Sydney	Petersham	Cumberland	Alternate Address
Boyce Street	Glebe	Sydney	Petersham	Cumberland	Alternate Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Co-operative for Aborigines Ltd	Community Group	06 Apr 99

Statement of significance:


	Tranby and its history can be viewed as reflecting the evolutionary changes which took place on the Glebe Peninsula in architecture, land allocation and the growth and diversity of society. It is a fine example of a post-Regency picturesque cottage and one of the earliest buildings in Glebe to have an asymmetrical plan. The property is the focus for the Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative, the first and only independant, Aboriginal controlled adult eduacation centre in Australia. It has been the scene of a number of key issues in the history of indigenous activism. Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative has contributed significantly to policy development and other initiatives facing Aboriginal peoples, presently and over the last 36 years. It has become a landmark for Australia's Aboriginal people and the world's indigenous peoples.
	Date significance updated: 01 Oct 97
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Description


Designer/Maker:	AL & G McCredie
Construction years:	1858-1858
Physical description:	Garden: Tranby's cottage is located close to the street, with a small front garden and large rear garden. The rear garden has been in-filled in the 1990s with a modern wing for the college's use, and adapted as a courtyard, with plantings, paving, ramps and bridges to allow easy access to both stories of the new wing (with library below)(Stuart Read, 23/4/2019). Tranby Cottage: It is a fine example of a post-Regency picturesque cottage and may possibly have been designed with the style of Toxteth Park in mind. It is feasible that (architect) George Allen Mansfield designed the northern extension to the cottage of Tranby in the 1870s-80s (ibid, 2000, 31). A slate-roofed six-room stone cottage in Georgian style (Collingwood et al, 2019). A post-Regency style cottage (now) of 15 rooms, designed on an asymmetrical plan. It retains the low lines and broad proportions of early colonial dwellings. The front elevation describes three stages of building. The original section, containing six rooms, is central to the facade describing a Georgian character recessed into the whole. A central door opening and French doors either side open to a verandah which is supported by cast iron columns. The front verandah is flanked on either side by later editions. The later edition of a smaller parapet-fronted wing adds an Italianate flavour to the whole. The whole is covered with a slate hipped roof with metal ridge capping and box gutters. Wall fabric varies from cement rendered brick ashlar, to sandstone lime rendered ashlar coursing. Bernard and Kate Smith described Tranby as 'an interesting example of a cottage which retained the low lines and broad proportions of early colonial dwellings' (Lonergan & Kenny, 2000, 31). New Classrooms & Library (c.1994-5): Located in the rear garden. The design reflects the cultural values of the college. The circular rooms reflect a philosophy of equality in communication and the masonry walls provide a solid appearance that reinforces the adjoining 19th century architecture. Circular copper roofs with protruding vents provide contemporary finials to a massed turreted form. The architectural plans caused a huge amount of opposition when submitted to Leichhardt Council. The proposal involved the demolition of a rear portion of Tranby (cottage) and a rear section of the adjacent Minnamurra (c1883). Cracknell and Lonergan (architects) worked proactively with all parties to modify the design in amenity terms and argue the philosophy of design in an intelligent and convincing manner (ibid, 2000, 32).
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Generally sound structural condition. 2019: Tranby needs serious structural improvements to our heritage roof and urgent Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) updates. Recent storms and strong winds have exacerbated our 118-year-old roof's previous damage and the buildings safety concerns are now our top priority. The leaking roof has had serious and costly consequences like electrical work, dampness, and floor and wall damage to our heritage building. To prevent ongoing roof deterioration and further building insecurity, urgent restorative roof work must be undertaken (Grant application, 3/2019).
Modifications and dates:	1880s - northern wing addition 1910 - eastern wing addition 1958+ college use of site 1994-5 - new rear addition in contemporary style


Current use:	Aboriginal-run community-based adult education centre
Former use:	Aboriginal land, Church land, Estate cottage, Residence

History

Historical notes:

The Glebe area is the home of the Cadigal ancestors. It was densely covered by eucalypts and abundant with bird and animal life. Figs, lily pillies, yams and burrawang nuts grew in the bush and there were abundant fish and rock oysters from Blackwattle Bay. Along the Balmain peninsular, Cadigal people met their Wangal neighbours who shared the Dharug language with coastal and inland communities around Sydney - Eora country (Lonergan & Kenny, 2000, 31).

The Leichhardt area was originally inhabited by the Wangal clan of Aborigines. After 1788 diseases such as smallpox and the loss of their hunting grounds caused huge reductions in their numbers and they moved further inland. Since European settlement the foreshores of Blackwattle Bay and Rozelle Bay have developed a unique maritime, industrial and residential character - a character which continues to evolve as areas which were originally residential estates, then industrial areas, are redeveloped for residential units and parklands (City Plan Heritage, 2005, quoting Max Solling & Peter Reynolds 'Leichhardt: On the Margins of the City', 1997, 14).

The first formal grant in the Glebe area was a 400 acre grant to Rev. Richard Johnson, the colony's first chaplain, (by Governor Arthur Phillip: SCC, 2011) in 1789 (for the support of a clergyman and a schoolmaster for the settlement). Johnson renounced the land due to the lack of convict labour (Lonergan & Kenny, 2000, 31).

The Glebe (a portion of land allocated for the maintenance of a minister) comprised rolling shale hills covering sandstone, with several sandstone cliff faces. The ridges were drained by several creeks including Blackwattle Creek, Orphan School Creek and Johnston Creek. Extensive swampland surrounded the creeks. On the shale ridges, heavily timbered woodlands contained several varieties of eucalypts while the swamplands and tidal mudflats had mangroves, swamp oaks (Casuarina glauca) and blackwattles (Callicoma serratifolia) after which the bay is named. Blackwattle Swamp was first mentioned by surveyors in the 1790s and Blackwattle Swamp Bay in 1807. By 1840 it was called Blackwattle Bay. Boat parties collected wattles and reeds for the building of huts, and kangaroos and emus were hunted by the early settlers who called the area the Kangaroo Ground. Rozelle Bay is thought to have been named after a schooner which once moored in its waters (ibid, 2005).

Rev. Johnson's land remained largely undeveloped until 1828, when the Church and School Corporation subdivided it into 28 lots, 3 of which they retained for church use (ibid, 2005).

The Anglican Church sold 27 allotments in 1828 - north on the point and south around Broadway. The Church kept the middle section where the Glebe Estate is now. On the point the sea breezes attracted the wealthy who built villas. The Broadway end attracted slaughterhouses and boiling down works that used the creek draining to Blackwattle Swamp.

Up until the 1970s the Glebe Estate was in the possession of the Anglican Church.

On the point the sea breezes attracted the wealthy who built villas. The Broadway end attracted slaughterhouses and boiling down works that used the creek draining to Blackwattle Swamp. Smaller working-class houses were built around these industries. Abbattoirs were built there from the 1860s.

When Glebe was made a municipality in 1859 there were pro and anti-municipal clashes in the streets. From 1850 Glebe was dominated by wealthier interests.

Reclaiming the swamp, Wentworth Park opened in 1882 as a cricket ground and lawn bowls club. Rugby Union was played there in the late 19th century. The dog racing started in 1932. In the early 20th century modest villas were broken up into boarding houses as they were elsewhere in the inner city areas. The wealthier moved into the suburbs which were opening up through the railways. Up until the 1950s Sydney was the location for working class employment - it was a port and industrial city. By the 1960s central Sydney was becoming a corporate city with service-based industries - capital intensive not labour intensive. A shift in demographics occurred, with younger professionals and technical and administrative people servicing the corporate city wanting to live close by. Housing was coming under threat and the heritage conservation movement was starting. The Fish Markets moved in in the 1970s. A influx of students came to Glebe in the 1960s and 1970s (Dr Lisa Murray, in Central Sydney, 5/8/2009).

Toxteth Cottage, later Tranby:
'Toxteth Cottage', was the first house built in the grounds of solicitor Georger Allen's 'Toxteth Park' Estate, after Toxteth House (Collingwood et al, 2019, entries on Tranby and Toxteth Park) before the subdivision of the Toxteth Estate (SCC, 2011).

Its construction date may be as early as 1840. Allen, the first solicitor trained in the colony, bought 95 acres (a section of the former grant to the Anglican church for Glebe lands (ibid, 2000, 31) and commissioned (architect) John Verge to build 'an elegant country house' for his growing family. This was Toxteth Park (house). Within its grounds were three fresh water wells, an orchard, a Wesleyan chapel, cricket pitch and pavilion. A stone house (Toxteth Cottage, later Tranby) and ten wooden shingle-roofed cottages accommodated family members, gardeners and other workers (Collingwood et al, 2019, entries for Tranby and for Toxteth Park). It was first listed in the Sands Directory in 1858. Allen, a founding member of the legal firm Allen, Allen and Hemsley, President of the Bank of NSW 1860-66, Mayor of Sydney 1844-5 and Member of the Legislative Council 1845-73, owned the property (Cracknell and Lonergan 1994: 5-13). Toxteth Park was known for its hospitality (Collingwood et al, 2019, entries on Tranby and Toxteth Park).

It is a fine example of a post-Regency picturesque cottage and may possibly have been designed with the style of Toxteth Park in mind (ibid, 2000, 31).

By 1857 (ibid, 2019) Toxteth Cottage was the residence of George Allen's third daughter Mary Emma Lucy and her husband, architect George Allen Mansfield. Mansfield was the son of Rev. Ralph Mansfield, a Wesleyan Minister and the secretary of the Australian Gas Light Company from 1837 to 1879. He and Mary lived here until 1861 (ibid, 1994, 5-13). It was the birthplace of their children Lucy in 1859 and Harold in 1861. The boy survived but Mary Mansfield died less than a week after her birth (ibid, 2019).
Tranby:
The cottage became known as Tranby in the 1870s when Allen's eldest daughter Elizabeth Pitman and her husband the Wesleyan missionary and philologist, Rev. William Binnington Boyce lived there (ibid, 1994, 5-13). The couple made their home here after returning in 1877 to Sydney from London where they had lived for several years (ibid, 2019).

It is feasible that (architect) George Allen Mansfield designed the northern extension to the Toxteth (Tranby) cottage in the 1870s-80s (ibid, 2000, 31). Wing additions were made in the 1880s (ibid, 2019).

On the (1885) death of George Allen, Toxteth Park Estate (aka the Allen Estate)(Lonergan & Kenny, 2000, 31) was progressively subdivided and in 1887, Tranby was purchased by Allen's brother, William Boyce Allen. In 1910 additions were made to the house to accomodate William Allen's large family (ibid, 1994, 5-13; ibid, 2019).

In 1931 Tranby became a hostel for the University of Sydney and remained in the Boyce Allen family until 1946 (ibid, 1994, 14). It was purchased in 1946 by the Reverend John Hope of the Christ Church St Laurence and other trustees and became Hope's home (ibid, 2000, 31). Collingwood et al (2019) note that it was purchsed in 1946 by the Anglican Board of Missions (ABM).

In 1957 Tranby was pledged as a gift (ibid, 2000, 31) to Anglican bush brother Alf Clint by the Rev. John Hope. Clint was the ABM's Director of Co-operatives in Australia and Papua New Guinea. He had helped establish successful indigenous co-operatives throughout the Torres Strait, New South Wales and Queensland. In 1957 he set Tranby up to (ibid, 2019) become a Training Centre for the 'development of co-operative practices for Aborigines', under the control of the ABM's Christian Community Co-operative (ibid, 1994: 14).

Tranby Co-Operative for Aborigines:
1958 saw the foundation of the Tranby Co-operative for Aborigines (ibid, 2019). The college has operated on this site since (ibid, 2000, 31). The first indigenous students lived at Tranby training in skills-based work and apprenticeships. They attended co-operative management classes and gained confidence to return to their communities - with skills to organise social and economic resources (ibid, 2000, 32). This is the oldest independent adult Aboriginal educatoin centre in Australia. With an average of 150 students, it seeks to provide self-determination for Aboriginal Australians. Courses include Applied Aboriginal Studies, Community Development, National Indigenous Legal Advocacy and Business Studies (SCC, 2011).

In 1971 the name 'Tranby Co-operative for Aboriginies Ltd.' was registered. Tranby is now an Aboriginal managed, commmunity based, non-profit co-operative with the college forming the largest part of the facility. It is a meeting place for senior community members and has been the scene of key issues in the history of indigenous activism, including meetings which led to the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody (ibid, 1994: 18-19).

Aboriginal representation on the Board of Directors in the 1970s included Kevin Cook, a student of Tranby who followed Alf Clint as General Secretary in 1981. Kevin listened to the needs of Aboriginal communities and guided changes (ibid, 2000, 32).

The Co-operative has also developed affiliate organisations such as Blackbooks, the Aboriginal Development Unit and the Aboriginal Homeless Persons Hostel (SCC, 2011).

In 1979 Tranby was subject of a permanent conservation order under the Heritage Act 1977.

In the 1980s Tranby successfully lobbied for government funding and the structure of the courses changed to compensate for the failures of mainstream education. With Aboriginal studies and cooperative principles maintained, Tranby provided certificate courses in literacy and numeracy, tertiary preparation and business studies (ibid, 2000, 32).

A new circular building, in desert tones (ibid, 2019) approved in 1994 (and built in the rear garden) provides additional accommodation (ibid, 2000, 32). This was completed in 1998, reflecting the philosophy of an Aboriginal learning circle with round rooms surrounding a courtyard. The new buildings were designed by architects Julie Cracknell and Peter Lonergan, with the Merrima Design Unit (Sydney City Council, 2011, item 27). . The circular rooms reflect a philosophy of equality in communication and masonry walls provide a solid appearance that reinforces the adjoining 19th century architecture. Circular copper roofs with protruding vents provide contemporary finials to a massed turreted form. The architectural plans caused a huge amount of opposition when submitted to Leichhardt Municipal Council. The proposal involved demolition of a rear portion of Tranby (cottage) and a rear section of the adjacent Minnamurra (c1883). Cracknell and Lonergan worked proactively with all parties to modify the design in amenity terms and argue the philosophy of design in an intelligent and convincing manner (ibid, 2000, 32).

The role of the College has changed over 40 years and the new building reflects a commitment to adapt to changing needs of the Aboriginal community. The findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody have expressed the great need for better educational facilities and curriculum for Aboriginal leaders. The educational and cultural facility offers an Aboriginal philosophy and perspective on education and culture, which has resulted in the development of culturally-appropriate teaching methods, materials and educational programs (ibid, 2000, 31)

In 1998 Jack Beetson became Executive Director and Tranby achieved national accrediation, through the NSW Vocation, Eduation and Training Board, of the college's diploma courses. With the guidance of Community Elders, Tranby has developed the Diploma in Development Studies, Aboriginal Communities and the Advanced Diploma of Applied Aboriginal Studies. The Diploma of National Indigenous Legal Studies, developed through the Human Rights Commission, addresses the legal and human rights of indigenous peoples (ibid, 2000, 32).

Tranby was listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 1999.

Aboriginal people continue to travel from all over Australia to study and train at Tranby, taking up courses in legal studies, community development and business (Sydney City Council, 2011, item 27).

The site has undergone redevelopment to accomodate the increasing demands on community and educational programmes. Tranby is now called Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education and Training, having in 2015 embarked on a rebranding mission to guarantee it continues to be responsive to the needs of community, potential students and industry and also attracts funding support from government and philanthropists (https://tranby.edu.au/about-us/).

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.	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.	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.	Changing the environment-
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Aboriginal cultures and interactions with other cultures-Activities associated with maintaining, developing, experiencing and remembering Aboriginal cultural identities and practices, past and present.	Eora nation - places of contact with the colonisers-
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Aboriginal cultures and interactions with other cultures-Activities associated with maintaining, developing, experiencing and remembering Aboriginal cultural identities and practices, past and present.	All nations - the stolen generations-
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Aboriginal cultures and interactions with other cultures-Activities associated with maintaining, developing, experiencing and remembering Aboriginal cultural identities and practices, past and present.	All nations - reconciliation events-
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	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes demonstrating styles in landscape design-
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	Landscapes and gardens of domestic accommodation-
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.	Residential-
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 townsfolk - urban villas-
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.	Adapted heritage building or structure-
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 (suburbs)-
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 suburbia-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	Adult Education-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	Tertiary education-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	University hostel-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	College boarding house-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	Aboriginal Schools-
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 Regency Revival-
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 - Georgian Revival-
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 - late 20th century postmodern-
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	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Adaptive new use-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Anglican Community-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Philanthropy for religious uses-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Conducting missions-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Providing schools and education-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	religion (private education)-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Gentlemen's Villas-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with the Hon. George Allen MLC, 1800-77, lawyer, politician-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with George Allen Mansfield, architect-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Rev. William Binnington Boyce, Anglican priest-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Rev. Richard Johnson, the colony's first chaplain-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Mary Mansfield (nee Allen), gentlewoman-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Mary Boyce (nee Mansfield), gentlewoman-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with William Boyce Allen, soliticitor-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Rev. John Hope, Anglican priest-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	Tranby and its history can be viewed as refelcting the evolutionary changes which took place on the Glebe Peninsula in architecture, land allocation and the growth and diversity of society. It was the first house built on the Toxteth Estate after Toxteth House and remained in the Allen family until the 1840s. Two of the boundary streets (Boyce and Mansfield) are named after notable inhabitants of the cottage. (Cracknell and Lonergan 1994: The property is also the focus for the Tranby Aboriginal Co-opeative, the first and only independant, Aboriginal controlled adult eduacation centre in Australia. It has been the scene of a number of key issues in the history of Indigenous activism, including meetings which led to the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody.
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	Tranby is a fine example of a post-Regency picturesque cottage and one of the earliest buildings in Glebe to have an asymmetrical plan. It has a harmonious and unspoilt stylistic unity. (Cracknell and Lonergan 1994: 87)
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative has contributed significantly to policy development and other initiatives facing Aboriginal peoples, presently and over the last 36 years. It has become a landmark for fro Australia's Aboriginal people and the world's Indigenous peoples. It is a local and regional landmark for the non-Aboriginal community which has established a relationship with Tranby through eduaction in Aboriginal culture and involvement with human rights movements. It has become a symbol of the integrity of Aboriginal culture within a European social and political structure. (Cracknell and Lonergan 1994: 88-89)
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	Carry out an Archaeological Assessment
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	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

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 Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register	00021	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former	00021	14 Dec 79	178	6349
Local Environmental Plan		15 Jun 84
Development Control Plan
Register of the National Estate		21 Mar 78

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Collingwood, Lyn; Crawshaw, Peter; and Hannan, Robert	2019	'Tranby' and 'Toxteth Park'	View detail
Written	Cracknell and Lonergan	1994	Conservation Plan and Policy for Proposed New Educational and Cultural Facilities: Tranby Aboriginal Co-Operative College (DRAFT ONLY)
Written	Lonergan, Peter; and Kenny, Simon	2000	Tranby: continuity, conservation and contemporary values
Written	Sydney City Council	2011	15. Tranby (entry); and item 27 (in booklet)	View detail

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Data source


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Database number:	5044971
File number:	S90/06211 & HC 32055

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