Conference Tour - Saturday 28 September 2024 ASHA ONE DAY CONFERENCE TOUR
Above and Below: Discover Historic Braidwood
28 September 2024, 8am – 4pm, cost $95 p/p (including lunch)
Join Amy Jarvis from Philip Leeson Architects, Heritage Advisors to the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council to learn about this fascinating slice of Australian history from both an above and below ground perspective.
The Braidwood Area has been part of the Yuin Nation for thousands of years and cultural connections to the place continue to this day. European settlement of the area occurred from the 1820s with one of the earliest settlers Thomas Braidwood Wilson providing the area with its modern name.
Listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, Braidwood has an extensive and intact collection of historic structures as well significant archaeological resources demonstrating its past development and growth. The town has seen historic booms and busts, benefitted from convict labour, seen its fair share of bushrangers, been part of a major gold rush and been home to a few notable Australians.
The cultural evidence of use of the landscape by the Yuin Nation is combined in many areas with evidence of past pastoral practices and of the town’s evolution including the location of former buildings, infrastructure and landscape features.
The original Georgian style town plan is also readable today with the grid extant and the village green at its heart. Buildings from as early as the 1840s stand beside modern structures, and the historic character of the place is a key part of why people are so drawn to this modest country town.
This tour will cover the key phases of Braidwood’s development including its establishment, settlement, gold rush, periods of war and the twentieth century changes to the place.
On-bus commentary will also consider the contextual development of the region, the expression of the conference themes in the regional centres such as Queanbeyan, Bungendore and Braidwood supporting the growth of the National Capital.
As we drive through Canberra, commentary will also be provided on key aspects of the city’s development, in particular during the mid-century period under the guidance of the National Capital Development Commission (1958-89).
Note: Those attending the Braidwood Tour must be able to board the steps on the bus/coach and need to be fit and capable of walking unassisted. The walk may involve some uneven ground, sloping terrain, stairs and steps. You will need to be prepared for sun (hat/sunscreen) and rain (raincoat/umbrella) and should wear appropriate walking shoes.
Please also bring your own water bottle and any snacks you need for the bus.
A MORE DETAILED ITINERARY WILL BE PROVIDED TO CONFIRMED TOUR PARTICIPANTS.
You may also need to supply some other details ahead of the tour.
2024 ASHA ONE DAY CONFERENCE TOUR
Above and Below: Discover Historic Braidwood
28 September 2024, 8am – 4pm, cost $95 p/p (including lunch)
Join Amy Jarvis from Philip Leeson Architects, Heritage Advisors to the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council to learn about this fascinating slice of Australian history from both an above and below ground perspective.
The Braidwood Area has been part of the Yuin Nation for thousands of years and cultural connections to the place continue to this day. European settlement of the area occurred from the 1820s with one of the earliest settlers Thomas Braidwood Wilson providing the area with its modern name.
Listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, Braidwood has an extensive and intact collection of historic structures as well significant archaeological resources demonstrating its past development and growth. The town has seen historic booms and busts, benefitted from convict labour, seen its fair share of bushrangers, been part of a major gold rush and been home to a few notable Australians.
The cultural evidence of use of the landscape by the Yuin Nation is combined in many areas with evidence of past pastoral practices and of the town’s evolution including the location of former buildings, infrastructure and landscape features.
The original Georgian style town plan is also readable today with the grid extant and the village green at its heart. Buildings from as early as the 1840s stand beside modern structures, and the historic character of the place is a key part of why people are so drawn to this modest country town.
This tour will cover the key phases of Braidwood’s development including its establishment, settlement, gold rush, periods of war and the twentieth century changes to the place.
On-bus commentary will also consider the contextual development of the region, the expression of the conference themes in the regional centres such as Queanbeyan, Bungendore and Braidwood supporting the growth of the National Capital.
As we drive through Canberra, commentary will also be provided on key aspects of the city’s development, in particular during the mid-century period under the guidance of the National Capital Development Commission (1958-89).
Note: Those attending the Braidwood Tour must be able to board the steps on the bus/coach and need to be fit and capable of walking unassisted. The walk may involve some uneven ground, sloping terrain, stairs and steps. You will need to be prepared for sun (hat/sunscreen) and rain (raincoat/umbrella) and should wear appropriate walking shoes.
Please also bring your own water bottle and any snacks you need for the bus.
A MORE DETAILED ITINERARY WILL BE PROVIDED TO CONFIRMED TOUR PARTICIPANTS.
You may also need to supply some other details ahead of the tour.
