Series 02: Preservation of historic buildings "Herald" competition [photographic collection], 1911-1962

PXA 1262

series

1911 - 1962

Graphic Materials, Photographs

52738

Photographs

The majority of the collection is comprised of original photoprints submitted for the competition. The Sydney Morning Herald also made copy prints of every photograph. The copy prints have been substituted where the original was returned by request or the original was a colour photoprint or colour slide. In the case of the latter, the originals were not retained.

The Historic Buildings "Herald" Competition is divided into subcollections organised by the five competition classes and arranged in order of competition classes 1 to 5, in 15 boxes.

Research & study copies allowed:
Copyright restrictions may apply: photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of photographer plus 70 years.

References:
Demolished for the public good : crimes, follies and misfortunes, demolished houses of New South Wales / [edited by] James Broadbent and Joy Hughes. Sydney : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1988. Location number: 994.4/13 Mitchell Library

No time to spare : an exhibition of the newly released "A" list of buildings / [presented by the] Women's Committee of the National Trust of Australia, NSW. Sydney : John Sands Pty Ltd, 1962. Location number: Q981.06/7A1 Mitchell Library

The competition was held to mark the `175th anniversary of the founding of Australia'. The National Trust (N.S.W.) organised the competition in co-operation with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (N.S.W. chapter) and it was sponsered by the Sydney Morning Herald. [The aim of the competition was] to encourage in Australia a proper pride in and appreciation of the fine buildings erected by our pioneers.

Each entry was to be accompanied by a photograph of the building. The competition had five categories:
Class 1: The best restoration or renovation of a town or country house, to be carried out between the opening of the competition and its close.
Class 2: The best preserved or restored town or country house.
Class 3: The best preserved or restored complete terrace of more than one attached house.
Class 4: The best maintained or restored public building (Commonwealth, State or local government building).
Class 5: The best maintained or restored building which is privately owned but open to the public (such as churches, hotels, clubs, stores and private schools).

A copy of an entry form, list of prize winners and 2 spiral notebooks recording each entry are held in Box 1.

Transferred from Pic.Acc.545, September 2010