Godden Mackay Logan

Godden Mackay Logan

ContentsPage

1.0 Introduction...... 1

1.1 Project Background...... 1

1.2 Site Location...... 1

1.3 Management Framework...... 1

1.3.1 Heritage Listings...... 1

1.4 Relevant Documentation...... 3

1.5 Consultation...... 3

1.5.1 Key Stakeholders...... 3

1.5.2 Indigenous Consultation...... 4

1.6 Authorship and Acknowledgements...... 5

2.0 Understanding the Place—Historical Context...... 9

2.1 RMC Duntroon—A Summary History...... 9

2.1.1 Indigenous Occupation of the Area...... 9

2.1.2 The Campbells and the Duntroon Estate...... 10

2.1.3 Establishment of the Royal Military College...... 10

2.2 Major General Bridges and World War I...... 10

2.2.1 Early Military Life...... 10

2.2.2 Founding of Australia’s First Military College...... 11

2.2.3 World War I and The Gallipoli Campaign...... 12

2.2.4 Sandy the Horse...... 12

2.3 General Bridges’ Grave...... 13

2.3.1 Repatriation of General Bridges to Australia...... 13

2.3.2 Walter Burley Griffin...... 14

2.4 1920 to Present...... 14

2.5 Endnotes...... 22

3.0 Understanding the Place—Physical Context...... 23

3.1 Introduction...... 23

3.2 Setting...... 23

3.3 Physical Description...... 23

3.4 Significant Views...... 24

3.5 Archaeological Potential...... 24

3.6 Endnotes...... 28

4.0 Understanding the Heritage Values...... 29

4.1 Introduction...... 29

4.1.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999...... 29

4.2 Assessment of Heritage Values of General Bridges’ Grave...... 30

4.2.1 Official Commonwealth Summary Statement of Significance...... 30

4.2.2 Identified Commonwealth Heritage Values...... 31

4.2.3 Indigenous Heritage Values...... 33

4.2.4 Revised Statement of Significance...... 33

4.2.5 Discussion of Identified Heritage Values...... 34

4.2.6 Condition of Heritage Values...... 34

4.2.7 Historic Themes...... 35

4.3 Ranking of Significance...... 36

4.3.1 Explanation of Heritage Significance Ranking...... 36

4.3.2 Application of Heritage Significance Rankings to General Bridges’ Grave...... 37

4.4 Tolerance for Change...... 38

4.4.1 Explanation of Tolerance for Change...... 38

4.4.2 Application of Tolerance for Change...... 38

4.5 Endnotes...... 39

5.0 Constraints and Opportunities...... 41

5.1 Introduction...... 41

5.2 Constraints Arising from Significance...... 41

5.2.1 Significance and Conservation...... 41

5.3 Constraints Arising from Condition of General Bridges’ Grave...... 42

5.4 Constraints Arising from the Management Framework...... 42

5.4.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999...... 42

5.4.2 Commonwealth Heritage Management Principles...... 43

5.4.3 Other Commonwealth Legislative Requirements and Codes...... 43

5.4.4 The National Capital Plan...... 44

5.4.5 RMC Duntroon HMP (2009)...... 44

5.5 Site Manager’s Requirements...... 44

5.6 Defence’s Requirements...... 44

5.7 Other Stakeholder Interests...... 45

5.8 Natural Heritage Values...... 45

5.9 Opportunities for General Bridges’ Grave...... 46

5.9.1 Interpretation and Events...... 46

5.9.2 Enhancement of the Setting of General Bridges’ Grave...... 47

5.9.3 Development Near General Bridges’ Grave...... 47

5.10 Endnotes...... 49

6.0 Conservation Policies, Actions and Implementation...... 51

6.1 Introduction...... 51

6.2 Implementation of the Conservation Policies and Actions...... 51

6.2.1 Priorities...... 51

6.2.2 Timing...... 51

6.2.3 Responsibilities...... 52

6.3 Overarching Policies...... 52

7.0 Outline Conservation Works and Cyclical Maintenance Schedules...... 67

7.1 Introduction...... 67

7.2 Priority and Timing for Conservation Works...... 67

7.3 Schedule of Works for General Bridges’ Grave...... 68

7.4 Cyclical Maintenance for General Bridges’ Grave...... 77

8.0 Appendices...... 79

Appendix A

CHL Citations—General Bridges Grave & RMC Duntroon Conservation Area

Appendix B

National Trust of Australia (ACT) Citation

Appendix C

Walter Burley Griffin Society Heritage Inventory Entry—General Bridges’ Grave

Appendix D

Australian Institute of Architects Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture Citation

Appendix E

Canberra Tracks—Track 4—Cemeteries

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General Bridges’ Grave, RMC Duntroon—Heritage Management Plan—June 2013