ATP Letter to Wrought Artworks 12th August 2008

This letter was sent by the ATP to the Directors of Wrought Artworks by the ATP Managing Director Robert Domm. The letter puts the RWA position on the issue and includes a “without prejudice” offer to resolve the dispute. The letter was made available by the ATP in line with the letters last paragraph. Download: … Read more

Meridith Burgman ALP Candidate’s petition on Blacksmith Shop

This petition has been put out by the ALP Meredith Burgmann for Mayor campaign. The petition states: Save the Eveleigh Blacksmith Shop – We call on the Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor, to ensure the heritage blacksmithing equipment in place in the Australian Technology Park is preserved. We also call on the Minister to ensure … Read more

Keep the Tradition

Keep the Tradition

Keep the Tradition – Save the Eveleigh Blacksmiths Workshop – Don’t let it be lost forever! logo

Letter From Smithsonian Institutie on Importance of Eveleigh – 1988

This is a letter from 1988 from The Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of American History Washington DC about the importance, and the great rarity of the machinery collection here at Eveleigh. The File is 927 KB PDF with OCR overlay. Download: Smithsodian Institute – Washington DC.PDF »

Poster for ATP’s Blacksmithshop Open Day – 17th August 2008

An Open Day will be held on Sunday 17th August 2008 from 10am – 2 pm at the ATP’s Blacksmiths Shop with tours on the hour of the workshop, blacksmithing demonstrations and explanations of steam powered blacksmithing assemblages by Guido the Blacksmith. The Blacksmiths have been served a Notice to quit by the RWA so … Read more

NOTICE TO QUIT – 2008

NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF LICENSE AND NOTICE TO QUIT; 2008 To Guido Gouverneur & Wrought Artworks PL. File is 139 PDF. Download: Notice Eviction Doc005.pdf »

MINISTER’S MEDIA RELEASE 1997

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING ;1997 Titled WORLD CLASS MACHINERY SAVED. This $300 k Government grant did not get used for its granted purpose which was to conserve and make the machinery operational. File is 164 KB PDF. Download: News Release World Class Machinery Doc 4.pdf »

DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – 1996

DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO 6/96 – CONSERVATION AND REUSE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOPS, EVELEIGH PRECINCT, CITY WEST. 1996: Granted by the Minister of Urban Affairs and Planning on the basis of the attached schedule. His Consent Condition No: 20 reads ‘The Conservation Management Plan for the building endorsed by the heritage Council on 1June … Read more

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – 1996

Development Application for proposed Technology Park Uses, Exhibition Space, Historic Machinery Exhibits and Educational Facilities at THE LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOPS EVELEIGH for the AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY PARK SYDNEY LTD: 1996 . States “Bays 1 & 2 are to maintained as an operational Workshop. This are is currently occupied (leased by Wrought Artworks). It is the aim of … Read more

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN- 1995

This is from the Conservation Management Plan 1995 Final draft, considered the last document.This is the document that the Minister of Planning refers to in his Determination of Consent. States “Bay 1 & 2 South to remain an operational workshop…..it is appropriate and desirable that a blacksmithing operation remains a long term feature of the … Read more

EVELEIGH PRECINCT CONSERVATION POLICY – 1994

EVELEIGH PRECINCT CONSERVATION POLICY -The very first Conservation Policy by the NSW Planning Department, funded by the Federal ” Better Cities program” 1994. This details what functions the Active Workshop , being ‘the preferred option’ ,overall operation could include. ( All of the criteria of work is performed by Wrought Artworks). File is 331 KLb … Read more

Amendment to Development Application 021-05-07

This is a copy of the RWA letter of 23 August 2007 amending the “Statement of Environmental Effects” that the RWA submitted to itself for the Blacksmith Shop remediation and re-development. Download: da0210507_amendment.pdf »

Statement of Environmental Effects for the Blacksmith Shop

This is a copy of the “Statement of Environmental Effects” that the RWA submitted to itself for the Blacksmith Shop remediation and re-development. The Appendices referred to in this document are available separately on the RWA website. Download: Eco_SEE_070501.pdf »