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[Protecting Heritage places]

[Step 1 What is your heritage place?]

[Step 10 Review it!]

[Step 9 Do it!]

[Step 8 What is your plan?]

[Step 7 What do you need to do?]

[Step 2 Who has an interest]

[Step 3 What do you need to know?]

[Step 4 Why is this place important]

[Step 5 What are the issues?]

[Step 6 What do you want to achieve?]

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STEP 3 - Contents

> Where is the boundary?

> What information is available?

> Heritage registers

> Finding out more about heritage

> What additional information is required?

> What goes into a heritage study?

 

> Have a go -Step 3

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How do you do documentary research?

Documentary research involves searching libraries, archives and museums for information relating to your study. This could be information that relates to individual places in the study area or information relating to the study area as a whole. You could find information in maps, plans, photographs, illustrations, books, articles or reports.

This information is likely to help you to describe and determine the significance of heritage places by:

  • suggesting places that might have heritage value
  • providing evidence about the development of heritage places over time
  • describing the past and present features of places.

Remember that information often is influenced by the culture and intention of the person recording the information, so records may not be comprehensive or accurate.

A comprehensive resource for researchers is the HERA bibliographic database which has 32 000 citations with abstracts on Australia's heritage places. You can visit this database on line via the Australian Heritage Commission's Website (www.ahc.gov.au). It is also available on the Heritage and Environment CD-ROM from RMIT Publishing, GPO Box, 12477, A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3001. Phone (03) 9349 4994. This CD-ROM also contains the Threatened Species Database, the Australian Historic Records Register and the Australian Institute of Architects' Database.

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