Publications by Topic

Historic South Australian Graves and Cemeteries - Conservation Guidelines

by McDougall & Vines, 2004
Department for Environment and Heritage

• Guidelines to help conserve and manage historic cemeteries so that heritage values and cultural landscapes are retained

Available for download (600Kb PDF) only.

Management Plan Guidelines for SA Cemeteries

by McDougall & Vines, 2005
prepared for Alexandrina Council

Gardens in South Australia 1840 - 1940: Guidelines for Design and Conservation

by David Jones and Pauline Payne, 1998
Heritage Guideline 2.5
Department for Environment and Heritage

• A comprehensive look at garden history and styles in South Australia
• Includes guidelines for researching your garden, plant selection and maintenance
• Thirteen case studies detail the characteristics of specific historical garden styles.

Price: $22.00
Available though the DEH Information Line (telephone, email, in person)

This product can also be purchased online through Service SA - click here

Painting of Older Buildings in South Australia

By Di Robson and Mark Weston, 2000
Heritage Technical Note 3.7
Department for Environment and Heritage

• Outlines the historical use of colour and building materials in South Australia
• Provides excellent background information on colour theory and the history of paint
• Full of practical advice on choosing the right colour scheme, what type of paint to use, how to apply it, what problems can arise and how to solve them.
• Includes details of some early Adelaide painting specifications as well as recipes for limewash, chocolate paint, size and copal varnish.
  

Price: $27.50 (Free to owners of State Heritage Places)
Available though the DEH Information Line (telephone, email, in person)

This product can be purchased online through Service SA - click here

Removing Paint from Old Buildings

A Heritage Victoria technical note

• discusses issues around removing paint from older buildings
• provides information about methods of removal
• looks at some specific problems
  

Available from the Heritage Victoria website at http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/pages/pdfs/PaintRemoval.pdf (74Kb PDF).

Rising Damp and Salt Attack

By David Young, 1995
Heritage Technical Note 3.8
Department for Environment and Heritage

• Practical advice on simple methods of prevention
• Looks at a range of methods currently used to control or treat the problem.
• Advantages and disadvantages of each method are clearly set out.

Note: Since the release of this publication, active electro-osmotic systems (page 17) have re-entered the market, using more durable conductors and sophisticated electronic control units. The performance of these systems as a long-term remedy for rising damp in historic masonry structures is undergoing evaluation.

Available for download (650Kb PDF) only.

Twentieth Century Heritage: marking the recent past

by Fran Stropin and Susan Marsden, 2001
Department for Environment and Heritage

• Examines the nature of twentieth century heritage and challenges the orthodoxy of the way heritage is viewed
• Case studies with full colour photographs provide nationwide examples
• Includes a comprehensive reading list

Price: $14.95
Available though the DEH Information Line (telephone, email, in person)

Twentieth Century Heritage Survey: Post Second World War (1946-1959) Overview History

Looks at the principal events and themes that characterise the physical, cultural and social development in South Australia during the period 1946 to 1959.

Available for download (1.5Mb PDF) only.