BENDIGO TRADES HALL
34-40 VIEW STREET BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
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Statement of Significance
The Bendigo Trades Hall was constructed in several stages from 1896, to the design of various architects, including JH Hurley. The building was constructed as a meeting place for local labour organisations affiliated as the Bendigo Trades and Labour Council of Bendigo, on land granted to them in View Street. Labour organisations received strong support in Bendigo from the earliest days of the township, when the poor working conditions of the miners led to the creation of, firstly the Miners' Eight Hours Association in the 1860s and then the Bendigo Miners' Association in the 1870s. With the development of the town and the influx of variously skilled workers, other labour organisations were formed and, in 1885, the Bendigo Trades and Labour Council was established as an umbrella body. The Council were granted the use of an early mining warden's court in View Street, to which additions were made in 1896 enabling the use of the building as a trades hall. In 1913 a large two storeyed section fronting View Street was added to the Bendigo Trades Hall, designed by architect, JH Hurley. In the 1930s and 1940s the early hall is thought to have been demolished and a replacement hall constructed. The concrete and brick two storeyed building features a polychrome brick facade, with classically arranged features and terracotta detailing.
The Bendigo Trades Hall is of historical and architectural importance to the State of Victoria.
The Bendigo Trades Hall is of historical importance as one of the only surviving purpose built trades halls in Victoria, the others being in Melbourne and at Ballarat. The place is a manifestation of the development of the trades union movement in Victoria and reflects the strong support labour organisations received in industrial areas of regional Victoria.
The Trades Hall has architectural significance as a building with a well composed and interesting facade which is an important element of the View Street, Bendigo streetscape.
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BENDIGO TRADES HALL - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
One of the results of the large number of building projects in Melbourne during the 1850s was the development of associations forming to protect the rights of workers on the projects. These groups amalgamated in 1855-6 to more effectively push for the eight hour day. In 1856 a National Trades Hall and Literary Institute was formed, providing a social and educational focal point for the members of the trade unions. In 1859 the Trades Hall Committee successfully lobbied for a grant of land in Victoria Street, Carlton on which to build a Trades Hall.
History of Place:
The Trades Hall in Bendigo was constructed in various stages, with the principal two storeyed section facing View Street completed in 1913 and the rear hall in the 1920s. The building was constructed as the first permanent purpose built home for the local Trades and Labour Council which formed in 1885.
In Sandhurst an industrial movement was long considered firstly in response to working conditions at the mines and then to the industries which grew around the mining industry. In 1856 an association known as the Amalgamated Builders’ Association was formed comprising masons, bricklayers, carpenters, plasterers and glaziers. first formalised in July 1865 with a meeting at the Shamrock Hotel supporting the eight hours movement and forming the Miners’ Eight House Association. A second stage of this organisation was formed in February 1872 with the establishment of the Bendigo Miners’ Association.
Groups affiliated with the workers’ movement were strong in Bendigo from the nineteenth century. Councillor Simeon Ryan, of the local council, was a prominent member of the committee of the People’s Party which encouraged the aspiration of the members and workers in the colonies. In 1896 the Trades and Labour Council which emerged from the Eight Hours Committee was granted use of the old Warden’s Court in View Street to convert to permanent quarters as a Trades Hall. This warden’s court was apparently built in about 1864 for the Warden and Mining Register.
The Trades and Labour Council remained in this old warden’s court until about 1913 when a two storeyed brick section was added facing View Street to the design of JH Hurley. The old hall to the rear remained in use until the 1940s when it was replaced by the current hall.
Associated People: J H HurleyBENDIGO TRADES HALL - Permit Exemptions
General Exemptions:General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions. Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.Specific Exemptions:EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMITS:
(Classes of works or activities which may be undertaken without a permit under Part 4 of the Heritage Act 1995)
INTERIOR DECORATIVE SCHEMES
Interior painting to walls and ceilings in all areas, provided the preparation work does not remove evidence of the building's original paint or other decorative scheme.
Removal or installation of flexible floor coverings such as carpets and linoleum.
Installation of curtain tracks, rods, blinds and other window dressings.
REFURBISHMENT OF TOILETS AND KITCHENS
Refurbishment of toilet and kitchens including removal of existing sanitary fixtures and associated piping, mirrors and wall and floor coverings, and installation of new fixtures and wall and flor coverings.
Removal of existing kitchen benches and fixtures and floor coverings and installation of new kitchen benches and fixtures including associated plumbing and wiring.
RE-WIRING
Re-wiring provided that all new wiring is fully concealed and any original light switches, pull cords or GPOs are retained in situ.
HANGING OF PAINTINGS, MIRRORS AND OTHER WALL MOUNTED ART WORK
Installation of hooks, nails and other devices for the hanging of paintings, mirrors and other wall mounted works of art.
INSTALLATION OF INSULATION
Installation of bulk insulation in the ceiling space.
INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTORS
Installation of smoke detectors.
INSTALLATION OF DAMP PROOF COURSES
Installation of damp -proofing by a method approved by Heritage Victoria
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