| Item |
| Name of Item: |
Bondi Junction Timber & Hardware Co. |
| Type of Item: |
Built |
| Group/Collection: |
Manufacturing and Processing |
| Category: |
Joinery |
| Primary Address: |
47-49 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2026 |
| Local Govt. Area: |
Waverley
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Property Description:
| Lot/Volume Code |
Lot/Volume Number |
Section Number |
Plan/Folio Code |
Plan/Folio Number |
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All Addresses |
| Street Address |
Suburb/Town |
LGA |
Parish |
County |
Type |
47-49 Oxford Street
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Bondi Junction
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Waverley
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Alexandria
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Cumberland
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Primary
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| Statement of Significance |
This timber yard extends quite far back into the area between Mill Hill Road and Denison Street. It appears to occupy the site used by Smiths Foundry in the 1860's and 1870's, which was originally the site of the workshops built by Hough to service his mill (1840's-1881). The site may have archaeological potential and should be properly investigated before any development takes place there. The current buildings are light industrial sheds and a turn-of-the-century commercial two-storey building with rising sun motif on the gable and crouching lions on the parapet corners. This building (47) postdates the Smith foundry, but the light industrial sheds may be on early foundations. The Bondi Junction Heritage Study identifies the commercial premises as belonging originally to W.V.H. Biddell & Co., manufacturers of Dr Lee's baking powder in 1903. In the 1910's the property was a garage, also owned by Biddell, who must have used some part of the yard area. In the 1920's the Dairy Farmers Co-op Milk Co. expanded into this site from the adjoining property. The sequence of uses on this site is of considerable interest, illustrating as it does a farming phase (Hough's), a light industry (foundry), suburban commerce (Biddell), large-scale marketing of primary produce (Dairy Co-op) and downscaling back to local supply.
Date Significance Updated: 07 Feb 00
Note: There are incomplete details for a number of items listed in NSW. The Heritage Branch intends to develop or upgrade statements of significance and other information for these items as resources become available.
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| Description |
| Construction Years: |
1890 - 1915 |
| Current Use: |
Commercial |
| Former Use: |
Timber yard |
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| Historic Themes |
| Australian Theme (abbrev) |
New South Wales Theme |
Local Theme |
| 3. Economy - Developing local, regional and national economies |
Commerce - Activities relating to buying, selling and exchanging goods and services |
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| Assessment of Significance |
SHR Criteria e)
[Research Potential] |
This item is of archaeological significance |
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| Integrity/Intactness: |
Substantially intact (?) |
| Assessment Criteria |
Items are assessed against the  State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance.
Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection. |
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| Listings |
| Heritage Listing |
Listing Title |
Listing Number |
Gazette Date |
Gazette Number |
Gazette Page |
| Local Environmental Plan |
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06 Dec 96 |
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| Heritage study |
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| Study Details |
| Title |
Year |
Number |
Author |
Inspected by |
Guidelines Used |
| Waverley Heritage Study |
1990 |
A31 |
Perumal Murphy Pty Limited |
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No |
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| References, Internet links & Images |
| None |
| Note: Internet links may be to web pages, documents or images. |
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| Data Source |
| The information for this entry comes from the following source: |
| Name: |
Local Government |
| Database Number: |
2620417 |
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