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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Su, </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Here at the </span></font><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>National Trust (NSW) I have been managing a collection project
that involves an inventory, digital pic and individual valuation of every item
in the collection, as required by our Auditors. We have about 30,000 things in
house museums and galleries across the state from Tenterfield to Yass, Dubbo to
Darling Point. Some collections have 67 items, others have over 5000, like Saumarez
Homestead in Armidale. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In the past we have had
our collections valued on a rotating basis, house by house, object by object –
although in pre database days, all the most valuable and significant were
valued, not every fork. But now with the assistance of our new Vernon database
we do every single object – forks n all – and it is surprisingly
fast and efficient, with two teams of two – a valuer and collections
person together. We do room by room, with descriptive lists in accession
# order and have luckily worked with valuers with decades of experience. Almost
everything can have a value, and it all adds up to tens of thousands more when
every itty bitty object is done. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yes, we think it is worth
having replacement value insurance for the irreplaceable - as something
is better than nothing. We repair first of course if viable. We can also negotiate
to get some thing like to the same value but different. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have similar regional significance
questions. Here is an example we had a few years ago at Miss Traill's House in
Bathurst which is full of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>her</span></i>
things. A pair of her opera glasses were safely put in a box during cleaning
and forgot to come out again, so we thought for a minute they had been stolen.
When we discussed replacing them the conversation turned away from “they
were hers” to a broader chat about who Miss Traill was, and what bigger picture
does the place as a whole talk about in relation to a wider Australian History,
the kind of women she was in her era, class etc. Is it an important part of who
she was? We decided to replace with like, with insurance, and then we found
them – but an interesting exercise for a minute. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you took your horses
hooves out of WA and sent them on a world tour, they would have/generate significance
and interest to a huge variety of people for just as many reasons, some a
little unpredictable... </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I hope this helps, </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Melissa</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Melissa Neidorf</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Registrar</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>National Trust of
Australia (NSW)</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Watson Road, Observatory
Hill Sydney NSW 2000 </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>GPO Box 518 Sydney NSW
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Ph: +61 2 9258 0180
Fax: +61 2 9251 1110</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> FERREIRA Su
[mailto:Su.Ferreira@fesa.wa.gov.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 17 January 2008
1:46 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> k@preservationaustralia.com.au;
Merle Hathaway; CAN Talk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [can-talk] Insuring
Historical colelcitons</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>Good morning all, (those of you on the western sea board I guess!!)</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>I have a question... it is concerned with the complex issue of
insuring historical collections and if so to what level?
Insurance being part of the overall framework of disaster planning and
preparedness I would gratefully receive anyone's comments or opinions on
insurance. </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>Is it worth insuring something you cannot replace if stolen or
destroyed?</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>Does anyone use the a level of insurance that provides cover for
repair and restoration only? If the objects survives a disaster, that
costs are covered to clean up and restore.</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>How do you value an object in financial terms which holds only
local heritage value and provenance.... like horses hooves taken from a fire
brigade horse as a memento post mortem? </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>Any comments????</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>Cheers</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->Susan
Ferreira</span></font><span lang=EN-US> <br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Curator/Project
Manager</span></font><span lang=EN-US> <br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>FESA Community
Hazard Awareness Centre & Museum</span></font><span lang=EN-US> <br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Community
Development </span></font><span lang=EN-US><br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Fire &
Emergency Services Authority of WA</span></font><span lang=EN-US> </span></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Phone:
9323 9460</span></font><span lang=EN-US> <br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Fax: 9323 9495</span></font><span
lang=EN-US> <br>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Mbl: 0409 719 032</span></font><span
lang=EN-US> <br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>email:
su.ferreira@fesa.wa.gov.au </span></font><span lang=EN-US><br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>www.fesa.wa.gov.au</span></font><span
lang=EN-US> </span></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Street
- 25 Murray Street Perth WA</span></font><span lang=EN-US> <br>
</span><font size=2 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>Postal - PO Box
P1174 WA 6844</span></font><span lang=EN-US> </span></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=teal face="@MS Mincho"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";color:teal'>FESA
Museum Redevelopment Project - </span></font><font size=2 color=teal
face="@MS Mincho"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"\@MS Mincho";
color:teal'>Supporting WA State Sustainability Strategy: conserving cultural
heritage and helping to build sustainable and resilient communities.</span></font></p>
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36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net
[mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kay Soderlund<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 17 January 2008
8:06 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Merle Hathaway'; 'CAN Talk'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [can-talk] Censorship</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I fully agree with your sentiments Merle. It seems to me that the
change in format from one discussion list on AMOL to the several different
lists on CAN has resulted in a marked lessening of any type of discussion. A
once vibrant and informative list on AMOL has turned into a notice board of
events and job postings. I can’t remember the last interesting discussion
that came up on CAN-talk. Perhaps it is time to re-consider the format and go
back to just one list to deal with all communication needs?</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Kay Soderlund</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Preservation </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Australia</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net [mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Merle Hathaway<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 16 January 2008
12:12 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> CAN Talk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [can-talk] Censorship</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As it is early in the
year, and I'm not yet too busy to deal with this little irritation, I'll
air it now. So could this <u>please</u> go through for comment by
those CAN talk is supposed to serve - us, the subscribers. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Since Can Talk replaced
the AMOL listing I've tried several times to make comments, only to be told by
the "gatekeeper" that my comments were not appropriate or should be
elsewhere. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I've always
considered this a forum, especially useful for people like me who are isolated
from their colleagues and remote from the large centres. Over the years I
have really enjoyed the camaraderie we had. But our little chats and
comments have now gone. There's little "talk".</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I know we are all busy,
and no-one appreciates being bombarded by trivia, but really, if the only
comments allowed relate to obscure pieces of farm machinery, knitted doilies
etc, then it becomes too dry and discouraging of discussion.</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What do you think?</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>regards</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Merle Hathaway<br>
Director<br>
Horsham Regional Art Gallery<br>
80 Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria 3400, Australia<br>
(03) 5362 2880 t (03) 5382 5407 f<br>
Work mobile: 0447 595455<br>
<a href="http://www.horshamartgallery.com.au">www.horshamartgallery.com.au</a></span></font></p>
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