CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
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     1.1    PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES PAPER
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1.2 THE CEMETERIES COMMITTEE
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1.3 ROLE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CEMETERIES COMMITTEE
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2. CONTROLLING AUTHORITIES
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     2.1    OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY
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2.2 CROWN LANDS CEMETERIES BACKGROUND
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     2.2.1    GENERAL CEMETERIES
2.2.2 GENERAL CEMETERY RECORDS
2.2.3 ACCESS
     2.3    CHURCH CEMETERIES
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2.2 CEMETERIES ON FREEHOLD LAND
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3. CONSTRAINTS ON CEMETERIES CONSERVATION
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     3.1    THE NSW HERITAGE ACT 1977 and AMENDMENT 1999
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     3.1.1    CONSERVATION INSTRUMENTS
3.1.2 RELICS
     3.2    ZONING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LISTING
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3.3 HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
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     3.4    BURIAL PLOTS AND RELATIVES' RIGHTS
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     3.4.1    THE LEGAL POSITION
3.4.2 PRACTICAL EFFECT
4. CONSERVATION CHARTERS
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     4.1    INTRODUCTION
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4.2 THE BURRA CHARTER
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     4.3    THE AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HERITAGE CHARTER
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5. THE VALUE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CEMETERIES
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     5.1    GENERAL
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     5.2    CEMETERY COMPONENTS AND THEIR HERITAGE VALUES
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     5.2.1    HISTORICAL VALUES
5.2.2 SOCIAL VALUES
5.2.3 RELIGIOUS VALUES
     5.2.4    GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION
5.2.5 ARTISTIC, CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL ELEMENTS
5.2.6 SETTING
     5.2.7    LANDSCAPE DESIGN
5.2.8 BOTANICAL ELEMENTS
5.2.9 LIFE SUPPORT ELEMENTS
     5.2.10    HUMAN REMAINS
     5.3    NSW HERITAGE OFFICE CRITERIA FOR HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE
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     5.4    ASSESSING HERITAGE VALUES OF CEMETERIES
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6. CONSERVATION ISSUES: PLANNING
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     6.1    INTRODUCTION
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6.2 THREE BASIC STEPS
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     6.3    CONSERVATION POLICY
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6.4 CONSERVATION PLANS
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     6.5    PERMISSIONS
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     6.5.1    INFORMATION NEEDED
  6.5.2   HERITAGE CHECKLIST FOR WORK
7. CONSERVATION ISSUES: MONUMENTS
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     7.1    INTRODUCTION
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  7.2   RELOCATION OF MONUMENTS
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     7.3    RE-ERECTION OF BROKEN FRAGMENTS
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7.4 INSCRIPTIONS
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     7.4.1    INTRODUCTION
7.4.2 CONSERVING INSCRIPTIONS
     7.4.3    ISSUES
     7.5    PAINTING OF MONUMENTS AND INSCRIPTIONS
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7.6 KERBING AND GRAVE FENCING
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     7.7    GRAVE FURNITURE AND ORNAMENTS
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7.8 STRIP PLINTHS
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     7.9    COLUMBARIA
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8. CONSERVATION ISSUES: LAYOUT, VEGETATION AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES
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     8.1    GENERAL
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8.2 LAYOUT
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     8.3    VEGETATION
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     8.3.1    PLANTINGS
8.3.2 NATIVE VEGETATION
     8.3.3    WEED REMOVAL
     8.4    LANDSCAPE FEATURES
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     8.4.1    FENCING AND GATES
8.4.2 SIGNAGE
     8.4.3    PATHS AND DRAINAGE
8.4.4 OTHER STRUCTURES
     8.5    CEMETERY RECORDS
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9. CEMETERY CONSERVATION: SPECIAL CASES
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     9.1    INTRODUCTION
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9.2 FAMILY CEMETERIES
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     9.3    LONE GRAVES
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9.4 LAWN CEMETERIES
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     9.5    COLUMBARIA
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9.6 CONVERTED CEMETERIES
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     9.6.1    INTRODUCTION
9.6.2 THE CONVERSION OF CEMETERIES ACT, 1994
     9.6.3    CONSERVATION OF CONVERTED CEMETERIES
     9.7    REUSE OF GRAVES
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10. CONSERVATION ISSUES - MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION
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     10.1    SOURCES OF ADVICE
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10.2 INTERPRETATION
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     10.2.1    PAMPHLETS
10.2.2 SIGNS
     10.2.3    TOURS
10.2.4 OTHER POSSIBILITIES
     10.2.5    GENERAL ISSUES
     10.3    FRIENDS GROUPS
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     10.3.1    FIRST STEPS
10.3.2 STARTING UP
     10.3.3    NEXT STEPS
11. CONSERVATION ISSUES - RESOURCES
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     11.1    INTRODUCTION
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11.2 FUNDING
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     11.2.1    NATIONAL TRUST CONSERVATION APPEALS
11.2.2 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE
     11.2.3    HERITAGE CONSERVATION GRANTS
     11.3    "IN KIND" SPONSORSHIP
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11.4 LABOUR - STATE PENAL SCHEMES
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APPENDICES
     APPENDIX A:    THE BURRA CHARTER
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APPENDIX B: TABULATED GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS
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     APPENDIX C:    CONSERVATION OF GRAVESTONES
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APPENDIX D: NOTES ON THE CONSERVATION OF WOODEN CEMETERY FEATURES
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     APPENDIX E:    LIST OF PLANTS SUITABLE FOR USE IN 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY CEMETERIES
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APPENDIX F: SUGGESTED GRAVESTONE TERMINOLOGY
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     APPENDIX G:    GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR CEMETERIES CONSERVATION
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APPENDIX H: FURTHER READING
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