East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room
444-446 VICTORIA PARADE and CNR POWLETT STREET EAST MELBOURNE, Melbourne City

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Statement of Significance
The timber East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly room was initially constructed in 1864 by builder William Radden with donations from members of the unit. The hall was at that time situated at the north west corner of a reserve which had been used as a cricket ground. Following the defence reforms of Sir Frederick Sargood in 1884 the East Collingwood orderly room was one of the few metropolitan halls taken over by the government for the newly formed paid militia. In 1885 additions were made in the form of attached offices, a new transverse hall and a sergeant-major?s quarters (since demolished). These additions were designed by Victorian Public Works Department architect Samuel Bindley and their detailing is typical of many other drill halls of the period. In 1937 a brick addition was made to the north end of the 1864 building in the moderne style and the 1864 hall was given a jarrah floor to replace the former asphalt. The drill hall has been used by a variety of army units including infantry, artillery, ordnance and survey. The 1864 hall still has an extensive shingle roof under its corrugated iron.
How is it significant?
The East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room is architecturally and historically important to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room is historically important as one of only two surviving timber orderly rooms from the volunteer era of Victorian colonial defences, the other being the Richmond Rifles orderly room in Gipps Street Richmond. Its continual use for defence training purposes since 1864 adds to its significance. The place is also historically significant for its associations with the volunteer movement in Victoria, particularly the East Collingwood Rifles. The 1885 additions are an important manifestation of the defence reforms of the 1880s. The 1937 brick addition is of interest as a manifestation of the increased spending on defence after years of decline in the lead up to the Second World War.
The East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room is architecturally important for the survival, almost intact within the later additions, of the now rare timber early colonial volunteer orderly room of 1864. The survival of the timber shingle roof is a remarkable, rare and highly significant feature.
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East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room - Physical Description 1
see Powlett Street Drill Hall Conservation Management Plan prepared by Allom Lovell and Associates, October 1997
East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room - Physical Conditions
see Powlett Street Drill Hall Conservation Management Plan prepared by Allom Lovell and Associates, October 1997
State of Historical Environment survey -Fair condition see events
East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room - Usage/Former Usage
1864 - military
Veterans Description for Public
East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room - Veterans Description for Public
The timber East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly room was initially constructed in 1864 by builder William Radden with donations from members of the unit. The hall was at that time situated at the north west corner of a reserve which had been used as a cricket ground. In 1884, following the defence reforms of Sir Frederick Sargood, the East Collingwood orderly room was one of the few metropolitan halls taken over by the government for the newly formed paid militia. In 1885 additions were made in the form of attached offices, a new transverse hall and a sergeant-major's quarters (since demolished). These additions were designed by Victorian Public Works Department architect Samuel Bindley and their detailing is typical of many other drill halls of the period. In 1937 a brick addition was made to the north end of the 1864 building in the moderne style and the 1864 hall was given a jarrah floor to replace the former asphalt. The drill hall has been used by a variety of army units including infantry, artillery, ordnance and survey. The 1864 hall still has an extensive shingle roof under its corrugated iron.
East Collingwood Rifles Volunteer Orderly Room - Permit Exemption Policy
General Conditions:
/n1. All alterations are to be planned and carried out in a manner which prevents damage to the fabric of the registered place or object.
/n2. Should it become apparent during further inspection or the carrying out of alterations that original or previously hidden or inaccessible details of the place or object are revealed which relate to the significance of the place or object, then the exemption covering such alteration shall cease and the Executive Director shall be notified as soon as possible.
/n3. If there is a conservation policy and plan approved by the Executive Director, all works shall be in accordance with it.
/n4. Nothing in this declaration prevents the Executive Director from amending or rescinding all or any of the permit exemptions.
/n5. Nothing in this declaration exempts owners or their agents from the responsibility to seek relevant planning or building permits from the responsible authority where applicable.
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/n* No permits are required for works which are in accordance with Powlett Street Drill Hall Conservation Management Plan prepared by Allom Lovell and Associates, October 1997
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