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PAKENHAM GAZETTE & BERWICK CITY NEWS
100 MAIN STREET, PAKENHAM, CARDINIA SHIRE

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Pakenham Gazette Office

Pakenham Gazette Berwick City News Offices

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Statement of Significance
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Statement of Significance

Pakenham Gazette & Berwick City News offices,which date from c 1935, and the earlier associated but altered residence, are significant to the Cardinia Shire as the location of the shire's major district newspaper. From 1918, when the newspaper (formerly known as the Berwick Shire News) transferred to Pakenham, it was recognised as the official organ of the Shire.

The 1935 printing office and the associated residence have historical significance for their associations with the Thomas family, prominent local residents. Albert Ernest Thomas established the newspaper in 1909. Albert's son, H.B.(Herb) Thomas, took over the running of the newspaper in the 1950s, and his son, Ian H.Thomas, took it over in 1979 after his father's death. Beatrice Thomas, who occupied the residence, became Shire Secretary, an unusual position for a woman in the 1950s.

The parapeted red brick offices have significance as among the oldest commercial buildings still externally intact in the Pakenham township.

Regional Significance (Cardinia Shire)

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- Physical Description 1
  
  PAKENHAM GAZETTE & BERWICK CITY NEWS - Physical Description 1
  
  These parapeted red brick offices abut the old shire offices (since renovated) on the north. The walls are of red brick and the parapet wall is cemented, holding the name of the business.
  
  Typical of newspaper offices of this and last century, the elevation is simple, with two windows and a central door.
  
  These offices are among the oldest commercial buildings still externally intact in town.
  
  Physical Conditions
  
  PAKENHAM GAZETTE & BERWICK CITY NEWS - Physical Conditions
  
  The offices are externally near original except for the possible replacement of the door with a glass door. The adjoining timber house has been altered with new windows, pergola in the place of the verandah and a new door; these alterations may have been carried out by the Thomas family.
  
  Historical Australian Themes
  
  PAKENHAM GAZETTE & BERWICK CITY NEWS - Historical Australian Themes
  
  Historical Themes
  
  9.9 Banks and insurance offices
  
  11.0 Evidence of: Life style, housing and landscape choice of notable figures residing in the district
  
  Physical Description 2
  
  PAKENHAM GAZETTE & BERWICK CITY NEWS - Physical Description 2
  
  Associations - Thomas, Albert E; Thomas, Beatrice
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996
  
  Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
  Year: 1996
  Grading: Local
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