The Heritage Council made the decision to register the Shumack Stone Hut School Sampler to the ACT Heritage Register.

You can view the Notifiable Instrument for the decision to register.

The Shumack Stone Hut School Sampler has been provisionally registered on the ACT Heritage Register as an example of a 19th Century sampler that is directly linked to a specific person, time and place associated with the ACT. The Heritage Council wanted to hear your comments to see if they got it right.

Provisional registration is only the first step to let you know why the Council thinks a place or object is important to the ACT and you, its residents. The Council wanted to hear what you think about their initial assessment to see if you think they got it right, or if there is other information to consider.

The Council’s initial view of heritage significance is in the survey, but you may find the following overview helpful.

The Shumack Stone Hut School Sampler is an example of a 19th Century sampler made at a location now situated within the ACT. The inclusion of the alphabet and numerals are characteristic of marking samplers made by young girls during their educational studies. In this case, the alphabets have been stitched four times in different styles. The name of the maker, school and date are all included as part of the design thus linking this object to a specific person, time and place. School samplers, which were only required to be made by girls, are representative of the socio-cultural importance of needlework in the lives of women and girls in 19th Century colonial NSW.

Check out the document library and object image below to understand what's being proposed. You had YourSay by:

• Taking the survey
• Alternatively, using the survey template (in the document library) and emailing it to the Council

Comments made through this website are formal statutory consultation comments and are given to the Council. The statutory consultation notice can be found on the ACT Government’s Find a Public Notice site.

This was the opportunity for you to say if you think the Council has it right or wrong, or if there is anything else they should have considered.

A common outcome of consultation is the Council confirming or rethinking what is included in their assessment, or what a final decision may look like. This can involve changing boundaries or adding or removing features that make up the significant fabric of the place.

This is the opportunity for you to say if you think the Council has it right or wrong, or if there is anything else they should have considered.

A common outcome of consultation is the Council confirming or rethinking what is included in their assessment, or what a final decision may look like. This can involve changing boundaries or adding or removing features that make up the significant fabric of the place.