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"Nataša Vučković () is a politician in Serbia. She has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2007 as a member of the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS). Early life and private career Vučković was born in Zagreb, then part of the Socialist Republic of Croatia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. She graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1990 and has been a lawyer since 1994. She also graduated from the European University Centre in 2006 with a focus on European Union law. She founded the Center for Democracy Foundation in Serbia in 1994 and has been its secretary-general since that time.NATAŠA VUČKOVIĆ, Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 17 July 2018. In April 2012, she represented the organization in supporting the Dignity at Work for Everyone project, pledging to fight for new jobs in Serbia while adhering to the European Union's standards on the rights of workers."Sinteza - Daily Overview, Top Business Stories, Apr 4, 2012," Emerging Markets Broker Reports Central Eastern Europe, 5 April 2012. She now lives in Belgrade.NATASA VUCKOVIC, National Assembly of Serbia, accessed 17 July 2018. Political career Vučković joined the DS on its formation in 1990 and was its secretary for international cooperation and secretary of the presidency of the party from 1991 to 1994. In 1996, she joined the breakaway Democratic Centre (Demokratski centar, DC). The DC participated in the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), a coalition of parties opposed to Slobodan Milošević's administration, and provided support to the DOS government formed in 2001. From 2001 to 2003, Vučković served as an advisor on international cooperation in the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (renamed as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003). The Democratic Centre contested the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election on the electoral list of the DS, and Vučković received the 189th position.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 28. децембра 2003. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (ДЕМОКРАТСКА СТРАНКА - БОРИС ТАДИЋ) , Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 5 April 2017. The list won thirty-seven mandates, and she was not chosen as part of her party's assembly delegation. (From 2000 to 2011, parliamentary mandates were awarded to sponsoring parties or coalitions rather than to individual candidates, and it was common practice for the mandates to be distributed out of numerical order. Vučković could have been awarded a mandate despite her position, though in the event she was not.)Serbia's Law on the Election of Representatives (2000) stipulated that parliamentary mandates would be awarded to electoral lists (Article 80) that crossed the electoral threshold (Article 81), that mandates would be given to candidates appearing on the relevant lists (Article 83), and that the submitters of the lists were responsible for selecting their parliamentary delegations within ten days of the final results being published (Article 84). See Law on the Election of Representatives, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 35/2000, made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 28 February 2017. The Democratic Centre merged back into the Democratic Party in 2004, and Vučković became a member of the DS's executive board in the same year. She was elected to the Assembly of the City of Belgrade in the 2004 local elections.NATAŠA VUČKOVIĆ, Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 17 July 2018. =Member of the National Assembly= Vučković received the fifty-first position on the DS's electoral list in the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election. The list won sixty-four mandates, and, on this occasion, she was awarded a mandate.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. јануара и 8. фебрауара 2007. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (Демократска странка - Борис Тадић) , Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 5 April 2017.14 February 2007 legislature, National Assembly of Serbia, accessed 17 July 2018. The DS formed an unstable coalition government with the rival Democratic Party of Serbia (Demokratska stranka Srbije, DSS) and other parties following the election, and Vučković served in the assembly as a supporter of the administration. On 25 June 2007, she was chosen as a substitute member of Serbia's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE),Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, accessed 17 July 2018. where she served as a member of the Socialist Group."PACE confirms Shevchenko's credentials in Ukrainian delegation," Ukrainian National News Agency, 25 April 2013. She was given the thirty-second position on the DS's For a European Serbia coalition list in the 2008 parliamentary election and was awarded a mandate for a second term after the list won 102 seats.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 11. маја 2008. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (ЗА ЕВРОПСКУ СРБИЈУ - БОРИС ТАДИЋ) , Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 5 April 2017. After extended negotiations, the For a European Serbia coalition subsequently formed a new government with the Socialist Party of Serbia, and Vučković continued to serve on the government side. She also continued to serve in the PACE, being promoted to a full delegate on 11 April 2011.Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, accessed 17 July 2018. On 23 January 2012, she was chosen as vice-president of the PACE.NATAŠA VUČKOVIĆ, Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 17 July 2018. She also served as the chair of Serbia's parliamentary friendship group with France and oversaw a meeting of parliamentarians from the two countries in Belgrade in April 2010; she noted that the visit provided an opportunity for the Serbian parliamentarians to review their country's priorities, one of the most important of which was joining the European Union."Serbian, French MPs discuss EU accession, Kosovo, ICTY, bilateral ties," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 12 April 2010 (Source: FoNet news agency, Belgrade, in Serbian 1717gmt 12 Apr 10). Serbia's electoral system was reformed in 2011, such that parliamentary mandates were awarded in numerical order to candidates on successful lists. Vučković received the twenty-seventh position on the DS's Choice for a Better Life list in the 2012 parliamentary election and was re-elected when the list won sixty-seven mandates.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине, 6. мај 2012. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (ИЗБОР ЗА БОЉИ ЖИВОТ- БОРИС ТАДИЋ) , Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 26 January 2017. The Socialist Party and the Serbian Progressive Party formed a new coalition government after the election, and the DS moved into opposition. The party subsequently became divided between supporters of former Serbian president Boris Tadić and supporters of Dragan Đilas, who replaced Tadić as leader in November 2012. Vučković was aligned with Tadić but, in a bid to ensure party unity, was chosen as a vice-president at the party conference that elected Đilas as leader."Serbian ex-president said to step down as Democratic Party leader," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 28 October 2012 (Source: Vecernje novosti website, Belgrade, in Serbian 25 Oct 12)."New leader vows to reform opposition party, draft plan for Serbia's recovery," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 26 November 2012 (Source: Radio B92 text website, Belgrade, in English 26 Nov 12). In June 2013, she supported Dragan Šutanovac over Balša Božović for the leadership of the DS in Belgrade; Božović was chosen for the position."Serbian paper views 'deep rift' in Democratic Party over Belgrade branch," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 2 June 2013 (Source: Vecernje novosti website, Belgrade, in Serbian 29 May 13). Vučković served as chair of the Serbian assembly's European integration committee during this sitting of parliament"Poll shows support for Serbia's membership of EU," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 1 September 2013 (Source: Politika website, Belgrade, in Serbian 26 Aug 13). and continued to serve in the PACE. In 2013, she submitted as report (adopted by the PACE) to deprive Ukrainian politician Serhiy Vlasenko of his mandate and recognize Andriy Shevchenko in his place."PACE confirms Shevchenko's credentials in Ukrainian delegation," Ukrainian National News Agency, 25 April 2013. In April 2014, she announced the PACE's plans to monitor the upcoming presidential election in Ukraine, indicating that it was important for the PACE delegation to visit as many regions of Ukraine as possible."Fifty PACE members go to Ukraine to observe elections," Interfax: Ukrainian General Newswire, 7 April 2014. Vučković was promoted to the third position on the DS's list in the 2014 parliamentary election and was re-elected, even as the list fell to only nineteen mandates.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 16. и 23. марта 2014. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (СА ДЕМОКРАТСКОМ СТРАНКОМ ЗА ДЕМОКРАТСКУ СРБИЈУ) , Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 30 March 2017. Bojan Pajtić replaced Đilas as party leader later in the year, and Vučković was again chosen as a party vice- president."Serbian opposition party gets new leader," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 2 June 2014 (Source: Radio B92 text website, Belgrade, in English 0000 gmt 2 Jun 14). She also continued to serve in the PACE and in June 2015 was chosen as a special rapporteur to Turkey, in which capacity she co-authored a report that was strongly critical of the functioning of democratic institutions in that country."Serbian MP elected PACE rapporteur for Turkey", B92, 26 June 2016, accessed 17 July 2018."PACE adopts resolution condemning situation with functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey," ARMINFO News, 23 June 2016. She again received the third position on the DS's list in the 2016 parliamentary election and was re- elected to a fifth term in the assembly as the list won sixteen mandates.Избори за народне посланике 2016. године » Изборне листе (ЗА ПРАВЕДНУ СРБИЈУ – ДЕМОКРАТСКА СТРАНКА (НОВА, ДСХВ, ЗЗС)) , Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 30 March 2017. She considered running for the leadership of the DS after the election, though she ultimately did not do so."Vučković: Razmišljam o kandidaturi za predsednika DS", Blic (Source: Tanjug), 31 May 2016, accessed 17 July 2018. She was narrowly defeated in a bid for re-election as a DS vice-president in September 2016."Nataša Vučković: I dalje ću biti posvećena Demokratskoj stranci", Blic (Source: Beta), 26 September 2016, accessed 17 July 2018. In the 2017 Serbian presidential election, she was an early supporter of Saša Janković's candidacy; Janković was ultimately endorsed by the DS and finished second in the contest."Serbian ex-minister seen preparing for presidential race," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 2 January 2017 (Source: Vecernje novosti website in Serbian 28 Dec 16). Vučković's term in the PACE ended on 9 October 2016.Nataša VUČKOVIĆ, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, accessed 17 July 2018. She is currently a member of the assembly's foreign affairs committee and European integration committee; a deputy member of three committees (the committee on constitutional and legislature issues; the committee on the judiciary, public administration, and local self-government; and the committee on labour, social issues, social inclusion, and poverty reduction); a member of Serbia's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean; the head of Serbia's parliamentary friendship group with France; and a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Croatia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.NATASA VUCKOVIC, National Assembly of Serbia, accessed 17 July 2018. Vučković was also elected to the municipal assembly of Savski Venac in the 2016 local elections after receiving the third position on her party's list in the area.NATAŠA VUČKOVIĆ, Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 17 July 2018.Službeni list, City of Belgrade, 13 April 2016, p. 51. She received the twelfth position on a coalition electoral list led by the DS in the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election; on this occasion, the list did not cross the electoral threshold to win representation.Изборне листе (4. ДА ОСЛОБОДИМО БЕОГРАД – Демократска странка (ДС), Социјалдемократска странка (СДС), Нова странка (НОВА) и Зелена еколошка партија – Зелени (ЗЕП – Зелени), City of Belgrade (Election 2018), accessed 19 July 2018. References Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:People from Zagreb Category:Politicians from Belgrade Category:Serbian women in politics Category:Members of the National Assembly of Serbia Category:Members of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade Category:Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Category:Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Category:Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Category:Democratic Centre (Serbia) politicians Category:Socialist Group politicians "
"The Tomb of Yu Hong () is the grave of Yu Hong and his wife, dating back to 592 AD (Sui dynasty). The tomb was discovered by some locals in 1999 in Wangguo village in Jinyuan district of the city of Taiyuan, it was subsequently excavated officially in July of the same year. This tomb is so far the only archaeological find in the Central Plains region that reflects Central Asian (Western Regions) culture. Tomb occupant Rubbing of Yu Hong's epitaph The man buried in the tomb went by Yu Hong (; 533–592 AD), with Mopan () as his courtesy name, who was a Central Asian, probably of Persian or Sogdian origin, and practiced Zoroastrianism. He had settled in Early Middle Period China during the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties. The epitaph found in the tomb records that he was a noble of the city of () in the mysterious Yu country (), assumably for which he is named, because the two characters and are homophones. According to the epitaph, Yu Hong started his career in service of the nomadic tribe at the time, known as Ruru. At the age of 13, he was posted as an emissary to Persia by the Khagan of Ruru, as well as Parthia, Tuyuhun and Yuezhi. Later he went on a mission to the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties. He served as (, lit. “acting director of the office of Zoroastrian affairs”, or “Sogdian affairs”) during the Northern Zhou period. The term () comes from the Sogdian , means a “caravan leader”. He had later served as a provincial governor in the Sui dynasty government, a chieftain of the Central Asian people who had settled in China during that period. Yu Hong died at the age of 59 in 592 AD. His wife survived her husband by six years, she was buried in the same grave in 598 AD. A study on ancient DNA reveals that Yu Hong belonged to the haplogroup U5, one of the oldest western Eurasian-specific haplogroups, while his wife can be classified as haplogroup G, the type prevalent in East Asia. Tomb Rubbing of Yu Hong's epitaph cover, carved with nine characters in seal script. Hunting scene on a gilded silver plate showing Sasanian emperor Khosrow I, which shares similarities with the figures carved on Yu Hong's sarcophagus: the sun disc and crescent moon symbol, streamers flying behind headdress, position of riding figures, et cetera. It is a single-chamber tomb of brick structure, composed of the tomb passageway, foyer, entrance and chamber. The entrance is almost entirely destroyed except for the lower part. Five octagonal marble pillars were found in the chamber, about 132 centimetres in height, two of which are intact, three are broken. Each one has a pillar foundation in the shape of an upturned lotus. A marble sarcophagus located in the centre of the chamber. Apart from the marble pillars and sarcophagus, the tomb has yielded human figurines in stone, horse figurines in pottery, white porcelain bowls, two epitaph covers and stones, et cetera, amounting to more than 80 pieces. The central part of the epitaph cover for Yu Hong is taken up by nine characters in relief in seal script, it reads “Epitaph of Master Yu of the Great Sui, formerly unequalled in Honour” (). Sarcophagus The sarcophagus is made up of white marble, it assumes the appearance of a temple with the hip-and-gable roof. It is composed of three parts: the rectangular platform, walls in the middle section and the roof. The sarcophagus rested on a support platform, at each side of the platform there are two stone supports in the form of a lion's head. The entire sarcophagus stands in 2.17 metres in height. Detail of the stone panel painting on the sarcophagus, depicting two nimbate male figures dressing in Sasanian-style attire, drinking wine and playing pipa. Fire altar scene on the sarcophagus It is covered with bas- reliefs and painted stone panels, comprising 54 scenes, featuring motifs of Central Asian or Persian origin, such as the costumes, vessels, musical instruments and dances. They depict banqueting, dancing, hunting, among others. As can be seen in the reliefs Yu Hong hunting with nomads on horses, camels, but also hunting on an Indian elephant. In addition, numerous Zoroastrian symbols are clearly displayed: the holy fire on a lotus, guarded by two priests half-bird, half-human wearing the traditional padam (a piece of cloth in front of the mouth), and also including a portrayal of Mithra wearing a Sasanian crown, which decorated with the typical symbol of a solar disc resting on crescent moon. The figures in these reliefs all have deep-set eyes and beak nose. The nine main bas-reliefs are the large-size pieces (panels) carved in marble and originally painted in gold (gilded), red and brown pigments, on the exterior of the front right and left walls, and on the interior of the right, rear and left walls. They can be divided into two groups: the first group consists of four pieces, which may depict some scenes from Yu Hong's daily life; the rest may represent his afterlife in paradise. Each panel is divided into a larger upper part and a smaller lower part. =Description of the relief panels= Tomb of Yu Hong, Panel 1 * Panel 1: the upper part features a man riding on a horse with another man leading the horse and two men standing behind. They all wear gowns with round collars and narrow sleeves, accompanied by two dogs and two birds. The larger bird has a halo that surrounds its head. The lower part features a galloping, winged merhorse. * Panel 2: the upper part features a hexagonal platform with a balustrade, three men parallel to one another dancing in the balustrade. To the right of the platform are two men. The platform partially hides the man on the left from view, the man on the right is holding in his hands a large jar with legs similar to “wheel-o-feet”. A bird can be seen flying among the grapevines. The lower part features a fighting scene between a male lion and a merhorse. * Panel 3: the upper part features a man with a halo on camel-back killing a lion. The lower part features another haloed man sitting on a cushion with a floral border, his right hand guilding a horned vessel to his mouth. Tomb of Yu Hong, Panel 4 with camel. * Panel 4: the upper part features a scene of lion hunting on camel-back. The rider is turning his head back to look down on a male lion behind which he is about to kill. The lower part features an antelope racing through meadows. * Panel 5: This piece is in the middle section of the rear wall, facing the gate of the sarcophagus. It is the largest among the nine panels with the most complex scene. The upper part features a rear half of a large felt tent, inside the tent there is a stone bed on which are sitting a man on the left and a woman on the right. The man with deep-set eyes, beak nose and thick beard, wearing a headdress with the symbol of a sun disc resting on crescent moon on the top and streamers flying behind, which is quite similar to the Sasanian crown. He is holding a bowl at chest height with his right hand and looking at the woman. The woman is in a cross-legged sitting position, facing the man. She wears a coronet and holding a long stem goblet in her right hand. There are two male attendants behind the man and two female ones behind the woman. In front, there is a spacious clearing, on the right and left sides of which are six male musicians in a half-kneeling position. A man dancing the dance at the centre, which is a type of dance originally from the Western Regions, characterised by leaps and back flips. It was considered an exotic performance form together with the at the time. The lower part is a fighting scene between two men and two lions. This relief has long been considered depicting Yu Hong and his wife enjoying a banquet, Bi Bo, an associate professor of the School of Chinese Classics at Renmin University of China, however, argues that the female figure is not Yu Hong's wife but rather a representation of Daēnā, a Zoroastrian divinity. It actually depicts Yu Hong enjoying a heavenly feast in his afterlife. * Panel 6: the upper part features a man killing a lion on elephant back. The lower part is a large bird (probably a dove?) with a silk ribbon tied around its neck and holding a stylised cloud in its beak. Tomb of Yu Hong, Panel 9. * Panel 7: the upper part features three haloed men (one of them is riding a horse) taking a rest on their journey. The man on horseback wears a bejewelled crown, he is rising a cup in his left hand. The two attendants are standing in front and behind the horse, the one in front is offering a plate of fruits to the master. The lower part features a white goat. * Panel 8: the upper part features the master with a bejewelled crown from the seventh panel is sitting on a chair and holding a long stem goblet. Two attendants are in front of the master, one is offering a plate of fruits, the other is playing pipa. The lower part features a running white reindeer. * Panel 9: the upper part features a rider wearing a Persian crown decorated with the typical symbol of a sun disc resting on crescent moon, a necklace, a gown with round collar and tight sleeves. On his feet is a pair of white boots. An attendant stands behind the rider's horse, holding a canopy (similar to an umbraculum or a baldachin, but smaller). In front of the horse is a man carrying a plate of fruit. The lower part features a fighting scene between a bull and a lion. The rider depicted in this panel is possibly a representation of Mithra. Gallery File:Shanxi Museum - cover of Yu Hong's epitaph.JPGThe epitaph cover of Yu Hong File:Shanxi Museum - tomb of Yu Hong.JPGThe front of the sarcophagus, panel 9 on the left and panel 1 on the right File:Panels from Yu Hong's outer coffin, Sui dynasty, Shanxi Museum.JPGBas-reliefs panel 6, panel 4, panel 5 and the painted stone panel File:Panel 4 of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung.jpgLine drawing copy of the panel 4 File:Panel 6 of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung.jpgLine drawing copy of the panel 6 File:Panel 8 of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung.jpgLine drawing copy of the panel 8 ; The painted stone panel These paintings are on the rear side of the sarcophagus platform. File:Sarcophagus Platform Panel from the Tomb of Yü Hung.jpgThe sarcophagus platform panel File:Painted Panel of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung (detail 1).jpgLeft: a man holding a plate of fruits; right: a bearded man is performing the dance. Both figures have haloes. File:Painted Panel of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung (detail 2).jpgTwo nimbate male figures are making a toast File:Painted Panel of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung (detail 4).jpgAnother drinking scene File:Painted Panel of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung (detail 5).jpgA nimbate male figure hunting a green goat File:Painted Panel of the Sarcophagus of Yü Hung (detail 6).jpgA male figure hunting a red deer See also * Tomb of Wirkak * Iranians in China * Huteng dance * Sasanian art References Further reading * Category:Tombs in China Category:Sui dynasty Category:Chinese Central Asia Category:Zoroastrians Category:Sogdians Category:Multiculturalism in Asia Category:Multiracial affairs in Asia Category:Intercultural and interracial relationships Category:History of Shanxi Category:Taiyuan Category:1999 archaeological discoveries "
"Homewood is a heritage-listed house and farm at 1279 Nulla Nulla Creek Road, Bellbrook, Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was the childhood home of country music singer Slim Dusty. It was designed by his father, David Kirkpatrick, and built from 1915 to 1916 by Kirkpatrick and Thomas Ryan. It is also known as Melody Farm. The property is now owned by Slim Dusty's widow, Joy McKean Kirkpatrick. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 January 2012. History Homewood was built in 1915-16 by David Kirkpatrick, with the help of a neighbour, Thomas Ryan. From 1927, it was home to David Gordon Kirkpatrick, the youngest child and only surviving son of David Kirkpatrick and Mary Partridge. The Nulla Nulla Valley, with its close-knit community, had strong musical traditions among the hardworking families dotted along the meandering banks of the creek. A large number of its residents, both men and women, could play an instrument or sing. Dances and house parties were held "about every week", with the news of these events spreading up and down the valley via the "bush telegraph." Young Gordon Kirkpatrick was exposed to all of this music and composed his early songs on the property. By the mid-1950s, as "Slim Dusty", he left "the Nulla" to pursue a phenomenally successful showbusiness career. In 1954, the property was sold to Eric Midgeley. A succession of Midgeley relatives and, subsequently, tenants occupied the place until 2003. In 2001 the Kirkpatrick family bought it back to serve as a lasting memorial to Slim Dusty's formative years. Since 2003, Homewood has been vacant. Description Rear of house Homewood has a verandah to the front (facing east). The house is made of timber with an iron roof. The verandah (together with the roof) had some renovations done during 1980-82. There are two front windows facing out to the verandah. From the entrance hallway, there are two bedrooms, one on each side. The dining room (on the left) and third bedroom (on the right) are further down the hallway. A doorway from the dining room leads to the kitchen with adjoining bathroom. The open fire and stove are on the back wall of the kitchen with shelving to the left. There was no bathroom at first. The current bathroom was added in 1945 and located in a space occupied by the pantry. Despite its simple structure and basic foundation material there has been surprisingly little significant alteration to Homewood in its 90-odd years of existence. Homewood remains intact and is rich in its compelling associations with the boyhood and growing up of Slim Dusty. Homewood retains its original materials and features with little modification. House within the context of the farm = Modifications and dates = ;Fences The current fence was erected around the house 1980/82. ;Tankstands and Iron Tank The three tankstands pictured in the photographs dated 1978 were removed by the Rossiters when they purchased the property. The tankstands and iron tanks were replaced by a concrete tank in 1990. ;Septic System A septic system was installed in 1990. ;Garden The original garden has disappeared and replaced by new plantings. There are some surviving trees, bushes and fruit trees. ;Cowbails All that remains of the original cowbails is a cement slab where the eighteen-year-old Slim Dusty sat and wrote the song "The Rain Tumbles Down in July," in 1945. The replacement cowbails are still intact. Heritage listing Heritage boundaries Homewood is of State heritage significance for its associations with the formative years of country and western singer Slim Dusty (David Gordon Kirkpatrick) 1927 - 2003. It demonstrates the frugal and simple nature of his boyhood and evokes the cultural and musical influences of the Nulla Nulla community and its bush environment that were the inspiration for his songs. Homewood reflects for a broad audience, both Australian and international, Slim Dusty's character and role as a significant musical and cultural creative figure. Homewood was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 January 2012 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Homewood and its setting are significant in the course of the cultural history of NSW for their ability to demonstrate the frugal and simple nature of Slim Dusty's childhood and formative years - a lifestyle and a landscape reflected in his character, compositions and performances throughout a long and successful career of iconic national significance . The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. Homewood is of state significance for its association with the life and work of Gordon Kirkpatrick ('Slim Dusty') a musician, composer and performer of national stature. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. Homewood is locally significant as an example of a small wood and iron house which was the main residence of small dairy farmers and of which Homewood is the only original remaining significant example along and by the Nulla Nula Creek. The place has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. Homewood is socially significant at a state level in its ability to evoke for a broad audience both Australian and international, Slim Dusty's character and role as a significant musical and cultural creative figure. The place is held in high esteem by Australians who revere Slim Dusty and his music. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Homewood is locally significant as a representative example of working class housing built by small dairy farmers on the Upper Macleay from the 1890s through to 1950. It used local timber plus mass-produced materials such as corrugated iron. It is a modest timber dwelling with its original tankstand and clothesline out the back still intact. Homewood is similar to the early buildings on outlying stations which were often replaced by more substantial houses once families became more prosperous. The nearby village of Bellbrook (a National Trust Heritage Village) has surviving houses and buildings of similar construction. See also Bellbrook, NSW Slim Dusty A Pub with No Beer References = Bibliography = = Attribution = Category:New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:Kempsey Shire Category:Buildings and structures in New South Wales Category:Farms in New South Wales Category:Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:Houses in New South Wales "