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Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, late 1980's, early 1990s
A black and white photograph of Gavin Brain (head and shoulders) in civilian clothes. He is wearing a stetson hat, a with tie checks and spots, a light shirt and a dark jacket. He is standing in fron of a doorway with a screen door.world war 2, portraits, hats, exservicemen, brain, gavin, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 1939 - 1945
This photo is part of a collection of World War II and returned soldiers held in the George Evans Museum and collected by Jeff Cossum, previous curator (1989-1995)A black and white photograph of Owen Edwards wearing a RAAF uniform. (Bust only)on back: Owen Edwards / 119995 LAC RATworld war 2, raaf, uniforms, portraits, royal australian air force, clothing and dress, exservicemen, cossum, jeff, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 1939 - 1945
A head and shoulders photograph of a soldier, possibly William McGregor, from Bulla. He is not wearing a hat. The 'Australia' badge is on the right shoulder and the AIF badge on the right collar.world war 2, uniforms, clothing and dress, bulla, badges, soldiers, mcgregor, william, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
Two men are standing on the swing bridge which was constructed across Deep Creek at Bulla. The river and opposite riverbank are in the foreground.bulla, deep creek, bridges, swing bridge, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
A photocopy of a studio portrait of a Scout Leader, Jack Elliot. He is sitting on a stool in front of a coastal landscape backdrop.scout leaders, scout groups, portraits, elliot, jack, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
A photo of Old Calder Highway in Diggers Rest with houses on one side and a manmade waterhole on the other side beside the railway line. The railway crossing can be seen in the background next to the railway station.A colour photograph of a waterhole on the side of the road and beside a railway line. It is unmounted.old calder highway, diggers rest, diggers rest railway station, railways, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The old Calder Highway before the construction of the duplication of the Calder Highway between the Railway crossing and Plumpton Road.A coloured panoramic view of the old Caler Highway at Diggers Rest. It is unmounted.old calder highway, diggers rest, plumpton road, railways, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This photograph is of the duplication of the Calder Highway at Diggers Rest in the vicinity of Plumpton Road.A coloured panoramic view of the construction of the duplication of the Calder Highway in the vicinity of Plumpton Road. It is unmounted.calder highway, diggers rest, highway duplication, road construction and maintenance, plumpton road, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 1980s
This office is used by the Hume City Council since amalgamation. Previously it was the municipal adminsitration centre of the Shire of Bulla.A coloured photograph of the front entrance to the offices of the Shire of Bulla.shire of bulla, amalgamations, keith, patty, hume city council, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 1880s
A black and white copy of a portrait of a young woman who is resting on the back of an upholstered chair. Her hair is parted down the middle and is pulled back. She is wearing a high necked white frilled collar with a dark blouse with a pendant at the neck. The sleeves are long and trimmed with lace at the wrists.1880s, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 1920s
A copy of a snapshot of a woman lying on the sand. She is wearing a hat and coat. Another woman is in the middle distance and is half turned towards the camera. There are sand dunes in the background.headwear, 1920s, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This building built as the Mechanics Institute in 1885 and taken over by the Shire of Bulla in 1922 to be remodelled as the Soldiers Memorial Hall.A black and white photo of a brick building in a tree-lined street with a car parked out the front with a man at the steering wheel. There are large pine trees in the background. The building is the Soldiers Memorial Hall.memorial hall, shire of bulla, soldiers memorial hall, exservice organisations, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This image is of a welcome home to the men who fought in World War 1, at an afternoon tea put on by the town of Rupertswood.This is a newspaper clipping of two soldiers seated at a table with two women. There is another three women and two males standing behind them.Written across the bottom in pencil "Dear Arthur hope this reaches you safely & / finds you in good form" Kenreturned servicepeople, rupertswood, clothing and dress, uniforms, world war 1, world war 2, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This image is of the Oaklands Hunt Club outside the Inverness Hotel which was the unofficial club for 75 years. This hotel no longer exists due to the development of the airport. The first meet was held on 25 July 1888.A sepia photograph of men on horse-back and a pack of hounds in front of the Inverness Hotel.oaklands hunt club, inverness hotel, mcdougall, alexander, daniel, h. h., horses, airport, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
A sticker on the back identifies the image as Walter Clarke 1803-1873.A black and white laser print copy of a man with white curling hair and a full beard believed to be Walter Clarke.Bottom LH corner: Standish and Preece LR corner: By Special Appointment / Royal Insigniaclark, alistair, clarke, walter, alastair, glenora, flower growing, horticulture, photographers, standish and preece, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
This image of the bluestone buildings at Goonawarra is before it was renovated into the restaurant at the Goonawarra Vineyard and Winery.A black and white photograph of a bluestone building at Goonawarra with a corrugated iron roof and shed attached to the side. There is a doorway and a wooden fence in a state of disrepair.goonawarra winery, sunbury wine festival, festivals and celebrations, mcmahon, m p, barnier, john, goonawarra restaurant, restaurants, sip n'sup wine festival, sunbury, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
A photocopied image of an Aboriginal midden. A man is standing to the left of the photograph in the hollow and a dog is standing on the edge of the hollow. There are a few trees in the middle distance and bare hills along the skyline. Framed in mustard coloured board.aboriginal culture, aborigines, middens, aboriginal reserves, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The photograph of the drawing was obtained by George Evans Museum from the Road Construction Authority at 60 Denmark Street Kew. The negative No. 59 909 is held by that organisation.A photograph of a black and white drawing of a head and shoulders portrait of Mr McCormack, former Shire Engineer of the Shire of Bulla, drawn by P G White. Black and white with a white border."P G White"mccormack, thomas, shire of bulla, white, p.g., road construction authority, shire engineers, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, C 1908
This photo came from an album of photos associated with the Grant Family of Bulla. The album was in poor condition and so the photos were removed from it for archival storage. They were numbered in the order they appeareed in the album. Most of the photos were of the creek area in Bulla; a few contained figures. Only one was inscribed as follows: " HB Grant/Craigellackie/Bulla".(0713). Inscriptions is in lead pencil on the back.Unmounted sepia photograph. A photo of Bulla Bridge over Deep Creek with the Kaolin Quarry in the background. Riders and horses and cattle are in the foreground.grant, eric, e.l, h.b, craigellackie, bulla, margaret, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The photograph and glass plate negative have been taken from an older photograph.12 ex-members of the Rupertswood Battery are standing around the Rupertswood gun. A black and white photograph.rupertswood, rupertswood battery, weapons, rupertswood gun, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, early 1990's
The scarred tree is located on a hillside in a local reserve. The bark has been removed in the past to make a boat or other large utensil. Melbourne's skyline can be seen faintly in the distance in the middle of the photograph with local suburban development in the middle distance. The set of 20 photographs were taken of a number of archaeological ands sacred sites in the Bulla district. The photographs were included in a study published by the Shire of Bulla in the early 1990's.A scarred tree aboriginal ring sites, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
The original swing bridge was built across the Deep Creek in 1854 to allow the Daniel family to visit the Dickens sisters. It was renewed in later years and was used by Bulla children until the school closed in 1995.A coloured photograph of the swing bridge which straddles the Deep Creek at Bulla. The photograph shows the full length of the wooden and wire bridge from bank to bank. There is a thick row of conifers growing along the opposite river bank.bulla swing bridge, deep creek, daniel family, bulla state school, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Late 1990's
The outdoor toilet was a common feature in country estates and farms before the introduction of septic tank systems to non-sewered areas. They were built away from the main house and were often disguised with a wall or trellis.A coloured photograph of an outdoor toilet. Its walls are brick with cement rendering. The pitched roof has a blue trim and a blue door. There is a wall in front of the building which covers three-quarters of the structure. A brick path is on the LHS of the photograph and a small garden is in the front with some tomato plants and ground covers.harpsdale estate, brodie, richard sinclair, george, outdoor toilets, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Mid 1990's
The original section of the Ball Court Hotel despite many exterior changes has not over the years undergone great structural changes since it was originally built in the 1870's by John Cahill.A coloured photograph of the original part of the Ball Court Hotel on the corner of Jackson and Macedon Sreets. The public bar entrance is on the corner of the building with a large window and a smaller one along Jackson Street and 3 windows and doorway along Macedon Street. There are 4 pieces of signage along the hotel walls and a large hoarding at the curbside. The Gothic sign on the wall has been replaced by black lettering.BALL COURT HOTELcarlton and united brewery, cahill, john, lupson, fred, mcpherson, mr and mrs, ball court hotel, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c. 1980's
The original single storey hotel was built by the vigneron, F. F. Bubeck. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1901 and the present red brick building was built by George Millett. The hotel provided meals and accommodation for rail travellers.A coloured photograph of the Royal Hotel which is situated on the sw corner of Brook and Evans Streets. A grey car is angle parked on the LHS of the photograph and there is a line of plane treet around the curbside. The 2 storey hotel has red brick walls with cream trim around the windows and blue shutters on the windows on the upper storey. The roof is clad with terracotta tiles. Facing Brook and Evans Streets on the roof line are the parapets with the words 'Royal Hotel' on them.ROYAL HOTELevans street, brook street, bubeck, f.f., millett, george, royal hotel, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, 26/10/1980
The three brick shops were part of the later commercial development which emerged along O'Shanassy Street. These shops were built on the northern side of Brook Street. Earlier commercial development was confined to the south side of Brook Street.A coloured photograph of a street scape in O'Shanassy Street showing three shop fronts. At the time the photograph was taken the shops were occupied by Kilkenny Real Estate Agent, Camera Action and Heron Electrics. There is a roof top patio area above the camera shop and two treated pine rails are along the nature strip.o'shanassy street, sunbury, kilkenny real estate, camera action, heron electrics, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Early 1980's
A coloured photograph of Cornish Street, looking west taken from Horne Street, with an avenue of pine trees on either side of the road. There is a roundabout at the first intersection and Mt. Holden can be seen in the distance.cornish street, horne street, mt. holden, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Prior to 1995
This corner was occupied in the past by Lloyds Chemist shop which was a weatherboard structure. The photograph was taken prior to 1995 when 8 digit telephone numbers were introduced throughout the Metropolitan area.A coloured photograph of the streetscape of the SW corner of Evans and Brook Street. The main shop is occupied by L. J Whorlow, Real Estate Agents. A white car is parked on the LHS of the photograph and a garbage bin is placed next to a concrete bollard by the kerb and on the brick paved footpath.real estate agents, shopping centres, whorlow, l. j., lloyd, l. m., first national real estate, evans street, brook street, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Early 1990's
The building suppliers and timber yard has been demolished and a Centrelink Office and car park area has been built on the site. The adjacent shop is now a Youth Resource Centre.A coloured photograph of part of a streetscape on the east side of Evans Street featuring the timber supply yard and 3 other shops. A plane tree has been planted at the edge of the footpath and there are high cyclone gates into the timber yard.building suppliers, timber yards, shopping centres, evans street, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Late 1980's
The series of seven photographs highlight examples of vandalism within the town centre precinct. Most of the vandalism occurred on public buildingsA coloured photograph of public telephones and the taxi rank in Evans Street. The telephone directories have been torn up an thrown around the brick pavement along with other litter. The trunk of an elm tree is in the middle of the photograph.vandalism, evans street, taxi ranks, public telephones, telstra, telecom, george evans collection