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Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A post card featuring four were known scenes of Sunbury including the post office, Rupertswood Mansion, Macedon Street Bridge andJacksons Creek. A greeting is also printed on the card.IN/AND/AROUND/SIUNBURY/WITH /GREETINGS -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Post Card, Inb and around Sunbury
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The post card is one of a set of commercial cards produced for Sunbury. Each card featured particular buildings or places of interest in the town. This card included Ben Eadie winery, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, the former old mill by Jacksons Creek and the railway viaduct and bridge at Rupertswood. All the buildings featured on the card are of historical significance to Sunbury's early development.A post card featuring a collage four sepia views of Sunbury. The following greeting is written on the card: In and around Sunbury with Greeting. ben eadie winery, our lady of mount carmel catholic church, railway viaduct, the old mill -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Post Card, In and around Sunbury with Greeting
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The post card is one of a set that were produced by Chris Christainsen, who had a pharmacy in Sunbury and was also a photographer. The four photos featured on the card are the Rupertswood Mansion, St Mary's Church of England, Jacksons Creek in floods ands Sunbury Railway station.The buildings and places featured on the card are of historical significance in the Sunbury town precinct. A post card with four sepia photographs of interesting sites which can be seen in the Sunbury township. IN AND AROUND SUNBURY WITH GREETING. christainsen, chris., rupertswood mansion, st. mary's church of england., jacksons creek, sunbury railway station -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Post Card, c1912
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A.J.Gregor, a Sunbury resident, had written the message on the back of the card to his cousin Harriet on the 11th April 1912 informing her of his state of health and some of the town's activities. Those mentioned were his need to travel to the hospital in Melbourne fot medical treatment, billiard contests at the local hotel, theatre shows in the town as well as weather details.The message on the reverse side of the card gives an insight into the day to day happenings in Sunbury in 1912.A sepia post card with four photographs of sites in Sunbury, namely the Mill Fall, Rupertswood mansion, Dr. Faulkner's residence and the race track at Kismet. A greeting is also on the card. A handwritten note is on the back of the card.IN/AND/AROUND/SUNBURY/WITH/GREETINGSgregor, a., sunbury town -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A black and white snapshot with a white border of a man working in a garden. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, c1910s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The photograph is a record of a fancy dress event which took place in the district in the early decades of the twentieth century.A black and white snapshot photograph with a cream border ofd a lady dressed as a maid and a man wearing a policeman's uniform with a baby in a pram/ They are standing in a garden in front of a weatherboard house.costume, fancy dressa, maid, policeman, pram, baby -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1920s - 1930s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The men are working on the bridge and along the rail near the former Rupertswood siding. The siding was erected for guests, who were visiting the Clarke family, to leave the train at this point instead of getting off at Sunbury Station with their servants.The Rupertswood sliding was a former landmark in Sunbury which was connected with Rupertswood history.A small black and white photograph with a cream border of men working on a bridge across a railway line.rupertswood siding, clarke family -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1930 - 1940s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The two men are playing tennis on the former courts which were located in Evans Street in the open ground that was between Brook and Macedon Street. A shopping complex and car park occupies the site. The present day tennis courts are sited on the corner of Ligar and Cornish Streets.The tennis club was one of the many sporting clubs that were active in Sunbury from the early days of European settlement in the area.A sepia photograph with a cream border of two men playing tennis.tennis, tennis courts -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1920s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The people in the photograph had gathered at the Emu Bottom homestead in Sunbury to celebrate the installation of the fountain in the garden of the property.Emu Bottom Homestead is one of the oldest surviving homesteads which were built in the early days of European settlement in Victoria. A black and white photograph of a crowd of people at a celebration. They are gathered around a fountain. The print has been photographed from another photograph.emu bottom, fountains -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, 27 June 1934
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...This is a photograph of the bridge in the Bulla township which spans the Deep Creek, a tributary of the Maribyrnong River. It has been constructed from bluestone which is found across the volcanic western plains in Victoria. Kaolin was quarried from the cliff face in the background and was used in the making of bricks and pottery products manufactured at Northcote and Brunswick potteries.This is one of the many notable bluestone bridges which were built in the district in the nineteenth century.A black and white photograph of a valley with a five arched bridge spanning a river. There are high cliffs in the background.bulla township, deep creek, bridges -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, C 1930s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The men were playing tennis on courts that were sited on railway land behind the post office between Evans Street and the railway line in Sunbury. The house in the background was in Evans Street From the early days of European settlement in Sunbury, various sporting groups such as tennis, cricket and football, were established in Sunbury.A sepia photograph with a white border of two men playing tennis. There vis a house in the middle distance.tennis, tennis courts, evans street -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The silver rose bowl is par of a collection in St. Andrews Presbyterian Presbyterian Church now the Uniting Church in memory of the Benzly family, who were Sunbury residents.A small sepia oval photograph with a cream surround with curved corners of a silver bowl with embossed decoration in between two small vases in which Australian flag and Union Jack have been placed. st. andrews church, benzly family -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, c1920s - 1930s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The man was photographed standing somewhere in the grounds of the Rupertswood Estate. The mansion tower is visible in the background above the trees.A small snapshot with a cream border of a man wearing plus four trousers standing in a paddock with trees and a tall building in the background. rupertswood estate. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1930s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The man was photographed playing tennis on the tennis courts that were sited on railway land in Evans Street Sunbury. A small snapshot of a man on a tennis court.tennis, tennis courts -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1920s - 1930s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A black and white photograph with an cream border of people at a railway station and others looking over the post and rail fence at an en line which can only be seen partially in the photograph.railways -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...Work was being done repairing a bridge on the Sunbury - Bendigo line at the former Rupertswood siding, which in the past was used initially by guests who would arrive at the Rupertswood mansion and of later years by students from Salesian College. A scanned photograph of work being done along a rail line. There is a large crane beside the rail track and a rail car is also on the line.railways, salesian college, rupertswood siding. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, C1920s - 1930s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The photograph was taken a the old tennis courts which were on railway land between Evans Street in Sunbury and the railway line.A sepia photograph with a cream border of a lady and man seated in an umpires stand at a tennis court.tennis courts -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1970s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The tractor declaiming pollution was being driven in one of the Sunbury Festival celebrations in the early 1970s, which were held in March each year. The street parade where many community organisations participated was popular with the townspeople. The Rupertswood Hotel is visible behind the bystanders and it was demolished in the latter half of the 1970s.The Sunbury Festival was an important community event in Sunbury each year as many community groups participated in it with displays. A black and white photograph with a white border, in post card format of a tractor decorated with anti pollution slogans being driven in a street parade. There are a number of spectators along the roadside. sunbury festivals -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1980s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The recently completed building in the photograph is the Sunbury United Sporting Club's clubrooms, which is in Mitchells Lane, Sunbury. It was built for the local Sunbury soccer club in the 1980s. Along with VFL football, soccer is also a popular game in Sunbury.A coloured photograph of a recently built sports pavilion in an open area.sunbury united sporting club., soccer -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1980s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The building in the photograph is the recently built stadium which is part of the Boardman Reserve Sporting Complex in Mitchells Lane. This complex caters for Australian Rules Football, basketball, netball and other community sporting activities for the Sunbury Community. The stadium was built during the 1980s when the town's population was on the increase.A coloured photograph of a large colour bond building with a brick annex side at the entrance of a reserve.boardman reserve sporting complex, australian rules football, basketball -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, C1980
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The Sunbury Leisure Centre in Elizabeth Drive was built as a community learning and activity centre for many local groups in Sunbury. It was completed in 1980 and officially opened on 25th February 1981 by the Premier of Victoria Hon. R.J.Hamer The Sunbury Leisure Centre is an important meeting place for many community groups in Sunbury.A black and white photograph of a large brick building, surrounded by a garden bed with low growing shrubs. An extensive car parking area is in front of it with four cars parked outside the building. sunbury leisure centre, elizabeth drive -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1910 - 1920s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The photo is of the Sunbury State School No. 1002, which replaced an earlier building. The Federation style red-brick school was built in 1911 and was officially opened on 2nd May 1912. An extra room was added in 1945 to accommodate increased enrolment. In 1999 the school closed at the Stawell Street site and the students relocated to the former and refurbished bluestone Industrial School in Jacksons Hill. The former red-brick school building is now part of the Sunbury Community Health Centre complex.Many former and present-day residents in Sunbury have attended this school over the years.A black and white photograph of a small school building. It is a federation style building with brick walls and a tiled roof.sunbury state school no. 1002. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, C1880 - 1910
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The building in the photograph was the first Sunbury State School No.1002. Prior to the school being built, lessons were conducted in the Presbyterian Church. After parents organised a petition in 1869 for the school to be housed in a proper building and a committee of management was formed, work on a new school building commenced. The old building had many structural deficiencies and the red brick building was built on the same site in 1911. A black and white photograph of an austere looking rendered building with a flagpole attached to a small portico at the entrance of the building. The roof is corrugated iron and has two air vents and two chimneys on it. There is a picket fence with a gate across the front and a tree is growing in the front.sunbury state school no. 1002., macedon street, stawell street -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The four people were photographed on tennis courts which were located in Evans Street, behind the post office. The area is now a retail centre.Sport has played a very important community role in Sunbury over the years The site in Evans Street was one of the first places where tennis matches took place. A faded sepia photograph of two men and two ladies, one is partly hidden standing on either side of a tennis net on a tennis court. The photograph is surrounded by a cream border.tennis, tennis courts, evans street -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, C1920s
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A copy of a black and white photograph of two ladies and two men, who are holding tennis rackets standing in tennis court. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A sepia photograph with a cream border of two ladies and two men standing on either side of a tennis net on a tennis court. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...A black and white photograph of a lady and man standing near a tennis court. The man is wearing a striped sports jacket and the lady is holding a tennis racket. People in the background are playing tennis. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The tennis courts in the photograph were located in Evans Street in Sunbury on the site of the present day Shopping Square complex. They were used by the townspeople in the 1920s. The various sporting clubs generated much community spirit in Sunbury.A black and white copy of an old photograph of a lady and man sitting under a sun umbrella on a tennis referee's seat at a tennis court. Some people in the baCKGROUND ARE PLAYING TENNIS.tennis, tennis courts. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, May 1882
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The information given with the photograph was that Margaret Baker is buried in the grave in the foreground. She was buried on 17 May 1882 aged 63 and she was from the Sunbury Asylum. She is buried in the Church of England section e. plot 451. She is buried alongside plot 444.A black and white copy of a photograph of two headstones in a cemetery which is overgrown. A low metal fence is around the grave in the foreground and there are trees in the background. margaret baker, cemeteries -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
... Community House and Leisure Centre Elizabeth Drive Sunbury melbourne ...The grave is in Sunbury Cemetery and belongs to Margaret Baker.A black and white photograph of a headstone in a cemetery. The grave is surrounded with a low decorative iron fence..baker, margaret., sunbury, sunbury cemetery