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Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary School - Father Christmas
A coloured photograph of a bare-footed Father Christmas visiting Bulla Primary School while another man looks on. They are standing in the school yard.bulla primary school, father christmas -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary Schol - Colonial Day
The coach was at the school for the Colonial Day celebrations which has been included as part of the students' history studies. Coaches are relevant to the district's history as they regularly plied between Melbourne via Bulla on their way to the Bendigo Gold Fields before the advent of rail transport.A coloured photograph of a Cobb and Co. Coach arriving at Bulla Primary School. bulla primary school, colonial days, cobb and co. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary School - Colonial Day
The children were encouraged to join in singing Australian ballads as part of their Colonial Day celebrations. The day was also included in their history studies.A coloured photograph of a man seated in the school courtyard playing a guitar while children dressed in colonial dress gather around to listen to him.bulla primary school, colonial days, history studies -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary School - Dress-up Day
who are enjoying the colonial day. Some have had their faces painted while others are wearing party hats.A coloured photograph of nine students from Bulla Primary School in various styles of dance dress and face-painting. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Greenvale State School, 27 June 1934
The building is the former Greenvale State School No. 890. Although a school had been functioning at Greenvale since 1870. This is a photo of the school building that was renovated in 1926. At weekends the building was often used for family gatherings and social functions in the district. As the area became developed and changed from a country settlement to a suburb, the school was relocated to a new building closer to the new housing development. The existing building became a community centre. Many country settlements throughout Australia had similar school buildings which as well as being used for education also doubled up as venues for local social functioons.A non-digital sepia photograph with a surrounding white border of a two roomed country school with a water tank against a wall. A gum tree is growing in front of the building.schools -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Rail smash, 17
See information about the crash in entry 0767. A black and white photograph with a white border and in post card format of a steam engine on its aside with a crane attached to it in an effort to lift the large engine.sunbury, rail accidents -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Rail
A black and white photograph with a white border in post card format of a steam train and its carriages on its side. Workmen are working to prepare the engine to be lifted back onto the tracks. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Tree-Planting, 10 May 1983
The photo was originally published in the Regional Newson the 10th May 1983. The School's Mothers' Club president, Mrs. Scott is supervising the students , Craig Scott, Brett Baguley and Michael Clarke in planting a tree as part of Bulla Primary School's Arbor Week activities.The school's observance of Arbor Day aimed to give the student's an awareness of the importance of native trees in the environment and was included in their scientific studies.A non-digital black and white photograph of three boys and a lady digging in a garden.bulla primary school, bulla, arbor week, school gardens, tree planting -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Geoff Foletta, Bulla Community Centre, 17th September 1987
Councillor Pauline DeLuca was driving the grader and 'turning the first sod' at the beginning of the upgrade work that was done on the Bulla Community Centre. She was the councillor who represented that area in the former Shire of Bulla. The upgrade work on the local community centre provided a more modern facility for the town's growing population'A non-digital coloured photograph of a lady driving a grader on a work site at the Bulla Community Centre with two sedan cars in the background.bulla community centre., cr. pauline de.luca, shire of bulla, bulla, greene street -
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Photograph, School excursion
The Bulla Primary School students were taken on a nature excursion to a nearby park as part of their science and nature studies.A non-digital coloured photograph of children on a school outing from Bulla Primary School running across an open area.bulla primary school, school excursions, nature studies -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Primary School, 31 May 1996
A coloured photograph of a head and shoulders view of a little girl who is wearing the Bulla Primary School wind cheater. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Science study, 31st May 1996
Anon-digital coloured photograph of a man studying the trunk and the bark of a large tree in a forested area. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, 31st March 1996
The students from Bulla Primary School were taken on a nature excursion to a nearby nature park as part of their scientific and environmental studies. They were studying the number and types of insects that could be found in the plants and water in the area. The park ranger then asked them to identify any insects on the chart that they found. Nature and environmental studies give the students of the importance of caring for the environment and are included in their science work.A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of children sitting on the ground in front of a teacher who is holding up a chart featuring common insects. One child has her hand up while others are looking down onto the grass.bulla, bulla primary school, nature studies, school excursion -
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Photograph, Nature studies, 31st March 1996
The students from the former Bulla Primary School were enjoying an excursion to a nearby nature reserve to study some of the insect life to be found in the waterway and the native plants in that environment. The nature excursion was part of the students' environmental and science studies.A non-digital coloured photograph of children sitting on a grassy hillside listening to a teacher who is holding up a large chart while explaining something to them.bulla primary school, nature studies, bulla, school excursions -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, River studies
Students from Bulla Primary school were taken to the nearby Deep Creek to study some of the river life inn the local water course.Bulla township is situated in the Deep Creek valley and was an ideal place to take students to study river life close to their school.A coloured photograph of eight children with two adults standing on a rocky outcrop beside a river and looking at the riverlife in the water.rivers, deep creek, river studies, bulla, bulla primary school -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Three ladies, c1910 - 1920
A sepia photograph with a cream border printed on very thin paper of three ladies dressed in long skirts and white long sleeved blouses with dark ties. They are standing in a valley with a hill and trees behind them. Written on the back in ink: WITH FONDEST LOVE/FROM MURIEL/I FORGOT TO PUT IT IN/MY LETTER. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1900 - 1910
A sepia photograph printed on very thin paper of a fashionably dressed lady standing in a garden. She is wearing a long black skirt, white shirt and large dark hat. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Monument, c
The monument is on George Evan's grave. George Evans died on 26th August 1876, aged 92. He is buried in Melbourne Cemetery in 'Compartment H'.George Evans was one of the earliest of the European colonists to settle in Sunbury at Emu Bottom.A sepia photograph with a cream border taken in a cemetery of a grave with tall monument mounted at the top with a draped urn and surrounded with a decorative metal fence. There are trees in the background.emu bottom, cemeteries, graves -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Cam, 1900
From information written on the back of the image, this was 'a Dutch camp in township' which was there in 1900. There is no indication as to where the camp actually was.A dark sepia photograph of a campsite in on open are with tens and some large horse-drawn vehicles set up. -
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Photograph, Shire of Bulla, c 1920s
The seven men standing outside the old Royal Hotel building in Brook Street are former Shire of Bulla councillors. They are from L-R: Wilfred Johnson, William Michie, Alex Millar, Malic Cahill, Michael McMahon, Thomas, McCormack and A.Cliff.A black and white photograph of seven smartly dressed men standing outside a light coloured rendered building. shire of bulla, royal hotel., johnson, wilfred., michie, william., millar, alex., cahill, malic., mcmahon, michael., mccormack, thomas., cliff, a. -
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Photograph, Social
A black and white photograph in post card format of five ladies in evening dress seated in a room. The same ladies are in P0651 dressed in the same attire and seated in the same order.Written on the back: SCOPIE. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1940 - 1950s
A black and white photograph of a football team. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, c1920s
The post card is of 'The Lodge' and the gateway to the Rupertswood Estate, which was owned by the Clarke family. 'The Lodge' was the former gatekeeper's cottage. A sepia photograph in postcard format of a two storey bluestone building partially hissed behind trees and an entrance with imposing gateposts and iron fence. rupertswood mansion -
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Photograph, SUNBURY BATHS
The scene featured on the post card is a view of The Nook on the Jacksons Creek. For many years before the Aquatic Centre was build in the town, The Nook was the swimming place for local residents. The surrounding area had seats and change rooms. The Sunbury Swimming club was established at this site before the Aquatic Centre was built.A sepia photograph in post card format of river bend and small sandy beach on the bank.the nook, swimming -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph
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
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, c1930 - 1940s
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, 27 June 1934
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 - Photograph, Black and white, c1920s - 1930s
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. -
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Photograph, c1920s - 1930s
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