The Yakka factory was formerly situated in Barkly Street, Sunbury. Written information supplied on back of original photograph.This is a copy of a b/w photograph of a woman, Marjorie Dunn, sitting at a commercial sewing machine at the Yakka factory. Unmounted.yakka overalls, yakka, factories, dunn, marjorie, clothing industry, george evans collection

The Yakka factory was formerly situated in Barkly Street, Sunbury. Taken from information written on the back of the original photograph.This is a copy of a b/w photograph of three women, identified as Dol. Madigan, her son, Leon, Mrs Claude Boardman and Marjorie Dunn taking a rest break at the Yakka factory. Unmounted.yakka overalls, yakka, madigan, dol, leon, boardman, claude (mrs), dunn, marjorie, clothing industry, factories, george evans collection

This is a copy of a b/w photograph of two women (L to R) Gloria Oswald and Joyce Cameron standing next to a car in front of a building at the Sunbury Asylum. The building in question could be the Nurses' home. Taken from written information on the back of the original photograph.hospital for the insane, sunbury asylum, the hill, cameron, joyce, oswald, gloria, nurses' home, george evans collection

This is a copy of a b/w photograph of two women and a man identified as Mrs Dol. Madigan, Mr Laidlaw and Mrs Ferguson at Yakkas. It appears to be some celebration because of the dress and jewellery worn by the women. Mrs Laidlaw was management. Taken from written information on the back of the original photograph.yakka overalls, yakka, madigan, dol, laidlaw, - (mr), ferguson, - (mrs), factories, clothing industry, george evans collection

These ladies were all staff at the Yakka factory in the 1950s.This is a copy of a b/w photograph of four women (L to R) Mrs Bob Gregor, Florrie Carlson, Marjorie Dunn and Mrs Ferguson in front of a corrugated iron fence and a house. Taken from written information on the back of the original photograph.gregor, bob (mrs), carlson, florrie, dunn, marjorie, ferguson, - (mrs), houses, fences, george evans collection

This is a copy of a coloured photograph of seven women from the sewing room staff standing in front of an Oleander bush (L to R) Mrs Miljons, Lorna Pearce, Maggie Lupson, Marjorie Dunn, Muriel Acheson, Mrs Klerfon, and Jean McDougall. Taken from written information on the back of the original photograph.sunbury hospital for the insane, miljons, - (mrs), pearce, lorna, lupson, maggie, dunn, marjorie, acheson, muriel, klerfon, mcdougall, jean, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W Walls, the front page of which is inscribed " The Hill /Sunbury/April 1897". Whilest most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are othrs taken around Sunbury and ? elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental Health library Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Presumably Rupertswood Battery gun and gunners.Five men in uniform standing by a field gun. One wheel is missing from the gun and it is held upright with a length of timber. There is a hill and trees in the background.Unmounted black and white photograph.walls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, rupertswood, george evans collection, rupertswood

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Library collection. During 2000 this was transfered from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.A man and a boy and a dog are in front of a weatherboard shed and in a garden with a fence. There is a brick building in the background.walls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill / Sunbury / April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental Health Collection. During 2000 this was transfered from Mont Park to the Royal melbourne Hospital.Two men are standing near a garden with a dwelling on the right hand side of the image. There are trees in the background. Unmounted black and white.walls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill / Sunbury / April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental Health Library collection. During 2000 this was transfered from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital .One house and an outbuilding is behind a picket fence with a white gate. A road leads to the gate under the trees. Unmounted black and white.walls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill / Sunbury / April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Library collection. During 2000 this was transfered from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.A woman is standing on a creek bank in a bush setting. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill / Sunbury / April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Library collection. During 2000 this was transfered from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.A photo of "Priorswood" situated in Station Street, Sunbury. it was built as a vicarage for St. Mary's Church of England. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., "priorswood" - house, st. mary's church of england, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.Photograph of house with four chimneys and a shed at the back, with a garden and a wire fence and a white gate. Unmounted black and white.walls, w., walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.Photo of St Mary's Catholic Church in Macedon Street, Sunbury. Shows church behind a picket fence and St Mary's Catholic School next door. Unmounted black and white.walls, w., walls album, st mary's catholic church, st mary's catholic school, our lady of mount carmel, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.The photo of St Mary's Anglican Church has been taken from Stawell Street, Sunbury. There is a picket fence along the street line and trees in the churchyard and along the roadway. Unmounted black and white.walls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.Two woman are playing tennis on a court which is surrounded by a wire fence. In the background there are trees and a building with a paling fence. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., sunbury health library, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.This is a creek scene with a hill in the background. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.A high wooden foot bridge spans a river with a man standing in the foreground of the picture. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.There are two large two storey buildings with return verandahs built on a clifftop overlooking the sea. Two smaller houses are on the right hand side of the pictire. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.Eight people are gathering hay and putting them into stooks. They are under supervision. There is a line of trees along the fence line and birds are flying in the sky. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.A man is driving a horse drawn dray. There is one passenger on the dray and another is standing at the back of the dray. A garden is in the foreground with trees in the background. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., sunbury asylum, walls album, george evans collection

The original photo is part of an album taken by W. Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.A nurse, holding a cup and saucer and a teapot, is standing in a quadrangle in front of a building. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., walls album, george evans collection

This photo taken before a detachment from the Sunbury Battery left for England to participate in the Military Tournament in May 1893.B/W framed photo 13 men (in uniform) of the Sunbury Battery in May 1893. Photo unframed, mounted on cardboard with a paper-like frame pasted on surround.(written in ink) OUR BOYS AT HOME / in May 1893 Driver Wallace, Gunner Breen, Gunner Harrison, Major F. C. Hughes, Driver W. Paterson, Driver Ryan, / Sergt. Looney. Driver T. Paterson, Lieut. C. G. Ryan, Corp. MacKinnon, Sergt. Shannon. Corp. Nicholson, Sergt. Shields / The Detachment from Sunbury Battery now on the way to England to participate in the Military Tourament.rupertswood, battery, breen, - (gunner), wallace, - (driver), harrison, hughes, f. c. (major), paterson, w. (driver), ryan, looney, - (sgt), t. (driver), mackinnon, - (driver) (corp), c. g. (lieut), shannon, nicholson, - (corp), shields, military, england, armed forces, 1890s, uniforms, clothing and dress, george evans collection

In 1866 the North Melbourne Company RVV Infantry were camped at the escarpment in the grounds of Rupertswood.A sepia photograph of the North Melbourne Company at an 1866 camp RVV Infantry. 13 men are sitting on the ground in front and there are 25 men standing behind them. Two men are in the background at the right and one man at the left. The group are standing in front of a tree.written on back: N. MELB. COY. R.V.V. INF. 1866 SUNBURY CAMP N. MELB. RCA 63sunbury camp, sunbury escarpment, north melbourne company, armed forces, men, clothing and dress, rupertswood, 1860s, george evans collection

Photo taken of the Sunbury Branch of the Red Cross in 1916. The group was at Rupertswood. Miss Agnes Eadie is sitting in the centre of the middle row and is wearing a black hat. The postcard was sent to someone by Ruby.A sepia photograph presented in postcard format of members of the Sunbury Red Cross 1916. There are 3 rows of ladies in the group - 8 seated on low forms in the front, 11 on chairs in the middle row and 11 standing at the back. There is a brick wall with three windows and creepers in the background in the grounds of Rupertswood. Miss Agnes Eadie is identified as sitting in the centre of the middle row and wearing a black hat. The postcard was sent to someone called Ruby.on back: POST CARDsunbury red cross branch, rupertswood, red cross, postcards, sunbury, eadie, agnes (miss), -, ruby, 1910s, george evans collection

The Firemen's Ball was held at the Memorial Hall, Sunbury 26 August 1936.A posed group of people attending the Firemen's Ball in Sunbury in 1936.bottom centre: A memento of a Firemen Ball, Sunbury 26.8.36dances and balls, sunbury, memorial halls, fire brigades, firemen's balls, clothing and dress, 1930s, george evans collection

A photo of three members of the RAAF in uniform standing in front of two sheds and a Nissen hutA black and white photograph of three airforce men standing side by side standing in front of two sheds and a nissen hut. The men are members of the Royal Australian Air Force. Two are identified as John Forbes on left, and Arthur Newman Byron.written on back in pencil: top LH corner: "John Forbes on left" down RH side: "Arthur Newman Byron 4683"defence force, armed forces, forbes, john, newman, arthur, byron, arthur newman, nissen huts, royal australian air force, raaf, clothing and dress, uniforms, george evans collection

A photo of two members of the RAAF. John Forbes is on the left and Colin J Newell on the rightA sepia photo of two members of the Royal Australian Air Force identified as John Forbes on the left and Colin J Newell on the right.on back written in pencil: Colin J. Newell & John Forbesroyal australian air force, armed forces, defence force, raaf, clothing and dress, uniforms, newell, colin j., forbes, john, george evans collection

A photo of a man in a flying suit wearing gogles standing in front of a hedge with a ladder leaning against itA sepia coloured photograph of a man in a flying suit wearing goggles, standing in front of a hedge witha ladder leaning against it. The man is believed to be John Forbes.on back in pencil: John Forbesclothing and dress, uniforms, defence force, armed forces, forbes, john, george evans collection

John Forbes was a resident of Sunbury.A passport photo of John Forbes torn from his passport issued on 17 June 1970 in Melbourne.Department of Immigration stamp / Melbourne / 1970 / R. BRITTAIN / Signed J. A. Forbes / (also photograph of bearer)portraits, forbes, john, george evans collection