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Hume City Civic CollectionAnnual Report, Shire of Bulla: Annual Report, 1993 - 1994
The 1993 - 1994 Annual Report was published by the Shire of Bulla and distributed to the residents of the shire.A 24 paged publication with a yellow cardboard cover which has an aerial photograph which features the former Sunbury Asylum buildings and surroundings before the area was developed for housing. The former Shire of Bulla logo which featured 'City Living - Country Style' is in the bottom RH corner of the photograph. Details of the administration officxes of the Shire of Bulla are printed on the back cover.shire of bulla, annual reports, councillors, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic CollectionReport, Economic Update, 8/12/2002
The 'Economic Update' is a Quarterly bulletin which is issued by Hume City Council and outlines the latest projects which the council has undertaken. It covers details of projects being carried out by the Council across the entire local government area at the time of publication.A 16 page pamphlet with a large photograph of a lady and man wearing yellow jackets and white helmets standing on a building site. The Hume Council logo is in the top RH corner along with the title of the publication. Both have been printed on a blue background.hume city council, economics, local government, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, c1980s
The ruined bluestone building was the former Bulla Post Office and general store which was gutted by fire in1989. The building was demolished after the fire and the post office was relocated to a service station about 1km away.Until it was burnt down, the post office and general store was an important hub in the small town for local residents.A coloured photograph of a ruined and roofless bluestone building on a roadside. -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhortograph, 1989
The building is the former Bulla Post Office and general store which was damaged by fire in 1989 and never rebuilt. A private house now occupies the site. The post office was relocated to a service station about 1km away. For many years the former Bulla Post Office and store was the focal point in the small township.A coloured photograph of a bluestone building by a roadside which has been gutted by fire. There is no roof but the chimney is intact. -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, 1990s
The fire damaged building is the former Diggers Rest Hotel which was ruined by fire in the 1990s. It was the last standing and operating hotel along the Calder Highway between the towns of Keilor and Gisborne. A coloured photograph of a fire gutted building along a roadside with gum trees in the background. -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, 1990s
The building which has been damaged by fire is the former Diggers Rest Hotel which was the only surviving hotel along the Calder Highway between the towns of Keilor and Gisborne a distance of approx. 32kms A coloured photograph of a grey rendered building, along a roadside, which has been damaged by fire with a temporary fence surrounding the building. diggers rest, hotels -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph - Emu Bottom
The photograph was taken from the rear of the Emu Bottom Homestead and its outbuildings. George Evans, one of the earliest European settlers in Sunbury, built Emu Bottom homestead in the 1830s. The original building was made from Silurian sandstone cut from the surrounding hills. A black and white landscape photograph with a cream border of farm buildings.homesteads, emu bottom, george evans, settlers, jackson creek -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Farm building
A black and white photograph with a narrow cream border of a two storey brick farm building with attached stable. A wooden fence with a cyclone wire fence is in the foreground.farm buildings -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Sunbury News Office
J.S Boardman was a local businessman who ran and produced the local newspaper until it closed down in the 1960s. The Boardman store and newspaper office was originally sited in Brook Street near the railway station but it was later relocated to a site on the SW corner of Brook and O'Shanassy Street.A black and white phitograph with a cream border of a weatherboard store with seven males standing in front of the building .The building has a verandah and two side entrances. Three off the men are wearing white work aprons and the others are dressed in suits.boardman j s., sunbury news office, country stores, businesses. -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Sunbury News Office
The Boardman family were local business people in Sunbury, who were storekeepers and also produced the local newspaper. Their original building was in Brook Street near the railway station but they later located their business further down in Brook Street on the corner of O'Shanassy Street. A black and white photograph with a cream border of a news office, store and cottage with a picket fence. The buildings are weatherboard with corrugated iron roofs.A young tree surrounded by a tree guard has been planted on the footpath between the cottage and shop.Two men and two ladies and a boy are standing in front of the buildings on the unmade road. A boy on horseback is alsoweith the group.j.a. boardman, sunbury news office, businesses., brook street -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Royal Hotel
This is an image of the original single storey Royal Hotel building which was on the corner of Brook and Evans Streets. In the 1930s the single storey structure was demolished after a fire and replaced with a double storey Art Deco red brick building, which still stands on the same site.At one stage there were four hotels in Evans Street between Station Street and Brook Street. At some stage the Millett family owned them. The Royal and the Olive Tree (formerly the Railway) hotels remain on their original site but not in their original appearance.A black and white photograph with a cream border of a single storey hotel building with a headlight window on the RHS of the corner entry doorway, which also has lead light windows. A young tree and power pole are seen on the RHS of the image. hotels, royal hotel, s.winter, t. millett -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Aitkens Gap Police Barracks, c1922
Frank Millett and his nephew Hopper Cahill are the two people standing by the building after spending the day shooting rabbits in 1922. They are standing in front of the Aitkens Gap Police Barracks. In the 1860s the gaol and stables were sold to George Millett and added to the Millett property. The Barracks and the new farm homestead were built by Mick Morrison. The Bald Hill Hotel at Aitkens Gap on the Bendigo Road (Calder Highway) was guilt by George Millett in 1854 and functioned until the gold began to run out after the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850s. The Millett family continued to farm until 1967. The family also and operated hotels in the local area. A black and white photograph backed onto a white board of a man and a child holding some dead rabbits and standing in front of the doorway of a bluestone building. frank millett, george millett, aitkens gap gaol, hopper cahill -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph - Gate House or he Lodge
The building is the former Gate House or Lodge that is at the gates at Rupertswood in Macedon Street. A lodge was often erected at the entrance of a large estate to direct guests to the mansion or reject unauthorised people from entering the property. The presence for a Gatehouse or Lodge erected at the entrance of a larger property was a tradition copied by wealthy landowners in the Colony from one practised by the upper classes in Britain. A coloured photograph of blue stone top storey cottage with a slate roof surrounded by an attractive garden. The building has 3 chimneys and there is a smaller single storey wing added to the building.the lodge, the gatehouse, rupertswood, macedon street -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
The building is Our Lady of Mount Carmel School which is attached to the Catholic Church of the same name. Initially a school was established on this site in 1877 with classes conducted in the church. A new two roomed brick building was erected on the site on 23rd January 1916 and were opened by Archbishop Mannix. There were further additions to the school as enrolments increased in 1925. The school caters for primary school aged students. The school has been functioning in Sunbury for almost 150 years.A coloured of a single storey red brick building with white trims and a red painted iron roofour lady of mount carmel church, our lady of mount carmel primary school -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Shire of Bulla Offices, 1966
Before the Shire of Bulla built permanent offices in Macedon Street, the council used to meet in the Memorial Hall and had rooms there to conduct regular business. Some cottages were demolished to build the new offices which were completed and opened in 1966. Over the years as the shire's population increased, further additions were added. After Sunbury became part of Hume City Council, the former council building was occupied by Wester Water and Vic Roads.Apart from the former Shire of Bulla Roads Board office built in Sunbury in the 1860s, the 1966 building is the first council building to be built in Sunbury.A black and white photograph of a single storey office building and the surrounding garden. There is a light pole in the foreground.shire of bulla, council offices -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Bulla Sports Ground, 1990
The Bulla Sports Ground, along with the clubrooms and community centre were updated in 1990. Prior to then they were used for various district sporting events but over the years they were becoming run down. They are sited in Green Street. Over the years many local sporting competitions have taken place on the Bulla Sports Ground and has been a focal point for the town's activities.A black and white photograph of a sports oval with a building in the distance. A wooden post and rail fence is in the foreground.bulla sports ground, green street -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Bulla Community Centre, c1980s
The building is the Bulla Community Centre, which replaced an older hall that was situated in the Bulla Sports Ground precinct in Greene Street. Over the years many community activities have been staged within the precinct such as district school sports, local dances and community social group functions.A black and white photograph of a brick building with large windows and a return verandah.bulla community centre, bulla township -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Bulla Mill
The waterway is the Deep Creek at Bulla. Originally this was the site of one of the earliest mills in the district.In the early days of European settlement a number of mills were established on the banks of both the Jackson and Deep Creeks in Bulla and Sunbury.A coloured photograph of a valley surrounded by hills with the ruins of a stone building on the horseshoe bend of the creek. deep creek, mills, bulla bulla -
Hume City Civic CollectionBook, Saltwater River History Trails
This book which was printed in 1984 gives not only the geology of the area but also the history of the various areas that Jacksons Creek and the Saltwater River now known as the Maribyrnong River pass through. There are many drawings and photos accompanying the information relating to the various areas and buildings researched in this book. From Sunbury to Williamstown some of the names and places mentioned include John Aitken, George Evans, William J.T. Clarke, Ben Eadie, Rupertswood, Goonawarra Vineyard, Organ Pipes, Glenara, Walter Clark, Keilor, Overnewton, Avondale Heights, Solomons ford, Riverview Tea Gardens, Anglers Hotel, Aberfeldie Park, Humes Pipe Works, Powder Magazine, Maribyrnong, Munitions factories, Footscray Park, Flemington, Footscray, Yarraville, Newport, Williamstown, Commonwealth reserve, the blue stone lighthouse. A small cream/olive green colour covered printed book of 74 pages. The front cover shows part of a pen and wash drawing of a homestead. It has the name of the book and the author Hugh Anderson printed at the top of the cover and Sunbury to the Sea printed at the bottom. There are many drawings and photos included in the book.SALTWATER RIVER/HISTORY TRAILS/HUGH ANDERSON/Sunbury to the Seasaltwater river, maribyrnong river, jacksons creek, anderson hugh, sunbury, keilor, organ pipes national park, solomons ford, riverview tea gardens, humes pipe works, powder magazine, footscray, yarraville, newport, williamstown -
Hume City Civic Collection
Print, 1993
The coloured print features the railway bridge which spans the Rupertswood Cutting and is north of the Sunbury Railway station. The Rupertswood Mansion is also featured in the distance.A coloured print with a white border of a rural landscape in a valley featuring a bridge in the middle distance and a large building in the distance.A.Rafferty 93bridges, rupertswood cutting, rupertswood, railways -
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Photograph, Rupertswood Gardens
The gardens in the photograph are in the grounds at Rupertswood, the former summer residence of Sir William John and Lady Janet Clarke. Originally the gardens covered 99 acres and included a man-made lake in the shape of a map of Australia.A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of the lake and gardens in a spacious area with smaller buildings in the distanc.gardens, william sangster, sir william john clarke, lady janet clarke, trees, salesian college -
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Photograph, Bulla Shire Hall
The building in the image was the original Shire of Bulla council offices where councillors met until 1901 when they relocated to Sunbury and conducted their meetings in the Mechanics Institute Hall later known as the Memorial Hall.This building was originally the offices for the Bulla Roads Board and was the first council office built in the bulla shire'A photocopy of a non digital black and white photograph with a cream border of a historic bluestone building.council offices, bulla bulla township, bulla shire hall, bulla shire council, councillors, bluestone -
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Photograph, St. Mary's Church, Bulla, 1970S
The church in the image is St. Mary's Church of England in Bulla after it was moved from its original location at the corner of Oaklands and Sunbury Roads to the Bulla township adjacent to the former Bulla Shire Officers. The move was necessary because the building was close to the international airport and its location interfered with the airport's signaling system and cracks were appearing in its structure from vibrations caused by lowlying aircraft.A coloured non-digital photograph of a small bluestone church set in an open area with a line of gum trees in the background.churches, st. mary's anglican church - bulla, bulla, tullamarine airport -
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Photograph, Former Shire of Bulla offices, 1970s
The building in the photograph is the former Shire of Bulla offices in the Bulla township. They were built in 1867 and the first meeting took place in the new building on 27th November 1867. Regular council meetings took place there until 1901 when some council meetings were held in the Mechanics Institute (now the Memorial Hall) in Sunbury. In 1963 permanent Shire Offices were built in Macedon Street in Sunbury. A non-digital coloured photograph with rounded corners of a double-fronted bluestone build with a slate roofing and a post and rail fence across the front of the property. -
RMIT Design ArchivesArchitectural drawings, Civic x2 Project House
Robin Cocks (1941- ) and Peter Carmichael (1942 - ) formed their partnership in 1967, and designed some of Australia's most innovative project houses in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The award winning Civic Growth House (1974) was designed for Civic Construction. It provided clients with a modular grid and a range of components that allowed choice in location and spatial variation. The houses were designed to be expanded as families grew or as finance became available. The one-level Civic X2 was constructed in full-brick, included a pergola and deck, and a private courtyard off the main bedroom, This drawing includes floor plan, elevation and section.architecture, domestic architecture, project homes -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, early 1960's
Yields information about the appearance of a tram at the Victoria St terminus during the early 1960'sDigital images scanned from 35mm slides, possibly a copy slide obtained by John Theodore from the BTPS Sales of tram 20 at Victoria St early 1960's with the orphanage buildings in the background. Tram has destination of Gardens via Sturt St West and driver's dash panel adverts for Twin Lakes and Dancing at Civic Hall.trams, tramways, victoria st, orphanage, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, 29/11/1970 12:00:00 AM
Set of three colour digital images taken of the opening of Sovereign Hill Historical Park 29/11/1970 by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Looking across to the car park over the tents as the main Park entry building of the time. .2 - crowed on the hill looking toward the Main Street and associated buildings. .3 - view from the Poppet Mine head back northwards to the car park. Date obtained from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Hill (accessed 11-6-2017)trams, tramways, sovereign hill, opening, civic functions -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, c1955
Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Armstrong Street from the Town Hall tower - shows the street view, car parking arrangements prior to the construction of the Ballarat City Hall, c1955. The new Civic Hall was opened in 1956. Shows the railway timber yard. .2 - Sturt St showing Town Hall and the Myers building late 1950's? trams, tramways, armstrong st, railway, town hall, myers -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - 35mm slide/s, 1963
Yields information about tram 35 and Sturt St near Armstrong St.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell during 1963 of: Tram 35 in Sturt St at Armstrong St, with the destination of Mt Pleasant. Tram has a Dancing at Civic Hall, SEC Electric Cooking. In the background is the Town Hall and the Myer building. The decoration on the street would indicate that the photo was taken on either the 12/3 or 16/3 during the Begonia Festival. tramways, trams, sturt st, armstrong st, town hall, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - 35mm slide/s, Dec. 1963
Photo of Ballarat tram 32 at Lydiard and Sturt St. City terminus, showing destination "Grey St. Sebastl" Commonwealth Bank building in background. Tram stop alongside front of tram, has been recently painted. Also fitted with an enamel sign and "End of Section" sign. Advertisements for "Twin Lakes" and 50/50 dancing at the Civic Hall are on the front panel of the tram. Tram has tiger stripes but not the white dash under the lights. Behind No. 32 is a bogie tram. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses December 1963.On back of slide in blue ink "1963 Dec. Ballarat tram, Main St." and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses"tramways, trams, grey st, city, tram stops, sturt st., tram 32
