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

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

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

The photograph was taken after Coles Supermarket and Sunbury Shopping Square were constructed on the railway land on the east side of the line in 1989, but before the Safeway-Woolworths complex was built in 2000 on the west side of the railway line. The open land on the west side of the line was used by rail communters as a car park.A coloured photograph showing part of the T intersection at Cornish and Horne Streets. A large pine tree is growing at the corner immediately in front of a pedestrian crossing. The railway car park, metal water tower and Coles Supermarket are in the background. A boy is walking along the footpath.cornish street, horne street, water towers, coles supermarket, sunbury railway station, george evans collection

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

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

The building suppliers and the Sunbury CFA were sited at the northern end of Evans Street and in the past were away from the main shopping centre. As Sunbury expanded and Sunbury Shopping Square was built on the opposite side of Evans Street, the building suppliers closed down and the CFA depot was moved out of the town centre to two other locations to avoid traffic conjestion.A coloured photograph of the east side of Evans Street showing the building suppliers yard and the Sunbury CFA station and towers. The road in the foreground has been marked out for angle parking. There is a metal pole on the extreme RHS of the photograph.building suppliers, shopping centres, sunbury country fire authority (cfa), evans street, george evans collection

As Sunbury grew from a country town to an outer suburb the town centre and shopping centre expanded along Evans and O'Shanassy Streets. The Victorian cottage on the LHS of the photograph has been demolished and a KFC complex has been built in its place.A coloured photograph of Evans Street looking south with one of the remaining Victorian cottages on the LHS and angle parking areas along the curbside. The elm trees on the LHS of the road have been severely pruned. The roof top of the Sunbury Shopping Square is on the RHS above the treeline.shopping centres, sunbury shopping square, evans street, george evans collection

Sunbury Shopping Square now occupies the railway land which was once the football ground, scout hall, boys club, fire station and tennis courts for Sunbury residents.A coloured photograph taken at the T intersection of Macedon and Evans Streets. The Sunbury Shoping Square and car park is on the RHS of the photograph. There is a blue car on the intersection and 3 white cars are approaching the intersection from Evans Street.shopping centres, sunbury shopping square, coles supermarket, liquourland, evans street, macedon street, george evans collection

Riddell Road is the continuation of Macedon Street and is on the west side of the town centre. It is the main road to Riddells Creek, the Sunbury airstrip, Sunbury tip and water towers.A coloured photograph of Riddell Road looking west. A red car is in the foreground travelling north and is at the T intersection of Riddell Road and Ligar Street. There are houses along the north side ofRiddell Road and the football ground is on the south side of the road.sunbury football club, riddell road, ligar street, george evans collection

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

The series of seven photographs highlight examples of vandalism within the town centre precinct. Most of the vandalism occurred on public buildings. The toilet block was demolished in the late 1990's to make way for further expansion of the retail shopping centre in Sunbury.A coloured photograph of the Sunbury Comfort Station which was erected on a section of public land in Evans Street between the post office and Sunbury Shopping Square. The brown brick building has an open porch on one side and a curved concrete path leads from the street to the building. A smaller block is in the background and a grassed ared with trees is in the foreground with rubbish thrown across the grass.vandalism, public toilet blocks, evans street, sunbury comfort station, shire of bulla, george evans collection

The disused cottage was owned by Alec Lloyd who was the fruiterer in Sunbury. It was situated on a sheep run on the Diggers Rest-Toolern Vale Road and was destroyed by fire in the early 1990's.A coloured photograph of a weatherboard farm cottage in a paddock with tall gum trees behind the house. The cottage with a pitched roof over the main structure and a lean-to with skillion roof at the rear is used as a storage for hay. The remains of a tank are on one side of the house and sheep are grazing around the property.farm cottages, sheep farming, lloyd, alec, george evans collection

The series of five photographs feature various stages of the demolition of a double fronted brick Victorian cottage which was on the east side of Evans Street opposite the railway line and local football ground. A KFC complex now occupies the site.A coloured photograph in landscape format showing a double fronted Victorian brick cottage undergoing demolition. The slates on the roof have been removed. The front and side walls are intact. Some rubble is on the ground in front of the verandah.victorian cottages, house demolitions, evans street, george evans collection

The disused farm building is part of a larger farm complex in the Bulla area.A coloured photograph of a disused building. The walls are timber with a corrugated iron roof. Various items of rubble are scattered around the outside of the building and the remains of a 40 gallon drum is in the foreground. Some native trees are growing on either side of the building.farm buildings, george evans collection

The mud brick cottage and outbuilding was possibly built by James Waylett in the 1850's and it is only one of three remaining mud brick buildings in the Oaklands-Greenvale which were constructed in the late 19th Century.A coloured photograph of farm scene. A dam is in the foreground and the remains of a mud brick cottage and timber and corrugated building in the middle distance. Further farm buildings can be seen in the distance.mud brick buildings, waylett, james, farm buildings, sherwood, somerton road, oaklands hunt club, george evans collection

'Dunhelen' is situated on the Mickleham Road at Greenvale. The rear of the homestead was constructed in the 1850's and the original owners were Richard and George Sinclair Brodie who emigrated from Scotland.A coloured photograph of part of a porchway of a house. The verandah roof is constructed from wooden beams and corrugated iron. The walls are bluestone with granite stone quions around the corners and window frames. The verandah was paved with stone pavers done in a diamond pattern.dunhelen, brodie, george sinclair, richard sinclair, george evans collection

The granite coach house and kitchen are part of the Glen Loeman complex which is situated on Loemans Road in Bulla. Most of the buildings on the estate were constructed in the 1850's. The first owner of the property was Michail Loeman and his wife Isobella.A coloured photograph of outbuildings. The pitched roof is slate clad and is partly moss covered. The grey stone chimney stack at the end of the building is finished with a simple cornice. The stone walls are constructed in a random rubble pattern. There are two doorways. The wider doorway has black timber doors and is finished with an arched stone lintel and the smaller doorway has a straight stone lintel. The twelve paned sash window has a white painted frame and stone lintel and sill.granite, coach house, burns, joseph, loeman, michael, glen loeman, george evans collection

The Duncan family have occupied 'Glencoe' since 1888 when John Duncan purchased it from M. O'Brien. In 1972 Glencoe was the site for the Sunbury Pop Festival.A coloured photograph of the front facade of a sandstone building. A double hung 8 pane sash window is on the LHS of the wall and a doorway with a 2 panelled and glass door is in the foreground. The woodwork is painted cream. A tea trolley is near the door. The verandah roof is lined with fibro cement. At the extreme end of the porch there is a doorway. Farm implements are hanging on the wall.sandstone buildings, duncan, george, glencoe homestead, sunbury pop festival, george evans collection

The ruined granite building is part of the Glen Loeman estate at Bulla. It is aboaut 7 x 4m and was probably a single room. It has been roughly constructed from roughly worked granite blocks and rubble stone laid unevenly.A coloured photograph of the ruins of a granite building. The end walls and chimney are left standing as is part of the side wall.granite, burns, joseph, loeman, michael, isabella, glen, george evans collection

The Millbrook ruins are on a property which was created by John Pascoe Fawkner's Victoria Co-operative Freehold Land Investment Society. The aims of the company were to provide smallholdings to poorer settlers who wanted to farm. The ruins are now part of the Organ Pipes Park.A coloured photograph of stone ruins built on a hillside with sheoaks and other vegetation behind it. There is a doorway at the end of the small building.fawkner, john pascoe, millbrook ruin, jacksons creek, organ pipes park, victorian co-operative freehold land investment society, george evans collection

The grave is that of Martha Williams and her father John and is the only existing grave in the old Mickleham Cemetery which was associated with the Wesleyan Chapel and is a reminder of the strength of the Wesleyan faith in the Mickleham district in the 19th century.A coloured photograph of a grave site with a concrete edge and low iron fence around it and a simple tombstone with a curved top. There are clumps of tussocky grass scattered across the grass and two sprawling eucalyptus are growing behind the grave.former mickleham cemetery, mt. ridley road, williams, martha, john, george evans collection

The wooden shingle roof is part of the roof of Waylett's Cottage at Greenvale in Somerton Road.A coloured photograph of the wooden ceiling and stone walls of part of a building.shingle roofs, mud brick cottages, waylett, james, farm buildings, george evans collection

The photograph of St Mary's Anglican Church at Bulla was taken before the completion of the airport at Tullamarine. Originally the church occupied a site on Oaklands Road near the Old Bulla Road. It was shifted to its present site in Bulla next to the old council chambers when the airport was built because the old site was near an important runway.A black and white photograph of a partial view of a bluestone church showing a rear and side view. There are three simple pointed arch windows across the restry and one on the side wall and a wooden door leading into the vestry.st mary's anglican church, bluestone buildings, george evans collection

This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. This is the remains of a bluestone quarry on the 'Oaklands' property at Oaklands Junction.A coloured photograph in portrait format of a basalt rock ruined structure which has been dug into a hillside with a line of trees in the background.stone structures, oaklands quarry, george evans collection

This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The bluestone structure was a sheep dip on the 'Karoora Park' property near Jacksons Creek.A coloured photograph of the stone remains of a sheep dip constructed from basalt rock. The ground at the entrance slopes down into a narrow walled channel. The surrounding paddocks are covered with tussocks of grass and there are bare hills in the background. The grass is brown.stone structures, sheep dips, basalt rock, 'karoora park', george evans collection

This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The remains of the post and stone fence can be seen near Emu Creek at Bulla.A coloured photograph of the remains of a low post and stone fence in a sunburnt paddock. There are a few low growing bushes dotted across the paddocks.stone structures, dry stone walls, post and stone fences, george evans collection

This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The adit and mullock heap is from one of the mines on Redstone Hill. It was known as Batey's Mine.A coloured photograph of the remains of a mullock heap and adit from a mine. The entrance is surrounded by low growing trees and grass.stone structures, batey's mine, gold mining, redstone hill, george evans collection

This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The dry stone wall is at Crowes Hill at Yuroke.A coloured photograph of a dry stone wall with a row of shaped cypress trees running off at right angles to the fence. A small tree covered hill is in the distance.stone structures, dry stone walls, crowes hill, george evans collection

This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The post and stone fence at Emu Creek at Bulla is more intact in this photograph.A coloured photograph of a post and stone fence surrounded by sun drenched paddocks.stone structures, post and stone fences, emu creek, george evans collection