Local history, community engagement in establishing a local museumA REPORT WRITTEN BY ROSAMUND O'BRIAN IN OCTOBER 1984 ABOUT THE PLANNING AND WORKING BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO ESTABLISH THE CLUNES MUSEUM. THE REPORT COVERS 1972 TO 1975ros o'brien, clunes museum

Example of quality of photographers work in proofsSmall green leatherbound photo album, brass clip, tooled leather cover, front and back, with gold embossing on front. Contains sepia photographs of various people by J. Bawden, Photographer of Clunes.bawden, album, local history

PEOPLE ON A CRAY FISH AND SHOOTING EXPEDITION TO THE MARYBOROUGH RESERVOIR, CHRISTMAS 1908PHOTOGRAPH OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE RIDING IN A HORSE DRAWN CART.local history, documents, postcards, greeting card

COPIES OF DISPLAY PANELS DONATED TO THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES BY THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION.INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY PANEL DEPICTING HISTORY OF SCHOOL DAYS IN CLUNES. WOODEN DISPLAY PANEL AND LAMINATED COPY.SCHOOL DAYS CHILDREN OF EARLY GOLDFIELD TOWNS WERE TAUGHT IN TENT SCHOOLS.THESE SCHOOLS WERE EASILY MOVED TO THE SITE OF THE LATEST GOLDRUSH. WITH GREATER COMMUNITY STABILITY PERMANENT SCHOOLS WERE ESTABLISHED. CLUNES STATE SCHOOL NO. 1552 WAS OPENED IN JULY 1875 ON LAND DONATED BY RIVETT H. BLAND, MANAGER OF THE PORT PHILIP GOLD MINING CO. SHORTLY BEFORE WORLD WAR ONE, THIS SCHOOL BECAME VICTORIA,S THIRD HIGHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TODAY IT IS STILL USED TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN OF CLUNES STATE SCHOOL NO. 136 WAS BUILT IN 1881 ON THE SITE OF AN EARLIER TEMPORARY SCHOOL THAT WAS BUILT IN 1857. THE DESIGN WAS FIRST USED AT HORSHAM. AND INCLUDES AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A LARGE SCHOOL VERANDAH. IN 1892 THIS SCHOOL AMALGAMATED WITH STATE SCHOOL NO. 1552 AND WAS USED AS THE INFANT SCHOOL. IT CLOSED ITS DOORS IN 1922 AND WAS LATER USED AS A MILL FOR THE CLUNES KNITTING AND MAUFACTURING CO. LTD. IT NOW HOUSES THE CLUNES BOTTLE MUSEUM THE CLUNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL OPENED IN 1875 AND CLOSED IN 1926 THE LATEST EDUCATIONAL ASSET AT CLUNES IS A CAMPUS OF WESLEY COLLEGE. BLENDINGHISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE THE CAMPUS IS SITUATED IN SERVICE STREETlocal history, civic momentoes, presentations, williamson, hugh foundation

CHILDREN FROM CLUNES SCHOOLS ASSEMBLED AT CLUNES TOWN HALL TO RECEIVE COMMERATION MEDALS, THEN MARCH TO ISLAND RESERVE HEADED BY BOROUGH CLUNES BANDPROGRAMME OF CELEBRATIONS BY THE PEOPLE AND CHILDREN OF BOROUGH OF CLUNES 26 JUNE 1902 IN COMMERATION OF CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VIIlocal history, document, performing arts, events and celebrations, performing arts

COPIES OF DISPLAY PANELS DONATED TO THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES BY THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATIONINTERPRETIVE DISPLAY PANEL DEPICTING HISTORY OF EBERHARDT CORDIAL FACTORY, EARLY COLONIALWINE MAKING UP TO PRESENT DAY WINE MAKING IN THE DISTRICT.local history, civic momentoes, presentations, williamson, hugh foundation

COPIES OF DISPLAY PANELS DONATED TO THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES BY THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATIONIN .1 TERPRETIVE DISPLAY PANEL DEPICTING HISTORY OF GOLD IN CLUNES AND DEVELOPMENT OF CLUNES. WOODEN DISPLAY PANEL .2 LAMINATED COPYlocal history, civic momentoes, presentations, williamson, hugh foundation

COPIES OF DISPLAY PANELS DONATED TO THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES BY THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION..1 INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY PANEL DEPICTING THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CLUNES. WOODEN FRAME .2 LAMINATED COPY local history, momentoes, presentations, williamson, hugh foundation

COPIES OF DISPLAY PANELS DONATED TO THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES BY THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION.1 INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY PANEL DEPICTING THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CLUNES IN A WOODEN FRAME .2 LAMINATED COPY OF THE DISPLAY PANELlocal history, civic momentoes, presentations., williamson, hugh foundation

UNKNOWN PEOPLE, THE PHOTOGRAPH CAME IN COLLECTION OF BARKELL'S PHOTOGRAPHSSEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF THREE LADIES WEARING IN THE FASHION OF THE DAYNILlocal history, photography, photographs

PHOTO COPY CLUNES PEOPLE - EMPLOYEES AND STAFF OF VARIOUS BUSINESSES M'RAES SAWMILL AND JOINERY, INTERKNIT HOSIERY CO. HAROLD SHOE CO. CLUNES POST OFFICE.local history, document, newspaper cutting, early citizens

PHOTO'S OF CLUNES PEOPLE - COMMITTIES STAFF, STUDENTS ASSOCIATES AND MEMBERS OF VARIOUS CLUBSPHOTO COPY PEOPLE OF CLUNES - CLUNES HOSPITAL BALLARAT RD. STAFF OF HOSPITAL, MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS, STATE SCHOOL MOTHERS CLUB COMMITTEE, RSL MEMBERS, STUDENTS CLUNES STATE SCHOOL,URBAN FIRE BRIGADE HOSPITAL AND BLIND AUXILLIARY, GOLF ASSOCIATES.local history, document, newspaper cutting, early citizens

SMALL BOOK BY PETER DONOVAN, TO ASSIST IN WRITING LOCAL HISTORY.HISTORY IN THE COMMUNIYT IS THRIVING. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF WHAT PASSES FOR POPULAR HISTORY IS ILL-INFORMED, UNCRITICAL AND UNRELECTIVE AT BES, AND SPURIOUS AT IT'S WORSElocal history, book, reference, history

PAPERBACK BOOK WITH IMAGES OF PEOPLE DRAWN IN PASTEL ON THE FRONT COVER 247 PAGESnon-fictionMUSEUMS AUSTRALIA JOURNAL VOLS 2-3, 1991-1992 local history, document, book, history, museum australia