The Directory was published by the former Shire of Bulla in 1994 - 1995 and was issued to residentsa living withing the Shire. It features details of public services which were available within the area at the time as well as maps of the settlements and some private advewrtisements.A 20 page booklet with an aerial photograph of the Greenvale Dam and surrounding area on the front cover. A green strip is along the spine of the booklet with the words 'Shire of Bulla' printed in white and 'Directory' printed in red. '1994 - 1995' is printed in red across the bottom of the front cover and the Shire of Bulla - 'City Living . Country Style' logo is in the bottom RH corner. The back cover features an advertisement for the Roxburgh housing development.shire of bulla, directory, sunbury, bulla, attwood hill, craigieburn, george evans collection

The booklet is the 1984 Shire of Bulla Annual Report and is a summary of the council's achievements for that year along with the councillors, employees and the community. The logo was promoted that year and saw the Shire of Bulla as a place for City Living Country Style. The fountain was erected in thew Village Green in Sunbury.The booklet gives an insight into a time when the former Shire of Bulla was still a rural area on Melbourne's urban fringe.An A4 sized booklet with a grey cover and black printing and a logo and photograph of a fountain in a park added. Shire of Bulla/Annual Report 1984.shire of bulla, annual reports, sunbury

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

The mosaic image of the school building was set in the outdoor garden of Bulla Primary School.A non-digital coloured photograph of a mosaic image of the Bulla Primary School.schools, bulla, bulla primary school

This is a photograph showing how Bulla Primary School looked with the trees surrounding the school before the trees were lopped in 1965. Bulla Primary School closed in December 1996.A black and white photograph of Bulla Primary School showing how the school looked before some of the surrounding trees were lopped.bulla primary school, bulla, schools

Some of the students from Bulla Primary School were taken to the local recreation ground to meet the former councillor, Pauline De Luca, who was there to 'turn the first sod at the site'. The work was done by the former Bulla Shire Council on the Bulla Community Centre. A new community centre was to be built and the local recreation and sports oval was upgraded.The upgrading of the Bulla Community Centre was an important event in the town and was needed to accommodate the town's expansion.A non-digital coloured photograph of a lady standing behind seven students from Bulla Primary School in an open area and in front of a large grader. bulla community centre., cr. pauline de.luca, bulla, bulla primary school

This is photograph together with reg. no. 10 shows Bulla Primary School in its very rural surrounds in 1965. Bulla Primary School closed in December 1996. A non-digital black and white photograph of Bulla Primary School after some of the surrounding trees were lopped in 1965. This photograph relates to reg. no. 0010.bulla primary school, schools, bulla, 1960's

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

Students and staff Bulla State School had a dress-up day when they arrived at school in colonial costume to celebrate the 150th anniversary of European settlement in Victoria. In this photograph the entire school and staff assembled in the school yard.A non-digital coloured photograph of the students an teachers from Bulla Primary School assembled in the school yard. Everyone was dressed in colonial costume to celebrate an important local event.bulla primary school, bulla

A view of the Bulla State School main gate with the sign over the entrance, taken in 1986The photograph was included in the collection which went into the capsule which was put together in 1986. A non-digital coloured photograph of the main entrance to Bulla State School taken in School Lane. The school sign is displayed above the main gate to the property.bulla, bulla primary school, schools, school capsules.

The folder was issued and used by the former Shire of Bulla for promotional documents. It features a photograph of the first shire offices in Bulla, Bulla State School and the Rupertswood Battery and sketches of an early wine maker and milkman.A decorative manilla folder featuring 3 sepia photographs and 2 sketches of the Bulla district. SHIRE OF/BULLA/HISTORY AND/PROGRESSshire of bulla

The photograph was taken from the west side of Bulla Hill near Loemans Road, which is west of the township of Bulla. The rocks outlining the name of the town were a landmark when approaching the township along the Sunbury Road on the west side of the town. They remained there until the school was closed in 1996 and the new owner removed them.A non-digital coloured photograph of Bulla Primary School with the word 'Bulla' formed from rocks on the distant hillside. schools, bulla primary school

A coloured photograph of the local heritage listed bluestone bridge which spans Deep Creek at Bulla. The photograph is taken facing upstream. The bridge was constructed in 1869 and replaced a ford crossing further downstream. Many bridges in the South West of Victoria were constructed from Bluestone basalt rock because the area is on a large volcanic plain and that rock is in abundance. A non-digital coloured photograph of the Bulla Bridge which spans the Deep Creek at Bulla. Photograph 0178 is an identical photograph tO this one.bridges, bulla bridge

Father Christmas is arriving at the Bulla Primary School in a local fire CFA truck for the children's end of year celebrations.Bulla primary School a semi -rural school on the outskirts of Melbourne which in its existence enjoyed a great degree of local support as is evidencerd in this photograph with the arrival of Father Christmas in one of the local fire carts.A coloured photograph of father Christmas arriving at the Bulla Primary School in a fire truck. bulla primary school, schools, father christmas

The building photographed was one of the buildings erected on the former Bulla Primary School site. The original classroom was a bluestone construction and other weatherboard buildings were added as the school enrolment increased over the years.A non-digital coloured photograph of a classroom at the former Bulla Primary School.bulla primary school, school buildings.

Father Christmas arrived at Bulla Primary School to help the students celebrate their end-of -year party.A non -digital coloured photograph of Father Christmas arriving at Bulla Primary School for an end-of-the-year party.christmas celebrations, father christmas, school break-ups

In the mid 1980s the names of all government schools were changed. The title for schools from Prep to Grade 6 changed from state school to primary school and former high schools, with a few exceptions, became known as secondary colleges. This photograph was taken before the school's name was changed from Bulla State School to Bulla Primary School. A non-digital black and white photograph of children at the Bulla State School photographed at the school gate and standing around the school sign. bulla primary school, schools

The phtograph was taken by Alfred Sinel who was the local photgrapher in Sunbury. The four arched bridge spans the river at Deep Creek, Bulla. The bridge replaced the forde crossing which is in the foreground of the photograph. Alfred Sinel is listed in the 1874 rate book as a photographer - artist.A mounted sepia photograph of the four-arched bluestone bridge over Deep Creek at Bulla. A man is standing under the 3rd arch from the LHS. The cream mount has a ruled ink frame around the photo. The caption has been hand-written under the photograph.BRIDGE OVER THE DEEP CREEK / BULLA BULLAdeep creek, bridges, bulla, sunbury, sinel, alfred, photographers, george evans collection

There are a series of photographs in the collection which featured school improvements which were carried out on the building and the grounds in 1994 at the Bulla Primary School No. 46. The improvements included painting the school buildings, installing new playground equipment and laying out the school garden to include a vegetable garden. The first classroom to be built was a bluestone building, which opened in 1870. The weatherboard building was added in the early years of the 1900s.Two years after these improvements took place the Bulla Primary School was closed.A non-digital coloured photograph of one of the early weatherboard classrooms at the Bulla Primary School.bulla primary school, school improvements, school grounds

Councillor Nazio Mancini was the ward councillor for the area where the former Bulla Primary School was located and he had been invited to the school for their sports meeting. A non-digital coloured photograph of a head and shoulders view of a man, standing in an open area. A girl from the Bulla Primary School is standing in the background. schools, bulla primary school, mancini, nazio., school sports meetings

The Bulla Primary School was closed at the end of 1996. The building was sold and became a private home. The children were transferred to schools in Sunbury and Greenvale.This is a photograph of the last group of staff members who worked at Bulla Primary School School.A non-digital coloured photograph of eight of the staff members who were employed at Bulla Primary School in 1990. The photograph was taken in the school yard. The names of the staff members are typed on a separate sheet underneath the photogaph.bulla primary school, musco, bob., bouckly, kim., adams, peter., knight, joan., thomas, sandra., bellman, lisa., robson, nicole., wise, fay.

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

St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Bulla was built on Crown land that the congregation received on 6th September 1858. It overlooks Oaklands Road and the surrounding farms as well as the Tullamarine Airport. The building at the rear is the former manse. It functioned as a place of worship for over 150 years and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009. The entire property is now privately owned.It was one of the first permanent church buildings to be built in the district.A non-digital black and white photograph, with a cream border, of a blue-stone church with a high-pitched slate roof and a tall belfry at the main entrance. A smaller residence is visible in the background. The buildings have been erected in an open grassed area.presbyterian church, bulla, oaklands, churches

The Shire President, Bert Kelly attended the Bulla State School to celebrate the Back to Bulla day. While he was there he unveiled a plaque attached to a time capsule in which documents had been placed.A non-digital coloured photograph of a man pointing to a plaque.schools, bulla, bulla state school no. 46, time capsules, bert kelly

This is a view of the main of the main gate leading from School Lane into the Bulla State School front yard.A non-digital coloured photograph of two children and an adult walking through the school gate.schools, bulla, school lane, bulla state school no. 46

The school in the photograph is Bulla State School No. 46 and was originally known as the Government -funded Bulla Common School, built 1870 - 1871. With the passing of the Education Act in Victoria in 1873 it became known as Bulla State School No. 46. The original building comprised of a rectangular shaped bluestone building with a 3 roomed residence attached. As school enrolments began to increase in the district, a weatherboard classroom was added in 1881 and later extended in 1927 adjacent to the original building with a covered walkway between the two buildings. The modern portable classroom was added in the 1960s. Bulla Primary School closed in 1996 after much local controversy. The property is now privately owned. The photograph was taken in 1964.The bluestone section of the school with residence is one of very few remaining in the state and is of local heritage classification in the City of Hume.A non-digital coloured photograph of children in a school playground with the buildings visible in the background.bulla state school no. 46, school lane, bulla, education act 1873, common schools

The photograph was taken looking across the Deep Creek valley with the three-arched stone bridge spanning the Deep Creek at Bulla. The bridge was constructed in 1869. 'Tulip' Wright established his Bridge Inn Hotel on the river flat seen on the LHS of the photograph in 1843.The construction of the Bulla Bridge did away with the ford crossing that was used across Deep Creek.A black and white photograph with a white border of a deep river valley with a three-arched bridge spanning a river. A gum tree is in the foreground. Sloping cliffs are on the RHS of the photograph. Information about the publication of the photograph in The Age newspaper on 2nd January 1944 is written on the back of the photograph.deep creek, bulla, 'tulip'wright

The photo may have been taken to celebrate a specific event relevant to the Shire of Bulla because the people are dressed in their 'Sunday best' attire.A mounted sepia photograph of a number of families who are outside the old Shire Hall at Bulla. Some people are seated on a branch along the picket fence and others are standing. A large conifer tree is growing behind the fence. The photograph is mounted on a cream frame with a grey border around the photo.on the back: SHIRE HALL BULLAshire of bulla, halls, municipal offices, festivals and celebrations, clothing and dress, shire halls, bulla, george evans collection