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

'Glenara' is the homestead, which is situated in the Deep Creek valley at Bulla. It was the home of Walter Clark, who moved from NSW to Victoria in 1853 and purchased land on the banks of Deep Creek. Four years later in 1857 his homestead was completed. In the same year Bulla Racing Club held its first annual meet on the property. Later that year, Alister Clark purchased the homestead from the family estate and began developing an extensive rose garden on his property. Alister Clark developed varieties that are adaptable to Australia's climate such as the Lorraine Lee rose and his rose breeding achievements led him to international recognition as a rose breeder of note.A non-digital black and white photograph with a white border of large single story Italianite homestead in a creek valley and surrounded by lightly timbered hillsglenara homestead, bulla bulla, walter clark, alistair clark, roses, rose gardens, deep creek

The original swing bridge was built across the Deep Creek in 1854 to allow the Daniel family to visit the Dickens sisters. It was renewed in later years and was used by Bulla children until the school closed in 1995.A coloured photograph of the swing bridge which straddles the Deep Creek at Bulla. The photograph shows the full length of the wooden and wire bridge from bank to bank. There is a thick row of conifers growing along the opposite river bank.bulla swing bridge, deep creek, daniel family, bulla state school, george evans collection

The photograph is of the Woodland Homestead at Bulla which was sited along the Moonee Ponds Creek. William Pomroy Greene and his wife Anne, emigrated from Scotland and arrived in the Port Phillip area in December 1842.. He acquired the Crown land at Gellibrand Hill in 1843 and built the prefabricated homestead which became known as Woodlands. The people in the photograph, taken about 1859 - 60, are L- R: Possibly Sir Willian Stawell, ?, little Anne Catherine Greene at 2 years, Rawdon Greene, Mrs. Greene and Smith ( a butler).The Greene family were one of the early European settlers to acquire land in the Bulla Bulla district. The Woodlands property is now a national park and the significant Gellibrand Hill is within the park.A black and white photograph of 3 men, a lady and a child standing in a garden in front of a homestead. A wooden post and rail fence is in the foregroundwoodlands homestead, greene family

The settlement is Bulla township, which attracted Europeans in the 1840s. The bluestone building on the RHS was one of the early hotels in the town but was the Post Office and store until it was destroyed by fire in the 1980s. The school is visible behind a clump of trees in the valley. The road in the foreground is the former Bulla Road, which in the 1850s carried traffic to the Bendigo goldfields. The creek is the Deep Creek which flows into the Maribyrnong River further downstream. In the early days of European settlement, minerals were obtained in the valley at Bulla. Today Felspar and Quartz Streets bear evidence of this early industry in the town. A non-digital old black and white scanned photograph of a small country settlement, with 6 buildings in a valley. The surrounding hills are bare with very little tree growth. A road way is in the foreground and a small creek is in the middle distance.bulla bulla, bulla township, deep creek, minerals

In 1988 the students from Grades 4 -6 had a sleep-over at Bulla Primary School. The purpose of the sleep-over was to organise the children in construction sign from white painted rocks on the hillside overlooking the school. The sign was 'BULLA' and was clearly visible from the approaching road into the Bulla township. The sign was demolished after the school was closed and the property sold.The project gave the children an experience in working together and constructing something worth while.A non-digital coloured photograph of two girls sitting on a bare hillside. One is holding large white rock and the other girl is painting a rock.painted sign, bulla, bulla township, bulla primary school, sleepovers

The Bulla Primary School was holding a sports day where all students participated in a varied choice of events. It took place on in the school grounds. The egg and spoon race was one of the traditional events included in school sports programs.The sports day was part of the physical education program included in the curriculum. A coloured photograph of five children setting off on an egg and spoon race on a netball court. A teacher in a green track suit is at the starting line and another one is at the finishing line watching the children. The photo was taken with a traditional film camera.egg and spoon race, bulla primary school, sports day

St. Mary's Anglican Church at Bulla originally occupied a site along Oaklands Road, adjacent to 'Woodlands' homestead. It was established in 1859. With the building of the Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine it was found that the church on its existing site was directly under the flight path and subject to possible damage from vibrations caused by the aircraft. As a result the historic building was demolished stone by stone and rebuilt in the Bulla township adjacent to the Alistair Clark Rose Garden. The original site has not been developed because some early graves are there.St. Mary's Church at Bulla is one of the earliest to be established in the Bulla district. Its mother church, St Pauls Church of England at the original Broadmeadows township was established in 1850 and it still stands and operates on its original site.A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of a stone church with the congregation members entering the church. A saloon car is parked near the church.st. mary's church of england, bulla., churches.

The building in the image is the former Friendly Societies Hotel which was in Bulla and run by the Kelly family. The Black Horse hotel now occupies the site, which is to the east of the Alister Clark rose garden and former Bulla Roads Board building.By the 1880s when the Bulla township reached its peak this was one of 4 hotels in the township.A non-digital copy of an old sepia photograph of a single storey building with seven people standing on the verandah.hotels, friendly societies hotel, bulla township

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

Michael Loeman was Chairman of the Bulla Roads Board from 1865 -1866 and Shire of Bulla Councillor from 1873-1889. He served 6 terms as Shire President.A non-digital black and white photograph of a man dressed in a suit.michael loeman, shire of bulla, bulla roads board, shire president.

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

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

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

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

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 photograph was printed for a historic display at the Bulla Primary School. The children in the photograph who were past pupils of the Bulla State School are Eric Lewis Grant, who was born on 10th September in 1889 and died on 26th March 1969 and Harold Bruce Grant, born 2nd December 1891 and died on 21 December 1934. Further information states that they were 'Ossie's uncles', who was also an old Bulla resident. Bulla State School was one of the earliest schools to be established in the nineteenth century. It was closed down in 1996, which caused much disappointment to the residents.A photocopied print of an old photograph of two boys in a garden. It has been pasted on board and has a white surround with information about the people in the photograph printed under the image. SCHOOL DAYS is printed at the top of the photograph. grant, eric lewis., grant, harold bruce., bulla, bulla primary school

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

The students from Bulla Primary School were taken on a nature excursion to a nearby nature park as part of their scientific and environmental studies. They were studying the number and types of insects that could be found in the plants and water in the area. The park ranger then asked them to identify any insects on the chart that they found. Nature and environmental studies give the students of the importance of caring for the environment and are included in their science work.A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of children sitting on the ground in front of a teacher who is holding up a chart featuring common insects. One child has her hand up while others are looking down onto the grass.bulla, bulla primary school, nature studies, school excursion

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

The teacher and two boys are painting the rocks that have been arranged into the word Bulla on the hillside. It was a project that grade 4,5 and 6 students from Bulla Primary School did as part of their extra curricular activities during a school sleepover in 1988.A non-digital coloured photograph of a lady and young boy applying paint to rocks laid out on the grassy hillside.bulla, bulla primary schooil, signs

A few little privately run schools were set up in Bulla township from the late 1850s before Bulla State School No.46 was built and opened on 25th November 1870. It was a bluestone building with a slate roof and an extra weatherboard classroom was built later. The school was built at the end of School Lane near Deep Creek. A swing Bridge was built across the creek to give pupils quicker access to school. The school functioned until December 1996 when it closed and the property was sold and became a private residence.Bulla State School No.46 was one of the earliest government school to be established in the district and functioned in the original building for 126 years until it was closed. A scanned black and white school photograph of children who attended Bulla State School No. 46 in 1930. Twelve boys and ten girls with their teacher are standing outside the bluestone school building.bulla state school no. 46, school lane, bulla bulla, schools

The former blue-stone Bulla Store and Post Office was damaged by fire in September 1992. Unfortunately it was not restored despite its heritage listing and the fire-damaged building was finally demolished. A house now occupies the site.The Bulla Store was one of the first buildings to be erected in the little township.A non-digital coloured photograph of a damaged blue stone building. There is no roof and the windows and doors are covered in with sheets of corrugated iron. bulla store and post office., bulla bulla, general stores

The Fanning Family home, 'Sunnyside', was built in Loemans Road after William Patrick Fanning migrated from Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland. He was one of the early farmers in Bulla. He and his wife, Catherine had five children. Since he and his wife died their descendants continued to live at 'Sunnyside' in Bulla. The Fanning family were one of the early settlers in Bulla during European settlement.A photocopied black and white non-digital photograph of a man, lady and young girl standing behind a picket fence outside a weatherboard Victorian cottage with a galvanised iron roof. The family are smartly dressed in clothes fashionable in the 1890s.A label with 'The Fanning Family' printed on it has been stuck on the side of the photograph.'sunnyside', bulla bulla, fanning family, loemans road

The champagne glass was used to commemorate the opening of the new Shire of Bulla Council Offices in 1966. Until the new council offices, council meetings were held either in the former Bulla Roads Office in Bulla or at the Sunbury Memorial Hall.The building of permanent council offices in 1966 reflected the growth that was taking place in the township and surrounding areas from the 1960s onwards.A champagne glass with the crest of the former Shire of Bulla outlined in gold and the words, also in gold, MUNICIPAL OFFICES/SUNBURY VICTORIA, on the other side. A thin gold line is around the rim of the glass.bulla shire council, bulla shire offices, sunbury, macedon street