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 school photograph of the students attending Bulla State school No.46 was taken in 1930. It was a one-teacher country school and functioned as a state school for over 120 years until it was closed in 1996. Over the years many local Bulla have attended that school.A non-digital black and white photograph of a group of school children with their teacher posing for a school photograph in front of a bluestone building. The names of everyone in the photograph is written across the bottom of the photograph.bulla state school no. 46, schools, school lane

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

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 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

The four men were teachers who were supervising the Grade 5 and 6 children from Bulla Primary School. The children were attending the Somerset Camp in July 1961. The younger man wearing glasses is Mr. Clifford, who was the head teacher at Bulla Primary School in 1961. Somers Camp became a camp for school children in 1959 and was run by the Education Department. The programs organised at the camp were outdoor education and environmental studies for Grade 5 and 6 children attending Victorian Primary Schools. Prior to 1959, the site was initially used as an RAAF training camp and later became a migrant camp during the immediate 1940s post-war immigration.Children attending the Somerset Camp participated in a variety of outdoor activities in the natural environment that they could not experience at school.A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of four men standing in front of a building. A tall tower is visible behind the building. somers camp, bulla state school no. 46, mr. clifford, outdoor education, environmental studies, school camps

The photograph of the 30 pupils with their teacher was taken in 1968 at the Bulla S.S. No. 46. after they came first in the Greenvale and District School Sports Association. Other schools competing were Greenvale, Mickleham, Craigieburn, Broadmeadows, Yuroke and Tullamarine. In 1968 all these schools were rural schools.When this photograph was taken, Bulla State School was classed as a one-teacher rural school with 30 students in the one room.A non-digital black and white photograph, with a cream border, of 30 students with their teacher. A girl in the centre front row is holding up a sports banner. There is a tree plantation in the background. bulla state school no. 46, sports, district sports associations

The class photograph was taken at the Bulla State School No. 46 in 1930. Two children have been identified. They are John Daniel, seated in the front row, second from the left. Vincent Daniel is standing, first on the left in the back row. The Daniel family were store holders in the Bulla township. Over the years a teacher's residence and another larger weatherboard classroom were added to the original bluestone building. The school functioned for over 100 years from the late 1870s until 2006 when it was closed and is now a private house.The Bulla State School was one of the oldest schools in the district and served the children from surrounding areas. A black and white school photograph which has been photographed from another image. The twenty two children of twelve boys and ten girls are in three rows and standing in front of a bluestone building with their teacher.bulla state school no46, daniel john, daniel vincent, schools

A register of the pupils who attended the Bulla State Scool from 1906 to 1942. Details in the register are the child's name, date of birth, admission date, previous school, parents' names, address and occupation, date of achieving the Qualifying and/ or Merit Certificate, attendance record, last attendance and destination.The register is a record of the children who lived and attended the Bulla State School from 1906 to 1942 when it was a small country school. It continued to function as a school until it was closed in December 1996. It shows the movement of families and occupations in the district over that time.A 46 page booklet with black tape around the spine and covered in clear plastic. bulla state school,, state schools, pupil register, education

The photo of the students at Bulla State School No. 45 was taken in 1893. The school was erected in stages in School Lane. The bluestone building was the first to be built followed by the weatherboard building and a teacher's residence. It closed in 1996 and is now a private residence. Details of the people on a typed sheet is included with the MediaBulla State School No. 46 was one of the first schools to be established in the district.A non-digital very old sepia photograph of children seated in front of a small weatherboard school, their teacher is standing behind the pupils. The photograph has been backed onto thick cardboard. The people's names have been written on the back of the photograph.bulla state school, schools, school lane