From the collection of Morris Hesse, grandson of trainer/rider George DanielWon 1932 Bendigo Jockey Club Open, 1923 Boort CupLarge Silver framed photo of George Daniel riding the pacer Val RosaVal Rosa, George Daniel. Val Rosa by Le Rosier NZ from Mimbric Queentrotting, george daniel, val rosa, bendigo trotting, g daniel

The collection of thirteen model horse drawn vehicles were carefully handmade by Mr Chas W Davis 1925 - 2002. He was a talented artist and saw doctor. This model of a horse drawn Rosa Buggy replicates the vehicle that enjoyed respect from the public during the 1880's. There were four horse drawn models as well.A model of a Rosa Buggy which is a lightweight two wheeled two passenger open horse drawn carriage where the driver sits behind. It has two large gold painted spoked wheels with black rims, brown padded seating and silver painted armrests. There are two long brown wooden shafts on each side to surround the horse. It has a model of a cream coloured horse with a white tail and mane, which has the necessary horse tack for carriage use to help the driver communicate with the horse. It was designed by Duncan & Fraser of Adelaide initiated by the wife of one of the company's directors who gave it her name. It was a hybrid of the Dog Cart and Ralli Trap, a fair weather vehicle favoured by ladies of refinement. It was mounted on Brewster Gear and was inclined to bounce, so was driven gently.replicas, models, scale models, vehicles, carriages, horse drawn vehicles, toy horses

Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard of two young girls in Scottish regalia, seated in front of windowOn Front: Richards & Co Ballarat On Reverse: Handwritten in black ink "To Miss Robertson with Christmas wishes from Elma and Rosa 1918"robertson, rosa, elma

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The photograph of The Nook is one of a series of photographs that was included in an exhibition organised by the former Sunbury & District Heritage Association in March 2001 and displayed in the George Evans Museum. Local; people were invited to submit photographs for the exhibition. The Nook is a major recreational area in Sunbury and over the years out has been an areas where grazing and cereal growing was practised before it became the original town's swimming area before the Aquatic Centre was opened in Ligar Street in 1966.Jacksons Creek at The Nook was the site of the original Sunbury Swimming Club for 49 Years from 1917 to 1966, when the Aquatic Centre opened in Ligar StreetA non-digital coloured photograph of river with trees growing along the banks and open ground across the river flats.the nook, swimming, sunbury swimming club

The photograph was included in an exhibition organised by the former Sunbury & District Heritage Association in March 2001. The red-brick Federation building for Sunbury State School No. 1002 in Macedon Street opened on 2nd May 1912. It replaced an earlier building that was on the same site. It originally had two classrooms and an office but as Sunbury's population began to grow another room was added. The school continued to function in Macedon Street until 1999 when it took occupancy of refurbished rooms at the former Industrial School in the Asylum Grounds at Jascksons Hill. The building in Macedon Street has been incorporated into the Sunbury and Cobar Community Health Centre. The red-brick Federation Style Sunbury building has served the educational needs of the Sunbury Community for 112 years as it is now an Educational facility for people with disabilities.A non-digital coloured photograph go a red-brick federation school building with cream trims around the windows and doors.Two trees are growing in the foreground.sunbury state school no. 1002, macedon street, education, schools

The wooden outhouse was erected in the former Sunbury Asylum grounds and was a popular outdoor building where the patients and staff relaxed while walking around the grounds.Patients were encouraged to spend time outdoors and the extensive and elevated grounds provided plenty of space. The photograph was included in a collection that was put together for a photograph competition organised by the former Sunbury & District Heritage Association in March 2001.A non-digital coloured photograph of a wooden and corrugated iron outhouse with a trellis covering half of a wall. Two large cypress trees are behind the building.sunbury asylum, outbuildings, sunbury

The Rotary Club of Sunbury installed the memorial garden in Sunbury Cemetery in April 2014. The garden is in memory of the former inmates at the Sunbury Asylum and Industrial School who were buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery. It is sited at one end of the Memorial walk which links the garden with the Children's Memorial and the rotunda.A non-digital coloured photograph of a circular garden of native plants with a memorial plaque in the centre of the garden. There are shrubs and trees in the background.memorials, sunbury asylum, industrial school, sunbury cemetery

In April 2014, the Rotary Memorial Garden was officially opened in the Sunbury Cemetery. The plaque in the garden was created to remember the former inmates of the Sunbury Asylum and the Industrial School who were buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery.Many former inmates of the Sunbury Asylum and the Industrial School were buried in unmarked graves in the Sunbury Cemetery.A non-digital coloured photograph of a plaque set in a large stone in a garden.memorials, sunbury cemetery, rotary club of sunbury, sunbury asylum

The photograph is of one of the Sunbury Cultural Rings sites. There are three Aboriginal earthen rings. The one in the foreground which is clear of weeds has been formed as a round dip in the earth and it is thought it was used as an Aboriginal gathering place. They are owned and managed by the Wurundjeri Tribe Land Council.The rings bear evidence of Aboriginal settlement and land use in the area. A coloured landscape photograph of open grassland and hills across the valley with a few native trees growing . aboriginal cultural rings, sunbury, jacksons creek, wurundjeri people

The fountain was erected at the entrance to the Village Green in Sunbury adjacent to the corner of O'Shanassy and Brook Streets in 2017. It replaced a former one that had been damaged. In past times a fountain was erected in the middle of the intersection of O'Shanassy, Stawell and Brook Streets but was relocated to a memorial reserve within the Village Green.For many years a fountain stood near the present one and has been feature in the Sunbury township. A coloured photograph of an attractive fountain with a circular base in an open parkland.sunbury village green, fountains

The former Old Broadmeadows township in the photograph was taken in 1949. The hotel is the two storey building in the middle distance and the former general store is partly hidden by trees on the RHS. The image is looking to the north in Fawkner Street, across the Moonee Ponds Creek. The township is now part of Westmeadows.Old Broadmeadows Township was an important stopping-off point for travellers on their way to Sydney on the Old Sydney Road, (now Mickleham Road) up until 1869 when Sydney Road was finally opened. A print of a non-digital black and white photograph of a small country township with a shop on the RHS and a two storey building in the middle distance. Pine trees are growing on either side of the roadway.old broadmeadows township, townships, moonee ponds creek, westmeadows

The single arched stone bridge spans the Moonee Ponds Creek in the former Old Broadmeadows Township, now Westmeadows. The historic bridge is in Fawkner Street, and has a heritage classification. The Moonee Ponds Creek flows from the upper reaches of Greenvale and flows into the Yarra at Docklands.The stone bridge over the Moonee Ponds Creek was erected in 1869 and replaced a less substantial one.A black and white print of a non-digital photograph of a stone single-span bridge spanning a creek. White post-and-rail fence has been constructed ion either side of the bridge. Pine trees are growing on then creek banks.moonee ponds creek, old broadmeadows township, bridges, fawkner street, westmeadows

In the foreground of this photograph are the original wrought iron gates which served as the entrance to St. Andrews Uniting Church, formerly St.Andrews Presbyterian Church. They were erected there in 1922 and were made at H.V.McKay's Sunshine Harvester foundry, at Sunshine. H.V McKay was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Sunbury. Originally the gates opened onto Stawell Street, which ran at an angle between O'Shanassy and Barkly Streets. Apart from a small area leading to the Memorial Hall the rest of Stawell Street has been incorporated in the Village Green in Sunbury.The gates fell into disrepair but in 2000 they were restored and erected on their original site. A coloured photograph of white painted wrought iron double gates with two smaller gates on either side and supported by stone pillars. A red brick church is in the background beyond a grassed area. st. andrews uniting church, h.v.mckay, stawell street, churches, st.andrews presbyterian church, sunbury

The small church is St. Paul's Church of England built and opened in December 1850 in the former old Broadmeadows township, now part of Westmeadows. The original roof was built from shingles but was replaced with slate at a later date. St. Paul's Church in Westmeadows is one of the oldest original churches in Victoria.A non-digital black and white print of a small blue stone church with a slate roof set on a rise and surrounded by pine trees.st. paul's church of england, westmeadows, old broadmeadows township, churches

The homestead in the image is 'Cumberland' which was sited along the Moonee Ponds Creek, near Gellibrand Hill. It was built by Donald Coghill, who acquired the land some time in the 1850s. During the first half of the twentieth century it was uninhabited until it was finally demolished.'Cumberland' was one of a number of homesteads that were built by European settlers in the Bulla area in the 1850s. A non-digital black and white photograph of a double storey Victorian homestead set in an open area.cumberland homestead, moonee ponds creek, gellibrand hill, donald coghill

The small town in the photograph is the former Broadmeadows Township (now part of Westmeadows). It was situated on the Old Sydney Road (Mickleham Road) and 2 miles east of the Broadmeadows Station. The stone bridge in the foreground spans the Moonee Ponds Creek and Fawkner Street is the road, which leads southwards to Gladstone Park and Tullamarine. The little building was a lolly shop that Mrs. Ethel Mitchell owned and ran for many years.Until 1869, before Sydney Road was finally opened, travellers on their way to Sydney would pass through the Broadmeadows Township.A copy of a non-digital black and white photograph of a road way with a bridge in the foreground leading to a small settlement. Small building with a pitched roof and a verandah is on the RHS of the image and the road leading out of the town is bordered with an avenue of pine trees.old broadmeadows township, fawkner street, moonee ponds creek, westmeadows, bridges

In 2005 a memorial was erected in the Sunbury Cemetery in memory of the children who had lived and died and buried in unmarked graves, while being inmates at the Industrial School, which was located within the former Asylum grounds. The Sunbury Family History Society raised some funds, which went towards a monument and plaque listing the names of all those children and set in a garden bed at the start of the Children's walk.The memorial listing the children's names gives recognition to those children who were buried in unmarked graves within the Sunbury Cemetery.A coloured photograph of a plaque set in a large rock in a hedged garden bedmemorials, children's plaque, sunbury cemetery, sunbury asylum

The photograph is looking down the Children's Memorial walk and is taken from the rotunda in the Sunbury Cemetery. After the erection of the Children's memorial, the Sunbury Family History Society and the Sunbury & District Heritage Association with support from HumCity Council compiled a list of burials of 2000 former Sunbury Asylum inmates who were buried in unmarked graves within the Cemetery. Their names are listed on metal display boards that are attached to the inside walls of the rotunda.The rotunda in Sunbury cemetery is now a memorial to the many unfortunate Asylum inmates who were buried in unmarked graves there. A coloured photograph of a pathway in a cemetery taken from a covered area. A memorial wall is visible on the LHSof the image.memorials, memorial walk, sunbury cemetery

The former Sunbury Library was demolished and the empty site is ready for the construction of the new library. The existing building housed the George Evans Museum. A more modern Global Learning Centre is planned to be built on the site.A coloured photograph of a fenced site with a flat-roofed cream brick building adjacent to an area that has a been cleared in preparation for construction. A demolition sign is attached to the wire fence. Gum trees are growing in three background.libraries, global learning centre, sunbury, hume city council, macedon street, sunbury library

The photograph was taken in August 2018, six months after the construction of the new Sunbury Global Learning Centre began.Acoloured photograph of a fenced-off construction site. The ground floor of the building is visible above the fence line. Signs attached to the fence indicate that the construction of the new Sunbury Global Learning Centre is taking place on the site.libraries, construction sites, sunbury global learning centre, macedon street

This photograph is of one of the Aboriginal sites in Sunbury. It is situated on a hillside overlooking Riddell Road near the water tanks. It is uncertain what part this ring played in Aboriginal culture but it is thought to be a place where men gathered. Another ring lower down the hillside is thought to be where the women gathered.A coloured photograph of a hillside with low growing plants in the foreground and the outline of a ring on the opposite hillside.aboriginal cultural rings, riddell road, sunbury

This small park in Sunbury is bounded by Ligar, Miller, Pasley and Neill Streets on the west side of the railway line. There is limited playground equipment in the ground and a plaque acknowledging the work done by nearby resident Roger Free who took on the task as a volunteer caretaker of the park. The area was developed as a park because there is a natural underground spring running diagonally across the land from Ligar Street to Miller Street. This is one of many parks and recreational areas that have been established in Sunbury. A coloured photograph of an open parkland with gum trees growing across the area.roger free, ligar street, neill street, pasley street, miller street, sunbury, parkland

The photograph was taken looking towards Jacksons Hill at the T intersection of Mitchells Lane and when Vineyard Road becomes Horne Street, before there was a lot of commercial development at that intersection and on Jacksons Hill.A coloured photograph of an intersection where a small car is waiting to go ahead. Some cars are parked in an allotment outside building on the opposite side of the road.jacksons hill, mitchells lane, vineyard road., horne street, sunbury

The photograph is of Gap Road just west of Horne Street in Sunbury. The open ground on the RHS is on the corner of Pasley Street and was taken before the adjoining blue stone cottage was demolished. In 2020 the cottage was demolished and a large medical centre, complete with car parking was built on the property.Gap Road is one of Sunbury's main roads and is the quickset route to take from the town to the Calder Highway and on to Bendigo.A coloured photograph of a main road with a bus stop in the foreground and some open ground on the RHS of the image. gap road, pasley street, medical centre, sunbury