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

Sara Lindsay is a Melbourne-based artist, curator and educator. She worked as a weaver at the Victorian Tapestry Workshop (now the Australian Tapestry Workshop) from its foundation in 1976 until 1990. Alongside her art practice, Lindsay has lectured at the Tasmanian School of Art, held the role of Curator of Textiles at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, then the position of Production Manager at the Australian Tapestry Workshop. Since 2013 she has mentored three Karen refugee women from Myanmar, assisting in their professional development and furthering their tapestry skills. In 2023 Lindsay began the Ararat New Settlement Weaving Program, teaching and mentoring culturally diverse settlers from refugee and migrant backgrounds in the Ararat region. The artwork exhibited here is part of body of work exploring Lindsay’s family’s historical ties to Sri Lanka. Her British grandfather managed a tea plantation in Ceylon’s hill country during the 1920s and 30s, where her mother was born before returning to England after his early death in 1937. After her first visit to Sri Lanka in 2005, Lindsay developed works that responded to this journey. She chose a quiet, contemplative approach to reflect on the complexity of colonial histories. Research into her family history led her to delve deeper into Sri Lanka’s complex history as a trading nation and to expand her materials to speak to this layered past. The use of cinnamon in this work connects to the story of 17th-century weavers from Southern India who were displaced from the Kingdom of Kandy and sent to the southwest coast to become cinnamon peelers under Portuguese and later Dutch rule. The finely woven ticking strips seen here reference the thick cotton fabric once used to cover mattresses and pillows aboard cargo ships transporting spices from Sri Lanka - a subtle reminder of the human stories woven into trade routes and colonial histories.

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

Etching and drypoint

The house was the former station master's residence. When the photograph was taken it served as a restaurant. In the late 1990s it was demolished to make way for larger commercial development.The former stationmaster's residence was one of the important railway buildings in Sunbury.A non-0digital coloured photograph of a cream weatherboard house with light green trims surrounded by a garden. Four cars are parked outside the house.sunbury railway station, stationmaster's residence, brook street

The photograph is a view of Platform 1 at Sunbury Station after the station underwent refurbishment and the platform was extended in 1993 as well as the carpark on the east side of the tracks. The rear view of one of the shopping complexes is also visible as well as a view of the wider town area.Sunbury Railway precinct has undergone a number of changes to cope with increased train services since the 19809s.A non-digital coloured photograph overlooking a railway station platform, carpark, commercial buildings and the area beyond the railway precinct.sunbury, sunbury railway station

In 1993 Sunbury Railway Station underwent refurbishment and with some extensions added to the existing building. The Sunbury Garden Club undertook the task of constructing the garden on the east side of the station. The photograph was taken two years after the completion of the work. A non-digital coloured photograph of a garden in front of a weatherboard railway station with a gravel pathway in the foreground.sunbury railway station

This view of Sunbury Railway Station was taken from the corner of Brook and Evans Streets two years after the station underwent refurbishment and extensions and a carpark was constructed adjacent to the station. The Sunbury & District Heritage Association Inc. has a photograph P0663 of the station taken a century ago from the same place, when Sunbury was a small country town. The contrast between the two images is interesting. A non-digital coloured photograph of a streetscape with a weatherboard building in the middle distance,sunbury railway station, brook street

The Number 2 platform at Sunbury Station is featured in this image along with the former wooden pedestrian bridge and partial view of the two water towers, which in the past were used to supply water for the steam engines on their way to Bendigo.A non-0digital coloured photograph of a platform at a railway station which includes a pedestrian bridge and a partial view of a metal water tower. sunbury railway station, railways

Steam trains on the way to Bendigo stopped at Sunbury Station to refill the water tanks. After leaving Sunbury there was a long steep incline along the tracks so a lot of steam was needed to drive the engines.The water tank on Sunbury Station is of heritage interest.A non-digital coloured photograph of the water tower on platform 2 at Sunbury Railway Station.water tanks

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 street in the photograph is Anderson Road in Sunbury, looking towards Darbyshire Road and the NW. The driveway with the hoarding on the LHS leads to the former Sunbury Storage Business. The photograph was taken in February 2014.A non-digital coloured photograph of a street with four cars parked along it and an advertising notice on the LHS of the image. Some housing and open areas are visible in the distance.anderson road, darbyshire road, sunbury

The street in the photograph is Anderson Road, taken from the Darbyshire Street end and looking towards the SE to Gap Road. It was taken in February 2014. A non-digital coloured photograph of a street with a two storey house and three single storey homes.anderson road, sunbury, darbyshire road

This is a view of Ligar Street looking towards Riddell Road and opposite the tennis courts, taken in February 2014. The weatherboard Californian cottage was probably built in the 1920s and is one of a few other cottages of this style in Sunbury.A non-digital coloured photograph of a street with a fenced in area adjacent to a weatherboard cottage. A pedestrian crossing is in the foreground and a small white car is parked further down the street. There are trees visible in the distance.ligar street, sunbury, californian cottages

In February 2014 severe grassfires blazed across the land north of Sunbury from the Calder Highway across Riddell Road and on to Clarkefield and beyond and caused damage to the Bendigo Railway line. This image was taken about a week later along Riddell Road and looking SW to Red Rock across the skyline.This grass fire caused much damage across a large area north of Sunbury and beyond.A coloured photograph of an open landscape that has been extensively burnt after grassfires.grass fires, riddell road, red rock, sunbury

The cluster of trees beside the Calder Highway, north of Sunbury, was burnt in February 2014 when a grassfire started along the road and a severe wind change from the south took the flames across the dry countryside beyond Riddells Creek and beyond Clarkefield. The Bendigo rail line was damaged resulting in it being closed for repairs. This was one of the many fires experienced over that hot summer when the countryside was parched.A coloured digital photograph of a cluster of burnt trees by a roadsidegrassfires, calder highway, riddells creek

The countryside in this photograph was completely burnt out in February when a severe grassfire raged across the land in February 2014. This is a photograph of the same area taken in the following September 2014 after welcome rain brought growth back on the paddocks.A coloured digital photograph of a green landscape with hills in the background.springtime, grassfires, riddell road, riddells creek

In October 2014 a large diseased gum tree was chopped down in the Village Green recreation area and in front of the St. Andrews Uniting Church Hall and kindergarten, which is the building in the background. The kindergarten used the timber from the felled tree to make furniture in the children's play area.A coloured digital photograph of a weatherboard church hall with a large felled tree trunk in front of it.sunbury village green, st. andrew's uniting church, st. andrew's kindergarten, sunbury

A large gum tree, which was growing in the Sunbury Village Green was shedding its branches and as it was growing in a public area and in front of a kindergarten the tree was felled as it was dying. St. Andrew's Kindergarten recycled the timber to make playground equipment and furniture in the garden.A print of a coloured digital photograph of the base of a large tree that has been felled. Part of the trunk can be seen in the top RH corner.sunbury village green, st. andrew's kindergarten, gum trees

The building pictured is the former Sunbury Library which closed in December 2017 to be demolished and to make way for a modern three storey building more suited to updated library needs. A coloured printed digital photograph of brick paved open area leading to the entrance of a single storey cream brick building. Some plants are growing in three metal planters in front of the building.sunbury library, libraries

The sign was erected outside the former Sunbury Council Chambers and the Sunbury Library which also housed the George Evans Museum. These facilities closed in 2017 when Council Administration moved to Broadmeadows and the Sunbury Library was demolished to make way for a more modern facility.A coloured print of a digital photograph of a sign showing directions to public facilities.signage, sunbury library, council offices, macedon street

After the former Sunbury Library was demolished sign was erected in front of the site in 2018 to inform the public that the new library was going to be erected on that site.Work commenced on the new library in 2018.A coloured print of a digital photograph of a sign placed in front of a building site.sunbury library, macedon street, libraries

The photograph was taken in the older section of Sunbury Cemetery, which was laid out in denominal sections in 1862. It replaced the building of a cemetery that was planned at The Gap. Some of the cemetery's older graves and headstones are along the avenue in the image.Sunbury Cemetery is one of the earliest cemeteries to be established and still functioning in the areaA non-digital coloured photograph of an avenue of trees in a cemetery with graves on both sides of the path.sunbury cemetery, cemeteries, memorials

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