Showing 4 items matching "rupertswood siding"
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Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Rupertswood Siding
... Rupertswood Siding...Rupertswood Station after the servants had departed the train at Sunbury Station. This ensured that the servants arrived at the mansion and were able to arrange the luggage in the allotted rooms before the guests arrived. In later years students from Salesian College, who needed to travel up the line from Sunbury used the siding...Rupertswood Station Steam locomotives Rupertswood Mansion Sunbury A black and white non-digital photograph of a passenger steam train arriving at a station with passengers waiting to board the train. Rupertswood Siding Photograph ...The steam train is pulling into the former Rupertswood Station. Guests who were invited to the Clarke family's mansion, 'Rupertswood Mansion' used Rupertswood Station after the servants had departed the train at Sunbury Station. This ensured that the servants arrived at the mansion and were able to arrange the luggage in the allotted rooms before the guests arrived. In later years students from Salesian College, who needed to travel up the line from Sunbury used the siding, which was finally closed as buses transported the students.When William Clarke built Rupertswood Mansion in 1874, he also included his own railway station and a lodge at the main gates of the estate. He copied this practice from large estates in England.A black and white non-digital photograph of a passenger steam train arriving at a station with passengers waiting to board the train.rupertswood station, steam locomotives, rupertswood mansion, sunbury -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, c1920s - 1930s
... rupertswood siding...The men are working on the bridge and along the rail near the former Rupertswood siding. The siding was erected for guests, who were visiting the Clarke family, to leave the train at this point instead of getting off at Sunbury Station with their servants....The Rupertswood siding was a former landmark in Sunbury which was connected with Rupertswood history. rupertswood siding clarke family Bridges A small non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of men working on a bridge across a railway line. ...The men are working on the bridge and along the rail near the former Rupertswood siding. The siding was erected for guests, who were visiting the Clarke family, to leave the train at this point instead of getting off at Sunbury Station with their servants.The Rupertswood siding was a former landmark in Sunbury which was connected with Rupertswood history.A small non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of men working on a bridge across a railway line.rupertswood siding, clarke family, bridges -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Bridge repairs
... ...rupertswood siding....Work was being done repairing a bridge on the Sunbury - Bendigo line at the former Rupertswood siding, which in the past was used initially by guests who would arrive at the Rupertswood mansion and of latter years by students from Salesian College. ...Students now use buses to travel to and from the school. railways salesian college rupertswood siding. Rupertswood estate. A scanned non-digital black and white photograph of work being done along a rail line. ...Work was being done repairing a bridge on the Sunbury - Bendigo line at the former Rupertswood siding, which in the past was used initially by guests who would arrive at the Rupertswood mansion and of latter years by students from Salesian College. The siding has been dismantled. Students now use buses to travel to and from the school.A scanned non-digital black and white photograph of work being done along a rail line. There is a large crane beside the rail track and a rail car is also on the line.railways, salesian college, rupertswood siding., rupertswood estate. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, The Lodge Rupertswood, c1920s
... Rupertswood Estate, which was owned by the Clarke family. 'The Lodge' was the former gatekeeper's cottage. When William Clarke had the mansion built he styled it on similar homes that the upper-classes in Britain owned. It was customary to include a Lodge at the main gate and a private railway siding...Rupertswood Estate, which was owned by the Clarke family. 'The Lodge' was the former gatekeeper's cottage. When William Clarke had the mansion built he styled it on similar homes that the upper-classes in Britain owned. It was customary to include a Lodge at the main gate and a private railway siding ...The post card is of 'The Lodge' and the gateway to the Rupertswood Estate, which was owned by the Clarke family. 'The Lodge' was the former gatekeeper's cottage. When William Clarke had the mansion built he styled it on similar homes that the upper-classes in Britain owned. It was customary to include a Lodge at the main gate and a private railway siding along landscaped gardens. A non-digital sepia photograph in postcard format of a two storey bluestone building partially hidden behind trees and an entrance with imposing gateposts and iron fence. On the lower LHS - THE LODGE RUPERTSWOODrupertswood mansion, the lodge, sunbury
