The people photographed were attending a ball in Sunbury organised by the local Firemen to raise funds for the local fire service. It took place on the 26th August 1936 in the Sunbury Memorial Hall (formerly Mechanics Institute) in Stawell Street.Local fund raising social functions like balls were well supported on country towns across the country and were a way of raising the necessary money for the organisations to keep functioning. The local fire brigade was an important service in Sunbury.A non-digital sepia photograph in post card format of a group of people at a social function, posing for a photograph in a large hall. Details of the event, the donor and maker are on the back of the photograph.A Memento of the Firemen's Ball, Sunbury 26.8.36sunbury firemen, balls, social functions, stawell street, memorial hall

The old Sunbury CFA station was situated in Evans Street where part of the Sunbury Shopping Square has been built. It was opened on that site in 1914. In 1969 a newer fire station was built in Evans Street on the opposite side of the road and closer to Macedon Street. From 1969 until 1978 the old fire station became a scout hall. In the early 2000s two new fire stations were built away from the main shopping area. One was built in Jackson Street, opposite the Ball Court Hotel and the other one was built on the corner of Gap Road and Elizabeth Drive. By locating them out of the immediate shopping centre which had become quite busy, it meant that access in and out of the new stations was quicker. The butter factory in Horne Street is on the RHS and the former public tennis courts are on the LHS of the photograph.A coloured photograph of the CFA firemen standing outside the former CFA building. The bell tower is on the LHS of the building.country fire authority, fire fighters, sunbury fire station, butter factory, tennis courts, george evans collection

The Firemen's Ball was held at the Memorial Hall, Sunbury 26 August 1936.A posed group of people attending the Firemen's Ball in Sunbury in 1936.bottom centre: A memento of a Firemen Ball, Sunbury 26.8.36dances and balls, sunbury, memorial halls, fire brigades, firemen's balls, clothing and dress, 1930s, george evans collection

Then local CFA were invited to speak to the students at Bulla Primary School in the 1990s. During the visit the firemen explained the workings of the fire trucks and necessary fire precaution measures.It is important that the children have an awareness of the importance of the local CFA Group as well as understanding the importance of fire precaution measures. Visits from the local CFA help to spread these important messages.A non-digital coloured photograph of a fireman standing behind a fire cart and talking to a group of children while another fireman looks on. country fire authority, fire trucks, cfa volunteers, bulla primary school

The photograph has recorded rail smash which occurred at Sunbury on 17th April 1919 when a stock train crashed into a goods train. It caused a lot of damage to the rolling stock and blocked rail traffic on the Bendigo and Maryborough lines. The driver and the firemen of the stock train were injured.This accident is one of a number which have happened on the Sunbury Bendigo rail track over the years.A non-digital black and white photograph with a white border in postcard format of a rail accident where some of the carriages are on their side and workman are in the railway yard inspecting the damage.RAILWAY SMASH SUNBURY 1919sunbury, rail accidents