Photograph, c1970s

Historical information

The tractor declaiming pollution was being driven in one of the Sunbury Festival celebrations in the early 1970s, which were held in March each year. The street parade where many community organisations participated was popular with the townspeople. The Rupertswood Hotel is visible behind the bystanders and it was demolished in the latter half of the 1970s.

Significance

The Sunbury Festival was an important community event in Sunbury each year as many community groups participated in it with displays.

Physical description

A black and white photograph with a white border, in post card format of a tractor decorated with anti pollution slogans being driven in a street parade. There are a number of spectators along the roadside.

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