Historical information
Rupertswood Mansion was the Sunbury residence of the Clarke family from 1874 until 1922 when H.V.McKay of Sunshine Harvester fame bought it from Hon. W.L. Russell Clarke in 1922. After the death of H.V.McKay in 1926, it was purchased by W. Naughton who then sold the mansion and 700 acres of land to the Salesian Fathers, who are the present owners. It is now the site of Salesian College, a Catholic co-educational college fore secondary students.
Significance
Rupertswood Mansion has had close social, spiritual and educational links with Sunbury's development since 1874.
Physical description
A small sepia photograph with a cream frame of a driveway leading to a large mansion.
Inscriptions & markings
'RUPERTSWOOD' written in the LH corner of the photograph.