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The students from Bulla Primary School were participating in a concert that was presented to the parents and wider Bulla community. It was staged in 1988 at the Bulla Community Centre in Greene Street. The children in the photograph were from the infant and middle school classes.
A coloured non-digital photograph of children in fancy dress sitting on the floor in front of the stage in a hall.
The boys from Bulla Primary School were attending a school camp at Hanging Rock. At that event the students engaged in a variety of activities and judo was one of them.His was a chosen activity in the evening as during the day the students were introduced to a variety of outdoor pursuits.
A non-digital coloured photograph of two boys engaged in a judo bout in a large room while an adult and little child and another boy are watching. One of the contestants is wearing a judo outfit and black belt while the other boy is dressed in jeans and a tartan shirt.
school camps, hanging rock, judo, bulla primary school
The photo was taken when children in the upper grades at Bulla Primary School were on a school camp any Hanging Rock where they experienced a variety of activities such as rock climbing and cave exploration. These activities were carefully supervised by qualified people.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a person entering a small cave.
hanging rock, school camps, cave exploration, bulla primary school
The older students were attending a school camp at Hanging Rock in the Macedon Ranges area in 1995 and one of the activities the children were introduced to was rock climbing as the formation offers many sites for this activity.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a supervisor instructing a girl who is attempting to do rock climbing. They are doing the activity on a natural rocky plateau.
school camps, hanging rock, rock climbing, bulla primary school
Two teachers with an instructor are trying out their rock climbing skills on Hanging Rock before they introduce their students to the skill. They were attending a school camp for the older students from Bulla Primary School in 1995.
A non-digital photograph of three men trying out their rock climbing skills on a natural rocky plateau.
hanging rock, rock climbing, school camps, bulla primary school
The older children from Bulla Primary School were attending a school camp at Hanging Rock where one of the activities involved learning basic rock climbing skills.
The rock formations at Hanging Rock offer many opportunities for rock climbing.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of children and hanging onto a rope that is suspended from a tree while one person is swinging from it. An adult is with the group supervising the activity.
hanging rock, rock climbing, school camps, bulla primary school
In 1995, the upper school students from Bulla Primary School attended a camp at Hanging Rock Reserve which is part of the Macedon Ranges. At this camp the students were shown basic rock climbing skills and explored the rock for its interesting geological formations. Hanging Rock, also known as Mount Diogenes, is the traditional land of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Woi Wurrung and Taungurung people. It is a mamelon formed when magma poured from a vent and congealed. There are interesting rock functions at the site such as the Colonnade, the Eagle and the UFO. The highest point on the rock is 718metres above sea level and 105 meters above the land at its base.
Hanging Rock is an important geological and volcanic structure in the Macedon Ranges area and in central Victoria.
A non-digital coloured photograph of three holiday cabins and a barbecue in a bushland setting. A red car is parked outside one of the cabins as well as two permanent picnic tables.
hanging rock, mount diogenes, mamelons, volcanoes, school camps, bulla primary school
The children from Bulla Primary School were taken on an excursion to Gellibrand hill Park which is a short distance from the School. The emphasis on the day's excursion was to identify the native fauna in the park as well as the vegetation.The property was originally settled by the Greene family in 1843. In 1980 the State Government purchased the property and it is now one of the state's parks where the natural vegetation has gradually been restored on the property.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of adults and children listening to a man who is standing in front of a low seat and talking to them. There are buildings visible in the background.
gellibrand hill, bulla primary school, school excursions
The group of children photographed were from Bulla Primary School and they were taken on an excursion to Werribee Park Mansion and Open Range Zoo. During their lunchtime break they passed the time playing with quoits on the lawns in front of the mansion.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of children playing quoits on a large open lawn.
werribee mansion, werribee park open range zoo, bulla primary school, school excursions
The photograph was taken when children from the Bulla primary School went on a school excursion to Werribee Park Mansion and Open Range Zoo. After doing a tour of the mansion the children stopped along the path to do some exercises together before moving on to the zoo. The excursion was part of their environmental and nature studies.
The excursion to Werribee to the mansion and the zoo was included into the children's environmental and history studies. School excursions also add to their social interaction beyond the classrooms.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of young children doing exercises in a park with a mansion in the middle distance.
werribee mansion, werribee park open range zoo, bulla primary school, school excursions.
The children from Bulla Primary School were taken on an excursion to Werribee Mansion and Open Range Zoo as part of their nature and environmental studies. On that day they saw a variety of exotic animals that inhabit open savannah areas.
The excursion was included in the students' environmental and nature studies.
A non-digital photograph of two large rhinoceros lying in a large sand pit in a large fenced off enclosure with trees in the middle distance beyond the fence line.
werribee park open range zoo, werribee mansion, bulla primary school, school excursions
The giraffe was photographed when the children from Bulla Primary School were taken on an excursion to Werribee Parl Open Range Zoo and mansion. The children were amused at the way the giraffe had to spread out his front legs in order to reach the food in the container.
The excursion to the Open Range Zoo was a part of the children's nature and environmental studies.
A non-digital photograph of a giraffe in an open area feeding from a large container on the ground.
werribee park open range zoo, bulla primary school, school excursions, exotic animals
The photograph was taken when the children from Bulla Primary School were taken on an excursion to Werribee Park Open Range Zoo as p[art of their environmental studies. On that day they were taken of a tour of the mansion and enjoyed seeing a variety of exotic animals in the Open Range Zoo.
The excursion was included into the Children's environmental studies.
A non-digital coloured photograph of four buffalo grazing and resting in an open enclosure
werribee mansion, werribee park open range zoo, bulla primary school, wild buffalo, school excursions
The children from Bulla Primary School were on a school excursion to Werribee Park Mansion and Open Range Zoo when this photograph was taken. They spent the day taken into the mansion before moving onto the zoo where they saw a variety of exotic animals wandering freely in large fenced allotments.
The excursion was part of the children's environmental studies.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a group of children gathered outside a grand mansion.
bulla primary school, werribee park open range zoo, werribee mansion
The students from Bulla Primary School were taken on a school excursion to the Werribee Park Open Range Zoo. The trip was part of their environmental studies.
A non-digital coloured photograph of four deer beside a lake in a fenced off open area.
bulla primary school, werribee park open range zoo, school excursions
The children and adults were at a working bee at Bulla Primary School and this group were concentrating on repairing some of the school's playground equipment. While the school was in operation the local community along with the staff and children conducted many working bees at the school.
The Bulla Primary School throughout its existence enjoyed strong community support.
A non-digital coloured photograph of three children and two adults working on some playground equipment.
bulla primary school, working bees, playground equipment
The photograph was taken in 1989 when students in Grades 4 and 5 from Bulla Primary School attended a school camp at Gundiwindi Camp. The camp is in the Yarra Valley area on the border of North Wandin and Silvan. At the camp the children were learning bush survival skills, which were practised by the local indigenous people.
The emphasis on the camp at Gundiwindi was bush survival and skills used by indigenous people.
A non-digital coloured photograph of four children in a bushland setting attempting to build a camp fire in the cleared area. the forested area is behind the group.
school camps, gundiwindi, bulla primary school, indigenous culture
The photograph was taken in 1989 when the children in grades 4 an 5 attended a school camp at Gundiwindi, which is in the Yarra Valley on the border of Wandin and Nth. Silvan. At the camp the children were acquainted with the skills used by the local indigenous people. The children the photograph attempted to construct a bark shelter along the lines of those build by the local indigenous people.
While the children from Bulla Primary School attended the camp at Gundiwindi they were introduced to skills used by local indigenous people.
A coloured non- digital photograph of three children sitting at the entrance of a primitive bark shelter. The immediate surrounding area has been cleared but native woodland is growing beyond the fence line.
school camps, gundiwindi, bulla primary school, indigenous culture
Nicholas Ruthen was a student at Bulla Primary School when the children were celebrating Arbor Week in April 1989. He had planted a tree and had placed a guard around it to give the young plant protection.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a boy kneeling on the ground beside a small tree which has a plastic protection around it.
arbor week, nicholas ruthen, bulla primary school
The children at Bulla Primary School were celebrating Arbor Week in 1989 by improving the school garden. Three boys are digging a hole for a pole which will support a sign while their teacher Mr. Jolly is holding the post in an upright position. During that week the children worked on various parts of the school garden.
A non-digital coloured photograph of three children digging in a garden with four others looking on and an adult supervising thew work.
arbor week, mr. jolly, gardens, bulla primary school
The students along with the teachers at Bulla Primary School were celebrating Arbor Week in April 1989 by working in the school garden and planting more native trees in the surrounding area.
The Arbor Week activities helped to give the children an appreciation of the environment and the importance of trees in our daily lives.
A non-digital coloured photograph of six children and an adult planting trees in a garden
arbor, bulla primary school, tree planting, gardening
The students attending Bulla Primary School celebrated Arbor Week in 1989 by improving the school garden and planting native trees on the surrounding area adjacent to the school.
The experience gave the children an awareness of the importance of trees and an understanding of the local native flora.
A non-digital coloured photograph of six children and an adult doing gardening in a bushland setting.
arbor week, bulla primary school, gardening, native vegetation
The children and their teacher were engaged in a variety of outdoor gardening activities for the three days from 26th - 28th April 1989 for Arbor Week. Over the three days a new garden bed was set out as well as tree planting. During Arbor Week, people are encouraged to plant trees as well as caring for established gardens. The date varies from across different countries and takes into account suitable seasonal planting conditions.
Arbor Week gives an awareness of the importance of trees in the environment and the need to provide green areas in the community.
A non-digital coloured photograph of seventeen children and an adult moving a long log to a designated area.
arbor week, bulla primary school
In 1988, the senior students at Bulla Primary School, under the supervision of their teacher undertook a community activity to paint a school sign that could be seen from a distance. They collected rocks that were lying across the exposed hillside above the school and arranged them into the word 'BULLA'. They then painted the rocks with white paint. Anyone approaching Bulla township from Sunbury would see the sign across the valley. The sign remained there for the following eight years but was dismantled when the school property was sold.
The painted sign on the hillside became an important signpost for people travelling into the township as it was visible even from a low flying aircraft, which were either descending to land or had just taken off from the nearby airport.
A non-digital coloured photograph of four children and an adult painting rocks on a hillside.
bulla primary school, school painted sign, bulla township
The photograph taken from the rear of the hall shows the seated audience watching a group of children performing on stage. The concert was organised by Bulla Primary School staff and students and the event took place in the Bulla Community Hall in Greene Street.
A non-digital coloured photograph of a concert in a hall with a view of the event taken from the back of the hall.
school concerts, bulla community centre., bulla primary school
The children on the stage were performing at a school concert that was organised by the staff and parents from Bulla Primary School in 1988. The event took place at the Bulla Community Centre in Greene Street, Bulla.
A non- digital coloured photograph of children in Chinese costumes standing in three lines on a stage and performing an item.
school concerts, bulla community centre., bulla primary school
The people were attending a school concert organised by the Bulla Primary School in 1988. The event took place in the Bulla Community Hall in Green Street and parents and the wider community were in attendance.
A non-digital coloured photograph of an audience seated in a hall enjoying an item.
bulla community centre., bulla primary school, school concerts
The adults performing on the stage were staff members and parents from the Bulla Primary School. The event was the school concert which took place in 1988 at the Bulla Community Hall in Green Street. From their costumes they seemed to be performing a bush dance.
A non-digital coloured photograph of six women dressed as bushmen dancing a folk dance on a stage with children seated on the floor in the front watching them.
school concerts, bulla community centre., bulla primary school
The children from Bulla Primary School were performing at their school concert in 1988, which took place at the Bulla Community Hall. The children on the stage were in the infant and middle school grades. Teachers and parents organised the event.
A non- digital coloured photograph of a choir of twenty children on a stage singing. Five of the children are seated in the front and they are dressed in colourful satin Chinese costumes .
school concerts, bulla community centre., bulla primary school
The children were performing in concert organised by the Bulla Primary School in 1988. he event took place at the Bulla Community Hall in Green Street, Bulla. The school staff and parents planned the entire program which was well attended by the wider community.
A non-digital coloured photograph of ten children in fancy costume from the upper primary classes are performing on the stage with two older girls dressed in identical costumes leading the group. A rear view of four audience members, seated in the front, is across the lower part of the image.
school concerts, bulla community centre., bulla primary school
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