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Buninyong Brewery c 1870
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Photograph of an early family, the Sheppards, by their early industrial building, the brewery, in Buninyong, c1870.
Significant example of early Buninyong industry, original bluestone building.
Mounted B/W photograph of Buninyong Brewery c1870. Bluestone block, brick and timber building with tall round brick chimney nearby. Sheppard family in front of brewery, depicted M,M,M,F,M, with good clothing detail.
historic, mining
Copy of half newspaper page, photo of wooden poppet head with sustenance workers.
mining, sustenance
A copy of a photograph of the well known builder Richard Rennie 1816-1906 of prominent public buildings in Buninyong
Richard Hutchinson Rennie was a well known builder of public buildings including the Buninyong Town Hall/Court House 1886/7, Crown Hotel 1883 and the original Shire Hall 1869
Black and white copy of an image of Richard Rennie
richard rennie, buninyong town hall, public buildings
historic, building
Believed to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong Hotel
Colour photo, laying sandstone blocks, remnants from earlier wall, 405 Learmonth Street, during reconstruction.
stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson
historic, building
Believed to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong Hotel
Colour photo, Sandstone blocks, remnants from earlier wall, 405 Learmonth Street, during reconstruction.
stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson
historic, building
Believed to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong Hotel
Colour photo, Stone wall, 405 Learmonth Street, before reconstruction.
stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson
One of a series of photographs taken for Buninyong Shire Council 1980s
Mount Buninyong was reserved as a public park in 1866.
Colour photograph of Mt Buninyong picnic area
buninyong shire council, mount buninyong, recreation, water tower, c.c.p. wilson
historic, Civil engineering
Colour photo, Buninyong Observation tower
mount buninyong, tower
One of a series of photographs taken for Buninyong Shire Council 1980s
Clifton Villa is one of Buninyong's earliest homes built for Edward Newman a well known resident and chemist
Colour photograph of 'Clifton Villa'
buninyong shire council, clifton villa, buninyong, buildings, edward charles newman
One of a series of photographs taken for Buninyong Shire Council 1980s
Clarendon was declared a town in 1863. The church was consecrated by Archbishop James Alipius Goold in 1871
Colour photograph of Clarendon Roman Catholic Church 1980s
buninyong shire council, clarendon, roman catholic, churches
historic
Colour photo, Clarendon Roman Catholic Church
catholic church, clarendon
social
Colour photo, Late C20th Mt. Helen home in bush setting, 1980's
brick house, late c20th, mt. helen
record of township 1920's
B/W photo, Buninyong, from crossroads, 1924
buninyong
record of township 1920's
B/W photo, Buninyong, from crossroads, 1924
buninyong, crown hotel, learmonth st., warrenheip st, caffrey's shoeing forge, buninyong hotel
Historic Buildings
B/W original photo, Merryweather Fire Engine, driven by George White and horse, Warrenheip Street, 1930's
buninyong, national bank, merryweather, fire brigade, george white, fire engine
Trigg Dairy Farm, built in the 1970s, showing a Rotolactor and silo for storing grass silage. Today this set up may be considered unique in this District.
An example of a modern dairy operation in the 1970s
Colour photo of Triggs Dairy Farm, Bungaree, showing milking operation with Friesian cows in the holding yards, in the foreground. The photo includes a Rotolactor, on the left and a silo which held grass silage in the background. Built in the early 1970s this operation was considered unique in the District.
trigg dairy farm operation, bunagree, 1970
historic
Replacement building, earlier hotel lost in bushfire.
Colour photo, Egan's Hotel, Enfield 1986
egan's hotel, enfield
farm life 1930's
Scotsburn "Young Farmers Club Record Book" 1936 by Doris Hopgood, hardcover exercise book, containing child's observation on farm life 1937, drawings, maps, cuttings etc.
farm life, sheep, scotsburn
Kryal Castle, front view, with castellated walls and twin towers. Photographed 1986
An example of late 20 th Century tourist attraction. Still is use.
Colour photo of the front view of Kryal Castle
mt warrenheip, kryal castle
Kryal Castle, front view, with castellated walls and twin towers. Photographed 1986
An example of late 20 th Century tourist attraction. Still is use.
Colour photo of the front view of Kryal Castle
mt warrenheip, kryal castle
Original building was Garibaldi School that was restored by the local community to become the Garibaldi Community Hall around 1986
Former school house
Colour photo of former Garibaldi School, now Garibaldi Community Hall. Photo taken of south face.
garibaldi, school, community hall
historic, people
Photographic portrait, half body, of Christina Hitchcock of Grenville c 1910, in Edwardian dress.
christina hitchcock, grenville
B/W copies of the Crawford family and property at Grenville in the early 20th century
Images of a local family and property in the early 20th century
B/W photographs of the Crawford family and property of Grenville circa 1920s
The Family 1922, Ron Sweetland's Party 1922, Braeside Woolshed, Eastern View
grenville, crawford family, braeside, woolshed
historic
Building was moved to Sovereign Hill in 1996. Memorial Gates remain, but plaque commemorating R.A.A.F. crewmen L.G. Freeman and D.P. Leigo is gone.
Colour photo, Grenville Church, building and gates. Built as Union church to serve the three Protestant denominations in the area. Memorial gates honour two local airmen who gave their lives in WWII.
grenville church, wwii memorial gates
historic
Colour photo, Larundel homestead, Elaine in 1993, side view
elaine, larundel, austin family
historic
Colour photo, Larundel homestead, Elaine in 1993, side view, driveway.
elaine, larundel
historic
Colour photo, Larundel homestead and gardens.
elaine, larundel
historic
Colour photo, Mt. Helen campus, Ballarat Institute of Adult Education (B.I.A.E.) first buildings, 1970, looking north-west.
ballarat institute of advanced education, green hill, federation university
historic
Colour photo, Site of Ballarat Institute of Adult Education (B.I.A.E.) campus, 1968, before construction, looking west showing "Pontresina" homestead
ballarat institute of advanced education, green hill, federation university, "pontresina" homestead
historic
Building of Ballarat Institute of Adult Education (B.I.A.E.) campus, 1970, looking west from Green Hill
ballarat institute of advanced education, green hill, federation university
B/W copies of the Crawford family and property at Grenville in the early 20th century
Images of a local family and property in the early 20th century
B/W photographs of the Crawford family and property of Grenville circa 1933
Uncle Albert, Euphie and Don Grenville Tennis Court 1933. Crawford Family Home at Grenville. Grenville Road from "Braeside". Jean Crawford Grenville 1933.
grenville, crawford family, braeside
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