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

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

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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

B/W photograph of Cr E.A. Hitchcock, Shire of Buninyong Councillor 1903-4 from a set of mounted photographs of the Buninyong Shire Council 1903-4 on display in Buninyong Town Hall Supper room

C. E. Hitchcock was a Councillor of the Buninyong Shire Council in the early 20th century

B/W photograph of Cr E.A. Hitchcock, Shire of Buninyong Council 1903-4

Councillor Hitchcock, Councillor 1903-4

c.e. hitchcock, buninyong shire council, buninyong town hall