View of landscape and farming land at Mt Mercer in the early part of the twentieth century

Representation of the small outlying rural areas near Buninyong in the early twentieth century

Landscape around Mt Mercer circa 1920

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historic, mining

Colour photo, Site of Mine holes and mullock heap, Green Hill Diggings, Sandy's Hill Rd., Durham Lead,

mining, green hills, sandy's hill rd., durham lead

A group of schoolchildren and adults photographed in about 1920 outside Mount Mercer School possibly by a teacher, Mrs. Essie Sims

Representation of the small outlying schools in the early twentieth century

Black and white postcard of School Children, teachers and parents at front of Mount Mercer School circa 1920

Mt Mercer School

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historic, mining

Colour photo, Mine holes and mounds in open field, dry grass, gum forest in valley below. Green Hill Diggings, Sandy's Hill Rd., Durham Lead

mining, green hills, sandy's hill rd., durham lead

A group of schoolchildren photographed in about 1920 outside Mount Mercer School possibly by a teacher Mrs. Essie Sims

Representation of the small outlying schools in the early twentieth century

Black and white postcard of School Children at Mount Mercer School circa 1920

Mt Mercer School 1920

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historic, building

Lost building, destroyed in a "burn-off."

Colour photo, Old toilet in Buninyong Cemetery, Small shed, corrugated iron peaked roof, wooden slat walls with gaps, wooden door ajar, under a tree.

toilet, shed, cemetery

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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