Historical information

Occasion for painting not known, but was displayed in Coles, Hampshire Road, Sunshine. Donated to Sunshine & District Historical Society Inc.

Physical description

A large watercolour painting drawn to life of the Shire Hall, Deer Park in 1885, with a yellow golden building, white picket fence and a gentleman standing dressed in brown suit and white cap.

Inscriptions & markings

"Shire Hall, Deer Park 1885. Braybrook road district was redefined as Braybrook Shire in 1871, and this hall, the first municipal building in the area, was erected in 1885. It was used for shire purposes until the Memorial Hall was built after World War". Note: The Memorial Hall was demolished many years ago and gardens established on the site.