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This directory was printed annually and includes the names, addresses, phone numbers of residents and businesses and numerous advertisements for businesses. There are also various pages of information as well as maps of the area.

Yellow background with dark blue print on the front cover. Four men and photograph of some old Sunbury shops also on front cover.

Sunbury/Macedon Ranges 2011/22 Annual Edition...

residents, businesses, advertisements, maps, directory, 2010s, george evans collection, social, civic

This directory gives a list of residents and businesses names, addresses, phone numbers, maps and various other pages of information and various advertisements for businesses.

A black and white cover of a 352 page directory with a man and child on the front cover.

Servicing the Communities of Sunbury & Macedon Ranges...

residents, businesses, advertisements, sunbury, macedon ranges, 2010s, maps, directories, george evans collection, social, civic

This 1989 directory has the names, addresses, phone numbers of residents and businesses, a useful information page, community groups and Shire of Bulla council information page and a map of Sunbury. Also various advertisements for businesses.

Green background with white print 1989 telephone directory with photo of Rupertswood on front cover.

Sunbury/LOCAL/INFORMATION/DIRECTORY/1989

residents, businesses, 1980s, shire of bulla, directories

The 'Heroes of Hume' booklet was issued to coincide with an exhibition mounted in the former George Evans Museum in 2000. The exhibition featured information about 24 local people, who had contributed to their local area.

A 26 page booklet featuring 24 head and shoulder photographs of people on the top half of the front cover and a black and white image across the bottom half of the cover of men working beside a traction engine bagging up hay. The Hume City and Observer Newspaper logos are across the bottom of the cover.

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This 1987 telephone directory which includes names, addresses and phone numbers of residents and businesses. There is also an index, clubs and societies information, Shire of Bulla information, map of Sunbury and numerous advertisements for businesses.

Red background with white print 120 page directory with a photo of Emu Bottom on front cover.

Sunbury/LOCAL/INFORMATION/DIRECTORY/1987

residents, businesses, 1980s, clubs, shire of bulla, advertisements, george evans collection

This 1987 telephone directory for Sunbury gives the names, addresses and phone numbers of residents as well as for businesses. It has an index and a useful information page as well as a map of Sunbury. There are numerous advertisements for businesses.

Red background with white print with a photo of Emu Bottom on the front cover of a 120 page directory.

Sunbury/Local/Information/Directory/1987

residents, businesses, 1980's, sunbury, telephones, directories, george evans collection

This 1985-6 telephone directory was issued to residents of Sunbury on an annual basis. It includes names, addresses, phone numbers. Lists of clubs and societies, useful information and a map of Sunbury. It also has numerous advertisements for businesses.

Blue and green front cover 104 page directory with an early view of the village green on the front cover.

Sunbury Local Information Manual...

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This programme outlines a banquet given by the Sunbury Progress Association in the Sunbury Memorial Hall to celebrate the Sunbury Football Club winning the1953 premiership. There is also a loose page giving details of the Office bearers and the team of the Sunbury Football Club in 1953.

Small cream coloured program with gold print on front cover with a loose page giving details about Sunbury Football Club.

SUNBURY PROGRESS/ASSOCIATION/A Banquet...

sunbury football club, sunbury progress association, football, sports, sporting clubs, 1950s, sunbury & district heritage association inc, social life and customs, social

This book is the story of the Riddell Football League between 1872-1972. It names various teams, presidents, secretaries and some life members. The book outlines games played, trophy winners, leading goal kickers and has numerous other information. There is also a list of the Belle of Belles between 1948-1971.

Cream coloured front and back 144 page book with black binding on spine.

RIDDELL/DISTRICT/100/ YEARS/of FOOTBALL/Compiled by/JOHN STOWARD

football, riddell and district football league, sunbury football club, belle of belles, 1940s, 1970s, sunbury & district heritage association inc, social history, sports, sporting stories and clubs, sporting clubs

This 1983-84 Sunbury local manual lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of local residents and businesses as well as business advertisements. There is an index, a Useful Information page and a map with street index. It has a Shire of Bulla council service directory for Sunbury.

A 90 Page local manual with a coloured photo of the Goonawarra Golf Club on the front cover.

SUNBURY/LOCAL/INFORMATION/MANUAL 1983-84

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This Sunbury information manual of 1980-81has an index and lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of residents and businesses. It also has a map with street index along with information regarding the council of the time. It has a list of Clubs & Societies operating at the time as well as other useful information.

Yellow covered 72-page directory with a photo of Rupertswood Mansion on the front cover.

SUNBURY/INFORMATION/MANUAL/6th Edition 1980-81

sunbury, residents, businesses, 1980s, clubs, schools, doctors, shire of bulla, civic, george evans collection

This Sunbury information manual for 1979-80 has a list of resident's names, addresses and phone numbers as well as businesses. There is also information about the council offices, churches, Doctors, schools and other local information relevant to that time. The information manuals were put out annually.

Orange covered 64 page manual with a photograph of The Gate House at the entrance to Rupertswood on the front cover.

SUNBURY/INFORMATION/MANUAL/1979-80

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This is a photograph of a young Alister Clark.

A copy of a black and white photograph of a young boy in Victorian style clothers.

The man in the photograph is A.F. Daniels who was a Bulla Councillor and also served as Shire Secretary and Shire Engineer during the 1890s.

A non-digital black and white portrait photograph of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a ha.t

bulla shire council, a.f. daniels, shire secretary, shire engineer

The laminated photograph of the certificate of appreciation was presented to Joseph Starkie in recognition of his 18 years of service to the community as a Councillor and Chairman of the Sunbury Waterworks Trust. It was signed on behalf of the residents and ratepayers of the Shire of Bulla.

The Joseph D. Starkie water fountain was erected in the town in recognition of his efforts in bringing a water supply to Sunbury.

A laminated photocopy of a certificate of appreciation.

bulla shire council, joseph starkie, sunbury waterworks trust, starkie, starkie memorial fountain, joseph leyden

The building in the photograph is the former Shire of Bulla offices in the Bulla township. They were built in 1867 and the first meeting took place in the new building on 27th November 1867. Regular council meetings took place there until 1901 when some council meetings were held in the Mechanics Institute (now the Memorial Hall) in Sunbury. In 1963 permanent Shire Offices were built in Macedon Street in Sunbury.

A non-digital coloured photograph with rounded corners of a double-fronted bluestone build with a slate roofing and a post and rail fence across the front of the property.

The church in the image is St. Mary's Church of England in Bulla after it was moved from its original location at the corner of Oaklands and Sunbury Roads to the Bulla township adjacent to the former Bulla Shire Officers. The move was necessary because the building was close to the international airport and its location interfered with the airport's signaling system and cracks were appearing in its structure from vibrations caused by lowlying aircraft.

A coloured non-digital photograph of a small bluestone church set in an open area with a line of gum trees in the background.

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The woodland area was photographed on the outskirts of the old Sunbury township.

The landscape featured in this image was typical of Sunbury's surrounds in the 19th and early years of the twentieth century.

A copy of a non-digital black and white photograph of an woodland area. Two men with a horse and cart are visible in the image.

VIEW OF SUNBURY

horses, drays, trees, c. nettleton

The building in the image was the original Shire of Bulla council offices where councillors met until 1901 when they relocated to Sunbury and conducted their meetings in the Mechanics Institute Hall later known as the Memorial Hall.

This building was originally the offices for the Bulla Roads Board and was the first council office built in the bulla shire'

A photocopy of a non digital black and white photograph with a cream border of a historic bluestone building.

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The gardens in the image are at Rupertswood and originally covered 99 acres. They were designed by William Sangster.

A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border, of extensive grounds set in a wide valley.

sir william john clarke, janet lady clarke, rupertswood mansion, william sangster, gardens, salesian college

The gardens in the photograph are in the grounds at Rupertswood, the former summer residence of Sir William John and Lady Janet Clarke. Originally the gardens covered 99 acres and included a man-made lake in the shape of a map of Australia.

A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of the lake and gardens in a spacious area with smaller buildings in the distanc.

gardens, william sangster, sir william john clarke, lady janet clarke, trees, salesian college

The gardens in the photograph were designed by William Sangster. When they were first constructed a tennis court, croqued lawns and an underground fernery were included in the landscape.

A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of a long winding pathway in a garden setting.

gardens, trees, salesian college, rupertswood battery, sir william john clarke, lady janet clarke

The photograph is of the lake and grounds at Rupertswood. When the lake was first constructed is was said to be in the shape of Australia. It was also the place where many a romance started as couples met while being rowed across it in a Venetian style gondola.

The lake at Rupertswood was a popular place where the Clarke family entertained their guests and was a significant landmark feature on the property.

A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of a large lake set in an expansive garden with a large mansion in the distance.

lakes, rupertswood mansion, gardens, sir wiliam john clarke, lady janet clarke

The photograph was taken showing the underside of the Macedon Street Bridge which spans the Jacksons Creek. It was constructed in the second half of the 1800s and replaced a pontoon that was used for river crossings.

This is one of the five historic bridges which have been constructed in Sunbury.

A non- digital black and white photograph of two arched bluestone bridge spanning a watercourse.

macedon street bridge, bridges, jacksons creek

In the 1980s John and Elizabeth Barnier were the owners of the Goonawarra Winery, located by Jacksons Creek and along Sunbury Road.

Goonawarra Winery is one of the first vineyards t6o be established in the district.

A mounted coloured photograph of Goonawarra Winery taken in 1986.

goonawarra winery, jacksons creek, sunbury, wine, barnier john, elizabeth barnier, grapes

It is a photograph of Goonawarra Winery that was first established by James Goodall Francis, who in 1863 applied to lease 26 acres of land on the condition that he plant vines on some of it. The property continued to be worked as a vineyard by him and his son, Wilfred, until the late 1920s when wool and mutton were production were preferred to wine production and the vines were pulled out. The Carmody family purchased purchased the property in 1961 and used it for grazing until 1976, when they replanted vines there. In the early 1980s, John and Elizabeth Barnier purchased the property and continued to run the property as a vineyard.

Goonawarra is one of the earliest vineyards and wineries to be established in Sunbury.

A non-digital coloured photograph of a large winery building.

goonawarra vineyard, john barnier, elizabeth barnier, james goodall francis, sunbury road, vineyards., winery

The couple in the photograph are Clyde and Edna Barr who lived in Barkly Street. Clyde was born in Brook Street, Sunbury in 1911. at the time this photo was taken ,Clyde had been living in Sunbury for 83 years. Mrs. Boardman was the midwife. Edna came to live in Sunbury in 1938 and boarded with her uncle, who was the policeman at the time. Clyde believes that when Edna married him, he was a good catch.

A non-digital sepia photograph mounted on cream paper of a couple standing under a tree in front of a weatherboard house.

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