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Sunbury Gun
Stawell Street SUNBURY, HUME CITY

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Tps41 - City of Hume Heritage Study: Former Shire of Bulla District, 1998
Tps41 - City of Hume Heritage Study: Former Shire of Bulla District, 1998
Tps41 - City of Hume Heritage Study: Former Shire of Bulla District, 1998
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Statement of Significance

SoS from 1998 Heritage Study and 2003 Heritage Review:

Recommended Level of Significance: State

The 'Sunbury Gun' is a rare artillery piece of at least state significance. It is a 3 inch calibre Armstrong 12 Pounder, manufactured in England in 1864. This was the first wrought iron type of gun, the first breech loading artillery, and the first rifled gun to be used in the British service. It is a memorial to the Rupertswood Battery of Horse Artillery, established by Sir William Clarke in 1884. It was also one of the type of gun which had been employed in the military encampments on the Rupertswood property during the 1860s and 70s. It was restored by the Army in 1978-80.

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    • Historical Australian Themes

      Sunbury Gun - Historical Australian Themes

      Historical Theme(s): 'Stage: Military Encampments'; 'Social and Civic Life'

      Veterans Description for Public

      Sunbury Gun - Veterans Description for Public

      The 'Sunbury Gun' is a rare artillery piece, prominently situated on the 'village green' reservation (the former Stawell Street). It is a 3 inch calibre Armstrong 12 Pounder, manufactured in England in 1864. This was the first wrought iron type of gun, the first breech loading artillery, and the first rifled gun to be used in the British service. It was also one of the type which had been employed in the military encampments at Sunbury during the 1860s and 70s. It was presented to Janet Lady Clarke by the Victorian Government in 1897 as a momento of the late Sir William Clarke's patriotic action in maintaining the Rupertswood Battery of Victorian Horse Artillery. The gun was presented by the Hon. Russell Clarke MLC to the Shire of Bulla in 1922. It was also one of the type of gun which had been employed in the military encampments on the Rupertswood property during the 1860s and 70s. It was restored by the Army in 1978-80.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Hume - City of Hume Heritage Study (Fmr Shire of Bulla)

      Author: David Moloney with Vicki Johnson
      Year: 1998
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      Hume - Hume City Heritage Review

      Author: David Moloney with Rohan Storey
      Year: 2003
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