TRAINS
The Clunes Booktown Festival would like to thank V/Line for their support in running additional train services during the Festival weekend.
HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOWN HALL Designed by the architect Percy Oakden, the building was opened in 1873 by the Governor Sir George Bowen. Later in the 1870s, the Supper Room, previously known as the Bible Christian Church, was relocated from Fraser Street. This building is one of the most significant town halls in Victoria, and is used extensively by the Clunes community. RSL The ES&A Bank is an excellent surviving colonial bank designed by Melbourne architect, Leonard Terry (1825-1884). Completed in 1871, the building is typical of Terry’s conservative Renaissance Revival style. The ES&A Bank is one of three banks in Fraser Street, together, they form a landmark precinct, built at the peak of Clunes prosperity. The property was used as a private residence at the closure of the bank in the 1930s and purchased in 1954 by the Clunes sub-branch of the Returned & Services League. AAG REAL ESTATE OFFICE Built in 1870 by Thomas Jones, the building has seen many tenants since Joseph Oldham ran a hairdressing salon.
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CLUNES BOOKTOWN FESTIVAL 2018