Rupertswood is a mansion and country estate located in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle Sunbury is a large town located 35km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is well known as the birthplace of The Ashes, awarded to the winning team in cricket test match series between Australia and England. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The house was completed in 1876 for Sir William Clarke a land owner and pastoralist who was one of Australia's wealthiest men and the first Australian born baronet. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir William John Clarke 1st Baronet ( 31 March 1831 - 17 January 1895) was an Australian landowner A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder It was designed by local architect George L Browne in the Free Classical style. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction
Rupertswood is one of the largest houses constructed in Victoria and, although now subdivided, has significant farm land. The estate also had its own private railway station and even its own artillery battery. Rupertswood is an abandoned railway station on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway in the suburb of Sunbury in Victoria, Australia.
It was sold in 1922 to Hugh Victor McKay a wealthy industrialist and inventor of the Sunshine Harvester. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Victor McKay (H V McKay CBE, ( 21 August 1865 - 21 May 1926) was an Australian inventor of the Sunshine Harvester It was purchased by the Salesian Society in 1927, and the mansion and surrounding property were then used as a male boarding school, currently known as Salesian College, Rupertswood. The Salesians of Don Bosco (or the Salesian Society, originally known as the Society of St Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the past the school used the mansion for male boarders, but has discontinued the practice and is now a co-educational school. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities
The mansion was restored with the help of interior designer and Victorian architecture specialist Jacqui Robertson and is now used for weddings and other formal events. In March 2006, the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay traveled to the area, where a re-enactment of the handing over of The Ashes to the British took place, in front of a small local crowd. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Queen's Baton Relay, similar to the Olympic Torch Relay is a relay around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The Victorian Heritage Register lists places of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria
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