 Sunbury Victoria - History: Encyclopedia II - Sunbury Victoria - HistorySunbury was first settled in 1836, by George Evans and William Jackson. It was Jackson and his brother, Samuel, who named the township Sunbury, after Sunbury-on-Thames, in Surrey, England.
In 1837, William (Big) Clarke, came to the area, and gained vast pastoral licences in and around Sunbury. In 1874, Clarke's son, William, built a mansion, which he named "Rupertswood", after his own son, Rupert.
The younger William, Sir William as he was to become, was the president of the Melbourne Cricket Club, and it was through his positi ...
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