These account books provide an insight into the early operations of the Gembrook Nurseries including the range of their clients.These books are significant because they are among the earliest records of the Gembrook Nurseries. The Nurseries, at their height in 1914, were considered to be the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and influenced the development of parks, streetscapes, private and public gardens throughout Australia. They also exported trees to several other countries.Two consecutively dated Account Books compiled by the Gembrook Nurseries (aka Nobelius Nurseries). Both are hard-cover volumes which are divided into two parts: account holders who are listed on A-Z tabbed pages followed by account records. One volume was used from 12 November 1893 to 15 June 1902. The second volume was used from 9 December 1902 to 6 June 1922.carl axel nobelius, gembrook nurseries, c. a. nobelius & sons, account books, 1890s, 1900s

Catalogues created for the Nobelius Gembrook NurseryCatalogues and other papers relating to the Gembrook Nurseries (aka Nobelius Nursery)gembrook nurseries, nobelius nursery, s & l linton gembrook nuseries, c a nobelius & sons nurseries

This catalogue had been donated to the Museum by the Berwick Pakenham Historical Society.The sale catalogue is of historic, artistic and scientific (research and horticultural) significance. It was produced and distributed by Nobelius Nursery, contributing to understandings of how Nobelius’ client networks were expanded and maintained by promotional activities. The detailed listings of the entire Nursery’s produce are also of high research value for horticultural purposes as a record of the plantings cultivated by Nobelius, who may have been the first nursery proprietor to introduce some exotic varieties of fruit and ornamental trees to Australia.1941 Catalogue of Fruit Trees Ornamental Trees Shrubs and Conifers. C. A. Nobelius & Sons Pty. Ltd. Card from donor.Card: 'I found this when trying to make room for our ever increasing collection. I hope it is of interest. Audrey J. Dodson Hon. Sec. Berwick Pakenham' (Historical Society)sales catalogues, catalogues, documents

These New Testaments belonged to Carl Axel Nobelius who founded the Nobelius Nurseries and thus was a significant local employer as well as being the proprietor of a nursery which sold trees throughout Australia as well as abroad. These bibles reflect Nobelius's migrant background.Box containing two copies of the New Testament: one copy in German and one copy in Swedish, boxed by Karel Bartacek. Formerly owned by C.A. Nobelius. The German translation is dated 1864, the Swedish is undated but of a similar period.Written on inside front page of German translation: C. A. Nobelius / Yakob Wirth / 1864emerald, victoria, australia, pioneers, nurseries (plants), personal effects, carl axel nobelius, bible

Probable source is Nobelius Nursery. C. A. Nobelius had extensive apple orchards at Freshwater Point on the Tamar River north of Launceston75-page book, repaired with cardboard cover and fitted with plastic protective covering, includes black and white photographs throughout book and on cover.Emerald History Museumnurseries (plants), orchards, fruit growing, farms, government of tasmania, documents, book, dairy, poultry

Map adjoins VEMU 266. Bordered by Woori Yallock and Menzies Creeks, and parishes of Wandin Yallock, Monbulk and Gembrook. Shows original selections plus later titleholders of land in the Emerald area, including C A Nobelius, J W Bottomley, J. Smethurst and others.Paper of Nangana County of Evelyn Second issue. Cloth map, bound on all sides with cloth tape. Paper on clothemerald, victoria, australia, maps, subdivisions, carl axel nobelius, william bottomley, department of lands and survey

Nobelius Nursery 1898 - 1920, traded as.Gembrook Nurseries, 1921 -55. Run by C. L. Nobelius as manager. In 1955, the nursery business was sold to S and L Linton, and in 1967 to Din San Nursery. When Din San finally closed thir Emerald nursery the state government and Shire council bought 14 acres of this land as on plan.Photocopy of a map of Nobelius Nursery showing buildings, trees, shrubs, etc.,contoured roads ,legend. Includes lists of major plants. Drawing no. R2-38emerald, victoria, australia, shire of sherbrooke victoria australia, parks, land use, plants--identification, nobelius heritage park, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries

This sales catalogue was developed by Carl Axel Nobelius to market the variety of nursery stock he had for sale. It was printed by D. W. Paterson Co, a printing firm based in Melbourne, and then distributed widely both interstate and overseas. This particular copy was owned by Gus Ryberg, past Nobelius Heritage Park curator between 1983 and 2000. Gus donated this issue to the Museum, where it is enjoyed as part of a larger set of illustrated sales catalogues. This example is one of the 16 such illustrated sales catalogues in the Emerald Museum collection. They date between 1898 and 1939 (1898, 1903, 1906 x2, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1929 x2, 1931, 1933 and 1935). This issue was chosen because it illustrates the nursery sales at the height of its success, just prior to WWI, and is one of the few examples with the tear-away order form and return envelope intact. Other identified examples of Nobelius Nursery illustrated sales catalogues are held at the National Library of Australia (1936 issue), the State Library of Victoria (1934 issue) and the Latrobe University Library (1898 issue). The existence of another 1913 catalogue has yet to be identified in a public collection. Other nursery collections also contain sales catalogues of their own.The sales catalogue is of historic, artistic and scientific (research and horticultural) significance. It was produced and distributed by Carl Axel Nobelius of Nobelius Nursery, contributing to understandings of how Nobelius’ client networks were expanded and maintained by promotional activities. The catalogue also demonstrates the integrity and reliability of Nobelius as a distributor who actively engaged with his clients, evidenced by an open letter within the catalogue, which states “…if I make a mistake I will replace the planting”. The catalogue therefore contributes to understandings of how the Nursery gained its success.The light green catalogue cover features the same image on its front and back, comprising a botanical illustration of a blossoming fruit tree branch. The title and descriptive detail comprises the following text running along the top: ‘CATALOGUE OF FRUIT TREES 1913’, with further smaller, detailed text in the middle, followed by ‘C A NOBELIUS’ printed along the bottom. All text on the cover is in a red/pink font. The catalogue contains 68 pages of black and white text, as well as colour and black & white image plates. The catalogue opens with a tear-away order form and return envelope, a ‘General Remarks’ section written as an ‘open letter’ to clients by Nobelius, and then in its remaining pages, listings of the different varieties of stock available for sale over that calendar year.)emerald, victoria, australia, nurseries (plants), catalogues, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries, carl axel nobelius

An original Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Depositor's Passbook belonging to the Emerald History Museum. This passbook was issued 15th February 1980 and features UV signature technology.Methods of banking developed significantly between the 1970's and 80s in Australia with the credit card, black light passbook signatures and later the passbook-less card based accounts and EFTPOS. While a very few passbook accounts may still exist, this item is a great reminder of the days before the convenience we now enjoy. Emerald Museum was established as a formal collecting entity in 1969 based at the Emerald Hall, acquiring material by donation from local community members. In 1988 the former Shire of Sherbrooke with the help of State Government purchased the only remaining section of the former C. A. Nobelius & Sons Nursery (VHR place details ID/H2285). By the late 1980s the collection had been relocated to a shed on the former nursery. This collection included written records of the nursery’s operations that had been maintained throughout its ownership by the Nobelius family and L. Linton. However in the damp shed, the collection’s condition deteriorated. The nursery records received extensive conservation treatment to restore their condition and are now held as a complete collection at Emerald Museum. After the Emerald community lobbied extensively for a place to house their local heritage, the Shire agreed to construct a purpose-built facility within the former nursery where it has resided since 1993. The land was officially opened as the public ‘Nobelius Heritage Park’ in the same year.This item is significant to our collection due to the relevance of financial transaction data belonging to the Emerald Museum.Emerald History Museum's Depositor's Passbook, issued by Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia. Black on grey in colour, Covers the period of 1980-1991Obverse: COMMONWEALTH/ SAVINGS BANK/ OF AUSTRALIA/ DEPOSITOR'S PASSBOOK/ BELGRAVE/ VIC/ Reverse: MANAGERS, STAFF AND AGENTS/ OF THE/ COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK/ ARE AT YOUR SERVICE/ THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA AND/ ITS TERRITORIES, SURROUNDING/ ISLANDS AND IN LONDON/ Typical inscription inside: July 9 Twenty . five dollars 25 - 125 - [bank stamp]commonwealth bank of australia, banking, financial records, 1980s, emerald history museum, emerald museum committee, passbook, emerald & district collection

Original typescript written by G. Douglas c.1969. Carbon copy held by Helen Gibson and transcribed in 1990s.Transcribed typescript of short history of Menzies Creek area written by Gerald Douglas, in A4 display folder, 6 pages and map.menzies creek, emerald, nobelius nursery, douglas family, st. cuthbert's church, willis family

Shows issues of guns to members of Emerald Rifle Club, of which Nobelius brothers and others were members.General Issue Book for Emerald Rifle Club, 1901-c.1910. Lists allocation of rifles by name of member.emerald, victoria, australia, shooting (sports), a.v. nobelius, c.p. nobelius

Written for an assignment on Local History, Graduate Diploma of Professional Writing, Deakin University. Based on catalogues and ledgers. Used subsequently as the basis for the text of 'Nobelius Heritage Park: An Illustrated Guide'.A History of the Nobelius Nursery 1886-1921, Emerald Victoria [manuscript]/ Jo Jenkinson - iii, 21p.: ill., map; 30cm. DDC 635.969horticulture, emerald, victoria, australia, nurseries (plants), biographies, carl axel nobelius, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries, dr. josephine c. jenkinson

A history of family, of Emerald and of the Nightingale and Nobelius NurseriesOral history by Clem Worrellemerald, victoria, australia, c. worrell

Mechanics Institutes were the forerunners of public libraries and adult education in Australia. The Emerald Mechanics Institute was the product (as was typical of the Institutes) of the local community's donation of labour, time, expertise and money. Nurseryman, C. A. Nobelius, donated the land for this project and provided conifer and deciduous trees which were planted on the reserve.Black and white photograph of the Mechanics Institute at Emerald newly built. Circa 1905. The Institute is located on the present- day site of the tennis courts. A man on a horse pulling a cart can be seen on the right and the old general store (present-day Woolworths) on the extreme right. There are two boys in the center right of the image.Inscribed on front of photo: 'Emerald' Hand-written on back of photo: 'Mechanics Institute / Sherriff Rd. / Emerald / Opened 1905mechanics institute, emerald mechanics institute hall, carl axel nobelius, 1900s

These 17 books date between 1913 and 1948 and form part of the Emerald Museum Nobelius Nursery sub collection. There are no other examples of this type from Nobelius Nursery in Australia. Yarralumla Nursery, Baptist Nursery and Yates Seed Merchants collections appear to hold similar information but in slightly different formats.Sales Ledgers were used by Carl Axel Nobelius to hand record Nobelius Nursery stock sales to clients in Victoria, interstate and overseas. There are hundreds of clients listed in these books. The following summary of names and places is indicative of the client range in this volume - Mr Hackett, Nursery, Adelaide South Australia; Mrs C J Weedon & Co, Launceston Tasmania; Mr Pickstone, Cape of G. Hope South Africa; Kerr & Barnett Nursery, Christchurch New Zealand; Director State Gardens, Gwalior India; Lasscock Nurseryman, Locklies South Australia; Ms Beisley Nursery, Freemantle WA; Mr Buckle, Wetherson Queensland; Ms Law Somner & Co, Melbourne Victoria; Mrs Braithwaite, Leeton New South Wales.These volumes holds historic, social and scientific (research and horticultural) significance. They're associated with Carl Axel Nobelius, a Swedish immigrant who was an important influence on the development of the nursery industry of Australia. Nobelius Nursery, the business Carl established in 1886, is also historically important for being the largest nursery in the southern hemisphere during its peak, just prior to World War I (WWI). It contributes to understandings of Nobelius Nursery and Carl Axel in particular, by illustrating the exceptionally diverse and consistent client base he had built up over 20 years and the impact this had on the nursery industry through his large-scale and diverse operations. It also embodies the social identity of the Dandenong region as a place known characteristically for plant growing and other agricultural purposesSales Ledgers, 17 volumes associated with Gembrook Nurseries from 14.05.1913-08.01.1983 (1-17).