A history of the development of cricket in the Lilydale, Croydon, Ringwood and Ferntree Gully Districts and of the Ringwood and District Cricket Association. The author, P.J. McCallum, OAM, lives in Mount DandenongSoft cover, 224 pages, illustrated with index and appendices. ISBN 0 646 39766 4With best wishes Phil McCallumemerald, victoria, australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, local history, sports, cricket, emerald cricket club, ringwood and district cricket association, p. mccallum, mountain district cricket association

Based on a study by the author from 1979 to 1992 inclusive. Covers all places within a specified area in the Atlas of Australian Birds, centred on Emerald and including Gembrook. Description, habitat and behaviour are based on sightings recorded during the study period unless otherwise stated. Dough Twaits was a long-time resident of Emerald.Hard cover 90 pages of typescript. Includes index. Two copies. Copy 2 is embossed on the cover with title and author's name.birds, emerald, victoria, australia, gembrook victoria australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, doug twaits

First published by Jonathon Cape in 1930. Re-issued in Florin Books 1932320p.; 18cm. new edn.Hard backauthors emerald and district

Michael Jorgensen, son of well-known Belgrave District's doctor, recalls childhood experiences and observations of Belgrave and environsAuthor's autographemerald, victoria, australia, belgrave victoria australia, medical services, m. jorgensen

Book - 'A Century after the Gun's Fell Silent: Remembering the Pakenham District's WWI Diggers 1914-1918" Author Patrick FerryTo the Emerald Museum - with thanks for your assistance with this project and in honour of the Diggers associated with both Pakenham and Emerald/Gembrookworld war i

Hans Knorr (1915-1988) was a sculptor in bronze, wood, stone and mixed media - many of which were commissioned for churches. Hans was trained as a cabinet maker in Germany. Following internment in Victoria during world War II, he married author Hilde Dent in 1948, decided to remain in Australia and earned international acclaim as a sculptor. In 1961, he opened his own gallery, the Emerald Gallery in Emerald, which he ran for many years. Hilde Knorr (1917 – 2009) Descended from English and Scottish pioneers of the Latrobe Valley, Hilde Knörr grew up in the Moe-Warragul district, then studied music in Melbourne. She married the Bavarian-born sculptor, Hans Knörr, and began writing articles and short stories when her children were small. She published novels, short fiction, biography and poetry. She also published the non-fiction works Religious Art in Australia (1967) and Merriang: An Early Victorian Homestead (1981), a property at Myrtleford, Victoria, where Knörr had resided. She and Hans lived in Emerald for many years.8 Books - (1) Shoemakers children, (2) Peacock Morning, (3) A Private Viewing, (4) Group with Lady, (5) Journey with a Stranger, (6) From an Australian Homestead (7) Merriang - an Early Victorian Homestead, (8) Sculpture of Hans Knorr Donated by Patty HeywardSome Hilde Knorr books inscribed to Lil Hudson "sculpture of Hans Knorr" inscribed with " with love to Lil from Hans and Hilde Christmas 1976"hans knorr, hilde knorr, heywood

Hans Knorr (1915-1988) was a sculptor in bronze, wood, stone and mixed media - many of which were commissioned for churches. Hans was trained as a cabinet maker in Germany. Following internment in Victoria during world War II, he married author Hilde Dent in 1948, decided to remain in Australia and earned international acclaim as a sculptor. In 1961, he opened his own gallery, the Emerald Gallery in Emerald, which he ran for many years. Hilde Knorr (1917 – 2009) Descended from English and Scottish pioneers of the Latrobe Valley, Hilde Knörr grew up in the Moe-Warragul district, then studied music in Melbourne. She married the Bavarian-born sculptor, Hans Knörr, and began writing articles and short stories when her children were small. She published novels, short fiction, biography and poetry. She also published the non-fiction works Religious Art in Australia (1967) and Merriang: An Early Victorian Homestead (1981), a property at Myrtleford, Victoria, where Knörr had resided. She and Hans lived in Emerald for many years.Newspaper and Magazine Clippings about local celebrities Hilde and and Hans Knorr.hans knorr, hilde knorr, heywood, newspaper cuttings, knox news, new idea