Carl Axel Nobelius became one of the most renowned nursery proprietors in Australia as founder of Gembrook Nurseries (which is also known today as Nobelius Nursery).The significance of this photograph is based on the fact that the subject of it being the grandchildren of Carl Axel NobeliusA black and white photograph of Carl Axel Nobelius' grandchildren.nobelius family, carl axel nobelius, nobelius nursery

Carl Axel Nobelius 1851-1921, was a Swedish migrant who started the Gembrook Nurseries in 1892 which at their peak (just before WWI) were the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere.He was renowned as a nurseryman and was a significant employer in Emerald.Trees from his nursery were bought by the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and inner city Melbourne municipalities for their parks and gardens as well as by councils and individuals throughout Australia and the world. This photographic portrait is part of a pair - the other being of Carl's wife, Emily Jane Nobelius. The photographer, Alice Mills, was a significant woman photographer in business from 1900 to 1920.This striking portrait shows the skill of the photographer in portraying a significant man in Emerald's history.Black and White Wooden-Framed Photographic Portrait of Carl Axel Nobelius, circa 1900s'Alice Mills Melbourne'emerald, victoria, australia, swedish, nurseries (plants), emily nobelius, nobelius nursery, carl axel nobelius, gembrook nurseries

9 page student project by unknown author which contains photocopied photographs but no new information9 page unknown student project. Handwritten in ink with photographs. Cut and pasted. Housed in green A4 plastic pocket display folder. Stated on inside of cover: 'property of Gus Rybury Emerald'.Nobelius Nursery student project. Property of Gus Rybury, Emerald.nobelius nursery, documents, student project, carl axel nobelius

original sundial which formed part of the Carl Axel Nobelius Memorial Sundial located in grounds of Nobelius Heritage Park and Emerald Museum, which was vandalisedOriginal Sundial from the Carl Axel Nobelius Memorial in the Nobelius Heritage Park Circular brass sundial baseplate (no pointer)Roman numerals, compass points, months, days, mins. Be as true to each other as this dial is to the sunemerald, victoria, australia, horology, museums, nobelius heritage park, carl axel nobelius

Jock Nobelius was one of the sons of Carl Axel Nobelius who established the renowned Gembrook Nurseries.These dinner plates are an example of tableware used by the Nobelius family in Emerald in the first part of the 20th century.Pair of cream-colored china plates with floral design in the centre made by Johnson Bros. Owned by Jock and Flo Nobelius. Jock was the son of renowned nurseryman Carl Axel Nobelius.Back of both plates: 'OLD ENGLISH / JOHNSON BROS / MADE IN ENGLAND' There is also a design of a crown.jock nobelius, flo nobelius, dinner plates, emerald, victoria, australia, carl axel nobelius, johnson bros., england

Jock Nobelius was one of the sons of Carl Axel Nobelius who established the renowned Gembrook Nurseries.These knives are an example of table cutlery used by the Nobelius family in the first part of the 20th century.Pair of bone-handled dinner knives owned by Flo and Jock Nobelius. Each handle has an inscription: one is 'Jock' and the other is 'Flo'. Jock was the son of renowned nurseryman Carl Axel Nobelius.VEMU2174.1: 'Jock' VEMU2174.2: 'Flo'jock nobelius, flo nobelius, dinner knives, emerald, victoria, australia, carl axel nobelius

Letter from Peter Kiernan, solicitor, states that the document came into his hands through a returning officer of the above companyLetter of Naturalisation for Carl Axel Nobelius of Emerald, Nurseryman. 6th August 1894. Vellum with seal. 31cm by 38 cm with an accompanying letterNo. 5968 Enrolled in record of Naturalisation Book 38 Page 109emerald, victoria, australia, pioneers, nurseries (plants), certificates, carl axel nobelius

Jock Nobelius was one of the sons of Carl Axel Nobelius who established the renowned Gembrook Nurseries.These vases are an example of vases used by the Nobelius family in Emerald in the first part of the 20th century.Two beige ceramic vases with decorative floral engraving. Both have scalloped edges. The first vase is an inverted 'A' shape with a narrow base and wide top and the second vase is 'boat shaped'. Owned by Jock and Flo Nobelius.Back of VEMU2176.1: '807' Back of VEMU2176.2: '603'jock nobelius, flo nobelius, vase, emerald, victoria, australia, carl axel nobelius

18 photocopied items relating to Carl Axel Nobelius and his family:|1. Certificate of Marriage,|2. Extract from "The Scandinavians in Australasia" by Jens Lyng.|3. Birth certificate.|4. Extract from Wide's Post Office Directory 1897-98 listing Nurserymenemerald, victoria, australia, nurseries (plants), nobelius nursery, genealogy, real estate agencies, carl axel nobelius, carl oscar nobelius, archibald victor nobelius, nobelius nursery, l. linton

Emily Nobelius (1857-1911) was the wife of nurseryman, Carl Axel Nobelius, who started the Gembrook Nurseries which at their peak (just before WWI) were the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere. Emily and Carl had 11 children, eight of whom grew to adulthood. This photographic portrait is part of a pair - the other being of Emily's husband, Carl Axel Nobelius. The photographer, Alice Mills, was a significant woman photographer in business from 1900 to 1920.This striking portrait shows the skill of the photographer in portraying a significant woman in Emerald's history.Black and White Wooden Framed Photographic Portrait of Emily Jane Nobelius, circa 1900s'Alice Mills Melbourne'emerald, victoria, australia, pioneers, nurseries (plants), emily nobelius, nobelius nursery, carl axel nobelius, gembrook nurseries

The item is a glass writing desk set used at Carramar, the family home of Carl Axel Nobelius, who founded the Gembrook Nurseries. Gembrook Nurseries were a major employer in the area, shipping fruit and decorative tree species around Australia and internationally. Carramar was the largest private residence in the area with sixteen rooms in addition to staff accommodations. The Nobelus family entertained several famous or important guests there, including Dame Nellie Melba and the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Talbot. The desk set is thought to have been a gift to Carl Axel Nobelius and his wife Emily on the anniversary of their wedding. The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established. The desk set appears to be in Art Deco style, which suggests that it was in use at Carramar later in Carl Axel Nobelius' life, prior to his death in 1921, as the style became most popular in the years after the First World War. Carramar was the largest private residence in the area with sixteen rooms in addition to staff accommodations. A real estate listing from the sale of Carramar in 1941 indicates that it had five bedrooms, three reception areas, a large billiards room, two bathrooms, rooms for staff use and a separate six-room gardener's cottage as the home sat within extensive gardens. The Nobelus family entertained several famous or important guests there, including Dame Nellie Melba and the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Talbot.The item is significant due to its association with the estate of Carl Axel Nobelius, a horticulturist whose business activities at the Gembrook Nurseries contributed to both the social and infrastructure development of Emerald and surrounds and the distribution of several plant species internationally.The item is a glass plate on small metal legs. Arranged across the surface of the glass plate are a metal rack suitable for holding letters, a square glass bottle with a metal lid sitting in a square metal receptacle which may have been used for ink and two metal brackets suitable for holding a pen. The metal used is silver-toned.carramar, carl axel nobelius, carl axel nobelius, gembrook nurseries, nobelius nursery, writing equipment, desk set, art deco

Magazine contains articles on Girraween garden, Emerald, owned by John and Susanna Hazelden. The property was the site of Carl Axel Nobelius's gardener's cottage. The article includes a boxed section on Emerald Museum and the Nobelius Nursery based on interview with Gus Ryberg.154 p. : col. ill. magazine.emerald, victoria, australia, gardens, nurseries (plants), museums, giraween, carl axel nobelius, gus ryberg, country style

Carl Axel Nobelius purchased land at Freshwater Point on the Tamar River in Tasmania, where he established a large apple orchard. This history with copies of relevant documents was compiled by Margaret McInnes, an Emerald Museum volunteer, while on a visit to Tasmania, and is based on her research there.Folder containing photocopies, coloured photographs and brochures encased in sheet protectors, circa 80 pages.emerald, victoria, australia, nurseries (plants), orchards, fruit growing, carl axel nobelius, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries, freshwater point tasmania australia, margaret mcinnes

This immortelle was originally placed on the Nobelius grave at the Emerald Cemetery to memorialise the deaths of of distinguished local nurseryman Carl Axel Nobelius in 1921 and his wife Emily Jane Nobelius (Brightwell) in 1911. After the immortelle was damaged by a fallen branch, it was removed from the cemetery for safekeeping by a family member and subsequently donated to the Museum.Long lasting flower arrangement, also known as an immortelle, which was originally enclosed in a glass globe and installed on the Nobelius grave at the Emerald Cemetery after the death of Carl Axel Nobelius in 1921. The glass globe was subsequently broken by a falling tree and the immortelle was then removed from the cemetery by relatives in order to protect it. The immortelle consists of three roses, foliage and a dove attached by wire to a circular metal plate. There are also loose flowers.None visible1910s, 1920s, immortelle, carl axel nobelius, nobelius grave, flower arrangement

A study of seven late nineteenth century Victorian nurserymen, including Carl Axel Nobelius, Emerald. Undertaken as a basis for an assessment of the cultural significance of the former nursery sites. Includes also reproductions of several Nobelius family papers. Help in compiling the report was given by Emerald Museum with the loan of catalogues and ledgers (then president Fred Hellriegel). Written by Estelle Haynes.Comb-bound soft cover volume printed single-sided, 301 pp. including fold-out maps and illustrations. Photocopy of original.emerald, victoria, australia, nurseries (plants), historic sites, estelle haynes, carl axel nobelius, nobelius heritage park, emerald lake park

Bible belonging to Carl Axel Nobelius

Vendors brochure for auction, Saturday 26 January 1960 (?), of 34 garden allotments. Includes locality plan. No year date on brochure. Describes rich mountain soil, beautiful flowering trees and shrubs, formed roads with access to every block. Electric light telephone etc. Carramar was built by Carl Axel Nobelius in 1898. It was later owned by Mrs Mirams and used as a nursing home. The garden had many rare and beautiful trees and shrubs used by Nobelius for propagation. C.A. Nobelius's son, Arch Nobelius, started the Nobelius & Co. Estate Agency later bought by H.B. Mickelborough.Real estate brochure re Carramar Estate, two-sided.Paperemerald, victoria, australia, land sales, real estate agencies, nurseries (plants), carramar, carl axel nobelius, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries, nobelius estate agent

This machinewas used by Nobelius Nurseries to create metal labels for tree stock. It was imported from the USA between 1905 and 1915.'Gembrook Nursery established by Carl Axel Nobelius from 1886. In the early twentieth century it was of one of Australia's foremost plant nurseries, and was described in 1920 as the largest nursery in the southern hemisphere. It was the originator of an extensive range of exotic plants and fruit trees, supplied other prominent nurseries of the era, and influenced garden and orchard plantings throughout Australia, as well as exporting to the USA, South America, South Africa, New Zealand, Europe and Asia. Through the supply of exotic trees to municipalities in many parts of Australia the Nobelius Nursery had a significant influence on Victoria's landscapes, including public parks, private gardens, orchards, avenues of honor and tree-shaded streets.' -Vic Heritage Database Report.The name plate maker is of historic and social significance. It is associated with the Gembrook Nurseries, the largest nursery in the Southern Hemisphere at its peak prior to World War 1 where it was used from the 1900s until at least the 1940s. The Nursery was renowned for its supply of plants and trees of high quality and reliability; the name plate maker was part of this process by providing imprinted metal labels. The object is of great significance to the history of Nobelius Nurseries.Wooden and cast iron, four legged label maker with alphabetical dial on top side of object. The legs show designs of engraved floral decorative detailing. Front door opening reveals mechanics of the object. The machine includes some of the original pressed metal coils that were imprinted to create labels for individual nursery stock.Front: THIS MACHINE / IS SOLD FOR / USE IN THE / UNITED STATES / ONLY. / PATENTED / NOV 19 1901 / NOV 22 1904 / JAN 31 1905 / PAT. APPL'D FOR / Right side: PATENT APPLID FOR /labelling machine, name plate maker, gembrook nurseries, 1900s, a. h. roovers, carl axel nobelius, emerald & district collection

Carl Axel Nobelius established the Gembrook Nurseries in 1886 on sixty-three acres purchased from an original selector after the area's gold rush started to diminish. It was called the Gembrook Nurseries as it was located in the Parish of Gembrook, but it was commonly referred to as the Nobelius nurseries after its founder; especially as control of the remaining portions of the nurseries remained with the Nobelius family until 1955. The Nobelius Nurseries had a substantial impact on the development of the township of Emerald, as local farmers were able to earn funds during the winter by working at the nursery which gave them financial resources while waiting for their own farms to become productive. The need to transport plants and trees to port quickly also contributed to the development of rail infrastructure in the region; C.A. Nobelius was one of thirteen witnesses to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways in 1898 debating a rail connection between Gembrook and Ferntree Gully, which became today's Puffing Billy tourist service. The nurseries occupied 280 acres at their peak in 1905, with more than one million trees available for sale at that time. The nursery focused on exotic fruit and ornamental species which were supplied to public parks and gardens all over the world. In several cases the nurseries were the first suppliers of the trees in Australia. Sales records show that trees were supplied to clients in Europe, Asia, the United States, Africa and New Zealand, as well as to many Councils and Government organisations around Australia, such as Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens and Royal Botanic Gardens. Emerald Museum records indicate that this photograph of the Gembrook Nursery was taken in the vicinity of Carramar, the family home built by Carl Axel Nobelius. The sixteen-room mansion was one of the premier estates in the region and was visited by guests including Dame Nellie Melba and the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Talbot. The building still stands amongst gardens that feature original Gembrook Nurseries plantings. Portions of the Gembrook Nurseries (and the Carramar estate) were sold at different times throughout the Twentieth Century, with the Emerald Country Club and Emerald Lake Park both occupying portions of the original land. In 1981 the final twelve acres were purchased by the Shire of Sherbrooke in recognition to be used as a heritage landmark in recognition of the site's significance.The photograph is significant because it depicts the built environment and stock cultivation at the Gembrook Nurseries during the early decades of the Twentieth Century; a period in which the nurseries were the leading Southern-hemisphere supplier of plants and trees to public gardens around the world. Museum acquisition records indicate this photograph was taken in the vicinity of the 'Carramar' estate, the home of the Nobelius family.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper. The photograph depicts cultivated fields, roads, fencing and buildings at the Gembrook Nurseries; in the vicinity of the 'Carramar' estate.Obverse: 70 / (?) nt /1910s, 1890s, 1900s, carl axel nobelius, gembrook nurseries, nobelius nursery, carramar, farming, buildings, agriculture, dame nellie melba, reginald talbot, emerald country club, emerald lake park, shire of sherbrooke

?Seven photographs of Carl Axel Nobelius over much of his lifetime in an album

The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Railway developments in 1900 included the creation of a siding and Packing Shed, known as Nobelius Station, which is featured in this photograph. The Packing Shed was able to handle 250,000 cases of fruit each year. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established.The photograph is significant because it depicts personnel and infrastructure associated with the Gembrook or Nobelius Nurseries, a business which was instrumental to the development of Emerald as a settlement in the 19th and 20th Centuries and also influenced the development of public and private gardens and the farming of several species in Australia and internationally. The Nobelius Nursery is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on print media paper. The image is captioned 'Lunch Hour at the Packing Shed, Gembrook Nurseries.' It depicts thirty-one men (including one adolescent) and one woman posing for a group photograph behind approximately five large product bales resting in a rectangular metal rail cargo carriage. One of the men has a bandage across one eye. The people depicted are wearing clothing indicating the image may have been taken in the early 20th century. The Packing Shed building (built in 1900) and several stacked wooden storage crates are visible behind the group.Obverse: 59 NOR (?) 10 (?) + / LUNCH HOUR AT THE PACKING SHED, GEMBROOK NURSERIES. /1900s, gembrook nurseries, nobelius nurseries, carl axel nobelius, packing shed, railway, puffing billy railway, nursery employees, farming, agriculture, government initiatives

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