.01 - Small B&W photo of flooded Crichton Avenue, Port Melbourne .02 - B&W photo of Smallpage family in backyard, Nov 1929 .03 - B&W photo of Smallpage children in backyard, Dec 1927 .04 - B&W photo of Smallpage children, Dec 1927 .05 - B&W photo of Smallpage children, Dec 1928 .06 - B&W photocopy of .02 .07 - B&W photocopy of .03 .08 - B&W photocopy of .02, Nov 1929 .09 - B&W photocopy of .05 .10 B&W large version of .01families, built environment - domestic, doug smallpage, crichton avenue

Image of Plan of Consolidation of Crown Allotments in township of Emeraldnon-fiction

The first school in the Emerald District No.2110 opened with 25 students in 1879 in a rented room on Avon Rd, East Emerald (now Avonsleigh). That school was closed in 1909 and the Emerald State School No.3381 was opened in the Emerald township. In 1915 a permanent school was built in Heroes Avenue where it remains today. The celebration of the centenary in 1979 was a large community event involving former and current students and staff as well as local residents.This is a souvenir of the centenary celebrations of the Emerald Primary School 1879-1979Set of 3 glasses; one small and two larger ones. Gilt rim and 2 gold emblems on the sides.Emerald Schools' Centenary 1879-1979 on front. Picture on back of bullock dray pulling a large log on a wagon.emerald primary school;

Emerald Primary School (EPS) has been educating the children of the town and district since its inception in 1879 in East Emerald (now Avonsleigh). The school was relocated to its current site in Heroes Avenue, Emerald in 1915 and is the largest primary school in the area. The celebration of the EPS centenary in 1979 was a large community event involving former and current students and staff as well as local residents. VHS (Video Home System) tapes are now discontinued but were the dominant home video format during the 1980s and 1990s. At some point during that time the original film of the 1979 centenary celebrations was transferred to this VHS tape.Historical view of school life at Emerald in 1979VHS (Video Home System) tape in clear plastic containerEmerald School Centenary 1979 - G.Leggeemerald primary school, centenary, 1879-1979

Emerald Primary School has been educating the children of the town and district since its inception in 1879 in East Emerald (now Avonsleigh). The school was relocated to its current site in Heroes Avenue, Emerald in 1915 and is the largest primary school in the area. The celebration of the centenary in 1979 was a large community event involving former and current students and staff as well as local residents. This recording of the event on film was later updated to a VHS tape. tHistorical view of school life at Emerald in 197916 mm Video recording in plastic caseEmerald School Centenary 1979 - G.Leggeemerald primary school, centenary, 1879-1979

The first school in the Emerald District No.2110 opened in 1879 with 25 students in a rented room on Avon Rd, East Emerald (now Avonsleigh). That school was closed in 1909 and the Emerald State School No.3381 was opened in the Emerald township. In 1915 a permanent school was built in Heroes Avenue where it remains today. The celebration of the centenary in 1979 was a large community event involving former and current students and staff as well as local residents. The donor bought souvenir spoons, including this one, for her children who were students at the time.This spoon commemorates the centenary of the Emerald Primary School 1879-1979.Commemorative silver-plated teaspoon with a round metal green and gold plaque on the handle with an image of the school and commemorative information. The spoon is mounted on a faux velvet cardboard lining in a clear plastic display case.On plaque on handle: 'EMERALD SCHOOL CENTENARY / 1879-1979' On lining at the top in gold lettering: 'Stokes'emerald state school

This photograph depicts Emerald Main Street in 1907, still unpaved and traversed by horses more than cars. Mr. W. Moffat's general store is in the background on the right. The year after this photograph was taken, bushfires would threaten Moffat's store, (along with other stores and homes, on top of the church and the railway sleepers) which was ignited several times but not destroyed. According to Old Ferntree Gully Shire History, the man in the horsecart is David Charman, early Emerald resident and namesake of Charman Avenue. This is a copy of an original; part of a stamp on an older copy is cut off in the top right of the photograph. Additionally, another copy of this photograph is in our collection.This photograph captures a much earlier Emerald Main Street, almost unrecognisable today.A black and white photograph at the center of a labelled card backing. The photograph depicts a wide dirt road, with a horse and cart traversing the center of the road. There are buildings - mostly shops - on either side, amidst trees. A hill rises in the background.Top: "Main Street, Emerald" Bottom: "1907"emerald, 1900s, commerce

Notes associated with this photograph indicate both that it was taken at the end of Heroes Avenue and that it was taken on 'Monbulk Road' - while these notes might simply be incorrect, it may also indicate that this may have been taken at what is now the intersection of Heroes Avenue and either Beaconsfield-Emerald Road or Kilvington Drive, potentially at the time under a different or incorrect name. This photograph was taken in 1898 when Emerald was much less densely occupied as a growing town amidst Nobelius' nursery.This photograph captures a side of Emerald that no longer exists, looking at the growing town from an outside that has long since been encompassed by the town.A black and white photograph of a landscape, with various buildings in the background and the road in the foreground. The photograph is quite small, which means scans of it are at quite a low resolution. There are several markings and copies of fold marks preserved from the original.Label: "VIEW AT EMERALD" Later note, rear of copy: "Heroes Ave end. 1898."emerald, 1890s

This photograph depicts W. M. Anderson's store on the corner of what is now Kilvington Drive and Heroes Avenue. At the time, these may have respectively been Beaconsfield Road and, according to the label, Avenue of Honor. Anderson's store is believed to have been built by the Stillwell family in 1921, but Anderson had his store at least from 1923 and therefore likely owned it from the point of its first construction. By the late 1940s, Anderson's had become Legge's General Store. It is difficult to determine precisely when within that range this photograph was taken, although one local history page attributes it to the earlier end of the range. We believe Anderson's store was on the corner now occupied by Grace and Louie Booksellers.This photograph captures a now-unfamiliar store in a familiar part of old Emerald, documenting the changes to the commercial landscape over the past century.This black and white photograph is attached to a card backing. The backing is annotated in pen below the photograph, describing its location. Other pencil annotation is present on the obverse and reverse of the backing. The photograph shows a store on the street corner, with a porch shading the walkway in front of the building and other shops along the street. On the corner closer top the camera and across from the store is a lamp post, with another shop besides it. On the photograph paper itself is another annotation, this one printed. Obverse: Backing, Top: "Built 1921" Backing, Bottom: "THE COFFEE PALACE CORNER OF KILVINGTON DRIVE / AND HEROES AVENUE" Photograph, Printed Text Below Image: "EMERALD STORE & AVENUE OF HONOR" Photograph, Sign in Left of Image: "IRVINE'S / CHOICE WINES" Photograph, Sign in Centre-Left of Image: "W. M. ANDERSON" Photograph, Sign in Centre of Image: "THE / STORE" Reverse: "Built in 1921 By Stillwell. / Andersons Store - later Legge's"emerald, 1920s, 1930s, commerce

This photograph depicts W. M. Anderson's store on the corner of what is now Kilvington Drive and Heroes Avenue. At the time, these may have respectively been Beaconsfield Road and, according to the label, Avenue of Honor. Anderson's store is believed to have been built by the Stillwell family in 1921, but Anderson had his store at least from 1923 and therefore likely owned it from the point of its first construction. By the late 1940s, Anderson's had become Legge's General Store. It is difficult to determine precisely when within that range this photograph was taken. We believe Anderson's store was on the corner now occupied by Grace and Louie Booksellers. Some of the people in the photograph include Bill Anderson with Albert Legge, and Leo Hirst - employees of Anderson - in the center-left, and George Davey standing in the cart.This photograph captures a now-unfamiliar store in a familiar part of old Emerald, documenting the changes to the commercial landscape over the past century.This black and white photograph depicts a store on a street corner, with a porch covering the walkway outside and several signs on the building, along with writing on the end of the porch covering. In the left of the frame is a car, with two dogs, a horse, and a man surrounding it; in the right, a man strands on a horsecart drawn by a white horse. In the center-left are three men wearing aprons with a child besides them, while in the center a woman and child stand in the doorway. In the background, other buildings continue down both streets. The reverse is annotated, and has six rectangular artefacts where adhesive was once applied. A section of handwriting is illegible due to damage, but likely read 'Heroes Avenue' or 'Avenue of Honour'.Reverse: "Built in 1921 / Cr [illegible] & Kilvington / Cross reference 56" Obverse: In Photograph Sign, Left: "W. M. ANDERSON" In Photograph Sign, Right: "THE / STORE" In Photograph, Porch: "W.M.ANDERSON [illegible]"emerald, commerce, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s

This photograph was taken in around 1920 at what was then the Hirst's farm (and later was owned by the Latter family). We believe that the child in the front of the photograph was likely Lana Hirst. Our notes indicate that the photographer was looking towards Charman Avenue and Caroline Crescent (at least, where they are today) from Emerald-Monbulk Road near the corner of Meadowview Lane. The other individuals in the photograph might be three of Lana's five older siblings (Leo, Jack, Dollie, Kath, Joe). Their parents were John Francis Hirst and Alice Maude.This photograph captures a historical element of Emerald's landscape, featuring a significant Emerald family on a farm that has since been subdivided and developed.This black and white photograph is a copy printed onto glossy photo paper, with the photograph uncentred between uneven white margins. A palm tree stands in the centre of the photograph, with four individuals directly in front of it. Three of the individuals are of similar heights, while one - likely a child - is significantly smaller. Over a fence in the background, the landscape dips into a valley before rising to a wooded hill on the horizon. There are handwritten annotations in blue pen on the reverse.Reverse, Handwritten: "Front Lana Hirst / Photo taken from Latter's farm (was Hirsts) / looking towards Charman Ave & Caroline Cres. / c. 1920"hirst family, lana hirst, farming