This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the ClubThis item has historical, social and scientific significance for Emerald.Foolscap Book Blue with red spineTitle: Minute Emerald Garden Clubemerald garden club, minutes book

Emerald Garden Club Minute Book 1965-1970. This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the Club. The Emerald Garden Club operated from 1960 to 2025 with monthly meetings throughout the year and annual garden shows in August. The last garden show was in 2008 although monthly meetings with competitions, biannual plant sales, and working bees continued. The Club was forced to close in 2025 due to an ageing membership. This item has historical, social and scientific significanceFoolscap Book Blue with red spine Emerald Garden Club Minute Book 1965-1970. Emerald and District Garden Club. 2Title: Minute Emerald Garden Clubemerald garden club from 1965 to 1970

Garden clubs are very important in the community life of a small town like Emerald. These attendance books add to the history of the club.Emerald Garden Club Attendance Books - 2 exercise books - one for 1973 and one for 1977local history, emerald, victoria, australia, emerald and district garden club, attendance books

Emerald Garden ClubThis archival collection was created when the Emerald Garden Club formally finished in April 2025.1. Welcome Pack for new members 2024, monthly newsletters for periods Feb - Dec 2024 and April - May 2025, President's statement regarding Club closure April 2025. 2. AGM Minutes and Reports 2025 3. Correspondence 2007-2010 4. Financial Records 1990 -2001 5. Attendance Book for Garden Club monthly meetings 1992 -2025 6. Record of Prizewinners of monthly competitions 1994 -1998 7. Visitors Book to Emerald Garden Club Annual Garden Shows 1980 -2005 8. Preparation Notes for Annual Garden Shows 1990 -1998 9. Information regarding Garden Club Annual Garden Shows of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 10. Preparation Notes for the 2008 and 2010 Garden Shows emerald garden club, garden shows, plant salesemerald garden club, garden shows, plant sales

Garden clubs are very important in the community life of a small town like Emerald. This short history provides some background to the establishment and ongoing history of the Emerald and District Garden Club through a summary of some meeting minutes beginning with the first meeting on 9 November 1960.A report entitled 'History of Emerald Garden Club' covering the period from 1960 to 1998 and consisting of six A4 pages. This short history provides some background to the establishment and ongoing history of the Emerald and District Garden Club through a summary of some meeting minutes beginning with the first meeting on 9 November 1960.local history, emerald, victoria, australia, emerald and district garden club

The Emerald and District Garden Club 1960-2025 enabled enthusiastic local hobby gardeners to meet and share information and skills and to have outside presenters of particular knowledge areas relating to gardening. The Club historically had an annual winter flower show.Newspaper cuttings relating to the Annual Flower Shows of the Emerald and District Garden Club - 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1085, 1985, 1991, and one that is not dated. These include photos and lists of winners.flower show, emerald, victoria, australia, emerald and district garden club

Emerald Garden Club Members RegisterDark green Collins A24 series analysis book with handwritten title 'Emerald Garden Club Inc./Members Register' on graphed paper. Single leaf of paper in inside of cover listing Financial Members 1991/2, printed on typewriter?. 4 x A5 pieces of paper placed in cover with names and addresses on them. Names within exercise book in alphabetic order, spans from 1991 - 1996.Cover of recto: handwritten title in black marker 'Emerald Garden Club Inc./ Members Register' cover of verso: small yellow sticker on lower proper right corner 'J454959'book, members register, emerald garden club

Emerald and District Garden Club is a long-standing community run initiative. These photographs record past entries into their annual shows.Emerald and District Garden Club is a long-standing community run initiative. These photographs record past entries into their annual shows.Photographs of the Emerald and District Garden Club annual shows 1976-1995. The majority of the photographs are printed in colour with the exception of the 2 x 1976 photographs which are sepia toned. These photographs detail the displays entered into the annual shows.local history, emerald, victoria, australia, emerald and district garden club, photographs, emerald & district collection

This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the Club This item has historical, social and scientific significanceFoolscap Book Grey with green spineemerald garden club 1966 list of members

This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the Club This item has historical, social and scientific significance Foolscap Book of Emerald Garden Club Minutes 1981-1989emerald garden club, 1981-1989, nell jeffery

Local people, Jean Worrell and John Clementson pictured holding a sash probably connected with the Emerald Garden ClubThis item features past members of the community and their association with a local garden club.Black and white rectangular photograph. The black and white photograph depicts an older man and an older woman standing together in garden facing each other. Between them, they hold a ribbon from the garden club. Both the man and woman wear short sleeve button down shirts. The woman can also be seen wearing stud earrings, while the man wears glasses. Behind the woman, a metal hanging plant stand can be seen holding up several hanging pots. Behind that, a building can be seen with a chain link fence connected up to it, fencing the garden in.Obverse: Creek Garden Club / in the Show /emerald, victoria, australia, emerald, emerald and district garden club, gardening, garden

The transparency was taken by Olive Hamilton who was a prominent local figure during the 1940s and 1950s. Olive was also president of the Victorian Amateur Cine Society Ladies Auxiliary. Most notably Olive and her husband William documented the 1954 Royal Visit.The transparency is historically significant as it was taken by Olive HamiltonColour photographic mounted transparency (slide) depicting a display of Warratah blooms. Kodachrome transparency.Written “Garden Club Display & J Dey” stamped “24 & Dec68M3”transparency, slide, william, olive, hamilton, emerald, garden, club, warratah

This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the Club This item has historical, social and scientific significance emerald garden club nell jeffery 1970-1980

This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the Club This item has historical, social and scientific significance Foolscap book Grey with Blue spineGarden Club Minute Bookemerald garden club nell jeffery 1960-1964

Minutes of Emerald Garden Society 1960 - 1964. This item started by Nell Jeffery who handwrote all of the notes and uses accurate botanical names. Minutes includes Treasurer's reports. Guest speakers and the general activities of the ClubThis item has historical, social and scientific significanceFoolscap book Grey with Blue spineGarden Club Minute Bookemerald, garden club, nell jeffery, 1960s

Emerald Garden Club Minute Book, Minutes of Committees 1989-1993Green and white cover, lined exercise book

The Emerald Country Club Emerald Country Club and Golf Course was originally part of the Nobelius Nursery complex. When Nobelius died in 1921 the nursery was sold, and part of the grounds developed as the Emerald Country Club (20's). The Emerald Country Club buildings and Golf Course still exist but are currently not functional. Gwen Jones worked at the Emerald Country Club and lived in accommodation at the club while she worked there. She married Alan Howard from Monbulk.Silver plated sandwich tray; rectangular with handle on each end. Decoration around the perimeter and on each handle. Inscriptions read: Emerald Country Club Staff garden Competition 1948 and Special Trophy Miss Gwen Jones Inscription on reverse: Crusader Plate E.P.N.S. A.1Inscriptions on each end read: Emerald Country Club Staff garden Competition 1948 and Special Trophy Miss Gwen Jones Inscription on reverse: Crusader Plate E.P.N.S. A.11940s, emerald country club, nobelius nursery

Garden clubs are very important in the community life of a small town like Menzies Creek.Newspaper report in the Emerald Trader promoting the Menzies Creek Garden Club's annual autumn garden show and plant sale with a photo of Mrs Marjorie Smith, one of the contestants. Handwritten date of 1989.flower show, menzies creek, menzies creek garden club, marjorie smith

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. Portions of the Gembrook Nurseries 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 work processes 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. The photograph may also depict Carl Axel Nobelius overseeing his workers, which gives insights into work practices and social dynamics of the time.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper. The photograph of a postcard or newspaper clipping depicts twelve men in clothes associated with the first decades of the Twentieth Century undertaking planting or other field work under the gaze of a man in a suit and top hat. The item is captioned 'Budding at Gembrook Nurseries.'Obverse: BUDDING AT GEMBROOK NURSERIES. /1910s, 1900s, 1890s, 1880s, 1886, 1905, carl axel nobelius, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries, emerald country club, emerald lake park, fruit growing, trees, farming

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. Portions of the Gembrook Nurseries 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 demonstrates the extent of 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 period 1908-1912.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper. The photograph depicts a central view of cultivated fields and trees along the skyline at the Gembrook Nurseries in approximately 1908-1912.Obverse: Gembrook Nurseries - Central View /1900s, 1910s, farming, agriculture, trees, gembrook nurseries, carl axel nobelius, emerald park lake, emerald country club, parish of gembrook, fitzroy gardens, royal botanic gardens, melbourne, shire of sherbrooke

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