An information paper produced in 2001 for distribution to members of the Friends of Emerald Lake Park.5 A4 typewritten and photocopied pages.Paperemerald, victoria, australia, nurseries (plants), parks, shire of ferntree gully victoria australia, shire of sherbrooke victoria australia, emerald lake park, friends of emerald lake park, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries, w.h. treganowan, gus ryberg amphitheatre, the pines amphitheatre, the gums amphitheatre, bunurong amphitheatre, carl stemp amphitheatre

Depicting early years of Emerald LakePhotograph of Emerald Park Lake showing diving tower circa 40s. Rose Series Postcard.Front: The Rose Series P. 1792 'Diving Tower and Shelter Shed, Emerald Lake, Vic.emerald park lake, rose series postcards

Three copies of program for official opening of Earth Amphitheatres at Emerald Lake Parkemerald, victoria, australia, emerald lake park

Emerald Park Lake - early photographEarly postcard depicting Emerald Park Lake from The Rose Series P.1021Front: The Rose Series P.1021, 'The Drive, Swimming Pool, Emerald, Vic. Back:: Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. Armadale Victoriarose series, swimming pool, emerald park lake

Comprises: Satchel 1 - minutes and financial reports of Emerald Lake Park Committee of Management 1978 - 1985; Satchel 2 - correspondence, reports, submissions, etc. 1970s; . Satchel 3 - correspondence, reports, submissions, etc. 1980s to 1994; Satchel 4 - Strategy Plans . Satchel 5 - Maps, publicity brochures, events;, Friends of Emerald Lake Park; Satchel 6 - Newspaper clippings; Sheet protector Maps and title documents (large).Archival records, most in plastic sheet covers relatin to Committee of Management, Emerald Lake Parkemerald, victoria, australia, parks, archives, leisure, shire of sherbrooke victoria australia, emerald lake park, emerald lake park committee of management, gus ryberg, jenny saulwick

Real estate agent reproduction of Subdivision 8-32 Sheet 2, L.P. 13262, total area approximately 130 acres, in Emerald Lake Park area. Shows transactions etc. . Emerald Lake Park was once part of Nobelius Nursery. Flax was grown in this area for use in making twine and rope for packing trees. Names of roads have been changed.Emerald Lake Park - Photocopy on cardboard of plan of land subdivision.4 chains to 1 inch Vol. 5583, Fol. 548emerald, victoria, australia, real estate agencies, land sales, maps, emerald lake park, nobelius nursery, gembrook nurseries

Green badge with black printing featuring a scetck of a frog atop a mushroom

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

Detailed plans and drawings of scultpures and ampitheatres in Emerald Lake Park, created by Jenny Saulwick. Includes photographs and slides in box, also correspondence, memos, employment conditions, grant application in box.Collection of plans, drawings, photographs (mounted), letters, memos and notices -Jenny Saulwick (artist)emerald, victoria, australia, parks, sculpture, shire of sherbrooke victoria australia, jenny saulwick, emerald lake park

Postcard depicting Emerald Park LakePhotographic postcard from the Rose Series P.564. Depicting Road Around Swimming Pool, Emerald, Vic.Front: The Rose Series P. 564 'Road around the Swimming Pool, Emerald, Vic. Back: Published b y the Rose Stereograph Co. Armadale Vic.rose series, swimming pool, emerald park lake

Photos related to Rainey and Bruton families in 1940s and 1950s around EmeraldPhotographs of or connected to Rainey and Bruton families.rainey family, bruton family, emerald, 1940s, 1950s, emerald park lake, arnott, joan lamendola, legge

Newspaper clippings relating to various musical performers. Includes: Dandenong Ranges Music Council performances in Emerald Lake Park in 1985; Peter Chapple (dec.), formerly of Clematis, a singer who was also involved in searching for the 'Tasmanian tiger' in the Dandenongs. Peter Chapple performed at picnics in the Nobelius Heritage Park and gave a stirring rendition of the national anthem at the Centenary of Federation picnic; program for performance of The sound of Music by the Ranges Music Theatre Inc in 1990; sundry news clippings of local musical performers.Photocopied newspaper cuttings; music programs; letter; cardemerald, victoria, australia, performing arts, music, schools and colleges, dandenong ranges music council, emerald lake park, emerald secondary college, ranges music theatre inc., peter chapple, riley jordan, vanessa amorosi, ebony king, marcus mcglashan

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

Documents relating to Emerald Progress Association, including 3 sheets dating back to early 1900s when C.A. Nobelius chaired the association. Archives of the association include; 1 notebook, 3 cheque books, 5 cashbooks, correspondence (1950-1961) + (1969-1972) in 4 archival files. Topics relate to town planning, telephone services, fire services events at Emerald Community Hall, Emerald Lake Park and proposed caravan park, proposal and request to Department of Education to have a co-educational school in Emerald.; Dandenong Ranges Preservation (1950)Documents attributed to the Emerald Progress Association between 1950 and 1978. Contains information about community organisations, plans, and fundraising activities. Also contains 3 documents dated between 1908 and 1909. 1x notebook containing handwritten notes from 1966. Includes notes about general meetings and annual reports. 4 pages only, two of which are detached from notebook. 3x cheque books 5x cash receipt books 4x archival satchels containing loose leaf paper correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, invoices etc.clubs, associations, societies, emerald, victoria, australia, resident action, schools and colleges, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, conservation of natural resources, emerald progress association, emerald mechanics institute, emerald hall, emerald reserve, c.a. nobelius, emerald lake park, emerald caravan park

Cardboard covered with staple binding. copy of “The Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation” on frontaborigines, yarra valley, northern dandenongs

The transparency was taken by William husband of 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 and socially significant as it documents Olive Hamilton, Rene-Mary Alsop and Wyn Wallace attending a ceremony at Government House.Colour photographic mounted transparency (slide) depicting three ladies standing in grounds of Government House. Kodachrome transparency.Stamped “4” and “MAR58M1”. Written “Rene-Mary Alsop Wyn Wallace Govt House”transparency, slide, william, olive, hamilton, governent house

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. 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

The first photo shows local families at the annual primary school ball in the local hall The second photo shows how the lake was drained to enable the construction of the new walking bridge across the lake2 photos of Emerald circa 1980's. (1) Primary School Centenary Ball at Emerald Hall L-R Unknown, Marj Ludecki, Brain Ludecki, Kay and Ray Gaylard, Unknown. (2) Emerald Lake Drained to build the new Walking Bridge.ludecke, emerald primary school, emerald lake park

Produced as a souvenir for the Puffing Billy Preservation Society. A useful 'potted history'.Small cardboard souvenir booklet, 12 leaves plus cover, coloured photographs and text -some surface damage and soilingemerald, victoria, australia, rail services, railway stations, tourism, puffing billy, puffing billy preservation society, emerald lake park, emerald tourist railway board

Soft cover book with maps and photographs; includes index; ISBN 0 909594 12 0 2 copiesemerald, victoria, australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, tourism, parks, sandra bardwell, cardinia reservoir, emerald lake park, aura vale lake, crystal brook park, bimbimbie wildlife park