Report by Biosis Research, Natural and Cultural Heritage Consultants, on an assessment of the White star-bush, a nationally endangerfed plant, in relation to the Shire's fire management plan.Photocopy of typed manuscript, 12 pages plus cover, with map and coloured photographsemerald, victoria, australia, conservation of natural resources, native plants, white star-bush, emerald quarry, biosis research

A series in the Monbulk Memories Series entitled "The Early Days", containing numbers 1,2,4,12,16. See also VEMU 373 for No. 2.Monbulk Memories: the Early Days|Old Emerald Road|Blackwood Smith's Quarry|A bush family|In the beginnings|Pioneers of The Patch - Bound paper back, 54 pages, contains five articles previously published separately. Incl maps. ISBN 187 5301 143.monbulk victoria australia, kallista victoria australia, the patch victoria australia, pioneers, quarries, road construction, monbulk historical society, dorothy williams, blackwood smith, harold (aldy) coulson, george sands, eric wright, ethel mckellar, jack hibgame

Notes compiled by Jo Jenkinson on tours of Emerald and district conducted in April and May 1990 by Gus Ryberg. The notes were written to accompany photographs, now in a display book (see VEMU ). Contain details of historical sites around Emerald. Includes hand-written amendments by Gus Ryberg.7p. of typescript, printout from a computer file, with map.butchers, nils muth, nottingham house, hogan park, emerald coffee palace, monkey dung creek, a'vard picnic ground, rose charman's cottage, copplestone, lumeah, gus ryberg, emerald, victoria, australia, retail trade, orchardists, vegetable growing, herb growing, horticulture, guest houses, gold mining, quarries, historic sites, historic buildings

Map shows towns, roads, railway, state schools and quarries. Ferntree Gully Shire was declared in 1889 when the area was severed from Berwick Shire. In 1963 the Shire of Sherbrooke was declared, cutting off approximately half of the Ferntree Gully Shire.Map of Ferntree Gully, hand drawn on cartridge paper. Scale 13 inches to 2 milesemerald, victoria, australia, shire of ferntree gully victoria australia, maps

This book holds outstanding historic significance as it speaks to the development and urbanisation of outer eastern Melbourne. In mapping the terrain of the Dandenong foothills, this surveyor book played a big role in laying the foundations for the roads and suburbs in the area. The record's interpretive capacity is strengthened by its position with a museum dedicated to collecting, documenting and preserving the history of Emerald and surrounding districts. There is strong research potential once knowledge of the techniques used by the surveyor are unlocked, revealing a better understanding of the data.This field book contains comprehensive, handwritten survey data, including measurements and annotations, regarding the shapes, angles and curves of roads in Emerald and surrounding districts. The first entry refers to Malvern Council Quarry Encroachment, dated 16 November 1939. Data captured includes back, intermediate, form, rise, fall, reduced levels, distance, as well as general remarks and comments. In addition to this quantitative data, there are also hand drawn diagrams of angles and roads scattered throughout the book. Portrait-orientated leather-bound book with printed pages and handwritten notes with graphite pencil. Verso folio features a grey-blue coloured matte canvas-look print. 61 pages.Obverse: 16 / full /emerald, victoria, australia, roads and streets, surveying, land surveys