The object is historically and socially significant as it shows the opening of Heroes Avenue (Avenue of Honor) three years after the end of Word War I. The trees planted in the Avenue came from the Nobelius Nursery.Photograph mounted on card of the opening of Heroes Avenue, Emerald on ANZAC Day 1921. Showing opening of Heroes AvenueSchool Children, Diggers + Speakers ect. People of Emerald. Opening of Heroes Avenue, ANZAC Day 1921, School Masters' Residence in backgroundanzac, heroes avenue, avenue of honor, emerald

The object is historically and socially significant as it shows the opening of Heroes Avenue (Avenue of Honor) three years after the end of Word War I. The trees planted in the Avenue came from the Nobelius Nursery.Photograph mounted on card of the opening of Heroes Avenue, Emerald on ANZAC Day 1921. Showing The newly planted memorial trees..View of Heroes Avenue showing Memorial Trees. ANZAC Day 1921 Heroes Aveanzac, heroes avenue, avenue of honor, emerald

The object is historically and socially significant as it shows the opening of Heroes Avenue (Avenue of Honor) three years after the end of Word War I. The trees planted in the Avenue came from the Nobelius Nursery.Photograph mounted on card of the opening of Heroes Avenue, Emerald on ANZAC Day 1921. Showing Shire President Cr J Mahony opening the AvenueShire President Cr J Mahony, opens Heroes Avenue. ANZAC Day 1921anzac, heroes avenue, avenue of honor, emerald

The object is historically and socially significant as it shows the opening of Heroes Avenue (Avenue of Honor) three years after the end of Word War I. The trees planted in the Avenue came from the Nobelius Nursery.Photograph mounted on card of the opening of Heroes Avenue, Emerald on ANZAC Day 1921. Showing Mrs Mahony cutting the ribbon.Mrs Mahony, wife of Shire President, cutting the ribbon. ANZAC Day 1921 Heroes Aveanzac, heroes avenue, avenue of honor, emerald

The object is historically and socially significant as it shows the opening of Heroes Avenue (Avenue of Honor) three years after the end of Word War I. The trees planted in the Avenue came from the Nobelius Nursery.Photograph mounted on card of the opening of Heroes Avenue, Emerald on ANZAC Day 1921. Showing Lieutenant-Colonel Bladin addressing the gathering.Lieu-Col Bladin adressing gathering Miss Waters at piano. ANZAC Day 1921anzac, heroes avenue, avenue of honor, emerald

There are seven other copies of this photograph in our collection, mostly differing in the placement of the label and the cropping of the photograph. This is itself a copy of the original. One of these copies is also accessioned as VEMUP0456.2. This c. 1907 photograph was taken from the intersection of Beaconsfield Road (now Kilvington Drive) and Station Road (now Puffing Billy Place), looking towards Emerald Railway Station. It looks past the Emerald Coffee Palace, a significant establishment serving coffee, wine, and more - a room in the back was even used as a visiting doctor's surgery. The Coffee Palace was, at the time, owned by the O'Connor family and run by Mrs Greatorex. At this time it was relatively new - the second centre of Emerald, around Kilvington Drive, mostly materialised thanks to the location of the railway station. The location of the railway is visible, but from this angle the station and tracks are not visible. While the annotation lists that the photograph was taken in 1889, the visibility of a gate (contra the annotation) and existence of this second town centre - which grew around the station - suggests that other sources lisitng 1907 are closer to accuracy. Note the posts in front of the Palace - used to tie horses in this time before cars became dominant. There are elevated wires visible running along the left side of the street, which resemble power lines but at this time are more likely to have instead been telegraph cables.This photograph recounts the growth of Emerald's second town centre around the railway station.This item is a black and white copy of an older photograph. It depicts an unpaved street leading down a hill to a gate and fence, with several shops to either side. There is a lamp post on the street corner on the right, and a telegraph line running along the left side. In the background, the slope rises back up to a hill with fields and scattered trees.Bottom-right: "STATION RD. EMERALD" Building in the photograph: "EMERALD COFFEE PALACE" Reverse: "Coffee Palace was guest house / Note no gates this was before the railway Puffing Billy came through. / Note posts to tie horses to outside the palace. / O'Connors owned Coffee Palace. / Windmill in back of Palace - bore for water. 1889."emerald coffee palace, emerald, commerce, 1900s

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

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

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 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 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. These glasses were made as souvenirs for that event.These glasses are souvenirs of the celebration of the centenary of the Emerald Primary School 1879-1979.Bottle has picture of state school with front gate on it.Sherry glasses have picture of front gate of school with tree growing nearbyEmerald state school inscribed with PS No.2110 1879-1909 . PS3381 1901-1979centenary/ emerald primary school

The store in this image belonged to W. M. Anderson, near an Emerald Station which as of 1901 would have been open for less than a year. Anderson moved to a new and more lasting location - the corner of Kilvington Drive and Heroes Avenue, where until recently a bookshop was located - at the start of the 1920s, but this older store was in a different location closer to the station. Two other photos of the same scene are in the collection: VEMUP1011.2 is identical, and VEMUP1011.1 is from a different angle.This image captures an important Emerald institution from the turn of the century, displaying the nature of the town at that time.This black and white photograph features a wooden shop with a corrugated steel roof and porch awning. The shop takes up the left half of the photograph, while the landscape on the right half continues past a wire fence to a flat field, with trees in the far background. In the centre of the foreground, a tree with few leaves stands in front of the building, between it and the road the photographer is standing on. The photograph is printed on modern photograph paper.Reverse, Pen: "Emerald Grocery, Anderson's 1901 Near Station" Reverse, Pencil: "EMERALD GROCERY"emerald, commerce, 1900s

The store in this image belonged to W. M. Anderson, near an Emerald Station which as of 1901 would have been open for less than a year. Anderson moved to a new and more lasting location - the corner of Kilvington Drive and Heroes Avenue, where until recently a bookshop was located - at the start of the 1920s, but this older store was in a different location closer to the station. Two other photos of the same scene are in the collection: VEMUP1011 is identical, and VEMUP1011.1 is from a different angle.This image captures an important Emerald institution from the turn of the century, displaying the nature of the town at that time.This black and white photograph features a wooden shop with a corrugated steel roof and porch awning. The shop takes up the left half of the photograph, while the landscape on the right half continues past a wire fence to a flat field, with trees in the far background. In the centre of the foreground, a tree with few leaves stands in front of the building, between it and the road the photographer is standing on. The photograph is printed on modern photograph paper.Reverse, Pencil: "EMERALD GROCERY"emerald, commerce, 1900s