84p.: ill.; Stiff paper cover Includes index. ISBN 0959 734112dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, olinda victoria australia, local history, volkhard wehner, mt dandenong and district historical society

xii, 116p.: ill.; includes index and bibliography. ISBN 1 864 590 165;Paperolinda victoria australia, pioneers, biographies, local history, iris woolrich (nee dorey), h.l. speagle

Plaque of mother and child was attached to the Cardinia Child Health and Welfare Centre in Main Street, Emerald. On refurbishment of the centre in 1996, the plaque was removed and not replaced. The Centre was named after Nellie Exley, a president of the Health Centre Committee.Light grey circular cast plaster plaque - Plasteremerald, victoria, australia, baby health centres, sculpture, buildings, nellie exley preschool centre, cardinia child health and welfare centre

Notebooks include engineers' data for road maintenance and construction, Shire of Ferntree Gully, 1920-1947, individually indexed by roads. Emerald was in the Shire of Ferntree Gully during this period.11 notebooks with handwritten notes.'Chief engineer, Lower Ferntree Gully, May 1924'shire of ferntree gully victoria australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, road construction, roads and streets, emerald, victoria, australia

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 the deviation at Perrin's Creek, Olinda, dated 15 May 1924. Data captured includes bearings, formation widths, 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. Landscape-orientated leather-bound book with printed grid-line pages and handwritten notes with graphite pencil. Verso folio features an index. Approximately 50 pages.Obverse: 6 /emerald, victoria, australia, roads and streets, surveying, land surveys

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 the Hughes St, Tecoma, dated 6 April 1932. 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 beetroot coloured gloss print in a rock-type pattern. 61 pages.Obverse: 6 /emerald, victoria, australia, roads and streets, surveying, land surveys

Printed as an extract from the Victorian Country Trades Directories by Universal Business Directories for circulation within the Dandenong Ranges area. Includes description of Emerald township and list of businesses in Emerald. The population of Emerald at the time was approximately 854. Refer to item for individual and business names.12-page booklet with paper cover printed in red and green. Contents printed in blue. Includes advertisements with illustrations.emerald, victoria, australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, belgrave victoria australia, upwey victoria australia, ferntree gully victoria australia, gembrook victoria australia, cockatoo victoria australia, businesses, banks, bakeries, universal business directories

No. 5 in 'Round Monbulk' Series. Describes three drives: Map 1Monbulk-Kallista-Sherbrooke-Sassafras-Olinda-Monbulk; Map 2 Monbulk-Emerald-Macclesfield-Monbulk; Map 3 Belgrave-Lysterfield valley-Ferntree Gully-Upwey-Tecoma-Belgrave. This is the primary copy.17p.:ill.,maps; spiral bound, revised edn. first pub 1994. ISBN 1875 301 364. (primary copy)Paperkallista, jack emerald, fleming's nursery, macclesfield cemetery, avonsleigh church of christ, emerald museum, nobelius heritage park, rose charman's cottage, butterfield park, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, monbulk, betty hotchin, gold mining, historic sites, historic buildings, tourism, emerald, victoria, australia

No. 5 in 'Round Monbulk' Series. Describes three drives: Map 1Monbulk-Kallista-Sherbrooke-Sassafras-Olinda-Monbulk; Map 2 Monbulk-Emerald-Macclesfield-Monbulk; Map 3 Belgrave-Lysterfield valley-Ferntree Gully-Upwey-Tecoma-Belgrave. This is a duplicate copy.17p.:ill.,maps; spiral bound, revised edn. first pub 1994. ISBN 1875 301 364. (duplicate copy)Paperkallista, jack emerald, fleming's nursery, macclesfield cemetery, avonsleigh church of christ, emerald museum, nobelius heritage park, rose charman's cottage, butterfield park, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, monbulk, betty hotchin, gold mining, historic sites, historic buildings, tourism, emerald, victoria, australia

No. 5 in 'Round Monbulk' Series. Describes three drives: Map 1Monbulk-Kallista-Sherbrooke-Sassafras-Olinda-Monbulk; Map 2 Monbulk-Emerald-Macclesfield-Monbulk; Map 3 Belgrave-Lysterfield valley-Ferntree Gully-Upwey-Tecoma-Belgrave. This is the second duplicate copy.17p.:ill.,maps; bound, revised edn. first pub 1994. ISBN 1875 301 364. (second duplicate copy)Paperkallista, jack emerald, fleming's nursery, macclesfield cemetery, avonsleigh church of christ, emerald museum, nobelius heritage park, rose charman's cottage, butterfield park, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, monbulk, betty hotchin, gold mining, historic sites, historic buildings, tourism, emerald, victoria, australia

Pen and wash sketches of historic sites and buildings in the Dandenongs by Victorian artist Don Angus, accompanied by text by Joy Hayes, editor of New Idea magazine.62p.; ill.; hard cover; ISBN 085 179 1263M. A'Varddandenong ranges, victoria, australia, emerald, victoria, australia, kallista victoria australia, menzies creek victoria australia, the patch victoria australia, selby victoria australia, art, joy hayes, don angus, ferntree gully national park, dobson, the basin, one tree hill, ferny creek school, sherbrooke forest, puffing billy, nobelius nursery, emerald lake park, olinda, mount dandenong, kalorama, silvan

Blackwood Smith was a Monbulk pioneer and land holder in the early 1900s. A quarry on his land supplied metal for road making in the Olinda-Monbulk-Kallista area. This typescript relates memories of Blackwood Smith and other local workers based on an interview, edit and transcript by Dorothy Williams.Blackwood Smith's Quarry' - pamphlet 3p. typescript + 1 map staples into manila folder. Papermonbulk victoria australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, quarries, road construction, smith, blackwood, blackwood smith's quarry, george sands, dorothy williams, monbulk historical society

The photograph documents the former U.S. Bus Lines, a bus and coach company formed in Monbulk in 1921. They offered a total of six routes across outer eastern Melbourne under contract with Public Transport Victoria, including services to Olinda, Belgrave South, Dandenong to Belgrave, as well as Melbourne to Emerald to Dandenong. U.S. Bus Lines was acquired by Ventura Bus Lines in December 2009.The record is historically significant as it features the U.S. Bus Lines which previously provided scheduled bus and coach services across the Dandenong foothhills. It provides insight into modes of travel used across Emerald, Gembrook, and other outer eastern Melbourne regions. This significance is further enhanced by the provenance of the record: the photograph was donated by a former bus driver with U.S. Bus Lines.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. Depicted is a young woman, believed to be named Gwen Eddy, dressed in smart casual attire standing outdoors in front of a bus. There is at least one passenger who can be seen sitting inside the bus. The bus route reads "GEMBROOK". There are trees in the background.Obverse: GEMBROOK / RAIL .. BUS .. US .. SERVICE .. NO3 / Reverse: Gewn Eddy / C/O / JOB6673 1 of 5 / VEMUP0961.1gembrook victoria australia, bus

The photograph documents the former U.S. Bus Lines, a bus and coach company formed in Monbulk in 1921. They offered a total of six routes across outer eastern Melbourne under contract with Public Transport Victoria, including services to Olinda, Belgrave South, Dandenong to Belgrave, as well as Melbourne to Emerald to Dandenong. U.S. Bus Lines was acquired by Ventura Bus Lines in December 2009.The record is historically significant as it features the U.S. Bus Lines which previously provided scheduled bus and coach services across the Dandenong foothhills. It provides insight into modes of travel used across Emerald, Gembrook, and other outer eastern Melbourne regions. This significance is further enhanced by the provenance of the record: the photograph was donated by a former bus driver with U.S. Bus Lines.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. This photograph depicts a stationary U.S. bus, possibly parked on an unsealed gravel or grassy road. There is a small shed in the background on the left hand side of the image. Also visible is a wire fence with wooden planks, trees and an open field.Obverse: U . S / 128 A 10 / 128 / VIC DL 569 / Reverse: JOB6673 5 of 5 / VEMUP0961.3 /bus, transport, u.s. bus lines, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia