This plaque commemorated the October 16th, 1965 opening of a new pavilion at Emerald Recreation Reserve (now known as Worrell Reserve). The pavilion was opened by Mr William Archibald Borthwick, at that time a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Scoresby. It was built to serve the needs of local sports teams including the Emerald Cricket Club. The 1965 pavilion was replaced in 2021.This plaque commemorates a now-renovated building playing an important role in facilitating sporting and recreation in the local community over more than five decades.A rectangular wooden plaque, with partially faded text painted on one side in a landscape orientation. There are two holes through the display side of the plaque near the middle of each short edge, previously used to affix the plaque to a surface. There is a small taper between the rear side and display side such that the display side is slightly smaller.Painted on wood: "EMERALD RECREATION / RESERVE PAVILION / Opened by / MR. W A. BORTHWICK M.L.A. / 16/10/65"emerald cricket club, worrell reserve

This photograph was taken from nearby what is now the intersection of Emerald-Monbulk Road and Main Street, sometime around the 1920s. It is said to capture a broad array of important institutions including Moffats general store, Madigan's butcher (originally Couper's), the Emerald Recreation Reserve, the corner store and bakery, the Emerald Mechanics Institute, and part of the Nobelius nursery.This photograph is a particularly broad capture of Emerald's landscape and townscape around the 1920s, with extensive detail in its annotation and featuring several important insitutions of early Emerald.A black and white photograph of a rural street, with shrubland in the foreground and a building in the middle of the shot beside the street continuing towards the background. The near-background has several additional buildings, while the further distance shows hills with orchards planted. The photograph is backed by a piece of card backing. The reverse has extensive handwritten annotation in black pen, with some layers of the backing missing in the corners from adhesive. The photograph is peeling from the backing on the right side.Reverse, Pen: "Moffats Store Post Office + House / Foreground 1901 House built by R Couper. C Charman / P. Charman + Clem Worrell. / Background Emerald recreation reserve with / grand stand + corner store + bakery on Gembrook road. / Carman + orchard hill of Nobelius back hill / Emerald Mechanics hall in reserve at back corder / Note pine trees at Macclesfield centre background" Pencil: "Different view of Moffat's store"emerald, 1920s, commerce