Historical information

Charles Henry [Carl] Grove died on 17/4/1938 at Box Hill at the age of 88 and was buried in Orbost.
Prior to coming to the Snowy River district, Carl worked as overseer on Buchan Station. In 1880, he selected land at Newmerella after first coming here in 1874 with early selector James A Robertson. He married Annie Robertson in 1876. Carl was a farmer, hop and seed grower and nurseryman. He was an elected Councillor of the newly formed Tambo Shire in 1882, and then in 1892 to the Orbost Shire where he served for many years filling varioius public roles.
In 1911, he shifted to Queensland, but later returned to Victoria and died at Box Hill. (Ref. Nov 2014 Newsletter)

Significance

Carl Grove was a prominent Orbost early settler. This document is a useful research tool.

Physical description

A document hand-written on foolscap sized paper. There is a "List of Species Collected by Mr Carl Grove" and a letter written by Carl Grove to the president and committee of the Mechanics Institute Orbost.