At Emerald Railway Station, 2001
At Emerald Railway Station, 2001
Emerald, a township in the Dandenong Ranges, is 44 km south-east of Melbourne. The name came from Emerald Creek (also known as Ti Tree Creek) which was named after a prospector Jack Emerald who was murdered in 1858. In the same year the Emerald gold diggings were opened, centred on alluvial workings on the Emerald and other creeks. A town reserve was approved in 1859. By 1860 a rudimentary township grew near the miners' encampment. Mining was intermittent, but residents had rural pursuits such as eucalyptus-leaf harvesting for the distilling of eucalyptus oil.
At Emerald Railway Station, 2001
At Emerald Railway Station, 2001
Emerald, 2001
Community House, Emerald, 2012
Homestead, Emerald near Gembrook
Main road, Emerald, 1945
Emerald Lake, the Dandenongs
Summer coolness, swimming pool, Emerald, 1954
Lake at Emerald Park, 1947-48
Avonsleigh House, Emerald, 1918-20
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