Photographic record by Russ Haines, RDHS, in October 2008.

Black and white "Murray Views" postcard and souvenir photograph - 1948 handwritten on back. 1948 handwritten on back. Postcard - Real Photograph Produced in Australia by Murray Views, Gympie, Q.

Catalogue card reads, "Railway station, Ringwood. 1976".

Black and white photograph of Mathieson business over the years. Later sold bicycle parts and became a cycle shop. Tom's son, Stan took over the business and later moved down Maroondah Highway. Showing other businesses such as C.E. Carter & Son, Auctioneer & Estate Agents, Ward's Newsagency and Wadeson's Garage.

Black and white photograph.Date written on back of photograph: "Mid 1976".

Black and white photographWrittren on back of photograph: "May 1969, bus terminus at Railway Station. Site of Station Masters house.

Coloured Postcard"Written on back of Postcard" With complements Mr Hocking -Ringwood State School Grace Curry - Ringwood Railway Station.

Group photo of Australian Army Unit (unknown)Group photo taken in front of old drill hall which was located in the current Ringwood railway station car park

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Mr. W. Matlock was one of the first to operate from Ringwood Railway Station with a hansom cab."

Advertisements for auction sale of retail and residential blocks opposite the Ringwood Railway Station on Saturday, 8th November, 1913, showing subdivision layout, terms of sale, and summary of local features and services. Auction at 3 o'clock on the property by order of Mr. O.J. Pratt - 18 township lots, 27 villa blocks, also weatherboard butcher's shop with 5-roomed weatherboard house and good stabling, and 5-roomed new weatherboard villa. Subdivision includes Station Road (later Warrandyte Road), Pratt Street, and Whitehorse Road. Agents - Coghill & Haughton, 79 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Auburn & Canterbury, in conjunction with J.B. McAlpin, Opposite Railway Station, Ringwood.

Colour photocopy of poster sub-titled Ringwood Station Reserve & Railway Station Reserve. Auction of 93 sites on Saturday 27th October (no year, likely 1925). Subdivision includes Station Street, Government Road (Wantirna Road), James Street, William Street. Auctioneers - Hair & Gill, 16 Collins Street West and Glenferrie. Solicitor - Seymour Fergie, Elizabeth Street. Surveyors - Fowler & Gatward, 12 Collins Street West.

Sepia photograph"Written on back of photograph" The new viaduct looking Westward toward Ringwood Railway Station. 10/5/1924 See also photograph mhc096 in NWD 02-09-06, showing costruction of viaduct in 1923.

Technical drawing of Ringwood Railway Station features, surrounding streets and buildings including Cool Stores, Packing Shed, Coke Bin, Coal Box, Dam, Garage, Shops, ES&A Bank, Station Master's Residence, Drill Hall, Goods Shed, Signal Box, Passenger Platform, Footbridge, and Clock Tower at Warrandyte Road. Station entrance and traffic access areas shaded red and yellow.Scale: 1"=40'

Multi-fold double sided sheet with yellow and blue print and blue monotone photographs advertising private sale of retail and residential sites. Brochure includes price list, and details of subdivision features and local facilities, with photographs.Subdivision includes Railway Avenue, Dublin Road, Lawrence Grove, Stanley Avenue. Agents - Coghill & Haughton, 79 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Phone Central 2793. Photographs include construction of East Ringwood Railway Station, "The Dive" where aquatic sports are held, Old East Ringwood Township, Davey's Hill.

"Alexander Colquhoun [Herald art critic 1914-1922 and feature writer for the Age 1926-1941] ... took private students in the first decade of the century, and one of these was Winifred Miles, who after her marriage in 1910 lived the remainder of her life in Ringwood. ... (She) began by doing charcoal studies of animals when she was in Balranald, but in later years moved to oils and then watercolours, travelling around Ringwood to find places to paint by means of a pony-driven governess-cart. She won prizes for paintings in the Royal Melbourne Shows." - Hugh Anderson - Ringwood, Place of Many Eagles [p.217].Painting with cardboard border in glass-fronted frame. Painted from an original black & white photograph, Catalogue Reg No. 1347 recorded as "Ringwood's first Post Office showing first Postmistress, Miss M. Thompson and her mother. 1890". (South side of Main Street (Maroondah Highway), approximately 300 meters west of Ringwood Railway Station). Writing on back of original photograph reads, "Grandma and Auntie Martha Thomson 1890". (Difference in painting date and photograph date indicates years as shown are approximate only). Sticker on back of frame - "Ringwood Framing Gallery, 233 Whitehorse Road Ringwood, Phone 8704930"

Ticket - Weekly - printed on paste board - Edmondson style, white card with two vertical red stripes. Both issued at Ringwood Railway station for travel by MMTB Bus and train. Has conditions of travel on rear and notes that the VR is not responsible for the bus services. .1 - 9 sections of Bus travel - ticket number 0148 .2 - 5 sections of Bus travel - ticket number 0178 .3 - 1 section ditto number 0344 .4 - 2 sections ditto number 0212 .5 - 3 sections ditto number 0211trams, tramways, tickets, ringwood, weekly tickets, bus tickets, vr, mmtb

3 copies of photographs (1 large, 2 small postcards of the same scene, one with a circular vignette). Written on the back of one Postcard: "Methodist Church in Ringwood opposite Railway Station and Mechanics Institute where Town Hall now stands c 1910. Photo by L.F.East" Written on back of other pstcard: "Ringwood 1910 from Railway Station looking across Whitehorse Roade. Photo L.F.East."

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Typed on backing sheet: "Kerbside pumps at station entrance". Written on back of large photograph: "Bike repair shop and petrol. Sold to CBC for their Ringwood Bank, westside of entrance to railway station". Written on back of small copy: "On right hand corner of entrance to Ringwood Railway Station. Kerbside pumps, also did big business in bikes and repairs. c1940's."

Black and white photograph (2 copies)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Main St. Ringwood - Looking toward Railway Station entrance. Newsagent C.V. Ward 1940".

Typed below photograph, "Ringwood's first Post Office showing first Postmistress, Miss M. Thompson and her mother. 1890". (South side of Main Street (Maroondah Highway), approximately 300 meters west of Ringwood Railway Station). Writing on back of original photograph reads, "Grandma and Auntie Martha Thomson 1890". Stamps on back of photograph read, "Wall Bros. Photographers ... St. Kilda". Other stamp reads, "R.J.T. Futcher, Geelong, Victoria, Australia".

Paradise Estate layout also included in Land Sale Brochure Titled Eureka Plan Book - Seven Delightful & Valuable Ringwood Estates - circa 1925, Reg. No. 5100.Subdivision plan of Paradise Estate, Ringwood, showing allotments for sale, with typed page attached showing block sizes and prices.Locality plan showing land for sale south of Canterbury Road, 1 Mile south of Ringwood Railway Station. Subdivison includes Canterbury Road and Dandenong Road (later Wantirna Road). Surveyors - McKenzie Aisbett & Webber, surveyors & engineers, 440 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Telephone Central 11540. Subdivision for Mr Grenwood at Ringwood. Additional typewritten price list showing footage, price per foot, and price per block for Lots No. 1 to 60. Paradise Estate layout also included in Land Sale Brochure Titled Eureka Plan Book - Seven Delightful & Valuable Ringwood Estates - circa 1925, Reg. No. 5100.

Seven-page brochure advertising Mortgagees' Realising Sale by Public Auction on Wednesday, 28th November, 1934 for properties at Box Hill, Ringwood, Wonga Park, and Clarinda (via Oakleigh), including photographs, property descriptions, and terms of sale.Auction Commencing at 2.15 p.m. in the Orient Line Auction Rooms, 352 Collins Street, Melbourne. Solicitors: Messrs. Madden, Butler, Elder & Graham, 406 Collins Street, Melbourne. (Agents) H.P. Knight & Co. Property Salesmen and Subidivisional Experts, 315 Collins Street, Melbourne, 'Phones: Central 10615, 10616. Attractive Residential, Orchard, and Market Garden Properties, and Public Hall and School Rooms. 1. Wonga Park via Ringwood - "Holme Bush" off Warrandyte Road, Part of Lots 14 and 15, Ringwood Orchard Estate, approximatgely three miles (north) of Ringwood Railway Station - 64 Acres. 2. 17 Bishop Street, Box Hill - timber residence. 3. Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood - On East Side, 150 feet 3 inches South of Bedford Road - timber attic residence. 4. Ringwood - Wantirna Road, South-east corner of Canterbury Road - Orchard Property of approx. 11-1/2 Acres. 5. Box Hill - Whitehorse Road, South-east corner of Linsley Street - Timber building utilised as a Public Hall and Private School. 6. Clarinda vic Oakleigh, Talbot Crescent, off Centre Road - Home on 10 acres of land.

Written on backing sheet, "Methodist Church on site at Cnr. Melbourne St. and Whitehorse Rd. On its removal to Greenwood Ave. Mr. J.B. McAlpin built shops on this site - land (Dimmey's) including his own estate agency." One photograph claimed church was moved to Greenwood Ave in 1916. Photograph taken in 1904. Another photograph states that the photograph is of the Methodist Church and Sunday School. Inserted in the sleeve of one of the photographs are two small postcard photographs that state they are, "Methodist Church in Main Street, Ringwood opposite railway station. See Mechanics Institute where Town Hall now stands - c1910. Photo by L. F. East".

To the Editor of the Ringwood Mail Dear Sir, would you please publish in your widely read paper the following letter for the information of the residents of the City of Ringwood- Re the passing of my brother Mr. J.P. Howship, who was an ANZAC one of the pioneer family of Howship of Ringwood which name is connected with the early history of Ringwood or more particularly Ringwood East as the late J.P. Howship and myself purchased the Nursery of Mr. John Hill around the year 1912 and after a couple of years my late brother Bert was taken into partnership and we bought the adjoining nursery of Mr. Will Hill and traded under name Howship Bros. Rosedale Nursery and the name of one street in the old property Howship Avenue is named after the old firm as well as Rosedale Crescent. The move for the establishment of the Ringwood East station started with myself and in a meeting up with a Mr .T. Birkitt who I felt was the man I needed as he was a sub Estate Agent .A meeting was called and held in our packing shed at the end of Federal Road which at that time ended at Mr. Charlie Burdens property and abbuted (sic) on our property. This meeting was attended by about sixty residents and the late Mr. C. Wedge was elected as the first President of the Ringwood East Railway League and Progress Assoc. with Mr. T. Birkitt as Secretary and myself as assist. Secretary. This League raised the sum of about 1,600 from residents and land owners for the erection of the Ringwood East Railway Station & after the station was erected and paid for the League part was canceled and the Progress Assoc. carried on. The present Ringwood East Cricket Club was formed at meeting and the Prog .......and my three brothers Bert, Mervyn and played cricket in the Ringwood district for many years and most of us were members of the Ringwood at first and then the Ringwood East Football clubs and followed the teams for years a few names of the old players came to mind in E. Thomas , C. Weil, T. Homewood, the Pratt family and others. I might mention for the benefit of the City of Ringwood residents my eldest brother Laurie late of New Street and now living at Blairgowrie was with what was then known as Coopers Mills and designed and helped to build some of the first buildings in that property now known as Ringwood Timber & Trading Co .Also that myself and others namely the Reidy Brothers, Mr. Taylor, & L .Cleary & voluntary labour formed the tennis courts at East Ringwood with the help of our young Ladies of the time, those courts I'm pleased to say are well established and two more are added and provide good activities for the young people of the district. Also with the aid of C .Thomas, Norm Blood and others we formed the Methodist courts. From the Ringwood East Progress Association came the move to have a Health Centre for Ringwood. This was established by a good deal of enthusiastic work by some mothers after spending nearly fifty years in Ringwood watching it grow from town surrounded by orchards to a City and I must congratulate the Civic Fathers and their staff in the growth of Ringwood and the fine roads, Parks, Elderly Citizens Club and have all done a good job but why oh why have you neglected mines Road Ringwood east. Why has this road not been made the drainage there is something to be seen to be believed in such a city .The only solution is making and curbing this road & I would ask those responsible why the curbing was put down Dublin Road where there are no residents this curbing could well have solved the problem in Mines Road if used there. I recently spent a weekend with my Daughter, Mrs. Munro at the corner of Maroondah highway and Mines Road and was disgusted at the condition of Mines Road and drainage and had to air my views and suggest a trip to Mines Road by the Civic Fathers led by the Health Inspector I am yours sincerely H.C. Howship Sheila Street, Rye. (copied here verbatim)3 pages of hand written letter detailing the early history of the East Ringwood Railway and Progress Association, football, cricket and tennis clubs.. Written as a draft in 1963.

Plan of Part of Crown Allotments 16 & 18, Parish of Ringwood, County of Mornington. Subdivision includes Site for Heathmont Station, Heathmont Road, George Street, Lilian Street, Edith Street, Edna Street, Great Ryrie Street. Inset locality plan also shows nearby Electric Railway Estate and Heathmont Station Estate. L.H. Webber, Licensed Surveyor, 440 Little Collins Street, Melbourne.

Two composite black & white aerial photographs with north-facing view over Maroondah Highway, including Railway Station precinct, Civic Centre precinct, Eastland, Mount Dandenong Road, Bedford Road, Ringwood Street, Warrandyte Road, Mullum Road, Loughnan's Road.Department of Crown Lands and Survey. Maroondah Highway Project - Run 3 - 20.1.72 - 3,900' ASL.

2 photographs (1 black and white, 1 sepia)Image shows building on Maroondah Highway with two horse driven carts at front, and another gentleman holding a horse. Louis Herry had a bakery and general store in Lilydale and opened another in Mount Dandenong Road, opposite the Club Hotel. His wife, Kate, mostly ran the Ringwood store. The store was previously owned by the Blood Bros, after they moved premises closer to the railway station. From the Place of Many Eagles book, "Louis was born in Purdu, France, in 1855, and came to Ringwood from Walhalla in 1887 and erected a weatherboard house and shop opposite the Club Hotel, using a Miner's Right to secure the land. When he arrived, Louis was a married man with three children, Leopold (1882), Marie (1884), John (1886). He had married Kate Handforth at Walhalla in 1879. In later years Elizabeth, Minellia, Louis and Denise were born. Kate's father was known as the midwife of the Gippsiand township because he had once been a fourth year medical student in England, but earnt a living as a goldbuyer in Victoria. Marie Herry would grow up remembering her grandfather calling sometimes at Ringwood; he would bring the children jubilee Mixture to eat and he carried a revolver in his pocket. Often he would play the violin while Marie would stepdance on the kitchen table." Leo served in WWI, whose name appears on the Ringwood Clocktower.

Opening Heathmont Railway Station in May 1926. The photo shows the audience, including Bill Everard MLA, at the entrance to the railway platform. The Station building was located on the west side of the tracks, near the corner of Heathmont and Canterbury Roads. At the officially opening, the ribbon was cut by Louise Pump, wife of Herman.