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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book - Bank, Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd, Pass Book of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Grey cardboard cover with red spine belonging to local Ringwood identity Mr John G Aird Sr. a/c 260 Pounds 11 Shillings paid in full 16-Sep-1924, Sep-24
... Mr John G Aird Sr. a/c 260 Pounds 11 Shillings paid in full ...Pass Book of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Grey cardboard cover with red spine belonging to Mr John G Aird Sr. a/c 260 Pounds 11 Shillings paid in full 16-Sep-1924. +Additional Keywords: Aird Sr., John G. -
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Reports, Ringwood East Primary School: A short history of the state school and two letters pertaining to the finding of information.c1969, c.1969
... Ringwood East Primary School: A short history of the state ...A short history of the state school at Ringwood East and two letters pertaining to the finding of information.5 pagers of typewritten sheets - foolscap; 2 letters re the Ringwood East State School 4180 -
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Book - (24), J.A. Baines, History of Ringwood State School 2997. Compiled by Headmaster Mr J A Baines (Copy 2)
... Headmaster Mr J A Baines (Copy 2) ...Red covered scrap book with photos, one of two copies compiled by headmaster Mr J.A. Baines as a history of Ringwood Primary School No.2997. +Additional Keywords: Baines, J.A. Ringwood State School -
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Book, J.A. Baines, History of Ringwood State School 2997. Compiled by Headmaster Mr J A Baines (Copy 1)
... Headmaster Mr J A Baines (Copy 1) ...Red covered scrap book with photos, one of two copies compiled by headmaster Mr J.A. Baines as a history of Ringwood Primary School No.2997. +Additional Keywords: Baines, J.A. Ringwood Primary SchoolHistory of Ringwood State School 2997. Compiled by JA Baines for Centenary of State Education, 1872-1972 (Ringwood SS 1874-1970) -
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Sole of Shoe, Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. Undated, <2000
... Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle ...Sole found in the Miners' cottage.Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. -
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Photograph, Coloured photo of the Karralyka theatre convention centre set up with round tables ready for a reception
... set up with round tables ready for a reception. ...Convention Centre -
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Printing Block, Laminated wooden block with metal sheet nailed on one side with a picture of the trustees of M.U.I.O.O.F. Ringwood Area 1914, 1914
... with a picture of the trustees of M.U.I.O.O.F. Ringwood Area ...Used in the production of a picture for use in magazine or book.Laminated wooden block with metal sheet nailed on one side with a picture of the trustees of M.U.I.O.O.F. -
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Newspaper Cutting, Newspaper articles from 1920 regarding Cr. A. Temple Miles of Ringwood and an 1854 house, 1. Unknown|2. 3-Dec-1920
... Newspaper articles from 1920 regarding Cr. A. Temple Miles ...1. Some of the history of Quambee House with two photos.|2. Personal notice stating that Cr. A. Temple Miles has been elected the first Mayor of the Municipality.|See also 3340 1-2Photocopies of two newspaper articles:; 1. Unique house built in 1854; 2. Personal notice dated 3-Dec-1920 about Cr. A. Temple Miles +Additional Keywords: Miles, A. Temple, Cr. -
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Voters Roll, Winterbottom, E: Returning Officer, Borough of Ringwood, Copy of first Borough of Ringwood Voters' Roll for 1924, and a copy of Voters' Roll for the South-Western Riding of the Shire of Lillydale for 1924. Entries include surname, christian name, address, trade or occupation of owner or occupier, description and situation of property, valuation, and number of votes
... , and a copy of Voters' Roll for the South-Western Riding of the ...Donated with the compliments of Ringwood and Croydon Mail 4-Dec-1924Small booklet, brown cover containing names, addresses, trades, description, situation, value of properties and number of votes. 39pp.; First Voters Roll for Ringwood (written on cover) +Additional Keywords: Winterbottom, EFirst Voters Roll for Ringwood (written on cover) -
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Rock, Stibnite rock sample from a Ringwood antimony mine
... Stibnite rock sample from a Ringwood antimony mine. ...Owned by Russ Haines since 1966. Antimony was mined in Ringwood during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The ore known as Stibnite is a sulphide of Antimony. The metal is alloyed with lead in the manufacture of lead-acid batteries and in typesetting. Stibnite has been used for centuries as a cosmetic (marking eyebrows). The antimony ore may also contain gold.Lump of antimony rock (Stibnite) from the mine in Ringwood. See also History of Object. -
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Letter and three photos, Mr A.T. Tschiffely, Correspondence including photographs to Mrs. A Temple Miles, Ringwood, from A.T. Tschiffely, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 15th, 1929, 15-Jul-29
... Correspondence including photographs to Mrs. A Temple Miles ...Letter written to A. Temple Miles 'Selanger', Warrandyte Road, Ringwood with three photos as a 'Souvenir of our ride from Buenos Aires to New York'. Reply to a letter from Mrs Miles.Bifold letter. Writing front and back. Pale blue deckle edged paper. Signed A.T. Tschiffely. Contained in a pale blue envelope - no stamp.; 1. Photograph of man on horse - B&W; 2. 'Mancha' horse ('Spot') - B&W; 3. 'Geto' - cat - B&W +Additional Keywords: Miles, A.T. (Mrs) / Tschiffely, A.T. (Mr)Address on envelope - see History of Object. -
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Order Book, Order book used in a timber yard (illegible company name) distributing to named customers in and around Ringwood area - 1925
... Order book used in a timber yard (illegible company name ...Order book used in timber yard to record orders which were crossed out when completed. Name of timber yard is not known.Order book used in a timber yard. Dark green covers with red leather spine. Label on front not legible. 275pp. all used. Half page alphabetic index in middle with customer names. -
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Account Book, Ringwood State School - account book of Mothers Club showing fund raising accounts. Book started 1938 then a gap; started again 1950. Shows lists of members at meetings, 1930s
... showing fund raising accounts. Book started 1938 then a gap ...Used at Mother's Club, Ringwood State SchoolRingwood State School - account book of Mothers Club showing fund raising accounts. Book started 1938 then a gap; started again 1950. Shows lists of members at meetings.School Committee Book for Accounts. (on a cloth spine) -
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Newspaper Cuttings, A collection of newspaper clippings and documents accumulated by the Miles family of Ringwood - circa 1930s, 1930s
... A collection of newspaper clippings and documents ...Bundle of newspaper clippings, some about the Miles family: Captain E.T. Miles; and, some about his son Mr A.T. Miles and wife Mrs Miles, Mayor and Mayoress of Ringwood.A collection of documents accumulated by the Miles family.; 1. A collection of newspaper cuttings about ships including the Nairana and Loongana.; 2. Documents about the family - letter to Mrs Miles; photo of one of the Miles's sons; obituaries; and, sports results.; 3. Three documents about monument to Captain Edward Miles in Thailand. +Additional Keywords: Miles, E.T. / Miles, A.T. / Miles, Mrs A.T. -
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Document Folder, Hand covered bifold document folder belonging to Cr. A. Temple Miles J.P., Mayor of Ringwood 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1937-1938. Councillor 1924-1939 and 1946-1947, 1947
... Hand covered bifold document folder belonging to Cr. A ...Presentation folder, recording the service A. Temple Miles gave to the Council of the Borough of RingwoodHand covered bifold document folder with pockets for documents and blotting paper. It belonged to Cr. A. Temple Miles J.P., Mayor of Ringwood 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1937-1938. He was a councillor 1924-1939 and 1946-1947. As in Brief Description, plus Borough of Ringwood at the top -
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Memorabilia - Flag, Red flag on stick with gold border and lettering imprinted: "Ringwood Greets You as a City 1960", 1960
... : "Ringwood Greets You as a City 1960". ...Red flag on stick with lettering imprinted: 'Ringwood Greets You as a City 1960'. Material is red with gold lettering. The flag has a gold border with a small fringed edge.Ringwood Greets You as a City 1960 -
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Document - Envelope, Packet: Ringwood Biographies and Cuttings (Various names A-D)
... Packet: Ringwood Biographies and Cuttings (Various names A ...Biographical A-D -
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Book, Charlie Brown - A Most Remarkable Character, 2011
... Charlie Brown - A Most Remarkable Character ...Stories of the life of Charles James Brown, former resident of Ringwood and Gippsland region of Victoria, compiled by Joan Newman in 2011 from recollections of friends and acquaintances. Copy of Death Certificate (page 8) records Charles James Brown died in Bairnsdale, Victoria, on 27th February 1952, aged 83 years. -
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Booklet, Proclamation of Ringwood as a City - Saturday, 19th March, 1960, 1960
... Proclamation of Ringwood as a City - Saturday, 19th March ...Souvenir brochure issued on the occasion of the Proclamation of Ringwood as a City by the Governor of Victoria, General Sir Dallas Brooks, on 190th March, 1960. Contents include facilities and activities of the Borough of Ringwood and other local organisations and associations, and a Programme of Pageant Events throughout the week. "1924 - Souvenir Brochure - 1960. ... This Souvenir Programme has been produced in order that we all may have a permanent record of this great event in the history of Ringwood ...". Athenian Oath of Citizenship.rinx -
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Book, A Flying Life - John Duigan and the first Australian aeroplane, 2010
... A Flying Life - John Duigan and the first Australian ...About the author: Born in Melbourne, David Crotty has worked in museums since 1984. He has a long-standing interest in aviation history and has worked as a curator with the Australian War Memorial and the RAAF Museum. He is currently (2010) a curator in the History and Technology Department of Museum Victoria. Story of John Robertson Duigan and his flying creer, from his early years as a Melbourne school boy to his heroic activities as a pilot on the Western Front in World War One. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in Australia.Front cover: Top - Duigan's aeroplane in flight, Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, in 1911. Below - John Duigan at the controls of his aircraft at Spring Plains Station, Mia Mia, Victoria, in 1911. -
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Book, Valerie Polley, Wonderful Warrandyte - A Portrait, 2014
... Wonderful Warrandyte - A Portrait ...Soft-covered book by Valerie Polley, Warrandyte Historical Society, featuring photographs, sketches and text outlining early and contemporary development of Warrandyte township and community, first published in April 2014.Front cover - Peace Day celebrations in Warrandyte, July 1919. Acknowledgements: The book project Wonderful Warrandyte-A Portrait was made possible by a grant under the Australian Government's 2012-2013 Your Community Heritage Program (Your Community Heritage - Sharing Community Heritage Stories). Several members of the Warrandyte Historical Society were involved in this book project which evolved after several years of development ideas. Valerie Polley wrote the text and selected photographs. Special thanks go to the Steering Committee of Margaret Kelly, Andy Bevan-Jones, Richard Morton and Wayne Rankin for their knowledgeable input and beneficial editing advice, Murray Houghton for his specialised historical knowledge and advice on further references, and Diane Baird for editing. The book would not have been possible without all the dedicated work of the Society's members, past and present, who have contributed to the Society's substantial archive. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Warrandyde Historical Society. Photographs: Stephen Reynolds, Austin Polley, Valerie Polley, Wayne Rankin, Ron Harris, Merv Naughton. Flora and Fauna photography by Nth Warrandyte, Osborne Peninsula, Landcare, Inc. Maps: Jock Macneish -
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Book, Murray Houghton, Prosit Carl! - A Tribute to Carl (a.k.a. Charles) Walter, 2007
... Prosit Carl! - A Tribute to Carl (a.k.a. Charles) Walter. ...A centenary tribute to Carl (a.k.a. Charles) Walter, (1831-1907), an itinerant potographer and botanist who in his maturer years made Anderson's Creek his home. Includes photographs attributed to Walter, and anecdotes and recollections of author Murray Houghton's ancestors."... By raising his stein in appreciation, the author herein toasts Carl Walter in the accostomed traditional method of 1850s German beer drinkers with a hearty 'Prosit!', i.e., a most warm, enthusiastic and respectful greeting, roughly equivalent to our contemporary custom of saluting a treasured friend with a rousing 'cheers!' or 'good health!'." -
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Book, Bruce Bence, Warrandyte - A Brief History - by Bruce Bence 1991, 1991
... Warrandyte - A Brief History - by Bruce Bence 1991 ...Typewritten pages summarising history of Warrandyte from early European settlement around 1837. Yellow cover featuring a photograph of "The Wooden Bridge 1875-1955". -
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Book, Croydon Uniting Church, Making a Difference - Croydon Uniting Church - The First 100 Years, 2007
... Making a Difference - Croydon Uniting Church - The First ...A drawing-together of available historic congrational material for the centenary celebrations of the formation of the Croydon Methodist Church in 1906 and Croydon Presbyterian Church in 1907.Cover design includes text in circular format - Celebrating 100 years of making a difference in mission, witness and service in the past, in the present, into the future. -
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Book, Ballyshanassy - A History of the Burwood District, 1991
... Ballyshanassy - A History of the Burwood District ...Ballyshnassy was the original name for part of Burwood; Bally in Ireland meaning town, so it was Shanassy's town.History of Burwood (Victoria), researched and compiled by Alyssa Clarkson as part of her VCE studies. Includes transcript of interviews with long-time residents of the district, Mrs. N. Ashworth (nee Donaghey), Mrs. V. Dalzell (nee Nelson), Miss Una Harrison, Mrs. V. Smith (nee Rankin), Mrs. Walsh (nee Rice), and Mr. Fred Payne. -
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Book, Bulleen - A Short History, 1991
... Bulleen - A Short History ...Soft-cover book by Judity Leaney, Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society. Autographed copy, signed by Judity Leaney 5/9/91.Acknowledgements: The Society wishes to thank Irvine Green, Ken Smith, The Veneto Club, Heide Gallery and Staff, Scott Brown and the Negri Family in the compilation of this book. -
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Book, A History of Christ Church Mitcham (Victoria) 1888-1988, 1988
... A History of Christ Church Mitcham (Victoria) 1888-1988 ...A summary of the origins and history of Christ Church Mitcham, Victoria, on the occasion of the centenary of the church licensed by the Bishop of Melbourne Rt. Rev. Field Flowers Goe on the 7th March 1888.Foreword by Hugh McCartney, Vicar. -
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Documents, Lease of land in Ringwood by Mr R A Mason of Maroondah Garden Supplies - Circa 1960s
... Lease of land in Ringwood by Mr R A Mason of Maroondah ...Correspondence between Mr R A Mason and City of Ringwood regarding lease of Council land North side of Maroondah Highway adjacent to the E.S.& A Bank West End Branch premises.Land situated at 91 Maroondah Highway Ringwood. Also correspondence between Mr Mason and the E.S.& A Bank re leasing of land from the Bank. Related documents to setting up Maroondah Garden Supplies business by Mr Mason on leased land. Permits and Leasing Agreements and other miscellaneous documents.nil -
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Photograph, Ringwood SS Centenary, Kay Setches planting a rose, August 1989, 1989
... Ringwood SS Centenary, Kay Setches planting a rose, August ...Digital photograph -
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Book, The Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History 1954 to 2004, 2004
... The Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History ...151 page book titled The Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History 1954 to 2004. Author - Robin Underwood (2 copies) +Additional Keywords: Underwood, RobinThe Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Heathmont - A History 1954 to 2004