Single page of notes/interview record of Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at the Ringwood State School in Greenwood Avenue (now Federation Estate) - Interview write-up by Ringwood History Group.Transcript: "Miss Janet Daisy Paddock She was an extremely well-liked and well-regarded teacher at the old RW State School in Greenwood Ave (Now Federation Estate). She taught between the years of 1927 until 1941, then again after the war from 1951 until final retirement in 1961. In fact she was so liked that her former pupils formed "The 2997 Club" , which met in her honour every year for a meal (and, of course, their guest of honour). 2997 was the RW SS number. In some of her letters about early life in RW, she recalls the RW Mail being produced and printed in a small wooden building in Adelaide St. [Adelaide St is officially no longer on the RW map but it went from the highway nearly to Mullum Creek, between Melbourne St and Warrandyte Road.^ In fact there is an unmarked 100 metres of road that is on the west side of Officeworks that ends in a roundabout at the bottom of Eastland carpark. I don't believe it is exactly in the same position as the old Adelaide Street but it pretty close. That would put the old Mail office in the vicinity of the Maroondah Council service centre in Eastland.] She also recalls that there were nearly a dam on every corner. In fact, I recall in my 1950s/60s childhood that there were still many dams around. As I previously mentioned, with the RW-Mitcham claybelt, there wasn't much top soil and the orange clay is very fine, so when the banks of the dam get wet, it wass very slippery. I often remember playing around in those dams, as most boys did in those days. A friend and I spied an old bath used to water some horses so after some trial and errors we made it waterproof and fashioned a couple of paddles out of wooden fence pailings. The first launch in the local dam was fine and we managed to manouver through the bullrushes into the middle. The only thing that I forgot about was that I had a d<^ that went everywhere with me and, rather than bark from the bank, he swam over to us and tried to get aboard. Bath tubs are not known for their seaworthness and he tipped us all in the drink. Of course the bath sank like a rock. We scrambled on the bank and he added insult to injury when, as all dogs do, gave the usual shake and sprayed us with water. My mind often comes back to one dam right next to the Croydon pub - that provided water to the Magg's orchard - dug in the usual fashion on about 3 metres deep scraped in the local clay, it was at this dam in the early sixties that a young boy drowned. After that we were pretty careful around dams. Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. Her family home was at Gruyere and her father used to drive to RW market and stop midway at the Burnt Bridge hotel and rest the horses. [I suspect that he may have watered other things besides the horses.] They eventually moved to RW in Thanet St. Miss Paddock still remembers the old RW school at the corner of RW St and Whitehorse Road, it was very small so they built the new school in Greenwood Ave. RW had a population of around 2,(K)0 when Daisy became an Assistant Class Five. She used to walk through the open paddocks, surrounded by bush and orchards. She goes on to say that the bush was alive with wildlife and a natural playground for the children. Miss Paddock was a member of the Soroptomist Club in RW (equivalent to Rotary), active in the church and local community. At our archives, we have a plaque that grac^ the entrance to the school, naming it the Miss Daisy Paddock library, in honour of a great woman in our city."

Used to record minutes of meetings of Heatherdale KindergartenMinute book - Heatherdale Kindergarten 1955. Blue hatched cover with red surround to 'Embassy - Exercise Book'. 13 pp. +Additional Keywords: Bryant / Stubbs / LewisHeatherdale Kindergarten 1955.

Vinyl record 12 inch 33 1/3 rpm, two - sided. Held in brown sleeve. Black and white central labels with text 'Ringwood Proclaimed a City'. B'cast 19 March 1960

Vinyl record 12 inch 33 1/3 rpm, two - sided. Held in white cardboard sleeve with blue printing. The record has a circular red label at the centre with the brand 'SCORE' at the top. Produced by the Tintern Church of England Girls Grammar School (CEGGS). +Additional Keywords: TinternThe record has a circular red label at the centre with the brand 'SCORE' at the top. Produced by the Tintern Church of England Girls Grammar School (CEGGS).

Churches - Ringwood Methodist Church3785.1 A hand written notes of the early history of the church. Several to the Town Clerk from the Ringwood Church trust and thr Public health department. 2. Minutes of meeting of the Ringwood Parsonage Trust 1909 and 1910 3. The Record of the Box Hill and Ringwood Methodist Circuits. Hand writen list of members of Ringwood Circuit. 4. Flyer for Back to Ringwood Methodist Church Jubilee, March 9th to 17th. 1929. Letter to Richard Carter from Aub (sic) who was eight years old at the time and can remember the Jubilee 4 Booklets about the Church Also a name tag for Miss V. Watson Assist. Secretary. Several cuttings, one full page spread from the newspaper about the Jubilee. 5. Ringwood Methodist Sunday School Tea and Meeting. Cutting from the Ringwood & Croydon Mail. The Wigley family were greatly represented. 6. Diamond Jubilee 17-28th. March ,1939 Program of Events 7. Six pages of hand written letters from the Methodist Circuit, letter to the Ringwood Councillors inviting them to the Centennary Celebrations of the Church,letter to the Town Clerk from Methodist Sunday School Surrey Hills regarding a picnic in Ringwood. 8. Ringwood United Churchmen's Association syllabus 1937 9. Pamphlet about Sunday Sport and the Christian Duty to Vote. 10.Ringwood Methodist Church news July 1963 11. Two Ringwood Methodist Church pamphlets for the 75th. Anniversary March 17th.-28th. 1954. 12.Copy of lease from the Methodist Church Trust for 30 years to use land in Ringwood 13. Carols by Candlelight (no year) and the Ringwood Methodist Church News March 1958, With memories of Christmas. 14.Pamphlet of the Laying of the Foundation Stone Saturday 18th. May 1963 and two pamphlets of the Opening and Dedication of the Ringwood Methodist church 9th. november 1963. 15.'The Messenger' Journal of the Ringwood Methodist Church December 1963. 16'. Forward in Faith' Review Stewardship Canvass August 1961. 11 pages outlining the plans for the proposed new Church. 17. Foolscap sheet typed with the Evening Service Sunday 6th. December 1970 with the Combined Circuit Choirs .Excerpts from 'The Messiah' 18. 'Recollections of Ringwood Methodism' issued at the celebration of the 98th. Anniversary of the Church 29th. may 1977. Compiled by Alf. Clark 19.Syllabus for the Uniting Church Fellowship Ringwood 1984 20.' Methodist Pioneers in the Croydon Area'. Work in Progress by Rev. Barry Brown 21.two page history of the ' Pipe Organ in the Ringwood Uniting Church' which was built by the Melbourne firm of Geo. Fincham & Sons. Plus a pge with' A Few Facts about the Organ' 22. Two Church Christmas cards (no year). one in envelope

Used by the Ringwood Rifle Club for scoring at weekly meetings. The first meeting recorded is 7-Aug-1965Book - buff card cover with red cloth cover on spine. Printed on cover 'Ringwood Rifle Club'. Contains match records. 100 pp. (est.) during 1965 - 1969.

Embassy Exercise Book. Red cover. Contains records of the Clocktower Theatre Co. Expenses and stamps. List of members as at 1972. No of members circa 56.Clocktower Theatre Co.

Vinyl record 12 inch 33 1/3 rpm, two - sided, stereo. Held in white sleeve and plastic pocket. Yellow label at the centre with text. 'Produced by the choir of St Stephens, Ringwood East.' There is a printed insert.

A special minute and account book set up to record the organisation for the departure of Mr. P.T. Young, bank manager, who was very involved in the community.Mottled dark blue covered foolscap minute book and account book with only a few pages used. Also, bundle of papers of guest list and acceptances for the departure of Mr. P.T. Young. +Additional Keywords: Young, P.T. / Aird, J.G.

Blue covered booklet with 8 yellow pages inside with printing and sketches to record school work and report Grade 4 Ringwood East Primary School 4180 proforma

Red covered binder with red plastic spine, A4 pages - 4 blank and 23 used to record names, addresses and years of attendance of former pupils at the Ringwood Primary School Centenary in 1989. +Additional Keywords: Osborne, Geoff (Principal)

Source of data used in compiling the list of residents is the Commonwealth Electoral Roll for the Division of Deakin, Subdivision of Ringwood, recorded from microfiche at State Library of Victoria.Red plastic covered binder containing typed list of Heathmont residents 1946-1956 +Additional Keywords: Nickels, R.E.

Contains Inspector's Records and various maps and photographs relating to Ringwood School.Education Department Victoria - Inspectors Report Book State School No 2997 Ringwood, May 1948 to April 1955.