Old Coolstores in Maroondah Highway, corner Wantirna RoadTyped below photograph, "Old Coolstores in Maroondah Highway, corner Wantirna Rd." Written on photograph, "Cool Store, Ringwood".coolstore

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Site of Cool Store- 17.11.63. Old goods shed to the left, new shed to the right. Kendall's house (old hospital) in background. Corner of Whitehorse Road and Watirna Road. Photographed by Brian Pump, 36 Knaith Road, Ringwood East. coolstore

Black and white photograph of shopping area along Maroondah Highway. Coolstores in background. (2 copies)Typed below photograph: "Saturday morning shopping in Maroondah Highway looking towards corner of Wantirna Rd. with old coolstores in background. 1955. Written on back of loose photograph, "Wantirna Rd. between Ibbotson's and coolstore.coolstore

Green cast iron engine plaque featuring maker's name mounted on varnished timber backing, retrieved by Ron Pullin for preservation by Ringwood Historical Society following demolition of Ringwood Coolstore in 1963.Marshall Sons & Co Ltd No 26759 Gainsborough & London

Black and white photograph interior of Ringwood Coolstores showing workers at assembly line."Written on back of photograph" Ringwood Coolstores - Circa 1940's

Black and white photograph interior of Ringwood Coolstores showing workers at assembly line."Written on back of photograph" Ringwood Coolstores - Circa 1940's

Black and white photograph interior of Ringwood Coolstores showing workers at assembly line."Written on back of photograph" Ringwood Coolstores - Circa 1940's

Postcard size colour photographWritten on back of photograph: Demolition of Ringwood Coolstores -Circa 1960'scoolstore

Three newspaper clippings relating to 'The opening of the Ringwood Coolstores on 17th March, 1911' published in 'The Mail' 3rd December 1959.; 3181.1 Early History if the Parish of Ringwood by J.K. McCaskill J.P.; 3181.2 As above, continued from previous page; 3181.3 Two pictures of the Ringwood Coolstores, 1911. +Additional Keywords: McCaskill, J.K.coolstore

Coloured photographWritten on back of photograph: "The coolstore, corner Whitehorse and Wantirna Roads, Ringwood. 6/12/59".coolstore

Postcard size colour photograph'Written on back of photograph" Coles Store, Maroondah Highway, looking through Coolstores demolition -circa 1960'scoolstore

Black and white photograph (3 copies- 2 large, 1 small)Typed below a large copy, "Ringwood Coolstores. Site now occupied by the clocktower. Stores were demolished in 1959". Written on back of small copy: Ringwood Co-op Coolstore, c/r Maroondah Hwy & Wantirna Rd. Site now occupied by clock tower & shops.coolstore

Postcard size photographWritten on back of photograph: Ringwood Coolstores, pre demolition, circa 1967. (Say "no" to 1967 Referendum for Aboriginal Vote on wall.)coolstore

Letter dated 11/11/1960 to Ringwood Historical Research Group from Headmaster, Norwood High School, Ringwood, Victoria, regarding Ringwood Co-operative Coolstore Trophy. Upon winding up the affairs of the Company, the Trustees of the Coolstores decided to make available the sum of £20 to each of the State Secondary Schools in the Municipality so that each school could obtain a trophy or trophies to commemorate the name and operations of the recently extinct Coolstores.

From https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/archiveComponent/1013459255: Australia's first plant pathologist. Lecturer in Biology at Melbourne University from 1884. In 1890 Daniel McAlpine was appointed to the Victorian Department of Agriculture as vegetable pathologist 'to attend to all diseases of plants that might form the subject of inquiry'. In 1911 McAlpine was assigned to the Commonwealth and State governments for four years to undertake researches into bitter pit of apples, a disease he had reported in 1900. Realising the difficulties such an investigation posed, he was reluctant to accept the post but did so 'for the credit of Australia'. He made detailed observations of the disease and published five reports but, unable to discover the cause, found himself arrayed against the Victorian government botanist Professor A. J. Ewart, who mistakenly attributed bitter pit to traces of poison in the soilLarge ledger, dark green cover, red leather spine with inscription. Bitter Pit investigation. Tracking fruit sent to coolstores 3-Jul-1911 to 30-Aug-1916. From Agricultural Department, fruit from all over the state - not just Ringwood. Some is from N.S.W. Only pages 1 & 2 scanned as examples. Specimen Book; Vegetable Pathology; Agricultural Department; Coolstore

Used by the Coolstores Committee and given to Norwood High School by the Management Committee. R. Mullin persuaded the high school committee to give them to the Ringwood Historical Research Group.Red covered book with suede spine and corners. Minute book from first to 80th committee meetings of the Ringwood Co-operative Coolstores Society Ltd - from 16-Dec-1915 to 10-Jan-1922. Scanned copies of the minutes are in VC Items 11237 - 11242

Black and white photograph"Written on back of photograph" Apple packing class - Mr Krone instructor. Marybell McAlpin on left. "Attached to back of photograph" Packing class at Ringwood Coolstores -children from Ringwood State School No2997 (Probably children of orchardists) Teacher provided by Agriculture Department.coolstore

B/W strip photo of Coolstores, Blackburncool stores, blackburn

Six coloured photographs of businesses that took over the Blue Moon Coolstore. blackburn businesses, blue moon coolstore, james motor repairs, colony curtains, eversweet confectionary

Black and white photographMaroondah Hwy.& Wantirna Rd intersection (old coolstore site)

Black and white photograph (2 copies- one original mounted on embossed cardboard backing)Written below original photograph: "Opening of the Ringwood Cool Store by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Governor of Victoria." Written on rear of backing: "Opening of Ringwood Cool Store 17-3-1911 by State Gov. Later a co-op. Corner Main St. and W. Prussia Rd., S.E. corner."coolstore

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The Ringwood Fruit Association occupied the building in Adelaide Street that subsequently became 'The Mail' offices. Some nominations of committee and Rent rate notices for 1924 - 1925 under heading 'Ringwood C0-operative Cool Stores Society Ltd.Dark purple coloured ledger with green suede spine. Applications and Allotments of shares in the Ringwood Fruit Assoc. Ltd with subsequent levies. Started 2-Dec1915 used until 1-Sep-1924. +Additional Keywords: Many well known namescoolstore