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Dandenong & District Historical SocietyDocument - Dandenong Stock Market, Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market
... Dandenong Stock Market...Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market...Dandenong Stock Market, Newspaper Article, History...Articles concerning Dandenong Stock Market...Dandenong Stock Market, Newspaper Article, History Articles concerning Dandenong Stock Market Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market Document Dandenong Stock Market ...Dandenong Stock Market, Newspaper Article, History -
Dandenong & District Historical Society
Document - Dandenong Stock Market, Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market
... Dandenong Stock Market...Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market...Dandenong Stock Market - Pics, Newspaper Article, History...Articles concerning Dandenong Stock Market...Dandenong Stock Market - Pics, Newspaper Article, History Articles concerning Dandenong Stock Market Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market Document Dandenong Stock Market ...Dandenong Stock Market - Pics, Newspaper Article, History -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MUNICIPAL STOCK MARKET
... JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MUNICIPAL STOCK MARKET...The Municipal Stock Markets in Bendigo were a hive of activity in the old days. ...Newspaper JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MUNICIPAL STOCK MARKET ...BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. The Municipal Stock Markets in Bendigo were a hive of activity in the old days. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Victoria Parade terminus, early December 1929
... ...stock market...Then during conversion works, the stock market crashed in 1929 and the ensuing economic depression delayed further electric conversions until 1935. ...Then during conversion works, the stock market crashed in 1929 and the ensuing economic depression delayed further electric conversions until 1935. ...In September 1929, a new electric tramway opened along Victoria Street, Richmond, and Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, to this location at the corner of Brunswick and Victoria Streets. It replaced the Victoria Bridge cable line and allowed electric trams from Mont Albert to reach this temporary terminus. On 8 December 1929 (just days after this photograph), an electric tramway then opened from this point to Spencer Street via Macarthur and Collins Streets. The engine house that had once powered the cable lines was to the left of this photograph. In July 1930, the remaining Brunswick Street cable line from this point to North Fitzroy was closed and converted to an electric tramway. Opening in October 1930, it allowed Preston electric trams to reach this point then continue via MacArthur and Collins Streets to Spencer Street. The electric conversion of the Collins Street tramway was undertaken despite a Parliamentary committee recommendation to delay further conversions for financial reasons and sustained criticism of the tramways board chairman by The Herald newspaper. The paper’s argument was that electric trams were too noisy and would destroy the elegance of Collins Street. Nevertheless, the conversion proceeded. Then during conversion works, the stock market crashed in 1929 and the ensuing economic depression delayed further electric conversions until 1935. While some of the remaining cable lines were converted to electric tramways, the majority became bus routes. Yields information about the electric conversion of Collins StreetBlack and white photograph of newspaper cutting with printed note on front but nothing on rearPrinted on front: 'Everything is ready for the running of electric trams through Collins Street next Sunday. The Brunswick Street terminus in Victoria Parade (above) will then be continued to Spencer Street.'victoria street, victoria parade, brunswick and victoria streets, mont albert, temporary terminus, new electric tramway, spencer street, macarthur and collins streets, engine house, preston, criticism, chairman, stock market, conomic depression, bus routes -
Dandenong & District Historical SocietyCarroll Family, Thomas (Tom) P. Carroll - Newspaper Articles, Pics
... ...Dandenong Stock Market...Carroll - Newspaper Articles, Pics Mayor of Dandenong ; Auctioneer Mayor of Dandenong Dandenong Stock Market Stock Market Auctioneer Thomas (Tom) P. ...Thomas (Tom) P. Carroll - Newspaper Articles, PicsMayor of Dandenong ; Auctioneer mayor of dandenong, dandenong stock market, stock market auctioneer -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook - Booklet, Seriously History Press et al, The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 2: 1856-1883, 2018
... ...stock market...ballarat sebastopol hill lydiard street powder magazine deep leads james oddie mortality statistics shares stock market alexander dewar old gravel pits koh-i-noor cobb corner wesleyan church henry richards caselli band of hope mine sir william don mine sites Book with greenand white cover. ...Book with greenand white cover.non-fictionballarat, sebastopol hill, lydiard street, powder magazine, deep leads, james oddie, mortality, statistics, shares, stock market, alexander dewar, old gravel pits, koh-i-noor, cobb corner, wesleyan church, henry richards caselli, band of hope mine, sir william don, mine sites -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Bendigo N.L. Mine Closure, Bendigo Advertiser, 9.1. 2007, 10.1.2007
... ...stock market...Bendigo mining gold Douglas Buerger Managing Director Julie Rivendell mine closure share market stock market Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Bendigo hopes buried', one page article. ...Production at the Bendigo Mining N.L. Kangaroo Flat mine site was planned to shut down over a period of six months, during which time 150 jobs were expected to be lost. Almost 60 per cent was wiped off the Company's value on January 9th 2007 trading. Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Bendigo hopes buried', one page article. Image of mining equipment underground in stope. Text underneath image: Poor ore grades from Bendigo's operations, have forced it to concede that its interpretation of historic mining data has been 'optimistic'. Bendigo Advertiser article 9.1.2007 2. On front of page 'Community Upbeat' and 'Many more challenges to overcome' on one page. Cr. Julie Rivendell comments on closure. Bendigo Advertiser article 10.1.2007. On back of page: Investor's worst fears realised'.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, managing director, julie rivendell, mine closure, share market, stock market -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - SHARE SALES, 1947
... ... stock market...ORGANIZATION Mining mccoll rankin and stanistreet McColl Rankin and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mines NL shares stock market Bendigo mining Hiskens & Leonard Documents: 7 sheets of paper describing sale of shares in one lot, and one sheet in another. ...Documents: 7 sheets of paper describing sale of shares in one lot, and one sheet in another. Letterhead ' Hiskens & Leonard, stock share and investment brokers, 99 Queen Street Melbourne'. Sold as agent for Deborah GM NL, Messrs McCall, Rankin and Stanistreet. Includes letter from stock and share investment brokers.Hiskens & Leonardorganization, mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl, shares, stock market, bendigo, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Letter - Kelly and Allsop collection: Amalgamated Hill End
... The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. ...The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. ...Situated 150 miles from Sydney and 50 miles from Bathurst, Hawkin's Hill mining leases had produced good returns in the 1860's and 70's. However, a lack of working capital meant that many of the mines operated by up to 17 different companies petered out. About 1886 efforts were made to consolidate these claims but insufficient funding could be found. With the renewal of an offer of a government subsidy and the sale of shares, has allowed the purchase of these old claims and their infrastructure. Exploration has shown that these old mines still contained payable amounts of gold. Thus the formation of the Amalgamated Hill End Company.Typewritten letter dated 2nd February 1911. The letter is from the Amalgamated Hill End Ltd signed by the secretary, addressed to M.P. Kelly Esq. stock and share broker, Bendigo. The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. The float is for 500,000 shares at four shilling each. Copies of the prospectus will be sent once available.A lot of sums in pencil on front and backamalgamated hill end mine, shares -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Herald, "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services", Nov. 1978
... On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices....On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices. "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services" Newspaper The Herald ...Newspaper cutting from the Melbourne Herald Thurs 14/11/1968 (page 17 Late Extra), titled "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services" giving details for 21 different routes to and from the city. Gives details of the first trams Monday to Saturday, Sunday, to and from the City. Has a telephone number. Dated November 1968, signed R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager. On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices.In red ink on the right hand side "Melbourne Herald Thurs 14/11/1968 (page 17 L. Extra),"trams, tramways, mmtb, tram routes, timetables, notices and information -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BOOK - BENDIGO SCENES
... Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, Municipal Stock Markets Bendigo. Pages are damaged and parts missing. ...Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, Municipal Stock Markets Bendigo. Pages are damaged and parts missing. ...Pages from book (unknown) : a, RSL, Bendigo Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, b. Charing Cross, Technical School, Bendigo private homes ( Lanstellstowe inc. ) c, Post Office, Law Courts,Shamrock Hotel, d, private homes, educational establishments of Bendigo, inc. High School, Central School, School of domestic arts, Quarry Hill School, Gravel Hill. E, Convent of Mercy, St. Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, Municipal Stock Markets Bendigo. Pages are damaged and parts missing. Images appear to be approx. 1920's.bendigo, hospital -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Journal - Dicker's Mining Journal 1862
... In 1868/9, Dicker moved to England to open the "Australian and London Mining Agency" with the goals of promoting investment in Victorian mines, entering Victorian mining shares on the London Stock market, and exploring the latest in mining technology that might be suitable for mining in Victoria....In 1868/9, Dicker moved to England to open the "Australian and London Mining Agency" with the goals of promoting investment in Victorian mines, entering Victorian mining shares on the London Stock market, and exploring the latest in mining technology that might be suitable for mining in Victoria. ...Thomas Dicker, Rowan Street, Bendigo, published a monthly mining journal that included geological information, mine details and mining practises for particular mining districts. In 1868/9, Dicker moved to England to open the "Australian and London Mining Agency" with the goals of promoting investment in Victorian mines, entering Victorian mining shares on the London Stock market, and exploring the latest in mining technology that might be suitable for mining in Victoria.Dicker's Mining Record and guide to the gold mines of Victoria, showing the bearings, depths, thickness, dips and underlies of the auriferous lodes; the progress and cost of works in operation; containing also a variety of valuable interesting and statistical information. Published by the proprietor, Thomas Dicker, Rowan Street Sandhurst. A green with black spine hardcover book. Paper glued on the front with the title Dicker's Mining Journal 1862. On the spine in gold lettering Dicker's Mining Record Vol.1 1861-2. The book contains 12 issues of the Dicker's Mining Record, the first from Saturday, November 23, 1861: the last from October 24, 1862. Also, there are two pieces of paper inside front cover with writing in pencil; the first says: shaft originally No.3 shaft of the speedwell coy. in 1902 the North Normanby Coy. was formed and took over the shaft. A new winding engine was installed in 1909. 10 head battery 1905, extra 20 head in 1909. The second, also in pencil, reads: Dept. of Mines Geological survey No.4 Ballarat East goldfields - 1907 - Mr. Marbrey (?) 39 Shamrock St. Bendigo.Sticker on inside front page: Ballarat Historical Museum presented by Mr. W.H. Lewis Young Street. On second page in pencil: Mr. John N Bailey mining manager of John Woods mines Stawell, Sons of Freedom Beaufort (illegible). To Mr. John Bailey as a mark of esteem grom J. Logan.dicker's mining journal, 1862, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DONALD CLARKE COLLECTION: W. COWLING INVOICE & RECEIPT
... Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants, suppliers of Poultry and Stock Foods, Market Square, Bendigo....Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants, suppliers of Poultry and Stock Foods, Market Square, Bendigo. Document DONALD CLARKE COLLECTION: W. ...Invoice dated 31/07/1958 for D. W. & K. G Clarke, Llanelly, from W. Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants for: 1 standard sprayhead at £6.02.06 bus charge at £0.01.06 Invoice totalling £6.04.00. Recepit paid in full 19/08/1958. W. Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants, suppliers of Poultry and Stock Foods, Market Square, Bendigo. -
Chiltern Athenaeum TrustPhotograph
... This is very unusual for the era, as women were not generally involved in stock markets, especially if her husband was still alive. ...This is very unusual for the era, as women were not generally involved in stock markets, especially if her husband was still alive. ...Clara Jane Matthews was born in 1870 as the eldest daughter of Robert Matthews. She married William Frederick Busse on the 5th of December, 1894 at St Columb’s church, Hawthorn. Clara and her husband lived on Main Street in Chiltern, and her husband was a Clerk of Courts in Chiltern and Wodonga throughout his life. Clara and William also owned a 640 acre farm called Clairedale Park, four miles (6.5km) outside of Barnawartha. They had both crops and sheep on the property, and adopted innovative farming practices. It appears that Clara was heavily involved in the farm business, as she is listed as a purchaser of sheep in multiple stock reports between 1914 and 1918. This is very unusual for the era, as women were not generally involved in stock markets, especially if her husband was still alive. Clara’s husband’s work at the court likely meant that he wasn’t able to travel to the markets in order to purchase stock. Clara’s taking the reigns in this manner was highly unusual, and signals just how strong of a woman she must have been. Clara Busse died in Chiltern in 1968, when she was 98 years old. She is also the mother of Wilfred C Busse, who was an author and a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. This photograph is of a woman who lived most of her life in Chiltern, and undoubtedly contributed to the community of the town within her 98 years. She will most likely be remembered as the wife of William Frederic Busse, Clerk of Petty Sessions, or as the mother or Wilfred Clarence Busse, author and barrister. Although the records of her time almost entirely connect her with the men of her life, her father, husband and then her son, some digging can reveal that she was an entire person of her own, who broke norms of her time and is worthy of being remembered for her own sake.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on board in a textured metallic frameObverse: Clara Jane Busse / (nee Mathews) / Mother of W. C. Busse / clara jane busse, clara busse, c j busse, busse, women in agriculture, remarkable women, 20th century women, women's history, working women, wilfred busse, wilfred clarence busse -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDomestic object - Clock, late 1900s early 20th Century
... In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the stock market crash. The parts, machinery and key skilled workers were shipped out of the USA to form the basis, along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later, of the clock and watch industry in Moscow such as Poljot and Sekonda. ...In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the stock market crash. The parts, machinery and key skilled workers were shipped out of the USA to form the basis, along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later, of the clock and watch industry in Moscow such as Poljot and Sekonda. ...In 1850 the Ansonia Clock Company was formed as a subsidiary of the Ansonia Brass Company by Phelps and two Bristol Connecticut clock makers, Theodore Terry and Franklin C. Andrews. Terry & Andrews were the largest clock manufacturers in Bristol at the time with more than 50 employees using 58 tons of brass in the production of about 25,000 clocks in 1849. Phelps decided to get into the clock making business to expand the market for his brass, while Terry and Andrews got access to better quality brass at better prices. They had then sold 50% of their business to Phelps and moved the business to Ansonia, Connecticut. In 1877 the clock company purchased a factory in New York and moved most of its production thereafter being spun off from the brass company. Henry J. Davies of Brooklyn, himself a clock maker, inventor and case designer, joined the newly reconstituted company as one of its founders. As President, he is thought to have been largely responsible for the figurine clocks, swing clocks and other unusual and desirable novelties for which the Ansonia firm became known. By 1879, a second factory was opened in Brooklyn, New York and by June 1880 employed 360 workers, while the Connecticut factory continued producing clocks as well with a workforce of 100 men and 25 women. Hence, clocks marked "Connecticut" were generally produced before 1879, while those marked "New York" were all produced after 1880 After the New York factory burnt down in 1880 the company rebuilt the factory on the same site, and reopened the expanded factory in 1881, with a capacity to exceed that of the Connecticut factory which by 1883 had closed. By 1886, the company had sales offices in New York, Chicago and London, with more than 225 different clock models being manufactured. In 1899, Phelps' grandson William Earle Dodge Stokes commissioned architect Duboy to build the "greatest and grandest hotel in Manhattan, New York” which became the city's first air-conditioned building. In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the stock market crash. The parts, machinery and key skilled workers were shipped out of the USA to form the basis, along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later, of the clock and watch industry in Moscow such as Poljot and Sekonda. In 1969, the rights to the use of the name, trademarks, and goodwill were transferred to Ansonia Clock Co., Inc., Lynnwood, Washington. The item marks the beginning of mass produced clocks in the United States, cheaply priced and available to all. The company had many innervation's during it’s life regards clock and later wrist watch making that led the way for other companies in many different countries to emulate.Clock, pendulum mantle model. Carved scallop "Ginger bread house" cottage clock. Oak case, white enamel face, floral etched glass door. Clock has an hour bell chime. Glass front opens to allow rewinding. Made by Ansonia Clock Co, New York. Marked "Manufactured by Ansonia Clock Co. New York, USA"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, mantle clock, clock, pendulum clock, time keeper, horology, ansonia, ansonia clock co, america -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Financial record - INVOICE COLLECTION: Various Businesses 2
... Cowling Grain, Hay & Machinery merchants poultry and stock foods supplies. Market square, Bendigo. Invoice dated 5 March 1948. ...Cowling Grain, Hay & Machinery merchants poultry and stock foods supplies. Market square, Bendigo. Invoice dated 5 March 1948. ...10934.39a: Thin rectangular white paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink and list section in red. The invoice has 2 holes punched in the left side. Header reads: Bought of Abbott Supply Co. Pty. Ltd. Market Square, Bendigo, Invoice dated 4 Jan 1944. Invoice lists prices in pounds, reading 11 pound, 10 shillings. the invoice is paid and has been crossed out in blue pencil. 10934.39b: Thin rectangular pink paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink. The invoice has 3 holes punched in the left side, along a perforated edge. Header reads: Bendigo Timber Co. Timber Yards, Hardware Stores and Sawmills Mollison & Williamson Streets, Bendigo Phones: 218 and 2538 Dated: 27 May 1953 10934.39c: Thin rectangular white paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink. the invoice has 2 holes punched in the left side. Header reads: The Bendigo Advertiser The leading provincial daily in Australia Office: 29 Pall Mall Telephones 1, 61 and 2121 Dated: 31 Dec 1949 the invoice has a small slip attached to its front indicating payment was made 13 May 1950. 10934.39d: Thin rectangular paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink. The invoice has 2 holes punched in the left side. Header reads: W. Cowling Grain, Hay & Machinery merchants poultry and stock foods supplies. Market square, Bendigo. Invoice dated 5 March 1948. Invoice lists prices in pounds, reading 5 pound, 2 pence. the invoice is paid and has been crossed out in black pencil. 10934.39e: Thin rectangular white paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink and list section in red. The invoice has two holes punched in the left side. the page has been torn around the holes. Header reads: Bought of Abbott Supply Co. Pty. Ltd. Market Square, Bendigo, Invoice dated 19 September 1944. Invoice lists prices in pounds, reading 2 pound, 16 shillings. the invoice is paid and has been crossed out in blue pencil.ac morton, abbott supply co, bendigo timber co, 'the bendigo advertiser, w cowling -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Company seal embosser, Unknown
... stock and shareholding issues. The mill continued for a short period before closing at a time when much of the Australian textile industry was finding it difficult to compete with overseas operations. In the 30 plus years after the closure, the site was used for several ventures, including the Mill Vintage Markets...stock and shareholding issues. The mill continued for a short period before closing at a time when much of the Australian textile industry was finding it difficult to compete with overseas operations. In the 30 plus years after the closure, the site was used for several ventures, including the Mill Vintage Markets ...The former Albion (West) Woollen and Worsted Mills is a functional structure which has been built in stages, possibly dating from the 1880s, with the earliest sections near to the Barwon River.The Worsted mill operated for about 50 years and at its peak employed around 500 people. In 1973 the mill merged with the British John Foster and Sons Company under some controversial stock and shareholding issues. The mill continued for a short period before closing at a time when much of the Australian textile industry was finding it difficult to compete with overseas operations. In the 30 plus years after the closure, the site was used for several ventures, including the Mill Vintage Markets and a vehicle trim manufacturing operation. In 2011 the site was purchased by Little Creatures of Western Australia to become their main brewery for the eastern states of Australia. Now owned by the Lion Group, Little Creatures started their 60 million dollar transformation of the old mill in 2012. Finally, in 2013 these former walls of industry were soon rattling away to the sounds of a different type of industry, as the first bottles of beer made their way out of the Geelong Little Creatures Brewery. The remaining building of the former Albion Woollen and Worsted Mills has historical significance as one of Geelong's major woollen mills. The venture has operated on the same site for more than a century. The Albion Woollen Mill was one of the four key sites along with Victoria, Barwon and Union Mills that was established in the late 1860s to mid-1870s. These mills were in constant operation on the west side of the Barwon Bridge over the last century and led to Geelong's fame as milling and scouring locality. The Albion Mill was probably the most successful survivor of the early private company operations. It was regarded as a model mill in the late 1880s and was, from all accounts, well-planned and organised with machinery on a par with the great mills of England. It produced high-quality tweeds. Together with the (now demolished) Union Mill it was regarded as the borough's principal industry over the 1870-1900 period and was one of Australia's most significant producers of tweed by 1900. These two mills were more successful, competitive and long-lived than the Barwon and Victoria Mills. The remaining building form is an important reminder of the private ventures of both the Albion and Union Mills and represents a key site of spinning, carding and finishing as well as scouring and dying that occurred in the lower section near to the river. The loss of the adjacent former Union Mill is unfortunate because the complex, together with the former Collins Union Mill office building, was an important reminder of the success of these industries and the reputation they earned for the Geelong region as a centre for quality textile products. Company seal embosser hand operated matte black & brass colour Western District Worsted Mills emblem on frontflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Marine Lamp, Kempthorne Pty Ltd, 1941
... market. In early 1936 two other brothers, Erle and Terence had joined the company which was renamed Kempthorne Lantern Works Pty., Ltd. In 1946 Kempthorne joined with a small design team who had developed a domestic fan to form the subsidiary, Mistral fans. The company previously known as Kempthorne Holding Ltd was listed on the stock...market. In early 1936 two other brothers, Erle and Terence had joined the company which was renamed Kempthorne Lantern Works Pty., Ltd. In 1946 Kempthorne joined with a small design team who had developed a domestic fan to form the subsidiary, Mistral fans. The company previously known as Kempthorne Holding Ltd was listed on the stock ...Kempthorne Lighting Pty. was established as Coffey Lanterns in East Malvern, Melbourne Victoria in 1931 by brothers Selwyn and Owen Coffey. They manufactured lighting fixtures and fittings including oil lamps for marine use as well as for the domestic market. In early 1936 two other brothers, Erle and Terence had joined the company which was renamed Kempthorne Lantern Works Pty., Ltd. In 1946 Kempthorne joined with a small design team who had developed a domestic fan to form the subsidiary, Mistral fans. The company previously known as Kempthorne Holding Ltd was listed on the stock exchange in 1968. In 1977-1979 Kempthorne Mistral Ltd. Was a holding company comprising of Kempthorne Lighting Pty., Ltd. & Mistral Fans Pty., Ltd. An early Australian made marine lamp by a significant manufacturer that is still in business today making electrical equipment. The item is an important artefact that was made by an early Australian business that started in the 1930s. Over the years this company has demonstrated many innovations to the manufacturer of electrical items. Marine copper Lamp, round with brass makers lozenge and rounded hollow lugs set on either side of the lamp. Heavy metal handle with brass locking pin. Lid with catch on top. Made by Kempthorne Pty Ltd Melb. 1941flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lamp, copper ship lamp, ship lamp, kempthorne pty ltd -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOLUME 40 NO 1-JANUARY 18 2013
... market...miss fusspots new stock...marysville victoria australia australia day what's on when murrindindi shire council australia day office closures marysville & district history society agm australia day market in taggerty marysville community market miss fusspots new stock emotions anonymous international australia day open garden major refurbishment will have minor impact on breakaway bridge church notices funded governance training available for community groups marysville community golf and bowls club happy hour temporary road closure for australia day parade councillor comment lj hooker marysville office closes major's chair tourism operators encouraged to plan for visitor growth visitor numbers on the rise lions club australia day parade 150 year celebration 2013 flags for all advertisements real estate subsidy available to rebuild marysville tennis is back in alexandra camp marysville happy hour THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOLUME 40 NO 1-JANUARY 18 2013 ...marysville, victoria, australia, australia day, what's on when, murrindindi shire council, australia day office closures, marysville & district history society agm, australia day market in taggerty, marysville community market, miss fusspots new stock, emotions anonymous international, australia day open garden, major refurbishment will have minor impact on breakaway bridge, church notices, funded governance training available for community groups, marysville community golf and bowls club, happy hour, temporary road closure for australia day parade, councillor comment, lj hooker marysville office closes, major's chair, tourism operators encouraged to plan for visitor growth, visitor numbers on the rise, lions club, australia day parade 150 year celebration 2013, flags for all, advertisements, real estate, subsidy available to rebuild marysville, tennis is back in alexandra, camp marysville happy hour -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 11-MARCH 29 2013
... market...changes at footy club...church notices...intrepid triangle bushwalkers...wandering stock...marysville victoria australia boost for appeal marysville & district lions club team zavier good friday royal children's hospital appeal buxton hall reopening what's on when in march and april the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct buxton progress assocn community notice taggerty 4 seasons autumn market creative triangle marysville community market changes at footy club church notices intrepid triangle bushwalkers wandering stock a major safety concern murrindindi shire council easter holiday closures rehabilitation of break o'day road glenburn tenders narbethong history group councillor comment notice of special council meeting promote your community group online buxton recreation reserve garbage issue flxible clipper club tour gallipoli park australian steelband festival 2013 goat race advertisements marysville golf report parks victoria plan your trip with care following storms council seals deal on road resurfacing works real estate community representatives special committee of council maryton park b & b marysville beer & platter garden mayor's chair marysville cultural community agm lake mountain alpine resort funded governance training available for community groups notice of application for planning permit THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 40 NO 11-MARCH 29 2013 ...marysville, victoria, australia, boost for appeal, marysville & district lions club, team zavier, good friday royal children's hospital appeal, buxton hall reopening, what's on when in march and april, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, buxton progress assocn community notice, taggerty 4 seasons autumn market, creative triangle, marysville community market, changes at footy club, church notices, intrepid triangle bushwalkers, wandering stock a major safety concern, murrindindi shire council, easter holiday closures, rehabilitation of break o'day road glenburn tenders, narbethong history group, councillor comment, notice of special council meeting, promote your community group online, buxton recreation reserve garbage issue, flxible clipper club tour, gallipoli park, australian steelband festival 2013, goat race, advertisements, marysville golf report, parks victoria, plan your trip with care following storms, council seals deal on road resurfacing works, real estate, community representatives, special committee of council, maryton park b & b, marysville beer & platter garden, mayor's chair, marysville cultural community agm, lake mountain alpine resort, funded governance training available for community groups, notice of application for planning permit -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWSLETTER-VOL 41 NO 45-NOVEMBER 21 2014
... market...creative triangle...buxton fire brigade news update...maternal and child health centre welcomes new mums...marysville golf report...church notices...triangle community dinner...mayor's chair by councillor margaret rae...murrindindi shire council...councillor comment cr john walsh koriella...payment of rates installment...advertisements...marysville police report...great victorian bike ride...road closures & event information...marysville & district kindergarten assocn preschool agm...marysville triangle real estate...wanted bees...marysville villains...marysville & district football club veterans...emotions anonymous international...made in marysville & surrounds...farmers & stock...marysville victoria australia cafe culture series a wild woman's wild women show what's on when in november the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct marysville community market creative triangle buxton fire brigade news update maternal and child health centre welcomes new mums marysville golf report church notices triangle community dinner mayor's chair by councillor margaret rae murrindindi shire council councillor comment cr john walsh koriella payment of rates installment advertisements marysville police report great victorian bike ride road closures & event information marysville & district kindergarten assocn preschool agm marysville triangle real estate wanted bees marysville villains marysville & district football club veterans emotions anonymous international made in marysville & surrounds farmers & stock suffer as dogs roam interruption to mobile library service intrepid triangle bushwalkers christmas cake workshop lenny's trip to the art show friends of marysville walks agm murrindindi shire pools fire restrictions now in force regional wellbeing survey marysville & triangle youth excursion the tower motel t bar THE TRIANGLE NEWSLETTER-VOL 41 NO 45-NOVEMBER 21 2014 ...marysville, victoria, australia, cafe culture series, a wild woman's wild women show, what's on when in november, the committee of management of the gallipoli park precinct, marysville community market, creative triangle, buxton fire brigade news update, maternal and child health centre welcomes new mums, marysville golf report, church notices, triangle community dinner, mayor's chair by councillor margaret rae, murrindindi shire council, councillor comment cr john walsh koriella, payment of rates installment, advertisements, marysville police report, great victorian bike ride, road closures & event information, marysville & district kindergarten assocn preschool agm, marysville triangle real estate, wanted bees, marysville villains, marysville & district football club veterans, emotions anonymous international, made in marysville & surrounds, farmers & stock suffer as dogs roam, interruption to mobile library service, intrepid triangle bushwalkers, christmas cake workshop, lenny's trip to the art show, friends of marysville walks agm, murrindindi shire pools, fire restrictions now in force, regional wellbeing survey, marysville & triangle youth excursion, the tower motel t bar -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Tool - Horse-drawn Metal Scoop Road-working
... Following the Dendy Special Survey 1841 allotments were sold to pioneer settlers who established market gardens in the Moorabbin area. Roads and roadside dams were needed as they transported both their stock and garden produce to markets in St Kilda and Melbourne By1880 the Shire of Moorabbin was using horse-drawn, road-working shovels on the main thoroughfares of the district. melbourne shovel brighton moorabbin metal gardens roads markets mckinnon cheltenham horse drawn scoop dendy henry st kilda A medium sized metal, horse-drawn, road-working scoop, with timber shafts. ...This medium sized metal, horse-drawn, road-working scoop, with timber shafts is an example of those used in Moorabbin Shire in the late 1800s, and up until the 1940s for road-works, building dams, market-gardening work and other similar earthworks in the shire. The Box Cottage museum example would have been drawn by one horse, with the worker walking and steering the horse and scoop from behind using the timber shafts. There were even bigger metal scoops that required two or more horses to drag the scoop through the soil.Following the Dendy Special Survey 1841 allotments were sold to pioneer settlers who established market gardens in the Moorabbin area. Roads and roadside dams were needed as they transported both their stock and garden produce to markets in St Kilda and Melbourne By1880 the Shire of Moorabbin was using horse-drawn, road-working shovels on the main thoroughfares of the district.A medium sized metal, horse-drawn, road-working scoop, with timber shafts. Used by Moorabbin Shire in the late 1800s, and early 1900s for road-works, and other similar work in the shiremelbourne, shovel, brighton, moorabbin, metal, gardens, roads, markets, mckinnon, cheltenham, horse drawn, scoop, dendy henry, st kilda -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Clothing - Clothing, lady’s half petticoat, c1970
... Stock Exchange. ‘Laura Ashley’ clothing, fabric and accessories were very popular in Melbourne in 1970’s. clothing brighton moorabbin dressmaking market gardeners early settlers craftwork textiles laura ashley Laura Ashley Pty Ltd A lady’s white cotton half petticoat with crocheted flounce, Clothing Clothing, lady’s half petticoat Laura Ashley Pty Ltd ...Laura and Bernard Ashley began printing fabric in their London kitchen in 1953. Commencing with head scarves and place-mats they gradually developed table-ware and bed sheets. In 1960 they entered the Fashion world with blouses and smocks . The ‘swinging sixties’ saw them in great demand for the feminine florals and flounces of the ‘maxi’ fashions and they opened in smart South Kensington, London. In 1970 they opened franchises in Australia, Canada, Japan, San Francisco that sold their range of fabrics, dresses and accessories. In 1980 home furnishings were added to the range. Laura died in an accident 1985, Bernard retired in1993 and the company is now Public Listed on Stock Exchange.‘Laura Ashley’ clothing, fabric and accessories were very popular in Melbourne in 1970’s.A lady’s white cotton half petticoat with crocheted flounce, Laura Ashley Pty Ltdclothing, brighton, moorabbin, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, textiles, laura ashley -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Document - Document, deposit receipt 1950, c1950
... The Marriott family were early settler market gardeners from 1878 in the area of Dendy’s 1841 Special Survey and John Herron was a descendant of Philip Jones , a chair-maker, who settled in the area of East Brighton, now Bentleigh, in 1852 pioneers early settlers brighton moorabbin bentleigh market gardeners dairyman dairy farmer jones james jones mary ann jones martha jones elizabeth ann dendy henry dendys special survey 1841 elster creek melbourne jones ethel may herron isa mary herron john tram conductor marriott m solicitors valuers taxation meldrum w real estate BENTLEIGH ESTATE AGENCY TAXATION & INSURANCE / WILLIAM MELDRUM / ESTABLISHED / 1908 Incorporating W.H.Wood & Co., Next Railway Station,/ SWORN VALUER and GOVERNMENT / APPROVED VALUER 367 a Centre Road / Bentleigh / Telephone XU 1404 / Fellow of the Real Estate and Stock Institute of Victoria / Associate of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants/ Fellow of the Commonwealth Institute of Valuers Stamp in left bottom VICTORIA STAMP DUTY 3d with signature initials / Letter dated 28th day of March 1950 and signed SP W Meldrum / C Raveand An original paper statement of receipt issued by William Meldrum for £100 deposit paid on March 28th 1950 by Mr John Herron for purchase of the house at 4 Vickery Street Bentleigh Document Document, deposit receipt 1950 Unrecorded printer for W Meldrum, Real Estate Agent ...Mr John Herron and his wife Isa Mary Herron purchased the house at 4 Vickery Street Bentleigh in 1950 from Miss M Marriott. He was a descendant of John James an early settler dairyman in Moorabbin Shire and Miss M Marriott was a descendant of the early settler market gardeners Marriott family. Mr Herron lived there until 1989 and the house was then demolished and turned into a carpark for the busy Shopping precinct of Centre Road, Bentleigh.The Marriott family were early settler market gardeners from 1878 in the area of Dendy’s 1841 Special Survey and John Herron was a descendant of Philip Jones , a chair-maker, who settled in the area of East Brighton, now Bentleigh, in 1852An original paper statement of receipt issued by William Meldrum for £100 deposit paid on March 28th 1950 by Mr John Herron for purchase of the house at 4 Vickery Street BentleighBENTLEIGH ESTATE AGENCY TAXATION & INSURANCE / WILLIAM MELDRUM / ESTABLISHED / 1908 Incorporating W.H.Wood & Co., Next Railway Station,/ SWORN VALUER and GOVERNMENT / APPROVED VALUER 367 a Centre Road / Bentleigh / Telephone XU 1404 / Fellow of the Real Estate and Stock Institute of Victoria / Associate of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants/ Fellow of the Commonwealth Institute of Valuers Stamp in left bottom VICTORIA STAMP DUTY 3d with signature initials / Letter dated 28th day of March 1950 and signed SP W Meldrum / C Raveand pioneers, early settlers, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, market gardeners, dairyman, dairy farmer, jones james, jones mary ann, jones martha, jones elizabeth ann, dendy henry, dendys special survey 1841, elster creek, melbourne, jones ethel may, herron isa mary, herron john, tram conductor, marriott m, solicitors, valuers, taxation, meldrum w, real estate -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Manufactured Glass, brown bottle, 20thC
... February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fund early settlers pioneers market gardeners moorabbin bentleigh ormond mvkinnon glass bottles medine containers medical supplies james hadie pty ltd. hardie around bottom " THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY. ...This bottle may have held medicine used by a local early settler family. A local resident discovered it when digging his garden in McKinnon 2013. James Hardie immigrated to Australia in 1888 from Linlithgow, Scotland, and created a business importing oils and animal hides. Andrew Reid, also from Linlithgow, came to join Hardie in Melbourne, and became a full partner in 1895. When Hardie retired in 1911, he sold his half of the business to Reid. James Hardie Industries Ltd first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1951 and is an industrial building materials company headquartered in Ireland which specialises in fibre cement products. James Hardie manufactures and develops technologies, materials and processes for the production of building materials. For over 20 years, Hardie has also operated a research and development facility devoted solely to fibre-cement technology. The company was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia through most of the twentieth century. Working with products containing asbestos - including the building material known as "Fibro" - caused people to develop various pleural abnormalities such as asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. In December 2001, the company shareholders unanimously voted to restructure and relocate the company in the Netherlands as a parent company. This was part of a strategy to separate the company from the stigma of its asbestos liabilities. February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fundA brown glass bottle, with finger grip handlearound bottom " THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY. LTD. SYDNEY' on base 'IS985 / 7early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, mvkinnon, glass bottles, medine containers, medical supplies, james hadie pty ltd. hardie -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Manufactured Glass, brown bottle, 20th C
... February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fund' pioneers market gardeners moorabbin bentleigh ormond mvkinnon glass bottles medine containers medical supplies james hadie pty ltd. hardie early settlers around base ' THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY LTD SYDNEY ' on base ' IS 994 ' A brown glass bottle with finger ring hold at neck that may have been used by a local home owner to hold medicine c1900 Manufactured Glass, brown bottle James Hardie Pty Ltd ...This bottle may have held medicine used by a local early settler family. A local resident discovered it when digging his garden in McKinnon 2013. James Hardie immigrated to Australia in 1888 from Linlithgow, Scotland, and created a business importing oils and animal hides. Andrew Reid, also from Linlithgow, came to join Hardie in Melbourne, and became a full partner in 1895. When Hardie retired in 1911, he sold his half of the business to Reid. James Hardie Industries Ltd first listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1951 and is an industrial building materials company headquartered in Ireland which specialises in fibre cement products. James Hardie manufactures and develops technologies, materials and processes for the production of building materials. For over 20 years, Hardie has also operated a research and development facility devoted solely to fibre-cement technology. The company was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia through most of the twentieth century. Working with products containing asbestos - including the building material known as "Fibro" - caused people to develop various pleural abnormalities such as asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. In December 2001, the company shareholders unanimously voted to restructure and relocate the company in the Netherlands as a parent company. This was part of a strategy to separate the company from the stigma of its asbestos liabilities. February 2010, James Hardie moved its corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland, In May 2012 the High Court of Australia found that seven former James Hardie non-executive directors misled the stock exchange over the asbestos victims compensation fund' A brown glass bottle with finger ring hold at neck that may have been used by a local home owner to hold medicine c1900around base ' THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JAMES HARDIE PTY LTD SYDNEY ' on base ' IS 994 ' pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, mvkinnon, glass bottles, medine containers, medical supplies, james hadie pty ltd. hardie, early settlers -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Containers, tin, 'Cellona' Plaster of Paris, mid 20thC
... This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalisation. .Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in 90 countries around the world. ...market segments through separate "global business units" under the Smith & Nephew brand name: Advanced wound management: advanced treatments for difficult wounds. Endoscopy: products for minimally invasive surgery, based in Andover, Massachusetts. Orthopaedics: hip and knee implants and trauma products, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock ...Thomas James Smith opened a small pharmacy in Hull, England in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business. Smith & Nephew plc is a British-based multinational medical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of arthroscopy products, second-largest producer of advanced wound management products, third-largest producer of trauma and clinical therapy products and fourth-largest producer of orthopaedic reconstruction products. Its products are sold in over 90 countries with 11,000 employees. In 1928 the company developed the wound management product Elastoplast, recorded in Medical Journals worldwide. Since 1998 Smith & Nephew operates in three market segments through separate "global business units" under the Smith & Nephew brand name: Advanced wound management: advanced treatments for difficult wounds. Endoscopy: products for minimally invasive surgery, based in Andover, Massachusetts. Orthopaedics: hip and knee implants and trauma products, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1937 and in 1999 the Group was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2001, Smith & Nephew became a constituent member of the FTSE-100 index in the UK. This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalisation. .Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in 90 countries around the world. A tin cylinder with a lift off lid for ‘Cellona’ Plaster of Paris bandage, 3 inches wide x 4 yards long, made by Smith & Nephew Ltd, Hull, England mid 20thCLid - CELLONA / BPC Front - CELLONA / TRADE MARK / U.K. PATENT 385,658 / THE NEW AND IMPROVED / PLASTER of PARIS / BANDAGE / READY FOR USE / 3INS. 4 YDS. Back - ADVANTAGES …….. / DIRECTIONS………/ Made in England by T.J.SMITH & NEPHEW LTD. / LONDON, HULL, MANCHESTER, GLASGOW/ MAKERS OF ELASTOPLAST.* pharmacy, medicines, smith & nephew pty ltd, hull england, london england, plaster of paris, elastoplast, hospitals, nursing, wound dressings, orthopaedics, glassware, bottles, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Badge - Boundary Road - Gymkhana, ca. 1929
... There were also games and several well-stocked stalls. Early settler market gardeners were generous with their support for local hospitals and charitable associations alfred hospital auxillary murrumbeena boundary road bentleigh central speedway pioneers moorabbin Boundary Road - GYMKHANA - 44 Metal Pin Badge Boundary Road - Gymkhana ...The Murrumbeena Branch of the Alfred Hospital Auxiliary held a grand charity gymkhana on 7 September, 1929 at the Central Speedway, Boundary Road, Bentleigh. It was a full racing program with several trotting events. There were also games and several well-stocked stalls. Early settler market gardeners were generous with their support for local hospitals and charitable associationsMetal Pin Boundary Road - GYMKHANA - 44alfred hospital auxillary, murrumbeena, boundary road, bentleigh, central speedway, pioneers, moorabbin -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Bottle, n.d
... stock, they reaped the rewards of a rather healthy turnover of more than £13 and 9 shillings. This was a great accomplishment considering that the rent for their business premises was only five shillings a week. Even though this turnover would be pleasing to many new ventures, the strength of De La Rue in the fountain pen market...stock, they reaped the rewards of a rather healthy turnover of more than £13 and 9 shillings. This was a great accomplishment considering that the rent for their business premises was only five shillings a week. Even though this turnover would be pleasing to many new ventures, the strength of De La Rue in the fountain pen market ...In 1905, Mr. Frank Jarvis and Mr. Tommy Garner formed Conway Stewart & Co. Limited at 13 Paternoster Row EC1, next to St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Today, this area is known as Paternoster Square having been redeveloped after its complete destruction during the Blitz of World War II. Although there is much debate regarding the origins of the Company’s name, it is believed that the name “Conway Stewart” derives from a popular vaudeville act of the day. Conway and Stewart were supposedly a comedy double act who appeared at Collins Music Hall in Islington. The two entrepreneur took a great risk in leaving their secured jobs to start a new enterprise reselling fountain pens made by other manufacturers. They concentrated their energies and invested in importing pens from the United States. After an arduous month of persistent selling of their stock, they reaped the rewards of a rather healthy turnover of more than £13 and 9 shillings. This was a great accomplishment considering that the rent for their business premises was only five shillings a week. Even though this turnover would be pleasing to many new ventures, the strength of De La Rue in the fountain pen market made it impossible for the company to continue selling no-named fountain pens. In the same year, De La Rue reportedly invested £50,000 in a promotion campaign for their new launch, the Onoto. However, Garner and Jarvis soon recognized there was an audience desiring good, reliable writing instruments that were also affordable. This is when Conway Stewart began to capture a market amongst the English. Jarvis and Garner developed a single aim, to produce elegant and beautiful, yet functional writing instruments – a principle that Conway Stewart holds true to this day.Red "Conway Stewart Ink" bottle with black metal lid and red round label. Square bottle with flat edges. One quarter filled with ink.Front: 20 fl. ozs./Conway/Stewart/ink (white letters on red background, label, upper area of bottle)ink, writing, bottle -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Biography, Ringwood and District Historical Society, Interview notes - short biography on Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at Ringwood State School, circa 1970s, c.1970s
... 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. ...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. ...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."
