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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972, 1972
... Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972...warrandyte post office... melbourne Photograph Photograph Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972 ...The weatherboard building was built in the 1870s. It operated as a post office from 1876-1972. In 1988, the Warrandyte Historical Society took over the building and created a museum - https://whsoc.org.au/who-we-are/Of regional significance as an early building demonstrating the typical characteristics of early timber structures, and for its historical importance as the only relatively intact building in the town's main street dating from the gold mining period. It is also of local social significance for its important and continuing associations with the social and economic life of the town for over 100 years. - Victorian Heritage DatabaseDigital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 12.5 cm black and white printwarrandyte post office, telephone box, weatherboard house -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972, 1972
... Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972...warrandyte post office... melbourne Photograph Photograph Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972 ...The weatherboard building was built in the 1870s. It operated as a post office from 1876-1972. In 1988, the Warrandyte Historical Society took over the building and created a museum - https://whsoc.org.au/who-we-are/Of regional significance as an early building demonstrating the typical characteristics of early timber structures, and for its historical importance as the only relatively intact building in the town's main street dating from the gold mining period. It is also of local social significance for its important and continuing associations with the social and economic life of the town for over 100 years.- Victorian Heritage DatabaseDigital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 12.5 cm black and white printwarrandyte post office, telephone box, post office -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972, 1972
... Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972...warrandyte post office... melbourne Photograph Photograph Warrandyte Post Office, c.1972 ...The weatherboard building was built in the 1870s. It operated as a post office from 1876-1972. In 1988, the Warrandyte Historical Society took over the building and created a museum - https://whsoc.org.au/who-we-are/Of regional significance as an early building demonstrating the typical characteristics of early timber structures, and for its historical importance as the only relatively intact building in the town's main street dating from the gold mining period. It is also of local social significance for its important and continuing associations with the social and economic life of the town for over 100 years.- Victorian Heritage DatabaseDigital TIFF file Scan of 9 x 12.5 cm black and white printwarrandyte post office -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Brian Laurence, Home is what you make : mud brick & hand made houses in Warrandyte / Brian Laurence, 1982c
... Warrandyte Post Office Preservation Group... warrandyte houses mudbrick Brian Laurence. Warrandyte Post Office ...Paperback; 8 p. : ill. ; 22 cmwarrandyte, houses, mudbrick -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Aboriginal artefacts at the Warrandyte Museum (former Post Office); Warrandyte Mystery Tour, 29 May 1994, 29/05/1994
... Aboriginal artefacts at the Warrandyte Museum (former Post... (former Post Office); Warrandyte Mystery Tour, 29 May 1994 Colour ...Colour photographactivities, aboriginal artefacts, warrandyte museum -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, The Historic Post Office at Warrandyte
... The Historic Post Office at Warrandyte...History of Warrandyte Post Office from 1876 to 1988... at Warrandyte History of Warrandyte Post Office from 1876 to 1988 Bruce ...History of Warrandyte Post Office from 1876 to 1988 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Warrandyte Historical Society Newsletters nos. 76-84
... Caledonia Gold Mine Mary Hill - South Warrandyte Post Office Artists... Hill - South Warrandyte Post Office Artists - Nutter Buzacott ...Digitised WHS newsletters from December 1990 (no. 76) to October 1990 (no. 84). Sent to Secretary of the Ringwood Historical Research Group, Jack Lindsay.Noteable articles:- Earl Stewart bus service Brackenbury Street Yarra Yarra Mining Company Dr Owen's Puddling Machine 1927 bushfires Schult Steven Houghton Taffy Jones Great Southern Hill Caledonia Gold Mine Mary Hill - South Warrandyte Post Office Artists - Nutter Buzacott, Frank Crozier, Penleigh Boyd, William Frater, Christine Gray-Aldor Warrandyte Primary School Potter's Cottage -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 14 MMTB Bus timetables, Jul. 1969
... - Donvale Post Office - City 14 - Warrandyte - Park Orchards... - Donvale Post Office - City 14 - Warrandyte - Park Orchards ...All July 1969 - no route numbers shown. .1 - Box Hill - Heidelberg - Templestowe .2 - East Kew - Box Hill - Doncaster .3 - Deer Park - Sunshine Park - Sunshine - Footscray - City .4 - Fishermen's Bend - City .5 - Williamstown Rd - Footscray Railway Stn - Ballarat Rd .6 - Garden City - City .7 - La Trobe University - Northland - West Heidelberg - City .8 - Box Hill - North Blackburn .9 - Bulleen - North Kew - City .10 - Clifton Hill - Elsternwick .11 - Box Hill - East Doncaster - Mitcham - Ringwood .12 - Deer Park - Sunshine Park - Sunshine - Footscray - City - Saturdays and Sundays - printed on pink paper. 13 - Warrandyte - Donvale Post Office - City 14 - Warrandyte - Park Orchards, Ringwood.Yields information about MMTB Bus services July 1969Set of 14 MMTB Bus timetables, folded sheets, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, bus services, fares, mmtb -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Diane Baird, Digging Into History - Goldmining in Warrandyte, 2007
... . Back cover - The Old Post Office, Warrandyte, in 1906, now.... Back cover - The Old Post Office, Warrandyte, in 1906, now ...Information about early mining in Victoria's first gold field. Cover photographs: Front cover - Fossickers working below the water-wheen driven stamper battery located on the south side of the Yarra River upstream of the Warrandyte Bridge. Back cover - The Old Post Office, Warrandyte, in 1906, now the premises of the Warrandyte Historical Society Museum and Archive, 111 Yarra Street.Acknowledgements: Several members of the Warrandyte Historical Society were involved in the development of this publication. It was developed and written by Diane Baird; Murray Houghton and Ted Rotherham provided specialist historical details and further references; Jo Laurence and Shirley Rotherham collected and identified photographs; Brian Laurence prepared images for electronic format; and Richard Morton edited and formatted the text. The Society gratefully acknowledges the dedicated work of all its members who collect, preserve and share Warrandyte's history. In particular, the research by the late Bruce Bence and the dedicated work of the late Jo Laurence have been an invaluable contribution to the history of Warrandyte. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Scrap Book, Scrap book of Mr. J.K. Turnbull, Ringwood's first Station Master, containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, obituaries and personal memorabilia c.1890-1913, c. 1890 - 1913
Mr J.K. Turnbulls own scrap book lent by his son to Mr McCaskill. Alan Carter got it from Mr McCaskill to return but the son died and Alan Carter gave it to the Historical Society. Mr Turnbull was Ringwood's first Station Master and a well liked person in the community.Mr J.K. Turnbulls own scrap book. Large blue cardboard covers with black and red embossing and 'Scraps' on front. Blue cloth spine. No pages held by spine - five with cuttings from papers pasted on to them; three handwritten letters; several single cuttings.; 1. Five pages of newspaper cuttings pasted to page.; 2. Post Office Telegraphs 14-Jan-1891; 3. Small ad. - Frank Lowe - is running a waggonette to meet every train - stables - 'Coach and Horses Hotel' 12-Jan-1913; 4. Mr Turnbull at Healesville; a favourite Returns; two cuttings with same story.; 5. Photocopy of the 'Programme of Dances for the Opening of the Ringwood Goods Shed' Monday 28 December 1887.; 6. Handwritten in pencil - New Goods Shed 28/11/1887. Opening ceremony 2-Dec-1887 - not very legible - 4 pages (15 x 10cm); 7. Two letters to Mr Turnbull from John Ross - 17-Jan-1891; 8. Letter from Samuel and Elizabeth Cutts and family to Mr Turnbull.; Note: Cutts, Elizabeth - owned the hotel at Burnt Bridge; Mr McCaskill was mayor and first President of the Historical Society; Carter, Alan - was father of Richard Carter. +Additional Keywords: Turnbull, J.K. / McCaskill, Mr / Carter, Alan / Lowe, Frank / Ross, John / Cutts, Samuel / Cutts, Elizabeth'Scraps' -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Letter, Letter from Harry Witty (Omnibus Owners Assoc.) A.F.B. Long, Town Clerk, Ringwood, re application to run a bus from Croydon to Ringwood. 3 Feb 1939, 3-Feb-39
In 1939, Mr W.M. Wilson is currently operating a passenger service from Croydon Railway Station to Croydon North Post Office. This letter supports his application to run from Croydon to Ringwood. A petition with 161 signatures has been made.Letter from Harry Witty, General Secretary of the Omnibus Owners Association to A.F.B. Long, Town Clerk, Ringwood, concerning an application to run a bus from Croydon to Ringwood +Additional Keywords: Long, A.F.B. / Witty, Harry / Wilson, W.M. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Work on paper - Letter, Mrs Kerry Puckey (nee Jansen), early resident of Everard Road, East Ringwood, 1940s-1950s. Notes prepared by June Puckey (nee Kemp), 1940s-1950s
Mrs. Kerry Puckey, formerly Jansen, C/- Yellingbo Post Office, Yellingbo 3139, student at East Ringwood School.Notes prepared by June Puckey (nee Kemp) on early resident of Everard Road, East Ringwood. +Additional Keywords: Puckey, June / Kemp, June / Puckey, Kerry / Jansen, Kerry -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: History of Nelson Hill (Burnt Bridge) Post Office, Ringwood
History of Nelson Hill (Burnt Bridge) Post Office -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: Ringwood and Ringwood East Post Office, Postal and Phone Services - Clippings, Opening, Booklet etc. 1917-1990s
Letters and newspaper cuttings of Ringwood and Ringwood East Postal and Phone services 1917 to 1990s; Official opening Ringwood Post Office, 2 programmes c.1970s; Booklet "The Palace of Winged Words" -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Post Office -c1914-1915
Black and white photograph"Written on back of photograph" Ringwood Post Office - opposite Railway Station. c1914-1915 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Student Excursion, Ringwood Post Office, Ringwood Street, circa 1980
Black and white photograph - Student excursion, Ringwood Post Office, circa 1980."Attached to photograph" L to R: Ben Pearson, Kirsty (?), Daniel (?), Sean Peterson. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Judy Leonard, Postal Clerk, Ringwood Post Office, circa 1980
Black and white photograph - Judy Leonard, Postal Clerk, conducting school tour at Ringwood Post Office, circa 1980."Attached to photograph" Judy Leonard inside Ringwood Post Office, Ringwood Street. circa 1980 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, W Murfet Flower Catalogue and Price List 1925-6 season
20-page booklet containing price list for bulbs, flowers and plants grown by W Murfet, New Street, RingwoodSeason 1925-26. Telephone Ringwood 123. Contains details of dozens of varieties of bulbs and flowering plants, including information of growing season, height, planting instructions, and cost per dozen or by the hundred. The goods could be delivered by rail or post, within Australia, at the purchaser's risk and expense. The booklet was printed at the "Ringwood and Croydon Mail" office (Adelaide Street), phone 65. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photographs, East Ringwood Shops in Railway Avenue circa 1980s (6 photos), 1997
Colour photos of the Ringwood East shopping centre. Query drainage works and autumn trees.East Ringwood shops - hardware shop at roundabout (3274_001); East Ringwood shops - post office (3274_002); East Ringwood shops - Paul's supermarket (3274_003); East Ringwood shops - unknown street (3274_004); East Ringwood shops - Lawrence Grove corner (3274_005); East Ringwood shops - Wright Bros (3274_006) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Painting, Winifred Miles, "First Post Office 1883" (Ringwood) - Water colour on paper by Winifred Miles (1884-1944), Undated, later than 1910
"Alexander Colquhoun [Herald art critic 1914-1922 and feature writer for the Age 1926-1941] ... took private students in the first decade of the century, and one of these was Winifred Miles, who after her marriage in 1910 lived the remainder of her life in Ringwood. ... (She) began by doing charcoal studies of animals when she was in Balranald, but in later years moved to oils and then watercolours, travelling around Ringwood to find places to paint by means of a pony-driven governess-cart. She won prizes for paintings in the Royal Melbourne Shows." - Hugh Anderson - Ringwood, Place of Many Eagles [p.217].Painting with cardboard border in glass-fronted frame. Painted from an original black & white photograph, Catalogue Reg No. 1347 recorded as "Ringwood's first Post Office showing first Postmistress, Miss M. Thompson and her mother. 1890". (South side of Main Street (Maroondah Highway), approximately 300 meters west of Ringwood Railway Station). Writing on back of original photograph reads, "Grandma and Auntie Martha Thomson 1890". (Difference in painting date and photograph date indicates years as shown are approximate only). Sticker on back of frame - "Ringwood Framing Gallery, 233 Whitehorse Road Ringwood, Phone 8704930" -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Post Office
Ringwood Post Office c.1910, Postmistress Miss Thompson +Additional Keywords: Miss Thompson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, North Ringwood Shopping Centre, Warrandyte Road, North Ringwood, including North Ringwood Post Office Agency - July 1981
Written on back of photograph, "1-7-81. The Post Office, North Ringwood Shopping Centre". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Lane running from Warrandyte Rd. back to Bamfords through to Adelaide Street, Ringwood, 1959
Written next to photograph, "Lane running from Warrandyte Rd. back to Bamfords through to Adelaide Street, opposite post office, 1959." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Heathmont shopping centre - West end outside Post Office, Feb. 1960
Black and white photograph of shops line road. Trees in background down hill from shops. (2 small and 2 enlargements)Typed below photograph, "Heathmont shopping centre - West end outside Post Office, Feb. 1960". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Cnr Maroondah Hwy and Ringwood Street, Ringwood. (undated)
Written on back of photograph, "Left hand side of picture: Post Office on corner of Maroondah Highway and Ringwood Street. Right hand side Ibbotson & Sons Highway and corner store, corner Maroondah Highway and Wantirna Road. In distance old cool stores." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, 2 car Accident in front of Ringwood Post Office, cnr Whitehorse Rd and Ringwood St circa 1960s
Catalogue card reads, "Accident on Whitehorse Road. Old Ringwood Post Office on corner of Ringwood St. and Whitehorse Road." -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Relocation of Ringwood Church of England building from Maroondah Hwy & Pratt Street corner to Ringwood Street - c.1924
Removing Church of England Church building from Ringwood East to near Post OfficeWritten on front of photograph, "Removing C. of E. from Ringwood East to near P. Office" -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway, Ringwood - c.1900-1910
Black and white photograph of wide, unmade road with houses and shops. (3 copies). Location is near Ringwood Railway Station entrance, looking east.Typed below photograph, "Maroondah Hwy. looking east from opposite the station entrance towards Warrandyte Rd. showing the new post office (our second) on the left. No telephones then and no poles and wires in the street. c1900 - 1910". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Celebrations for connection of electric power to Heathmont, 1937
Typed below photograph, Celebrations for connection of electric power to Heathmont, 1937. Celebration in the fernery of Marden's shop behind [present] post office.' Catalogue card reads, 'Front left. Mrs. Sharp. Lady in centre with hair in bun Mrs. Washusen.' -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Whitehorse Road Shops
Black and white photograph of strip of shops. Shops in photograph show A.C. Beilby Stores and McAlpin's estate agency.Typed below photograph, "1924 - Whitehorse Road shops. Entrance to Ringwood Hall on left - Post Office on right." Written on backing sheet, "Sign on McAlpin's advertising Ringwood Heights Estate to be sold 1st March 1924".