Tag: history
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Media Release: Lifting the lid on Victoria’s wartime history
A new guide released by the State Government will produce hours of enlightening reading for those who have an interest in Victoria’s wartime history. Mayor of Maroondah, Cr Alex Makin, said Remember Them: A guide to Victoria’s wartime heritage included the stories of three Ringwood and Croydon soldiers who had served in various theatres of…
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U3A Croydon Annual General Meeting
The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a community based organisation that provides educational opportunities to retirees and seniors. Maroondah has two local U3A organisations, with one in Ringwood and in Croydon, these two groups are part of the U3A Network Victoria, which includes other U3As across the State. This morning I was invited…
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Maroondah Journal: bid to restore cottage
The Ringwood Miner’s Cottage, a reminder of Ringwood’s history with antimony mining, was tragically destroyed by arsonists on the 20th of November. The Maroondah Journal has reported on the aftermath of the cottage’s destruction and council’s efforts to date: Mayor Alex Makin said discussions between the council and the historical society would take place early…
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Delegates’ Report: Theatre, recognising volunteers and documenting Ringwood’s history
On the 20th of October I attended the Monkami Drama Group’s Performance of the Picnic at Hanging Rock. This is now the third year of the Monkami Drama Group and it is great to see the group expanding its talents. Monkami is a service provider for adults with intellectual disabilities and strongly believes in providing…
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Book Launch: From Horse Shoes to High Heels – The History of Eastland
This evening I attended the launch of From Horse Shoes to High Heels, a history of the Eastland Shopping Centre site, written by Richard Carter, the former President of the Ringwood Historical Society. The launch was held at the Urban Life Cafe in Ringwood and Richard was introduced by Phil Turner, Maroondah’s Director of City…
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Ringwood Uniting Preschool – 50th anniversary
The Ringwood Uniting Preschool is located in Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood near Bedford Road and was opened as an approved centre in February 1959. The work, however, began in 1957 when a Committee of Parents and Friends discussed the possibility of starting a kindergarten to reduce the large waiting lists that existed at the time. Today’s…
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Ringwood Bowls Club – 80th anniversary and 2009 Launch Bowls Season Launch
The Ringwood Bowls Club is located at 2-12 Loughnan Road and includes two grass and one artificial green, as well as a clubhouse that also serves as a function centre. Tonight the club celebrated its 80th anniversary and the launch of the 2009 Lawn Bowls Season. The Ringwood Bowls Club has had a long history…
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Ringwood Historical Society – Melbourne's early history
Tonight’s Ringwood Historical Society meeting discussed Anne Lister and her role in the early women’s suffrage movement for Australia. In 1893 Anne assisted in the formation of the United Council for Women’s Suffrage and began giving public lectures on the movement from 1895. While she is currently not as well known as other women involved…
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Book Launch – "A Quiet Painter" by Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones is a local Ringwood East resident, historian and artist who has published several books about art and history. This evening Shirley launched her latest work entitled a ‘Quiet Painter’, a biography on the life of James Alfred Turner, an early Croydon resident and renowned painter. James Alfred Turner was born in 1850 and…