Ringwood has played host over the years to the formal and the informal.
In 1931 it witnessed the funeral cortege of Dame Nellie Melba on its way to Lilydale Cemetery. Note the shops in the background still exist between the station entrance and the present site of the clock tower.
The Highland Carnival has been on Ringwood’s Calendar for 40 years. Here local member Jim Manson, MLA, takes the salute in 1964.
The Inauguration of the City of Ringwood took place amidst much pomp in March 1960. These photos show the Governor, Sir Dallas Brookes, reading the Proclamation and presiding over festivities.
Likewise the Clock Tower, in its original position, was the focus of Anzac Day celebrations, with parades down the Main Street as late as the 1960s - note the blue “Harris” train in the background.
