{"id":11,"date":"2021-11-21T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-22T08:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:04:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h1>Our Ringwood<\/h1>\n<h1>Heritage<\/h1>\n<p>The history of Ringwood is filled with delightful stories of hope, achievement and fulfillment<\/p>\n<h2>Our History<\/h2>\n<style>\/*! 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All predominant agricultural areas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-1536x1141.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MI0001a-2048x1522.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1902\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Mining<\/h3>\n<p>In the era 1869 until the end of the land boom in 1889, Ringwood was a prominent centre for gold and antimony mining, then bricks, tiles and insulators.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/quotes.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>\u201cThe Ringwood area has been a rich tapestry of heritage and historical activities.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1878px) 100vw, 1878px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-scaled.jpg 1878w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/ringwoodhistory.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SC0086h-1503x2048.jpg 1503w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1878\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ABOUT US<\/p>\n<h4>Tell website visitors who you are and why they should choose your business.<\/h4>\n<p>Because when a visitor first lands on your website, you&#8217;re a stranger to them. 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