Lucas Electrical manufactured light and electrical components for many vehicle manufacturers in England and many manufacturers used them as accessories or added extras.Lucas granted Richards Body Builders of Adelaide, Australia, permission to use the phrase 'King of the Road' as their trade nick name.Kidney shaped metal & glass, four lens number-plate & tail light combinationKing of the Road maker's marktail light, stop light, light tail, king of the road light, number plate light

John Logan Smith 1860-1932 , the son of Irish immigrants James and Marianne Smith was born at their home near the 'Toll Gates' on Point Nepean Road and Dendy Street. East Brighton. At that time the area had many orchards that were later replaced by market gardens. J.L.Smith at first rented a cottage 'Law Muir Den' & Shed from Mr Box and commenced business as a wood merchant - sawing logs into shorter pieces using one horse to power the saw. He purchased the property, added to the buildings , began trading in fuel and fodder as well and installed a chaff cutting mill powered by 10hp steam engine. The business prospered 1909 following the death of Tommy Bent, J/L Smith was nominated for Councillor of the Shire of Moorabbin. WW1 1914 - 18 both John and Mary Ann supported local War Relief Auxiliaries and their son Vic served as a Signaler in AIF. As Motor transport was increasing 1926 J L Smith built a small Garage on the opposite corner (Woolworths Supermarket 2005) , employed a good mechanic ( Reg Hunt ) and developed another successful business. The Grain Store was managed by family until 1930. In 1932 JL Smith assisted a man whose car had broken down, pushing it to the garage and sadly suffered a heart attack and died. He is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery J.L.Smith was an early settler in East Brighton now Bentleigh and established successful Wood cutting, Grain & Chaff cutting and Motor garage businesses in Centre Road . He was elected Councillor of the Shire of Moorabbin and, with Mary Ann, his family were involved with local Church, Red Cross, and other community organizations.Black & White photograph of J L Smith Hay & Grain Store and Crushing Mill Jasper Rd / Centre Rd Bentleigh 1916. A veranda has been added to the store, new signage attached and a Gas light and hitching post are in foreground. 3 Horse drawn carts loaded with grain bags and drivers sitting on top of loadV. Smithgas street light, hitching posts, smith vic, photography, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, smith harry redvers, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman s, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards

The Rob Roy Hill Climb originated in 1935 on the property of former Heidelberg Mayor, William Clinton, where he reared the Rob Roy breed of miniature ponies. He established Pleasure Grounds on part of the property attracting groups of Sunday visitors from Melbourne's inner suburbs. Visitors enjoyed a picnic area, pony rides, a dance hall and a tap room. Young men would ride their BSA or Harley Davidson motorcycles to the property which led to regular club-organised hillclimb meetings between 1930 and 1936. In 1935 Clinton offered the use of his property to the Light Car Club of Australia for their hillclimbs. The track was sealed that same year and the hillclimb at Clintons Road was one of only three specially designed bitumen surface hillclimbs in the world, the others being Shelsey Walsh and Prescott Hillclimbs in the UK. The first Light Car Club of Australia hillclimb was held at Rob Roy in February 1937. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p133 About six times a year the unlikely sound of car engines emerges from deep in the heart of Christmas Hills.* Usually a quiet retreat, the Hills are home to one of the world’s oldest purpose-built motor sport venues - the Rob Roy Hillclimb. When sealed in 1939, the hillclimb at Clintons Road was one of only three specially designed bitumen surface hillclimbs in the world, the others being Shelsley Walsh and Prescott Hillclimbs in the UK.1 The Rob Roy Hillclimb originated in 1935 on the property of former Heidelberg mayor, William Clinton, where he reared the Rob Roy breed of miniature ponies. Rob Roy was the Scottish folk hero and outlaw. On part of his property Clinton established Pleasure Grounds, attracting Sunday parties from Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Visitors enjoyed a picnic area, pony rides, a dance hall and a tap room.2 Young men riding on their BSA or Harley Davidson bikes led to club-organised regular hillclimb meetings, between 1930 and 1936. In 1935 Clinton offered his property to the Light Car Club of Australia for their hillclimbs. In February 1937, the first Light Car Club of Australia hillclimb meeting was held at Rob Roy. Jack Day achieved the fastest time that day for the 760 yard (695m) track at 36 seconds in a Ford V8 engined Bugatti Special. At first the climb was just a dusty gravel track, but in 1939 it was up-graded and bituminised. Today the 695 metre track begins on a slight incline, proceeds through a sharp right turn, which formerly passed a rusty iron shed, now remembered by the name Tin Shed Corner. The track continues down a slight incline to a level stretch along the top of an embankment holding back a half-acre (0.2ha) dam, then up to a one-in-three gradient. The track then winds uphill through several left turns to the finish line. In 1939 Frank Kleinig reduced the record to 29.72 seconds in an MG Hudson. Throughout World War Two the Rob Roy Hillclimbs were suspended, but were resumed in 1947. The hillclimbs consistently attracted crowds averaging 500 to 600 people, peaking at 2000, until the hillclimb was destroyed by the 1962 bushfires. The meetings included nine Australian Hillclimb Championships, with the first in 1938 won by Peter Whitehead in his ERA. Eight of the Outright and Class record holders were Australian Grand Prix winners including Jack Brabham, who became a triple F1 World Champion. The Light Car Club of Australia held 61 meetings at Rob Roy. Events usually included Touring, Gran Turismo, Production, Sports, Racing and Vintage cars and in the latter years Go-carts. These meets suddenly stopped after the 1962 bushfire destroyed the access bridge on the property leading to the track area, although fortunately Clinton saved his home. The club then established the Lakeland Hillclimb venue close to Lilydale.3 From 1979 to 1987 the MG Car Club ran hill climbs at the Templestowe Hillclimb until the land was to be sub-divided. In 1991 the MGCC approached the Shire of Nillumbik about using the derelict Rob Roy venue. In 1992, after much lobbying, the club signed a ten-year lease from Melbourne Water, which has been renewed. The original track was faithfully reconstructed. Access roads were improved and guard rails were installed on the causeway. Permanent structures were rebuilt and tonnes of rubbish removed. This was made possible by an immense amount of voluntary work by MGCC members and financial support from the newly formed Friends of Rob Roy. In February 1993 the first Return to Rob Roy Historic Meeting was run with a huge spectator attendance of around 1000 enthusiasts. In September 2007, the Nillumbik Shire Council gave the hillclimb heritage protection. This acknowledged the property’s significant contribution to early Australian motor sport with its social connection to William Clinton and the local community.4 *Christmas Hills was named after emancipated convict and shepherd David Christmas, lost in these hills.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, rob roy hill climb, clintons road, light car club of australia, william clinton

Sir Gilbert Joseph Cullen Dyett (1891-1964) was born in Bendigo, at the age of 14 he started working for J H Curnow Real Estate and Auction rooms. In March 1915 he was commissioned as Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion and was badly wounded at Lone Pine, Gallipoli. After the war he was prominent in many organizations including Anzac Remembrance Appeal, Ocean Road Trust, Returned Services League, Australian War Memorial, Racecourse Licences Board of Victoria, Victoria Trotting and Racing Association (which was largely controlled by John Wren) He was caricatured as Captain Dwyer by Frank Hardy in his novel Power without Glory. HE was Knighted in 1934. Died in Fitzroy in1964 and is buried in Bendigo. Ref. Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dyett-sir-gilbert-joseph-cullen-6071 Knighthood Certificate awarded to Gilbert Joseph Cullen Dyett. By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual. Handwritten in black ink on cream coloured light card and mounted on brown coloured card. Red seal of King George the Fifth centred on bottom edge. The back has marks around the edge indicating that that the mounted certificate has been removed from a frame.certificate, knighthood, gilbert dyett, george the fifth

This portable lamp was manufactured by the Lucas Industries, a company in Birmingham, England that first produced lamps after 1875. It could have domestic use or be attached to cars or bicycles early in the 20th Century to provide light at night. The lighting fluid was oil. This object is an interesting example of lighting for cars and bicycles and in the home in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.This is a brass lantern with a circular glass piece in the middle front, and a top metal mechanism with a handle. Inside the circular opening is a domed jet with holes for lighting the lamp. On the sides there are various mechanisms for turning the light up and down, opening the front glass and opening the bottom to allow filling of the lighting fluid. The item is corroded on the exterior. The top has air vents to permit the vapours to escape. On the side is the maker's name LUCAS No. 722 KING OF THE ROAD JOS. LUCAS LTD. vintage lighting, lucas industries

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 17th July 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Tax Sharing increase in Local Government Proportion Deer Park Drainage Scheme Decision by Tribunal Proposed Variations to M.O.A. Award Travelling Allowances The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust Request for Financial Assistance Land Transfer to the Council Dickson Street Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Representative Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Proposed Increase in Rates Loan Borrowings Supplementary Valuations Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Seminar Local Government and Welfare for Migrants Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Roberts Crescent Infant Welfare Centre 22 Roberts Crescent Sunshine West Offensive Trades Asbestos Protean Holdings Corner Boundary Road and Fitzgerald Road Regulations Relating to Offensive Trades M.M.B.W. Sewerage Discharge Maribyrnong River Braybrook Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Animal Care Seminar R.S.P.C.A. (Vic) Council Reserves By-Law Report of the City Librarian Highpoint West Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Municipal Recreation Officers' Conference 31st July 1979 2nd August 1979 Use of House at Selwyn Park by Outreach Worker Sunshine North Tennis Club & Albion Tennis Club School Revue Sunshine North Technical School Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Private Tip Part Lot 35 Reid Street Albion Planning Permit Application Four Service Premises Additions to Existing Cluster Housing Development 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Buildings or Works Within 30 Metres of the Kororoit Creek Mernda Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Amusement Machines Lot 460 Fitzgerald Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Cafe Lot 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Fitness Centre Hook Street and Vule Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 52 & 53 Judge Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Display Homes and Associated Commercial Vehicle Park Lot 29 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Sky sign Lot 1 Sunshine Road Planning Permit Store Lot 24 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery Railway Lot 81 Sunshine Road Planning Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Neale Road Planning Permit Application Flats 20 Forrest Street Albion Amendment No 70 Part 4B to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Alterations to Existing Abattoirs Armbrook Siding Off Somerville Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Proposed Pole Sign Corner Berkshire Road Steers Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Consulting Room (Doctors Surgery) 88 Ashley Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Transport Depot and Warehouse Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension of Existing Shop Hot Bread Kitchen Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Place of Assembly Scovell Reserve Scovell Crescent Planning Permit Application Apex Quarries Aggregate Distribution Depot Jones Road & Bunting Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Eight Flats Lots 1 & 2 Fraser Street Sunshine Plans of Transfer & Consolidation Somerville Road Smorgans Consolidated Industries, Mahemoff Nominees Pty Ltd & Lysaght Durham Chemical Company Subdivision Tentative Plan of Subdivision South East Corner Furlong Road & St. Albans Road Plan of Creation of Easement 463 & 465 Ballarat Road Subdivision Sunshine Consolidation of Title Geelong Road and Burgess Road for B.P. Petrol Fueling Station Plan of Subdivision 10 Chicago Street Princess Highway West Street Lighting Costs Footpath South Side of Cordite Avenue West Road to The Main Gate Maribyrnong Explosive Factory Sewerage Reticulation Area No 4046 St. Albans Mobil Oil Altona to Somerton Pipeline Statcon Works Programme Intersection Treatment East Esplanade / Main Road West / Main Road East St. Albans Statcon Programme Additions to Network Relocation of Public Telephones Ballarat Road Corner Station Road to Outside 809 & 811 Ballarat Road Deer Park Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Billingham Road / Kororoit Creek / Robinsons Road Deer Park Street Light Replacement With Plastic Signs Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Sydney Street Corner King Edward Avenue Child Care Centre New Guardrail Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Warrs Road Maribyrnong New Guardrails Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Anderson Road at Ballarat Road Line marking Alterations Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Glengala Road / Anderson Road Intersection Line Marking Alterations Sewerage Facilities Deer Park R.S.L. Land Dickson Street Proposed Development Sunshine View Estate Stage 2 Underground Drainage Stancon / Metcon Maintenance Police 1979/80 Financial Year R.O.S.T.A. Bulletin 1979 Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Footbridge Programme Further Report Alteration to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Proposed Toilet Block Hume Street Deer Park Sunshine Swimming Pool Proposed Extension to United Social Cricket Club Scovell Reserve Removal of Nissan Huts Rear of D.J. Evans Hall Ravenhall Street Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 188 Neale Road Deer Park Building on Flood Prone Land 16 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Siting of Building 2 Laurel Street St. Albans Scaffolding Permit Fees Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 30th June 1979 Proposal to Construct Easement Drainage in the Area Bounded by Robinsons Road, Ballarat Road, Orama Street, Doherty Street and Quinn Street Under the Provisions of Section 651 and 578 of the Local Government Act 1958 Confirmation of Load with the Local Authorities Superannuation Boardrsl, dickson street, sunshine, r.s.l., roberts crescent infant welfare centre, roberts crescent, sunshine west, boundary road, fitzgerald road, protean holdings, laverton north, maribyrnong river, braybrook, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, sunshine north tennis club, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, reid street, sunshine north technical school, station road, deer park, kororoit creek, mernda street, berkshire road, sunshine north, glengala road, hook street, vule street, st. albans, judge street, sunshine road, tottenham, cromer avenue, neale road, forrest street, armbrook siding, steers street, ashley street, maidstone, ballarat road, scovell reserve, scovell crescent, jones road, bunting road, brooklyn, fraser street, smorgans consolidated industries, mahemoff nominees, lysaght durham chemical company, furlong road, st. albans road, geelong road, burgess road, chicago street, princess highway, cordite avenue, maribyrnong explosive factory, east esplanade, main road west, main road east, billingham road, robinsons road, king edward avenue, syndey street, sydney street child care centre, warrs road, anderson road, mcintyre road, skinner reserve, chruchill avenue, hume street, sunshine swimming pool, united social cricket club, d.j. evans hall, ravenhall street, laurel street, orama street, doherty street, quinn street

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 17th July 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Tax Sharing increase in Local Government Proportion Deer Park Drainage Scheme Decision by Tribunal Proposed Variations to M.O.A. Award Travelling Allowances The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust Request for Financial Assistance Land Transfer to the Council Dickson Street Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Representative Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Proposed Increase in Rates Loan Borrowings Supplementary Valuations Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Seminar Local Government and Welfare for Migrants Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Roberts Crescent Infant Welfare Centre 22 Roberts Crescent Sunshine West Offensive Trades Asbestos Protean Holdings Corner Boundary Road and Fitzgerald Road Regulations Relating to Offensive Trades M.M.B.W. Sewerage Discharge Maribyrnong River Braybrook Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Animal Care Seminar R.S.P.C.A. (Vic) Council Reserves By-Law Report of the City Librarian Highpoint West Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Municipal Recreation Officers' Conference 31st July 1979 2nd August 1979 Use of House at Selwyn Park by Outreach Worker Sunshine North Tennis Club & Albion Tennis Club School Revue Sunshine North Technical School Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Private Tip Part Lot 35 Reid Street Albion Planning Permit Application Four Service Premises Additions to Existing Cluster Housing Development 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Buildings or Works Within 30 Metres of the Kororoit Creek Mernda Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Amusement Machines Lot 460 Fitzgerald Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Cafe Lot 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Fitness Centre Hook Street and Vule Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Lots 52 & 53 Judge Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Display Homes and Associated Commercial Vehicle Park Lot 29 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Sky sign Lot 1 Sunshine Road Planning Permit Store Lot 24 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursery Railway Lot 81 Sunshine Road Planning Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Neale Road Planning Permit Application Flats 20 Forrest Street Albion Amendment No 70 Part 4B to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Alterations to Existing Abattoirs Armbrook Siding Off Somerville Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Proposed Pole Sign Corner Berkshire Road Steers Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Consulting Room (Doctors Surgery) 88 Ashley Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Transport Depot and Warehouse Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension of Existing Shop Hot Bread Kitchen Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Place of Assembly Scovell Reserve Scovell Crescent Planning Permit Application Apex Quarries Aggregate Distribution Depot Jones Road & Bunting Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Eight Flats Lots 1 & 2 Fraser Street Sunshine Plans of Transfer & Consolidation Somerville Road Smorgans Consolidated Industries, Mahemoff Nominees Pty Ltd & Lysaght Durham Chemical Company Subdivision Tentative Plan of Subdivision South East Corner Furlong Road & St. Albans Road Plan of Creation of Easement 463 & 465 Ballarat Road Subdivision Sunshine Consolidation of Title Geelong Road and Burgess Road for B.P. Petrol Fueling Station Plan of Subdivision 10 Chicago Street Princess Highway West Street Lighting Costs Footpath South Side of Cordite Avenue West Road to The Main Gate Maribyrnong Explosive Factory Sewerage Reticulation Area No 4046 St. Albans Mobil Oil Altona to Somerton Pipeline Statcon Works Programme Intersection Treatment East Esplanade / Main Road West / Main Road East St. Albans Statcon Programme Additions to Network Relocation of Public Telephones Ballarat Road Corner Station Road to Outside 809 & 811 Ballarat Road Deer Park Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Billingham Road / Kororoit Creek / Robinsons Road Deer Park Street Light Replacement With Plastic Signs Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Sydney Street Corner King Edward Avenue Child Care Centre New Guardrail Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Warrs Road Maribyrnong New Guardrails Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Anderson Road at Ballarat Road Line marking Alterations Traffic Engineering & Associated Works Glengala Road / Anderson Road Intersection Line Marking Alterations Sewerage Facilities Deer Park R.S.L. Land Dickson Street Proposed Development Sunshine View Estate Stage 2 Underground Drainage Stancon / Metcon Maintenance Police 1979/80 Financial Year R.O.S.T.A. Bulletin 1979 Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Footbridge Programme Further Report Alteration to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Proposed Toilet Block Hume Street Deer Park Sunshine Swimming Pool Proposed Extension to United Social Cricket Club Scovell Reserve Removal of Nissan Huts Rear of D.J. Evans Hall Ravenhall Street Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 188 Neale Road Deer Park Building on Flood Prone Land 16 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Siting of Building 2 Laurel Street St. Albans Scaffolding Permit Fees Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 30th June 1979 Proposal to Construct Easement Drainage in the Area Bounded by Robinsons Road, Ballarat Road, Orama Street, Doherty Street and Quinn Street Under the Provisions of Section 651 and 578 of the Local Government Act 1958 Confirmation of Load with the Local Authorities Superannuation Boardrsl, dickson street, sunshine, r.s.l., roberts crescent, sunshine west, protean holdings, boundary road, fitzgerald road, laverton north, maribyrnong river, braybrook, highpoint west library, rosamond road, maribyrnong, sunshine north tennis club, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, sunshine north technical school, reid street, station road, deer park, kororoit creek, mernda street, berkshire road, sunshine north, glengala road, hook street, vule street, st. albans, judge street, cromer avenue, sunshine road, tottenham, neale road, forrest street, armbrook siding, steers street, ashley street, maidstone, ballarat road, scovell reserve, scovell crescent, jones road, bunting road, fraser street, smorgans consolidated industries, mahemoff nominees, lysaght durham chemical company, furlong road, st. albans road, geelong road, burgess road, chicago street, princess highway, cordite avenue, maribyrnong explosive factory, east esplanade, main road west, main road east, billingham road, robinsons road, sydney street, king edward avenue, sydney street child care centre, warrs road, anderson road, mcintyre road, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, hume street, sunshine swimming pool, united social cricket club, d.j. evans hall, ravenhall street, the esplanade, laurel street, orama street, doherty street, quinn street, roberts crescent infant welfare centre