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NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)Photograph: CTS 1971 Motor Sport Club students
... Photograph: CTS 1971 Motor Sport Club students...Photograph: CTS 1971 Motor Sport Club students......Motor Sport Club...Black and white photograph of seven students in and around a sports car with sign in front of shot 'Collingwood / Technical School / Motor Sport Club / 1971....Photograph: CTS 1971 Motor Sport Club students Photograph: CTS 1971 Motor Sport Club students ...Black and white photograph of seven students in and around a sports car with sign in front of shot 'Collingwood / Technical School / Motor Sport Club / 1971.collingwood technical school, students, motor sport club, nmit -
Gippsland Vehicle CollectionMagazines, Golden Age of Motor Sport volume 1
... Golden Age of Motor Sport volume 1......motor sport...golden Age of Motor Sport, Volume 1...Gippsland Vehicle Collection 1a Sale Road Maffra gippsland sport volume 1 golden age motor motor sport golden Age of Motor Sport, Volume 1 Golden Age of Motor Sport volume 1 Magazines ...golden Age of Motor Sport, Volume 1sport, volume 1, golden, age, motor, motor sport -
Gippsland Vehicle CollectionMagazines, Golden Age of Motor Sport volume 2
... Golden Age of Motor Sport volume 2......motor sport...Golden Age of Motor Sport, Volume 2...Gippsland Vehicle Collection 1a Sale Road Maffra gippsland sport golden age motor motor sport volume 2 Golden Age of Motor Sport, Volume 2 Golden Age of Motor Sport volume 2 Magazines ...Golden Age of Motor Sport, Volume 2sport, golden, age, motor, motor sport, volume 2 -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Book, SCAYSBROOK, Jim, Phillip Island : a history of motor sport since 1928, 2005
... Phillip Island : a history of motor sport since 1928...Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast automobile racing victoria phillip island history motorcycle racing drivers australia motorcyclists Phillip Island & District Historical Society, Donor, 2.2.11 Phillip Island : a history of motor sport since 1928 Book SCAYSBROOK, Jim Bookworks ...Phillip Island & District Historical Society, Donor, 2.2.11automobile racing, victoria, phillip island, history, motorcycle racing, drivers, australia, motorcyclists -
Stawell Historical Society IncArchive, Adept Graphics, Stawell Motor Sport Club, Videos and Reports, 1992 - 1994
... Stawell Motor Sport Club, Videos and Reports...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Video - 1 - Aust v USA Super Sedans 2 - Easter Saturday 1993 3 - Easter Sunday 1993 4 - November 13th 1993 5 - Sunday 12 - 12 1993 6 - December 26th 1993 7 - Friday Jan 14th 1994 8 - Saturday Jan 15th 1994 9 - Saturday Feb 19th 1994 10 - March 19th 1994 11 - Camp Sunshine 2 - 4- 94 Also 3-4-94 12 - 3-494 13 - 23-4-94 24 - 24 - 4 - 94 15 - Dinner 1993 16 - Dinner 1994 Stawell Clubs 16 Videos, 1992-93 Annual Report, 1993-94 Season Program, 6 Books 1992 - 1994 Events Programs 6 Books 1992 to 1994 Events Program Stawell Motor Sport Club, Videos and Reports Archive Adept Graphics ...Video - 1 - Aust v USA Super Sedans 2 - Easter Saturday 1993 3 - Easter Sunday 1993 4 - November 13th 1993 5 - Sunday 12 - 12 1993 6 - December 26th 1993 7 - Friday Jan 14th 1994 8 - Saturday Jan 15th 1994 9 - Saturday Feb 19th 1994 10 - March 19th 1994 11 - Camp Sunshine 2 - 4- 94 Also 3-4-94 12 - 3-494 13 - 23-4-94 24 - 24 - 4 - 94 15 - Dinner 1993 16 - Dinner 199416 Videos, 1992-93 Annual Report, 1993-94 Season Program, 6 Books 1992 - 1994 Events Programs 6 Books 1992 to 1994 Events Programstawell, clubs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... ...motor sport...Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography ampol car trial entrant black & white photograph motor sport ampol trial v t curtin a shaw a batty john jenner bryant west Photograph of V. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of V. Curtin, K. Shaw and A. Batty with their car before the start of the Ampol Trial.local history, photography, ampol car trial entrant, black & white photograph, motor sport, ampol trial, v t curtin, a shaw, a batty, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... ...motor sport...Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography motor car starting in the ampol trial black & white photograph motor sport ampol trial cowes phillip island john jenner bryant west Photograph of an entrant starting in the Ampol Trial from Cowes - 1959 Photograph Photograph Bryant West ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of an entrant starting in the Ampol Trial from Cowes - 1959local history, photography, motor car starting in the ampol trial, black & white photograph, motor sport, ampol trial, cowes phillip island, john jenner, bryant west -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - 2018 Calendar, Pat Grainger, Historic Port Melbourne - Sport, Sep 2017
... ...Sport - Motor Racing...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne All researched, written and designed by Pat GRAINGER Sport Sport - Horse Racing Sport - Cricket Sport - Yachting Sport - Soccer Sport - Gymnastics Sport - Australian Rules Football Sport - Motor Racing Sport - Trugo Sport - Lawn Bowls Sport - Swimming Sport - Tennis Peggy HOWARD nee ANTONIO John William (Jack) WOODRUFF Jimmy LOY Life Saving Sport - Golf Sport - Triathlon Sport - Netball Sport - Quoits Sport - Billiards PMHPS Calendar 2018 . ...All researched, written and designed by Pat GRAINGERPMHPS Calendar 2018 . Sport Cover shows Port Melbourne footballers sport, sport - horse racing, sport - cricket, sport - yachting, sport - soccer, sport - gymnastics, sport - australian rules football, sport - motor racing, sport - trugo, sport - lawn bowls, sport - swimming, sport - tennis, peggy howard nee antonio, john william (jack) woodruff, jimmy loy, life saving, sport - golf, sport - triathlon, sport - netball, sport - quoits, sport - billiards -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... motor cycle and sidecar...black & white photograph...sport...Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography racing motor cycle and sidecar black & white photograph sport motor cycle racing John Jenner Bryant West Photograph of a racing Motor Cycle and Sidecar rounding a corner. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of a racing Motor Cycle and Sidecar rounding a corner. Crowd of spectators in background.local history, photography, racing motor cycle and sidecar, black & white photograph, sport, motor cycle racing, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... motor cycles and sidecars...black & white photograph...sport...Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography racing motor cycles and sidecars black & white photograph sport motor cycle racing John Jenner Bryant West Photograph of Racing Motor Cycles and Sidecars raising dust on the finishing straight. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Racing Motor Cycles and Sidecars raising dust on the finishing straight.local history, photography, racing motor cycles and sidecars, black & white photograph, sport, motor cycle racing, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, 1936
... motor cycle race start...black & white photograph...sport...Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc. phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography motor cycle race start black & white photograph sport motor cycle racing senior t t John Jenner Bryant West Photograph of the start of the 1936 Senior T. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the start of the 1936 Senior T. T. Motor Cycle Race.local history, photography, motor cycle race start, black & white photograph, sport, motor cycle racing, senior t t, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, 1935
... motor cycle race...black & white photograph...sport...Peter Shannon's brother has the actual bike that came 3rd in that 1935 Lightweight race. local history photography motor cycle race black & white photograph sport motor cycle racing "tin pot corner" c weatherby john jenner bryant west Photograph of C. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island The race in this photograph was the Australian Junior Tourist Trophy race over 75 miles/12 laps. The winner, Cec Weatherby received 20 pounds prize money and a sash. The race was run concurrectly with the Lightweight race, which was common back then. Peter Shannon's brother has the actual bike that came 3rd in that 1935 Lightweight race.Photograph of C. Weatherby leading other Motor Cyclists rounding "Tin Pot Corner" in a Motor Cycle Race in 1935. Corrections to the above given by Peter Shannon 2/11/2018. No. 11 was Don Bain actually leading the group, who came 3rd, No. 64 was Cec Weatherby who won the race and No. 25 was Ron Walters who came 4th. The Flyer was also given to us by Peter Shannon.local history, photography, motor cycle race, black & white photograph, sport, motor cycle racing, "tin pot corner", c weatherby, john jenner, bryant west -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyBadge - Move the Grand Prix Save Albert Park, Dec 1994
... ...Sport - Motor Racing...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne One of many items produced by the Save Albert Park organisation in protest against the Kennett state government decision to build a Grand Prix Formula 1 race track through Albert Park 1994 and continuing Public Action Campaigns Built Environment - Recreational Facilities Sport - Motor Racing Albert Park Grand Prix Badge in full colour "Move the Grand Prix Save Albert Park" 1994 Badge Move the Grand Prix Save Albert Park ...One of many items produced by the Save Albert Park organisation in protest against the Kennett state government decision to build a Grand Prix Formula 1 race track through Albert Park 1994 and continuingBadge in full colour "Move the Grand Prix Save Albert Park" 1994public action campaigns, built environment - recreational facilities, sport - motor racing, albert park, grand prix -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyProgramme - Fishermen's Bend Classic, Airstrip races, Feb 1956
... sport - motor racing...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne sport - motor racing fishermans bend airstrip port melbourne speedway light car club of australia Official souvenir programme Fishermen's Bend Classic airstrip races 11 & 12 February 1956. ...Official souvenir programme Fishermen's Bend Classic airstrip races 11 & 12 February 1956. Details of races. 36 pages black and red cover. Digital image of cover on computer.sport - motor racing, fishermans bend airstrip, port melbourne speedway, light car club of australia -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - 2015 Calendar, Pat Grainger, Historic Port Melbourne, Sep 2014
... ...Sport - Motor racing...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Researched, written and designed by member/Secretary Pat Grainger, as a fundraiser Built Environment Transport Local Government - Town of Port Melbourne Business and Traders Sport - Horse racing Sport - Motor racing Industry - Manufacturing Piers and Wharves W Pentland International Harvester A E Wearne & Son J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd Max Disher Port Melbourne Station Faram Brothers Hardware Joshua Brothers Distillery Tramways Depot PS Hygeia 2015 PMHPS Calendar- "Wheels". ...Researched, written and designed by member/Secretary Pat Grainger, as a fundraiser2015 PMHPS Calendar- "Wheels". The cover has Port Melbourne Town Council horse and wagon in Railway Reserve 1910built environment, transport, local government - town of port melbourne, business and traders, sport - horse racing, sport - motor racing, industry - manufacturing, piers and wharves, w pentland, international harvester, a e wearne & son, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, max disher, port melbourne station, faram brothers hardware, joshua brothers distillery, tramways depot, ps hygeia, -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument, Kosdown we think in ink 2024, 2023
... ...Sport - Motor Racing...Historic photographs include Swallow & Ariell's factory, motor racing at Fishermans Bend, and Mitchell's London Family Hotel. Kosdown Press Pat GRAINGER Business and Traders - Hotels Mitchell's London Family Hotel Sport - Motor Racing William Raeburn STUART Goatie Swallow & Ariell Ltd London Family Hotel Industry - Manufacturing Business and Traders - Dairies Spiral bound 2024 calendar on a stiff white cardboard stand. ...The 2024 Kosdown calendar celebrates Port Melbourne and pays tribute to Pat GRAINGER and her contribution to the community and the Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society. Historic photographs include Swallow & Ariell's factory, motor racing at Fishermans Bend, and Mitchell's London Family Hotel.Spiral bound 2024 calendar on a stiff white cardboard stand. The cover has a photo of William STUART on his milk float and horse 'Goatie'..kosdown press, pat grainger, business and traders - hotels, mitchell's london family hotel, sport - motor racing, william raeburn stuart, goatie, swallow & ariell ltd, london family hotel, industry - manufacturing, business and traders - dairies -
Box Hill Historical SocietyPhotograph - Tennis Courts
... ...Sport...Motor...Box Hill Primary School in Station Street can be seen in background Irving Avenue Box Hill Primary School Tennis courts Sport Motor Vehicles B&w photo Photograph Tennis Courts ...Tennis courts in Irving Avenue, Box Hill. Box Hill Primary School in Station Street can be seen in backgroundB&w photoirving avenue, box hill primary school, tennis courts, sport, motor vehicles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: BIKES, 1990s
... Photograph: Bike race with motor bike in front On rear of photo: PH 10,000 meet 'A' Grade Motor Races. Keirincap Sport...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields RECREATIONS Sports Cycling Bendigo Advertiser Photograph: Bike race with motor bike in front On rear of photo: PH 10,000 meet 'A' Grade Motor Races. Keirincap Sport Photograph BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: BIKES ...Photograph: Bike race with motor bike in front On rear of photo: PH 10,000 meet 'A' Grade Motor Races. Keirincap Sportrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser -
Trafalgar Holden MuseumVehicle - VN Commodore, 1988
... Holden and HSV developed this car as the basis for racing in Group A Confederation of Australian Motor Sport events. While the minimum number of cars built to qualify in Australian Touring car Championships, with modified body kit, brakes or engine is 500, only 302 VN were built but CAMS granted an exemption allowing them to compete.Holden and HSV had worked hard to develop this car to be a serious competitor to the Skyline, Ford Sierra and the BMW which had dominated in the previous years. ...Holden and HSV developed this car as the basis for racing in Group A Confederation of Australian Motor Sport events. While the minimum number of cars built to qualify in Australian Touring car Championships, with modified body kit, brakes or engine is 500, only 302 VN were built but CAMS granted an exemption allowing them to compete.Holden and HSV had worked hard to develop this car to be a serious competitor to the Skyline, Ford Sierra and the BMW which had dominated in the previous years. ...The VN Commodore was available in Executive, S, SS, Berlina and Calais specification levels, although a more basic SL model (opt. code A9K) was supposedly offered to government and fleet buyers, as it was not officially listed as part of the Commodore range. Changes in the relative values of the Australian dollar, the Japanese yen, and the US dollar made it impractical to continue with the well-regarded Nissan engine of the VL. Instead, Holden manufactured their own 90-degree V6 based on an old Buick design from the US, although initially it was imported. The 5.0-litre V8 remained optional and received a power boost to 165 kW (221 hp). Both these engines used multi point GM EFI and the V6 using 3 coil-packs for ignition. Holden and HSV developed this car as the basis for racing in Group A Confederation of Australian Motor Sport events. While the minimum number of cars built to qualify in Australian Touring car Championships, with modified body kit, brakes or engine is 500, only 302 VN were built but CAMS granted an exemption allowing them to compete.Holden and HSV had worked hard to develop this car to be a serious competitor to the Skyline, Ford Sierra and the BMW which had dominated in the previous years. This was to be the Holden’s answer and coincided with the return of Peter Brock back to the Holden team from 1987.Mechanically the cars were fitted with reworked version of Holden’s 4.9 litre V8. The engine block was cast for additional strength, modified cylinder heads roller rockers and high fuel flow fuel injection was applied. Output was 215 kw at 5200revs and, though at today’s standard, that is not that much it was very impressive at that time. The drive was through a six speed ZF gearbox with a heavy duty racing clutch and a limited slip differential.Under the Hawke government's Button car plan, which saw a reduction in the number of models manufactured locally, and the introduction of model sharing, the VN Commodore was rebadged as the Toyota Lexcen, named after the late America's Cup yacht designer, Ben Lexcen. Subsequently, the Toyota Corolla and Camry were, similarly, badged as the Holden Nova and Holden Apollo.Red executive 4 door sedanHolden Lion and stone emblem grille centre, Commodore boot LHS, Lion and stone emblem boot RHS.vehicle, vn commodore, holden, car -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Memorial to Peter Brock, Ferguson's Paddock, Hurstbridge, 23 January 2008
... Brock won Australian motor sport’s best-known event, the Bathurst 1000, nine times. ...Brock won Australian motor sport’s best-known event, the Bathurst 1000, nine times. ...Ferguson’s Paddock, Hurstbridge. A plaque on a boulder commemorates Peter Brock. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p167 On a rock in Ferguson’s Paddock, Hurstbridge, a plaque commemorates Peter Brock. It includes the words: ‘Boy from Hurstbridge without special privileges, grew to become champion of racetracks around the world but he never forgot his beginnings’. Brock came from a well-established local family. Born in Hurstbridge in 1945, he lived in Anzac Avenue as a child, attended the Hurstbridge Primary and Eltham High Schools and lived in the district most of his life. His father Geoff owned the Diamond Valley Speed Shop in Greensborough. Brock’s forbears were amongst the area’s earliest settlers. From Scotland, the Brocks arrived in Tasmania in 1830, to graze sheep. Family members moved to Sunbury, then Preston, grazing sheep in the Bundoora area. John Brock owned Janefield, possibly named after his wife. In 1855 he granted around two acres (0.8ha) of his estate for a school.1 In 1866 Lewis Brock bought 264 acres (107ha) in Nutfield, the first non-Aboriginal person to own that land. They planted an orchard, then from around 1935, Brock’s uncle Sandy and his grandfather Lewis, ran a dairy on the property. In the 1980s Brock and his then partner Bev, bought most of the property, which they sold after their separation in 2006. Brock’s father was a Hurstbridge Football Club President, but Brock’s uncle Sandy, of Brocks Road, Doreen, has been particularly active in local affairs. He was President of the Mernda Football Club (then Plenty Rovers), President of the Panton Hill Football League and he founded the Arthurs Creek and District Landcare Group. He also gave more than 50 years of service to the Whittlesea Agricultural Society, the Volunteers for Australian Football and the Doreen Rural Fire Brigade. Community service was important to Brock too. Brock, with his then partner Bev, established the Peter Brock Foundation in 1997, the year he retired from full-time V8 Supercar racing. The Foundation’s grants have included $100,000 towards the upgrade of a walking track in the Hurstbridge Parklands and other projects include a holiday house for the families of child cancer victims. Brother Lewis saw Brock as a spiritual person, who had a great affinity with people. He saw Brock as a role model of someone who could achieve their dreams. ‘The family didn’t have much money, yet that didn’t stop Peter realising his dreams. He was strong and didn’t let difficult times crush him.’ Despite his later successes, Brock’s most treasured trophy was for running 100 yards (91.4m)at his primary school in 1955, and he appreciated his head master Ted Griffiths’ encouragement of his sporting endeavours. At high school Brock became captain of Everard House. In his first year he bought a 1928 Austin 7 for £5. He cut the car into a box shape with an axe and enjoyed driving it – despite it having no brakes - at his grandparents’ farm at Nutfield. The turning point in Brock’s life came at age 23, when he built an Austin A30 in an old henhouse in Wattle Glen, using a Holden engine. He was laughed at until it won the Australian Sports Sedan Championship in 1968. Brock’s career then took off and he became a professional driver. Brock won Australian motor sport’s best-known event, the Bathurst 1000, nine times. Brock endured a bitter split from Holden in 1986 over control of his Holden-backed vehicle modification business and a car performance-enhancing device he called the ‘energy polariser’– despite it having no scientific evidence to support its claims. But Brock returned to Holden in 1994. Then in 1997, aged 52, Brock retired from fulltime V8 Supercar racing. However he continued to race at motor sport events. Brock won several awards, including an Order of Australia Medal in 1980, the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, and the Centenary Medal. On September 8, 2006, Brock died; after his car hit a tree during the Targa West Rally in Western Australia.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, ferguson's paddock, hurstbridge, peter brock memorial, peter brock -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Rob Roy Hill Climb, 24 November 2007
... 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 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. ...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 -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPosters - "Tawonga Remembers" x 4
... sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fundraising, CWA etc. The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga,which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley. Tawonga photos of early Tawonga Kiewa Valley Tawonga Remembers transport Poster framed with thin black plastic strip, covered, by glass. Each one has a title re "Tawonga Remembers" and includes print and phtots in black and white. Black background. 1. Tawonga SEC Depot; 2. Tawonga Service Station circa 1940s; 3. George Johnston's Taxi Service; 4. Tawonga Motors ...The town of Tawonga is in the Kiewa Valley surrounded by farmland. It is adjacent to Mt Beauty (built in 1946), an SECV town built for the workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which was being constructed from 1911 to 1961. Tawonga consisted of essential amenities including a store, school, butter factory, sporting facilities, post office, hall and hotel. Activities involved sport, social get togethers eg. dances, fundraising, CWA etc.The posters are a collection of historical photos, documentation and information regarding the history of the town of Tawonga,which is the centre of a farming community in the Kiewa Valley.Poster framed with thin black plastic strip, covered, by glass. Each one has a title re "Tawonga Remembers" and includes print and phtots in black and white. Black background. 1. Tawonga SEC Depot; 2. Tawonga Service Station circa 1940s; 3. George Johnston's Taxi Service; 4. Tawonga Motors 1950-60stawonga, photos of early tawonga, kiewa valley, tawonga remembers, transport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE WEYBRIDGE UK
... Sport...Brooklands Motor Course...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PLACE Sport Brooklands Motor Course Kingsway Real Photo Series Black and white postcard. ...Black and white postcard. On bottom of card: 'Brooklands Motor Course, Weybridge, finishing straight and club house' Image shows race track in centre of photo, men on LH side, covered truck on RH side.Kingsway Real Photo Seriesplace, sport, brooklands motor course -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Les, 74, still revved up over 'Great Sport', 04/07/2018
... Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Les Morrall of Greensborough is a 2018 Leader Local Sports Star Senior Nominee for his participation in motor sports over 50 years. leader local sports star awards les morrall greensborough - people News article 1 page, black text and colour image . Les, 74, still revved up over 'Great Sport ...Les Morrall of Greensborough is a 2018 Leader Local Sports Star Senior Nominee for his participation in motor sports over 50 years.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .leader local sports star awards, les morrall, greensborough - people -
Australian Gliding MuseumMachine - Auto-Tug Engine, 1983 or prior
... Motors LS1 5.7 litre V8 became available. It is understood that a small number of conversions have been done using the LS1 engine. This brief history is based on information obtained from Mike Burns and David Sharples who were involved in the Auto-Tug program from 1988 to 1992. Technical information relating to the 1982 Ford V6 automotive engine is contained in a paper by D.L. Armstrong and G.F. Stirrat of the Engine Engineering Office at Ford. Indicative of technological experimentation in the sport ...The 1982 Ford V6 engine, built at the Ford Essex Engine Plant at Windsor in Ontario Canada, was released by Ford for installation in a number of car and light truck models manufactured in Canada, United States, Mexico and Venezula. Production probably exceeded 7 million items. The Australian Gliding Museum’s exhibit was an engine converted for aircraft use that was bought for the Gliding Federation of Australia “Auto-Tug” program from Javelin Aircraft Company in Wichita in USA. “Auto-Tug” was an experimental program sponsored by the Gliding Federation of Australia to equip a glider – sailplane Piper Pawnee PA-25-150 tug with a water-cooled engine to alleviate the costs of running and maintaining the Lycoming engines fitted to Pawnee tugs in Australia. The program began in 1988 and was aimed at obtaining limited certification for converting dedicated glider – sailplane tow planes. The engine equipped with modified intake manifolds produced 198 hp for flight with the same propeller RPM for take-off as the original Lycoming 0-540 engine. However, fuel consumption was halved as the water cooling of the Ford engine enabled quicker descents with throttle closed following the release of the sailplane. Based on the results of GFA’s program, CASA concluded that engine was quite suitable for an aircraft installation and rated it more reliable than the equivalent Lycoming and Continental aircraft engine. The use of the 1982 Ford V6 engine type for Pawnee tug conversions was discontinued when the General Motors LS1 5.7 litre V8 became available. It is understood that a small number of conversions have been done using the LS1 engine. This brief history is based on information obtained from Mike Burns and David Sharples who were involved in the Auto-Tug program from 1988 to 1992. Technical information relating to the 1982 Ford V6 automotive engine is contained in a paper by D.L. Armstrong and G.F. Stirrat of the Engine Engineering Office at Ford. Indicative of technological experimentation in the sport of glidingFord auto engine mounted on mobile standaustralian gliding, glider, sailplane, auto-tug, pawnee, tug, auto, engine, motor, ford, gliding federation of australia, burns, sharples. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph, Aerial Survey of Port Melbourne; December 1945, 2105
... Eclipse Picture Theatre Brookes Lemos Ltd Built Environment Local Government Natural Environment Built Environment - Industrial Religion - Roman Catholic Church (St Josephs) GMH General Motors-Holden Rotten Row Sport - Trotting J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd Australian Wool Board Government Aircraft Factory GAF Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CAC North Port Oval Fire and Fire Services Market Reserve Religion - Presbyterian Church Leading Lights Foresters Arms Hotel Commonwealth Government Engine Works St Josephs Catholic Primary School Mission to Seamen Centenary Bridge Naval Drill Hall Mail Exchange Gasworks Piers and Wharves - Town Pier Robert Harper & Co Ltd RAN - Royal Australian Navy HMAS Lonsdale Port Melbourne Yacht Club PMYC Piers and Wharves - MHT Timber Wharves Aerial Survey of Port Melbourne; December 1945 Large photograph mounted on foam board. ...Seventeen (17) individual photos were joined together by John KIRBY to make a compsite image.Aerial Survey of Port Melbourne; December 1945 Large photograph mounted on foam board. Shows aerial view of Port Melbourne showing its extent from the Bay. Panel on right hand side has key to numbered areas on map . PMHPS logo on top left cornereclipse picture theatre, brookes lemos ltd, built environment, local government, natural environment, built environment - industrial, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), gmh, general motors-holden, rotten row, sport - trotting, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, australian wool board, government aircraft factory, gaf, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac, north port oval, fire and fire services, market reserve, religion - presbyterian church, leading lights, foresters arms hotel, commonwealth government engine works, st josephs catholic primary school, mission to seamen, centenary bridge, naval drill hall, mail exchange, gasworks, piers and wharves - town pier, robert harper & co ltd, ran - royal australian navy, hmas lonsdale, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc, piers and wharves - mht timber wharves -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Aerial view of Fisherman's Bend circa 1940, circa1940
... Built Environment Fishermans Bend Built Environment - Industrial General Motors-Holden Victoria Golf Club Sport - Golf Sport - Horse Racing Black and white photograph of Fishermans Bend, Port Melbourne, c. 1940 showing General Motors Holden in the foreground. ...From the collection of Terry KEENAN. The 9 hole golf course known as the Sandridge Golf Club was part of Victorian Golf Clubs until it moved to Cheltenham in 1927. Trotting 'Speedway' located at top right of photograph.Black and white photograph of Fishermans Bend, Port Melbourne, c. 1940 showing General Motors Holden in the foreground. The original home of the Victoria Golf Club is shown on the left beside the Yarra River winding towards the city & North & South Wharves. built environment, fishermans bend, built environment - industrial, general motors-holden, victoria golf club, sport - golf, sport - horse racing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - 2002 Calendar, Pat Grainger, Historic Port Melbourne, Jan 2001
... Sport - Swimming...Sandridge Lagoon...Religion - Melbourne City Mission...Business and Traders...Transport - Motor...Production volume: .550 copies Transport - Railways Industry - Food Transport - Aviation and Aerodrome Transport - Tramways Garden City Religion - Anglican (Holy Trinity) Education - Primary Schools Piers and Wharves - Princes Pier Education - Kindergartens Flood Sport - Yachting Sport - Swimming Sandridge Lagoon Religion - Melbourne City Mission Business and Traders Transport - Motor Vehicles Mission to Seafarers Gasworks Swallow & Ariell Ltd Janice MacDONALD nee MORTON R Graham CAREY Historic Port Melbourne calendar 2002 (no theme) Swallow and Ariell coopers on cover, sepia on ivory All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864 Historic Port Melbourne Document 2002 Calendar Pat Grainger Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society (PMHPS) Econoprint ...Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: .550 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne calendar 2002 (no theme) Swallow and Ariell coopers on cover, sepia on ivory All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864transport - railways, industry - food, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - tramways, garden city, religion - anglican (holy trinity), education - primary schools, piers and wharves - princes pier, education - kindergartens, flood, sport - yachting, sport - swimming, sandridge lagoon, religion - melbourne city mission, business and traders, transport - motor vehicles, mission to seafarers, gasworks, swallow & ariell ltd, janice macdonald nee morton, r graham carey -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Photograph - Black & White Moorabbin Football Club Premiers 1946, c1946
... 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 stephen...highett william...ormond francis...maynard dennis...market gardeners...vineyards...orchards...sport...Oval 1963, after winning the Premiership, by Moorabbin City Council and St Kilda VFL team took over. moorabbin football club victorian football association victorian football league moorabbin kangaroos football club st kilda football club linton oval moorabbin north melbourne football club smith j l smith mary ann stanley helen 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 stephen highett william ormond francis maynard dennis market gardeners vineyards orchards sport MOORABBIN - PREMIERS 1946 / Back Row C.Thomas, S.Cato, D.Murnane, F.Stone, / Standing - H.Dolman (trainer), A.Ayers, K.Burke, W.Cann, A.Cann,J.Carpenter, J.Carpenter, J.Erickson, G.Emblin, A.Leitch, W.Comber (trainer) / Sitting - E.Freeman (trainer) E.MxInerney, F.Smith,S.Plowright, R.Fox (Captain Coach) R.Bailey (vice.Captain)F.Keogh, R.Stafford, C.Jones (Secretary) Black & White photograph showing Moorabbin Football Club 1946 Premiership in Federal Football League Photograph Black & White Moorabbin Football Club Premiers 1946 ...Moorabbin played initially in the Federal Football League, making their debut in 1909 and competing until 1950. The club wore a black and white jumper like Collingwood. During this time the club won 12 premierships, including winning all six premierships staged over the nine years between 1940 and 1948 (the competition was in recess from 1942 until 1944) Moorabbin had a comparatively brief but quite successful stint in the Victorian Football Association between 1951 and 1963. The club won premierships in 1957 and 1963, and managed a highly impressive overall success rate of 62.5%. However, there was a sensational aftermath to the 1963 flag as Moorabbin fell foul of the VFA after agreeing to sell its ground to VFL club St Kilda. After a bitter wrangle the eventual upshot was that the Moorabbin committee voted 19-2 to disaffiliate from the Association. Before joining the VFA Moorabbin had spent four highly successful decades as a member of the Federal Football League and its precursor the Federal Football Association. During its debut season in the VFA the club played its home matches at Cheltenham, but the development of a new ground in Moorabbin had been a condition of entry. By 1952 that new ground, Moorabbin Oval, was ready, and over the ensuing eleven seasons it would become one of the most difficult grounds in the VFA for visiting teams to win at. Prior to entering the VFA Moorabbin enjoyed premiership success in the Federal Football League on a dozen occasions, including four times in succession between 1945 and 1948.. The Moorabbin name is now used by the Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club in the Southern Football League. The club was originally known as Moorabbin West Football Club, taking on the new name from 2003. Moorabbin Football Club was established 1909 and was very successful playing in the Federal Football League, Victorian Football Association. Sadly was removed from the Linton St. Oval 1963, after winning the Premiership, by Moorabbin City Council and St Kilda VFL team took over.Black & White photograph showing Moorabbin Football Club 1946 Premiership in Federal Football LeagueMOORABBIN - PREMIERS 1946 / Back Row C.Thomas, S.Cato, D.Murnane, F.Stone, / Standing - H.Dolman (trainer), A.Ayers, K.Burke, W.Cann, A.Cann,J.Carpenter, J.Carpenter, J.Erickson, G.Emblin, A.Leitch, W.Comber (trainer) / Sitting - E.Freeman (trainer) E.MxInerney, F.Smith,S.Plowright, R.Fox (Captain Coach) R.Bailey (vice.Captain)F.Keogh, R.Stafford, C.Jones (Secretary)moorabbin football club, victorian football association, victorian football league, moorabbin kangaroos football club, st kilda football club, linton oval moorabbin, north melbourne football club, smith j l, smith mary ann, stanley helen, 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 stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards, sport -
Federation University Historical CollectionMagazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1964, 1964
... Motors BHP M.B. John & Hattersley Sheffield's Record Bar Andrew Gault Tait Book Company Broken Hill Associated Smelters Ballarat Colour Centre Morsheads Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation J.J. Mortimer Ewins Gallery 321 J.a. Hoskin Yellow/orange soft covered book of 96 pages. Articles include: Initiation, The creative Personality, Folk Singing by the Miners, SMB Silent Movies Inc., Red Roar and the Commie Threat, Paleopyrology, Conventional Wisdom, B-Day, The Malaysian Student in Australia, Moral Heresy, Sport, The Past and the Future? ...Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine was a Students' Association magazine. The president was G.N. Hart and the 1964 editors were Kelvin Whitford and Armand Krastins. The cover was designed by Colin Jellet. Advertising was obtained by Jon McDonald and Peter Smith. Active collaborators were John Costa, Ken Delany, Roger Lonsdale, John Byrne and Bobby Ong Gim Sen. Harry Arblaster retired in 1964 as the Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, and E.J. Barker was appointed in his place. The Vice-Principal was H.J. TrudingerYellow/orange soft covered book of 96 pages. Articles include: Initiation, The creative Personality, Folk Singing by the Miners, SMB Silent Movies Inc., Red Roar and the Commie Threat, Paleopyrology, Conventional Wisdom, B-Day, The Malaysian Student in Australia, Moral Heresy, Sport, The Past and the Future?, The Possibility of Fusion Power, School Council, Members of Staff, list of full time diploma students. Those who had diplomas conferred were listed, as were the prize winners. Snippets: D.M. Pollard won the R.W. Richards Medal; John Costa was SRC Secretary, Jon McDonald was SRC President Images are named and include student activities Advertisement include: Ronaldson Brothers and Tippett; Electrolytic Zinc Company, Myers, Mount Isa Mines, Austaluco Aluminium, Owen's of Ballarat, Alexandria Tea Rooms, Roy Brack's Men's Wear, Lamanz, A.J. William Electrical Instruments, H.B. Selby, M.G. Taylor, T.J. Coutts, Ballaarat Gas Company, H.A. Davis Motor Service, Henderson-Palmer, Coca-Cola, Philps Electrical Industries, the Wattle, Eclipse Motors, BHP, M.B. John & Hattersley, Sheffield's Record Bar, Andrew Gault, Tait Book Company, Broken Hill Associated Smelters, Ballarat Colour Centre, Morsheads, Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, J.J. Mortimer, Ewins, Gallery 321, J.A. Hoskinballarat school of mines, students' association, ray windmill, kelvin whitford, jennifer boyd, malcolm park, jutta bacsak, noel brady, gloria medlyn, ken felstead, jan butterworth, wayne collins, diana berry, lora richter, arblaster, stephen drew, judi woodward, michael moissinac, marilyn barclay, jon mcdonald, gloria roberts, ratnam nachiappan, jeni milbourne, daila berzins, bernard livingston, trudinger, barker, ballarat asian students' association, margaret leong, yew har ong, william cheng, elen leong, joan wright, poh teck shen, kristine goodier, kok fong ho, robert grub, tan joo lim, eric mcgrath award, kevin whitford, ronaldson brothers and tippett, electrolytic zinc company, myers, mount isa mines, austaluco aluminium, owen's of ballarat, alexandria tea rooms, roy brack's men's wear, lamanz, a.j. william electrical instruments, h.b. selby, m.g. taylor, t.j. coutts, ballaarat gas company, h.a. davis motor service, henderson-palmer, coca-cola, philps electrical industries, the wattle, eclipse motors, bhp, m.b. john & hattersley, sheffield's record bar, andrew gault, tait book company, broken hill associated smelters, ballarat colour centre, morsheads, commonwealth aircraft corporation, j.j. mortimer, ewins, gallery 321, j.a. hoskin
