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Clinton's Pleasure Grounds, later Rob Roy Hill Climb, MG Car Club & former orchard complex

Other Names

orchard complex , Clinton's pleasure grounds

Location

385 Clintons Rd SMITHS GULLY, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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Clinton's Pleasure Grounds -
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Clinton's Pleasure Grounds -

Statement of Significance

HERITAGE VALUE 2005: Local

SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT

What is significant?

Fabric associated with:

. the 1930s,

. Rob Roy Hill Climb events,

. William Ernest Clinton tenure.

How is it significant?

The Rob Roy Hill Climb track is locally significant historically and socially:

. bituminised in 1939, Rob Roy was, with Shelsley Walsh and Prescott hillclimbs in the United Kingdom, one of only 3, custom designed, bitumen surfaced hillclimbs in the world and the first in Australia (Criterion 82)

. for. its significant contribution to early Australian motor sport where eight of the track record holders have also been winners of the Australian Grand Prix of the era including Jack Brabham (now Sir), Stan Jones (father of Alan, Australia's most recent Formula One Champion), Lex Davidson, Bill Patterson, John Crouch, and Peter Whitehead (Criterion A4)

. for its paramount status as a hillclimb track nationally, if not internationally, within motor sport circles (Criterion G1).

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