Aussies first sealed track

[jellywrestler]

I'm over in new zealand and picked up somewhere that we had australasias first purpose built sealed circuit, someone here must know what the first sealed circuit was in Aussie I reckon?

[jellywrestler]

where's the best place to seek this sort of history then folks, if not here please?

[275 GTB-4]

I hope this isn't a Aussie vs Kiwi thing!

Pavlova
The earliest published evidence of a dish called a "Pavlova" is from Australia in 1926 published by the Davis Gelatine company in Sydney. It, however was a multi-layered jelly not the meringue, cream & fruit dessert loved by Australians & New Zealanders.

Lamingtons (well before Jully Lamingtons!)
Wiki:
Maurice French, an emeritus professor of history at the University of Southern Queensland, who has examined the question in depth,[3] believes that it is certain that lamingtons were named after either Lord Lamington, who served as Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901, or his wife, Lady Lamington.[4][5] Most sources incline to the former option.[6][7][8] The earliest known reference to the naming of the lamington, from June 1927, links the cake to Lord Lamington.[9]The identity of the recipe's inventor has also been debated. Most stories attribute its creation to Lord Lamington's chef, the French-born Armand Galland, who was called upon at short notice to feed unexpected guests. Using only the limited ingredients available, Galland cut up some left-over French vanilla sponge cake baked the day before, dipped the slices in chocolate and set them in coconut. Impressed by Galland's creation, Lamington's guests were said to have later asked for the recipe. This version of events is supported by Lady Lamington's memoirs.[10] Coconut was not widely used in European cooking at that time, but was known to Galland whose wife was from Tahiti where coconut was a common ingredient. Another possible inventor is Amy Schauer, cooking instructor at Brisbane's Central Technical College from 1897 to 1938. A plate of lamingtons with fruitOne account suggests that the lamington was first served in Toowoomba, when Lord Lamington took his entourage to Harlaxton House to escape the steamy heat of Brisbane,[11] whereas another claims that it was created by Galland at Queensland's Government House in Brisbane during the busy period leading up to Federation in 1901. A further alternative claim is that Lord Lamington's cook, presumably Galland, accidentally dropped a block of sponge cake into a dish of chocolate. It was later discovered that desiccated coconut, sprinkled over the top, made the cakes more appealing.[12]The first known mention of "Lamington cake" appears in an 1896 newspaper account of a "Lamington Function" at Laidley in Queensland. The event was in honour of Lord Lamington (although it appears he did not attend) and also featured "Lamington Tea", "Lamington Soup" etc, so, in the absence of any description of the cake, the name of the cake might signify nothing more than the name of the event.[13] A 1900 recipe for Lamington Cakes has been found in the Queensland Country Life newspaper.[14] While the recipe originated in Queensland, it spread quickly, appearing in a Sydney newspaper in 1901[15] and a New Zealand newspaper in 1902.[16] However, none of these recipes indicate the creator of the recipe nor the reason for its name.

[jellywrestler]

Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

I hope this isn't a Aussie vs Kiwi thing!

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no, i'm writing a book on road racing circuits in new zealand and somewhere read that one of ours was the first sealed track, following up on that simply.
but now you have me hungry

[275 GTB-4]

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

no, i'm writing a book on road racing circuits in new zealand and somewhere read that one of ours was the first sealed track, following up on that simply.
but now you have me hungry

Hah! Good luck with the research then

[chavez]

The History of the Australian Grand Prix books published by Chevron or Fast Tracks by Terry Walker might point you in the right direction.

[jellywrestler]

Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

Hah! Good luck with the research then

thanks, focusing on motorcycles looks like we had around 90 closed and street circuits over time here.

[275 GTB-4]

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

thanks, focusing on motorcycles looks like we had around 90 closed and street circuits over time here.

Pssssst...google Jim Scaysbrook's books