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Guest was instrumental in forming the Coburg-Fitzroy Lions partnership in the [[Victorian Football League]] (VFL) in 1999, along with Bill Atherton and Elaine Finlay. He served on the [[Coburg Football Club]] board in 1999 and 2000, promoting [[Fitzroy Football Club]]’s legacy since 1883 despite the club’s merger in 1996 with the Brisbane Bears, to trade as the [[Brisbane Lions]], an [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) team. Additionally, he played for Sunbury and Hamersley Carine in the Perth Football League, making the club’s 1980 team of the decade as part of the 50 years celebration.<ref>Hamersley Carine Football Club – [https://www.hamersleycarine.com.au/_files/ugd/07dfc4_65937cd44ea64876a0636410bb01b154.pdf 50th Year Booklet] (2023, p6). John Guest, inducted into Hamersley Carine Football Club’s 1980 team of the decade.</ref> He also served as President during their 1990 premiership year.<ref>The Australian Rules Football Cradle – The Old City of Heidelberg. [https://www.academia.edu/144517688/The_Australian_Rules_Football_Cradle_The_Old_City_of_Heidelberg Academia.edu.] |
Guest was instrumental in forming the Coburg-Fitzroy Lions partnership in the [[Victorian Football League]] (VFL) in 1999, along with Bill Atherton and Elaine Finlay. He served on the [[Coburg Football Club]] board in 1999 and 2000, promoting [[Fitzroy Football Club]]’s legacy since 1883 despite the club’s merger in 1996 with the Brisbane Bears, to trade as the [[Brisbane Lions]], an [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) team. Additionally, he played for Sunbury and Hamersley Carine in the Perth Football League, making the club’s 1980 team of the decade as part of the 50 years celebration.<ref>Hamersley Carine Football Club – [https://www.hamersleycarine.com.au/_files/ugd/07dfc4_65937cd44ea64876a0636410bb01b154.pdf 50th Year Booklet] (2023, p6). John Guest, inducted into Hamersley Carine Football Club’s 1980 team of the decade.</ref> He also served as President during their 1990 premiership year.<ref>The Australian Rules Football Cradle – The Old City of Heidelberg. [https://www.academia.edu/144517688/The_Australian_Rules_Football_Cradle_The_Old_City_of_Heidelberg Academia.edu.] |
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</ref> He has strong ancestral ties to the [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne Football Club,]] where his grandfather, grand uncles, and great-grandfather were prominent pioneers of the club during its formative period <ref>“[https://www.academia.edu/144517179/North_Melbourne_Football_Club_Formative_Years North Melbourne Football Club Formative Years].” North Melbourne Football Club: Formative Years 1855-1888, 2025.</ref> |
</ref> He has strong ancestral ties to the [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne Football Club,]] where his grandfather, grand uncles, and great-grandfather were prominent pioneers of the club during its formative period <ref>“[https://www.academia.edu/144517179/North_Melbourne_Football_Club_Formative_Years North Melbourne Football Club Formative Years].” North Melbourne Football Club: Formative Years 1855-1888, 2025.</ref> |
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Australian author and genealogist (born 1960)
John Lindsay Robert Guest (born 2 December 1960), generally known as John Guest, is an Australian writer, genealogist, and historian.
Career
Genealogical and sports author
He is best known as John L. R. Guest for his genealogy, history, and Australian rules football books.[1]
The National Library of Australia and State Library Victoria preserve for their historical and cultural significance, paperback copies of his work.[2][3] The Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies considers his four part book series to be “magnus opus.” [4] His football books were reviewed by experts with long-standing ties to the Australian Sports Commission and deemed to have high historical and cultural value and were added to the Australian Sports Books & Films list. He is a stoic advocate for open access of heritage material in the public domain as demonstrated by his philanthropic research donations.
Business career
A former businessman, he established for the VACC their College of Automotive Business Management in 1993, and continuing today as the Skills Development Centre. For the Kangan Institute and the Australian automobile industry, he establishment stage one, Automotive Centre of Excellence, Docklands.[5] In 2000 he was awarded a fellowship with the Corporate Directors Association. After engagement with Raytheon in 2001, he joined VicRoads in 2006 to help establish their internationally acclaimed “Capability Building Program” researched, implemented and managed by him.[6][7][8]
From 2015 to 2020, he returned to the VACC to advocate successfully, compensation for small automotive businesses as a remedy to dubious practices by some financial institutions.[9][10][11]
Guest was instrumental in forming the Coburg-Fitzroy Lions partnership in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1999, along with Bill Atherton and Elaine Finlay. He served on the Coburg Football Club board in 1999 and 2000, promoting Fitzroy Football Club‘s legacy since 1883 despite the club’s merger in 1996 with the Brisbane Bears, to trade as the Brisbane Lions, an Australian Football League (AFL) team. Additionally, he played for Sunbury and Hamersley Carine in the Perth Football League, making the club’s 1980 team of the decade as part of the 50 years celebration.[12] He also served as President during their 1990 premiership year.[13] He has strong ancestral ties to the North Melbourne Football Club, where his grandfather, grand uncles, and great-grandfather were prominent pioneers of the club during its formative period [14]
Bibliography
Genealogy
- Guest Paternal Heritage, 2024
- Guest Maternal Heritage, 2024
- Hallifax Family Petition, 2023
- Supplemental Petition – Creation of Earldom of Oxford 1067, 2024
- Lost Australia – Lives of Ordinary Pioneers, 2022
- North Melbourne Football Club Formative Years, 2025
- The Australian Rules Football Cradle – The Old City of Heidelberg, 2025
- A Grass Roots History of Australian Rules Football, 2025
- Fact Finding – Sports in Templemore & the North Melbourne Football Club Connection, 2024
References
- ^ Book publication list for John L.R. Guest FCDA, M.Bus, Grad Dip Corp Dir, Grad Dip IR/HRM, B.Ed., B.A. Academia.edu.
- ^ Guest, John Lindsay. (2024). Guest family history / researcher and author, John Lindsay Robert Guest. [Australia] : [John Lindsay Robert Guest].
- ^ Guest, J. L. (2024). Guest family history / researcher and author, John Lindsay Robert Guest. Australia: [John Lindsay Robert Guest].
- ^ Guest, J. L. R. (2025). Authority Consultation & Expert Opinion Letters 29th April 2019 – 12th May 2025. Melbourne, Victoria: John L.R. Guest,. Retrieved from https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3760742559-t
- ^ Young People Are Not the Enemy – An interview with John Guest, General Manager Automotive Centre of Excellence. November 1, 2000. Australasian Panel & Paint Magazine.
- ^ VicRoads Technical Capacity and Capability Building Program. National Academies of Sciences, Sciences, Engineering and Medicines, 2009. Research and author John Guest.
- ^ Half Century of Work: Years 1990-2000. Part 2 of 3, Fellowship Portfolio for John Guest. Corporate Directors Association. Internet Archives.
- ^ Half Century of Work: Years 1990-2000. Part 3 of 3, Fellowship Portfolio for John Guest. Corporate Directors Association. Internet Archives.
- ^ An interview with John Guest, VACC Leader of Policy & Engagement. “Senate Inquiry into Insurance Industry Report Published.” Australasian Panel & Paint Magazine. 15th August 2017.
- ^ An interview with John Guest, VACC Leader of Policy & Engagement. “Insurer Nabbed in Repair Dispute – Funny Time, Funny Money Produces No Laughs in Small-Business Code Breach.” Go Auto Magazine. 25 October 2018.
- ^ Review of Accident Towing & Storage Fees 2018. Author & Researcher: John Guest, VACC Leader of Policy & Engagement, Essential Services Commission Victoria.
- ^ Hamersley Carine Football Club – 50th Year Booklet (2023, p6). John Guest, inducted into Hamersley Carine Football Club’s 1980 team of the decade.
- ^ The Australian Rules Football Cradle – The Old City of Heidelberg. Academia.edu.
- ^ “North Melbourne Football Club Formative Years.” North Melbourne Football Club: Formative Years 1855-1888, 2025.
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