Leo Villa was the long-serving engineer/mechanic of both Sir Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell. He received an OBE in June 1976 for services to land and water speed records. Click here. www.bluebird-electric.net -Leo Villa story “At first sight Lake Dumbleyung was not impressive and the stumps of the “wattle” or withered gum trees sticking up out of […]
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Featured photo of Bluebird and boat: Col & Joan Ward’s Collection Memories of Keith Westbrook. Starter of the Bluebird Keith has strong memories of being at Lake Dumbleyung and being the ‘starter’ for the Bluebird. Friends with Brian Bracknell and living in Dumbleyung in 1964 working as a carrier, he was keen […]
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On Wednesday 5 November Gina Campbell and Mr Whoppit visited Dumbleyung Primary School and Kukerin Primary School. There were lots of questions from the kids and motivation from Gina.
Read More ›My dad got me up at 5.00am one morning to see Bluebird run between Crawley and the old brewery. Glassy water with a slight breeze but couldn’t quite get it up to full speed. Still worth the look though.
– Peter Kelsall on a Lost Perth Facebook post showing photos of the Bluebird.
Come and remember Donald Campbell and the Bluebird. Celebrate the amazing achievement of the the World Land Speed and World Water Speed records broken by Donald Campbell in 1964. Something for everyone with a gala dinner, unveiling of the replica full scale Bluebird, two bands for music , food, exhibitions and fun for all ages. Event Information […]
Read More ›I saw [Bluebird] there too. I am thinking it may have been the Ampol Service Station in front of Ampol’s offices in a lovely old house (Strawberry Hill or Farm). Later I worked there.
– Lyn Hosking on a Lost Perth Facebook post showing photos of the Bluebird.
I remember seeing [Bluebird] parked at a service station close to where the RAAF Association Spitfire used to be in Adelaide Terrace. I would have been only 8 but I recall it as clear as a bell.
– Gordon Branch on a Lost Perth Facebook post showing photos of the Bluebird.
A long-standing project by the Dumbleyung Townscape Community group is an eye-catching attraction at the western entrance to the town of Dumbleyung. Pat Holmes developed the design and Nick Green of Dumbleyung Engineering, has constructed it. Shire council workers erected it and volunteer townscape members have added touches to personalize the panel. The project […]
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Gary Smith who was also at Lake Dumbleyung when Donald Campbell was there in 1964, lives close by at Katanning. The district has had some very heavy rains over the past weekend which has led to flood water runoff coming from the east along the Lake Dumbleyung catchment into Lake Dumbleyung. It won’t fill the […]
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