SKIPPER'S Lounge

Skipper's Lounge

Skipper's Lounge at the Dumbleyung Tavern is now home to a Donald Campbell exhibition with restored and original photographs and other memorabilia, celebrating Campbell and his team's World Water Speed Record achievement in1964.

It features high-resolution photographs,

including pictures of Constable 'Charlie' McCormack, Ian's father, who played a significant role in organising the Campbell campaign in Dumbleyung.

Plus some of Ian's mother's box brownie photographs, carefully restored by Paul Houghton alongside interpretive paintings, printed on canvas, by Phil Mouldycliff from Bolton in the UK.

There are images from a variety of sources including our friends over in Barmera In South Australia - so, many thanks to anyone who contributed.

World water-speed record site Harley Bairstow pointing to a location on the edge of Lake Dumbleyung, with Paul Houghton and Paul Thompson looking on. Map shows the site of the Campbell camp and the beginning and end points of the record run - both in the shire of Wagin. The town of Dumbleyung played an important part in the record event, but many of the images at the lake-side were in fact in Wagin.	Christening the lounge bar A celebratory beer or two in the new Skipper's Lounge. From left to right - Paul Thompson, Don Kane, Bracky Bracknell, Harley Bairstow and Paul Houghton
The renowned Bracky Bracknell Bracky Bracknell with Paul and Paul. Bracky features in several of the images on display. He is an extraordinary man who not only was part of the team that moved Bluebird around at the time on his truck, but is also the first truckie to be inaugurated into the Hall of Fame in Alice Springs.	Dave and Paul with Tonia A fantastic image of Tonia with Mr Whoppit taken at Lake Bonney, another important place in the story of Campbell's Australia campaign. Image supplied by Mike Fuller and restored by Paul Houghton. Printed on canvas 150 x 150 cms.
Job done With particular thanks to Paul Thompson Director of ART ON THE MOVE whose energy and enthusiasm got this done.	Skipper's Lounge Dumbleyung Tavern. Proprietor Ian McCormack a key figure in the telling of the West Australian world water speed record story.
Paul Houghton Surveying the Skipper's Lounge with it's new display of Campbell images transforming the space.	Skipper's Lounge, finishing touches David Carson, Paul Thompson and Bracky Bracknell.
Skipper's Lounge	Wagin Argus Copy of the front page of the Wagin Argus from December 1964
Brian "Bracky" Bracknell Bracky features in several of the images on display. He is an extraordinary man who not only was part of the team that moved Bluebird around at the time on his truck, but is also the first truckie to be inaugurated into the Hall of Fame in Alice Springs.	Image wall A series of photographs mounted on canvas. Restored by Paul Houghton. Prints of paintings on canvas by Phil Mouldycliff. 12"x 8" series of 24 photographic prints mounted on MDF board.

Skipper's Lounge

World water-speed record site

Christening the lounge bar

A celebratory beer or two in the new Skipper's Lounge. From left to right - Paul Thompson, Don Kane, Bracky Bracknell, Harley Bairstow and Paul Houghton

The renowned Bracky Bracknell

Bracky Bracknell with Paul and Paul. Bracky features in several of the images on display. He is an extraordinary man who not only was part of the team that moved Bluebird around at the time on his truck, but is also the first truckie to be inaugurated into the Hall of Fame in Alice Springs.

Dave and Paul with Tonia

A fantastic image of Tonia with Mr Whoppit taken at Lake Bonney, another important place in the story of Campbell's Australia campaign. Image supplied by Mike Fuller and restored by Paul Houghton. Printed on canvas 150 x 150 cms.

Job done

With particular thanks to Paul Thompson Director of ART ON THE MOVE whose energy and enthusiasm got this done.

Skipper's Lounge

Dumbleyung Tavern. Proprietor Ian McCormack a key figure in the telling of the West Australian world water speed record story.

Paul Houghton

Surveying the Skipper's Lounge with it's new display of Campbell images transforming the space.

Skipper's Lounge, finishing touches

David Carson, Paul Thompson and Bracky Bracknell.

Skipper's Lounge

Wagin Argus

Copy of the front page of the Wagin Argus from December 1964

Brian "Bracky" Bracknell

Bracky features in several of the images on display. He is an extraordinary man who not only was part of the team that moved Bluebird around at the time on his truck, but is also the first truckie to be inaugurated into the Hall of Fame in Alice Springs.

Image wall

A series of photographs mounted on canvas. Restored by Paul Houghton. Prints of paintings on canvas by Phil Mouldycliff. 12"x 8" series of 24 photographic prints mounted on MDF board.