Jack Brabham on Australian Story

by **Bizi** » Sat May 19, 2012 7:33 pm

Bump: ABC News 24 is showing this in 24...

ABC News24, Australian Story, 6.30PM, Sunday night.

An iview icon was also shown on the promo, just now.

by **zero00** » Sat May 19, 2012 8:58 pm

Guran

Thanks, for many years they lived between Wagga and Narrandera on the Murrumbidgee River, please don't ask me to spell the property name!! I can pronounce it but!! OK, Mr Google can help me here! brb :idea:

'WAGINGOBEREMBEE', located near Galore off the Sturt Highway 40km west of Wagga Wagga. Back in the 80's David used to come to some of the local Car Club events, quite young back then

Just a bit of trivia

by **zero00** » Sat May 19, 2012 9:00 pm

Guran

Come to think of it, i'm sure that ABC story was maybe a year or so back, excellent and by then Sir Jack was on the Gold Coast - beautiful story

by **zero00** » Sat May 19, 2012 9:04 pm

All

Here is an interesting news article of when Sir Jack bought the property, note another very famous name mentioned in the news story :!:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 6,11279623

Thanks

by **miata** » Sat May 19, 2012 11:07 pm

zero00 wrote:All

Here is an interesting news article of when Sir Jack bought the property, note another very famous name mentioned in the news story

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 6,11279623

Thanks

I assume that you mean Len Lukey of Lukey Mufflers?

by **zero00** » Sat May 19, 2012 11:14 pm

Miata

Yes, Len Lukey

I know the property having come from down that way, prime grazing with river frontage but the purchase price astounded me!! What do you get for $126k nowadays? That's a BIG property! Down that way they have some beautiful homesteads, ballrooms etc but not sure what that one was like. Another with extensive property down that way is Tom Barr-Smith, used to Rally years ago, i'm sure it was 1960's, BMC I think for 'Taylors of Menindee'. I remember one night working at the drive-in in WW and in they came in of all things, an AUDI QUATTRO!! I rang my brother, as he like me had never seen one!

I'm rambing!! :roll:

by **miata** » Sun May 20, 2012 10:57 am

zero00 wrote:Miata

Yes, Len Lukey

I know the property having come from down that way, prime grazing with river frontage but the purchase price astounded me!! What do you get for $126k nowadays? That's a BIG property! Down that way they have some beautiful homesteads, ballrooms etc but not sure what that one was like. Another with extensive property down that way is Tom Barr-Smith, used to Rally years ago, i'm sure it was 1960's, BMC I think for 'Taylors of Menindee'. I remember one night working at the drive-in in WW and in they came in of all things, an AUDI QUATTRO!! I rang my brother, as he like me had never seen one!

I'm rambing!!

I can relate, one of our rels on Mums side, had a house in the Hunter with the full ballroom (black and white terrazzo floor!) and Sunday sit down lunch was usually 30 people at the table. One table, in the grand dining room. The house is now a guest house I believe.

by **93_Clubman** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:20 pm

Watched the repeated AS yesterday - well worth a look. Interesting contrast between how feted Jack is in Europe but seemingly less so here, especially in relation to the 50th anniversary of his first F1 world championship.

by **Rocky** » Mon May 21, 2012 12:09 pm

I thought it was a great story that did justice to his achievements. He must have been a hell of an operator in his day.
I guess the general lack of public (and consequently) media interest in F1 here in Aust. must be the reason that Sir Jack has never been recognised for his achievements at an appropriate level.