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Category Archives: History & Heritage
WHO WAS WALLY REED ?
While we celebrate the 150th anniversary of alpine skiing in Australia, we should remember the sport was not enthusiastically embraced, or have any great momentum in Australia, until men such as Wally Reed started the remarkable transformation of skiing to what …
Read MoreWorld’s First Alpine Ski Club.
In July 1961 the Kiandra ski club held its Centenary Carnival. Special air flights and charter coaches were scheduled for the Centenary weekend. An estimate of 3,500 spectators was present to witness the proceedings together with a colourful parade of …
Read MoreSleeping in the Snow
Between the time when skiing first started in Australia and the Second World War one of the great limitations on the growth of snow sport was the limited accommodation in the snow. Kiandra was one of the few places above …
Read MoreHistory of Australian Skiing Documentary Part 2
Part 2 of this video documentary outlines our skiing history from 1920 onwards.
Read MoreHistory of Australian Skiing Documentary Part 1
View this video documentary that outlines our early skiing history from 1861 until about 1920.
Read MoreFamous Australian Skiers – Worth much more that $110
The title would have you thinking of Kirstie Marshall or Alisa Camplin or perhaps Stevie Lee. If you are a bit older there are the heroes of competition in the 1960′s the Milne brothers Ross and Malcolm. But no, I …
Read More150 Years Old; Skiing In Australia
150 Years of Snow Sport in Australia
Read MoreAustralian Snow Troops
Afghanistan is by no means the first place Aussie troops have fought in snow. The fields of France in the 1914 – 18 war were often blanketed in snow, but the troop were bogged in trenches separated by the quagmire …
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