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Auger bit
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Mr George F. Weir
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1949
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Redhead, New South Wales, Australia
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Guthega, Snowy Mountains, 1957
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1957
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Official Opening of Tumut 3 Power Station
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Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
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1972
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Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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The Snowy Mountains Scheme
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Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
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1955
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Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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Auger bit
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Mr George F. Weir
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1949
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Redhead, New South Wales, Australia
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Souvenir card Blowering Dam - Ceremony to mark the first rel...
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Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission
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1968
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Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia
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Frank Proust at crash site of Southern Cloud
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Alan Kemp
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1958
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Works of the first stage of the Snowy-Murray development
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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The Snowy Mountains from 'King's Cross'
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Mr Josef Lebovic
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Start for Ski Championship, Snowy Mountains
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Pair of unmatched overmittens
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Visit to the Snowy Mountains Scheme by Her Majesty Queen Eli...
Booklets
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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1963
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Frank Proust and others en route to Southern Cloud crash sit...
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Alan Kemp
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1958
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden skis

Used by Robert George Dovers (1922-1981) in two Antarctic expeditions; the first to Adelie Land in 1951-52 and then wit...
Souvenir of the ceremony to mark the first release of water ...
Envelopes
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Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission
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1968
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Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia
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Ski Illustrated; America's foremost skiing magazine, January...
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1943
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Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens
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Guthega Power Station
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Mr Josef Lebovic
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Guthega, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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World Tunnel Record Holder medallion awarded to A S Novikov ...
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Amor Pty Ltd
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1956
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Australia
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Blowering Dam
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Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission
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1968
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Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia
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Tachometer plate from the Southern Cloud
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1931
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Military-style beige cotton jacket with two breast pockets
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J Pearson, Mercer
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1936
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Scholefield double-barrelled hammer action, 12 gauge breech ...
Shotguns
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Scholefield
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1880
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England, United Kingdom
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Homemade wooden skis
Homemade wooden skis
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Blue canvas hooded jacket
Blue canvas hooded jacket
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Cross country skis
Cross country skis
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Wooden skis

Used by Robert George Dovers (1922-1981) in two Antarctic expeditions; the first to Adelie Land in 1951-52 and then wit...
Brown leather boot with leather laces
Brown leather boot with leather laces
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Navy blue cotton ski hat with peak brim
Hats
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Mr Allan Price
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1936
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Mount Kosciusko, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Cloth map of NSW and the Snowy Mountain Scheme, titled 'Modern Teaching Map of NSW'
Cloth map of NSW and the Snowy Mountain Scheme, titled 'Mode...
Maps
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S Leacock
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1985
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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AUSTRALIAN Wild bushwalking ski touring canoeing and climbin...
Magazines
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Senator Bob Brown
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1980
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Stevens Model A35 Stream Recorder
Hydrological equipment
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Leupold & Stevens Instruments
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1956
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Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Navy cotton ski trousers
Ski clothing
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J Pearson, Mercer
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1936
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden skis with metal and leather bindings
Wooden skis with metal and leather bindings
Skis
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Documentation package for attendees of the Official Opening ...
Information packs
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Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority
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1972
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Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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Dark timber skis with metal edges and pointed tips
Dark timber skis with metal edges and pointed tips
Skis
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Ten photographs of the Snowy Mountains Scheme

Man with shovels is Les Price.
Wooden skis

Used by Robert George Dovers (1922-1981) in two Antarctic expeditions; the first to Adelie Land in 1951-52 and then wit...
Pair of handmade wooden skis made by Fritz Weselman
Pair of handmade wooden skis made by Fritz Weselman
Skis
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Fritz Weselman
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1898
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Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Handmade green hooded jacket
Handmade green hooded jacket
Jackets
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Sleeping bag
Sleeping bag
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Report on Visit to Snowy Mountains by A.B. Costin
Report on Visit to Snowy Mountains by A.B. Costin
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Dr Alec Costin AM
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1954
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Pair of ski skins
Pair of ski skins
Sports equipment
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Child's drawing

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
SMA Pioneer Tour Passengers at the Snowy River Lookout Jan 1957
SMA Pioneer Tour Passengers at the Snowy River Lookout Jan 1...
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Snowy Mountains Authority
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1957
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Snowy River, New South Wales, Australia
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Engineer's white slide rule in a dark green two-part slip ca...
Slide rules
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Mr Ken E. Johnson
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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Pair of heavy timber skis with pointed tips and metal edges
Pair of heavy timber skis with pointed tips and metal edges
Skis
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Skidoo snowmobile with steel body painted red, black and pale green

Skidoo snowmobile with steel body painted red, black and pal...

Imported from Canada about 1960 and used at Kosciusko by John Swain, area manager of Smiggins Kosciusko Ltd., from 1962-...

Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Auger bit George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Augers Apply Augers filter	Redhead, New South Wales, Australia Apply Redhead, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George F. Weir Apply Mr George F. Weir filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
	Guthega, Snowy Mountains, 1957 Elizabeth McMurtrie collection Apply Elizabeth McMurtrie collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter		1957 Apply 1957 filter
	Official Opening of Tumut 3 Power Station Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Apply Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
	The Snowy Mountains Scheme Snowy Scheme Model collection Apply Snowy Scheme Model collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Apply Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
	Auger bit George and Mary Weir collection Apply George and Mary Weir collection filter	Augers Apply Augers filter	Redhead, New South Wales, Australia Apply Redhead, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr George F. Weir Apply Mr George F. Weir filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
	Souvenir card Blowering Dam - Ceremony to mark the first rel... Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia filter	Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Apply Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Frank Proust at crash site of Southern Cloud Frank Proust collection Apply Frank Proust collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Alan Kemp Apply Alan Kemp filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Works of the first stage of the Snowy-Murray development David Kaus collection no. 3 Apply David Kaus collection no. 3 filter	Pamphlets Apply Pamphlets filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter
	The Snowy Mountains from 'King's Cross' Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
	Start for Ski Championship, Snowy Mountains Peter Elder collection no. 2 Apply Peter Elder collection no. 2 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter
	Pair of unmatched overmittens Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Mittens Apply Mittens filter
	Visit to the Snowy Mountains Scheme by Her Majesty Queen Eli... Snowy Scheme - Keith Montague collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Keith Montague collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Apply Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
	Frank Proust and others en route to Southern Cloud crash sit... Frank Proust collection Apply Frank Proust collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Alan Kemp Apply Alan Kemp filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Wooden skis George and Robert Dovers collection Apply George and Robert Dovers collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Robert G. Dovers Apply Robert G. Dovers filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
	Souvenir of the ceremony to mark the first release of water ... Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia filter	Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Apply Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Ski Illustrated; America's foremost skiing magazine, January... Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter			1943 Apply 1943 filter
	Pair of hand knitted woollen mittens Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Mittens Apply Mittens filter
	Guthega Power Station Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Guthega, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Guthega, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
	World Tunnel Record Holder medallion awarded to A S Novikov ... Snowy Scheme Tunnelling Medal collection Apply Snowy Scheme Tunnelling Medal collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Amor Pty Ltd Apply Amor Pty Ltd filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
	Blowering Dam Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia Apply Blowering Dam, New South Wales, Australia filter	Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission Apply Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
	Tachometer plate from the Southern Cloud Frank Proust collection Apply Frank Proust collection filter	Tachometers Apply Tachometers filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter		1931 Apply 1931 filter
	Military-style beige cotton jacket with two breast pockets Judith Hall collection no. 1 Apply Judith Hall collection no. 1 filter	Jackets Apply Jackets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	J Pearson, Mercer Apply J Pearson, Mercer filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
	Scholefield double-barrelled hammer action, 12 gauge breech ... Richard Brooks collection Apply Richard Brooks collection filter	Shotguns Apply Shotguns filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Scholefield Apply Scholefield filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Image Unavailable	Homemade wooden skis Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter
Image Unavailable	Blue canvas hooded jacket Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Jackets Apply Jackets filter
Image Unavailable	Cross country skis Elaine Allen collection Apply Elaine Allen collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter
	Wooden skis George and Robert Dovers collection Apply George and Robert Dovers collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Robert G. Dovers Apply Robert G. Dovers filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Image Unavailable	Brown leather boot with leather laces Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Boots Apply Boots filter
	Navy blue cotton ski hat with peak brim Judith Hall collection no. 1 Apply Judith Hall collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Mount Kosciusko, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Mount Kosciusko, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Allan Price Apply Mr Allan Price filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Image Unavailable	Cloth map of NSW and the Snowy Mountain Scheme, titled 'Mode... Tony Martin collection Apply Tony Martin collection filter	Maps Apply Maps filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	S Leacock Apply S Leacock filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
	AUSTRALIAN Wild bushwalking ski touring canoeing and climbin... Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Magazines Apply Magazines filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Senator Bob Brown Apply Senator Bob Brown filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
	Stevens Model A35 Stream Recorder Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection filter	Hydrological equipment Apply Hydrological equipment filter	Portland, Oregon, United States of America Apply Portland, Oregon, United States of America filter	Leupold & Stevens Instruments Apply Leupold & Stevens Instruments filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
	Navy cotton ski trousers Judith Hall collection no. 1 Apply Judith Hall collection no. 1 filter	Ski clothing Apply Ski clothing filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	J Pearson, Mercer Apply J Pearson, Mercer filter	1936 Apply 1936 filter
Image Unavailable	Wooden skis with metal and leather bindings Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter
	Documentation package for attendees of the Official Opening ... Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Information packs Apply Information packs filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Apply Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Image Unavailable	Dark timber skis with metal edges and pointed tips Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter
	Ten photographs of the Snowy Mountains Scheme Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Joe Gordon collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter
	Wooden skis George and Robert Dovers collection Apply George and Robert Dovers collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Antarctica Apply Antarctica filter	Robert G. Dovers Apply Robert G. Dovers filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Image Unavailable	Pair of handmade wooden skis made by Fritz Weselman Fritz Weselman skis collection Apply Fritz Weselman skis collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter	Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Fritz Weselman Apply Fritz Weselman filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Image Unavailable	Handmade green hooded jacket Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Jackets Apply Jackets filter
Image Unavailable	Sleeping bag Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Sleeping-bags Apply Sleeping-bags filter
Image Unavailable	Report on Visit to Snowy Mountains by A.B. Costin Alec Costin collection Apply Alec Costin collection filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Dr Alec Costin AM Apply Dr Alec Costin AM filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Image Unavailable	Pair of ski skins Jessie Luckman collection Apply Jessie Luckman collection filter	Sports equipment Apply Sports equipment filter
	Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Wave Hill Station School, Wave Hill, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Wave Hill Station School, Wave Hill, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Robert George Apply Robert George filter
Image Unavailable	SMA Pioneer Tour Passengers at the Snowy River Lookout Jan 1... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Snowy River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Snowy Mountains Authority Apply Snowy Mountains Authority filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
	Engineer's white slide rule in a dark green two-part slip ca... Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Ken Johnson collection filter	Slide rules Apply Slide rules filter	Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Apply Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ken E. Johnson Apply Mr Ken E. Johnson filter
Image Unavailable	Pair of heavy timber skis with pointed tips and metal edges Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Skis Apply Skis filter
Image Unavailable	Skidoo snowmobile with steel body painted red, black and pal... John and Paula Swain collection Apply John and Paula Swain collection filter	Vehicles Apply Vehicles filter	Canada Apply Canada filter	Smiggins Kosciusko Ltd Apply Smiggins Kosciusko Ltd filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter

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