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The start of girls' snowshoe race, Kiandra

from Powerhouse Museum

• 64 older comments, and then…
• Adrian Midgley said:

  But these are skis.

• damph said:

  I like how clearly sunburnt they are - ah, the days before sunburn cream.

• Ian Sanderson said:

  Adrian Midgley The oldest (or second oldest) ski club in the world was started in Kiandra, Australia. It still exists as the Kiandra Pioneers Ski Club but its original name was the Kiandra Snowshoe Club. Skis were called snowshoes in Australia in those days.

• br@mbly said:

  The two at either end are clearly sisters.

• The Big Sister said:

  My, how skiing equipment has changed! these girls are in ordinary winter clothing and must have been pretty hardy!