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Issue 74 February 2021 PRESIDENT’S UPDATE CALENDAR OF EVENTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 19TH June 2021: Opening of the Thredbo Alpine Saturday 14 November 2020, saw 21 members Museum Special Display: Snow Making in attending our Annual General Meeting held at the Thredbo Denman Hotel in Thredbo. Other Events to be notified when COVID 19 The President’s report noted the excitement at the restrictions are eased. opening of the first 8 seat Gondola on a ski field in Australia. The Merritts Gondola now operates in the place of the old Merritts Chairlift; and we were delighted to receive $12,300 from the Kosciusko Thredbo as a donation from proceeds of their ‘silent auction’ of 120 chairs from the disbanded Merritts Chairlift The impacts of the January bushfires with road closures, and the COVID 19 restrictions resulted in reduced opening days on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which led to a reduced number of Retiring President Alan Fredericks receives his volunteers. Those volunteers who normally travel to Certificate of Life Membership from Ed Denny the snowfields to help out were few in number; and whilst Raylene Jarvis watches. also visitor numbers together with donations and Contents Page book sales were halved President’s Update continued 2 We appointed a Canberra based museum Oral History 2 exhibition specialist -Thylacine Pty ltd - to review the Vale: Ian Curlewis, Peter Sturt 2 Thredbo Alpine Museum together with the In the Museum 3 presentation of our museum collection earlier in the Remember when? 3 & 7 year. They led a one-day workshop in September for Snow Making in Thredbo 4 our committee and produced a final report with a The End of the Single Pole 5 number of recommendations. Since their report, 1st Australian Ski Corps in Lebanon 6 & 7 your Committee has begun to implement a number of TAM Books for sale 8 these recommendations, including the most THS MEMBERSHIP FEES 2020/21 important; the refit and renovation of the current Individuals: $45/1-yr; $225/5-yrs; site; with a particular emphasis on the improvement $450/10-yr to our audio visual modes of display to ensure that Family: $60/1-yr; $300/5-yrs our visitor experience is decidedly more interactive Group: Club $220/year and enhanced. The committee is in the process of Corporate Gold: $1500/yr considering further recommendations which will be Silver: $1000/yr Bronze: $500/yr communicated to the membership once implemented. NEWSLETTER Issue # 74 February 2021 Page 2 PRESIDENT’S UPDATE continued At the conclusion of his report Alan Frederick’s Mid-Winter dinner, but celebrated sequentially; stated that he would not be nominating for the with only one Face of Thredbo celebrated in position of President after 12 wonderful years in the 2021. role. One that he has thoroughly enjoyed; working THE CZECH CONNECTION with an enthusiastic committee and serving our 220 The planned week of activities recognising and loyal members was a privilege. promoting the strong Czech connection in ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE & COMMITTEE Thredbo planned to run in 2020, is now planned President: Graeme Holloway, Vice Presidents Ed to run in 2021. Denny and Wayne Kirkpatrick, Secretary LIFE MEMBERSHIP Maureen Roberts, Treasurer Raylene Jarvis, Alan Fredericks was presented with a certificate Committee Members: Christina Webb of Life Membership in recognition of his twelve (Museum Administrator & Public Officer), Alan years of service as president of the Thredbo Fredericks, Jerry Krejzar, Randy Wieman, Errol Historical Society. Hanlon, Kerri Koczanowski and Michelle THREDBO COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS Reichinger. (Oral History Manager: Role vacant The Thredbo community volunteer program and yet to be filled.) helped to facilitate the ‘door to Thredbo’ and Thank you to outgoing member Anne Collet for ensured the Thredbo Alpine Museum remained her role as Membership Officer. open; a big ‘thank you’. FACES OF THREDBO: The two Faces of Thredbo which were to be President Graeme Holloway announced in 2020, will be announced at the ORAL HISTORY – NOVEMBER 2020 I am pleased to report that the history of formed the Thredbo Ski Patrol in Thredbo in Rodney Collman has been recorded and can be 1957. viewed on line. Rod speaks about his father Jerry Krejzar Danny who together with Tommy Tomasi VALE Ian Curlewis QC Peter Sturt Ian Curlewis, passed away peacefully in Orange on Peter Sturt, a long-time skier at Thredbo passed 19 August 2020, just short of his 91st birthday. He way at Royal North Shore Hospital on 30 January was farewelled with love by wife Beverley, and 2021. Peter took up skiing in the fifties in Europe children Amanda, Luisa, Tony, Matthew and their and was an early member of the Roslyn Ski Club. families, to whom the Thredbo Historical Society He had been a seafarer since a teenager; a cadet extends their condolences. Ian was appointed a with Burns Philip, and became a Master Mariner. Queen’s Counsellor and judge in 1988. His wide At the end of his career, he was a pilot flying in the range of interests included running a beef and Torres Strait. He and his wife Annette were cattle farm, the Outward Bound Australia President and Fund Raiser for the Thredbo Ski movement with its Duke of Edinburgh Award Race Club for many years; skiing in Europe every scheme based in Canberra; Surf Life Saving and winter. An enthusiastic competitor in the Thredbo the Palm Beach Surf Club. A keen skier since 1952 Masters ski races, he only recently put his skis and a member of the Thredbo Alpine Museum, he away. Peter was a valuable member of the Society preferred cross country skiing despite being a and he especially loved to volunteer for the survivor of the Kunama Avalanche in 1956 when Thredbo Alpine Museum. The Thredbo Historical he experienced severely bruised ribs after being Society wishes to express its deepest sympathy to pinned by a beam of the collapsed Kunama Hutte. Annette, his children Tom and Annabelle and their families. NEWSLETTER Issue #74 February 2021 Page 3 IN THE MUSEUM Since early June 2020, we welcomed COVID Thredbo’s history of snow making will be the special compliant visitors to the Thredbo Alpine Museum. feature to complement the permanent display of This summer visitors numbered 1,065; a figure skis, snowboards and objects this coming winter.. comparable to the summer of 2019 when 1,131 Our display of memorabilia will be rearranged in line people walked through the door. with the recommendations made by Thylacine. We wish to express our thanks and appreciation Three new monitors will be installed with a variety to the volunteers, who kept the Museum open for of films to further explore the history of skiing and to visitors to Thredbo daily during the December/ enhance the visitor experience. There will be some January school holidays. They included Kellie additional refurbishment, including the location of Meehan, Jane St Catherine, Errol Hanlon, Jane the “welcome” desk to make the visit to the Mitchell, Emma Martin, Elsa Hanlon and Marcus Museum even more memorable. Hanlon, Graeme Holloway, Maureen Roberts, Chrissi For people wishing to delve a little further into Webb and Wayne Kirkpatrick. the Museum’s collection, work has just been Currently Alan Fredericks is organising the completed on two volumes of Tony Sponar’s Museum Roster, and if you are interested in being a personal documents including his original 1968 volunteer, please contact him on 0417 401 403. feasibility study for the development of Blue Cow Ski The Visitor Book quickly filled with hundreds of Resort, plus two folders of his personal photographs. mobile numbers, and once the obligatory Contact Tracing App was in place, some of the people found space to note their opinion about the display of memorabilia. Some of the comments are noted as follows: Emma McBurney: “Fantastic display, full of history, photos. Thank you for additional knowledge and insight.” David & Michelle Jones: “What a great museum, a small snapshot of history.” Anna Kastela: “These are very old stuff.” Tony Sponar’s (PIC.55) shows what he identified as Tore Pohye: “Thank you for fabulous archive.” “ski runs of advanced and expert standard served John & Margy Lowe (Lowther): “So good to have by proposed No. 8 lift at Low Cow. Very good finally visited the Museum. A wonderful experience.” slalom slope. Taken on 11/10/68.” REMEMBER WHEN? “1963 News from Thredbo Alpine Village published tourist class bunk rooms, wall to wall carpets, central by the Thredbo Promotion Committee: hearing and the incomparable Szeloczky hospitality New Buildings will again make Lantern Lodge a popular rendezvous. Here is the latest news about the guest lodges. Tariffs from 18 gns to 26 gns per person per week Cosy little ALPENHORN with a modest tariff of 12 full board or bed, breakfast and dinner. Open all guineas (gns) a week bed and breakfast will be year. popular. Facilities include comfortable bunk rooms The young and bright make for the fun and congenial with hot and cold water, wall to wall carpet, sundeck atmosphere at LEO’s. Ski all day, twist all night says and comfortable lounge. LEO. Bunk and double rooms are only 14 pounds CANDLELIGHT - Suzanne and Kornel Deseo have weekly bed and breakfast. provided luxury suites on the top floor with twin or SASHA’S is known wherever skiing men and women double bedded accommodation, private bathrooms gather. Recently extended. ….Off season tariff is 2 and toilet…..Full board weekly tariff from 24 gns and gns bed and breakfast; weekly tariff from 24 gns daily bed and breakfast 2 gns. inclusive…SASHA’S sportswear shop will include this CHRISTIANA – Mr & Mrs Higgs will again “host” season the latest ski wear from Europe and America guests in the lodge’s distinctive terraced rooms by SASHA on her world trip.