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16-January-2015
16-January-2015

Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin
The stone cairn was erected in memory of Charles Henry Derrick, who set off on a solo cross country ski run from Mountain Creek in 1965 with the objective of ski-ing the fifty-two kilometres to Mount Hotham in a single day, but he failed and perished in the bad weather. 

Location

Address:Machinery Spur Track, Mount Loch, Hotham Heights, 3741
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.966707
Long: 147.145269
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:03-September-1965
Actual Event End Date:03-September-1965

Dedication

Front Inscription

CHARLES HENRY DERRICK
   Wangaratta Ski Club
Perished Near Here In Bad Weather 
Friday 3rd September 1965
During A Day Ski Tour
From Mountain Creek, Mt. Bogong,
      To Mt. Hotham.

Source: MA
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