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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

Source: MA