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KHA Archives in the National Library of Australia (NLA)

The KHA has accumulated priceless materials over the years, that reflect our mountain heritage. Periodically, we lodge more documents, photographs, maps etc in our Archive at the National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra. Anyone may view them on request. Examples include:

A: Records for KHA as an Organisation and KNP

  1. Minutes of the inaugural KHA Meeting 5 December 1970.
  2. Minutes of the inaugural Annual General Meeting of KHA 8 May 1971, plus subsequent AGMs to 15 April 1989.
  3. KHA Committee Meeting minutes 3 July 1971 - March 1988.
  4. KHA General Correspondence 26 August 1971 to April 1987.
  5. HMO Correspondence 18 January 1974 to 17 December 1982.
  6. Kosciusko State Trust, Recommendations regarding Jagungal Wilderness area, Meeting Mawsons Hut, 16 January 1965.
  7. Constitution of KHA 1971 -78
  8. Huts Policy Papers 1972 to 1981.
  9. NSW NPWS, KNP Plan of Management (POM) 1982 and Draft Plan of Management 1981
  10. Kosciusko Huts Briefs, Numbers 1-15 and 21.
  11. KHA Publicity papers 1971-2.
  12. "Huts Book" (draft of booklet outlining the history of building of huts and their use - 1977)
  13. Membership Survey 1986
  14. Membership reports and working papers 1986-87.
  15. KHA notes for Caretakers of shelter huts - 1974
  16. Drawings of KHA Prototype Hut No.2 1971.
  17. Copies of statements and receipts for years ended 28.2.1973, 28.2.1976 - 29.2 1989.
  18. Papers related to the campaign to save Bill Jones Hut 1987-1988, plus Cooleman Karst Area POM.
  19. Correspondence from YHA, letter from Town Clerk Albury re creation of a chain of hostels in KNP in 1944.
  20. KHA Comments from Ian McAuley to the Draft KNP Plan of Managment (POM) 12 June 1981.
  21. "Huts of the High Country" - second draft from Klaus Hueneke - KHA copy.
  22. Record of Anniversary Ski tour from Kiandra to Guthega, June to August 1977.
  23. Orders for Kiandra to kosciusko commemorative print, 1977.
  24. Kiandra - Kosciusko 1927 to 1977 Commemorative Poster.
  25. Miscellaneous publications
  26. Press Clippings 1971 to 1991.

B KHA Records Related to Namadgi National Park

  1. KHA Submission on the POM for Namadgi National Park, January 1985.
  2. Interview Summaries - Namadgi Oral History Project 1990.
  3. KHA Oral History Project 5.6.1990 to 23.10.1990 - Permission and Copyright forms, correspondence from P Wardle, Bill Bootes, T. Gregory, LD Pryor, D Curtis, Colin Curtis, Noel Luton, Clatus Crawford, S. Goodhew, Roma Brayshaw, Max Oldfield, Hugh Read, Everard Oldfield, Stumpy Oldfield, R. F. Alder, Granville Crawford, Dulcie Oldfield, AR Bagnall, Jack Reid, Lawrence Tong, TE Brayshaw.
  4. Papers re early days in Namadgi
  5. Copy of manuscript written by Ted Lee, relating to Marmaduke Lee, who bought Gudgenby Station, 1907.
  6. Copies of papers relating to Gudgenby from the collection of Bill Bootes 1879 - 1926.

C: Namadgi Records - Interviews - Series 3

Summaries and some correspondence for

  • Roma Brayshaw
  • Pat Wardle
  • Alan Bagnall
  • Everard Oldfield
  • Max Oldfield
  • Stumpy Oldfield
  • Lindsay Pryor
  • Tom Brayshaw
  • Stan Goodhew.

D: Bill Bootes Collection - Series 6 (Mostly copies)

  1. Plan of Old Gudgenby as Roma Brayshaw knew it in the 1920's
  2. Notes from EM Jamieson - Open Day organised by the National Trust.
  3. Copy of letter from Bruce Moore re grave at Gudgenby 10.2.78
  4. Notice in NSW Government Gazette No.74 related to plants classified as "scrub" at Gudgenby.
  5. Letter from the FCC to Mr P Smith guaranteeing no acquisition of property for at least 10 years 25.5.1926.
  6. Indenture for mortgage RB McMakin 4 January 1900.
  7. Ditto 21 December 1899
  8. Three transfers of Mortgage to AE Sendall 12 November 1919.
  9. Grant of Scrub Lease to MW Lee 2 February 1910
  10. Indenture for Mortgage MW Lee 14 February 1923.
  11. Discharge of Mortgage of Conditional Purchases 4 March 1915.
  12. Indenture of Mortgage MW Lee and RF Davidson 18 December 1918.
  13. Indenture of Mortgage MW Lee 31 May 1907
  14. Indenture of Mortgage MW Lee and FK Chisholm 29 March 1915
  15. Valuation of Gudgenby for AGW Bootes 18 January 1927
  16. Plans of Portions 3-8, 10-17, 19, 21 of the County of Cowley, Parish of Gudgenby between 30 January 1879 and 9 November 1892.
  17. Plan of conditional Leases Parish of Gudgenby No's 758 and 759.
  18. Plans of Gudgenby TR 29 September 1896.
  19. Plans of Converted pre-lease No 1273, Parish of Gudgenby 19 December 1885.

E: KHA Huts Policy Papers- Series 8.

  1. Working papers related to 1972 policy of KHA, including a draft submission of 1970 from CBC and Canberra Outdoor Groups on the Kosciusko State Park.
  2. Policy on the use, maintenance and development of huts in KNP, General Meeting 15 April 1972.
  3. Draft letter to Director NPWS following General Meeting 15 April 1972, submitting the KHA policy on huts.
  4. Statement on KHA policy prepared by John Marsh of the Bogong Group - submission to the AGM in 1977 (may not have been submitted).
  5. Draft policy on huts, discussed by KHA committee 17 February 1978.
  6. Ditto - presumed final.
  7. KHA submission on the Draft Plan of Managment (POM) Kosciusko National Park 1981, including working papers.
  8. KHA Submission on NPWS Draft Huts Policy, Discussed at the AGM 28 April 1979.
  9. NPWS Huts Policy Circular on Huts in Parks Policy - March 1979.
  10. NPWS: Extract of resolution of Policies and Priorities Committee policy on huts, November 1979.
  11. KHA response to planning issues statement - Huts April 1980 - including member comments and reply from the Minster for Planning and Environment.
  12. Copy of letter from Peter Arriens to Superintendent, KNP commenting on NPWS "Huts in Wilderness and other remote areas of KNP" - no date.
  13. Draft of letter from the President KHA to the Minister for Planning and Environment 1 July 1980, commenting on the Planning issue statement "Huts".
  14. Draft response from Dr Robert Story to the Planning issue statement 1980 (a classic!)
  15. "Towards managment of a National Huts System for the Kosciusko National Park" approved at the AGM in 1980.
  16. KHA submisssion on the Draft Plan of Management KNP 1981, including working papers.
  17. NPWS: Plan of Management Review, KNP Planning Issues Statement :Huts - April 1980.
  18. Drafts used in preparation of the KHA Submission on the Draft POM 1981, follwing the KHA meeting of 24 June 1981 at which topics were assigned to members.
  19. Copy of Appendix C: "The Australian ICOMOS Charter for trhe Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance" (The Burra Charter) - undated.

F: The Dr Herbert Schlink Ski and Hut Archives.

Lady Schlink donated a substantial range of materials to KHA on 11 July 1987, which were then included in the KHA NLA Archive. His brief biography is on this site. In summary, the items include:

1. Australian Ski Year Books, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, plus lectures and articles related to skiing, by Dr Schlink.

2. A range of items related to the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Dr Schlink's visits, letters and items related to development and the role of Sir William Hudson.

3. A range of newspaper articles, photographs and letters relating to early Kosciusko days, including letters (and replies) to Lord Denman, The Australian Prime Minister, RG Menzies, HE Best,The Honourable FH Hawkins - Ministerand others.

4. Caricatures of PW Pearson, N Storaker, Sir H Schlink, Dr JWS Laidley, K. Bath and Dr EM Fisher.

5. Numerous articles on skiing and the Snowy Scheme.

6. 176 items Ex Libris HH Schlink, including books.

7. Early newspaper articles including on from Australian Ski Club members (H Schlink was the President) "Kosciusko Jaunt - More Shelters Wanted"

Schlink Photographs include:

  1. Opening of Schlink Pass 29 April 1961
  2. Workmen on Schlink Pass
  3. Early Days at the Hotel Kosciusko
  4. Skating at the Hotel
  5. Group with a map
  6. Group at Thredbo (allen, Munro, Dawson, Reed, Schlink)
  7. Schlink at Guthega Dam
  8. Group at Thredbo site (Schlink, Dawson, Teece, Allen, Reed, Munro)
  9. Schlink and colleague
  10. St Anton in Tyrol at Thredbo
  11. Statue of Sir Herbert Schlink (X3)
  12. Old Hotel Kosciusko
  13. H Schlink Mapping for the SMA
  14. Looking upstream from the Downhill Ski Course.

Schlink Publications

  1. "Skiing Experiences in Europe" - 1929
  2. "The Lure of Australias Snowfields" - 1926
  3. "A Days Skiing on the Muniong Ranges" - Students Magazine, St Johns College UOS 1928.
  4. "Skiing from Kiandra to Kosciusko July 28-30 1927" - Article from the Sydney Mail 31 August 1927
  5. Plus other leaflets and itinerarys.

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