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Badge - Hotham to Falls Creek Ski Race

  • Three enamelled badge featuring mountains, rainbow and birds.

    Participation Badges Hotham to Falls Creek

  • An enamelled badge featuring 2 mountains between the wings of a red bird.

    Badge 1

  • A badge featuring 2 mountains with the sun between them. 2 birds are perched on the lower edge.

    Badge 2

  • A badge depicting the sun shining behind 2 mountains. The lower edge features a bird with wings extended and a rainbow circles the centre,

    Badge 3

  • Three enamelled badge featuring mountains, rainbow and birds.
  • An enamelled badge featuring 2 mountains between the wings of a red bird.
  • A badge featuring 2 mountains with the sun between them. 2 birds are perched on the lower edge.
  • A badge depicting the sun shining behind 2 mountains. The lower edge features a bird with wings extended and a rainbow circles the centre,

Historical information

These badges were awarded for participation in a Cross Country Ski Race from Mount Hotham to Falls Creek. The Hotham to Falls began in 1978
They were owned and donated by Diana Patterson who was a founding member of Falls Creek Historical Society.

Significance

These badges belonged to a highly recognised Australian and founding member of the Falls Creek Historical Society.

Physical description

Three enamelled metal pins to commemorate participation in a cross country ski race from Mount Hotham to Falls Creek. Each badge features an image of two snow capped mountains, the sun and a rainbow. A bird is at the bottom with outstretched wings supporting the central image. One badge features a pair of birds and text.

Inscriptions & markings

On badge 2: Hotham to Falls Creek.

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