Historical information

This article acknowledged the naming of Ory's Trail at Falls Creek in 1986.

Orest “Ory” Frueauf was born in Kharkov, Russia in 1925 and moved to Germany with his family to escape persecution. He was conscripted to the German Army during the Second World War. He was a POW until 1948. He was recruited by a French construction company to work as and interpreter on a hydroelectricity project in Tasmania. Ory then moved to work on the Snowy Mountain Scheme including driving a truck to fill the wall of the Rocky Valley dam.

In 1952 Ory was recruited by the Albury Ski Club as its lodge supervisor. That year he also entered into a business partnership with Cecil Dobson, running the general store “Whitehaven” and Post Office at Falls Creek. They extended their business by adding accommodation turning Whitehaven into one of the best commercial lodges at Falls Creek.
Ory and Cecil dissolved their business partnership in 1963 and Ory went on to build a new lodge called “Snowhaven” at the site of the present day Frueauf Village, Falls Creek.
Ory retired to Tawonga, Victoria in 1992 and passed away in 1999.

Significance

This article is significant because it documents the naming of Ory's Trail to recognise a pioneer of Falls Creek.

Physical description

A newspaper item about Ory Freauf on the occasion of the naming of Ory's Trail at Falls Creek.