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Mount Du Faur (PEAK), NSW Details
Description
A peak located on Abbott Ridge approx. 500m SW of Abbott Peak and 3 km NW of Mount Kosciuszko in the Kosciuszko National Park.
Origin
Named after Emmeline Freda du Faur (dob 16.9.1882 - dod 11.9.1935) who was one of Australias first female mountaineers and the first woman to climb Mt Cook in New Zealand in 1910. Source: Irwin S. Between Heaven and Earth The Life of a Mountaineer White Crane Press 2000.
Mount Du Faur (PEAK), NSW
| title | Mount Du Faur (PEAK) |
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| state | NSW |
| reference | 82407 |
| placename | Mount Du Faur |
| designation | PEAK |
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| lga | TUMBARUMBA |
| description | A peak located on Abbott Ridge approx. 500m SW of Abbott Peak and 3 km NW of Mount Kosciuszko in the Kosciuszko National Park. |
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| origin | Named after Emmeline Freda du Faur (dob 16.9.1882 - dod 11.9.1935) who was one of Australias first female mountaineers and the first woman to climb Mt Cook in New Zealand in 1910. Source: Irwin S. Between Heaven and Earth The Life of a Mountaineer White Crane Press 2000. |
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