Bushwalking Fashions: Photos Requested

[whynotwalk]

Hi all - a friend is working on a project for Tas Parks & Wildlife. It's going to include "a fashion spread on bushwalking over the years".

What she's after are old photos of full-body shots of bushwalkers, roughly in the following periods: 1950s, 1970s, 1990s. If you can help. please PM me and I'll pass your details on.

But feel free to post images here too, just for the fun of it. The example above is me in the 1980s. For some reason she doesn't want this one!

cheers

Peter

[Strider]

What a cracker!

Interesting hip belt design. Looks comfy! What pack is that?

[whynotwalk]

Ahh - that's a Karrimor Jaguar VI, circa 1983. It was my first post H-frame pack. I had never dreamed of such comfort! It's still in my loft-of-possibly-useful-gear (whereas my old Roman H-frame is in the garage).

cheers

Peter

[tas-man]

I can certainly help out with some oldies. Here's two from December 1971 for a start.

[tas-man]

Here's Iris Buck from Devonport with a friend on right about to start the Overland Track in December 1959.

[tas-man]

Here are some from the Launceston Walking Club's archives from around 1946/47.

[tas-man]

And a few more LWC archive photos from the early 1950's (note rifle used for fresh meat on Port Davey to King Williams trip December 1952!)

[whynotwalk]

Some great pix there Ian! Would my friend be able to use any of these, with an appropriate credit? PM me with any contact details so I can get her to negotiate with you or others on this,

cheers

Peter

[JIM1]

That lithgow rifle would of been just about new win that pic!

[Nuts]

Haha, these are great! some of the fashions are almost back, coal caps, beards.. otherwise not far from the ubiquitous, slightly dorky walker look
Need some of stubbies and stripy thermals era.. colourful hawaiian nylons of the 80's... or those ridiculously itchy wool western 'shirts' everyone seemed to have at one stage.

You'd have to think how thankful those from just after WW2 were to be back home, safe in their mountains.

[tas-man]

Some more "fashions" from Tassie 1971.

[Tortoise]

Old New Pelion! That sure brings back memories.

[kyubi]

Great shots

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[FootTrack]

Hey whynotwalk

This came up on my Facebook page this morning and I thought you might be interested. There are some great images from the 1950s on the Overland Track here. Take a look! http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/ ... -the-1950s

[whynotwalk]

Thanks FootTrack - they're great, aren't they?! Christina has already been in touch with Parks about these. Gold!

cheers

Peter