Bring Your Own Ladder at Lake George!


In this recording extract, Clyde recalls the shallow and at times dangerously choppy waters of Lake George (or Weerewaa in the indigenous language) outside Canberra; a lake regarded as 'mysterious' for its cycles of drying out and filling- and who could believe - once the hub for various yacht and water ski-ing clubs!

These reminiscences provide great social contrast and underlining of Australia's vulnerability to drought. Many would be surprised at the thought of past generations arriving at the lake prepared with ladders to fish in Lake George! Listen in at: http://www.archive.org/details/YachtAndWaterskiClubsOnLakeGeorgeReminiscence