Linda Karen BEILHARZ
Born: 1960
Special Achievements:2004 - First Australian woman to trek to the South Pole, skiing from the Antarctic edge.
2010 - First Australian woman to trek the North and South Poles.
2006 - Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
2010 – Awarded Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year for South Pole expedition.
2013 - Elected Bendigo Citizen of the Year.
2013 - Awarded an Order of Australia Medal.
Resources
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Image - Linda Beilharz
Ice, sky, earth Journeys. Photo used with permission of Linda Beilharz.
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Image - Linda Beilharz
Ice, sky, earth Journeys. Photo used with permission of Linda Beilharz.
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References
Wikipedia. “Linda Beilharz”. accessed 10 December 2019.
Icecap Journeys. “Linda Beilharz”. accessed 10 December 2019.
Bendigo Advertiser. “Welcome for Arctic trekkers”. accessed 10 December 2019.
Bendigo Advertiser. “Bendigo's Linda tries for record”. accessed 10 December 2019.
Pole Conquest: Woman’s trek triumph. The Age. April 27, 2010:page unknown.
