Vic Summers, woodchop, Nambour Showgrounds, Nambour, 1970s

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TitleVic Summers, woodchop, Nambour Showgrounds, Nambour, 1970sAdditional InformationVic Summers, from Gympie in Queensland, followed his father into scrub felling and ringbarking (1600-1700 trees a day) at the age of 14. His family moved around for work and Vic, once accidentally separated from them for almost a year, survived by doing odd jobs. Later he held a contract for 31 years to supply poles to the electricity board.

Vic won his first tree felling world championship in 1940, taking out the world title eight times over 14 years. He said he missed the best six years of his chopping in the middle of the war. In 1950, however, he was the backmarker at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in every event.

(Read more: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18155879)
Date1970sPhotographerRob JeffsImage NoT4003274

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