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(birth name:
Chauvel, Sibyl Elyne
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(a.k.a.
Mitchell, Sibyl Elyne Keith; Mitchell, Sibyl Elyne
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Born: 30 Dec 1913 Melbourne, Victoria
Died: 4 Mar 2002 Corryong, Victoria
Gender: Female
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Full biographical information is only available to AustLit Subscribers. A truncated and unformatted biographical extract follows: Elyne Mitchell was born in Melbourne, but travelled with her family to Europe before the outbreak of World War I. Her father was General Sir Harry Chauvel, commander of the Desert Mounted Troops which became famous for their cavalry charge of Beersheeba. After marrying the lawyer and skier Tom Mitchell, she learned to ski and won the Canadian downhill skiing championship in 1938. The couple had moved to Towong in the Snowy Mountains in 1935 and often explored the mountains on foot, ski and horse....To gain full access to the AustLit database become a subscriber. |
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Last amended:
20 Mar 2007