ON (VERY) THIN ICE
Jul 02, 2020
2 minutes
LINDA BRAINWOOD
WITH AUSTRALIA’S shortfall of snow and ice, it’s not surprising ice-skating was virtually unheard of here until the 1890s. Those originally from colder climates would nostalgically lament their youthful rosy-nosed, frozen-toed days of gliding across the ice.
Rollerskating had become enormously popular in
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