The Chauvel family settled in Australia in 1838 after having left the family home in France for England. Harry Chauvel's daughter, Elyne Mitchell tells of her fathers love of the Australian bush, owning grazing properties at Tabulam NSW and later Canning Downs QLD. He was an accomplished horseman who in WW1 led troops in Gallipoli and Egypt. Elyne also loved the Australian bush and settled in her husbands Tom family property in Towong Hill in the Snowy Mountains. Tom Mitchell was a competitive skier and introduced Elyne to the sport. Elyne documents her skiing adventures around Kosciusko in the 1940s long before the establishment of modern day roads and tourist facilities ( )