Senators brave chilly waters of the Snowy River

The 'Battle of the Sites' regularly brought the parliamentarians to southern NSW, for there was a widespread belief at the time that the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Celtic intelligence could only thrive in cooler climes. This Cold Climate myth is both curious and embarrassing to us in the 21st century but it was a prevailing belief amongst Australians one hundred years ago. Here, in the Snowy River at Dalgety, a few hardy senators take the idea to an extreme.