Hazelton rope trick!
There is good coverage of the second successful attempt at Orange Aiport in the Sydney Morning Herald for 28 January 1978 including photo coverage, one being of the pilot, Ewin Simpsoon being congratulated by Peter Hazelton. The article states an attempt do do a similar thing 3 years earlier by Max Hazelton at Cudal Airport was unsuccessful due to the short length of the runway.