Edmondson Hut
Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan
Known as Edmondson’s Hut
Located at Nelse Creek, Mt Nelse about 3 minutes walk from Pole 788 on the vehicle track. Shown on the Bogong High Plains Map and Nelse Vicmap GR 294 218. To find it, take the Big River FT from the Bogong High Plains Road and after 3.6km turn west from pole 788, for 1Km.
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Brief History
James Edmondson of Wodonga, leased this grazing lot with Leslie Cooper in 1945 and successfully applied to build a hut in January 1953.
James (Jim) had the hut built by Harry Damm, who brought the timber from Tawonga. The timber and iron was pre-cut as were the linings for the ceilings and walls. He vacated the block by 1971.
After that, it was used by the Education Department, in particular for the Bogong School Camp in the early 1980s, and in fact was licensed from 1971.
Construction
The hut is a gabled iron clad building with a mezzanine and masonite lining. The mezzanine floor is particle board and the ground floor is 90mm T&G hardwood. There is corrugated fibregalls in the roof for light wells. Materials were pre-cut at Kiewa. Two bunks and a loft for visitors.
Caretakers - Bogong Outdoor Centre.
References
Hueneke Pp167, 180, 235.
Primary Reference is from Tor Holth via an interview.
G. Butler 1996 Pp94-97
Magnussen 2003, P106.