Langford Gap Hut
Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2002.
Known as Langford Gap Hut
Originally located at Langford Gap, beside Langford East Aqueduct Track.
Around 1992 it was moved approximately 200 m east-south-east from its earlier roadside position; the photograph shows the relocated hut.
From Falls Creek drive about 7–8 km along the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to Langford Gap parking area. Walk east along the aqueduct access track for roughly 200–300 m to the hut, returning the same way.
The earlier account reports an electric fence: obey current warning signs and do not cross it. Confirm whether the interior is accessible; the road is seasonally closed beyond Falls Creek in winter.
History
This hut was built in May 1960 by the SEC as a refuge hut for the patrollers in winter time. They were part of the Kiewa Hydro Electrical scheme.
Langford East and West huts were built for a similar purpose. The hut was moved slightly in about 1992.
Construction
Weatherboard walls, with a wooden floor and gabled iron roof. The inside is clad with masonite and a "Romesse" pot belly stove is installed in the corner.
Caretakers - Southern Hydro Ltd
References
Hueneke Pp239.
D. Sisson - pers comm.
Mapping Guidance;
GPS: approximately 36.88493°S, 147.32238°E. UTM Zone 55H: 528727 m E, 5917844 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified; confirm it identifies the relocated hut rather than its former site.