Youngs Hut
Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1994
Known as Youngs Hut, SEC Survey Hut, or Youngs Top Hut
Located at Mt Jim, Bogong High Plains. On the Feathertop map at GR191103, elevation 1640m.
GPS Location:
History
Osborne Young built the original Youngs hut nearby, at the old yards, which are up the hill from this site, in about 1883.
This hut was built in 1923 and received a renovation by Charlie Rundell Jnr in 1928, with the installation of a new floor and roofing iron. The basalt stones of the fireplace remain.
The current hut was built in 1928 by the SEC and is similar to Kellys Hut. This one was pre-fabricated and carried in by pack horse.
Construction
The hut is weatherboard like the original, and has a corrugated iron roof and chimney, with a veranda at the front.
Caretakers
Border Bushwalking Club.
References
Hueneke Pp 133, 246
Magnussen Pp 156 - 157
Butler Pp368 - 370