Kidmans Hut
Photograph was taken by Olaf Moon © January 2006, as for one below.
Known as Kidman’s Hut or Napthali’s.
Located at the top end of the Burrungubugge corridor and below Brassy Gap. A track leads from behind to the Alpine Hut site, but no track leads to Kidmans. Commonly approached from Davies Hut or Burrungubuggee (which is easier since the 2003 fires). Grid reference is 318910 on the map, but this is wrong - its 225m north at 318912, near to the creek.
Brief History
Built by Ben Kidman, Alec Kidman and Bill Napthali in 1932. Timber was dragged across the river behind a draft horse.
Construction
The hut is 2.8m by 2.8mm. It is built of corrugated iron over a timber frame, with an iron roof. The chimney has a timber frame, iron clad "roof" and lined with rocks. The door has unusual horizontal pine weatherboards, which were replaced in 2005
Caretaker - B. McCauley and friends
References
Hueneke Pp 120 -121
KHA Reference number is 2338
KNP POM number is L.24.
A KHA History sheet exists for this hut.
GPS: S 36.214820 E 148.466833
