Old Currango Hut
Photo by Reet Vallak 1988 during restorations.
Known as Old Currango Homestead or Currangorambla Homestead
Location
At the top of the Tantangara Plain, west side, with a fantastic view across to the Brindabella Ranges. Grid Reference is 504490. It is accessible from the Mosquito Fire trail or by walking from the Port Phillip Fire trail. If you take the latter, stay on the trail, as shortcuts can be very wet.
Brief History
This is one of the five huts that has a book written about it. The author is Harry Hill.
The primary building was built in 1873 by Tom O'Rourke, who had been grazing on the plain since 1834. It is the oldest homestead in the Kosciuszko National Park.
An old slab and bark hut had stood about 1.5 km to the east until this building was constructed.
The kitchen, bedroom and fireplace were built in the 1880s and the storeroom added in 1900 by Fischer.
The army removed the decaying storeroom in 1981 and a major restoration with KHA and the LRC followed in 1988.
Construction
The building is 10 m by 7.5 m and is mostly timber, including floors and weatherboards. There is a wide veranda and mud mortared flues to the chimneys. There are four classic windows.
References
Hill, Harry - “Currango”
Hueneke Pp ii 3, 223, 224
KHA reference number is 1210 and the
KNP POM Schedule is L.10.
History notes exist.
GPS: S 35.690160 E 148.664490