Patons Hut
Known as Paton’s Hut, sometimes Tooma Hut.
Location Patons is a convenient rest stop on the way to Wheeler’s Hut, down the firetrail from the Cabramurra Rd. Grid reference is 166083 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map.
Brief History
Patons was built in 1934 by Tom and Frank Buchanan Paton, for Frank's father, Frank Mackinnon Paton for grazing.
It was then used by the SMA during the building of Tooma Dam, nearby.
Construction
Patons measures 7.5m by 5m and has walls and a roof of corrugated iron. The floor is made of timber slabs. There is a stone fireplace with an iron flue, plus a single window. AS per the photograph, the hut has been fully replaced.
References
KHA Reference number is 2310, and the KNP POM is L.97.
No Conservation Study existed for this hut, but NPWS are about to issue a tender for a CS for Patons, O'Keefes and others in February 2002.