Rules Point Hotel
Photo courtesy of Peter Dowling, 1953.
Known as The Rules Point Hotel.
Located on the Snowy Highway at the intersection of Rules Point Road and still visible today as a ruin. The Grid reference 382457, at which the ruins are still visible. A large battery was installed 100m to the East.
Brief History
The Rules Point Hotel was the centre of social life in the high country area for many years. It was a substantial building, constructed in 1910 and extended and licensed in 1915. The first licencees were Mr and Mrs Harris and a Mrs Cook.
From 1948 the guest house was run by the Prossers until 1958 for fishing and skiing. The building was demolished in the 1960's.
The ruins are now visible at the intersection of Long Plain Road and the Snowy Highway.
Construction
The hotel was a large weatherboard building, with an iron roof over older shingles. It was lined with pressed tin, a luxury in those days. There were wooden floors and brick fireplaces.
Caretakers - NPWS
References
Harry Hill “I Remember Rules Point” 2004 - 84 pages.
KHA reference is 1201
KNP POM is L107.A.
Sue Prosser, relative - pers comm 2004.