Brandy Flat Hut
Also known as Gregorys Hut, but this probably refers to the previous hut about 100m from this one.
Location
Brandy Flat hut is on the Brandy Flat firetrail, that commences near the Glendale Depot and loops back to the main Adaminaby Road. Its Grid Reference is 826456 on the Michelago map.
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Brief History
There have been at least three huts near to this site. A survey undertaken for Tom and Barbara (nee McMillan) Gregory in 1892, showed a small hut on the site, later referred to as a "humpy" and built from bark.
The property passed through various leasees before being acquired by Foster and Frank Smith of Williamsdale. Foster passed Brandy Flat to his son Kevin who had had the small hut replaced by a slab building with an iron roof and dirt floor around the turn of the century. Brandy Flat stayed with the Smith family until the early 1960's, so the old hut had collapsed by about 1978.
This third hut was built by the ACT National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1978, as a welcome shelter for bushwalkers and stands less than 100m from the previous hut. Careful searching will reveal chimney stones of the previous hut.
This location is ideal, being about half way around the walking track, and makes a very reasonable day's return walk for a family.
Construction
A classic stone work chimney, with a weatherboard wall, concrete floor and clip-lock metal roof.
Caretakers - ACT Government Environment Office Namadgi Rangers.
References
Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994, p5.
KHA Reference 2001 (1997).
Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1989. Others in the photo are Brad Jones and Alex Moon.
