Rover Scout Hut
Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1995.
Known as the The Scout Hut, or Captain Hurley Rover Chalet.
Located at the Bogong High Plains via the Cope Hut track. On the "Cope" map at GR269155 at elevation 1600m.
History
Built by the Fitzgerald family of Shannonvale, with motivation from the Scout Commissioner Mr WF Bill Waters in 1940, it has been extended many times since.
A shelter remains open for everyone, with a potbelly stove etc, at the Langford West Aqueduct end of the building. The Chalet was not damaged by the 2003 fires.
Mick Scarff was the warden from 1919 to 1992.
Construction
Modern materials including concrete blocks. Size about 20m x 10m. Weatherboard and iron walls, steep iron gable roof with second story inside.
Caretakers - Captain Hurley Rover Scout Group
References
Hueneke Pp147-148, 243
Magnussen Pp 140 -141
Butler Pp284 - 290
Craig Copland - pers comm.