King River Hut
Photo by Ian Hunter 2012. Others below by Ian plus Bill Statton.
Known as King Hut or King River Hut.
Located at King Basin Rd, King River. On the Howitt-Selwyn map at GR461800.
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Brief History
The first slab hut here was built by Jim Hearn in about 1943, and regularly used by other cattlemen and later by bushwalkers. The replacement was built in the early 1950's as a weatherboard hut.
George and Jack Lovick, his son, held the Buller run from around 1900, and to get to the Cobbler plateau, would travel from Merrijig along the Delatite River, across the Clear Hills and on to the King River Hut.
The hut is about 70m north of the old King River slab hut. On two occasions, cattle have become caught inside the hut, making a clean-up difficult!
Construction
The walls are made of weatherboard cladding. The roof is gabled corrugated iron, and the verandah is supported by bush poles. There are two rooms.
Caretakers - None.
References
Hueneke Pp89, 239.
G. Butler 1996 166-168.
