https://mountainhuts.net/about daily 0.75 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589006193981-2KD5D4BCQNOBVNUY029K/Brayshaws+NNP+restore+91.jpg About - In Heritage We Trust We are self proclaimed “Hut Nuts”. We have taken out children and partners “hut hunting” for nearly 35 years, walking, cycling and just driving around. We have also spent a lifetime in the outdoors, appreciating the wilderness, by choice. We walk, ride, ski, drive, photograph, listen, watch, smell and feel. At one time our ‘mission’ was to visit every standing hut in Kosciuszko NP, achieved in 2003. Now we are slowly working on out hut visits in Victoria and Tasmania. We believe we can learn from the past. Here we appreciate the experience and toil of our ancestors, indigenous or imported. We spend time working on huts, to provide a touchstone for the future. Normally, we work at mundane jobs in Canberra, but these support us in all our work in the Mountains. “Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. “ John Muir This is a big part of our lives - if you have thoughts, corrections or additions, please email us at the address below. https://mountainhuts.net/our-instructors daily 0.75 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589008206412-YJQNLI5FQ64HQUEYXF14/Olaf+Portrait+2017.jpg Contributors - To our many Photographers - thank you. Pauline Downing John Mitchell Gary Duncan Bill Statton Murray Dow Jane Wheaton Jack Palmer Alan Levy Robin Rishworth Jim Hart Olaf Moon Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://mountainhuts.net/news daily 0.75 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589004705053-1KX5KE0GYVUH6SYNJMNJ/4Mile+Hut.JPG Hut News https://mountainhuts.net/hut-orgs daily 0.75 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d9f106c8-fdc0-4fb7-89ac-49add1613743/100046572_10157733860065787_8950486350491025408_o.jpg Hut Organisations - Kosciuszko Huts Association (KHA) - NSW KHA is the pre-eminent organisation in NSW, for the maintenance of huts in conjunction with the National Parks and Wildlife service, both for Namadgi NP in the ACT and for the Kosciuszko National Park (KNP) in NSW. The picture to the left is of Miller’s Hut, by OJM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8e2890f1-94de-4341-afc0-7592be886192/Cope+Hut+BaW+AT.jpg Hut Organisations - Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCA) VHCHA was set up in the State of Victoria after the 2003 bushfires, with the aim of restoring and repairing huts in Victoria. Cope Hut is featured to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/693e5433-b8e3-429e-b269-b456272fe31e/InsideBelcher+copy.JPG Hut Organisations - Mountain Huts Preservation Society (MHPS) Tasmania The MHPS is a very active group, focused out of Deloraine, on the repair and reconstruction of huts in the State of Tasmania. https://mountainhuts.net/homemha daily 1.0 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/646ca038-6be4-49cf-a5e2-c0d396e2846b/Wilsons+Hut.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589585088380-9DT7Z5958VTGW8WB5D26/Albina+Snowed+70.RV.jpg Home - A Hut Philosophy Freedom, Heritage, Safety & Serenity. Words that have meaning to all adventurers. But for those of us live in the out-doors as much as possible, the feeling of peace is immense. Wilderness brings that calm for a sense of reflection. For many, freedom is literally life-saving. It brings both mental and physical health, as these often depends on our natural experiences. “From our knowledge of the past, we can build a future”. Olaf Moon 2026. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-references daily 0.75 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Blank Trial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Blank Trial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Blank Trial https://mountainhuts.net/knp daily 0.75 2023-08-25 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/vickeries-hut monthly 0.5 2023-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b3909ab-62cc-454d-b3a7-7b950149bb25/Vickerys.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/knp/ted-oldfields-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/06163d7b-db85-4ce3-a907-70abb41a2b23/Ted+Oldfield%27s+hut+1987.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Ted Oldfields Hut - Ted Oldfields Hut Known as Ted Oldfields or Oldfield’s No. 2 hut. Located just off the Long Plain Road about 300m north of Cooinbil, and about 100m east of the road. It is NOT visible from the road. Construction This hut was standing well into the 1990’s. But a repair job on the main poles, included scarfing new bases to each of them, with the scarf joints all facing the same way, so that when a strong wind came, it twisted the hut around and collapsed part of it. The hut could be readily repaired if we so chose to do that. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/oldfields-2-lovenest monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2bdd7556-2016-463f-a23a-6e276ce4a224/Oldfield%27s+No.2+Interior.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Lovenest in the Sallees Love Nest in the Sallees Known as Love Nest Hut or Love Nest in the Sallees or Oldfields #2 Hut. “Love Nest” has been its name for generations but some family members would prefer it be known as Oldfield’s #2. Location Access this hut by taking the Tantangara Rd from the Snowy Mountain Highway, then following the fire trail from the Tantangara Dam site, past Pedens Hut. After the track crosses the river, the hut is on the opposite hill and a little further uphill than the grid reference would indicate, at 555409. There is only a feint vehicle track to the hut. Brief History This hut was built in 1948 by Walter Oldfield and reputedly burnt in 1982, to stop the curious from trying to find it. In fact it still stands. The intention was that it remain as secret as possible from the wider family and community. It gets its name from apparent adultery, the full story of which remains a family secret. However it was serious and went on for many years. The double bed remains in the hut to this day and may be viewed below. The hut used to contain many original items of furniture and implements, some of which exist today. These were protected by listing the incorrect position of the hut in many reports! Construction The hut is made of vertical slabs of timber, with an iron roof. It has settled into the ground over the years so that the internal height is reduced. References The KHA Reference number is 1314. This hut does not appear in the 1982 KNP POM and is sometimes confused with Ted Oldfields Hut. GPS Location: S 35.761847 E 148.720887 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/witzes-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/939b472a-a757-40c7-b42c-360a329c0279/Witzes+Interior+OJM+2003.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Witzes Hut Witzes Hut Photo copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Witz Hut, Witzs Hut, Witzes Hut, Whites Hut or Tantangara Hut, it is one of a number of slab cottages and huts previously at this location. Location Located on the plains between Tantangara Dam and Gooandra Homestead.It shows on the Tantangara map at GR 430 356. It is accessible by a 7 km walk from Tantangara dam, or from the Snowy Mountain highway, or accessible from Hains Hut or Gooandra Hut. Brief History Witzes was built in 1952 by Clarrie Butler using the remains of a nearby 1880s homestead. The original homestead was still standing in the 1960's and was very large, with four rooms and a hall. It formed an outstation for Gooandra Station and supported their grazing activities. It received major restoration effort in the late 1980’s, and more recent work from the caretakers and KHA members in December 2003. Construction Witzes is an excellent example of a vertical slab hut and is renowned for its very long adzed slabs. It measures 6m long by only 3m wide. It has a single window and a stone hearth, with an iron clad chimney. There is a well raised wooden floor and gable roof. A NPWS dunny sits up the hill, just above the old water race. Careful observers will note that some slabs have newspaper remains on both sides. These came from the internal walls of the old house and date from 1892. Caretakers - Wagga Wilderness Walkers. References Hueneke Pp 227 231 KHA Reference is 1305. KNP POM is L.13. A Conservation Study exists as do history notes. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/hainsworth-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/32f202ca-2bb7-494b-b295-438e48b1ce3c/Hainsworth+Chimney.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Hainsworth Hut Hainsworth Hut Known as Hainsworth Hut or Landrover Hut. Location Hainsworth is located on the plain to the west of Tantangara Dam. Grid Reference is 448509 on the Rules Point 1:25,000 map. Brief History Hainsworth is a simple tin hut built by Hainsworth and Corkhill for grazing in 1951. The Corkhill family remain very well known in Canberra. The hut is famous for its “eye-brow” window latches, which readily identify it, in any photograph. Construction It consists of two rooms with a roof and walls of iron and a wooden floor. There are three shuttered windows. Reference KHA number 1208, KNP POM Schedule L.69. GPS: S 35.671093 E 148.601296 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/illawong-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f9b3b56a-2a43-41d5-a34c-927f9b0aa498/Illawong+Lodge+-+Pound%27s+Creek+-+2.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Illawong Lodge and Shelter Ilawong Lodge Known as Illawong Lodge, Pounds Hut, Pounds Ck Hut, and Tin Hut 1. In actual fact, the Pounds Creek Lodge was quite structurally different from the current hut. Location About 1.5Km south of Guthega, this hut was built as a ski lodge and has been renovated a number of times. It is generally closed, but there is minimal but very usable space underneath (on the NW corner), for those requiring it, as a survival shelter. At grid reference 215711 on the Mt Kosciusko 1:25,000 map. Brief History The first hut built here was called Pounds Creek Hut in 1925-26. At that time, only two other huts existed, Bett’s Camp and The Kosciuszko Hotel. It remains but has been extended considerably. This first structure was built by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau for Dr Schlink in 1926, as a location for ski touring. It had two rooms and four bunks, and was intended to be one among a group of interlinked ski chalets, along with Kunama and Albina, both of which have now gone. The original Pounds Creek design and photograph are available. It was extended in 1956 by John Turner and others as a club lodge, and is now associated with the Australian Alpine Club and their prominent members, Tim Lamble and Robert Pallin (son of Paddy Pallin). Members take considerable pride in the fact that all materials and supplies for the hut are carried in by hand. There is a well marked crawl space under the building for shelter in an emergency, but it is barely high enough to sit upright. However it is lined, and would be comfortable and safe in a blizzard. A snow shovel is kept above the front door. Lodge members were also responsible for building and maintaining the swing bridge across the river, which is very useful for skiers heading up onto the main range. With the advent of the new Plan of Management in 2004, there is a proposal to cease the lease on the hut, and open it to the public, but how that will actually occur, has not been finalised. Construction The lodge is large and consists of four main rooms with a roof and walls of iron, floor of wood, lined. It includes solar power and gas heaters. The toilet is inside the lodge. Reference KHA reference number is 2424. Hueneke Pp 9, 19. GPS: S 36.396216 E 148.356031 Other Photographs The original Pounds Creek Hut is shown below from the KHA archives about 1949. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/630ae750-95fb-4c20-bffd-7ad0002585da/Pounds+Ck+-+Illawong.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Illawong Lodge and Shelter https://mountainhuts.net/knp/wheelers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6d16c6c4-7448-42a7-b6f7-43e371784553/Wheeler%27s+hut+BandW+2008.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Wheelers Hut Wheelers Hut Photo courtesy of Jack Palmer 1997. Known as Wheelers Hut, and Old Toolong hut Located at GR 127 025 about six kilometres south of Tooma Reservoir and under the Big Dargal. There is a carpark on the road and a short day’s walk in. Brief History Wheelers is considered to be the quintessential KNP hut, and often referred to as "their favourite" by some people. It is perfectly placed, with a stunning view and classic atmosphere. The hut was built by "Wingy" Wheeler for grazing, around 1900, and moved to the present site in the 1920's. He was known as Wingy because he had one arm, but could ride, smoke and crack a stock whip all at the same time, with that one arm. Adjacent to the hut are the Toolong Diggings, active from 1893 to 1904 with water races, mullock heaps and mining equipment still remaining. In the fires of 2003, damage was done to the immediate surrounds, but not to the hut. However a visitor lit a fire that was too hot and damaged the chimney. This was repaired in early 2004 by a team lead by Noel Gough. Construction Wheeler’s is a classic horizontal wood slab hut, with two rooms, two verandas and a roof of iron. The hearth is a slab of stone and the chimney is of iron. There is an external toilet, but more importantly, an old iron bath tub at the front. Value and Caretakers Wheelers would be considered one of the most valuable huts in the Park, for both recreational, visual and historical reasons. References KHA Reference number is 2304 KNP POM is L.20. A Conservation Study exists History notes also exist. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/tin-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/499533e0-2bfd-4a8e-b3ff-6ee82631d572/Tin+hut+-+01.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Tin Hut Tin Hut Photograph from the KHA Records at NLA. Known as Tin Hut or Tin Hut 2 Tin hut is located in the Kerries, to the South of Mount Jugungal. Its grid reference is 277 856. Brief History Tin Hut was built in 1926 by Con Bolton for the NSW Tourist Bureau, Dr Schlink and the Ski Club of Australia, with the specific aim of supporting the first Kiandra to Kosciusko ski crossing. Another hut had existed on the site. Tin is sometimes almost completely covered with snow in winter. Construction It is named for its roof and walls of corrugated iron! It does however have a wooden floor, plus a stone fire hearth. It has a separate toilet. Campsites exist just to the north of the hut which may be important, as this is a popular place in a good ski season. References A KHA Brief exists plus History Notes The KNP POM number is L25 KHA Reference number 2439. GPS: S 36.264678 E 148.423994 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/tantangara-mountain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bc0fdc99-994b-4e9a-869c-adf352af2527/Tantangara+hut+-+JW.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Tantangara Mountain Hut Tantangara Mountain Hut Photograph courtesy of Jane Wheaton. Known as Tantangara Hut, Tantangara Mountain Hut, Harvey’s Hut, Palfreys Hut or Governors Hill Hut by those from Kiandra. It was damaged in the 2020 fires and will be repaired later in 2022 or 2023. Location about three kilometres due north of Sawyers Hill rest stop. It can be accessed from the north, or from the Rocky Plains fire trail to the south. The Grid reference is 404288. This hut was damaged in the 2020 fires, but remains in-situ. There is now a walking track, created by commercial horse tours, all the way to this hut. Start near Sawyers Hill, and drive in the Rocky Plains road. Park immediately behind the horse loading ramp, obviously in front of you as you drive in. Walk up the hill in front, following the power poles. Turn right along the ridge, and where the track branches, take the left route, around the hill (crossing a creek about 50m onwards). After walking around the hill to an obvious saddle, turn right and walk up the valley to the hut. This takes about 75 mins up and 50 minutes back. Brief History It was variously reported as being built in the 1940s by Cec Hetherington or in the 1960's by Harvey Palfrey for skiing and holidays. Given the architecture, it is more likely to have been built in the 1960s, and two ruins nearby known as Harveys 2 and 3 were built earlier. This hut has been sometimes called Harveys 4 as a result. Construction This hut is 6m by 3m, and built of iron for both the walls and roof. A stove is also fitted. The floor appears as dirt, but was dry-creted by the Bogong Group in about 1979. References Hueneke p205 KHA reference number is 1303. KNP POM is L.72. GPS: S 35.873152 E 148.558002 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/sma-weatherstation-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a5257555-3ce9-4d00-b844-1bddb3601a72/jagungal_weather.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - SMA Weatherstation Hut - SMA Weather Station Hut Photo by Olaf Moon 2002. Known as SMA Jagungal or SMA Weather-station Hut Located: On the main track on the north side of Jagungal Peak. History: WARNING: This hut offers no shelter, as it is locked. It was built around 1982 to record weather for the National Parks Service. It is the closest hut to Mt Jagungal, and the summit track to the peak (from the northern side) commences right behind this hut. References: The weather from Jagungal can be found here. GPS: S 36.135485 E 148.389550 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/stokes-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/039f49ef-7d20-42b5-994f-d5dd088e10dc/venables_mwhite_2005.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Venables Hut (Stokes) Venables Hut (Plonkeys Hut) Photo courtesy of Matt White 2005 of the “new” hut after some well needed repairs had been done. Known as Venables Hut, Plonkeys Hut, Plonks, Lindleys, Stokes hut and others! Strictly speaking, Stokes is another ruin that is a few metres down the hill (as per the photo on the left), and Lindleys is in the far south of the Goobarragandra. Plonks and Plonkeys are commonly used, but are detrimental to the original inhabitant, so Venables is probably the most appropriate name. Location Beside a tributary of the Goobarragandra River, on a spur with a great view. The Grid reference is 333764 on the Blowering 1:25,000 map. Brief History The hut was built by Jack Venables for his own use and to support grazing in the early 1950's. Jack eventually moved here permanently after being jilted by a woman. The hut received the name Plonkeys, after he was known to enjoy too many liquid lunches. This piece of history is, however, disputed by others. The hut included at least four other buildings around it, one of which stands today, as a shed. Three others are clearly visible, collapsed on the ground. Another picture by us, is recent, being taken in January 2002. It shows the building as a sturdy structure, requiring some much needed TLC. However the panel board may be asbestos cement, making the restoration that much more difficult and costly. A Tumut based team are assessing the options currently, but no Conservation Study exists and have started some work. The hut is on an ideal walking path across the northern KNP from Tumut to Peppercorn. Irwins and Old Stokes ruins are nearby, and Kells is about 7 km up the same valley. Construction Stokes is a home built on strong piers, with hardwood timber framing. The lining and some walls is fibro and the roof is iron. The fireplace flue is a massive piece of engineering, being built from welded steel! NOTE: the wall board of this huts has been tested positive to be made from asbestos, so a special NPWS task-force will remove it to be replaced by KHA in 2005. Caretakers - NPWS References Hueneke Pp 181-182. KHA reference number 0303, KNP POM L.102. There is currently no Conservation Study for this hut. The original Stokes Hut is now a ruin nearby and is Reference number 0301. GPS: S 35.446980 E 148.487736 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/seamans-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/927ae0c7-9522-4a53-a665-a26f03448bd5/Seaman%27s++hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Seamans Hut Seamans Hut Known as Seaman’s Hut, Laurie Seaman Memorial Hut or Seaman’s Memorial Chalet. Located on the Kosciuszko Summit road, about two thirds of the way to the summit of Kosciusko, above the Snowy River. The Grid Reference is 149652. Brief History This hut is famous for saving lives, including in winter of 2022. It was built in 1929 by the NSW Tourist Bureau, having been financed by the American parents of Laurie Seaman. Seaman with Evan Hayes, perished in a blizzard on 14 August 1928 to the east of this spot. Seaman was found on 9 September, very near to the current hut site, where he had waited for Hayes. Hayes body was found above Lake Cootapatamba, lying on his skis. That spot is marked by a cairn. The hut was renovated after a fire in 1938, and has saved the lives of countless people since. Construction The hut is 7m by 3m in the interior and consists of two rooms. The walls are massively built of granite stones, and lined with fibro. The floor is wooden and the walls are pierced by small windows. A wood stove is installed, despite a scarcity of firewood. The roof is made of flat iron sheets. References; The KHA reference is 2415 and the KNP Plan of Management (POM) number is L.27. A Conservation Study and historical notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.450130 E 148.282772 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/schofieldhut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b9993f3c-3cdd-4e91-8db4-6e6ce28e8dfe/Schofields+hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Schofields Hut Schofields Hut Known as Schofields Hut Location On Tantangara Plain a few kilometres south of Circuits and at Grid Reference 512310 on the Tantangara 1:25,000 map. Brief History This hut was built in 1943 by Stan and Wally Schofield for grazing purposes. It is famous for two reasons, the first being the unique 16 pane window. The second is that the fireplace smokes badly and has always done so! Desperate attempts to reduce the smoke have included putting a hole in the iron flue, all to no avail. A study by an architect (Jim Moon) quickly explained that the hole at the entrance was too large for the flue, and was reduced by placing a board across under the mantelpiece, which fixed the problem. Construction Schofields is 7m by 3m and built from sheet steel and corrugated iron. It has a wooden floor and that single window with 16 glass panes. The fire has a brick hearth, and narrow iron chimney. The fire place entrance was reduced by addition of a wide board below the lintel, and this stopped the smoking problem. Caretakers - KHA References Hueneke The KHA Reference is 1309 KNP POM is L.112. History notes exist. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/schlinkhilton monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c009a0b9-ecf5-434b-8817-85e001f3adeb/Schlink+Hilton+-+1.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Schlink Hilton Hut Known as the Schlink Hilton. Named after a very famous doctor and cross-country skier, Dr Herbert (Bertie) H Schlink. Location Located in a very popular spot, 2 km west of Schlink Pass (1805m) pass between the Guthega/Munyang Valley and the plains heading to Jugungal. Grid Reference is 243845 on the Kosciuszko Map. Brief History This hut is very large and for many years contained a locked off section, approximately half the building. Schlink was built in 1960-61 by the SMA as a major location for power-line maintenance, road building and storage. It was named for its size and its location. At various times, the rear (east) end of the hut has been closed to the public, for no good apparent reason. While it was opened for about two years in the early 2000's, it is now closed again. A magnificent pump-out toilet has also been built nearby, in a position that makes photographing the hut from the road, more difficult. Construction Schlink is 14m by 7m with eleven rooms. The walls are of fibro and the roof of iron. The floor is of wood and the interior is lined with Masonite. There are 14 windows and an outside toilet. Caretakers - The Gourmet Walkers References Hueneke Pp 33 KHA reference number is 2432 KNP POM Schedule is L.111. GPS: S 36.274996 E 148.385049 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/sawyershill monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be088f1a-25a5-4083-8101-94402f2cdf89/Sawyers+FP+end+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15b9523b-dc40-4ac2-8910-4b9df9034e33/Sawyers+sawdust.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/953e4a50-56a4-4bed-ae26-847c395f6ee4/Sawyers+Streetside+build.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/73434bf0-0098-4d2f-b40e-c7e9f4abaedd/SawyersHillTM.jpeg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5902e45-38a8-4f35-8081-9e0d9ffac3bc/Sawyers+Devastation.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ef20e082-541a-4822-b99b-a0c612865f12/Sawyers+Dunny+Above.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ff8abf71-3692-49fb-9121-b1d23575a16c/Sawyers+inc+Car+OK%27.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8dc116fb-deaf-4f5e-9ccd-f03fb3e5dfc6/Sawyers+Wideview+OJM+14+May+2022+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut Sawyers Hill Hut Known as Sawyers Hill Hut, Sawyers Inn or The Rest House. Location Sawyers is located on the road-side at Sawyers Hill, near the Rocky Plains fire trail, and immediately beside the Snowy Highway. It is a popular rest stop for motorists. This road was not the main trail in the 1860s, which was a little further to the north. The Grid reference is 389263 on the Denison 1:25,000 map. Brief History Sawyers was part of a larger building, originally built in the 1860’s as a staging post for Cobb & Co coaches on their way to Rules Point. It replaced an Inn at this same location, so that the photo to the left (May 2022) was at least the third building on this site. The hut was restored by the NPWS in the late 1990’s particularly to the chimney, which was done in the early 2000’s. Unfortunately, it was burnt down in the 2020 fires, but listed as “first” to be resurrected by the NPWS and volunteers, which commenced in April 2022. The photo to the left shows the almost-complete new building on 14 May 2022. Construction It is built of vertical wooden slabs, with a concrete floor and roof of iron. There was an original fireplace and a chimney of stone and brick. This is being rebuilt in brick, according to version 1 of the hut in 2022. With the exception of the concrete floor, the second construction is correct to the original design, despite it being used as a picnic shelter. The third version of the hut has received considerable architectural consideration and will look the same but have some very different features to prevent destruction by fire (again), including metal cinder barriers on the windowsills and eaves. It will also have a stone barrier around the base, and sprinkler systems installed in the roof, plus a water tank. There are metal shutters also planned for the new building which are in keeping with photos of the original hotel. The new hut will has other special features, such as a narrower door, specifically to keep vehicles out, and also help to stop theft of the picnic furniture! Caretakers - NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service References Hueneke p246 KHA reference number is 1402 and KNP POM number is L.110. GPS: S 35.895824 E 148.540564 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/prettyplain monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6e00304e-4f47-4cfa-a4db-375c13cc5eeb/07.+Pretty+Plain+Hut%2C+early+afternoon+8.1.2003.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Pretty Plain Huts Pretty Plain Hut Photo January 2003. Known as Pretty Plain Hut, Chisholm’s Hut, Pretty Plain Number 1. Located west of Jagungal and to the east of the Dargal Mountains. The Grid Reference is 163 964 on the Kosciusko Map. It was burnt to the ground by the bushfires in January 2003. Pretty Plain Hut was then rebuilt with considerable challenges, not the least of which was to bring the logs into the site. Brief History The hut was built by Captain Chisholm of Khancoban, east of an older hut site. The first vehicles to cross the alps were Willy's Jeeps, driven by Tom and Elyne Mitchell, who passed by the hut site, on the way from Bradneys Gap to Pretty Plain, Mawsons and then the Chalet. The story of this trip was written up in the log book by Olaf Moon and John Mitchell (Elyne's son) in 1976 and was re-quoted many times, sometimes with strong criticism! The ruin to the south was the stable, used for horse trekking from 1960 - 1970 by Ted Winter Pugilistic Hut stands just, to the north, but is now also a ruin following the 2003 bushfires, although it still stands. Construction Pretty Plain was a substantial hut and one of only a few built as a log cabin. The fire place was so large, that you can stand inside it without getting burnt! The hut was 8m by 6m with three rooms. The floor is made of wood slabs and the roof of corrugated iron. The walls are horizontal interlocking logs, similar to Vickerys. There are three windows. Value Pretty Plain is valued by many for its excellent shelter in an otherwise remote area of KNP. Being in a frost hollow, it can be very cold in winter. References Hueneke Pp xiv, 42, 144, 154, 156-163. KHA Study exists, along with notes and a full history. The KNP POM Schedule is L21. KHA reference number is 2308.The reference number for Pretty Plain No.2 is 2309. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/pockets-hut monthly 0.5 2022-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7595aa62-4321-41d5-ac4e-2fb241edff5b/Pockets+Hut+1991+REAR+OJM.jpeg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Pockets Hut Pockets Hut Photos from the collection of Olaf Moon 1991. Known as Pockets Hut Location On the Tantangara Plain Grid reference 564525, accessible on the firetrail and visible on most maps. Brief History Pockets was built by the wealthy company, Australian Estates of Cooma. In the 1930’s it was a luxury location with hot water and electricity connected to the building. Pockets underwent a major restoration between 1983 and 1985. Construction Weatherboard, four room building measuring about 7.5m square. Lined with fibro internally. The Chimney is very distinctive with two prominent points of timber and the rest is made of iron with a concrete hearth. This hut was confused with Circuitts on the original KHA website, but the chimneys are completely different. There is an outside toilet. References KHA reference is 1216, KNP POM schedule is L.103. A History brief exists. GPS: S 35.657611 E 148.728711 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/patonshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0e2b91d0-9ecc-4ea0-b435-564bbb16e812/Patons+Hut+Rebuild+Dec+07+GS.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Patons Hut 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. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/pedens-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1c6aa4c5-33ed-437c-addc-911042f6d667/Peden%27s+hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Pedens Hut Pedens Hut Known as Pedens Hut Location Just to the east of Tantangara Dam, along a short track, off the main firetrail, and at Grid reference 541395. Brief History The first hut on this site was built in the late 1890's by Arch Peden, and was completely clad in slabs. It stood about fifty metres away towards the cherry trees (still visible). This is the second hut on this site and was built by by Bill Adams in 1929 and 1930, to support grazing on the Gulf grazing lease. The original lease was transferred to Mr Roseby of Bumbalong near Cooma in 1917 then transferred to the Litchfield family in 1925. As salt was used to form a "lick" to bring cattle nearby, the floor became embedded with salt, which attracted wombats and other animals, that then did a lot of damage to the woodwork. A wooden sheep dip also existed on the site and a new toilet has been built nearby, by the NPWS in about 2002. Construction The hut is 5m by 2.8m, with the roof and walls built of corrugated iron. The walls were originally of wooden slabs, but these have been progressively replaced. There is a fireplace with a rock hearth and an iron chimney. One window exists. The floor is wooden, but this may not be original? Caretakers - Un-allocated, KHA currently. References Hueneke p 204. KHA Reference number is 1312 and the KNP POM Schedule is L.98. History notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.060181 E 148.295504 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/old-currango-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b9afc14-59f1-4bc7-9cb6-d5f917455bb9/Old+Currango+-+5.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Old Currango Hut Old Currango Hut Photo by Reet Vallak 1988 during restorations. Known as Old Currango Homestead or Currangorambla Homestead Location At the top of the Tantangara Plain, west side, with a fantastic view across to the Brindabella Ranges. Grid Reference is 504490. It is accessible from the Mosquito Fire trail or by walking from the Port Phillip Fire trail. If you take the latter, stay on the trail, as short cuts can be very wet. Brief History This is one of the five huts that has a book written about it. The author is Harry Hill. The primary building was built in 1873 by Tom O'Rourke, who had been grazing on the plain since 1834. It is the oldest homestead in the Kociusko National Park. An old slab and bark hut had stood about 1.5Km to the east until this building was constructed. The kitchen, bedroom and fireplace were built in the 1880s and the store room added in 1900 by Fischer. The army removed the decaying store room in 1981 and a major restoration with KHA and the LRC followed in 1988. Construction The building is 10m by 7.5m and is mostly timber, including floors and weatherboards. There is a wide veranda and mud mortared flues to the chimneys. There are four classic windows. References Hill, Harry - “Currango” Hueneke Pp ii 3, 223, 224 KHA reference number is 1210 and the KNP POM Schedule is L.10. History notes exist. GPS: S 35.690160 E 148.664490 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/okeefes-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1566a49-0ac0-4b0a-8b76-b7fa27930b7a/O%27Keefe%27s+hut+-+4.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - O'Keefes Hut O'Keefes Hut Photograph courtesy of Jack Palmer. Known as O’Keefes Hut or Bogong Hut. Location The nearest hut to Mount Jugungal. The Grid reference is 261012 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History O'Keefes was built in 1934 by A.S. O'Keefe, to support local grazing. He carted materials from Old Adaminaby. Construction O'Keefes is 7.5m by 3.8m in size and consists of two rooms, plus a shed (previously a bathhouse). The roof and walls are of corrugated iron, in good condition. The hut has a wooden floor and there is one window. There was originally a Masonite ceiling and lining, but this is slowly being pulled apart by a very large possum. Repairs were completed in 2002 and 2003. The fireplace and hearth are of mortared stones, and the flue is of iron. There is also an outside toilet. Reference KHA Reference is 2326 and the KNP POM is number L.94. In January 2002, NPWS were about to release a tender for a conservation study for this and four other huts. Value O'Keefes is considered one of the most important huts in KNP for survival and shelter. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/oldfieldshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c6da760-2a26-49ce-bb24-0e3ee18e74c6/Oldfields+Hut.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Oldfields Hut Oldfields Hut A superb photograph from the KHA records by Jane Wheaton. Known as Oldfields Hut, Murray Creek Hut or Oldfields No. 1. Location Oldfields is located in the east of KNP almost at the border with Namadgi National Park and on the track that leads up to Murray’s Gap and Mt Bimberi, at Grid Reference 587502. Brief History Oldfields was built in 1925 by Jack Pheney for the Oldfield family. It replaced the Wards hut previously built nearby for the family in 1920. An aboriginal circle of stones (a Bora Ring) used to exist in front of the hut, about 20 m directly in front of the main door, and about 12m in diameter. It was clearly visible until the early 1990’s. Recent careful searches have failed to find it and it may have been deliberately removed. Construction A typical slab hut measuring 10m by 3m, with vertical boards and a great veranda. The roof is of iron and the floor of stones and wood. A vegetable garden is still visible at the front, plus stockyards about 500m to the east. Value Oldfields is a classic, with perfect positioning and construction style. It is considered a favourite hut by many walkers. It has exceptional value from both a heritage and recreational viewpoint. It is an easy walk from the gate on the Tantangara Dam road, but is not on a common path, except for those coming from Orroral Valley or elsewhere in the ACT. A great cycle ride from Orroral Valley. References A KHA Brief, Notes and History exist for the hut. KHA number 1601. Hueneke Pp 200, 224, 228, 229. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/mawsonshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a64647ee-50e9-4bb1-bc77-9660a2d7c010/Mawson%27s+hut+-+3.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Mawsons Hut Mawsons Hut Photograph Courtesy of Peter Sundstrom © 2001. Known as Mawsons Hut, The Grand, Valentine Hut or “Mawson The Grand”. Location is under Mt Gungarten on the Big Bend of the River at Grid Reference 260903 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Some old yards sit below the hut and footpads lead to it (visible in summer!) Brief History Mawsons was built by Herb Mawson (the manager of "Bobundra" Station) , plus Lindsay Willis, Con Bolton and Jack Bolton in 1930. The ceiling and linings were put in, in late 1930 and the chimney in 1933. For decades, the Exclusive Squirrels Ski Club maintained the hut, and were renowned for keeping a good library. More recently, the new squirrel members have undertaken replacement of the lining of the hut. The hut also has a fearful reputation for internal wildlife, but its size and location makes it a favourite with XC skiers. It can be a devil to find in a white-out and a GPS position is sought! Construction The hut is large at 7m by 4m, with two rooms and a wood store. The roof and walls are of iron and the floor of wood. The chimney has a concrete base and an iron flue. There is also one window and an outside toilet. Caretakers - The New Squirrels References Hueneke Pp xvi, 37, 49-51, 128, 151. KHA reference number is 2325 and KNP POM Number is L.87. KHA History notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.221865 E 148.403481 (Check this one!) https://mountainhuts.net/knp/long-plain-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a0bbae24-2df9-4a27-986f-4209d9c22ad7/Long+Plain+Homestead+Rear+2020.05.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1795baf4-a958-40fc-8044-34f848c14811/Long+Plain+Hall.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0e3b67f7-5353-4a24-8eda-061a340b3129/Long+Plain+and+Drive+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/141eb42a-c704-4d26-8503-b51e59589ba6/Long+Plain+Rear+VG.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f3821282-658d-4b58-97db-feb5feb99627/Long+Plain+verandah.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3dafe56c-414f-4aa5-bbb3-2cb753be850c/Long+Plain+Interpretive+Sign.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/746dbf60-4813-4932-92be-e812d7ffa7e6/Long+Plain+Front+GD+OJM+May+2020.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead Long Plain Homestead Known as Long Plain Homestead, Oddys, Ibbotsons House, Dr Campbell Hut. Not to be confused with Long Flat Hut. Location It can be readily reached by car, (only a few kilometres off the Snowy Highway), up the Rules Point Road, and turn right after two kilometres. Grid Reference is 390484 on the Rules Point 1:25,000 map. Brief History The original building was built by Bobby Joyce for Dr Campbell to support his grazing leases. Bill Oddy was the Manager up until the late 1930's. The original shingle roof was covered in 1927. Col Ibbotson then managed it for various owners up until 1959. Alvy Oddy was the last leaseholder until late in the 1960's. It is now a NPWS rest area, and was badly vandalised until recent restoration. Fences now keep the cars away from the buildings. It is commonly used by the horse riding community, but seems to be fine under this pressure. Construction The building is large at 7m by 11m. It is constructed of timber and lined with a wooden floor. There are four main rooms and a veranda. The chimneys are mud mortared rock with iron flues. An old privy stands nearby, along with a NPWS standard issue toilet. Caretakers The Land Rover Club of the ACT took over the maintenance of this hut, after their successful work on Old Currango. References KHA Reference number is 1207 KNP POM number is L.84. A full Conservation Study exists. GPS: S 35.697286 E 148.537661 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51c0afc6-02c2-43ad-b2d5-edc162506109/Mackay%27s+hut+-+3.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Mackeys Hut Mackeys Hut Photograph by Jim Hart © 1989. Also known as Mackeys Hut, Mackays Hut, or Tibeaudos Hut (This spelling with an “e” is in common use, but spelling with an “a” is considered correct - reference MLA Peter Cochrane who is married to a Mackay.) Location is on the trail between O'Keefes hut and the Gungahlin River, Grid reference is 317050. Brief History Mackays was built in 1944-5 by Norm and Sam Mackey for grazing. Their lease was ultimately revoked in 1958. The site was first visited by Dr Herbert Schlink in 1926 with Bill and Bob Hughes and a bunch of other horsemen. They camped at the site, where a rough granite fireplace existed - was there another hut hereabouts before? The fireplace at Mackays is renowned to smoke, but otherwise the hut with its sheltering veranda is excellent. Construction Mackeys consists of two rooms with iron walls and roof. The floor is of timber and the fireplace of stones, with an iron flue. Caretakers - none References Hueneke P 85 KHA Reference number is 2336 KNP POM Schedule is L.85. GPS: 36.088798 E 148.464364 - in the tree line. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/townsends-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41b496bc-684f-41ee-a030-f76ae01765f7/Townsend%27s+hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Townsends Hut Townsends Lodge Known as Townsend’s Hut, Townsend or Townsend Lodge. Location The hut can be found four kilometres east of Tantangara Dam. Follow the firetrail towards Pedens Hut, but turn up hill to the left, after crossing the river at the obvious intersection of two fire trails. There is also an illegal 4WD access trail approaching from the rear, accessible from the hill above Tantangara Dam. Grid Reference is 523385. Brief History This hut was built in the 1940s by Charlie Townsend for grazing, but was more commonly used by a Newcastle Bookmaker and his family for fishing. Until the late 1990's it was commonly vandalised, but in 1999 it was superbly restored by Clive Richardson and team, including Stewart, Jack, Jim, and Jerry, who removed the dangerous fireplace and much of the fibro-board. They also restored the veranda, making it an excellent hut to visit. Peter Cochrane, past MP for Eden-Monaro, is a regular visitor, on horseback. Construction The hut is 6m by 3.5m approximately and includes 3 rooms in an irregular shape. The walls are of wood and fibro and the roof of iron. There is a shed at the rear. References The KHA Reference number is 1310 and KNP POM schedule is L.121. GPS: S 35.784443 E 148.684964 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/millers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/016c076d-903d-4ce6-9527-aece449efd30/Millers+and+Log+VG+OJM+2003.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bb521673-ea4b-42f4-97cd-e59ac7421bd2/Millers+Fire+Place+VG.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f673971f-85ea-4781-8c8b-a9d4e7533584/Millers+Fireplace.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/28e9ede9-7daa-43ee-8c67-76e7f564c28f/Millers+internal+Sign.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f87b4bbe-6cef-45b7-a333-984c2cbaa4b6/Millers+inside+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a24561b5-70e3-41f0-b4ca-157f967e9234/Millers+Rear.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/db6cefdd-518e-4faf-9f14-b0cba71f0093/Millers+table+wide.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7f1af86c-7adc-4d4c-8057-76aa1c672e91/Millers+Hut+VG+OJM+May+2020.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut Millers Hut Photographs by Olaf Moon Copyright 2022. Known as Millers Hut Location Millers Hut is on Long Plain, about 2 Km off the Port Phillip Fire Trail, to the south. There is no track to the hut, although one is forming as more people visit the hut. The pad follows the creek gently uphill, but the creek will stop most 4WD vehicles coming too close. Grid Reference on the Tantangara Map Ed.2 is 424476. Brief History Millers was built of second hand materials by Theo and Bill Miller in 1943, but some say it was in about 1938. It is a favourite place for people seeking peace and quiet, being easily accessible, but not shown on maps, nor commonly known about. Construction A wooden floor is a key feature in an otherwise galvanised iron hut (both walls and roof). A chimney of iron also, with a rock hearth. Caretakers - Pip Brown and Friends References Hueneke Pp 194 KHA number 1206, KNP POM L.89. A conservation study exists. GPS Location: S 35.705944 E 148.577956 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/kiandra-courthouse monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/89291423-fce2-4d3c-a6dc-49a16614d357/Kiandra+Court+House+burnt+GD.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kiandra Courthouse Kiandra Court House Known as The Kiandra Hotel, Kiandra Court House, Kiandra Post Office or Kiandra Works Depot. Location of the building is in the main street of Kiandra at the top of the rise. Brief History This full building with all extensions burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. The photo opposite, shows the building within a week of the fires. All other buildings in Kiandra were burnt also - Wolgal Lodge, Pattinson’s and Matthews Cottage. The NPWS has confirmed in 2022, that all are likely to be replaced and rented to the public. KNP Officers were very quick to remove a large pine tree at the front of the building straight after the fires, and probably understandably so. KNP also undertook very quick repairs to the front half of the building with a new roof, due to its significant heritage value. The long extension at the back was removed. KHA does not have this building currently in its huts list, but its historical importance and future prospects are very important to the area. It is widely known that this building was built as the local court house and police station. It was later turned into the Kiandra Chalet (not one of the hotels), then a DMR-RTA depot. The original Post Office was temporarily the Kiandra School of Arts building and was built a few doors up the street towards Tumut. There were two other buildings that were hotels at one time. This is certainly achievable, but at a considerable cost. It closed as a chalet in 1973, before Selwyn's Ski Resort really took off. Today it would probably be a viable accommodation place and cafe, their being no other between Adaminaby and Talbingo. However, KNP has a view that ALL waste would need to be removed from the area if it was made into commercial accommodation for example. A Conservation Study exists for the building. The NPWS have tried to get someone interested in making it a commercial venture, but the restrictions imposed are exceptionally rigorous (as you might imagine in the NP), making it hard to run the place in a viable manner. Handling of sewerage, waste, petrol and parking are all obviously key issues. Caretakers - NPWS References It does not appear on the KHA Hut listing. KNP Files. GPS: S 35.873352 E 148.495067 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/kellshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/385c7df3-f7b6-4757-bc6e-e165f48fd8dc/Kells_landscape_OM_02.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kells Hut Kells Hut Photography by Olaf Moon 2002. Known as Kells Hut or Kells and Venables. Location Kells is a delightful hut, located at Emu Flat, off the Goobarragandarra Valley, in the far north of the KNP. Grid Reference 367789. It can be accessed either from the Tumut side, or off the Brindabella Road, and down Barnetts Road and then Boundary Road. The walk or drive to the hut is down a very steep hill, and requires a good 4WD vehicle or strong knees! Brief History This hut was built by Wally Kells and Jack Venables in 1943. It was used all year round by the Kells. The Emu Flat area had seen a number of previous huts, usually built for mining, rather than grazing, as this hut was. Those huts are no longer visible, but the wide range of fruit trees in the valley indicate possible locations. The National Park Service resumed the area in 1973. Construction The hut is about 4m square, and is notable for both horizantal and vertical slabs, currently with breezy gaps between them. There is a wooden floor in good condition, and the chimney is iron above a footing of stones. There is a single window. The hut received considerable renovation in the late 1990's, and currently contains some useful furniture. References KHA number 0303, KNP POM L.2. A History Brief and Conservation Study exist for this hut. GPS: S 35.422040 E 148.506784 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/horse-camp-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1d82a8cb-dce9-4ac0-a459-84ea7308ae9f/Horsecamp+Dec+2019+J+Hedger.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Horse Camp Hut Horse Camp Photo courtesy of J Hedger 2019. Known as Horse Camp Hut Located Walk up from Guthega power station and find it in the first section of the Munyang Corridor, just off the Fire trail to Whites River Hut, and at Grid reference 253782. Brief History The hut was built in the 1950's by the SMA for surveying but abandoned in the 1960's. Originally there was a horse paddock in front of the hut. Construction Horse Camp is famous for its scarlet red door, being easier to find in the snow when it can be very challenging to find the actual hut. The hut measures 7.5 by 3.5m and has two rooms. The roof and walls are of iron, and the former house a useful loft. The floor is of wood and dirt. There is a stove in one room and a hearth in the other, the latter having an iron clad flue. There are two windows. Outside there is also a toilet. References KHA reference is 2435 and the KNP POM is L.74. GPS: S 36.331509 E 148.396029 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/hains-hut monthly 0.5 2022-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f6dc4540-0561-464c-b01a-9d23d6127385/Hains+Workparty+2003+OJM.jpeg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Hains Hut Hain's Hut Photos Copyright (c) Olaf Moon - December 2003 work party. Location Hain’s hut is west of Tantangara, on a river at Grid Reference 438402. It is accessible by firetrail from the Snowy Highway to the south. The best way is to drive in 5km on the Bullock Hill Fire trail to the river and walk from there. The track is very good at the moment and easily ride-able by mountain bike. Brief History The lease on which this hut was built, was by Elizabeth Janet Hain. She gave her son, Herbert "Herb" Hain the right to use the lease. Herb built the hut in 1948, using materials that were pre-cut by George Bottom of Cooma. They were carried into the picturesque hut site beside the Murrumbidgee River, on a four wheel wagon, which followed a more direct line from Witzes, down the creek to this place. Herb ran his own property, "Harlowe" near the airport at Cooma, which remains in the family to this day, and used this lease of 1500 acres to graze sheep in the summer. He relinquished the lease in the 70's, after which it was actively used by the NSW Flyfishers Club and others. Herb passed away in 1994 but is remembered for many things, not least his finding the lost aircraft Southern Cloud. Currently, the hut is most commonly used by horse riders, but walkers, fly-fishers, mountain bikers and canoeists are also common visitors. Herb's son, H. Clyde Hain spent much of his youth at the hut, riding both horses and trail bikes in the area until 1973. Every few years, he returns to keep the hut in good order. The last time was December 2003, when major renovation work was done on the hut by Clyde, his son Sam and a workparty of KHA members. This included restumping the veranda and southern wall, cutting of drainage pits, replacement of floor boards on the veranda, replacement of window sills, cleaning of the fireplace and graffiti, closure of all bird entry points, installation of a new log book holder and many other tasks. Of note is the furniture in the hut, including a huge kitchen table, that would seat at least 24 with comfort. It was originally the dining table from Gooandra Homestead, and was bought here after a friend of Herbs, took the old table away. It was made of Australian Cedar, and the wombats found it to their liking. The remains were made into two coffee tables, one of which remains with the Hains. There are also two bunks, chairs, a long bench and a cedar dresser. Construction The building is 6m by 3m plus an additional 2m square room and veranda. The roof and walls are of corrugated iron, with a pitched gable and skillion over the veranda. The floor is of wood, made from un-grooved boards. Unusually, the key stumps were of stone and others of wood, which have sunk to some degree. The chimney base is of concrete and stone, with an iron surround. The inner has a huge pair of dogs welded to a backing plate of steel. The flue is a round tube of iron, slightly too short, but held in place by custom welded rings and braces of flat steel. It now sports a bird proof latch, made from an old toasting grill. Furniture includes the table, dresser, two chairs, a long bench, shelving and two bunks. The upper bunk used to be fitted with hessian from a wool bale. The room to the right end of the veranda, was the tack shed, used for storage. Around the hut were two mustering paddocks, the largest on the hill opposite. Most of the wire and iron droppers have now been removed. Caretakers - The Hain Family. References Hueneke Pp 202. KHA reference number is 1307, KNP POM number is L.68. GPS: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/465bd0d0-34ad-4163-afcd-c20084bcefdd/Hains+Interior+2003+OJM.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/knp/hoggshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24860f39-1f64-449f-90cb-5ed4fc3d24c6/Hogg%27s.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Hoggs Hut Hoggs Hut Known as Hoggs Hut or Hoggs Lodge. Located on the very western edge of the national park, and south of Talbingo at Grid reference 942760. It is quite a drive to reach this hut. Brief History Hoggs was built in 1961 by Len Hogg as a cattleman's shelter and later used for fishing. It was resumed in 1974, but the KNP allowed Len to maintain it and keep it locked. Today it stores materials for Search and Rescue Service. Construction Hoggs is a 5m by 4m Nissen hut with the typical curved roof. The floor is concrete and the roof and walls are all one, and are of curved corrugated iron. There is an external toilet. References KHA Reference is 2401 KNP POM is L.37. GPS: S 36.354925 E 148.050201 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/greyhillcafe monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/70e07ed9-9989-4c6d-8d06-48dfd8f0078c/Grey+Hill+Cafe+-+1.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Grey Hill Cafe Hut - Grey Hill Cafe Photo Courtesy KHA Archive - maintenance crew. Known as Grey Hill Cafe Hut, Paynters Hut or Painters Hut. Located up the steep firetrail from Tooma Dam or from the north along the track from Gray Mare, Grid Reference is 148847 on the Kosciusko Map. Brief History The original hut was built in the 1940's as a stockmans hut. In the 1950s it was used by the SMA workers as a Cafe. In the 1960s the skillion roof was blown off in a strong windstorm (some say deliberately removed) but was restored by John Paynter and friends. Others say the hut was completely rebuilt in a slightly different location. Construction The hut is small and about three metres square. It is corrugated iron over bush poles. The hearth and chimney are of stone, covered by corrugated iron. References KHA Reference is 2414 and the KNP POM is L.67. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/broken-dam-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/456b3b16-474d-473e-b3f8-138cd7e6b34f/BrokenDam-AL.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Broken Dam Hut - Broken Dam Hut Known as Broken Dam Hut, sometimes as Broken Down Hut. Located at along the Four Mile Track, 7km south of the Snowy Mountains Highway. It is also accessible from the trail to Snowy Plain. History This is one of seven hut in KNP that has had a complete book written about it. “The many lives of Broken Dam Hut” by Harry Hill 2008. There have been two huts on this site. Some people believe that the original hut was originally a workers cottage from the sawmill near Rules Point, which was later moved by Ted Quinn to this site using a bullock team. Another view says that it was built at the Nine Mile diggings near by, and that Tom Yan dragged it over rolling logs to the present site, also using bullocks. The structure of the sleepers under the hut would indicate that this is a possibility Original hut showing logs underneath, were photographed Reet Vallack on 30 April 1972 Whatever, both tales are possible as the original hut had floor joists that would have allowed easy movement. More likely is that it was moved from Rules Point to Nine Mile then later moved again to the present location (an excellent one given the terrain). Construction started earlier than 1927 when it gets mentioned by Herbert Schlink in is first winter crossing diaries. Construction As for so many others, this hut was modified many times, including the addition of the veranda, that was to be its un-doing in 1989 when the hut was burnt to the ground by a party trying to dry out their gear, in bad weather, and who lit a fire that was too big, The original hut used floor joists and had unusual 18 cm weatherboards, a gable roof of iron and wooden floor. The new hut is materially the same, but with more robust footings. References “The many lives of Broken Dam Hut” by Harry Hill. Hueneke Pp 91,92, 108-111 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/kidmans-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/631dacaa-c543-48b6-82de-7e5f7bca07e5/Kidmans+from+NE+OMoon+MED.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kidmans Hut Kidmans Hut Photograph was taken by Olaf Moon © January 2006, as for one below. Known as Kidman’s Hut or Napthali’s. Located at the top end of the Burrungubugge corridor and below Brassy Gap. A track leads from behind to the Alpine Hut site, but no track leads to Kidmans. Commonly approached from Davies Hut or Burrungubuggee (which is easier since the 2003 fires). Grid reference is 318910 on the map, but this is wrong - its 225m north at 318912, near to the creek. Brief History Built by Ben Kidman, Alec Kidman and Bill Napthali in 1932. Timber was dragged across the river behind a draft horse. Construction The hut is 2.8m by 2.8mm. It is built of corrugated iron over a timber frame, with an iron roof. The chimney has a timber frame, iron clad "roof" and lined with rocks. The door has unusual horizontal pine weatherboards, which were replaced in 2005 Caretaker - B. McCauley and friends References Hueneke Pp 120 -121 KHA Reference number is 2338 KNP POM number is L.24. A KHA History sheet exists for this hut. GPS: S 36.214820 E 148.466833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a0f27175-5fad-4c6b-8ac9-ca6f48fb1025/Kidmans+Chimney+3.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kidmans Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3a818f8b-c5af-4660-a478-1f26c9f0a29a/Kidmans+Closeup+Door+Open.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kidmans Hut https://mountainhuts.net/knp/brookshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0637d9e5-6e07-4a21-9d6b-684033a81c41/Brooks+MD.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Brooks Hut - Brooks Hut This photo courtesy of Murray Dowling 2002. Known as The V Hut or Brooks Hut. The hut was damaged in the 2020 bush fires and is due for repair. Location Brooks is located west of Eucumbene Dam, and north of Crooks Racecourse. The Grid Reference is 368114 on the Eucumbene 1:50,000 map. There is a track to the hut, but it does not show on most maps. Brief History The hut was built by Bill Brooks in 1945, for grazing. It may be confused with another listed at 367117, by Gatis Gregors in his thesis. Construction Brooks is 8m by 4.5m including the verandah. Its roof and walls are constructed of corrugated iron, and the floor is wood. The fireplace is substantial with a concrete hearth, mud mortared walls and iron. There is one window. Reference The KHA reference is 2501 and the KNP POM number is L.46. There is a Conservation Study KHA History notes for this hut. GPS: S 36.029983 E 148.519667 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/circuits monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d720838b-8855-4247-8748-f94bb5e7e9e7/Circuits+90.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Circuits Hut - Circuits Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon with his son, Alex standing in the door taken in 1991. Known as Circuit Hut, Circuitts Hut, Doosies Hut, Fells Hut, or Gulf Hut. Location: Circuitts is on the Tantangara Plain, a short walk north of Currango, south east of Tantangara Dam and west of Oldfields at Grid Reference 524346. Brief History Circuits was built in 1938 by George Circuit for the Australian Estates Pastoral Company, to support grazing. Circuit himself held the lease for many years. Jimmy Gavel was supposed to have died in a snow drift nearby to the hut and his beard left nailed to the mantlepiece, but he later came back as a ghost to frighten his mate, Tom Shanley and collect his beard. Its now gone, so it may not be just a story! The photo is of Alex Moon, taken in 1990 when he was a todler, but loved camping in the outdoors. The hut has since been restored and the sliver iron on the front right has been removed. There is a ruin of a pise (compressed mud) hut nearby. Construction Circuits is a four room house with a verandah. It is mainly timber with weatherboards for wall covering, and wooden floors. There is some furniture and a kerosene fridge that still works. The chimney is brick. There are four windows. Separate from the main building, there is a toilet and shed. References Hueneke P 202-3 KHA Reference number is 1311 and the KNP POM is L.14. A history sheet exists. GPS: S 35.818905 E 148.688728 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cesjack monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ac0752f2-dd64-4bff-af69-ecdaea9d72c7/Cesjacks_1.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cesjacks Hut - Cesjacks Hut Known as Cesjack’s Hut. Location: Cesjacks is just inside the Kosciuszko NP boundary on the eastern side. It is accessible by a 4WD track towards Snowy Plain from Jindbyne or west from Berridale, then an uphill walk. The location along the west boundary of the many Snowy Plain grazing leases, have been long fought over by graziers and skiers, trying to build lodges right against the NP boundary and in sight of Mt Jagungal. The disagreements have been bitter and legal, resulting in land resumptions by the NP Service in some cases. It is far east of Mt Jugungal in the Kosciusko National Park, near to the site of Moulds Hut and Spencer’s Peak. The grid reference is 305986 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Cesjacks has especially high recreational and survival value in this location, particularly given the deliberate removal of all other huts at this altitude and location. Brief History Cesjacks was built by Cecil O'Brien and Jack Bolton for grazing. It was also used as a Pastures Protection Board Hut, and is on the site of a previous stockman’s camp. The area around Cesjacks has been the site of some almighty tussles between parties wishing to build new lodges on the grazing leases immediately to the East. A number of private lodges were eventually bought out by the KNP, in particular that built by Bryan Haig's group, as they were considered to be in the sight of Jagungal. The NPWS considered the Jagungal wilderness as pristine and not to be subject to any man-made objects if possible. B. Haig wrote a particularly strong book on the subject, which was highly critical of the NPWS at the time. A substantial private enclave still exists between Cesjacks and Eucumbene, much of which could be included in the NP. Lodges that have been removed include Katingal, Nordheim and Jaanga. Huts in the enclave (that is on private property) include Kellys, Flanaghans, 1452 and others. Most are open. Nearby, Moulds hut was deliberately burnt to the ground by Rangers. Construction The hut is substantial, being 6.5m by 3m approximately. The walls are of iron, with a strong chimney of rock, cement and iron. The roof is also corrugated iron. There is a floor of timber. There is also a locked shed and toilet. Reference KHA reference number 2330, KNP POM is L.47. GPS: S 36.146191 E 148.452148 Photos The photo on this page is by another. The introduction photo by O Moon shows Brad Jones, wilderness wanderer and lover of the high country, but now sadly deceased. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cooinbil monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/36cc497f-4a35-4316-8399-6c6fbc2fce27/Cooinbil+Med+Distance.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/019d4f94-466c-44fd-b1f0-ddd2c3838637/Cooinbil+Rear+God.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a512709a-2198-4171-8af5-a21c93818b78/Cooinbil+and+Kitchen+Shed.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aeb1bdb4-55cb-4f4b-aa88-63781884957c/Coinbil+inside.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94e1ba60-e3c4-4718-94c6-e1bfa9c40972/Cooinbil+inside+to+kitchen.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e2831a03-3afa-4837-9cca-0cd96132bac1/Cooinbil+Front+VG+OJM+2003.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8daee6dc-86e0-4481-a5da-f798910d99e5/Cooinbil+Window+II.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5b09ba2-a1b1-4bc7-8612-e2bb19120eec/Cooinbil+Window.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2f28ff1c-0700-47a7-b3af-4f5e1e1dbc53/Cooinbil+Info+Sign.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/702c1e9e-31a6-413a-958e-cd9e53238294/Cooinbil+Front+VG+OJM+2003.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead Cooinbil Homestead Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 2001 and 2003. Known as Long Plain Homestead, The Retreat, Oddys Hut, or Ibbotson's Homestead. Located on the east side of Long Plain towards the Peppercorn (north) end, and readily accessible from the Snowy Highway at Rules Point, or from the north down the Broken Cart Trail in summer. Grid Reference is 445556 on the Rules Point map. Brief History This is one of seven huts in KNP for which there is a full book written, with more anticipated. (The others include Four Mile Hut, Daveys, Currango, Teddies and Old Currango). The original building was built on this site in 1866. This building replaced it in 1905, when the lease was held by A.B. Triggs. It was later taken over by Cooinbil Pty Ltd, a Riverina Property. Campbell was a major shareholder. In 1987 a large limb from the nearby tree fell and crushed half the building. NPWS gratefully allowed restoration of the main building and the kitchen at the rear. KHA members put in many hours of work on this restoration. In the 1990s, the boggy road was graveled, making the building more accessible to regular vehicles and it suffered more vandalism from graffiti. The site is also regularly used by horse riders and groups, who appear to keep it in good order and have more recently built yards nearby, supported by KNP. The site is a good place to camp. Construction The building is a two room weatherboard cottage, with unusual cypress pine linings. The chimney is double brick. The roof is corrugated iron as is the separate kitchen area. There are shuttered windows and a NPWS standard toilet nearby. Caretakers - Harry Hill and. friends from Tumut References Harry Hill - “Cooinbil - Recollections and Restoration” 1995 Wilkie Watson Publications 114 pp. Hueneke 195 KHA reference number 1207, KNP POM Schedule is L.50. A formal Conservation Study exists Notes and History sheet exist for this site. GPS: S 35.631292 E 148.597118 Extra Photographs below including interior shots by Olaf Moon were taken in 2003 to provide a detailed record and show the restoration, particularly to the kitchen at the rear. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/ccoolamine monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6eba491e-98b4-4f0b-92ef-630e03976500/Coolamine+2+Huts.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Coolamine Huts Coolamine Homestead Photo courtesy of Barbara Seymour © 2001. Location Coolamine is on the Blue Waterholes Fire trail, off Long Plain Road to the East. It is one of the most visited sites in KNP, being accessible by car, and having three completely different styles of buildings, now all restored. They are known as Campbell’s, Southwells and the Cheese house. The first two are shown to the left. Grid Reference is 507579, on the Peppercorn 1:25,000 map. Brief History Coolamine has an extensive history. Terrence Murray, owner of the land that the Australian Government House now sits upon in Canberra, first visited these plains in the very early 1939 and that year his overseer, Stewart Mowle established the first homestead on this site. It was a slab and bark hut and he found the site with help of the local aborigines who took considerable time to assist him to find their local trails on Long Plain and the surrounds. Long Plain road follows one of the indigenous trails as does the path over Murray’s Gap. The Southwells built the first real house in 1883 for grazing and followed up with the log cheese house in 1889. The builders were Fred Campbell, Fred Southwell and a Mr Franklin. The second building shown with the A frame front veranda, was the Campbell’s residence, built in the 1890s for summer use. The extensive buildings and yards were falling down in the late 1970’s, and as the result of a Heritage Commission grant, Bill Boyd and many others restored all buildings (with only one exception) from 1983 onwards. Construction There are three completely different buildings here. The cheese house is a log cabin. The other two are classic slab and weatherboard homes but with different roofs and wide verandas. Note also the water race coming into the front of the buildings and the dual toilet. Caretakers - KHA and Tumut Friends References Hueneke Pp 206-217 KHA reference number is 1110. The KNP POM Schedule is L.7. There is extensive History for this site Conservation Study and plans. GPS: S 35.609275 E 148.665121 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cootapatamba monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/461d962c-7b19-4b5b-b742-f7e50d0cb479/Cootapatamba+HiR+OM+01.04.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cootapatamba Hut Cootapatamba Hut Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 2004. Alex Moon in the “escape hatch” for deep snow conditions. Located very strategically in the river valley to the immediate south of the Kosciusko Summit at grid reference 125622. Brief History This hut was originally built by the SMA as a survey shelter. It is unique in that the snow entrance is via a roof top tunnel. There is a summer entrance into the side of the "tower". The fireplace is external to the hut. Cootapatamba is a genuine survival shelter, designed to catch people leaving the summit of Kosciusko during poor weather. The path down this valley would appear to head to safer areas, but in fact heads deep into the wilderness. Along with Seaman's this is the only other remaining survival hut above the snow line in KNP. Recently 19 people survived a storm inside the hut, a number it is almost impossible to imagine actually getting into it! Construction At 2.5m by 2.5m it is very small. The walls are weatherboard, and the floors of timber. There is a tin roof. Caretakers - Cox family. References KHA Reference number is 2409 and the KNP POM is L.51 Hueneke. GPS: S 36.477522 E 148.256115 Value Sense has prevailed here, even down to the colour of the paint job, and along with Seaman's Hut, this one has saved many lives, despite its small size. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/csirohut monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bf3875de-2ed1-4a65-9d85-61de463ef133/CSIROhut4.10.04OJM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - CSIRO Research Hut CSIRO Hut Photographs copyright to Olaf Moon © 3 October 2004. Ian Frakes in frame. Known as CSIRO Hut, CSIRO Research Station or Rabbiter's Hut. Located near to Botheram Plain Hut and Daveys Hut, reachable down the 4WD fire trail from Nimmo Bridge. Location is GR 402894 on the Eucumbene 1:50,000 map. History The hut was built by the CSIRO in 1963 specifically for use as a research station for researching the control of rabbits in the area. A study area of 540 acres was set up in the north-eastern section of Snowy Plain, where the rabbit population was the worst ever. Myxomatosis almost wiped out the rabbits but complacency set in, and the population got away again. Additional studies were undertaken from 1966 to 1971 into the relationships of rabbits in burrows. The calici virus (RCD) decimated the population by the late 1990s, and eucalyptus seedlings can be seen again. The hut was abandoned by CSIRO from about 2000 and now open and available for use. It needs some tender loving care first, which it will get in 2004 and 5. Construction Classic timber frame and panel board walls with gable iron roof. One room with kitchenette in the end, three windows. Pine wood, tongue-and-groove floor. In 2004, the windows need replacing, and the hut needs a good clean out, but otherwise is fine. Caretakers - KHA. References Downing, Pauline "If I Wake in the Middle of the Night" 1998, Page 70. BRS - Ian Frakes - pers comm. GPS: S 36.229293 E 148.560654 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/currango monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7a6f9821-8f10-43b9-bb0b-d147848f88df/Curango+02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e246672-56bc-4fc5-b84a-83caa20cca35/Currango+Buggy+Shed+02.02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/27a4e2b4-de9e-4125-b3ef-5e380198fde7/Currango+The+Pines+02.02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/541248f4-1bda-4742-b93d-08edce8a4204/Currango+The+Pines+90.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5371eda1-52bc-437b-a97a-17461cfc54bb/Curango+02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead Currango Homestead Photographs copyright to Olaf Moon © 2000. Also known as New Currango, Currango Homestead, Daffodil Cottage and the Pines Cottage. (There are 11 major buildings overall) Location Currango Homestead is on the Eastern side of Tantangara Plain, and is accessible from the Snowy Mountain Highway, up the Tantangara Dam road, by regular car. Grid Reference is 530448. A group called Friends of Currango keeps an excellent web page on this site alone. Brief History Currango consists of 29 buildings built over a long period. There are three main buildings within the group - Daffodil, the main House and The Pines. It was initially constructed in 1851 for grazing, with particular periods from 1893-1908, 1915-1919 and 1925-1926. Previously, Tom O'Rourke had a summer grazing camp on the site in 1839. Early owners included O'Rourke, Leopold de Salis (of Canberra fame), Arthur Triggs, Australian Estates and others. In 1944 the Kosciusko State Park took over, and appointed Tom and Molly Taylor as managers and to monitor stock numbers. They were granted life occupancy in 1967, when the area formally became part of the National Park, but are no longer there. Nowadays, Currango is rented to visitors, who come consistently year after year for fishing,walking or relaxing. Ted and Helen Taylor are your hosts. Caretakers - Friends of Currango are a group of people dedicated to maintaining this homestead in excellent condition. They also organise visits, walks, publications and the like, to support its restoration. Currango is the most operational homestead in the KNP, consisting of three main buildings and a number of sheds. Visitors may stay in the main homestead, in "The Pines" or at Daffodil Cottage, plus The Buggy Shed and Poisons Store. References Hueneke Pp 200 KHA Reference number is 1214. This site is in the KNP Plan of Management. GPS: S 35.726693 E 148.695189 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/derschkos monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d0a758d6-a41a-4c57-94e8-9f40f6b7d3b2/Derschkos5.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Derschkos Hut Derschkos Hut Photo courtesy of Ted Flemming 1975. Known as Derschkos Hut, SMA Hut, Linesman’s Hut or Jagungal Hut Derschkos is located in the centre of the Jagungal wilderness, hidden behind a hill near Pugilistic Creek, and about 2 Km from the road junction from Grey Mare to Round Mountain fire trail. It is only accessible on foot, or by approved access over a management firetrail. Its grid reference is 216 992 on the Kosciusko map. Brief History The hut was built by the SMA in the early 1950's, and used by an hydrologist named Derschkos. The Construction of the hut is professional, with three rooms covering an area of about 6.5m square. The roof is of iron, the floor of timber and walls of weatherboards. The hut is lined with Masonite. There are four windows that may be opened. Generally, this hut has had the very best paintwork and finish in the mountains, including the striped roofing iron. This hut is fitted with a pot belly stove, although a walk is required to find firewood. Water is available in a small creek 10m from the building. There is also a separate "loo with a view" and a locked storage shed. The latter was burnt down in the 2003 fires, creating a fear that the actual hut had gone, but that was not the case. Caretakers - SPAN Unlimited Value Being the nearest hut to Jagungal, it is particularly popular with skiers and walkers. In the 1970's it was in pristine condition, being regularly re-painted, including a candy striped roof. A number of lives have been saved by this hut, as for Mawsons Hut. References Hueneke K, "Huts of the High Country" P 43-45. KHA number 2317, KNP Plan of Management Schedule number is L.55. GPS: S 36.142393 E 148.353072 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/disappointmenthut monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8106f48e-c1a5-4d33-9529-330a646aead6/Disappointment+Spur+hut+-+1.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Disappointment Spur Hut Disappointment Spur Hut The introductory photo is of the Moon family undertaking a maintenance day at the hut in 2001. Known as Disappointment Spur Hut, or Aqueduct Shelter Number 2. Location Above Munyang on a fire trail on the northern side of the valley, south of Guthega. The Grid Reference is 268788, on the Mt Kosciusko map. Brief History This hut was built as a survey shelter by the SMA in the 1950's and, unusually, they used two modules to build the one hut. Construction The hut is made of weatherboards and lined with a wooden floor. It has a flat roof of iron and two windows. There is a toilet nearby. References KHA reference number is 2436 KNP POM number is L.59. GPS: S 36.326310 E 148.414142 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/gavelshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94b396c0-c4de-46b6-8316-0e0615ebbe10/Gavels_OM_feb2002+copy.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Gavels Hut - Gavels Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Gavels Hut, Gravel Hut or Gavells Hut Located at the southern end of Tantangara Plain between Gang Gang Mountain and Bulgar Hill. Access to the hut is via a firetrail from near to Tantangara Dam. Grid reference is 498259 on the Denison 1:25,000 map. This hut survived both the 2003 and 2020 bushfires. It is surprising that this hut is not more popular, especially for families, as access is easy from the sealed highway, about 3 kms past Adaminaby. The firetrail leads off to the right, almost directly opposite the Kosciusko National Park sign, on the highway. It leads around a few bends, then up a hill for about 1.5 Km, to a perfect open plain, and the hut. It can also be accessed from the North. Water and firewood are available nearby. Brief History Gavels was built by Dick Schofield and Roy Rawson in 1931, and used for grazing. However, Tom Taylor swears he stayed in it in 1929 and that it was built by James Gavel himself about 1922. Our view is that this was the previous hut built across the gully about 200 m away and facing west. It was owned by James Gavel, who built an earlier hut across the gully. That hut was built of corrugated iron with a flat roof. The last owners were Arthur Yen and Greg Welch. Construction Gavels is about 6.5m by 4.5m in size. It is built from timber with horizontal weatherboard cladding. The roof is of iron and the floor of timber. The chimney has a brick hearth and is clad in iron at the top. There is no NPWS toilet at this site. Caretakers - Wheaton Chipmunks References Hueneke Pp 204 and 205. KHA Reference number is 1413 and the KNP POM number is L.15. A history sheet exists. No Conservation Plan exists for this site. Wayne Schofield - pers comm. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/greymarehut monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aed59c1b-2238-4e15-909f-6fa5ef9a7fd1/GrayMare4.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Greymare Hut - Grey Mare Hut And The Grey Mare Hut Murals Photograph courtesy of Mr Peter Sundstrom © 2001 Location is above Guthega power station, at the top of the Munyang Corridor on the Grey Mare Fire Trail and at Grid Reference 202915 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History Grey Mare Hut is the third in this location. The original hut was built in 1934, for mining, and some of the mining hardware is substantial and remains evident. It is worth a visit, just up the hill from the hut. The original hut materials were re-used to build the current hut in 1949, by Jack and Jim Bolton. The hut has since been improved for use by skiers, and is very popular for that purpose. The hut is also famous for its murals of nudes drawn by Rufus Morris (now fading) between 1954 and 1955. They were still very visible in the 1970’s. Grey Mare is unique for its co-location with some very interesting mining equipment, and its fantastic position for cross-country skiing. Construction Grey mare is 7m by 3.5m approximately. The walls and roof are made of corrugated iron and the floor is timber. The tongue and groove timber lining was added in 1960. The chimney is made of granite and cement. There is one window and a toilet adjacent. Value Grey Mare is considered to be one of the key survival shelters in the KNP. Caretakers - Brindabella Ski Club References Hueneke Pp 60, 69-71, 154 KHA reference number is 2312 and the KNP POM is L.22. A conservation study and history notes are available for this hut. GPS: S 36.211975 E 148.338250 History - Further Notes from the family ...a letter to KHA from Ian Ritchie... I chanced on your website tonight for the first time, and welcome the information you are gathering together on the huts. I'm currently having restored some Rufus Morris originals of Mawsons Hut, Jagungal, and Mt Twynum dated "1951" and "December 1952". My father, Arthur Ritchie, and his friend, Selby Alley, (founders of the Newcastle Tech College Bushwalking Club) took Rufus (who lived over the road from Dad's childhood home in Concord West) down to Kosciuszko during those years specifically for Rufus to complete some water-colours of the region. I have contemporaneous photos of the party carrying the heavy and bulky art supplies and backpacks into the park, and standing around Mawsons Hut. I believe the Grey Mare drawings were made on one of these two visits to the park, probably December 1952. My father told me that they were snowed-in at Grey Mare and on the third day of blizzard the comment was made, "snowed in and no women for company!" At that comment, Rufus took some charcoal from the fire and drew the nudes and the ghost of the Grey Mare. Dad mentioned that he requested Rufus to draw Dad's nude on the ceiling over Dad's bunk. The party then made its way to Dickey Cooper Hut, during which journey, Rufus became unwell and could no longer carry his pack. My father carried both packs for a while, one on his back and one in front. When the effort became too great, Dad would leave one of the packs on the fence line that they had encountered, walk a kilometre or so, then return for the second pack, and so forth, thereby tripling his walking distance. The party got to Dickey Coopers suffering from hypothermia, and took to the bunks. It was only the superhuman effort of Selby and Dad to encourage each other to make a fire that saved them. I was last in the Grey Mare Hut in the late seventies and noted a log book reference to some visitors who had taken offence at the murals and who had attempted to removed them. I'm glad to hear they are still there, if faded. Thanks once again for your web site, and I hope this little bit of information helps. Yours sincerely Ian Ritchie 7 October 2004. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/blackjack monthly 0.5 2022-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7c86887b-0884-42e2-8677-083414d9b129/Black+Jack+FT00.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Black Jack Huts - Black Jack Huts Photograph Olaf Moon, copyright © 1999 Also Known as Black Jack Fire Tower huts. Location: They are located on the southern side of the Cabramurra Road, and at the end of its own fire-trail. They are accessible by vehicle in summer from a turn-off just down the road from Bradleys Hut. Find them at grid reference 183179 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. History: These huts were built in 1973 by the Hume-Snowy Bush Fire Council, to support the fire tower watchers. Related sheds and huts have been removed, leaving just two in place. The main hut is now open to the public and in good condition. Being at high altitude, it is subject to the worst weather, but the view is spectacular. Construction: The main building is 8m by 4m, with weatherboards and an iron roof. It is lined. There is a wooden floor, and some furniture, but no fireplace. There is also an external shed (locked) and toilet. Caretakers - Fire Service References Hueneke p 137 KHA Reference number 1001, KNP POM number is L.39. GPS Location: S 35.974613 E 148.313425 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cascade monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/043d10e0-755e-4bc2-adff-ca239596bec7/Cascade+Gd+OM+02.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cascade Hut - Cascade Hut Photograph taken by Olaf Moon in 1998, while on a bicycle tour. Known as Cascade Hut or Cascades Hut. Located about 50m off the fire trail heading south from Dead Horse Gap to Tin Mines. Take the Thredbo Road, past the village to the obvious carpark below Dead Horse Gap, to find the trail-head. The Grid Reference is 124505 on the Berridale 1:50,000 map. Brief History This hut was built in 1935 by Bill Nankervis and other stockmen for grazing. It originally had a bark roof, which is visible in photographs taken by the Elyne and Tom Mitchell in the 1940's. The hut was restored in the early 1970’s by the Illawarra Alpine Club. The hut and and the Cascades region, inspired Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books. The Cascades themselves are to the east of the hut. Construction The walls are horizontal slabs, making a very authentic alpine grazing hut. The original bark roof has been replaced by iron and the dirt floor was dri-creted in 1976. Part of the floor is raised and timbered to make a sleeping platform. There is a fireplace with a rock hearth, and outside, a toilet. Caretakers - Ilawarra Alpine Club. References Hueneke Pp 167-170 KHA Reference number is 2705 and the KNP POM number is L.31. There is a Conservation Study and History Notes for this hut. GPS: S 36.583265 E 145.257470 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/bullocks monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/006d7e74-64e9-42f4-9671-430d2f0cad94/Bullocks+Restored.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Bullocks Hut - Bullocks Hut All photographs by Olaf Moon 2005, after the restoration, except the introduction picture, taken in 1991. Location Take the road south from Jindabyne and turn left towards Thredbo. Watch out for the Ski Tube triangular sign about half way to the resort. Bullock's hut is located just behind the huge carpark for the Ski Tube underground train. The hut is easy to reach with a short walk from the Ski Tube carpark. The Grid Reference is 292664 on the Mount Kosciuszko 1:50,000 map. Brief History The main house was built in 1934 by Charles Conway for Dr Bullock, as a fishing lodge. Further buildings were added between 1939 and 1947, and still exist. The Bullock family used the house between 1940 and 1950, but it was resumed by the NPWS in 1969. At the time the Ski Tube was built, the very substantial house was fully renovated (in the early 1990's). Construction The walls are made of cement blocks, with cement and tile floors. The chimney is cement. The original roof was shingles and some has been replaced with iron. Nearby, there is also a toilet and shed. References The KHA reference number is 2440 and the KNP POM number is L.30. There is a Conservation Study and History sheet for this site. GPS: S 36.436718 E 148.443101 Photographs Below; A series of high resolution photos of the restored hut and surrounds were taken in July 2005, with snow on the ground by OJ Moon. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/brayshaws monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2038da86-a3b9-4ab5-9cbc-0d9b75819135/Brayshaws+KNP+JW+01.04.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Brayshaws Hut Brayshaws Hut KNP This photograph is by Jane Wheaton © 2004. Known as Brayshaw’s Hut or Roy Brayshaws Hut. It should not to be confused with the popular Brayshaws hut in Namadgi National Park or other sites built by Alex, David, Jim or Tom Brayshaw. Location Brayshaws is located in the far east of KNP, on the Tantangara Plain. Grid Reference is 549292 on the Tantangara 1:25,000 map. Brief History This hut was reputedly built by Roy Brayshaw in the early 1950's, but is likely to have been an old SMA transportable hut, moved here from another location. Construction It is very small, measuring only 2m by 3m. It has weatherboard walls, a wooden floor, interior lining and a single window. The roof is a skillion iron type. It once included a stove in one corner, but now only the flue remains. The hut overlooks the extensive Nungar Plain, and behind it is a set of yards collapsed on the ground. It was possible to drive here until 2000, but now it is a longish walk. Traces Hut ruins are nearby. References Hueneke p 204 The KHA reference number is 1313 The KNP POM number is L.44. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/botheramplain monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/158be298-34c9-437d-9130-d43b16f2f487/BotheramPlainOM04+copy.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Botheram Plain Hut Botheram Plain Hut Known as Botheram Plain Hut, Willis Hut or Willys Hut. Location On the Snowy Plain, not far from Daveys Hut. The grid reference is 391865 (approximately) on the Berridale 1:50,000 map. Brief History This tiny hut was built in 1962 on site, for the 1920 to 1930 camps of Lindsay and Owen Willis, who used them for grazing. It was probably the last grazing hut built inside the KNP. More recently, it has seen more use by fishermen and shooters. Construction It is built of corrugated iron, it is 2.8 m square, and lined with tar paper. There is one shutter and door. References KHA Reference number is 2601 and the KNP POM number is L.42. GPS: S 36.252894 E 148.548135 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/boobee monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/19e15dfc-f6d9-4425-8d4b-0a952c0deb3c/Boobee+01.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Boobee Hut - Boobee Hut This photograph of hut-version 2, was taken by Olaf Moon during a cycle tour in January 2001. Known as Boobee Hut or Cheyneys Hut Location in the east of KNP near the Gungahlin River. Grid Reference 318080 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History Boobee replaced an original hut built in the 1920's which was burnt down in 1964. The hut shown here (number 2 hut) was the harness shed built in the 1930’s, south of the original hut. It was reputedly built by Bill Byatt, a miner, who also built a dam and races nearby. Jack Cheyney won the land (his last choice) as a booby prize, and moved it from elsewhere in KNP. The hut was burnt in the 2003 bush fires and rebuilt in 2009. The photo on the left is of the second hut, that was burnt down. A third hut now stands on the site. Construction It is approximately 6.5 m by 2.8 m in size, with a roof and walls of corrugated iron. It has a wooden floor, stone hearth and iron chimney supported by external timber poles. Internally there is a separate sleeping platform. It is in excellent condition. References 1. The KHA reference number for Boobee is 2337 2. the KNP POM Schedule reference is L.41. 3. KHA has a Conservation History and brief on this hut. GPS: S 36.060849 E 148.464612 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/billjones monthly 0.5 2022-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4895a53c-991f-4c0b-9938-832d52cc2485/Bill+Jones+91.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Bill Jones Hut - Bill Jones Hut This photograph Copyright Olaf Moon 1998 ©. Sheryle Moon and Bradley Jones are riding bikes in this picture. Known as Bill Jones Hut or New Hut. Location: It is located on the Tantangara Plain, near to Blue Waterholes and accessible from Long Plain Road. Then take the Blue Waterholes fire-trail or approach by walking from the south. Grid Reference 506534 on the Rules Point 1:25,000 map. Brief History Bill Jones hut was built in 1952 by William Travis Jones, who held the lease here abouts from the 1930's to the 1970's. It was most likely the last hut to be built for grazing in the area. In 2003, it was subject to considerable debate by NPWS managers and others, as it stands in the Cooleman Karst Limestone area, which may see more restrictive management, particularly for recreational users such as horse riders, yet no scientific evidence todate, confirms that usage of the plain has affected the caves in any way. Construction The hut is 4.0 m by 6.5m made of corrugated iron. There is an internal timber frame, one window and a mortared stone hearth to the fireplace. It is also noted for its large dirt floor. The door panels are interesting in that they date back to the 1800's. References KHA reference number 1211. KNP POM number L.38. Hueneke p 195. GPS: S 35.650577 E 148.664895 https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi daily 0.75 2022-03-14 https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/horsegully-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88155ac1-6836-47c0-aae4-90b69457cd8a/Horse+Gully+Hut+and+Riders.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Horsegully Hut Horse Gully Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1999. Known as Horse Gully Hut 2 Location Horse Gully is located at the southern end of the Naas Creek valley on a small cleared flat. The grid reference is 865 335 on the Colinton 1:25000 map. Brief History The hut was built about 1940 by Tom Roseby with assistance from Stan Bowerman to support grazing. Tom was the owner. The site was originally used for growing oats and vegetables. The block and hut were sold to the Curtis family in the 1950's. Construction The hut is built from corrugated iron, over a timber frame. The fireplace is of concrete with an iron flue. Caretakers - National Parks Association of ACT. References KHA Reference number is 2104 (1997). Mathew Higgins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e91d211a-2415-4620-a87d-de697d28328d/Horsegully+inside+with+SIAN.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Horsegully Hut https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/tennants-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21d96518-81e0-49dd-9354-34326deab5ec/Tennent%27s+hut+-+1+-+100+dpi.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Tennants Hut - Tennants Homestead Photographs Deidre Shaw. Known as Tennants Homestead or Huts Location - the Tennent homestead is about three kms to the west of the Namadgi Visitors Centre, and just inside the later extension to the NP. Note that all buildings except one, were burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. To get there (and avoid a serious scrub bash), walk about 1.5 Km up the Alpine Walking Track from the Visitors Centre, and turn to the right, where the arrow sign is, to a fence corner, with a roll of wire hanging on the corner post. Follow the fence line down to the powerlines (where there is a new gate), and turn hard left, to follow the 4WD trail under the powerlines. Keep immediately to the left of the new fence. After climbing a small rise past a lone pine tree on the left, you will see the homestead in a small hollow. Note that this is a VERY sensitive site, so please do not walk into the fallen buildings. GPS: Brief History There were five buildings at the site, the first being built in the early 1890s. It is unique in Namadgi, having rammed earth walls. The roof to this building has recently caved in, so the walls are rapidly deteriorating. The other buildings were built more recently. The main home is the building shown above in the photo, and was built in 1950. Of special interest is the shearing shed, which was originally a small vertical slab hut (whose end walls are still visible) but was then extended to its final form. It was the primary loss from the bush fires. Note also the original "Furphy" water carrying cart in the main courtyard. Caretakers Negotiations with National Parks have not yet agreed a plan of maintenance or restoration for this site, but it is becoming urgent. KHA will continue to seek a co-operative arrangement for the restoration of this homestead. The National Parks Association (NPA) currently takes responsibility for this site, rather than KHA. The photograph above was taken in January 2002, and shows the original pise (mud) home, from the 19th century. The walls need immediate covering to protect them from erosion during heavy rain. The photograph above is of the Shearing Shed at Tennent. It was clearly built as a small slab hut, and then extended. The photograph was taken in January 2002. References NPA. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/cotter-river-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b8275843-f5af-4b4e-9936-77c2a2dbeb97/Cotter+Hut.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Cotter River Hut - Cotter River Hut Location: East Side of the Cotter River inside Namadgi, on the Yaouk Trail from the dam site or from KNP. History: This is the site of an original slab hut built in 1890, and moved here in 1930. The new hut was built after the slab hut was torn down in 1960. The new hut was built for the Cotter Catchment rangers by Don Greenwood, so that they could patrol the important rain catchment area for Canberra. It is generally used by rangers and therefore is not always available to visitors, and is often locked. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/gudgenby monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b11ce97-c131-45d9-b5f2-9526b42beb34/0+Ready-cut+House+-+Gudgenby+Dec+07.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Gudgenby "Ready Cut" Cottage - Gudgenby Cottage Also known as the Ready Cut Hut. Location Gudgenby Cottage is a charming building, located about 300m from the main Gudgenby Homestead at Grid Reference at 796425. A separate entrance road runs off the old Boboyan Rd, (to the Yankee Hat carpark and trailhead.) GPS: Brief History Gudgenby Cottage is a Hudson Ready-Cut kit home, built in 1927 for the Bootes family, as a visitor's cottage (Bill Bootes and family) and later for use by the Gudgenby property manager. The building is now un-occupied, and while in good condition, is being pushed over by a feral willow tree (removed 2003). The only outbuilding is a large corrugated iron garage. Currently, the National Park service is formally reviewing the use of Gudgenby homestead and cottage as commercial premises (eg a B&B) for visitors to the park. This will require an upgrade of the sewerage system. This proposal has received mixed views from KHA members, but follows similar systems in Victoria and Tasmania, and is likely to get support. On 18 August 2005, the ACT Government approved a grant of some $12000 to KHA for the full renovation of the cottage. The photograph above was taken in January 2002 and that below was taken some decades ago, but the cottage appears much the same, and surrounded by more (non-native) trees. Caretakers - The KHA Committee and friends. References KHA Reference number is 1611 (1997) Photograph taken in 2007. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/coree monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cd62215f-e309-4d93-bec1-cc1a9e9f4405/Coree+FT.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Coree Fire Tower - Mount Coree Fire Tower Located at The summit of Mt Coree, Namadgi National Park. Access this location can be had by driving from Canberra on the Brindabella Rd, then turning right along Two Sticks Fire Trail from Picadilly Circus. You will meet the right hand turn, to a steep drive to the summit, where the view is spectacular. You may need to walk the last 100m. Brief History The fire tower hut was built about 1968 and used regularly for firespotting both into ACT and NSW. It used to be open, but a prevelance of visitors has resulted in it being locked. The 360 degree view is simply incredible. Construction The hut is built on a substantial steel frame and panel boards, designed to withstand winds of over 200 km/hour. It is comfortable inside with a wooden floor and benches. References This hut is not listed in the KHA register currently but for historical reasons, should be. Photo of Sheryle and Alex Moon around 1993. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/glendale-shed monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0102411-d0a8-46a2-a449-c3be3d29508b/Glendale+Front.jpeg Namadgi NP Huts - Glendale Shed - Glendale Shed Known as the Glendale Shed Location: Hidden on a hill, about 1.5kmn behind the NPWS Glendale Depot. Take the left turn off the Namadgi Road to the Glendale Depot and drive left past the depot, up the hill to the shed which is on top of the hill. GPS: S 35.695961 E 149.005333 History The hut was rebuilt in 2002, using the materials from the original shed beside the Foresters Hut. The shed was removed in 2001. The new Glendale shed is the same design and demensions of the original shed, but in a much better position. It will be used largely as storage for valuable building materials, for KHA, including shingles, slabs, iron, stove components etc. The original frame was built with the welcome assistance of National Parks officers, Dave Dwyer and Jim. It uses original rails, plus powerpoles left over from their clearance from Namadgi. The iron is original, but more modern fastenings have been used throughout. There is no floor, but gravel has been laid, to keep the interior well drained. Eventually a fireplace and water tank will be included. KHA members involved were led by HMO, Dan Magee and include Greg Sullivan, Maurice Sexton, Andrew Wilson, Deidre Shaw, Olaf and Alex Moon and others. It was completed in 2002. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/westermans monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21528eab-a588-471f-925c-a50a888865c1/Westerman%27s+Homestead+-+15.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Westermans Hut - Westerman’s Hut Known as Westermans Homestead, Lons Vale Hut GPS: Location Westermans is located 3 kilometres over a rise, on the path immediately adjacent to the ACT border with NSW. The start is marked by a metal stile over the fence. The grid reference is 778 266 on the Tantangara 1:100,000 map. Construction Westermans is a substantial dwelling of five rooms, now beautifully restored by Maurie Sexton and many friends. It is renowned for its scalloped bargeboards, and solid stone chimneys. Brief History This is a homestead, built in 1916 by Bruce Jeffery for grazing. It was originally occupied by Selena Westerman and Bruce Jeffrey, and later by Selena's parents, Thomas and Mary Westerman. It replaced a small mud brick house with a shingle roof, which was placed about 50 m to the south and a second house immediately behind this one. The ruins remain visible. A Westerman baby and adult daughter are buried nearby in a visible grave, up the hill from the house. In the late 1990s, a team of KHA volunteers, led by Maurie Sexton, spent many hundreds of hours restoring the homestead to its original form. Mr Sexton received a well earnt award from the ACT Heritage Commission, for this restoration and that of Brayshaws. The picture above was taken before the renovation in 1991. Caretakers - KHA References M Sexton - pers comm. Matthew Higgins - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/frank-and-jacks-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be60a135-0613-4fe2-8893-02cef50c21b6/Frank%27s+-+1.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Franks Hut - Franks Hut Also known as Frank and Jack's Hut, or Franks in the Pines. The name "Frank and Jacks" is a 2000's change, mainly to placate family members. It has never been really known as Frank and Jacks, but has been known as Franks Hut for decades. Location Franks Hut is a small weatherboard cottage located beside the old pine forest (much of it now removed) between the Yankee Hat carpark and Mt Gudgenby and at grid reference 769390. Brief History Franks Hut was built in 1954 by Cecil Hopkins of Queanbeyan for Frank and Jack Oldfield. The land was originally purchased by the Oldfields from the Bootes of Gudgenby in 1948. This hut replaced the old Sinclair hut. The hut appears to be substantial, but has never been used as a permanent residence. Used to support grazing of sheep, mainly breeding ewes. It was resumed in the late 1950's to allow ACT Forests to develop the pine plantations. It is now a great take off point to climb Mt Gudgenby. Construction A three roomed hut, with weather boards and timber floors, plus an iron roof and brick fireplace. Value It is very popular with walking and school groups. It also makes a great place to ride a bicycle too, following easy firetrails. Popular campfires outside have now been banned by the National Parks, as there is not a secure fireplace, nor good supply of wood. Caretakers - KHA Members References KHA Reference number is 1706 (v 1997) Matthew Higgins Study. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/lutons-shed monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f29aad05-bac5-4378-ac11-e9c25c3a5776/LutonsOJM.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Lutons Crutching Shed - Lutons Crutching Shed Also known as Lutons Hut GPS: Location Lutons is almost on the southern boarder with NSW and is at 756333 on the Tantangara 1:100,000 map. It is a good day walk up a grassy valley, with options to climb nearby peaks for the energetic. Brief History Lutons was built for Noel and Greg Luton, to be used for sheep crutching in the 1960s. Sheep crutching is the removal of excess wool and dags from around the rear of the sheep, to reduce the chance of fly strike. The shed makes a good shelter on a hot or rainy day. Construction The roof and walls are of corrugated iron, and part of the floor is timber or timber slats. References KHA Reference number is 1703 (1997). https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/hospitalcreek monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8c2fd285-ae4f-416d-a748-ccfcfb87ab43/Hospital+Creek+VGood+OJM+2003.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Hospital Creek Hut - Hospital Creek Hut Known as Hospital Creek Hut or Franks Wartime Hut. GPS: s 35.790075 E 148.967002 Location Hospital Creek is quite hard to find, but is near that creek! Follow the same road from the Yankee Hat car park, past the turn off to Franks Hut, and continue up the hill. An indistinct path leads off to the left, right from a sharp right hand corner. The track to the hut used to allow vehicles, but is now quite overgrown. The hut is about one kilometre into the valley. The grid reference is 776 374 on the Yaouk 1:25000 map. Construction Hospital Ck is built from bush poles and second hand sawn timber, and covered with corrugated iron. The floor is dirt that has been stabilised with a little cement. The external chimney is also of corrugated iron. Brief History The hut was built by Frank, Jack and Les Oldfield in 1966 to support grazing. It replaced Franks hut, which was resumed for the establishment of the pine plantation. It is basic and spartan but in a very serene spot. Originally part of the Oldfields Dry Creek Lease, it was resumed in 1979, when the land became part of the Gudgenby Nature Reserve. Some special features, such as the original kero fridge, remain. Caretakers - KHA Members References KHA Reference 1707 (1997). Initial photo of Sheryle Moon at Hospital Creek Hut in 1992. Photo to the left by Olaf Moon 2003. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/brashawsnnp monthly 0.5 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/feb236fe-9b04-4bb1-a422-56512e7d5ce3/Brayshaws+pre-restore.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Davey Brayshaws https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/75b729b1-3228-45f8-ad8c-4fb09acf64cf/Brayshaws+NNP+restore+91.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Davey Brayshaws - Davey Brayshaws Hut Known as Brayshaws Hut, Davy Brayshaws Hut, Tin Dish Hut or Russells Hut. GPS: S 35.876786 E 148.983975 Location Brayshaws is immediately adjacent to the Tharwa to Adaminaby Road, almost as far south as you can drive to the Namadgi-NSW border. A sign by the road, a fancy parking lot and a stile over the fence lead to a 100m walk to the building. The grid reference is 791 279 on the Shannons Flat 1:25,000 map. Popular walks to other huts, extend from this location. GPS: Brief History Brayshaws was built in 1903 by Edward Brayshaw for Davey Brayshaw, to support grazing. Davey was one of nine sons born to William and Flora (nee Crawford) Brashaw and lived here until his death in 1931. It was occupied until the early 1960's afterwhich it was converted to shearers quarters. A shearing shed used to exist up the hill from the house, along with extensive yards, all removed when the land was resumed for the Gudgenby Nature Reserve. From the 1930's it was occupied by Henry and Iris Curtis, who built timber and fibro extensions. These are visible in the photo below, but were badly damaged in the 1070’s. In the late 1980s, it received extensive renovation, returning it to the original design. This involved removing a more recent extension from the rear of the building, plus extensive repair work to the original structure. This picture was taken in 1991 during that restoration showing Maurie Sexton on the ladder, master of the work and then President of KHA. Across the road from Brayshaw's hut, are the visible ruins of an old school house. Known locally as the Tin Dish School, and officially as the Bobeyan Subsidised School, it was a small one roomed structure of weatherboards and iron. It was built by local parents from materials from another school. Only squared blocks of grey stone from the fire place remain. it opened for first term of 1907, operated for four terms of 1908 and 1909, then closed at the end of the first term in 1910. William Gottaas was the teacher. Children from the Dwyer, Perry, Waterman and Chalker families attended, as their holdings were along nearby Grassy Creek. References 1. KHA Reference 1803. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/orroral monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e1a9c941-2a2f-4ab4-8822-9b6ca7738c86/Orroral+Homestead+before+reno.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Orroral Homestead - Orrorral Homestead Known as Orrorral Homestead and Orrorral Sheep Shed. GPS: Location Orroral Homestead is readily accessible to the public being 200m of the road in the north of the NNP. A heritage walkway has been added in the valley. Grid Reference 775 540. Brief History Orroral is a magnificent homestead, typical of the period and easily accessible. It has been well restored, and features a central slab homestead, plus outbuildings. The homestead was built for Archibald and Mary McKeahnie for grazing in the 1860's. It has three rooms and a chimney at each end, plus a full length verandah at the front. The orgininal kitchen and staff quarters were built behind, and were as large as the house. The main chimney for the kitchen remains. The stockyard and woolshed were built for a later owner, Andy Cunningham in the 1930s. Caretakers - National Parks Assn of ACT References National Parks Association Photo Courtesy of Sheryle Moon © 2006, taken during the Great Australian Bushwalk in September 2006, where 60 people visited the hut (and associated chimney). https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/waterholehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c7a8991-b328-4db2-9f42-f65bcc44a115/W%27hole+chimney+smoke.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Waterhole Hut - Waterhole Hut Known as Waterhole Hut or Upper Grassy Creek Hut GPS: Location Waterhole is located upstream on Grassy Creek, from Westermans homestead, almost on the southern ACT border with NSW. The grid reference is 762289. It cannot be seen from the fire trail, so following the creek upstream from the old yards, is the easiest way to find it. Brief History Waterhole hut was built by the then owner, Thomas Oldfield, his son Jack and Henry Tyrie in 1939, to support grazing. Stones were used from the old homestead nearby, for the base to the chimney. the old homestead had been occupied by Thomas Westerman's mother with her second husband, Francis Dwyer. The stock yards nearby, are of note, incorporating large granite boulders. Construction Waterhole is a simple iron hut with a dirt floor. The pole and iron chimney has fallen over and required it to be completely rebuilt. The floor was originally timber, and were also be replaced. The door and verandah were missing and have been replaced. Since the photograph was taken above, the chimney hole has been covered, and the verandah beams have collapsed. The hut is sitting in the only boggy area around, and a better drainage system is required. Caretakers - KHA and Pip Brown References M Sexton - pers comm Matthew Higgins - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/pearsons monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8471e3b2-c465-4c95-87c1-867f295126b9/Bushfold+inside+annex.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2d07d28a-599b-4cc2-997b-b49df84ce998/Bushfold+Door.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c0197fe4-92e2-4fdb-a57d-001b25f95a67/Bushfold+Standback+OJM+GD.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5d1fd90f-3aa7-4fb4-afc8-5c6a459683f2/Bushfold+Rear.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/69d4e0e5-ee00-4eae-8e9d-ec643bf9de6d/Bushfold+Chimney.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0f850070-c0ca-486c-8612-80b6d4885a3a/Bushfold+and+Tree.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/231ac53e-12aa-4948-b1e7-d579da4e5ed4/Bushfold+Front+good.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f3b71ae9-7edf-459a-afa9-03ebaf591bb4/Bushfold+and+Tree.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut - Dr Pearsons Hut Reed's Hut at Bushfold Known as Reads Hut, Bushfold Hut or Dr Pearson’s Hut. There is much debate over the correct naming of this hut. "Reads" is generally considered the historically correct name, but local farmers and personalities more commonly refer to it as "Dr Pearsons". Bushwalkers tend to call it Bushfold! This photograph was taken during the Great Australian Bushwalk in 2006, with 40 walkers present. The hut is in good shape but needs a log book. Located in the newer part of Namadgi, at the southern end of the Bushfold Flat, behind Mt Tennent. Drive past Tharwa, then turn right up Appollo Road. The walking track goes off a corner and down a steep track to the river, and climbs up to this hut. The second hut a little further along the Bushfold valley is, also referred to as McMahons (most commmonly) or Reads or Bushfold sat at the northern end of Bushfold Valley. History Bushfold sections 110, 111, 112 and 113 were first selected in the 1880s by members of the McKeahnie Family, who held Booroomba Station nearby. The original hut was built in 1884 and sat at GR834648 where only stones remain today. McKeahnies later built a tin hut at 830647 but stones from the chimney have not been re-located since the 1970s. After 1902, Martin and Tom McMahon took up some sections and Martin built a slab hut at 835654. There blocks became part of Booromba until John Hyles bought the station in 1952. Hyles then sold Bushfold to George Read in 1953. George's son Russell paid off the northern section, known then as McMahons. In 1954, George and Russell built the hut at 835630. In about 1965, this section and hut were sold to Dr Hugh Pearson and his wife, Peg. Pearson later died in a car accident near by and the property passed to Brian McCormack until the lease expired in March 1994. The hut was built in two sections. The southern end had a concrete floor and the northern end, added by Pearson, was left as a garage wtih dirt floor. Subsequently, the hut was slightly damaged by the 2003 bushfires. (It is shown to the left in January 2003 following this damage). The Parks Service and NPA volunteers subsequently pulled the building down and cleared this site and Reeds. On September 19, 2003, the Namadgi Park Board agreed to allow KHA to rebuild the hut on the same site. Rebuilding commenced in May 2004 and three workparties had completed it to an "enclosed state" by September 2004. The new hut is identical in size, but the timber framing is slightly heavier. It is now in excellent commission. There are other huts at the northern end of Bushfold (McMahons), but burnt down in 2003. Construction Iron walls and roof, over a concrete slab. Two rooms with a brick fireplace. The chimney is unusual in that it was made from a ships boiler in welded steel. Caretakers - Kosciusko Huts Association References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994 p7. Val Jeffreys - pers comm Steve Angus - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/bullshead monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fbc91ffa-5dc7-4c81-a8c3-effaf812a361/Bulls+Head+Shelter+89.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Bulls Head Shelter https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/brandyflat monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/48bcc12d-543d-4eaf-86aa-76776a23c4fb/Brandy+Flat+89.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Brandy Flat Hut - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/actforests monthly 0.5 2022-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1647243844467-YR9K7XF9MTGZYQOJU5XQ/BendoraPlaqueOM99.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - ACT Forests Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a3454fc0-d7c9-46ae-8272-a08afb08e384/ACT+Forests+2.MD.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - ACT Forests Hut - 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The Cardboard Goblet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4984e888-1dbe-4232-bb47-4f97489b24aa/Goblet+Kitchen+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - The Cardboard Goblet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6380ff39-e604-43e0-9610-c45607513495/Goblet+View+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - The Cardboard Goblet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2d90cc3a-8dcc-4798-adfe-161cddf86caa/Goblet+Workbench.JPG Huts of Tasmania - The Cardboard Goblet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c84f8402-785c-4e89-919a-096686de05ee/Goblet+Exterior+E+OJM.JPG https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/twilight-tarn-hwc-hut monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0be783a6-24e2-4c1e-9827-b6874f08b87c/Twilight+Tarn+Snowed+OM+02.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Twilight Tarn Hut - Twilight Tarn Hut Photos from Olaf Moon’s collection, mostly from 2002 Known as the Twilight Tarn Hut or Tasmanian Ski Club Hut Located on the Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park History This hut was built by members of the Tasmanian Ski Club in 1926 and 1927, as a centre for skiing and ice skating. Ranger Belcher was also included with in the building team. Access to the hut was via pack-horse from the entry to National Park before the road was built to Lake Fenton, and was used regularly until about 1950. The hut was transferred to the NP Service in 1983, when the park was formalised. Once the Mt Field runs were produced, skiers no longer visited, but bush walkers are regular visitors now. Skiers travelled for some time, as winters were very cold with ice over three inches thick covering the lake. Walkable ice cover was still in evidence into the 1970’s. The hut is unique in that it contains many relics from that period, including containers, furniture, ice skates and many other items. Construction The hut is substantial with three rooms and a two large fireplaces. It is constructed of timber with vertical boards over a timber frame, with a wooden floor and corrugated iron roof. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/moreys-huts monthly 0.5 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d948e69d-1c49-4d66-8641-589cc545425e/Morey+Hut+1.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/the-bower-shelter-hut monthly 0.5 2022-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/85c85d85-f967-42a6-b35a-e6ce76b817a4/Bower+Shelter+OJM+2.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Shelter Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2642de13-d607-4477-bf06-6519a7589976/Bower+Shelter+side.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Shelter Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/04fdb30a-cc57-4bed-9a69-c30e99ddcf25/Bower+Shelter+front.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Bower Shelter Hut - The Bower Shelter Shed Known as the Bower Shelter Hut Located - about 40m to the west of the Bower Hut. Drive to Ferntree from Hobart, and past (south of ) History The main hut was built to support workers on the new pipeline that is under the track, and bought three sources of water together for Hobart citizens. The Bower Shelter appears to have been built as a place for rest and lunch, but you can imagine the conversations held here on a hot summer day, by Hobart locals who have walked to Ferntree Bower for their sunday outing. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/the-chalet monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ba80057e-7ca9-4204-919b-c580069685d9/The+Chalet+1.JPG Huts of Tasmania - The Chalet - The Chalet Known as The Chalet, Chalet Hut #2, or Lower Chalet. Located on The Pinnacle Road, topside about two-thirds of the way to the summit, where the Hunters Track joins the Pinnacle Road. History This is the second “Chalet Hut”. The first (the “Upper Chalet”) was built about 100 m further up the road, but was destroyed in a landslide in 1960. The new version pictured on the left is actually the second in this locatio, and replaced a wooden shed. It is now a substantial picnic hut with a spectacular view. It is a popular place for walkers to commence their wanderings or for rock climbers to head up to the base of the Organ Pipes. Otherwise, to many the location does not make much sense, other than there is a good car-park nearby! Construction This hut is substantially built on a concrete platform with substantial stone pillers and walls on six sides. The roof has strong gables to shed the snow, which commonly reaches this altitude each year. IT has a large brick fireplace that used to have a flue but is now closed. An external fireplace exists. It is substantial with dimensions being 10.4m long, 6.1m wide and 6.5m high. GPS: S 42.889942 E 147.23525 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/the-springs-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/87326b76-0681-4afb-9463-e08fc1050aba/Springs+Picnic+Shelter.jpg Huts of Tasmania - The Springs Shelter - The Springs Shelter Known as The Springs, Springs Picnic Shelter or Springs Hut. Located halfway up the Pinnacle Drive on the right, and below the original site of the Springs Hotel. History The history of this site is substantial and complex having always been a preferred picnic location for Hobartions since the early 1800’s. A number of different shelter huts have stood on this site, but more commonly on the top side of the road, where the magnificent Springs Hotel also stood. (The Springs Hotel was built in 1907 and burnt down in the bushfires of February 1967 - it stood across the road on the upper side). The current picnic shelter was built in the late 1800s and is one of many to have been on this site. There have been a number of attempts or plans to upgrade or replace it with a modern, fee-paid visitors centre, but none has been approved. Construction Stone walls with a gabled corrugated iron roof. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/rock-cabin monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0cc72078-90e5-4c9c-98d3-8366c37673cf/Rock+Cabin+JM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cd329401-1d84-4fdc-b483-83c0ec73b13f/Rock+Cabin.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1f263942-38d3-4f05-aa0b-59b5179a1983/Rock+Cabin+Front.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f582114e-9dc2-467f-8c15-6d649fc85788/Rock+Cabin+with+path+VERT+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cb8d0fd4-4724-4523-b0eb-3d1d6a19b5c9/Rock+Fireplace.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8ca60a08-c203-4a8e-a0f0-1d62d8ca2d27/Rock+Roof.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1eeb6a03-2020-4b5e-ab91-2873acb54de3/Rock+Cabin+chimney+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b0f7e3f-757e-452e-93dc-1fe296984a35/Rock+Cabin+with+path+VERT+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin - Rock Cabin Known as Rock Cabin or Sphinx Rock Cabin, in the past Log Cabin. Located on The west side of the Lenah Valley Track at the southern end near to Sphinx Rock. The location is well known and shown on a number of maps. History The first cabin here, was built in 1928 by Robert Reid, but burnt down in 1936. It was known as “The Log Cabin” until rebuilt, when its name changed to “The Rock Cabin”. The current rock cabin was built post 1936 by the Hobart Walking Club (HWC) but vandalised in 1954. The HWC rebuilt some walls and the roof. Around 1998, the roof was replaced with iron, as shown, by members of the HWC again. Construction Stone with a metal roof now. The hut dimensiosns are 7.8m long, 3.7m wide and 2.9m high. It has a concrete floor and two windows and faces east in the forest. References HWC, Leo Luckman 2001. Abrahams, Jess: “Wellington Parks Mountain Hut Invetory” 2001 p11-15 (NOTE that this manuscript has never been published publicly). Davies, R. 1972 including photo collection Cornish 1969 - photographs. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/collins-cap-hut monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ad428d8f-8757-48e2-a4d7-fbc50b190d94/myrtle-forest+shelter.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Collins Cap - Myrtle Forest Hut - Myrtle Forest Shelter Known as Collins Cap Hut or Myrtle Forest Shelter. Location at the start of the track to Myrtle Falls. Recently, the road has been closed about 650m from the hut. This hut is just inside the northern boundary of the Mt Wellington Park. History Built as a picnic hut for visitors and maintained jointly by the Glenorchy Council and Mt Wellington Park Trust. To avoid ongoing abuse to the hut which was a problem in the last, the road has been closed further from the hut. Car access can be requested if you wish to run an event here! “If you have any questions, feedback or updates regarding this track please contact the track manager at the Glenorchy City Council by phone on 03 6216 6800 or by email to gccmail@gcc.tas.gov.au”. GPS: S 42.861448 E 147.157871 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/collins-bonnet-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/595a0d8f-1448-4fbd-ac43-74e77a6d974b/Collins+Bonnet+Hut+Cropped.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Collins Bonnet Shelter - Collins Bonnet Shelter Known as The Collins Bonnet Hut or Collins Bonnet Shelter. Location At the end of the Collins Bonnet Road, before the tracks start. History The current green galvanised shelter was built as a replacement for a much older hut located beside the walking track about 400 metres down the mountain. The older hut was burnt in the 1967 bushfires. References TasBushBlog. GPS: S 42.877534 E 147.150467 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/mt-mawson-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6f0f7d76-4d27-49c7-a04d-112647f97b2c/Mawson+Shelter+NEW.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Mawson Shelter & Sitzmark - Mount Mawson Shelters Known as Mt Mawson Shelter Hut, previously Sitzmark Lodge. Located near the summit of Mt Mawson, Mt Field National Park and about 40 minutes walk uphill from the Lake Dobson carpark. The huts are at the foot of the two rope ski tows. History Skiing has been a popular sport in Tasmania for many decades, but the developement of the first rope tow in about 1961, brought this area to the forefront of skiers’ minds in Tasmania. At the base of the ski tows, a hut was built called Sitzmark Lodge (shown below), and this housed ski hire, the mountain rescue team and a public shelter area. Sitzmark was run by the effervescent Larry Pallinger, who was also the first ski instructor on the mountain. Other club lodges such as Oldina Lodge, were also built below Sitzmark. The weather can become fierce here. In 1964 there was an exceptional snow season followed by another in 1968, that resulted in a second lift being built and later a third at Mt Rodway. At the time, the lifts were “club lifts” run by the STSA (Southern Tasmania Ski Association) and a full day, full price ticket was just $2 (compared to $35 per day, in 2021). In 1998 Sitzmark Lodge was condemed by the Tasmanian Government, but continued to operate through to the 2012 season. Around this time, it was demolished and the new huts (Designed by BPSM Pty Ltd) were built, as shown in the photograph to the left. References Southern Tasmanian Ski Association. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/568ee72d-9c72-4b9a-a2b0-87f696ed6daa/Sitzmark+Lodge+Gold+Stairs+VG.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Mawson Shelter & Sitzmark Sitzmark Lodge as it used to be. The hut on the right and behind, is the tow hut. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/fazackerley-hilton-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cf1c212a-f6a7-4570-bd54-e80384b3168a/Fazackerley+Hilton+VERT.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Fazackerley Hilton - Fazackerley Hilton Photograph courtesy of Clif Townsend. Known as The Fazackerley Hilton. NOTE: This hut was burnt down by miscreants in February 2022! Located on Schofields Road, between Cape Surville and MacGregor Peak, within the Tasman National Park on Forestier Peninusla (so north of Eagle Hawk Neck and east of Murdunna). Drive along MacGregor Rd to the small car park serving the track to MacGregor Peak from north. From there do not take the vehicle track uphill but continue along MacGregor Rd to the left. Follow it to its T intersection with Schofields Road where you turn sharp right. You will notice a signpost on RHS of track after a further 20 minutes walk, saying MacGregor Peak via Fazackerley Range. It is a further 5 minutes walk to the hut ruins on LHS of track. All up the return walk is in the order of 2-3 hours depending on pace. History While this area is within the NP, it was heavily utilised for forestry activities up until the 1980’s. This was a sawmillers hut, and the name is un-official as a result. Some say it was built around 1964. Construction The hut is surprisingly water tight and constructed of timber, with vertical weather boards. The fireplace is large and open and the chimney is made from corrugated iron. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/rodway-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6ae1a83a-5f95-41cc-84d1-0728a9134ee9/Rodway+v+close.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Rodway Shelter - Rodway Shelter Hut Photo courtesy of Keith Moon. Known as Rodway Hut or Mt Rodway Shelter. Located at the first Tarn under Mt Rodway, at the Eastern end of the magnifcent Tarn Shelf in Mt Field National Park. It is the left hut in this photo. Brief History The hut was built as a transportable, and it was placed in this postion at the time of the construction of the Rodway Ski Tow about 1968. The rope tow was built for skiers who wanted to get a more demanding and steep run, than was offered by either of the two tows already at Mt Field, which are to the left of this run. A rider needed to wear a leather waist belt with a nut-cracker device to grip the wet rope so as to be pulled to the top of the lift. Construction The hut is very solidly built, as the weather can be fierce at this height. It is made from panel board and flat metal, lined, with a timber floor. It is fitted with a window that faces to Seal Lake. References Hobart Walking Club. Jim Moon pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/fairy-bower-hut monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d0b9c5b1-3d1e-4c83-8daf-4486eb8d8695/Bower+blocked+chimney.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cc948b62-1af2-4ddf-a6d0-cca2f47101d9/Bower+inside.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2ec93585-030a-4bd3-b12a-5613851b3ebc/Bower+%40+Front.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e37bed7-1194-4b14-887b-bfcfc23be6d9/Bower+Side+Site+steps.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/47cff959-0b19-4912-b03e-bb2a454fa8dd/Fairy+Bower+Hut.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Bower Hut - Bower Hut Known as Bower Hut or Fern Tree Bower Hut or the Jaffle Shed. Located at at 520598E 5247809N. You get to it by walking one km south-west along the Pipeline track from Fern Tee to Fairy Bower. History This hut was built to support workers on the mountain. It was used to store tools, that were used to maintain the waterworks infrastructure. The Bower Shelter Hut is about 40m to the north west. Construction Built of solid stone and concrete, originally with one window and a skillion roof. It would be wonderful to see this hut restored, with a table and seat. It is very solid, but the roof needs replacing to start. References M Stone - Pers Comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-newdegate-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/654ddb1c-b3f6-43db-8ffc-96e7c6b5f41e/tas_newdegate_hut_jefferey.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Newdegate Hut - Lake Newdegate Hut Known as Lake Newdegate Hut Located at Lake Newdegate, Mt Field National Park History This single room hut, was built of corrugated iron which was carried by pack horse to the site. It was built by the Tasmanian Ski Club between 1935 and 1936. Today it a practical rest stop for bushwalkers heading along the Tarn Shelf Circuit. Construction Corrugated iron over wooden frame with a wood floor, Caretakers The Tasmanian National Park Service https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/mt-field-government-huts monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/46e8f293-77d2-46df-b8c6-24dbc1855270/Mt+Field.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Field Government Huts - Mt Field Huts Known as The Mount Field Huts or Government Huts, or Mt Field Government Huts Located half a kilometre down the road from Lake Dobson History These six huts have been available commercially to families and visitors to rent, since the early 1960’s and are incredibly popular. We learnt to ski here in 1966. They were built to encourage tourism and were always available for very cheap rents, still about $45 per night. The toilets are shared in a block and there is no power or showers available. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/ewes-inn monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4e7e137d-31de-4ca1-a9e7-b8a6aea935b0/Ewes+Inn+2.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Ewes Inn - Ewes Inn Known as Ewes Inn or Florentine Hut Located at the Florentine River Crossing on the Adamsfield Track, South West Tasmania. History This is the last remaining hut at this river crossing point, from a group of cottages used by the Osmiridium miners travelling from Fitzgerald to the Adams river where the mines existed. A wooden bridge was built across the river when the mines were productive. This hut was built about 1932 and restored substantially in 2014, by keen locals. Construction Horizantal wood planking over frame for one room. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-vera-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5aede845-96f7-4463-b048-531139b79df9/Vera+DS+04.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Vera Hut - FC Lake Vera Hut Vera Hut Photo by David Sisson © 2004. Known as Lake Vera Hut or Michael's Hut. Located 100 m east of Lake Vera, 50 m north east of the Vera Creek bridge on the walking track to Frenchman's Cap. Grid: 079 194. History The Lake was named in 1910 by the track cutter and writer J. E. (Ernie) Philp after his wife. The first hut was built by a lakeside swamp in June 1962 and was reroofed in the late 1960's. It was a slab hut with a split paling floor and was slowly disintegrating by the late 1970's. The present hut was built in March 1979. The original hut was reputedly dismantled in the early 1980's. Just off the track, north west of Barron Pass, is a memorial to the prominent landscape and poster artist Harry Kelly who helped pioneer the route in the years before the Second World War. Construction An excellent and large modern hut with a practical layout. Clad in timber, the hut has a wooden floor and an iron roof. One end of the hut contains benches, stainless steel covered tables and a coal stove. Four bunks that each sleep four or five people are at the other end of the hut with room for an extra person under the roofline above the veranda. Outside are coal bins, a water tank and a helipad. The only practical campsites are behind the hut and next to the helipad. There is a small paling jetty 20 metres from the hut on Vera Creek, although it is frequently under water. The dunny is located 100 m south of the hut along the main track to the Lyell Highway. References This article compiled by David Sisson. The following sources were used: John Chapman. South west Tasmania: a Guidebook for Bushwalkers. 4th ed. John Chapman, 1998. John Siseman & John Chapman. Cradle Mountain National Park: Frenchmans Cap - Walls of Jerusalem. [1st ed.] Algona, 1979. pp. 106 - 115. Phil Robinson. A climbers guide to Frenchman's Cap NP, 1979. pp. 9, 11. Simon Kleinig. Journeys to the Ivory Tower: in the footsteps of the pioneers. pp. 28 - 31 in Wild No. 77. Winter 2000. Rowland Kelly - interview, 2005. The hut is also mentioned in occasional issues of the Tasmanian Tramp, Skyline, Outdoor Australia and Wild. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-tahune-hut-fc monthly 0.5 2022-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0bcf18b0-9f70-44d6-a074-9dc074bbed23/Tahune+Hut+No3.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Tahune Hut FC Lake Tahune Hut Photos of the second hut (green) by David Sisson © 2004. The photo of the hut to the left, is of the third hut taken in 2018 by the Valley Website crew. Notes below also prepared by David Sission. Located at 965 metres altitude, on the north east shore of Lake Tahune in the Frenchman's Cap National Park (as it was, now part of the South West NP). The hut is sheltered by the cliffs of Frenchman's Cap and overlooks the Franklin River valley. In good weather it has arguably the most spectacular view of any hut in the country. Grid: 039 198. History In 1940 Ray Livingston lobbied for a hut to be built at Lake Tahune, but wartime shortages and his death in 1943 meant that nothing happened until after the war. Jack Thwaites had continued to lobby for the hut and the Scenery Preservation Board commissioned a local saw miller, Cliff (an apt name for the location) Bradshaw to build the hut. He was assisted by mill hands and his sons Bernie and Henry. The hut was mostly built in 1946 and completed in January 1947 after a bumper snow season had broken the hut's ridge pole. The Bradshaw's had tried to carry a six foot long crosscut saw along the overgrown track but soon abandoned it and instead built the hut from palings split on site from the only suitable tree, a King William Pine. Bernie recalled that they made a number of trips to the site but 'were chased out by the weather a couple of times, … snowflakes were coming down like dinner plates. … It was quite a good hut actually. The palings fitted up pretty well and it was a reasonable size.' Frank Hurley, legendary photographer of Shackleton's Endurance expedition was less charitable when he visited in Easter 1947. 'Only an average job… roof timbers had warped considerably, leaving cracks rendering the hut far from weatherproof'. However the dirt floored hut endured and gave reasonable shelter until it was destroyed by a bushfire in November 1966 that also killed many of the King William Pines in the area. The present hut was built on the site of the old hut in June 1971. The project was overseen by Brian Collin, an H.E.C. engineer and keen bushwalker. The prefabricated hut was adapted from an Antarctic design by the Scenery Preservation Board. The H.E.C. provided the transport. First it was taken to Mt McCall by truck and then ferried to Lake Tahune by helicopter. It took Collin and three assistants seven days to erect the hut. The porch was built out of left over timber although it was not in the plans. Originally in the open, overlooking both Lake Tahune and the Franklin valley, the hut is now surrounded by tall scrub making it difficult to photograph. It was one of the first mountain huts to be prefabricated and entirely transported by helicopter. In this respect it was a predecessor to the second Vera Hut and the new Federation and Michell huts on Victoria's two highest mountains. Construction A six sided steel hut with a wooden floor resting on huon pine foundations with a huon pine skillion porch. The hut has two tables, seating and four bunks with mattresses, each accommodates four people. The stove has been removed (although scorch marks on the floor show its former location). It has been replaced by a methylated spirits heater, however metho is rarely provided. A water tank is located on the south western side of the hut. To the north is a dunny perched on the edge of a cliff and an exposed helipad with great views over the Franklin valley. Sheltered campsites are located near the helipad and south east of the hut overlooking the lake. References This article compiled by David Sisson. The following sources were used: Simon Kleinig. “55 years at Tahune Hut”. pp 95 - 99, Tasmanian Tramp. No 34. 2002. John Chapman. South west Tasmania: a Guidebook for Bushwalkers. 4th ed. John Chapman, 1998. John Siseman & John Chapman. “Cradle Mountain National Park: Frenchman Cap - Walls of Jerusalem”. [1st ed.] Algona, 1979. pp. 106 - 115. Phil Robinson. “A climbers guide to Frenchman's Cap NP”, 1979. pp. 9, 11. Simon Kleinig. Journeys to the Ivory Tower: in the footsteps of the pioneers. pp. 28 - 31 in Wild No. 77. Winter 2000. The hut is also mentioned in occasional issues of the Tasmanian Tramp, Skyline, Outdoor Australia and Wild Magazine. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/norris-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c7bf0bff-6294-4cc4-a9f2-7d6c5945a28f/Norris+Hut+Cached.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Norris Hut Norris' Hut Known as Norris Hut, sometimes as the Norris Thurston Hut. Located in a hidden location off the Montague Fire Trail, above Mountain River. It is about 10 minutes walk down from the saddle between Mt Montagu and the Thumbs to the left of the trail. Located at Grid Ref 141 473 on the Derwent map. Alternatively, walk up from Mountain River, Mountain River Road, then Jordans Road then a short road to the right. (NOTE it is NOT at GR 155458 on the Betts Hill FT, as indicated by another website GPS position) History This hut was built by Mountain River families, Thurston and Norris, in December 1991. They who own the properties below the hut. A cliff is used as one of the walls. It has a double bunk and one other bed. The hut is within the Mt Wellington Park Management Trust area and is managed by them and the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. They prefer that visitors do not stay in the hut, but visit for the day only. If you climb the rock behind the hut, you will get wonderful views of the Huon Valley and Mountain River area. Construction Built of local stone, with a corrugated iron, skillion roof. There is a pot belly stove inside and the roof includes a cover for the firewood supply. References Local family. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/mt-eliza-memorial-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/69deb51b-8b69-4224-92c5-e777205d218d/Mt+Eliza+Hut+with+Family+TAS.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Eliza Memorial Hut Mt Eliza Hut Photograph Copyright Olaf Moon © 1976 In photo, Keith Moon, Kathy Moon, Ian Moon, Jim Moon Known as Mount Eliza Hut, High Camp Memorial Hut, Mt Eliza Memorial Hut or the Mt Anne Hut. Located at High camp, Mt Eliza, SW National Park. Brief history The Mt Eliza hut was built by the Hobart Walking Club (HWC) between 1971 and 1974. It was dedicated to three well known club members, all of whom had died in varying circumstances about that time. They were Agnete Damgaard, Olegas Truchanas and John Plaister. Olegas was known in particular for his spectacular photography, but he unfortunately perished in a canoing accident on the Franklin River. Construction of the hut was a torrid affair, with materials (including bags of cement) being carried some thousands of feet up the spur to the hut. The location was chosen for its immediate proximity to the summit of Mt Eliza, and as a key stepping off point for walkers climbing Mt Anne, or walking the exposed Mt Anne circuit. Bags of cement weigh one-hundredweight, being 112 pounds. Each was divided in two of 61 pounds (about 30kg), and carried in a backpack up the spur. I remember this very well! Construction The hut was built from local stone, to stand the blasts from the winter westerlies. None the less, the walls needed special proofing to keep the rainwater out. The roof is of cliplock iron. Caretakers - Hobart Walking Club References J. Moon, J Cannon, D Sisson - all pers comms. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/edwardsens-cox-bight monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/71eb32af-5ca2-433b-95c9-e0079c938f13/CLloyd_1982_396k.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Edwardsens Cox Bight Edwardsens Hut This photo taken by Charles Lloyd in 1982, and the introduction one, in 2010. Known as Cox Bight Hut or Edwardsens Hut Location, about 300m inland from Point Eric, at Cox Bight, South West National Park. It appears on older editions of the Old River Map at 388 845. History - Freddy Edwardsens Hut at Cox Bight was built in about the early 1930s by a Norwegian tin miner. It was in good condition into the 1980s but in more recent times parts of the hut have been cannibalised to repair other bits. History of the hut is kept by Angie McGowan of the Cultural Heritage Branch of the Tasmanian Heritage Office. Construction Timber over poles with corrugated iron covering walls and roof. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/hartz-mountain-shelter-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4fee145e-455f-46ec-92a2-44193e41fa5c/Hartz+Shelter.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Hartz Mountain Shelter Hut Hartz Mountain Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as the Hartz Hut or Hartz Mountain Shelter. Located at the end of the Hartz Mountain National Park Access road. History This is the third hut at this site. The first hut on this site was built by timber workers in about 1890. The second hut, was built by the Geeves family, after which Geeveston is named. They brought visitors to the area in the summer at the turn of the century and later. It was removed in 1995 due to its very delapidated state. Construction The current hut was buuilt to last, with stone walls, fireplace and chimney, plus an iron roof and concrete floor. Caretakers - NPWS References https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-nichols-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d3717721-e0de-44ab-b77a-1cb945866beb/LakeNicholls.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Nichols Hut Lake Nichols Hut Known as Nichols Hut or Lake Nichols Shelter Located close to the Dobson Road at Lake Nichols. History This hut was built by the NPWS in 1971, and it is similar in style and build to the Lake Belcher Hut. Construction Vertical palings over a sawn wood frame, with one window. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/troedel-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d4f37058-d197-4111-98bf-9dac2047c368/Troedel_Shelter_Inscription_Melaleuca_MStatham_2012.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Troedel Shelter - The Troedel Shelter Photos courtesy of M Statham. Known as Troedel Shelter or The Melaleuca Airstrip Hut. Located beside the airstrip at Melaleuca and known as the Bathurst Harbour Landing Ground, Southwest National Park. History This hut was built by Parks and Wildlife Service as a shelter for bushwalkers’ and kayakers’ supply drops. It is also used by Par Avion to store equipment, and for communications and webcam infrastructure. Bushwalkers wait for flights in the shelter of the building’s annexe. David Troedel was an independent walker often covering considerable distances on his own. He went missing in 1972 to the west of Precipitous Bluff in quite a small area, but with very real challenges from Horizontal Scrub. A “cold case” review by police in 2003 did not find anything new. The hut was built on the request of David’s parents, as an appropriate memorial to their son. It now includes an automatic weather station installed by Par Avion. Construction Vertical board cladding, Colorbond pitched roof, hardboard and pine lining, timber floor. The annexe has a gravel floor. Caretakers Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania. References Janet Fenton - Pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/fenton-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e4009a66-2240-494d-bf74-611d26a8b667/Lake+Fenton+Hut+Front+KEM+2022.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Fenton Hut Lake Fenton Huts Photos courtesy of Keith Moon May 2022. Known as Lake Fenton Huts or Fenton Hut This hut is located at the Mount Field road, a few kilometres short of Lake Dobson at Lake Fenton. This hut is about 200 metres off the road, but rarely visited, although often available for skiers in winter. In the 1950’s the road finished at the Lake Fenton Dam and skiers walked from here, or took pack-horses to Mt Mawson and beyond. History This is the last remaining hut, of a group that used to be at the end of the Mt Field National Park road, at Lake Fenton. Around the late 1920's a decision was made to use Lake Fenton as part of the city of Hobart's water supply. The road was constructed as part of that project. Five accommodation huts were located at Lake Fenton at the time. They were all built by the first official State Park Ranger, Bill Belcher between 1930 and 1932 with the aid of his wife, Emily. He knew the park very well, and cut most of the standard tracks around the Park starting in 1915, then later became the first ranger in 1918. Retention of these was not considered to be in the interests of drinking water supply so the road was extended from Lake Fenton to Lake Dobson and the huts were re-located to become the current "Government Huts" near Lake Dobson around 1940. The pack horse trains were disbanded when the road was finished. One hut was left at Lake Fenton as a safety measure. Originally it was the ranger's hut and then later used by walkers and skiers (including myself and friends for multiple ski trips). Construction There are three rooms in this hut and a fireplace. The hut has a horizantal weatherboard treatment, but a vertical board facia in front of the veranda. References Davies 1986 Michael Wadsley, President Ski Club of Tasmania 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/973d82b6-8973-4c90-a67f-17a3b5342dc7/Fenton.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Fenton Hut Lake Fenton hut under snow, typical of winter. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-dobson-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be285110-5706-46a0-9950-4fba64cb425e/Dobson_snowed_OM_02.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Dobson Hut Lake Dobson Shelter Known as the Lake Dobson Hut or Lake Dobson Shelter. The photograph was taken on the June long weekend, 2002. Location: This hut was built on the small rise above the Lake Dobson car park, after the road was extended from Lake Fenton. The hut looks over the lake and Mt Field. History This hut was built by the Parks service as a Picnic Shelter Commercial accommodation huts are located back down the road about two kilometres, and may be booked via the National Park office. Public toilets are available at the rear. Construction By the Tasmanian NPWS from sawn timber with a concrete floor and fireplaces. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e1d72056-c8f0-44c9-b81e-fb6f4eb94c4e/Luckmans.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Luckmans Hut Luckman's Hut Known as Luckmans Hut or The Wellington Ski Club hut. Note that the Hobart Walking Club also had a hut about 100m from this one, but it is now only a site. Location It is about 200m below the road, and about two kilometres from the summit of Mt Wellington, at the foot of a scree field used for skiing in times when the snow was deep. History Luckmans was named after Leo Luckman, also of "Luckman's Lead on the way to Federation Peak" fame. Roy Davies and other HWC members were instrumental in its restoration in the early 1970s, although the ski run nearby is no longer used. The hut was built by various people from the Wellington Ski Club and Hobart Walking Club. Beside the hut, is a cleared, but rough, and none too demanding ski run, also built by the club, when thirty feet of snow was common each winter. Leo's wife, Jessie survives him today, at age 93. 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It was originally called Geer's Hut when built by Oswald Geer in 1923 on Cascade Brewery land, then in 1963 was acquired by Jack Thwaites and renamed 'The Retreat'. Located in the Mt Wellington State Park just below the Pinnacle Road east of The Chalet. It is about half a kilometre SE from Kara Hut and is best reached on a rough track from Kara, after walking downhill from the Climbers Car Park below the Organ Pipes. GPS Location is available to those who search well online, or email us (olafmoonATgmaiDOTcom) for the details, as this hut is considered to be protected by the Wellington Reserve management. History Retreat was originally built by Oswald Geer in 1923. Bushwalker, Ron Smith explored the mountain in the early 1960’s and found this hut in fairly poor condition, but was told that he could purchase it for twenty pounds. He formed a syndicate Jack Thwaites, David McNeill and Lindsay Whitham to purchase it, and were given a large old-style key to confirm the permission for occupancy. It appeared then, that the hut had not been used for some years. Formal permission was given by Hobart City Council for them to occupy the hut on the condition that the door be kept locked to prevent anyone taking up permanent residence there. It is not locked now and visitors are welcome, notwithstanding that the WPT would prefer that visitors were kept to a minimum. In 1967 the hut was burnt badly by the wildfires of that year, but Jack Thwaites undertook the repairs and visited regularly until his death in 1986. The Waratah tree beside the hut was planted by him. Construction It is a very solid hut made of stone, with a concrete floor and includes an internal fireplace, table and bunks. When it was taken over in 1963, the description given was: “There is a fireplace end of the hut was all of stone; the other end and both sides comprised a framework of bark saplings, lined on the outside by more saplings from ground to roof; the outer wall of dry-stone construction was several inches clear of the saplings, and the space between had been filled with clay rammed in to make the wall airtight. Seepage had caused some of the timber lining to rot and in places the outer stone construction was in danger of imminent collapse. The floor of tongued-and-grooved hardwood was in excellent condition and the roofing, of palings covered by light iron sheeting, was still watertight”. References John and Maria Grist. Jack Thwaites - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/cooks-beach-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3189e92d-29d1-4327-8e86-14728e7b0d3f/CLloyd_1982_442.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Cooks Beach Hut Cooks Beach Hut Located in the Freycinet NP at the most southerly point of Cooks Beach in the south of the Freycinet Peninsua. History This was originally an historic homestead now maintained by PWS. Construction A stone cottage with metal roof. 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Known as Junction Cabin. Located on the traverse track from the Springs Hotel site, and a little further north from Rock Cabin, Mt Wellington. It is a very popular site for both walkers and mountain bikers. Brief History There have been three possibly four huts on this specific site. In the early 1830s timber sawyers built huts at the King’s Sawpits, Brown’s Flat, which is today known as the Junction Cabin clearing. This stone hut, was built as a summer holiday cottage or recreational building, in 1880 as an adjunct to the work site. This particular one shown in the photo was re-built after the 1966 bushfires, initially out of iron, then in the early 1990’s it was surrounded by the stone walls that are present today. Construction Mortared rubble stone, wood facias and tin roof. The original replacement was built by the HCC after 1967 of corrugated iron, and that is shown in the interior photo below. There is also a fireplace and furniture inside the hut. References: “Tasmania Stories” - Website. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/kara-hut monthly 0.5 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51d43071-75bc-4aba-9e77-b4bc9b0b53df/Kara+and+Backpack.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Kara Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/73605d9b-b535-4a75-95a7-13d1fca6dba8/Kara+Cabin+3%3A4+Moss+VG+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Kara Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e1b5effb-b6b5-4915-aba3-4c417d70fa1c/Kara+Cabin+Bunk++Keith+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Kara Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b2b141d-a7cc-4aa5-b37b-5cd5ecf5bff9/Kara+Cabin+Chimney+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Kara Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/65553e5b-df5c-4de6-a174-c9660b663726/Kara+Cabin+Door+Sign+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Kara Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/600c9485-d0ca-456a-ad93-8677ba7c9942/Kara+Cabin+Fireplace+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - 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Known as Kara Cabin or Kara Hut. Previously known as Keats Hut or the Stone Hut. Located on on the slopes of Mt Wellington, behind Hobart, and below the summit road. Park on the summit road at the “Climbers Park” below the Chalet and search for the path down. You can search for the GPS position online or email me to olafmoonATgmailDOTcom if you are a genuine “hut-nut”. Brief History Kara was originally built by Frank Keats in 1923 on Cascade Brewery land. He called it the Stone Hut. In 1952, new custodians restored it considerably, but it was badly burnt in the 1967 bushfires, where just the stone shell and chimney remained. Soon after, it was rebuilt with Council permission. This hut is very special, as you will find on your visit. It is well protected by the Wellington Park Trust, who mean well, but dont actually want people to visit. Their reports including the heritage study hide its location. Notwithstanding that, it is genuinely open to any interested visitor so if you are keen, please do take the oppotunity. It is also a very resilient hut against damage and wildfires, but of course this protection is not absolute. Thirty metres to the SE is the remains of another hut, revealing just the chimney base and some iron. Construction This is a very solid stone hut with chimney. It has a wooden floor and iron roof plut a fire place and three bunks inside. References: McConnell, A & Scripps L ;Wellington Heritage Inventory 2005. 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Located on the traverse track from the Springs Hotel site, and a little further north from Rock Cabin, Mt Wellington. Or on the Lenah Valley Track just south of Junction Cabin. It is shown on some maps. Brief History The hut was built in 1911 by C Drew, L Griffiths, D Griffitsh and J Lennox. It was burnt in the early 1930, due to being substantially timber at that time, with a bark roof. It was burnt again in the 1967 bushfires and rebuilt in 1970 by the HWC including members Frank Morely, Bill Waller, Roy Davies and Ted Cornish. From the 1930’s to the 1950’s Danny Griffith was permanently resident having retired from a life of hair dressing. Danny Griffiths was made "honorary ranger" due to his long-standing residence at Lone Cabin. He was a friend of the local wildlife and had a special relationship with some friendly possums and George the magpie (possibly a currawong). "George comes, sleek and glistening, to peer in at the entrance to the cabin and inspect the visitors, with his head cocked knowingly on one side. George also is a character. He will seize the finger of his host in his massive beak and shake it vigorously as a reminder that attention is desired in the shape of a tasty morsel. It would not be wise for the stranger to let him try his finger. It is an experience to meet Dan Griffith, with his wide knowledge of the mountain and its tracks, and to watch him with the creatures of the wild that are his friends." (Mercury 1939). Construction Mortared rubble stone, wood facias and tin roof. References: Abrahams 2001 pp 16-20 Cornish 1969 Davies, R. 1972 pp60-61 GPS: S 42.89035 E 147.25041 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/sama-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c96d050-2626-47b3-bd4c-25cff606fb64/Sama_and_JSM_Jan_03_OM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Sama Hut Sama Hut Photo by Olaf Moon, of Jim Moon 2001. Known as The A Frame, Tysons Hut or Lost World Hut. Brief History Sama was built in 1968 and 1969 by Jeff Tyson, with assistance from his brother and a friend. It’s unusual A Frame style was well suited to the snow and rain high on Mt Wellington. Tyson carried all the main timbers for the floor and the iron for the roof, from the track head in Glenorchy to the site, quite an undertaking at the time. Initially the hut was locked. It was "discovered" by 8th Hobart Venture Scouts in 1969, much to the chagrin of Tyson. It was later well used by rock climbers in the Lost World, who are reputed to have re-named as Sama in about 1984. The origin of the word is not known. The hut is only 210m from the Scout Hut, but visitors to each rarely know of the other, as the terrain between is particularly rugged. Access is via the Glenorchy walking track, or by turning left from the "main ledge" on the Lost World track, before it heads off over the cliff. Construction Sama is set up on a stone platform and has a wooden floor, the roof and chimney is of corrugated iron, set in an A frame shape, allowing for a sleeping platform on a second story. There are four bunks on the ground floor. References: Photo by Olaf Moon, Jim Moon in frame. GPS: S 42.881944 E 147.218889 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/scout-hut monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/98f66980-7b77-4264-9392-b95be721352f/Scout+Hut+1970+Floor+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/68443f3e-1354-4416-bfc5-5dc4b582c37b/Scout+Hut+Almost+Finished+1973+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a66dc4d-43e6-41dc-bf15-ca2f235ff470/Scout+Hut+1970+AboveFrame+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e08c6a87-ada4-44d2-ad53-fe5724c31f95/Scout+Hut+1970+Frame+Up+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/16b58ba5-db7e-492c-9384-368afe7feab8/Scout+Hut+Snowed+1973+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut The Scout Hut Photograph of the hut snowed, by Olaf Moon © 1973. Known as Scout hut or Moon's Hut and Friends' School Hut. It has never been called the Mount Arthur Hut or Abrahams. Located about 400m west of the "big bend" on the Mt Wellington summit road, Hobart. GPS Location: S 42.883526 E 147.217608 - Very clearly visible on Google Maps “terrain” and shown on a number of official maps. History The Scout hut was built in a very hidden position on Mount Wellington in 1969, and approved "unofficially" by the bailiff in 1971, without a lease. The bailiff, Mr. Robert Stean, put the lease application into the pending tray, where it sat until he passed away in 2001. The hut is now inside the Wellington State Park boundary but was previously on public land. The original building was designed as a two story skiing hut, and built by six teenagers from the 8th Hobart Scout troop (at The Friends' School), Olaf Moon, Phillip Prebble, Robert Cripps, Greg Hughes, Stephen Mee and Guy Clift who completed it to the shutters in summer 1971. The hut is also known by other names and was formally listed by the Hobart City Council in its heritage register of buildings on Mt Wellington, in 2001, with the agreement of the original designer, Olaf Moon. The photo above, was taken in January 2003, showing the need for minor restoration of the windows and some iron. The main window was replaced with transparent corrugated material on 18 Jan 2003, and a latch fitted to the door. In 2021, the hut received considerable updates, including the replacement of the interior lining with Masonite, so that the authorities could no longer claim, erroneously, that it contained asbestos. A photo of the interior is shown below. Unfortunately, someone took regular residence, which upset the authorities. They constructed a large water container and piping to the inside of the hut and an external shower. ( There had previously been a water tank in the 1980’s). They also added an external toilet the “loo with a view” down in front of the hut. All of this resulted in the hut being closed up tightly with metal panels and tech-bolts by the Wellington Park ranger. Graffiti was added and now a plan needs to be made on the next step to return it to heritage status as a shelter hut only. A substantial footpad now runs to the hut from the Collins Bonnet fire trail, in a position that is different from the original access. Commence at the Mt Wellington Road, "big bend". The photo below was taken in August 1971. Construction The hut was built on substantial stone footings to stop damp and rot. At the corner, they stand about 1.5m high and required the manhandling of over 1.5 tonnes of stone by the boys. The floor is tongue and groove boards, with a trap door. The walls and roof are corrugated iron, with an inset of corrugated fibreglass. The materials came from a Federation home being demolished in West Hobart and owned by one of the boys’ parents. The hut frames were pre-manufactured on-site and raised as complete units, to create the unusual two story construction. One was bolted to the stone wall, with the hole being drilled over a full day using a hand-held star drill and hammer. The floor joists for the second story, now have braces to maintain the strength that is required for it to be safe when used. Originally a magnificent iron stove was installed, but this was smashed by vandals and replaced with a small fireplace and flue. The second version a pot-belly stove rotted from rainwater coming down the flue. A replacement is needed. References Hobart City Council Files - 2000. Olaf Moon - original slides of the hut construction and plans. Mt Wellington Park Ranger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9df8c8a7-eaaa-4aa4-8f7a-61cb001d4b01/Scout+Hut+interior.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/charleskinghut monthly 0.5 2023-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d4bb3800-f57b-4cf7-bc61-8229b23159d6/Bushwalkers_Hut_Melaleuca_GFenton_2012.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Charles King Memorial Hut Charles King Memorial Hut Known as Charles King Memorial Hut or King Memorial Hut Location at Melaleuca near the Rangers’ Quarters and Melaleuca Lagoon, Port Davey, South West National Park. History Charles King’s son Deny built this hut in 1959-’60 with help from the Hobart Walking Club. Charles and Deny King were local tin miners. Charles King, known by bushwalkers for his hospitality in this remote area, died in 1955. His son, Deny King, built this hut for the use of bushwalkers, in memory of his father. There is a display inside the hut detailing its history, produced by Friends of Melaleuca, a branch of Wildcare Tasmania. It is now used as a bushwalkers shelter, sometimes for private tours. Construction This hut is built in the Nissen style with pre-rolled corrugated iron over a timber frame, including curved bush poles as arched frames. It has a plywood lining and timber floor. Feature stones for the central fireplace were collected by boat from nearby Bathurst Harbour. The fireplace is on a concrete base. from a nissen hut curved corrugated iron, with a concrete floor and fireplace. Caretakers - It is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania assisted by volunteer caretakers engaged by PWS each summer. “Friends of Melaleuca”, a branch of the volunteer organisation Wildcare Tasmania also helps with maintenance, including re-roofing the hut in 2011. References Deny King, King of the Wilderness - Christobel Mattingly 2001. Harry Watson-Smith - pers comm. Ian D Ross and the Launceston Walking Club Committee. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/claytons-cottage monthly 0.5 2023-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/052a5c8a-b53e-4e9d-8460-c6668e6a9f77/Claytons+Cottage.+Photo+geoff+Fenton.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Claytons Cottage Claytons Cottage Known as Claytons or Claytons Cottage Located at Claytons Corner, Bathurst Harbour, South West National Park History This hut was built by resident fishers Win and Clyde Clayton. This was their home from 1962 until 1976. They built a jetty for their fishing boat and Win grew a marvellous garden nearby. Access is primarily by water, and the jetty is still there for small vessels. The building is visited frequently by tour groups. It is alos used by day visitors and for emergency overnight use. Construction The hut is built with vertical board cladding, gable-ended, corrugated steel roof, timber floor and a plywood lining. Much of the fabric of the building was re-used from the Claytons’ previous house which was on the northern side of Port Davey. Materials were transported by boat and the house re-constructed at the present location. Caretakers - The hut is maintained by the Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania. Volunteers from Friends of Claytons carried out a major restoration in the early 2000s, including work on foundations, re-roofing and clearing surrounding vegetation. “Friends of Melaleuca”, Wildcare Tasmania, has taken over that role and works on maintenance annually in collaboration with PWS Tasmania. Friends of Melaleuca has installed displays detailing the history of the cottage. References Deny King, King of the Wilderness - Christobel Mattingly 2001. Harry Watson-Smith - pers comm. Ian D Ross and the Launceston Walking Club Committee. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/second-hut monthly 0.5 2023-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e956a71a-54cc-40da-b9b5-d13052d1b3ba/SecondHutGeoffFenton123-3949rcr-500x456.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Second Hut (Melaleuca) Bushwalker’s Second Hut Photo courtesy of Geoff Fenton. Known as Second Bushwalkers Hut or The New Hut, Melaleuca. Located at Melaleuca, Southwest National Park, near to the Charles King Memorial Hut. History This hut was built by Deny King in 1975-’76 with help from the Launceston Walking Club and Hobart Walking Club, for use by bushwalkers. It became the over-flow hut for the increasing number of walkers visiting the south west. There is a display inside the hut detailing its history, produced by Friends of Melaleuca, a branch of Wildcare Tasmania. Construction It is also built in the Nissen style with pre-rolled corrugated iron and timber purlins over curved galvanised pipe arched frames. It contains hardboard lining and a timber floor. Caretakers - Maintained by the Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania assisted by and volunteer caretakers engaged by PWS each summer. Significant maintenance has been done by Friends of Melaleuca, Wildcare Tasmania. References Deny King, King of the Wilderness - Christobel Mattingly 2001. Ian D Ross and the Launceston Walking Club Committee. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-belcher monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/568743b6-d873-4540-a929-b3e28b11eb68/BelcherJuly05+copy.JPG https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/kcol monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8668cf85-1a68-4c5f-9a6a-a0bf82f11e21/K_Col.jpg Huts of Tasmania - K Col Hut K Col Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8c8acc06-1d3c-4b2a-8f19-b46611dd7c1f/Mt-Field-Hut-copy.jpg Huts of Tasmania - K Col Hut K-Col Hut Known as K Col Hut and The F.A. “Bobs” Peterson Memorial Hut. Location: K Col is in the Mt Field National Park, and is on the walking track from Lake Dobson to Mt Field West, which is a long day’s hike for most people. GPS Location: S 42°40'20.1" E 146°33'03.0" History: K-Col Hut was built in honour of “Bobs” Peterson, a one-time member of the Hobart Walking Club (HWC) who was appointed as Secretary of the Mt Field National Park Board in the late 1940's. The hut was built by the Hobart Walking Club for survival purposes, and opened by Sir Edmund Hilary in 1960. Significant repairs were undertaken in 2015 and 2016, with a full replacement of the roof. In March 2022, a new boardwalk was installed across windy moor, to repair considerable damage on the track. Construction is of local stone, to deal with the weather at this place and altitude. The roof is deliberately steep to shed snow. Inside there is some seating and a table, but it has a dir Caretakers: FOMF - “Friends of Mt Field” Photos: The person climbing on the introductory photo of the hut is David Forsyth who was photographed by Olaf Moon in 1973. The peak behind is “the Watcher”. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland daily 0.75 2022-03-20 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland/project-three-bm5tt monthly 0.5 2022-03-20 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland/project-two-sg728 monthly 0.5 2022-03-20 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland/jardine monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7af1b9c-1fe8-4ae2-bd3d-0d49de488278/Jardine.jpg Huts of Queensland - Jardine River Hut - Jardine Hut Located at the Jardine River crossing, far north Queensland, on the Telegraph Track. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/orourkes-paddock-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e366c72-111b-495d-b7a6-6a6cdc2aa1ae/christie_orourkes2.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Christie O'Rourkes Paddock Hut Christie O'Rourke's Paddock Hut Known as Christie O’Rourke’s Hut or Paddock Hut. Located beside the Ingeegoodbee River Track at GR 183194 on the new Suggan Buggan map (marked but not named) or GR 182192 on the old map (but not marked). Access is best made along the Ingeegoodbee Track from the Barry Way near Suggan Buggan, on foot or by 4WD. This is a replacement for the original hut destroyed in the 2003 fires and stands on a private enclave inside the Alpine National Park. History Originally built to support grazing and brumby running in the local area, it is still in active use. Construction The floor is part concrete slab, and part dirt. Over this is a frame of timber covered in corrugated iron and is very large, more than 7m square, and open-plan except for a small bathroom. There is a partially enclosed veranda at the front which is used for feed and harness storage by horse riders. Water is supplied from a water tank via pipes and a 200 litre drum in the fireplace has a hot water service. There are also light fittings and power points in the hut, to be connected to a generator brought in for major stays. Heating is provided by either an open fireplace or slow combustion stove. The hut is unlocked and so the logbook indicates that horse riders, brumby runners, bush walkers, mountain bike riders and cattlemen visit and use it. References Butler Craig Doubleday - pers comm 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/murphys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9cdf853e-31b2-4c29-9d94-2e9e3852729f/Murphys+OM+9.03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Murphys Hut - Murphys Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon 2003. Known as Murphy’s Hut Located east of Omeo, NE about 8 Km from Moscow Villa, along the Nunniong Road. A small side road, leaves Nunniong just after a prominent sign to Ski Road. Shown on the Omeo-Bindi map at GR845856. History Built by Michael Murphy and Louis Pendergast in 1949. Michael renewed the corner posts in 1990. Construction Gabled iron over a pole frame. Some floor is made of wood. Two rooms, fireplace and all furniture including a fridge. Caretaker - Murphy family. References Hueneke Pp 199, 212, 24 GPS S 37 10.275 E 147 57.251 https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/wilsons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0d6010a6-4f86-4ad4-b933-f50611615a59/Wilsons+Hut.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b05988a4-1b0b-4c19-90fd-e4575017dbcc/Wilsons1AS04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Wilsons Hut - Wilsons Hut Photograph courtesy of Anne Sedgley C/- Graeme Butler and DSE © 2004. Location Gentle Annie Track, Nariel. Known as Wilson’s Hut History Wilson's Hut near Bendoc is one of the few Alpine huts listed in the Victorian Heritage Register. Alfred Wilson and his wife Irene, built this hut on Crown land when they arrived in the Bonang area in 1916. They planted fruit trees, pines and had a large vegetable garden and chooks, supplying produce to locals, miners and the Bendoc Hotel. Mrs. Wilson was known to transport the produce in a pram. She was also a very competent musician, and often gave music lessons to locals at the Bendoc Hotel. Alfred had two horses and a tip dray, also doing carting and fencing in the district. He supplied wood in quarts ( 5’ x 5’ x 5’) to the nearby Victoria Star mine, founded five years before. In 1935 Alfred became ill and went to Sydney where he died. Irene stayed at the hut for another 6 months but could not continue alone. She returned to her family in Sydney and the hut was left empty. The Wilsons lived simply and were well known and liked in the area. The hut is set in a grassy clearing fringed with some Monterey pines and native forest. Nearby are rabbit proofed vegetable garden enclosures (east of hut), remnant slab fences (north and east, one section on ground), plum trees (4 to east), orchard remnants (to north-west) and remnants of a concrete floor slab (3m x 2m) and corrugated iron clad chimney to the west. Further to the west are stone footingsand burnt timbers of a former fodder store, within some post and wire fencing. Construction: Wall frame: pole and sawn hardwood Floor: butted sawn hardwood Wall cladding: split vertical hardwood slabs. Roof cladding: corrugated iron. The hut is of interest for the use of hand split slab vertical cladding and is one of a small number of huts identified in the Alpine area which have such cladding. References Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey 2005, Graeme Butler and Associates. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/middle-mountain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Huts in East Gippsland - Middle Mountain Hut - Middle Mountain Hut Located near to Suggan Buggan https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/turners-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/810cd20d-4e14-45a5-8ca7-0f3809427e47/TurnersRearAS04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Turners Hut - Turners Hut Photograph by Anne Sedgley for Graeme Butler and Associates and DSE © 2004. Known as Turners Hut Located at Nunnett Plains, Omeo District. History Turners hut was built as a cattleman's shelter. It sits on private land and is usually locked as it is used for storage. Construction Timber poles and frame with vertical hardwood weatherboards and a slight gabled iron roof with Veranda. The classic fitting is the water tank, seen below. Caretakers - landowners. References Anne Sedgley - pers comm G. Butler - 2nd Report. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/woodhouse-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9ad418ee-a031-4061-9040-9c6c8fdc3fc4/Woodhouse_Creek_GD03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Woodhouse Logging Camp - Woodhouse Ck Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2005. Known as Woodhouse Creek Huts or Woodhouse Forestry Camp. Located at GR 583 768 on the Bairnsdale-Dargo-Omeo map near to Moscow Villa. History Two huts built to support timber getting. Caretakers - none References Gary Duncan - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/long-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0af4e1c-355a-4bc0-b13c-90f8b4126b4b/Long_Plain_HutSML.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Long Plain Hut - Long Plain Hut Known as Long Plain Hut, not to be confused with one of the same name in Kosciuszko NP. Located at GR 860217 on a track off the Mt Misery Road. History This one appears to be a replacement to the original hut which had collapsed on this site in the 1990’s. Construction Split timber walls and floor, iron roof and brick chimney. References Hueneke p 203. Gary Duncan - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/55d08ae9-75d1-4dc0-a8d0-fc17495fbab3/Green+Hills+GD+04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Glenmore Road Huts (Green Hills) - Glenmore Road Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2004 Known as Glenmore Rd Huts, or Greenhills Huts Located near Swifts Creek. Shown on the 1:100,000 Murrindal map at GR 975732. Its on the Nunnet Rd which goes from Buchan north and loops back down to Moscow Villa. Also clearly marked on the HEMA "High Country Victoria" map. History Apparently built as forestry huts. One is always open. Construction Weatherboard, wooden floors, skillion roof. References: Gary Duncan -Personal Comm. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/crb-guaging-station-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/54536bd3-90ad-42ce-a6e8-e94fded3f90e/CRB+Hut+Guaging+Station.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - CRB Gauging Station Hut - CRB Hut and Gauging Station Located at Limestone Creek. Known as CRB Hut, Limestone CRB Hut and CRB Gauging Station Hut. History This hut was originally built back in the 1920's by the Country Roads Board. Construction: Iron over timber frames References Butler report. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/glen-arte-huts monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1226e86b-9a9e-4d7b-9c02-19eaf3556bf6/Glen+Arte+Hut.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Glen Arte Timber Huts - Glen Arte Forestry Hut Located near Orbost, East Gippsland Known as Glen Arte Forestry Huts or Glen Arte Hut. History: The hut was built to support forestry workers. It was restored painstakingly in 2018 by VHCHA members. References VHCHA Facebook site. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/bub-penders-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/694b50fd-ab78-4f8c-960d-915e8f1be63f/Bub+Penders+Inside+SS.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Bub Penders Hut - Bub Penders Hut Photos courtesy of Steve Schmez Known as: Penders Hut or Bub Penders Hut Located near Suggan Buggan History Built by the Pender Family. References https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/commins-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/010fca2e-1e49-4994-b3fc-ac00e17773c0/Commins+LoR+KH+2001.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Commins Hut - Commins Hut Black and White Photograph courtesy of Klaus Hueneke © 2002. Known as Commins Hut. Located about three kilometres off the Nunniong Road, overlooking Quinn Plain. Shown on the Omeo-Bindi map at GR 836891. History This hut was built about 1948 by Bill Ah Chow and his forestry friends. It survived the fires but is not in a good shape. Construction Wooden walls, with iron roof and rickety furniture. Iron fireplace. Caretakers - None References Hueneke Pp 234. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/bentley-plain-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dc45a492-0f18-4705-b3c6-5896a97656d1/Bently+Plain+LoR+GD+03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Bentley Plain Shelter - Bentley Plain Shelters Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2003 Known as The Bentley Hilton or Bentley Plain Huts Located at Bentley Plain, near to Moscow Villa, SE of Omeo. History Built as accommodation for forestry workers, cutting the Mountain Ash in this area. Construction Weatherboards and skillion roofs. Caretaker - None known. References Hueneke Pp 211 - 212. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/dartmoorhut monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c2edbc9d-7fee-49c5-80a9-33c53f39de95/Dartmoor-2-AS04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Dartmoor Hut - Dartmoor Hut Photograph courtesy of Anne Sedgley for Graeme Butler and Associates and DSE © 2004 Located at corner of Hutchinson’s Creek Road and Bonang Bendoc Road, Bendoc. At GR 598849. History The hut was built in January 1932 by Jack Reed, with help from his sons George and Charlie Reed. The family had grazing leases throughout the local area. The hut was named after Dartmoor Prison. Jack Mustard carried out substantial repairs to the hut in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. Construction A classic log cabin, with iron gable roof. Caretakers - None References: Graeme Butler Report https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/gattamurghhut monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/59aea5fd-b2b4-421d-8d1f-0834c51fd474/gattamurh_creek1.jpeg Huts in East Gippsland - Gattamurgh Creek Hut - Gattamurh Creek Hut Known as Ventry Hut or Gattamurh Creek Hut Located on the Armstrong’s Track near Gattamurh Creek, Suggan Buggan and at GR 297119 (labelled on the old map as a "camping shed".) It is marked but not named on the Suggan Buggan map correctly at GR 298121. The easiest access is for walkers to ford the Snowy River and follow Gattamurh Creek up to the hut following brumby pads. Note that the original hut at Gattamurh Ford on the snowy (ref Butler) does not exist any longer, just a chimney base remains. History This hut was built by Tom Ventry in 1969 and modified in 1974 using Cypress Pine logs. Ventry was a dingo trapper for the Lands Department. The hut is unusual for its isolation. It is reputed to be located downstream from the old surveyors camp, established in the 1920's and to the east of an earlier hut and yards at Gattamurh Ford. Local families including the Rogers, O'Rourke’s and Woodhouses have also used the hut for a variety of purposes. It is very similar to the original Slaughterhouse Creek hut in Kosciuszko NP and remains actively used. Construction Cypress pine logs with corrugated iron walls and roof. The floor is dirt with rugs and old carpets to cover. There is also a water tank and bunks. Half of the western and northern walls are open to allow good light. It also has plumbing with water supplied from four tanks onsite. There is also a generator, lights and electric fridges. Caretakers - Local families. References Butler Pp 125. Craig Doubleday - pers comm 2006. Hueneke, Magnussen - no ref. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/project-four-m4bkm monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3a1088d2-2181-47c8-a969-692ef7dd302e/suggan_buggan_school+GD+04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Suggan Buggan School House - Suggan Buggan School House Located at Suggan Buggan village on the side of the Barry Way, generally easily accessible. Shown on the Jacobs River map at 179094. History An incredibly old building, built about 1861 from shingles, by the O'Rourke family, the first settlers in this incredibly beautiful valley. The building was restored with the original native pine shingles in the middle 1970's. Famous for its more famous visitors, including Geoffrey Blaimey who mentioned it in one of his Federation Speeches. Construction All timber, now in good condition. Caretakers References Hueneke Pp 221, 241. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/project-three-23nfb monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e8026de6-40c7-4bb6-bbb8-c9c825a9bfd2/Moscow+Villa+FM.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Moscow Villa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/af671774-4fe8-402e-badb-f12758614a4b/Moscow+Villa+GD+03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Moscow Villa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7abab442-b072-4e03-8d30-c1b9aff4c8c2/Moscow+Villa+OM+9.03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Moscow Villa - Moscow Villa Photograph by Olaf Moon copyright © 2003. Known as Moscow Villa. Located at Grid Reference 817795 on the Omeo Bindi map. Accessible by car from Omeo along the Nunniong Road and then to the Bentley's Plain Road. Brief History Built by Mr Bill Ah Chow in 1941 (Some say 1945). He was an enthusiast for the area, having passed through as a cattleman earlier. He later worked for many years for the Forestry Commission. He built it as a summer home, and used it often when he was a fire tower spotter from a nearby hill. It was finished the same day that the Battle of Moscow was being fought in WW II, but when Councillors visited, they thought that that was not politic, so he told them it stood for "My own Summer Cottage Officially Welcome Visitors Inside Light Luncheon Available". Bill Russell met Bill Ah Chow when he was a teenager, and recounts the story (with some variations as often happens with oral history), as follows - A story about Moscow Villa was often told by Bill. At the height of the McCarthy era and the Menzies government's attempt to ban the Communist party a group of officials of the Forrest’s Commission toured East Gippsland, including Moscow Villa (although they did not know it as that). They got out of their car to be confronted with a sign (Moscow Villa) above two bright red gate posts. They erupted. Bill said that when they calmed down he told them the following: (It was a story told well and I am sure I can remember it verbatim. "I built this hut single handed, and with the exception of two things, I bought everything that needed to be bought, and carried all of the items here. That's why I thought I could name it what I wanted to. I finished the hut the day it was announced that the battle for Moscow had been won. If you can remember (he told the officials) Russia was on our side and that was the first defeat of the Germans. I thought it was an appropriate way to celebrate a win in those dark days. Moscow Villa has other, deeper meanings for me. M.O.S.C.O.W. V.I. L.L. A. " He spelt out. He ticked the words off on his fingers "My Own Summer Cottage. Officials Welcome. Visitors Invited. Light Luncheon Available. The kettle's on. Come inside. By the way - the two things I did not buy were the gate posts. They were supplied by the Forests Commission, and came already painted!" It is sufficient to say that the name and gate posts remained as they were. And thus Bill was able to keep in well with the officials, despite not wishing to have a great deal to do with the "shiny bums" as he liked to call them. Caretakers - Bill Ah Chow's family and friends. References Hueneke Pp 199, 209, 241. Bill Russell - Pers comm. GPS: S 37.2264 E 147.9223 https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/project-one-pc3hg monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b7290064-ae8f-4706-a5c0-005e14e322d3/Buckwong.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Buckwong Hut - Buckwong Hut Photograph of the original hut above by Olaf Moon © 1998. Known as Buckwong Hut Located down the spur from the Davies Plain track near Buckwong Creek. History The history of these two huts is un-recorded in any of the modern literature, although they receive a small mention in Hueneke's book, following their destruction by fire in 2003. The main hut at Buckwong Creek was a log cabin of considerable age, probably from the early 1900’s, and was well fitted out, with furniture and utensils, obviously being used regularly for cattle mustering or brumby running. These two huts were burnt down in the 2003 fires and a new hut has been built by the horse riders - see the pic below - but its locked! Caretakers - Unknown. References Hueneke Pp 202, 232 Magnussen, Stephenson and Butler - none. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/wallers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3adf29b4-e3d0-4d85-9078-665a2e0ff716/Wallers+Hut+1+LoR+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Wallers Hut Waller's Huts Known as Owen Waller Hut or Wallers Huts. Located at the junction of Friday Spur Track and Storer Track just up from a ford across the Wentworth River. The main hut is shown on the Crooked River Steve map at GR346498 and the second smaller hut at GR348501 (photo shown below). History Owen Waller was introduced to the area by his friend Bluey Ellis the shire dog trapper in about 1968. Owen noted that the area held a good number of "Wild" cattle and thought there was an opportunity to remove and sell them over a period of time as well as grazing his own cattle.He took over what was known then as a crown cattle lease over a large area including that surrounding the hut. At about this time my father Bob Carruthers started bringing us up to the "Wentworth", accommodation at this stage was under canvas and after spending a couple of bitterly cold winters with snow on Morris Peak my father suggested to Owen that we build a more permanent structure that might last a few years. When we got back to Melbourne my father drew up some plans and began construction of the hut on our garage floor at home, the frame is all second hand oregan (many a night & day spent pulling nails), the floor is our old garage door from home, the second hand iron came from Treasure's abandoned mine up Teapot Ceerk, and all other timber etc was second hand sourced from far and wide. The hut was then transported and assembled over a 12-18 month period in 1969 and 1970 with assistance of members of the Carruthers and Waller family. The track in those days was something to behold and getting out was always a lottery. The hut lasted well beyond our expectations largely due to the fact that we have never locked it, and a number of people have continued to maintain and look after it over the years. We have always kept a visitors book in the hut with an incredible amount of people from all corners of the world visiting over thirty something years. I am fortunate enough to be able to take my own family to the Wentworth and hope this will continue for many years. Notes provided by Gary Carruthers, December 2003. The huts today, are obviously well used and maintained, containing all creature comforts including cooking utensils! Construction Sawn timber structural work, with wooden floor and iron walls. Corrugated iron skillion roof. Brick fireplace and iron chimney. Caretakers - there are some but whom? References Ron Dickson - pers comm Gary Carruthers - pers comm https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/strobridges-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/df330986-180b-420e-b9f8-bf6d9b296dc9/Strobridge+Lucys+East+wall+LoRes++RD+12.03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Strobridges Hut Strobridge Huts Photo courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Known as Strobridges. Located at the corner of Baldhead Road and Charlotte Spur Track, Brookville. On the map "Brookville Ensay 1:50,000 at GR 530688 Elevation 760m. History These huts are just outside the park on Sheep station Creek, and the first (rear) hut was built by Mr Strobridge about 1895, when the area was a thriving mining town. This hut is shown above, with the original bark roof under the iron. John Strobridge built the front hut in the early 1920’s for his family but died in 1941, leaving his wife Ella and daughter Lucy living here. Lucy attended school in Melbourne then returned. Ella died in 1972 and Lucy stayed on, but was very evasive and few people ever saw her and used wild animal noises to scare visitors away. Her groceries were delivered by others, and every so often she went to Doctors Point for a haircut. In 2000 she was noticed limping and she was then taken to Omeo hospital where she passsed away. Lucy is said to live there as a ghost and to have protected the huts when the 2003 fires passed, leaving them still standing. Construction Old house is made from bush poles and iron. It now needs urgent attention after a wombat dug around one of the poles. A conservation study was completed for this hut in 2004 and renovation will commence soon. Caretakers - VHCHA References Hueneke Pp 244. Magnussen Pp 75 - 78 Butler - none https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5a209c4-d100-47e6-9528-b6bae757e15b/Railway+Carriage+Basalt+Knob+BS+98.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Basalt Knob (Railway Carriage) Hut - Basalt Knob Hut Known as Basalt Knob Hut or the Railway Carriage Hut. Located at: The basalt knob hut has been at its location up near Blue Rag since 1982, but it Burned down 2020 during the bushfires. History: The T 101 icewagon railway Carriage hut aka Basalt Knob Hut, was built in 1894 at the Newport workshops for the Victorian Railways and deregistered in 1978. In the early 1980s a Dargo timber mill purchased the rolling stock from the Dimboola line for forestry workers accommodation and trucked them to Dargo. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/da8fc2cf-50f9-4ffb-9722-b9e95f0bf268/MtDelusion-1-AS03.04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Mt Delusion Forestry Hut Mount Delusion Hut Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2003. Located at Mt Delusion. History Originally built as a Forestry Hut. Construction A timber and weatherboard hut, wood floor, gable iron roof, iron chimney. Caretakers - none. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/mcdonalds-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/59fbd24d-3593-4ead-b6f9-2ddaa336661c/Mc+Donalds++Joes+3+RD+HiR.jpg Region 2: Dargo - McDonalds Hut McDonalds Hut Also known as Joe's Hut or McDonalds Hut Located at McDonalds Road, King St, Shortcut track and Pheasant Creek Track. Located on the Crooked River-Steve map at about GR 435665 - this is a NEW GR and checked! History Little is known of this hut, but was probably built for timber workers. Construction Weatherboards, indicating about 1960's style construction with a gabled iron roof and unusual weatherboard chimney. Caretakers - clearly there are some, but whom? References Ron Dickson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e11e6211-8e34-46e2-ab5a-5e9c41403fac/Odells+GD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - O'Dells Track Hut O'Dells Hut Photo courtesy of VHCHA. Known as O’Dells Hut or O’Dells Track Hut. Located at Mt Delusion.It is marked on that Rooftop map near Mt Delusion at 05498 58704. History Bit of a ruin, not recently used, more of a curiosity. Construction: An unusual hut with horizontal weatherboards and an iron chimney. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/normanby-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2644d2f6-63c2-4841-b062-7369f956131c/NormanbyAS04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Normanby Hut Normanby Mine Hut Photograph courtesy of Ann Sedgley C/- G Butler and Associates and DSE. Known as Normanby Hut or Normanby Mine Hut. Location Challenging to get to. History The hut supported gold mining in the area from 1871 to 1960, and the recent fires exposed much of the heavy machinery that has been left in the bush. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/king-cassilis-mine-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/40416325-a18c-4038-aaed-9b5206ca1de2/King+Cassilas+Mine+Hut.jpg Region 2: Dargo - King Cassilis Mine Hut - King Cassilis Mine Huts Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003 Located at Tongio West. On the Brookville Ensay map at GR559767 at elevation 400m. History This hut was built for John Avery by his two sons, John and Geoffrey. John was involved in the Cassilis Mine Hydro scheme and later worked at the mine. He lived in the hut for more than 10 years, after which he moved back to Melbourne. His son John took it over, and grandson Mark has kept the hut in good order since. Construction Built from horizantal logs on three sides and topped with iron. Skillion iron roof. The fireplace is brick with a metal and bush pole chimney Many other interesting fragments may be found around the hut. Caretaker - Leasee. References Hueneke Pp239 Magnussen Pp 53 -54. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/black-snake-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/76842bab-b3c3-49ab-b4cf-377b11525b6e/Black+Snake+Ck+Hut+GD+LoR+03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Black Snake Creek Hut - Black Snake Creek Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2003. Located at Black Snake Creek beside the road from Dargo to the Wonnangatta Valley and on the edge of the Crooked River. On the Dargo 1:100,000 map at GR 123554. The 1:25,000 map is 8323-3-2 showing location AMG Zone 55: 512331, 5855453. History Mining first occurred here from 1867 by the Kong Meng Company until 1867 and followed by others at Black Snake Ck. The original hut was built on the other side of the creek, with the famous James Bamford as its occupant until 1916. He moved to Wonnangatta on 14 December 1917, after which Jim Barclay's body was found on 20 December 1917. Bamfords papers were found at Black Snake Ck Hut after the murder, indicating that he intended to return. For the original hut, the chimney remains. Alex McKerral, the investigating policeman for the Wonnangatta murders recorded that Bamford murdered his wife (married 4 June 1874) at this original hut, but this is not corroborated by the Registrar of births deaths and marriages. Her name was Mary Boyd. Author Rickets, of Victoria's Wonnangatta Murders, details this and related matters in his book. Further mining was encouraged by the Government during the depression of the 1920's and 30's. so, the current hut was built about 1938 to support the mining in the area, following construction of a school in 1935 that operated to 1940. The first teacher was Bert Cliff. Jim Neville lived here until 1969 when he passed away. Now commonly used by 4WD’ers. While showing its wear and tear, it was obviously a well built shelter. Would a 4WD club like to resurrect it? Construction Iron walls over a pole frame and gable roof measuring 5.96m x 4.65m. No windows though one hole remains. A skillion also exists. The fireplace is made of pre-cast concrete. Mature walnut trees stand nearby. Caretakers - None References G Duncan - pers comms. Butler Report II - Pp 65-69 Rickett JJ - “Victoria's Wonnangatta Murders” (1994). https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/marthavale monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1e15991-4766-48f2-8134-73bade2cf6d0/Marthavale+3+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Marthavale Hut - Marthavale Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2003. Known as Marthavale Hut Located on the Nicholson River at the junction of the Marthavale Track, Quarry Ck Road and Nicholson Ck Track at GR 464553 on the Brookville Ensay map. this is about 25 Km east of Dargo and 60 Km north of Bairnsdale, about 30km southwest of Swifts Creek. History The hut was built in 1953 as a base for timber workers in the area. Originally designed as a three room hut, it had deteriorated considerably over the years. The Idlers 4WD Club restored the building in mid 2002, by rebuilding the chimney, replacing many weatherboards and some internal construction timber. It is maintained by them, with the aid of DNRE Bairnsdale, who have provided materials for the work. Construction Three room hut with a gable iron roof over the centre section and skillions over the other two. Horizontal weatherboards on all walls. Fireplace and wooden floors. Caretakers - Idlers 4WD Club. References Ron Dickson website https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/culhanes monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5877b17e-09f4-479e-9114-c1b55e742388/culhane_hut_schmez_jan2008.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Culhanes Hut - Culhanes Hut Known as Culhanes Hut or Culhanes Forestry Commission Hut. Located in the Wonnangatta Valley, beside the Crooked River. History: This hut was built by the forestry commission in 1961. References: GPS: S 37.353783 E 147.070967 https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/collins-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/283c3b5e-3e8b-4025-a300-f436be154c54/Collins+hut+Ver+2+GD+10.03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Collins Hut - Collins Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © October 2003. Known as Gibraltar Hut or Collins Hut History Built in the 1960's as a holiday shelter. This hut is not in good shape, but is clearly marked on the map and is re-knowned for its "spa", actually a bath tub strategically located next to the Wonnangatta River. Construction Sawn timber frame with panel board walls. Gable iron roof and iron chimney. Caretakers - none. References Ron Dickson - pers comms. David Sisson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/treasures-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/44ec28d2-e5aa-4adf-9c85-09f4efa49ce3/Treasures+HS+Kitchen+IC+04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Treasures Shepherds Plain Treasures Hut - Shepherds Plain Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Located at Shepherds Plain, Long Sput, Dargo High Plains. On the Dargo Plains-Cobungra map at GR229878. On foot, it is 11 Kms from Lankey Plain hut to here. History Built by Jim Treasure and friends in 1975. It supported their work on the nearby grazing lease, which they owned. Construction Built of coloured metal panes and corrugated iron walls, with a gabled roof. References Magnussen Pp179 - 180 Hueneke P108, 245. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/lankey-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6de2230d-3aaa-47de-ac55-220125563da0/Lankey+Plain+Hut.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Lankey Plain Hut - Lankey Plain Hut Photo courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003 Known as Gow Hut or Lankey Plain Hut. Located 200m east of the junction of the King Spur Track with the Dargo Road on Omeo Plain. On the Bairnsdale map at GR 148925. History This hut was probably built by the Treasure family in about 1951, after they took over the lease from the Gow family, who held it from 1888. Don Gow is said to have led the first party to climb Mt Feathertop in winter during 1888, two years after they acquired their first grazing lease. The hut does not appear in any of the Gow family photographic collections. Construction Unlined over a sawn hardwood frame, with cement sheet cladding. It has a low gabled iron roof. The hut is complete with a "lux" slow burning stove and butted hardwood floor. Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke Pp 108, 239 Magnussen Pp 176 - 177 https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-six-s49bg monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2721af2-d7fa-4aad-8f4a-7e0b54168317/Seldom+Seen+1+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Seldom Seen Hut Seldom Seen Huts Photos by Ron and Shirl Dickson 2003 Known as Seldom Seen Huts. Located at the junction of Mount Baldhead Road and Jones Road, and shown on the Brookville Ensay map at GR 444602. (not to be confused with Wallace's Hut, also sometimes known as "Seldom Seen Hut". History This hut was built for workers at the nearby sawmill, that was down in the gully, opposite the junction of Jones Road where it was "seldom seen". Timber from the mill was winched up the hill to this road junction and then trucked out. The map shows a second hut across the road from this one, but it is long gone. Construction Weatherboard and iron walls over a sawn timber frame. Wooden floor and externally framed chimney. Skillion roof of iron. References Idlers 4WD Club - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-five-z65bk monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/27af92fa-c32f-4f3b-8780-ecacbc7a8d08/Turntable+Huts++2+LoR+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Turntable Creek Forestry Camp Turntable Huts Photograph by Ron Dickson © 2003 Known as Baldhead Logging Huts or Turntable Forestry Huts Located on Engineers Road, near the junction of Baldhead Bruthen Road and Turntable Track. Shown on map Brookville-Ensay 1:25,000 8423-S (GR 556591) AMG Zone 55: 555597, 5858952. History Built by the Forests Commission of Victoria in 1949 to house the team of men building Engineers Road. The group was headed by chief engineer, Ian Noble. Originally there were five huts arranged from North to South plus a dining hut and shower hut with a skillion roof. Few people visit, so they are well protected. They have local heritage significance. Construction Sawn weatherboard over hardwood studs with iron gable roofs. Some cement sheeting was used. One main hut and five others. Unusual for the extensive plumbing in the main hut. The size is 2.52m x 3.85m. Caretakers - none. References G Butler Report II - Pp 33-37 Ron Dickson - pers comm. Alan Bills from Bairnsdale to Butler. G Vines - Conservation Plan for the Kuth Kiln and huts. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-four-67xl5 monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/72c5b1bd-b499-409e-9793-38f88b000dae/Howitville+Hut0287AS04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Howittville Hut - Howittville Hut Known as: Howittville Hut Located on private land off the Pioneer Track, Crooked River. History Built to support local grazing, this hut is owned by a syndicate who have tenure on the local cattle run. The families also use it for recreational horse riding. References G. Butler and Associates Anne Sedgley - pers comm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b71082f6-37d0-4c5f-ab83-88237f0615c5/Howitville+Hut0286AS04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Howittville Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3d44fd0d-808a-442b-85c2-6ada80cec2c4/Howitville-1-AS04-0290.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Howittville Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-three-8pb7s monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f9bbd6e-47c3-4755-b079-1ba86ae00264/Swifts+Ck+GD+SS.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Swifts Creek CRB - Swifts Creek CRB Photo Courtesy of Steve Schmezle Known as CRB Hut or Swifts Creek CRB Located at Swifts Creek GPS History Built by the Country Roads Board Construction In poor order, and needing some attention. Flattened tin over frames. References https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-two-dw4p7 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a71c983b-780d-463f-87a7-146e0cd27a97/Treasures+2+Huts+GD+03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Treasures Mt Ewens Hut Treasures Hut - Mt Ewan Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2003 Located at Bullock Head Saddle, Dargo High Plains. On the Crooked River-Steve map at GR186694, elevation 1310m. About 200m along a feint track opposite the southern end of the cattle yards at Bullock Head Saddle. History There are three huts on the site, situated within State Forest. The hut was built in 1939 by Harry Treasure. The second weatherboard hut was built for Freda Treasure as her bedroom in about 1945 and is of split palings. The third hut was built in the 1960s of weatherboards, and is rather larger than the first two. The hut were not burnt during the 2003 fires, due to a containment line nearby. Construction Chock log for the oldest. Shiplapped weatherboards for the others. Caretakers - The Treasure family. References Hueneke Pp 108, 245 Magnussen Pp177 -178 Butler Pp321 - 327 https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-one-7mbbl monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3fa47cbc-8ae6-4357-84fd-fa6c18ccf769/CammsTopPlaceASSide.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Camms Top Place - Camm's Top Place Hut Photographs courtesy of Anne Sedgley, © 2004, c/- Graeme Butler & Associates and Dept of Sustainability and Environment, Vic. Located at the base of Murdering Spur, a very difficult 4WD track. History The background to this hut was researched as part of Graeme Butler's second review of the Victorian Huts. Caretakers - None. Construction Built from sawn timber, with ship-lapped weather boards and a flattened iron gable roof, it has a skillion covered "kitchen" area at the rear. What a great site for a renovation! References Anne Sedgley - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/wonnangatta-station monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/695a2f0d-c78f-41f0-adb9-9a4b47c9e4b4/Wonnangatta+DS.jpg Region 3: Licola - Wonnangatta Station - Wonnangatta Station Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001. Known as Wonnangatta Station Hut or Guys Hut, Wonnagatta. Location Wonnangatta Track, Wonnangatta Valley at GR 849 818 on the Howitt Selwyn map GPS: History The original property was taken up as a lease by William Bryce in 1866 until 1914, when William's wife Annie died and the lease was passed to a Mansfield partnership. They engaged James Barclay as the manager. Barclay is famous, along with his assistant John Bamford, as they were both found murdered in 1918 and the mystery has yet to be solved. In 1934 the run was purchased by the Guy family. Left unrepaired, the homestead burnt down in 1957, set alight by bushwalkers. This hut was built in a week, using materials from the homestead, as an emergency refuge by Arthur and Jack Guy, Eric Traill and George Annand. The property was purchased from Bob Gilder by the Victorian Government in 1988 after 130 years of continuous grazing. For those who have visited, this is one of the most magical camping valleys in Australia. There is easy access from the south, and some of the best four wheel driving possible down the Zeka Spur or over the Crooked River from the north. Construction Corrugated iron over wooden pole frame with a gable roof. Some of the floor is covered in ply wood and some left as dirt. The hut now needs some maintenance to repair holes. It contains tables, some bunks, fireplace and veranda. Elms, Poplars and cypres surround the building. The Mark Boxer memorial and a cemetary sit to the north. Caretakers None known. References Hueneke Pp38, 246 Butler Pp 360 - 363. Magnussen - no reference. Stephenson https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/mgs-camp-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/566780b2-7db2-43b5-b9c7-6e0d9029533d/MGS+Camp+2.jpg Region 3: Licola - MGS Camp Hut - MGS Huts Melbourne Grammar School (MGS) Camp and Huts Photograph courtesy of David Sission © 2000. Known as MGS Huts, Grammar Camp. Located on Breakfast Creek, near the Wellington River. GPS: Brief History This camp was built originally for use by forestry workers. An old boy of the school, Lindsay Gray Robinson (LGR) applied for a 99 year lease on the property and when obtained, gave it to Melbourne Grammar School under the project name "The LGR Project". MGS have used it every since. The huts seem to be well maintained. Construction All huts are built of corrugated iron. Caretakers - Melbourne Grammar School References David Sission - pers comm. Andy Reynolds - Ballarat Grammar School John Mitchell - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/shanty-hollow-huts monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a9b68bd-8e2d-49a7-97f1-92749e9b0d32/Shanty+hollow+huts.jpg Region 3: Licola - Shanty Hollow Huts Shanty Hollow Huts Known as Shanty Hollow Huts Located at Mt Dawson Road, Mt Dawson and at GR957585 on the Tamboritha Moroka map. In a clearing among bluegum forest above Fitzpatricks Creek. History Built for the Heyfield Sawmilling Company around 1960 and used to the middle 1980's. Construction Two pre-fab skillion roof huts made from vertical v-jointed softwood. Each has a kitchen and washroom along with accommodation. Caretakers - None References Butler Pp293 - 295 Siseman P132. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/mcmichaels-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/55edabed-0733-4c25-ab53-8b987e1b1359/McMichaels+GD.jpg Region 3: Licola - McMichaels Hut - McMichaels Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © May 1995. Known as McMichaels Hut. Located at Shaws Creek, Kellys Lane, Bennison Plains. Shown on the Tamboritha Moroka map at GR779580. GPS: History This hut is the second on the site and relatively new, replacing one built by Bill McMichael. The new hut was built by Bill Cumming about 1972. The original land was selected by James C McMichael on the Big Flat at Licola in 1874, but this created tension with the neighbouring Riggall family. Eventually the McMichael runs were sold to the Robert Gilder, who continued with grazing while the McMichaels went into piggeries. The old hut was burnt to remove the putrid corpse of a cow that had got itself caught inside. Construction The old hut was a simple gabled building with sheet iron cladding and chimney. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp34, 39, 240. Butler p189 - 191 Magnussen - no reference. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20fc6682-73b3-42a5-9aa2-0e0607905e09/Horseyard+GD+11.03.jpg Region 3: Licola - Horseyard Flat Hut - Horse Yard Flat Hut Known as Horse Yard Hut or Horseyard Flat Hut. Located at Moroka Road, Castle Hill GR 985510 on the Tamboritha Moroka map. This hut DID survive the 2007 fires, but the horse yards themselves were burnt. History This hut was built in the early 1980's, illegally and is easily accessible by car. It is thought to be used by fishermen. Construction Roughly built skillion roofed corrugated iron shed over a log frame. Dirt floor, windows, sink and bunks. Caretaker - not known. References Hueneke Pp 36, 238. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/higgins-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/397808a7-4cd5-42ee-8340-5a53b175a46b/Higgins+GD+11.03.jpg Region 3: Licola - Higgins Hut - Higgins Hut Photograph by Gary Duncan © November 2003. Known as Mt Tamboritha Hut or Higgins Hut Located at Mt Tamboritha, Bennison Plains. An anonymous person has indicated that we should record that this hut is on "private land’ - but not whether that is a lease or freehold. History This is the fourth hut at this site. The original hut was called the Mt Tamboritha hut built by Michael Higgins Snr about 1894. It was a log cabin with a bark roof. It was accidentally burnt down in 1923. Rex Miller built the second hut, but returning home one evening in 1933, found it burnt to the ground also. Jack and Mick Higgins built the third and current hut that year, out of iron and logs and it stands today. Construction Iron walls and gable roof. References Stephenson Pp 326, 327 and 329 Anon https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fdfe9f4c-4276-4de7-9901-3635fc69c50f/Lee+Creek+2+GD+5.2004.jpg Region 3: Licola - Lee Creek Hut - Lee Creek Hut Yeah just another great shot by "he who cannot be named" © Gary Duncan 2004. Known as Lee Creek Hut Located on the Freestone Creek Road at 126314 on the Cobbannah-Tabberabbera 1:50,000 map. (Note these are in-correctly marked on the Rooftop Dargo-Wonnangatta map). GPS: History: References: https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/east-caledonia-river-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/16e1c6e8-8025-4095-adc0-7f732b94e208/Avins+Site+Good+SS.jpg Region 3: Licola - Avins Hut (East Caledonia) Hut Avin's Hut Photograph courtesy of Steve Schemzle Known as Avins Hut or East Caledonia Hut Located East Caledonia River Hut is also known as Avin Hut. It is located off the East Caledonia River Track in the Snowy Range approximately 4.5km from the Bennison Plains Road. Brief History The hut was originally used by loggers in the area. It is rumoured to be in ruins nowadays. It was constructed of vertically jointed planks with an iron roof and a steel chimney. References; https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/guys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d37d6540-6bae-4876-bc2c-d728baa650fb/guys.jpg Region 3: Licola - Guys Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/chesters-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15c30d24-85c0-4e8c-aa0f-0245bbf3cb57/Chesters_KH_2002.jpg Region 3: Licola - Chesters Hut - Chester's Hut Known as Chester’s Hut or Chester’s Yards Hut according to some. Located about 1 Km west of the Tamboritha Road, on the plateau above Licola. On the Tamboritha Moroka map at GR 742530. NW of Basalt Knob. History Chester’s was built about 1923. Norm Chester took over the lease in 1954. It is now in a bad state, having just survived the fires and damage by cattle. Another hut, Higgins stands nearby on private land and was built in 1935 (Ref Siseman 85). Construction The walls and roof are made from old iron containers, probably kerosene tins, flattened. The corner posts are in poor condition and need assistance urgently. Caretakers - None. References Hueneke Pp 33, 233 Stephenson 1980 Siseman P 85 Kevin Higgins - pers comm GPS: S 37.365° E 146.4907° https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/bones-and-mildew monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e759d13-4e86-4178-9002-032305ba40a7/Bones+and+Mildew+Site.jpg Region 3: Licola - Bones and Mildew - Bones and Mildew Hut Known as Barnes and Mildew or Bones and Mildew Hut. Located at near Shaw Creek south of Tamboritha. History Originally a very popular hut to visit, especially for 4WD’ers. Construction: burnt. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/project-six-nyfrk monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Region 3: Licola - New Place Hut - New Place Hut Profile to come. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/kellys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d01e6972-c9fa-48e6-91b8-f5a8a59cfb1d/Kellys+Hut.jpg Region 3: Licola - Kellys Hut - Kellys Hut (at Marm Point) Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001. Known as Kellys Hut or Rocky Valley SEC Commission Survey Hut. Located at the Kelly Track near Cemetery Spur, Marms Point near the head of Wildhorse Creek. Bogong High Plains map GR 330189 and elevation 1700m. It takes about 3 to 4 hours walk from Watchbed Ck on the Bogong High Plains Road. It is about 700m from Fitzgeralds hut. GPS: Brief History The first hut on the site was built by Kyran Marum and Jack Platt in 1901. Patrick J Kelly built the second hut on this site in 1901, after grazing began on the lease in the 1890s. This hut has vertical slab walls, a paling roof and gabled structure, but was burnt down in 1956. It was replaced with an SEC hut (originally built in 1928? - historical if it is), removed from the Rocky Valley site two years later. The Kelly family, through Mrs T Kelly and later her son, owned the lease until taken over by the NP in 1982. Construction A typical pre-fab SEC hut, with considerable modifications. The walls are 140mm shiplapped weatherboards over a hardwood frame. There are three sections to the hut. The roof is corrugated iron and the floor of T&G hardwood. There is internal lining, mostly of caneite. The iron chimney has recently been restored. Caretakers - Roper and Maddison families. References Hueneke Pp 167, 178, 239. G. Butler 1996 Pp160-163. Magnussen Pp120 - 121 Stephenson 247, 248, 270, 272, 276, 278, 284. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/project-four-ss37j monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ca9c9ac1-75d0-47cf-85fb-855faf0203e3/Gantner+2+BW+JM+71.jpg Region 3: Licola - Vallejo Gantner - Gantner Hut Photos Courtesy of John Mitchell © 1971. The summer one below is by Gary Duncan. Known as Vallejo Gantner Hut, Gantner Hut or Macalister Springs Hut. Location: on the Mt Howitt walking track, near Macalister Springs. GR 706 858 on the Howitt-Selwyn map. GPS: 3D Imagery as provided by the VHCHA can be found here https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=X6DYD3aYNQY History This building was constructed in memory of Vallejo Gantner in 1971 and was opened on April 17th that year. It is fantastically popular with bushwalkers. Vallejo was an American born in 1942 who had huge enthusiasm for the high country, having been a member of the Sierra Club at age 9. He came to Victoria at age 12 and was educated at Melbourne Grammar. Vallejo was killed by his own rifle, while out hunting rabits, at the age of 19. His mother, Neilma, asked the Victorian Governmetn for permission to build the hut as a memorial to her son, and this was granted. (Note, by comparison, that NSW National Parks have a policy against building memorials of any kind). Construction The hut was designed by David McGlashan of McGlashan and Everist. Two acres of land were specifically reserved in 1971 by the Forests Commission for its construction. Heyfield builder and family friend, Jim Beha built the hut with help from school boys from Box Hill High School and Melbourne Grammar. Construction was particularly difficult with stone being carried very slowly using an old Land Rover. The construction is an architectural masterpiece, with interesting fittings based around a triangular theme. There is much carefull stonework by Reg Bertram and his son Graeme and carpentary by Lal Hallewell and Jerry van Poppel. The roof is made of copper sheets and is insulated! Caretakers - not known References Hueneke Pp50 - 51 and 236. G. Butler P114 to 117 Not in Magnussen Siseman P94 https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/moroka-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/af8c1ab8-a63f-4cec-af2e-fffac44c6038/Moroka+RR+03.jpg Region 3: Licola - Moroka Hut - Moroka Hut Photograph courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003 Known as Moroka Hut or Gilleo and Estoppey's Hut Located off Moroka Valencia Creek Road about 200m, Racecourse Plain. Historic stockyards are to be seen nearby, some built from the original hut. On the Licola Wellington map at GR938483. GPS: History Bill Gilleo and Andy Estoppey built this hut in 1946. They were assisted by Eric Bateson and Arch Timbs. Estoppey was still visiting the hut one year before his death in 1982 at the age of 76. He indicated great concern over the state of the hut and wished it to be restored. He was of Swiss descent. Bob and Stan Dunsmir took over the leases through 1990s. An earlier log hut existed on the site, built about 1900. It had log walls and a bark roof. Construction The first hut was a log cabin, as is this one, with some chocks and mud between the walls. The new roof is iron and maltoid or felt is fitted in the ceiling. The door was replaced in 1991, but much of the iron has rusted through. Caretakers - Dunsmir Family References Hueneke Pp36, 240. Butler Pp221 - 224 Magnussen - no reference. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/project-two-5fnm8 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c23bd1f3-9e82-45e3-a8a0-af0380dab154/Millers+RD+01.jpg Region 3: Licola - Millers Hut - Millers Hut Photo courtesy of RD. Known as Millers Hut. Located at the Mt Wellington Track, Taylor Lookout, on the Licola Map at GR842450. GPS: History This hut was first built in 1916 by Henry Miller a cattleman from Maffra. He had selected land on the Macalister River Flats and later purchased Riggall's grazing lease and cattle, to stock it. He used Riggalls hut until it collapsed, then moved here. Lord Summers stayed here while on a hike with Rover Scouts to Lake Tarli Karng in 1930. It is also famous for being the first hut in the high country for having its door located near to the chimney, considered to be a warmer variant than any other. The Rover Club of Australia re-built the hut in 1987, replacing 14 posts and re-building the slab walls. The stone chimney was also rebuilt and iron replaced. Construction The original hut had a bark roof and gabled form, but was covered with corrugated iron from the early 1930s. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp35, 240. Butler p 214 - 217 Magnussen - no reference Stephenson Pp172, 183, 185. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/howitt-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/57e2a6e3-49ca-4abe-ac77-8f250fa0d3ca/Howitt+Hut+DS.jpg Region 3: Licola - Howitt Hut - Howitt Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001 Known as Howitt Hut. Located just off the Bennison Plains Road on the edge of the Howitt Plains. GPS: History William Bryce held the leasehold for Wonnagatta Station and the Howitt and Snowy Plains that were included with it, from 1870 to 1914. He built the hut on the lease in 1899 and it was located very near to where the body of John Bamford was found after the Wonnangatta murders in 1918. Construction The hut was first built with drop slab walls but the roof and walls were re-clad with corrugated iron in 1938, however a recent inspection indicates that the hut was completely rebuilt in the 1920's to 30's. Gabled design, one of the first with the door near to the chimney so that the hut could be kept warmer. (The first with this design was Millers.) Caretakers - none known. References Butler Pp 141 - 142 Hueneke Pp 38, 48, 238 Magnussen - none. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/bells-incline monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a4db86d-80cc-4a76-9a78-98ecb2fb6ac5/Bells+Incline+Hut+VHCHA.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Bells Incline Hut - Bells Incline Hut Known as Bells Incline Hut or Forestry Hut Located near Mt Baw Baw and Erika, on the western side of Lake Thomson. Access is from the Thomson Valley Road at about kilometre 19 - go left uphill. GPS: Confidential for the moment. History This hut was part of the Forestry Commission Bells Incline Camp. It has important historical connections to logging in the 1930’s. It was also the site of a large steam driven winch ( similar to the Washington Winch) It was also attached to the extensive tram line network in the Thomson Valley. References Refer to page 20 of this publication on Light Railways. Also refer to this story about the Washington Winch. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/christians-mt-selma-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d5653173-3ba6-4cde-abdc-68516a7656f2/MtSelmaBD05.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Christians Mt Selma Hut Mt Selma Lodge Known as Mt Selma Lodge, Christians Hut or Mt Selma Hut. Located at Mt Selma, off the Selma Road. History: Destroyed by bushfire in 2007. References: https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/scout-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6968cea1-3874-4ef4-9f22-2bcd11953434/Scout+BawBaw+GD+03.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Scout Hut 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. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/store-points-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b743982-fb14-4db7-9a6e-bf79aa682e97/Store+Point+RR.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Store Points Huts Store Point Hut Photo courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003. Known as Store Point Hut or Store Points Hut. Located at Store point with two other huts, on the Donnellys Creek Track. History Unknown Construction An unusual iron shed with a roof made from half sections of old water tanks. References Rooftop Maps R Paoletti - Pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/nbw-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2ac672c2-e7fe-455b-93db-88d3651661d9/NBW+GD.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - NBW Hut NBW Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1995. Known as NBW Hut, supposedly refering to “No Bloody Women Hut" or by some as “No Blanky Women”. Located on the side of Mt Erica in the Baw Baws. NBW Hut is located near Mushroom Rocks in the Baw Baw National Park, Victoria, is a small, historically elusive, and basic alpine structure. History While its precise, documented history is sparse, it is often associated with early cross-country skiing and local folklore. The hut is believed to have been built around 1940 to serve as a shelter for cross-country skiers, coinciding with the rise in popularity of the sport. Construction It is a tiny hut, made of flat sheets of iron over a sapling frame. It has bunks, table and some chairs. Caretakers - In 1982, the 7th Morwell Venturers laid a new floor in the hut. A firewood shelter was added by a later group. More recently it is maintained by the Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCA) References Hueneke Pp 241. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/0a46af00-18be-406f-9603-fefc97e10dda/imgg-demo-hNKPmLKj.png https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/johnson-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7d463bd3-984a-4915-ac9e-9eeff6feeb3b/JohnsonBD05.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Johnson Hut Johnson Hut Photograph courtesy of Bruce Dodson © 2005 Known as Johnson Hut, not to be confused with Johnston (ski) Hut at Mt Nelse. Located at Mt Useful Spur, South Road. History Originally built by deer hunters about 1983, to support their deer hunting activities in the area. Construction Tin over a timber frame. Multi room. References: https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/22580eef-9306-4d5c-8f24-9a8d52b53040/Staggs+Hut.gif Region 4: Baw Baw - Jans Hut Jan's Hut This photo below courtesy of the Jans family. Known as Jans Hut or Staggs Hut. Located at Mt Baw Baw on the eastern side. GPS Location: 37.8045° S, 146.3091° E History The hut was built by Johan Jans and his son Frederick about 1922. It was raised to the ground in 1939 fires and rebuilt, standing today. The Jans family originally came from Denmark, to settle in the Warburton area. To quote Mirelle Jans recently (2025): Fred (Curly) Jans and his nephew Norm (Bluey) Jans rebuilt their Hut on Mt Baw Baw after it burned down in the 1939 Bushfires along with 600 + head of their cattle. The Hut was rebuilt by hand with true bushman skills after they pack-horsed the materials in. Dad (Norm) enlisted for Military Service for WW2 in April 1940. While Norm was deployed overseas, Fred Jans became gravely ill with cancer. Family told Mum (Freida Jans) that Fred hung on for dad to get back home. In August 1942, Norm arrived home, Fred passed away in December 1942. This remote Hut on Mt Baw Baw is a testament to the memory of the grit and determination of getting things done by these two men in the toughest of times. On the 1st of November this year (2025), Fred and Norms' descendants, along with family friends, got together and walked to the hut to celebrate the history of 'Jans Hut'. Mirelle Jans Caretakers - Jans Family and friends References Craig Copland (a relative) - pers comm. Gary Duncan and Robin Rishworth https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/goonans-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2cfe1770-e60b-4482-8712-b70f614cf4b6/Goonans.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Goonans Hut - Goonans Hut Known as Goonan’s Hut Access to the hut One of the four huts located along the Aberfeldy Backroad 4WD Tour - Donnelly's Creek Loop, Goonans Hut is ideal for smaller groups stopping overnight. The site has some capacity for pitching tents or rolling out a swag outside of the hut also. History Goonans Hut was originally constructed in the early 1980’s by gold fossickers. The hut was burnt down by bushfires in 2013 and rebuilt to its current condition in 2015. The new hut features a concrete floor, a bench, fireplace and a water tank. Construction Goonans is now all metal built onto a concrete slab, to prevent it being burnt down again, by wildfire. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/sambain monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bb7adcca-d15e-4374-ade3-3258115f61a1/Samban_Chalet_GD_03.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Samban Lodge Sambain Chalet Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © Nov 2003. Known as Sambain Chalet or Samban Lodge. Location Mt Tamboritha area, Bennison Plains. History This hut is located in the Mt Tamboritha area of Bennison Plains in Victoria. It was built by students of St Joseph’s College, East Brunswick under the tutelage of Phil Sambain. References: https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/crow-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/355e7315-8137-4ae4-a6cf-72b5c08b8f8f/Crowes+Interior.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/08a15fc8-39b4-4c44-9d06-fb23cadbe408/Crows+Lazarini.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Crowes Hut Lazarinis Spur - Crowes Hut (Lazarinis Spur Hut) Known as Crowes Hut or Lazarinis Spur Hut Located on Lazarinis Spur near to Mount Skene. Crowes Hut aka 'Lazarinis Spur Hut' is not far from Mt Skene – Very few used to know about this hut down the side of the mountain as it had no access by road. Deer hunters cut a walking track to it a few years ago. History: This hut is one of a group built around the Whiskey Knob gold mining area, and has been rebuilt twice. The hut was made from parts of the other huts and maintained for years by a Mr Crowe, who was a deer stalker and hunter. Darren McRae has rebuilt it twice and shares the history of the hut. It has his Jetmaster fireplace in it and on the first rebuild it had a barber pole stripe painted on the veranda post. Darren later carted the old steel frame fireplace from N8 hut when it was burnt down, to make a big cooking fireplace in the back wall for rebuild 2, but never got to that. The fireplace used to be out the back where the toilet was relocated. By digging more drums into the ground at the last rebuild (the second) after the fires when a big tree fell through the middle of the hut. It was then rebuilt again. There were several other huts in the area from logging in the 50's and 60's and the mess hall used to be just down the road. Construction It used to be a two separate rooms, with bunks in the front room and a hidden tool box built into the floor. It also used to have all the windows blacked out to the road side in early days and no track down to it, until some deer hunters saw it while stopped for a leak and they cut a track down to make access. It is built over a pole frame and covered in corrugated iron, with an unusual chimney. Page updated April 2025. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/jorgensens-flat monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0c7b1824-ac2a-48ca-8cdc-79acc3bce494/Jorgensens+NEW+hut+-+replacement.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ad18561-28e3-4d3a-bf7f-d00e9a5b7267/Jorgensens+RR.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Jorgenson's Flat Hut Jorgensens Flat Hut Photo of the original hut, courtesy of Robin Rishworth © 2003. A new hut made from iron, has replaced this one. Located at Jorgensens Flat at Donnelly Creek east of the Thomson Reservoir. Four wheel-drive accessible Jorgenson Hut sits beside Donnellys Creek north of Walhalla. History This hut was built on the site where the cricket was once played between the Donnelly's Creek and Toonbon town teams. It was originally built in the 1950s by World War II veteran and prospector Don Scharlemann. Although it was destroyed in the 2013 bushfires, the hut was rebuilt in 2015. Today, it offers accommodation for 6–8 people, with space for camper trailers and tents. A communal firepit, picnic tables, and a toilet make it a comfortable base for exploring the Aberfeldy Backroad 4WD Tour. Or you can stay at nearby campsite Merringtons – a large, open grassy campground close to the Aberfeldy River. Construction Ramshackle, bricks, panel board and poles. References Robin Rishworth - pers comms. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/project-three-mllpk monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9590df35-7b1f-499a-b846-9c74cedd1e59/Junction.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Junction Hut Junction Hut Photo courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003. Located at the ford on the Aberfeldy River, near the junction with Donnellys Creek, east of Thomson Reservoir. History This one was originally built as a fishing shack. Construction Flat gable roof of iron over a timber frame with iron walls. References Robin Rishworth Pers comms. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/project-two-n8fyl monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00fde201-cc35-4d51-90ef-adc0155fe94a/fultons+shelter.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Fulton Creek Shelter Fulton's Creek Hut Photograph courtesy of Bruce Dodson © 2005. Located at Grid Ref 454400 5813566 on the Binns Track, off the Fulton Track, Beardmore. GPS: History This hut was originally built as a shelter for hunters. Construction Gable tin roof over poles, little walling. References: https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/project-one-jmess monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Region 4: Baw Baw - Falls Creek Hut - Falls Creek Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville daily 0.75 54228-10-14 https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-six-jr4m7 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3381466c-1d84-4e35-a0a4-356dab918dfc/Wilson+Creek+Hut++1+RD+04.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Wilsons Creek Hut Wilson's Creek Hut Photos courtesy of Ron Dickson Copyright 2004. Located near Taylors Creek in the Lake Eildon National Park. Is on the Vicmap "Torbeck" edition. Follow the Taylors Creek Track from Lake Eildon's Jerusalem inlet heading east to Wilsons Creek track, then SE to the Wombat Track. Detailed instructions on how to find it: Stop your vehicle at 55H 409471 5874442 which is at the top of a short sharp hill (just before it starts a long descent to the weir) on Wilson Track. Look around on the Eastside, slightly up hill, and you will find between the trees a track that winds its way to the East, down the hill. Take this track, even in a regular car, though it is a bit steep, for about 300 metres (200 as the crow flies), where it stops next to some fencing surrounding old mine shafts. 55H 409618 5874589 (you can park about 3-4 vehicles and turn them around to get out). To get to the hut it is pretty much a straight walk down the hill, fencing on the left, towards the East. There at times appears to be a track but it comes and goes, then finally goes. The walk is steep, bit of bush bashing involved, and slippery even on a fine dry day. Have a look at some of the shafts as you go down, fascinating, but don’t fall in, as they appear to be bottomless. You walk down into a gully and if you keep a look out to the East you can pick up the Hut through the trees. As you approach the Hut you come across bits of relics from the mining days and the first thing you come across is the wooden structure that housed the gold stamper/battery. Still more bits of mining stuff laying around and the hut is now just a little further on up the hill, about 20 metres away at 55H 409809 5874564. Wilson Creek is about 100m to the north of the hut. From the “carpark” to the hut it is 200 metres as the crow flies but probably about 500metres of solid walking. We looked around for a way in from the north as there ware “hints” of tracks/roads but these seemed to “die” in the bush. History Park Victoria, claim, on the information board, that the hut dates back to 1930, and the gold claim for the area was filed in 1871, worked for a few years then closed. Reopened in the 1930’s and again worked for a few years. Construction The Hut is somewhat cut into the hill and approximately 7x4 metres. It is made from rounded poles with the outside metal sheeting nailed to the poles. Some timber used to cover from the roof line to the metal walls. Corrugated iron roof with guttering. Fireplace has been covered internally with concrete reinforcing so it cannot be used. Internally there is some graffiti on the round wooden beams, a bathtub, bunks, and an information board relating some of the history of the area. Caretakers Obviously Parks Victoria must be looking after the hut and the surrounding area (fences around some of the mine shafts). The mineshafts are now home to 3 species of bats, which are listed as endangered Gold stamp/battery is interesting in that the uprights are forked “trees” sunk into the ground to get them level then other “trees” placed across and tied down with 8 or 10 gauge wire with the corrugated iron nailed on top. Overall the hut and the wooden gold stamp/battery are in very good condition. References Ron Dickson - pers comm Parks Vic - interpretive signage. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/stones-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8c7a969f-57c0-44da-8ec2-86c6fc012f77/Stones_012.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Stones Outstation Stones Outstation Photographs courtesy of Luke Steenhuis of ABC Maps, Copyright © 2005. Known as Stones Hut or Outstation Located at Lake Eildon near to the northern boundary of the Park. Located on the north side of Station Creek just where the creek enters lake Eildon. On the "Alexandra" map its at about GR E972 N884. There is a four kilometre walk to the hut. GPS: History Built about 1900 of timber slabs. Construction Vertical timber slabs. References Day Walks Victoria - John ChapmanRooftop Maps - Marysville Lake Eildon Adventure Map https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-four-388ed monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0c39fc79-293d-485a-90f8-709da74527b9/Ryan+Spur+Hut.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Ryans Spur Hut Ryan's Spur Hut Photograph by Ron Dickson © May 2004 Known as Ryans Spur Hut or Bullocks Hut. Located virtually in the middle of the road was this hut. Looking at the map VicMap Matlock (8122-41), sure enough there was a little black square at 55H 424153, 5849324. Note: for some reason I had this hut as being near 430192 5936259 on Upper Ryan Creek some 86km away, possibly on the result of a search for Ryan Creek (Magellan Mapsend disk) showing up that as the only “Ryan creek”, so no wonder it was a surprise to find it here. History Built for timber getting. Construction The hut is in good condition, and virtually free of rubbish as it is all in a very old bulldozed pit just near the hut. This is a single room hut, bunks at one end, sink and bench at the other. The outside is made of vertical timber planks, no internal lining. Some floorboards need replacing. We have no idea why tarpaulin hanging off roof beams at one end. Roof is of corrugated iron with no guttering. The hut is set on some rather large logs lying on the ground, which may suggest it was a timber cutters hut. Caretakers - none. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-three-f5eaj monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7eafee06-0e28-4df5-b060-5df4be0a67a3/Mt+Terrible+Hut.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Mt Terrible Fire Tower Mt Terrible Fire Tower Hut Photo courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004 Known as the Mount Terrible Hut Located at Mt Terrible FT, VicMap Gaffneys Creek 8123-32 55H 423902, 5860968. History Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/keppels-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/75476f65-f6ea-4e91-8103-3d429f968601/Keppels+GD.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Keppels Hut Keppels Hut Photos courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1995. Located at Keppels Creek, Lake Mountain GR983533. History This is the third hut on this site. Maurice John Keppel came to Australia in the ship "Joshua" in 1851-2 and settled in Melbourne. He married Mary Grainger and them moved to Marysville and took over the hotel. They had four children, John, Jerry, Catherine and Michael. They took up the land in 1864 and the original title is still in the possession of his grand daughter, Miss Keppel. It is located on the Edgar Track a pack horse route to Warburton from the Woods Point mines. Originally they built two huts, "The White House" on Mt Margaret and "Wild Oat Hut" on Lake Mountain. Both were burnt in the fires. The first was never replaced but the second was. The Forrestry Commission replaced the shingle roof with iron. The huts were used for cattle grazing. Sheep were also kept. Jerry died in 1955 and Maurice in 1963. When relinquished, the lease had been the longest held by one family in the Victorian alps in history. Construction Horizantal weatherboards, over timber frame. Stone chimney, wooden floor. Caretakers - unknown. References Hueneke Pp 239. Stephenson Pp154, 155, 157, 160 https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-one-kec37 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8b94853d-d46c-41f3-b8db-a1683b34cdfd/Frenchmans+Spur+Hut.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Frenchman's Spur Hut Frenchman's Spur Hut Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004 Known as Frenchmans Spur Hut Located at Frenchmans Spur - Drive along Frenchmans Spur Track to check out the hut. However we kept at it, backtracked and turned onto a small track at 55H 424118, 5838137 and followed it for about 120m into the bush and found a hut. Now on VicMap Matlock (8122-41) and at 55H 424187, 5838029. Construction The hut is in fair condition, obviously used by Deer Hunters who have done some minimal maintenance. Short wooden planks are used for the walls, corrugated iron roof with aluminium guttering. Internally there are a couple of old large “Jason recliners” and a couch, bunks, a bar, a sink fed with water from the tank, plus a 44-gallon drum serving as a fireplace. Most notable feature is the extremely high walls. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/ritchies-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5bfa0bd9-962c-4338-b983-bf8a1731a662/Ritchies+GD+LoR+05.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Ritchies Hut Ritchies Hut Photograph above courtesy of Gary Duncan February 2005. This hut was burnt down in January 2007 during the bushfires. Known as Ritchies Hut or Ritchies Rover Chalet Located at: GPS: History: https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/pikes-flat-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8fcd4d16-3823-4d66-a86f-067d08749c7f/Pikes+Flat.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Pikes Flat Hut Pikes Flat Photo copyright Olaf Moon © 1991 Known as Pikes Flat Hut Located at Upper Howqua, Bindareee Road, Pikes Flat. Grid Reference 566848 Wonnangatta Moroka Unit. Hueneke indicates that this hut has now been removed, but it was present in the 1990s. GPS: Brief History This hut was built by Terry Murphy to support grazing. He and Ian Stapleton once had the idea of building a genuine slab hut here, but realised that the high useage would make that risky. First recorded by Marge Allen in 1922 while on a horseback trip to the Wonnangatta. The hut build date is unknown, but is presumed to be built in the late 1970s or early 1980s for grazing. Construction Concrete floors, prefab shed plus corrugated iron. References Hueneke Pp69, 242 Butler 1996 Pp247 to 249. Ron Dickson - pers comm 12.03 https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/pickerings-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6aef35e8-c262-4b31-8d1f-a47cf279a60c/PickeringsSWSideRD04Sml.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Pickerings Hut Pickerings Hut Front Photo courtesy of Bill Statton, 1998. Known as Pickerings Hut. Located at Brocks Road, Howqua. On the Buller Stirling map at GR426841. GPS: History This hut was built in 1953 by Fred Fry as a fishermans hut, using his traditional slab wall techniques (similar to Gardners, Frys and Richies) It was built under a permissive occupancy within the Howqua Hills Historic Area. Joseph Pickering Ford car dealer of Mansfield, applied for a fishing hut site in late 1952. Construction The hut measures 30 by 27 feet and is built of slab timber with an iron roof, two rooms and a veranda. It is equipped with portagas heating and cooking facilities. The floor is wood, with a brick fireplace. It is unusual in that is is surrounded by a large number of mature exotic deciduous trees. Caretakers - Mansfield based families. References Hueneke Pp 68, 242 Butler Pp243 - 246 https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/howqua-gap-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ced1452c-3425-4037-bc33-73a92085ee7d/Howqua+Gap+GD+2003.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Howqua Gap Hut Howqua Gap Hut Known as Howqua Gap Hut, Howqua Hut or Woollybutt Saddle Hut. Located on the Mt Stirling Ring Road. On the Buller- Stirling map at GR546888. History It was built about 1968 as a base for logging operations. Construction Weatherboard hut, with an iron roof and wooden floor. There is a brick fireplace, iron chimney, shelf and seat. The walls are lined with tongue and groove timber. Caretakers - Staff from the Mt Stirling Ski Resort and "Stirling Experience". References Hueneke Pp 90, 238. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/ggs-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b0e127a-9974-4ce4-8465-a1344a12eb7c/GGS.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - GGS Hut - GGS Hut Known as Geelong Grammar School Hut or GGS Hut Location Geelong Grammar School Hut is on the other side of the Mt Stirling summit from Bluff Spur GPS Location: S 37.1241° E 146.501° History The hut is owned by Geelong Grammar School and is used during cross country skiing by students from the Timbertop campus. Mt Stirling is a patrolled cross-country and back-country ski resort during winter. The area is good for beginners starting in backcountry skiing and snowboarding due to the mellow terrain on offer During summer, the area is popular with four wheel drivers and bush walkers. The trail from the Circuit Road to the summit takes less than two hours to walk and is popular for day and over night trips. The mountain is located at the head of the Delatite River and is approximately 230 kilometres from Melbourne CBD. This has added to it’s popularity for those starting out in winter sports. It has an elevation of 1749m at the summit and the tree line finishes just below the summit. Construction Metal over a substantial frame. References https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/king-saddle-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0d11889-1ce2-438d-9c89-01412e0c9dcd/king_saddle.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - King Saddle Hut King Saddle Shelter Known as King Saddle Hut, King Saddle Shelter Located at King Saddle, GR533932. GPS: History This hut was built as day shelter, complete with the visible pot-belly stove, as cover for day trippers visiting the area for cross country skiing and tobogganing. There is a small run on the slope opposite. Construction Built in the shape of a geodesic dome, being hexangonal. It is a pseudo log cabin, with open door, and pitched corrugated iron roof. Caretakers - Parks Victoria References Watersheds of the King, Howqua and Jamieson Rivers By S Brookes. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/keep-dry-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b08df62-8fae-4593-9a62-d181d77ad43d/Keep+Dry+Hut+1993+GD.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Keep Dry Hut - Keep Dry Hut Known as Keep Dry Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/gardners-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3456d64f-044e-466b-bfa0-44eb4a43e6b5/GardinersSthRD04Sml.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Gardners Hut Gardner's Hut Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004. Known as Gardiners Hut, Gardners Hut, Four Mile Hut Located at Howqua River, Brocks Road, Tunnel Spur, at GR447835 on the Buller Stirling or Buller South Map 8123-1S. Access is from the Gardners Carpark at 446883. GPS: History This is a fisherman's hut built by Fred Fry in about 1948 after a Permissive Occupancy was granted to him on 1 September 1947. It was named after KW Gardner, who assisted in its construction and wrote a recent history of it. The hut is two buildings joined by a veranda, with the first part being a bunk house that came from the Albert Park Military Camp in Melbourne. This forms the dormitory hut end. The hut received restoration by Alex Andselkovic in 1986. The hut is available to anyone who wishes to collect the keys from the Timbertop School and pay the $25 fee which has remained since 1980. The hut is commonly used when search and rescue or other emergencies drive a need for accommodation in the area. Construction The hut was built from two shelters, with a roof on poles between. The chimney is made of bricks from a nearby mine. Caretakers - Timbertop Students.. References Hueneke Pp70, 236 Butler Pp118 - 124 Stephenson P106. Magnussen - no ref. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/bluff-spur-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/72b29395-6f8d-436a-a15c-95ad020ca26f/BluffSpur.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Spur Memorial Hut - Bluff Spur Memorial Hut Known as Bluff Spur Hut or Bluff Spur Memorial Hut Located on Bluff Spur, Mt Stirling. Grid 548 907 History As Mt Stirling developed as a cross country ski destination, increased pressure fell on existing facilities. After two young skiers, Robert Harris and Xavier Clemann died on the mountain in 1985, the opportunity was taken to build a hut in their memory. It is set below the tree line on the other side of the summit to Geelong Grammar Hut and was finished in 1987. Construction Vertical pine palings, with duckboards on two sides and a veranda on one. The steep iron roof allows a mezzanine sleeping platform to be incorporated above the entrance and store room. The main floor area features a central pot belly stove, seating benches against the walls and a tiled floor. Caretakers Pajero 4WD Club of Victoria References David Sisson - pers comm. Hueneke. Huts of Victoria pp. 96 - 97, 232. Mt Stirling environment effects statement: Sinclair Knight Merz. Appendices Vol. 1. 1996, pp 35 - 36, 73 https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/noonans-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/219ab827-370b-451c-aa79-570ca3b177e3/Noonans+BS+1998.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Noonans Hut Noonan's Hut Photo courtesy of Bill Statton 1998. Located at Brocks Road, Howqua on the Howqua River. Shown on the Buller Stirling map at GR 434838. History This hut was built by Fred Fry in the same drop-slab style of many of his other huts, for Mr Roy Bostock, then manager of the Bank of NSW at Mansfield. He requested a Permissive Occupancy 2 miles upstream from Fred Frys hut in 1949, within the Forest Reserve. Bostock built a steel garage on the site, but vacated in favour of another block at 6 Mile Creek. Ms Robin Noonan, of International Hotel Melbourne took over the lease in 1966. She applied for a larger area and felled some very large Manna gums, to build a drop-log hut on the site in 1967, prior to formal approval. No action was taken and new hut was built being 30 feet by 16 feet in slab timber, with an iron roof. Little is known of the Noonan family, but the hut has seen considerable use by fisherpersons and is significant as an early representative sample of the new recreational lodges. Construction The hut is substantial gable roofed slab building, but its greatest feature is the double sided interior fireplace in the American Hunting Lodge style. Re-used six pane double sash windows and second hand two panel vertical boarded doors add unusal features for a bush dwelling. It also has some lead-light windows! Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke Pp69, 241 Butler Pp238 - 242 https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/project-six-5dmaz monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e067679c-ae99-4304-a53d-a74380867401/Lovicks+RD+03.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Lovicks Hut Lovick's Huts Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1988. Known as Lovick Hut Located at the Bluff Track, Barclays Flat near Mt Lovick. On the Howitt Selwyn map at GR623 819. This hut has been pulled down by Parks Vic for completely wierd reasons and a new smaller hut is being built. So, the new hut was burnt and another new one built. GPS History The Lovicks built many huts, this is one of the more recent versions, constructed in 1960. Their first hut was built by Jack Lovick Snr in 1925, about one mile from the summit of Mt Buller, but was later burnt down and called "The Burnt Hut". Jack Jnr (son of George, grandson of Jack Snr) took over the Buller lease in 1939 but some of his lease was taken by the resort in 1959, and he was given some other leases at King Billy and Mt Clear. Jack Lovick Jnr was declared a "State Living Treasure" in 1980 after helping in a number of mountain SAR missions and also with the production of the two Man from Snowy River movies. More recently, Parks Victoria has removed the hut, and possibly replace it with a much smaller hut in the delusionary belief that this will attract less 4WD vehicles to the historic site (and the great views). Construction The hut has been erected in stages and has a gabled form over large poles with iron roof and walls. Casement windows and other features abound including iron bunks, combustion stoves and water, shower and others. There is a simple veranda along the front. The floor is concrete. Other huts were moved here in 1985 but removed in 1993. Caretakers - Lovick family. References Hueneke Pp79, 239. Butler p182-5 Magnussen no reference. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/frys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/760df2bf-2251-4456-9db9-791060ab4d36/Frys+from+a+distance.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/67556f52-51d0-4047-9265-364fe92c6faf/Frys+BW+JM+71.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Frys Hut Frys Hut Photo courtesy of John Mitchell 1971 - Copyright Known as Frys Hut, Howqua Hills Homestead, or Forest Commissions Patrol Hut B236. Location: Howqua Track, Howqua Hills on Sheepyard Flat GR404830. Access by vehicle from Mansfield. 3D Imagery A full 3D Image has been made for this hut by the VHCHA under license - you can find it here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=h36kLkhMCo1 History The Howqua Hills cattle grazing area was first opened by Dr Steele in 1868. Jim Fry to whom it is name after, was a carrier in the area for decades. Fred Fry, his nephew took over the hut and built others nearby, including Ritchies, Gardners, Upper Jamieson and Schusters Huts. Fred was born in Mansfield in 1897 and died in 1971. He owned 34% of the hut, with the rest owned by the Government, who were surprised to discover the fact, only after Fred became ill, and was taken to Melbourne Hospital. Maintenance of the hut after Fred's death has been a real issue, with the Federation of Victorian Bushwalking Clubs supposed to take over. However, government foresters undertook restorations in 1975 and again in 1988. Today the hut is in very average condition, but given its popularity with walkers, and location right beside the old Howitt Township site, its preservation is essential. Construction Original plans show a house of five rooms. It has a high gable roof over a solid drop slab building with skillions and a verandah. The original maltoid lining has all gone. Fred Fry was known for his unique style of roof building, where the main supports ran the length of the roof, and were pulled in a rolling fashion, up the roof using horses and a chain. Getting the ridge log in place, was the most difficult task, after which the others followed more easily. The log-ends can be seen clearly in the photo below, by Gary Duncan. Caretakers - Forestry Commission. References Hueneke Pp 66, 236 Butler Pp 108 - 110 Stephenson Pp 105 - 106 Magnussen - no references. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/bluff-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/89aedda0-0820-4107-8113-cb3e89108ab3/BluffHut.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Hut Bluff Hut Copyright Olaf Moon © at Bluff Hut, 1992. Located at The Bluff Track, The Bluff and showing on the Howitt Selwyn map at GR577810. Access is by 4WD or horse. This hut burned down in January 2007 in wildfires, but was rebuilt by the Stoney family and friends. Brief History Grazing commenced at the Bluff Lease in the 1940s by Jack Ware and Eadley Stoney of "Minto Park". Jack Davon took over in the 1950's. The Bluff hut was built in 1955, with all local cattlemen in the area assisting. Jack Ware shaped the all important timbers. Jack Ware retired in 1965 and Eadley Stoney died in 1972, so the Bluff Run was taken over by his son Graeme. Chris Stoney took over the management of the run and hut in 1992. Before this, Graeme was declined a "permissive occupancy" of the hut to run summer trail riding and nordic skiing, but was later given it (1985), for the old half of the hut only. Paying guests and non-paying jostled for use of the fire, within the old section. In 1988, High Country Adventures requested the right to modify the hut to avoid this issue but was denied. The increased number of 4WD users, and this controversy has lead to increased interest in the heritage of the hut, and adverse comments on the extension. Disputes over use have resulted in the story of Bluff Hut being haunted by a headless axeman (and it feels like that on a cold and damp day). The story is in Ian Stapleton's book, see below. Construction The centre part of the hut is the original, with a concrete floor and gable roof over sapling poles, plus a standard skillion. The two ends are extensions, and do little to maintain the original grazing format. The picture below, shows Stoney's hut as it was first constructed in 1971. Photo courtesy of John Mitchell © 2002. Caretakers - High Country Adventures. References Hueneke Pp 77, 232 G. Butler 1996 Pp25-27 Something Small, the Story of Mittagundi P112, by Ian Stapleton - 1988. Stephenson and Siseman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7fb0924-29e8-45ab-8858-ff77846d0f0b/Stoney_Bluff_Hut_BW_JM_73.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c605152a-d6a3-424c-b865-1a1932b713d7/BluffHut_N_Emeny.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/project-two-s4b9l monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3eea5893-6859-413e-9eee-77649eb1afd4/Blackbird+Hut.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Blackbird Hut (Kellys Howqua) Blackbird Hut Known as Blackbird Hut or Kelly's Howqua Hut. Located on the Howqua Track at Howqua. Buller South map GR426841. History Constable Kirby and RG Kelly both applied for a permissive occupancy here, at the same time in 1959, to build a fishing hut. He passed ownership to an engineer, Thomas Loaring. He died in 1975 and his family managed to retain it until 1980. The department used it to house workers who were removing weeds such as blackberries. Reputedly, it was burnt down and rebuilt quite recently. Construction Gabled iron roof with skillion veranda. Caretakers - none known. References Butler Pp16 -17 Hueneke and Magnussen - none. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/bindaree-hut-old monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8ef1d6d3-0874-4bc5-b79f-98da7fd9654c/Bindaree_Old_JM.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bindaree Hut Bindaree Hut Photo copyright John Mitchell © 1971 - Showing Bindaree as it was first built, with a wood and iron chimney. Known as Bindaree Hut Located on the Upper Howqua Road, Howqua River. Shown on the Buller-Stirling map at GR593864. The 1:25,000 map is T8223-4-3 and AMG Zone 55: 459473, 5886503. Accessible by 4WD. GPS: Brief History The first hut was built prior to January 1926 (about 1914) and was of vertical slab format. It was originally presumed to have been built by Jim Ware, son of John Ware who owned grazing lease E8 in this area. A photograph of Jim Barclay (later to be murdered at Wonnangatta) shows him in front of a hut of this construction and dated 1916. Relatives of a local Forestry officer, Arthur Dale believe he built the hut in the early 1930's of timber, like the Tomahawk Hut. This may be the second hut on the site. However, family relatives confirm that the original builders of the current structure, were Harry Norris, Fred Fry, Harry O'Brien and Joe McIlroy in about 1937. The hut was paid for by the Mansfield Tourist Asociation, to encourage bushwalkers to the area. Harry Norris was employed by the State Forestry Commission to build forestry camps and hut in the area, including those at Mirimbah Camp. (He also assisted in the construction of Eight Mile Ck Hut, which was burnt down by hikers in the 1960s.) From this information, it appears that there have been three huts on the site, or two with one being highly modified at some point in time eg with a new chimney. Construction The current hut is built of Broad Leaf Peppermint logs, standing eight high and about 180-250mm in diameter. They are butt ended at the northern end, but halved at the south! The roof poles are bark covered eucalyptus with a double ridge pole, covered with corrugated iron and some iron sheeting. The floor was originally of stone, but this has disappeared. The fireplace was rebuilt in 1986 of stones and is a unique style, but certainly more durable. The hut is very simple, devoid of windows and furniture, but is very popular and often photographed. Caretakers - Staff and Students from Wollungarra. References Hueneke Pp 76, 231. G. Butler 1996 Pp 5-6. Butler Report II - Pp 50-54 Stephenson P137-8 and 145 Siseman P86 E4 The Howqua Hills Story by Chris Stoney - 1993 Robert J Norris (Grandson) - pers comm 28.9.03 https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/stock-yard-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ab0acd10-350d-4b03-bdb0-63c41de69006/StockyardCk_Hut_RR_03.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Stockyard Creek Hut Stockyard Creek Hut Photo courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003 Known as Stockyard Hut or Stockyard Creek Hut Located off Combatong Road near Tolmie. GPS: History - The hut was built by three Vietnam Veterans who transported it here from the FTG (Forestry Group). Construction Corrugated iron over a timber frame. References: https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/silver-water-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0aaeadfb-8bf1-4b55-a61a-167e2bc814fa/Silverwater+SS.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Silverwater Hut - Silverwater Hut Photograph courtesy of Steve Schmezle Known as Silverwater Hut Located south of Wren Flat, Jamieson River South Branch Track GPS: S 37.3601 E 146.384° History: Caretakers: DELWP https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/howfield-refuge-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8855edb6-c1ba-4ac0-88ea-f373ffd89e55/Howfield+Shelter+CD.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Howfield Refuge Hut - Howfield Hut Known as Howfield Shelter or Howfield Hut Location: GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/tomahawk-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f37256e7-823a-4794-b0f9-1ba9b241609b/Tomahawk+E+wall+RD04Sml.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Tomahawk Hut Tomahawk Hut Photos courtesy of Ron Dickson, taken September and February 2004 Known as Tomahawk Hut Location at Tomahawk Gap, near the junction of Carters Road and No 3 Track. Shown on the Vicmap Buller-North at GR476004. GPS: History Built by Eric Sale for the Forest Commission about 1963, to support workers building logging roads in the region. Now very popular with visitors. The area was clear felled in 2002, and is in a state of regeneration. The plaque on the hut was placed in mid 2004, as shown below. Construction A classic hut, built from logs with an iron roof, bent down at the edges. Has a fireplace and scraps of carpet on the floor. The chimney desperately needs attention. Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke Pp 88, 92, 234 Ron Dickson - pers comm. Rooftop Maps. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/upper-jamieson monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d58e9ed6-257f-4eb6-9888-6ac317317792/Upper+Jamieson+GD.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Upper Jamieson Ck Hut Upper Jamieson Hut Photo above courtesy of Bill Statton from December 2005 showing the veranda rebuilt. Known as Upper Jamieson Hut or Upper Jamieson Creek Hut Located near Mansfield at GR510764. Off Brocks Rd near the Upper Jamieson River. GPS: History A slab hut built by Fred Fry in the early 1930s. Renovation undertaken by persons un-known in 2005. Construction A classic drop slab cabin with an iron roof and chimney. Now in need of some attention. Caretakers - DWELP References Huneke Pp69, 245. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/pannican-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/318e5ebc-690c-4ca3-bf41-86bdd0eba9f8/Purcells_GD_02.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Pannican Creek Hut (Purcells) Purcell's Hut #2 Known as Purcells Hut, or Pannican Creek Hut. Located about 1.5km east of Charlie Rock, at GR 534 958. GPS: History Built by the Purcell family, but not nearly as well known as the original Purcell's Hut (or Razorback Hut). Construction Weatherboard. References https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/mountain-3-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b760f41-7bd4-4902-9a82-7c68923cac33/Mountain+No3+GD.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Mountain No 3 Hut Number 3 Refuge Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1994. Also known as Mountain No.3 Hut, Refuge Hut Located about 50 metres off the Number 3 road, NW of Mt Stirling. On the Buller Stirling map at GR481979. At an elevation over 1500 metres. History Built for ski touring in 1984 and 1985 by Graham Godber for the Mansfield Nordic Ski Club. Many of the materials came from the old mess hall at Mirimbah, where Neville Shute, the author had once lived. Construction Well constructed with vertical weatherboards. Features a fire place, seats, table, floor, ceiling, windows, veranda, tank and toilet. The loft has been boarded up to avoid the risk of people being trapped in case of a fire. Caretakers - Mansfield Nordic Ski Club References Hueneke Pp 87 - 88, 242. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/project-two-46l38 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1873bc9d-500f-4354-91ae-f2b543212f75/Razorback+CD.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/74eb8458-b404-4608-a986-c8748db74e98/Razorback+2.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/craigs-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5b640f35-6687-4fc9-9f35-7f3444cc4fb5/Craigs+Hut+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fb28665f-edce-4890-b885-82878051f4f3/Craigs+Hut+above.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/69b2f2ee-fa2e-4dc6-9afa-3c8076b0c5dc/craigs_hut_schmez_2006.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Craigs Hut Craig's Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1998. Known as Craigs Hut Located at Clear Hills, east of Mt Stirling. It is on the Stirling Buller map at 585929. Craigs Hut was burnt down by wild fire on 11 December 2006. It has been rebuilt a number of times. GPS: History Craigs Hut is in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, and was built especially for the film The Man from Snowy River in 1981. It was called Craigs after the lead actor, Jim Craig (played by Tom Burlinson) and re-used in the sequel. Apart from the horses, the other star of the films is Sigrid Thornton who plays the bosses daughter, Jessica. Jack Thompson and Kirk Douglas also starred. Between the two films, it was also used for a third Cool Change. The picture above is of the actual hut used for the film, now replaced with a more robust version, as it became so popular for visitors. There has now been a third variant of this hut built on the site. The original was a set only and had no floor. This third version is the one burnt in December 2006. Construction Horizantal slabs, with bark over iron roof. The original hut was a "prop" only and had no floor. Caretakers - John Coffey and the Mansfield 4WD Club. References Hueneke Pp88, 93, 234 https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-six-g5mal monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fb546310-b74c-49a4-bbad-2d61c81822cb/Top+Crossing+Hut.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Top Crossing Hut Top Crossing Hut Photograph courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003 Known as Top Crossing Hut Located at the Buckland Spur, King River, about 10Km above Lake William Hovell. On the Lake William Hovell map at GR480070 GPS: History Built by the Crown Lands Department of Victoria in 1957, by employees Frank and Snow Burrows, with assistance from Nifty MacDonald and Ken Bustle. Four pack horses were used to cart the materials. When built, the employees used it to carry out their duties such as wombat or dog trapping. A mining track is close by, built in 1897 to aid access to the nearest railway from the Buckland Valley gold fields. Construction Built around a pole frame with battens and no lining. Externally framed chimney and iron roof and walls. Caretakers - Wangaratta 4WD Club References Hueneke Pp 245 Butler Pp318 - 320 https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/riley-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e9c1a5d2-9f8b-42c7-a742-e2649fe32d85/Rileys+Creek+Hut+DS.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Riley Creek Hut Rileys Creek Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001 Known as Riley Ck Hut or Riley’s Creek Hut Located at Rileys Creek at the end of the East Buffalo Road. On the Bright- Mansfield adventure map. GPS History This hut shown was the original building, but was burnt down in 2000 and rebuilt in 2002. Used by horse riders. Construction Vertical timber slabs over a sawn timber frame. Skillion iron roof. Caretakers - horse riders. References Hueneke Pp 242. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/king-river-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e7e70abb-0713-41a8-8c87-e76517d0fd7e/King+River+Hut+BW+JM+71.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6df16e20-414e-4e06-a1c9-d55ca3744e7d/King+Hut+RD+02.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/66a47df8-0286-4a09-adc4-646cca5416c5/king_river_plaque_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fc81d9ee-734a-4359-a1ce-ebc6247baab4/king_river_1_ian_hinter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/60aa591b-4e44-49e8-8651-e89a323b5bdd/king_river_2_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0aacd978-756b-494c-98f4-4f8890241bf0/king_river_3_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4554e326-9029-4933-b2cd-0ec98d96b8b7/king_river_4_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1166a605-f845-4ec3-8ae5-7d4e5382ac51/king_river_5_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a00564dc-cc63-422e-b8a8-c951b7f1928b/king_river_inside_ian_hunter.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/239d891b-13e2-42f2-aed5-d29e07758418/king_river_inside2_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dfdedf6c-d1f0-4886-928f-d046eea3d431/KingRiverHut+BStatton+04.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bc499eda-fddc-4bce-9631-d902afbf9e5d/king_river_1_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut 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. GPS: 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. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-three-ftsrr monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c6bd8b0c-7e73-4128-b33f-839aca03dceb/Guys+Hut+DS.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Guys Hut Guys Hut Guys hut today, courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Guys Hut, Wonnangatta Hut, Green Hut. Located at Howitt Road, Bryces Plain (Snowy Plains). Grid Reference 780 729 on the Tamboritha Moroka map. GPS: Brief History Alex Guy acquired Wonnangatta Station and the Snowy Plains freehold in 1934. The hut was built to replace a nearby hut, now gone, for mustering in March 1940. Alex died in 1949 and was succeeded by his sons, Jack and Arthur. Their Wonnangatta homestead was burnt down in 1959, and the lease transferred to the Gilder Family in 1970, thereafter soon bought by the Victorian Government. The historically important Holmes Plains Yards are about 1 kilometre away on Bryces Plain. Construction The hut was originally built three logs high, and later extended to seven logs high. The timber frames are adzed snow gum found locally and form a gabled roof, now covered with corrugated iron. The floor is paved with basalt blocks, and the chimney is dry stone construction. Caretakers - Wollungarra Students. References Hueneke Pp36, 42, 237 Bernadette de Corte 1992 G. Butler 1996 Pp131 - 135. Stephenson Magnussen - no ref. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-two-258zt monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f516ce9c-023a-4752-8567-6b8989a4b9c4/Evans+Ck+BS+1998.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Evans Creek Hut Evans Creek Hut Photograph by Bill Statton 1998. Known as Evans Ck Hut Located at Evans Creek, Track, north of Tomahawk Gap. History Built about 1953, presumeably for fisher persons. Construction Ripple iron walls and fibro lining, with a flat roof. Caretakers- none known. References Hueneke Pp 88, 235. Robin Rishworth - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-one-3m6e9 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5c055db-650a-465c-961c-e4dda0c89c36/Lk+Cobbler.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Cobbler Lake Hut - Cobbler Lake Shelter Known as Cobbler Lake Hut Photograph: 1992 by Olaf Moon and family. Located at Lake Cobbler, east of Mansfield, via Unnamed Rd, Wabonga VIC 3678 GPS History Lake Cobbler is a beautiful man-made lake created in the 1960s by damming the swamp area around the Dandongadale River near Mt Cobbler. The Lake Cobbler Hut on the side of the lake was built in 1986 by the Wangaratta 4WD Club, to replace the original hut which was built in the early 1900s for grazing. Caretakers - Wangaratta 4WD Club References https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/dibbins-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/67c17a44-bf3b-4bf6-9ec5-a98c3a9732d7/Dibbins+better+LoR+GD+93.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Dibbins Hut Dibbins Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Dibbins Hut and "The Creep Inn" due to its low doorway, shown in the picture below. Located on the Alpine walking track, near Cobungra Gap and at the end of Swindler Spur. At GR161106 on the Bogong High Plains map. GPS: History This hut is the third on this site, with the first being built in the 1890s but burnt down in 1920. The new hut was built by Arthur Dibbins in 1917, after he came to the High Plains in 1884, aged 14. Dibbins shared the tenure of Block 44a, on which it is built, with William Howard in 1936. In 1939 he transferred his share to Neil Gow. Restrictions were placed on the block in the mid 1940's, when Lawler and the Naughton brothers also had an interest with Dibbin who had reclaimed his interest in 1941. The hut decayed slowly and was extensively restored in 1987 and 1988 by "Operation Raleigh" an English youth group headed by Ian King. The restoration essentially replaced the old hut. The matter was subject to some criticism by the Australian Newpaper and also the National Trust at the time. Those who saw the original, say that it was completely removed, moved slightly and rebuilt in a rather different style and using different materials. In 1999, the Freemasons Task Force once again did a restoration job on this hut and relocated the toilet. Construction It is similar in construction to Blairs Hut, with log walls and a gabled roof. The floor is unusual in that it is butt jointed hardwood. The hut is considered significant because of the dispute over the degree of restoration of a heritage building, which was seen as a demolition by heritage experts. Caretakers - The Alpine School, Dinner Plain. Also the FTF. References Hueneke Pp19, 104, 235 Butler Pp87 - 93 Magnussen Pp37 - 39. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/murray-valley-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fbd8494d-5114-4880-a0d1-90419d836cda/Murray+Valley+SC+Snowed+OM+9.03.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Murray Valley Ski Lodge Murray Valley Ski Club Hut Photograph copyright © Olaf Moon 2003. Known as Murray Valley Hut or Murray Valley Ski Club Hut. Located across the highway from Diamantina Hut near Mt Hotham. Shown on the "Harrietville" map at GR107076 at elevation 1720m. It is readily visible from the road. GPS Location: S 36 58.563 E 147 07.341. History The Murray Valley Ski Club was first created in 1950 by a group of enthusiastic skiers from Cobram and Numurkah on the Murray River in Victoria. It was led by Geoff Leverette with Charles Foster and Elizabeth “Bett” Collins being elected to the committee at the first meeting on 26 October 1950. Bett’s husband, Jack was a builder and key supporter for the construction of this lodge. You can read an excellent story and detail on these early days on the Australian Mountains website created by David Sisson with the article researched and written by Thomas Whiteside. The initial construction of a lodge was commenced at Falls Creek in 1951, but the SEC who ran the location at the time, opposed all development for skiing. The MVSC then went into hibernation for two years and was re-initiated in 1954. There are various dates for the construction of this lodge, but it is most likely it was built in 1953 with a work-party arriving in January 1954 to get it ready for the coming ski season. Prior to this Jack had had a serious head injury and Geoff Leverette moved to Queensland and later to Tasmania (where I met him with my father). Geoff passed away in 1988. Hence the hiatus. The Club had moved to Hotham, as getting permission from the Lands Department was relatively easy at the time, with multiple locations being offered. This one was chosen due to a freshwater spring being near, and it was close to Diamantina Hut. It is apparent that the hut was regularly used and open to all who needed emergency shelter. There was also a small pump house below it, and also a rope tow with riders using a leather waist belt and “nutcracker” to ascend. Over the years, the legal status of the hut has varied. Initially it was likely to have been a verbal “PO” - permissive occupancy, which was a common practise at the time. This was later formalised in 1965 for 30 pounds per year. Later the Hotham Board demanded $500 per year, apparently in an attempt to have it removed. A formal lease may have been signed later? The Collins Family and friends have remained as caretakers and occupiers, with some work being done on the hut over the years including a new roof and repairs to the chimney. The lease is now owned by the Hotham Management Trust. Construction Rendered brick, stone and panel board. Caretakers Members of the Murray Valley Ski Club, Collins Family. References Magnussen P57. Australian Mountains Graeme Butler & Associates, Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey 2004 – 2005, p. 824. Back Country Huts website - http://www.backcountryhuts.net/huts/murray-valley-ski-club-hut/ https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/wire-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1b548914-293d-43fd-9512-ed19906284a3/Wire+Plain+New+3+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Wire Plain Hut Wire Plain Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2003. Known as Wire Plain Hut Located at Northern side of The Great Alpine Road, Wire Plain. POn the "Feathertop" map at GR156052. GPS Location: History Wire Plain is a popular XC ski area. This hut was built by Bill Howard in 1962 as a cattleman's hut. The main part of the hut was pre-fab and brought in by truck, but the rear was built on site for storage of saddles and kit. A memorial to Bill Howard, who passed away in 1978, is located about 50m to the west of the hut. The hut is often locked, as it is still used by cattlemen. Construction Pre-fabricated corrugated iron and gabled. Has a kitchen and living area. There is a small fireplace, two windows, couch and table in the (carpeted) living area. References Hueneke Pp 106, 114, 245 Magnussen Pp79. Holth T. 1980 https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/spargo-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7d4fcfba-9fc9-4c05-8a26-93c222eabfcf/Spargos+Hut.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Spargos Hut Spargos Hut Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001 Known as Spargos Hut On the Bogong High Plains map and on "Feathertop" 1:25000 GR 144069. Access is a walk from Mt Loch carpark. At pole 60 turn right. At Pole 84, where the track starts to descend to the Derrick Hut, leave the track and head south over a small hill. Go over the next saddle and down the steep hill to the plain in a SE direction to find the hut. There is no track. You can also get there by climbing a steep slope above Silver Brumby Hut. It is just visible from the Great Alpine Road. GPS Location: History Bill Spargo, after whom the hut is named, was the creator of the Mt Hotham Ski Resort, being a great enthusiast for the sport. It was built after the destruction of the Hotham Heights Chalet by the 1939 bushfire. Bill was one of life's great characters and was handyman at the Chalet. He built Spargos hut himself about 1932. During the bushfire, Bill diverted the creek above the hut, through it and saved him and the building. The hut is still owned partly by the Spargo family and is formally listed with Heritage Victoria. In 1953, Bill Spargo offered to sell the hut to the Wangaratta Ski Club for £350, but the club declined, believing that the price was too high. Construction The hut has a timber frame and iron walls and roof. The chimney has an external timber frame and the fireplace is lined with stone. The hut is well catered for in terms of furniture. There is a store and entrance way are at the western end. The floor is dirt. Caretakers - Spargo Family. References Hueneke Pp103, 243. Magnussen Pp72 -73. Snow on Mount St Bernard 1930 - 1980 The Wangaratta Ski Club Jubilee Book, Edited by Bill Rowed and Graham Welsh WSC 1980 p54. Butler - no ref. Stephenson P256. David Sisson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/joyce-brockhoff-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c2aa1e36-2cb0-44a8-8227-68766b7deab6/Brockoff+LoR+GD+02.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Joyce Brockhoff Hut Joyce Brockhoff Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2002. Known as Brockhoff Hut or Joyce Brockhoff Hut. Located at Mt Hotham within the resort area. On the "Feathertop" map at GR129079 and elevation 1760m. It is 400m downslope from the Mt Loch track. GPS Location: History The hut was built of stone in 1949 in memoriam to Joyce Brockhoff, one of Australia's first champion skiers. Eric Johnson brought in the materials, except for the stone which was quarried nearby. The hut was declared derelict in 1990 but saved by the efforts of the Alpine Club of Victoria and Hotham Ski Club and Committee, who put a new roof on in 1996 and 1997. Real effort was required to protect the hut and runs from fire in 2003, leaving this large hut in good order. Caretakers - Mt Hotham Ski Company References Hueneke Pp 103, 109, 232. Magnusssen Pp28 - 29 Butler - no reference D Sisson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/78f1beaf-fe82-45fa-86fc-e469f915d71a/PMG+Snowed+OM+9.03.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - PMG Rene's Look Out Hut PMG Hut (at Rene's Lookout) Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003 Known as PMG Hut, Rene’s Lookout Hut Located at the side of the Great Alpine Road on the way to Mt Hotham beside Rene's Lookout. GR088047 on the "Dargo Plains- Cobungra" map at elevation 1580m. GPS Location: History The hut is very visible as a "standing ruin" and could be easily repaired, being close to the road. It was built about 1955 and used as a shelter for Post Master General's (Now Australia Post) linesmen working on the lines between Harrietville and Hotham. Rene's lookout was named after Rene Bibby who was born Elizabeth Irene Bibby in 1895, the third daughter born to Thomas Michael Bibby and Elizabeth Mary McLean. Rene never married, was born in Harrietville and went to school there. Her nephew was William Thomas Bibby (Bill) married to Beverley Bibby. Bill is also related to the Howards and Dibbins as mentioned in other hut information pages on this site. Ward Ambler Cabin "A" was located hereabouts also, but lost in the 1939 fires. Surprisingly this whole area was burnt during 2003, but for a little patch around this hut. Construction Typical of the time with a wooden floor, steel truss and cement panel boards for walls. The iron stove and chimney have rusted out. The hut would no doubt be in better condition if it was not above the snow line. It would be easy to repair. Caretakers - none. References Magnussen Pp 59 - 60 Hueneke - no ref. Beverley Bibby - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/silver-brumby-replica-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51db1834-8f29-43cc-86ad-a6072f0884c7/Silver_Brumby_01_KH.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Silver Brumby Replica Hut Silver Brumby Hut Known as Silver Brumby Movie Hut Located at Mt Hotham, near Swindlers Creek. On the Bogong map at GR139065. GPS Locatation: History Built in 1992 by Media World Features, for the filming of the Silver Brumby films, based around the novels by Elynne Mitchell. The Silver Brumby film starred Russell Crowe. The hut was saved from the 2003 fires but is in need of restoration now. Construction Timber slabs and iron roof. Caretakers - Mt Hotham Resort staff. References Hueneke Pp113, 243 https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/mcnamaras-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/231d62ba-5f41-4656-a7ee-4cc9675dd93a/MacNamara_Dinner_Plain.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - McNamaras Dinner Plain Hut McNamaras Hut - Dinner Plain Photograph courtesy of Bill Statton © 2004. Known as McNamaras Dinner Plain Hut, TJ McNamaras Hut, not to be confused with McNamaras at Buckety. Located on Youngs Track, Dinner Plain. Showing on the Bogong High Plains Map at GR278062, "7 Miles" from Youngs hut. The Hema map is actually incorrect, showing Youngs Fire Track as an extension of Callaghans Road, Anglers Rest. It is in fact a private mustering track. Callaghans Road ends at the gate to the private land now owned by the Maguires. The Parks Vic Ranger recommends access via McCoys Track, which leads off to the left about 5 kilometres down Callaghans Road. This connects to Grays Hill Track, then to Youngs Track which leads to the hut. History This hut was built in 1917 by Charlie McNamara on lease GB48 and remained leased right through into the 1990s. Stan Johns was the architect. Jack and TJ McNamara assisted in the construction. It was built from logs with a wooden floor and being at 4900 feet altitude was often used in bad weather. Construction Built of snow gum logs with a gable tin roof and wooden floor. The chimney was built of logs with chocks and lined with stones. Originally it had a bark roof, held down with logs and wire. An extension has been added, which is made of iron. Caretakers - Kelly, Maguire and Connley Families. References Hueneke Pp133, 141, 240. Butler p197 -99 Tor Holth - extensive coverage. Magnussen Pp42 - 43. Pers comm - Louise and Phil Maquire. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/mumc-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bac6ba89-54a6-4258-b791-b3b67f98f44a/MUMC+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - MUMC Hut MUMC Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Also known as Melbourne University Mountaineering Club Hut or "Mum-Cee". Located at North West Spur, Mt Feathertop and shown on the Bogong High Plains Map at GR112177. GPS Location: History MUMC was originally founded in 1944 by undergraduate skiers. MUMC is famous for their logo, created by Niall Brennan in 1946 showing a mountaineer carrying a wide pack and ice axe and known across the world as the Oxo Man. The death of members Doug Hatt and Russell Judge climbing in NZ inspired the erection of this unusual hut as a base camp for climbers and skiers, learning their trade. It is in the shape of a geodesic dome, originally shiny silver. Its construction was an immense task. Peter Kneen designed the building which was completed at Easter 1966. Tom Kneen also helped with the design. Tom (not Peter as previously reported) died in a snow collapse on Feathertop in 1985. MUMC was also a stimulus for the other climbing across Australia. They also introduced orienteering to the country. The wood stove has now been removed ( a poor decision when other options are available), making it a very cold place in winter. Construction Building the hut was a real headache with the materials being carried up the spur for 3.7 miles. Some say that this came up the NW Spur, but this seems unlikely as others consider that it came along the road on the North Razorback, it being open (and relatively flat) at the time (compared to the NW Spur track which was overgrown by the late 1970's). NW Spur is also a very steep and nasty climb. The hut is an aluminium geodesic dome and caused a considerable stir at the time being quite large at 6.4m diameter, double storied and including a cellar. It has now been painted a less visible green colour. There are 15 equilateral facets at the base, allowing a mezzanine to be built in side. The ceiling height is 2.3m over a polished hardwood floor. There are 7 windows and a porch. Water is collected from the porch roof and stored in a tank under the floor. There is no lining! References Hueneke Pp102, 125, 241. Butler p202 to 206 Holth p90 David Sisson - pers comm. Andrew Oppenheim - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/jbplain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2dbbc607-bdc3-487a-9480-fc6dfc25ad1a/JB+Plain+Maybe.JPG Region 9: Mt Hotham - JB Plain Hut JB Plain Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as JB Plain Hut Located about 200m off the Alpine Road at JB Plain. GPS Position Brief History This is the second hut at this site. The first was built by the Omeo Ski Club in 1934 and demolished in 1989. It was a pre-fabricated building bought second hand from the Victorian Railways. It sat about 300m south of the new hut. The hut was named after Jim Brown, manager of Cobungra Lease, for George Gray, from 1851. John Wells was JB's side-kick. The new hut shown above was built in 1978, being removed by Pooncarie Pty Ltd, to be used for grazing on block D2. It was originally a Forests Commission hut and possibly came from Swifts Saw Mill (due to the unusual vertical weather boards). When you stay, watch out for the "house mouse", a cheeky antechinus. Construction The hut has a gabled corrugated iron roof and skillion to one side. The brick chimney is typical of a late 60s design or 70s. Iron of the "Redcliffe" brand (late 19th century) was obviously re-used. The vertical boards are V jointed softwood over an unusual softwood frame, probably oregan. The hut is lined with 150mm softwood and the floor is non-tongue and groove hardwood. The building is about 9m square. As at Derricks, the guttering is under the eaves, so that the snow won't pull them off. Caretakers - The Alpine School References Hueneke Pp114, 238. G. Butler 1996, Pp 146 - 148. Not Below 5000: A history of the Ski Club of East Gippsland by Jennifer McLennan, SCEG 2001 Pp42, 50, 68-79. Magnussen https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/horsehair-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7bb0af04-ce36-4d45-8382-8caf5528614a/Horsehair_new_end_OM_sep2003.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Horsehair Hut Horsehair Hut (New) Photo copyright Olaf Moon © September 2003. Photos of the ORIGINAL Horsehair Hut are shown below by Gary Duncan. Location On Cobungra Station, near to the Mt Hotham airport. Original Site is at GR 292987 on the Dargo Plains-Cobungra map, but this new hut is at GR302999. There is a very waterlogged 4WD track via the west boundary of the Hotham Airport. However, a quicker and better way to get there, is to park in the airport carpark, and walk around the right/east boundary fence, until you are directly opposite the hanger, across the airport runway. (If in the right position, there is a large pond inside the fence). Follow an old fenceline of droppers and mesh wire, to the top of the hill. The hut is 300m from the airport fence, and 10m to the left of the dropper fence. It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the carpark. GPS position is S37 02.761 E 147 20.534. History The original hut was built by Tom Goldie for Fred Box who was a local cattleman, in 1872, making it the oldest hut in the Alpine area and therefore of great heritage value. The hut was bought by Charlie Rundell in 1927 and later sold to Charlie McNamara in 1955 after which there have been many owners up to 2002. The shed were not built until the 1920s and the weatherboard hut in the 1940s. The original hut was restored after the 1939 fires, using bricks from the Cassilis mine and the old Omeo Hospital. The new hut was built in 2002 by the VHCH Association, after receiving permission from its new owners, a syndicate for three from Melbourne. The construction of the hut took five days, being built by volunteers of the newly formed VHCHA. Construction The original was of log and chock construction with a dirt floor and a hessian lining. The new hut follows similar but not identical construction. The logs were Manna Gums, not available for the 2003 rebuild. Caretakers - Victorian High Country Huts Assn. References Hueneke Pp119 -123 Magnussen Pp47 - 49 Butler omitted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/13a7b337-0a87-4123-9476-4c97f6f9f3b8/Horsehair2huts_front_GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Horsehair Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1217e279-e1ee-4e3e-ae86-b98642e328c2/Horsehair_snowed_GD_2003_2.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Horsehair Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/project-six-k6cwn monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a95ad541-501f-4f2a-ae4d-788508a85a16/federation_hut_gscully_april2011.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Federation Hut Federation Hut Photograph courtesy of G Scully. Known as the FVWC Hut or Federation Hut. Located at Bungalow Spur Track, Mt Feathertop. GR107159 on the Bogong High Plains or "Harrietville" map. This hut was burnt down in the 2003 fires, but has now been replaced with the new iron replica as shown at left. GPS: History Named after the Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs (FVWC) who were formed in 1934. They built the hut using a Tourist Development Association grant in 1968 and 1969. The hut was upgraded in 1989. A double seater toilet built by the Parks service, survived the hut. The new hut was designed by Tonique Bolt and was pre-fabricated then flown in parts from Mt Loch carpark and assembled in December 2004. Construction Built as a gabled hut with aluminium siding and a corrugated iron roof. The original hut was re-clad in timber in May 1988 by Ian Stapleton and friends. The hut is lined with five ply and has bunks for 10 people. It is 3.6m by 5.5m in size. References Hueneke Pp 102, 236.Butler Pp101 - 103 Magnusssen Pp44 - 46 Secondhand and Solid P28 by Ian Stapleton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7229584a-fba9-4e91-b810-bddbeab1f7fe/Federation2NEWSnowCD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Federation Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c3f8c4d4-eeaa-4532-a43e-ed0d2ac118fe/Federation1NewCD05.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Federation Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/dinnerplain-crb-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5f804c1-98cb-45c2-b3ea-f810c99ff2c0/CRB+Dinner+Plain.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Dinner Plain CRB Hut Dinner Plain CRB Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as Dinner Plain Hut, CRB Hut. Location of this hut is beside the Dinner Plain Road, about 1 Km from the DP Village on the northern side. GR210027 on the Dargo Plains - Cobungra map. GPS: Brief History The CRB stands for Country Roads Board. The hut was built in 1923 to house workers from the CRB. It was presumed burnt during the 1939 fires and replaced, but this hut has inscriptions inside, that indicate it is the original. Originally it was used to house the workers who cleared the snow from the access trail to Omeo. The 690 acres of the actual selection on which this, and the new village sit, was held by the Rundle family. Due to road re-alignment, it is possible that this hut has always stood on Crown Land. Construction Steep gabled corrugated iron roof over sawn timber frame. Two windows and wooden floor. Some grotty carpet still covers the floor. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp118, 235. G. Butler 1996 Magnussen Pp 40 - 41 https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/diamantina-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7c1b3fd9-1335-4b2a-b1ca-cf2c7bbd5679/Diamantina.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Diamantina Hut Diamantina Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon 2003. Known as Diamantina Hut Located about 2km from Mt Hotham, at the intersection with the Bon Accord and Mt Feathertop tracks. Grid reference 107076. A GPS Position is available here. GPS: Brief History Thought to have been built in 1969, replacing an old CRB hut that was previously sited here from 1923, but was burnt down in the 1939 fires. This is the second hut built on this site, and is unsual for three aspects, firstly overnight campers are discouraged, despite its size, second it does not appear in the Butler report and third its unusual A Frame construction. A great refuge for those walking off the Feathertop spur in a blizzard. Construction Unusual cli-lock steel roof over a steel frame and concrete floor. A very large hut, maybe 14 in length. Uniquely, there is no door! Other huts nearby are private and locked. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp 101, 235 Magnussen Pp35 - 36 Butler - No reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847907929-YZFF0BD112Q9PF2G1BK6/image-asset.jpeg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Diamantina Hut - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/derrick-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/715ebff5-9c68-4854-a763-7da228c411f2/Derricks+1+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Derrick Hut Derrick Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Derricks Hut, Derrick Hut, The Charles Derrick Memorial Hut. Located at Swindlers Spur, Mt Loch, and is about an hour's walk from the Mt Loch carpark.Turn right at pole 60 and walk to pole 94 to find it. (The poles are 40m apart). On map Feathertop at GR 141081. (Dibbins hut is the next, 400m lower at pole 181). GPS: History This hut was built by the Wangaratta Ski Club in 1967, in memory of Charles H. Derrick, who set off on a solo cross country ski run from Mountain Creek on 3 September 1965. His objective was to ski the full 52kms to Mt Hotham in a single day, but didn't make it. Since, probably only a few dozen have achieved the trip in winter. Re-knowned for its unique water tank, inside the hut. The 2003 fires burnt passed close by. Construction Built of painted weatherboard, with an iron roof, it sits on stumps, like many other huts in Kosciusko. Tongue and groove boards are used. It has a slow combustion heater and water tank, plus a bush toilet nearby. Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke Pp 110, 234 Magnsussen Pp 33 - 34 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/238d09ee-6406-4fa0-aff8-8940664dee8c/Derricks+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Derrick Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9fd19476-3d7e-419c-8dcc-f371f108cce0/Derrick.jpeg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Derrick Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/project-two-2wfwh monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4804c486-1038-4547-b2fc-05c9815f9c5a/Boggy+Ck+CRB+OM+9.03.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Boggy Creek CRB Hut Boggy Creek CRB Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Boggy Creek Hut, Boggy Creek CRB Hut Dinner Plain CRB Hut. Located at the side of the Great Alpine Road, near Boggy Creek. On the Dargo Plains Cobungra map at GR278996. It is clearly visible from the road and easy to walk to. 3D Imagery Is provided by the VHCHA under a grant and is here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=b1zAhbMuqXN History Built in a very similar style to the Dinner Plain CRB hut, and about the same time, 1923 to 1925. The hut survived the 1939 fires, but has lost its door and window. It also has a dirt floor. Construction Steep gabled tin roof with tin walls. The door, fireplace and window have all collapsed. Caretakers - None known. References Magnussen Pp24 Victorian High Country Huts Association. Butler, Hueneke - None https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/blowhard-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c932de5e-828a-4200-93eb-79d936f13d04/Blowhard+rear.JPG Region 9: Mt Hotham - Blowhard Hut Blowhard Hut Known as Blowhard Hut or Mount Blowhard Hut. Located beside the road, about 6 km before Mt Hotham Resort. On the "Harrietville" map at GR 099060 at elevation 1670m. Right beside the Great Alpine Road. GPS: Brief History Blowhard hut was originally built for tourism, by the Victorian Tourist Board. As time went by, skiing became a greater passion and it was converted for this use. Today, the hut is locked, and was not mentioned in the Butler Consultancy. It is undergoing some renovation and extension in 2003. Construction Built with corrugated iron walls and roof. The roof has a high gable and an unusually large skillion. Extended in the 1980s. Caretaker Mt Hotham Trust Board References Hueneke Pp101,232 Magnussen Pp22 - 23 Butler - no reference. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/maddison-huts-ropers monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/990de325-a787-4e78-8470-7604beaad229/Maddison+Ropers+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Maddison Huts (Ropers) Maddison Huts Photo courtesy of G Duncan © February 2002. Known as Maddison Huts or Ropers Huts Located at Basalt Hill (not Basalt Knob) on the Bogong High Plains. On the map "Cope" at GR285174 at elevation 1620m. GPS Location: History The original Maddison huts were built on Mt Bogong in 1928 and the mid 1930's. However, these were moved to this site in 1993 as a replacement for the originals. The grazing leases were moved from Mt Nelse. The larger hut is an SEC locked Cube. The smaller one is open. The Maddison family came to the Kiewa Valley in 1865 and took up the selection, later to be called Mt Beauty in 1877. Maddisons built their first huts in 1928, having used the Howman's family huts or tents in the mean time. Their first was located at Camp Valley on Long Spur and known as the Aertex hut due to the holes in the walls. This latter hut was replaced with one of tin but was burnt down deliberately in October 1978. The huts were undamaged by the 2003 fires. Construction Corrugated iron walls and gabled roofs. Caretakers - Maddison family. References Hueneke Pp170, 190, 243. Magnussen Pp 124 - 125 David Sisson - pers comm. Butler - none. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/youngs-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c5071e9f-203c-4c1d-b767-81daa95295ca/Youngs+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Youngs Hut Youngs Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1994 Known as Youngs Hut, SEC Survey Hut, or Youngs Top Hut Located at Mt Jim, Bogong High Plains. On the Feathertop map at GR191103, elevation 1640m. GPS Location: History Osborne Young built the original Youngs hut nearby, at the old yards, which are up the hill from this site, in about 1883. This hut was built in 1923 and received a renovation by Charlie Rundell Jnr in 1928, with the installation of a new floor and roofing iron. The basalt stones of the fireplace remain. The current hut was built in 1928 by the SEC and is similar to Kellys Hut. This one was pre-fabricated and carried in by pack horse. Construction The hut is weatherboard like the original, and has a corrugated iron roof and chimney, with a veranda at the front. Caretakers Border Bushwalking Club. References Hueneke Pp 133, 246 Magnussen Pp 156 - 157 Butler Pp368 - 370 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/westons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3be3e667-3e10-4f06-9549-36d37efa7ead/Westons+BW+JM+73.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Westons Hut Westons Hut Photo Courtesy of Jim Moon, © 1973. Known as Westons Hut Located off the Kiewa Logging Road at Mt Jim. Bogong High Plains map at GR166141. This hut was burnt down in January 2007 during wildfires in Victoria. GPS Location: Brief History The hut was built in 1932, presumably by Roy "Buffalo Bill" Weston, but it was burnt down in 1939. The new hut was built by Eric Weston and Fred Briggs, aided by son Tom, in 1939. It originally had a shingle roof. The lease was transfered to Eric's daughter, Mary Goldsworthy in 1991. Restoration occured in the 1980s causing the National Trust some concerns, although it primarily involved replacing some older palings. At the time, the hut was very close to falling over, and was pulled upright using wire stays, attached to ground anchors. Interestingly, the National Trust did not visit the hut, before making their adverse comments. Construction This hut measures 5.8 by 3.7m and was originally pole and all schingles (as for many Tasmanian huts), with an earth floor. Today, the poles seem orginal, but the covering is all corrugated iron. Caretakers - NE Freemasons Taskforce. References Hueneke Pp Magnussen P152 G. Butler Pp 344-347. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/tawonga-huts monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f81de59a-3bcf-464b-9d7e-e5a698247b33/Tawonga+2+Huts+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Tawonga Huts Tawonga Huts Photo 1973, Courtesy John Mitchell © 2002 Known as Tawonga Huts Location: Bogong High Plains on the "Feathertop" 1:25000 map at GR 180163. There are four huts here, about 4 kilometres from the Pretty Valley Pondage carpark. Cross the causeway and walk up the Fainter FT. Over the top, the track drops down into the valley of the Tawonga Huts Ck. Follow the snow poles to the hut. All huts survived the 2003 fires. GPS Location: History The first hut in the area was built by John Ryder prior to 1888 but it was pulled down by a horse teathered to the post, and was then rebuilt in that year. The third hut was built in 1923 of palings. Many cattlemen used the Tawonga huts, notably Ben Cooper, for whom a cairn sits nearby. The current huts were built about 250m south of the original set, in the 1950's. The "Refuge Hut" as named, was built by the SEC in 1928 and pulled here in the 1980s. The fourth hut, shown above in the 1970's was originally a cookhouse and brought to the site on a truck by Billy Hicks, but was burnt down in 2000 and a replacement was then built, looking similar to that above. Caretakers - Hicks Family References Hueneke Pp132, 134, 244. Butler Pp 306 - 314 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/ryders-huts monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/508be5d6-ca3c-494e-9ffa-d8ed0c7dadcc/Ryders+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Ryders Huts Ryders Huts (at Campbells Yards). Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2002. Known as Ryders Huts or Campbells Yard Huts Located at Campbell's Yards, Bogong High Plains. On map "Cope" GR232123. Walk about 4.5Km from the Cope Hut turnoff, from the Bogong High Plains Road. GPS Location: History The yards were named after John and Henry Campbell of Ensay Station, who ran sheep from there, from 1879 to 1883. The cattle yards were not built until 1923 by Wally Ryder, and he also built the new huts here about 1973. There are four huts in total, with two locked. More recent visitors have reported all these huts are open and anything of value has been removed. Construction The smallest hut is usually locked feed store with a skillion roof. The main hut shown, has a veranda and is always open. It has a bricklined chimney with a very prominent aspect. The sleeping hut is the one nearby and the fourth hut is to the south, and is locked. It has a toilet and store room. Caretakers - Harry Ryder, Ryder Family References Hueneke Pp134, 143, 243. Magnussen Pp 142 - 143 Butler Pp 57 - 63. Mountain Men by James Cowan 1982. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/pmg-rene-lo-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/red-robin-mine monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a109eb97-ede8-4877-b841-6d043362cbb6/Red+Robin+Mine+Huts+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Red Robin Mine Hut Red Robin Mine Huts Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Red Robin Huts or Red Robin Mine. Located at Machinery Spur, Mt Loch. At GR 138115 on the "Feathertop" map. GPS Location: History There are several huts here, commencing with that built by Bill Spargo in 1941. Other huts were built at differing adit levels. The battery itself, was erected here in 1949 and operated until 1964 as a Gold Mine, with Bill and his wife Evelyn Piper. She lived here for some time until she became sick of it and divorced him. After 1964, the Livingstone bothers took parts of the machinery to the Kiewa River site. Construction Generally corrugated iron over poles. One hut was an A frame at a lower adit level. The others had iron gabled roofs, one similar to Bill Spargos other hut at Golden Point. Caretakers - Ken Harris. References Hueneke Pp 242 Magnussen Pp63 - 64 Butler Pp269 -271. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/pretty-valley-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/michell-refuge monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/mcnamaras-hut-buckety-plain monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/kellys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cc51181a-444d-458e-976b-65c5d6943fb1/Kellys+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Kellys Hut Kellys Hut (at Marm Point) Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001. Known as Kellys Hut, Kellys at Marm Point, Rocky Valley SEC Commission Survey Hut Located at the Kelly Track near Cemetery Spur, Marms Point near the head of Wildhorse Creek. Bogong High Plains map GR 330189 and elevation 1700m. It takes about 3 to 4 hours walk from Watchbed Ck on the Bogong High Plains Road. It is about 700m from Fitzgeralds hut. GPS Location: Brief History The first hut on the site was built by Kyran Marum and Jack Platt in 1901. Patrick J Kelly built the second hut on this site in 1901, after grazing began on the lease in the 1890s. This hut has vertical slab walls, a paling roof and gabled structure, but was burnt down in 1956. It was replaced with an SEC hut (originally built in 1928? - historical if it is), removed from the Rocky Valley site two years later. The Kelly family, through Mrs T Kelly and later her son, owned the lease until taken over by the NP in 1982. Construction A typical pre-fab SEC hut, with considerable modifications. The walls are 140mm shiplapped weatherboards over a hardwood frame. There are three sections to the hut. The roof is corrugated iron and the floor of T&G hardwood. There is internal lining, mostly of caneite. The iron chimney has recently been restored. Caretakers - Roper and Maddison families. References Hueneke Pp 167, 178, 239. G. Butler 1996 Pp160-163. Magnussen Pp120 - 121 Stephenson 247, 248, 270, 272, 276, 278, 284. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/maddisons-huts monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cb22b4fe-68bc-42fd-b373-a37da354b611/Ropers+LoR+JM+1972.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Ropers Huts Maddison Ropers Hut (Duane Spur) Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1988. Located on The Big River Track, at Duane Spur. On the Bogong High Plains map at GR294260. Burnt in the 2003 fires, but there is a strong case to re-build it. There is a second, smaller hut nearby. History This hut was built by Jack Roper on 1 February 1939 on his new lease after his old run had been acquired by the SEC. Jack was the son of Fred Junior and was born in 1900 and passed away in 1958. His grandfather Frederick Roper had grazed the high plains without a licence from about 1890 to 1908, but died in 1904. This hut replaced both the old Duane Hut and the Falls Ck Hut, both destroyed in the 1939 fires. It has been a very popular refuge for skiers and walkers. Much work was done on the hut by the Freemasons Task Force in 2002, before it burnt down. The other Roper huts were at Rocky Valley and another on Mountain Creek, but both have been demolished. Construction Built over a snow gum frame, because woollybutt rotted in the ground. Wal Ryder carried in the iron on a pack horse. Gabled roof over iron walls. Caretakers - NE Freemasons Taskforce. 3D Imagery Imagery is provided by the VHCHA and is here https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=PBbthoG5Uep References Hueneke Pp170, 190, 243. Butler Pp290 - 283. Magnussen Pp138 - 139. David Sisson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/langfords-gap-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a514a60-7ede-4ef7-92a3-ab7e1ffec401/Langford_Gap_Ver2_GD_10_03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Langfords Gap Hut Langford Gap Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2002. Known as Langford Gap Hut Originally located at Langford East Aqueduct Track, Langford's Gap. Bogong High Plains map at GR 285177. In about 1992, this hut was moved 200m ESE from the end of the road cutting to the position GR286176 on the Langford East Aqueduct. The photo shows the hut in its new position. If visiting beware of the electric fence! GPS Location: History This hut was built in May 1960 by the SEC as a refuge hut for the patrollers in winter time. They were part of the Kiewa Hydro Electrical scheme. Langford East and West huts were built for a similar purpose. The hut was moved slightly in about 1992. Construction Weatherboard walls, with a wooden floor and gabled iron roof. The inside is cladded with masonite and a "Romesse" pot belly stove is installed in the corner. Caretakers - Southern Hydro Ltd References Hueneke Pp239. D. Sisson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/johnstons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9eb1cc35-f101-4a5e-a6b9-912a38c58e76/Johnstons_Hut.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Johnstons Hut Johnston's Hut Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001. Known as Telemark Hut or Johnstons Hut Located at The Big River Fire Track, Mt Nelse. Shown on the Bogong High Plains map at GR312217. Brief History The first hut was built in the early 1930s and was popular with skiers very soon afterwards, although it was built as the only hut in the Alpine Area for Sheep grazing. The builders were William Johnston and Chris Johnston of Tongio. In 1947, CND Bant, Honourary Secretary of the Telemark Ski Club applied for a permissive occupancy for the site. CP Johnston had no issues with this. The Ski Club of East Gippsland aquired the permissive occupancy in 1966. The hut burnt down on 17 May 1976, and the club immediately replaced it with a large tent, as the ski poles lead right to it. The new hut was built in June 1976 and was of almost identical appearance. Both SCEG and the Wangaratta Ski Club were involved. Disputes went on for some time as the reason the hut was burnt and why it was locked and not available to the public. Part had always been left unlocked as a refuge but this was small, and later enlarged (1983). Bookings for the main section, which includes heating and light, can be made by the public via a PO Box in Bairnsdale, but the club maintains a maintenance agreement from 1986, as a basis for their ongoing tenure. Construction The hut is 5.5m by 5.6m with a skillion to one side. The design is known as "American Country Club" with 110mm shiplapped hardwood boards and a corrugated iron roof. The hut was re-built on concrete piers, solving one of the key problems with early huts. References Hueneke Pp167, 182, 238. G. Butler 1996 Pp151-155 Boadle 1983 Not Below 5000: A History of the Ski Club of East Gippsland SCEG 2001 Pp42, 50, 68-79. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/hollow-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e6ce979f-3c6f-491a-93e3-27f79a6ed903/HollowHut_MtEmu.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Hollow Hut Mt Emu Hollow Hut at Mt Emu Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Also known as Mt Emu Hut or Howman's Hollow Hut (The original one) Located at Mt Beauty GR228412 on the Trappers Ck map. GPS Location: History Built in 1962 for the Adinsall family who used it to support log skidding operations. Others were built by the Howman Family, including Howman's Hollow Hut, which burnt down in 1992. Construction Vertical weatherboard. References Hueneke Pp165, 237 Magnussen P113 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/faithfulls-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ab553b0e-8d0b-4f63-8737-ccbfebea20f1/Faithfulls+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Faithfulls Hut Faithfull's Hut Photo Courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Faithfull Hut Located at Buckety Plain, Bogong High Plains Road, and at GR292123 on the Bogong High Plains Map, elevation 1500m. GPS Location: History The Faithfull family first mustered brumbies in this area then brought cattle to the High Plains in 1920 through to the 1950's. The hut was built in 1962 by George and Maurice Faithfull, Ken and Colin Faithfull, Gordon Toland, Jim Ray and Percy Huggins. George Faithfull Jr took over Run GB40 from Walter Greenwood in 1950. His son Peter, has the current lease with his brother Richard, holding one nearby. Construction Faithfulls is a gabled hut, (more of a homestead) built of galvanised iron, it is 3.7 by 5.7m in size and is unlined. It has a timber floor with bunks for 6 and furniture. It has a fireplace serviced by a galvanised iron chimney. Caretakers- Faithfull family. References Hueneke Pp157, 236 Butler Pp98 - 100 Magnussen Pp108 - 109. Voice of the Mountains A History by Jack Faithful. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/cleve-cole-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cb7dfe75-b779-4595-b507-d9ea38c51aad/Cleve+Cole+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cleve Cole Hut Cleve Cole Memorial Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001. Known as Cleve Cole Hut or Cleve Cole Memorial Hut Located on the Camp Valley Walking Track, Camp Valley, Bogong High Plains, GR291319 on the "Nelse" map. Located at snow pole number 1191. GPS Location: Brief History Built in 1937 for the Ski Club of Victoria, and dedicated to pioneer skier, Cleve Cole. Cleve died on a disastrous ski trip across the high plains with experienced Mick Hull and Howard Michell. Cole was a keen skier and scoutmaster, and built the first Bivouac Hut with Walter Maddison. (The recent version of Bivouac Hut was built by the Victorian Government in 1980). The genesis of the hut was at a SCV meeting in August 1936, when a committee was formed with Gordon Brown as chair, to raise funds for a memorial hut on Mt Bogong. The Mt Bogong Club (not related to the NSW Bogongs) was formed in 1965 and took over maintenance of the hut, plus Michell Hut. They extended the hut in 1989 with the addition of the store room on the Eastern side. More recently, a double decker toilet has been built nearby by the Parks service. Construction The hut is unusual in size, outlook and construction, having 15 inch thick stone walls. An early fault near the chimney allowed snow to enter, and major restoration took place just 10 years after construction. The architect was Malcolm McColl, who also designed accommodation as a "snow specialist" at Hotham, Bogong, Buller and Falls Creek, and was a founding director of Ski Tows Ltd. There used to be a 65 foot radio mast nearby, which is now buried in the scrub. There were also plans had been in place to add another hut near by, to keep up with the demand for this one, but none are planned now. Caretakers - The Mt Bogong Club References Hueneke Pp170, 186, 233 G. Butler 1996 Pp 67 - 73. Magnussen P96 - 101 Victorian Ski Yearbook 1937 - McColl design. Stephenson. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/fitzgeralds-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3be88740-0ebe-4c38-9dc8-44704f782562/Fitsgeralds+Old+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Fitzgeralds Hut Fitzgeralds Hut Photo of the old hut, courtesy of Gary Duncan. Located at Kellys Track, Marms Point. On the Bogong High Plains map - GR323186. GPS Location: Brief History George Silas Fitzgerald was born at Omeo in 1867, son of American, Edward Fitzgerald and mother Mary Gallagher. George lived at Shannon Vale where his father had been a gold prospector. George contracted to build the Ensay to Doctors Flat Road and later the Tambo Valley Road. He built Fitgeralds Hut in 1903. Originally it was shingled and he later covered it with corrugated iron in 1928. The hut received serveral modifications and later George offered it as Open House, in particular to the Melbourne Women's Walking Club. The hut was destroyed by fire in 1991, after the chimney caught on a school camping trip, and by that time was in disorder anyway. The hut seen today was rebuilt in 1993, with aid of supporters from the Wallangarra Youth Group of Licola - if only this could happen in Kosciusko! Construction The new hut is 6m to the south of the old, and is of drop slab construction, made from railway sleepers. The floor is 150mm hardwood butt jointed,and the roof is gabled iron. It is built to last, with bunks and a toilet nearby. Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke Pp 167, 172, 236. G. Butler 1996 Pp 104-107. Magnussen Pp 44. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/cairn-creek-sec-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6d337b98-594a-4d3f-9676-08cdc51006f9/Cairn+Creek+SEC+FM+03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cairn Creek SEC Hut Cairn Creek SEC Hut Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Known as Located at Cairn Creek, at the base of Timms Spur. Shown on the Bogong High Plains map at 271300. Walk across the Big River to the hut by leaving the Quartz Ridge walking track and go to approximately 800 metres from the Bogong Creek Saddle, down Granny Spur, where Big River and Cairn Ck meet. It is not easy to find. GPS Location: History A classic earlier iron SEC hut (similar to Bogong Jacks or Cairn Ck) with the door in the end wall, it was located on Block 25 held by HB Duane from 1900, followed by the Howman's of Eskdale. This hut was built by the SEC in 1952, to measure the results of the Big River diversion, through a tunnel under Bogong Creek Saddle, with huge racelines stretching out on both sides of the Big River Valley to the Omeo Highway - but it was never built. The horror budget of 1951 cut funding to the Kiewa, which now produces half the power that was planned in 1947. The hut is now maintained by the NPWS. Given it is in dense bush, it is amazing that it survived the 2003 fires. The related toilet was destroyed. Construction Classic SEC construction, vertical corrugated iron, timber floor, double bunk and pitched iron roof. Lined with masonite and fitted with a Lux iron stove. Still retains its SEC first aid box. Caretakers - NPWS. References Butler Pp53 - 56 Magnussen Pp94 - 95. Hueneke 233. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/edmondsons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a77d346c-9ad3-45f7-abf6-ff5039b69149/Edmondsons+GD+Summer.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Edmondsons Hut Edmondson Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan Known as Edmondson’s Hut Located at Nelse Creek, Mt Nelse about 3 minutes walk from Pole 788 on the vehicle track. Shown on the Bogong High Plains Map and Nelse Vicmap GR 294 218. To find it, take the Big River FT from the Bogong High Plains Road and after 3.6km turn west from pole 788, for 1Km. GPS Location: 3D Imagery Imagery courtesy of the VHCHA and can be found here for this hut: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=iFMHn6uPaYe Brief History James Edmondson of Wodonga, leased this grazing lot with Leslie Cooper in 1945 and successfully applied to build a hut in January 1953. James (Jim) had the hut built by Harry Damm, who brought the timber from Tawonga. The timber and iron was pre-cut as were the linings for the ceilings and walls. He vacated the block by 1971. After that, it was used by the Education Department, in particular for the Bogong School Camp in the early 1980s, and in fact was licensed from 1971. Construction The hut is a gabled iron clad building with a mezzanine and masonite lining. The mezzanine floor is particle board and the ground floor is 90mm T&G hardwood. There is corrugated fibregalls in the roof for light wells. Materials were pre-cut at Kiewa. Two bunks and a loft for visitors. Caretakers - Bogong Outdoor Centre. References Hueneke Pp167, 180, 235. Primary Reference is from Tor Holth via an interview. G. Butler 1996 Pp94-97 Magnussen 2003, P106. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/bivouac-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5acb06d1-d745-4057-badf-d20fa099027e/Bivouac+Hut+FM+03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Bivouac Hut Bivouac Hut Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Known as Bivouac Hut or Staircase Hut. Located on the Staircase Spur Walking Track, Staircase Spur Mt Bogong. One the Bogong High Plains map at GR262366. The 1:25,000 map is T8324-1-3 location at AMG Zone 55: 526250, 5936600. GPS Location: History This is the third hut at on Grazing Block 25, and was about 200m downhill from the second. This block was first held by HB Duane about 1900, followed by the Howmans of Eskdale plus JK Kelly. Later L Prichard had it through the 1930s, but disputed the boundary with Maddison, who took over the block in 1934 with Neilson. Prichard and Hodgkin won it back the next year, but the Soil Conservation Board took it over in the 1940's after which the Bogong High Plains Advisory Committee recommended all leases be cancelled in the area in 1946. The Ski Club of Victoria (SCV) applied in 1934 to build a hut, which was completed in March 1935. The hut was destroyed in the 1939 fires and re-erected in March 1939. By then the SCV had also erected Summit Hut and Cleve Cole Hut, both in 1938. This second (third on site) was burnt down deliberately in 1978, along with Summit and Maddisons, similar to Moulds and others in Kosciuszko. The Parks service replaced this hut in 1980-81. The new hut is reputed to be airtight, creating a sauna effect when the fire is lit. Construction The third and current hut is a horizantal paling clad gabled building. The boards appear to be shiplapped Tasmanian Oak (E. Regnans). A pot belly stove sits on a fibrous cement floor. Caretakers - none known. Heritage Value: Below threshold. References Hueneke Pp166, 231 Butler Report II - Pp 59-63 Butler Pp 11 - 15 Magnussen Pp 88 - 89 Siseman (1978) Pp 54 B2 Stephenson (1980) P211, 212, 215-19, 233, 277. Stephenson (1982) - Cleve Cole National Parks Service Bogong National Park Proposed Interim Management Plan (1983). Huts of the Bogong National Park - Tatnall (1988) Cattlemen of the High Country T Holth. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/cope-saddle monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/85da226b-49b7-44ab-ad05-76c5bee76684/Cope+Saddle+DS+00.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cope Saddle Hut Cope Saddle Hut Photograph courtesy of David Sisson 2000. Also known as Cope Saddle SEC Refuge Hut, Refuge Hut Located at Cope West Aqueduct Track, Cope Saddle. Shown on Bogong High Plains Map GR231135. GPS Location: History The hut was built for patrollers of the Cope water races, by the SEC, presumeably about 1958. Construction Weatherboard clad, with a wooden floor and iron roof. Has a slow combustion stove, chairs etc. Caretakers - SEC References Hueneke 134, 234 Butler Pp81 - 83. Magnussen 104 - 105. David Sisson - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/wallaces-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e24bdc0a-7b15-4a66-b09d-1189999037ae/GGale_2012_0725.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dba8857e-c9b1-40ee-a7bd-51345bd9782c/GGale_2012_0754.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f46189ab-7b82-482c-aaa5-c607aa5b158f/GGale_2012_0756.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/25eac6c5-c55b-4c07-990d-52ed0ba72b67/GGale_2012_0826.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/84fd1ea3-8ef0-44e3-8c7b-25e716b4d323/GGale_2012_1156.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/76ef2155-4bba-4633-89b6-5c417db30064/GGale_2012_1355.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a0d5e424-ee4b-44ca-9424-16b55bc004c9/GGale_2012_1375.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41a37bd4-9f1e-46b5-8838-51adf0ceca6b/GGale_2012_7865.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/090eaa55-be5a-4370-85c9-0b5da13d178a/GGale_2012_9497.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ad8acbde-ae94-4c88-9282-c10406ae053f/more+Wallace.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8ec3be29-bbff-4317-848f-411dd785140e/Wallaces+GD+04.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut Wallaces Hut Photo above courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2004. Multiple images below by G Gale. Known as Wallaces Hut or Seldom Seen Hut. Located at Wallace Gap on the Alpine Walking Track. On the Bogong map at GR273164. Brief History This is the oldest complete structure in the Alpine National Park, being built in 1889 by the Wallace bothers, Arthur, William and Stewart from snow gum slabs and woollybutt shingles. The SEC added the shed and corrugated iron about 1946. The nearest hut of similar age is Horsehair, but it has been re-built. David and Henrietta Wallace held the lease from 1869 and their sons later. The National Trust classified the hut in 1967, and the Rover Scouts of Victoria have continued to maintain it for some decades. Construction Measures 4.5m by 3.7m. Consists of a pole frame with snow gum slabs and slabs for the floor. Pole framed chimney and some insulation. Many changes have occured including new windows since 1931, so it probably saw just as many changes prior to that. Caretakers - Parks Victoria and the National Trust. References Hueneke Pp153 - 157, 245 G. Butler 1996 Pp329-333. Magnussen Pp149 - 151. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/bogong-jacks-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c4e7c33-8e02-47b8-9940-e02499d86e48/Bogong+Jacks+new+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Bongong Jacks Hut Bogong Jack ‘sHut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1994. Also known as Bogong Jacks Hut or Bogong Jack Saddle Hut Located at Fainter Fire Track, Bogong Jack Saddle. Shown on the Bogong High Plains map at GR163233. GPS Location: History Bill Hicks placed this hut here, to replace a previous one owned by notorious cattle duffer, Bogong Jack. The Fainter FT was built in 1965, following a cattle route from Maddisons Hut to Wallace's hut a distance of 24 miles. The first hut here was built in 1900 and was replaced in 1919 by Stewart and Hoolonds after the first was burnt down in 1914. Syd Ryder helped build the second which was 15 feet by 13. The 1919 hut was replace by the current version (number 3) in 1958 which resembles an SEC hut of the period. Construction A timber floor hut clad in corrugated iron, with no lining. Later a masonite lining was added, but no ceiling. The hut originally had a pot belly stove installed. Caretakers - Nil known. References Magnussen Pp92 - 93 Butler Pp36 - 38 Hueneke Pp 232 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/project-two-b94g9 monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f9ea323b-f574-49a1-a34f-9068e135f47d/Blairs+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Blairs Hut Blair's Hut Photograph courtesy of Jim Moon © 2002. Known as Blairs Hut Located at West Kiewa Logging Road, Snake Valley. Shown on the Bogong map GR154138. GPS Location: Brief History Thomas Blair (an old miner from Ballarat) married Annie and had four sons, Frank, Jack , Aleck, George and Thomas, and daughters Effie and Isabel. When Thomas died in 1889, the family moved to Tawonga from Melbourne, onto a property purchased in 1913 by Jack and Frank. Frank leased areas C14 and C18 in 1920-21. Frank re-opened Dungey strack, aided by Tourist money and Frank Blair led the first ski touring party to this location in 1925. Tom and Frank Blair built the hut in 1923-24, only to have it destroyed by fire in 1931. It was rebuilt soon after by Frank and his son, and completed by Christmas 1932. Major work was done to replace the lower logs in 1993, although some say that the work was rather more extensive than this. Construction The hut is a log cabin measuring 6m by 3.8m with a gable iron roof, replacing an original bark one in 1968. The internal stone lined fireplace is unusual. It is almost identical to Dibbins hut Caretakers - The Alpine School and Blair Family. References Hueneke Pp 105, 106, 231 Holth and Stephenson G. Butler 1996 Pp19-22. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/project-one-etym8 monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/08369864-8d93-4f9d-a1b9-59ffc6c778cb/cope_hut_irvine_2009.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cope Hut Cope Hut Photographs courtesy of N Irvine, 2009 Known as Cope Hut Located on the Alpine walking track at Mt Cope, and also about 400m from the High Plains Rd. On the Bogong High Plains map at GR259152. Its and easy walk from a prominent parking area. GPS Location: Brief History Built 1929, after a proposal by Robert "Wilkie" Wilkinson for the Ski Club of Victoria. Designed by the Chief Architect Mr Evan Smith, of the Victorian Public Works Department. Funding came from the State Tourist Committee, following an explanation that Wallaces, and other huts were deteriorating as serious ski refuges. Bill Spargo supervised the construction, with Bill Barrington, Jack Barrington and Martin Lawler as builders. Materials came by dray to Dibbins, then by sled to the High Plains. The original hut had the main entrance coming into the ski room, but it was regularly snowed in, so a new door was cut into the "back" wall, and remains to this day. The hut was classified by the National Trust in 1988! Construction The hut appears as a steep gable in a brilliant position, measuring about 5m by 3.5m for the core building, flanked by bunk areas and a ski room. The rafters are adzed softwood and the floor of (now highly polished) hardwood. The fireplace is of rough granite and the walls and roof of corrugated iron (Lysaght Guinea). Caretakers - now the YHA Bushwalking Club References Hueneke Pp 145, 234 Butler Pp77 - 80 Magnussen Pp102 Stephenson Pp269 - 272, 301. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/yackandandah-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20e4acab-a639-442f-805d-2a61cb974e1c/Yackandanda+CD+2004.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Underground Hut (Yackandanda) - Underground Hut Known as: Yackandanda Hut or Kohns Hut or the Underground Hut. Located at: Kohns Track, Stanley State Forest GPS Location: S 36°20'12.29" E 146°48'55.39" 3D Imagery The VHCHA Imagery for this unique hut can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=U5evTzsdVVJ History It is said to have been built in the 70's to 80's over about 7 months by an old prospector who lived here for 7 to 8 years and worked the creek. Also known as Kohn's Hut as it was the home of a local miner / ex serviceman Alex (Bill) Kohn, until he died in October 1986, up the track not far from there is a plough disc on a tree as his memorial. (as yet we have received no proof that the hut dates back this far tho, only info that this miner lived in an old caravan not far from here) The person that really built and designed this dwelling was a master solid plasterer. He and his son took twelve months in the early 90s to construct this, They cleared the area out and used the materials to plaster and build everything in it, they mixed the materials in a wheelbarrow, water from the creek and sand and gravel all laid on for them, right where they were. It was all worked out for easy living and convenience. Everything was done at night when they were safe from being detected. (there are photos he had taken as he had progressed with the hut being built.) He made everything inside and made his own tools to shape all the shelving. He went on to build a similar structure in St Arnaud (above ground this time) all out of the same sorts of materials. He actually had his concrete tepee featured in owner builder magazine many years back. he was a solid plasterer by trade. That's how he formed all the shelves and everything in the hut. He built an above ground hut style house near Bendigo after that hut that used similar benches and shelves etc. It was quite interesting how he did it The cement and other materials were bought in Wodonga. They only bought food in Yackandanda and other essentials. He was known as the bush tuckerman by the kids and others in Yack A few years later on a return visit by the son, it was noted a window had been added and a lady of some size was living there and there was a notice saying it was built in the early pioneer times.. (THIS IS UNTRUE) The fables of the UNDERGROUND HUT you may have heard include: it was lived in by a bank robber hiding from the law, it is an underground fire shelter for a local fire tower spotter, built by a anzac veteran prospector, built by a prisoner work scheme when Beechworth Prison was still open, built as a bunker by a crazy man who thought the end of the world was near, built by a bloke and used to grow dope, a local teacher and his son built it, it was a hide-out for a criminal who was captured by the police when he went to the post office to get his mail....and then there is the one about the old hermit hiding from the world and evicted by the army but which one do you want to believe? It has had some repairs and a new roof around 2005 by DSE. The original roof was very dilapidated and beginning to cave in. It was constructed of logs for rafters, branches for battens, and chicken wire, couldn't see the rest because of the amount of debris that had come down on it. The original roof was strong enough to walk on and it blended with the environment making the hut invisible even if you walked on to it by mistake. 36°20'12.29"S 146°48'55.39"E paste this into Google earth or maps Construction It has been built into the side of a hill depression with stone and mortar just above a running creek and surprisingly it is in really good condition. There are many stories or fables that surround this Underground Hut. A lot of work went into building this underground hut in this large pile of rocks and pebbles from old miners and prospectors. It has a bath and sinks, plus a fireplace and camp oven with chimney flue and shelving built into the walls and believe it or not, it has alot of visitors come and find it. There are several nice campsites not far from the hut for those interested in visiting the area. Caretakers It is looked after by the VHCHA, Dartmouth region area 11 References; https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-five-yx3pn monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3fc845b9-ca56-4a0a-a20f-d788fbfd2e21/Wombat+PO+LoR+SMcG+03.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Wombat PO Hut Wombat Post Office Hut Photo courtesy of Scott McGill © 2003. Known as Faithfull's Wombat Creek Hut or Wombat Post Office. Located at Wombat Creek on the Wombat Creek Track, Benambra Leinster map GR529301. GPS Location: S 36.7719457 E 147.5952362 History Built in 1969 by Ken Faithfull and Pat Bourke-Kennedy as a cattlemen's hut, after the lease was extended from the Kennedy Hut to Wombat and Quart Pot Huts The Kennedy family undertook renovations in February 1986. Apparently there was a mining village on this site, at the junction of the two creeks in about 1890, after gold was first found here in 1861. Gold was discovered by Sydney Oldham, Thomas Bridge, Thomas Hallyer, Abraham Alder and William McLean. Construction Iron clad hut over poles with a skillion roof and front veranda. A brick fireplace exists. There are two windows. Unusual and rare "Braby Sun" brand iron was used on the hut. Includes a table and bunks. Caretakers Kennedy Family and friends. References Hueneke Pp 198, 246 Butler Pp 357 - 359 https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-four-laaj3 monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a06ef7f1-2d44-4f6d-bfef-0b280667a939/Quart+Pot+Hut+BS+1998.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Quart Pot Flat Hut Quart Pot Hut Photo courtesy of Bill Statton Copyright 2003 Known as Quart Pot Flat Hut Located at Quart Pot Flat, Wombat Creek Track. On the Benambra Leinster map at GR550345. GPS Location: History The first leasee for this site was DJ Cronin at block 7, Lot 293 13,000 acres. His daughter, Margaret Cronin subsequently took over the lease. Hodgson and R Pendergast were lessees in the 1930s followed by Arther Hughes. Mr RJ Cardwell then held it in the 1940's. The previous hut here was Ralstons, about 500m downstream. Ralston was a gold miner. Maloneys boarding house was also nearby and remains can be seen near the creek. This hut was one of two built for the Wombat Hydraulic Sluicing Co in 1932. The second hut was burnt down in 1937. The last leasee was G Dyer in 1942, who also restored the hut in 1956. Construction Some wood slabs, and iron on a pole frame. Lined stone chimney. One window. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp198, 242 Butler P257 - 258 https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-three-3xgkp monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f4c81933-7b90-41db-ba32-e20a5d7f369d/Lazy_H.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Lazy H Hut Lazy-H Hut Known as: Lazy-H Hut Located at the Benambra Corryong Road, Gibbo River Junction. On the Bairnsdale map at GR661352. GPS Location: History Part of this hut was supposed to have been built by a Chinese miner Ah Sye in about 1876. Mr Sye was a shopkeeper here from 1868 to 1876, after which he took up mining for gold at Exhibition Creek nearby. A more likely possibility, is that the first part of the full hut was built by Bertie Proctor in 1932, who lived here until his death in 1952. Herb Waters a CRB patrolman and Reg Hoggins lived here from 1956. After that, it was taken over by Reg Hoggin's son. Construction The kitchen was built first in 1932 and the last wing was added in 1972. Other buildings including a log hut and a garage were added at different times. The kitchen is sawn hardwood palings. There is a gabled iron roof and butted wooden floor. The skillion roofed garage was built in 1958. Caretakers - Who does the work? References Hueneke - no ref. Butler Pp175 - 179 https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/dunstans monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c7c15a38-6abe-4d43-bcae-5ec7870e3328/Dunstan+Logging+Huts.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Dunstans CRB and Logging Huts - Dunstan Logging Huts Known as: Dunstan Huts or Dunstan Logging Huts Located at Dunstan Logging Track, Pinnabar State Forest, Nariel Valley. On the Dart Gibbo map at GR822598. GPS Location: History Built to support forestry workers in the area. Burnt down in 2003. Some of the huts were moved from here to the Gibsons Hut site. Construction Timber with iron roofs. References None recorded. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-one-w8lk6 monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f100f647-8031-4c3e-94f8-2d4371cbf7cb/Klaus+Book+Kennedys+03.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Kennedys Hut Kennedy's Hut Photo of Klaus Hueneke’s Book Cover Known as Kennedys Hut Located on the west bank of the Mitta-Mitta river, about 1 km downstream from the AWT bridge at Taylors crossing and showing on the Benambra Leinstar map at GR 585252, not at 590260 as previously reported. GPS Location: History The hut was built by Pat Bourke Kennedy in 1967, with assistance of Grace Bourke-Keneddy, Camilla Faithfull and Ker Faithfull, after he took up the lease on 1 December 1965 and applied to build a hut on 25 July 1966. It was used to support cattle grazing and for recreation. Repairs were last done by the Cooksey family in 2001. Construction Built of logs with a sapling roof frame and iron roof. The gables are sawn timber. The windows are second hand six pane softwood versions with a centre swivel. Three rooms with carpet and vinyl! Caretakers - Cooksey Family. References Butler Pp164 - 169 Magnussen - No reference Hueneke Pp198, 207, 239. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/unnamed-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d5d9f531-1022-48c6-877b-7fb5d97c5b0f/Unnamed+BS.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Un-Named Hut - Un-Named Hut Known as Un-Named Hut But is this the one of many? https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/lind-lodge monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fbd103ed-91af-4878-84a0-dd5644e26458/LindLodge-2-AS04-2224.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Ski Hut (Previously Lind Lodge) - Ski Hut or Lind Lodge Known as Lind Lodge originally or the Ski Hut or Lind Ski Lodge. It was destroyed by Fire January 2020. However a new hut was built to replace it. Located between Corryong and Omeo about one hour south of Corryong. It is on Scrubby Creek Track about 2 kilometres west of Dunstan's Logging Rd. Accessible by 2WD mostly. GPS Location 3D Imagery Of the new hut is provided by the VHCHA and is available here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=9CQBHdv5F6a History SKI HUT was built in 1951 as a Ski Lodge for locals. The Upper Murray Ski Club was formed that year. Much of the club's early skiing took place at what was known as The Six Mile Plateau on Crown land off the Nariel Pinnibar logging road. Tom Mitchell (from Corryong and his wife were the Australian Ski Champions at the time) was a critical influence in securing permission to erect a club hut on this site in 1951. The hut was named Lind Lodge in appreciation of the Minister for Forests, Sir Albert Lind, Minister for Forests, who approved its construction. Once the lodge was completed, it provided bunk bed style shelter for overnight stays. At its peak in the mid 1960s the lodge membership grew to between 150 and 200 members. This was due to the large number of people who worked on the construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme during this period. When the scheme was completed, the hut’s membership declined, and the Forests Commission took over the management of the lodge. It was then used to accommodate forestry workers until the mid-1980s. Corryong timber mill proprietor Julia Hale, who was a keen patron of the club, provided the local hardwood free of charge. The hut was built by club members on weekends over a period of several weeks. On completion it provided shelter and overnight accommodation in bunk beds. Once the construction of the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme was completed, memberships declined. In 1968 the Upper Murray Ski Club was still financial, yet sold Lind Lodge to the Forests Commission, who maintained it as overnight accommodation for forestry workers until the mid-1980s. Although deteriorated somewhat, it was then made available for general use as a public hut. Camping is now welcome but for a small number - there is not enough room for larger groups. Anyone can access it, when you request. Maintenance The hut was more recently maintained by volunteers from the Victorian High Country Huts Association, and the Forestry Commission had improved the campsite with toilets and firepits. Construction Corryong timber mill proprietor Julia Hale, who was a keen patron of the club, provided the local hardwood free of charge. The hut was built by club members on weekends over a period of several weeks. References John Mitchell - Pers Comm. DWELP https://www.exploreoutdoors.vic.gov.au/activities/camping/ski-hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/217ca7ad-3efa-40ca-9955-4ef1d412d808/Dogmans+BS+2004.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogmans Hut - Dogmans Hut Known as The Dogmans Hut or Tom Groggin Hut Located at Tom Groggin Station just across the river from NSW. GPS Location: S 36.53774 E 148.132524 3D Imagery Imagery is provided by the VHCHA and can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=3Df7fNrGZxp History Built for operation by the dogman on the station nearby. This hut survived the 2007 bushfires and is a popular camping area beside the Murray River. Construction Timber poles and corrugated iron. References https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/brophys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ed40db38-0180-49e5-aae0-443bd14290b5/Brophys+Davies+Plain.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Brophys Davies Plain Hut Brophys Hut Davies Plain Photo copyright Olaf Moon © 1992. Known as Davies Plain Hut, or Brophys Hut. Located on the Davies Plain Track, about 20Km south of the NSW border. Shows on the Bairnsdale-Swifts Ck map. GR001419. Contrary to earlier reports, this hut was NOT burnt down in the 2003 fires. GPS: Brief History The hut was originally built by the Gibson family for cattlemen's use in 1939, but the last cattle were grazed here in 1956. John Gibson was the first leasee and took up the lease in 1892 on Block A5. The hut was substantially rebuilt in about 1995 and is a very popular spot for 4WD visitors coming across the Snowy River from the north, or Murray from ACT and NSW, but is a very long drive from Melbourne! There is excellent camping around the hut. Construction Constructed of Woollybutt logs, with a steep gable tin roof and weatherboards. Has a dirt floor, with a large fireplace at the end. A more recent wood store is at the end. Caretakers - A 4WD Club Reference Hueneke Pp203, 234. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/charlies-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a195b6a5-7f48-4a75-8b8e-c1874eaebbf1/CharliesCk+OJM.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Charlies Creek Hut Charlies Creek Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1992. Also known as Charlie Ck Hut or Charlies Creek Hut. Location Davies Plain Track, Davies Plain, North Alpine National Park. Swifts Creek map GR594800 5933900. Brief History This hut was almost certainly built as an SEC or Forests hut in another location about 1948, and moved here about 1953. Butlers report does not mention it, but the hut was used in the 1980s and 1990s very regularly for horse riding and possibly brumby running. It is a very popular camping spot, south of the Snowy. Site of a highly competitive "one stick only" 9 hole golf tornament, all "in the rough" in 1992. The hut was burnt down in the 2003 fires. Construction Typical flat gabled iron roof (UB Brand dated at 1948), over a two section SEC hut. External softwood cladding at 150mm width over softwood frames, probably Oregon. The floor is wood with masonite patches. Unusual for the use of tongue and groove boards. Caretakers - Was local brumby runners. Reference Hueneke 203, 233 G. Butler 1996, Pp 64-66. DCNR Bairnsdale File 8451 acre lease, mentioned 1991. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/dogs-grave-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ade79c2e-9a3f-4f1f-81c8-5ce1851bcd86/Dogs+Grave.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogs Grave Hut Dogs Grave Hut Known as Dogs Grave Hut Location 100m from the famous Dogs Grave on the Davies Plain track. Brief History This hut does not show in Butlers Report either, but appears very similar to the Cairn Creek Hut and therefore is probably an SEC Hut of about 1952 vintage. This hut is more famous for the granite plynth, showing the poem written by a stockman (Jack Treasure 1964) to the memory of Peter Meehan's dog, and all, cattle dogs. (See photo below.) Construction Typical SEC with wooden floor, vertical wooden weatherboards and gabled iron roof. References Hueneke Pp235. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4493df71-4e6f-4aaa-8377-f48eb36ae772/Dogs_GraveGD06.JPG Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogs Grave Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/add72212-50fa-47e9-9ef2-4d8be97f6dd3/Dogs+Grave+Loo+LoRes+RD+2003.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogs Grave Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/project-six-k3mfy monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/63ba58c3-cca2-4eb7-93b3-74ca9050b37b/Wheelers+Ck+OM+9.03.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Wheelers Creek Hut Wheelers Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. This hut was destroyed by Fire on 28 January 2020, but has been rebuilt. Known as Wheelers Hut or Gibsons Hut Located on the Wild Boar Track, Gibbo. GR786549 on the "Dart-Gibbo" map. Access is by a 21 Km 4WD track off the Corryong to Benambra Road. GPS Location: History This hut was originally built for deer hunting and fishing. Wild deer are seen nearby. It should not be confused with the more impressive Wheelers hut in Kosciuszko National Park. Construction Two rooms, with half logs on the outside, lined inside. Skillion iron verandah roof, linking to flat gable. Potbelly stove has been stolen. Caretakers - none References VHCA site https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/project-five-nxy58 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/756c3af0-1f50-46ec-9f44-4b8d7a6460b7/Pinnabar+VG.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Gibsons Hut at Mt Pinnibar Gibsons Hut or Mt Pinnabar Hut Photo above of the current Pinnabar Hut by Bill Statton © 2003. Known as Pinnabar Hut but also Gibsons Hut (one of four by that family). Location: Near the junction of Dunstans Logging Road and Shady Creek lower, Mt Pinnibar. GR850578 on the Gibbo Dart Map or Benambra 1:100,000 map. This hut did survive the 2003 fires. GPS Location: 3D Imagery Imagery is provided by the VHCHA and can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=X4xLXr9qbdv History John Gibson came from the Orkneys about 1860 and had five sons in Australia, being John, David, Joseph, William and James. James settled near Corryong in 1899 and took up a lease on Pinnibar that year. He died in 1919 and his son Joseph and Joseph's son, also Joseph took over the lease that continued in the family's names for many decades. The Gibsons built a number of huts at Thougla, Surveyors Creek, Pinnibar and Wheelers Creek, while their property abutted that of John Riley, the Man from Snowy River. The hut shown is the original hut that he built. The one shown above is the second hut on the site Construction Log cabin with iron roof. References Stephenson Pp334 - 336. Hueneke P237. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/lavertys monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/543f084f-d999-44aa-b356-26de819142fa/Lavertys+2.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Lavertys Hut Lavertys Hut Photograph copyright Anne Sedgely C/- Butler and Associates © 2004 Known as Lavertys Hut. Located at Jarvis Flat, Leddons Track, Lucyvale. GPS Location: History This hut was apparently one of the four Gibson Huts, and is reknowned for being repaired considerably on at least three occasions. Construction The original saw tooth corrugated chimney was replaced with a chimney and firebox construction had been dis-guarded from Laverty's Hut as it smoked too much. It was removed in one re-incarnation then returned later in a different form! Caretakers - None. References Butler Report #2 https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/flying-swagman-hut monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a494ea2e-85d3-4278-b156-fec90886c57c/Swagman+Hut+Restored.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/48ef424b-be59-47b2-a262-48c0677d1637/FlyingSwagmanAS04.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Flying Swagman Flying Swagman Hut Known As The Flying Swagman Hut or Mt Elliott Hut Located on the Mt Elliott Track (corner of Fishers Track) just north west of Corryong. Take the road north out of Corrying and turn right at the sign before you get to Towong Hill Rd. GPS Location: S 36.183517 E 147.980917 3D Imagery The VHCA association has created a 3D image of this hut and many others, after restoration. It can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=s28coCQbGfZ History This hut was built in 1967. Construction This is an unusual hut in that the roof is made from curved corrugated iron from water tanks. Since the photo on the left was taken, VHCHA volunteers have spent some years (2023 - 2026) restoring it to a magnificent state. References; VHCHA List here https://hutsvictoria.org.au/the-huts-of-victoria/vic-high-country-huts-list/ https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/davieshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/17d81eb5-23d1-4e6c-a9e5-2b1a09200352/daviesplain_4_ph_apr2015.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Davies Plain Hut Davies Plain Photo by PH. Known as Davies Plain Hut Located on the Davies Plain Track, about 20Km south of the NSW border. Shows on the Bairnsdale-Swifts Ck map. GR001419. Contrary to earlier reports, this hut was NOT burnt down in the 2003 fires. GPS Location; Brief History The hut was originally built by the Gibson family for cattlemen's use in 1939, but the last cattle were grazed here in 1956. John Gibson was the first leasee and took up the lease in 1892 on Block A5. The hut was substantially rebuilt in about 1995 and is a very popular spot for 4WD visitors coming across the Snowy or Murray from ACT and NSW, but is a very long drive from Melbourne! There is excellent camping around the hut. Construction Constructed of Woollybutt logs, with a steep gable tin roof and weatherboards. Has a dirt floor, with a large fireplace at the end. A more recent wood store is at the end. Caretakers - A 4WD Club Reference Hueneke Pp203, 234. G. Butler 1996 Pp84-86. https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/glenarte monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/turntable monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5c66776e-7734-464e-9528-625a05ec8249/Turntable+Hut+LoR+RD.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Turntable Huts - Turntable Huts The Turntable Huts were destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/lindhut monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0feb3342-3af8-420f-bfeb-e5d7fcdeacb6/LindLodge-1-AS04-2232.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Ski Hut (Lind Lodge) - Lind Hut The Ski Lodge Hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904480-AXE2TZ6WH1YWOYJELYQQ/image-asset.jpeg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Ski Hut (Lind Lodge) - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847904674-UXDT58LZUDAEN1C4LIKQ/image-asset.jpeg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Ski Hut (Lind Lodge) - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/wheelers monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/44e50ab6-4f2b-4899-82b6-10cffb2c4e6f/Wheelers+Ck+OM+9.03.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Wheelers Creek Hut - Wheelers Creek Hut Wheelers Ck Hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/gibsons monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/17ad2cac-cc98-4bf1-9a5d-0eb04bf28974/Gibsons+BW+JM+72.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Gibsons Hut - Gibson’s Hut Gibsons Hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. The plan is to re-build https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/honeymoon monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/jennets-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6ba388d7-0acb-4abd-b826-ba00c487414f/Jemmetts+ruin+copy.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Jennets Hut Jennetts Hut Known as Jennets Hut or Jemmets Hut. Located beside the Long Plain Road, on the left as you head past Long Plain House, to Cooinbil, and before the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee. A chimney base remains. Brief History The hut was built by Tom Taylor and Bill Harris on the site used by gold miners. Bill Jemmett used to live in the house. Construction Built as a medium sized house, with weatherboards and an iron roof. Iron chimney and timber frame. References KHA Reference 1204. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/italian-miners-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88658df2-03d1-4eb4-a93e-5b63025fde70/Italian+Miner%27s+hut+-+1+copy.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Italian Miners Hut Italian Miners Hut Photograph by Pauline Downing in the KHA Archives © 1999. Located near to Daveys Hut at GR373875. History Built by Con and Harry Bolton in 1916 to support grazing, but it was last used by a group of Italian Miners in the 1930s and 1940s. The group of seven Italians arrived from Eden with a sulky and five pounds between them, during the recession, about 1931. They worked hard with the materials they had, and scavenged crockery and carpet from the Kosciusko Hotel tip. They built a vegetable garden and added the fireplace to the hut. They also built a dam and were successful in finding some gold. Later they went to Newcastle to work in the coal mines, but three were killed there. One returned, Johnny Piazza, who later was confined to the Kosciusko Hotel, during the second world war. He never returned to Snowy Plain. Poles, bark, wire and dog kennels remain. Refer to Pauline Downings book If I Wake in the Middle of the Night for more details. Construction Poles with a bark roof and stone chimney. References Downing P, If I Wake in the Middle of the Night. KHA Reference number 2503. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/foremans-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c94cbd1c-2d7e-4b24-8985-2f801a285908/Foreman%27s+Hut+Standing+all.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Foremans Hut Foremans Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - Frank Leydan. Also known as Wallaces Hut, Foremans Chimney and Foremans Hut. Location - Foremans is famous for the brick chimney that remains prominent today, on a river spur, near to the Blue Lake track. It is clearly visible from the Charlotte Pass LO, and has saved a number of wayward skiers and walkers, lost in fog or cloud. Brief History Foremans was built in the 1920s by Mr Blyton for Dr Foreman of Wagga Wagga. It was later used by Wallace for grazing. The hut was demolished in the 1940s, leaving the prominent chimney, used by a number of people as a navigation beacon, to save their lives in a blizzard. Construction Three rooms with roof and walls of corrugated iron. Floor of wood. Two chimneys originally one of brick and the other of stone. References KHA Reference number is 2421. Hueneke Pp1. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/new-portfolio-item-5 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Hotel Kosciusko - The Hotel Kosciuszko Known as Hotel Kosciusko or Hotel Kosciuszko. History The hotel was very large and very popular, but was destroyed by a “house fire”, leaving only the servants quarters, visible today on the right of the road to Perisher Valley. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/kunama-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4ac28ae7-bf64-460c-a7e1-f2ee243d85e1/Kunama+Huette+Ruin+2000.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Kunama Huette - Kunama Hut Known as Kunama Lodge, Kunama Huette or Kunama Hut Located under Mt Tate History This hut was built as a ski lodge. It was destroyed by an avalanche which took one life the first and only person killed by an avalanche in Australia. The phot on the right is of the ruin in 2000, with a lot of materials lying around the location. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/cool-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8360a56e-3bc3-4cc7-a04c-62eed434b648/Cool+Plain+I+Frakes+1986.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Cool Plain Ogilvies Hut - Cool Plain Hut Photo courtesy of Ian Frakes 1986. Known as Ogilvies Hut or Cool Plain Hut or the Pastures Protection Board Hut. Burnt down in 1988. Located in an unusual corner of Kosciuszko National Park, west of Round Mountain and near a tributary of Ogilvies Creek. Grid reference is 211088 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. GPS Location S 36.0557° E 148.3456° History This hut was built to support grazing, and is in a very cold location. This hut was built by the Pastures Protection Board in the 1940's for monitoring of cattle numbers and their effects. It was rebuilt by men from the Theiss Village in the early 1950's, but was burnt in a bushfire in 1988. Construction Built from corrugated iron over sawn timber frame and chimney. It is famous for the installation of a power switch with a sign saying “please turn the light off when leaving the hut”! References Hueneke Pp KHA reference number is 2315, KNP POM number is L.22. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/constances-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ea8ceb54-1efb-4d75-8a8d-3abd2a13f079/Collins%27+homestead+-KHA+1960%27s.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Collins Homestead - Collins Homestead Known as Collins House or Collins Homestead. Located along the Pallaibo track from Sawpit Creek. The site is near Sawpit Creek and Thredbo River junction, north-east of the Gaden Trout Hatchery. History This homestead was built for C. Collins for grazing. The SMA Jindabyne map showed two huts on this site being the homestead and a shed. Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/broken-cart-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cada0bd3-ea64-458f-b383-bf8fea1a6dfe/Broken+Cart+AG+KHA+1952.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Broken Cart Hut - Broken Cart Hut Known as Broken Cart Hut or Broken Hut. Located On the Broken Cart Trail, northern end of Kosciuszko National Park. History Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/cowwombatflat monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2d8ed702-7976-48c2-95fd-1d001f522101/Cowombat_Flat_hut_ruin_1999_OM_Lawrence.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - CowWombat Flat Hut Cowombat Flat Hut The photo above was taken by M Lawrence in 1999 ©, and shows a substantial chimney and foot plates of a slab hut. All that remains today, is a pile of stones, see below.This photo confirmed the rumour of a substantial building at this location in the past. Known as Cowombat Hut or Cowwombat House Located at Cowombat Flat, KNP in the very far south. At Grid Ref 045272 (TBC) on the Jacobs River 1:100,00 map and Suggan Buggan 1:50,000 maps. History Amanda Carey, Ranger at Namadgi National Park wrote an article in the "News from the Alps" No 23, Autumn 2000 where in the last column, second paragraph this hut is mentioned and how the materials were used from the crashed DC 3, nearby. It was unclear if the aluminium from the crash was used at this hut, or one in Victoria, but the latter is likely. This article was later reprinted in the VicWalk News July 2000. Construction Only the remains of a substantial brick chimney remains, plus some corrugated iron. Originally a substantial slab home, with the foot plates clearly visible in the photo above. The building probably had a shingle roof originally. References KHA Hut listing Number 2804. Ted Fleming - pers comm. Hueneke - no reference Photograch from M Lawrence, KHA Archives © 1999 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/betts-camp-new-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00f200a4-2717-4a77-9bc2-5fb90e3f07dc/Betts+Camp+New+09.KH.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Betts Camp - New Hut Betts Camp - New Hut Photo courtesy of the KHA Archives - Klaus Heuneke © 1936. Known as Betts Camp Location Beside the Perisher to Kosciusko Road at GR228678. History Replaced the Old Betts Camp at GR229664. This one was built by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau in 1905 to support the ski industry. It was pulled down by the NPWS in about 1968. Construction Weatherboard, multi-room with gable iron roof. References Hueneke Pp 9, 22, 25, 26 and 128. KHA Reference number is 2427 for the New site and 2428 for the Old Betts Camp. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/alpine-creek monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/28f9f5da-b372-4959-b8bc-f1db9aae22c7/Alpine+Ck+Mill+Broadheads+1982+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Alpine Creek Mill The Alpine Mill Known as Alpine Mill, Providence Mill, Kelly's Alpine Mill or Broadheads Mill. Located off the main Snowy Highway, a few hundred metres, south of Alpine Creek (well signposted on the road). Walk into the forest about 200 m. On the Tantangara Map at GR 432218. Gatis Gregors listed it at 431217 but it is probably that there were multiple buildings hereabouts. A second mill was at 434235 that was referred to as Broadheads Alpine Mill. History Mr E.H. Quodling held the lease or nearby leases in 1907. This area was used for gold mining and dredging before the development of the timber mill on the south side of the creek. There was also a soldier settlement farm after WW1 just to the south. References Gatis Gregors Thesis - High Alpine Architecture. KHA #1403 and 1406. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/obriens-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3416a1c4-04bf-4ac7-93fa-42705c9b8310/BradleysinMist.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Bradleys Hut Bradley's Hut Known as Bradleys Hut (its common name) or O'Briens Hut (variable depending on family allegiences). This hut was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires and is slated to be rebuilt. Bradley's hut is located conveniently at the roadside of the Cabramurra to Khancoban Road, and marked on the Kosciusko 1:100,000 map at grid reference 242 132. There is a car-park in front of the hut, so that you can safely get off the road. GPS Location: S36.015920 E 148.379770. Brief History The hut was built by Jack Bailey in 1952 before the Tooma road was developed. It was originally used for grazing, but the stables and horse yards were removed by the NPWS. The area around the hut is commonly used by campers planning to head off to the Jugungal wilderness. It is a very popular spot. Construction This hut has an agreeable outlook, and appears as a small homestead. Built of timber frames and corrugated iron walls and roof, it measures 6.5m by 4m, plus a verandah area at the front. The floor is made of sawn timber and a solid fireplace is set on a concrete slab. Value Bradley's huts sits in an area of montane forest and outstanding beauty. The hut is used on most weekends, and is at an altitude where cross-skiing is common. References KHA Reference number 2321. A Conservation Brief and history are held for this hut by KHA archivists. The KNP POM Schedule number is L.43. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/jounama-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Jounama Homestead Jounama Homestead Known as Jounama Homestead. Location west of Yarrangobilly. Grid Reference 289511 on the Yarrangobilly map. Brief History Built for cattle and sheep grazing. Burnt down in 1950s, restored and burnt again in the 1970s, also reputedly by NPWS rangers. Was a substantial holding with nine rooms, many external buildings, paddocks and orchards. A spectacular ruin, well worth the visit. Construction Brick and iron, some parts could be be restored. Reference KHA number 0805, KNP POM L4, history brief exists. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/ibis-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7c9e7bc9-39cd-4fc1-9136-a25767cff963/Ibis_Hut_July_1971_PStead.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Ibis (Adams) Hut - Adams or Ibis Hut Known as Adams Hut or Ibis Hut or Ibis Lodge. Located was located on the road above Spencers Creek in a very prominent position, looking down the valley towards Mount Tate. History Ibis was built as a substantial ski lodge. It was demolished and removed by NPWS in about 1978. Construction Substantial, two stories with stonework and fancy window treatments. References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/harveys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6b900c8a-c741-4e27-ad32-ae8400bda708/Harvey%27s+hut+P+Honeyman+coll.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Harveys Hut Harveys Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - 1940 Chafer Collection. Known as Harveys Hut, Broken Dray Hut or Harveys No. 1. Hut - (Not to be confused with Tantangara Mountain Hut, otherwise known as Harveys IV. Located near Kidmans hut. Located at GR370913. Brief History This hut was orginally built by Albert Napthali, as a separate room onto his house (Ref 2509). It was a particuarly classic design for the time. The Harvey family moved it a few miles towards Kidmans and built the new chimney. The hut was burnt in 1976 by a NPWS ranger on instruction from the Superintendent at Smiggins Holes, although a Harvey family member claims that it would have been burnt by them before that, if they knew that NPWS were going to destroy it. References KHA Reference number 2502. Hueneke Pp120. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/harrishut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be88aa38-9ff2-4bb8-9222-0ebe17149135/Harris%27+-+4.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Harris Hut Harris Hut Known as Harris Hut or Blue Waterholes Homestead. This hut was burnt down in 1998 by residents. Located along a firetrail, off the Blue Water Holes road. Grid Reference 483556. Brief History This homestead was built in 1933 by Bill Harris for himself and new wife, Irene. An older hut existed just behind this one, and was constructed of wattle sticks pushed into the ground. It was later used as a saddle shed. Tom and Molly Taylor were also one-time residents. This huts was "adopted" by the Canberra Speleological Society (CSS), who maintained for many years, until it was burnt down. Apparently a group of illegal 4WDers were in residence and lit a fire that was too large, resulting in the destruction of the hut in the late 1990s. Phylis Dowling lived here until she was ten years old, and wrote a long and comprehensive essay in the log book, thankfully preserved. The essay tells us alot about the life, food and requirements of the early 20th century. Construction The building consisted of 2 rooms and was about 7m by 4.5m. IT was built of horizantal slabs with a slab floor. There was a much modified iron flue and flattened kerosene tins were used under the gables. Later, hessian and canvas, plus newspaper were used as wallpaper to seal out the cold. Caretakers - Canberra Spelelogical Society References Hueneke Pp 220 to 223 KHA number for this site is 1209 KNP POM is L.8. Neither CSS nor KHA has asked for the reconstruction of this site at this time. The Conservation Study says that if the building is burnt down, it will not be replaced. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/gooandra-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aa12fdef-7d9b-436e-ad3b-abebd6e12f93/Gooandra+PD.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Gooandra Hut Gooandra Homestead Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2002. Known as Lampes House, Gooandra Hut or Gooandra Homestead. This hut was lost in the fires and should be re-built. Location Goodandra Homestead is located about 15 Km north of Kiandra, on an indistinct firetrail that leads past the Six Mile Diggins.The Grid Reference is 387369 on the Tantangara 1:25,000 map. GPS Location: S 35.800584 E 148.536697 Brief History Miners built a small hut at this site in the 1860s, and the chimney may still be seen obviously standing about 20 metres from the homestead. Along with a small part of Yan's Store at Kiandra, this is the oldest standing structure in KNP and is very significant as a result. The homestead itself was built in 1913 by Fred Lampe, using materials from Lobbs Hole. The old Miners Hut next to it, was made the kitchen, to be run by a German "Jack Jones". He held a considerable and successful grazing lease for sheep, and a wool shed stood nearby until the late 1970's. The building was almost collapsed in the late 1990s and was recently restored, with some work remaining to be done. The new fireplace is a particularly excellent piece of work. A more detailed history sheet is available here. Construction Gooandra is 13m by 12m and consists of four rooms and a breezeway hallway. There are three separate entrance doors, with most entering via the kitchen door to the south. The house is timber, with timber floors, lining and weatherboards on the outside. Nearby stood other buildings including substantial stables that are now ruins. Caretakers References Hueneke Ppxiii and 202 KHA Reference number is 1302. KNP POM still shows this site as a "standing ruin". Their schedule for the Plan of Managment is L.12. A full Conservation Study exists and was required for the renovation. History notes also exist, including letters in the KHA file from relatives of Mr Lampe. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/happyshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/43e9a9ae-dc4e-4678-bdbb-71715a976694/Happys.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Happys Hut Happys Hut Photo from KHA Archives, courtesy Di Thomson. Known as The Dip Hut, Happys Hut, Montagues Hut or Boots Hut. Located at the top end of Snowy Plain. Grid Reference is 386134, approximately. Brief History Happys was built in 1931 by W. Montague for grazing. Some say it was built earlier, about 1920. Construction The hut is 5.5m by 4.5m and constructed of iron walls and roof. There are a few weatherboards in some sections. There is a wooden floor and a stone hearth. The chimney is an iron flue. References KHA Reference 2510, KNP POM number is L.71. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/gibbs-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7dbb457-fdc5-4d8d-8585-8ac931cb6d53/Gibbs%27+Homestead.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Gibbs Homestead Gibbs Homestead Photo courtesy of Charles Warner to the KHA Archives © 1992. Located near to Gooandra Homestead. History Built to support a grazing lease. Construction Natural timber pole frame with corrugated iron for both walls and roof, plus firep https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/happyjacks monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c0f884e1-ac78-4d35-bdd4-f75ba06aa433/Happy+Jack%27s+Plain+JW.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Happy Jacks Plain Hut Happy Jacks Plain Hut Known as Happy Jacks Hut #3 and Happy Jacks Plain Hut Located in a hard to find position, about 1Km off the Firetrail leading from Eucumbene to the Happy Jacks Pondage. It is probably the most ugly hut in KNP, or was. It was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. The Grid Reference is correct at 340094 on the Khancoban map, and the hut was just visible from across the valley. To find it, follow the firetrail to the west, across the obvious bridge and up the hill until the tree line is met. Turn left around the countour of the hill, about 100m into the tree line. It is also an easy walk across country to Boobee Hut from here, and a firetrail closer to the bridge, leads off there. On the other side of the road, a trail leads to Brooks Hut. Brief History The original iron hut with the dirt floor, was built for grazing, and was extended with the SMA Module (the part with the wooden floor) in 1977. The SMA module was moved from 336096. Construction It is an L shaped hut, 3.5m by 2.8m. and built of corrugated iron for the roof and walls, with a floor of dirt. The SMA module acts like a sleeping platform with its wooden floor. The hut has a good fireplace made of stone with an iron chimney. One window with a shutter. Water is not convenient when the weather is very dry. Trees are now imposing on the hut and may need to be trimmed. References The KHA Reference is 2340, and KNP POM number is L.70. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/four-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c41dead-3772-4fa6-b8fc-888cce96888f/4MileCreek.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Four Mile Hut Four Mile Hut Photo of Olaf Moon copyright © 1999. Known as Hughes Hut, Four Mile Hut or 4 Mile. This is probably one of the most famous huts in Kosciuszko National Park and slated to be re-built in 2023. Four Mile hut was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. This hut is Located about four kilometres south south east of Selwyns Quarry, and is an easy ski or walk from there, or seven kilometres from Kiandra. Its grid reference is 332 226. The hut is easy to find in an open plain, unless buried by snow as it often is. Brief History The hut was built by Robert Hughes in 1937, and used as a mining residence for gold panners. It remained the only complete mining hut on the Kiandra gold fields. For many years (until about 1981) there was a box of very live and sweating dynamite under one of the bunks, presumably to give any resident silly enough to light a really big fire in the hearth, a night to remember! Four mile is a very popular ski destination, and has saved the lives of a number of people over the years. However, skiers should be aware that it is very small, and therefore not reliable shelter for parties un-equipped with tents. Construction This hut was made from anything left lying around, but its main elements included slab walls and floors and corrugated chimney and roof. Use of flattened five gallon cans is a feature. There is an external toilet and stone hearth to the fireplace, one of the key reasons it still stands. A unique feature is that a small leather washer was put under every nail used to hold the roof (and much of the timber work) together. A recent renovation team had to duplicate this work requiring considerable time and effort. Caretakers - In the early 1970's The Bogong Group undertook the first clean up and found the first dynamite. In 1978, Klaus Hueneke organised the first major restoration with members of KHA. Since then the NSW Nordic Ski Club. Value Four Mile is one of the most critical huts in the KNP, both for historical reasons, and survival shelter. It is an easy walk or ski from Selwyn Ski Resort. References Hueneke, Klaus “The Life of a Mountain Hut” 2019 Hueneke “Huts of the High Country” Pp xviii, Pp 89, 91, 101-103 KHA number 1009. A conservation history has been completed for Four Mile Hut NPWS POM Reference is L.1. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/freebodys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Freebody's Hut Freebody's Hut Known as Freebodies Hut or Freebody’s Hut Located beside the Tin Mines Firetrail, about 2 Km north of the Ingeegoodbee hut and Bill's Garden. Grid reference 174252. It is a remote KNP location. Brief History The hut was originally built in about 1940 by Mr Freebody to support grazing and horse roping on the plain nearby. Yards exist between hear and Bills Garden. The hut collapsed in the early 1970s, but sufficient material exists on site to re-build it, if someone had the inclination. Construction The hut was built of bush poles, with supposedly fibro walls, but these are not in evidence today. The roof was of flat tin about half a metre by a metre - that appear to be from cans or storage containers. The original photograph below, shows that both the roof and walls were of iron, and the floor possibly of timber. References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/eucumbene-lookout monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/186012d9-a6aa-4d71-9382-d7f6d629e5e4/EucumbeneShelter_1966.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Eucumbene Lookout Eucumbene Lookout Shelter Photo from the KHA Collection, R Vallak © 1979. Known as Eucumbene Look Out Located on the main road to Perisher Valley, a few kilometres below Wilsons Valley, looking north from about 1600m. As it happened, it was located directly above the SMA's Lake Eucumbene-Tumut Pondage tunnel which is still visible. History The lookout shelter was built in the 1950’s as a tourist attraction, and the view was particularly spectacular. It was possibly built for Her Majesty, The Queen's visit to Australia to open the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 or later in 1964. The Australian National Archives has a number of official photos of visiting dignatries at the lookout. The hut was removed in about 1983, due to traffic hazards as cars pulled into the location and out again. Construction The construction was very solid, over a concrete base, with stone walls and cliplock steel roof. References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/rials-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6ac7aa05-4f40-4c78-846a-41a54330c5d6/Farm+Ridge+hut+-+4.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Farm Ridge Homestead Rial's Homestead Photo by Morphett for the KHA Collection 1936. Photograph below, by Reet Vallak © 1969 in the KHA Collection also. Known as Farm Ridge Homestead, Ryalls Hut, Royale Hut or "Rial Hut" which is currently viewed as the correct spelling. Located at one of the key track intersections in Kosciusko NP, to the south of Round Mountain and north of Jagungal. It is across the Doubtful River, on the Grey Mare FT. On the Khancoban 1:25,000 map at GR271033 and also shown on the Kosciusko map. History It was originally built in 1908 as a substantial homestead with multiple buildings by JJ Riall (note not Royale) in 1908, this building contained four rooms (similar to Old Currango). From Blossom Macdonald, daughter of AJ Riall; I know for sure that my parents spent their honeymoon there in the summer of 1909-10.The story was told among my family that my mother's wedding ring was made from the gold panned by my father in the Doubtful River, though I am unable to verify that now.Through the kindness of the National Parks Rangers who took me and members of my family to the site in 2004 I can now recall that day as one of the best of my life. So much of our family history is tied up in those wonderful mountains. Harold Hedger held the lease from 1943 and the three buildings were still standing in the 1960s, but finally succumbed to the super snow year of 1965. Prior to that it was used by fishermen, skiers and other tourists and was connected to Adaminaby by a telephone line. Bertie Schlink was a regular visitor. This is a great pity, as the site would be ideal for a survival shelter, and also has considerable historical value. There is a lot of material and fabric of the original building still present. Elements remained standing and could have been re-built in 1975. Construction Weatherboards, pitched iron roof, four rooms, wooden floor, with stone and brick chimney. References KHA Reference number is 2316. Hueneke Pp40, 79. Blossom Macdonald (daughter of AJ Rial) - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/diane-orange-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/18be57fa-05b6-4899-9289-49b29c329af1/Orange+Hut+Alex+Sheryle+Sian.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Diane Orange Hut Diane Hut Photo by Olaf Moon, Alex, Sheryle and Sian in view 2002. Known as Diana Hut, Diane Hut or Orange Hut. Located on the Grey Mare FT, about 3 kilometres from the Schlink Pass and hut. Grid Reference is 229859 on the Kosciusko 1:50,000 map. This was one of 24 huts burnt to the ground in the January 2003 bushfires. Brief History The hut was built by the SMA as a survey shelter in the early 1950's. It used to be painted (sensibly) a bright orange colour, but this has varied over the years with a move to “taupe” with an Orange Door being one option. The hut was very small but very strategic and used by ski tourers on a daily basis in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Dicky Cooper hut stood across the creek, nearby, but is now hard to find as it has collapsed in the scrub. It was even more popular due to its increased size and great view. Construction Diane is 5m by 3m and is built of weatherboards over a timber frame. The roof is corrugated iron and the hut is lined. There is one window, a wooden floor and stove. Caretakers - Originally by the Gourmet Walkers References Hueneke Pp 33 KHA reference is 2429 KNP POM schedule number is L.57. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/elainemine monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0787fdc9-ee9b-4ee9-b2c1-3dc6e47d477c/Elaine+Mine+-+2.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Elaine Mine Huts Elaine Mine Huts Photograph from the Bob Hughes Collection to KHA © 1932. Known as Elaine Mine or Elaine Mine Huts Located in the Yarrangobilly area at approximately GR344213. This site is in an area that was closed for a period by the NPWS following the fires. History The originaly buildings were built in 1925 by the Hughes brothers and Ernie Barnett, to support their local gold mining operations. These operations finished in the 1960's. Others pored over the site in the 1970s, but left very little in place as a result. Little from the buildings remains but some machinery is visible. References KHA Reference Number 1006 KHA History Sheet exists Hueneke Pp59, 100, 101, 104-108. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/diamond-hill-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b652c0ff-a01d-4e7c-8e74-77ab3c8b605e/Diamond+Hill+hut.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Diamond Hill Hut - Diamond Hill Hut Known as Diamond Hill Hut Located on the powerline trail at Diamond Hill History The hut was built in the 1960’s to support construction of the 220,000 v powerline towers and system to support hte Snowy Scheme. Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/dickycooperhut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7a4789f-f615-4b55-845f-8854673a6dac/Dicky+Cooper+1935.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Dicky Cooper Hut Dicky Cooper Hut Photograph taken by R Michaelis for the KHA Collection © 1935. Known as Dicky Cooper Bogong Hut, Dicky Cooper Hut or Little Bogong Hut. Located on the slopes of Dicky Cooper Bogong mountain, to the north of the summit. Shown on the Kosciusko map at GR231849. This location was particularly useful for those exploring the Rolling Grounds. History It was built to support grazing and named after Dicky Cooper who was a local aboriginal stockman about 1893. The walls were off the hut by 1936, but a restoration was done in the late 1940s. The standing ruin was very visible in the late 1970s, but is hard to find now. This area is heavily wooded with new snowgums in 2003 which are regeneration from a fire that burnt through in 1973. Construction Weatherboard, wooden floor with iron roof. One window and door, iron fireplace. Originally it contained one bunk, three leg stools and a table. References KHA Reference number is 2430 Ski Year Book 1934 - Article by Colin Gilder. Hueneke Pp36, 37. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/dead-horse-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4ffca792-bee3-4736-ac5d-152196af0c29/Dead+Horse+Gap+hut+-+1.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Dead Horse Hut Dead Horse Gap Hut Photograph courtesy of R Gray for the KHA Collection © 1964. Known as Dead Horse Gap #2 Hut or Dead Horse Hut Located at Dead Horse Gap above Thredbo, on the Eastern side of the road, about 50 metres from the current car turning circle. Shown at GR129572. A second hut stood at GR137572. History Built for grazing in about 1898, on the bridle track that used to run south of where Cootapatamba Hut now stands. The hut shown was removed by the NPWS in about 1968, as the Reserve was about to be gazetted as a National Park. References Hueneke Pp5, 31, 166. KHA Reference Numbers are 2707 and 2708. Ted Fleming - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/constances-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2cebf140-2af3-4d14-8bab-3ad39d8e78df/Constances+Ruin+2006+OJM.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Constances Hut Constances Hut Photograph courtesy of Laurie Bell © 1979. Held in the KHA Collection at the NLA. The photo below shows Constances ruin in Jan 2006, copyright Olaf Moon. Known as Newtown Hut or Constances Hut Located beside Back River or Burrungubuggee River and east of Kidmans hut. GR is 341863 on the new 1:25,000 map Geehi Dam 8525-2N. The hut was burnt down in 1984. Burrungubugee Shelter stood 25 m to the north and Reids stood across the creek to the south at GR 339862 (or if you believe KHA GR 339858). Tolbar Hut stood three Kms to the SSW at 325 827. History This is one of four huts in this immediate vicinity, the others being Reids, Olivers and Tolbar, this hut was built about 1932. It was unusual at the time, having a raised wooden floor. The Technology Ski Club took over maintenance of the hut in 1970 when it was in very poor condition, but it was burnt a few years later. Construction Vertical slabs, wooden floor and pitched timber shingled roof. A large stone fireplace overshadowed the end of the hut. It was 12 feet by 11 feet. Caretakers - none. References Hueneke P122. Laurie Bell - pers comm. KHA History Sheet KNP POM L49. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/crowes-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a91b33ce-1bc4-4b7d-a030-2f51167dca24/CrowesHut_ruin_KHA_89.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Crowes Hut Crowes Hut Photograph from the KHA Collection © 1995. Known as Crowes Hut, Crows Hut or New Hut. Located on the Nungar Plain about two kilometres west of Davey Brayshaws, at a track intersection. Some maps show it incorrectly at 508279, but the correct position is 509276 on the Tantangara (or Denison 1:25,000 maps. Ruin is quite visible today. History Built by William Crowe in one day in 1942, to be used as a shelter for graziers. Construction Iron over bush poles. References KHA Reference number Hueneke Pp204. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/burrungubugge monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/90439114-250c-4cfd-8d3f-99343a154f3c/Burrungubugge90.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Burrungubugge Hut Burrungubugge Shelter Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1990. Known as Burrungubuggee Hut or Burrungubuggee Shelter Burnt down in the 2003 fires, and should be re-built. Location This hut is on the southern and alternate corridor to the Jugungal Wilderness Area, from the Munyang to Whites River road very close to the original Constances Hut. This corridor eventually leads to Kidmans and the Alpine Hut site. Grid Reference 341 863 on the Mount Kosciusko 1:50,000 map. Brief History This hut was burnt down in the January 2003 fires, but is survived by it neighbour, Kidmans hut just up the valley. The history of Burrungubugge is very interesting, as it is unique in KNP history, being the only approved "replacement hut" in the Park. It replaced nearby Constances Hut (#2418 at 341863), with the intention of lessening the visitor load on the Whites Corridor. The hut was built in 1989 and 1990, and opened to a huge crowd on 17 November 1990. It was completely financed through donations, and built by KHA . The NPWS assisted with access and other support. The hut remained mildly controversial, because of a large perspex, picture window in one end wall. Most visitors, however, consider this an advancement in style, and offering a perfect view. Previous windows in older huts were small, due to the cost and difficulty of transporting larger panes of glass. Construction The shelter is built of vertical slabs, with a wooden floor and roof of iron. A stove, three windows and a toilet are also included. This combination reduces cost, meets aesthetic considerations, and is very durable, requiring minimal oiling of the woodwork from time to time. References KHA reference number is 2445. A comprehensive design and application to the NPWS exists. Hueneke P122 for Constances Hut (which it replaced). https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/boonoo-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0dc02d6-c420-4d5f-ba11-beab6624b934/Boonoo_NPWST.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boonoo Hut Boonoo Hut Photo from the KHA Archives, courtesy NPWS Tumut. Known as Boonoo Hut. Location On the hill, in thick scrub, directly across the river from Lindleys Hut, on the Goobarragandarra, west KNP. Grid Reference 313710 (Estimated) - Blowering 1:25,000 map. Brief History This hut was built by Fred Feint. It is still standing just, and is termed a “standing ruin”. It is in quite a bad way currently. Construction Log cabin, with corrugated iron roof. Reference KHA number 0204. No KNP Plan of Management (POM) reference. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/boltonsfinn monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0ab6e8d7-156a-4264-bb7b-52188b1ab9d2/boltons+on+the+finn+AP+2001.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boltons on the Finn Hut Boltons on the Finn Photo from the KHA Collection copyright © 2005. Known as Boltons on the Finn Hut or Boltons Finn Hut. This hut was burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. NPWS have committed to re-build it in 2024. Location This old hut is difficult to get to, as you need to climb one of the steep and rough spurs through the bush from Munyang (South of Guthega) or take the long way around via Schlink Hut and Tin Hut. Grid reference 299811 (approximately) on the Mount Kosciuszko 1:50,000 map. It was burnt down in the 2003 fires, but currently some NPWS rangers have privately indicated that they would like to see it re-built. (this is not included in the HCS study). Brief History Boltons on the Finn River was built to replace another hut in 1940, after the 1939 bush fires destroyed the first, and which also devastated so much of NSW. It was built by the Bolton family, of Berridale. The previous hut had been built in 1890. The new hut collapsed in the 1960's and was rebuilt between 1975 and 1978 by the Bogong Group, a recreational caretaker group, then burnt again in 2003. Construction This is a vertical slab hut approx 2.5m by 3.8m, made from very heavy wooden slabs. The floor is dirt, with the chimney of iron, over a stone base. The roof was originally wooden shingles, which are now covered with corrugated iron. The hut is simple and only provides basic protection from the weather. Most visitors camp to the side. Reference Hueneke Pp37 - 38. KHA reference number is 2441. Related sites at Reference numbers 1007, 2339, 2504. The KNP POM number is L.26. A Conservation Study and History sheet also exist for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/boltons-hill-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ee1572c1-9d86-4c70-8755-df86712f3adc/Bolton+Hill+99+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boltons Hill Hut Boltons Hill Hut Photo from KHA archives, courtesy Di Thomson. Also known as Boltons Hut or Boltons Hill Hut. This hut was burnt down in the 2003 fires. Location Boltons Hill can be difficult to locate, but is at 324 151 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. It is near the summit of a steep hill above Happy Jacks pondage, reachable by a fast down hill bicycle ride, or walk from the Cabramurra Rd, then a steep walk uphill. Brief History It was built 1950's by the SMA for survey and core drilling above the Eucumbene Tunnel. It was moved here in pre-fabricated sections. Construction The hut is 4.5m by 3.5m approximately, and was pre-fabricated in wood and fibro modules. There is a wooden floor and three casement windows. References KHA reference number is 1007 or 1002 (1993). KNP POM is L.40. A Conservation Brief History notes exists for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/34343bbc-514f-44ed-aed1-a8c8f41e14e8/Boggy+Plain+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boggy Creek Hut Boggy Plain Hut Photo from the KHA Archive © 2002. Known as Boggy Plain Hut or Boggy Creek Hut Located at Tantangara on the Boggy Plain, GR431293 on the Tantangara map. History Unknown construction date, but was occupied by Jack Bridle and the Schillers family, probably in the 1950’s. It was demolished by NPWS in 1970. Construction Walls and roof of iron. References KHA Reference Number 1302. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/project-six-76nmy monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/152a8de2-a8e8-4769-9d8f-3fe6ff748701/blue_lake_shelter_ruins_olaf_moon_1986_images_stories_photos_blue_lake_thumb_medium250_200.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Blue Lake Shelter Blue Lake Shelter Photograph from the KHA Archives © 2002. Known as Blue Lake Shelter or Blue Lake Hut Located just below the turn off track to Blue Lake, in the saddle. The ruins are very visible today. History This hut was built by the the NSW Tourist Bureau in 1897 for skiing and walkers. It was stuck by lightning in 1910 and not repaired at the time. Following the removal of the nearby Soil Conservation Hut, this shelter should have been re-established as a small emergency shelter in a key location. History will no doubt show that that is still a good idea, given the number of people who walk this way each year. It is one hut that could very well be re-built for both historical and survival reasons, with no impact on the immediate surroundings of Blue Lake. Construction Built of stone, with a stone chimney and iron roof, internal dimensions less than nine square metres in total. Granite stones of substantial size were used as lintels. References Hueneke Pp8, 9 Willis (1980) https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/betts-camp-old monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/46b8798a-a1f2-4b40-b45a-33d7837c217e/Betts+Camp+1906+Crop.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Betts Camp Hut - Original Old Betts Camp Photograph from the KHA Archives © 2002 - Photo taken in 1906. Known as Betts Camp, Old Betts Camp, Betts Camp 1. Located just off the Perisher to Kosciusko Road at GR229664. The fireplace remains visible today. History Built by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau in 1898, to support sight-seeing and skiing. It was destroyed by fire in 1928. Construction The building was a weatherboard unit, with two rooms, and a gable iron roof. Stone and brick fireplace and chimney. References Hueneke Pp9, 22, 25, 26 and 128. KHA Reference number is 2428 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/bark-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d8ce40c0-4ebc-4c6e-a032-ef4cdb228a76/Bark_Hut_NP_1954.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Bark Hut Bark Hut Photograph from the KHA Collection © 1954. Known as Bark Hut Located near to Tumut, at GR175790 on the Tumut or Blowering 1:25,000 map. History Bark hut was built in 1952 to support grazing and shooting by Tumut locals. Construction Bark walls and roof over poles. The hut received a number of "make-overs" over the years, but was badly burnt in the 1983 fires. References KHA Reference number is 0202. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/project-three-yxzbx monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9aa776b6-4fa8-4a58-a712-ec8bd6452619/Alpine+78.FB.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Alpine Hut - Alpine Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives, Frank Bendeich. Known as Alpine Hut, Alpine Ski Club Lodge. Located north of Kidmans Hut and south of Spencer Peak. Shown on older maps such as the Khancoban 1:50,000 map at GR 296897. Now a ruin. History Built as a ski lodge in 1939 by Bill Brooks and Kevin Clark for the Kosciuszko Alpine Club. Burnt down unexpectedly in 1979 - a great pity. The site was suggested for a new Paddy Pallin memorial hut, but the Pallin family did not want one built anywhere in the Park. The hut was very famous and had some well known visitors, a permanent manager and cook and a radio for contacting the Chalet. Use declined in the 1950's and resurfaced strongly in the 1970’s. This was one hut lost, that caused lots of angst amongst skiers, and reduced the number heading north via Burrungubuggee Hut. Construction The photo below shows the site today, with plenty of timber, iron and bottles. An easy walk from Kidmans following an old cart trail. References Hueneke P32 and 127-129. KHA Reference number is 2329. Photo below by Craig Doubleday 2005. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/albina monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5c9af7f2-7e54-4693-9b00-4f8e6ae0c87d/angus_farquar_albina1.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Albina Hut Albina Lodge Photo courtesy of Angus Farquar. Known as Albina Lodge or Lake Albina Hut. Located orginally above Lake Albina, and to the north of Mt Townsend in a perfect skiing cirque. History Albina was built in 1951 as a ski lodge, and was incredibly popular with cross-country skiers. Through the 1970’s, few back country skiers carried tents (as their quality was dubious in the snow), and so the lodge was regularly packed out during winter. The skiing around it was exceptional, but very prone to “instant weather”. The lodge was removed in 1983, due to environmental concerns (over water quality in the lake below), after being burnt in part by some rangers. After the destruction of the original building, a survival hut was erected. Now we just walk and ski here, along with many dozens of others who enjoy their time in the Australian Alps. Construction Albina was a substantial building of two stories with storage for skis and other items downstairs and a main area on the second level with a hallway down the centre, and rooms to either side, plus a major living area and kitchen. It was build on a stone base, with the main building being of timber with an iron roof. There was an inside toilet, and there were concerns that the septic leaked into the lake below. There is was no aparent evidence of this. References KHA Reference number is 2411. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/project-one-t6ks8 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bed6ae16-2ae8-4970-9147-04bd8f956d9d/Aggetts-Quinns+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Aggetts Hut Aggetts Hut Photo courtesy of Craig Doubleday © 24 Sept 2005. Known as Glendella Homestead, Aggetts Hut or Quinns No.1 Hut Location - Yarrangobilly. Take the Lob’s Hole Ravine turnoff from Snowy Mountains Highway, north of Yarrangobilly Caves. Follow around 1.8km past the rustic log gates to the heritage walk’s carpark. It’s a 200m walk to the Old Jounama Homestead site, dating from the late 1800s. Continue about one km through an open grassy plain to reach Glendella Homestead site (Aggetts). On the Yarrangobilly map at 295518. History This was the home of Alfred and Latatia Aggett from about 1920 to 1932, then Gladstone and Elsie Quinn from 1933 to 1946. Details of their lives are shown in Harry Hill's Book. Ted and Ivy Quinn also lived here and ran cattle plus harvesting eucalyptus oil. In it’s heyday, Glendella was the 3-bedroom home of Alf Agett, the mailman for the area between Yarrangobilly Caves and Ravine. Further along the Jounama Heritage walk is Faraway Homestead site, a further 500m along the track after crossing Dip Creek which was abandoned in the 1950’s. As shown, it is now a ruin. Construction A three bedroom slab house with an iron roof. There were originally several additional outbuildings. References Hill, Harry - “Best Bushwalks in Kosciusko National Park” KHA Reference Number is 0801, (not 0804 as previously listed). https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np daily 0.75 2022-08-30 https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/rollys-hut-at-orroral monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/42c92707-6dc3-44aa-a775-a7a76a22cf7b/Rollys+Hut+2+1991+OJM.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/potters-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d5530dda-60f1-49d8-aebd-ebec19ddc2c5/Potters+Hut+NNP+OJM+1992.jpeg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Potters Hut - Potters Hut Known as Potters Hut or Potters Homestead Located as one of a number of hut sites near Mount Clear Campground. It is at GR 8140 2800 on the Collinton 1:25000 map. History This was the homestead of Henry and Anastasia Allen, who took up a piece of land here, and attempted farming from 1890. There were a lot of hardships endured by the couple including the drowning death of Anastasia's 10yr old boy in the Boboyan Creek. He is buried near the Boboyan homestead. Only a neat shale chimney remains today. References KHA List number 2202. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/lone-pine-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/05ab6820-c9e8-499b-81d4-c3beb7a57421/2011+07+19+029+Lone+Pine+Homestead+site.jpeg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Lone Pine Homestead - Lone Pine Homestead Photo courtesy of Johnny Boy 2012. Known as Lone Pine Homestead or Lonesome Hut in Namadgi. Located at Tantangara Map at 747323 (or the Yaouk 1:25,000), on the circle track around from Boboyan. That is, Lone Pine is located beside the Grassy Creek Fire Trail near Sheep Station Creek in the Namadgi National Park. History Lone Pine was built in 1910 by Dan and Della Crawford to support grazing. After Della had passed, and Dan was living on his own, he broke his leg in an accident and was left immobile for some days, but survived. The chimney and a large pine tree remain but many of the materials were removed in around 1932 by the Chalker family to build a homestead elsewhere. Construction Built with a stone base and weatherboard exterior. References KHA list #1705. Noel Luton - Per Comm 1977. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/act-forests-picnic-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d4531ba2-93a1-4ec4-84c1-57b4a0601229/ACT+Forests+Picnic.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - ACT Forests Picnic Hut ACT Forests Picnic Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1989. Known as ACT Forests Hut or Picnic Hut Located under Mt Coree off a branch of Warks Road. GPS: History This hut was burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. It was built as a shelter for workers who planted the surrounding pine trees and became a popular spot in the pine forest, as a picnic shelter. Construction Corrugated iron over sawn timber and pine poles. References: https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/bog-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0956a6e5-8300-488f-a3c3-90a7bde37b7d/BogHut+MH+Coll.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - The Bog Hut The Bog Hut Photograph at front, by Di Thompson 1994 Known as The Bog Hut Located in a very remote part of the Booth Range, Namadgi National Park. On the Colinton map at GR844415. Its name stems from the boggy area around, and the general cold and damp of the area during winter. Access is usually made from the Boboyan road, on a compass bearing. History It is unclear if this hut survived the 2020 bushfires, but it is unlikely. This hut was built by Ted and Tom Oldfield about 1928, after they had acquired the lease to Block 6 from the De Salis family. George Gould assisted in its construction, and was later to live there almost all year round, a very lonely existence. He looked after fences and kept the dingoes at bay. When mustering time came around, the Oldfields would join him in the task. The hut collapsed in the late 1980s, but prior to the 2003 fires, the roof was intact and reconstruction could have occured easily, with replacement of two vertical poles. Its fate following the fires is unknown. Construction The hut was built from timber poles with an iron clad gable roof. Caretakers - none. References Matthew Higgins "Voices from the Hills" Matthew Higgins "Namadgi Sites" 1994, P4. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/orroral-ridge-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Orroral Ridge Hut - Orroral Ridge Hut Known as The Refuge Hut or NASA Hut Located on the Orroral Ridge top at the top of the track leading up behind the Honeysuckle Ck picnic area. History Built in the 1960s to house machinery for the JPL NASA installations on this ridge supporting Honeysuckle Creek Station, the hut was probably used for a generator. In the early 1970’s this ridge was explored extensively by rock climbers particularly from the ANUMC. Some used this hut as emergency shelter in storms that regularly sweep the ridge in winter. Restoration with a new floor was considered. Construction Traditional brick over a concrete base, with a skillion iron roof. References: ANUMC members https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/slalom-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7aff52a5-be75-48aa-9389-575187743393/Slalom+91.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Slalom Hut Slalom Hut Known as Slalom Hut or Ski Hut Location Slalom Hut is quite hard to find, but is at Grid Reference 611713 on the Tidbinbilla 1:25,000 map. To find the hut, walk to the summit of the hill near this grid reference, and look for a cleared, but now somewhat overgrown, ski run heading straight down hill. You can confirm this by locating a 1920's Ford car at the top of the run (used to drive a rope ski tow). Walk about 300m down the run to its finish and turn hard right, about 80m into the trees. The hut is here, facing east. GPS: Brief History Slalom Hut was destroyed in the 2003 bushfires, and only iron remains. It was built by the Canberra Alpine Club (about 1954) to provide shelter for skiers on this run. It was also maintained by them, irregularly. Until recently it received very little maintenance, but had become more popular as a very quiet and sheltered getaway spot. The ski run was serviced by a rope tow, driven by reduced wheels, directly from the rear wheel of the car parked and blocked at the top of the ski run. Skiers wore a leather belt with a "nutcracker" clamping device to clip to the rope, and were thus pulled to the top of the hill. The speed of the tow could be determined by the gear that the car was put into - "overdrive" gave a very fast and dangerous trip to the hill top. Construction The hut was corrugated iron over a sawn timber frame, and has an almost flat roof. The floor is sawn timber. References: https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/sam-abouds-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/46fa84ad-fb48-4836-8b1a-52da71d9dbdc/AboudsJH2000.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Aboud's Hut Sam Aboud's Hut Photograph by Jim Hart © 2000. Located in southern Namadgi at GR 835256 on the Bredbi map, this site is famous for its outside toilet, that remains in situ. History The original lease was held by Jack Maquire and known as Long Flat. Sam bought the holdings in the 1960s and built a home similar in size and shape to that of a double garage. Other stones on the site are from the chimney of the home of Edward and Mary Brayshaw. She was originally from the Chalker family, and one of her sons Ted, was born here in 1899. A survey of the block of this date does not show the house, so it must have post dated that. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites P2. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/rowleyshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/493cd13f-6655-4bf4-a710-31dd649a4fa2/rendezvous_ck_90.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Rendezvous Creek Hut Rendezvous Creek Hut Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 1991 with Sheryle Moon in the doorway. Known as Rendezvous Ck Hut, (as it will always be known to us) or Rowleys Hut or Rollys Hut Location Rendezvous Creek hut is accessible by a walking track of about five kilometres, commencing 500m before the narrow concrete bridge (to the old Bobeyan Rd) on the Adaminaby road. The path across open fields and is hot in summer but shaded at the hut. The grid reference is 775 458 on the Rendezvous Ck map. Strange Circumstances The hut used to stand in the open, but some deciduous trees were planted around it in the early 1990’s. These were then later cut down with meticulous care by another person, with careful sawing at the very base of each tree. This hut was deliberately burnt down in 2003, by persons unknown. Circumstances indicate that it may have been done deliberately by pig shooters or other activists, however police investigations were inconclusive and appeared to be a white-wash. As a result, Namadgi NP management have refused point-blank to allow KHA to rebuild the hut at their expense, probably due to the close location of the Aboriginal paintings at Yankee Hat. It was a favourite place for walkers and bicycle riders, across a relatively easy and flat track. Construction The hut was built of timber with rare horizontal weather boards. It has a low pitched corrugated iron roof line. The extension has walls of corrugated iron. There is one fireplace, with the chimney built from iron. Brief History The hut was built in 1950 by Stan Cregan for Rowley Gregory for grazing, after Rowley had aquired the 2000 acre Gudgenby property. His family had a long association with the region. Being an isolated holding away from the main homestead, this hut provided a small overnight shelter, essential for them to maintain their operation. The hut was extended in 1973 by Gregory and Len Blundell, who used iron rather than palings for the new walls on two sides. Caretakers - none now. References: https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/mount-franklin-chalet monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15798cc2-351f-4826-a135-54947c283e90/Mt+Franklin+Chalet+91.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Mount Franklin Chalet - Mt Franklin Chalet Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1991. The photograph was taken during a major upgrading and renovation of the Lodge. Known as the Mount Franklin Ski Lodge or Chalet. Location, near to the summit of Mt Franklin, and just off the road from Piccadilly Circus to Mt Ginini. Grid Reference is 600709 on the Tidbinbilla 1:25,000 map. GPS: Brief History This hut was burnt down in the January 2003 bush fires. This was the single most significant cultural heritage loss in these fires for Namadgi. The hut was specifically built for skiing and was the oldest club-built ski lodge on mainland Australia (older lodges exist in Tasmania at Mt Field NP). It was built in the summer of 1937-38 for the Canberra Alpine Club. A large kitchen and living area was downstairs and bunk rooms upstairs. A toilet was built in nearby NWS, to satisfy the Cotter catchment regulations, so the hut is very close to the border. The hut was upgraded in the 1950s, with internal lining of baltic pine. The kitchen stove came from the Prime Minister's Lodge. The doors to the stove were stolen within days of the lodge being burnt down. Ski runs were also cleared nearby, but have now largely overgrown, with the Slalom Hut being at the lower end of one of these. Construction Timber weatherboards, two story with gable iron roof. Multi-roomed with spectacular kitchen and loft bunkrooom. Caretakers - Canberra Alpine Club References KHA Hut list Various Heritage studies - Matthew Higgins https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/lees-camp-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e9393d03-291d-4a70-af6b-02857bcf4dde/Laurel+Camp.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Laurel Camp (Lees) Laurel Camp Located in Pierces Creek Forest, so outside the border of the Namadgi National Park. Know better as Laurel Camp, but also as Lees Camp Hut History Laurel Camp was burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. It was a popular spot for Canberra Visitors, on the border of Namadgi and the car park is still frequented by mountain bike riders and motorcyclists. Construction The hut was huge, built over a large concrete floor, with sawn timber poles and roofing iron. The chimney base remains, built from random stonework. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/nmaxandberts monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/01f0411e-77b6-48a5-9f62-09e5d9aa281e/Banks+and+Maurie+03.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Banks Hut - The Banks Hut Known as Banks Hut, The Banks Hut, or Max and Bert's (Oldfield) Hut. “The Banks” was the name used, but in reference to the Oldfield Family, some visitors prefer to use the term “Max and Berts Hut” which was not used historically. Location Hidden in the Booth Range, Namadgi National Park. The Banks is registered on other web sites, including this one. The hut just survived the 2003 bushfires but was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. It is not shown on the Colinton map but it is at GR873417. This is the second hut on this site. GPS: Brief History The original Banks Hut was used by Ted Oldfield before the 1st First World War, but only a few stones of the chimney remain. Some refer to it as "Max and Berts" hut as built by Max and Bert Oldfield in the early 1967, using a few stones from the first hut. It was used to support cattle grazing on the Booth Range lease (Block 6) after the site for The Bog Hut, was found to be too wet and cold for much of the year. Earlier holders of the lease included the De Salis family of Cuppacumbalong and Mr Massy of Gundaroo. The first were probably the builders of the original hut, but this is not known definitively. From about 1955 to 1991, the hut was not visited, and was "re-discovered" as a result of the oral history project and interviews undertaken by Matthew Higgins in 1990. When Maurice Sexton, Olaf Moon and Reg Alder vis re-visited about 1998, the hut contained all the furniture and items used by cattlemen in the 50's, including a foldout chair or bed, cooking utensils, lanterns, alarm clock rabbit traps, horse gear, all of which have been carefully documented and most removed for safe keeping. This hut was in a beautiful location, but may be unlikely to be re-built due to aboriginal carvings that are quite close on the stone ridge to the west. Construction The Banks hut was a simple building of corrugated iron over bush poles, with a flat skillion roof. Caretakers - None References Namadgi Sites by Matthew Higgins 1994, P 16. Personal Visit OJM Murray Dow's Website. Photographs copyright Olaf Moon © 1998. Maurice Sexton, Reg Alder and another shown in some. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/foresters-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a97d9aad-e4ad-45be-b84f-421db829cb00/ACT+Forests.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Foresters Hut Foresters Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2004. Known as Foresters Hut or ACT Forests Hut. Not to be confused with the ACT Forests Picnic Hut near Warks Road. Location About 300m from the Yankee Hat carpark, on a short branch to the left, off the old Boboyan road just afer the locked gate. AMG Grid Reference 784409 on the Tantangara 1:100,000 map. The same carpark is a good taking off point for walks to the summits of Mt Gudgenby, Mt Kelly or the Yankee Hat aboriginal paintings. Brief History This hut was built in 1966 for use by Forestry workers, engaged in the pine planting near Yankee Hat. The pine plantation was not particularly successful and the pines are progressively being removed from the National Park. The Shed on the right was carefully removed on Saturday 19 January 2002. It was rebuilt near the works depot at Glendale, for use by KHA for storage of building materials. Construction Corrugated iron over bush poles, with a wooden floor. Caretakers - National Parks Service. References KHA Reference number is 1708 (1997) https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/demandering-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/54437448-3d48-437d-902b-92b81fff6547/Demandering+hut+-+1.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Demandering Hut - Demandering Hut Known as Demandering Hut, Curtis Hut or Mt Clear Hut. Location Demandering Hut or is located a few kilometres down the fire trail from the Mt Clear homestead site, in the Naas Valley. Grid Reference 853 318 on the Colinton Map. GPS: Brief History Demandering hut was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires and is slated for a re-build, but not on the same footprint (for reasons un-known). Negotiations continue with Namadgi NP officers. Curtis was built about 1945 by Bill Cotter and Jack Simpson, and named after the Cotter family property, Demandering. After the sale of land in 1956, it became and outstation hut to the Mt Clear Station, owned by the Curtis family. Since becoming part of the National Park, it has become better known as Curtis Hut, but the Curtis's called it the Mt Clear Hut. Construction Curtis Hut is small and built from sawn timber, clad in corrugated iron. The attached water tank is often a welcome site on a summers day. The hut is well off the ground, and the base is clad with stone, making it more than durable. Caretakers - National Parks Association References KHA Reference 2103 (1997). Mathew Higgins Photo Courtesy of KHA Archives. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/condor-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a17acf3e-5712-47c4-a250-e54f96cee06f/Condor+Ck+91.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Condor Creek Hut Condor Creek Known as Condor Creek Hut or The Party Hut Located in the ACT Forest opposite the turnoff to Blue Range Hut and about 30 m from the sealed road. GPS: History This hut was unfortnately burnt down in the 2003 fires. It had been incredibly popular with visiting students from ANU (whose parties were notorious in the 1970’s), and more recently from off-road motorcycle riders, who parked their trailers here, and then rode off into the surrounding bush. It was built for construction workers, and some say by the Italian labourers who were kept at Blue Range Hut during the war. From our perspective, this would be a good candiate for re-construction. Construction The hut was large and build to last on a concrete base, that is still present. It was unique in having a fireplace at each end, with (later) picnic tables in the centre. References: Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1991 https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/chalkershut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4d546496-a746-4228-a285-60850bd34c92/ChalkersPD00.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Chalkers Hut Chalkers Hut Photograph by Pauline Downing © 2000. Known as Chalkers Homestead or Chalkers Hut. Located to the south of Mt Clear at GR840263 on the Bredbo map. A large chimney is all that remains. GPS: History This holding was originally surveyed in 1889 as a conditional purchase by Edward Brayshaw, the fouth son of William and Flora Brayshaw. Edwards wife Mary, was from the Chalker family, but the site was forfeit in 1892. Henry Barrett acquired the it in 1908, but the history from then on, between the parties, is unclear. The Chalkers may have owned the site after this. Construction The chimney is made from heavy granite blocks. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994 p6. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/mcmahons monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/670baf60-5ce5-4a8e-a345-f3f6cffc9476/Huts+Bushfold+NNP_0043.JPG Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - McMahons Hut - McMahons Hut Reads or Bushfold#2 Also known as McMahons Hut, Russell Reads Hut or Bushfold N0.2 Hut Located at the top of the Bushfold valley behind Mt Tennant, at GR835 653 on the Michelago map. The previous hut was at 834653. Access is by firetrail from Apollo Road. History This hut was burnt in the 2003 fires. This area of Bushfold was originally selected by the McMahons but later came part of Booroomba Station until it was sold to Russell Read (often spelt incorrectly as “Reed”). The first hut built here in 1955 by Russell Read, was damaged by a strong wind storm two years later. It was built by Russell Read with help from Cav Lalor, for his personal use to support grazing activities. It was used by Russell and his wife Muriel as casual accommodation, and included some home comforts such as a very nice Kooka stove. It was damaged badly in the 2003 fires and finally pulled apart by the ACT Conservation service in July 2003. NPA volunteers cleared the site and the materials were eventually removed. About 400m to the south-east stands the remains of the original shearing shed built by Russell in 1964. The exotic trees were planted by the Pearson family. Construction Included iron walls and roof, Kooka stove and kero fridge. The skillion roof was unusual in that it was set particularly high. Caretakers - none. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994 p8. Val Jeffrey - pers comm, who preferred to call this hut “Reads”. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/bobeyan-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dc2cfb47-c2a9-46ff-a1df-6ae372e5e231/Bobeyan+69.DT.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Bobeyan Homestead Bobeyan Homestead Photo courtesy of the KHA Archives - Di Thomson. Known as Bobeyan Homestead, Boboyan Hut or Bobayon. Located on the old Bobyen Road and shown on the Yaouk map at GR 785311. Its an easy walk from the new road to Adaminaby. GPS: History This was the second building on the site, but was demolished by the Parks service in 1971, as it was considered to be unsafe. Today, it would be fully restored, as I remember it as a child. The first building was owned by James Ritchie and John Gray, when they held the leases from the late 1830s. John Gray sold the holding to his manager, Charles McKeahnie in 1844 after Gray went bankrupt. McKeahnie soon sold his share (the other being to Alexander Crawford) to William Brayshaw soon after Brayshaw's marriage to Crawford's daughter, Flora. So, the Crawfords and Braywshaws jointly ran the Bobeyan Valley for many years, though the Crawfords soon moved up the valley to the Old Station. The last Brayshaw to live here full time, was Richard, born in 1865. He sold the property to Noel and Greg Luton in 1952. This building was built in the late 1800's and had a separate kitchen and living areas from the bedroom wings. Unmarked graves are nearby. Construction Originally built of slabs and weatherboards with a shingled roof, this was later covered with iron. The internal walls were variously lined with hessian ceilings and walls of T&G or wattle and daube. Plans of the site show other buildings. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites p4. KHA Reference 1709 (1997). Many others https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites daily 0.75 2024-02-12 https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/johnstones-hut monthly 0.5 2024-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e083dd13-ee22-468f-ba6b-6fce5723cadd/Johnstones+Hut+Aaron.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/lone-star-mine-huts monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fe7e7c97-caf7-4e56-a114-de01cad7ba89/Lone+Star+side.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7f891e16-f071-4a6b-863d-012320253f8b/Lone+Star+Interior.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/wombat-alluvial-hut monthly 0.5 2022-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Wombat Alluvial Hut - Wombat Alluvial Hut Near Waratah. To be confirmed it it still exists. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/mccoys-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/264a0018-ac2f-4228-ac5a-640ee4b08d8c/McCoys+being+measured.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - McCoys Huts McCoys Huts Photo courtesy of NWWC 1974 Known as McCoy Huts, McCoys 1 and McCoys 2. Located near to Lake Ayr, on the February Plains, north of the Arm River, about 50m into the pine forest. Located at GR259731 on the Rowallen 1:25000 map. History This was the first of two huts built by McCoy in this area, to support his trapping activities. The second hut, built of iron, is now flat on the ground. This hut is well looked after, but is small and close to collapse. There is now a sign at the site, installed by MHPS. Construction Built of pine slabs with a new entrance. Contained three small bunks inside. Now a ruin. Caretakers MHPS https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/joe-slatter-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5e5420bc-f024-41c4-8356-1bf5ce5dc2c4/Joe+Slatter+Interior.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Joe Slatter Hut Joe Slatter Hut Images courtesy of Monument Australia \ Known as The Joe Slatter Hut, Mt Rufus Hut or Slater Hut. Location near to the summit of Mt Rufus, Lake St Clair National Park History The Gingerbread Hut and the Joe Slatter Hut were built by the Mount Rufus Ski Club, comprised of HEC workers at Bronte Park and Tarraleah. There were about 200m apart. The Slatter Hut was removed by the NPWS in 1986. When those construction towns wound down, ownership of the huts devolved to the Wellington Ski Club. The two-roomed Joe Slatter Hut was named in memory of an HEC engineer who met a tragic and untimely death in Melbourne in a railway accident. This hut featured an incredible length of black pipe that brought water from a small creek if you held your mouth just right and kept your fingers crossed. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/tin-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/97e437a8-b96d-4f92-8f67-ae68437bfb24/Tin+Hut+main.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Tin Hut - Tin Hut Tasmania Known as Tin Hut Located at Tin Hut Lake at an elevation of 1177 metres. Tin Hut Lake is situated northeast of Sandy Lake in the Central Highlands, and southwest of Bobbys Hill. History https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/shepherds-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Shepherds Hut - Shepherds Hut Known as Shepherds Hut Located at Tunbridge Tier https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/temple-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ae18157e-6dd2-408b-aaa8-332e8ff7c983/Temple_KH_2001.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Temple Hut - Temple Hut Known as Temple Hut NOTE: That this hut is now a Ruin. Located near the summit of The Temple east of the Mersey River. History Temple Hut was built by Roger Webb and his three mates Laurie Rickards, Bill Kinnear and Peter Sims commencing in 1972. The site chosen was one of the most exposed locations in Tasmania, on top of the Temple, where winds exceed 150km per hour on occasion. Access for the team was over three hours walk from the Little Fisher River to this site over 1440 m above sea level. Built by hand, and maybe dismantled in by hand in too although the weather may have a large role to play. It was fully collapsed by 1992. Construction From loose local stones, plus the addition of an iron roof, also held down with large rocks. The roofing iron was dropped into the site by Max Ellison, from a small plane. References MHPS Margaret Howe. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/churchills-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b8de67d-20d9-450f-9d25-6b892ee5d32d/Churchills+Hut+Two.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Churchills Hut - Churchills Hut Photograph courtesy of Ian Hays, MHPS. STATUS - This hut was destroyed by fire in 30 January 2019. Located in Florentine Valley near to (Mount) Tim Shea. It is in the Florentine Regional Reserve, 10m south of the Adamsfield Track near to an old Osmiridium Post and 100 m west of Churchills Creek. (This is not the location of the original Churchills Hut, built in 1925 on the northern side of the Adamsfield Track about 1 km away.) History The hut was built by Elias Churchill who was a tiger trapper and osmiridium miner from Tyenna in the Derwent Valley. This hut was reputedly famous as the last place a Tasmania Tiger (Thylacine) was ever captured. As a result it was listed on the THR (Tasmanian Heritage Register). This has been disputed with evidence, (a 1945 aerial photo of he area and a 1957 photo showing a cleared area in a differnt place) suggesting that a previous hut built by the same person, existed on the other side of the river and was in fact the one where the Thylacine was caught. Tourism Tasmania had provided a grant of $20,000 to preserve this hut in 2007. Construction This was a single room hut built on a bush-pole frame and was originally managed by Forestry Tasmania until passed to PWS in 2013. It is now within the Florentine Regional Reserve. References The Examiner April 19, 2019. Tourism Tasmania Dr Nic Haygarth, ”On the ossie: Tasmanian osmiridium and the fountain pen industry” https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/junction-creek-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b05545c7-6aa6-4348-8bd3-66bc0a68e5b8/CLloyd_1990033a.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Junction Creek Shelter Junction Creek Shelter Located on the south coast track from Scotts Peak to Port Davey at the junction of two tracks to the north of the Western Arthurs. History Built originally as a three sided shelter for bushwalkers. Demolished about 1990, as it was inconsistent with the new World Heritage Area Values. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/cirque-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/33467e25-86a3-4dbd-813f-92e5a3f93080/Cirque+hut+gd+1991.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Cirque Hut Cirque Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1991 Located on the Cirque above Waterfall Valley. Now a site only. History Built by the NPWS in Tasmania, to support the ever increasing number of walkers, about 1998, especially those lost in this area where the weather can be particularly fierce. Removed, after a few years, due to snow creep. Caretakers - Parks Tasmania https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/gordon-vale monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0d76f7b-815b-49b0-b8e6-b7aa1ede7716/Gordonvale_BF.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Gordon Vale Gordonvale Photo courtesy of Barry Ford © 1964. Known as The Vale of Rasselas or Gordon vale village. Location Behind the Thumbs! in the Gordonvale, South West Tasmania. History Gordonvale was the infamous home of the King of Rasselas, Ernie Bond. Ernie was a cartage contractor, and commonly carried incredible loads on his back from Hobart or Lake St Clair, to the West Coast. Loads over 120 pounds weight (about 60 kilograms) were common for him. He retired to Gordonvale, and in his later years, lived there through the summers, and wintered at Glenorchy. He was famous for his hospitality, and grew his own vegetables and made a brew. Visitors were in for a wild time when they called in, as many did. Gordonvale homestead is now almost a ruin, and may be just saveable - surely a goal for someone. It was effectively derelict by the late 1970's with "the office" the last building standing. It is situated behind Mt Field National Park, in the Florentine Valley. Construction Classic split pine shingles (walls and roof) over wood frame, in true Tasmanian Style. Caretakers A lease on the area is currently owned by a Sydneysider, and has being transferred into the South West National Park. References The hermit of Gordonvale by Keith Lancaster (himself famous as a walker - 1947 - webbed by Dirk Veltcamp. The Tasmanian Tramp Annual collection of the Hobart Walking Club. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/damper-inn monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/52d92f7f-8843-495e-9fd7-ee3d1949c8c2/Damper+Inn+BF+50s.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Damper Inn Damper Inn Photo courtesy of Barry Ford 1959. Known as The Damper Inn History It was so named as it was "damper in than out", but remained a very popular stopping point on the track from Maydena to Port Davey or to Mt Anne. In it’s day, it was famous. The ruins of the hut lie beside Mt Mueller, now overgrown from lack of use, as the new road to Lake Pedder and Scotts Peak, allowed bushwalkers to more closely access the South West. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/ducanehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2231d1ec-c6e1-476a-8685-a24050207bd8/CLloyd_1982_396k.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Coxs Bight Shelter - Cox’s Bight Shelter Known as: Coxs Shelter or Cox Bight Hut or Miners Hut. Location: Cox Bight, SW National Park near to the tin mines. History This hut was built by tin miners, date unknown but probably around 1900. It was then used intermittently by miners and prospectors over the decades until about 1990 and modified many times during its life. It was occasionally used by bushwalkers but this was incidental to its purpose. It also became shelter for stranded fishermen, particularly after the south coast track was re-cleared by the HWC in the late 1960’s. Construction The hut has now collapsed under fallen branches and leaf litter and has virtually disappeared. It received regular use from the bushwalkers in the 1970’s and 1980’s and should be restored. Caretakers The hut is not maintained, as it is now a ruin. Notionally it would be the responsibility of the Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania. References Tony Fenton, A History of Port Davey vol 1: Fleeting Hopes, 2017. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/project-one-wbc95 monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f06f7b6-dd93-4b7a-9898-e865259ff31d/Thark+Hut.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Thark Hut Thark Ridge Hut Photo by Jack Thwaites, 1966 Known as Thark Hut or Thark Ridge Hut Located about three kilometres west of the summit of Mt Wellington behind Hobart. History Thark Hut was built in 1901 for use during the survey of watersheds of the streams west and south of Collins Bonnet. In the 1920s it was used as a ski hut by members of the Ski Club of Tasmania. Existence was kept secret. Members of the Hobart Walking Club visited regularly referred to in their journal as "The Thark Lark" for that year. It was named Thark Hut in the 1930s, which may seem a strange name and some reports suggest that a theatrical play that was on in Hobart at the time inspired the name. It was vandalised in 1966 and burnt down in the 1967 bushfires. If you went back some 20 years or so there was no track on Thark Ridge and even the pad along the flank. The Wellington Park Bushcare Group has re-routed and repaired the track over the last couple of years. Construction The hut Built of sawn palings with a galvanised iron roof, wooden floor and with a large stone fireplace at east end. Photos show the hut was in good condition in 1966 when we first visited as children. The photos show the hut to be a vertical timber plank clad, gable roofed hut. References Abrahams J: 2001 Grist and Grist 2003 p6 Hepper and De Gryse 1994 Johnston 1979 p126 Luckman, L; 2001 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/tin-mines-barn monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/de8da84e-bec5-41ce-a363-4f5cc8eabea3/image-asset+%285%29.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/teddyshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c3869d6-63d5-4571-ae32-93d6ee88eac8/Teddy%27s+hut+DT.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Teddys Hut Teddys Hut Photograph courtesy of Di Thomson. Known as Teddys Hut, Teddies Hut, McGuffickes Hut and My Horse Hut. This is one of seven Kosciuszko NP huts to have a book written about it, by Mathew Higgins. Teddies is located about 10 km up the Big Boggy River from Dead Horse Gap and at Grid Reference 201561 on the Thredbo 1:50,000 map. There are two ways to get there, firstly by a long walk up the Big Boggy (mostly on horse pads), or only 5km, straight up the spur behind the Thredbo village turnoff, to an alpine plain, then over two hills (on a compass or GPS bearing) to the hut. It takes about 2.5 hours by this way, and the scrub is moderate, but largely cleared by the 2003 fires. Good navigation is essential by this route. Brief History The hut was built in December 1948 by Noel Pendergast, Dave Pendergast and Ted McGufficke for grazing and brumby running. The corrugated iron was "found" in the bush, apparently dropped from a load for another job. The brumby trap nearby was built in 1930 and 1931 by Kerry Pearce and rebuilt in 1960. It remains visible, just, in the small clearing immediately above the hut. In 2005, NPWS staff rebuilt one wall and shored up the fireplace to make this hut more weatherproof. This is particularly welcome. This hut is one of four in the Park, that have a complete book written about them. The Teddys Book is written by Matthew Higgins. Construction This hut now stands strongly and is about 2.8m by 4m. The walls were originally slabs, lined with an old tent that had previously been used by the stockmen. Some of these have been replaced. The floor was dirt and the chimney of stone. The shelter has remained with an iron roof. Caretakers - None. References “Teddys Hut” by Matthew Higgins. The KHA Reference is 2708 and the KNP POM schedule is L.118. GPS: S 36.531300 E 148.343921 Heritage Value - Teddys has been variously classified as a standing ruin, or hut. Today, NPWS view it as a standing ruin but it has been restored and is in very good order. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/tyrells-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5f474b3c-8975-4ca7-8c27-196fb2c27b3a/The+Chair.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Tyrells Hut Tyrells Hut Known as Tyrells Hut Location about 30 meters NW from Geehi Hut, in the Geehi Valley. History This hut was built for grazing and rented out to the Taylor family. Ted Taylor enjoyed some of his childhood at this idyllic place. Construction It was originally built with vertical wooden slabs, but these have long gone and the support posts and roof are all that remain, plus a wonderful fireplace for the camping fraternity. The vertical slabs dried and dropped out of their slots, and in some cases would have been used for firewood. The fireplace remains very popular with campers. References: KHA POM of management https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/sandy-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2791913-4692-4593-bb4a-d8e051d20747/sandy_creek.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/eed2a902-6d42-495b-8f4c-66a8b27fd774/sandy_creek_int2.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fb6b8c76-4262-400f-aef2-7c33f3febfdf/sandy_creek_int1.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6d8ce555-a8ef-48be-bfe6-c66c9f2b7be6/Huts+KNP+Far+South_0001.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut Sandy Creek Hut Photo by Olaf Moon © January 2003, immediately before the fires. Located in the Southern Byadbo wilderness at 313204 on the Suggan Buggan 1:50,000 map. To reach the hut, cross the Snowy River about 8 Km south of the Pinch River bridge, and head up the very steep Sandy Ck FT. At a saddle after the first major hill, a clear track leads off to the right down about 1 Km to the hut. The hut was inspected in mid 2006 and survived the 2003 bushfires, with the yards partially damaged. The bush around, was lightly burnt. Brief History Sandy Creek was built in the 1950's by the Walker family for illegal brumby running. Few cared about this activity. NPWS have left the hut standing, given that fewer than 20 brumbies are taken out of this area each year, less than is needed to keep the numbers under control. The hut sees little use, and in the drought of 2002, no water was available in the nearby creek. The hut features an extensive outside kitchen area and three working refrigerators inside. Wire fence and log yards stand nearby. The hut now needs a new water tank to be useful Construction 2.8 by 3m it is all corrugated iron over wooden poles, with a flat roof. There are windows with shutters and an external cook-out, built from old cable drums.. References KHA Reference is 2803 and the KNP POM is L.109. Craig Doubleday - pers comm Oct 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/tinmineshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4a1e8e04-ef12-4865-9b2a-37d6126167d8/Tin+Mines+General+-+2+at+150+dpi.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Tin Mines - Carters Tin Mines - Carters Hut Also known as Tin Mine 3, SMA or SMC. Carters is the one remaining hut from a series built for the mines. The others ran in a straight line to the left of this hut. Located on the Tin Mine Fire Trail, about 20 Km south of Dead Horse Gap. Grid Reference is 117376 on the Thredbo 1:50,000 map. Brief History The area has been mined since 1873 for tin, but in 1935 to 1936, the Mt Pilot Tin Mining Syndicate built several huts but all were abandoned by 1938. Carters is the last remaining. Charlie Carter, a hermit and philosopher lived here from 1938, living a precarious life selling brumby hides and doing a little mining. He died in mysterious circumstances in 1953. His hut, the only one left of the mining huts, was restored by the Illawarra Alpine Club in the 1980’s. It is currently suffering from a fire that was too hot, and has charred the end wall of the building. There is also a Tin Mine SMA shelter at 117376, built by the SMA in 1954 for survey and later used by CSIRO and Forestry until it was removed by the NPWS in 1992. Caretakers - Illawarra Alpine Club. References Hueneke Pp xviii and 174 - 177. Reference by KHA is 2702 for the Barn and Carters and 2703 for the SMA hut. KNP POM numbers are L.32 and L.119. A Conservation Brief and History notes exist, with extensive material on Charlie Carter. A book has been written by an Illawarra Club member, but has very limited release, approximately 5 copies (mostly photographs). https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/rugmans-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/151af8ed-3486-435b-8354-6770b1c9f4f2/Rugmans+Hut+Sian+13.jpeg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Rugmans Hut Rugman's Hut Photo of the original hut before it was reconstructed after the fires had gone by - by Olaf Moon, shows Sian Moon 2003. Known as Rugmans Hut, Charlies hut Located in the deep south of Byadbo, on the Devil's Hole Fire trail, below Paupong. Access is via Dalgetty, Beloka and Paupong. The hut is located at 477397 on the Numbla Vale 1:50,000 or 1:100,000 maps, and can be reached by following the NP boundary FT or driving across a property. The hut was dismantled by locals, immediately prior to the 2003 fires, (and not burnt) but is now almost completely re-built by NPWS and others. History It was “re-discovered” in 2002 by Don Wellsmore and others interested in its restoration. KHA members and Moon family visited immediately afterwards, surprised that there was a hut in existence that was not on the KHA register. Rugmans was built in 1932 by Charlie Rugman, who lived in the hut for 10 years until he died in the 1940s. He is buried at Beloco cemetery. The hut clearly had itinerant use in the 1970's. Posts and a bottle dump nearby would indicate that this is the second hut on the site. Bottles dated 1931 and 1915 were found. Posts show a "sleep-out", byre and third shed were also built nearby. A horse yard and the remains of the byre are visible above the hut. Immediately prior to the 2003 fires, local graziers apparently removed most of the hut materials, with the aim of re-building it in the future, which was achieved. Construction The original hut was constructed with slab sides, some of which have collapsed. The slabs are unique in KNP, being split poles from the nearby native pine, Callitris species. The floor is concrete, a later addition. The structural timbers and roof still stand, but the stone fireplace is partially collapsed. The tin cap to the fireplace lies complete, nearby. Some furniture remains, including a set of storage shelves and an iron bed. The remains of a sprung double bed lie in the sleep-out. A timber and wire fence remains around the perimeter. A few metres above the hut is a small stockyard, still in good repair, with a collapsed byre. A nearby wall of stones shows the probable location of a previous hut. A water tank stands beside the hut, with a coating of chicken wire an cement added, to retain its water-proofness. Caretakers - Wellsmore family. References: personal notes - Olaf Moon Pers comm - Craig Doubleday GPS: S 36.677135 E 148.653180 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/cascadehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2cef949a-54fa-4eb7-bdc8-2de51442bb96/CascadeHut+AL.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Cascade Hut Cascade Hut Photography courtesy of Alan Levy 2002. Known as Cascades Hut, The Cascades. Located about 50m off the fire trail from Dead Horse Gap carpark towards the Tin Mines. Walk up the valley and over the hill, then down to the hut. Grid Reference is 124505 on the Berridale 1:50,000 map. Brief History This hut was built in 1935 by Bill Nankervis and other stockmen for grazing. It originally had a bark roof, which is visible in photographs taken by the Mitchell’s in the 1940's.. The hut was restored in the early 1970s by the Illawarra Alpine Club. The hut and and the Cascades region, inspired Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books. There used to be a large salt lick out the front, to attract the brumbies. The Cascades themselves are to the east of the hut. Construction The walls are horizontal slabs, making a very authentic alpine grazing hut. The original bark roof has been replaced by iron and the dirt floor was dri-creted in 1976. Part of the floor is raised and timbered to make a sleeping platform. There is a fireplace with a rock hearth, and outside, a toilet. Caretakers - Ilawarra Alpine Club References Hueneke Pp 167-170 KHA Reference number is 2705 and the KNP POM number is L.31. There is a Conservation Study and History Notes for this hut. GPS: S 36.583265 E 148.257470 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/ingegoodbee-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24ad478b-b138-47c5-8927-98af612a5dcf/ingegoodbee.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Ingegoodbee Hut Ingeegoodbee Hut Photographs Copyright Olaf Moon © 2002. Known as Ingeegoodbee Hut, Brumby Runners Hut Located in the deep south of KNP, about three kilometres north of the Victorian Border, near to a place known as Bill's Garden. Access is from the cross roads of the Nine Mile Pinch FT and the Tin Mines FT. It is a short distance from the Australian Alpine Trail - few people visit as there is no sign, but the 150m track in, is very clear. Grid Reference is 180240. A fit walker can reach here up the nine-mile pinch in about 3.5 hours, but otherwise it is quite remote. The hut survived the 2003 fires, but one internal support was damaged by sparks and the cross-beam has been propped up temporarily. Brief History This hut was built in 1968 by Ron Weston and Jimmy Bowrie for brumby running. It is no longer used for that purpose, but is still in good condition. There are more brumbies than ever in the area! Features inside include two beds, a sink and a wood burning "Bega" stove. Being an unauthorised structure, it was slated for removal by NPWS in 1993, but may never have been actually taken down, particularly as it is near to the AAWT and is considered to be a useful shelter. Construction The hut is 9m by 4.5m and built of bush timber poles, with a corrugated iron walls and roof. There is a fireplace with a rock and cement hearth, but the rest of the floor is dirt. There are two windows, one with glass and the other needing a drop down shutter. Caretakers - None. References Hueneke Pp170 The KHA Reference is 2802 and the KNP POM Schedule is L.76. Craig Doubleday - pers comm Oct 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/slaughterhousehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c050141e-9f3c-4922-bcb7-4a48059ff2d8/Huts+KNP+Far+South_0003.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Slaughterhouse Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2960309a-f706-440d-9670-4f0395858cfa/slaughterhouse_int.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Slaughterhouse Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/06a7b660-6965-4a47-bc2a-8741d5d43868/slaughterhouse.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Slaughterhouse Hut Slaughter House Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Slaughter House Hut, Walkers Hut and Slaughterhouse Creek Hut. Location in the East Byadbo wilderness at Grid Reference 398298 on the Tombong 1:50,000 map. This is a really tough place to get to (due to hilly terrain and long distances from the road), however, there are two possible trails, one up the Sandy Ck FT from the Snowy River (walk along the north bank), and another from the East, along the Byadbo FT. The hut survived the 2003 fires, with the bush burnt lightly around. The yards were damaged in the fires and the hut needs a new tank (in October 2006). Brief History The original hut was built in the 1960s by G Walker and others for grazing and brumby running, plus some horse riding. Its construction was of the local softwood, Callitris sp. This first hut was burnt in a bush fire in 1988. Within 2 weeks, the original hut was replaced and stands today, in one of the most remote sections of KNP just north of the Victorian border. The new hut, shown above, has a concrete floor, two rooms and currently beds with new mattresses. Outside there is a steel fireplace, toilet and yards. The new hut is almost certainly still used for brumby running, as it is in good condition and the road is very clear. The local dog man also visits regularly and his 1080 signs adorn the trees nearby. During the drought of 2002, there was no water in the creek. Construction Originally built of local cypress pine logs, these were augmented with iron on the walls. The roof was of iron and the floor of the new hut is a concrete slab. References KHA Reference is 3001 and the KNP POM number is L GPS: S 36.765100 E 148.568586 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/majorclewshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7b53f2cf-4f69-4859-a8dd-20f7271827b4/Major+Clews%27+hut+.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Major Clews Hut Major Clews Hut Photo by Jim Hart 1998 Known as Back Creek Hut and Major Clews Hut Located at The western side of the park, a few kilometres west of the Geehi Flats area and at Grid Reference 025828. Until recently you could legally drive to this hut, but it is a little remote. Brief History This hut was built by Major Clews in the early 1960s as a retirement home and for farming. It once had a substantial flower garden surrounding the house. <He was the principle engineer for the Snowy Scheme. Nearby, there stood an original cottage, that was only re-discovered in 2001 (as a ruin). Major Clews extensive story with the military and SMA and is the subject of a book by Noel Gough. The hut was resumed in 1977 by the National Park Service. Construction The house is unique in that it is built of pise or mud brick. There are three rooms above a cement floor and cement and stone fireplace. The hut needs extensive restoration, and a Conservation Plan was undertaken early in 2002 to achieve this, now completed. References Gough, Noel “Mud, sweat & snow: Memories of Snowy workers, 1949-1959” 1994. Gough, Noel “The Major” Lt. Col. Hugh Powell Gough Clews. KHA Reference 2402 KNP POM is L.86. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/old-geehi-hut-yha monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/866684d8-742d-4262-a967-879452cfba89/YHA.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Old Geehi YHA Hut Old Geehi or YHA Hut Photo courtesy of Sheryle Moon 1992. Known as most commonly, YHA Hut, Old Geehi Hut, Youth Hostel Hut, Ibis, Benson’s Hut, Commissioner's Hut and many other names! Location YHA or Geehi is located in the Geehi Valley and is one of five huts made from the round river stones of the area. It is less accessible than Old Geehi or Keebles, requiring a fair walk or very good 4WD skills. Brief History YHA Hut was built in 1945 by D Benson for the NSW Water and Irrigation Commission and used by the Nankervis and Mitchell families for many years. It was later used by the SMA in the 1950’s and as a Youth Hostel in the 1960s until resumed by the NPWS in 1977. Construction Old Geehi is 7m by 4m and built of graded river stones and mortar over a concrete floor. There are four windows in the walls and a substantial fireplace. There is also an outside toilet. Recently, the wooden boundary fence has been reconstructed, which gives the hut a much more authentic look. References KHA reference number is 2403 and the KNP POM number is L.95. Historical notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.360516 E 148.163750 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/doctorshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/74feb6d4-5710-413c-aab4-7513fe1b2d0f/Doctors+hut+-+3.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Doctors Hut Doctors Known as Doctors Hut, Fisher Fly Hut, Syndicate Hut, Doctors 1 and Geehi #13. Located in the Geehi Valley flats area, almost on the border with Victoria and at Grid Reference 050746. This hut was almost a ruin until recent renovation, and is across the river from the normal camping area around Keebles. Brief History The hut was built in the 1940s for fishing by the Khancoban Waterfall Farm Fly Fishing Club, who used the building regularly until the KNP took over the site in 1969. There was an earlier hut on this site with very narrow slab walls. Construction Doctors is one of the five river stone huts in the Geehi area. It is 3.8m by 4.5m and built of river stones on a concrete slab. The chimney is also of rocks and cement. There are windows around and a corrugated iron roof, recently restored. There is a toilet adjacent. References KHA Reference number is 2404. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/project-two-2md7e monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/552a7dc7-4563-4fb6-85c7-c6a091e92e4f/KeeblesandGrass.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Keebles Hut Keebles Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1998. Located at the Geehi flats area, south of Dead Horse Gap and a short 4WD or walk from the main Geehi Hut and camp area. Grid reference is 053743. Adjacent, is probably one of Australia's best camp sites. Brief History The hut was built in 1942 by Snowy Miller, Alex Milovitch, Arthur Keeble and Dr Hubert Smith for Arthur and Flo Nankervis as a fishing lodge. It was resumed by the NPWS in 1970, but is a very popular camping area, one of the very best in the National Park. The hut received some renovation in 2002 by KHA and the Range Rover Club of NSW. Construction Keebles is a typical river stone hut built on a concrete slab. The roof and verandah are of corrugated iron. There is a fireplace and windows, and recently a carpet was added, but has now been removed! Caretakers - family members References Hueneke Pp xix Personal Comm - Cheryl Seymour, daughter of Snowy Miller KHA Reference is 2405 KNP POM is L.77. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/geehihut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0be6f509-f8e5-4f1f-9f5d-973f8876287e/GeehiHutandBikeHahnBetter.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Geehi Hut Geehi Hut Known as Geehi Hut, Airstrip Hut or Nankervis Hut. Located at the public roadside stop and camping area at Geehi Flats. If driving from Thredbo, turn immediately left after the Geehi Bridge, and into the parking area about 300m. The hut is at the end of the road and is very popular. Grid Reference is 057734. Tyrells #3 shed stands nearby. Be very careful driving across the river beside the hut, it is deceptively shallow. But the fishing is good. Brief History This hut was built in 1952 by the Jim Nankervis and his brother, originally to support grazing and fishing. A shelter, toilet, shed and laundry also stood nearby, the last two being removed recently. Tyrells was moved to the east of this site in 1926 and renovated for fishing in 1949, but the hut has now lost its vertical slabs, despite remaining standing. Access can now be made to this stone hut in a regular sedan. Excellent camping can be had nearby for an almost unlimited number of tents. In 2004, the hut was rebuilt by KHA with assistance from NPWS day-labourers and the Caretakers, the Land Rover CLub of NSW and the Range Rover Club of Sydney. It was officially re-opened at 2pm Sunday 3 October, 2004 with members of the Nankervis family present. In our view, the restrictions to use of the hut, including the fireplace are un-reasonable and un-necessary. Construction The hut is large at 11m by 9m with three rooms. It is built of river stones over a concrete and dirt floor, as is the chimney and fireplace. There is a toilet nearby. Caretaker - NSW Land Rover Club and Sydney Range Rover Club. References Hueneke Pp xix. KHA Reference is 2406 KNP POM number is L.66. GPS: S 36.377445 E 148.179613 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north daily 0.75 2024-11-18 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lone-star-cabin monthly 0.5 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/91482ffa-2407-4653-b6a4-9d973df00007/Lone+Star+Hut.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Lone Star Cabin - Lone Star Hut All photographs courtesy of the Tassie Photographer. Known as the Lone Star Hut or Lone Star Mine. Located in the Lisle Forest, Golconda, near to Lilydale NE Tasmania. There is a prominet ridge running north from Mt Arthur where two mines were formed. History This area supported Gold Mining from 1877 with the arrival of Alfred Brewer and his sons, who prospected in the local creeks. William Kennett applied for a lease over 8 acres in 1878 and called it Golconda. Another lease was also sought to the west and called Panama. 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Take the road south from Deloraine to Meander then onto Huntsman Lake and into the Reserver along Huntsman Road. Drive to the end of the road to the picnic area. The hut is about 100m downhill to the right, along a dirt road. History: Huntsman was built by APEX volunteers around 1974 (but I could do with a confirmation of that date) and is used very regularly by the Scouts and school group, given its easy access and large size. APEX continues to manage and maintain the hut, but MHPS have offered to take it over. Construction APEX is a substantial building on a concrete slab, measuring approximately 6m x 15 m. It has many bunks built along the walls plus a large wood burning stove in the centre. 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Located in the Vale of Belvoir, near to the Cradle Mountain Road. History There are two stories about this hut, the first seeming to have the most credence. Maf was born in 1900 and was so named after the battle in Mafeking (of Baden Powell of the Boy Scouts fame) and was reputed to have built the hut in 1938 with two friends. It had such a sunny location, that it was given the name Sunshine Hut. A second story says it was built in 1960 (but it does not look like it) and that it was then called Yackandandah Hut after the town in Victoria where one of the builders hailed from. Construction A mixture! Recently renovated by locals to some degree. During 2023 and 2024, this hut is and will receive extensive work from the MHPS. GPS S41 33.491 E 145.54.006 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-fergus-hut monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/218d1271-6411-40cd-8e70-507a71656daa/Lake+Fergus+Hut+SML.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/gunns-hilton monthly 0.5 2022-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2446b27-4f12-40f6-8795-c62e77675f37/Little+Lake+GH+MHowe.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Gunns Hilton at Little Lake - Gunn’s Hilton at Little Lake Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe MHPS Known as Little Lake Hut or the Gunns Hilton Located at Little Lake, Central Highlands. Little Lake is north of Arthurs Lake. Take the Poatina Road and turn East onto Gunns Marsh Road. Follow it to Little Lake, around the north shore of Arthurs Lake. History The land was originally owned by the famous Von Bibra family, who gave approval to eighteen members of the Cressy Fishing Club to build the lodge, which they did in less than two days. The Fireplace and chimney were completed later. The land was eventually taken over by the Hydro Electricity Commission and is open to all visitors. Construction Today, the hut is well looked after and equipped with bunks and original open fireplace still intact. In 2017 a new barrel heater was installed by Mick McCormack, David Wilson and Peter Wilson. Caretakers - Cressy Fishing Club. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/smiths-tops-hut monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7116cc02-a07f-4a57-8d55-7d2aeb1de7e9/Smiths+Tops+Front+before+Cleanup+OJM.JPG https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/basil-steers-2-hut monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ca75f0df-2ea6-4342-bade-1843945aafdc/Basil+Steer+%232+Hut+TJ.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/john-jacques-memorial-hut monthly 0.5 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/59eee9d3-e6d2-49b1-9ba3-489a14cb7f50/Jacques+from+Road+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be94fc34-0a43-4a56-8669-07018a7dc71d/Jacques+Door+sign+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d7c37dbe-b1d6-4c33-81ed-134f8369b955/Jacques+door+inside.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/50b8ab1d-bbbd-4387-bf80-fa80f2f8ad7b/Jacques+fireplace.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d508c9a1-99b0-4070-977e-c61cdf916de1/Jacques+Front+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8e6ce4b6-ce80-4a44-bca1-5725d756d520/Jacques+front+VERT+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f784b541-be6d-46da-9fa2-65ddca7904a5/Jacques+inside+bench+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b471c454-91cf-4cce-84ac-39b80cd8fc24/Jacques+sleeping+platforms.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d084d05d-868d-4849-9932-b4e8ca969c84/John+Jacques+In+snow.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88bc3219-cfa7-4f93-a729-81a1250fc91c/Jacques+front+VERT+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut - John Jacques Memorial Hut Known As the John Jacques Hut or Bob McMahon Hut Located at Ben Lomond, on the north side of of the escarpment. Take the road up to Ben Lomond, then take the right fork, and follow the road to Car Villa. About 150m before the huge parking area, there is a much smaller one. The hut is downhill from here about 100m and is visible from the road, when observed with care. History The hut was built for rock climbers with approval of the Parks Service, by Bob McMahon, a well known rock climber, specifically as shelter for climbers. He named it after a good climbing friend, John Jacques. The hut is in good order and obviously well used with mattresses on the bunks and cooking pots available. Construction The hut is a pragmatic design for about 10 climbers, built of stone with an iron roof. It has bed platforms and an open fireplace. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/tiger-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9e441524-e065-463d-8dc0-731137c63b2f/Tiger+Hut+Liawene.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Tiger Hut - Tiger Hut Phtotos courtesy of Kelvin Howe and the MHPS. Known as Tiger Hut. Located now, in the town of Liawene, Tasmania. Originally it was located at Lake Bigfoot, betwen Lake Adelaide and Lake Louisa. History The Tiger Hut is famous for two reasons. Firstly it was created in the real wilderness by people who were scientifically bent on finding a Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine cynocephalus) which have been presumed to be extinct since 1936 when the last animal died in captivity. They used the best equipment available at the time. But if they found one, would they tell anyone? And let the world beat a path to the door? Secondly, the hut was removed by the Tasmanian Government without notice or warning. It was this act that created a strong movement, of people who met in Deloraine and formed the Mountain Hut Preservation Society (MHPS) who have achieved incredible results in preserving and reconstructing many other huts across the Central Highlands since 1986. Peter and Judy Wright ran the Mole Creek Wildlife Park and Peter believed that Tigers existed in Tasmania. In conjunction with Ron Stephens, they decided to build a hut in 1984 and contracted a group to build it, following an exploration by locals, Barry Richardson and Rod Howe to find a suitable location. Bigfoot Lake was chosen. The hut was very large, but more importantly it was fitted out with $90,000 worth of sophisticated technology and electronics to find and track Tasmanian Tigers. Graham Burdach, an experienced helicopter pilot from the RAAF, air-lifted the required goods to the site. Two 10x10 sheds were built first and a 6x6 storage shed. Over three months, a hut of 13 squares was constructed with all mod cons. The area was very cold and heavy snow was expected, but after many trials, the search was abandoned in 1984. Some say the search was successful but that the discoveries had to be hidden, and this is borne out by the many realistic and considered sightings made by others over many years. In February 1988, the hut was swiftly and secretly removed by the Tasmanian Government. Nefarious reasons were given for the removal, such as degredation of the hut itself, which was clearly untrue. Heated debate followed. Following the creation of MHPS just two months later, the hut was progressively re-built in Liawene. It has since been modified and extended to make it more practically useful for local people, schools and visitors. Construction: This is a substantial hut, larger than many three-bedroom homes and equivalent in quality. It has a large kitchen and living area, suitable for a crowd, school or club. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/liena-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c38a90de-80d1-439c-bbbb-8a1936e73073/Liena+Side+3%3A4+View+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3553e489-4ea7-4540-b29d-55145c693422/Liena+Window+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/92dc803e-b616-438b-8265-2c2e12a7c602/Liena+Alcove+Maps.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/909172de-d7ed-4cf6-8502-c08efc07b0c1/Liena+Fireplace+inside+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ec78b79-d355-4e58-a037-16ea8caf9cba/Liena+Front+Door+only+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a71d2357-93db-406e-8e16-91331a69decf/Liena+Interior.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6c2f62da-bcf7-4ba9-b701-cb924aa11e2f/Liena+MHPS+Sign+Boy+Miles.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5118a213-21d1-4ecc-95e4-b99582ca0c76/Liena+Rear.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a7300746-b6fa-442d-843b-e8df48e14955/Liena+Rear+Alcove+AV.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51bda22a-e8a1-4a67-bffa-a916bff388eb/Liena+Front+OJM+VG.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut - Liena Hut Known as Liena Hut or Liena skin shed. Located in Mole CreekTownship, originally on Ray “Boy” Miles farm. History This hut was originally owned by Ray Miles who was known as “Boy”. The hut was a classic example of a sawn timber hut, used as a skin-shed. After some time, Ray gave access to the hut to Wayne Spaulding and his wife Marj. Wayne built a new fireplace, but as the hut was not successful for drying skins, they added a second part to it as a dedicated skin shed and this was successful. The hut was moved to Mole Creek and was restored in March 2013 through to December that year. It was then re-opened on 31 May 2015, with Wayne and Marj present, along with other dignitaries. Construction The original huts were in a poor state, but once moved, were restored to their full glory. There are two sawn slab huts, joined in the corner. The main one has a brick and corrugated iron chimney and now some added furniture. The other was the skin shed, as shown below, taken in November 2022. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/trappers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2dd9f9c1-7069-4edb-86fc-8118b1bc6d25/Trappers+Hut+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9c6fda04-f6b9-4117-be5b-099a0e929ad1/Trappers_Hut_02.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c7b5127-13e7-4f20-ab93-741bd9608e09/Trappers+bunks.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a9394a2a-522e-4190-9aa2-5a8b2bd2c68f/Trappers+end+wall+and+pack.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/44d9672b-e641-49bd-b2a6-21b5f52aa825/Trappers+inside+bunk.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8b44e244-ea3c-4fe6-9b22-7e41566e361b/Trappers+Main.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/db2eb8c1-4258-4277-937e-5479cd4363b5/Trappers+3%3A4+VG+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut - Trappers Hut Photographs by O Moon November 2022. Known as Trappers Hut Located in the Central Plateau, on the way to Walls Of Jerusalem National Park. Walk from the Arm River Road Sign-in spot. Brief History The current Trappers hut is a replacement for the original that was built in 1946 by Roy and Alistair “Shot” Walters and Ray “Boy” Miles. Following agreement with the Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage, Forestry Commission and MHPS in August 1988, the first working-bee was held on Saturday 22 April 1989. On Saturday 21 October 1989, the old hut was dismantled completely. This proved to be a good decision, as the foot plates were substantially more rotten, than previously thought. The aim was to rebuild the hut in the same style and on the same footprint as the original. There were some interesting challenges as Dick Miles, one of the original builders said that the door hinges had originally been made of wood, and so were the replacements. The hut was completed by December 1990, after more than 3,800 hours of volutary labour, plus a further 2,500 hours of “walking to the hut” and general administration. It was opened on 8 December 1990, with Dick Miles present, at the age of 70 having ridden to the site by horse, a day before he was due for surgery. Originally, Nicholas Miles selected a plot on Dublin Plain in 1929, and built the first hut here, after successful adjistment of cows during the depression for other farmers in Deloraine. The first rough shelter was built above the present site in 1934, and was one amongst about four huts built by Nicholas in the area. His son, “Boy'“ Miles fresh back from the horrors of Changi Camp, built the present hut with Dick and Alistair Walters in 1946, from a single "splitting" log. The hut had neither chimney nor window at that point. The snow was particularly heavy that year, but they made a good profit from trapping animals for their skins. It was a classic “snarers” hut with nails in all walls, to hold the skins. Boy also built the Lake Ball hut in 1968, following the burning down of Arthur Youd's old hut at the eastern end of the lake. Construction Split paling walls carefully overlapped, with originally shingles, now an iron and paling roof. Caretakers Mountain Huts Preservation Society. The re-build of Trappers Hut was the first successful restoration by MHPS, but while it was still underway, they were successfully negotiating with DPWH to rebuild Ironstone Hut at Lake Nameless. GPS Location: S 41.78453 E 146.24939 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/raglan-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3407eb6b-51ce-423a-9258-2b36d2ed2d7c/Raglan+Hut+TR.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Raglan Hut - Raglan Hut Photo courtesy of Terry Reid Known has Raglan Hut also as the Southern Haulage Hut or Joyce Creek Hut. Located in in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Access from the Lyell Highway at the Cardigan River Bridge, with about a 7km walk. It is deep in the forest, an area that has traditionally not known any bushfires, but now some have encroached. History This hut was originally built for the logging industry in the early 1930’s by C.A. Bradshaw. It was later restored inabout 1988 by Murray High School students led by Terry Reid. Construction The hut is constructed from King Billy Pine split palings, some of which are over two meteres long, especially those on the roof. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/rebeccas-temma-hut monthly 0.5 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/43b2033f-8f29-4c4d-b201-7dc96bec4f01/Rebecca+Stockmans+OJM.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e7d5a72-560e-4e01-8c78-e0189ebc8b1f/Rebecca+Picnic+Table+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f588bad6-a775-4730-b07b-297c094d949f/Rebecca+Bunks.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/950a6bf0-e1e6-4ecc-808b-c6ae80a32390/Rebecca+Bunks+Main.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a077bf32-f696-43df-9de3-7ebe054be78c/Rebecca+Chimney+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ac4b545d-1d7f-4661-8ef1-cc41c79b0814/Rebecca+Fireplace.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f6924fb1-af1e-474b-8b0f-589e024db533/Rebecca+Front+Door+and+Chimney.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ec0f647f-e7ab-4c27-8f76-ec09811fe4ad/Rebecca+Front+Vert+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0ce76718-5f1f-45bb-addd-3d622eb56968/Rebecca+inside+Roof.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c2124efc-e202-40bb-82ad-6b2cd8480f0f/Rebecca+New+Side+view+and+Table.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2f5258ab-15c1-4b77-9115-11fb7ba45368/Rebecca+Rear.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b451415c-9174-4399-87e8-e9937efa050d/Rebecca+New+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/10c0d940-0f62-4be9-9d22-f1806b586c9c/Rebecca+NEW+fence.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20fb0438-7090-47ed-9849-7ea4c3745788/Rebecca+side+window+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/942adf3c-be32-4ec5-9c63-473998c667a5/Rebecca+Stockmans+OJM+Vert.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut - Rebecca Stockmans Hut Phtotgraphs by Olaf Moon 2020. Known as Rebecca Stockmans Hut or Temma Hut Located beside the Rebecca Lagoon and Rebecca River, and some Yards, north of Temma on the Couta Rocks to Temma Road, and about 15 metres from the roadside. A new hut has been built beside it and is used by local environmental groups and others. History This hut was built by local stockman to support the industry in 1962. It is open to all visitors but not to stay overnight. There are picnic tables behind this hut, plus a new public hut that is used by various interest groups. The new hut is made of dark green corrugated iron and is sometimes locked. The hut survived the fires of 2016 which came close by. It is now the focus of MHPS members for renovation in 2022 and onwards. Construction It has a rather nice brick chimney. Timber frame with corrugated iron walls and roof. GPS Location to be confirmed: S 41.182372, E 144.690689 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/smurf-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/118f4ee7-1c44-4bd9-aeaf-00ab3ce802d2/Smurf+Hut+Vert.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Smurf Hut - Smurf Hut Photo courtesy of Terry Howe. Known as Smurf Hut or Basil Steers #3 Hut Located at the southern end of the February Plains, accessible via the Arm River Road, then Arm River Track, but well hidden in the myrtle forest beside Wurragarra Creek. History Around 1985, after the snaring ban, Basil Steers, assisted by his son Philip and friend Tim Jetson, built a concealed hut where he planned to continue trapping possums. Little of this happened, but it was used by the family for hunting generally By 1989 the area was included in the Cradle Mt-Lake St Clair National Park. Construction References MHPS Calendar 2022. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/solitary-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7884f427-ead4-4698-b326-a7fe441927c3/Solitary_Mans_MH_JR.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Solitary Hut - Solitary Hut Known as Solitary Hut or Solitary Mans Hut Location Above Tiger Lake, Walls of Jerusalem. There is an alternative walking foot-pad up another valley with the track starting behind Trappers Hut. History This hut was built near Tiger Lake in 1983 by a person called “The Solitary Man” when he was aged 33. He then lived in it for about a year and a half from 1984 to July 1985. He built the hut to deliberately stay away from others, in a most secluded (but illegal) spot above the lake. Being an athlete, he set up a weights gym here and also ran long distances to other lakes, sometimes to fish. He also attempted to set up a vegetable patch on a very small island in the middle of the lake (to protect it from animals), with limited success. When he left, he wrote a short message in perfect script on the wall, asking that visitors do not disturb or kill plants or animals and that they be respected. But otherwise, visitors were welcome and could use the contents. He has asked for anonimity and has retained that well, to this current day. He left, became remarried and had a daughter who now has her own daughter. Since then, he has lived in Launceston, bu has returned quite regularly for a few days. Construction The hut is built as a “A frame” with clip metal over a timber frame. There is a paved floor from local stone, plus a mezzanine sleeping area. The stone work is considerable, to protect the hut from the high rainfall in the area and snow over a metre deep in some winter periods. It also enables a small fire place and includes a flue. References Margaret Howe- “The History and building of Solitary Hut, Walls of Jerusalem National Park and the story of its builder the myserious Solitary Man” - 2021 Foot and Playsted, Launceston. GPS S-47.0358 E 146.16995 - to be checked. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/hills-hut monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/da7f889c-77f3-445e-aac8-5d7c2eadd5fc/Hills+Logging+Hut+side.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Hills Logging Hut - Hills Logging Hut Photograph courtesy of MHPS. Known as Hills Hut, Bruce Hills Hut or Hills Logging Hut. Located at Parsons Track, Great Western Tiers. Drive to Caveside, and take Pool Road, Fernliegh Road to Parsons Road, thence to Parsons Track. History: Hills hut was built by Bruce Hill in the early 1960’s as a shelter for his timber workers. By about 1972, Bruce had ceased forestry operations in the area and returned to Caveside, so the hut deteriorated progressively. In about 1979, the Deloraine Walking Club did extensive repairs to the hut and maintenance kept it in good order until 2018. The MHPS proposed to restore the hut in 2018 and over 18 months restored the hut to its former glory, including a particularly nice stove. Construction Timber frames and horizantal boards. The hut interior is clean and neat, and includes a number of bunks for visitors. References: This hut is maintained regularly by MHPS from Deloraine GPS from Backcountryhuts.net - S 41.625988 E 146.423923 Page last updated 1 September 2022. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lees-paddocks-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7fd54cfe-e912-42f6-9491-d42e54754e3f/Lees+Hut+JR+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lees Paddocks Hut Lees Hut Photograph courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson © 2003 Known as Lees Hut or Lees Paddocks Hut. Note that Lewis Lees Hut is just nearby also, and that the Reg Wadley Memorial Hut is 2.1km to the south. Located at Lees Paddocks (a private lease), East of Pelion Plains and at the other end of the Paddock from the Reg Wadley Memorial Hut. Take the road to Mole Creek then onto Mersey Forest. Follow the Mersey Forest Road south, and then drive down west of Lake Rowallan Powerstation, then take the West Rowallan Track which turns into the Lees Paddock Track. Lees Paddock and the hut are on the south side. If you take the Mersey Forest Rd on the East side of the lake, it stops at a carpark where the walk-in is a few kilometres only. History George Lee first saw the potential for grazing cattle in the area from the 1800s and, with his four sons, Oliver, Basil, Oxley and Lewis, made regular trips to The Paddocks with cattle for summer grazing. The four brothers took up snaring through the 1960’s and Oxley was still grazing cattle into the 1980’s. In 1954 a fire burnt the skin shed down and it was rebuilt in 1972. The roof was updated in 1974. Note that this hut is on private land. Construction The verandah and new skin shed, plus the updated floor were added in the 1974 restoration. GPS Location taken from Google Maps: S 41.83659 E 146.11776. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/white-grass-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/679c15f2-2373-41f4-8db4-3d09e45bdf2d/White+Grass+Hut+PMcC+2018.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - White Grass Hut - White Grass Hut Photo courtesy of Paula McCulloch MHPS Known as White Grass Hut Located in the Tiger Plains area, east of Black Bluff Range. The hut is concealed in rain forest and scrub. History White Grass Hut was built in the early 1960’s for recreational purposes including hunting and horse riding. More recently it was discovered by bushwalkers, 4WD motorbikes and vehicles. Construction It is built mainly from corrugated iron, the one room hut has an open fire place and four bunks made from King Billy Pine. There is a wood store and and rubbish dump nearby. Caretakers - Unknown but there are some! https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-ball-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/18f478a0-8b38-4517-9147-f777d398efe9/Lake_Ball_Hut_2_MH_JR.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Ball Hut Lake Ball Hut Photo courtesy of J Robertson and Margaret Howe © 2003 Known as Lake Ball Hut Located on the north side of Lake Ball, Central Highlands. History Lake Ball hut was built in 1968 (some say 1971) by Boy Miles and friends, Wayne Spaulding and Kevin Cornish to support local fishing. The Lake Ball Hut has some damage, and a recent Conservation Plan supported repairs in the summer of 2003-4 by Mole Creek bushman. Construction Typical Tasmanian split softwood shingles and thin vertical slabs over a wooden frame. Dirt floor and chimney. Caretakers - MPHS References Ian Terry - pers comm. GPS Location: S 41.84267 E 146.29066 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-meston-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cbe7a2ec-3e32-44fc-beba-eeea556a1c91/Meston+NW+PS.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Meston Hut Lake Meston Hut Photographs courtesy of Peter Sands © 2001. Known as Meston Hut or Lake Meston Hut Located at Lake Meston, Central Plateau. Access can be made from the Walls of Jerusalem trail head. History Junction Lake Hut and Lake Meston Huts were built by Dick Reed, grandson of famous philanthroper, Henry Reed. Construction A log cabin with shingle roof. References https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/junction-lake-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/596eb3cd-4c13-41b1-acba-a1593286ecf4/Junction+Lake+MH+JR+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Junction Lake Hut Junction Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe copyright © 2003. Known as Junction Lake Hut Located at Junction Lake, Walls of Jerusalem National Park south of Lake Meston. Brief History Junction Lake Hut and Lake Meston Huts were built by Dick Reed, grandson of famous philanthroper, Henry Reed. Dick built this hut beside the ruin of Arthur Youds hut in 1969, having been introduced to the mountains in 1919 - that is he was over 70 at the time. The hut was designed by Reg Hall, and constructed of Pencil Pine logs and timber collected nearby. The hut was completed in 1970 and used by Dick and his friends into his 80's. The hut is now in the Conservation area and belongs to the Crown. Caretakers - Mountain Huts Preservation Society. GPS location S 41.92215 E 146.18839 - From Google Maps. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/charlestons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21c7e90a-a1cf-485a-96f7-4169602c8b87/Charlestons+and+Road.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1e732fa-996c-4d60-9e51-7bdf88c7e161/Charlestons+Front+Door.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/336386b1-62cd-46c8-959d-fe2c50688d18/Charlestons+House+GD+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/78bd01df-4b52-4de1-afa3-e6bb3cfe946f/Charlestons+inside.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d403ecda-52b3-4969-b42e-b26ed366ca57/Charlestons+inside+porch.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3631e65c-b820-4c57-a59f-1b531d6e3205/Charlestons+Living+area+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/58294297-c52c-48a6-81ad-f353ff8f4367/Charlestons+Rear+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/35988551-ef3f-4bfe-b890-4e605b71e607/Charlestons+second+bedroom.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94c77beb-32f4-4b7f-8bff-e0db1fdaa343/Charlestons+Barn+OJM+2.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b9d0adca-1480-490b-86e7-f39593a2ae16/Charlestons+Barn+Rear+OJM+Good.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e9017b73-aff4-4f0b-a8ac-552c9e83c3e8/Charlestons+Barn+inside.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e28ac504-0a26-49ad-99cc-94c145eb9700/Charlestons+Barn+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/13a53e69-1ac9-4dd5-bdef-7e7e0ef0d69a/Charlestons+Main+Vert+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut Charleston's Hut Photos on this page by O Moon 2022, but the introductory one is of the first hut on this site. Known as Charlestons Hut, Vale Hut or Vale of Belvoir Hut Location is found about 1 kilometre west of Yackandandah hut, on the Vale of Belvoir pastoral lease (just outside the NP, so on a private lease). Just west of the Cradle Mountain TO, take the Lake Lea Road north, and then left on the VDL Road. The track is often very wet, plus being very rough and steep, so it is best to walk, at least for the last kilometre. Please make a request if you wish to stay. History Back in 1903, the Vale south of Lake Lea was planted with wheat by the Davies family from Victoria whose aim was to grow it in the Canadian style. After a winter when snow piled up to roof level in their hut, they decided it wasn't such a good idea. You can still see the ploughed appearance on the flats south of the lake a century later. The area was acquired by George Williams from Narrawa (near Wilmot) the next year, and it has remained in his family ever since. The Williams family brought cattle up to the Vale of Belvoir annually from their main landholdings at Wilmot, some 50 km away. During the early 1900s, a dairy and small cheese ‘factory’ were established and a hut built to support the workers. This operation continued until the mid‐ to late 1930s and some evidence of the dairy and cheese factory still remain, close to the site of the existing hut. During the winter months, members of the Williams family would return to the Vale of Belvoir to snare possums and wallaby for the lucrative European and U.S. fur trade, establishing small snarer's huts to survive the extreme weather conditions. The Charleston brothers, Jim and Kevin, began running cattle at the Vale around the early 1960’s alongside the Williams family. Kevin married Wendy Williams, and he and Jim gradually took over the long‐term public land leases and purchased the freehold blocks. The Charleston brothers worked closely with the Williams family, passing down family knowledge of the area, its habitats, and the lessons learnt of managing the stock and mosaic burning to maintain the grasslands in good condition. The original hut burnt down at some time during 1960s and another two‐room hut was built by the Charleston brothers and the local community around 1975 as shown in this photograph. Over the following several years, they also built the traditional split‐timber stables and timber stockyards, and extended the hut. Vehicle access to the area was via a notoriously boggy track from Leary’s Corner that was often impassable, with the Charleston family riding horses or walking the remaining distance in to their hut. The process of taking cattle into the Vale of Belvoir was often a community‐oriented one, with 100 – 300 cattle being walked in over two days from Erriba using stock horses, usually late in December or early January. The cattle were mustered up again over a period of about a week in May or June and returned home again. Developments in the Vale of Belvoir began in the mid‐1980s, with the construction of the West Coast electricity transmission line in around 1983 and the Cradle Mountain Link Road in 1985, both of which dissect the valley from east to west. Whilst these developments greatly improved access into the area and to the west coast, the aesthetic and environmental values of the Vale of Belvoir were severely impacted. An intention by the Tasmanian Government to end the grazing leases over public lands in the Vale of Belvoir in the 1980s resulted in strong community opposition The second hut on site and nearby barn (as shown in the photos below), is clearly of much older vintage than the main hut. At one stage, Williams even had a cheese factory there with pigs eating the slops. Apparently a thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) was observed lining up at the troughs after the pigs for its share. According to Nic Haygarth in View from the Cradle, the thylacine took a 'liking' to Williams. So he tethered it & took it to his Narrawa property where it accidentally hanged itself on the rope. There was another hut in the forest on the peninsula on the west side of Lake Lea but it was burnt down in the 1990s. Construction References Haygarth, Nic in “View from the Cradle”. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/haberles-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9edf9bbc-94a2-47bd-8fe3-4c6322cc09c5/Haberles+Hut+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Haberles Hut Haberle's Hut Photograph courtesy of Margaret Howe © 2003. Known as Haberles Hut, sometimes Haeberle or Heberle Hut. It is pronounced “hay-ber-lees”. Located on Parson's Track, Caveside, Great Western Tiers, about 200m before the plateau. Commence in Caveside and take Parsons Road. Follow this to the obvious blue signs to Hills Hut and Haberles Hut. Climb the path across two bridges to Hills Hut then continue on to Haberle’s Hut up “the grunter” steps that form Parsons Track, off the old forestry road. History Ted Haberle with his sons Bill and Gordon plus Percy were active snarers in this area and used to access it via the Caveside Track, unused today. Due to the weather at 950m, they decided to build the hut in 1932, and chose a spot less than 200 m below the plateau. At the time, Bill was 21, Gordon 19 and Percy 12 and still at school. During WWII Bill and Percy joined the army and served, but when they returned home, there was little need for snarers and the hut sank into poor times and was abandoned. Four decades later, Charles Crowden (founder of the Deloraine Walking Club, established 1972) heard of the hut, and sought to find it, with a friend from Caveside, Kelvin Howe. The first materials were carried to the hut on a “surprise walk” up the Parsons Track on 11 August 1981. Eighteen months later, it was fully restored. Construction The hut is very small, about 8 feet by 6 feet. Unlike other snarers hut, it has a stone floor and three-piece bunk at one end, plus a fireplace at the other. References Charles Crowden - “The Restoration of Haberle’s Hut” - 2010, 2011 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/basil-steers-hut monthly 0.5 2023-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fc231272-9fa9-46d1-950f-f08c86413c3d/Basil+Steers+Feb+Plains+Hut++2+MH+JR+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Basil Steers #1 Hut Basil Steers Hut Photograph courtesy of Margaret Howe and J Robertson © 1998. Known as Basil Steers Hut or Basil Steers #1 Hut Located at February Plains, between Walls of Jerusalem National Park and embedded in the Cradle Mountain NP east environs. Head south from Liena or Mole Creek towards the Arm Forest Reserve. From the Mersey Forest Road, take the Bare Hill Road to Borradaille Plains then head south to the Basil Steers car park. The first hut is a short walk south, and the second a little further on to the SW. History This hut was built by Basil Steers as a snaring hut. Snaring for possums was very popular and for a few years, very lucrative, using a piano wire slip-loop, hooked onto a sloping log against a tree. The possum followed the log, eating pieces of apple, stuck under the bark and used as bait, until it caught through the wire loop. After snaring was banned, the hut was used for recreation by local farmers. Construction Vertical timber slabs, with iron gable roof and skillion roof over the verandah. Caretakers - Local graziers. References Cubit, Simon “Mountain Men - Stories from the Tasmanian High Country” 2015. The GPS Location is available on Mapcarta.com https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-ina-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e453691c-df40-49aa-ba77-30005f9e6ad0/Lake+Ina+Hut+Aaron+B.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Ina Hut - Lake Ina Hut Photo courtesy of Aaron Bennet. Known as Lake Ina Hut or The Log Cabin. Located at Lake Ina in the southern section of the Walls of Jerusalem NP. Start at Bronte Park and drive north a little, and take the Pine Tier Road to Pine Tier Lagoon. Follow the Gowan Grae (Station) Road far west via the Nive River. Head left or West (as the north road goes to Lake Malbena). Pass a couple of huts on the right, near the river. It's about 13k to walk. The hut is at the north end of the lake at GR 397475 on the St Clair 1:50,000 map. History The hut was built by four friends, who applied for a lease before the area became a national park. They all came from overseas, and were Helmut Berger and Peter Shulz from Austria. Paul Kablau was from Germany and Stewart Craig was Scottish. They built the cabin between 1970 and 1980 primarily with the aim of providing shelter for their regular fishing trips. More recently a proper door has been added to keep the wildlife out. Construction This is a wooden hut built with Pencil Pine logs. It has no floor. The builders constructed a small wall of stones around the logs to protect the hut from animals and fire. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-antimony-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3ca33aa0-e1fd-43e7-9299-f021dfe9be2c/Lake+Antimony+Front+JC+2003.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Antimony Hut Lake Antimony Hut Photograph courtesy of John Chapman © 2003. Known as Lake Antimony Hut or No. 5 Hut. It is sometimes called the “Tight Loop Lodge”. Located at the north side of Lake Antimony, where Powena Creek enters the lake. It is shown at GR484621 on the Ada 1:25,000 Tasmap. It is a solid but straightforward walk from the Lake Ada carpark, itself reached from the Thousand Lakes Lodge or Liawenee. The follow the Talinah Lagoon Track to the west and then Lake Fanny Track further westward to the lake. History The hut has an interesting history, having been used for many different reasons including as a fishing lodge. It was built in 1972 by John Langham, who encouraged his mates, Brian Stingel, Ken Burnie and Alan Applebee to assist. John built the hut at his home in pre-fabricated sections and transported them to the site on a VW Buggy. This took a number of trips over various weekends, so that the hut was fabricated in pieces. The chimney and fireplace were transported as a single section, across the plateau on the flat-bed of a Toyota Landcruiser, then man-handled into postion. The painted reference to 3RAR, the most dedicated Australian army battalion, draws similarities to remote lodges in FNQ (Far North Queensland) where soldiers returned from overseas duty, but sought solitude from the masses in wilderness areas, particularly after Vietnam and more recent conflicts. Construction This is a corrugated iron hut, built over bush poles. The hut is simple with a single window and skillion roofs, some of which were added later to create more space and to cover the fireplace. References MHPS Calendar 2021. GPS Location: S 41.889833 E 146.379433 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/sandy-lake-hut monthly 0.5 2022-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3bf38475-ef08-4b90-afd4-0e694203b563/Sandy+Lake+Hut+Vista.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Sandy Lake Hut (Lake MacKenzie) - Sandy Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe 2018. Known as Sandy Lake Hut (which is preferred), but also referred to as Sandy Beach Lake Hut and Lake Sandy Beach Tourist Hut. Also known as the Lake MacKenzie Hut. Located at Lake Mackenzie.The remains and foundations of the original Hut, which dated from 1903, are now submerged under the waters of the enlarged Lake Mackenzie about 250m from the new site. Approach from Mersey Forest, and drive to the MacKenzie Dam site and walk East from there, or paddle across the lake. History The original hut footings became visible in 2012, as the lake was very low, so careful measurements could be made for the new hut to commence in 2013 but official work commenced under snow in September 2015. Materials were ferried across the lake from carpark at Lake McKenzie. The hut was opened by Joe Parsons (grandson of Joseph Parsons) on 7 April 2018, after a year of chimney building and over 40 working bees. The PWS were pleased to be present throughout. Construction References MHPS notes https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/allisons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00ee173f-5737-42a3-9276-7ceba24b9d1a/Allisons+Hut.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Allisons Hut Allisons Hut Initial Photograph courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson © 2003. Known as The Branches Hut or Allisons Hut or No. 1 Hut. Located near Lake Augusta, on the land known as “The Branches”. To get there, take the road west from Liawenee towards Thousand Lakes Lodge (Bernacci’s) then south and north again across the end of Lake Augusta (if open). It is near to, and just NE of Split Rock just to the north of the lake. Kerrison’s hut is also a few kilometres NW from here as is Pillans and Lake Field hts. Shown on the BRETON 1:50,000 map at GR 606693. History The Allison Family held a lease in an area beyond Lake Augusta, known as ‘The Branches’. The land was used by shepherds until 1955. Dudley Allison built the hut and died in 1983 at the age of 85. After the Allisons, Reg Dixon grazed of sheep using the hut as his mountain home for 20 years from the mid 1950’s to the mid 1970’s. Today Allisons Hut is under the control of PWS and the Tasmanian Mountain Cattlemen’s Association has taken on the role of caretaker. Early in 2016, PWS repaired the stone chimney which had fallen into disrepair. Construction Iron over sawn timber frame, gable rood, rough stone fireplace and chimney. Caretakers - Tasmanian Mountain Cattlemen’s Association. References MHPS M Howe JS Moon - Pers comm. GPS - fromMapcarta.com S 41.8273 E 146.52683 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/kerrisons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7f2f159e-da01-4cf4-a8da-a526e48b9c53/Kerrisons+JR+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Kerrisons Hut Kerrison's Hut Photograph courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson © 2003. Known as Kerrisons Hut Located On the Central Plateau above the eastern shores of Pillans Lake and shown on the Pillans map at GR551720. Access from Liaweene along a very clear Pillans Track, but one which is very rough with stones. Access is only possible across Lake Augusta if the lake level is low. History Kerrisons Hut was built in the 1960s by Gordon Ibbott Pty Ltd of Devonport and Hume and Kerrison Ltd of Launceston. Phil Kerrison made the hut available to anglers and recreational users, until it was handed over to the relevant authorities in the 1980s. A full Conservation Study was completed for this hut in July 2003, by Austral Archaeology - Ian Terry and David Parham- for the PWS of Tasmania. In 1963, Steve Kerrison extended a road already built by the Hydro Electric Commission to Lake Augusta in the 1950s, to Pillans Lake. Max Langham, Ron Dent, Max Collins, Terry Dando and their sons undertook the construction. In 1967, Cliff Turner bulldozed an extension to Lake Field and Lake Julian. The Pillans Julian Track became a very popular fishing route. In June 1978, Kerrison and Hume applied for a license for the hut on the site. The license may never have been granted, but four years later, Stephen offered the hut to the Lands Department. Construction A three room hut, of modest size with corrugated iron walls and gable roof over sawn timber frame. The floors are of timber and the footings of stone. An unlined room is at the western end, and the rest is lined with masonite. A brick chimney is partially collapsed. References "Kerrson's Hut - Plan of Management" Austral Archaeology July 2003. Ian Terry - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6e3b3260-11b4-47d7-ae15-0d393dae342c/King_William.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - King William Shelter - King William Shelter Located at the northern end of the King William National Park History Built by the local council, it is signifcant as the starting point for the very popular 3-day beach walk south through the national park. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/project-five-xkpx3 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b48edcb5-ddd4-48b9-8f74-e2ecef803b78/Reg_Wadley_Mem_2_Lees_Pad_JR_MH.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Reg Wadley Memorial Hut Reg Wadley Memorial Hut Photograph courtesy of John Robertson © 2001. Known as The Reg Wadley Memorial Hut, or Wadley Hut. Located at Lees Paddocks, east of Pelion Plains. This hut is on private property, so permission must be sought to visit it. GPS Location History Reg Wadley was a good friend of Lewis Lee who owned the lease on Lees Paddocks. In 1970, Reg Wadley purchased a hundred acres in The Paddocks, which was sold to him by Oxley Lee, brother of Lewis. When Reg passed away in 1972, his share of The Paddocks passed to his daughter, Judy, who shared her late father’s passion for the highlands and the natural environment. Judy decided to build this hut in her husbands memory, and named it thus. Walkers and horse riders visit regularly. Construction The hut was erected and completed in February 1985. All timber was sourced from local hardwood in the area and so the hut is warm, cosy and comfortable. Caretakers - MHPS members References https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/ironstone-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f9be9ff8-da1d-4094-bc49-12f31d710101/Ironstone+Hut.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Ironstone Hut Ironstone Hut @ Lake Nameless Photo courtesy of Jim Moon © 2001. Known as Ironstone Hut or Lake Nameless Hut Located at Lake Nameless, Central Highlands. The hut can be accessed via Higgs Track, or from Lake McKenzie via Explorer Creek. From Deloraine take the Mole Creek Road and continue for 8km before turning left onto Dairy Plains Road. After 13km, turn right onto Western Creek Road and then left onto Westrope Road. 4km later turn right onto Dale Brook Road. The Higgs Track begins from the signposted carpark at the end of this gravel road. History The original Ironstone Hut was built in 1918 by the Deloraine and District Improvement Association, but by 1990 was a pile of rubble. Applications were made in 1998 and 1990 to rebuild the hut, and extensive review followed after an initial denial. Members of MHPS began rebuilding the hut in January 1993. The Department of PWS supplied all materials and lifted the supplies in by helicopter to the hut site. All labour came from MHPS members. The official opening was in 1996 with 300 attendees. Rema Higgs the granddaughter of the first builder, opened the new hut. Construction Ironstone Hut is a single-roomed hut built of stone, with a wooden floor, an iron roof, and a narrow verandah which runs along the front of the building. . Caretakers - MHPS. GPS from Backcountryhuts.net S 41.726822 E 146.43709 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/ben-bullen-hut monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/098fc488-02a3-4c37-bc8e-d3f0e5c9dffd/Ben+Bullen+the+Hut.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/carr-villa monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a615a944-c30a-4b1e-96cf-d01ea70bd510/Car+Villa+Hut.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/dixonskingdom monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/df6eaddf-994d-4de4-a3b6-54578e84eeff/Dixons_Kingdom_JM_86.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/af7887e3-32e2-4475-a527-f267957b7c12/Dixons_Kingdom_Hut.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bbcb7e0d-3102-4cee-9744-022976bc7074/Dixons+Bunk.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/324166ea-7f70-474f-b8e0-604a1e0762a6/Dixons+front.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ecff3605-7a76-4f1a-9ff3-aab03ec82e21/Dixons+front+door+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cd486e49-22c4-4980-8ef0-a859300689d4/Dixons+Kingdom+from+JM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dd9b0fb2-8c98-4cad-bbc4-5810267ca9c7/Dixons+Kingdom+Hut.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b338112-e7ec-422b-9595-7343833d27ff/Dixons+Logs.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15ba9ff8-afc0-4e33-a770-d91e3551d546/Dixons+lower+side+and+track.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7bd6d2ba-43e8-422c-a581-75a4bcfb8958/Dixons+out+thru+door.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b6c567d7-36da-4122-9aa0-3dddf70f5f2d/Dixons+Side.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/34d923b9-6aff-4007-92cc-ac3ec510d4a3/Dixons+side+and+Mountain.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/313d3fa7-933c-4c76-8030-00743f4e2113/Dixons+Window+and+grass+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1e00aa1-ea92-483d-a7ba-f4a3d2b5b31c/Dixons+Kingdom+JM+86+copy.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom Dixons Kingdom Photograph courtesy of Jim Moon © 1998, including the first two below. Others by Olaf Moon 2022. Known as The walls of Jerusalem Hut or Dixons Kingdom. Located in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, on the southern side of The Temple, and surrounded by the Wailing Wall and East Wall. It is shown at 1200m on the Ada map at GR425688. Brief History This hut has been well researched, with studies by David Travalia and David Collett in 1993, another by Michael Jones in 1998 plus the most recent conservation study by Ian Terry in October 2003. The hut has no heritage listing. This area was originally inhabited by the Palawa aborigines, in particular the Big River and North Tribe. The first European visitor was probably the bushranger, Mathew Brady in 1820, but the first formal visit was by surveyor Jorgen Jorgenson in September 1826, representing the Van Diemen's Land Company. The area around the Walls of Jerusalem was then grazed from 1840 to 1972. Frederick Pattersons hut at Lake Sidon is shown on maps in 1848. During that time, the hut was built by cattleman Reg Dixon along with his son Bobby, and Harry Donohue, following the original construction of a slab stable nearby by the the Bowman Family. The Bowman hut was a burnt out ruin when Reg built his hut. A third hut, built by the Ritters stood at the Wailing Wall until it too was burnt. Reg obtained the lease in 1947, from Charles Ritter of Meander, who leased this Lot 224 of 1500 acres originally held by Thomas Johnson from the early 1850's. Dixon also acquired 4500 acres of lease 388, and found himself the sole leaseholder in the Walls of Jerusalem, by the 1950's. Cattle illegally driven into the area in 1973 were quickly removed, and the Walls national park proclaimed in 1981. It was added to the Tasmanian World Heritage Area in 1989. The hut is built from pencil pine logs, dragged from the nearby forest by a draft horse, the logs were filled with turf and a split paling roof attached. A stone and timber chimney were originally built at the east end. An additional shed was added, then later removed. The name for the hut came from Reg's wife, Elsie, who had been reading Campbells Kingdom by Hammond Innes, and was struck by the similarities with the Canadian mountain hideaway. After Reg relinquised the lease to the Crown in 1972, a filmaker, Roger Scholes instigated changes to the hut for a film, The Tale of Ruby Rose. In the end the hut was not used in the movie. In 1980 the original chimney was dismantled and the hut was enlarged by Harold Riley. Shingles were once again added over the roof, following an intervening period where corrugated iron was used. In 1998, these changes were removed and the original format of the hut, restored. Interestingly, Reg returned to the hut a number of times after the lease expired, indicating that it was more than the simple cattleman's shelter that had been used that way for more than 20 years. Construction Built as a classic log cabin, with shingle roof, and added paling section, later removed. An interim iron roof existed at one point. A single perspex window has been included in the western wall. Over the period from 1980 to 1998, many changes were made to the hut, and the associated "skin shed", which was later removed. Caretakers - Mountain Huts Preservation Society and National Parks and Wildlife Service. References "Dixons Kingdom Hut - Plan of Management" Ian Terry and David Parham October 2003. Jim Moon - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/whiteleyshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/efef8717-2d0f-4ee6-9277-90cf8c39c460/Whiteleys+Hut+JR+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Whiteleys Hut Whiteley's Hut Intro Photo courtesy of Jim Moon © 2001. Photograph to the left, courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson. Known as Whiteleys Hut, Bernes Hut or “the Palace”. Location - Central Plateau at the foot of Mt Ironstone. Access is from the Western Creek Track car park off Westrope Road south of Caveside. This carpark is just south of the one to Lady Lake. The track heads south to the hut. History Reg Berne grazed cattle across this area from the early 1950’s to the 1970s and bemoaned the lack of a good shelter given that the Lady Lake Hut had burnt in 1961. He and Norm Whiteley (the correct spelling of his name) determined to build a hut in 1967 and used materials from the old Lady Lake Hut plus some cement and other items. In the 1980s Geoff and Peter Lee, keen fishermen who frequented the Chudleigh Lakes, were dismayed at the lack of shelter in the area (both Ironstone Hut and Lady Lake Hut were in total disrepair at that time) and the brothers began to seek the shelter of the hut built by Reg Bernes and Norm Whiteley almost two decades earlier. They built a new track to the area and used the hut regularly for fishing. The hut was almost completely rebuilt. In 1997 MHPS became involved following the completion of the Lake Nameless Hut, and restored this one again. Construction Iron over local wood poles. Caretakers - MHPS https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/ladylakehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c45516f-f484-4f6b-8e31-9416290a8a77/Lady+Lake+Hut+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lady Lake Hut Lady Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe, Caveside member, Mountain Huts Preservation Society. Known as Lady Lake New Hut or Lady Lake Hut Located at Lady Lake, Central Highlands in the Western tiers, accessed by the Higgs Track. Head to Deloraine then take the Mole Creek Road and continue for 8km before turning left onto Dairy Plains Road. After 13km, turn right onto Western Creek Road and then left onto Westrope Road. 4km later turn right onto Dale Brook Road. The Higgs Track begins from the signposted carpark at the end of this gravel road. The walk up, is about 4 hours. Continue On for Whiteleys and Ironstone huts. Brief History This is the second hut on the site. The original hut was built in 1911 by Sydney Higgs on behalf of the Deloraine and District Improvement Association to promote fly fishing in the Chudleigh area. It was built on the Western Tiers escarpment. The first hut was destroyed by a bush fire in 1961. Following representations by the MHPS, Lady Lake hut was built in the summer of 2002 - 2003, to replace one burnt in 1961. Construction was undertaken by members of the Mountain Huts Preservation Society, lead by Dr. Simon Cubit. Construction - iron over timber frame. Caretakers - Tasmanian Mountain Huts Preservation Society. GPS from backcountryhuts.net S 41.676633 E 146.445825 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella/pryors-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e3cad44c-6f98-4d6a-ae82-a8faad281706/Pryors+DM+2014.jpg Huts Brindabella NP Bimberi Nature Reserve - Pryors Hut Pryors Hut Photograph courtesy David Mitchell 2014, other by Olaf Moon. Known as Pryors Hut, Arboretum Hut, Botanic Gardens Hut or the Annex Hut Pryor’s Hut is located on the main ridge of the Brindabella Range, between Mr Ginini and Mt Gingera, and at map reference 611 629. It sits outside the ACT boundary by about 20m and is actually in the Bimberi Nature Reserve. Construction Consisting of three rooms, with substantial stone footings, the hut is built of sawn timber, set vertically for the walls. There are three rooms, an ante room at the entrance, living room and bedroom. The floor is timber, with some covering. The roof and porch are covered with corrugated iron. There is an outside toilet. The hut is the best built in Namadgi, as it needs to survive vigorous weather conditions in winter. It has been a saviour for a number of parties. Brief History The hut was built in 1952, by Lindsay Pryor and party, as a shelter for those working in the Alpine Botanical Gardens, an annex to the National Botanical Gardens (nearby). Professor Pryor was a prominent member of the Board of the Botanical Gardens and one time Professor of Forestry at ANU. At the time the hut was built, he was Superintendent of Parks and Gardens for the ACT. It was built to provide shelter to those planting and tending the alpine plants. Beloved by his students, his knowledge of Eucalyptus in Australia was encyclopedic. He is the author of many texts on Australian flora. This hut is particularly popular with families, who find the walking distance from the locked gate on the Mt Franklin Road, to be just right for a day walk or cycle ride. ACT Environment is considering moving the gate rather closer to Bulls Head, which would move this hut out of a reasonable days walking distance by most families. This is being opposed by KHA. Originally only the ante-room was open, but now all three rooms are available to visitors. Value This hut has substantial historical and survival value. Strictly speaking, it is a few metres over the border into NSW, so as not to cause issues with the Cotter Catchment. Caretakers - ACT E&H and KHA. References Lindsay Pryor - Personal Communication - 1975 KHA Huts list. Matthew Higgins - pers comm. GPS: S 35.562321 E 148.778164 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella/macintyreshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4e88cd94-7084-4e91-823c-8becabced18d/macintryes+2015.jpg Huts Brindabella NP Bimberi Nature Reserve - Macintyre's Hut at Flea Creek MacIntyres Hut Known as Flea Creek Hut or MacIntyres Hut Located on the Goodradigbee River, accessible by 4WD from Canberra via Piccadilly Circus to Brindabella Road. Turn right about half way down to the Valley from PC and follow the road past Flea Creek, up hill then left down a steep incline to the hut. Warning, this is a tough 4WD trip if the road is wet. The hut is shown on the Brindabella 1:100,00 map at GR 580958 or on the Bobby Plains 1:25,000 map. History Built by Bill MacIntyre in the 1960's. Made famous as the starting point for one of the main fires in January 2003. MacIntryres Hut has recently been rebuilt, as a very popular destination for (keen) four wheel drivers, motor-cyclists and fisher-folk. The hut is on the edge of the Goodradigbee River and being in NSW is outside of Namadgi - Is it inside Brindabella NP? A great place to camp. Construction Poles and iron. Wooden floor and two windows plus a gable roof and veranda. Caretakers - 4WD Clubs. Reference - Canberra Times January 2003. GPS: S 35.265908 E 148.738108 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella/bagrangehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/77473c4a-aacc-4e0f-9764-1b4858a25ef9/bag+range+v2.jpg Huts Brindabella NP Bimberi Nature Reserve - Bag Range Hut Bag Range Hut Location - This hut is in the Brindabella National Park on the hill past Dingo Dell Flats, and at Grid Reference 55 H 661 200 E and 61 04 205 SN (AGD-66). It is just outside the ACT. To find it, take the Doctors Flat Rd, off Mountain Creek Road (from near Uriarra Station), up the hill and through Dingo Dell Flats. Turn right then left at the top and follow Webs Fire Trail, past the Sawmill site. Turn Right onto Bells Camp Road and travel precisely 1.9 Km to the crest of a ridge. Park, and walk uphill 1 km, due west to the summit, where the hut is located. There is a path entering behind the hut, and leaving about 40 m down hill (South) from the crest, but it is not obvious. Brief History The hut was built by Ted Kennedy in the 1940's as a shelter for the rangers on fire tower duty. The tower stood nearby. It has spectacular views for 360 degrees across ACT and NSW, and down to KNP. It received a welcome update by David Mitchell and friends around 2008. Construction Corrugated iron walls and flat corrugated iron roof. Timber floor, somewhat burned near the fireplace. Bush poles and corrugated iron chimney. Rusted out water tank. Original furniture including an iron bedstead and shelving. Caretakers - KHA Members. References Matthew Higgins - pers comm. GPS: S 35.192392 E 148.773831 https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites daily 0.75 54248-05-07 https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/grundsens-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a812d6fc-ac0f-4f74-9c5f-97774035e11b/grundsensnewfront.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Grundsens Hut - Grundsens Hut Known as Grundsens Hut, Jaanga (in a slightly different location). Located Almost on the boundary with KNP just to the East of Cesjacks. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/yellow-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b52717f-ea3d-4f85-b567-6c3e356cea11/yellow.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Yellow Hut - Yellow Hut Known as Yellow Hut and some other names. Located on the west side of Snowy Plain. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/wheatley-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/190688e8-171d-4d3c-bfbf-5015cada4843/wheatley.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Wheatley Hut - Wheatleys Hut Photo taken by Olaf Moon in 1994. Known as Wheatley Hut Located at Snowy Plain History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/jardines-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3075d0f9-a0f7-4e06-80d7-e4f0091fa4f9/jardines_om_1994.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Jardines Hut - Jardine’s Hut Photo taken in 1994 by Olaf Moon Known as Jardines Hut Located on Snowy Plain, Gungahlin. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/kellys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/80c16d8f-6a34-4a0a-8504-e67def9b0d48/kellys_om_1994.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Kellys Hut - Kellys Hut Photo Olaf Moon, 1994 This hut has been destroyed in the fires of 2020. Known as Kellys Homestead or Kellys Hut. History Built as a homestead to support grazing on Snowy Plain. https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/project-four-pml29 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e25afc99-1542-490c-a174-0bc39a7deb6d/Buhlmanns_CD.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Bihlmans Hut - Bihlmans Hut Known as Bihlmans Hut Located on Snowy Plain east of Kosciuszko NP. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/project-three-emdxc monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8b6b58f5-a4b8-421b-9933-f7e103d2aef5/Adams+Gungarlin+AL+1995.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Adams Hut - Adams Hut Known as Adams Hut Located in the NE of the Snowy Plain, almost in KNP. Access via Nimmo Road. History Built on a crown lease, as a farm building and used as a ski lodge. Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/project-two-khcaa monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/31614447-cf33-4bfe-a457-0e34bdf9fbf3/Bogong+Hut+Lower+LoR+GD+1991.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Bogong Lodge - Bogong Lodge Known as Bogong Lodge or Snowy Lodge Located at Snowy Plain, Gungahlin. History The history of this hut is long and complicated. Two different huts have stood on the site, but none now exist. https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/bulls-peak monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/57aa2f2b-b20a-4b08-af90-8ce3caa58201/Bulls+Peak+Lodge+2+1991+GD.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Bulls Peak Lodge - Bulls Peak Lodge Known as Bulls Peak Lodge Located on the SW of Snowy Plain. History Built as a ski lodge. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned daily 0.75 2022-05-17 https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/mathews-cottage monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2f922900-d863-4a3d-9ffd-987bde535b69/Matthews+Cottage+Lost+Jan+2020.jpeg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Mathews Cottage Mathews Cottage Photograph by Olaf Moon 1999. Known as Mathews Cottage, Foleys House Location Located in the main street of Kiandra. Grid Reference is 348 286 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. Brief History A contract was let in early 2022, for the reconstruction of this hut, after the 2020 fires destroyed it. Currently on the chimneys remain. It was originally built 1898 by Mr Foley originally for mining and later for skiing. Extended in 1906 and fully renovated by the NPWS in the 1990's as one of two remaining buildings in the village of Kiandra. Construction Is all timber, floorboards and weatherboards. Corrugated iron roof with a large verandah. References KHA reference number 1015. KNP POM schedule is NOT included. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/pattinsons-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/edfd2a27-e3ec-4fc0-bf64-adfc6966dd0c/Pattinsons+VG.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Pattinsons Lodge Pattinsons Known as Pattinsons Hut or Pattinsons Lodge Location Located in Pollocks Gully at Kiandra. Grid Reference is 345 279 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. Brief History Built by Pattinson as a private dwelling, then maintained as a semi-private lodge for skiers and fisher-people. It was burnt down in 2020. Construction Weatherboard, corrugated iron roof and wooden floors. Brick chimney. It had a very nice “Canberra” oven, which has been rescued by the NPWS. It was the last remaining homestead at Kiandra. References KHA Reference number is 1013. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/wolgal-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c79a67ac-b11a-4f65-b02c-1980b673345c/Wolgal+1.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Wolgal Lodge Wolgal Lodge Known as Wolgal Lodge, Wolgal Hut Location In Pollocks Gully at Kiandra. Grid Reference is 246282. Brief History Built as a lodge for skiing and horse riding. Still used regularly, but it was locked to the public. It will be available for rent when re-built. Construction Timber walls and corrugated iron roof. Incredibly ugly brown paint work. Interesting shutters. Reference KHA number 1014. No KNP number, https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/brooks-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5a63a405-0d70-4d3a-8c05-b2e71e876920/Brooks+MD.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Brooks Hut - Make it stand out. Brooks Hut Photo courtesy of Murray Dow © 2001 Known as Brooks Hut or The V Hut. Location Brooks is located west of Eucumbene Dam, and north of Crooks Racecourse. The Grid Reference is 368114 on the Eucumbene 1:50,000 map. There is a track to the hut, but it does not show on most maps. Brief History The hut was built by Bill Brooks in 1945, for grazing. It may be confused with another listed at 367117, by Gatis Gregors in his thesis. Construction Brooks is 8m by 4.5m including the verandah. Its roof and walls are constructed of corrugated iron, and the floor is wood. The fireplace is substantial with a concrete hearth, mud mortared walls and iron. There is one window. Reference The KHA reference is 2501 KNP POM number is L.46. There is a Conservation Study History notes for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/patons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15f9240e-fea4-4c88-9b85-8ad99c295300/Patons+Hut+Rebuild+Dec+07+GS.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Patons Hut Patons Hut Known as Patons Hut Location Patons is a convenient rest stop on the way to Wheelers, 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. As you can see from the photo, it was re-built after the 2003 fires, and now needs to be reconstructed again. 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. References KHA Reference number is 2310, and the KNP POM is L.97. A Conservation Study was written in 2002 for this hut, O'Keefes and others (February 2002.) https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/happys-hut-montagues monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/acdb2bd0-0b50-4881-b257-921361603f8f/Happys+1+walker+GD.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Happys Hut (Montagues) Happys Hut Known as Happys Hut, The Dip Hut, Montagues Hut or Boots Hut. Location at the top end of Snowy Plain. Grid Reference is 386134, approximately. Brief History Happys was built in 1931 by W. Montague for grazing. Some say it was built earlier, about 1920. It has been modified a number of times, for example the veranda is new. Construction The hut is 5.5m by 4.5m and constructed of iron walls and roof. There are a few weatherboards in some sections. There is a wooden floor and a stone hearth. The chimney is an iron flue. References KHA Reference 2510, KNP POM number is L.71. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/vickeries-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/478ddbc5-0c04-4b1e-a55e-a3fa0531df6a/Vickeries+Log+Cabin+OJM.jpeg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Vickeries Hut Vickerys Hut Known as Mackerys Hut or Vickerys Hut Location Vickerys is in the west of KNP, on Jounama Creek, up towards Talbingo and accessible from an un-marked firetrail off the Snowy Mountains Highway. After walking in about 500m, note a newer firetrail heading off to the left, down into a gully - this goes directly to the hut, over a hill. The old walk along Jounama Ck is possible, but becoming incrasingly rough due to the blackberries. Grid reference 271571. GPS: Brief History The site was previously occupied in the early 1900's and used for breeding horses and potato growing. The huts were built in 1938 by Ross and Noel Vickery for sheep and cattle grazing. The shed (standing in good condition) was built in 1940. The front door came from the Wynyard Hotel in Tumut, and remains a crouch to get through!. Construction The hut is one of two in the Park, featuring interlocking log construction. The roof is of iron and the floor of wood. The chimney is also of iron. The construction of the shed is interesting, as it is made largely from flattened kerosene tins. Reference KHA reference number is 0702, KNP POM is L.3. There is a history brief and Conservation Study available for this site. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/boltons-on-the-finn-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41d1b439-f829-403d-a026-296f2ea516c6/boltons+on+the+finn+AP+2001.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Boltons on the Finn Hut Boltons on the Finn Known as Boltons on the Finn River. This hut is recommended for replacement. Location This old hut is difficult to get to, as you need to climb one of the steep and rough spurs through the bush from Munyang (South of Guthega) or take the long way around via Schlink and Tin Huts. Grid reference 299811 (approximately) on the Mount Kosciuszko 1:50,000 map. It was burnt down in the 2003 fires, but currently some NPWS rangers have privately indicated that they would like to see it re-built. (this is not included in the HCS study). Brief History Boltons on the Finn River was built to replace another hut in 1940, after the 1939 bush fires destroyed the first, and which also devastated so much of NSW. It was built by the Bolton family, of Berridale. The previous hut had been built in 1890. The new hut collapsed in the 1960's and was rebuilt between 1975 and 1978 by the Bogong Group, a recreational caretaker group, then burnt again in 2003. Construction This is a vertical slab hut approx 2.5m by 3.8m, made from very heavy wooden slabs. The floor is dirt, with the chimney of iron, over a stone base. The roof was originally wooden shingles, which are now covered with corrugated iron. The hut is simple and only provides basic protection from the weather. References: Hueneke Pp37 - 38. KHA reference number is 2441. Related sites at Reference numbers 1007, 2339, 2504. The KNP POM number is L.26. A Conservation Study and History sheet also exist for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/round-mountain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/57614809-dd78-4a9e-a04b-84abe4f09ddc/Round+Mountain+hut.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Round Mountain Hut Round Mountain Known as Round Mountain hut Location About three kilometres from the Round Mountain carpark, west of Selwyns Quarry. Grid Reference is 244101 on the Khancoban map. GPS: Brief History The hut was first built in the early 1930s and burnt to the ground in the early 1940's. This one replaced the first, and was built right beside the old shell. It was rebuilt in the 1940s by Faulkner and Whitehead, and used for grazing purposes. If you walk out the back to the dunny, you will be rewarded with a spectacular view of Mt Jagungal. Construction A large hut at 7m by 4.2m, it is built of sawn timber, with a roof and walls of corrugated iron. The floor is timber. There is an iron chimney on an external timber frame, and one window. An external toilet also exists. Caretakers - Private References Hueneke Pp140-141 KHA Reference number is 2322, KNP POM is L.19. A written history exists but no Conservation Plan. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/project-five-6kpyg monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2c8a324-0935-4930-a80b-71a9e3c3ceb2/Lineman%27s+No.3+-+Fifteen+Mile+.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Linesmans 15 Mile Huts Linesmans Number 3 Photo by Olaf Moon Known as Fifteeen Mile Huts, Linesmans #3 Hut, or Emu Plain Huts. Located on a high plain, near to Bradleys Hut just off the Cabramurra Rd, and at Grid reference 260134. GPS: Brief History There are two huts in this location, built by the SMA for powerline maintenance. One was built in 1950s and the other in the 1980s. While they are supposed to be moved, they are a very popular XC ski destination. The KNP has not allowed KHA to do urgent maintenance on these huts, and has also not clarified their intent for them. One is on a sled, and may have been moved from 263131, 257134 and 262132. There is a fantastic view from here to Jagungal. Construction They are 3.5 by 2m and 3.5 by 2.3m in size and built as modular units. One used to have a welcome stove, but that is now gone. The huts are weatherboard over timber, with corrugated iron roofs and lined with masonite. Each has a wooden floor. References KHA reference is 2324 and KNP POM is L.80. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/four-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ee24869a-b47f-4a46-ac4b-5245d1baf302/4MileCreek.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Four Mile Hut Four Mile Hut Link shot - Phot by Brad Jones of Olaf Moon copyright © 1999. Known as Four Mile Hut or Hughes Hut This hut is Located about four kilometres south south east of Selwyns Quarry, and is an easy ski or walk from there, or seven kilometres from Kiandra. Its grid reference is 332 226. The hut is easy to find in an open plain, unless buried by snow as in the photo above! Brief History The hut was built by Robert Hughes in 1937, and used as a mining residence for gold panners. It remains the only complete mining hut on the Kiandra gold fields. For many years (until about 1981) there was a box of very live dynamite under one of the bunks, presumably to give any resident silly enough to light a really big fire in the hearth, a night to remember! Four mile is a very popular ski destination, and has saved the lives of a number of people over the years. However, skiers should be aware that it is very small, and therefore not reliable shelter for parties un-equipped with tents. Construction This hut was made from anything left lying around, but its main elements included slab walls and floors and corrugated chimney and roof. Use of flattened five gallon cans is a feature. There is an external toilet and stone hearth to the fireplace, one of the key reasons it still stands. A unique feature is that a small leather washer was put under every nail used to hold the roof (and much of the timber work) together. A recent renovation team had to duplicate this work. Caretakers - In the early 1970's The Bogong Group undertook the first clean up and found the first dynamite. In 1978, Klaus Hueneke organised the first major restoration with members of KHA. Since then the NSW Nordic Ski Club. Value Four Mile is one of the most critical huts in the KNP, both for historical reasons, and survival shelter. References Hueneke, Klaus - The Life of a Mountain Hut 2019 Hueneke xviii, Pp 89, 91, 101-103 KHA number 1009. A conservation history has been completed NPWS POM Reference is L.1. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/delaneys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b2f220a3-fde9-45bc-9a7a-068e13dd1c63/Delaney%27s+hut+Original+-+PhilR+.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Delaneys Hut Delany's Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon This hut was burnt again, in the 2020 bushfires. Known as Delaneys Hut, as noted by K Hueneke, but the family name is confirmed, spelt Delany. Location On the side of the Snowy Highway between Adaminaby and Tumut. It is at Grid Reference 409248 and is readily accessible by car, but the turnoff after Sawyers Hill is not so evident. GPS Location: Brief History Delanys was built in 1910 by James (Jim) Thomas Delany for grazing his cattle from Buckenderra Station. James Thomas was the son of James Delany of Buckenderry Station (its earlier name). Headstones for the two men are in the Old Adaminaby cemetary and are shown below. Tom Bolton, the Kiandra mailman, often left his horse here, and went on to Kiandra over snow, using snowshoes. The hut was burnt down in the January 2003 fires, and the NPWS removed the materials and chimney "for safety reasons". The Hut Conservation Report of May 2005 recommended the hut be re-built under the new Burra Charter guidelines, and this will be undertaken by KHA in 2005-7. Construction Delanys consists of two rooms. The walls are both weatherboards and slabs, as is the floor (part dirt). The chimney is iron clad slabs. References Heuneke Pp205 KHA reference is 1405. KNP POM is L54. KHA History notes exist. Vincent Delany - pers comm, grand nephew of JTDelany. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/bradleys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/14cada49-9d4c-4aeb-a7df-0a28a92f7b0d/BradleysinMist.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Bradleys Hut (O'Briens) - O’Briens Hut Bradleys Hut was burnt down in the 2020 Bushfires Known as O'Briens Hut or Bradleys Hut. We prefer the former. Bradley's hut is located conveniently at the roadside of the Cabramurra to Khancoban Road, and marked on the Kosciusko 1:100,000 map at grid reference 242 132. Brief History The hut was built by Jack Bailey in 1952 before the Tooma road was developed. It was originally used for grazing, but the stables and horse yards were removed by the NPWS. The area around the hut is commonly used by campers planning to head off to the Jugungal wilderness. Construction This hut has an agreeable outlook, and appears as a small homestead. Built of timber frames and corrugated iron walls and roof, it measures 6.5m by 4m, plus a verandah area at the front. The floor is made of sawn timber and a solid fireplace is set on a concrete slab. Value Bradley's huts sits in an area of montane forest and outstanding beauty. The hut is used on most weekends, and is at an altitude where cross-skiing is common. References KHA Reference number 2321. A Conservation Brief and history are held for this hut by KHA archivists. The KNP POM Schedule number is L.43. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/kiandra monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7807b412-742e-46b9-8e1d-d53dba592b8c/Kiandra+Buildings+-+3.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Kiandra PO Kiandra Court House Also known as The Kiandra Post Office, Kiandra Works Depot. Location of the building is in the main street of Kiandra. A GPS position can be found here. Brief History KHA does not have this building currently in its huts list, but its historical importance and future prospects are very important to the area. It is widely known that this building was built as the local court house and police station. It was later turned into the Kiandra Chalet (not one of the hotels), then a DMR-RTA depot. The original Post Office was temporarily the Kiandra School of Arts' building and was built a few doors up the street towards Tumut. There were two other buildings that were hotels It closed as a chalet in 1973, before Selwyn's Ski Resort really took off. Today it would probably be a viable accommodation place and cafe, their being no other between Adaminaby and Talbingo. A Conservation Study exists for the building. The NPWS have tried to get someone interested in making it a commercial venture, but the restrictions imposed are exceptionally rigorous (as you might imagine in the NP), making it hard to run the place in a viable manner. Handling of sewerage, waste, petrol and parking are all obviously key issues. Currently it is closed, and part is used as a main roads depot, including a newer building behind. What an opportunity! Caretakers - NPWS References It does not appear on the KHA Hut listing.the difference. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park daily 0.75 2022-10-27 https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/joe-slater-hut monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/900970c0-86d9-44f0-a02e-2c698ca43aa4/Joe+Slater+Hut+1.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/junction-lake monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5f7f2fd7-457a-4df7-817f-196e5c3a6d3d/Junction+Lake+MH+JR+03.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Junction Lake Junction Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe copyright © 2003. Known as Junction Lake Hut Located beside the Mersey River, East of Junction Lake, Cradle Mountain National Park. Brief History Junction Lake Hut and Lake Meston Huts were built by Reg Hall and Dick Reed, grandson of famous philanthroper, Henry Reed. Dick built this hut beside the ruin of Arthur Youds hut in 1969, having been introduced to the mountains in 1919 - that is he was over 70 at the time. The hut was designed by Reg Hall, and constructed of Pencil Pine logs and timber collected nearby. The hut was completed in 1970 and used by Dick and his friends into his 80's. The hut is now in the extended Conservation area and belongs to the Crown. Caretakers - Mountain Huts Preservation Society. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/crater-lake-boat-shed monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b25a9104-609c-4bf8-8f3e-b0661f90ab8e/Crater+Lake+BS+UK.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Crater Lake Boat Shed - Crater Lake Boatshed Known as Crater Lake Boatshed or Crater Lake Hut Located at Crater Lake near Cradle Mountain. History This hut was build around 1948, to house wooden row-boats made of Huon Pine, for visitors to venture out on the lake up until about 1968. It is similar to the one at Dove Lake but smaller. The hut is the worse for wear now. Construction Built from locally endemic softwoods (pines) with planks or shingles over bush poles. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/hydrographers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e93d9b1-df51-4abf-b210-4cbabbadad44/hydrographers.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Hydro Hut Hydro Hut Images courtesy of Clinton and R. Norton Known as Hydro Hut or Hydrographers Hut. Location Hydrographers Hut, east of Lake Ellen in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. It is at grid reference 182 778. which is about 3 km east of Lake Ellen, on the edge of the Forth River escarpment. History It is the last surviving HEC Hydrographers Hut in Tasmanian National Parks. Despite being painted in camouflage patterns, it sticks out like a sore thumb from some angles. It was built by the Hydro Electric Commission many years ago to record precipitation, but this work is no longer required, so it is now under the control of the Parks and Wildlife Service. It is aparently in reasonble order and would shelter say 6 people, Another one at Lake Bill burnt down in a bushfire that started near Basil Steers' old hut at the start of the track into Lees Paddocks. Caretakers - NPWS References John Cannon Mike Nash https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/windermere-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c5ec48d7-dce9-49a8-8915-26bfefe141c1/WindermereHut_Carruthers_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Windermere Hut Windermere Hut Intro Photograph courtesy of Ted Fleming, Copyright © 1952 Located at the Windermere Plains, north Cradle-Mountain National Park. History Originally built as a shelter for tourists from Waldheim Chalet, but some say a hut stood here before this, to support mining in the area. The photo to the left, is of the third hut in this immediate vicinity. Construction All timber, with a gable iron roof. Caretakers - Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service. References Pers comms https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/scott-kilvert-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8db44633-c629-44f7-9a55-19d836c43c7f/Scott+Kilvett+Snowed.JPG Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Scott Kilvert Hut Scott-Kilvert Hut The Photograph is Copyright and taken by Olaf Moon in 1971 on a Kodak cartridge camera, as a slide then digitised. Known as Scott Kilvert Hut or Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut. Located: The Scott-Kilvert Hut is in the Cradle Mtn NP, and sits behind Cradle itself to the East. It is NOT on the normal overland track, but a useful subsidiary side-loop. History: The hut was built following the death of two yong men named Scott and Kilvett. It has since saved a number of lives. The Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut commemorates teacher Ewen Scott and student David Kilvert, who died in near-blizzard conditions at Cradle Mountain on 20 May 1965 on a Riverside High School walking trip. After their deaths, Riverside High School and the Launceston Walking Club submitted plans to the Scenery Preservation Board for a memorial hut at Lake Rodway. Assisted by members of the North West Walking Club, work began in September 1965. The hut was dedicated by headmaster John Walker on 3 April 1966. Nearby, is the one of the most photogenic tarns in the world (photographed by National Geographic) and known as Artists Pool. Construction Consturcction is commercial grade, mostly of timber, and noted for the large poles that form both side struts and the main roof beams. References: Riverside High School memorial book. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/dove-lake-boatshed monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/17a652ae-18cc-4432-a144-8394782103b2/Dove+Lake.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Dove Lake Boatshed Dove Lake Boathouse Known as Dove Lake boathouse or shed. Located at the northern end of Dove Lake, at Cradle Mountain immediately to the south of the (bus) carpark by 100m. Brief History Built in 1940 by Lionel Connell, the first Ranger to be stationed at Cradle Mountain. From the 1930’s to the 1960’s the Boatshed housed Huon pine boats which were available for use by tourists on the Lake. Repair work was carried out in the early 1980’s but the Boatshed remains basically unaltered from its original design. It has become the iconic photo when included with Cradle Mountain on a good weather day. The change to the bus service to this point, from the car access is considered a disaster by many Tasmanians and un-necessary. Construction Timber frame, with shingles for walls and roof. No floor. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00adac8b-171d-422e-8555-4c5cdac7fa78/Ducane+Hut+1971+GD+OJM.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - DuCane Hut DuCane Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon, 1971 on a hike with Phil Prebble. Copyright. Known as Ducane Hut or Windsor Castle Located about half an hours walk south of Kia Ora Hut, Du Cane, it is the oldest hut remaining in the Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair NP in Tasmania. Usage It was well used in the 1970s, but now remains a visitors hut only, after a fire in one end of the building. It is a classic, and probably my favourite hut in Tasmania, being made entirely from split shingles. The photograph above shows the chimney on the Northern end of the hut, now removed following a fire and renovation. Brief History Du Cane hut was built by the venerable Patrick "Paddy" Hartnett in 1910, from split King Billy Pine Shingles. He used it originally as a base for possum snaring. Paddy was born in Westbury in 1876 and became an inveterate wanderer in his teenage years. He previously built a number of huts, including one below Kiaora Falls and another on the DuCane range, but the location of this hut is the most spectacular, with Cathedral Mountain and Pelion East visible nearby. Paddy was most renowned as a guide, taking people all over the area from Lake St Clair to the Walls of Jerusalem. Paddy was a quiet man, but probably gave as much as anyone, in terms of creating a living vision of a "national park". Paddy died in 1944, following a bout of alcoholism, and after retreating as a hermit to the Vale of Rasselas and Adamsfield. Construction King Billy Pine shingles and palings. Stone based fireplaces. In good condition as a museum, but not used for accommodation any more. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/kiaora-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/74aed3c9-4d87-4043-bf50-4e9a67bb8b84/Kia+Ora+hut+Winter+2007.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Kiaora Hut Kia Ora Hut Photo of the new Kiaora Hut. Located on the overland track, Lk St Clair National Park History Kia-ora was built in about 1969, to take the walker pressure off Ducane Hut. It was later replaced with a new hut on the same site about 1992. Construction Corrugated iron and panel board over a sawn timber frame. Gavle roof. Two rooms with a stove. Caretakers - NPWS. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/little-horn-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a85ab665-00f0-488e-b86d-26756f67c39b/Little_Horn_Emergency_Hut.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Little Horn Shelter - Little Horn Shelter Known as Little Horn Shelter or Hut Located under a peak to the south of Dove Lake called Little Horn, which is an offset peak to the east of Cradle Mountain. History This hut may not exist in the current location. References Chapman, John, Monica Chapman and John Siseman (2006) Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks 5th ed. Laburnum, Vic. : J. Chapman. ISBN 1-920995-01-3 https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2eea517e-c113-4e4a-88c7-ad97347b027e/KitchenHut_Carruthers_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Kitchen Hut Kitchen Hut Photo by N Carruthers 2004. Intro one by Olaf Moon. Located below the steep climb to the summit of Cradle Mountain, in the world famous Cradle Mountain National Park and generally the first hut that walkers reach when heading south. This hut is on the main overland track and is designed for shelter. Walkers are not to stay in the hut overnight, unless in an emergency. It is also a very exposed place to camp, and not recommended. Brief History Kitchen hut was built after Gustav Weindorfer, the first settler at Cradle Mountain, began bringing guests to his home in the forest, "Waldheim" about 3Km north of Dove Lake, under Cradle Mountain. The hut is two-stories high, allowing an upper access point, when the snow is deep. It is famous as a shelter for bushwalkers, heading south on their first day in "The Park". The area often abounds with strong winds, rain and snow, even in mid summer - although when the weather is good - it's spectacular. It is also very good protection for those coming off The Cirque from the sourht, or from a Cradle Mountain climb. Construction About 3m square, two story, with rubble stone for a base and split shingles and weatherboards for the walls. Wooden shingle roof and wooden floor. There is now a composting toilet nearby, beside a small tarn. Caretakers - NPWS References Many, including most local guides. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/waldheim-chalet monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41db530d-ede6-4ef6-968c-fa96f4935db7/new_waldheim_chalet.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waldheim Chalet Waldheim Chalet "A National Park, for the People, for All Time" - Gustav Weindorfer Known as Waldheim Chalet Located in the northern end of the Cradle Mountain National Park, just before arriving at Lake Dove and the start of the Overland Track. Brief History Built by Gustav Weindorfer in 1911, famous for attracting visitors to Cradle Mountain at the beginning of the 20th Century. It was viewed as paradise, by those of us who were able to use the original hut in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It was replaced in its entirety in the early 1980s by Mr Murrell, Director of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, in a single night of frantic work (to avoid protests). The new building is shown in this photograph. It is now a museum to all. Accommodation is available in other huts behind the Chalet. A key driver behind Weindorfer was his wife, Kate, on whom a separate book has been written. The Scenic Reserve was declared in 1922, a wildlife reserve in 1927 and a National Park in 1947. Construction All timber, with split shingles for the walls and roof, made from local pines. References; Schnackenberg, S - “Kate Weindorfer: The woman behind the man and the mountain : a biography of Kate Julia Weindorfer wife of Cradle Mountain pioneer, Gustav Weindorfer” Paperback – January 1, 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/72dadc6c-8158-467a-bd24-69cb20c8ae97/WindermereTF1949Small.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waldheim Chalet https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/waterfall-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41b783cf-3b2c-4f83-b093-043445c79c83/WaterfallHut_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waterfall Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f77e4faf-b76e-4bb2-b09d-6d512e16e5c8/WaterfallHut_inside_kitchen_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waterfall Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a20a3195-ea8b-4c97-bed0-a7270d6bb428/Waterfall+Valley+Hut+GD+1991.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waterfall Hut Waterfall Valley Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1991. This is the original Waterfall Hut, replaced now with a modern version - Photos below by Hutchinson and Carruthers. Known as Waterfall Hut, or Waterfall Valley Hut Located below the Cirque on the southern side of Cradle Mountain. History The original Waterfall Valley Hut was built in about 1952, very close to the position of the current hut. The new hut replaced the Cirque Hut, built about two kilometres to the south in an unsuitable position (it kept falling off the mountain). A new hut was built in 1985 and this was then upgraded with a second hut built in 2019-20. It was the first that utilised more energy efficient methods of construction, with solar heating, insulation, glazed windows, low emission lighting and better bush fire protection. It can now take 34 walkers. Caretakers - National Parks Construction Timber pseudo slabs, wooden floor, iron roof. The new hut has double glazing and other special features that took an entire team, eight weeks to construct. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-six-24frl monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/40783313-9b4b-4672-a586-f4ecce687b72/Pine_Valley_Hut_Feb_2007.JPG Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Pine Valley Hut Pine Valley Hut Known as Pine Valley Hut Location - near the head of pine valley, about 6 km walk north of the top end of Lake St Clair. This hut is NOT on the overland track, but gives access to the magnificent Labyrinth. This is the “new’ hut, the old one being removed in 1986. History Albert Dundas Fergusson (known as Fergy), who was a ranger and tourist camp operator at Lake St Clair during the 1930s, built the original Pine Valley Hut for the modest sum of 31 pounds . Nestled beneath the spectacular peaks of the DuCane Range, Fergy was very proud of the hut. A party of walkers met Fergy on the track one day and told him how much they enjoyed staying a night in his hut. They jokingly added that all it lacked was a hot bath. Taking this as a reflection on his masterpiece, Fergy went out and bought a large galvanised iron bath. Some weeks later, he set out from Narcissus Landing at the northern end of Lake St Clair with the big bath over his head and shoulders, like a snail under its shell. He stopped at intervals to rest or shed items of clothing. As the day got hotter, he discarded all but his boots and socks and pushed on. A party of walkers coming down the track heard his approach before meeting him, his muffled curses echoing inside his big bath. This incident is recounted along with a number of others, in "Fergy—the Bushwalkers' Friend" an article by the late Jack Thwaites which appeared in "The Tasmanian Tramp" No.20. On another occasion, Fergy's hand had been crushed by a heavy rolling log. The inflamed and swollen hand was shedding pieces of broken knucklebone. As his tourist camp was filled to capacity, he refused to be taken to the doctor. On being asked how he was next morning, he said his hand was much better as he had managed to prise out some more bone fragments with his scissors. He died on 12th February 1970, at the age of 86. His ashes were scattered in a simple ceremony at Fergusson Falls in the heart of the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. A plaque was erected at the foot of a large myrtle beech at the junction of the Overland and Fergusson Falls Tracks. It bears the inscription: "Ranger Fergy 1884-1970—the bushwalkers' friend." The old Pine Valley hut was demolished in 1986, and replaced by a larger hut to accommodate the greater bushwalker numbers visiting the area. Construction Modern timber. References "Fergy—the Bushwalkers' Friend" an article by the late Jack Thwaites which appeared in "The Tasmanian Tramp" No.20. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-five-zs84f monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/25b60231-be28-4be1-86da-6c5a559977b6/New_Pelion_02.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Pelion Hut - New New Pelion Hut Knwon as New Pelion Hut Located right in the centre of the Cradle Mtn Lake St Clair NP, this is one of the most beautiful places in Australia. It is about 400m from Old Pelion Hut History "New" is probably a misnomer for this hut, as four different huts have stood on this site over the last four decades. The hut above, has just been built in October 2001 and this photo taken in 2002. Construction Modern with lots of bunks and a wide verandah. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-four-rkk54 monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/43b74b9e-a256-4c7f-b50b-4a41a8b4810b/OldPelionHut_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Pelion Hut - Old Old Pelion Known as Pelion Hut or Old Pelion Hut Location - Old Pelion hut is almost in the centre of the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania. This picture for the intro was taken in 1971 by Olaf Moon (using a Kodak cartridge camera and positives or slides), and this one in 2014, and the hut remains exactly as then, except the fireplace has been removed, to avoid the hut being burnt down. It used to be the only option for walkers, other than a tent in the 1970’s. Brief History Old Pelion Hut is one of the oldest constructions in the park, having been built in 1895, to house the Mine Manager for the initial explorations of the Mole Creek and Zeehan Mineral Prospecting and Exploration Company. Diggings are still very evident nearby, and revealed vast quantities of low grade ore, but little of profit. Following closure of the mine, the hut was used by cattlemen including Charlie Cox and John Day in the 1920s, and later by snarers. In 1936 a snarer called Lionell Connell renovated the hut. Lionell later became the local ranger. The hut was renovated again in the 1960s. In the 1980s, the fireplace was removed to stop the hut being inadvertantly burnt down. New Pelion stands about two kilometres away, and has been especially built to handle sustained usage. It was replaced by an even newer and much larger hut in 2001. Construction Of native pine, brought from the forest under Mt Oakleigh. References; Jim Moon, personal comm. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/gingerbread-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/791584ed-ef7a-4a62-a3bb-fb3d87414027/GingerbreadHuttOLD.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Gingerbread Hut Gingerbread Hut Photographs courtesy of Ian D Ross, Launceston Walking Club © 1998. This is the original hut. Known as The Gingerbread Hut, or Mt Rufus Hut. It is not to be confused with the Joe Slater Hut or Slatter Hut nearby. Location - Near the summit of Mt Rufus, Lake St Clair National Park. History The Gingerbread Hut and the Joe Slatter Hut were built by the Mount Rufus Ski Club, comprised of HEC workers at Bronte Park and Tarraleah. They are now managed by the Wellington Ski Club members. When those construction towns wound down, ownership of the huts devolved to the Wellington Ski Club. The Launceston Walking Club has done recent maintenance on the charming little Gingerbread Hut, originally designed as a ski tow hut. The upstairs section is particularly cosy. Construction This hut is built from timber with vertical boards on the walls, and an iron roof. It has a wooden floor and is quite cosy. References Tim Chappell, President WSC - personal comms. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-two-cddza monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d9879ede-a011-4281-b64a-f0cd41d3233e/CLloyd_1982_724.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Echo Point Hut Echo Point Hut Photograph courtesy of Charles Lloyd 1982 Located 7 miles north of Cynthia Bay, on a point jutting into Lake St Clair. History This hut was built by the NPWS in 1962, under the assumption that no walking distance from one hut to another, should be longer than 7 miles (about 12 K's). Construction All timber with vertical wooden palings and a gable iron roof, and wooden floor. Wood burning stove. Caretakers - Parks Tasmania https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-one-rfepm monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/593bf04e-41f9-474b-89b2-916ae83655b5/NarcissusHut_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Narcissus Hut Narcissus Hut Photograph on intro, courtesy Ian D Ross Copyright © 1970. This one to the left 2014. Known as Narcissus Hut Location at the northern end of Lake St Clair. History Narcissus Hut was built in 1963 by the then Scenery Preservation Board to replace a hut on the same site, which was destroyed when an unattended fire in its fireplace got away. The original hut was built in 1935 by trappers who worked in the area. Nichols Hut at the junction of the lake Marion and Mt Gould Tracks went much the same way in 1964. Construction Iron over sawn timber frame, two rooms and fireplace. Caretakers - NPWS. References; https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko daily 0.75 2023-09-01 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/vickerys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a1cc7ace-ba4a-4e15-ab93-e3b5dd0a6677/Vickery%27s+hut+-+7.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/tolbar-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/440d63de-9a11-4f8a-a8ca-46d5d5633607/Tolbar+Hut+Details+KH.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Tolbar Hut Tolbar Hut Photo courtesy of Klaus Hueneke, “Huts of the Highcountry” P122. Located south of Constances and Burrungubuggee, it stood as a ruin in the 1980's. GR is 325827 on the Geehi Dam 1: 25,000 map. History The hut was built in 1934 for Grazing but the builder is un-known. Originally accessible via an old SMA track under Bar Ridge. Construction This hut was built with particularly heavy and fine slabs, some up to 40 cm wide. It had a bark roof which unusually was never replaced with iron. The only metal used was to line the upper part of the chimeny. he floor was dirt. References Klaus Hueneke Huts of the High Country P123. KHA number 2477 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/spicers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5586c6fa-53f0-4525-85f0-d166a4a612fd/Spicers+Hut+Aerial.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Spicers Hut Spicers Hut Known as Spicers Hut or Spicers Shed. Location at Yarrangobilly just near Long Plain Road, on GR327531. History This hut was built in the 1950s to support grazing. It is now a “standing ruin”, and may be considered part of Yarrangobilly Township. The chimney still stands. Construction Weatherboard, with an iron roof, brick chimney and wooden floor. References KHA Reference Number is 0813. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/twynam-ridge-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b428c507-cd20-4218-beab-ffa63d6c74ab/Twynam+Ridge+1993+DS.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Twynam Ridge Shelter - Twynam Ridge Shelter Photo courtesy of David Scott, 1993. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/yellow-bog-hut-2 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/89555e7a-2581-4bae-92a8-158fb763e2b4/yellow_bog_2_91_images_stories_photos_yellow_bog_thumb_medium250_200.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Yellow Bog Hut #2 - Yellow Bog Hut No.2 Known as Yellow bog Hut or Yellow Boy 2 Hut, or Patons Hut. Located near to Yellow Bog 1, near the YB Creek and west of the Cabramurra to Khancoban road. Grid Reference is 075098, but the Kosciusko map shows it at 060076. Brief History The hut was built by Mr Paton in 1954, and used by many. There is an SMA airstrip nearby and an avenue of trees to the north east. Construction The hut is 4.5m by 3m and constructed of sawn timber with aluminium walls and roof, the only one of its type in the Park. The lining is fibro and the floor is timber. The chimney is of cement and brick. References KHA reference is 2302 KNP POM is probably L.127. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/yellow-bog-hut-1 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e8afe52-c7e5-48fa-ae2e-e52702db6241/Yellow+Bog+No.1+ruin.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Yellow Bog Hut #1 Yellow Bog Hut #1 Photo courtesy KHA Archive, Charles Warner. Known as Yellow Bog Hut 1 or Yellow Boy Hut or Patons Hut. Located along the Yellow Bog creek, west of the Cabramurra to Khancoban Road, at Grid Reference 069090 (although there is much debate about the location! - this is possibly because there were multiple buildings) Brief History The first hut in the location was built by John Pierce in the early 1900s. This hut was built in the 1950s by the Paton family. Earlier maps show a number of buildings in this location. This picture was taken in 1994, showing the hut to be readily repairable. References KHA Reference is 2301 KNP POM Schedule is L.126. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/yans-store monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a99e0fcf-cdc5-4e96-8ee4-12ef29697ffc/Yans+Store+1976.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Yans Store Yan's Store Known as Yans Store, but at other times as Harris House and Irwins Shop. Located in the centre of Kiandra Town, on the north side of the Snowy Highway. The chimney on the right still exists. History Yan's Store is probably the most famous building in Kiandra, but is now just a few chimneys, having been removed by the NPWS in the 1980's. Charles Cowper built the store in 1860 and it was quite a hit with the miners and locals. Robert and Oliver Harris took over the store in the late 1890’s. Oliver retained the store until WW I. In the 1920’s the store was sold to George Yan one of Tom Yans five children. Additional residences were added in 1861 and 1870. In 1890, a new general store and newsagency was added by the Harris family and they continued to modify it through to 1895. After 1895 and until 1899 new additons were added and the veranda on the western side was built. The photo to the left was taken in 1976. In 1975, I explored the whole building, which while a little “drafty” but was complete. However, the NPWS considered it to be unsafe and pulled it down. This was a great pity. References Klaus Hueneke, Huts of the High Country pp 96-98 KHA Reference number is 1016. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/wragges-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/86b8a3ce-1439-4097-9f7c-d1cd319e0efd/Wragge%27s+Observatory+and+Tent+NLA.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Wragges Observatory Wragges Observatory Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives, this one now held in the National Library of Australia and Copyright ©. Taken 1899. Known as Wragges Hut or Wragges Observatory. History The hut was built by Clement Wragge, the Australian meteorologist, for taking weather observations from the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, in conjunction with those taken on the south coast of NSW, for comparison. He built the hut after his tent camp was blown down. The full story is quite extraordinary. The footings of the hut are clearly visible, near to the summit of Australia's highest mountain. Construction Weatherboards, with an access "Chimney" for times when the snow was deep. References Hueneke Pp 2-3, 10-12. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/wolgal-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0f67582d-9999-4374-aab1-1597bd9c254b/Wolgal+1.JPG L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Wolgal Lodge - Wolgal Lodge Photograph by Olaf Moon 2003. Note that this hut was destroyed in the bushfires of 2020. Known as Wolgal Hut or Wolgal Lodge. Location This hut was at Kiandra, in Pollocks Gully above the town. Grid Reference is 246282. GPS Location: S 35.879617 E 148.493212 Brief History The hut was built as a lodge for skiing and horse riding. It was used regularly, but remained locked to the public. Construction Timber walls and corrugated iron roof. Incredibly ugly brown paint work. Interesting shutters. Reference KHA number 1014. No KNP number, https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/windy-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d7ffb321-04d8-4002-9b92-6937f5cbbd9c/windy+creek73+L+Bell.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Windy Creek Hut Windy Creek Hut Photograph courtesy of Laurie Bell © 1973. Known as Windy Ck Hut Located on the Rolling Grounds, above Whites River. At GR217800 in a key position for skiers. History Built by the SMA about 1954, in expectation that a pondage would be built here, at the high elevation, but this was abandoned. The hut was still standing well into the 1970's but was pushed over by snow creep and is now a collapsed ruin. The building finally sucumbed in 1974. On the informal footpad across the alpine ridges. Construction Weatherboards over a sawn wooden frame. Wood floor and iron roof. In an ideal location for those traversing the Rolling Grounds from Kosciusko to Jagungal. References KHA Reference is 2426 Hueneke - no ref. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/veranda-camp monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94dd1280-ed52-4b70-8889-8a10dd1c0d4f/Veranda+Camp+SAM+by+OJM+2002.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Veranda Camp Verandah Camp Known as Veranda Huts, Veranda Camp. Location Located on the Geehi Valley side, on the maintenance track to Siren Song and Opera House Hut. This is the last of the many buildings that used to occupy this spot. The photograph was taken in 2000. GPS Location: S36.342172 E 148.295223 Brief History This site was a major camp built by the SMA in the 1950's to support the workers building the aqueduct and weirs coming off the Main Range. Construction Various. References KHA Reference 2418. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/tongue-bend-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0907cc5b-841c-4fda-906a-60d1a4039381/Tongue+Bend+Gauging+Station+.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Tongue Bend Hut - Tongue Bend Gauging Station Photograph by Charles Warner for KHA © 1995. Known as Tongue Hut or Tongue Bend Gauging Station. Located at Tongue Bend on the Kosciusko map at GR152034, originally shown on an SMA map at 877546. History It was built about 1945 as one of the first gauging stations for hydrology measurements. Also used as a flying fox base, to cross the river. It was then abandoned in 1964. Construction Vertical weatherboard with an iron roof. Wooden floor. References KHA List Reference 2306. Hueneke - none. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/three-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/983ba859-ee35-40bb-bd74-1bc81ce9c317/Three+Mile+Camp.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Three Mile Camp - Three Mile Camp Known as Three Mile Camp or Three Mile Huts. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/thomas-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cace9064-e725-442a-84b3-3c5fc63e8728/Thomas%27+hut+kitchen.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Thomas' Hut - Thomas’ Hut https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/ted-oldfields-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b07d6282-c186-4ca9-8a03-061004016b97/Ted+Oldfield%27s+hut+1987.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Ted Oldfields Hut Ted Oldfield's Hut Known as Ted Oldfields Hut, Long Plain Hut No. 2 or Old Yans Hut. Located a short distance north of Cooinbil Homestead, on a small hill on the right side of the Long Plain Road. History This hut was built as a shepherds shelter by Ted Oldfield. In the 1980’s there was an attempt made to shore up the rotting stumps, by scarfing ona new piece of wood to each one, with an angle cut. Unfortunately, all the cuts were made in the same direction, so the hut twisted in the first gust and collapsed. References KHA Reference number is 1104. Hueneke P228 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/tabletop-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b38003ca-ffa5-488c-91fe-f0c479617aaf/Tabletop+hut+HOR+BH.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Tabletop Hut - Tabletop Hut Known as Tabletop Hut Located at The Tabletop Mountain south of Kiandra. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/stockwhip-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b1a75f78-8ff8-46d1-ab34-21b84f6f7fb4/Stockwhip+Hill+Hut+vert.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Stockwhip Hut - Stockwhip Hill Hut Known as Stockwhip Hut, Stockwhip Hill Hut or Moyungal Hut. Located upstream from the Tin Mines, by about 3Km on a spur fire trail. The turnoff to the hut is not obvious until you are right at it. Look just beyond the second creek crossing on the FT. Brief History The original hut was built by the SMA for hydrologists and was very large (about 15m square). The remaining hut was used as a gauging station and was built in the 1950s. There is currently no log book in this hut, so the frequency of visitation is not clear. Construction The remaining hut is weatherboard, about 2.5m square, with a pitched iron roof and wooden floor. There are two single bunks in the inner room. References KHA Reference is 2706 and the KNP POM is L.116. There is not a conservation study for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/stilwell-station-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/150905a5-9c88-4c67-8fd8-e881da788b08/Stilwell+RestaurantVERT+BandW+KH.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Stilwell Station Huts - Stilwell Restaurant Black and White photos courtesy of Klaus Hueneke. Known as Stilwell Top Station, Stillwell Restaurant. Location near to Mt Stillwell and about halfway between Thredbo Valley and Charlotte's Pass, at Grid reference 196647. Brief History The Stillwell Restaurant was built as the highest point on the Thredbo Valley to Charlottes Path chair lift in 1964-65. At the time it was the longest chair lift in the world. The operation closed when a person came off the end of the chairlift dead from exposure. The hut was destroyed by the elements in 1970 and later abandoned. A hut or shed nearby, albeit with a damaged roof, would make an excellent shelter hut, with minor restoration. There are other smaller huts along the path of the chairlift in various states of repair. References https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/spottswoods-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/18b4dd87-3e90-42df-b5b9-3ed5f3cd7533/Spottswood%27s+hut+BandW.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Spottswoods Hut - Spottswoods Hut https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/spencers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6fa79539-7f8e-44f2-9158-9f79bd133f09/Spencers.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Spencers Hut - Spencers Hut Photograph copyright KHA, from David Butler. Known as Spencers Hut Located at the side of the track leading out of Blue Waterholes Creek, heading south to Pockets hut. At GR523555 on the Tantangara map. History The hut was built by Spencer to support the mining of lead in the nearby hill. There was a second hut just to the west of this location. For many years it was used by David Butler and his son, Peter Butler. David took this photo on the left in about 1950. It shows his Willies Jeep in the shelter beside it. The hut was later used by graziers including Tom and Molly Taylor, who lived there for some years, including those with incredible snowfalls - 1942 and 1943. It was still standing strongly in 1974, but heavy winds and snow collapsed one of the main poles, and the roof fell to the ground as a complete unit. The upright poles were not very strong, as they needed to be dragged to this location when the hut was built. Proposals to make the local Karst area a "Special Management Unit" to protect the caves, may see the end of this shelter altogether, however, in the 1970’s it would have been easy to restore. Today, it is flat on the ground. Construction Bush poles with an iron roof and maltoid (panel board) walls, plus iron fireplace. It had a dirt floor. Caretakers - None. References Hueneke Pp195 and 222. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/soil-conservation-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/86584816-28e1-403d-bfd5-62f45b3941a7/Soil+Conservation+no+snow+LB.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Soil Conservation Hut - Soil Conservation Hut Photos by Laurie Bell and R Constable, 1977 and 1971. Also known as Carruthers Hut, the Soil Con Hut or Soil Conservation Hut Location A large hut, situated a few hundred metres to the south of Blue Lake, in a very exposed ridge position at 165 699 on the Kosciusko map. Brief History This large hut was purpose built by the NSW Soil Conservation Service in 1964, to house workers who were undertaking soil erosion control above the snow line. It was removed in 1984 when the work was complete. Today, the leveled area of snow grass is all that remains. The hut was generally locked, but one window was always open, and became the "Door" to cross country skiers, for which the hut was ideally placed for skiing on the main range. It was reachable in about two hours skiing from Charlotte's Pass. The snow picture was taken in August 1975, a good snow year. The party had tried to make the hut in a blizzard and being unable to find it, camped in a snow cave, less than 200m from the hut. The blizzard continued for eight days, with high winds and very low visibility. However, the skiing was still excellent. Conservationists and skiiers alike, generally agree that the hut should have been removed, being so prominent and alien to the open wilderness landscape. While it stood, it was very well used and loved. Construction The Soil Conservation hut was about the size of a regular house, with a total of eight rooms. The roof and walls were aluminium cladding, with an internal wooden floor, partially covered with linoleum. There were eight sliding windows. The kitchen and toilet were integrated into the building. References Hueneke Pp 8 and 11. KHA reference number 2419. KNP POM number is L114. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/simpsons-diggings-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/11a54ad8-a867-4283-85aa-e4050ef04daa/Simpson%27s+Diggings+House.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Simpsons Diggings Hut - Simpsons Diggings Hut Known as Simpsons Diggings Hut. Location on the Copper Mine Trail, near Little Glory Hole Creek. History This hut was built and operated around 1912 to support gold mining. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/rutledges-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/84d2ee7e-6437-4871-bf00-597c1e1333f9/Rutledge%27s+hut+1988+GP.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Rutledges Hut - Rutledges Hut Photo courtesy of Greg Powell 1988. Known as Rutledges Hut Location in the Thredbo Valley near the Thredbo diggings. History Built as a homestead, but torn down by the NPWS as considered unsafe! https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/rules-point-hotel monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cee8d254-cddb-45c9-8bbf-3eeab3e353b0/Rules+Point+Hotel+1953.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Rules Point Hotel - 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. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/richards-break-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/052ec686-f29d-4a68-9de4-47278331f1c0/Richards+Break+Dog+Houses.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Richards Break Hut - Richard’s Break Hut Photograph held in the KHA Archives - Copyright © 2003. Located at GR 215025 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Known as Richards Break Hut or Toolong Range Hut History Famous for its six pyramidal dog kennels, still in place and made of corrugated iron. Still standing in the 1970's it is classified as a "standing ruin" - which might be re-built. Originally on this site was a "break", a chock and log compound to house sheep at night which was formed by Tom Richards about 1920. This hut was built by Evans Woodhouse about 1941 to support grazing in the area. Construction Build over a pole frame, it had walls and roof of corrugateded iron and a chimney built of timber and flattened iron. The floor was dirt. Caretakers - none. References Charles Warner - "the big list". KHA reference number is 2316. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/reids-mine-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b580a1c2-f4fc-4481-a41a-eb4287593b74/Reid%27s+Mine+Hut+BandW.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Reids Mine Huts - Reids Mine Hut Known as Reids Mine Located Across the river to the south of Constances and Burrungubuggee Shelter. Olivers Hut also stood nearby but the actual location has not been found. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/red-hut-or-yellow-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ecd73fa5-d90d-465e-b4f5-bfc78af72be8/Red+Hut+BandW.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Red Hut (or Yellow Hut) - Red Hut Known as Red Hut or Yellow Hut Located at Charlottes Pass, in the middle of a ski run built in the early 1970s. Grid Reference was originally listed as 196672 by Charles Warner, but should be at 198672. It was probably located on the top side of the road, with a small SMA hut on the lower side, opposite. This is a site only today. History Red Hut was built by the Lands Department and showed on their 1;63,360 scale maps. Red Hut was the only hut destroyed by dynamite to make way for a new ski run at Charlottes Pass! Construction Timber with horizantal paling wall and wooden floor boards. Substantial stone chimney. Overall small in size. References Shown on the Charles Warner special list as Ref number 24056. Red hut does not appear in the KHA reference list currently. Ted Fleming - pers comm - following a bushwalking trip in 1952. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/rawsons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/823e13e4-247c-4390-9a7b-ff577ec5d68f/Rawson%27s+hut+KH+BandW+1976.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Rawsons Hut - Rawsons Pass Hut Photo by Klaus Hueneke 1980. Known as Rawsons Hut or Rawson Pass Hut. Located on the west side of the pass, downhill about 200m before you cross the pass to climb Mt Kosciuszko. Perfectly postioned for skiers. Location Was located on a flat down the creek from Rawsons Pass - the location is still visible. Brief History Rawsons was built in the 1950s by the SMA as an hydrologists shelter. It was used through the 1970s as an excellently located ski hut for XC skiers. Rawsons was removed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1984. Construction Weatherboard over a timber frame with a wooden floor and windows. It included one pot belly stove. References Hueneke Pp 2. KHA Reference number is 2410. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/ravine-hotel monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0ae2eb26-0f57-4cb9-b5e9-8c4d181944c5/Ravine++-+The+Washington+Hotel+-+Lobbs+Hole+-+1+copy+2.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Ravine Hotel - Washington Arms Hotel Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as The Ravine Hotel or Washington Arms Hotel or Lobbs Hole Hotel. Located at Ravine, in the Lobbs Hole Valley, south of Yarrangobilly and East of Talbingo Reservoir. Shown on the "Ravine" 1:25,000 map at GR 258388. Great camping sites exist around here on the Yarrangobilly River. Brief History The Hotel was built in 1874 and extended in 1905 to form a major complex serving the Lobbs Hole Mines and Kiandra road. Now a standing ruin of pise (mudbrick) walls. Has an excellent large campsite(s) very nearby and across the river. There is also the clear remains of past mining at GR268379, plus a meterological station. Construction Mud brick and corrugated iron. Reference Hueneke Page xvii KHA number 0901. KNP POM L.17. History Sheet available. No Conservation Study as it is treated as a ruin. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pugilistic-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f525f4fb-e0fe-48f7-b472-fd2af46f365a/Pugilistic+Hut+and+Jeep+E+Mitchell+.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pugilistic Hut - Pugilistic Hut Photo courtesy of John Mitchell, Corryong. Taken by his mother Elynne Mitchell who was Australian Skiing Champion and a famour Author of the Silver Brumby Books. Copyright. Known as Pugilistic Hut or Pugilistic Creek Hut Located on Pretty Plain, East of the Dargal Range and about a kilometre from the Pretty Plain hut. Brief History The hut was built in 1947 by a Mr Whitehead. The hut was given the name "Pugilistic" following and altercation between two stockmen, one of whom was deliberately fueled up on alcohol, so he would lose the fight (over ownership of some cattle). The families involved, continue to dispute the event! We hold photographs of the hut from Tom Mitchell's first (ever) vehicular crossing of the Snowies, showing it with vertical slabs in the walls and a hessian bag for the door. The slabs have since fallen out. The NPWS views this hut as a "standing ruin" and not to be restored despite its obvious historical context. Construction The hut measures about 3m by 4m and was built around four very substantial poles with vertical slab walls. The floor was of dirt and the fireplace of stone. Originally the roof and gables were made of bark, but the former was replaced with corrugated iron. Noneheless, a welcome shelter in pouring rain! References The KHA reference number is 2311 KNP POM schedule is L.106. No conservation study exists. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/prowses-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ee862f09-3b58-435a-858e-d29a51ff4726/Prowses+Hut.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Prowses Hut - Prowse’s Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives, taken by A Greene © 1950. Location Grid reference 385443 on the Rules Point map. Under the powerline and easy to find. Brief History The house was built by Bert Russell for the Prowse brothers and AJ Mackay in the early 1940's. Construction Weatherboard, veranda, gable iron roof and outhouse. References KHA Reference is 1202. Hueneke - nil https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pounds-creek-hut-illawong monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c93832c2-5e84-4e10-9d05-7d26753d15ea/Pounds1926.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pounds Creek Hut (Illawong) - Pounds Creek Hut Photograph Courtesy of the NSW Tourist Board, 1926. Located about two kilometres upriver from Guthega resort at GR215711. History The original hut (shown in the picture to the left) was built in 1926 by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau to support Herbert Schlink's ski crossing. Renovated and extended in 1956 by John Turner to support local skiing. This hut has now been changed substantially, to become Illawong Lodge and is run under a lease by the Australian Alpine Club, which was supposed to close in 2004. Illawong is locked, but there is a survival shelter under one end. Reference KHA Reference is 2424. Hueneke https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pipers-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/22639bbd-18fe-4008-a09a-6883d1b669f5/Piper%27s+Creek+hut+copy+2.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pipers Creek Hut - Pipers Creek Hut Known as Pipers Creek Hut Located at Pipers Creek 1.5km north of the Smiggin Holes Ski Resort. GPS Location S36.376669 E 148.426044. History The hut was built in the 1950's by SMA for aqueduct maintenance. The aqueduct remains are visible, and the hut is still used by Snowy Hydro. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pigram-hut-and-bus monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d9b893a1-d5f1-48dd-8776-90021b003bb8/Pigram%27s+Yarrangobilly+BUS.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pigram Hut (and Bus) Pigrams Hut and Bus Photograph from the KHA Archive © 1953. Located at Yarrangobilly. History This hut was built as a cooking shelter against the side of a bus, which is still present. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pig-gully-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b89ce32d-792c-44d4-99e9-3e6c8cf8a20f/Pig+Gully+RV.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pig Gully Hut - Pig Gully Hut Known as Pig Gully Hut This photo was taken in 1971, but the hut is now a ruin. History This hut was built in the 1920's for gold mining. It was long occupied by Fred Bernhardt. Construction Horizantal timbers and roof palings. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pethers-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4bee0d35-523a-4c98-ac14-4dd2dc6b582d/Pether%27s+No.1+hut++copy.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pethers Huts - Pethers Huts (No.1 and 2) Photograph from the KHA Archive, taken by Harry Pether 1957. Known as Pethers Hut Located on Ring Creek on the western side of Long Plain. History The second Pethers hut stood well into the 1970’s, and was made of large logs in the “log cabin” style. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/perisher-gap-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d010f8df-898a-4023-8a2b-81a19d710584/Perisher+Gap+F+Dawes.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Perisher Gap Hut - Perisher Gap Hut Photo courtesy of Fred Dawes. Known as Perisher Hut or Perisher Gap Hut https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/peppercorn-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fee79603-05a4-4972-96cf-e711d0a53772/Peppercorn+Shelter.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Peppercorn Shelter Peppercorn Shelter Known as Peppercorn Hut or Peppercorn Lean-to. Location At the nortnern end of Long Plain, Grid Reference 480 613 on the Peppercorn 1:25,000 map. GPS location: S 35.578479 E 148.634932. History This picture is at the Peppercorn Shelter, which was built in 1979 from the remains of the Big Peppercorn Homestead. Construction The Peppercorn shelter is built of corrugated iron on three sides and for the roof, over wired bush poles. The original Peppercorn Homestead was a classic timber slab house with corrugated iron roof which replaced a bark one. References The KHA Reference for the Peppercorn Homestead is 1107, for the Peppercorn Shelter is 1108 plus Little Peppercorn. KNP has no registration for any of these sites. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/peppercorn-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8125bed3-b1a0-4a55-925e-a01917888dea/Big+Peppercorn+hut+-+3+copy.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Peppercorn Homestead - Big Peppercorn Homestead Known as Peppercorn House, Big Peppercorn Homestead. Located at the top, or north end of Long Plain. GPS Location: S 35.578479 E 148.634932 History Peppercorn was built as a substantial home to support grazing on long plain. It was burnt in 1973 by a person repairing a motorcycle in the kitchen. Construction Built from horizantal slabs, with a wooden floor and bark roof originally. References https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pattinsons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f0c6e3c-999b-4137-b91a-11882013522a/Pattinsons+in+snow.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pattinsons Hut - Pattinsons Hut Known as Pattinsons Hut, Pattinsons Lodge. This hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires Location In Pollocks Gully at Kiandra. Grid Reference is 345 279 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. GPS Location: S35.881571 E 148.491990 Brief History The house was built by Pattinson as a private dwelling and Locked. It is unlikely to be re-built. Construction Weatherboard, corrugated iron roof and wooden floors. Brick chimney. The last remaining homestead at Kiandra. References KHA Reference number is 1013. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/opera-house monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c24930f-8d79-482e-a33d-1b06e072fb4f/Opera_House_from_Road_2_small.JPG L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Opera House Hut - Opera House Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - maintenance crew. Known as The Opera House Hut, Canyon Camp or SMC Hydro Operations Hut. Location Opera House is in the most remote location in the Park, at the base of Lady Northcote Canyon. It is accessible with difficulty via a range of routes, including a rock scramble down the Sentinel Ridge, up a three mile tunnel from Siren Song and via a mighty scrub bash from Olsen's LO. It is also reachable via a very rough track from Siren Song, built by Army SAS in 1995, around the 1200m contour. The grid reference is 142721. GPS Location: S36.387854 E 148.276335 Brief History Opera House was built by the SMA in 1966, to manage water aqueducts running off the "Little Austria" area of the main range. It cost more per square foot to build, than the Sydney Opera House - hence the name. It housed SMA hydrologists and maintenance workers. It was handed over by the SMA to the NPWS (and KHA in January 2002) and was open until it was burnt. NPWS consider it to be a significant asset as a survival shelter, especially considering the number of people now skiing "Little Austria". Construction Opera House is 5m by 4m with walls of concrete and granite facing. The roof is iron, and the floor is concrete. There is an iron stove and flue and indoor toilet. Water is obtained from a tap on the aqueduct. References KHA 2412 KNP POM is L.96. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/olsens-lookout-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5ff427e-fcc0-4a91-ada1-eeafb0255891/Olsen%27s+Lookout+Shelter+Shed+far.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Olsens Lookout Shelter - Olsens Lookout Shelter Known as Olsens LO Hut Located at the lookout about half way up the access road to Tooma Dam. Brief History The hut was built by the NPWS in the 1980s as a picnic shelter. Construction Timber logs, open walls and an iron roof. References KHA Reference is 2408. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/old-pretty-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24d5c6b1-0ad3-4014-ba71-a58302de7055/Old+Pretty+Plain+late+1920%27s.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Old Pretty Plain Hut - Old Pretty Plain Hut Photograph by Ted Fleming © 1953. Known as Pretty Plain Hut, Sesselas Hut or Pretty Plain #2. Located about 70 m west of the newer Pretty Plain Hut at Grid Ref 164956. History The original hut was built in 1891 by Pearce and Hannel, of Hannel's Spur fame, to support their grazing efforts. The fact that the newer hut was built right beside it, indicates that the area was viewed as a useful run. Constuction A log cabin, with a dirt floor and bark roof. The hut was in good order until the 1960's simply needing a new roof, but may have been pulled down. References KHA Hut list 2309 Hueneke Pp 157. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/nine-mile-hut-and-mines monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0389d028-7737-4d83-9756-559e51b6c28a/Nine+Mile+hut+-++1+copy.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Nine Mile Hut and Mines Nine Mile Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives, taken by Mr Horvath © 1953. Known as Nine Mile Hut, Empress Mine Hut or Nine Mile diggings. Location south of Selwyn at GR 338187. This was a substantial mining site, with buildings located along the valley. None now remain. History First opened in 1860, then converted into a village, which later supported the Empress Mine, that was put in from 1890 to 1910. The primary objective was gold ore. Bill Hughes was born here in March 1903, into a bark roofed hut with a sand floor. References KHA Reference Number 1010 Hueneke Pp88, 94, 108, 111 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/napthalis-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/35d33fa8-7111-481b-b85f-a2a9c15c5405/111+Napthalis+House+bandw.gif L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Napthalis Homestead Napthalis Homestead Known as Snowy Plain House or Napthalis Homestead. Location History Now a site, all that remains are the floor bearers. The following words are from Pauline Downings’ book: Snowy Plain House was home for many years to Maurice Napthali and his wife Sarah Bolton. It was a substantial home and the centre of their social circle. Maurice worked in the Berridale, Jindabyne and Snowy Plain as a horse breaker, stockman and blacksmith and was renowned as a fine horseman. He arrived in Berridale with his sister Eliza who had married William Glanville, a well-known bullock team driver in the area. Snowy Plain House was a social centre for the eighteen families who lived nearby. Dances were held there regularly and tennis was played on a court in front of the house. Construction The original house was built of slabs with a shingle roof. Weatherboards and an iron roof were added later. The house had five rooms and an outside dairy room where butter and cheese were made. Maurice (1841-1913) and Sarah (1857-1945) were married in 1883 and it is believed that they moved into Snowy Plain House, which Maurice had built at about that time. References Downing, Pauline, “If I Wake in the Middle of the Night” 1998 KHA Reference is 2509. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-six-w98kc monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/68241c61-eec1-4e5b-88aa-ebd294a37c04/Mould%27s+hut+RV.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Moulds Hut Moulds Hut Photo courtesy of Reet Vallak. Known as Moulds Hut or Spencers Peak Hut Location near Spencers Peak, west of Eucumbene Dam and in the east section of the Jagungal Wilderness. Grid reference is 309011 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. (The Kosciusko map shows it in a slightly different position). Brief History Moulds was built by RG Mould in 1930. Moulds was one of two huts deliberately destroyed by fire, by NPWS officers in 1977, after a mis-interpretation of the policy at the time. A request to be allowed to re-build the hut, was denied by the NPWS in 1978. The toilet still stands! Construction Moulds was 5m by 4m and built or corrugated iron, with a dirt floor. Reference KHA Reference number is 2331. KNP does not list this hut in the Managment Plan. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-five-6jh86 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e5a3b6ce-c5c0-4eae-9121-01d8ed1d0dde/Montagues%27s+hut.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Montagues Hut Montagues Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives © Dunn 1978. Known as Montagues Hut History The hut was deliberately burnt down by the Parks Service in 1986. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/merambego-house monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/972e8d68-ea13-4820-b9ad-3c7fe34b4a98/merambego_fireplace+CD.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Merambego Homestead Merambego Homestead Photograph from the KHA Archives © 1973 Known as Merambego Hut or Merambego Homestead Located in the far south Byadbo Wilderness at GR 484206 on the new Tombong 1:50,000 map. This is a site only, with the footplate and chimney remaining. History It was originally built as a homestead to support grazing around 1900. It was pulled down by the NPWS as a "risk to visitors" without approvals being sought in the 1980's. Construction Original homestead built in timber with paling walls and corrugated iron roof, it was the centre of a subtantial station. large yards (200m north) and evidence of other buildings on the site exist. Caretakers - NPWS References NPWS holds extensive files on this homestead at Jindabyne Craig Doubleday - pers comm Oct 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-three-x8an5 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ad1be57-97a8-4fc8-a9cf-02b0024d1d26/Lorna+Doone+Mine+House.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Lorna Doone Mine Huts Lorna Doone Mine and Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives taken in the early 1930s. Known as Lorna Doone Mine or Lorna Doone Hut. History This was re-discovered amongst the re-growth in 1977 by Klaus Hueneke, Jim Dick and Elizabeth Morey in a steep gorge off the Tumut River. There are many remants of the old stamper and boiler. The terrace that the cottage stood on, as seen above, is still very visible. References Hueneke Pp113, 114. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-two-pk6yp monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/561fc4f3-ac60-4a88-a980-c79d880c8484/Lookdown+VR.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Lookdown Hut Lookdown Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - 1992 Charles Warner. Known as Lookdown House or Lookdown Hut Location Near Yarrangobilly, above the Cotterills area. Grid reference 321536. Brief History It is the last remaining building of a group of houses on this hillside, which formed the Yarrangobilly Village. This one was used for Forestry from 1930 to 1950, and could be restored with ease. The Yarrangobilly cemetry is nearby at reference 321538. Construction It is a large homestead with at least 9 rooms. Concrete blocks, wooden floor and iron roofs. Double sided fireplace and full bathroom. Reference KHA reference number 0808. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/long-flat-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94b0737e-75e3-4fa4-b996-cf50617b1591/Long+Flat+Homestead+Main.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Long Flat Homestead Long Flat Homestead Photograph by Barbara Seymour © 2001. Location This hut is on the Horse Shoe Firetrail, about 8Km east of Yarrangobilly. It is on the Tantangara 1:100k and Peppercorn 1:25, 000 map at 369595. Brief History This was a hut was of moderate size, built for use by stockmen. It was also probably used by miners. Construction The hut was originally built with an iron roof, iron and slab walls plus a timber floor. There were extensive yards nearby. 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