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