Kell Hut History
Extract from Kells Hut Conservation Study, prepared by David Scott, September 1990.
Matthew's Cottage, Kiandra History
Extract from Matthews Cottage Conservation Study, prepared for NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service by David Scott, October 1993.
Max and Bert Oldfields History
Extract from Max & Bert Oldfield's Hut Conservation Study prepared for the Kosciusko Huts Association by Matthew Higgins and David Scott, December 1992.
Mountains of Memories - Chapter 11
Chapter 11 - the Egg Lady Who Taught The Piano And A Place Called Dartmoor
Back then, it snowed in the first week in June every year. It never failed. Set your watch by it, sort of thing.
Mountains of Memories - Chapter 12
Chapter 12 - Dartmoor - The Coldest Place On Earth And A Royal Horse.
For sheer cold, for pure numbness of spirit and everything you didn't have protected, you couldn't go past Dartmoor in mid-winter.
Peppercorn Hut - Research
A collection of images, that should be self-explanatory, relating to Peppercorn Hut.
See also: Francis Dunn's Grave
Recollections of an Unmelodious Bullocky
First published in the Queanbeyan History Bulletin, March 1976.
I was about twelve when I first started to work with teams, and about fourteen when I started to drive them on my own.
Rugman's Hut - Faithfully Restored
As the fires approached Paupong in 2003, Raymond Wroe took the initiative to save Charlie Rugman's hut by carefully numbering and disassembling the building to remove from the site.
Rugman's Hut and the 2003 Fires
As the fires approached Paupong in 2003, Raymond Wroe took the initiative to save Charlie Rugmans hut by carefully numbering and disassembling the building to remove it from the site.
A History of the Mountain Huts
The huts in the high country were built by stockmen, prospectors, recreational fishermen, skiers and the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority to meet their accommodation, shelter, recreational and hydrology needs at the time. Many of these huts have been lost through fire and decay, but around120 of them still remain. These are now cared for co-operatively by KHA and the Park Services.
Dick Schofield, Dingo Trappers
Dick Schofield was one of the builders of Gavel's Hut. Dicks recollections add a little more to our records of the skills of dog trappers.
Hotel Kosciuszko
The Hotel Kosciuszko burnt in 1953, leaving Sponar's Inn - the original staff quarters - standing.