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The reconstruction of ten heritage huts which were destroyed by the Black Summer bushfires in Kosciuszko National Park is now finished, with the completion of Round Mountain Hut.
The 60 heritage huts in the park were built from the 1870s to the 1990s, by a range of people including cattlemen, prospectors and Snowy Mountains Scheme workers. They showcase the rugged nature of the area and have served as welcome emergency shelter to bushwalkers.
During the 2019–20 bushfires, ten huts were destroyed, and an 11th was damaged. Since then, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has teamed up with descendants of the hut builders and volunteers from the Kosciuszko Huts Association and others to restore the buildings.
The rebuilt huts are:
Linesman Huts (two buildings, built 1960s and 1980s)
Sawyers Resthouse (built 1900s)
Delanys Hut (built 1910)
Vickerys Hut (built 1938-39)
Bradley and O’Brien’s Hut (built 1952)
Brooks Hut (built 1943)
Four Mile Hut (built 1937)
Round Mountain Hut (built 1913, 1953)
Happys Hut (built 1931)
Harveys Hut (believed to be built 1960s) (repaired rather than rebuilt)
More information: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/bushfire-damaged-kosciuszko-heritage-huts-rebuilt
Check out the great video on the Bradleys and O'Briens Hut Rebuild | youtu.be/5V2u6lF0S5w ... See MoreSee Less
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