I have had more than a passing interest in the mountain huts, or cattlemens huts in the Victorian Alpine region. I am a member of the Victorian Huts Association, a group formed after the huge bushfires of 2003. See https://hutsvictoria.org.au/about-vhcha/
Large timber logs were also used to build several of the cattlemen’s huts in the high country in Victoria and New South Wales.
These huts were mainly used in the warmer months when cattle were permitted to graze on the grass plains in the high country.
Perhaps the most well known and photographed is Craigs Hut near Mt Stirling. It really was only built as a movie set for the film "The Man from Snowy River". It is easily accessible by 4WD.
Wallaces Hut on the Bogong High Plains is considered to be the oldest hut. It too is a short walk from a car park.
Cope Hut located a short distance from Wallaces is not the traditional cattlemens hut but was built in the late 1920s as a ski lodge.
Cope Hut is considered to be one of the most comfortable huts.
Cleve Cole Hut is a Memorial hut located near the summit of Mt Bogong and is built from local rocks.
Another unique Memorial Hut is on Mt Feathertop built in 1965-67 by the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club (MUMC) as a tribute to two members killed on Mt Cook in New Zealand.
I designed this geodesic dome whilst a student. The two killed were my friends. The hut has since been painted a dull green colour to reduce reflections and has survived two extreme bushfires that have burnt right up to the rock walls. Photo from the late 1960s
Guys Hut is another hut a pleasant stroll from a car park on the Howitt Plains.
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