Help Needed - Demolition of cottage at Tharwa

HELP NEEDED TO REMOVE HUT MATERIAL FROM THARWA ACT
19 & 20 AUGUST

Volunteers, large trailers, vehicles and labour are all required to load and transport hut building materials from a demolished cottage in Tharwa in the ACT. The cottage is located on the corner of Naas Road (or Tharwa Drive) and Tidbinbilla Road.
 
If you can assist, please contact 

David Mitchell This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mob: 0408653439
Bob Salijevic  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Peter Woolley Collection The Rucksack Club walk 1947

Peter Woolley sent some amazing photos from a walk in 1947 by his aunt and uncle who were members of the Sydney Rucksack Club.

The Rucksack Club walking party transfer from rail to charabanc, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
View of Cooma Township, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Pounds Creek Hut, from the slope opposite, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection. 
Pounds Creek Hut, currently the sleeping quarters of Illawong Lodge, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Unnamed taking in the vista of Albina Lake, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Grey Mare Hut with yards, this may not be the current building, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Looking over the Kerries Range toward Mt Jagungal, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Mawsons Hut, Mt Jagungal in the distance, 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Tin Hut on the Brassy Range 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.
Alpine Hut, since destroyed by fire, note the ski run on the slope above 1947; Peter Woolley Collection.

Report on Frank & Jack's workparty February 2017

Trevor Clement sent in this report on their recent workparty at Frank & Jack's Hut in Namadgi National Park

Frank and Jack’s hut in Namadgi is only 2.7kms from the Yankee Hat car park and, as such, received a great number of visitors. The hut is in reasonable condition although there are a number of maintenance issues identified at a joint KHA and ACT PCS site visit in late 2016. As the new KHA caretaker I developed a plan to address the maintenance issues in a phased approach.

Aust. Alpine Club: Article on the Kiandra to Kosci. crossing

The Australian Alpine Club have posted some interesting heritage articles on their website including:

Two Tin Huts & a Heroic Snowy Mountain Crossing [takes you to the AAC's webpage]

These mention articles for the Australian Ski Yearbook which KHA has in it's collection.

You can peruse them at the following links:

Australian Ski Yearbook Articles

Australian Ski Yearbook - ACT, Victoria and Tasmanian Articles