Extract from "Early days of the upper Murray" - Jean Carmody.
Two interviews with people who lived and worked in the Pilot Wildeness, south of Thredbo.
In 2005 caretaker Chris Slotemaker de Bruine wrote this history of Gooandra's amazing conservation:
This page lists all the historical sites. More sites are in the process of being prepared for publication.
Many people familiar with the high country will have heard of Ligar’s Route, a track developed to provide ready access for Victorian miners to the Kiandra Goldrush in 1860. Less well-known, is the fact it was a sideshow in the (never-ending?) socio-political struggle between Victoria and New South Wales. This article is part of a paper presented to the Australian Engineering Heritage Conference, October 2022.
Committee Member: 2003 – 2007
President: 2007 - 2009, 2010 - 2012, 2015 - 2017
Life Member: 2012
A detailed report on the CSIRO Rabbit Research Hut by Graham Scully, coordinator of the Huts and History Group for KHA.
Download an article from the Monaro Mercury, circa 1898, describing the construction of the observatory on the top of Mt. Kosciuszko.
Adrian Ingleby has directed us to some articles in relation to the design of the Observatory Hut, and also relating to the “Hatch” which Basil Newth built in 1899 to allow entry and exit during the winter months.
Three article published by Trove describing the difficult winter conditions suffered by our early scientists.
Read David Scott's article on the establishment and operation of Clement Wragge’s Meteorological Observatory on the summit of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart 1895-1909.
The attached article gives details of a horseriding trip to Tom Groggin followed by Jack Riley leading the group to the summit.
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