Namadgi Huts

Year Built: 1939

Alternate Name(s): Upper Grassy Creek Hut, Oldfields Hut

Condition: Good

HMO: Namadgi

Waterhole Hut

Waterhole Hut is located upstream from Westermans homestead on Grassy Creek, almost on the southern ACT border with NSW. It cannot be seen from the fire trail, so following the creek upstream from the old yards is the easiest way to find it.

Brief History

Waterhole hut was built by the then owner, Thomas Oldfield, his son Jack and Henry Tyrie in 1939, to support grazing. It was a basic hut with a dirt floor.

Stones were used from the old homestead nearby, for the base to the chimney. The old homestead had been occupied by Thomas Westerman's mother with her second husband, Francis Dwyer.

The stock yards nearby are quite unique, incorporating large granite boulders.

Construction

Waterhole is a simple iron hut with a dirt floor.In 2004 and 2005 the hut was fully restored by KHA and the caretakers.. It is believed that there once was a floor as per photograph in attachments and this may be rebuilt in the future.. The door and verandah were both now missing, but KHA has photographs showing how it originally looked, which assisted in the renovation.