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  • Protecting the heritage huts and homesteads of the Snowy Mountains since 1971

    Protecting the heritage huts and homesteads of the Snowy Mountains since 1971

The National Library of Australia (NLA), has electronically published all major Australian newspapers from 1803 to 1954.

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This is an invaluable resource for research, and contains much material on the huts and life of the early High Country settlers.

An complete scan of the newspapers is available, with electronically converted text. I would encourage you to create an account and correct the text for huts articles you feel are important. The electronic conversion process is not ideal, and if everyone corrected just a few articles, the complete full text of this wonderful resource would be even better.

A sample of the types of searches and number of relevant articles found, conducted by Graham Scully, is:

Kiandra 24650 articles
Paupong 145 articles
McGufficke 31 articles
Toolong Diggings 104 articles
Ligars Track 850 articles
Objectives

What we do

  • Protect and enhance the cultural heritage values
  • Conserve historic huts and associated structures
  • Provide input into government planning processes
  • Create heritage awareness amongst the general public
  • Maintain the art and craft of traditional bush building skills and knowledge.

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400 + Members

75 + Huts

Preserving the heritage huts for future generations.

 

Latest News

For over 50 years KHA has carried out maintenance activities
on most of the 90 or so remaining huts and homesteads in KNP and NNP.
Learn more about what we have been up to recently.

 

KHA in the news: Inside the lifesaving huts scattered throughout Australia's high country

KHA in the news: Inside the lifesaving huts scattered throughout Australia's high country

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Read the article by James Tugwell from ABC South East NSW published on Monday 2 June 2025. It describes the NSW hut rebuild program, the work of our caretakers and the 3D scanning project.

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2025 Annual General Meeting

2025 Annual General Meeting

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The association held its 2025 Annual General Meeting in Tumut on 17 May.

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Linesman and Round Mountain rebuilds

Linesman and Round Mountain rebuilds

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The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service recently provided these pictures of the rebuilt Linesmans huts and Round Mountain Hut. 

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The Huts

The heritage huts of the Snowy Mountains are structures of national significance

 

 

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Our association relies heavily on membership revenue, donations and bequests to fund our work. As we are staffed entirely by volunteers, all funds contribute to protecting the heritage huts and homesteads of the Snowy Mountains.

For information on Group memberships, please contact Pip Brown, Membership Officer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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