Category: Huts

There were two huts built with the name Wattle Grove. The first, a simple structure, was built in 1894-5, and the second, more ornate version was built in 1910 in a different location by at least two of the first Read More …

The Waratah Hut was built in 1892. The hut was built of bark and the members would often entertain up to 40 guests with roast dinners. It seems these gentlemen enjoyed wearing bowler hats.  Read more in our Waratah Hut Read More …

Wellington Hut Built 1890, and rebuilt 1902. The original version was a simple square bark hut, which was much beautified in later years. At one stage it was completely demolished and rebuilt from scratch. Download document on the Wellington Hut Read More …

The photo of Fernlea hut above shows the hut builders’ great care in beautifying the ornamentation. The photo is from Roy Davies’ collection at WPMT. These two huts (Fernlea and Fern Grove) were situated above the Waterworks and built by Read More …

The Cluster Grove hut was built in 1908-9 in McRobies Gully. It was built of logs and had a bark roof and a stone chimney with a corrugated iron cap. Our document on this hut is available for download here. Read More …

There were two Myrtle Huts on Mt Wellington, and the one we are talking about here is the one situated on the Hobart Rivulet. It was built a short distance above the Grasstree Hut, by some of the same builders. Read More …

Fern Retreat hut was built in 1890 in what is now Myrtle Gully. There were two versions of the hut in the same location. A small flat area of land below the hut was once used as a tennis court! Read More …

Built 1890’s (probably). The members were mostly tradesmen. There were two different version built at different times. An arson attack destroyed this hut in 1908. Presumably the second version was built after this attack, and it was most likely finally Read More …