Gallery of log for Tassie Bushwalkers Huts
Gosh. We have come across so many wonderful huts in our bushwalking travels around Tassie that it's hard to know which one to log! I have photos of plenty of them. But for now I will just log one of our favourites.
This hut would be 'Norm's Shack' also known as Whiteley's Hut at the base of Mt. Ironstone in the Great Western Tiers. There is a cache right beside the hut, GA1292, and on Ironstone Mtn (and others in the area). The journey to get these caches back in January 09 was one of our most memorable adventures. The hut is made of bits of corrugated iron; inside it has bunk beds with foam mattresses, is well insulated and has a wood heater. It contains lots of paraphernalia, tools, cooking equipment, food (which was in date!), candles, etc and a logbook. (Also some containers of mysterious liquid-- don't really want to know what they were...
) Sadly, there was also a note in the hut about a girl who had gone missing on the plateau... 
We stayed the night in the hut and it was very cosy and comfortable. It's been said that the hut is the warmest and best for shelter on the plateau...
Research says that the hut was constructed by Reg Bernes and Norm Whiteley when they were grazing cattle on the plateau in the 1950's-70's. They built it out of the remains of the burnt Lady Lake hut. Around the hut there is still evidence of the rusty wire used for stockyards.
By 1985 the hut was badly in need of repair and was rebuilt by a couple of fishermen who were dismayed by the lack of shelter in the area (nearby Nameless Hut and Lady Lake Hut were also in bad disrepair).
Later the area became World Heritage Wilderness listed, and the Tasmanian Mountain Huts Preservation Society along with Parks and Wildlife have helped maintain Norm's Shack along with other huts in the area.
I managed to drag up a photo of the hut that has both me and the yellow GPS (in amongst our gear!) in it. Not the best photo but it satisfies the evidence! Will include a couple of nicer pics as well.
This hut would be 'Norm's Shack' also known as Whiteley's Hut at the base of Mt. Ironstone in the Great Western Tiers. There is a cache right beside the hut, GA1292, and on Ironstone Mtn (and others in the area). The journey to get these caches back in January 09 was one of our most memorable adventures. The hut is made of bits of corrugated iron; inside it has bunk beds with foam mattresses, is well insulated and has a wood heater. It contains lots of paraphernalia, tools, cooking equipment, food (which was in date!), candles, etc and a logbook. (Also some containers of mysterious liquid-- don't really want to know what they were...
) Sadly, there was also a note in the hut about a girl who had gone missing on the plateau... We stayed the night in the hut and it was very cosy and comfortable. It's been said that the hut is the warmest and best for shelter on the plateau...
Research says that the hut was constructed by Reg Bernes and Norm Whiteley when they were grazing cattle on the plateau in the 1950's-70's. They built it out of the remains of the burnt Lady Lake hut. Around the hut there is still evidence of the rusty wire used for stockyards.
By 1985 the hut was badly in need of repair and was rebuilt by a couple of fishermen who were dismayed by the lack of shelter in the area (nearby Nameless Hut and Lady Lake Hut were also in bad disrepair).
Later the area became World Heritage Wilderness listed, and the Tasmanian Mountain Huts Preservation Society along with Parks and Wildlife have helped maintain Norm's Shack along with other huts in the area.
I managed to drag up a photo of the hut that has both me and the yellow GPS (in amongst our gear!) in it. Not the best photo but it satisfies the evidence! Will include a couple of nicer pics as well.
Rated: for Overall Experience.
