Seaman's Hut

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|caption = Seaman's Hut and elevation sign, December 2024.

|country = Australia

|state = NSW

|national_park = Kosciuszko National Park

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|built = 1929

|built_by = Seaman Family

|built_for = Emergency and day shelter

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|maintained_by = NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

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|accessed_by = Foot, skis or mountain bike

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Seaman's Hut is an alpine hut and memorial located in New South Wales, Australia. It was built following the death of two skiers, W. Laurie Seaman and Evan Hayes in 1928. Seaman's family built the hut to provide shelter to future users of the park, in order to prevent recurrence of a similar tragedy, which it has since done.{{cite news|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-17/hikers-rescued-in-nsw-snowy-mountains/101341940|title=Hikers rescued from NSW Snowy Mountains, prompting warnings from police and BOM|accessdate=17 August 2022}}

Seaman's hut is built primarily of stone with plank flooring. The interior consists of two rooms and a foyer for firewood storage.

It is located on Etheridge Range, 6 km from Charlottes Pass on the road to Mount Kosciuszko.

History

The site on Etheridge Range was chosen by W. H. Seaman, to build a shelter in memory of his son Laurie Seaman, who died of exposure in 1928 at the same location.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16518608 |title=SITE OF PROPOSED MEMORIAL HUT ON KOSCIUSKO. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=22 December 1928 |accessdate=20 November 2011 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}} The hut was officially opened by Mr F. Chaffey and a small group, on a Friday 17 May 1929.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16557101 |title=LAURIE SEAMAN MEMORIAL HUT AT MOUNT KOSCIUSKO. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 May 1929 |accessdate=20 November 2011 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Access

Foot, skis or Mountain bike along road from Charlotte Pass (closed to vehicle access), or walking/skiing trails from Thredbo or Guthega.

Usage

This hut is intended for emergency shelter overnight and for day use. It is well-stocked with firewood and also holds emergency supplies of dried food. The food supplies are stocked by goodwill of hikers and are not maintained officially by the National Parks.

References

External links

Category:Snowy Mountains

Category:Mountain huts in Australia

Category:Kosciuszko National Park