Curtis Hut
Photo Courtesy of KHA Archives.
Also known as Demandering or Mt Clear Hut.
Location
Demandering or Curtis hut is located a few kilometres down the fire
trail from the Mt Clear homestead site, in the Naas Valley. Grid Reference
853 318 on the Colinton Map.
Brief History
Curtis was built about 1945 by Bill Cotter and Jack Simpson, and named
after the Cotter family property, Demandering. After the sale of land
in 1956, it became and outstation hut to the Mt Clear Station, owned
by the Curtis family.
Since becoming part of the National Park, it has become better known
as Curtis Hut, but the Curtis's called it the Mt Clear Hut.
Construction
Curtis Hut is small and built from sawn timber, clad in corrugated
iron. The attached water tank is often a welcome site on a summers day.
The hut is well off the ground, and the base is clad with stone, making
it more than durable.
Caretakers - National Parks
Association of ACT
References
- KHA Reference 2103 (1997).
- Mathew Higgins
Profile last updated 16 June 2006.
