Seaman's Hut
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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 has since done.[1]
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Seaman's Hut | |
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Coordinates | 36°27′0.7″S 148°16′58.1″E |
Country | Australia |
State/territory | New South Wales |
National park | Kosciuszko National Park |
Construction | |
Built in | 1929 |
Built by | Seaman Family |
Built for | Emergency and day shelter |
Administration | |
Maintained by | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Accessibility | |
Accessed by | Foot, skis or mountain bike |
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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.