Falls
DESCRIPTION
Location Known Construction 1891
Built in 1891, The hut was renovated in 1903 with a new wing and an amazing rustic bridge. Falls Hut was one of the better-known huts which featured frequently on postcards from around 1900 to 1920. Visitors came from interstate and overseas to sample the hut members’ hospitality.
HISTORY
“I once stood on this bridge & watched a pretty little drama that was being enacted underneath the bridge by a pair of lovers. They ignored me completely in spite of sundry coughs & loud conversation. I expect they were whispering those ‘sweet nothings.’ It ended very happily for those concerned.” — Postcard to Durban, Natal from Falls Bridge, 1908
HERITAGE VALUES
McConnell notes Historic, Scientific and Aesthetic for its decoration.
HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE
McConnell assessed this hut as having High local significance, Some state significance individually and as part of the mountain hut suite and Some national heritage significance.
One of the chief members was the mountain ranger George Mason.
Another prominent member of this hut was Tasmania’s Chief Justice Sir Herbert Nicholls.
Status Remnants
SOURCES
The Huts of kunanyi/Mount Wellington - Maria Grist