ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections
HMSS 0423 Brayshaw's Hut, Namadgi Photographs
Scope and Content Notes
Call Number | HMSS 0423 |
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Collection | Brayshaw's Hut, Namadgi Photographs |
Date Range | early 1990s |
Quantity | 0.65m (1 poster box) |
Access Conditions | open |
Copying Conditions | unstated |
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Edward Brayshaw built this hut in 1903 for Davey Brayshaw, one of nine sons of William and Flora (nee Crawford). Davey grazed cattle in the area and lived in the hut until his death in 1931. William Edward (Ted) and Roma Brayshaw then moved in as newlyweds; Roma papered the slab walls with newspapers in 1935 to keep out the drafts. Roma’s sister Iris and her husband Henry Curtis lived there from 1937 to 1951. They added timber and fibro extensions back and front to create extra bedrooms, laundry and bathroom.
The last owners were Daphne and Colin Curtis who lived in it until the early 1960s and converted it to shearers’ quarters. The shearing shed was further up the hill, and together with extensive yards it was removed when the land was resumed in 1973 for the Gudgenby Nature Reserve, later Namadgi National Park. The hut sits beside the road from Tharwa to Adaminaby.
From the late 1980s the hut was extensively renovated by removing the extensions and conducting major repairs. These colour photographs show the hut probably towards the end of the restoration, together with some interior detail and several artefacts found during the work. They are mounted on board, evidently for display purposes.
Box List
DESCRIPTION |
SIZE in cm |
The hut cleared of extensions but with the chimney not yet fully rebuilt and some evidence of ongoing interior work; the chimney had been rebuilt to this stage by 1992 |
20 x 25 |
Interior wall with remains of Roma Brayshaw’s newspapers |
10 x 15 |
Collection of bottles and other small artefacts found on the site |
10 x 15 |