Halfway along Lake Ball, on its northern side, is a timber hut, well hidden and camouflaged in a stand of pines. It was built by Boy Miles in 1968 to accommodate his fishing trips into the area. It was constructed of split pine, with a stone fireplace and a wooden chimney.
Boy Miles was introduced to the bush and the mountains from a very early age - as young as five or six - when he accompanied his father, Nicholas Miles, into the bush. His love of the high country was fostered by cattle drives and fishing and hunting trips, until ultimately he joined the Army in 1940. He was taken prisoner-of-war in 1942 and suffered unimaginable torture and degradation at the hands of the Japanese. Upon his release and repatriation back home, he sought refuge and solace in his beloved mountains, and so began a period of snaring, hunting and of hut building for Boy. Often his only companion would be his dog and a gun, but he has left a legacy of a bushcraft that was both extraordinary and impressive.
In December 2003, Lake Ball Hut was in need of major repair work, with substantial rot and decay having set into the roof, chimney and walls. Under the management of the PWS, a group of Mole Creek bushmen, namely Kerry How, Grant How, Baden How and Rob Harris, effected the necessary repairs and maintenance with Neville (Nipper) How also assisting with the splitting of shingles.
