Mountain Huts Preservation Society Inc

Mountain Huts Preservation Society Inc.

Lake Antimony Hut

Near where the Powena Creek enters Lake Antimony sits a simple fishermen’s hut. It was built in 1972 by John Langham with help from mates – Brian Stingel, Ken Burnie and Alan Applebee.  Langham pre-built the hut at his home on the N.W. Coast and transported it in sections to the plateau via his VW buggy.  It took several trips over various weekends to transport the prefabricated sections to the site during which time assembly took place in a piece-meal fashion until the hut was complete  The large tin chimney and fireplace was transported as a complete unit part way across the plateau by a Toyota Land Cruiser and then manually carried the rest of the way to the hut site. Uncomplicated in construction, the rustic hut consists of 1 room with a single window. A couple of skillions were added to the main section giving extra sheltered space and it is in one of these lean-tos where the open fire is located.  Known as Lake Antimony Hut, it is also identified as Hut No. 5, and more recently referred to as “Tight Loop Lodge”. 

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