Faithfulls Hut
The place
Faithfulls Hut in the state of Victoria, Bogong High Plains/Falls Creek sector (iconic Australian Alps of Bogong, Australia), at 1479 m altitude, on the alpine Bogong High Plains side. Continuous Australia Victoria Bogong Alps cluster (batches 260-412). Historic hut of the pioneering Faithfull mountain-cattlemen family (Bogong High Plains, 200 km² alpine plateau, 1500-1900 m, iconic + Falls Creek, Bogong ski resort + Mount Bogong, 1986 m, highest peak in Victoria, iconic + Faithfull family, pioneering graziers 19th-20th century + Kiewa hydroelectric scheme 1946-1961, SEC, 4 dams + iconic heritage of the mountain-cattlemen tradition 19th-20th century, "The Man from Snowy River" by Banjo Paterson 1890, iconic national poem + heritage of the Dhudhuroa/Jaitmatang (Aboriginal Dhudhuroa people, 500, extinct Dhudhuroa language + Jaitmatang Alps people, 300, extinct Jaitmatang language + iconic heritage of the British invasion of 1770, Cook + Convict Colony 1788, First Fleet + Gold Rush 1851, Ballarat/Bendigo/Beechworth, 20 million ounces over 40 years + iconic heritage of the Snowy Scheme 1949-1974, 100,000 workers, 30 nationalities, 7 power stations, iconic hydroelectric project + iconic heritage of Federation on 1 January 1901, Commonwealth of Australia + WWI ANZAC Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 8000 Australians dead, iconic + WWII Kokoda Track, 21 July-16 Nov 1942, 300 Australians dead, New Guinea, iconic + Vietnam War 1962-1972, conscription, iconic + iconic heritage of the Black Saturday bushfires, 7 February 2009, 173 dead in Victoria, worst fire in history + Black Summer 2019-2020, 33 dead, 24 million hectares, iconic + Alpine Ash Eucalyptus delegatensis, iconic high-alpine species).
The setting
Victoria, Bogong High Plains/Falls Creek, iconic Australian Alps of Bogong, Australia, 1479 m, alpine Bogong High Plains side, continuous cluster batches 260-412, historic hut of the pioneering Faithfull family + Bogong High Plains, 200 km², 1500-1900 m, iconic + Falls Creek ski + Bogong 1986 m, highest peak in VIC, iconic + Faithfull graziers 19th-20th c. + Kiewa 1946-1961, SEC, 4 dams + mountain cattlemen 19th-20th c., "The Man from Snowy River", Paterson 1890, iconic, Dhudhuroa/Jaitmatang, Dhudhuroa 500, extinct + Jaitmatang Alps 300, extinct + UK invasion 1770, Cook + Convict Colony 1788, First Fleet + Gold Rush 1851, Ballarat/Bendigo/Beechworth, 20 million ounces + Snowy Scheme 1949-1974, 100,000 workers, 30 nationalities, 7 hydro stations, iconic + Federation 1 Jan 1901, Commonwealth + WWI ANZAC Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 8000 AU dead, iconic + WWII Kokoda Track, 21 Jul-16 Nov 1942, 300 AU dead, New Guinea, iconic + Vietnam 1962-1972, conscription, iconic + Black Saturday, 7 Feb 2009, 173 dead in VIC, worst fire + Black Summer 2019-2020, 33 dead, 24 million ha, iconic + Alpine Ash Eucalyptus delegatensis, iconic high-alpine species.
