Kerrisons Hut Number 2
The place
Kerrisons Hut Number 2 in the Central Highlands Council area, Bothwell/Miena sector (Central Plateau, Great Lake, Tasmania, Australia), at 1219 m elevation, Central Highlands plateau. Continuous cluster Australia Tasmania (batches 240-375). Historic Central Plateau pastoral hut (surname Kerrison, Scottish settler, 1830s Van Diemen's Land + Great Lake, 156 km², the largest high-alpine artificial lake in AU, 1911-1922, iconic hydroelectric scheme + Central Plateau, 1000 km², high altitude 1200-1500 m, unique to Tasmania + heritage of the Palawa/Pakana (Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples, palawa kani language, 4-5,000 before 1803 colonization + Black War 1824-1832, genocide, one of the closest instances of total extermination of a people on a continent + Truganini 1812-1876, the last so-called "full-blood Tasmanian Aborigine", iconic, Fanny Cochrane Smith 1899 song recordings + Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 1972, revival of identity and political recognition, 15,000 identified in the 2016 census, in spite of 1876).
The setting
Central Highlands Bothwell/Miena Central Plateau Great Lake Tasmania AU 1219 m Central Highlands plateau, continuous cluster batches 240-375, pastoral hut Kerrison Scottish settler 1830s Van Diemen + Great Lake 156 km² largest high-alpine artificial AU 1911-1922 hydroelectric + Central Plateau 1000 km² 1200-1500 m unique to TAS, Palawa/Pakana palawa kani 4-5,000 before 1803 + Black War 1824-1832 genocide total extermination + Truganini 1812-1876 last full-blood iconic + Fanny Cochrane Smith 1899 recording + Aboriginal Centre 1972 identity 15,000 identified 2016.
