Stones Outstation Hut

Extract Department of the Environment and Water Resources

Details:

Name: Stones Outstation and Stockyards
Located: Lake Eildon near to the northern boundary of the Park. Located on the north side of Station Creek just where the creek enters lake Eildon.
GPS: Unknown
Caretakers: Aulro Huts

List: Register of the National Estate
Class: Historic
Legal Status: Registered (21/10/1980)
Place ID: 102891
Place File No: 2/07/090/0022

Significance:

The outstation and stockyards complex represents relatively rare relics of nineteenth century grazing history now located on public land. Its significance is enhanced by the relatively good condition and integrity of the outstation structure. The post and rail fencing of the stockyards remains a good example of bush carpentry, and is the only example of this type of construction in the Fraser National Park.

History:

The Stone family's grazing property in the late nineteenth century extended from the Coller Bay area to Italian Gully. The family home was on Perfect Cure Creek, and the house site is just below the present day sewage ponds. As much of the property was north of the Blowhard Ridge, the Stones had an outstation and stockyards at Station Creek.

Description:

The outstation is constructed of timber palings lining the inside of a notched log framework, and has a corrugated iron roof. It is still in reasonable condition and remains a fine example of bush carpentry. The post and rail fencing of the stockyards is in varying states of deterioration, but it is the only original example of such fence construction in the Park. It is supplemented by more recent wire fencing.

Condition and Integrity:

Good condition, high integrity. (1994)

Courtesy Department of the Environment and Water Resources