Cradle Valley

Finding Garn Smith’s hut, or the tiger of Mount Kate

Much knowledge of the European fur industry in Tasmania has been lost. Hunters rarely carried Box Brownie cameras, and too few of them were interviewed about how they operated in the bush. Many of them thought it not worth recording. It was just a day’s work. For many it was hard, uncomfortable, cold and remote … Read moreFinding Garn Smith’s hut, or the tiger of Mount Kate

Linnane’s Hut – Cradle Valley

In January 1908, Major Ron (RE) Smith, son of James “Philosopher” Smith, searched for an old hunter’s camp on the flank of Mount Kate. He wrote that Apparently the camp had been a hut, or a combination of hut and tent. The slabs of the skin drying chimney, which were of pine, were still mostly … Read moreLinnane’s Hut – Cradle Valley