Stretcher Creek Hut Found

Guest writer Paula McCulloch Introduction Paula joins us again with the exciting news that she has found Stretcher Hut. She started her hunt years ago after reading a story by Simon Cubit.  We all know Simon’s gift for weaving history and mystery together into a captivating story. He described a bushman carried to a hut … Read moreStretcher Creek Hut Found

Stretcher Creek Hut Site

 Guest writer – Paula McCulloch About four years ago I was intrigued by the story Simon Cubit wrote on his blog (then later published in his book Mountain stories: echoes from the Tasmanian high country, vol.1) about a hut near Stretcher Creek in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. It interested me that even with … Read moreStretcher Creek Hut Site

They Will Always Try to Find You – Searches in the Tasmanian High Country – Part 1 – 1909

Many people have become lost in the Tasmanian high country.  These days it is bushwalkers. In the past it was bush workers; prospectors, snarers, cattlemen and explorers. A few were ill-prepared.  Most were unlucky.  Even the most prepared and experienced people can be caught when the weather suddenly changes to bring wind, rain or snow.  … Read moreThey Will Always Try to Find You – Searches in the Tasmanian High Country – Part 1 – 1909