Jindabyne Hut Type:Framed Generator at Morwell

Generator at Morwell

dust catching in shafts of light above the worn surface

A corrugated iron lean-to

post-1880s weatherboard construction marking a step up from the slab huts that preceded them

fabric scraps and tools left where production stopped

Jindabyne Hut Type:Framed Generator at MorwellWeathered timber and corrugated iron, a stockmen's hut sits in the high country of the Snowy Mountains. Structures like this provided essential shelter for those moving stock through the alpine environment, where conditions shifted fast and distance from any town was measured in days. Part of the A Place to Call Home series.