Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004.
Text from Kosioscko Huts association

Located at Howqua River, Brocks Road, Tunnel Spur, at GR447835 on the Buller Stirling or Buller South Map 8123-1S. Access is from the Gardiner's Car park at 446883. NOTE: that this hut is locked unless you obtain the key first.

Also known as Four Mile Hut or Gardiner's Hut.

History

This is a fisherman's hut built by Fred Fry in about 1948 after a Permissive Occupancy was granted to him on 1 September 1947. It was named after KW Gardner, who assisted in its construction and wrote a recent history of it.

The hut is two buildings joined by a veranda, with the first part being a bunk house that came from the Albert Park Military Camp in Melbourne. This forms the dormitory hut end.

The hut received restoration by Alex Andselkovic in 1986.

The hut is commonly used when search and rescue or other emergencies drive a need for accommodation in the area.

Closest Weather Station

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
6.0°C	1.5°C	75%	1.9°C	-hPa	0.0mm	NNW	15km/h 8knots	44km/h 24knots

Closest Climatic Station

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	16.8	17.1	14.1	10.0	6.4	3.2	1.7	2.2	4.9	8.2	11.9	14.6
Mean Min. °C	8.4	8.8	6.4	3.7	1.1	-1.2	-2.5	-2.3	-0.6	1.1	4.3	6.0
Mean Rain mm	70.6	65.6	74.0	106.5	141.9	160.7	172.7	159.6	156.2	152.8	124.2	91.4