Last updated 16Dec23

Bushfold Shearing shed/Read’s 1-stand shed site

Bushfold Shearing Shed site is in the northern part of Bushfold Flats under Mt Tennent  in the Namadgi National Park.

Location: GR 55H FA 83685-65120 (MGA94), Williamsdale 8726-4N 1:25000


Reids 1-stand shearing shed site North Bushfold Flats, April 2014

Visits: 16 Dec 23, 31 Aug 19, 19 Apr 14, 14 Sep 13, 24 Mar 12, 12 Jul 11, 8 Sep 09, 16 Dec 08, 9 Sep 08

Photographs are available.

Documentation:

• Gudgenby: A register of archaeological sites in the proposed Gudgenby National Park, J H Winston-Gregson MA thesis, ANU, 1978. Site TH4. See extracts of the relevant pages in the photos above.

• See NPA Bulletin 1995 article here by Matthew Higgins. This is what Matthew wrote:

“A short distance to the south-east of Russ’s hut is the ruin of the single-stand shearing shed built by Russ in 1964. It consists of a range of forms of timber and is of quite some interest, not least for the way that it, in common with other ruins, is a trigger to the visitor’s imagination. This site too reflects a key aspect of pastoral use of Bushfold.”