Raiding my postcard collection today, to provide a quick trip into the past.
Around the turn of the last century, these huts were built on the lower slopes of Mt Wellington. Not your usual utilitarian mountain hut though. These were creations of some fancy, and inhabited by ladies and gentleman of leisure.

That's Clematis Hut, in amongst the gum trees and tree ferns. I'll do a close-up
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Around the turn of the last century, these huts were built on the lower slopes of Mt Wellington. Not your usual utilitarian mountain hut though. These were creations of some fancy, and inhabited by ladies and gentleman of leisure.
That's Clematis Hut, in amongst the gum trees and tree ferns. I'll do a close-up
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