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Major Clews Hut - NSW

Major Clews Hut

Biography excerpt

Front verandah

Before the Dec 2019 fires

Plaque for the "Major"

Hut

Position

DEG: -36.29343 148.14224

DMS: 36º 17' 36.35" S 148º 08' 32.07" E

UTM: 55 H 5982900mN 602567mE

Altitude: 447.96m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Hut

Location

144.18kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 294 km (3 hours 58 mins)
329.25kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 479 km (5 hours 32 mins)
734.94kms North of Hobart - Driving 1214 km (1 day 5 hours)

Address & Contact

Geehi Fire Trail
Khancoban NSW 2642

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

The Major was a surveyor in the early years of the Snowy Scheme from 1950 to 58. He built the hut and lived in it at this location of Indi for 20 years after his retirement.

PlaceID	103704

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Khancoban at 22/02:30pm EDT

Distance from Major Clews Hut 7.01km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
28.0°C	25.5°C	32%	9.8°C	1002.5hPa	0.0mm	NW	13km/hr 7knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Khancoban Aws

Distance from Major Clews Hut 7.01km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.9	30.7	26.9	21.6	16.1	12.3	11.6	13.7	17.1	20.6	25.2	28.1
Mean Min. °C	13.5	13.6	10.5	7.0	4.0	2.2	1.4	2.5	4.6	6.3	9.6	11.0
Mean Rain mm	40.1	70.9	64.2	47.7	57.1	90.2	85.5	110.1	89.8	71.7	91.6	72.4