Mount Buffalo Chalet

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MtBuffaloChalet August 2018.jpg
Mount Buffalo Chalet in August 2018
General information
AddressMount Buffalo Road
Town or cityMount Buffalo National Park
CountryAustralia
Coordinates36°43′20″S 146°49′12″E / 36.7221°S 146.8199°E / -36.7221; 146.8199Coordinates: 36°43′20″S 146°49′12″E / 36.7221°S 146.8199°E / -36.7221; 146.8199
Opened1910
OwnerParks Victoria
Technical details
MaterialTimber
Design and construction
ArchitectSamuel Charles Brittingham
DeveloperPublic Works Department

The Mount Buffalo Chalet is a ski resort in the Mount Buffalo National Park. It is the largest timber building in Australia.

History[]

The Mount Buffalo Chalet was built in 1910 by the Public Works Department as Australia's first ski resort in the Victorian Alps. It was leased to private enterprise as a guest house.[1][2] In October 1924 it was taken over by the Victorian Railways who offered holiday packages, with train services from Melbourne connecting with Hoys Roadlines services at Porepunkah railway station.[3][4][5][6]

In December 1985 it passed to the Victorian Tourism Commission.[3] After being leased privately in 1993, it closed in January 2007.[5][7] It is the largest timber building in Australia.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Mount Buffalo Chalet Mount Alexander Mail 26 February 1910 page 2
  2. ^ Mt Buffalo Chalet Revisited Newsrail September 1983 pages 234/235
  3. ^ a b Mount Buffalo Chalet Newsrail November 2006 pages 348-355
  4. ^ History of Mount Buffalo Chalet Victoria's High Country
  5. ^ a b Mount Buffalo Chalet Victorian Heritage Council
  6. ^ Background Hoys Roadlines
  7. ^ Popular chalet closes doors ABC News 5 January 2007
  8. ^ Victorian High Country's iconic Mount Buffalo Chalet still waiting for long-overdue makeover ABC Goulburn Murray 17 June 2019

External links[]

Media related to Mount Buffalo Chalet at Wikimedia Commons

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