b'Dec 2021 Trackwatch.qxp_Trackwatch Layout 128/11/20215:31 pmPage 211975 and his family managed to retainthe lease till 1980. The departmentused the hut to house workers whowere removing weeds such as black-berries, and is now locked and usedby Parks Victoria as a base for ParksManagement and this is where therebuild of Ritchies hut was firstconstructed, numbered and trans-ported from here to its rebuild site onthe Howqua River where the originalRitchies hut burnt down in the bush-fires.Frys Hut ***Remember huts are not for accom-Frys Hut; was built by a legend, a 1946. A plaque left in loving memory modation, although they can be usedmaster bushman, fisherman, stock- marks the spot where these huts still for emergency shelter if it is needed.man and hut builder. Fred Fry built his stand, but only just, as time has left If you need to use the fireplace insidehome in about 1943-44 while working them rundown and deteriorating. the hut to cook, please keep the firefor the Forest Commission using his These hard-to-find huts are only small and extinguish before leaving,own unique style of workmanship that known about because of a dot on a and follow the huts Code of Etiquette. you can see here and on many other map that takes you by foot across a Information attached has beenhuts along the Howqua River that he river and into the bush. They are built researched and written by Sharynalso built. Frys Hut stands on 7 beau- from bush poles and flattened kero- McGregor (ref. Victorian Alpine Hutstiful acres of the Howqua Hills Historic sine cans.Heritage Survey 2004-2005) VictorianArea at 415 meters above sea level Blackbird Hut; In 1959, two men, High Country Huts Associationcamping is encouraged around Frys Constable Kirby & R.G. Kelly applied Facebook Page and interviews withFlat but not in Frys Hut please. for a permissive occupancy to build a local identities. Professors Huts; Professor Ian fishing hut here at the same time.Ramsay Maxwell (born 1901/died Kelly won the lease but ended up By Sharyn McGregor (March, 2021)1979) built these huts in this place he passing his ownership to an engineer,loved so much. The first being built in Thomas Loaring. Thomas died in News1956 Nissan Patrolexclusively in Japan and adopted thePatrol nameplate when it was updatedwith the 4W65 model in 1958.The second-generation G60 arrived inAustralia in 1961 as the Datsun Patrolwith a modern overhead valve 4.0-litrein- line six-cylinder that generated92kW and was offered in soft-top,wagon or cab-chassis body styles. Itwent largely unchanged for almost 20On Patrol for 70 years years until it was replaced by thehugely popular MQ-Series DatsunLegendary Nissan celebrates significant milestonePatrol in 1980.The MQ Patrol was also the firstmodel to introduce a turbo-chargedThe Nissan Patrol has turned 70, and been well known for luxury and ride diesel engine option in 1984 withthis iconic 4x4 shows no signs of comfort. addition of the optional SD33T six-resting on its laurels. Nissans first-generation four-wheel cylinder engine producing 81kW ofIn 2021 year-to-date sales of the drive, the 4W60, was launched in power and 255Nm of torque.Patrol are up by more than 20 percent 1951 and featured a 3.7-litre in-line Nissan re-set the benchmark for four-compared to the same period 2020. six-cylinder engine that produced wheel drives in 1987 when the hugelyWhile the current Y62 Patrol is an 56kW and drove a part-time four- popular GQ Patrol arrived with all coilextrremely technologically advanced wheel transmission via a four-speed spring suspension that offered anvehicle, the Patrol has not always manual gearbox. It was sold ideal blend of long-travel articulationTRACKWATCH DECEMBER 2021 19'