Tomahawk Creek Huts

The Tomahawk Creek area contains nineteen traditional huts constructed with galvanized iron and large stones called billy boulders across 2,340 hectares of bushland.

The first huts appeared in the 1960s during increased gemstone mining activity, becoming part of a designated fossicking area in 1986 under the Mining Act.

These structures represent the resourceful adaptation of miners who created dwellings from recycled materials while searching for sapphires in the Queensland Gemfields.

The huts feature solar panels and generators for power supply, with residents organizing regular shopping trips and sharing maintenance responsibilities in this remote location.

Many huts started as caravans and evolved through additions of annexes and lean-tos, creating distinctive combinations of residential structures in the Australian outback.

Location: Queensland

GPS coordinates: -23.36590,147.44120

Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:04