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attitudes of mixing genders shifted. The hut originally had a fireplace and chimney on the eastern wall, but these were removed in 1972. That same year, the front of the hut was repiled, exterior doors and windows were replaced, along with some of the timber. In 1976, a new window was added to the eastern wall, the former location of the fireplace. In 2000, drains were installed, some structural timber elements replaced and extra structural bracing added.
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piece by piece in late 1930. Construction was completed in
January 1931. It was originally painted orange, the windows on the north and south were originally sash, but were later replaced by hopper casements. It originally had separate rooms for men and women, but these were combined after social
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as a
Category 2 historic place. It is the oldest hut in the Southern Alps still on its original site. It is rectangular in plan, 7.4 by 3.4 metres (24 by 11 ft), has timber-frame walls clad with corrugated iron and a gabled corrugated iron roof. Inside, the hut has
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253:"Liz Carlson: An awe-inspiring glacial experience on Fox Glacier"
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501:. Vol. 66, no. 20050. 4 October 1930. p. 22.
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251:Carlson, Liz (9 December 2016).
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51:Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe
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421:"Votes for the year"
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687:Fox Glacier
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600:Mount Hicks
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121:7 July 1993
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238:References
158:alpine hut
118:Designated
69:43°30â²37â³S
769:Fox River
573:Mountains
498:The Press
97:Completed
670:Glaciers
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221:See also
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195:History
189:chamois
160:in the
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156:is an
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258:Stuff
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