The first
slab hut here was built by Jim Hearn in about 1943, and regularly used by other cattlemen and later by bushwalkers. The replacement was built in the early 1950's as a weatherboard hut.
George and Jack Lovick, his son, held the Buller run from around 1900, and to get to the Cobbler plateau, would travel from Merrijig along the Delatite River, across the Clear Hills and on to the
King River Hut.
The hut is about 70m north of the old
King River slab hut. On two occasions, cattle have become caught inside
the hut, making a clean-up difficult!
Construction
The walls are made of weatherboard cladding. The roof is gabled corrugated iron, and the verandah is supported by bush poles. There are two rooms.
Caretakers - None.
In the winter of 2008 King Hut was burnt.