MT. WILLS

	Lat / Long GDA	-36.811373, 147.474774 Approx.
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Tallangatta
	Region	North East
	Grading	Secondary
	Elevation (ASL)	1735m
	Height	On Ground
	Construction	Timber
	Cabin size	2.4m x 2.4m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1963 - 2000
	CFA Region	24 - North Eastern

Mt. Wills site in 1970. We can't remember who supplied the photo, sorry.

Mt. Wills was a cabin on a concrete floor atop a rock and was completed in the 1962/63 summer. A similar cabin was intended for The Paps near Mansfield.
In 1966, the Forest Commission purchased an accommodation hut on Mt. Wills from the Tallangatta District Ski club and the observer used this tower for accommodation. (see photo below)
This was a Primary tower in it's prime time, but it was demolished in the year 2000.
The hut is still being used by walkers, as it is on a Alpine walking track.


All information and photo of the cabin was taken from information supplied by David Bannear

In a 1989 Fire Tower Review it states: "If this is to be used on a permanent base, a new cabin would be required". It also stated that it was very rarely used at that time. Another comment says: "Replacement not justified - Aircraft used to cover area seen by Mt. Wills only".

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