Unwin Lodge Heritage
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History Timeline
| 2012 | Memorial plaque from the recently demolished De la Beche Hut hung at Unwin Lodge. |
| 2011 | 16 October: Official reopening with speeches, then a morning tea followed by a tour. A dinner is held at the Old Mountaineers' Cafe and Bar the previous night for all those involved in the project. Chas Tanner and Katrina McKenzie established as the new Hut Managers. |
| March 26: Start of redevelopment. Carries through to end September 2011. | |
| 2010 | Fundraising for Unwin Lodge Redevelopment Project. |
| 2009 | Windows and exterior cladding replaced on main lodge living room. |
| 2008 | Roof replacement on main lodge living room and wardens quarters. |
| 2007 | Recladding of wardens quarters completed. |
| 2006 | New couches and coffee tables for main room. |
| 2005 | Curtains hung in main room. |
| 2004 | New carpet laid in main room. |
| 2003 | Hut renamed Unwin Lodge. |
| 2002 | New switchboard and storage water tank installed. |
| 2001 | Repainting of bunkrooms and toilets undertaken. |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Removal of old army hut. |
| 1994 | Flooding at Unwin Hut. |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Improvements completed at a cost of $64,656.98: new family units, new carpeted area in main room, laundry and front entry way, covered area at rear, open fire replaced with log burner. |
| 1990 | West wall reclad in handiplank and window in bunkroom C replaced with aluminium frame. |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | |
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| 1982 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | Major storm damages roof and warden’s quarters. |
| 1979 |  |
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| 1977 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | First wardens quarters constructed. |
| 1969 | Fencing of Unwin Hut and cattle stop installed with stone gate. National Park boundary extended. |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Family bunkroom units added. |
| 1966 | Hut painted (previously it was oiled wood). Official opening of new hut on Club's 75th Anniversary. Cost £6,237. |
| 1965 | Plans for improvements stated in annual report. Gilbert and Jose Seymour of Ferintosh Station donate 153 larch trees. |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | New plans for enlargement debated at AGM. |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | NZAC AGM endorses enlargement of Unwin Hut. |
| 1955 | Mount Cook National Park Board established. |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | Official opening of Unwin Hut. |
| 1950 | Hut completed and open to use. Cost £1,241. |
| 1949 | Army hut moved to new site as temporary shelter and foundations of new hut laid. |
| 1948 | |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | |
| 1945 | Headquarters memorial hut committee set up, old army hut sited at Birch Hill, bequest received from Dr W H Unwin (first chairman of South Canterbury Section). |
| 1944 | Loan secured from Crown Lands Department. |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | |
| 1941 | Dan Bryant proposes a Club headquarters during a Jubilee dinner. |
