▁family ▁allowed ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁cab ins ▁on ▁the ▁area ▁they ▁owned ▁or ▁had ▁gra zing ▁rights ▁over . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Robert ▁Gray , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁soldier ▁sett ler ▁grant ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁esc arp ment , ▁obtained ▁a ▁gra zing ▁le ase ▁from ▁the ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁By r ne ▁Est ate . ▁Gray ▁allowed ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁sh acks , ▁allocated ▁sites ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁collected ▁rent , ▁initially ▁a ▁sh illing ▁a ▁week , ▁rising ▁to ▁ 2 ▁sh ill ings ▁per ▁week ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁mid - to - l ater ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁more ▁bush walk ers ▁from ▁Sydney ▁discovered ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁recre ation ▁resource , ▁some ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁National ▁Park ▁with ▁others ▁making ▁their ▁way ▁down ▁the ▁r idge ▁to ▁what ▁were ▁term ed ▁" hide ▁away " ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁immediately ▁after , ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁h uts ▁grew ▁as ▁people ▁from ▁Sydney ▁joined ▁those ▁from ▁Hel ens burgh . ▁This ▁reflect s ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁work place ▁re forms ▁in ▁NS W ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁including ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁annual ▁leave ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁there ▁were ▁approximately ▁ 3 8 ▁cab ins ▁at ▁Era , ▁ 1 3 ▁at ▁Little