Main Street, Zeehan is the main street of the Western Tasmanian town of
Zeehan
Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia south-west of Burnie. It is part of the West Coast Council, along with the seaport Strahan, and neighbouring mining towns of Dundas, Rosebery and Queenstown.
History
The greater ...
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It was constructed in the late 1890s.
The street was utilised by the tram service which passed along the street.
Most significant heritage properties of Zeehan were located in the street, and viewable in a single vista.
The
West Coast Heritage Centre
West Coast Heritage Centre (formerly known as the West Coast Pioneers Museum) is a complex of buildings and collections in Main Street of Zeehan, Tasmania in West Coast Tasmania in Australia.
The complex and centre are currently (2016) managed b ...
incorporates some of the original buildings including:
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Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy
The Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy was a Mining college in Main Street, Zeehan, West Coast Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is mainly isolated rough country, associated with wilderness, mining and tourism. It served as the loca ...
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Gaiety Theatre
* Zeehan Post Office
* Zeehan Courthouse
Its Tasmanian road number is C248.
See also
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Orr Street, Queenstown
Orr Street, Queenstown is the main street of Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.
Constructed and utilised by 1901, it had operating banks and hotels such as the prominent Empire Hotel, Queenstown, Empire Hotel at its western end. It also had many c ...
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Roads in Western Tasmania