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From: Monissa <>
Subject: Re: Mount Zeehan
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:21:16 +1000


At 12:14 am 8/06/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Judith,
>
>I'm also interested in the Mt Zeehan area. My husband's GGrandfather
worked there:
>
>In 1889 John Rodgers went to Tasmania to work on the Railway Line at Mount
Zeehan. The cliffs there were so steep that they had to use donkeys with
pack saddles to get the materials up from the boats. The workers had only
tinned food and
>conditions were very poor.
>*******************
>
>Can anyone on the list tell me where Mt Zeehan is in relation to Hobart or
Launceston? These are the only two landmarks I know.

Near Zeehan.... (OK bad joke)

It's in the west (i.e. the remote area of the state). If you want to find
out more about modern day Zeehan, try the Online Access Centre
http://www.zeehan.tco.asn.au/

And here's a map of all the towns in the state that has online access centres
http://www.tco.asn.au/map.htm


Monissa

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