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From: Sherrie Blackman <>
Subject: Re: Mount Zeehan
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:47:12 -0700


Hi Monissa,

Thanks for the web sites. My goodness Mt Zeehan must have been a miserable place
in 1889. It's out the back of nowhere!

Kind regards,
Sherrie.
Sydney.


Monissa wrote:

> 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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