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Municipality Of Zeehan
The Municipality of Zeehan was a local government area of Tasmania which existed from 1907 to 1993. It was amalgamated into West Coast Council as a part of a major local government overhaul in 1993. The Municipality included the towns of Zeehan, Dundas, Tasmania, Dundas, Rosebery, Tasmania, Rosebery, Mallanna, Tasmania, Mallanna, Granville, Tasmania, Granville, Granville Harbour, Corrina, Tasmania, Corrina, Argenton, Tasmania, Argenton, Ringville, Tasmania, Ringville, Tullah, Tasmania, Tullah, and Trial Harbour. The original Zeehan Municipal Chambers are now occupied by Ochre Health, Ochre Medical Centre Zeehan. Council References {{coord missing, Tasmania Local government areas of Tasmania Zeehan West Coast Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Rosebery and Queenstown. History The greater Zeehan area was inhabited by the indigenous Peerapper and Tommeginne clans of the North West group for over 10,000 years prior to the British colonisation of Tasmania. They were greatly coastal peoples, residing in small numbers on a diet consisting of muttonbirds, seals, swan eggs and cider gum, and constructed bark huts when strong westerly winds brought about rain and icy temperatures. European naming On 24 November 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European explorer to sight and document the Heemskirk and West Coast Ranges. Tasman sailed his ships close to the coastal area which today encompasses the Southwest Conservation Area, south of Macquarie Harbour, but was unable to send a landing party ashore due to poor weat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Council
West Coast Council is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, covering much of the western region of the state. West Coast is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 4,167. The major towns and localities of the region include Strahan, Tasmania, Strahan, Rosebery, Tasmania, Rosebery, Zeehan, Tasmania, Zeehan and the principal town of Queenstown, Tasmania, Queenstown. History and attributes The West Coast has a rich mining and railway heritage as well as a historic Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania, convict settlement. It is the largest of the 29 Tasmanian councils by area, and the second least densely populated, after the Central Highlands Council, Central Highlands. It takes in the West Coast Range (Tasmania), West Coast Range as well as portions of the World Heritage areas. The region experiences relatively extreme weather conditions, notably high yearly rainfall totals due to frontal systems, especially at Lake M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Tasmanian Local Elections
Year 199 (Roman numerals, CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new Roman legion, legions, Legio I Parthica, I Parthica and Legio III Parthica, III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung of Geumgwan Gaya, Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya confederacy, Gaya (traditional date). By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |