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West Coast Heritage Centre

Museum consisting of a group of historic buildings in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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 centre was managed by the company West Coast Heritage Limited in 2016.[1]

History

The closure of the Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy in the 1960s saw the founding of the Pioneers Museum in 1964.[2]

The centre included seven hectares and housing over 30 themed displays and exhibit.

The components of the centre include:

  • Collections of the West Coast Pioneers' Museum[3][4]
  • The buildings of the former Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy[5]
  • Zeehan Post Office[6]
  • Zeehan Courthouse[7]
  • Gaiety Theatre[8]
  • Grand Hotel[9]
  • Covered area of preserved railway locomotives, rolling stock and machinery[10]
  • Mining explosive display
  • Art exhibitions and exhibits[11]
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