Melba Line
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The Melba Line is a 1,067 mm narrow-gauge railway on the West Coast of Tasmania. The line was originally constructed as a private railway line named the Emu Bay Railway and was one of the longest-lasting and most successful private railway companies in Australia. While at present the line travels from Burnie to Melba Flats, it previously ran through to Zeehan carrying minerals and passengers as an essential service for the West Coast community.
The Melba Line at Rosebery
Zeehan
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Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia 139 kilometres (86 mi) 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.
Zeehan Post Office, opened 1 August 1888
The Gaiety Theatre, Zeehan, constructed in 1898. Screened The Story of the Kelly Gang, considered the world's first feature length film, on its original run in 1907.
Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy, constructed in 1903
Former bank at 112 Main Street Zeehan. It was constructed by the Commercial Bank of Tasmania and opened in 1899. It was merged into the English, Scottish and Australian Bank in 1921 and the ANZ Bank in 1970, but the branch was closed by ANZ in late 2016.