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Lest we forget.![]()
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Australian troops off duty in Lae, New Guinea, 1943. ![]()
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Back row: Tom Yaxley (Rosebery), George Jarvis (Zeehan), Tom Prouse (Waratah), and Ron Menzies (Zeehan). ![]()
Front row: Terry Casey, Gordon Martin, and Keith Griffith (all of Zeehan).
Father and son - John Littleton Knuckey and William 'Bill' Joseph Knuckey MC, of 105 Main Street, Zeehan.![]()
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An alumni of the Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy, Bill enlisted only two weeks after the declaration of war in 1914. His father, John, followed in October 1915. ![]()
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Initially a Corporal, Bill was promoted to Lieutenant in 1916, and awarded the Military Cross in 1917 "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion under an intense bombardment, when, regardless of danger, he constantly dug out men buried by shells, and in doing so was at last severely wounded". ![]()
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Both men survived the war and returned to Australia.![]()
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Visit our new military display to find out more about these mens' stories and other veterans from the West Coast.
The headframe atop King Hill in Zeehan has a unique and often overlooked history. Contrary to what many might assume, it was never used for mining in Zeehan itself. The structure originally came from the Mount Farrell mine, reflecting the broader mining heritage of Tasmania’s West Coast rather than that of Zeehan alone.![]()
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In February 1989, the headframe was dismantled by the Australian Army as part of a training exercise. It was then transported to Zeehan and reassembled on King Hill, where it was intended to form part of a future mining exhibit for the West Coast Heritage Centre.![]()
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This relocation is particularly notable because it combined practical military training with heritage preservation. The project provided soldiers with hands-on experience in dismantling, transporting, and reconstructing a large industrial structure, while also contributing to the conservation and interpretation of the region’s mining history.
