West Coast Pioneers Museum) located within the former Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy building. The West Coast Heritage Centre features examples of Tasmania's mineral emblem, the valuable crystal crocoite, as well as other geological specimens and historic mining artefacts. Notable people The famed concert pianist Eileen Joyce was born in Zeehan, and Eileen Joyce Memorial Park in Zeehan was named in her honour. Reverend Dorothy McRae-McMahon, Australia's first openly gay clergy member and human rights activist was born in Zeehan. Notable events Parts of a 1925 Australian silent film, Jewelled Nights were shot on Savage River, north of the town in the Tarkine rainforest. Bushfires were reported near Zeehan in 1896, 1908, 1977, 1980 and 2006. In November 2012 the town was threatened by bushfires from two directions. However, the alert was later removed. There were also bushfires in February 1890 (diary of Edward Jennings and this http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13761103). Bushfires also threatened Zeehan in 2019- with the fire coming approximately 2 kilometres from the town. Residents were evacuated to Queenstown and Strahan after it was decided that the school was no longer a safe locale for residents to gather. A new television series, Bay of Fires, starring Marta Dusseldorp has been announced to be filmed at locations in Zeehan, Queenstown and Strahan in 2022. Climate Zeehan has a cool, wet oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild damp summers and chilly, long, rainy winters. Gallery See also Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania West Coast Tasmania Mines References Further reading Manny, L.B. (1963) Railways of the Zeehan District Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October/November. Localities of West Coast Council Mining towns in Tasmania 1888 establishments in Australia