# Frank Long

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Prospector in Tasmania, Australia

This article is about the Tasmanian prospector. For the American writer, see [Frank Belknap Long](/source/Frank_Belknap_Long).

**Frank Long** was a trackcutter and prospector. In 1882 he discovered the [Zeehan](/source/Zeehan)-Dundas silver-lead field on the [West Coast](/source/West_Coast%2C_Tasmania) of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania).

## Life and career

Frank Long was Tasmanian, born to ex-convicts in [Launceston](/source/Launceston%2C_Tasmania) around 1844. He spent his early years in [Campbell Town](/source/Campbell_Town%2C_Tasmania).[1] Long was a member of Charles Sprent's [Mount Heemskirk](/source/Mount_Heemskirk) expedition in 1876 and was known as a hardy and strong bushman.

### Discovery of the Zeehan-Dundas Silver-Lead Field

Long discovered deposits of silver and lead in the Zeehan-Dundas silver-lead field. A nearby encampment grew, and the Mount Zeehan Post Office opened on 1 August 1888. Although Long's mineral discoveries generated wealth for many people, his later years were affected by [rheumatism](/source/Rheumatism) and [alcoholism](/source/Alcoholism). The community of Zeehan helped Long secure a government pension so he could live out his days in dignity.[2] Long was known as "the father of Zeehan" when he died in 1908.

## Legacy

The Frank Long Memorial at Zeehan received $5,000 upgrade in 2018.[3]

## Further reading

- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). *The Peaks of Lyell* (6th ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7246-2265-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7246-2265-9).

- Haygarth, N. *Frank Long* in Alexander (ed.) The Companion to Tasmanian History. 2005. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-86295-223-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86295-223-X) p. 220

## See also

- [Thomas Bather Moore](/source/Thomas_Bather_Moore)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Haygarth, Nic. ["The Companion to Tasmanian History - Frank Long"](https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Frank%20Long.htm). *[University of Tasmania](/source/University_of_Tasmania)*. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bennett, Lachlan (10 August 2020). ["Saving the Silver City: Zeehan's plan to survive and thrive"](https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6867054/saving-the-silver-city-zeehans-plan-to-survive-and-thrive/). [The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(Tasmania)). Retrieved 25 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bennett, Lachlan (12 June 2018). ["Frank Long memorial at Zeehan receives $5000 upgrade"](https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5464349/memorial-for-the-father-of-zeehan-receives-5000-upgrade/). [The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(Tasmania)). Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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