Cultural Object

Loftus-Hills Memorial

Summary

The Loftus-Hills Memorial is located in the Henty Glacial Erratics State Reserve, Zeehan Highway, 14 kilometres north of Queenstown, Tasmania. It is named in honour of Tasmanian geologist, Clive Loftus-Hills (1884 - 1967), for his contribution to Tasmanian geological knowledge and mining.

The inscription on the memorial plaque:

CLIVE LOFTUS-HILLS MBE DSc 1884-1967.

Former Director of the Geological Survey of Tasmania, first Doctor of Science at the Tasmanian University, spent several years exploring most of the ranges visible from here and with unusual vision and foresight added greatly to our understanding of the geology of this region and to the discovery and development of the ore deposits which created every settlement on the west coast.

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Created: 28 March 2024

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