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To the SW of the first watering place there is a large lagoon which I believe has plenty of fish in it for one of our
Gentlemen caught upwards of 2 dozen trout, and shot a possum which was the only animal we saw. There are a great many gum trees and of a vast thickness and height, one of which
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Bay at the southern end of the bay itself was the site of both extensive timber mills and a long jetty from where seagoing vessels could load timber. Dangerously exposed to north-easterly gales, several ships were driven ashore and wrecked there, the largest being the 241-
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settlement in the form of "several huts or wigwams on shore, with several bags of grass in which they carry their shellfish." – but the branches of which the huts were made were "split and torn" and there was "not the least appearance of any people."
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Adventure Bay is now largely a tourist destination. Facilities in town include a general store that sells petrol and a cafe. It is also the location for cruises around the island.
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Furneaux's log made clear the bay was an excellent anchorage for resupplying vessels:
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measured in circumference 26 feet and the height under the branches was 20 feet."
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284:Cook's second voyage
274:Captain James Cook's
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873:Kingborough Council
868:Huon Valley Council
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374:Adventure Bay Store
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187:Kingborough Council
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853:Franklin (federal)
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1160:Styx Valley
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1076:South Coast
802:Oyster Cove
797:New Norfolk
678:Settlements
672:, Australia
387:Natal Queen
247:Abel Tasman
235:2021 census
145:Postcode(s)
136:Established
129:2021 census
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86:Coordinates
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1341:Bioregions
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931:Wellington
926:Wellington
880:Buckingham
841:Governance
832:Woodbridge
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551:0909434220
429:References
329:Providence
312:Resolution
304:Aboriginal
279:Resolution
261:. Captain
255:Heemskerck
251:Heemskerck
127:218 (
124:Population
1374:Truganini
1327:Centurion
1286:Satellite
1271:Partridge
1231:Eddystone
1131:Landmarks
1090:Transport
1060:Storm Bay
914:Mountains
827:Westerway
822:Southport
777:Lunawanna
772:Kettering
762:Huonville
747:Glen Huon
742:Geeveston
732:Electrona
632:583472222
527:299995193
415:Storm Bay
404:Footnotes
389:in 1909.
352:in 1802.
349:Géographe
339:Recherche
327:HMS
320:HMS
277:HMS
269:Adventure
267:HMS
259:Storm Bay
233:. At the
167:Kettering
1409:Category
1332:Triarius
1179:Man-made
900:Pembroke
807:Ranelagh
767:Kellevie
737:Franklin
670:Tasmania
620:(1929),
598:21 March
231:Tasmania
223:township
211:Franklin
199:Franklin
154:Location
99:147°20′E
30:Tasmania
1266:Nuggets
1214:Islands
1138:Natural
1002:Derwent
812:Sandfly
787:Margate
702:Alonnah
459:20 July
422:estuary
359:Norfolk
336:aboard
318:aboard
282:during
96:43°22′S
1281:Picnic
1261:Images
1246:Garden
1241:Friars
1221:Boomer
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895:Nelson
885:Elwick
757:Howden
717:Cygnet
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322:Bounty
182:LGA(s)
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1383:Other
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921:Hartz
782:Magra
752:Grove
727:Dover
399:Notes
1256:Hope
1017:Styx
1012:Huon
997:Arve
890:Huon
817:Snug
628:OCLC
600:2021
571:ISBN
546:ISBN
523:OCLC
488:ISBN
461:2022
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