was it ever colonised?
Yes, by British whalers who ran shore-based whaling stations here.
Adventure Bay, Tasmania
British whalers were reported in Adventure Bay by 1804. Shore-based whaling stations operated in the bay from 1826 at four separate locations.
when did mutiny on the bounty take place 28 April 1789. where did the ship set sail from? Initially from England. can you name some of the places it covered during its journey? Spithead in English Channel, False Bay to the east of Capeof Good Hope, Adventure Bay in Tasmania and many more. where is the last place you mentioned located? On the eastern side of Bruny Island, Tasmania. who were the native inhabitants of this state? Evidences of Aboriginal settlements were found here .
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Adventure Bay, Tasmania [SEP] European Settlement
British whalers were reported in Adventure Bay by 1804. Shore-based whaling stations operated in the bay from 1826 at four separate locations. During the 19th and 20th century Adventure Bay was used by the timber industry. Sheltered from all but strong north-easterly winds, the township of Adventure 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-ton barque "Natal Queen" in 1909. Adventure Bay Post Office opened on 1 December 1890 and closed in 1974.