Exploratory Stuff. Lunawanna-alonnah / Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
In the southeast of Tasmania, separated from that island by the D'Entrecasateaux Channel, lies the isle of Bruny. In fact, it's made up of two island connected by 'The Neck' (see photo). It was first discovered by European explorers - Abel Tasman - at the end of 1642. Since it was repeatedly visited by various expeditions, notably that of Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737-1793). The latter established (1792) that Bruny was an island, and the channel dividing it from Tasmania was named after him. In the photo it's on the right.
On the left is famous Adventure Bay: well-known for Captain Bligh - indeed, he of The Bounty! - and many others such as the famous horticulturalist and agrarian, the Englishman Tobias Furneaux (1735-1781) - the place was named after the ship on which he sailed - who sought to establish an orchard there with European fruit trees (1773). Incidentally, not long ago it's location was discovered and it is now a heritage site.
But the Bay - so pristine today - is infamous as well for the eradication of the native people, the Nuenone. They called their home Lunawanna-alonnah; but they stood in the way of plans of European whalers and timberfolk. Horribly murdered and decimated, their people by the third quarter of the nineteenth century had only a handful of survivors. Most notable among them was Truganini (1812-1876), who is memorialised not far from where I took this photo.
So it was with mixed feeling that I looked upon this marvelous scenery.
Exploratory Stuff. Lunawanna-alonnah / Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
In the southeast of Tasmania, separated from that island by the D'Entrecasateaux Channel, lies the isle of Bruny. In fact, it's made up of two island connected by 'The Neck' (see photo). It was first discovered by European explorers - Abel Tasman - at the end of 1642. Since it was repeatedly visited by various expeditions, notably that of Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737-1793). The latter established (1792) that Bruny was an island, and the channel dividing it from Tasmania was named after him. In the photo it's on the right.
On the left is famous Adventure Bay: well-known for Captain Bligh - indeed, he of The Bounty! - and many others such as the famous horticulturalist and agrarian, the Englishman Tobias Furneaux (1735-1781) - the place was named after the ship on which he sailed - who sought to establish an orchard there with European fruit trees (1773). Incidentally, not long ago it's location was discovered and it is now a heritage site.
But the Bay - so pristine today - is infamous as well for the eradication of the native people, the Nuenone. They called their home Lunawanna-alonnah; but they stood in the way of plans of European whalers and timberfolk. Horribly murdered and decimated, their people by the third quarter of the nineteenth century had only a handful of survivors. Most notable among them was Truganini (1812-1876), who is memorialised not far from where I took this photo.
So it was with mixed feeling that I looked upon this marvelous scenery.