Difference between revisions of "Adventure Bay"

Revision as of 21:40, 9 May 2014

OPENED : 1st - December - 1890

CLOSED : 11th - April - 1974

Adventure Bay was located on South Bruny Island and was 13 kms South East of Mills Reef - Alonnah

Post offices close to Adventure Bay were:

• Daniels Bay - Lunawanna 20 kms

• Barnes Bay 32 kms

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Numeral 2nd Allocation

NUMERAL 319

• Allocated: 1st - December - 1890

• Rated: R

• Known used on pictorial

Datestamps

TYPE 1

• Earliest recorded date: December - 1890

• Latest recorded date: 10th - March - 1936

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TYPE 4a

• Earliest recorded date: 13th - March - 1936

• Latest recorded date: 30th - January - 1959

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TYPE 4a(s)

• Earliest recorded date: 4th - April - 1959

• Latest recorded date: 16th - November - 1966

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TYPE 5s(i)

• Earliest recorded date: 8th - December - 1966

• Latest recorded date: 26th - September - 1967

• Rated : RRR

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TYPE 5s(ii)

• Earliest recorded date: 2nd - December - 1967

• Latest recorded date: 11th - April - 1974

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Other Information

Adventure Bay was named by Captain Tobias Furneaux,after his ship the HMS Adventure anchored in the bay for 5 days after being separated from Captain James Cook (during his 2nd voyage)in March of 1773. Adventure Bay now operates as a Community Postal Agency.

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