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Revision as of 07:00, 18 July 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
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- 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.
