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Welcome to Great Bay
Welcome to Great Bay
photo: Bruny Island Historical Society
photo: island graphic & digital
Smootheys Point Jetty Great Bay c1947
named after John Smoothey, a convict who lived at the point for 40 years in the 1800's.
named after John Smoothey, a convict who lived at the point for 40 years in the 1800's.
Smoothies Point Great Bay c2004
Oyster farming takes place in the bay now.
Oyster farming takes place in the bay now.
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Fresh Oysters - Door Sales
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Great Bay was mainly a farming area, in the 1830's grain was grown. Shell from here was burnt and crushed for lime mortar. Lime for agricultural use was crushed from shells for Hood and Co and pipe clay was dug near-by to whiten fireplaces by the settlers.
Oral history tells that there was a race course in the Great Bay area during the 1850's
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