eastern end of the cove. Between the 
angle of the creek and the hills, which 
rise at the side of the bay, there is a 
sandy flat, and it was here that the 
main camp was situate I. On th* western 
side of the creek, in a sheltered hollow 
in the sand dues, the ladies' tents were 
pitched. 
On Thursday morning th • work of 
completing the camp was,proceeded with, 
and the first work undertaken was tin* 
construction of a'bridge across ihe ere k 
This was done by falling a suitatle tree 
splitting the trunk in half, and then haul¬ 
ing the timber to the creek, where they 
were rafted to th * correct site and 
placed in position. A few spars and a 
rope hand rail completed this engineering 
effort, and allowed the treek to be negoti¬ 
ated with case. Although the flood waters 
in the creek subsided very rapidly, ihe 
bridge was foun I very useful during the 
camp. I hiring th-' day “t'anvas To wn' 
gradually grew, and by lunch time all 
the tents, with the exception of the 
large dining one. were in position. During 
the afternoon the work mi, completed, 
and numerous small details were attend- 
to. The advance pirty did full justice 
to the evening meal, as one member had 
brought down a turkey, which was 
roasted in the camp oven, and partaken 
of with true “bush relish." An hour 
or so later a large signal lire was set 
going in order to act as a guiding light 
for the Togo, and by 9.30 pm. she had 
arrived. The main party were soon 
ashore, enjoying tea and hot cross buns, 
before being conducted to their several 
canvas himei ’neath banksia ami 
eucalyptus. 
Before proceeding with the details ot 
camp routine, it may he as well to pay 
some attention to the geography and 
history of th" locality of the camp. The 
outlines of the early history of Adven 
ture Kay were given in last year's report, 
so there is no need for repetition here 
beyond recalling the salient tacts relating 
to the work carried out In each explorer. 
The work of Captain Align will, however, 
be dealt with in a more detailed manner, 
as his work merits more attention than 
has been pai 1 to it in the past. 
When Tasman discovered Tasmania 
in KD2 he attempted to anchor in Ad¬ 
venture Bay, but was driven to sea by a 
lior'-west gale. The French explorer 
Marion du Fresno passed along the south 
const in 1772 without investigating the 
coastal bays, and it was not until March, 
1773. that Captain Furneaux, in the Ad¬ 
ven lure. anchored in the bay and gave 
it the name of his ship. Captain Cook 
touched here in 1777, and eleven years 
later the First Fleet sailed past Storm 
Bay on their voyage to found the first 
settlement in Australia. Captain Blig'li, 
who had previously visited the bay as 
Cook's sailing master on the Resolution, 
anchored the Bounty here in August, 
17MS, and a year Inter Captain Cox, in 
the brig Mercury, passed along the south 
const on bis voyage of exploration. In 
17112 B'ligli once more anchored in the 
bay, and in the following year D'Entre¬ 
casteaux, who had discovered the Chan¬ 
nel a few months after Bligh's visit, an¬ 
chored in Adventure Bay during the 
course of his second visit to Tasmania. 
Kayes (1791!) and Flinders and Bass 
(1798-99) both passed by Adventure Bay 
without anchoring there, but the French 
explorer Ban din in 1S02 remained here 
for a few days in the Coop raphe, 
With regard to Bligh's visits to Ad¬ 
venture Bay. the fact must tie recalled 
that Bligh's work lias to a large extent 
been forgotten. This is due to some 
extent to the after affects of the mut iny 
on th,- Bounty, and also to the fact that 
in later years, when Bliglt was appoint¬ 
ed Coventor of Now South Wales, he was 
deposed by t|i L > military. Tt. is often 
stated that the latter event was caused 
by the severity of Bligh’s rule, but an 
unbiassed critic min t take into eonsidera. 
tion the manners of the period, and also 
th* rather deplorable state into which 
tin* young oniony bad grown. The stir 
created by the revolt of the military in 
Xow Mouth Wales caused the home au¬ 
thorities to take action, and, to quote 
Dr. Watson, the able editor of the His¬ 
torical Records of Australia, “it forced 
them to immediate informs. It indirect, 
iv caused the recall of tin* Xow South 
Wales Corps, wlitrli. by long residence, 
bad I econie the most powerful, and per¬ 
haps tlto most mil factor in the com¬ 
munity. Tt indirectly led to the reform 
of Hie law courts, to tin* removal of the 
restrictions on trade and eommertJo, and 
to flic general betterment of the condi- 
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