Blackman Bay, Tasmania

Not to be confused with Blackmans Bay, Tasmania.

42°51′36″S 147°51′40″E / 42.860°S 147.861°E / -42.860; 147.861 Blackman Bay is located on the south-east coast of Tasmania. It extends from the bay's inlet at the southern peninsula of Marion Bay[1] to the village of Dunalley.[2] Historically this bay was referred to as "Frederick Henry Bay".[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Geer, Guus van de (1972), Marion Bay shoreline morphology, retrieved 8 June 2015
  2. ^ "NOTICE TO MARINERS". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 29 October 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2015. - re Blackman Bay
  3. ^ https://archive.org/stream/commodoresirjohn00leei/commodoresirjohn00leei_djvu.txt (This same reference confusingly refers to this bay as 'Blackman's bay' (which is the name a bay closer to Hobart). Today, the correct name for this bay is Blackman Bay.
  4. ^ Purey-Cust, H. E.; Pudsey-Dawson, W.; Pasco, F. C. C.; Davies & Company (1918), Frederick Henry (North Bay) and Norfolk Bays, Admiralty, retrieved 8 June 2015
  5. ^ United States. Hydrographic Office, Frederick Henry (North Bay) and Norfolk Bays, Tasmania South Coast from a British survey in 1894, LINC Tasmania, retrieved 8 June 2015