The grounds around the volunteer-run Furneaux Museum are strewn with whalebones, blubber pots and rusty ship propellers. Inside are Aboriginal artefacts (including beautiful shell necklaces), plus sealing, sailing and muttonbird industry relics, occupying buildings that include century-old prison cells. Cash only.
Furneaux Museum
The East Coast
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1.36 MILES
A chapel and cemetery are about all that remain of this misguided settlement, built to ‘care for’ relocated mainland Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Between…
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Drive to the top of Mt Tanner (331m) to see the island laid out like a treasure map below (just ignore the ugly communications tower).
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