Shag Bay

Shag Bay is an inlet on the River Derwent near Geilston Bay, Tasmania, and is within the East Risdon State Reserve .[1] The area around Shag Bay contains a number of Aboriginal Tasmanian shell middens.[2] A bone meal fertiliser factory was established in Shag Bay in the early 1900s. In January 1915, its boiler exploded, resulting in two deaths of two people associated with the factory.[3] The brigantine built in 1814 HMS Nelson was towed to Shag Bay in 1920 to be broken up after it finished its use as a coal hulk.[4]

Russell Family Bone Mill Shag Bay Tasmania
Shag Bay
Shag Bay
LocationTasmania, Australia
Coordinates42.835°S 147.333°E / -42.835; 147.333
TypeBay
Part ofEast Risdon State Reserve

References
  1. "Shag Bay Heritage Walk". City of Clarence. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. McIntyre, Paul (22 October 2017). "'A hidden gem': Bedlam Walls walk offers glimpse of Tasmania's Aboriginal heritage". ABC Radio Hobart. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Risdon Boiler Explosion". The Mercury (Hobart) via Trove. National Library of Australia. 10 February 1915. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database - Nelson". Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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