The original inhabitants were the Nuenone Tribe, who are the ancestors of our Tasmanian Truganini. Under their last chief Mangano, the Aborigines from this region have always worked in harmony with those appointed to conciliate with them.

Evidence suggest that Europeans discovered Adventure Bay in 1642. Abel Tasman when searching for the Great South Land, sighted the east coast landfall, but was unable to land due to gale-force winds. More than 100 years later, Captain Cook and fellow explorer Furneaux sailed close, but it was Furneaux who followed Tasman’s charts named Adventure Bay (after his ship). Captain James Cook eventually landed here in 1777.
 

There is the small private Bligh Museum at Alonnah which has much of historical interest for the visitor.

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