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

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