Tasmania: January 2004.
     
D'Entrecasteaux Watering Place.
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As the sign states, this is D'Entrecasteaux's Watering Place in Recherche Bay. Its also the place where my partner and I camped out overnight in our rented wagon.

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Its also the place where my partner and I camped out overnight in our rented wagon.
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No shortage of water or mozzies but still a great place to spend a night.

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About D'Entrecasteaux's Watering Place in Recherche Bay, the following graphic images (from a photograph of a information sign provided by the Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania) provides a great insight into this little known but highly significant event in Australia's history.
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A "Syd Woon drawing of French Ships in Bay" (Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania display at the site).

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With special thanks to:

 
Baie des Roches (Bay of Rocks), Recherche Bay.
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"Train terror hits tourists"
Tasmanian Assignments January 2004: Contents Page.
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