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Marion Bay is a rural / residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census recorded a population of 72 for the state suburb of Marion Bay.[1] Marion Bay is also a large bay on the south-east coast of Tasmania. Its south-western shore is contained by the Marion Bay Important Bird Area.

Marion Bay Hobart, Tasmania
Marion Bay
Coordinates
Population	72 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7175
Location	27 km (17 mi) E of Sorell
LGA(s)	Sorell
Region	South-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Suburbs around Marion Bay: Bream Creek Bream Creek Marion Bay Bream Creek Marion Bay Marion Bay Boomer Bay Blackman Bay Blackman Bay

History

Marion Bay is a confirmed locality.[2]

European discovery

Abel Tasman first anchored just north of a small island in the southern part of this large bay in 1642, and landed in the area he named Frederick Henricx Bay (made up of what is now called Blackman Bay, Marion Bay and North Bay).[3] The name Frederick Henry Bay was mistakenly moved to its present location by Captain Tobias Furneaux. Subsequently, Frederick Henricx Bay was later named Marion Bay after the Breton navigator Marion du Fresne, who arrived in his ship Mascarin with Marquis de Castries in March 1772. Marion recorded that "One sailor found numbers of crayfish, lobsters and huge crabs, and the oysters there are good and abundant".[4]

Marion's landing is the first recorded sighting and description of the Aboriginal Tasmanians by Europeans. One of the Aboriginal men was shot dead by Marion's men. Marion then sailed to New Zealand where he was killed by Māori in the Bay of Islands.

Geography

The waters of Blackman Bay and Marion Bay form the eastern to southern boundaries.[5]

Road infrastructure

Route C337 (Marion Bay Road) runs through from west to south.[2][6]

Festivals

Marion Bay was host to the first Tasmanian Falls Festival in December 2003. It attracted more than 10,000 people and has become an annual event, as has the festival's counterpart in Victoria, Fremantle and latterly Byron Bay.

The Bream Creek Show has been taking place in Marion Bay for more than a century. Noted for a display of large pumpkins, the show was first hosted in 1897 in the pavilion at Coppington. It is held every year in March and includes rides for children, wood chopping and other family entertainment.[7]

Army worm infestation

In December 2008, an infestation of army worms in Marion Bay was reported in the national media. Despite the problems residents encountered, infestations of this sort are apparently common wherever the worms are.[8] In October 2008 a general alert was sounded that such an infestation was likely to occur.[9]

References

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[de] Marion Bay

Marion Bay ist eine große Bucht und ein begrenzter Ort an der Südostküste Tasmaniens. Sie liegt in der Nähe von Dunalley im Bezirk des Sorell. Seine Südwestküste enthält die Marion Bay Important Bird Area.

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- [en] Marion Bay, Tasmania

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