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	Encyclopedia: Bruny Island
		Bruny Island is large island off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, from which it is separated by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
		Outside its settlements the island is covered in grazing fields and large tracts of dry eucalyptus forest.
		Bruny Island was originally inhabited by the Aboriginals until European arrival.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bruny-Island (718 words)

	Tour of Tasmania: Bruny Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The island is virtually divided in two, with "North Bruny" and "South Bruny" connected by a narrow strip of land.
		There is a viewing platform on the isthmus which provides not only a view of the land- and seascape but also serves as a lookout for the penguins and muttonbirds which frequent the area.
		Bruny Island has four 4-star and three 3½-star holiday unit-style accommodations (RACT rated) plus a youth hostel.
	www.tased.edu.au /tot/s/bruny.html (239 words)

	Bruny Island map location, population and ferry timetable
		Bruny Island is less than an hour's drive on a high quality sealed highway from Hobart, Tasmania's capital city.
		The approx latitude of Bruny Island is 43.20.00 and the approx longitude is 147.15.00.
		The island is a mixture of level plains, small mountains and plateaux.
	www.bruny.com.au /bruny-island-info.htm (300 words)

	Bruny Island Online Access Centre
		Bruny Island is separated from 'mainland' Tasmania by a body of water called the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
		Bruny Island is not so much one island but two - North Bruny and South Bruny, which are connected by a narrow neck of land, called (surprisingly!) 'The Neck'.
		Even with its relative isolation, Bruny Island is home to approximately 600 permanent residents, but the population can reach up to 2,000 people in summer, as Bruny Island is a popular tourist destination.
	www.tco.asn.au /oac/community_overview.cgi?oacID=63 (115 words)

	The Huon Trail - Bruny Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bruny is a 15 minute crossing by car ferry from Kettering, 25 minutes south of Hobart.
		On the island, country roads loop around North Bruny, then cross the narrow Neck to South Bruny and the seaside hamlets of Adventure Bay, Alonnah and Lunawanna.
		Bruny is an island of beaches and forests, wildlife and heritage.
	www.huontrail.org.au /bruny.html (215 words)

	Bruny Island Tasmania - Travel - MyNRMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As I browsed around this small museum, I realised that from a historical point of view, Bruny Island was remarkable.
		Several years later, Matthew Flinders arrived on the island too, but it was French explorer Bruny d"Entrecasteaux after whom the island and channel were named, who actually proved that it was separate from Tasmania.
		We headed for Cape Bruny Lighthouse, the third oldest lighthouse in Australia whose tower was built in 1836 by convict labour.
	www.mynrma.com.au /tasmania_brunyisland.asp (982 words)

	Walkabout - Bruny Island
		In the early part of the nineteenth century Bruny Island was subject to the peculiar pressures which eventually resulted in the near genocide of the local Aborigines.
		The story of Truganini's early life (she was a native of Bruny Island and her father had been an important elder) and her treatment at the hands of the Europeans is emblematic of the treatment of Tasmanian Aborigines.
		At the south-western end of the South Island, to the north of Cape Bruny, is the Labillardiere Peninsula.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/TASBrunyIsland.shtml (1507 words)

	Bruny Island
		The Bruny D’Entrecasteaux Visitor Centre at the Kettering ferry terminal (daily 9am–5pm, may be closed Mon and Tues July–Oct; tel 03/6267 4494) books accommodation on the island, much of which is in self-catering cottages and must be arranged in advance.
		On South Bruny, ADVENTURE BAY is the main centre on the east coast; its waters are safe for swimming, and there’s a general store and the Bligh Museum of Pacific Discovery (daily 10am–3pm; $3).
		Bruny Island has always been linked with early explorers, for whom it provided a safe refuge after the arduous journey across the Southern Ocean, and the museum displays maps, documents, paintings and artefacts relating to landings there.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/tasmania/brunyisland.asp (750 words)

	TAS Bruny Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bruny Island is 55 km long and almost two distinct islands, North and South Bruny, joined by a narrow strip of sand hills.
		A sad note in the island's history is that Truganinni, the daughter of an island chief, was recognised as the last fullblood Tasmanian Aborigine - she died in 1876.
		The island's Aboriginal name, Lunawannaalonna, is retained in the names of two settlements on South Bruny, Alonnah and Lunawanna.
	www.allsydney.com /tas/Brunyisl.htm (314 words)

	Bruny Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bruny Island is large island, elongated in shape, off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, separated from the mainland of Tasmania by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
		The island is covered in grazing fields and large tracts of dry eucalyptus forest.
		In more recent history the Bruny Island was the site of a land transfer by the Bacon Government to the Aboriginal people.
	en.mcfly.org /Bruny_Island (214 words)

	Escorted Tour Australia, Australia Escorted Tour, Escorted Tours to Australia, Escorted Group Tour to Australia, Luxury ...
		Bruny Island is a nature lover’s paradise and the refuge of many endangered species.
		It was on Bruny Island that Abel Tasman landed in 1642; Cook, Bligh and Flinders also visited during their voyages.
		During your stay on the island you are hosted by Dr. Tonia Cochran, a professional biologist, or by one of her team of experienced naturalists, who will show you something of the island’s spectacular scenery and the local wildlife, including seal and penguin colonies, wallabies, echidnas, bird and reptile life.
	www.australianportfolio.com /short-journeys/tasmania/2nts-burney-island.htm (566 words)

	Accommodation - Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bruny Island is providing a variety of mainly self-contained accommodation places.
		Relish the distinctive experience of staying on the historical whale-watching landmark of Bruny Island, known as Kelly's Lookout and named after Captain James Kelly, the first settler on Bruny.
		Your host, experienced travel writer, and photographer has the belief that Kelly's Lookout on 'Bruny' is the ultimate place to stay for visitors who are looking for what he calls the distinctive experience, for something different.
	www.brunyisland.com.au /accommodation.htm (463 words)

	Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
		Bruny consists of two islands, very different in character, which are joined by a narrow isthmus, "The Neck".
		Bruny Island is well known for its Penguins, that appear each evening at the beach area known as The Neck.
		Bruny is fast becoming a mecca for visitors, particularly from interstate and overseas, and has become a holiday escape for the people of Hobart, which lies about 1 hour away by road and ferry.
	www.tasmania-holidays.com (420 words)

	The Huon Trail and Bruny Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cross the D'Entrecasteaux Channel by vehicular ferry (15 minutes) to explore the 100km of Bruny Island with its wild seascapes and sweeping surf beaches, rich maritime history, abundant birdlife and wildlife, tall forests and historic lighthouse.
		Bruny Island has an abundance of indigeneous birdlife, marsupials and marine life.
		Bruny Island has thousand-year old 'flboy' rainforests and the spring months of September and October reveal spectacular native flowers.
	www.tasmaniasouth.com /huon/bruny.html (305 words)

	The Cape Bruny Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Cape Bruny Lighthouse is located on the south-western edge of the cape on South Bruny Island.
		The doctor, who had travelled to the island, on hearing of Sister Finn's prognosis and having no desire to make the same descent, declared his confidence in her ability and thus she became the only person, not being a medical practitioner, to sign a death certificate and submit it to the Coroner.
		Cape Bruny lighthouse is on the southernmost tip of Bruny Island, off the coast of south eastern Tasmania and 100 km from Hobart.
	www.lighthouse.net.au /lights/TAS/Cape%20Bruny/Cape%20Bruny.htm (1336 words)

	Travelinfodownunder - Free quality Travel Information & Travel Tips, ...
		Access to Bruny Island is by a 15 minute crossing on a vehicle ferry from Kettering, south of Hobart.
		The Cape Bruny lighthouse has kept vigil on the south-western edge of the cape on South Bruny Island since 1838 and was the third tower to be built, at a cost of 2,500 pounds, by convicts in Tasmania.
		RESOLUTION ROAD This road on Bruny Island is named after Captain Cook's ship (which he tied to a tree at Adventure Bay) this 7-kilometre stretch of the road takes you above the bay into a cool and shaded world of tall trees.
	travelinfodownunder.com.au /bruny.php (1486 words)

	Kingborough Council - Tour of Kingborough - Bruny Island - Tasmania
		Bruny Island is a deceptively large island approximately 100km long, comprising almost two distinct islands joined by a narrow isthmus made up of sand dunes called 'The Neck'.
		North Bruny with the settlements of Barnes Bay and Dennes Point is open pasture, lightly wooded, whilst South Bruny is hilly and heavily timbered, dominated by Mount Mangana.
		Bruny Island has a proud maritime heritage that is also recognised in the naming of the island itself and many of its geological features.
	www.kingborough.tas.gov.au /site/page.cfm?u=204 (300 words)

	Bruny Island, Tasmania - Travelmate
		Bruny is about the size of Singapore and is home to around 500 Tasmanians.
		The island is almost split in two, with a narrow isthmus connecting the north and south parts.
		North Bruny Island is flat grazing land interspersed with open woodland.
	www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=239 (367 words)

	The Tree House Bruny Island Tasmania AAAT rated
		We had left the big island of Australia for the smaller island State of Tasmania and then left it’s shores for the littlest island of Bruny.
		Hardly little though, for Bruny is made up of two islands stretching over 100 kilometres north to south and joined by a narrow ‘neck’ of land no more than 100 meters wide.
		We look forward to returning to the big island on which we live, enlivened with memories of a littler island called Bruny -keen to visit its shores again in anticipation of a mixture of both solitude and stimulation.
	www.thetreehouse.com.au /lonely_planet.htm (1584 words)

	Bruny Island @ ExplorOz
		Most of Bruny Island is good gravel road and the majority of Bruny’s attractions are on South Bruny, which is a rugged, mountainous and heavily timbered region.
		The 1st point of interest once you arrive on the ferry at Bruny, is the narrow neck or isthmus dividing the north and south areas.
		There is a good lookout a short walk from the car park showing good views of the island and just how narrow the neck is. This is also a good place to watch the fairy penguins just before dark and is usually best on a moonlit night otherwise they are hard to spot.
	www.exploroz.com /TrekNotes/TAS/Bruny_Island.asp (1046 words)

	Tasmania: Narawntapu
		Maria Island and Bruny Island are the subject of a further two 'Walks in the Park' which are for ABC Local Radio Tasmania only.
		They were introduced to the island to save a dwindling population in the late 1900s.
		This is Grass Point in the South Bruny National Park and the remains of huts built by workers at the nearby whaling stations in the early 1800s.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/features/walkpark/extra.htm (384 words)

	Grange Global Pty Ltd <> The Point - Bruny Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		South Bruny Island itself is the size of Singapore and The Point represents almost 2% of its total area.
		South Bruny Island and The Point are home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna.
		South Bruny Island is gaining worldwide recognition for its environmental protection and burgeoning Eco-Tourism attractions.
	www.grange-global.com /the-point (504 words)

	Location of Wainui, Bruny Island, near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Barren Hill is one of the many habitats on the island of the forty-spotted pardalote.
		Bruny Island is a haven for wildlife and paradise for birdwatchers.
		Bruny Island is two islands joined by a narrow isthmus called the Neck and is Tasmania’s fourth largest island.
	www.babs.com.au /wainui/map.htm (242 words)

	NZ supermaxi Konica Minolta breaks historic Bruny Island Race record in Tasmania
		Thwaites decided to contest the Bruny Island because of its historic significance and to give his crew a chance to work up the 98-footer before returning to major ocean racing.
		The Bruny Island Race was first sailed for in March 1898 over the same course that the fleet will still sail when they line up off Hobart’s Castray Esplanade at 9.30 this coming Saturday, 19 January.
		While there were a number of times in the early years when the race was not sailed, notably during the war years, the Bruny Island Race has been sailed continously since 1946, with the exception of 1959.
	www.yachting.org.au /?page=15346& (325 words)

	Wilderness Australia London Lakes
		The island’s extreme southerly location and isolation have made it a paradise for nature lovers, its habitats ranging from spectacular ocean coastline and secluded beaches, to coastal heath and temperate rainforest.
		Bruny is home to all Tasmania’s endemic bird species and a variety of wildlife.
		Further a field: Bruny Island is an island of surprises - gentle countryside and wild coastlines, quiet beaches and roaring surf, lighthouses, farmhouses, and a heritage of sealers, whalers and explorers.
	www.wildernessaustralia.com.au /properties/t_inala_bruny_island.htm (360 words)

	Bruny Island Tasmania, Accommodation at St Clairs for Luxury Romantic Holidays
		Bruny Island lies off the south east coast of Tasmania some 25kms south of Hobart.
		The Island is an unspoilt haven with spectacular scenery and a landscape which varies from pasture to rainforest with both glorious miles of sandy beaches and rugged cliffs.
		Bruny is reached by a vehicular ferry from Kettering.
	www.stclairs.com /location.htm (140 words)

	INALA Nature Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The natural diversity of Bruny Island allows me to design itineraries to suit your interests, whether that is bird-watching (almost 140 species, including all 12 endemic Tasmanian species can be found on the island), wildlife observation, photography or discovering the amazing variety of plants (from rainforests to coastal heathlands).
		Experience the spectacularly rugged southern coastline of Bruny and observe the magnificence of the Southern Ocean in all its splendour.
		The differences between the natural features of north and south Bruny will be startlingly apparent as we travel around the island, searching for threatened species and discovering Bruny’s diversity of flora and fauna.
	www.inalabruny.com.au /tours.html (908 words)

	Tasmanian Conservation Trust
		As a local resident of 14 years, and biologist who conducts wildlife tours on the island, I have found that one of the main attractions for visitors to the island is the Little penguin, the smallest penguin species in the world.
		Unfortunately, the rookery is situated on the narrowest part of the island (less than 100 metres wide in places), which is the isthmus that connects the northern and southern part of Bruny Island.
		The main road that connects the two parts of the island by necessity passes through this area and the penguins often have to cross the road to access their burrows.
	www.tct.org.au /jumper.htm (799 words)

	Michaye Boulter - painter - Tasmania - Handmark Gallery
		She was awarded the Trish Wilson Memorial Prize in 1993 as well as a completing a prominent commission in Mures Restaurant in 1996.
		Michaye lives and works on Bruny Island with her husband Robert and their two small children.
		Bruny is a place where the patterns of weather and light create an ever-changing landscape.
	www.handmarkgallery.com /artists/michaye_boulter (359 words)

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