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| Kettering, about about half an hour south of Hobart, Southern Tasmania, is a popular destination for tourists and locals. The Bruny Island Ferry, Oyster Cove Marina, Mermaid Cafe and Kettering Point are all located here. | ||
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Kettering Point Walk The Kettering Point Walk is a short, pretty bush walk about 40 minutes from Hobart. It is about a 10 minute return walk. It was built in 1999 by a Land Care Group. The walk leads you through sheoak trees and other native plants and brings you to rocky Kettering Point whee you get a great view of Bruny Island and the Bruny Island ferry on her way to Bruny Island. | ||
| Kettering Information Centre
and Mermaid Cafe
The Kettering Information
Centre is open daily from 9am to 5pm. It is known for the Mermaid Cafe's
delicious food and great views of the boats in the Oyster Cove Marina and
the
Australian Geographic gift shop. | ||
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Bruny Island Ferry There has been a ferry going back and forth from Kettering to Bruny Island for a very long time. In 1954, the Bruny Island Ferry started carrying vehicles. Since then there have been four ferries and nine captains. There has only been one disaster and that was when two ladies drove on to the boat and then accidentally drove off the other end. No one was badly hurt but the car was damaged. If you would like to know more about the ferries click here. | ||
The ferries since 1954 Ferry One: The first boat to carry vehicles started in 1954. It was called Melba. It went from Kettering to Barnes Bay on Bruny Island. | ||
| Ferry Two: The second boat started in 1960. That one was called Mangana. It went from Kettering to Barnes Bay then from Kettering to Roberts Point. | ||
| Ferry Three: The third boat was called Harry O'May. It started in 1975 and went from Kettering to Roberts Point. | ||
| Ferry Four: The latest boat is called Mirambeena which goes from Kettering to Roberts Point. It started in 1990. | ||
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Created by Sarah, Margate Primary School, August 2002. | ||
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