Batemans Bay New South Wales
Location of Batemans Bay in New South Wales (red)
Population:	12,000
Established:	1885
Postcode:	2536
LGA:	Eurobodalla Shire
State District:	Bega
Federal Division:	Eden-Monaro

Batemans Bay (postcode: 2536, 35°42′S, 150°11′E) is a town and a bay in the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Batemans Bay is administered by the Eurobodalla Shire council. The town is located on the Princes Highway (Highway 1) about 280km (175 miles) south of Sydney, 760 km (475 miles) north of Melbourne, and it is 160 km east of Canberra via the Kings Highway. It has a population of approximately 16,000 (in 2005). The Clyde River empties here into the Tasman Sea. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (977x733, 43 KB) Summary Shows location of Batemans Bay marked in red in the Australian state of w:New South Wales. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z List of postcodes in New South Wales (A-E) List of postcodes in New South Wales (F-M) List of postcodes in New South Wales... The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... Eurobodalla Shire is a Local Government Area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Bega is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Eurobodalla Shire is a Local Government Area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... The National Route 1 shield was once a familiar sight in all states Highway 1 is Australias coastal highway joining all mainlands state capitals and coastal towns circumnavigating the entire Australian continent. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Kings Highway (formerly called Kings Way), National Route 52, links Canberrans to the coast Kings Highway connects Canberra and Batemans Bay. ... The Clyde River is a river on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ...

It is the closest seaside town to the city of Canberra, making Batemans Bay a popular holiday destination for residents of Australia's national capital. It is also a popular retiree haven, but has begun to attract young families seeking affordable housing and a relaxed seaside lifestyle. Other local industries include a sawmill, oyster farming, forestry, eco-tourism and retail services. A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ... Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ...

Captain Cook named the bay on 22nd April 1770 after Nathaniel Bateman. Nathaniel Bateman was Captain of Lord Colvill's ship HMS Northumberland (the 3rd ship of that name), at the time when Captain Cook was serving as her master from 1760-62. James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... Six warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Northumberland: The first, a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1679, fought in the War of the Grand Alliance. ...

History

Looking into the bay from the south

Batemans Bay at twilight; looking towards the Tollgate Islands

Indigenous Australians in the area attacked the crew of the ship the Fly in 1808: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 660 KB)Batemans Bay, New South Wales, April 2005; looking into the bay from the south. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 660 KB)Batemans Bay, New South Wales, April 2005; looking into the bay from the south. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1011, 361 KB) Batemans Bay - NSW File links The following pages link to this file: Batemans Bay, New South Wales ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1011, 361 KB) Batemans Bay - NSW File links The following pages link to this file: Batemans Bay, New South Wales ... Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

...about the remoter coasts they are still savages, as may be gathered from the following narrative of an occurrence in April, 1808:--The Fly, colonial vessel, being driven into Bateman's Bay by bad weather, had occasion to send three of her crew on shore to search for water; and it was agreed, previous to their departure, that in case of any appearance of danger, a musket should be fired from the vessel, as a signal for the immediate return of those who had landed. Shortly after the boat had reached the shore, a considerable body of natives assembled round the boat, and a musket was accordingly discharged. The men returned to the boat with the utmost precipitation, and without any obstruction; but they had no sooner put off from the shore, than a flight of spears pursued them, and was succeeded by others, until the whole of the three unfortunate men fell from their oars, and expired beneath the attacks of their enemies. The savages immediately seized and manned the boat; and, with a number of canoes, prepared for an attack upon the vessel itself, which narrowly escaped their unprovoked fury, by cutting the cable, with all possible expedition, and standing out to sea. The names of the unhappy men who were thus murdered, were Charles Freeman, Thomas Bligh, and Robert Goodlet. This melancholy circumstance affords a sufficient illustration of the dispositions of those natives which are remote from the settlements;...

In 1821 Robert Johnson entered the bay and explored the lower reaches of the Clyde River on board the cutter Snapper. ^[1] Snapper Island within the bay is named after Johnson's boat. Johnson returned with Alexander Berry and Hamilton Hume and they traced the river to its source. See also: 1820 in Australia, other events of 1821, 1822 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... Alexander Berry (November 30, 1781- September 17, 1873) was a Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797-19 April 1873) was an Australian explorer. ...

When the district was surveyed in 1828, a deserted hut and stockyards were found. Cedar getters and land clearers were in the district in the 1820s. From the 1820s through to the 1840s, the area to the Moruya River was the southernmost official limit of location for the colony of New South Wales. See also: 1827 in Australia, other events of 1828, 1829 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... The Moruya River is a river on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Nineteen Counties were the limits of location in the colony of New South Wales defined by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Ralph Darling in 1826 in accordance with a government order from Lord Bathurst, the secretary of State. ...

The Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Co found the Clyde River to be navigable in 1854. Regular services by the company in the 1860s and 1870s contributed to growth of the district. The Illawarra Steam Navigation Company serviced the south coast of New South Wales, Australia from the 1850s to the 1950s. ...

Stockland Batemans Bay

The village of Batemans Bay was surveyed in 1859. Oyster farming commenced in 1860. By 1870, there was a fleet of 40 oyster boats. A sawmill was erected in 1870. The port was proclaimed in 1885. A ferry service across the Clyde ran from 1891 until the bridge was opened in 1956. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... See also: 1858 in Australia, other events of 1859, 1860 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... See also: 1859 in Australia, other events of 1860, 1861 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... See also: 1869 in Australia, other events of 1870, 1871 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... See also: 1884 in Australia, other events of 1885, 1886 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... See also: 1890 in Australia, other events of 1891, 1892 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... See also: 1955 in Australia, other events of 1956, 1957 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ...

In 1942 during World War II, a trawler was attacked by a Japanese submarine between Batemans Bay and Moruya. See also: 1941 in Australia, other events of 1942, 1943 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ...

The population of the town in 1881 was 266; 1183 in 1961; 4924 in 1981 and 16000 in 2005

The majority of shops with the local town are aimed mainly at the tourist industry. Stockland Batemans Bay is the largest shopping complex in the town. During the major holidays the population swells to around 30,000. Government agencies that are also available, eg RTA, CentreLink. An entrance to Stockland Batemans Bay The inside of the centre, showing the open roof Stockland Batemans Bay is a local shopping centre in the New South Wales south coast town of Batemans Bay. ...

Climate

The climate of Bateman's Bay is moderated by the sea, with warm summers and mild sunny winters. Nights can be cold in winter. Thunderstorms can occur between November and March, with rainfall maximums in summer. A shelf cloud associated with a heavy or severe thunderstorm over Enschede, The Netherlands. ...

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Radio Stations

• East Coast Radio 2EC 105.9 FM (commercial)
• POWERFM NSW South Coast 104.3 (commercial)
• Eurobodalla Community Radio 107.5
• ABC South-East 103.5
• Radio National 105.1
• ABC Classic FM 101.9

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References

1. ^ Moore, Dennis (2002). The Inlet That Eluded Bass, Batemans Bay - South Coast NSW. Morningside Internet. Retrieved on June 14, 2006.

• The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811), by David Dickinson Mann
• CSIRO information about the Batemans Bay region
• John Robson (2005). People associated with Cook in the Royal Navy between 1755 and 1762 (includes Nathaniel Bateman). John Robson. Retrieved on January 25, 2006.

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