Bicheno - Tasmania - Focus on Tasmania

BICHENO ( pop. 700 )

( East Coast )

In Brief | Distances | What to See & Do | Services
Where to Stay | Where to Eat

IN BRIEF Once known as Waubs Harbour, the name is thought to have originated from an Aboriginal woman, Waubedebar, a sealers wife who rescued her husband and another sealer during a storm, thus becoming well-known throughout the area.
The town was renamed by Lieut. Governor Denison after James Bicheno,the Colonial Secretary.
Whalers and sealers frequented the area until the late 1840s and Waubs Harbour was an established whaling station.
Coal was discovered in the area in 1848, but mismanagement caused their closure ten years later.
Today Bicheno is a prime holiday destination with a fishing fleet mostly involved with cray fishing.

DISTANCES Swansea - 65 km, 40 mins
St Helens - 76 km, 50 mins
Launceston ( via Lake Leake ) - 174 km
Hobart - 195 km

WHAT TO SEE & DO
Blow Hole
The Gulch

SERVICES

MOBILE PHONE SERVICES ( This should be used as a guide only. Some areas can be marginal. )
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WHERE TO STAY
Beachfront Family Resort

WHERE TO EAT

IN BRIEF	Once known as Waubs Harbour, the name is thought to have originated from an Aboriginal woman, Waubedebar, a sealers wife who rescued her husband and another sealer during a storm, thus becoming well-known throughout the area. The town was renamed by Lieut. Governor Denison after James Bicheno,the Colonial Secretary. Whalers and sealers frequented the area until the late 1840s and Waubs Harbour was an established whaling station. Coal was discovered in the area in 1848, but mismanagement caused their closure ten years later. Today Bicheno is a prime holiday destination with a fishing fleet mostly involved with cray fishing.
DISTANCES	Swansea - 65 km, 40 mins St Helens - 76 km, 50 mins Launceston ( via Lake Leake ) - 174 km Hobart - 195 km
WHAT TO SEE & DO	Blow Hole The Gulch
SERVICES

WHERE TO STAY	Beachfront Family Resort
WHERE TO EAT