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Bruny Island was originally inhabited by the Aborigines until European arrival, although there is still a large community of people who identify as Aboriginal. Abel Tasman tried to land in the close to Adventure Bay in November 1642.

In 1773 Tobias Furneaux was the first recorded European to land on the island at Adventure Bay (named after his ship); four years later on 26 January 1777 James Cook's two ships, the Resolution and Discovery stayed in the bay area for two days. Cook carved his initials in a tree that was destroyed in a 1905 bushfire and is now commemorated by a plaque. In 1788 and again in 1792 William Bligh stayed in the Adventure Bay area.

The island itself, however, is named after the French explorer Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, who explored the Channel region and discovered it to be an island in 1792. It was known as Bruni Island until 1918, when the spelling was changed to Bruny.

Even though "Cooktown" was marked on maps as early as the 1840s, the island was not officially opened up to European settlement until the late 1800s when the timber industry took off. South Bruny was opened up by numerous tramways and haulages, some horse-drawn and some using modified locomotives. The longest and best preserved tramway runs from Adventure Bay to the far southeast corner of the island.

At Daniels Bay, the settlement was separated from the timber jetty as the tramway was forced along the south side of the bay to reach deep water as most of the bay was too shallow to bring boats in. Most settlements of South Bruny now serve as shack towns or holiday locations.

Since the 1920s the island has become known as a holiday location with surfing beaches, National Parks and historical sites. In more recent history Bruny Island was the site of a land transfer by the state Government to local Aboriginal people.

Now, review each of the following sentences. Mark the sentences that are correct according to the text as “A” and those that are incorrect as “B”.

1 – Abel Tasman landed in Adventure Bay in 1642.

2 – Tobias Furneaux named his ship after Adventure Bay.

3 – The tree where Cook had carved his initials was destroyed in a fire.

4 – William Bligh stayed in the Adventure Bay area between 1788 and 1792.

5 – The spelling of the Island’s name changed in 1918.

6 – The island was opened to European settlement in 1840.

7 – The longest tramway reaches the southeast corner of the island.

8 – Daniels Bay was not deep enough for boats to come into it.

9 – The island became a holiday destination since the early 1900s.

10 – Recently, the island was transferred from the Aboriginal people to the state Government.