Bass, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bass
state = vic


caption =
lga = Bass Coast Shire
postcode = 3991
est =
pop = 938
elevation=
maxtemp =
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stategov = Bass
fedgov = Flinders
dist1 = 113
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 24
dir2 = NW
location2= Wonthaggi
dist3 = 13
dir3 = NE
location3= San Remo

Bass is a small rural town 113 kilometres (70 mi) south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bass and the surrounding area had a population of 938.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25097
name=Bass (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-07-21
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The town is named after George Bass who explored and named Western Port bay in 1798 in a small whaling boat and sailed some distance up the Bass river. A memorial to George Bass stands in the George Bass Park. In 1835 a Scottish immigrant named Samuel Anderson sailed up the Bass River and with a partner Robert Massie established the third permanent settlement in Victoria. Samuel's brothers Hugh and Thomas joined him at Bass where they established a successful farming venture. [The Andersons of Westernport by Horton & Morris 1983] The Anderson graves and some of their descendants are located in the San Remo Cemetery. Descendents of Thomas Anderson, the only brother to marry, remain in the area to this day. In the magazine "Ancestor" vol 3 No 4 1963 a chart shows the royal descent of the Reverend Herbert Potter and his wife Mary Anderson of San Remo from Edward III King of England.

The township of Bass was surveyed and settled in the early 1860s, the Post Office opening on June 1, 1862. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Located near the town is "Wildlife Wonderland", which features the Giant Earthworm Museum. This building allows tourists to crawl through a magnified replica of a worm burrow and a simulated worm's stomach. Displays and educational material on the Giant Gippsland earthworm, which can grow up to 3 metres in length, and other natural history of Gippsland are also featured.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Kilcunda has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Alberton Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Kilcunda Bass | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Kilcunda_Bass.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

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