uck ed ▁to ▁nearby ▁Ball ast ▁Head , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁serv iced ▁regularly ▁by ▁the ▁k etch es ▁Fal ie , ▁Nel ce be e ▁( last ▁service ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁U long a , ▁operated ▁by ▁R . ▁Fr icker ▁& ▁Co . ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁on ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁this ▁service ▁the ▁wh arf ▁area ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁redundant ▁commercial ▁facility , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁several ▁buildings ▁and ▁fuel ▁facilities . ▁Rec ently ▁however , ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁o yst er ▁far ming ▁has ▁seen ▁new ▁shed ding ▁ere cted ▁and ▁increased ▁activity , ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁recre ational ▁bo ating ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁has ▁increased ▁stead ily ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁while ▁nearby ▁ham lets ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Eastern ▁C ove , ▁such ▁as ▁Island ▁Beach ▁and ▁Baud in ▁Beach , ▁South ▁Australia ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁prominent . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁supply ▁to ▁American ▁River ▁was ▁only ▁made ▁permanent ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁ ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁guest ▁houses ▁at ▁American ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁century ▁were ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁today ' s ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁on ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island . ▁Ry berg , ▁L ier ich , ▁and ▁Lin nett , ▁are