▁Rem o ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁many ▁centuries ▁by ▁the ▁Bun ur ong ▁people ▁who ▁occupied ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ton ▁Pen ins ula , ▁of ▁the ▁K ul in ▁nation . ▁George ▁Bass ▁expl ored ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁discovered ▁the ▁stra it ▁separ ating ▁the ▁main land ▁and ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁land , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁bay ▁he ▁named ▁Western ▁Port . ▁ ▁Se al ers ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁before ▁Europe ans ▁settled ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Anderson ▁a ▁Scottish ▁imm igr ant ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁established ▁the ▁third ▁permanent ▁settlement ▁in ▁Victoria ▁at ▁Bass . ▁Samuel ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hob art ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁" L ang " ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁book keeper ▁for ▁Van ▁D iem ens ▁Land ▁Co ▁at ▁Circ ular ▁Head ▁Tas mania . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Western port , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁s loop ▁" R eb e cca " ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Samuel ▁and ▁his ▁partner / s . In ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁his ▁soon ▁to ▁be ▁partner ▁Robert ▁Mass ie ▁also ▁left ▁V DL ▁Co ▁and ▁joined ▁Samuel ▁at ▁Western port . ▁The ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Mass ie ▁and ▁Anderson ▁fl ound ered ▁in ▁the ▁credit ▁s que e ze ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁partners hip