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864:, aka Mount Ernest Island). Culturally this was the most complex part of Torres Strait, containing three of the four groupings/dialects of the Western-central Islanders, Nagi being culturally/linguistically a Central Island (Kulkalaig territory, specifically part of Waraber tribal waters), Moa is part of the Muwalaig-Italaig-Kaiwalaig tribal areas, with two groups, the Italaig of the south, and the Muwalaig of the north. Many Kauraraig also live there, having been forcibly moved there in 1922–1923. Badu and Mabuiag are the
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1798:, a treaty signed in 1966 by 173 member states of the UN, including Australia. The violated rights are "the right to enjoy their culture" and " be free from arbitrary interferences with their private life, family and home". The committee did not find that their right to life had been violated. There is no means by which to enforce the finding, but states generally comply. While the
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474:, who later gained notability for his work in psychology and treating officers in the Great War. They collected and took about 2000 cultural artefacts, ostensibly to save them from destruction by missionaries. But all of the artefacts collected by Samuel Macfarlane were sold in London, mostly to European museums.
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and high tides pose the greatest danger. Other developing problems include erosion, property damage, drinking water contamination and the unearthing of the dead. As of June 2010, there were no relocation strategies in place for Torres Strait
Islanders. By 2021, at least one freshwater well had turned
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In 1885, John
Douglas was appointed as Government Resident Magistrate residing on Thursday Island. He made periodic tours of all the islands and was known to all the natives. He established the system under which the hereditary native chief of each island was installed as chief magistrate, supporting
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The music of the Torres Strait is principally vocal accompanied by instruments. The introduction of
Christianity through the London Missionary Society, beginning in 1871, had a profound influence, but before that time the musical culture reflected the cultural and geographic diversity of the Strait.
1628:. Thus, they are regarded as being distinct from Aboriginal peoples of Australia and are generally referred to separately, despite ongoing historical trade and inter-marriage with mainland Aboriginal people. There are also two Torres Strait Islander communities on the nearby coast of the mainland,
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The national flag features a white Dhari (headdress) and, underneath, a white five-pointed star, symbolising "peace, the five major island groups and the navigational importance of stars to the seafaring people of the Torres Strait". The five points of the star on the flag represent the following
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The islands span an area of some 48,000 km (19,000 sq mi). The strait from Cape York to New Guinea has a width of approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) at its narrowest point; the islands lie scattered in between, extending some 200 to 300 kilometres (120 to 190 mi) from
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from
Australia, which it gained in 1975. The Papua New Guinea government objected to the position of the border close to the New Guinean mainland, and the subsequent complete control that Australia exercised over the waters of the strait. The Torres Strait Islanders opposed being separated from
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In 1899, John
Douglas had initiated a process of electing island councils, intended to loosen the power of missionaries in the islands. They had become powerful by default because the government did not have resources to administer the territory. In the Western islands, where the traditional
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641:. These inhabitants live on only 14 of the 274 islands. For comparison, people identifying themselves as of Torres Strait Islander descent living in the whole of Australia numbered 32,345, while those of both Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal descent numbered a further 26,767.
1806:(since early 2022) was committed to working with Torres Strait Islanders on climate change. The committee called on the government to compensate the islanders for the harm already inflicted, "consult the community on their needs and take action to secure their safety".
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2313:"Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning sovereignty and maritime boundaries in the area between the two countries, including the area known as Torres Strait, and related matters, 18 December 1978"
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1594:; Prime Minister Gillard said in October 2011 "her government will respectfully consider the Torres Strait's request for self-government". Other figures who have supported independence include Australian Indigenous rights campaigner
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times. Consequently, their hillsides have rich and fertile red volcanic soils, and are thickly vegetated. The easternmost of these are less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the northern extension of the Great
Barrier Reef.
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and four other Torres Strait
Islander people from Mer (Murray Island) started legal proceedings to establish their traditional land ownership. Because Mabo was the first-named plaintiff, it became known as the
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Australia and insisted on no change to the border. The
Australian Federal government wished to cede the northern islands to appease Papua New Guinea, but were opposed by the Queensland government and
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were being violated by the government's lack of efforts to protect the people of the Strait from the effects of climate change. Their complaint has been supported by the current and previous
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between
Australia and Papua New Guinea was defined as running through the centre of the strait. In practice the two countries co-operate closely in the management of the strait's resources.
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furthest east to furthest west. The total land area of the islands comprises 566 km (219 sq mi). 21,784 hectares (53,830 acres) of land are used for agricultural purposes.
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over Crown land in
Australia had been extinguished at the time of annexation. The ruling thus has had far-reaching significance for the land claims of both Torres Strait Islanders and
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In September 2022, the UN Human Rights Committee gave its response to the Torres Strait 8. It concluded that Australia had violated two of three human rights described in the
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3134:, A Report on Greater Autonomy for Torres Strait Islanders, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs August 1997
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and traditional indigenous languages. It is an English-based creole; however, each island has its own version of creole. Torres Strait Creole is also spoken on the
1672:, with its own distinctive sound system, grammar, vocabulary, usage and meaning. Torres Strait Creole is spoken by most Torres Strait Islanders and is a mixture of
606:(TSRA) was created. In March 2008, fifteen Torres Strait Islander Councils were amalgamated into a single body to form a Torres Strait Island Regional Council, or
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A celebration known as Flag Day takes place on 29 May each year, the anniversary of the day the flag was officially presented to the people of the Torres Strait.
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captured some of the Torres Strait Islander people's culture by recording their recounting of local myths and legends. Her anthropological work, stored at the
2611:"Submission by the Queensland Government to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Torres Strait Region"
2367:"Submission by the Queensland Government to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Torres Strait Region"
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epidemic killed about 25% of the population, with some islands suffering losses of up to 80%, as the islanders had no natural immunity to European diseases.
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seas. Many of the western Torres Strait Islands are the remaining peaks of this land bridge which were not completely submerged when the ocean levels rose.
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is the region's administrative centre and most heavily populated. Several of these islands have permanent freshwater springs, and some were also mined for
2419:"2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population, 2016"
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which runs along almost the entire eastern coastline of Australia. This peak became an island as the ocean levels rose at the end of the last ice age.
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The islands in this cluster lie very close to the southwestern coastline of New Guinea (the closest is less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) offshore).
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British administrative control did not begin until 1862 in the Torres Strait Islands, marked by the appointment of John Jardine, police magistrate at
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Torres Strait Islander peoples, the indigenous peoples of the islands, are predominantly Melanesians, culturally most akin to the coastal peoples of
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1822:, the major banana disease worldwide, is endemic to Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands. Occasional infections have been discovered on
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According to the Torres Strait Treaty, residents of Papua New Guinea are permitted to visit the Torres Strait Islands for traditional purposes.
3112:– 2006 "consultation with the people of Torres Strait is reviewing how local government in the 17 Torres Strait Island Councils should operate.
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in the interest of financial viability, and accountability and transparency of local Governments throughout the State. It is administered from
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In March 2008, fifteen Torres Strait Islander Councils were amalgamated into a single body to form a Torres Strait Island Regional Council, or
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in the interest of financial viability, and accountability and transparency of local governments throughout the State. It is administered from
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people. Its effects are still being felt in the 21st century, as indigenous communities establish claims to their traditional lands under the
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are mostly less than 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2–1.9 miles) long, and no wider than 800 metres (2,600 feet). Several have had problems with
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as decoration, started in earnest in the 1860s. By the 1890s, the islands were supplying more than 50 per cent of the world's pearl shells.
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The Torres Strait Islands are threatened by rising sea levels, especially those islands which do not rise more than one metre (3.3 feet)
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levels; previously, State representation operated via a Queensland statutory authority called the Island Coordinating Council (ICC). The
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as to whether they would be eligible to seek compensation from countries or large companies for losses brought about by climate change.
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and mud from New Guinean rivers into the Strait accumulating on decayed coral platforms. Vegetation on these islands mainly consists of
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widely found throughout the Indian Ocean and tropical Western Pacific, including Papua-New Guinean and Australian waters), as well as
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in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Because of their proximity to the Australian mainland, they have also been centres of
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is particularly threatened by rising sea levels, and coastal defences have been built on many of the beaches on the island. The
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in 1770, but British administrative control only began in the Torres Strait Islands in 1862. The islands are now mostly part of
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the local traditional system. He also established Native Police, but the only island on which the Native Police were armed was
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known as the Arafura Plain which connected the present-day Australian continent with New Guinea (in a single landmass called
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Languages used at home by Torres Strait Islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population.
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The islands in this cluster lie south of the Strait's midway point, and are also largely high granite hills with mounds of
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A group of eight people from the small, low-lying islands of Boigu, Poruma, Warraber and Masig, who became known as the
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is the largest of the Strait's islands, and forms the centre of this closely grouped cluster. The much smaller Waiben
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landing there in 1770. Moa in the Near Western group is culturally and linguistically speaking part of this group.
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2821:"For these Torres Strait Islanders, climate change is already here - and they're urging the government to do more"
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and, after 1901, of the Australian state of Queensland. But some of them lie just off the coast of New Guinea.
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programs. The disease most likely appeared on the mainland via plant material from the Torres Strait Islands.
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2848:"'It's our right to be here': the Torres Strait Islanders fighting to save their homes from a rising sea"
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Only 17 of the islands are inhabited. The Torres Strait Islands' population was recorded at 4,514 in the
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This cluster is more widely distributed in the middle of Torres Strait, consisting of many small sandy
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An agreement was struck in 1978 whereby the islands and their inhabitants remained Australian, but the
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These islands, also known as the Thursday Island group, lie closest to Cape York Peninsula, and their
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powers to the Queensland government in placing legal restrictions on natives and on their land use.
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2905:"Torres Strait Islander complaint against climate change inaction wins backing of UN legal experts"
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Southern Division (Thursday, Horn, Prince of Wales and Hammond Islands, NPA and Mainland Australia)
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Hall, Nina L.; Barnes, Samuel; Canuto, Condy; Nona, Francis; Redmond, Andrew M. (April 2021).
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2070:"The Torres Strait Islanders and the pearling industry: A case of internal colonialism"
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There are three languages spoken on the islands. The two indigenous languages are the
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is 67 kilometres (42 mi) west of Boigu, the nearest of the Top Western islands.
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3014:"Eradication of black leaf streak disease from Banana-growing regions in Australia"
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Terra Australis Incognita: The Spanish Quest for the mysterious Great South Land
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1947:"Climate change and infectious diseases in Australia's Torres Strait Islands"
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the other Torres Strait Islands. They were classified as part of the British
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took over their mission in the 20th century, they referred to the events as "
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The Recordings of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits
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and formation as well as location. The Torres Strait provides a habitat for
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and other islands in Torres Strait within 60 miles of the Queensland coast.
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2019:"The story of Cape York Peninsula : Part II : Torres Strait saga"
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In 1904, the peoples of the Torres Strait Islands were made subject to the
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Filewood, W. (1984). "The Torres connection: Zoogeography of New Guinea".
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Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 (Qld)
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approximately 12,000 years ago, forming the Strait which now connects the
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to specific Islander and Aboriginal Councils under the provisions of the
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The TSRA now represents the local communities at both Commonwealth and
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For Mabo's sake, let my island home go: Torres Strait elder George Mye
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Group of islands in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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from: Photograph album of Papua and Torres Strait (1921) taken by
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outcrops, formed from old peaks of the now submerged land bridge.
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Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages map
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Politicians who have declared support for independence, include
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2229:. Documenting Democracy. 24 May 2011. Retrieved on 3 July 2011.
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holds the region's airport, and as a result is something of an
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further north) are formed differently from the rest. They are
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In 1898–1899, the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition led by
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respectively. The group is also seeking an opinion from the
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In 1872, the boundary of Queensland was extended to include
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2341:"Indigenous people still battle for land rights: activist"
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At the local level, there are two authorities. One is the
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became an issue when the territory started moving to gain
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1935 official visit to the Torres Strait Islands and the
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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
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visited the Torres Strait Islands. Among its members was
410:(LMS) mission, led by Rev. Samuel Macfarlane, arrived on
2683:""2021 Census - Cultural Diversity, 2021, TableBuilder""
2672:. news.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
1111:
local government area superseded the ICC in March 2008.
835:
Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands (Torres Strait)
2537:. Carlisle, W.A.: Hesperian Press. pp. 1124–1125.
1100:
functions as the administrative centre of the islands.
995:
in origin, the peaks of volcanoes which were active in
1590:
in support of Torres Strait Islands independence from
1079:
Queensland Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984
788:(one of the largest of the Torres Strait Islands) and
314:, Torres Strait Islander peoples, being predominantly
2026:
Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
1015:
regions (which do not match administrative regions):
875:
Inner islands (Kaiwalagal Kawrareg Aboriginal Nation)
708:
inhabit the islands along with neighbouring areas of
2659:. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
2118:"History of Torres Strait to 1879 – a regional view"
1796:
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1791:, in a special category replacing the usual awards.
919:
with inhabitants drawn from many other communities.
860:, Pulu and further to the east Naghir (correct form
422:", and established an annual celebration on 1 July.
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themselves, the international industry of pearl and
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3047:. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 556.
3012:Peterson, R.; K. Grice; R. Goebel (December 2005).
1951:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
681:). This land bridge was most recently submerged by
507:, many Torres Strait Islander people served in the
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2347:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2007
2120:. Torres Strait Regional Authority. Archived from
1074:communities resident in the Torres Strait region.
1025:Western Division (St. Pauls, Kubin, Badu, Mabuiag)
569:. In 1992, after ten years of hearings before the
380:in the Name of His Majesty King George the Third.
2286:"Australia's Maritime Zones in the Torres Strait"
2263:"Patrolling the short hop from PNG to Australia"
1028:Central Division (Masig, Poruma, Warraber, Iama)
3141:The strategic significance of the Torres Strait
1802:had called for dismissal of the complaint, the
704:, with niches for many rare or unique species.
318:, are ethnically and culturally different from
63:Location of the Torres Strait Islands, between
2504:Allen, J. (1977). J. Golson; R. Jones (eds.).
4355:
3224:
3086:"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags"
2766:"Rising seas threat to Torres Strait islands"
2393:"Monster tides smother Torres Strait islands"
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341:in 1606. Torres had joined the expedition of
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1826:but they have been successfully halted with
1090:Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
780:Top Western islands (Gudaw Maluligal Nation)
251:The Islands are inhabited by the indigenous
39:
3203:Torres Strait Islands Photographs 1908-1920
3182:Torres Strait Islands Photograph Album 1935
3116:Charting the Pacific: Torres Strait Islands
2872:
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2697:"Access to Outer Islands' water restricted"
2642:. News Limited. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.
1768:in May 2019, based on the claim that their
1167:Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984
975:Eastern islands (Kemer Kemer Meriam Nation)
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2934:"Celebrating the 2020 Human Rights Heroes"
2726:This Knowledge (XXG) article incorporates
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3110:Torres Strait community government review
2793:"Climate change: not all black and white"
1962:
1730:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
4274:Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands
3045:The Oxford Companion to Australian Music
2959:"Human Rights Heroes Campaign Finalists"
2685:. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
1171:Community Services (Aboriginal) Act 1984
1042:
1019:Northern Division (Boigu, Dauan, Saibai)
891:and geological history is very similar.
878:
804:swamps, and they are prone to flooding.
716:. Marine animals of the islands include
648:
2653:Progress for Torres Strait independence
1900:
979:The islands of this group (principally
943:, similar to those found in the nearby
840:Near Western islands (Maluligal Nation)
349:across the Pacific Ocean, in search of
308:Indigenous Torres Strait Island peoples
4711:Torres Strait Islands (not autonomous)
3105:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
2670:MP supports Torres Strait independence
2535:Vertebrate zoogeography in Australasia
2171:, National Film and Sound Archive: at
1644:Western-Central Torres Strait Language
769:, which in turn is part of the larger
509:Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion
3128:at the National Library of Australia.
3077:Torres Strait Island Regional Council
2827:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2795:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2265:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
807:The other main island in this group,
306:, with 91.8% of these identifying as
236:of at least 274 small islands in the
7:
5269:Culture of the Torres Strait Islands
5264:Aboriginal communities in Queensland
4320:
4299:Warul Kawa Indigenous Protected Area
3097:Hegarty, Siobhan (6 February 2020).
1724:In early 2020, it was reported that
3132:Torres Strait Islanders: A New Deal
2911:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2475:"Economics – Torres Strait Islands"
1985:Estensen, Miriam (1 October 2006).
587:("no-one's land"), which held that
51:Flag of the Torres Strait Islanders
4716:Torres Strait Islands (autonomous)
3147:. Australian National University.
2963:Australian Human Rights Commission
2938:Australian Human Rights Commission
2651:Larine Statham (17 October 2011).
2479:Australian Natural Resources Atlas
2449:Australian Natural Resources Atlas
2261:Matt Wordsworth (14 August 2013).
931:Central islands (Kulkalgal Nation)
25:
2877:Faa, Marian (23 September 2022).
2391:Suellen Hinde (31 January 2011).
2242:. National Film and Sound Archive
1760:, lodged a complaint against the
1022:Eastern Islands (Erub, Mer, Ugar)
130:566 km (219 sq mi)
5284:Fishing communities in Australia
4319:
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4122:Torres Strait Regional Authority
3177:Torres Strait Regional Authority
2903:Faa, Marian (10 December 2020).
2721:
2584:Mounter, Brendan (29 May 2021).
2563:Torres Strait Regional Authority
2423:Australian Bureau of Statistices
1863:
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1684:and coastal communities such as
1064:Torres Strait Regional Authority
1058:Torres Strait Regional Authority
893:Muralag (Prince of Wales Island)
665:itself was previously part of a
604:Torres Strait Regional Authority
533:The proximity of the islands to
455:. There they were provided with
273:Torres Strait Regional Authority
150:Torres Strait Regional Authority
5254:Islands of Far North Queensland
2846:Banister, Jack (1 March 2020).
2764:Peter Michael (2 August 2007).
2445:"Soils – Torres Strait Islands"
1912:Australian Bureau of Statistics
1668:. It developed more fully as a
883:The township of Thursday Island
3188:. Photograph album showcasing
2634:Sarah Elks (15 October 2011).
1884:Pearl hunting § Australia
1782:International Court of Justice
1682:Northern Peninsula Area Region
1620:Torres Strait Island languages
1583:, who in August 2011 wrote to
1579:and former Queensland Premier
1142:Local (shire) level government
1134:and many others are under the
626:and many others are under the
271:, but are administered by the
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4331:List of Torres Strait Islands
3969:Indigenous music of Australia
3205:, State Library of Queensland
2145:"Aboriginal timeline: Health"
2143:Korff, Jens (4 August 2021).
1879:List of Torres Strait Islands
1658:Torres Strait Island language
1047:Hammond Island, Torres Strait
826:The isolated and uninhabited
528:Memory of the World Programme
295:with the provincial capital,
281:Australian federal government
267:, a constituent State of the
211:; important local languages:
2819:Park, Andy (18 April 2021).
2791:Sofia Levin (28 June 2010).
2173:Sounds of Australia registry
2044:"Torres Strait Pearl Divers"
1004:Symbolism of the flag design
459:to repel the attacks of the
5172:Yamarrinh Wachangan Islands
4117:Torres Strait Island Region
4112:Torres Strait Islander Flag
3190:Queensland Attorney-General
3186:State Library of Queensland
3043:Bebbington, Warren (1997).
2744:State Library of Queensland
1674:Standard Australian English
1159:Torres Strait Island Region
1116:Torres Strait Island Region
1109:Torres Strait Island Region
1010:Torres Strait Islander flag
608:Torres Strait Island Region
524:State Library of Queensland
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2512:. London: Academic Press.
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414:on 1 July 1871. After the
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3103:ABC News (Radio National)
1766:UN Human Rights Committee
1220:St Patrick Island council
757:Torresian imperial-pigeon
408:London Missionary Society
345:, which sailed west from
269:Commonwealth of Australia
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4181:Buildings and structures
2068:Beckett, Jeremy (1977).
1163:Government of Queensland
983:, Dauar and Waier, with
597:Native Title Act of 1993
571:Queensland Supreme Court
156:Capital and largest city
30:Not to be confused with
5279:Separatism in Australia
5117:Sir Charles Hardy Group
4696:Northern Peninsula Area
4233:Warraber Island Airport
3855:Torres Strait Islanders
2283:For a detailed map see
2225:9 December 2007 at the
2196:"Torres Strait Islands"
1964:10.1111/1753-6405.13073
1916:"Torres Strait Islands"
1889:Torres Strait Islanders
1616:Torres Strait Islanders
1226:Warraber Island Council
1217:St Pauls Island Council
957:Poruma (Coconut Island)
687:last ice-age glaciation
639:Torres Strait Islanders
575:High Court of Australia
478:20th century to present
420:The Coming of the Light
253:Torres Strait Islanders
169:Chief Executive Officer
5274:Physiographic sections
5259:Geography of Melanesia
5223:Princess Charlotte Bay
4604:Local Government Areas
4203:Darnley Island Airport
4198:Coconut Island Airport
3391:Adolphus Channel group
3138:Babbage, Ross (1990).
2310:for the agreement see
2200:Australian Art Network
1920:2016 Census QuickStats
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1202:Mabuiag Island Council
1193:Hammond Island Council
1132:Prince of Wales Island
1092:(previously under the
1081:and Division 5 of the
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399:shells, for using the
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312:Indigenous Australians
310:. Although counted as
304:2016 Australian census
190:Torres Strait Islander
5249:Torres Strait Islands
5228:Torres Strait Islands
5002:Mitchell-Alice Rivers
4228:Saibai Island Airport
4223:Murray Island Airport
4073:Torres Strait English
3250:Torres Strait Islands
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1762:Australian Government
1609:
1571:Independence movement
1214:Seisia Island Council
1211:Saibai Island Council
1208:Poruma Island Council
1181:Bamaga Island Council
1152:local government area
1120:Queensland Government
1087:Australian Government
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989:Stephen Island (Ugar)
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593:Australian Aboriginal
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362:Erub (Darnley Island)
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230:Torres Strait Islands
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4762:Barnard Island Group
4371:Far North Queensland
4248:Yorke Island Airport
4188:Boigu Island Airport
4139:Akiba v Commonwealth
4068:Torres Strait Creole
3073:"Governance History"
2559:"Torres Strait Flag"
2240:"The Border Problem"
1229:Yorke Island Council
1199:Kubin Island Council
1187:Dauan Island Council
1184:Boigu Island Council
965:Masig (Yorke Island)
911:industries. Nurupai
817:Great Dividing Range
706:Saltwater crocodiles
679:Australia-New Guinea
602:On 1 July 1994, the
445:colony of Queensland
439:In 1879, Queensland
221:Torres Strait Creole
5213:Hinchinbrook Island
5208:Daintree Rainforest
4907:Hinchinbrook Island
4208:Eborac Island Light
3197:Gulf of Carpentaria
2993:. 23 September 2022
2017:Lack, Clem (1963).
1824:Cape York Peninsula
1818:plant leaf disease
1804:Albanese government
1800:Morrison government
1789:Human Rights Awards
1680:, including in the
1678:Australian mainland
1257:Population Density
1223:Ugar Island Council
1196:Iama Island Council
1190:Erub Island Council
1178:Badu Island Council
981:Mer (Murray Island)
969:saltwater intrusion
951:(Two Brothers) and
548:Joh Bjelke-Petersen
518:From 1960 to 1973,
496:lifestyle was semi-
335:Luís Vaez de Torres
291:, most importantly
277:statutory authority
242:Cape York Peninsula
173:Napau Pedro Stephen
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65:Cape York Peninsula
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5193:Atherton Tableland
5186:Places of Interest
4284:Alfred Cort Haddon
4243:Yam Island Airport
4213:Goods Island Light
4193:Booby Island Light
3193:Hon. John Mullan's
2701:Torres News Online
2616:. 16 November 2009
2372:. 16 November 2009
2075:Aboriginal History
2048:Monument Australia
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828:Deliverance Island
764:Cape York Platform
722:endangered species
685:at the end of the
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468:Alfred Cort Haddon
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2965:. 7 December 2020
2772:. News Queensland
2668:(5 August 2009).
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2399:. News Queensland
1998:978-1-74176-086-6
1857:Queensland portal
1776:, David Boyd and
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374:Possession Island
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457:Snider carbines
427:Thursday Island
416:Anglican Church
401:mother of pearl
378:New South Wales
351:Terra Australis
328:
188:
174:
168:
167:
160:Thursday Island
144:
115:
113:
109:
106:
101:
98:
96:
94:
93:
80:
52:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5297:
5295:
5287:
5286:
5281:
5276:
5271:
5266:
5261:
5256:
5251:
5241:
5240:
5234:
5233:
5231:
5230:
5225:
5220:
5215:
5210:
5205:
5200:
5195:
5189:
5187:
5183:
5182:
5180:
5179:
5174:
5169:
5167:Wuthara Island
5164:
5159:
5154:
5149:
5144:
5139:
5134:
5129:
5124:
5119:
5114:
5109:
5104:
5099:
5094:
5089:
5084:
5079:
5074:
5069:
5064:
5059:
5054:
5049:
5044:
5039:
5034:
5032:Mount Spurgeon
5029:
5024:
5019:
5014:
5009:
5004:
4999:
4994:
4989:
4984:
4979:
4974:
4969:
4964:
4959:
4954:
4949:
4944:
4939:
4934:
4929:
4924:
4919:
4914:
4909:
4904:
4899:
4897:Hann Tableland
4894:
4889:
4884:
4879:
4874:
4869:
4864:
4859:
4854:
4852:Flinders Group
4849:
4847:Fitzroy Island
4844:
4842:Family Islands
4839:
4834:
4829:
4824:
4819:
4814:
4809:
4804:
4799:
4797:Clump Mountain
4794:
4789:
4784:
4779:
4774:
4769:
4764:
4759:
4754:
4749:
4743:
4741:
4740:National Parks
4737:
4736:
4734:
4733:
4728:
4723:
4718:
4713:
4708:
4703:
4698:
4693:
4688:
4683:
4678:
4673:
4671:Lockhart River
4668:
4663:
4658:
4653:
4648:
4643:
4638:
4633:
4628:
4623:
4618:
4613:
4607:
4605:
4601:
4600:
4598:
4597:
4592:
4587:
4582:
4577:
4572:
4567:
4562:
4557:
4552:
4547:
4542:
4537:
4532:
4527:
4522:
4517:
4515:Lockhart River
4512:
4507:
4502:
4497:
4492:
4487:
4482:
4477:
4472:
4467:
4462:
4457:
4452:
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4427:
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4407:
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4260:
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4205:
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4091:Governance and
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4058:Kalaw Lagaw Ya
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3991:
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3965:
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3959:
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3953:Jesse Williams
3950:
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3940:
3938:Wendell Sailor
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3708:
3705:
3702:
3699:
3696:
3693:
3690:
3687:
3684:
3679:
3676:
3673:
3671:Mount Adolphus
3668:
3665:
3662:
3657:
3654:
3651:
3648:
3645:
3642:
3639:
3636:
3633:
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3440:
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3434:
3429:
3425:
3423:
3416:
3415:
3413:
3412:
3411:Middle Brother
3409:
3406:
3403:
3400:
3394:
3392:
3388:
3387:
3385:
3384:
3379:
3373:
3371:
3367:
3366:
3364:
3363:
3360:
3357:
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2703:. 17 June 2011
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2640:The Australian
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2485:on 2 June 2011
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2320:United Nations
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1871:Islands portal
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1820:black sigatoka
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1708:Climate change
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1585:Prime Minister
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1538:Warraber Islet
1534:
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1394:Mabuiag Island
1390:
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1314:Darnley Island
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1298:Coconut Island
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1253:(2016 Census)
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579:legal doctrine
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5132:Three Islands
5130:
5128:
5125:
5123:
5122:Staaten River
5120:
5118:
5115:
5113:
5110:
5108:
5105:
5103:
5102:Russell River
5100:
5098:
5095:
5093:
5090:
5088:
5085:
5083:
5080:
5078:
5075:
5073:
5072:Piper Islands
5070:
5068:
5065:
5063:
5060:
5058:
5055:
5053:
5050:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5042:Mount Windsor
5040:
5038:
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5028:
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5018:
5015:
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5012:Moresby Range
5010:
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4988:
4985:
4983:
4980:
4978:
4975:
4973:
4970:
4968:
4965:
4963:
4962:Lizard Island
4960:
4958:
4955:
4953:
4952:Kutini-Payamu
4950:
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4940:
4938:
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4908:
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4902:Hasties Swamp
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5097:Rocky Islets
5087:Raine Island
5057:Nymph Island
5052:Ngalba Bulal
4917:Howick Group
4912:Hope Islands
4892:Goold Island
4872:Green Island
4817:Davies Creek
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3675:Mount Ernest
3647:Little Woody
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1742:Boigu Island
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200:4,514 (2016)
180:Demographics
141:
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5152:Two Islands
5142:Tully Gorge
5027:Mount Lewis
4982:Maria Creek
4752:Annan River
4726:Wujal Wujal
4626:Carpentaria
4590:Wujal Wujal
4420:Badu Island
3995:Communities
3943:Sam Thaiday
3908:Patty Mills
3792:Turtle Head
3610:Great Woody
3584:East Strait
3568:Deliverance
3469:Yorke group
3370:Inner group
3118:(ABC, 2005)
2969:28 November
2943:28 November
2918:24 December
2733:text from:
1828:eradication
1698:Rockhampton
1362:Horn Island
1266:Badu Island
1251:Population
1128:Horn Island
997:Pleistocene
985:Erub Island
941:coral reefs
913:Horn Island
667:land bridge
635:2016 census
620:Horn Island
461:Marind-anim
385:Rockhampton
368:Lieutenant
337:sailed the
293:Daru Island
234:archipelago
114: /
102:142°13′12″E
90:Coordinates
5243:Categories
5177:Yungaburra
5137:Topaz Road
5037:Mount Webb
5017:Mount Cook
4922:Hull River
4877:Grey Peaks
4777:Bulleringa
4772:Blackbraes
4706:Tablelands
4701:Pormpuraaw
4686:Mornington
4595:Yungaburra
4565:Pormpuraaw
4475:Gordonvale
4470:Georgetown
4375:Queensland
4329:See also:
4100:Governance
3948:Brent Webb
3913:Rita Mills
3898:Eddie Mabo
3893:Robert Lui
3888:Ellen Jose
3868:Seaman Dan
3730:Red Wallis
3698:North West
3624:Hawkesbury
3377:Port Lihou
3154:0731508416
3081:(Timeline)
3054:0195534328
2909:ABC News (
2749:28 January
1895:References
1690:Townsville
1648:Meriam Mir
1596:Eddie Mabo
1581:Anna Bligh
1577:Bob Katter
1554:Yam Island
1484:0.2128/km
1426:Moa Island
1235:Localities
1072:Aboriginal
889:topography
833:See also:
726:sea mammal
710:Queensland
702:ecosystems
562:Eddie Mabo
370:James Cook
316:Melanesian
265:Queensland
257:James Cook
246:New Guinea
217:Meriam Mir
197:Population
99:10°34′44″S
69:Queensland
5107:Sandbanks
5082:Precipice
4957:Lama Lama
4932:Kalkajaka
4887:Girringun
4757:Apudthama
4666:Kowanyama
4661:Hope Vale
4656:Etheridge
4646:Doomadgee
4560:Normanton
4500:Kowanyama
4490:Innisfail
4485:Hope Vale
4480:Herberton
4465:Doomadgee
4440:Chillagoe
4430:Burketown
4398:Townships
4294:Sea Swift
4035:Languages
3985:Taba Naba
3928:Tanu Nona
3846:languages
3810:Wednesday
3807:Underdown
3787:Turnagain
3578:Dumaralug
3553:Dalrymple
3492:Ungrouped
3325:Kabbikane
3163:0069-0104
3024:(2): 7–10
2728:CC-BY-4.0
2620:8 January
2569:8 January
2429:5 January
2376:8 January
2205:8 January
2088:0314-8769
1970:6 October
1778:John Knox
1764:with the
1738:sea walls
1654:Yumplatok
1602:Languages
1592:Australia
1558:Locality
1542:Locality
1510:Locality
1478:Locality
1462:Locality
1436:2.632/km
1430:Locality
1414:Locality
1388:16.96/km
1382:Locality
1350:Locality
1270:Locality
1245:Locality
1138:council.
798:sediments
738:hawksbill
675:Meganesia
645:Geography
630:council.
567:Mabo Case
560:In 1982,
490:draconian
364:, c. 1849
205:Languages
142:Australia
85:Geography
73:Australia
5092:Rinyirru
4882:Girramay
4827:Ella Bay
4812:Danbulla
4807:Daintree
4731:Yarrabah
4691:Napranum
4555:Napranum
4460:Dimbulah
4450:Cooktown
4435:Cardwell
4405:Atherton
4316:Category
4020:(people)
4007:Kaurareg
3853:Notable
3762:Thursday
3754:Stephens
3716:Portlock
3667:Mouinndo
3604:Getullai
3590:Farewell
3587:Entrance
3534:Campbell
3285:Keatinge
3282:Kamutnab
3268:Bellevue
3239:List of
3018:InfoMusa
2990:SBS News
2883:ABC News
2831:19 April
2825:ABC News
2731:licensed
2590:ABC News
2325:13 April
2302:13 April
2223:Archived
2154:4 August
2101:4 August
2096:24045532
2053:4 August
1843:See also
1726:Warraber
1702:Brisbane
1404:33.3/km
1340:56.2/km
1324:57.5/km
1276:8.50/km
1169:and the
993:volcanic
917:entrepôt
905:pearling
866:Maluigal
846:basaltic
802:mangrove
767:province
742:flatback
573:and the
332:Explorer
166:Chairman
5127:Starcke
5047:Mowbray
4942:Kuranda
4937:Kirrama
4681:Mareeba
4651:Douglas
4641:Croydon
4611:Aurukun
4550:Mossman
4530:Mareeba
4520:Malanda
4505:Kuranda
4495:Karumba
4455:Croydon
4415:Babinda
4410:Aurukun
4326:Commons
4012:Mabuiag
3962:Culture
3783:Tukupai
3776:Trochus
3769:Travers
3750:Spencer
3707:Passage
3701:Obelisk
3689:Nicklin
3678:Murangi
3664:Morilug
3656:Meddler
3621:Hammond
3617:Halfway
3557:Darnley
3544:Coconut
3527:Bramble
3498:Allison
3478:Marsden
3428:Aubussi
3334:Roberts
3289:Mabuiag
3092:. 2019.
2859:1 March
2269:12 June
2246:12 June
1925:3 April
1564:168/km
1548:350/km
1532:839/km
1500:4.3/km
1420:180/km
1292:3.0/km
909:fishing
858:Mabuiag
813:granite
749:geology
718:dugongs
691:Arafura
633:In the
511:of the
503:During
498:nomadic
441:annexed
434:measles
397:trochus
326:History
279:of the
232:are an
209:English
185:Demonym
4977:Malaan
4927:Japoon
4676:Mapoon
4621:Cairns
4525:Mapoon
4425:Bamaga
4389:Cairns
4382:Cities
4063:Meriam
4053:Gizrra
4025:Seisia
4017:Meriam
4002:Bamaga
3979:(film)
3797:Turtle
3758:Suarji
3747:Sassie
3744:Salter
3740:Saibai
3736:Saddle
3713:Phipps
3710:Pearce
3686:Nepean
3682:Murray
3635:Kaumag
3596:Friday
3575:Dugong
3564:Dayman
3540:Castle
3531:Browne
3515:Barney
3501:Anchor
3481:Rennel
3420:Talbot
3405:Eborac
3398:Albany
3359:Maitak
3348:Duncan
3328:Layoak
3322:Aureed
3319:Aukane
3311:Bourke
3257:, and
3255:islets
3243:topics
3161:
3151:
3090:NAIDOC
3051:
3028:3 July
2799:3 July
2776:3 July
2707:3 July
2595:30 May
2541:
2516:
2489:4 July
2459:4 July
2403:3 July
2351:3 July
2128:3 July
2094:
2086:
1995:
1816:banana
1744:, and
1694:Mackay
1686:Cairns
1634:Seisia
1630:Bamaga
1529:2,938
1372:10/km
949:Gerbar
921:Kiriri
786:Saibai
734:ridley
453:Saibai
18:Naghir
4987:Marpa
4822:Djiru
4747:Alwal
4721:Weipa
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