History of Stradbroke Island

By Sjackson6
  • Lutenant James Cook charted the outside of Morton Bay, and named a number of features including Point Lookout.

    Lutenant James Cook charted the outside of Morton Bay, and named a number of features including Point Lookout.

    Lutenant James Cook charted the outside of Morton Bay, and named a number of features including Point Lookout.
  • First Black and White contact

    First Black and White contact

    A number of Strabroke Island people assisted Mathew Flinders' crew, when they arrived near Cylinder Beach on their way to Sydney.This was said to possibly be the first black and white contact on Stradbroke.
  • Pamphlett, Finnegan and Parsons

    Pamphlett, Finnegan and Parsons

    After becoming shipwreked on Morton Bay, timbergetters Pamphlett, Finnegan and Parsons spent the following 8 months exloring the bay. They were looked after for 6 weeks by the Noonucals who lived at Amity point (then called Pulan). The experieced many spiritual ceremonies, were fed and housed, and were also taught and advised on how to make canoes.

  • Renaming of Minjerribah

    In honour of son of the Earl of the island, Captain JH Rous ( commander of HMS Rainbow, the first ship of war to
    enter Moreton Bay), Mijerribah was renamed Stradbroke Island by Governer Darling. Dunwich, formerly known as Green Point, was chosen by Commandant Patrick Logan as a possible site for the Morton Bay settlement, and in November, he was ordered to establish one.

  • Cotton Plantation

    Abandoned not long after it was established, a cotton plantation was put in place at Moongalba (Myora).

  • An Estimated 10 violent clashes between Stradbroke Island Aborigines and Europians at Dunwich and Amity (Jan 1831 - Dec 1832)

  • Quarentine Station set up. Weeks later typhus arrives, claiming the lives of 56 people

  • Dunwich quarentine station closed

  • The Dunwuch Benevolent Asylum officially opened

    The Dunwuch Benevolent Asylum officially opened

  • Billy North was granted a lease over Point Lookout

  • A southery gale lead to the breakthrough of a narrow strip, making North and South Stradbroke two seperate islands

    A southery gale lead to the breakthrough of a narrow strip, making North and South Stradbroke two seperate islands

  • Morteton Bays oyster fisheries continue to die, unemploying hundereds of people

  • Five survivors of a sunken ship are looked after at Point Lookout

  • During the 1930's, Point Lookouts first tourism venture began

  • The Point Lookout lightouse is built and Cylinder Beach achive its name

    The Point Lookout lightouse is built and Cylinder Beach achive its name

  • 268 lives were lost after a hospital ship torpedoes off Stradbroke

  • A vehicular ferry service begins, using the Amazon later rename the Karboora

  • First lifesaving patrols at Point Lookout

  • Zinc Corp begins sand mining on Stradbroke

    Zinc Corp begins sand mining on Stradbroke

  • After finding a boot and skeleton there, Deadmans Beach achives its name

  • Consolidated Rutile began mining operations

  • The four bed hospital is opened

  • Barge Lookout begn operating from Cleveland and Stradbroke ferries began operating