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James Cook discovered Australia and Stradbroke Island.
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Some locals of Stradbroke helps Mathew Flinders' crew. this was the first black and white contact on the island.
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Finnegan and Parsons were shipwrecked on Mortan Bay island and were looked after by the locals and were taught how to make canoes and 8 months later they lefts on the ones they made.
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Island waas renamed Straddbroke island in honour of Captain JH Rous, son of the Earl of Stradbroke. Also a loading/ unloading dock was established
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A Cotton Plantation was establihed however soon after was abandoned.
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January 1831-December 1832: 10 or more clahesoccurred between. Stradbroke Island Aborigines and Europeans at Dunwich and Amity.The schooner Caledonia was captured by convicts and anchored off Amity Point.
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4 people set up a missonary and convert aboriginies to christianity.
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On 16 July Dunwich was named Moreton Bay’s quarantine station. the immigrant ship Emigrant arrived with typhus on board. The passengers were put into quarantine at Dunwich, 56 people died they are buried in the Dunwich cemetery.
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The Dunwich quarantine station closed but continued to be used
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Peel Island was declared Moreton Bay’s official quarantine station. Dunwich became the home of the asylum.
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Billy North was granted a lease over Point Lookout. For nearly 40 years he ran cattle, at one stage supplying beef to the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum
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The industry was severly impacted because of the outbreak of mud worm. Leading to many people losing jobs as it was a big employer
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The Prosperity sank off the coast of Stradbroke only 5 survived.
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The tourist industry was set up on stradbroke.
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The Point Lookout was built with the cylinders hence the name.
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The first sand mining began on stradbroke using shovels and trucks.
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The first vehicular ferry sevice came to stradbroke making tourism easier. Also the Benevolent asylum closed and was made open to tourists.
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Zinc Corp began sand mining on Stradbroke Island. The first shipment left the Island in 1950.
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Mining for Rutile and Zircon began on the island making it the islands most major employer
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The ferries began operating fully and bringing an influx of new tourists.