Stradbroke island By graysonkoy Jan 1, 1770 James Cook named features such as Point Lookout Jan 1, 1803 Minjerribah people helped Matthew Flinder's crew Jun 5, 1823 Pamphlett, Finnegan and Parsons shipwrecked Jun 5, 1827 Minjerribah was renamed to Stradbroke island Jun 5, 1828 A cotton plantation was established Jun 5, 1850 The Immigrant ship Emigrant arrived with typhus on board, the passengers were put in quarantine Jun 5, 1864 Quarantine station closed Jun 5, 1867 Benevolent Asylum set up Jun 5, 1901 Oyster fisheries were destroyed by an outbreak of mud worm Jun 5, 1902 The Prosperity sank at Point Lookout, five survivors were cared for Jun 5, 1930 First tourism venture Period: Jun 5, 1931 to Jun 5, 1932 Battles occured at Dunwich and Amity