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The History of Stradbroke Island

By emilyleth
  • Jun 1, 1500

    Coastline of Island mapped

    Dutch, POrtugese and French mapped coastline of Stradbroke Island
  • James Cook Charted Moreton Bay

    James Cook Charted Moreton Bay

    Captain James Cook charted Moreton bay and names several feature including Point Lookout which still exists today

  • Merjerribah people help save Methew Flinders crew

  • Amity Point - Moreton Bays first Pilot Station

  • Renamed Stradbroke Island

    Minjerribah was renamed Stradbroke Island by Governer Darling in honour of Captain JH Rous

  • Cotton Plantation was established

  • Dunwich closed

    fourth commandant of the moreton bay penal colony captain james clunie requested that dunwich settlement was closed

  • Coschroomer Caledonia was seized by convicts and moored off Amity Point

  • Pilot Station at amity point closed

  • Sovereign sank in between Moreton and North Stradbroke

  • Dunwich proclaimed moreton bays quarentine station

  • Aboriginies employed to net dugons

    Fernandez gegan employing aborinials to net dugon

  • Islands first school

    ISlands first school located in Dunwich

  • 3 schools set up in Amity for fisherman

  • Point Lookouts first tourism

  • First lighthouse built

    First lighthouse built at Point lookout

  • First post and telephone survice began at Point Lookout

  • Rufas ship wrecked

    the american liberty ship rufus king ran aground on the south passage bar. the ship was wrecked but no lives were lost

  • Stradbroke - part of Cleveland Shire

    North Stradbroke Island became part of the Cleveland Shire

  • Titanium and Zircon industries build

    Titanium and Zircon industries built a dredge and began mining main beach

  • Redland shire council plans completed

    the Redland shire council's town plan of Stradbroke island was completed