Coconut Island (Queensland)
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Coconut Island, Poruma Island, or Puruma in the local language, is an island in the Great North East Channel near Cumberland Passage, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. One of the Torres Strait Isl
Poruma school, circa 1936
Coconut Island jetty at sunset, 2024
Saibai Island
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Saibai Island, commonly called Saibai, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the Torres Strait of Queensland, Australia. The island is situated north of the Australian main
Coconut Island (Queensland)
…boundary was further extended to 96 kilometres (60 mi) by the Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879 (Qld) and included the islands of Boigu, Erub, Mer and Saibai, which lay beyond the previous 60 nautical mile limit. The new legislation enabled the Queensland Government to control and regulate bases for the…
Saibai women help unload produce for the general store on Saibai Island, 1952. The Saibai Island I.I.B. Store is being re-stocked with produce. Several women and men are unloading sacks and barrels and taking them to the store.
Saibai Island campus of Tagai State College, 2024