Edmund James Banfield was an author and naturalist in Queensland, Australia. He is best known for his book Confessions of a Beachcomber. His grave on Dunk Island is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Edmund James (Ted) Banfield, 1901
Residence of E. J. Banfield on Dunk Island, 1935
Banfield Memorial Reserve and Grave, 2008
E. J. Banfield, The Beachcomber, with dog, Dunk Island, circa January 1913
Dunk Island, known as Coonanglebah in the Warrgamay and Dyirbal languages, is an island within the locality of Dunk in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Mission Beach. The island forms part of the Family Islands National Park and is in the larger Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Mount Kootaloo behind Brammo Bay
Beach at Dunk Island
HMS Rattlesnake, painted by Sir Oswald Walters Brierly, 1853.
Dunk Island, photographed from Bicton Hill, towards the North of Mission Beach