Great Palm Island
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Great Palm Island, usually known as Palm Island, is the largest island in the Palm Islands group off Northern Queensland, Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal community, the legacy of an Aborigin
Locals playing cricket with the bell tower in the background (1996)
Aftermath of Cyclone Justin
Brittle star
Pine plantation on Great Palm Island
Cathy Freeman
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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman is an Australian former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the 11th-fastest woman of all time,
Great Palm Island
…part in a strike organised to protest against the Dickensian working conditions imposed by the Queensland Government under the reserve system. Athlete Cathy Freeman's mother, Cecilia Barber, and the family of strike ringleader Frederick William Doolan including Billy Doolan Jnr. were among those banished from the…
Freeman in 2008
Freeman preparing to race in the Olympic 400 m final, Sydney 2000.