Ngaro people
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The Ngaro are an Australian Aboriginal people whose traditional lands encompass the Whitsunday Islands and adjacent coastal areas of central Queensland, Australia. Archaeological evidence demonstrates
Ngaro ladder cave painting
Ngaro turtle cave painting
Hayman Island
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Hayman Island is the most northerly of the Whitsunday Islands, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The island is 294 hectares and lies to the north-west of Hook Island. It is a private island open
Ngaro people
…evidence demonstrates continuous Ngaro occupation of the region for at least 9,000 years, with their territory extending from St. Bees Island to Hayman Island—a distance of over 100 kilometers—and to the mainland at Cape Conway and mountains east of Proserpine. The Ngaro developed a distinctive maritime culture…
Hayman Island, 1973
Seaplane at Hayman Island, owned by Barrier Reef Airways, May 1951. Founded after World War II by Captain S. Middlemiss and acquired by Ansett Transport Industries in 1950. A small motor boat is ferrying the passengers to the resort.
Hayman Island Resort, 1959
Hayman Island State School, 2024