Stradbroke Island timeline.

Aug 23, 1770

Captain Cook and the crew of the Endeavor sight Australia.

Captain Cook was not the First to sight Australia he was the first to map it and claim it for England.
May 28, 1803

Mathew Flinders crew are assisted by a group of indigenous people in the search for fresh water on the Island.
May 28, 1823

Three timber cutters are shipwrecked on Moreton Island. They spent 6 months in the company of the indiginous tribe the Nooncus.
Jan 1, 1825

Moreton Bay's first pilot station is set up at Stradbroke.

Pilots helped steer an incomong ship into the bay. They would row out to all ships and take over command for the short tripp throught th bay.
May 28, 1827

Minjerriba is officialy named Stradbroke Island by Governor Darwin.
Jan 1, 1831

The Pilot Station on Stradbroke closes.
May 28, 1838

Dunwich settlement is shut town and becomes a wood cutting settlement.
Jul 16, 1850

Dunwich becomes Moreton bay's first quarrantine station.

Just a few weeks after opening the ship Emmigrant arrived carrying typhus. 56 people died.
Jan 1, 1861

Dugong hunting begins
Jan 1, 1864

Dunwich Qurrantine closes

Thhe station was still used for specific situatiions.
May 27, 1865

Dunwich benevolent asylum opens
Jan 1, 1894

A ship called The Cambus Wallace is wrecked leading to the seperation of Stradbroke

This ship was carrying explosives the cargo detoneted leavinng large holes in the sand dunes.
Jan 1, 1896

Stradbroke Island becomes North Strdbroke and South Stradbroke.

Further erosion and a large summer storm washed away the remaining sand splitting the island in two.
Jan 1, 1902

A skeleton is found on Skeleton beach from the sunken ship Prosperity. Hence the name.
Jan 1, 1908

St Mark's Church is built at Dunwich.
May 28, 1930

The first tourism business is started by Bert Clayton.

Bert Clayton opened a small guest house on lad close to South Gorge.
May 25, 1945

First Catholic Mission on Stradbroke
Nov 1, 1946

Dunwich benevolent asylum close down
Jan 1, 1949

Sand mining starts on the Island. The target was zinc.
May 1, 1949

Indigenous soldiers were allowed to vote
Jan 1, 1963

Rutile mining begins on the Island
Jan 1, 1964

Stradbroke ferries starts up.
Jan 1, 1965

Aboriginals are awarded civil rights in Queensland. And permitted to vote.
May 27, 1965

Commercial dugong hunting is banned
May 27, 1966

First Federal election Indigenous australian were permitted to vote in.
May 27, 1979

Dredge mining starts on Stradbroke

Captain Cook and the crew of the Endeavor sight Australia.

Mathew Flinders crew are assisted by a group of indigenous people in the search for fresh water on the Island.

Three timber cutters are shipwrecked on Moreton Island. They spent 6 months in the company of the indiginous tribe the Nooncus.

Moreton Bay's first pilot station is set up at Stradbroke.

Minjerriba is officialy named Stradbroke Island by Governor Darwin.

The Pilot Station on Stradbroke closes.

Dunwich settlement is shut town and becomes a wood cutting settlement.

Dunwich becomes Moreton bay's first quarrantine station.

Dugong hunting begins

Dunwich Qurrantine closes

Dunwich benevolent asylum opens

A ship called The Cambus Wallace is wrecked leading to the seperation of Stradbroke

Stradbroke Island becomes North Strdbroke and South Stradbroke.

A skeleton is found on Skeleton beach from the sunken ship Prosperity. Hence the name.

St Mark's Church is built at Dunwich.

The first tourism business is started by Bert Clayton.

First Catholic Mission on Stradbroke

Dunwich benevolent asylum close down

Sand mining starts on the Island. The target was zinc.

Indigenous soldiers were allowed to vote

Rutile mining begins on the Island

Stradbroke ferries starts up.

Aboriginals are awarded civil rights in Queensland. And permitted to vote.

Commercial dugong hunting is banned

First Federal election Indigenous australian were permitted to vote in.

Dredge mining starts on Stradbroke