On Saturday, we took the ferry to Thursday Island.
We were all pleasantly surprised by this
gorgeous island and settlement, having expected a native settlement along the
lines of the small Pacific islands.
Thursday Island is actually part of Queensland, having been settled in
the late 1800s. It was a main battlement
fort for northern Australia, with the fort built in 1891, and became a main
administrative centre for the Timor Islands in the mid 1900s. It now houses both Commonwealth and Qld state
government administrative offices for customs, immigration, agriculture,
education health, building and transport.
It is the main centre for the Timor Islands for both education and health,
with the only high school and hospital.
It was a wonderful, and enlightening day trip.
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