South Wellesley Islands

South Wellesley Islands are an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, South Wellesley Islands had a population of 0 people.[1]

South Wellesley Islands
Queensland
South Wellesley Islands
Coordinates17.0037°S 139.3634°E / -17.0037; 139.3634
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area144.2 km2 (55.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Location map of the South Wellesley Islands

Geography

The islands are (west to east):

  • Allen Island
  • Horseshoe Island
  • Albinia Island
  • Bentinck Island, where a massacre of indigenous inhabitants, including women and children, occurred in 1918 by colonist 'McKenzie'. [3][4]
  • Fowler Island
  • Sweers Island
  • Southern part of Bentinck Island and Albinia Island
  • Bentinck Island with the Australian continent in the background
  • the small Fowler Island is located between Seers Island and Bentinck Island
  • Location of Bentinck Island
  • Southern part of Sweers Island


History

Kayardild (also known as Kaiadilt and Gayadilta) is a language of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Kayardild language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Mornington Shire Council.[5]

gollark: That is discriminatory against non-people.
gollark: You DO need pumps for significant throughput.
gollark: Also, your statement about pipes is *essentially* how it works?
gollark: Manual mining actually used to consume tools but they thought it was a bad mechanic so that was removed.
gollark: I know someone with a somewhat powerful and underutilized server and have contacted them.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Wellesley Islands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "South Wellesley Islands - locality in Shire of Mornington (entry 42537)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. Bruce Elder (1998). Blood on the Wattle: Massacres and maltreatment of Aboriginal Australians since 1788. Page 203 - 206: New Holland Publishers. ISBN 1-86436-410-6.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. Kelly, Roma; Evans, Nicholas (1985). "The McKenzie massacre on Bentinck Island" (PDF). Aboriginal History. 9 (1). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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