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]

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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