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quandamookacoast.com.au/introducing-place-of-sandhills-mu... Introducing place of sandhills - Mulgumpin

It seems the Moorgumpin-meaning 'place of sandhills' is spelled differently. According to the research, it is more likely to be Mulgumpin (Moreton Island).

Bulwer is a small holiday and fishing village, surrounded by National Park on the N.W. coast of Moreton Island. Great use of tree branches to help secure the tent. The cut pole fence suggests a more permanent stay perhaps.

Bulwer is on the northwest coast of Moreton Island facing Moreton Bay. It is 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the Brisbane central business district. It is one of the few developed areas on Moreton Island which is almost entirely a national park (Moreton Island National Park). It consists of a few streets of housing and a long sandy beach. There are no formal road connections to Bulwer, but there are dirt tracks that connect it to other parts of the island. Bulwer was probably named after Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1858 to 1859.[3] The British Colonial Secretary separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulwer,_Queensland

Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) Timeline 6,000 BC The sea level stabilized after the melting of the ice caps. It is thought that Aboriginal people left the island at this time, probably because of remoteness, loss of tidal food zone and harshness of the terrain. 1,500 BC Midden evidence shows that Aborigines returned at about this time. Early European contact noted about 200 people on the island. 16 May 1770 Captain James Cook in the Endeavour named Cape Moreton. The body of water between North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) he named Moreton Bay September 1824 The first European settlement in the vicinity was established at Redcliffe. Called Moreton Bay settlement, it was later moved to its present site of Brisbane. 1824 - 1850 South Passage was the main entrance into Moreton Bay. 1825 Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) aboriginals were ravaged by smallpox. 1833 Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) aboriginals suffered a massacre at the head of the large lagoon at the southern end of the island (now eroded into the Bay). The attack was apparently the last in a series of reprisal attacks between Aboriginals and soldiers stationed on Nth Stradbroke Island. 1842 Moreton Bay district opened to free settlement. 1850 Aboriginal survivors were forced to move to North Stradbroke Island. 1855 The growing importance of the settlement at Brisbane resulted in greatly increased shipping activity. 1859 Queensland achieved a separate identity from New South Wales and became a self-governing colony. 1874 A signal light was established at Cowan Cowan Point. 1947 Small amount of mining exploration was undertaken. Late 1960s Kooringal was established around the home site of Frank Day 'the old man of Moreton Island (Mulgumpin)'. Kooringal is now the island's largest township. 1990 Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) Recreation Area declared to add the vacant crown land and beach areas to the protected area of the island. 1993 Mining leases on the island were relinquished and added to the protected area of the island when leases were bought by the Queensland Government. Five million dollars was a pain in compensation to the mining companies holding the leases. For more details check the source: www.sunrover.com.au/moreton-island-timeline.htm

According to the source:https://www.sunrover.com.au/moreton-island-timeline.htm the Aboriginal name of Moreton Island is Mulgumpin rather than Moorgumpin.

MORETON ISLAND AT A GLANCE Moreton Island is a unique island wilderness with sparkling clear water and white sandy beaches. It is one of the few untouched areas of natural wilderness along the East Coast of Australia. Moreton Island is situated just 35 kilometers from Brisbane in the Moreton Bay Marine Park. The island is 98%, National Park, protecting the flora, fauna, sandy coastline, freshwater lakes, wetlands, and forests. Moreton is 38 km long and 19,000 ha in area. It is one of the largest sand islands in the world. Moreton Island provides a fragile northeasterly boundary for Moreton Bay. The island supports an amazing variety of vegetation. Its white sandy beaches, clear sparkling water, and delightful freshwater lakes make Moreton a popular destination with holidaymakers, campers, fishermen, bushwalkers, and naturalists. Historical researchers and heritage tourists will find an enormous variety of wartime forts to explore, as well as seeing first-hand the remnants of the mid-1900s whaling industry. Source: indicatorloops.com/comboyuro.htm