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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

One of the beaches near Southport is the Main beach. While other suburbs snatch their names from exotic Aboriginal meanings or English seaside villages, Main Beach is far more literal. Situated at the northern end of the Gold Coast, Main Beach was so named as it was the main surf beach to the town of Southport. But while its name may be obvious, its hidden gems are far more exciting for this is one of the coast’s areas that celebrates something old and something new in style. A highlight of a visit here is to the beach itself, where the old bathing pavilion, Pavilion 34 to be precise, has been reincarnated as a casual beach café complete with Chiko rolls, potato scallops, pineapple fritters, and fish and chips. The old male and female change pavilions are still here and there are loads of retro photos to remind you of the Main Beach of old. This bathing pavilion sits next to the Southport Surf Club, the first to make its mark on the Gold Coast in 1936 and right next to a sprawling shady park which is perfect for oceanfront picnics. Source: www.destinationgoldcoast.com/places-to-see/main-beach

Bluff Point section, at the southern end of Kemp Beach, is a popular picnic spot with superb coastal scenery. It features a range of coastal vegetation from mangroves and heath lands to open eucalypt forests and tussock grasslands and is the largest trachyte plug on the Capricorn Coast. Source: www.queensland.com/nz/en/plan-your-holiday/journeys/p-56b...

Kemp Beach is located just south of Rosslyn Bay Marina, on the Scenic Highway that links Yeppoon and Emu Park. Kemp Beach is nestled between two large post-volcanic trachyte headlands; Double Head to the north, and Bluff Point to the south, both of which are part of the Capricorn Coast National Park. Out in the bay, just a kilometre offshore, is a third trachyte hill, Bluff Rock (or Bluff Rock Reef). The three dominating features, combined with the substantial if eroded dune between the beach and the road give the impression of solitude, and it's a very easy task to relax. Kemp Beach's distance from the nearest town lights also makes it a great place for stargazing with friends at night. Source: ajthompson.com.au/central-queensland-places/kemp-beach.htm