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Saibai dancers on Thursday Island 1960

from State Library of Queensland

  • Aussie~mobs said:
    Should the caption read "Mer Island" and not Thursday Island?

View of St. John the Evangelist Church on Masig Island ca 1960

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Yorke Island (traditionally known as Masig) is a coral cay situated in the Eastern area of the central island group in the Torres Strait, 2.7km in length and 800m at its widest point. The people of Yorke Island are skilled navigators with a detailed knowledge of the reefs and have always occupied a central position in the Straits trading networks. Source: www.tsirc.qld.gov.au/communities/masig
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Church of St John the Evangelist (built 1924), Masig Island (aka Yorke Island), Torres Strait, Queensland, Source: www.alamy.com/stock-photo-church-of-st-john-the-evangelis...
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Grass huts at the festival of the Coming of the Light Darnley Island 1965

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    In 1871 on 1 July representatives from the London Missionary Society arrived on Erub Island (Darnley Island) accompanied by South Sea Islander evangelists and teachers. Clan Elder and Warrior, Dabad greeted them on their arrival. Ready to defend his land and people Dabad walked to the water’s edge when the Rev Samuel McFarlane dropped to his knees and presented The Bible to Dabad. Dabad accepted the gift, interpreted as the ‘Light’, introducing Christianity to the Torres Strait Islands. The people of the Torres Strait Islands adopted the Christian rituals and ceremonies and continued to uphold their connection to the land, sea and sky, practicing their traditional customs, and cultural identity referred to as ‘Ailan Kastom.’ Each year on 1 July, ‘The Coming of the Light’ or ‘Keriba Lagaw Buiya’ in traditional language is a day of celebration, performance, oral tradition and reverence. Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/coming-light-celebrating-150-year...