The community created by this history has been beset by many problems and has often been the discussion point of political and social commentators. Since its creation as an Aboriginal reserve, Palm Island has been considered synonymous with Indigenous disadvantage and violence. At the same time it has been at the forefront of political activism which has sought to improve the conditions and treatment of Australia's Indigenous peoples as well as redress injustices visited on them broadly as a race and on Palm Island specifically.
Another page of Palm's history shows that the US Navy built a US Naval Air Station on the island in 1943. It was to have facilities to allow it to operate and overhaul seaplanes and patrol boats. At this site you will find another location of "trouble". Like something out of the TV series 'Lost', a PBY-5 Catalina wreck. See the related page for more infomation.
You will need a boat and favourable winds and tides to get to GZ, then you will need to search the wreck to find a small black Sistema containing a log book and pencil.
There are ten islands of the Greater Palm group in the jurisdiction of the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council:
Curacoa (Noogoo or Inoogoo), Fantome (Eumilli), Great Palm or Palm Island (Bwgcolmen), Havannah, Brisk (Culgarool), Eclipse (Garoogubbee), Esk (Soopun), Barber (Boodthean), Falcon (Carbooroo) and Fly
Plus two islands in the Hinchinbrook jurisdiction, Orpheus (Goolboddi) and Pelorus (Yanooa) or North Palm Island.
All 12 islands now have a cache to find to encourage your visit.
Congratulations to Adam044 for being the FTF.
