Fit For A Fish Traditional Cache

Located near the boat ramp, it overlooks Hammond Island which is a 15 minute ferry ride from Thursday Island and is a hilly island, with mounds of basaltic rocks.

Established as a reserve in1881, Hammond Island is also known as Keriri by the traditional people of the Kaurareg and belongs to the Thursday Island Group. Hammond became the pearling station headquarters for a short time until its relocation to Thursday Island, and earlier in the 20th century gold was mined here. A cattle industry was then set up to supply the population of Thursday Island. In 1929 a Catholic Mission was established for the children of the Filipinos and Malays, whose forefathers were brought to the Torres Straits as indentured labour.