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	Thursday Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thursday Island experiences a tropical climate with an average daily temperature of 29 degrees Celsius: The hottest month is traditionally November (31.4 degrees Celsius) while the coldest is July (27.6 degrees Celsius).
		During World War II, Thursday Island became the military headquarters for the Torres Strait and was a base for Australian and United States forces.
		English is the official language of Thursday Island, although Torres Strait Creole is predominant on a social level [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thursday_Island (440 words)

	Thursday (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thursday is also the first name of the main character of Jasper Fforde's popular books: The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, and Something Rotten.
		Thursday is also the name of a movie directed by Skip Woods in 1998, starring Thomas Jane and Aaron Eckhart.
		Thursday Island is an island located in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thursday_(disambiguation) (192 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Luke Slattery reports THURSDAY Island State High School, The Australian's school of the year, is a magnet for students from hundreds of palm-thatched droplets in the Torres Strait.
		Thursday Island State High is a wonderful symbol of what can be done against the odds." Thursday Island State High's achievements are thrown into sharp relief by the state of indigenous education nationally.
		Thursday Island has also attracted Townsville's James Cook University, which runs a nursing campus on the island and has plans for a teaching campus next year.
	www.asu.edu /educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art3290.txt (1019 words)

	State Library of Queensland, Footprints Before Me: Torres Strait Island Communities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thursday Island is the commercial and administrative settlement for the Torres Strait.
		After the bombing of nearby Narupai (Horn Island) in 1942, the entire TI civilian population was evacuated, and the navy requisitioned the pearling fleet.
		Saibai is a low-lying island 4km from the New Guinea mainland.
	publib.slq.qld.gov.au /footprints/communities/torresmap.htm (2844 words)

	Walkabout - Thursday Island
		It is believed the island was named by Captain William Bligh who passed by on his epic journey from Tahiti to Batavia after he had been set afloat by the mutineers from the Bounty.
		Today the island is the administrative centre for the Torres Strait Islands and has a significant population of Torres Strait Islanders.
		Upon disembarking at Badu Island, you are taken back in time to real Island life, and although Badu island has the second largest population (after T.I.), the local people still retain their cultural heritage, and are extremely proud to show their place to anyone who takes the time to visit.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDThursdayIsland.shtml (828 words)

	Thursday Island to Darwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thursday Island was a turning point in a few ways.
		The same phenomenon was evident in Thursday island, which is classed as a bad anchorage riddled with strong currents, little protection from the wind and poor holding.
		A large yachting community huddling behind Horn Island across the straight, next to a mangrove swamp and a $14 ferry trip from Thursday island.
	www.laurig.com /voyage/tidarwin.html (398 words)

	Thursday Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thursday Island is the administrative centre for the Torres Strait islands which have been part of Queensland
		20 islands, and is engaged mostly in fishing, prawning and a declining pearling industry.
		Thursday Island acted as the defence centre for Australia and evidence of this still exists in that the cannons
	www2.eis.net.au /~nqtds/fnq/2ptb10.html (203 words)

	TORRES STRAIT - SHIPWRECKS
		Torres Strait is that stretch of water between the northerntip of Australia, Cape York, and the Papua coastline west of the Fly River, separating the Arafura Sea to the west, the Gulf of Papua to the north-east and the Coral Sea to the east.
		Thursday Island is the most populated island, the administrative and commercial centre for the islands.
		An unconfirmed story suggests she was fishing about thirty kilometres north-east from Prince of Wales Island, March 1869, when natives boarded her, speared the master and twenty-two of the crew, then kidnapped the captain’s wife and her son as revenge for the abduction of some of their women by European sailors several months earlier.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /torres-wrecks.html (4468 words)

	Thursday Island - Queensland Holidays
		In 1880 Thursday Island acted as the defence centre for Australia and evidence of this still exists in that the cannons still remain in place.
		A majority of the residents are involved in some way with the Island's new three major industries of pearling, crayfishing and trochus.
		Thursday Island also has facilities such as a sporting complex for basketball and volleyball, an Olympic size swimming pool, a football oval, a primary and secondary school, a general hospital (outpatient), the Torres Strait Campus (Tafe) - part of James Cook University, ambulance and police services.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /tropical_north_queensland/thursday_island.cfm (145 words)

	Malaspina University-College - History 358 - Schedule for 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We'll discuss colonization and agriculatural settlements in the Cowichan Valley and Comox (1862); the motives and consequences of Robert Brown's Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition (1864); and the precarious economic condition of the colony.
		The Edwardian era on Vancouver Island is associated with Hatley Park, regattas on the Gorge, and visit of Duke of Connaught.
		We'll discuss the Danish utopian colony at Cape Scott (1896), the Finnish utopian community at Sointula (1901), the soldiers' settlement at Merville (1919), the Aquarian Foundation commune of The Brother XII at Cedar-by-the-Sea (1927) and the children's village of Fairbridge (1935).
	www.mala.bc.ca /www/history/Content/Courses/358/schedule.htm (1397 words)

	Grand Hotel Thursday Island - Thursday Island accommodation, Torres Strait, top of north Queensland, Australia
		One of the main features of this island is the large number of different nationalities which reside on the island.
		It is not the typical tourist island, it is the administration centre of the Torres Straits, which consist of 23 islands.
		This has been the same since the island was settled in the early 17th century.
	www.grandhotelti.com.au (282 words)

	Letters to our Friends - My Trip to Thursday Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thursday Island is a tropical island situated about 30 kilometres north of Cape York and surrounded by the larger islands of Prince of Wales, Horn, Hammond, Goode, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
		Thursday Island first came to the attention of mainland Australia as a vitally important area with the threat of invasion eminating from the Russo/English dispute over the Afghan border in 1855.
		Thursday Island was regarded as the gateway from the east to Australian waters and today still serves as the chief administration centre of the Torres Strait.
	www.riverbendnelligen.com /dearall28.html (7602 words)

	History of Thursday Island, Tores Strait, Australia - Pearls, Diving, Fishing
		Thursday island is the administrative centre for the
		The island was first settled permanently in 1877 followed by the establishment of a thriving pearling industry in 1885.
		This small island community became a melting pot of mixed cultures.
	www.federalhotelti.com.au /tisland.htm (140 words)

	Radisson Seven Seas Cruises : Ports Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thursday Island, or "TI" as it is usually known, is the best known of the Torres Strait islands.
		At one time Thursday Island was a major pearling center and pearlers' cemeteries tell the hard tale of what a dangerous occupation this was.
		Nearby Wednesday island was certainly named by Captain William Bligh during his 'Bounty' misadventures but how Thursday Island got its name is less certain.
	www.rssc.com /ports/detail.jsp?region=GCP&code=TDI (290 words)

	Port: Thursday Island
		Thursday Island is the administrative centre for the Torres Strait islands which have been part of Queensland since 1872.
		The strait's population of 25 000 live on more than 20 islands, and is engaged mostly in fishing, prawning and a declining pearling industry.
		Thursday Island is now identified as one of the last great frontiers in Australia, as it holds some great Australian history.
	www.icruise.com /cruise_content/port_Thursday_Island.htm (234 words)

	Thirsty Island Page 1
		Thirsty (miscalled Thursday) Island is the outlying pub of Australia.
		Coco-nut palms line the roads by the beach, and back of the town are the barracks and a fort nestling among the trees on the hillside.
		When accused, he didn't even attempt to defend himself; the great Thursday Island thirst seemed to have communicated itself to everyone on board, and he simply HAD to drink.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Stories/Paterson/PatersonC9P1.htm (692 words)

	Albert Maclaren, by Frances M. Synge (1908)
		Then we steamed along the island and sent a boat off at the other end to search for men, which the Albatross called for later on in the day, and took on board one man whom those in the boat had found.
		She remained on the raft till the afternoon of Saturday, when, the purser tells me, she determined to swim to the shore, so that she must have been swimming about till she was seen by Captain Reid at 8.10 this morning.
		The appeal for funds to build a church resulted in the sum of £2,000 being raised, and the chancel and four bays were built in concrete, the aisles being added later with temporary walls of wood.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/pc/aus/png/maclaren1908/07.html (1433 words)

	Thursday Island on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Atop the 350-foot tall summit of the Farallon's southern island, two Western gulls stand guard over their eggs on Thursday, May 12, 2005.
		Little remains of Delacroix Island in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, as seen from the air on Thursday, November 17, 2005.
		Part of the movie "The Island" is being filmed at the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit, Michigan, Thursday, November 4, 2004.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/ThursI1s.asp (775 words)

	Thursday Island
		Thursday Island, TI to the locals, is at the end of the Torres Strait when westbound and is on the very top of Australia a bare 120 NM from Papua New Guinea.
		It is one of a group of islands, namely, Hammond, Horn, and of course Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
		We have decided to skip Christmas Island since its anchorage is very rough in the reinforced trade wind (25-35 knots) that we have been experiencing and the subsequent trip to Coccos is then southerly against the large swell making a very uncomfortable trip.
	www.wavebusters.com /logs/log37.html (811 words)

	Ports Corporation of Queensland - Thursday Island - Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Port of Thursday Island is a key asset to the communities that surround it.
		An economic impact study commissioned by PCQ in 2002 found that the port accounted for an estimated 26 full-time equivalent jobs, and that a further 40 flow-on jobs were generated by port-related activities.
		In the last two years, PCQ has undertaken a range of local community support initiatives, including sponsoring maintenance of the Thursday Island Child Care Centre.
	www.pcq.com.au /2004/ports_thursdayisland_community.cfm (472 words)

	Torres Strait Cultural Centre, Thursday Island
		Thursday Island is the centre for the 20 Torres Strait islands which have been part of Queensland since 1872.
		The people of the Torres Strait have long considered that a major cultural centre in the region was essential to the presentation of their unique heritage.
		It is a place for Torres Strait islanders to celebrate their culture and pass on traditions and stories from one generation to the next.
	www.heritagetrails.qld.gov.au /attractions/thursday1.html (393 words)

	THURSDAY ISLAND - Online Information article about THURSDAY ISLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		THURSDAY ISLAND - Online Information article about THURSDAY ISLAND
		Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
		ISLAND, one of the smallest of the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /THE_TOO/THURSDAY_ISLAND.html (291 words)

	The Battle for Australia - Island defenders
		This code was essential to the survival of each island’s community as often other groups would conduct raids, thus forcing the defence of their island homes.
		On Horn Island members of the Battalion were part of the coordinated effort of Army and Air Force units to defend the island base.
		During leave in 1943, the soldiers were appalled at the deterioration in the villages during their absence, with most of the population living in the caves and scrub on the island, due to the Japanese attacking the villages from the air.
	www.anzacday.org.au /history/ww2/bfa/island_defenders.html (4011 words)

	Thursday Island
		Far to the east, Murray Island (Mer) is enticing for its remoteness and importance in island history.
		Passing Possession Island on the way over, you come within sight of a plaque commemorating James Cook’s landing here on August 22, 1770, when he planted the flag for George III and Great Britain.
		Horn has an airport (with regular flights to and from Cairns) and open-cut gold mine, while Prince of Wales is the Strait’s largest island, stocked with deer and settled by an overflow population unable to afford Thursday’s exorbitant land premiums.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/thursdayisland.asp (594 words)

	Fishing Tours and Charters - Thursday Island and Torres Strait Island Trips
		Tony's Island Adventures offers a range of fishing charters and island adventures, from full and half day fishing trips to Friday Island Pearl Farm Tours to island bush walks to sunset cruises and much much more.
		Thursday Island, or T.I. as it is known by locals, is the gateway to the Torres Strait, an expanse of sapphiric seas dotted with approximately 100 islands, 17 of which are communities.
		This would enable you to enjoy three days of fishing and/or island adventures (or camping!) and one day exploring T.I. and Horn Island (the war museum and Horn Island tour is a highlight).
	www.tonysislandadventures.com.au (741 words)

	"Totemic" perform at the Grand Hotel on Thursday Island
		Sitting at the Grand Hotel on Thursday Island on a balmy Saturday evening listening to the gentle rhythms of “Nosikide” played by local reggae inspired band “Totemic” makes the stresses of city life fade away.
		When the band began their regular gigs they needed songs of their own and guitarist/singer Charles Passi was given the role of writing them, although they all collaborate on arrangements for traditional songs like “Monkey and the Turtle”.
		“Thursday Island” kicked off a special set in NAIDOC week and is a lovely one showing their elders influence and their love of the island.
	www.abc.net.au /message/blackarts/music/s1408575.htm (532 words)

	Peddell's Thursday Island Tours, Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Peddell's Ferries connect Thursday Island with Seisia, Punsand Bay and Pajinka Lodge.
		To make the most of your time on the island, be sure to join our local guide Christine for a Historic/Scenic Tour of 'Old T.I.' by coach.
		T.I. as the island is affectionately known by the locals, nestles in the protective embrace of the Prince of Wales Group of islands in the Torres Strait and lies approximately 30 km NW of the tip of Cape York.
	www.peddellsferry.com.au (162 words)

	The Daily Herald Newspaper Online \| St. Maarten - Caribbean
		Government also wanted to avoid a repeat of Thursday's situation, where the meeting had to be adjourned because of a lack of quorum with Councilmen Theo Heyliger and Johan "Janchi" Leonard absent.
		Richards had to adjourn the meeting twice on Thursday, because there was no quorum with only six Island Council members, all of the DP members present, having signed in.
		When asked about the date to convene a new Island Council meeting, the Lt. Governor said this would have to wait until one of the two absent DP Island Council members is back.
	www.thedailyherald.com /news/daily/e84/ltgov84.html (361 words)

	(GC1226) Wind Power Thursday Island by Voler
		The cache is located on Thursday Island which is off the North tip of Qld.
		Thursday Island is part of the Torres Strait Islands which are just off the tip of Cape York ~ the most northern part of mainland Australia.
		Thursday Island is very small, you can walk around it in a little over an hour (took me two, but I was photo graphing).
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=4646 (667 words)

	Laura, Coen, Weipa, Thursday Island, Bamaga, Cape York Peninsula, QLD. FrogandToad Australias Ultimate Online Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Laura, Coen, Weipa, Thursday Island, Bamaga, Cape York Peninsula, QLD.
		The settlement of Seisia nearby has a camping ground with units, and forty kilometres away at the actual Cape York, are two resorts which also have camping facilities.
		Thursday Island, the best known of all Torres Strait Islands, is close by.
	www.frogandtoad.com.au /qld/cyp/weipa (372 words)

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