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	Torres Strait Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea.
		Saibai (one of the largest of the Torres Strait Islands) and Boigu are low-lying islands which were formed by alluvial deposits of sediments and mud from New Guinean rivers into the Strait accumulating on decayed coral platforms.
		According to the 2001 Australian census ABS figures, the population of the Torres Strait Islands was 8089 (up from an estimated 6700 in 2000), of whom 6214 were either of Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal origin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torres_Strait_Islands (1535 words)

	Torres Strait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.
		The first recorded European navigation of the strait was by Luis Vaez de Torres, a Portuguese seaman who was second-in-command on the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós who sailed from Peru to the South Pacific in 1605.
		Torres Strait is mentioned in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea as a dangerous strait where the submarine, the Nautilus, is briefly stranded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torres_Strait (624 words)

	Torres Strait - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The first recorded European navigation of the strait was by Luis Vaez de Torres, a Portuguese seaman who was second-in-command on the expedition of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós who sailed from Peru to the South Pacific in 1605.
		In 1888-1889 the Torres Strait Islands were visited by the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition resulting in a drastic depletion of their cultural artifacts.
		The ruling was thus of far-reaching significance for the land claims of both Torres Strait Islanders and Australian Aborigines.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Torres_Strait (862 words)

	Welcome to the Torres Shire!
		Torres Shire is a shire literally on the sea.
		The Torres Shire Council has a major role in the promotion of the cultural heritage of the Torres Strait and therefore proudly sponsors the Torres Strait Cultural Festival that is organized by a community committee.
		The Torres Strait is a cluster of more than 100 beautiful islands, situated between the rugged coastline of Papua New Guinea and Australia’s northern point at Cape York.
	www.torres.qld.gov.au /visitors/index.shtml (307 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.
		Wrecked oin a gale on a reef in Torres Strait, 23 October 1878.
		Destroyed by fire in Torres Strait while she was carrying explosives to settlers at Norman River in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 1869.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /torres-wrecks.html (4468 words)

	Torres Strait - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Torres Strait, channel, between northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
		Torres Strait Islanders, indigenous inhabitants of the islands of the Torres Strait, between northern Australia and New Guinea.
		Torres Strait Islanders lived by making use of both the sea (by fishing) and land (by gardening), and became involved in the pearling industry in the...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Torres_Strait.html (129 words)

	HSC Online
		Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of Australia but their culture is often overshadowed by Aboriginal Australia.
		The Torres Strait Islanders living on the mainland have had to adjust to a changing identity and have had to maintain their culture.
		The flag is a symbol for the unity and identity of all Torres Strait Islanders.
	hsc.csu.edu.au /ab_studies/rights/global/social_justice_global/sjwelcome.responsenew2.html (562 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia.
		There are 6,800 Torres Strait Islanders who live in the area of the Torres Strait, and 42,000 others who live outside of this area, mostly in the north of Queensland, such as in Townsville and Cairns.
		The language of the western and central islands of Torres Strait is related to languages of the Australian mainland and is a member of the Pama-Nyungan family of languages, which covers most of Australia.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Torres_Strait_Islander (538 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders (Australia)
		The design was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in June 1992, and the flag was given equal prominence with the Aboriginal flag.
		The Torres Strait Islander flag was officially proclaimed to be the flag of the Torres strait Islander people of Australia in The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 July 1995 pursuant to s 5 of the Flags Act 1953.
		The dhari is a symbol of all Torres Strait Islanders and the five-pointed star represents the island groups - the eastern, central, western, the Port Kennedy area and the northern peninsula area.
	www.fotw.net /Flags/au-tores.html (400 words)

	Welcome to Ilan Pasin - Torres Strait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Torres Strait turtle shell masks are the most outstanding form of turtle shell sculpture in the world.
		This event is known in the Torres Strait as ‘The Coming of the Light’ and it marks the official introduction of Christianity to the islands.
		Although contemporary Torres Strait Islander art resists categorisation and remains extremely complex and fluid, art practices may be divided into three areas of origin and emphasis: ‘traditional community’, ‘traditional urban’ and ‘urban’.
	www.cairnsregionalgallery.com.au /ianpasin/Torres.html (1920 words)

	National Oceans Office - Regional Marine Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This is the core of regional marine planning in the Torres Strait and across all of Australia’s oceans.
		Torres Strait is an area of national and international significance, ecologically, culturally, strategically and economically.
		Torres Strait links Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), is at the junction of the Arafura and Coral Seas, contains significant tropical marine ecosystems and populations of important marine species, such as dugong and turtle.
	www.oceans.gov.au /Torres_regional_marine_plan_overview.jsp (365 words)

	Torres Strait - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Torres Strait Treaty is an unusual beast for DFAT in that while it involves us in the accustomed task of liaising with another country, it also requires DFAT to work closely with an Australian State as well as to consult with the indigenous communities in the Torres Strait.
		The Torres Strait border was an important issue for PNG at independence in the context of defining the nation.
		Although the Torres Strait Treaty does not cover the movement of third country nationals, the joint approach of the two countries exemplifies the spirit of cooperation embodied in the Treaty.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/torres_strait/adfa_paper.html (3288 words)

	CRC Reef Research Centre
		Torres Strait islanders, fisheries managers, scientists and industry will meet in Torres Strait tomorrow to discuss a new $21.3 million three–year marine resources research program starting in the region.
		He has lived in Torres Strait all his life and previously worked for community fishers in the area addressing management of fisheries.
		The Torres Strait Program will focus on research that will ensure the conservation and sustainable management of marine resources in the Torres Strait including fisheries, seagrasses, dugongs and turtles.
	www.reef.crc.org.au /media/Torres_Strait_marine.htm (465 words)

	Torres Strait Force
		About 750 Torres Strait Islanders and 60 mainland Murri's defended the Torres Strait area during WW2.
		The Torres Strait was a vital shipping route connecting Darwin with the east coast cities.
		The Islanders in the Torres Strait Force were only paid one third of the rate of their non indigenous companions.
	www.ozatwar.com /atsi/tsf.htm (89 words)

	The Premier of Queensland Community Cabinet News, Torres Strait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		She went on to forge an outstanding career as a nurse educator and is the driving force behind the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses.
		Torres Strait Regional Authority Chairperson Toshie Kris said the authority supports grassroots projects that deliver employment and training and that return revenue to Councils to reinvest for community benefit.
		Speaking at the Torres Strait Community Cabinet, Mr Beattie said the old Court House building will be renovated at a cost of $135 000 to accommodate the Department of Child Safety, the Queensland Police Service Juvenile Aid Bureau (JAB) and the Department of Communities.
	www.thepremier.qld.gov.au /Community_Consultation/2005/torresstrait.shtm (3205 words)

	Torres News - New Iama Airstrip opened
		Aviation safety in the Torres Strait has been boosted with Iama (Yam) Island officially opening its bitumen sealed airstrip on Monday, August 28, the final Island community to benefit with an upgraded airstrip under the region’s Marine and Airstrip Program.
		The $2 million airstrip was jointly funded by the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and the Queensland Department of Transport, with works completed by the Queensland Department of Main Roads.
		But for people in Torres Strait, air travel is a vital part of their daily lives.
	www.torresnews.com.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=226 (569 words)

	Torres Strait - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Torres Strait Treaty is an agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea which describes the boundaries between the two countries and how the sea area may be used.
		Torres Strait Islanders are allowed to travel north into Papua New Guinea as far as the 9 degrees South latitude line just north of Daru.
		The Torres Strait Treaty allows for the continuation of many of the traditional lifestyle activities between the peoples of the Torres Strait and coastal villages of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/torres_strait (1026 words)

	THE TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS
		The islands of the Torres Strait extend from the tip of Cape York Peninsula to within 5 kilometres of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) coastline.
		A treaty between Australia and PNG allows Papuans to freely visit the Torres Strait islands (and vice versa) for "traditional" purposes (e.g., to trade and to attend ceremonies).
		The following collection of modern and historical images of the islands of the Torres Strait are a fascinating record of many of the complex and diversified aspects that go to make up these beautiful islands.
	www.janeresture.com /torres_strait (204 words)

	Cambridge and the Torres Strait - Cambridge University Press
		Central themes covered are the relationship between the expedition members and the Torres Strait Islanders; the innovations associated with the Expedition, and the Expedition's influence on the development of anthropology and psychology.
		Haddon attends a funeral: fieldwork in Torres Strait, 1888, 1898 Anita Herle; 3.
		At the Australian-Papuan linguistic boundary: Sidney Ray's classification of Torres Strait languages Anna Shnukal; 9.
	www.cup.cam.ac.uk /uk/catalogue/print.asp?isbn=0521584612&print=y (317 words)

	Torres News - Torres Strait frontier for Papuans
		Torres News - Torres Strait frontier for Papuans
		The Torres Strait is set to become the new frontier, in the Australian Government’s action to stop refugees, particularly West Papuans from reaching Australia.
		Amnesty International said Australia could be in breach of its international obligations to refugees if it had one policy for asylum seekers arriving by boat, and another for those who arrived by plane.
	www.torresnews.com.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=1 (624 words)

	HREOC Website: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma said that National Sorry Day (26 May) presents a chance for the entire community, fl and white, to come together in remembrance for those people, over generations, who were forcibly removed from their families and communities as a result of government policies.
		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma said the release of a national health survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday was further confirmation that Indigenous health is in crisis and requires immediate attention.
		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma today welcomed initiatives to assist Indigenous Australians on communal lands to own their own home where it is desired by them, however was concerned that today's proposal by the federal Government could have a significant impact on land held by traditional owners.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /social_justice/index.html (4612 words)

	Ausflag - Torres Strait Islander Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Torres Strait Islander flag is attributed to the late Bernard Namok of Thursday Island.
		The flag as a whole symbolises the unity of all Torres Strait Islanders.
		As with the Aboriginal Flag, the Torres Strait Islander Flag is beginning to be flown more widely and gaining more recognition as indigenous issues gain more prominence in Australia.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/torres.html (212 words)

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		Chairperson of NACCHO, Ms Pat Anderson, said that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking rates were twice as high as the overall Australian population.
		All individuals and organisations working on programs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tobacco control should understand and respect the social context in which Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders live their lives and programs should reflect this understanding.
		Tobacco control programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities should be holistic in nature and consider the social determinants of health.
	www.phaa.net.au /sig/ATSI/ATSI/Tobacco%20Launch.htm (407 words)

	Torres Strait Report Card (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Torres Strait faces major economic obstacles owing to its remote location, small population and low per capita income.
		The Torres Strait region is being challenged to maintain and improve the ecological and environmental health of its natural resources.
		Significant planning has already occurred in the Torres Strait region to determine how programs will be delivered to communities and projects that satisfy the criteria for Natural Heritage Trust funding.
	www.nrm.gov.au /state/qld/torres-strait/publications/report-card (917 words)

	THE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER RESEARCH AGENDA WORKING GROUP (RAWG)
		As a consequence, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Agenda Working Group (RAWG) was established as a joint undertaking between the NHMRC and OATSIH in 1997.
		RAWG comprises a majority of Indigenous members, and is currently chaired by Mr John Delaney, a former Health Commissioner of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and a member of the NHMRC Council.
		In addition to the workshops, it was proposed that a paper based consultation covering the same issues be conducted concurrently with the workshops, to enable coverage of a broader range of views from institutions and other organisations not represented at the workshops.
	www.nhmrc.gov.au /news/media/rel02/naidocfx.htm (612 words)

	CDU Library - Libraries and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Protocols
		Employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as liaison officers to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and/or communities served by the organisation ensuring that the liaison is ongoing, responding to the changing interests and needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
		In relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content, these sensitivities have greatest force when the materials include records and/or depictions of secret and/or sacred information which may have been recorded with or without permission.
		Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in archive and library education and training through such means as positive encouragement, mentoring and study leave.
	www.cdu.edu.au /library/protocol.html (2756 words)

	Charting the Pacific - Places
		In 1994, in response to local demands for greater autonomy, the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) was established to allow Torres Strait islanders to manage their own affairs according to their own ailan kastom (island custom) and to develop a stronger economic base for the region.
		The Torres Strait Islands Treaty signed by Australia and Papua New Guinea allows for free movement (without passports or visas) between Australia and Papua New Guinea for traditional activities in a limited zone of the Torres Strait.
		The first inhabitants of the Torres Strait are believed to have migrated from the Indonesian archipelago 70,000 years ago at a time when New Guinea was still attached to the Australian continent.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/torres_strait_islands.htm (666 words)

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