Allen Island, Queensland Explained

Allen Island, also known as Allens Island or Allen's Island,[1] is one of the South Wellesley Islands, in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. It was named by Matthew Flinders after John Allen, a Derbyshire miner who was a member of the party of naturalists that accompanied the 1801–1803 voyage of HMS Investigator under Flinders.[2] Flinders landed a party of botanists on the island on 20 November 1802 to search for plants.[3]

It is notable for being directly east of Point Parker, the proposed northern terminus of a still-born land grant railway from Charleville. Point Parker, though a prominent feature, is not always labelled on maps.[4]

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-17.0303°N 139.2292°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter . Saenger . Sweers Island History Article: Part I . Dropbears . 26 February 2022.
  2. Book: Fornasiero . F. Jean . Monteath . Peter . West-Sooby . John . Encountering Terra Australis: The Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders. 5 February 2020 . 2004 . Kent Town, South Australia . Wakefield Press . 305 . 9781862548749 .
  3. Book: Morgan . Kenneth . Matthew Flinders, Maritime Explorer of Australia . 2016 . Bloomsbury Publishing . London . 9781441149107 . 120 . 7 February 2020.
  4. News: Transcontinental Railway . . Qld . 22 February 1909 . 19 January 2011 . 5 .

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