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Jun 1, 1500
Coastline of Island mapped
Dutch, POrtugese and French mapped coastline of Stradbroke Island -
James Cook Charted Moreton Bay
Captain James Cook charted Moreton bay and names several feature including Point Lookout which still exists today -
Merjerribah people help save Methew Flinders crew
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Amity Point - Moreton Bays first Pilot Station
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Renamed Stradbroke Island
Minjerribah was renamed Stradbroke Island by Governer Darling in honour of Captain JH Rous -
Cotton Plantation was established
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Dunwich closed
fourth commandant of the moreton bay penal colony captain james clunie requested that dunwich settlement was closed -
Coschroomer Caledonia was seized by convicts and moored off Amity Point
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Pilot Station at amity point closed
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Sovereign sank in between Moreton and North Stradbroke
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Dunwich proclaimed moreton bays quarentine station
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Aboriginies employed to net dugons
Fernandez gegan employing aborinials to net dugon -
Islands first school
ISlands first school located in Dunwich -
3 schools set up in Amity for fisherman
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Point Lookouts first tourism
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First lighthouse built
First lighthouse built at Point lookout -
First post and telephone survice began at Point Lookout
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Rufas ship wrecked
the american liberty ship rufus king ran aground on the south passage bar. the ship was wrecked but no lives were lost -
Stradbroke - part of Cleveland Shire
North Stradbroke Island became part of the Cleveland Shire -
Titanium and Zircon industries build
Titanium and Zircon industries built a dredge and began mining main beach -
Redland shire council plans completed
the Redland shire council's town plan of Stradbroke island was completed