The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres on 10 September 1606.[1] It was recorded again by Bligh on 11 September 1792 as 'an island with two hills' and given the name The Brothers.[2] Subsequently, it has been known as Brothers Hills[3] or Two Brothers, while the anglicisation 'Gabba' is frequently seen on historical maps.[4]
The traditional owners of Gebar are the Gebaralgal who today reside on Yam Island, 20 km (12 mi) to the southeast. On 13 December 2004, their native title claim over Gebar was determined in the Federal Court of Australia. In a deposition to the court, Mr Dick Peters, a member of the claim group, said:
'I confirm that ... Gebaralgal have always enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, their rights to use, occupy and live on their land and to exclude others from it and to use and enjoy the natural resources of the land such as animal and plant life. For example, my family and I frequently visit Gebar to hunt for turtle, collect turtle eggs, fish from the beach and collect plant materials for food and other purposes'.[5]
The Newton, a 15-long-ton (15 t) ketch, foundered off Gabba Island in December 1913.[6][7]
Referencesedit
^Hilder, Brett, The voyage of Torres, Brisbane, 1980, pp.78,80
^Lee, Ida, Captain Bligh's second voyage to the South Sea, London, 1920, p. 188.
^Torres Strait, northeast entrance along the coast of New Guinea. Surveyed by Captain F.P. Blackwood, R.N., 1845. London, British Admiralty, Hydrographic Office, 1847
^Western approaches to Torres Strait, Australia and New Guinea. Compiled from the latest British & Netherlands govt. surveys. London, British Admiralty, Hydrographic Office, 1927
^Newie on behalf of the Gebaralgal v Queensland [2004] FCA 1577.
gebar, island, gerbar, island, redirects, here, tunisian, island, formerly, known, gerba, djerba, gebar, uninhabited, island, torres, strait, australian, state, queensland, native, name, gebara, torres, strait, islands, showing, northern, central, waters, torr. Gerbar Island redirects here For the Tunisian island formerly known as Gerba see Djerba Gebar is an uninhabited island in the Torres Strait in the Australian state of Queensland Gebar IslandNative name GebarA map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Gebar Island in the northern central waters of Torres StraitGeographyLocationNorthern AustraliaCoordinates9 45 54 S 142 37 39 E 9 76500 S 142 62750 E 9 76500 142 62750ArchipelagoTorres Strait IslandsAdjacent toTorres StraitAdministrationAustraliaStateQueenslandDemographicsPopulationUninhabited The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Luis Vaez de Torres on 10 September 1606 1 It was recorded again by Bligh on 11 September 1792 as an island with two hills and given the name The Brothers 2 Subsequently it has been known as Brothers Hills 3 or Two Brothers while the anglicisation Gabba is frequently seen on historical maps 4 The traditional owners of Gebar are the Gebaralgal who today reside on Yam Island 20 km 12 mi to the southeast On 13 December 2004 their native title claim over Gebar was determined in the Federal Court of Australia In a deposition to the court Mr Dick Peters a member of the claim group said I confirm that Gebaralgal have always enjoyed and continue to enjoy their rights to use occupy and live on their land and to exclude others from it and to use and enjoy the natural resources of the land such as animal and plant life For example my family and I frequently visit Gebar to hunt for turtle collect turtle eggs fish from the beach and collect plant materials for food and other purposes 5 The Newton a 15 long ton 15 t ketch foundered off Gabba Island in December 1913 6 7 References edit Hilder Brett The voyage of Torres Brisbane 1980 pp 78 80 Lee Ida Captain Bligh s second voyage to the South Sea London 1920 p 188 Torres Strait northeast entrance along the coast of New Guinea Surveyed by Captain F P Blackwood R N 1845 London British Admiralty Hydrographic Office 1847 Western approaches to Torres Strait Australia and New Guinea Compiled from the latest British amp Netherlands govt surveys London British Admiralty Hydrographic Office 1927 Newie on behalf of the Gebaralgal v Queensland 2004 FCA 1577 Torres Strait Islands Shipwrecks http oceans1 customer netspace net au torres wrecks html Loney Jack Australian shipwrecks Volume 4 1901 1986 Portarlington Victoria Marine History Publications 1987 nbsp This Queensland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gebar Island amp oldid 1185342340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
