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Bedarra Island Resort and a number of private homes were damaged with buildings left in splinters, facilities in ruins and gardens stripped bare. After a major cleanup and reinvestment Bedarra Island Resort and the seven privately owned houses on the island have been fully repaired and open for holiday lettings.
They lived and painted on Kangaroo Island, residing in the house of Noel's brother, Dean, for two years. [2] Seeking a place where Wood could paint without paying rent, [4] they purchased 15 acres on Bedarra Island, North Queensland [1] [5] and made a grass shack in which to live before building a home they called the "House of Singing Bamboo". [5]
Also in July 2009, Silky Oaks Lodge was purchased by Australian-based Gondwana Resorts Pty Ltd. September 2009 saw the sales of Bedarra and Dunk Islands to Hideaway Resorts Pty Ltd. In November 2009, the Lizard Island, Heron Island, Wilson Island and King's Canyon Resort interests were sold to Delaware North. [5]
After 1947 Busst subdivided his Bedarra Island land and sold 86 acres (34.8ha). [3] Phyllis returned to Melbourne and John married Alison Shaw Fitchett who joined him on Bedarra in the early 1950s. In 1957 John and Alison Busst sold their home on Bedarra Island and moved to Bingil Bay on just less than 10 acres (4ha) which extended to the beach ...
Dunk Island (Coonanglebah) – the father; Richards Island – the mother; Wheeler Island (Toolgbar) and Coombe Island (Coomba) – the twins; Smith Island (Kurrumbah), Bowden Island (Budjoo) and Hudson Island (Coolah) – the triplets. There are also a number of smaller islands: Kumboola, which is connected to Dunk Island on particularly low tides
Phyllis returned to Melbourne and John married Alison Shaw Fitchett who joined him on Bedarra in the early 1950s. In 1957 John and Alison Busst sold their home on Bedarra Island and moved to Bingil Bay on just less than 10 acres (4.0 ha) which extended to the beach with views over the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef. They also acquired portion ...
Wasp Island, the only island in Durras Inlet near Batemans Bay [4] Wedding Cake Island, a small island off the coast of Coogee; Windang Island, a small island at the entrance to Lake Illawarra; Woodford Island, in the Clarence River immediately upstream of Maclean; Yellow Rock Island, at junction of Bellinger and Kalang Rivers near Urunga
It is also known as Timana Island. [1] In 1770 Captain James Cook discovered The Family Group of Islands. The largest he named "The Father Isle" and titled it Dunk Island, the second-largest he named "The Mother Isle", now Bedarra Island, and the smallest islands were the children: Timana Island the baby, the Twins and the triplets.