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  2. Wybalenna Aboriginal Establishment - Wikipedia

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    Eventually in 1996, the Flinders Island Aboriginal Association and the Flinders Municipal Council signed an agreement to hand over the Wybalenna site to the Aboriginal community. In April 1999, the Premier of Tasmania formally transferred the title of the ‘Wybalenna Aboriginal Station Historic Site’ to the Flinders Island Aboriginal Community.

  3. Flinders Island - Wikipedia

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    Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a 1,367-square-kilometre (528 sq mi) island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. [2] Today Flinders Island is part of the state of Tasmania, Australia. It is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Cape Portland and is located on 40° south, a zone known as the Roaring Forties.

  4. Flinders Council - Wikipedia

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    Flinders Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing the Furneaux Group and nearby islands of Bass Strait, in the north-east of the state. Flinders is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 987, [ 1 ] with Whitemark the main town located on Flinders Island .

  5. Furneaux Group - Wikipedia

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    The Furneaux Group is a group of approximately 100 islands located at the eastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia.The islands were named after British navigator Tobias Furneaux, who sighted the eastern side of these islands after leaving Adventure Bay in 1773 on his way to New Zealand to rejoin Captain James Cook. [1]

  6. Whitemark - Wikipedia

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    Whitemark is a rural residential locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The 2021 census recorded a population of 308 for the state suburb of Whitemark. [ 1 ]

  7. Investigator Group - Wikipedia

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    Flinders Island, which is 28 km offshore and at 36 km 2 is the largest island in the Investigator Group. Flinders Island is leasehold land used for grazing. It has sandy, calcarenite soils, is mainly vegetated with pasture grasses, and has some remnant patches of heathland and Melaleuca woodland. [2]

  8. Emita, Tasmania - Wikipedia

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    Emita is a rural locality on Flinders Island in the local government area of Flinders in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the town of Whitemark. The 2016 census determined a population of 68 for the state suburb of Emita. [1]

  9. Flinders Island Chronicle - Wikipedia

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    The Flinders Island Chronicle was dominated by messages of Christian indoctrination. It also documented a community which was lively, rebellious, and sometimes under great stress. In early December 1837, Walter George Arthur rebelled against Robinson, and was removed from editing duties.