Details About Thursday Island

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Thursday Island, now identified as one of the last great frontiers in Australia, holds some great Australian history. In 1880 Thursday Island acted as the defence centre for Australia and evidence of this still exists in that the cannons still remain in place. It is located 35 kilometres north-west on the tip of Cape York. A majority of the residents are involved in some way with the Island's new three major industries of pearling, crayfishing and trochus.
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Attractions

The Thursday Island option is described as "At Thursday Island you embark on a 2 hour air-conditioned bus tour taking in the island culture and visiting interesting historical sites, including Green Hill Fort with its abandoned bunkers and tunnels. Some of these tunnels are home to the Torres Strait Historical Museum. This unique and fascinating Museum holds rare artefacts from the rugged past of the Torres Straits, including displays from the pearling era, traditional relics from the Torres Strait Islands, nearby Papua New Guinea, and much more.

Currency

The local currency used in Adelaide is the Australian Dollar (AUD).

 
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