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'The Irex was the boat that transported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from the mainland settlements governed by the Native Affairs officers or missionaries to Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement in Queensland. The Palm Island settlement was known as a ‘punishment island’ for those who committed misdemeanours on other government - settlements or missions. A strike was organized by the Aboriginal residents in 1957 to protest the brutal conditions.' (Mission Songs Project)
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- Palm Island, Ingham area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,
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