Torres Strait – Moreton Bay and More

The early days of Cape York and the Torres Strait, in colour.

The Torres Strait saw a lot of foreign ships passing by and through it from the early 17th century to the Victorian era, which is when the passers-by started to stay. The Strait was named after Luis Vaz de Torres, the first European to have officially recorded its presence, in 1606. After suspecting that theContinue reading “The early days of Cape York and the Torres Strait, in colour.”