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Erub (Darnley) Island

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Erub (Darnley) Island is an island formed by volcanic action and situated in the eastern section of the Torres Strait, near the Great Barrier Reef and just south of the Bligh entrance.

For more information, see Erub.​

Erub (Darnley) Island is an island formed by volcanic action and situated in the eastern section of the Torres Strait, near the Great Barrier Reef and just south of the Bligh entrance.

For more information, see Erub.​

Traditional owners

Meriam Mer

Languages

Meriam Mer

Population

326

89.5% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Erub (Darnley) Island

An elderly man sits in a wheel chair that forms part of a long metal contraption in the shape of a hammerhead shark. In the background are two women, grass, shrubbery and a building.

This Place - Artist Series - Ken Thaiday Snr

10 June 2020

Ken Thaiday Snr is a Torres Strait Island artist renowned for his dance headdresses.