181. Saville-Kent (1893) pp. 54-55
182. OM 171838 inscribed 'Sweers Is. 1901'
183. Letter to author dated 2nd September, 1974
184. Blake [1968) pp. 18 and 37
185. Roth [1901)
186. Loney. J. Wrecks on the Queensland Coast, Vol.2: 1901 - 1986' (1987) p. 4
187. Roth. Report to Under Secretary. Department of Public Lands, dated 27 June 1903. QSA A/19898 21347 (M1414)
188. Roth, loc. cit. p. II
189. Loney.J. Wrecks on the Queensland Coast.Vol·2: 1901 - 1986' (1987) P. 5

190. Loney, J. Wrecks on the Queensland Coast, Vo1.2: 1901- 1986' (1987) p.7; however. no island of this name has been located and this is possibly a misspelling of Sweers Island
191. Elder. B. (1988) 'Blood on the Wattle - Massacres and Maltreatment of Australian Aborigines since 1788' Child and Associates, p. 164-167
192. Memmot 1982 p. 34 quoted in Kelly and Evans (1985)
193. Kelly and Evans (1985)
194. Roughsey. D. 'Moon and Rainbow - The Autobiography of an Aboriginal' (1977) pp. 28-30
195. Roughsey (1977) p. 35
196. (1962b) pp. 309-310
197. Tindale (1962b) p.334
198. Kelly. R and N. Evans (1985) The McKenzie Massacre on Bentinck Island. Aboriginal History 9(1):44-52
199. Elder (1988) p. (164)

200. Reserve no. 5599. Government Gazette 1934.2.344
201. E.D.F. (1942) An Historic Island. Walkabout, October Ist.. p. I.
202. Balrd, D. (1976) The Incredible Gulf p. 125: Roughsey (1977) p. 109
203. Roughsey (1977) p. 109
204. Full documentation in Australian Archives A 705/1 Item 182/1/349
205. G.P. (1946)  'Historic Island of the Gulf.' Cummin & Campbell's Monthly Magazine (September 1946) pp. 7 and 41. The similarity (plagiarism) between 'G.P.' (1946) and  'E.D.F.' (1942) should be noted.
206. Roughsey (1977) p. 115
207. OM 74.034
208. Government Gazette 1971.1.846-848
209. Courier-Mail 15/12/82

210. Bowtell. B. (1989) 'Laison Officer's Report - Gulf of Carpentaria' In: the Queensland Sport and Recreational Fishing Council Annual Report 1988-1989 p. 20.
211. Government Gazette 1989.2.2923