Less than 60 years ago, the state government tried to wipe the town off the map after deciding that the old Presbyterian mission populated by members of the Stolen Generation was no longer viable.The night of November 15, 1963, when police marched in and evicted locals from their houses before setting them alight, is now remembered simply as The Burning.
The population has grown to 430 in Mapoon, which straddles a sandy, mangrove-lined peninsula between Port Musgrave and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Mapoon’s midwinter temperatures can reach 30 degrees, but the local crocodile population deters any swimmers.Western Cape locals reckon Mapoon’s Cullen Point is one of the best places to drop a line in Australia.
“You know, you’ve got three different rivers this side, and then you go straight out of the port here [in a boat] and go 25 kilometres, and catch reef fish, one after the other.” After a visit in February, Tourism Queensland officials advised the council it needed more infrastructure and services.
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