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Bang Island
HISTORY
Bang Island (Solway Passage)
Bang Island is a local name given by the
National Parks
and Wildlife Service to the rocky island tied by a reef to the south-east corner
of Whitsunday Island in Solway Passage.
In July 1990, during an inspection of the island, a national parks ranger found
a large and live RAAF phosphorous flare on the shore-line. Because of the
dangerous nature of the find a bomb-disposal expert was called in from the army
at Townsville and the flare destroyed on 1 August 1990 by an explosive charge.
The resultant explosion gave the island its name.
The Information on the Whitsunday Islands is reproduced by kind permission of Mr. Ray Blackwood from his book:
" The Whitsunday Islands An Historical Dictionary ".
Please visit his site here. It is well worth the time!