Woodah Island, also known as Isle Woodah, is an island in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia, lying in the mouth of Blue Mud Bay at 13°26′S 136°10′E / 13.44°S 136.16°E. It is located 13.4 km east of Haddon Head on the coast of mainland Arnhem Land. It is 24 km long north-south, and up to 3.5 km wide. The island has an area of approximately 66km² and a circumference of 87km.
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It is known as the site of some of the killings in the Caledon Bay crisis, which marked a turning point in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Egan, Ted (30 June 2016), Makarrta : the Caledon Bay and Woodah Island killings, 1932/33, retrieved 26 December 2018
- ^ Egan, Ted (1996), Justice all their own : the Caledon Bay and Woodah Island killings 1932-1933, Melbourne University Press, ISBN 978-0-522-84693-5
- ^ Dewar, Michelle (1993), Death in the Gulf : a look at the motives behind the Caledon Bay and Woodah Island killings, retrieved 26 December 2018
- ^ Egan, Ted (1997), "Researching the Caledon Bay and Woodah Island killings", Australian Society of Archivists. Conference: 38–44, ISBN 978-0-947219-10-9
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