Thursday Island

American

noun

an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).

Thursday Island British

noun

an island in Torres Strait, between NE Australia and New Guinea: administratively part of Queensland, Australia. Area: 4 sq km (1.5 sq miles)

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Thursday Island

Yet leaving their home on Thursday Island in Torres Strait — where, Patty said, everyone “looked like me and spoke like me” — landed him in that kindergarten classroom where he was first punched.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020

The fugitive was taken by police back as far as Thursday Island off the Queensland coast.

From Fox News ● Mar. 27, 2019

After his arrest, the man he was taken on board and transported to Thursday Island.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2019

Jesse Williams, 21, Aboriginal on his mother’s side, was born on Thursday Island, off the northern tip of Australia, and raised in Brisbane.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2011

"Up anchor and be off to Thursday Island as fast as we can go," I said promptly.

From A Crime of the Under-seas by Guy Newell Boothby

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