Thursday Island

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

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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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.

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

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

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The spokesman said bad weather meant it then took another three hours for a rescue helicopter to arrive from Horn Island and take him to Thursday Island.

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Some of the film, titled “For My People,” was shot on Thursday Island, where his father still has family.

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