John Martin Kenny
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John Martin Kenny was a superintendent during the Queensland Aborigine Protection era. He arrived at Hull River
on 1 September 1914 and established the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement
.
He and his daughter died on 10 March 1918 as a result of flying debris from a massive cyclone
that devastated the Mission. As a result, all survivors were relocated to Palm Island
.
Hull River National Park
Hull River is a national park in Queensland , 1275 km northwest of Brisbane. GIS mapping data from Queensland Department of Natural Resources showed an area of 3,240 hectares, of which about 2,100 hectares are estuarine mangroves, with the remainder being swamp forests dominated by Melaleuca and...
on 1 September 1914 and established the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement
Hull River Aboriginal Settlement
Hull River Aboriginal Mission was an Aboriginal Mission located at what is now referred to as Mission Beach in the Hull River National Park, Queensland, Australia.-Aboriginal History:...
.
He and his daughter died on 10 March 1918 as a result of flying debris from a massive cyclone
Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. Most large-scale...
that devastated the Mission. As a result, all survivors were relocated to Palm Island
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is an Aboriginal community located on Great Palm Island, also called by the Aboriginal name "Bwgcolman", an island on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, Australia The settlement is also known by a variety of other names including "the Mission", Palm Island Settlement or Palm...
.