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| archipelago = Torres Strait Islands | waterbody = Torres Strait | total islands = 1 | major islands = | area km2 = | area footnotes = | rank = | length km = | length footnotes = | width km = | width footnotes = | coastline km = | coastline footnotes = | elevation m = | elevation footnotes = | highest mount = | Country heading = Country | country = Australia | country admin divisions title = State | country admin divisions = Queensland | country admin divisions title 1 = Local government area | country admin divisions 1 = Torres Strait Island Region | country admin divisions title 2 = | country admin divisions 2 = | country capital = | country largest city = | country largest city population = | country leader title = | country leader name = | country 1 = | country 1 admin divisions title = | country 1 admin divisions = | country 1 admin divisions title 1 = | country 1 admin divisions 1 = | country 1 admin divisions title 2 = | country 1 admin divisions 2 = | country 1 capital city = | country 1 largest city = | country 1 largest city population = | country 1 leader title = | country 1 leader name = | demonym = | population = | population as of = | density km2 = | density footnotes = | ethnic groups = Torres Strait Islanders | website = | additional info = }} Moa Island, also called Banks Island, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago that is located north of Thursday Island in the Banks Channel of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. This island is the largest within the "Near Western" group. It has two settlements, Kubin and St. Pauls, connected by bitumen and a gravel road. ==Settlements== Kubin is a community largely made up of the original Italgal, the Mualgal from north Moa, some of the Kulkalgal of Nagi, and the Kaiwalgal (Kaurareg) people, who were moved to Poid, on the southwestern corner of Moa Island in 1921.〔http://www.tsirc.qld.gov.au/Kubin〕 Poid was abandoned after World War II; one group moving back to their Narupai (Horn Island) homeland and the remainder moved southeast to Kubin under the leadership of Wees Nawia. Kubin residents retain their links with the Thursday Island, Bamaga and Cowal Creek (Injinoo) communities and with their help have established a number of business enterprises. Services in Kubin include an Ibis store, health centre, a school (Tagai College), RTC with Mualgau Knowledge Centre, post office, disability services, a childcare centre, police service, Mualgal Mineral Arts Centre and Torres Strait Island Regional Council office. Accommodation is run by the Kubin Torres Strait Regional Island Council. When visiting the community you can stay at Aka Babeth-Na Mudth (motel) and also dongers that are air conditioned. St. Pauls is the other settlement on Moa. After the forced repatriation of Pacific Islander labourers, following the federal government's introduction of a restrictive immigration policy in 1904, the Queensland Government set aside a reserve on Moa's eastern shore for those who had married Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal people. In 1908 the Anglican Church began developing St. Pauls Mission. They also established the St. Pauls Native Training College. A community council was established under the ''Torres Strait Islander Act 1939'', and in 1985, the St. Pauls community gained ownership of their land through a Deed of Grant in Trust. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moa Island (Queensland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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