developed agricultural and sawmilling industries. Bamaga was established as the administrative centre for the NPA. Umagico was established in 1963 when the government relocated 64 Aboriginal people from Lockhart River Mission to the area. After the Anglican Church relinquished responsibility for the Lockhart River Mission in 1960, the government proposed closing down the mission and resettling residents at Bamaga. The majority of residents rejected this proposal and remained at the old mission site. Those resettled at Umagico accepted the site as an alternative. After the Lockhart River community was re-established at the current site by the government in 1970, some of the people who had been relocated to the Umagico area in the 1960s returned to live at Lockhart. At this time, people from Moa Island in the western Torres Strait were also resettled at Umagico. Population After World War II, populations in Northern Cape York Peninsula were again transformed, as Torres Strait Islanders began resettling in the area. The government began developing the area to accommodate this settlement and encouraged other Islanders to come. Saibai Islanders affected by a storm surge that inundated their island in 1948, had also established communities at Red Island Point at Muttee Heads. Facilities The Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council operates the Umagico Indigenous Knowledge Centre at 8 Charlie Street. References Attribution This Wikipedia article contains material from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community histories: Umagico. Published by The State of Queensland under CC-BY-4.0, accessed on 3 July 2017. Towns in Queensland Northern Peninsula Area Region Aboriginal communities in Queensland Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Government Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland