. ▁The ▁Island ers ▁refer ▁to ▁this ▁as ▁" The ▁Com ing ▁of ▁the ▁Light ", ▁or ▁" Com ing ▁of ▁Light ", ▁and ▁all ▁Island ▁communities ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁occasion ▁ann ually ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July . ▁▁ ▁Before ▁this , ▁p ear lers ▁and ▁be che - de - mer ▁gather ers ▁visited ▁the ▁island . ▁Over ▁many ▁years , ▁these ▁indust ries ▁attract ed ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁se amen ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands , ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁Mal aya , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁married ▁local ▁women ▁and ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁started ▁installing ▁various ▁facilities ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁school , ▁medical ▁aid , ▁post ▁office ▁and ▁an ▁Island ▁Indust ries ▁Board ▁store . ▁ ▁D arn ley ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁ade qu ate ▁recognition ▁of ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ' ▁rights , ▁with ▁George ▁My e ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁Island er ▁interests ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 0 s ▁and ▁Car lem o ▁W ac ando ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁legal ▁notion ▁of ▁terra ▁n ul lius . ▁ ▁P au ▁Enter pr ises ▁Ind igen ous ▁Corporation ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁manage ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁P au ▁family ▁native ▁title ▁lands ▁and ▁interests ▁on ▁D arn ley ▁Island . ▁It ▁also ▁see ks ▁to ▁create ▁social ▁enter