▁being ▁within ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁of ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ▁Region . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁live ▁on ▁D arn ley ▁Island . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁stores , ▁one ▁school ▁and ▁a ▁health ▁centre . ▁Ac com mod ation ▁is ▁available ▁through ▁Nor ah ' s ▁Gu est ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁council ▁run ▁' five ▁star ' ▁d ong as . ▁ ▁The ▁effective ▁community ▁language ▁is ▁Bro kan ▁( T or res ▁Stra it ▁Cre ole ), ▁though ▁many ▁people ▁still ▁speak ▁Mer iam ▁Mir , ▁the ▁traditional ▁language . ▁ ▁D arn ley ▁Island ▁became ▁better ▁known ▁around ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁the ▁acting ▁school ▁principal ▁asked ▁via ▁social ▁media ▁for ▁don ations ▁of ▁books ▁to ▁assist ▁her ▁primary ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁education . ▁Her ▁efforts ▁resulted ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 8 0 0 0 ▁shares ▁on ▁Facebook ▁and ▁hundreds ▁of ▁books ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Captain ▁William ▁Bl igh ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁during ▁his ▁second ▁bread f ruit ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁after ▁his ▁distant ▁relative , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁D arn ley . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁to ▁D arn ley ▁and ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁region ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society , ▁when ▁Rev . ▁Samuel ▁Mac far lane ▁arrived ▁at ▁ ▁K ern us , ▁on ▁Er ub ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 1